It all came together...

I love it when I look at an image and the idea for a card starts to form in my head AND THEN the card actually works out on paper. WOOHOOO ~ that's what happened yesterday and I had so much fun working with my Lizzie Anne images. It was a relaxing day of creating and that was just what I needed.

I thought the paint splatter image from the September Monthly Mix (called Treasured Trinkets) was so cool. I stamped it three times in three different colors ~ it worked so well! Then I added the paint brush over the top and colored it with my Copic markers. I added just a touch of Smooch (Pool) to the end of the paint brush so it would look like I was painting. To finish off the card, I used the single that came out a few months ago called Creative Mess ~ it's the perfect touch for these images!

Just for YOU!

Wow ~ what a busy weekend. I'm ready for a nice quiet Monday! I'm planning on playing with my Lizzie Anne Designs stamps all day today. I have a new new single stamps for September 1st that I can't wait to get inky!

I was playing around with my new Lizzie Anne Monthly Mix this weekend. It's called Treasured Trinkets & I just love this pretty label included in the set. I wasn't sure how I was going to use it, but was really pleased with how this very clean & simple card came together.

Sunny Sunday!

Stamp set Sunshine Cheer from Our Craft Lounge

Tweet Saturday!

Tweet Trees by Our Craft Lounge

Have a TWEET Day!

OCL Sketch Challenge #29

Another Friday means it's OCL Sketch time! This week I decided to use one of our new sets called Football All-Star since it's almost football season ~ woohooo! I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the background stamp and supporting images in this set. My card did deviate from the sketch slightly since I didn't add a sentiment box, but I did use the sketch as the inspiration for the piece.

Make sure you play along & post your direct link to the OCL Blog. The prize drawing for this month will be done next week.

Smile for Me...

This week is FLYING by...how in the world did Thursday come so fast? What will make you smile today? I get to watch my daughter play volleyball today, so that will make me smile for sure!

For my card today, I used images from the new Lizzie Anne Monthly Mix for September called Treasured Trinkets. My inspiration came from a card I saw on Dawn McVey's blog and from a sketch challenge card I made a few weeks ago. I used the October Afternoon Thriftshop pattern paper and paper flowers from Fancy Pants.

I hope you have plenty to smile about today!

CPS Sketch ~ White Christmas

I have one more CPS sketch to share with you today. I decided to turn the sketch around today and line up the layering piece on the top. I used the new set called White Christmas by Our Craft Lounge & I'm so pleased with the result stamped and embossed in white!

Below is the prize we are giving away on the CPS blog ~ 2 jars of Sparkly Fluff, Merry Moose & The Art of Nature stamp sets. You'll need to make a card using the sketch and then post your direct link over on the CPS site.


See you tomorrow!

You Fill My Bucket!

I'm in LOVE with is adorable single image from Lizzie Anne Designs. It's called You Fill My Bucket and it just came out on August 1st. I love how well it matches this pattern paper by My Little Shoebox which I found at my LSS.

I've had so many long posts and busy days, so today is short and sweet ~ hope it's filled with lots of smiles and hugs!

OCL and CPS team up this week!

WOW! Wasn't last week amazing? New release time is always crazy busy, but loads of fun with lots of eye CANDY! As I mentioned yesterday, this week OCL will continue the new release celebration by sponsoring the CPS weekly sketch. Here's the sketch ~ we'd love to have you play along!


For my card today, I used the Tweet Trees set (which by the way, coordinates with our previous set called Tweet Thang). I also added some Brown Sugar Sparkly Fluff to the bird's tummy and wings. The trees in this set are so fun to paper piece & used the new pattern paper from Basic Grey's Pyrus line ~ which Kate at i{heart}papers will carry very soon!

ETA: My blog candy winner is WENDY TURNER of Bristow, VA ~ woohooo!

Supplies from i{heart}papers: Stamps ~ Our Craft Lounge (Tweet Trees); Sparkly Fluff~ Brown Sugar Sparkly Fluff ; Nesties ~ Labels 8; Ink ~ Palette; Copics ~ YG95, E25, E33, E31; Lace Trim ~ May Arts.

HURRY ~ Blog Candy ends TODAY!

OMW! Can you even believe this bag I found in my stash of leftover Christmas supplies & it perfectly matches the penguin from Penguin Fun! This is one of the new OCL sets we have just released and it also happens to be my blog candy that will be given away today (enter by 3pm eastern time). I also used one of the cute sentiments from the No Peeking Christmas tag set.

Once last time ~ Blog candy runs through today (August 22nd) at 3pm (eastern time). You may leave 1 comment per day on each blog listed in our sneak peeks and blog hop. Make sure you are signed in or leave contact information. If we can't get in touch with you, you won't be eligible to win. Also, each person will only be eligible to win one set. I'll post my blog candy the winner either later today or tomorrow.

All 24 new OCL sets can be found at i{heart}papers . For a list of local retails stores that carry OCL products, click HERE for a listing by state.

OH....one more piece of exciting news for you today! This week OCL is the sponsor for Card Positioning Systems (CPS) weekly sketch! You can find out all the fun details on their blog and then hop on back here tomorrow for my CPS sketch!

More Penguin FUN!

OCL Blog candy is still going on and runs through Sunday, August 22nd (3pm Eastern time). I am giving away the Penguin Fun set (see yesterday's post for a picture of all the images in the set). I'll have another fun project with that tomorrow. You may leave 1 comment per day on each blog listed in our sneak peeks and blog hop. Make sure you are signed in or leave contact information. If we can't get in touch with you, you won't be eligible to win. Also, each person will only be eligible to win one set.

All 24 new OCL sets can be found at i{heart}papers . For a list of local retails stores that carry OCL products, click HERE for a listing by state.

Have a great weekend!

Lizzie Anne Challenge Day!

It's that time again when the Lizzie Anne girls work on a fun challenge! This month we needed to take a picture of something we LOVE and make a card using that as our inspiration. So my inspiration came from the photos I took on the first day of school this past Wednesday. I don't care how old my kids are or how much they might grow to dislike it, I will always take their picture before they leave to start a new school year.

Megan is starting 8th grade this year and Matt is starting 5th grade. Both are in new school buildings and were very excited about the year ahead.

Because a new school year brings so many new possibilities, I thought this quote was perfect and decided to use it on my inspiration piece. I also used this week's LAD sketch, so I pulled some double duty! The sentiment and image are both from the new September Monthly Mix called Treasured Trinkets. The fun school paper is from Jillibean Soup & although it's a bit busy, the quote really stands out on the card.

Take a look over on the Lizzie Anne Blog for a list of all the girls playing along today & see what inspired them!

OCL Sketch & Blog Hop!

HERE WE GO ~ IT'S BLOG HOP DAY!!! I'm excited to share this great new set with you called Penguin Fun & it's also my blog candy for today!

My project for today is also this week's sketch for the weekly OCL Sketch Challenge. You can find the original card & sketch on the OCL Blog today. We have a lot going on today huh?

You can see the sets over on the OCL blog & then enjoy blog hopping around through Sunday to see all the wonderful samples. Don't forget to leave comments on the girls blogs for your chance to win the set they have shown today.

Amber Hillman
Beate Johns
Beth Silaika
Bev Gerard
Broni Holcombe
Cambria Turnbow
Charmaine Ikach
Cindy Lawrence
Deb Felts
Debbie Corbari
Deborah Anton
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Jeanne Streiff
Joy Kennedy
Julie Okada
Kisa Peters
Lori McAree
Maree Truelove
Michelle Fowler
Pam Hooten
Tammy Hershberger
Terri Thill
Vicki Garrett

And once again ~ the fine print (also known as the rules) ~ Blog candy runs from Wednesday (8/18) through Sunday, August 22nd (3pm Eastern time). You may leave 1 comment per day on each blog listed in our sneak peeks and blog hop. Make sure you are signed in or leave contact information. If we can't get in touch with you, you won't be eligible to win. Also, each person will only be eligible to win one set.

I'll have new posts on Saturday and Sunday using this fun set ~ so come back and enter a few more times for blog candy!

All 24 new OCL sets can be found at i{heart}papers . For a list of local retails stores that carry OCL products, click HERE for a listing by state.

OCL Sneak Peeks ~ Day #2!

It's time for Day #2 of the OCL Sneak Peeks! We are continuing to show you more of the 24 new sets we just released at CHA last month. The OCL designers have been hard at work coming up with fun ideas for our new sets!

I actually have two sets on this fun card today ~ On the Fence & Spooky Tags where I used the sentiment Happy Fright Night. I added some of OCL's wonderful Black Eyeliner Glitter to make the bats and moon sparkle.

My next project also uses the Spooky Tags set. However, this time I used one of the tags from the set, the sentiment from the Little Boogas set & some eyeballs from one of last year's Halloween sets called Spooky Nights. Aren't these eyeball candies hysterical?

You can see the sets over on the OCL blog today & then enjoy blog hopping around today through Sunday to see all the wonderful samples. Don't forget to leave comments on the girls blogs for your chance to win the set I show you on Friday.

Amber Hillman
Beth Silaika
Bev Gerard
Cambria Turnbow
Charmaine Ikach
Cindy Lawrence
Deb Felts
Debbie Corbari
Deborah Anton
Denise Marzec
Heather McNally
Holly McMillen
Jeanne Streiff
Joy Kennedy
Kisa Peters
Lori McAree
Michelle Fowler
Pam Hooten
Tammy Hershberger
Terri Thill

Once again ~ the fine print (also known as the rules) ~ Blog candy runs from today (8/18) through Sunday, August 22nd (3pm Eastern time). You may leave 1 comment per day on each blog listed in our sneak peeks and blog hop. Make sure you are signed in or leave contact information. If we can't get in touch with you, you won't be eligible to win. Also, each person will only be eligible to win one set.