Lia Stampz Challenge 76 - Black + White + One Other Color

Hello again, my friends!

Today begins a fun new challenge over at Lia Stampz.
This time it's "Black + White + One Other Color" and that's easy enough for you to all participate! 

For my card I used an older Lia Stampz image called "Magician". 

Isn't he cute?! 
I colored the image and placed it on a theater stage backdrop.

Materials Used:

 Papers: Recollections - Cardstock and Decorative Paper;

Image: Lia Stampz - Magician,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Dies: Spellbinders Shapeabilities - Banner Basics 2;

Sentiment: Marianne Designs - Collectables;

Punch: Fiskars - Star;

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black.

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Come on over to Lia Stampz and join in the fun!

You could win an image or be chosen as our Featured Artist!
If you use a Lia Stampz image for your project, you can enter twice!

You can find Lia's newest images in her Etsy shop HERE.

I hope to see you all again very soon! :o)

Lia Stampz Challenge #74 - Distressed & Kraft

Hello again, my friends!

Today begins a fun new challenge over at Lia Stampz.
This time it's "Distressed + Kraft" and that's easy enough for you to all participate! 

For my card I used this wonderful Lia Stampz image called "Boys". 

You can find it at Whimsy Stamps right HERE.

Isn't it fun? It reminds me of my brothers! ;o)

I coloured the image, cut the layers, and then distressed all the edges with both a distressing tool and ink.

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Corrugated Board - My Stash;

Image: Lia Stampz - Boys,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain.

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Come on over to Lia Stampz and join in the fun!

You could win an image or be chosen as our Featured Artist!
If you use a Lia Stampz image for your project, you can enter twice!

You can find all of Lia's great stamps in the Whimsy Shop HERE.
Also, Lia has just opened her own Etsy shop which you can see HERE.

I hope to see you all again very soon! :o)

Lia Stampz - Challenge #72 - Feminine/Girly

Hello again, my friends!

Today begins a fun new challenge over at Lia Stampz.
This time it's "Feminine/Girly" and that's easy enough for you to all participate! 

For my card I used this wonderful Lia Stampz image called "Buttercup". 

You can find it at Whimsy Stamps right HERE.

Isn't she lovely?

I coloured the image and fussy cut around it. 
I punched the pretty card shape using a Mini 8 Punch.
Then I added some girly touches of lace, flowers, and bling!

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - Buttercup

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Punch: WRMK Mini 8 Punch - Vine;

Flowers: Prima - Summer Mix;

Ice Stickles - Grape Ice;

Lace and Bling- My Stash.

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Come on over to Lia Stampz and join in the fun!

You could win an image or be chosen as our Featured Artist!
If you use a Lia Stampz image for your project, you can enter twice!

You can find all of Lia's great stamps in the Whimsy Shop HERE.

I hope to see you all again very soon! :o)

Lia Stampz Challenge #70 - Colour Challenge

Hello again, my friends!

Today begins a fun new challenge over at Lia Stampz.

It's a colour challenge...and what a pretty combination it is!

Take a look:

Isn't that lovely?

It was a lot of fun to work with!

For my card I used this wonderful Lia Stampz image called "My Valentine". 

You can find it at Whimsy Stamps right HERE.

Isn't he charming?

I coloured it up, a little punching and layering, then made some flowers and added them.

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - My Valentine,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Punches: EK Success - Circles and Flowers,

Stampin' Up - XL Boho Blossom;

Bling: My Stash.

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Come on over to Lia Stampz and join in the fun!

You could win an image or be chosen as our Featured Artist!
If you use a Lia Stampz image for your project, you can enter twice!

You can find all of Lia's great stamps in the Whimsy Shop HERE.

I hope to see you all again very soon! :o)

Lia Stampz Challenge #68 - No Patterned Paper

Hello again, my friends!

Today begins a new challenge over at Lia Stampz.
It's a fun challenge to use "No Patterned Paper."

For my card I have used this fun image called "Tom."
He's as full of attitude as the woman was on my last Lia Stampz card!
I thought they would make a great pair! :o)

What else would a character like this be wearing but baggy grey sweats? 
The sentiment was a wonderful freebie from Create With TLC.

Here's a close-up of the glossy accented glasses:

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - Man,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Sentiment: Create With TLC;

Glossy Accents.

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Come on over to Lia Stampz and join in the fun!

You could win an image or be chosen as our Featured Artist!
If you use a Lia Stampz image for your project, you can enter twice!

You can find all of Lia's great stamps in the Whimsy Shop HERE.

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If you missed my post from earlier today, please scroll down and take a peek!

I hope to see you all again very soon! :o)

Lia Stampz - Challenge #66 - CAS

Hello, my friends!

Here is more of my bombardment of posts! :o)
I have another post coming up in a few hours.
I must say that I am rather frustrated with blogger these days.
They don't list my posts in the reader when I publish them, they seem to do it whenever they feel like it. 
Also, my newsletter has not been going out! 
I really hope you'll come back to see my next post, and please scroll down to see the ones you've missed. :o)  

There's a new challenge beginning over at Lia Stampz! 

This time it's CAS - Clean and Simple!

I don't think you can get much more CAS than the card I made. 
I used an older image called "Lady" and coloured it up. 
I layered it and then I used a fun freebie from Create With TLC. 
Doesn't it work perfectly with this image? 

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - Lady,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Sentiment: Create With TLC.

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Come on over to Lia Stampz and join in the fun!

You could win an image or be chosen as our Featured Artist!

You can find all of Lia's great stamps in the Whimsy Shop HERE.

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See you again very soon! :o)

Lia Stampz - Challenge #64 - Anything But A Card

* If you missed the layout I posted earlier, please scroll down and take a peek! *

Hello, my friends!

There's a really fun new challenge starting over at Lia Stampz...it's "Anything But A Card" :o)

I decided I wanted to try something a little bit different. I started with picking out this fun image called "Christmas Cookies", which you can find at Whimsy Stamps HERE. 

The project I made was inspired by this fun image. She's holding a plate of cookies, and what goes better with cookies then a glass of milk? So I put together this fun milk carton! Wouldn't this make a lovely gift if it was full of cookies? I looked at a few milk carton projects online but none of them were the right size for my image. I decided to make up my own. If any of you would be interested in a template for one this size just let me know. I will make one up and post it on my new "Free Stuff" page. 

Here is my milk carton:

Here is a close-up of the fun image. I cut it out and backed it with a pretty red doily. 

Then I added a triple bow. 

Here is the back side of the project. I stamped "YUM" all over the carton using blue and red ink. 
I added a band of red polka dot Washi tape around the bottom of the carton.

Here is a closer look at the top of the carton.

There is another band of narrow Washi tape above the first fold. The carton is held shut with a red binder clip. I stamped a tag that says "a little Yummy for your tummy" and tied it onto the clip with a ribbon bow.

Materials Used:

Papers: Colorbok - Tesxtured Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - Christmas Cookies,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels Fourteen;

Punch: Fiskars - Tag Corner;

Ink: CTMH - Cranberry, Moonstruck;

Stamp: Stampin' Up - Pretty Petites, Name Unknown;

Ribbon: Offray;

Doily, Eyelet, and Binder Clip: My Stash.

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Come on over to Lia Stampz and join in the fun!

You could win an image or be chosen as our Featured Artist!

You can find all of Lia's great stamps in the Whimsy Shop HERE.

April Showers Bring May Flowers!

Hello, my friends!

Lia Stampz is sponsoring a fun "April Showers Bring May Flowers" challenge over at Crafting By Designs. Several of us on the Lia Stampz DT have joined in the challenge using the Lia Stampz image called "Lucy Spring"...which can be found right HERE at Whimsy Stamps. 

The name of this challenge is just right for today, as we are experiencing a beautiful rainy week. 

I can't wait to see all those May flowers

Here's my card:

Materials Used:

Papers: Prima - Sun Kiss, Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - Lucy Spring,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Punches: Martha Stewart - Branch,

EK Success - Butterfly Chain Edger Punch;

Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain;

Flowers: Gift from Joy;

Stickles: Scattered Straw, Stardust.

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I'll be back again tomorrow with ANOTHER new post!

Hope you don't get tired of visiting me! :o)

Lia Stampz Challenge #62 - Congratulations or Good Luck

Hello, my friends!

I'm back...kind of! It seems to be taking me a little while to get back into the swing of things! 

I want to thank you VERY MUCH for all the wonderful birthday wishes!

They were lovely to read and truly appreciated! :o)

Today is the start of a new challenge over at Lia Stampz!

It's time to make a "Congratulations" or "Good Luck" card!

For my pocket/tag/card I used this fun image called "Harry".

This is a birthday card that I am sending to my brother. 

His favorite drink is Dr Pepper and he's opening the bottle that I just shook up! lol 

I forgot to take a photo of the tag alone but it says...

"Congratulations...you made it through another year!"

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - Harry

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Punch: EK Success - Scalloped Scallop;

Stamp: Stampin' Up - Itty Bitty Banners;

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black;

Twine: WRMK - Sew Easy Baker's Twine.

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Come on over to Lia Stampz and join in the fun!

You could win an image or be chosen as our Featured Artist!

You can find all of Lia's great stamps in the Whimsy Shop HERE.

Jellypark Friends Challenge - Mother's Day/Important Female

Hello, my friends!

This is my last scheduled post before I return to blog land! :o)

There's a brand new challenge starting today over at Jellypark Friends Challenge Blog! It's "Mother's Day or Important Female"...isn't that an easy one for you? 

For my card I used the newly released image called "Lady with sewing machine" that you can find in the Jellypark Shop right HERE! It was so fun to play with, and you know how much I like anything with a sewing theme! I embossed two different colours of cardstock and then put them together to form the quilted background. I then stitched it all together onto the card base. I added a few buttons and the coloured image. Then I discovered I didn't have a sentiment stamp that said what I wanted, so I wrote it out myself. The image and sentiment were both cut out using my pinking shears! :o)

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Jellypark - Lady with sewing machine;

Embossing Folders: Crafts Too - Small Flowers,

Sizzix - Square Lattice;

Buttons, Thread: My Stash.

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Please pop on over to Jellypark Friends Challenge 

and check out what my fellow DT members have created!

Then make your pretty cards and link them up!

You might be lucky enough to win some fabulous Jellypark Images! 

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Thanks for stopping by! 

I look forward to visiting you soon! :o)

Lia Stampz - Challenge #61 - Green

Hello, my friends.

There's a fun new challenge going on over at Lia Stampz. 

It's another easy one too..."GREEN"! 

I think you should all be able to handle that, right? 

It's so appropriate with St. Patrick's Day fast approaching!

For my card I used the fun image called "Ice Cream Love" 
which you can find at Whimsy Stamps right HERE.

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - Ice Cream Love,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Dies: Sizzix Framlits - Label, Ornate #2, 

Cuttlebug Corner Dies;

Flowers: Recollections - Boutique Fleur Mini Roses;

Ribbon: Offray;

Bling: Kaisercraft Rhinestones;

 Doily: My Stash.

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Come on over and join in the fun at Lia Stampz.

You are not required to use a Lia Stampz image to enter the challenge!

You might win an image or be chosen as our Featured Artist! 

Lia Stampz - Challenge #60 - Card for a Special Lady

Happy Saturday, Friends!

I'm back today to share a new challenge over at Lia Stampz.
 Challenge #60 is to make a Card for a Special Lady! 

This challenge will run until March 15th, and there's a prize up for grabs!

I made my card using the image called "Lia Photograph" which you can find in the Whimsy Store HERE. This card will be going to my daughter...who is a very special young lady!

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - Lia Photograph,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Die: Tim Holtz Alterations - Picture Wheel, 

Spellbinder Nestabilities - Standard Circles (LG);

Stamps: CTMH - Take a Picture;

Ink: Distress Ink - Black Soot.

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Head on over to the Lia Stampz blog and check it out!

Then make a card and join us!

Happy Day to you all! :o)

Lia Stampz Challenge #59 - Add a Heart

Happy Monday morning, my friends!

There's a new challenge running over at Lia Stampz! It's an easy one too...all you have to do is "Add a Heart" to your project!

The card I made for this challenge was actually my Valentine to my sweetie. This is one of my very favorite Lia Stampz images. Isn't it fun? This is me squeezing the life out of my husband! lol He's so good to me! 

Just a little side note for those of you who care...
My husband did buy the card I made...from me...to give to me. He paid me very well too. Then when I open the card...it's empty! There's no lovey dovey message from him! When I asked him about it he said that there's no way he's going to write in my beautiful card and mess it up! lol What a guy! ;o)

Back to this fun card. This image is called "Girl Hug" and you can find it at Whimsy Stamps right HERE. I just colored it up, added some fun layers, and a green twine bow. Finally, I punched out a few little pink hearts and added them. 

Materials Used:

Papers: Recollections - Cardstoc,k;

Image: Lia Stampz - Girl Hug,

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Punch: Martha Stewart - Hearts;

Twine: Hemptique - Green.

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Please pop on over to Lia Stampz and join in the fun!

Happy week to you all! :o)

Special Vintage Girls Release Blog Hop!

Hello, my friends!

I'm very excited to be participating in the Whimsy Stamps special 
Vintage Girls Release Blog Hop!!

There are 4 Brand new images to share with you today, created by the Lovely Lia Stampz.

All Whimsy Stamps digital images are 300dpi for high print quality.

You can re-size, flip, or rotate to fit your own project. 

To find all of today's new releases please visit the Whimsy Stamps Store.

Don't forget to leave comments along the way, as there will be 4 mystery DT Members who will each be choosing a winner from the comments left on their hop posts!

These winners will each receive a Vintage Girl digital image of their choice.

The Grand Prize winner of the hop will be chosen from the very last stop, which is Lia.

This winner will receive all 4 of the brand new Vintage Girl digital stamps, 
from the Whimsy Stamps Store.


Okay...here's my card using the lovely "Tea Girl" image.

Isn't she pretty? This image was so much fun to play with!

I cut my shaped card out with my Cricut, and then added a doily die. After coloring my image, I fussy cut it out and adhered it over the doily with dimensionals. I made the flowers using a combination of punches, and placed some pearls in the centers. I also added a pearl to the flower in her hat, and some pearl earrings. In the corner I added a pretty sheer bow. The final step was to add Glossy Accents to the "tea" in the cup. 

You can see it better in the photo below:

Materials Used:

Papers: K & Company - Classic K McKenna,

Recollections - Cardstock;

Image: Lia Stampz - Tea Girl;

Prismacolor Pencils and OMS;

Cricut Cartridge: Elegant Edges;

Punches: Martha Stewart - Branch, 

Stamp & Punch - Leaf, Recollections - Flower;

Ink: Distress Ink - Walnut Stain;

Ribbon: Celebrate It;

Pearls: Unknown.

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The hop will run for 1 week, and end on Friday 14^th February at 12 Noon EST, 

when the lucky winners will be announced over on the Whimsy Inspirations Blog.

Here is a complete list of the hop in case you get lost along the way:

Valou
you are here***Nancy*** you are here

Audrey

Charlene

Shirl

Morgyn

Cely

Suzi

Véronique

Andrea

Maria

Judith

Marianne

Ruza

Erum

Michelle

Lisa

Lia Visirin 

Enjoy the hop...and have a wonderful weekend! :o)