Dazzled!

Hi Everyone and Happy Hump Day!

 All good things must eventually come to an end and after much consideration Monica Weaver from Add a Little Dazzle has decided to close the Dazzling Diva Challenge. The blog and boutique will continue being open offering unique creations and Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets. I invite you to continue following the Add a Little Dazzle blog.
 It is time for our final challenge at Add a Little Dazzle; we have a theme of 'Spring' for this, our last Dazzling Divas Challenge.

When I think spring, I think of getting out side and going for walks.  I usually start out strong and take the dog for walks too.  Sadly, this does not last for long.  One of these days, I keep telling myself, one of these days!

I decided to use my poodle die from the Top Dog Dies Dog Days #2 Die Set and go with a Parisian theme and 'go for a walk'. I don't know about you, but I can't get enough of yellow, black and white.   I used some Black Diamond Add a Little Craft Metal for the poodle die.  To give it dimension and texture, I used the paper stumps from the Embossing Tool Kit.
The frame is cut with a die from Heartfelt Creations.  Background stamps are Crafty Secrets.
I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Challenge- 'Yellow'.  
 
I hope you can join us this week and have one last chance to win a gift certificate for Add a Little Dazzle!  You can link up your project on the blog,  and you can purchase Add a Little Craft Metal HERE, in the store. 

Have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)

Birthday Dazzle!

Happy Wednesday, Friends!

Another Wednesday has rolled around and that means another Add a Little Dazzle Challenge!  This week we have a color challenge for you~

I used Pucker Me Pink Craft Metal, but you do not have to use pink.  You can choose from any or all of the colors below~

Fun image, right?!  Love this image, but could not bring myself to do another Easter card, so I made a birthday card using my Reverse Confetti Fabulous Flamingo Stamp Set and matching dies.
I did a little mixed media for the background using Gelatos, an embossing folder and pink ink, then added a doily with a circle die cut from the center and a small ring of pink cardstock to frame it.
Both the bird and the sentiment are popped up on dimensionals.
I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday~

I am also linking up to Crafting for All Seasons- 'Animal Magic'
And Virginia's View- 'Layers and Dimension'
And Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Blog Challenge-'Birthday'

 There is a lot more amazing inspiration on the Add a Little Dazzle Blog. I hope 

you can join us!  As always, there is a prize up for grabs!  You do not have to use        

Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal on your project, but if you have it we would love to see it!

Interested in trying your own Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets?  

You can purchase yours HERE.  If you purchase from my link, I thank 

you in advance as I get credit for the purchase.  

THANK YOU!

Ready to play?  You can get started here!

Have a blessed week! 

Lee Ann  :)

Dazzling Tulips

Hi Everyone and Happy Wednesday!

It was finally feeling like spring around here, but we have had a little setback as the temps have cooled and we are expecting rain tomorrow.  I am not going to let the weather dampen my spring break fun; I am having lunch with friends at a tea room tomorrow and  I am looking forward to touring a Frank Loyd Wright house with a friend on Friday;  I am a bit of a Frank Loyd Wright fan.
Anywho, on to this week's Add a Little Dazzle Challenge.  We are continuing on with spring, regardless of the weather in your neck of the woods; this week is a theme challenge- "Spring"~

And here is your challenge photo~

When I see tulips, I think of the beautiful scenes of tulips and wind mills in Holland.  Of course, this is not the type of wind mill you see in the photos, but it is the only wind mill die I have, so it will have to suffice! 
I always feel like I have way too many stamps, but every time I am looking for something in particular, I do not have it.  Like tulips.  I do not have a plain tulip stamp.  Instead, it has a big bunny in the midst of the tulips and has a checkered border framing the image.  So, yes, every one of these tulips has been fussy cut out.
My background is water colored with my Peerless watercolors -love those things. The tulips are stamped fussy cut and colored with Copics.  My grassy hills are cut using a Simon Says Stamp Stitched Slopes and Hills die.
The windmill is cut with a Top Dog Dies Windmill Die.  I cut it from the silver back side of an Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheet.
I am linking up to ~
the inspiration challenge at {Pin}spirational
The Die Cut Divas -theme of spring or children
Addicted to Stamps and More is 'Anything Goes' this week!
Fab and Funky Challenges- Spring into Colours
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge has some awesome spring inspiration this week!

For more beautiful inspiration from the rest of the design team, pop over to the Add a Little Dazzle Blog.  We would love for you to join us.  As always, a prize is up for grabs.  You do NOT have to use Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal, but if you have some, we would love to see it! 

Ready to try your own Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal? 

You can purchase yours HERE.  If you make a purchase from my link, I 

thank you in advance as I get credit for it.  

THANK YOU!

Are you ready to play?  Why not join us?  

Have a blessed day!  

Lee Ann  :)

Dazzling Rain!

Hi Everyone!  Welcome to another Wednesday Challenge with Add a Little Dazzle!
Is it spring yet???  I know some of use are starting to see glimmers of it!  Regardless of the weather where you are at, Add A Little Dazzle is all about SPRING this month!

We have all sorts of inspiration for you with another Mood Board~

I really got caught up in the rain/boots theme!  I am not much of a St Pat's girl anyway!  I used a Great Impressions image, colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Copics, and then die cut and matted it on Basic Gray cs.  I made a couple of banners with my MFT FishTail Flag Stax Dies, and some Echo Park and Prima dp.
The cloud is cut with a MFT cloud die and cut a second time using the silver side of Add a Little Dazzle craft metal.  Backing the white cloud with the metal cloud gave my cloud a silver lining! 
I used the sketch at Deconstructing Jen-

 And added an Add a Little Dazzle craft metal scallop border in silver along the bottom edge of the white cs to tie in to the cloud. 
The sentiment is heat embossed in white an some sequins finish off the card!
I am linking up to-
Allsorts Challenge- ' Spring is in the Air'
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - B is For...  Boots

Ready for some more inspiration?  Check out the rest of the Design Team creations on the Add a Little Dazzle Blog and then play along!  You do not have to use Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal, but if you have it we would love to see it! 

 Wanting to check out Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal?  

You can do so HERE.  I thank you in advance if

you purchase from this link as I get credit for it.  

THANK YOU!

Ready to play? 

Adding a Little Dazzle to Easter

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday!

Regardless of the weather where you are at, we have some wonderful spring inspiration for you this month at Add a Little Dazzle.  This week we have a color challenge for you.

Fab colors, right???!!
 Here is your Color Challenge Photo~

 I loved these eggs so much that I decided to recreate them.  I used Princess Pink and Pucker Me Pink Craft Metal for my eggs, along with my brand new egg dies from PTI.  Now, these egg dies are very intricately cut, but since I just wanted plain eggs, I made a shim the size of the die and cut the center of the egg shim out.  This way, when I ran my die and metal through the Big Shot only the outer egg shape cut through the metal.
I used some Stampendous gold embossing powder on half of each egg; while the ep was still hot, I sprinkled gold glitter onto it, and hit it with the heat gun again to make sure the glitter was encrusted in the ep. 
The grass dies are from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and were perfect for 'hiding' my eggs!  I added the little leafy vines around the eggs as well.  This stamp is from Altenew's Hennah Elements Stamp set.
My background panel was embossed with a SU embossing folder and the tag was stamped with a Our Daily Bread Designs sentiment and die cut out with a die from Heartfelt Creations.  I finished it off with some gorgeous ribbon from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.
I am linking up to The Paper Players, challenge 'Spring'~

Inkspirational- 'Sprinkle'~

 Virginia's View- 'Embossing'~

Mixed Media Card Challenge-
There

 is a lot more amazing inspiration from the rest of the Design Team on the Add a Little Dazzle Blog.   Then why not join us and link up your creation?  You do not need to use craft metal, but if you have it we would love to see it!

Ready to try your own Add a Little Craft Metal?  

You can get yours HERE.  I thank you in 

advance if you purchase it from this link, as I get credit for it.  

Thank YOU! 

Have a blessed week!  

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies Used-

Stamps- Altenew Hennah Elements, Our Daily Bread Designs Happy Spring

Paper- SU Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz

Ink - Versamark,  Pear Pizzazz, Memento Tuxedo Black

Other- Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Tall Grass Die and Fence and Grass Die Set, Heartfelt Creations Decorative Flower Pot Die, SU Vintage Wallpaper ef, Stampendous ep, Martha Stewart glitter

Adding a Little Dazzle to FMS

Good Morning!

Third post of the day and it is not even 9am!  I had to sneak in a card for Freshly Made Sketches.  I had been playing around with my Add a Little Dazzle craft metal and came up with this panel.  When I saw the sketch at FMS, I realized it would be perfect for this metal piece.

 

I dry embossed the image with an embossing folder inked up with Versamark.  I then heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  I colored the large central shell with Copics.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)

Dazzling for Mom

Hi Everyone and Happy Hump Day!

Wednesday has rolled around already, so it is time for a new challenge at Add a Little Dazzle; this is the last challenge for February.  Where has the month gone??
This week the team is texturizing the Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal.

I hope you can join us for this challenge!

I decided I wanted the use of an embossing folder to be the star of the show on this card.  I started with a card front sized piece of Wondrous White Craft Metal and embossed it with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  But, before embossing, I inked up the raised side of the embossing folder with Delicata Gold ink.
Once embossed, the white metal had areas of the gold Delicata ink on it.  I selectively heat embossed some of the roses with gold ep.  Then, the embossing folder was reinked and the metal sheet was placed back into the folder, making sure to seat the images in their proper spots.  I ran this through the Big Shot and then, sprinkled clear UTEE over the metal.  I love the way the UTEE beaded up on the metal once heated up.

Next, using Adirondack reinkers, I colored some of the roses red.  I decided I needed a little bit more of something, so colored a few of the smaller flowers with Butterscotch Adirondack ink. 
To keep the focus on the embossed panel, I just added some wide red ribbon to the bottom of the card, along with 2 gold leaves and the simple sentiment tag.
I really like the decidedly Asian flair to this card.
I am linking up to ~
Inkspirational Challenge-A great inspiration photo~

 I am also linking up to Simon Says Stamp- Work it Wednesday. 
Hop on over to the Add a Little Dazzle Blog and check out the inspiration from the rest of the Oh-so-talented Design Team.  Then, why not make your own card and link it up on the Add a Little Dazzle Blog!  You do not have to use Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal on your project, but if you have it we would love to see it! 

Interested in trying your own Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal?  You can purchase yours HERE. 

Thank you in advance if you purchase Add a Little Dazzle product from

 this link as I get credit for it.  

THANK YOU!

Dazzling Scene

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday!

Ready for a new challenge at Add a Little Dazzle?  We have a new style of challenge for you- the very trendy and popular mood board!   Here is my take on this month's mood board~

And here is your mood board!

I started with a couple of my favorite Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, Keep My Lamp Burning and The Mighty Sea.  The lighthouse is a collage style stamp, so I masked much of the background and just stamped the lighthouse on the cs.  I then repeated that and stamped the lighthouse in Stazon ink on the Scarlet Red Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal sheet.  I fussy cut out the bottom 3/4ths of the lighthouse.
I masked the 'beachy' portion of the Mighty Sea image and stamped the water in both Basic Gray and Buckaroo Blue ink onto the cs (with the lighthouse masked off).  I was trying to give the water a cold, wintry look.  With Basic Gray ink, I sponged in the winter sky.
The Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal lighthouse was adhered to the cs using Scor-tape.  I used white acrylic paint on the waves.  Once that was dry, I added some Crystal Effects to the waves and then sprinkled with glitter.  I also used the Crystal Effects around the railing of the lighthouse, trying to create icicles.  I sprinkled this with glitter as well, although you cannot see it in the photo. 
The final wintry touch was adding falling snow by splattering watered down white acrylic paint over the scene.  After an initial spatter of paint, I stamped the sentiment.  Then a second layer of spattered paint was applied.  Finally I added the snowbank, die cut using Simon Says Stamp's Stitched Slopes and Hills.

Interested in trying out your own Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheets?  

You can purchase them HERE.

Thank you in advance for you purchase as I get credit if you purchase 

from a link on my blog.  

THANK YOU!

Check out all of the beautiful inspiration from the rest of the talented Design Team over on the Add a Little Dazzle blog and then link up your gorgeous creation with us!  Remember, you don't have to use Add a little Dazzle craft metal on your project, but if you have it we would love to see it!

I am linking up to~
Mixed Media Card Challenge-Theme-Love- there is no greater love than God's love. 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Add a Little Texture
Addicted to Stamps and More- Make your Mark

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!

Lee Ann  :)

Dazzling and Masculine

Happy Wednesday, Everyone!

The countdown is on to Valentine's Day and I have another masculine card for the Add a Little Dazzle Wednesday Challenge.  This week we have a color challenge, Dark Chocolate and Scarlet Red.

Here is your inspiration photo~

I struggled with this one, mainly due to lack of MOJO, but once I decided to keep it simple, it came together quickly.  I used my PTI Phrase Play #1 mini stamp set and coordinating die.  The 'You' is die cut in Dark Chocolate Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal and the hearts and words 'are my' are die cut in Scarlet Red Craft Metal.  The dull finish of the Dark Chocolate metal keeps it masculine and the shine of the Scarlet Red metal is just enough to give it that special something.
My background panel is the Hardwood Stamp from SU, stamped in Early Espresso on Crumb Cake cs.  The tag is also cut from Crumb Cake cs and the craft metal words were placed using the Inlaid Die Technique.  Since my tag is up on dimensionals, I had to keep he words from falling out the back, so I taped them in place with Scor-Tape on the back side of the tag to secure them.
A bit of Hemptique twine and the shiny Scarlet Red hearts ( die cut with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps dies) finish off the card.
I am linking this up to-
House of Cards- 'Love'
Addicted to Stamps and More- Anything Goes
{Pin}spirational- Has a great inspiration photo with hearts, weathered wood, and burlap.
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Red and Pink
Papertake Weekly- Hearts and Flowers
Allsorts Challenge- Love is All Around
Just Us Girls-

Check out the Add a Little Dazzle Blog to see more inspiration from the uber talented Design Team!  Then play along and link your card up to the blog!  As always, there is a giveaway!

If you would like to try Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal in your crafting, 

you can get it HERE!  Thanks so much in advance as I get 

credit for your purchase!  

THANK YOU!

Hope you play along with us!  

Thanks so much for stopping by; have a wonderful week!  

Happy Valentine's Day!

Lee Ann  :)

A Dazzling Valentine

Hi Everyone!

Wednesday has rolled around again (how does that happen so quick?) and it is time for another Add a Little Dazzle Challenge.  This week we have an Inspiration Challenge and it is just in time for those Valentine cards.

And here is your Inspiration Photo~

I went with the colors and a simple design, mimicking the cup of hot cocoa,  that is a perfect masculine card.  I work with teachers and Valentines cards are one of two themes of cards that they most frequently request.  I can never have too many masculine Valentine cards!

I started with the sketch from CAS(e) This Sketch~

 Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is "H is for..."  In this case, 'H' is for hearts.

I took the chevrons from Curtain Call- Kissing Booth~

The colors and the large Subway Style lettering in the Addicted to Stamps and More Inspiration Photo were perfect for my sentiment and the colors of my card~

So many Valentine challenges this week!  House Made of Cards has a 'LOVE' theme this week and {Pin}spiration has a wonderful Inspiration photo with red hearts and neutrals.   

I used a piece of white Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal and my SU chevron embossing folder to create the stripe pattern on the background.  Then to make the pattern stand out more, I sanded the metal with fine steel wool.  This was just enough to take the paint off the edges for the silver to show through.  I think it gives it a really cool masculine look.
I used SU Heart Framelits to die cut a heart and then stamped it in Versamark and red ink with a heart image from Craft Lounge days.   I embossed it with clear ep.  I have been told that embossing powder goes bad.  Well, I can attest to the fact that it does.  For some reason the ep melted and some just kind of disappeared, LOL; and I barely hit it with a heat gun.  So I have a bit of a speckled look to my heart.  I die cut my circle in brown and then die cut a circle from my red cs and inlaid the brown circle.
All in all, this is an easy peasy card!  

Check out the Add a Little Dazzle Blog to see more inspiration from the amazingly talented team.  Then play along and link your card up to the blog!  

 If you want to try Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal in your crafting, you can get it HERE!  Thanks so much in advance as I get credit for the purchase!

THANK YOU!

Thanks for stopping by and have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Lee Ann  :)

Heartfelt Creations Dazzling Alumni Hop

Hi Everyone!
Welcome to another Heartfelt Creations Alumni Hop. If you are hopping along, you should have arrived here from Glenda's blog.  It is also Wednesday and time for another Add a Little Dazzle Challenge. 
You have until Friday, January 30, 2015 at midnight EST to hop along and comment for a chance to win.  A $25 Heartfelt Creations gift certificate is up for grabs!  The more blog hop participants blogs that you comment on, the greater your chances of winning.
I seemed to be short on mojo or brain power or something this week, but I finally came up with a card~

The Add a Little Dazzle Challenge this week is a technique challenge- make a flower using craft metal. 

I stamped a background using the Large Elegant Word Background stamp.  The Crumb Cake ink was stamped off once before stamping to my cardstock.  I used some designer paper from the Delicate Asters Collection.  The flower is made using the Vintage Floret Die.  I die cut some white Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal with the dies and molded the flower.  I love how you can shape the craft metal so easily, and it stays put once you are done!  Once the flower petals were glued together with Crystal Effects, I spritzed Plum and red alcohol reinkers onto the flower.
This is where the mojo tanked.  I did not like the way the color looked so I die cut another flower.  I did not like the way that looked either, so I went back to my original white, spritzed flower and using blue alcohol ink, I painted over the entire flower.  The combinations of ink gave the flower a mottled bluish-purplish color.  I added a pearl to the center and then added greenery to the flower, using the Sweet Juliet die.  I then die cut an ornamental piece from the Ornamental Add On Die set and used it to ground my flower.
All of the pieces were assembled and the sentiment from the Inspire Me Stamp Set was added.  Pearls and a bit of twine finish it off. 
The sketch is from Jen's Deconstucted Sketch~

The colors are from MFT~

 It also fits in nicely to this week's 613 Avenue Create's 'Create Your Own Challenge' Challenge.  I will add this to the challenge as a guest designer.  :)

Here is your Alumni Hop list~

Caroline Duncan  
Ujjwal Gupta  
Amarilys Doria 
Mary Faus
Vicki Dutcher 
Emilia van den Heuvel  
Lisa Gregory 
Kerry Urbatch 
Glenda Brooks  
Lee Ann Barrett
Alissa Wells- 
Gini Williams Cagle 
Sarah Miller 
Lisa Allen  

The winner will be announced Saturday, January 31st on blog hop participants' blogs.

Check out the Add a Little Dazzle Blog to see more inspiration from the amazingly talented team.  Then play along and link your card up to the blog!  If you want to try Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal in your crafting, you can get it HERE!  Thanks so much in advance! 

Enjoy the hop!

Thanks for visiting!

Lee Ann :)

Dazzle and Rock!

Hello Everyone and Happy Wednesday!

This week's Add a Little Challenge is a themed challenge, the theme being music.  Well this one threw me for a loop!  I do not have much in the way of musical anything.  I had to put my thinking cap on and get creative.  I pulled out my My Favorite Things valentine sentiments- the You ROCK My World was the perfect sentiment, representing rock music!

Next, I had to figure out how to represent rock music.  Easier said than done!  I settled on and 'electric' look, or lightening bolts if you will, along with bright colors and black.
I am trying to get better at mixed media, as it does not come easy at all to me, so I gessoed some cardstock, stamped some background images on it (which you can no longer see!), then used Gelatos in raspberry and watermelon across the top of my panel and spritzed with water, allowing it to run down the panel.  I rolled on some red ink with a brayer, added some white acrylic paint and sponged on some orange ink through a stencil.  No, I really had no plan here!
I finally added more gelatos, then added some red alcohol ink  and finished up with adding white embossing paste over a stencil. 
After all was said and done, not sure whether I even like the background or not, but it did seem to lend itself to 'rock' music.
My sketch inspiration came from Fusion~

I die cut out a large heart and then went about stamping the smaller heart.  I started with the silver side of an Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal Sheet and dripped alcohol inks in red, yellow and purple onto it, using my color spritzer to blow air onto the ink, spreading it around.  I ended up with gorgeous shades of purple, pink, orange, red and gold on the craft metal.  Next, I stamped the image over the colored metal with Versamark ink and heat embossed it in black, then fussy cut it out.  The image was stamped again, this time on Poppy Parade cs, and heat embossed in white.  The banner image was fussy cut out and adhered to the black heart.

Lastly, I drew a couple of lightening bolt templates and traced them onto the same alcohol ink colored metal and fussy cut them out.  I love how they turned out!
Addicted to Stamps Challenge 128 is 'Holiday'.  This card fits perfectly as it is for our upcoming holiday, Valentine's Day!
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is 'Have a Heart'.  

Now it is your turn! We would love to have you join us this week; you do not

have to use Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal but if you have it we would love to see it!

I encourage you to check out all of the gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the

 Design Team and then link up your creation on the Add a Little Dazzle Blog!  

Interested in trying out your own Add a Little Dazzle Craft Metal?  You can 

purchase yours HERE!  

If you purchase from the link on my blog, I thank you in advance as 

I get credit for your purchase.

THANK YOU!

Have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)