Seasons Givings Blog Hop

Hello and Happy New Year to You!

Welcome to the Seasons Givings Blog Hop.

As a thank you for being a blog reader/follower, there will be a give away to one random commenter on my blog; actually, everyone on this list is giving something away. All you need to do is go to their blog and leave a comment, so be sure to settle in with a cup of coffee and enjoy the creativity!

Lawn Fawn

Reverse Confetti

My Favorite Things Stamps

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Julee Tillman: Verve Stamps

Avocado Arts Stamps

A Jillian Vance Design

Latisha Yoast

Amber Hight

Amber Kemp-Gerstel

Alice Wertz

Debbie Corbari

Vera Wirianta Yates

Lori McAree

Carolyn King

Sharon Harnist

Amy Tsuruta

Beth Pingry

Angie Blom

Julia Stainton

Sharon Johnson

Michelle Woerner

Cindy Lawrence

Lori Tecler

Daniela Dobson

Savitri Wilder

Theresa Momber 

Giovana Smith

Kimberly Crawford

Maria Levine

Colleen Schaan

Lydia Fiedler

Kelly Klapstein

Kim Kesti

Laura Williams

Shanna Vineyard

  Jennifer Gallacher

Heather Pulvirenti

Stacey Schafer

Leigh Penner

AJ Otto

Teri Anderson

Julie Overby

Margie Higuchi

Jimmi Mayo

Tenia Nelson

Lee Ann Barrett- you are here.  Thanks for leaving me a comment!

Iwona Palamountain

  Kim Jackson

Linda Lucas

Sarah Gough

Dina Kowal

Elena Roussakis

Lisa Henke

Jodi Collins

Joanne Basile

Melanie Muenchinger

Darsie Bruno  

Libby Hickson

  Dana Joy

  Jody Morrow

Heather Campbell

Savannah O'Gwynn

Lee Murphy

Lisa Arana

Jocelyn Olson

Isha Gupta

Piali Biswas

Ashley Harris

Bunny Vance

  Anabelle O'Malley

Andrea Murdock

Stephanie Muzzulin

Alyssa Bennett

Christiana Reuling

Laurel Seabrook

Melody Rupple 

Emily Branch

I have been considering card styles lately, trying to figure out what I like and how I create and why.  I gravitate to elegant cards but will try just about anything; today I tackled the collage style card~

What about other card styles?

I enjoy clean and layered cards, although often mine tend to be more 'natural' and layered~

I have learned to embrace cas cards~

Maybe you are a vintage/shabby chic girl.  I enjoyed creating this shabby card~

  But, as I said, elegant cards seem to be what I gravitate to ~

So, what style are you?  I am sure we could name other styles, and I have certainly made cards that do not seem to fit in any category.  I would love it if you let me know what style you like and which of my above mentioned cards is your favorite.  Crafty Style. It is something to think about for the new year! 

Now on to the giveaway!  Please note that unfortunately, due to shipping costs, I cannot ship out of the U.S.  You have until January 5th, 11:59 EST to comment for a chance to win this giveaway.  Winner will be announced January 6th at 9pm EST. 

Included-

2 new spools of Martha Stewart baker's twine

1 package of KI Memories music notes puffy stickers, nip

1 12" Queen & Co felt snowflake border sticker, nip

1 package of paper lace border stickers, nip

1 Cuttlebug embossing folder, gently used

1 package of winter themed ribbon

1 Amuse Holiday sentiment stamp, nip

1 Flourishes Christmas Candles Stamp Set, new, no packaging

3 Heartfelt Creations Stamp Sets, your choice of listed below-

Peaceful Night, used once

Sweet Memories, 1 new, others used once

Bright Christmas, 1 image new, 2 used once

Sun Kissed Fleur Border and Corner Set, 1 image new, 1 used once

Post Card, nip

Beautiful Juliet, 1 image new, 1 used once

Enjoy the hop!

Lee Ann  :)

To enter, leave a comment on my blog, then click on the green +1 box in the Crafty Give 
Away  Box below-once you do this, you will have an opportunity to earn a second chance to win by joining my blog-just click on the blue "join this site" button in the right hand side bar!

Ring in the New Year with the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blop Hop

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!  

It isn't quite New Year's here yet, but I know that somewhere in this world it is already 2014. It is hard to say good bye to 2013 as it was quite an exciting year, but I am looking forward to what 2014 will bring.

I am so glad you could join us for the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop. You have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from Heartfelt Creations just by leaving a comment on participating blogs; the more blogs you visit and comment on, the greater your chances of winning.  You can hop until midnight (EST) on January 3rd.  Winner will be announced on our blogs at noon on January 4th.

My card today probably will go down as the project that took the most time to create-ever!  I started with a completely different project and reworked it at least 6 times over a period of 4 days and finally scrapped it!  I went in a totally different direction and came up with this~

While I love Christmas, winter, and snow, I really needed a shot of spring color; I think pink, green, and yellow fill that category! 
I started with the Decorative Leafy Frame Die and embossed it in white on vellum.  I stamped the butterfly image and colored it with Copics, then stamped again just for a second butterfly and colored it as well.  both complete image and second butterfly were fussy cut out.  The frame and butterfly/floral image were matted on green cs and adhered to a white card base.  The card is a nonstandard size of 6.25 x 4.25 inches. 
Here is your complete list of DT Alumi; your next stop should be Emilia~
Glenda Brooks
Alissa Wells
Candy Slabaugh
Vicki Dutcher
Cibele Glazer 
Selma Stevenson
Giovana Smith
Deneen Treble 
Caroline Duncan 
Lee Ann Barrett -you are here!
Emilia van den Heuvel 
Linda Loew
Mary Faus 
Linda Payne


Don't forget to check back on January 4th to see if you are a winner!  Also, you may want to stop by at midnight tonight, EST (I know we will all be up, right?) or later this week for the Seasons Givings Blog Hop- every blog will have a giveaway and there are lots of participating blogs.  If you love Heartfelt Creations stamps, you might be interested in my giveaway (hint hint!).

That's it for me; enjoy the hop and have a very blessed New Year!

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies used-
Stamps-Heartfelt Creations Vintage Floret Frame Precut Set, Butterfly and Bunny Precut Set, Open Vintage Floret Precut Set, Inspire Me Sentiments Precut Set
Paper- Neenah Solar White cs, SU Certainly Celery cs, SU Vellum
Ink- Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black
Other- Copics, white embossing powder, Decorative Leafy Frame Die, dimensionals, ribbon, pearls, Decorative Flower Pot Die (for tag die)

Banner CAS Card

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all had a fantastic Christmas!  I am still eating leftovers (translates to "Yeah, no cooking") and picking up wrappings.  But I am back in the craft room; I feel I have been away too long, between illness and the Christmas Holiday.  Now I am running short on MOJO.  I did find a little bit of a creative spark when I saw this Freshly Made Sketches sketch and paired it with the color palette from Colour Q. 

I am really pleased with how this turned out, especially since it is outside of my comfort zone.  All products are Stampin' Up.  I stamped the map from Map It Out and then stamped several banners on dsp using the small banner image from the Designer Type set; they were fussy cut out.  The arrow was stamped twice on Coastal Cabana cs and fussy cut out.  The word 'miss' was stamped on one of the arrows. The arrows were layered using dimensionals.  The You Are Here arrow was stamped on Baked Brown Sugar and fussy cut out as well.  The whole top panel is adhered with dimensionals.
And yes, I do have a friend I am missing in Texas!  :)

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

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies used-
Stamps- Map It Out and Designer Typer Photopolymer Stamp Sets
Paper- Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Brown Sugar, Etcetera, Eastern Elegance, Epic Day This and That, and retired dsp
Ink- Brown Sugar,Basic Black
Other- dimensionals

SNSS post

Hello!
Have you recovered from yesterday's festivities yet?  Maybe you are still picking up wrapping paper or maybe you are sneaking away for some 'you' time to try out your new stamps you got for Christmas.  Christmas here was quiet and peaceful, so I am now ready to rock the stamp room!  But first,  I have a quick card to share today- trendy, with lots of banners~

I borrowed the sketch from Cardabilities~

I stamped the fabulous vintage typewriter from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Keep in Touch set in black and die cut it out.  Banners were cut from Echo Park dp.  I added the background "grunge" with the new Sweet 'n Sassy Grunge Elements set. 
I think, come February, I will be changing up the color of the banners on this sketch and turning it into a Valentine card. 
I hope I have inspired you to get stamping! 

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

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies used-
Stamps- Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps- Keep in Touch and Grunge Elements
Paper- Neenah Solar White, Basic Black, Echo Park dp
Ink- Ranger Archival Black
Other- Sweet 'n Sassy Keep in Touch Dies, MFT Fishtail Flag Stax Die- Namics, dimensionals, Hemptique twine

Wishing You a Blessed Christmas!

A Fun CAS Christmas Thank You

Hello Everyone!

I have been out sick for a couple of days now, but was finally coming around this afternoon so went downstairs for a little stamping therapy.  I wanted to play with a couple of new stamps that I got over the summer at a stamp show.

I stamped my image in Stazon as I wanted to watercolor in a background around it.  I had to be careful when coloring with Copics to not bleed the Stazon.  Also, the image is stamped on mixed media paper and the Copics really bleed on this paper, so again, caution and patience were needed to color the image.
The banners were stamped on dsp and the "THX" stamped on the red banner.  Both banners were fussy cut out and adhered to the card with the red banner popped up on dimensionals. 
The colors came from SCS Color Challenge this week- Gumball Green, Blushing Bride and Real Red.  The sketch is from Seize the Sketch.

The card is also for Simon Says Stamp Challenge, which is-to use a stamp!
Over at Merry Monday, the challenge is to use an animal on our Christmas card. 
And at 613 Avenue Create, the challenge is all about CAS cards.
Thanks for popping in and enjoy these last few days  before Christmas!

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies Used-
Stamps- Crackerbox Palace (dog), Stampin' Up Typeset (banner and letters), QKR Stampede (sentiment)
Paper- SU Gumball Green, Basic Black, Neenah Solar White
Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, Stazon Black, Blushing Bride
Other- MFT Fishtail Flag Stax Die-Namics, dimensionals, aqua painter

Ribbon Carousel Anything Goes

Hello Friends!
There is still time to play in the Ribbon Carousel Challenge this month; the theme is "Anything Goes".  It doesn't get easier than that!  You can play along for your chance to win a Ribbon Carousel!
We are getting down to the wire, as far as Christmas cards go AND as far as the Ribbon Carousel being open.  If you don't have your own carousel yet, you can still get one for $45 (that's half off!) through December 18th!  Has a Ribbon Carousel been on YOUR wish list?  
Only one more week until Christmas and I am still making Christmas cards!  I used Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Poinsettia Stamp Set and lots of glitter for this card.

 Although I am not a huge glitter fan, I have always admired those perfect strips of glitter that I have seen on cards.  I finally pulled out the Scor-Tape and gold glitter and went to work.  I really like how this turned out- more than enough glitz, but not over the top.  The poinsettia was heat embossed with gold embossing powder and the outermost leaves were lightly watercolored.  I then stamped and embossed the flower a second time and fussy cut it out, only including the all-white leaves/petals.  I never know what to call a poinsettia flower, as it is really leaves that we refer to as a flower! 
Also, you may have noticed that the sentiment is not centered.  That is a Fail on my part as I thought I was going to have a bow to the right of the sentiment, but that did not happen.  Seeing as the sentiment was already glued down, well, it was going to have to stay off center!
I used Liquid Pearls instead of pearl bling for this card, which reminded me of why I usually do not use Liquid Pearls!
But for all of my mishaps and Oopies, I really do like how this turned out, and I hope you do too!
With all of the glitter here, I am entering this card in the Great Impressions Challenge, which is to use glitter. 

Remember, to play in Ribbon Carousel's, 'Anything Goes' Challenge, you must follow these rules-
-Your project must be based the this month's theme (well, that's easy!)
-You must use ribbon, twine, washi tape or anything that comes on a spool in your project
-You must add a NEW project to the inlinz at the bottom of this post here. 

And don't forget to check out the inspiration from the rest of the crew while you are there!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies used
Stamps- Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Poinsettia and Christmas Silhouettes (sentiment)
Paper- Neenah Solar White, SU Gumball Green and Pistachio Pudding, SU Vellum
Ink- Versamark, Wild Wasabi
Other- Scor-Tape, Glitter, Dimensionals, Aqua painter, Gold Embossing Powder, gold cording, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Scalloped Edge dies, Liquid Pearls, MFT Fishtail Falg Stax Die-Namics