Country Christmas and MOJO

Good Morning, All!  It is a glorious morning today, and sounds like it is sizing up to be a beautiful weekend here.

  I wanted to share with you a project I did with my brand new set from Verve.  Now mind you, I never win anything!  So I was so excited to win the exact newly released set that I was eyeing.

This is for this week's MOJO Monday sketch challenge 266. What a gret sketch, and perfect for this fabulous country style (or maybe primitive) wreath.  I thought I would try some non-traditional colors, so scrounnged through my Christmas dsp and this is what I came up with.  I used my new MFT circle dies to cut these absolutely perfect circles.  The wreath is colored with Stampin' Up inks and a blender pen.
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed weekend!

Lee Ann

Supplies used for this project-
Stamps-Verve Holiday Greetings
Paper-Stampin' Up Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Primrose Pink; dsp-Basic Gray and unknown
Ink-Stampin Up Real Red, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler, Stazon black, distress ink
Other-Paper piercing pack from Stampin' Up, MFT circle dies, dimensionals

Shabby Autumn?

It is late Thursday night, and I am adding my second post for the day, having tried my hand at "Shabby Chic" style.  I admire those who create such beautiful shabby chic work; I think it must come natural to them.  I decided to give The Shabby Tea Room Challenge a whirl.

Isn't this just a beautiful picture?  The colors and textures just seemed to call my name.  I really like the shutters, the dark gray autumn sign and the metal tub. 

Here is my take on this inspiration photo-

So now I am calling on all shabby chic experts to help me know what is  or isn't shabby chic about this card.  All suggestions are welcome!  As you can see by my clean and simple post from earlier this evening, I try my hand at a wide variety of styles.  I have yet to figure out what "my style" is.  I wish someone would just tell me! :)
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog-I so appreciate your visit and any comments.  Have a blessed weekend.  For those on the East Coast, know that I am praying for you after this last round of bad weather.

Lee Ann :)

Supplies used for this card-
Stamps-Inkadinkadoo; canvas bg-Stampin Up
Paper-Naturals White, Cajun Craze, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso-all Stampin' Up
Ink-Buckaroo Blue, Stazon Black, distress ink
Other-Cheery Lynn Fancy Flourish die, Stampin' Up Top Note die, Simply Scored (SU), woodgrain and polka dot ef (SU), Little Leaves die(SU),  tulle, burlap, lace, leaf punch, pearls, dimensionals, Spellbinders large ovals

Cool CAS(E)

Hello Everyone!  The cool weather is just getting started here in St Louis so I broke out this new set for some frosty fun! 

These stamps are from the Winter Penguin set from PTI; the images are just pure fun to play with!  This card is for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge. 

This card is actually 2 layers-white on white- and the main panel from the sketch is scored on my card.  The sentiment flake is popped up on dimensionals. 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!

Lee Ann :)

Supplies used for this card-
Stamps-Winter Penguin-Papertrey Ink
CS-Whisper White (SU)
Ink-Brilliant Blue, Cool Caribbean, Basic Gray (SU); Stazon black
Other-Dimensionals, Simply Scored, circle punch

ODBD and Winter White

This week's challenge at Our daily Bread Designs is 'Winter White'-make an all white card.  As so often happens, what was in my head is not what turned out on paper.  But, I remind myself that everything I do does not have to be perfect, and to learn something from it.  I think I learned not to fussy cut this image out anymore!

I think this is a combination of elegant and shabby chic.  Clearly, it was an experiment!  The image is stamped in Stazon Black with a little bit of water coloring added.  Dazzling Details was added to the snow and trees and a gathering of white tulle was sewn to the lower edge of the card.

     

I did learn a couple of  other things this week.  After yesterday's historic events, I learned that I need to be more open about my faith in Christ; I learned I have a long way to go when it comes to showing Christ's love.   Christmas is about Christ's love for us; it is why I chose this church image for my card today.  

Thanks so much for stopping by; I am blessed by your kind words!

Lee Ann :)

Dynamic Day

It is a Dynamic Day today, and not just because it is Election Day!  I decided to play along with Dynamic Duos Challenge, using only 2 colors on a card.  Today's colors are-

And here is my card-

Hope you like it!  It is hard to see in the pictures, but I have added a dab of Dazzling Details to the center of each of the circle patterns on the ornament image.  It has such a pretty shimmer irl!  Thanks for looking, gotta go run and vote!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lee Ann:)

Products used include-

Stamps-Everything Eleanor, Keepsake Ornaments, Watercolor Winter, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper-Whisper White, Gumball Green

Ink-Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Versamark

Other-Keepsake Ornament die, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Polka Dot and Houndstooth ef, gold ep, dimensionals, Dazzling Details, white Baker's Twine

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Hello Ladies!  I hope this of you in the U. S. got a chance to vote today.  What a privlege!  

I wanted to do more with my Ornament Keepsakes, but wanted to try something other than formal, so went for a whimsical look.  

This is very easy to make when you use the Ornament Keepsake Framelits to die cut each ornament.  I may have to make more of these!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lee Ann :)

Products used include

Stamps-Watercolor Winter and Ornament Keepsakes-Stampin Up

Paper-Gumball Green, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Crumb Cake

Ink-Brilliant Blue, Regal Rose, Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Eggplant, Versamark

Other-gold ep, Polka Dot ef, Scalloped Edge punch, Ornament Keepsake Framelits, faceted button, ribbon, linen thread     

Unexpected Pumpkin

It is my second post of the day and this card is an unexpected one.  It is for the Color Throwdown as well as The Paper Players challenges; I thought I was going to avoid this color combination, as I wasn't fond of the colors but inspiration hit and I love the results. 

 

I really like how this turned out and am going to try the layout for different occasions. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Go Vote tomorrow!

Lee Ann :)

Supplies used for this card-
Stamps-Everything Eleanor, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Pumpkins are Inkadinkadoo
Paper-Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse
Ink-Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Stazon Black
Other-Houndstooth ef, Polka Dot ef, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Happy Monday and a New CAS

Good Morning All!  It is a rainy, cool day here, but I won't let that get in the way of a joyful day!  No work today-Yeah!  That means more time to stamp and time also to sneak in some pesky chores.  Even better, we have tomorrow off, too!  I am celebrating a 3 day week.
This morning's card is a CAS-or clean and simple-one.  It is for Less is More and CAS(E) This Sketch challenges.  At Less is More the challenge is to use the color pink.  CAS(E) This Sketch has this sketch for us this week-

With these two challenges and the arrival of a new stamp set I ordered, I created this card-

I am having so much fun with Stampin' Up's Watercolor Winter set.  With multiple images, the possibilities are endless.  These poinsettias allow you to use the 2-step stampin' technique, but after doing this, I went back in with an aquapainter and added more pinks.  The flower centers are the smallest of Stampin' Up's pearls. I have colored them with a Copic marker.  The bloom up front is on dimensionals. 

Thanks so much for visiting me!  I hope I have inspired you!

Lee Ann  :)

Products used include:
Stamps-Teeny Tiny Wishes, Watercolor Winter
Ink-Versamark, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Basic Gray
Paper-Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Other-Polka dot ef, silver ep, pearls, dimensionals
All products are Stampin' Up

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It is still dreary here, which means it is a perfect day to stay inside and get inky, and boy did I get inky!  I have been wanting to try the shaving cream technique and today was the day!  I got out my Barbasol and went to town!  To check out this technique, check out the tutorial at SCS.  

This idea got into my head when I saw this picture on Pinterest-

  
If you do try this technique, I would suggest using Versamark ink to stamp on top of your swirled paper.  I found that my Stampin' Up ink and Stazon ink had a hard time sticking to the surface, even after the paper was wiped off and dry.  My sentiment is embossed; the Versamark and ep stuck just fine. 
This card is entered in the Twist of Faith Card Challenge and Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge-both challenges ask us to depict Thanks or Thanksgiving.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lee Ann :)

Products used for this card include-
Stamps- Stampin' Up Inspired by Nature, Sentiment is Verve
Paper-Whisper White, Early Espresso
Ink-Versamark, Early Espresso; reinkers used include Old Olive, More Mustard, So Saffron
Other-shaving cream, ribbon, antique gold ep