Staying Warm With The Rabbit Hole Designs

Hey Everyone!

 I think the vast majority of us U.S.ers are trying to stay out of the elements today.
I took the opportunity to craft and used my new fave set again, Love You More, from The Rabbit Hole Designs.

This is just the sweetest set!  These two remind me of the couple from the movie 'Up'.  May have
to work on a design with that theme...
I colored them with Copics and sponged in a cloud background.  I used a heart border die along the card edge.  Some Crystal Effects to the eye glasses and sequins finish it off.
I used the colors from the MFT color challenge~

And also linking up to Addicted to Stamps and More- 'Anything Goes',

And Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog- 'Anything Goes'.


Thanks for stopping by and stay warm!

Lee Ann 

The Last FMS Sketch of January!

Happy Wednesday!

Can you believe January is just about over?!?  I am still asking myself  'What happened to Christmas', lol.  That said, that means Valentine's Day is right around the corner and I am still busy making cards for staff at work.  This week's Freshly Made Sketches sketch was perfect for the graphic and bold masculine Valentine card~

The sentiment is one of my favorites- it is from Technique Junkies. You can get 10% off of this stamp as well as any of the stamps at Technique Junkies with code TJ10LeeAnn.

Here is your sketch by the oh so talented Kim ~

My card was simple.  Stamp and heat emboss the sentiment on red cardstock and then die cut the heart shape with a Altenew heart die.  Add the die cut zig zag cardstock strips to a black card base and call it done. 

Check out the fabulous inspiration on the FMS blog; I have such incredibly talented team mates! 

Hope to see you in the gallery! 

Lee Ann 

Sympathy in Blue

Hello Again!

Cold weather tends to mean more crafting, doesn't it?  Cold weather has been rolling in here in St Louis.
Sadly, I needed a couple of sympathy cards this week.  33 is too young for cancer to strike.  It certainly makes you think about eternity. 

My colors are from this week's Color Throwdown Challenge~

I love this peony from Studio Katia and it really needed to see ink.  I played with my new Daniel Smith Watercolors- I really love how this turned out.  I hope it brings some comfort to my friends.  The sentiment is from Sweet n Sassy Stamps, though I think it may be retired.  I added a navy strip of card stock and mounted on a Very Vanilla card base.  Some paint spatters and sequins finished off the card.



Have a blessed week,

Lee Ann 

Love is in the Air

Hello Everyone!

Well, last blog post I shared my MUST Have die from MFT.  This time I am sharing my MUST HAVE stamp set- the adorable Love You More Stamp Set from The Rabbit Hole Designs.  Oh my goodness, I love the sweetness of this set!

I created a fairly simple card- colored the image with Copics, fussy cut out some clouds and popped some up on dimensional tape, and added a frame from MFT Stamps.
I mean seriously, does it get any cuter???
I have already colored the other image in the set and just need to turn it into a card.
I am linking up to Addicts to Stamps and More~

I am also linking up to The Mod Squad- Use at Least 2 Images

Thanks for visiting!

Lee Ann 

Shaking Hearts

Hello, Hello! 

I've been prepping for Valentine's Day, making masculine cards (I work at a school; most of the teachers buy Valentines for the hubbies/boy friends).  Once in a while you come across something that you just have to have.  This MFT die was that something for me recently~

When I saw it, I immediately thought 'shaker card'.  And I don't even like to make shaker cards, lol. 

I cut multiple dies from scrap white paper, stacked 7 of them and glued them together, then adhered a piece of acetate over the top. the top white panel was die cut and the negative die was added to the top of the stack/acetate.  I colored a select few pieces of hearts with a Copic marker and then glued them in place.  The last part of the front of the card was a black die cut that was glued over top of all. 
On the back side, I added my shaker bling followed by a piece of patterned paper to enclose it all.  The entire unit was then adhered to a black card base.  The sentiment is from a retired MFT set and is heat embossed on vellum. 

I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which is featuring MFT products.  The challenge is 'Have a Heart'. 

I am also linking up to Die Cutting Divas- the challenge is '3D'. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous rest of the week! 

Lee Ann 

Time for Another Freshly Made Sketch

Hello and Happy Wednesday All!

The talented Linda has a new sketch up at Freshly Made Sketches and you are sure to like it!

I have been focusing on male cards lately and have thoroughly enjoyed this new to me set by Raisin Boat.

Here is your sketch~

The background image is Birch Tree Background from Divinity Stamps.  It is stamped in Warm Wool ink from WPlus9.  My Raisin Boat image is colored in Copics.  A few enamel dots finish it off.
Check out all of the inspiration from these talented ladies on the blog and then join us!  Can't wait to see what you create!

I am linking up to The Male Room, for there challenge, 'Nature'.  

Lee Ann  

Floral for Freshly Made Sketches

Hello Everyone!

It's time for a new sketch from Freshly Made Sketches!  Jen Mitchell has a great one for us- there is so much you could do with this; I had a hard time deciding what stamp set to use!

I settled on a Hero Arts stamp set, Dahlia Stamp and Cut, for my image.

Here is your fabby sketch!

The flower is colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. My white panel has a very light stenciled image using an Altenew stencil and Gina K Designs Moonlit Fog ink.  The sentiment is a retired Honey Bee Designs stamp.  

I am linking up to this month's The Flower Challenge- 'Pink and Gray'.

As well as The Card Concept, with this gorgeous inspiration photo~

I was inspired by the gorgeous pink blooms and the black and white table linens.  My card is clean and layered.

Check out the Freshly Made Sketches blog for all of the fabulous inspiration from the team .  We hope you play along!

Lee Ann