New Stamps

Hey...long time no post!  That's pretty much been the norm here, but I'll keep posting when I create new stuff.

I have new stamps in the house, and though I've had them for a while...I'm glad pulled them out to play for a bit.  These are new Lizzie Anne Designs sets that are available at Simon Says Stamp!  The stamps are all clear sets, which is new for Lizzie Anne Designs.  It was pretty cool not having to use my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.  ;) 

Chalkboard Love

Card Stock:  Black, SU DSP
Ink:  Craft White
Accessories:  Washi Tape

Hey Sugar
 Card Stock:  Pool Party, Pink Pirouette, White, Cream
Ink:  Creamy Caramel, VersaMark
Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Blossom Twine (The Twinery), Scor-Tape, Tombo Multi Glue, Foam Tape

Labeled With Love Stamps & Dies
 Card Stock:  White, Riding Hood Red
Ink:  Black, Jelly Roll Pen
Accessories:  Toothpicks, Foam Tape

Objects Of Love
 Card Stock:  White, Island Indigo, SU DSP
Ink:  Island Indigo, Copic Markers
Accessories:  Ribbon, Foam Tape

Thanks to anyone who stops by to take a peek at my neglected blog!  I hope you enjoy these creations, as I had a lot of fun making them!

Take care,

Rose Ann

Valentine's, My Friend

Back so soon, you ask?  (LOL)  I'm trying to get my groove back, and while I'm not super thrilled with my creations, at least I'm stamping.  ;)

I have a couple of cards using some of my SU stamps.  I've created my own template for the big hearts on my Valentine, as I didn't have a die or punch that worked with it.  The sentiment is framed with my Spellbinders Fancy Tags die.

My second card is very CAS, and uses the Grand Labels Twenty-Three dies for the shape.

Stamps:  You Are Loved (SU)

Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, White

Ink:  Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Love Language Cuttlebug Folder, Fancy Tags Die (Spellbinders), Natural Trim Ribbon, Foam Tape

   

Stamps:  Forever Young, My Friend (SU)

Card Stock:  Black, Night & Day (SU)

Ink:  Onyx Black VersaFine, Basic Black & Pool Party Markers (SU)

Accessories:  Grand Labels Twenty-Three (Spellbinders), Pool Party Seam Binding   

Thanks for stopping by, and take care!

Rose Ann

Cupid's Here

I hope you're enjoying your Valentine's Day with your loved one(s)! I have a Valentine using my Cupid from my Vintage Valentine set (Lizzie Anne Designs).

It looks a little bright in the photo, but I've used cream card stock, and Antique Linen ink...so it's more true to the vintage look in real life. My Strawberry Ultra Fine Flower Soft is used in the center of the heart, and the silk ribbon is from Sharon Johnson's online store.

Stamps: Vintage Valentine (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Real Red, Classic Cream, Little Girls (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Onyx Black VersaFine, Antique Linen Distress Ink (Ranger), Buttermilk Spica Glitter pen
Accessories: Strawberry Ultra Fine Flower Soft & PVA Glue, Oval & Scalloped Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Silk Ribbon, Scotch foam tape

Happy Valentine's Day, and thanks for stopping!

New Lizzie Anne Designs

It's been all about homework this week, so I was very happy to have a little crafting time of my own. I'm using some of my new Lizzie Anne Designs stamps today. I hope you enjoy them!

I love this little happy toast from In the Kitchen. I tried to give it a somewhat retro feel, and made a little "heat" with some piercing. My kids are arguing about who gets to keep this one. Lol!

Stamps: In the Kitchen (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Cool Caribbean, White, Swanky Stripes (digital papers/Lizzie Anne Designs)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers, Clear Spica Glitter pen
Accessories: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Paper piercer & mat, Scotch foam tape

Here's a Valentine for the upcoming holiday. I decided to enhance the loopy heart image from the January Monthly Mix, From the Heart. I used some Red Micro Beads, and it looks so pretty in real life. I used my Bow Easy to get my uniform bow as well.

Stamps: From the Heart-January 2010 Monthly Mix (LAD)
Card Stock: Real Red, White, A Little Love (digital papers/LAD)
Ink: Red Pigment (SU), Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Labels 8 & Labels 1 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), White sheer ribbon & Bow Easy, Red Micro Beads & Glossy Accents , Scotch Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by!

Hearts Galore & The Field Trip

Happy Friday! ** I've added a card to this post from earlier, as I was able to have a little creating time this morning.

I've made another Valentine, and the small sentiment is the only stamping on it. I have many heart-themed punches and dies, and I thought it would be pretty to put some of them to use on this card. Instead of the usual "Happy Valentine's Day", I decided to use this simple sentiment from my PTI Sweet Love set. Details are listed below the photo.

Stamps: Sweet Love (PaperTrey Ink)
Card Stock: Pink Pirouette, White, Real Red
Ink: Pure Poppy
Accessories: Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits (SU), Love Language embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Lace Heart border punch (Martha Stewart), Scalloped Hearts Nestabilities, White Taffeta Ribbon, Corner Chomper, Glue Dots, and Stampin' Dimensionals

Here's a photo to share from the field trip yesterday. This is the group in front of our state capital in Lansing. We also visited the museum close-by. It was a fun, but busy day.


Thanks for stopping by!

Lizzie Anne Designs Sketch 108

I made this card for this weeks' Lizzie Anne Designs challenge by Joslyn. We were to use the sketch to make a Valentine... without using red in our design. There is some dark pink in the patterned paper, but I wouldn't call it red. This fun image is from the Gettin' Hitched set, and I sparklized the glasses with my Clear Spica pen, but you can't really see in the picture. The piercing was created using my Ric Rac Pierceabilities.

Stamps: Gettin' Hitched (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Sweet Blush (PTI), White, Honey Pie (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sweet Blush, Copic Markers, Spica Glitter Pens
Accessories: Circle & Petite Circle Nestabilities, Ric Rac Pierceabilities (Spellbinders), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Tombo Multi Glue

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Happy Valentine's 2009!!

Stamps: So Much Love (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: River Rock, Bittersweet (BasicGrey)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, VersaMark
Accessories: Label & Circle Nestabilities, May Arts Dotted ribbon, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamps: Things That Go (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Memory Box Parsley Note Cards, White, Pure Poppy (PTI), Mellow (BasicGrey pack)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Sky, Copic markers, Clear Spica pen
Accessories: 1¾ inch Circle punch, Pinked Circle Nestabilities, Pure Poppy Topnotch Twill, Karen Foster Scrapper's Floss, Scotch Foam Tape

I hope you all have a Happy Valentine's Day today, and are able to do something special with your sweethearts!!

The first card is for Beate's WSC68 (yay...she's back!), and is in celebration of today. I also had my DH in mind when I was making it. The patterned papers are from the Bittersweet BasicGrey 6x6 pack I found at Jacksonbelle Embellishments.

The second card was made in hopes of cheering up a little boy who was injured, and is now being treated in the hospital.

The images for both cards are from Lizzie Anne Designs, and the links are included in the recipes listed above. Thanks so much for stopping by!! Enjoy your weekend!!

Serenity & Love

Happy Friday, everyone!! I will have to keep this a bit short, as the kids are home from school early today, because the teachers are working on report cards.

Here are a couple of projects I've worked on recently. I haven't really had much time to blog lately, so I'm just posting these together.

I've loved this little Serenity Now set as soon as I saw it, and only now... have set it to ink (for shame). Anyhow...this is paper pieced, and the patterned paper is Urban Prairie from BasicGrey.

Stamps: Serenity Now (My Favorite Things)
Card Stock: Blue Bayou, Aqua Mist (PTI), Neenah Solar White, Urban Prairie (BasicGrey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Blue Bayou, Copic markers
Accessories: Corner Rounder punch, Rectangle & Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities, Dew Drops & Crystal Effects, Blue Bayou Double Stitched ribbon, Scotch Foam Tape

I've had these heart tins (from PTI) for a very long time, and I noticed that the largest heart image from So Much Love (Lizzie Anne Designs) fit almost perfectly to the size of the lid. I stamped with my Whisper White Craft ink, and added the little heart A Muse Twinkle stickers. The patterned paper around the edge is from the PTI Pink Patterns Collection, and I tied some 7/8 inch organdy ribbon for added elegance. I wish I had some premium chocolates to put inside, but kisses will have to do (all I have on hand).

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Stamps: So Much Love (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Berry Sorbet, Pink Patterns Collection (both PTI)
Ink: Whisper White Craft
Accessories: heart tin (from PTI), Scor-Tape, Tombo Multi Glue, White grosgrain ribbon, 7/8 inch White Organdy ribbon (retired SU), A Muse Mini Heart Twinkle Stickers

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have fun all of you CHA bound girls. I can't wait to catch up with the latest!! Have a great weekend!!

My Valentine

Stamps: So Much Love (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Pretty In Pink, Bashful Blue, and Very Vanilla textured card stocks, Bashful Blue Prints (SU)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Bashful Blue, Pretty In Pink, Black Gel pen, Basic Black Stampin' Write marker
Accessories: Circle & Scalloped Circle Nestabilites, Scalloped Edge punch (SU), Ellison Daisy Die, Heart Blocks Cuttlebug folder, Bashful Blue & Pretty In Pink Taffeta ribbon, Quickie Glue Pen & Dazzling Diamonds, Making Memories Brad, Scotch Foam tape, Glue Dots

It's time for another Dirty Dozen/Alumini challenge, and it's a fun one! We were to create a Valentine with some kind of texture, but not include the color red. I knew I wanted to use my new So Much Love set from Lizzie Anne Designs. Aren't these little birds the sweetest? I stamped them on the Bashful Blue, trimmed them, and adhered them to the stamped Very Vanilla circle. Quickie Glue pen and Dazzling Diamonds were used for the sparkly hearts. The embossed heart background was created using my Heart Blocks Cuttlebug folder, and the flower with my Daisy Die. I think everything is pretty straight-forward, but if you have questions...just let me know.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Valentine Trio

Stamps: DoodleFactory Valentine Remix, Valentine Sentiments (Starving Artistamps)
Card Stock: Real Red, Neenah Solar White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Copic markers
Accessories: Heart & Scalloped Heart Nestabilities, Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamps: DoodleFactory Valentine Remix, Valentine Sentiments (Starving Artistamps)
Card Stock: Real Red, Regal Rose, Neenah Solar White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers, Clear Spica pen
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Heart & Scalloped Heart Nestabilities, Stampin' Dimensionals

Stamps: Valentine's Saying (Simply Single Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Regal Rose, Real Red
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers
Accessories: Heart & Scalloped Heart Nestabilities, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder, May Arts ribbon, Glue Dot

There's a month until Valentine's Day, so I decided to make a few Valentines using my Heart Nestabilities. These are a lot of fun, and quite quick to put together. The stamps I've used are new releases from Lizzie Anne Designs, and Starving Artistamps (Doodle Factory collection). I have included the recipies below each design for quick reference, but if you have any questions...just let me know.

Thanks for visiting my blog!!

Day 3 LAD Peeks!

It's day three of the Lizzie Anne Designs peeks. I am using the Love Tattoo Simply Single stamp for my project!! I decided to take the tattoo literally, and made this card. It's supposed to be the back and shoulder of a woman, and I scored the shirt with my Scor-Pal for added dimension. The tattoo is colored in with my Copic markers (grays).

Stamps: Love Tattoo (Simply Single)
Card Stock: Blush Blossom, Old Olive
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch markers
Accessories: Scor-Pal

I made this little Valentine using the So Much Love stamp set. The ribbon is A muse, and the black pearls are Kaiser

Stamps: So Much Love
Card Stock: Pretty In Pink, Neenah Solar White
Ink: Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black, Inkssentials Opaque pen
Accessories: Scalloped Edge punch, A Muse stitched ribbon, Kaiser Pearls

By now...I'm sure you know where to go for more peeks, but the links are here, and here, just in case.

Forum Party Tonight!

Come and join the Lizzie Anne Gang for a Winter Release Party! It will be hosted on the company forum here in this thread starting at 6:00 PST (That's 6:00 in Seattle and 9:00 in New York!) We'll be talking girl talk, talking about the new stamps, doing a little trivia, and giving out a few prizes. ;) I hope to see you tonight, and thanks so much for stopping by!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

I hope you're all having a fabulous Valentine's Day!!!

I have been busy, as I'm sure you all have been as well. The kids are on the mend, and I started to feel like I was coming down with something as well. Luckily, I used my Zicam® on time to help (I think).

Since I have lots to do...I will try to keep it short.

The first picture is of the 3x3 Valentines that we sent to the cousins. Most of my kids' cousins are much older, so they only exchange Valentine's with the youngest three. The SU cards were some that I had made last year for workshop samples, and the adorable birds card (from C.C. Designs) was made a couple of days ago.

Images © Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008 & C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps™

The nuggets were done in a hurry...so nothing fancy here. They're for the boys to take to their teachers. The images and tins are from PaperTrey Ink.

Images © PaperTrey Ink

My last card is a fantastic RAK from Libby.

I love Libby's cupcake card!! The colors and sparkle is so pretty, and I love the ribbon and pin too! Thank you for the wonderful card Libby!! If you would like to know the deets on this beauty, just click here for Libby's original post. Be sure to stop over to Libby's blog, and see photos of her brand new adorable baby girl as well. Congrats again, Libby!

I have lots more to do, so I had better go. Thanks for your visit, and I'm looking forward to catching up on my burfing real soon!!

Valentine Treats & How Sweet It Is! Card

Images © C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps ™

These are the Valentine treats I worked on with the boys! It was tough getting them done, with the kids not feeling good, but somehow we managed. I saw this cool design at Dawn's blog first...then to my surprise, ended up with the real thing. (Isn't she sweet? Thanks again, Dawn!)

We used C.C. Designs sets Love Ya Much, and Love Ya Lots for our treats. I stamped the images with StazOn Jet Black, and the boys colored them with my Watercolor Pencils. They used the Blender pen to get a watercolor look. (I had to help them quite a bit, because they didn't have a lot of patience).

Here's a picture of all of them all. If you'd like a closer look, just click on the image.

Images © C.C. Designs Rubber Stamps ™

This baby card uses the images from "How Sweet It Is!" from Gina K. Designs, Stamps for a Cause (Diabetes research). See the complete set of images, and learn more by clicking here.

I have to get going...so I will leave you with the recipe. Thank you for visiting!!

Stamps: How Sweet It Is!
Card Stock: Pale Plum, Cranberry Crisp, Whisper White, Daisyd's Maybe Baby Valentine (from Jacksonbelle's store)
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black, Copic Sketch Markers (from Ellen's store)
Accessories: Nestabilities Classic Circles, Petite Oval & Big Shot, Whisper White Taffeta ribbon, amuse twinkle stickers, PolyShrink, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Tombo Mono Multi Glue

My Final Scor-Pal Project

This is my third and final project that I did for the February/March issue of the awesome online Scor-Pal magazine. Have you checked out this issue yet? There are lots of awesome projects, so be sure to take a look. ;)

To see the tutorial for this project, click here.

Thanks for stopping by today, and enjoy your weekend!!

Another Scor-Pal Project

Images © Lizzie Anne Designs

This is another project that I created for the Scor-Pal online magazine. The tutorial can be found here.

I'm having a busy day with the kids (it's a snow day here, so we've been shoveling and sledding). If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for visiting!

I'm Back!!

Online, that is. I didn't have internet for more than a day because the cable went out. You don't realize how much you depend on being connected...until you lose it.

Scor-Pal's February/March online magazine has been posted, and I have a few projects included. Here's one of them:

Images © Flourishes, LLC

For more details about this Z-Fold project, you may find the tutorial here. There are lots of other awesome and new projects included in this issue, so you'll want to check it out!

Thanks for visiting!!

Grandma's Valentine

I saw this really cool Fancy Fold over at Dawn's blog, and wanted to try it. I still had my Berry Bliss handy from a few days ago, so I grabbed it. There also was a challenge at SCS a short while ago, using these cute heart pockets....so I combined the two.

I was trying to incorporate a photo into the Valentine's card for my Mom. I decided to print the photo, and use my Heart-shaped Nestabilities to cut the shape. I doesn't match perfectly with the heart pocket, but I'm thinking she'll probably keep the picture somewhere separate anyhow.
Thanks for stopping by today!!

Stamps: All Year Cheer III
Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate, Berry Bliss
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Heart Nestabilites, D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug folder, Big Shot, Purely Pomegranate stitched ribbon, Prima Heart, Glue Dots, Photograph

Yay....Beate's Sketch WSC29

Woo hoo!! Beate is back with her weekend sketches! Here's her sketch for this weekend.


Here's my card:

Images © Stampendous, and Verve Visual

The base is More Mustard, and the designer paper is Hey Sugar from Cosmo Cricket (Jacksonbelle Embellishments). Rose Red is used for the matting, popped flower, and stitched ribbon (retired Sweet Shop from SU). The "Bee Buddies" (Eclectic Paperie) are stamped with Adirondack Espresso on PaperTrey Select card stock (distressed with Tim Holtz Antique Linen ink) . I colored them with my Copic Sketch markers, and Spica glitter pens (Ellen Hutson's store). The sentiment is Thoughtful Phrases (Verve Visual). The stem of the flower is Karen Foster Scrapper's Floss, colored with my Certainly Celery Stampin' Write marker. The flower is punched with my retired Spring Bouquet punch from SU, and the center is Adornit jewels from EP.

Stamps: Bee Buddies (Stampendous), Thoughful Phrases (Verve Visual)
Card Stock: More Mustard, Rose Red, PaperTrey Select, Hey Sugar (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Adirondack Espresso, Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink, Copic Sketch markers, Spica Glitter pens
Accessories: Sweet Shop ribbon (retired SU), Adornit gems, Stampin' Dimensionals, Spring Bouquet punch


Here's a simple Valentine I made with my Stampendous owls, Ollie & Olivia (Eclectic Paperie). The sentiment is from Year Round Puns (PaperTrey Ink).

Images ©Stampendous & PaperTrey Ink

The base is PaperTrey Select. The image is stamped with Adirondack Espresso, and colored with my Copic Sketch Markers, The ribbon is May Arts, and the bling is Heart Rain Dots.

Stamps: Ollie & Olivia (Stampendous), Year Round Puns (PaperTrey Ink)
Card Stock: PaperTrey Select
Ink: Adirondack Espresso, Copic Sketch markers
Accessories: May Arts ribbon, Heart Rain Dots

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great weekend!!