Monday, March 4, 2013

Inaugural Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party

For the Paper Playtime Anything Goes Challenge, click HERE.

This is my second post of the day. I am so excited and honored to be a guest designer for the inaugural Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party hosted by Tara of Craftin Desert Divas!! Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly linky party and you could win fabulous prizes!!


The theme this week is Anything Goes. The sponsors are Close to My Heart Consultant Robin Carroll with a $10 gift card, and our fabulous Linky Party Hostess Tara with a $15.00 Joann gift card. The more you link up, the better chance you have to win. Visit Craftin Desert Divas for all the rules and to play along :)


I am so addicted to my Dylusions sprays, stamps and stencils, they are all I want to work with anymore!! For this card, the paper is heavy-duty watercolor paper from Strathmore. It was spritzed with water and then Dylusions inks in Calypso Teal and Vibrant Turquoise. A Cosmic Swirls stencil from The Crafter's Workshop was placed over the paper and then sprayed with London Blue. The dots from a Dylusions Dotted Flowers stencil was placed over the top and spritzed with water for a ghosting effect. The stamps along the bottom and sides are from Dylusions' Further Around the Block stamp set, as are the hanging vines. They were stamped with Ranger Archival Ink. The blocks on the bottom and sides were colored in with a Tim Holtz waterpen filled with Cut Grass. The vines were colored in with TH waterpens filled with Funky Fuscia and Dirty Martini sprays. The black and white circle stamps are from Paper Wings Productions Art Textures stamp set. Some of the leaves were outlined with a Sakura white Gelly Roll Pen. Ranger Gold Pearl Liquid Pearl drops were added to some of the stems.


The dancing woman stencil is from The Crafter's Workshop. It was filled in with Wendy Vecchi Black Embossing Paste. The sentiment is from the Dylusions Right Word stamp set and adhered with Ranger Glue and Seal.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
  1.  Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes Challenge
  2.  Sunday Funday #7 - Linky Party

Guest Designer photo CDD_GUEST-DES-Linky-Party_zps096caca2.gif

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a fabulo
us week :)

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46 comments:

  1. Lisa, wow this is gorgeous! I'm so glad you are having fun with your new crafty toys!! I love what you've been creating - absolutely incredible!

    Hope you enjoyed your weekend - it went too fast :( have a great day!
    Shelly

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  2. Wow and more wow!!!! Love what you did with the paper, it looks amazing! Sounds like a lot of detail-work but it turned into a super card, Lisa!

    You've made me want to go now and grab some water color paper and all my inks, spritz, etc. -- LOL!

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  3. Lisa, Gorgeous card dear. Very bold colors. Bright. I love it.

    Hugs
    Catherine
    http://vidhucreations.blogspot.in

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  4. Another beauty here. You have mastered the sprays. Love that background.

    Have a great day.
    Hugs Nana
    ♥ My Crafting Channel ♥

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  5. Hi my lovely friend^_^
    Another art work with fabulous background^_^
    Your use of colors/spray is stunning my friend^_^
    Brilliant art work^_^
    Have a wonderful week sweety^_^
    Huge hugs,
    Sonia

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  6. Wow Lisa this is fabulous wonderful inking and I like the stitch detail on the leaves.
    Kevin xx

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  7. Oh Lisa you are doing so awesome with sprays and stencils making gorgeous backgrounds!!!! No wonder it is all you want to work with , you are fantastic! I love the colors, they are amazing and the siloutte really stands out... what a beautiful sentiment!!!! Do you know Yvonne from "Do More With Less"?... she works with a lot of mediums , sprays , inks to make fabulous backgrounds too, you may really enjoy her blog! Hugs

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  8. Wow!!! I love what you have created!!! I have never tried the sprays or stencils. I may have to give it ago. You are very inspiring!!!

    Robin
    http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/

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  9. Wow such a great and fun card - love it tfs!!!

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  10. How artistic Lisa..just like a painting!

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  11. Lisa this is so awesome!! I love the colors the images everything!!

    Susie

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  12. Wow ~ love your uniqness of this card... So pretty creation and fun color choices...
    TFS Lisa - have a wonderful new week ahead...
    Oh boy did that weekend fly by or what!

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  13. Beautiful! The colors are so gorgeous!
    Pam
    scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com

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  14. What a wonderful card Lisa! Have a great week! Your friend, Sarah

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  15. I just make a mess with sprays, but wow you rocked it! This is so fantastic!

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  16. This is Gorgeous! I love the colors and it is just so pretty. Is it messy to do? Just can't stop looking at it.

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  17. Lovin your new craft styles Lisa. Gorgeous card. Congrats on your guest Design post. Have a great day. :) ~Tami

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  18. Gorgeous...love the colours!! Lee-Ann :)

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  19. GORGEOUS! I love these vibrant colors! I love your artistic creativity!
    {hugs}
    Indy

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  20. WOW - this is gorgeous Lisa - you'll be after Tim Holtz job soon:-) This is so inspiring - its wonderful. TFS

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  21. LOVE this! I especially love the sentiment. I am a naturally happy person. When something bad happens, I am still happy...people say to me all the time "how can you be happy when (fill in the blank) is happening to you" my answer is that life is a messy, imperfect, wonderful gift that even on the bad days shouldn't be taken for granted.

    Hugs,
    Chriss

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  22. WOW! This really looks amazing! You've done a fabulous job! Thank you so much for playing along with us over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!

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  23. Oh my goodness, this is absolutely gorgeous Lisa!! I just love all the beautiful colors.

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  24. WOW WOW WOW!!! Lisa, this is so amazing and fun!! The background is gorgeous. You really do amazing work with the sprays.

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  25. This is so pretty. I love the colors you used

    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  26. Lisa, Lisa, Lisa...Oh man, this is AMAZING!!!! The inking is spectacular and what a design! You are so amazingly talented! I am speechless.....

    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  27. can see why your are addicted love the way the colors blend together so artist love the turn your designing has taken. Can't wait to see what comes next!

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  28. You are having so much fun with those sprays! I am loving all the gorgeous artwork you are coming up with. Fabulous!

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  29. WOW! This card is a work of art! Those sprays must really be awesome! FABULOUS card!

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  30. Awesome!Love your bright colors...

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  31. Oh how very cool Lisa, you are rockin those inks girl! Love it and how fun I'm heading over next to link up ;D

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  32. This is so pretty Lisa, the colors are SO vibrant!!

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  33. WOW! beautiful card and you sure have bee rockin these cards my friend:) I hope you had a fantastic Monday! Have a great evening.
    Hugs,
    Norma

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  34. Absolutely gorgeous, love the vibrant colours, the leaves look fab and the sentiment is lovely
    Lindsay xx

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  35. Congrats to you my friend!!Yiippee!!
    Gorgeous as ALWAYS!!!I love this sweet stamped sentiment. I truly appreciate it.GORGEOUS background!
    Have a FABULOUS day my friend,
    M'

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  36. love love love this! needs to be framed and on the wall- gorgeous!

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  37. My sweetest friend, you are beyond extraordinary. :o) (Notice the lack of an exclamation point? That's because it's pure fact. Teehee!) The joy with which you created this sparkles through so brilliantly. Those sprays must be fantastic because they blend so fantastically... although I'm sure your talent plays a key role! The design you created is artistic genius. I'm sure it's been said already, but this is a masterpiece and worthy of being framed. :o) Every detail couldn't be more perfect. Inspiring work, Lisa! I hope you love it with all of your gorgeous heart! (And congrats on the GD spot! They are blessed to have you!)

    Hugs and blessings!

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  38. Lisa this is beautiful and I so love and identify with your sentiment. Its not surprising you are so addicted to your Dylusions as you are so talented with them. Awesome job! Hugs Polly x

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  39. This is so pretty with an awesome sentiment!!!

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  40. Ooh how fun, love the mixed media feel to this.. thanks for joining us at Simon Says Challenge blog

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  41. Wow Lisa, you sure are mastering these sprays and stencils....this one is gorgeous, so bright and vibrant...and so fun!! Congrats to you for being a guest designer, such an honor, and well deserved!! Have a nice week, and hope you didn't all that "midwest" snow like we did!!!

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  42. Love your card, it is really cute. You did a super job with those new products!

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  43. Your card is AMAZING with that GREAT background,SUPER job Lisa!!!:)

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  44. Another WOW card!!!!!!! The inking is just fabulous!!!!!!

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  45. This is just amazing!! Love the vibrant colors and fun design! ~ Blessings, Tracey

    http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/

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