Celebrate Cards for Wild Orchid Crafts

Hello, everyone!! Happy Monday and happy Memorial Day to all my friends in the USA!! It's my turn to post on the Wild Orchid Crafts blog and I'd love for you to stop by if you have time :) I have a couple of Celebrate cards with you today featuring several Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and embellishments.

For these cards, I used Cottage Roses in two sizes, Open Roses in two sizes and Hip Rosebuds. The papers are from Pink Paislee and the crinkle ribbon is from DL.ART.

I also used Paper Rose Leaves in two sizes, Self-Adhesive Pearls in two sizes and White Sissal.

Some close-ups:

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes

Wild Orchid Crafts Products Used

Mixed Peach/Orange Mulberry Paper Cottage Roses 25mm ~ QVR-044

Mixed Peach/Orange Mulberry Paper Cottage Roses 30mm ~ QVR-044

Mixed White/Cream Mulberry Paper Cottage Roses 30mm ~ QVR-055

Mixed Peach/Orange Mulberry Paper Cottage Roses 30mm ~ QVR-055

Pale Peach Mulberry Paper Open Roses 10mm ~ MKX-018

Yellow Mulberry Paper Open Roses 10mm ~ MKX-017

Yellow Mulberry Paper Open Roses 15mm ~ MKX-017

Mixed Peach/Orange Hip Rosebuds ~ GST-019

Green Mulberry Paper Rose Leaves 15mm ~ MXK-441

Green Mulberry Paper Rose Leaves 25mm ~ MKX-440

Self-Adhesive Pearls 3mm ~ MKX-506

Self-Adhesive Pearls 5mm ~ MKX-496

White Sissal

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Have a great day!!

DL.ART April Linky

Happy Saturday and April 1st!! Wow, the first quarter of the year has flown by!! The first of the month means it's time for a new Monthly Linky Party at DL.ART. The theme is Anything Goes. If you use the code L01210, Diana will give you 10% off your order at the DL.ART Shop!!

For my cards, I used Maja Designs papers. I left off a sentiment so they could be used for any occasion.

The design in the background is from a Tim Holtz Mixed Media Thinlet die.

The tag was made from two My Creative Time tag dies.

A Cheery Lynn French Pastry die was used for the base of the flowers.

This gorgeous crinkle ribbon is Primrose from Spring Bundle #1 The flowers, sissal, pearl loops and frosted berries are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

This beautiful crinkle ribbon is Aruba Blue from Tropical Summer Bundle.Tucked among the flowers are Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourishes and Sue Wilson Mosaic Leaves.

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Little Scrap Pieces Last Show-if Off Saturday - Anything Goes
2) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
3) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
4) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head over to DL.ART to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Anything Goes project. I can't wait to see what you create :)

Scrapy Land Challenge #50 - Happy Birthday

Happy Wednesday!! It's time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land and the theme is Happy Birthday plus a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries...there are over 40 to choose from.

For my birthday cards, I used papers from Craft and You. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA. The lace is from my stash.

The tag is a Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets 2 die. The two peeking out the side are Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets 1 dies.

The sign is a Trimcraft Vintage Sign die. The birds perched on the sign are Memory Box Resting Bird dies. They were covered in Sparkle N Sprinkle Crystal Ice. Happy Birthday is from My Craft Spot (no longer in business).

Tucked under the Wild Orchid Crafts flowers are Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish Right and Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish Left dies, Cheery Lynn Designs Dandelion dies and Memory Box Botanical Stem dies. The butterflies are Impression Obsession Medium Butterfly dies. The gorgeous crinkle ribbons are from DL.ART.

SCRAPY LAND DIES USED

Trimcraft Vintage Sign
Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets 2 

Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets 1

Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish Right

Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish Left

Cheery Lynn Designs Dandelion 

Memory Box Botanical Stem

Impression Obsession Medium Butterfly

Memory Box Resting Bird

Spellbinders Curved Border 1

I am leaving tomorrow for two weeks and won't be able to stop by your blogs until I return. I'll have scheduled posts set for my blog. I will miss you while I'm gone!! Be safe!! Have a wonderful couple of weeks!! Big hugs :)

Scrapy Land Challenge #41 - Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a wonderful first week of May!! It's time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land and the theme is Anything Goes PLUS a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries...there are over 40 to choose from!! Play along and you could win a gift certificate to shop at Scrapy Land!!

I created two garden-themed cards using papers from Craft & You. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs  Distress Ink. Texture paste was applied through an "Art Is" stencil from The Crafters Workshop in random spots on the bottom layer.

The next layer is a Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily die, followed by an Impression Obsession Arch and Trellis die.

Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish Left and Mini Fanciful Flourish Right dies climb up the trellis and twines through the Impression Obsession Beach Fence. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. On the inside, I used Spellbinders Curved Borders One dies.

The sentiment banner is a Taylored Expression Banner Stacklet 1 die. The sentiments are from My Craft Spot (no longer in business). The gorgeous ribbons are from DL.ART.

The butterflies fluttering about are Impression Obsession Medium Butterfly dies covered in sugar coating. The dragonflies are from Impression Obsession's Cattails die set.

Scrapy Land Dies Used

Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily 

Impression Obsession Arch and Trellis

Taylored Expression Banner Stacklet 1

Spellbinders Curved Borders One

Impression Obsession Beach Fence

Impression Obsession Medium Butterfly

Impression Obsession's Cattails

Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish Left 

Cherry Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish Right

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Scrapy Land to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Anything Goes project using a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Jo's Scrap Shack 4th Blogaversary Hop

Happy Tuesday!! Today we are celebrating Jo's Scrap Shack's 4th Blogaversary with a two-day blog hop full of amazing inspiration showcasing projects with a theme of Anything But a Card!! I was so honored when my sweet friend Jo asked me to be a part of her celebration :)

You should have arrived from Jo's Blog. If you are just stopping by or visiting me from your dashboard, you'll want to start at the the beginning at so you don't miss any of the projects. Plus, Jo has awesome prizes up for grabs:

Sponsors & Prizes

1. Jo's Scrap Shack - $15 Silhouette Store
2. Scrapper's Delight's - 3 Digital Stamps
3. DoubleClick Connections- 3 bags of Skittles
4. Sunny Studio Stamps- $20 gift voucher
5. Little Blue Button Stamps- $15 gift voucher
6. Lawn Fawn- 1 Stamp Set & a 6x6 paper pad
7. Bugaboo Digital Stamps- $30 gift voucher

Look at all those amazing goodies!! To be eligible to win this prize, you must:

1. Visit each designer's blog on the hop
2. Follow & leave a comment on each blog

You have until 11:59PM on May 6th to leave comments. Jo will announce the random winner from one of the designers blogs on her blog on May 7th.

Now for my project...

I created a birthday gift box using Lemoncraft papers from the Neverending Summer stack. (Shhh...don't tell Jo, but I created a couple of cards that go with the box!! I'll keep with the theme of Anything But a Card for this post and share them at a later date ;)

I purchased a Bodhi wallet for my mom for Christmas and it came in this box. It's really sturdy and perfect to recycle. I was intrigued by the quote, so I did a little research on Yahoo and found this as the definition someone provided: "Nearly all of our behavior is driven by our 'passions' - a semi-technical Buddhist term that refers to impulses, delusions, ignorance, and other afflictive mental states. These states prevent us from seeing the truth of each moment and then responding to that truth with wisdom and compassion. Buddhist practice - the 'magic' of Buddhism - enables us to transform these 'passions,' which means to see them as empty of self-nature, and to become free of them." I really did hate to cover up the quote.

I inked the edges of the papers with Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. A Cherry Lynn French Pastry Doily was cut in half and placed on the top and bottom of the lid. They were then covered with Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Cherry Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourishes, Sue Wilson Mosaic Leaves and Memory Box Chloe Stems.

Texture paste was applied through a stencil...I am completely blanking on which one. The butterfly is a Memory Box Isabella and the top layer was covered with Sparkle N Sprinkle Crystal Ice.

The sentiment is from My Creative Time and the banner is from My Craft Spot (no longer in business).

Your next stop on the hop is Heather. Below is a lineup in case you get lost along the way or want to revisit a blog:

Day 1- May 3rd

Jo's Scrap Shack

Lisa < You Are Here 

Heather

Georgiana

Antoinette

Tina

Joyce

Carri

Michelle

AJ

Day 2- May 4th

Jo's Scrap Shack

Sherrie

Angie

Millie

Christina

Darlene

Kellie

Mendi

Linsey

Amanda

Margaret

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Happy hopping :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #171 - New Years

Happy Thursday and Happy Christmas Eve!! Christmas has finally arrived!! Santa's going to need to borrow Noah's Ark to deliver presents here...we've had strong storms and non-stop rain with temps in the high 60's. It totally doesn't seem like Christmas.

It's time for a new Thankful Thursday at DL.ART and the theme this week is New Years. I created a couple of cards and an ornament to celebrate 2016 using gorgeous Cabernet Ribbon from Diana's Vintage Vineyard Bundle.

For the ornament, I used the same technique I used for the Southwestern Bison ornament HERE. I also added some of Diana's beautiful Twine to the Poppystamps Stitched Button.

For the cards I used papers from my favorite Bo Bunny's Altitude stack and stitched it to heavyweight cardstock. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA. A Spellbinders Curved Borders 1 die was used beneath the flowers, which are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Cherry Lynn Flourishes, Memory Box Chloe Stems and Sue Wilson Faux Quilled Leaves were also tucked under the blooms. The happy die and new year stamp are from My Creative Time, with some Tim Holtz Seedless Preserves Distress Ink along the edges.

Now it's your turn...head on over to DL.ART to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your New Years project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

I won't be around blogland until after the first of the year. I'm headed down to my sister's house in Kentucky as she's having surgery. I'm not sure that I'll be able to get online so I will catch up with all of you when I return. I wish you all a safe and happy holiday season!! Merry Christmas!! Big hugs :)

Over the Moon Baby Blog Hop

We are so glad you have joined us for the

Over The Moon Baby Blog Hop!!

You will be inspired by all the Baby Projects & Gift Ideas on this hop. These ladies are amazing. Our friend, Jen, is expecting a little one soon, and we thought it would be fun to have a little hop in her honor. Put on some Christmas Music, sit down by the fire with your laptop, grab a candy cane to snack on, and enjoy the hop. There are 7 stops along the way (including me). You are not going to want to miss any of them!!

Here is my project:

The papers are from Bo Bunny's Prarie Chic paper stack and the edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA. I used the adorable onesie die from My Creative Time's Hello Baby set. I also cut it out in foam to pop it up for dimension. Baby is also from My Creative Time. Memory Box Chloe Stems and Tender Leaves dies are tucked under the Wild Orchid Craft blooms, along with a Fanciful Flourish die from Cheery Lynn. The butterflies are punches and they were covered with sugar coating. The Sweetest Thing is a Tim Holtz Remnant Rub.

Here is the complete blog hop lineup. Enjoy!!

Janis 

Ginger

Tanya

Michelle

Melissa

Lisa (you are here)

Nana

Thanks for hopping with us today!!

Mixed Media Christmas Ornaments

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! They're just flying by, aren't they? Christmas will truly be here before we know it. I should be working on Christmas cards but instead, I have a couple of mixed media ornaments to share with you today :)

I picked up the chipboard ornaments for this project from Hobby Lobby.

I covered this one with Golden Crackle Paste in a thick layer. Once it dried and cracked, I covered it with red acrylic paint, waited a few minutes and then wiped the paint off so that it just filled the cracks. The snowflake on the bottom is a Memory Box Alipine Snowflake die and it was covered with Stampendous Shabby White Embossing Enamel.

I cut the Tim Holtz Reindeer Flight die in grungeboard and painted him with brown acrylic paint. Once he dried, I covered him with Deco Art Crackle Glaze. Once the cracks appeared, I used Viva Inka Metallic Gold to highlight the cracks. The Tim Holtz Pine Trees were covered with Stampendous Chunky White Deep Impression Embossing Enamel.

The poinsettia was cut from a Spellbinders Poinsettia die. Every other layer was embossed with Shabby White Embossing Enamel. The berries in the center are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

This ornament was first covered with black gesso and then red acrylic paint. Deco Art Crackle Glaze was applied all over and once it dried, white acrylic paint was used to bring out the cracks.

The pine branches are Impression Obsession Pine Branch dies. They were covered with Chunky White Deep Impression Embossing Enamel and with Liquitex Glass Beads. Texture Paste was applied through a Tim Holtz Dot Fade stencil. Joy is a Memory Box die and it was covered with the Shabby White Embossing Enamel.

I'm entering these in the following challenges:

1) Anything But Cute - It's Ornamental

2) LSP Show it Off Saturday - Anything Goes
3) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes
4) Decorate to Celebrate - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)