Real Love Stories Never Have Endings

Happy Sunday!! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!! My parents are celebrating their anniversary tomorrow so I made time to visit my craft room to create a card for them :)

For some reason, I had trouble photographing these cards. Not sure why :/ I used papers from Lemoncraft's Tiny Miracles stack.

The frame is a KaiserCraft Circle Vines die. It was heat embossed with Shabby White Frantage. Glittered mesh from Joann was cut with a Memory Box Stitched Circles die and applied behind the frame. A Sue Wilson Pierced Flags die was used for the sentiment from My Craft Spot (no longer in business). It was heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle. The heart is from My Creative Time and it was covered with SNS Crystal Ice.

A Sue Wilson Pierced Tag was used in the background, with white twine from DL.ART. The pictures don't do justice to the gorgeous Wild Orchid Crafts flowers. The ribbon is Chalk White from DL.ART. The hearts along the bottom are a Frantic Stamper Love Accessory die and it was covered in SNS Crystal Ice.

One the inside, I used one of my new Carabella Spring dies. I added the hearts that came from the Frantic Stamper die on the front...they are also glittered with SNS Crystal Ice.

Because I can never just make one card, I made another in the same style :) Once again, it was very hard to photograph this and I don't know why.

The details are pretty much the same except this sentiment is from My Creative Time. The butterfly is a Fiskars punch.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Frilly and Funkie - What a Mesh (cheesecloth and glittered mesh)
2) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
3) Little Scrap Pieces Show if Off Saturday - Anything Goes

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

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #192 - Thanksgiving

Happy Thursday!! It's time for a new Thankful Thursday challenge at DL.ART. The theme this week is Thanksgiving. If you use the code l01210, Diana will give you 10% off your purchase at DL.ART :)

I actually made these cards before my trip last month, so I'm not sure I can remember all the details, but I'll try :)

The papers are from The Paper Studio's Mirabelle stack. A Prima Persian Lace Die was cut in half and placed in the background.

Poppystamps Doily Trio dies were added to the bottom and to the side of the middle strip of paper. Beneath is a Cherry Lynn Light Lace Deco Border. The sentiment from My Creative Time was stamped on a Sue Wilson Pierced Flags die. This gorgeous ribbon is Burnt Leaf from the Fall Bundle.

Tucked beneath the Wild Orchid Crafts flowers are Sue Wilson Mosaic Leaves, Frantic Stamper Fern dies and Shoreline Bull Rushes and Cheery Lynn Dandelion dies. This amazing ribbon is Turning Leaf from the Fall Bundle.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp - Thanks/Thanksgiving
2) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
3) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anyting Goes
4) Little Scrap Pieces - Anything Goes

Also, Diana has a sale going on right now for this beautiful fall mini-bundle of Pumpkin Spice and Latte for $2.99...combined with flat rate shipping for a total of $5.00!! Aren't the colors beautiful??!!

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 Thanksgiving project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Music Speaks Die-Versions Post

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog and I have a couple of musical cards with you using several Die-Versions dies.

For these cards, I used paper from Dovecraft's Floral Muse stack. The background is a Whispers Fence Background die (not currently in stock). The musical notes are Wee Petites Harmony dies (not currently in stock).

The violin-playing image is a Sweet Petite Musical Boy die, and he's using a Sweet Petite Music Stand die. He's standing in front of a Whispers Nesting Flowers die. A Whispers Nesting Flowers die was also used for the sentiment from My Craft Spot (no longer in business)

For this card, the image is a Sweet Petite Musical Girl die, using a Sweet Petite Music Stand die. She's also standing in front of a Whispers Nesting Flowers die.

Die-Versions Dies Used

Whispers Fence Background (not currently in stock)

Sweet Petite Musical Girl

Sweet Petite Musical Boy

Wee Petites Harmony (not currently in stock)

Sweet Petite Music Stand

Whispers Nesting Flowers

If you use the code lisa15 you'll receive 15% off your regular price Die-Versions order.

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

Anything But Cute Challenge #19 - Rustic Glam

Happy Saturday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! It's time for a new challenge at Anything But Cute!! The theme this week is an awesome one...Rustic Glam :)

The fabulous and amazing Niki of Pawsitively Creative is the hostess for this challenge!! Here's what she had to say about the theme:

Create a mixed media design featuring rustic elements such as whitewashed wood, chicken wire, burlap, soft subtle tones and neutrals. Don't forget to add the GLAM part with some sparkle and BLING!

For my Rustic Glam project, I upcycled an old bamboo light. This is what it looked like before.

I disassembled it and then coated the surface with super heavy gesso.

Once the gesso dried, I covered it with DecoArt Weathered Wood Crackle Medium. Once that dried and the cracks appeared, I applied DecoArt Antiquing Medium in Antique Gray to the cracks and then wiped most of it off with a wet wipe.

Here's where my project went off course. I'd planned on using real chicken wire and then adhering crystals to the holes. So, I went to Menards and Rural King and Tractor Supply, hoping to purchase a small roll. The smallest roll I could purchase was 50 yards!! I really had no use for 49 extra yards of chicken wire. So I was wandering the aisles of Joann and I came across these rolls of mesh. The one on the left is actually a chicken wire pattern with bits of glitter...glam bonus!! I loved the look of the one on the right, too so I purchased both :)

I used the chicken wire mesh on two sides and this one on the other two. To add a bit more bling, I strung crystals and added them to the panels.

Here's another look at the chicken wire mesh. You can see the bits of glitter.

It's kinda like Rustic Glam meets Shabby Chic!! Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Anything But Cute to see the AMAZING projects my very talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Rustic Glam mixed media project! I can't wait to see what you create :)