Friday, March 31, 2017

Paper Sweeties Inspiration #54 Challenge-April 2017!!

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HELLO!!
I'm stopping in to share the New Paper Sweeties Inspiration #54 Challenge-April 2017!! I decided to make a SWEET Spring/Easter Gift Bag!! I just had to use the New Keep Calm and Drink Coffee Stamp Set and the Coordinating Keep Calm and Drink Coffee Sweet Cuts along with a Sentiment from the Tackle Life One Cup at a Time Stamp Set and the Bunny and Carrots from the Bunny Hugs & Kisses Stamp Set!! The Flowers are from the At the Beach Stamp Set!!
I used a Mama Elephant Gift Bag Die Set to create my Gift Bag!! Then I used ALL of my Stamped and Embossed Images that I colored using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and Fussy Cut to Decorate the Front of the Gift Bag!! I added some White Gel Pen Details and some Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen for some added texture and interest!! I just LOVE the way it turned out!! =)
Some of these YUMMY Sugar Cookies will find themselves inside this SWEET Bag along with a Gift Card to our Local Coffee Shop!!  =)
                           
  What do you think!!??
SO FUN for any type of Gift that you may need for anyone SPECIAL in your Life right!!??
                    I hope you'll stop by to see what the rest of the AMAZING DT has created!!
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today!! I CAN'T WAIT to see what you create!!
Have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
I'm also linking up to the
Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes!!

Spring Hop 2017

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)


Welcome to the Neighborhood with Cas-ual Fridays CFC170 No Dies Allowed Challenge!! =)

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I wanted to stop in and share a card I have created for the CAS-UAL Fridays CFC170 No Dies Allowed Challenge!! I had PLAY ALONG when I saw the FUN Challenge they were having and to tryout for the Design Team Call they're having for their Challenge Team too!!


HELLO!!
I‘m stopping in to share the card that I have made for the CAS-UAL Fridays CFC170 No Dies Allowed Challenge !!  =) There are SEVERAL Amazing entries already, so I hope you‘ll head over and check them all out!! After I looked through my stash I decided to use the Home Sweet Home Stamp Set!! I just LOVE  the Sweet Images and I thought it would be FUN to create a card for the Newly Wed couple that are building a New Home just down the country road from us!! We live near a Bluff that was actually an Indian Hunting Site and we have found SEVERAL Arrowheads and Pottery pieces and things over the years!! So the Tee Pee Scene felt right for several reasons!!

I'm using Two different types of Masking for this Card!! One with Masking Tape for my Stamping, and the other using a Liquid Masking so I can WaterColor my Background!! I started with a piece of Tim Holtz WaterColor Paper and I stamped the center Tee Pee then I Masked off the Tee Pee in the Center first so I could stamp the other two on either side then I Masked them all!! I took the Grass Image from the Bottle It Up Stamp Set and stamped them on the sides of the Masked Tee Pee's to ground everything!! I then took the Masks off and applied another Masking of Rubber Cement over the Tee Pees and the Grass!! I let it dry completely and then I took my Distress Markers and my Acrylic Blocks and created several Watercolors for my card!!! I find it works better and the colors all blend better if I have the Watercolors that I want to use ready to go rather than having to mix them as I go!! Sometimes the area will be dry before I add the next color and they don't blend as much as I'd like them too, so this way I can just paint and I don't have to stop to mix colors in between!! =) I started with the ground and after I had it the way I liked it I sprinkled it with some Table Salt!! I learned this in school and let it dry!! It dries with a REALLY AWESOME Textured look and it reminds me of the soil here!!  Then I colored the sky and I LOVE the mixture I got here!! Looks like a real cloud filled sky!! I let that dry and then I was ready to remove the Rubber Cement Masks!! I was left with my Perfect White Tee Pee's!! I wanted to leave them white, but added color to the details of the Tee Pees so I picked three of my Favorite Color Combos and I Watercolored the rest of the scene!! I even added some shading with Pumice Stone Distress Ink Watercolor to the Tee Pees and then I just had to add some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker to the Colored parts of the Tee Pee's!! I REALLY LOVE the way this turned out!!!!  SQUEAL!! =)
Don't you just LOVE that moment when you put ALOT of work into something and in the end you look at it and just get EXCITED!!??  SQUEAL!!   =)
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a Fabulous Weekend!!
I'm also linking up to the

 on the TheDailyMarkerBlog!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSESS
LARISSA   =)

Cas-ual Fridays CFC170 No Dies Allowed Challenge!! =)

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HELLO!!
I wanted to share this picture of our Sunrise here in Nebraska this morning!! It was a jumping off point for this Card!!

I wanted to stop in and share a card I have created for the CAS-UAL Fridays CFC170 No Dies Allowed Challenge!! I'm actually NEW to them, but I had PLAY ALONG when I saw the FUN Challenge they were having and to tryout for the Design Team Call they're having for their Challenge Team too!!

I wanted a Rainbow Inked Background so I stamped my Sentiment using Versa-Fine Black Onyx Ink and then used Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder to Emboss it onto a strip of Vellum!! I have been seeing ALOT of Cards being shared with some REALLY FUN Stitching Techniques, so I decided to try some stitching to add Dimension too!! I thought it would be FUN to try this idea on a Sentiment rather than an Image and I LOVE the way it turned out!! I also thought it would be FUN to do it in Colors kinda mimicking a Rainbow Design!! I reversed the order though, just because I knew I wanted to have my stitched sentiment and some confetti coming from the Right side of my card and I thought having the Darker colors on the left side would help to balance out my card!! I think it did too!!?? I used the W&W The Big, the Bold, and the Happy Stamp Set!! I used a Piercing Tool to pierce a design and then used Embroidery Thread to follow my design!! I then embossed some Hearts and some Confetti and then I used Distress Ink in the Peacock Feathers, Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, and Picked Raspberry!! I used a Gradient affect for each of the colors and then sprinkled some water onto the panel to add extra dimension!!







































I added some of my Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Sequins and a few Clear Crystal Sequins in both 4mm & 6mm Simon Says Stamp!! Then I added my Stitched Vellum Sentiment Panel to my Card Base
and added really thin Black Cardstock Strips for a seamless Design!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the way it turned out!! I'd also like to try this only next time trying to add just a touch of the Distress Ink Colors for a more clean look!! =)
I'm also Linking up to the

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Thursday, March 30, 2017

PS March Challenge/New PS April Release Sneak Peek/Coffee Lovers Spring Blog Hop!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm here to share a Card for the Paper Smooches March Challenge!!
I just LOVE these Monthly Challenges and ALWAYS look forward to seeing what AMAZING Cards are created!! I have used several NEW PS Sets for my Tag today that will be available on March 31st!! You're gonna LOVE LOVE LOVE the New Products!! For even MORE Sneak Peeks, Inspiration and for a chance to WIN visit the Paper Smooches Blog for the April Release Blog Hop!!
I started by Die Cutting the Largest Gift Tags 2 Die Set and then used some Shabby Shutters Distress Ink to create a Background!! I Sprayed it with water and added some Water Splatters for even more Texture!! I then Die Cut the Cozy Coffee Die Set from some White, Kraft and Black Cardstock and Paper Pieced the Die Cut together!! I wanted a SWEET Little Face that matched the Sugar Cookies I made so I used the New Pineapple Crush Stamp Set and Stamped and Embossed the Face!! Then I used the Mini Hearts also in the Set to add some Checks with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxcide Ink and Embossed them too!! I wanted some Texture and Shading on my Coffee Cup so I used a N0 Copic Marker and added the shading on the Coffee Cup!! Next I Stamped and Embossed the New Sentiment from the Pineapple Crush 2 Stamp Set!! SQUEAL!! LOVE it!! I added a Shabby Shutters Seam Binding Bow and my Tag was finished!!
The YUMMY Coffee Cup Sugar Cookies were made with the Sweet Sugarbelle Cookie Cutter Sets by American Crafts and I used Royal Icing to Decorate them!! I wanted a Corrugated Look to the Coffee Cozy so I used an over lapping Line Technique and I LOVE the way it turned out!! Then I added the Faces and the Coffee Cut Lid Details!! I LOVE how the Tag is going to Match PERFECLY with these Cookies to give away to a SWEET Friend!!
I'm also playing along with the 
Spring Hop 2017

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

PS Color of the Year March 2017 Challenge!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm here to share a Card for the Paper Smooches March Challenge!!
I just LOVE these Monthly Challenges and ALWAYS look forward to seeing what AMAZING Cards are created!! I have used several PS Sets for my card PS Southwestern Charm and Twiggy Florets Stamp Sets along with the Fringe and Stitched Frames Dies!! I have been wanting to play with the Paper Smooches Southwestern Charm Stamp Set for awhile now!! I have been seeing LOTS of Cactus Cards and Pictures lately and thought it would be FUN to create a Cactus Card for this Months Challenge!! I just LOVE how it turned out!! I wanted to make it kinda Girlie because I plan on giving it to my Sister!! =) I decided to stamp the Pots from the Twiggy Florets Stamp Set onto some Gold Glitter Crate Paper Cardstock!! I then Stamped and Embossed the Cactus Images onto some Distress Water Color Paper and used my Distress Markers to color them in!! I then added some Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Marker to them and I used a Black Gel Pen to added the Eyes and Mouth so they Pop off the Image!! I added some Fuscia Tissue Paper Fringe that I created by Die Cutting the Tissue Paper with the Paper Smooches Fringe Die!! I LOVE this Die and I have been using it on EVERYTHING!! =) I added some Stitching to ground my Images using the Stitched Frames Die Set and my card was done!!
 
I'm also playing along with the
workitwedbanner
(Cactus Flowers count right!!??)  =)
 
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Monday, March 20, 2017

Inky Paws Challenge #43 Sketch Challenge ~ Mermaid Crossing!! =)

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HELLO!! HAPPY MONDAY!!
Here are the Details for playing along!!
Create a project using the sketch!!
Are you ready to get your paws inky with us and play along to win a prize? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along! 

You have TWO WEEKS to play along - Deadline to enter is Friday, March 31st, 2017 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog the following Monday. Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?

Are you ready to play along and get your paws inky?  
Make sure you check the challenge rules page before you link up your project.
Here's the Card that I've made for today!!
I went alittle Rouge using just two different Distress Ink Colors and then a Plain White Cardbase behind!! I used the Banner Die Cut as my String Element just moving it up alittle on the Card Front and I LOVE the Way it turned out!! I've used the Images from the Mermaid Crossing Stamp Set and then I've used Dies all from Avery Elle!! I Stamped and Embossed my Sentiment and then added the Starfish also Images from the Mermaid Crossing Stamp Set and some Pretty Pink Posh Sequins to finish it all off!!
 
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I CAN'T WAIT to see what you create!!
Have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
I'm also Playing along with the
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Newton's Nook Designs March Release ~ Newton's Rainy Day!! =)

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HELLO!!
Happy Thursday and Welcome to the Last day of the New Newton's Nook Designs March Release!! Today we're showcasing the New "Newton's Rainy Day" Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Set!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE these New Images and the New Dies and think you will too!! Let's take a Look at the FULL Sets, Sold Separately available Friday March 17th, 2017!!
SQUEAL!! What a SWEET Set!! My Boys LOVE LOVE LOVE Frogs so as soon as I saw this Little guy, I KNEW I had to create a FUN Sunshine Scene for him and I LOVE the way it turned out!! I've used SEVERAL other NND Stamps and Dies to create this Card too!! I've used the Darling Hearts Die Set for the Stitched Heart, the Garden Window Die Set for the Sentiment Banner, the NEW Sky Borders Die Set (revealed on Monday's post) for the Waves, the Paradise Palms Stamp Set for the Palm Trees and the Birds, and the Hoppy Days Stamp Set for the Lily Pad Image!! I used the Tim Holtz Rays Stencil for the Sun Rays along with some Distress Inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber!! I also used Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass and Faded Jeans for the Water!! Then I added some Water Droplets just to the Water for some added Texture!!  I Die Cut my Base Panel using the Different Dies to create a FUN Inlaid Design!! I used Foam Tape on the Water to make the Frog and Water POP and to have the Sun Rays/Palm Trees fall in the Background!! I used Spectrum Noir Markers to Color my Images and then added some Spectrum Noir Glitter Pen for some Sparkle!! I also coated the Lily Pad with some Tonic Studios Morning Dew Nuvo Drops!! Hope you feel INSPIRED to use those Little Images in these sets to create a SCENE too!!??  =)
 
Would you like to win the "Newton's Rainy Day" Stamp Set!!??
This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!
Here's how to win: 
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday March 16th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on  Newton’s Rainy Day 
 Newton’s Rainy Day   Newton’s Rainy Day   Newton’s Rainy Day   Newton’s Rainy Day   Newton’s Rainy Day   Newton’s Rainy Day   Newton’s Rainy Day   Newton’s Rainy Day   Newton’s Rainy Day  THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you'll come back tomorrow for a look at the New Newton's Rainy Day Stamp Set + Coordinating Die Set!! You WON'T want to miss it!! 
Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! 
I'm also linking up to the

over on The Daily Marker Blog!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA    =)