Hope your day is extraordinary!

 Hello Friends!

Today I am sharing a card I made with the adorable Unity Stamp "Bouquet of Purrs"!  I absolutely fell in love with this stamp set the minute I laid eyes on that precious cat face!  

Here is my card:

Ingredients:

Unity Stamps "Bouquet of Purrs"

 Nesting dies

White paper

Lavender paper

Black ink

Copic markers

White card base

For this A2 card I started by stamping the "Bouquet of Purrs" with Black ink onto White paper.  I colored the image in with Copic markers.  I cut the image out with a nesting die that I have and than I mounted it onto some Purple paper and I cut that out with the bigger nesting die.  I took a White card base and added the Lavender paper to it and than I added the image.  I took one of the sentiments in the stamp set and stamped it with Black ink underneath the image.  I just think that this is the sweetest cat in the world!  I love it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Thank You

 Hello Friends!

Today I am participating in Amy Tsuruta's Woodblock Wednesday Challenge for October!

Here is my card:

Ingredients:

Stampin Up Hedgehog Happiness stamp

Sizzix Embossing Folder

Spellbinders die (no longer available)

White paper

Black ink

Copic markers

Faded Jeans distress oxide ink

Pink paper

Black paper

Card base

For this A2 card I started by stamping the Stampin Up Hedgehog Happiness stamp with Black ink onto white paper.  I colored in the image with Copic markers and than I cut it out with an older Spellbinders nesting die.  I took the Pink paper and the next size up Spellbinders nesting die and cut tha out and mounted the stamped image onto it.  I took a piece of Black paper and the Sizzix embossing folder and ran that through my big shot, distressed the paper with a sanding block and and added that to the card base.  I added the stamped image to the center of the card.  I just love the Hedgehog stamps, they make me smile!

I am entering this card in Amy Tsuruta's Woodblock Wednesday Challenge for October.

Make sure to hop on over to the Woodblock Wednesday Challenge to see all the amazing cards that were made for this challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

BOO

 Hello Ghoulfriends!

I just love Halloween and making Halloween cards and I couldn't wait to make this card with my new Penny Black BOO die!  I absolutely LOVE IT!!  Here is my card:

Ingredients:

Penny Black Boo die

Cottage Cutz Witch Hat with Spider (no longer available)

 Owl cut out

Creative Memories stickers

Stampin Up Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder

Black paper

Tan paper

Paper scraps

Brown ink 

White card base

For this A2 card I took a piece of Tan paper and the Stampin Up Brick 3D embossing folder and ran that through my Big Shot.  I took some Brown ink and rubbed that over the embossing and added that to a White card base.   I took the Penny Black Big BOO die and some Black paper and cut that out and added that to the card.  I took the Creative Memories Pumpkin and Spider Wed stickers and added them to the BOO.  I took a Paper Owl and added him to the BOO.  I took the Cottage Cutz Witch Hat with Spider die and cut that out with some Black Shimmer paper and added the spider to the web and the hat to the last O.  I love the Big BOO die because it is so much fun to add different elements to the letters to make unique cards!

I am entering this card in the Penny Black Saturday Challege

Be sure to stop by the Challenge and see all the wonderful cards made for this fun Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Fall Into Autumn!

 Hello Friends!

Happy World Card Making Day!!  Today I made this card for World Card Making Day and for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #229 ~ Awesome Autumn.

Here is my card:

Ingredients:

Lawn Fawn Fall Mice stamps

Lawn Fawn Tree House die

Lawn Fawn Acorn House die

Lawn Fawn Spiffy Speckles paper

Black ink

Copic markers 

Orange Card Base

Papers from my stash

For this A2 card I started by taking a pice of the Lawn Fawn Spiffy Speckles paper.  I took some Brown paper and the Lawn Fawn Tree House die and cut that out and added it to the card.  I took scraps of Orange, Gold, Yellow and Green paper and used the leaf dies from the Tree House die set.  I stamped the Fall Mice stamps on the card and colored them in with Copic markers.  I took more Green paper and cut out the grass dies and added them to the card.  I took some Orange and Gold paper and cut out the leaves from the Acorn House die set.

Now hop on over to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #229 ~ Awesome Autumn and see all the great cards and why not make a card for World Card Making Day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Hang in there

 Hello Friends!

Today I am sharing a card I made for Amy Tsuruta's Woodblock Wednesday Challenge for September.

Here is my card:

Ingredients:

Penny Black Uplifting Occassion woodblock stamp

Stampin Up Parisian Flourish Embossing Folder

Whimsy Stamps Notched Rectangle die

Hang in there die 

Brown Coordinations paper

White paper

Black ink

Copic markers

Light and Dark Pink paper

White Square card base

I took a White Square card base to make my card.  I took the Penny Black Uplifting Occassion woodblock stamp, Black ink and White paper and stamped the image onto the paper.  I colored it in with Copic markers.  I took the Whimsy Stamps Notched Rectangle die and cut out the image.  I took a piece of Brown Coordinations paper and the Stampin Up Parisian Flourish Embossing Folder and ran it through my Big Shot.  I took some sand paper and lightly sanded the paper for the color underneath to show. I took that paper and added it to the White Square card base and than I added the Uplifiting Occassion image and added that to the card.  I took some Light and Dark Pink paper and the Hang in there die and cut that out in each color.  I took the Dark Pink letters and mounted them onto the Light Pink cut out and added the sentiment to my card.  Since today is the last day of September and tomorrow is the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month I felt that I just had to use this stamp for my card.

I am entering this card into Amy Tsuruta's Woodblock Wednesday September Challenge.

Now it is your turn to break out your Woodblock Stamps and create a card for this challenge and join in the fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Happy National Punctuation Day

 Hello Friends,

Today I am sharing a card I made for National Punctuation Day for this month's "Yes, It Is A Holiday" Celebration with my friends Michael @worldofmichaeltrent and Debra @djdavison814.  National Punctuation Day highlights the crucial role that commas, periods and other punctauation marks play in written communication. 

 Here is my card:

Inside my card:

To make my 5 X 7 inch card I took a piece of White card stock to make the base of the card.  I took a piece of scripted paper that I inked the edges with Black Ink and added to the card base.  I took some Mrs. Grossman's Red Alphabet letters to make the title of "Happy National Punctuation Day" and I added a bunch of different punctuation marks that I cut out with various dies with Red paper and added to the card.  On the inside of the card I wrote out the sentiment "Lets celebrate every comma, period and exclamation point that helps our words make sense!"

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori

Happy Fall

 Hello Friends,

Today I am sharing a card I made with Lawn Fawn stamps, dies and paper.  I am entering this card in the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #228 ~ Woodland Wonder.

Here is my card:

Ingredients:

Lawn Fawn You Autumn Know stamps

Lawn Fawn You Autumn Know dies

Lawn Fawn Acorn House dies

Lawn Fawn Grassy Hillside die

Lawn Fawn Happy Fall Line Border die

Lawn Fawn Falling Leaves paper

Kraft card stock

Assorted paper from my stash

Black ink

Copic markers

For this A2 card I started by making the base of the card with Kraft card stock.  I added a piece of the Falling Leaves paper.  Next I took some Green paper and the Grass Hillside Die and cut that out and added it to the card.  Next I took more Kraft card stock and the Acorn House die and cut out the acorn body.  I used some Brown paper for the top of the Acorn House and the front door.  I took some more Green paper and cut out the plants.  I stamped the Leaves and Mice onto White paper, colored them in with Copic markers and cut them out with the matching dies.  I cut out the Happy Fall with Brown paper and added that to the top of the card.  

Now hop on over to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #228 ~ Woodland Wonder and check out the great creations for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lori