It's Your Special Day

Happy Monday! (an oxymoron, perhaps? ;) ) 

Today is my sister-in-law's birthday, so I'm sharing her birthday card: 

I made a quick watercolor background using several colors of distress ink. Once the background was dry, I stamped the sentiment from Mama Elephant's Splendid set in black ink. I then stamped over it with Versamark ink and embossed with clear glitter powder to give the card some extra sparkle :).  After that, I used Lawn Fawn's stitched rectangle dies to cut out the sentiment and patterned paper for the card base. I finished the card with some die cut hearts that were covered with the wink of stella clear glitter pen and glossy accents: 

I love the added dimension of the glossy accents! 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Birthday, Noriko! 

-Lizzy

Let's Celebrate

Hey Everyone,

I'm here today to share a card for the latest Mama Elephant sketch challenge.  Here's our inspiration: 

I chose to keep the same orientation as the sketch for my card:

I thought about adhering some type of embellishment, such as a button, for the 3 circles, but instead chose to use a small circle die and cut it out from the white cardstock panel.  I added a similar strip of orangey-yellow paper for a little extra color.  The side strip of patterned paper is from the Yes, Please Amy Tangerine paper pad by American Crafts.  It has tons of pretty patterns, but this striped one is a favorite :)  Before adhering everything together, I placed a Studio Calcio mask over the white panel and spritzed it with Mint Julep Mister Huey spray.  I'm really loving these ink sprays!  I then die cut a banner end and stamped the polka dot pattern from Mama Elephant's Basic Borders stamp set in a light gray ink.  Next came the sentiment, which is from Mama Elephant's Good Times stamp set.  It's stamped in Pale Tomato ink (Hero Arts)-- another new favorite of mine!  I adhered it with a small strip of washi tape.  Lastly, I added some twine and a few sequins.  To make adhering the sequins easier, I totally recommend getting a QuickStik by Lifestyle Crafts.  It makes picking up small pieces way easier!  There's a tacky end, so small stuff sticks easily to it and comes off easily too: 

See how nicely the sequin stays on the QuickStik?  This has definitely become an essential craft tool for me.  It also has a point on the other end for poking out small die cut pieces.  ...but I digress...

Here's one last shot of the card: 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

-Lizzy

Runway Inspired Challenge #31

Hey! 

Just popping in to share a card I made for the latest Runway Inspired Challenge.  The inspiration is from this fun Kate Spade ensemble: 

Here's my take: 

I had a lot of fun making this card!  I started by cutting strips of black cardstock and adhering them to the white card base.  I was inspired by that little bow on the top of that monster's (?) head and decided a red flower would be a good alternative.  It's from a Spellbinder's die.  The sentiment, from Mama Elephant (Smitten), is stamped and embossed in black on yellow cardstock.  I curled it to give it a little more dimension.

   
That's all for me today!  Thanks so much for stopping by! 

-Lizzy

Camera Craze

Happy Wednesday! 

Hope everyone's week is going well!  We got about a foot of snow, so it was a snow day for most everyone.  We lost power for a few hours, but everything is back on now-- including the internet!  Woot!  

While I was without power, I thought I would make another card for this month's Moxie Fab World Challenge: Camera Craze. 

I'd like to be better at clean and simple cards, so here's my attempt: 

I used the camera from Paper Smooches Perpetual Bliss stamp set and embossed it with white embossing powder.  The starburst background is from Hero Arts/Studio Calico and is one of my favorite stamps.  I masked off the top part of the starburst and just included the bottom part on the card.  I thought it would be a good way to move one's eye towards the sentiment, which is from Mama Elephant (Smitten).  

Thanks so much for visiting today.  Hope to see you back soon! 

-Lizzy 

oh.em.gee.

Hi Everyone! 

Oh.em.gee.  I love Mama Elephant!  They have such fun stamp sets full of great images and awesome sentiments!  I'm playing along again with the Moxie Fab World 75 Card Challenge #23: Make an Itty Bitty Card.  This is my second entry-- you can see my first card here. 

For this itty, bitty card, I used a few Mama Elephant sets: 

The card measures 2 1/2 x 3 inches.  I used good times, smitten, and basic borders by Mama Elephant to make this card.  I started by using peacock feathers, evergreen bough, and salty ocean distress inks to create a pattern for the background using the feather stamp.  I then stamped the dot pattern in soft granite ink on a strip of cardstock, embossed the sentiment in black, and fussy cut two feathers to finish the card. 

Thanks so much for visiting today.  

-Lizzy

Supplies: 

Cardstock: whisper white (SU)

Clear stamp: good times, basic borders, smitten (Mama Elephant) 

Ink: peacock feathers, evergreen bough, salty ocean, picked raspberry distress inks; soft granite (Hero Arts) 

Other: black embossing powder (SU)