Shadow Box gift

Hello! Something a little different today :) My friend Ariani came over and we dabbled in this project, which she was giving to her best friend for her birthday.

Lots of die cut shapes here. We layered several of the Daisies #2 die in Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron. And then used Dot dot dot background stamp in Versamark to add texture.

The scallop circle had images from Of the Earth stamp set in Versamark, to show up a little bit behind the Happy Birthday sentiment.

Recipe: (all by SU! unless noted)

Cardstock and paper: Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Taken with Teal, Sweet Pea DSP, orange paper (from Ariani's stash)

Stamp sets: Dot dot dot, Elegant Greetings (ret.), Of the Earth

Ink: Versamark, Chocolate Chip

Tools: Big Shot machine, Daisies # 2 die, Scallop Circle # 2 die, Eyelet Border punch

Everything else: So Saffron ribbon, button (from Marlene), linen thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

Next up is a quick Melon Mambo money envelope for Chinese New Year which I had made in this post, made with Mini Scallop Envelope die. Melon Mambo for girls, Real Red for boys.

Thank you for stopping by. Happy stamping to you all.

Hugs,

Liza

FTL80 sympathy

Happy Saturday! We need a sympathy card this week for a dear family friend. FTL80 is my starting point.

I used a half Top Note die cut. My tree is from the Pendant Park set, color combo is Old Olive and Soft Suede and card base is Naturals Ivory. A very subdued color combo.

Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy your weekend.

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe (all by SU!)

Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, The Write Stuff DSP

Stamp sets: Pendant Park, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Old Olive, Soft Suede

Tools: Big Shot machine, Top Note die, Word Window, Scallop Edge punches

Everything else: brad, button (from my stash), linen thread

From start to finish

Hello! Every now and then, it is so much fun to sit down and create a card from start to finish, a matching card and envelope. Here is one that I made for my friend Ariani using the Vintage Vogue set. My card base is Taken with Teal.

For a change it is a square card to match my Whisper White square envelope. Finished size is 5 1/4" square.

The "F friends" image was colored with Taken with Teal and Chocolate Chip markers. Corduroy buttons were added to finish off.

Here is the inside and the lining of the envelope:

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Cardstock and paper: Sweet Pea DSP, Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Whisper White square envelope

Stamp set: Vintage Vogue

Ink: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Tools: 1 3/4" circle, Scallop edge punches

Everything else: Kraft and Chocolate Chip corduroy buttons, twine, Always Artichoke button, linen thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thank you for stopping by. Have a good day...

Hugs,

Liza

Vintage Vogue

Hi there! I have not got around to inking up my Vintage Vogue set until now, though I have seen some pretty samples with it :) When I looked at the flowers and leaf images, I wanted to create a patterned paper with it. It is addicting! I look at all my stamps and imagine what patterns and color combo I can create with it :)

My patterned paper... color combo is Rose Red, Taken with Teal, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive and Kraft.

Here is my card. The card base is Naturals Ivory. I find that it goes really well with vintage or shabby chic style.

Another happy find from that glassware store... A new home for my markers :) Colorfully residing in a square vase.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Cardstock and paper: Sweet Pea DSP, Kraft, Rose Red, Naturals Ivory

Stamp set: Vintage Vogue

Ink: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Taken with Teal

Tools: 1 3/4" circle, Scallop Edge punches

Everything else: twine, Pretty in Pink button, linen thread

Birthday Bliss

Hi there! A neat little thing I learnt at the latest Stampin' Success magazine (a monthly magazine for demo) is that this little Birthday Bliss stamp matches the Wide Oval punch. How cool is that! I am always excited about things like that because it makes creating a jiffy.

So you know what I do next, try it out, of course :) Here is my super quick one.

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Cardstock and paper: Sweet Pea DSP, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette

Stamp set: Birthday Bliss

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Tools: Wide Oval, Scallop Edge punches

Everything else: Pink Pirouette ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

And another one in a different color that I created in a jiffy when a friend visited this morning. Love this color combo, too :) ~ Taken with Teal, So Saffron and Whisper White.

Thank you for stopping by. Happy stamping!

Hugs,

Liza

Best Wishes Butterfly 2

Hello! Here is today's card that I had made with a different piece of paper from the Sweet Pea stack. All the pieces there are so pretty :)

I had already had the die cut butterfly on my desk from a previous play date with girlfriends :) We were playing with die cut shapes and heat embossing. The butterfly had been stamped with Bella Toile background stamp and heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. It is glittery and sparkly in real life :)

Here is the second card of the day, using up supplies that I had already laid out on the table.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe (all by SU!):

Card # 1

Cardstock and paper: Naturals Ivory, Kraft, Sweet Pea DSP

Stamp set: Bella Toile, Vintage Labels

Ink: Versamark, Chocolate Chip

Tools: Big Shot machine, Beautiful Butterflies die, heat tool and Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder

Everything else: twine, button

Card #2

Cardstock and paper: Kraft, Whisper White, Roe Red, Chocolate Chip, Sweet pea DSP

Stamp sets: Of the Earth, Vintage Labels

Ink: Rose Red, Chocolate Chip

Tools: 1 1/4" square, Scallop Square, Scallop Edge punches

Everything else: button, linen thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

A quick hello

Hi there! My cousin Lanny is visiting from Australia so here is a quick hello card I made for her. This is using October Afternoon paper and SU! Red Riding Hood card base.

And here is my latest find below, these cute vintage looking jars that become a new home for my buttons. I still need a few more of these for other color groupings. There are 3 sizes, this is the smallest. Turns out that there is a glassware factory store within walking distance from our apartment building. One afternoon, last week I walked there and picked up some fun finds :) And of course, I will be back again soon. Love that little adventure!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great week!

Hugs,

Liza

FTL79 card

Hello! Here is the latest sketch over at Clean and Simple Stamping blog. That was my first time creating a banner with a tip from that post (with a square punch). Thanks~ ! I thought it would be fun pairing the tree paper from Sweet Pea DSP and the little house stamp from Good Neighbors set (one of the SAB sets). Note: I used a Stamp a Majig (SAMJ) to line up the house and the roof.

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Cardstock and paper: Rose Red, Taken with Teal, Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Sweet Pea DSP

Stamp sets: Pendant Park (sentiment), Good Neighbors

Ink: Rose Red, Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip

Tools: SAMJ, 1 3/8" circle, Scallop Circle, square punches, Big Shot machine, Perfect Polka Dots texture folders

Everything else: linen thread, Rose Red button, Stampin' Dimensionals

While I was at it, I am playing with a different kind of focal point treatment :) Layered that little house with punched XL flower. I stamped A to Z background on it with Versamark but it doesn't show that well on the photo. Added the little Polka Dotted heart in front.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Cardstock and paper: Rose Red, Kraft, Taken with Teal, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Sweet Pea DSP

Stamp sets: Good Neighbors, Pendant Park (sentiment), A to Z, Dot dot dot.

Ink: Taken with Teal, Rose Red, Versamark, Chocolate Chip

Tools: Big Shot machine, Perfect Polka Dot texture folders, XL flower punch, Scallop circle, circle, small heart, word window (trimmed for sentiment) punches

Everything else: brad, Stampin' Dimensionals

Hello, little chicks

Hi! Here is a long lean card from a sketch I found here on Lisa Henke's blog. Fun little sketch :)

When I looked at those 3 little dots, why not put 3 little chicks? So, here they are. My color combo is Rose Red, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White and Basic Gray.

Thank you for stopping by! Happy stamping...

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Cardstock and paper: Sweet Pea DSP, Rose Red, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry textured cardstock.

Ink: Basic Gray

Stamp sets: Happy Together, Pendant Park (sentiment)

Tools: Eyelet Border, Scallop Trim, Lg. Oval, Scallop Oval punches

Everything else: brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Gray taffeta ribbon

Best Wishes Butterfly

Hi! I am playing with a left over piece of paper from the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (DSP) stack. This one up there is so beautiful, I left it as is. Just added the framed sentiment from the Vintage Labels stamp set (one of the Sale a Bration sets) and twine to finish.

Here is another one that I had stamped a background and some of the botanical images from the Of the Earth set (level 1 hostess set in the big SU! catalog). I thought this matched the look of the paper and added a vintage touch :)

Here is the finished card. My card base is Rose Red.

Thank you for stopping by. Happy creating to you all!

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Card stock and paper: Sweet Pea DSP, Rose Red, Whisper White

Stamp Sets: Vintage Labels, Of the Earth

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Sahara Sand

Tools: 1' circle, Scallop Edge punches

Everything else: twine, Stampin' Dimensionals

Last Petal Pizzazz flowers

Hello! Here is the last card that I had made with the Petal Pizzazz flower DSP. Using a Crushed Curry card base this time.

Here is what it looks like after I stamped that patterned paper. I love this technique :) Sorry, I forgot to take a photo before I had cut it :)

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe: (all by SU! unless mentioned)

Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Kraft, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry

Stamp set: Petal Pizzazz, Whimsical Words

Ink: Sahara Sand, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Old Olive

Tools: Pinking Hearts border, Curly Label, 1/2" circle punches

Everything else: white button and brads from Marlene

Little chick

Hi there! The Clean and Simple Stamping had this layout up this week. They have some sweet samples there, so go take a look.

Here is mine, I wanted to use that mama chick image :) I stamped the image in Rose Red and then colored just the feet with Chocolate Chip marker. I had run the XL flower punch image in the Big Shot machine with Perfect Polka Dot textured folders.

Here is the FTL78 sketch.
Thank you for stopping by. Happy stamping.

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Cardstock and paper: Kraft, Whisper White, Rose Red, Sweet Pea DSP

Stamp set: Happy Together

Ink: Rose Red, Chocolate Chip

Tools: Scallop Edge, XL flower, 1 3/8" circle punches, Big Shot machine and Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions Folder

Everything else: Pretty in Pink button, linen thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

Petal Pizzazz flowers

Hi there! It is raining here... I made a piece of patterned paper (again!) on a piece of Kraft card stock with the Petal Pizzazz stamp set. Here is the first card that I made with it:

Here is the second one with a pink background and Top Note die:

Here is a close up detail. I added background polka dot (Dot Dot Dot background stamp) stamped in Sahara Sand ink behind the colorful flowers. I love how that added texture to the paper subtly. The whole panel was mounted with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by. Happy stamping.

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe (all by SU! unless mentioned)

1. Thank you card

Cardstock and paper: Very Vanilla, Kraft, Naturals Ivory, Welcome Neighbor DSP

Stamp set: Petal Pizzazz, Dot dot dot, Happy Moments (sentiment)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Sahara Sand

Tools: Butterfly punch, Crop a dile

Everything else: twine, flower eyelet (from my stash), Stampin' Dimensionals

2. Friendship card

Cardstock: Whisper White, Welcome Neighbor DSP, Melon Mambo, Kraft

Stamp set: Think Happy Thoughts, Petal Pizzazz, Dot dot dot

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Sahara Sand

Tools: Big Shot machine, Top Note die, 1 1/4" and 3/4" circle punches

Everything else: Stampin' Dimensionals, yarn, button

A new week/ a new year

Happy Chinese New Year! We are back from our family reunion/ Chinese New Year celebration trip to Malang. Ate too much :) and kids had lots of fun but we are happy to be home.

Here is today's card:

The patterned paper on Old Olive card stock was made with the largest of the Circle Circus stamp set. I off set it with a small unobtrusive background pattern at the back. My card base is Naturals Ivory.

I already had the punched polka dot butterfly on my desk. So I added it on and the sentiment. Just for interest, I layered 2 kinds of border punches and the twine.

Thank you for stopping by! Hope your week is a good one...

Happy stamping,

Liza

Recipe (all by SU!)

Card stock and paper: Welcome Neighbor DSP, Naturals Ivory, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry

Stamp set: Circle Circus, Dot dot dot, Whimsical Words

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Tools: Butterfly punch, Curly Label punch, Scallop edge, Scallop trip border punches

Everything else: Button Latte, linen thread, twine, Stampin' Dimensionals

Little birdie (again)

Hello there! Here is the other part of the same patterned paper I made yesterday, except that I added little olive flowers to it, instead of the hearts. My color combo is Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Sahara Sand, and Kraft.

I ended up adding a piece of Old Olive card stock stamped with Versamark as a subtle background. Here it is:

Thank you for stopping by. Hope you have a restful day.

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe (all by SU!)

Cardstock and paper: Very Vanilla, Kraft, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry

Stamp sets: A to Z, Happy Moments, Cheep Talk (little flower), Dot dot dot, Circle Circus, Vintage Labels (sentiment)

Ink: Sahara Sand, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Versamark

Tools: Word Window punch, Scallop Trim border punch, Butterfly punch

Everything else: twine, brads

Little birdie

Happy Saturday! We are gone this weekend, but I have scheduled some postings :)

Here is another DIY patterned paper that I made with the Kraft card stock. I stamped A to Z background stamp (available in the Mini Occasions catalog) in Sahara Sand ink. And then over stamped it with the little birdie and hearts. My color combo is Kraft, Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo, and Rich Razzleberry.

I then added a border of Rich Razzleberry card stock with the Pinking Hearts border punch.

Here is the end result:

I hope you are inspired to create some patterned paper of your own :) Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe (all by SU!)

Card stock and paper: Very Vanilla, Kraft, Rich Razzleberry, Welcome Neighbor DSP

Stamp sets: A to Z, Whimsical Words, Happy Moments, Cheep Talk (little heart)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Sahara Sand

Tools: Pinking Hearts border, circle punches

Everything else: Stampin' Dimensionals, twine

Fox & Friends patterned paper

Happy Friday! We are flying to Malang today for Chinese New Year celebration with my big family. It will be exciting to show little Hudson and Hannah where I used to spend school vacations in my grandparents' home. It will be their first trip to this mountain town.

I was just thinking what else I can make with the Fox & Friends stamp set, when it occured to me, I can make my own patterned paper :) This blog post by Geny Cassady inspired me. She made her own patterned paper with Kraft card stock! Being a paper lover that I am, I got excited about the possibility :)

Here is what I made with a piece of Kraft card stock. My color combo is Old Olive, Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay. Stamped these animals randomly.

Next, I made this:

And then I made this with the left over paper:

Can you imagine the possibility now? You can make your own patterned paper in any color combo that you like!

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Card stock and paper: Very Vanilla, Kraft, Whisper White, Old Olive, Welcome Neighbor DSP

Stamp sets: Fox & friends, All Holidays

Ink: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip

Tools: Scallop Trim border, circle punches, Big Shot machine, Perfect Polka Dot impressions folders

Everything else: twine, Stampin' Dimensionals

Red envelopes

Hello :) This coming Sunday will be Chinese New Year. We will be flying to Malang (90 mins. flight from here), my parents' hometown for this year's celebration. I have prepared a stack of these red envelopes filled with money for little nephews and nieces. Actually, I am thinking, these are just going straight to the trash after. Argh.. :)

These were cut from Real Red card stock with the SU! Scallop Envelope die. I then set the flower eyelet with my Crop a Dile, stamped Polka Dot on it to add texture and finished off with the Silver cord. Pretty simple. Done in an evening.

Recipe: (all by SU! unless mentioned)

Cardstock: Real Red

Ink: Versamark

Stamp set: Dot dot dot

Tool: Big Shot machine, Scallop Envelope die, Crop a dile

Everything else: Silver cord, flower eyelet (from my stash)

And look what I got inside that little cute pillow box (too bad.. I cut off the ribbon before the photo). It is a hand made and personalized book mark from my dear crafty friend Mei, made from shrink plastic. I love pink and I always have a book to read on my night stand so off it stays next to me at nights :) Thank you, dear!!

I hope your week is going well. Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,

Liza

Fox & Friends again

Hello! Happy Wednesday :) I already have these stamped animal circles from the Fox & Friends stamp set lying around on my desk so I am putting them to good use.

The background paper is from Welcome Neighbor DSP which is one of this goodies on this year's SAB. The rest is pretty explanatory :)

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Cardstock and paper: Bermuda Bay, Whisper White, Welcome Neighbor DSP

Stamp sets: Fox & Friends, Happy Moments

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry

Tools: Pinking Hearts border, 1 3/8" circle punches, Word Window punch

Everything else: twine, Stampin' Dimensionals

Butterfly B day

Hello! How has your week been? I am still playing with Naturals Ivory and Kraft. I happened to have a Big Butterfly Kraft die cut lying around, so I paired it with Melon Mambo this time.

I ran the butterfly in my Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions folder. Fast becoming a staple. It is not leaving my cutting table.

The middle frame was stamped in Sahara Sand, punched and stamped with a sentiment. I added the tiny Always Artichoke button to finish.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,

Liza

Recipe (all by SU!)

Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, Kraft, textured Melon Mambo

Stamp set: Dot dot dot, Vintage Labels

Ink: Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo

Tools: Big Shot machine, Beautiful Butterflies bigz die, XL flower punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 3/16" corner rounder

Everything else: twine, Always Artichoke button, linen thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happiness Always

Still inspired with the Creative Mint photo here. Love that vintage color combo of Naturals Ivory, Kraft, and Rose Red. I vow that I will pull out that Naturals Ivory card stock more often. I love the look it creates :)

Just wanting a little different treatment on the sentiment. Like the result...

Recipe: (all by SU!)

Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, Kraft

Stamp sets: A to Z, Dot, Dot Dot, Whimsical Words

Ink: Sahara Sand, Rose Red

Tools: corner rounder, Scallop Trim punch, Wide Oval punch

Everything else: Button Latte, linen thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, twine