Welcome....

Hi guys.
     Wow, I sure hope you all had a great week.  We were so busy at work and it is so HOT here that by the time I got home each night I didn't even feel like eating let alone making a card to share.
      Thankfully, I just got done with work and I have the next two days off so I can not wait to get some crafty time in.  That of course is after the family and I sit down and finally watch the latest Star Trek movie.  Madison is a huge fan of  Benedict Cumberbatch and Jerry is a Trekkie big time,  so we are popping the popcorn and getting ready to enjoy the movie.
     I just wanted to stop in and say Hi to everyone real quick and share a little picture and story with you.      Jerry and I were picking up some stuff at Walmart when I came across a cute little dog sweater that had these skulls on them.  lol... Well, little Miss Madison is a fan of skulls and as Casper is technically her cat we surprised her (and Casper) with it. lmbo... Sorry, it is just too funny and he is such a good cat. He let us put it on and then he just dropped down on the floor and sat there looking at me.
     The sweater has since been taken off and everyone is happy once again, but the look of our cute Casper gave me the idea to make up a few Halloween cards this next week.
     Soooooo Welcome to my Halloween Card Series.  It may be one card, it may be ten.  At this point I really don't know.  I just hope you enjoy them.   Until then have a great day everyone and I will talk at you later.

Hugs, Lisa G

Casper didn't think that the idea of a sweater in 90 degree weather was that great.  lol...
Yes, we have  air conditioning and it was only on for as long as it took to get my camera and a picture. 

You are PICTURE perfect - FFF Challenge

Hi guys.

      I hope everyone is having a great start to their week.  We were really busy at work today, and that lead to me not getting home until 7pm.   Not too big of a deal, but due to the fact that I was being lazy yesterday that means that I need to make this post a quick on so that I still have time to paint my finger nails.  lol.... One has to have their priorities straight.  lol..
      Last week I placed a small order from The Greeting Farm and I was so excited that it came in the mail Saturday.  The main reason I placed the order was to get the newest addition to the farm.  Yes, none other than 'Picture Perfect' Anya and Ian.   I just had to have this set!   They are just as adorable in person as the whole DT made them look on paper.  :O)
      Ok, I know I said this was going to be a quick post, so let's get to my card. Of course I wanted to ink my new stamps up right away so I headed over to the TGF blog to see what the FFF Challenge was this week and I could not believe it, this week the theme is 'Picture This'!  That's right, all you needed to do was make a card or project that fit the theme.
     Well, I had the perfect stamps and I had long ago purchased the Polaroid die from LF as well as some of the Idea-ology Film Strip Ribbon from Tim Holtz, so I knew I was good to go.  I decided that my card should show Ian taking a picture of his girl Anya.  I gave Anya a pretty dress that she borrowed from her friend WS-Dressy Ebony-digi.
     Once Anya was all dressed up all I needed  then was to add a little of the film strip ribbon,  some of those awesome enamel dots that I am obsessed with at the moment and I had my card ready to for the FFF challenge over at The Greeting Farm.  You can check it out here and play along as well.  
     So I hope you all have a great week. I hope you like my card as much as I do.  It was so fun to put this one together.  I have a couple other cards to share with you this week, so I am sure I will talk at you all later.
Hugs,  Lisa G
   

Supplies:

stamps- Picture Perfect & WS-Dressy Ebony(digi)-TGF

cs-Neenah classic crest solar white -Ellen Hutson.com & Kraft-Hero Arts

dp-Chalk STUDIO - MME

enamel dots-cut & paste-noted-MME & sprinkles-bon bon assortment-doodlebug design inc.

Polaroid die-LF 

Film Strip Ribbon-Idea-ology-Tim Holtz

baker's twine-Cappuccino-The Twinery

Copic Markers

Ian:

skin-E50-E51-E53

hair-E71-E74-E79

skirt-BG90

t-shirt-E41-E44

jeans-B91-0

shoes-E44

Anya:

skin-E50-E51-R20

hair-E50-Y32-Y35-E33

jacket-E44 

dress-RV93 & Sharpie fine point 

necklace-E44 & gold Jellyroll

Camera-W9-W8-W7-W6-W5 & Glossy Accents-Ranger

Tomorrow is Another Day...

Good morning friends.
     I hope that you are all having a great weekend.  My oldest  M&M has been down and out with a cold since Thursday, but he is getting better all snuggled up on the couch these last couple of days.  Thank God for the healing powers of  'Vicks vapor rub' and a little TLC.  :O) 
     So today I thought I'd share a card that I was playing around with last week.. I wanted to make something a little different and use some of my flower dies (that at the time I just had to have).  I think all in all the flowers came out pretty good, but one of these days I am going to breakdown and splurge on the felt that 'MFT' sells. From what I have read and seen on YouTube it the best and everyone just loves how well it die cuts .  Then I think I will LOVE how my flowers turn out. 
     I wanted to keep this a  very simple card, as I have a friend that is going through some things and I wanted to help cheer her up. I didn't realize at the time that I am still obsessed with  anything that looks remotely like an enamel dot. lol... Upon looking at my card this morning I see that I have been using banner cuts a lot as well, but they are so simple to make and they really do look good on a card.
     Ok, that 's all for me today. For my friends that are still enjoying the weekend, have a great Sunday and for those that have already started your work week I hope that it is off and running well. 
Take care everyone and I will talk at you all later.
Hugs, Lisa G

supplies:
stamps-Clearly Sentimental about Audrey Hepburn-free stamp set-MFT
cs-Neenah Natural white
dp-PB&J -BG
bakers twine-stash
dies-rolled roses & rolled roses mini-MFT
leaves-Bitty Blossoms-Spellbinders
enamel dots-Winter Wonderland-MME

Back to School...

Hi guys.
     Hope you have all had a great week.  I have been sooooo so busy all week both at work and at home that I for one am going to be so happy for Saturday morning.  No work and possibly a little craft time.  :O)
     We are starting to get a very bad thunder storm at the moment so I will have to make this a quick one.
This card is for my friend's granddaughter as she just headed back to school this week.
    Well the light have flash a couple of time so I better get done.
Have a super Friday and I will talk at you later.
Hugs, Lisa G

Happy Birthday!

Good morning everyone. 
     I really got home so late tonight after work and then buying some groceries to get us through yet another week.  Awwww how I hate Wal-Mart after a long day at work and then all those people! 
However I am a devoted Mom and what can I do the M&Ms do love to eat everyday.  lol...
     Anyway, I am happy to stay up late as I have a very special post for today.  My oldest niece on my side of the family is turning 14 today and I wanted to be the first to wish her a very Happy  Birthday 
      So HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIELA BETH!  Love you.....
Kiela is a very very good soccer player and an all around athlete.  She in fact reminds me a lot of my baby Brother,  her Dad as far as that goes.   Kiela is also the artist that drew the horse pictures on one of my earlier posts this year.  You can check that out here.  If you haven't seen it yet I strongly encourage you to check it out.  She is very talented indeed. 
     I wish I could say that I came  up with this idea for her Birthday card, but yesterday as I was hopping around to a few of my favorite blogs I came across this very cute card that Cristina had created,  so I asked her permission if I could CASE it.  I think my card came out really nice, but I think you will agree that Cristina did a fantastic job with the watercolor look on her card. You can see Cristina's card here.
     Anyway, thanks again Cristina for letting me play with your design.  I do love how it looks. 
Ok guys it's late and I am very tired and I get to head back to work all too early. You all know that my days starts  5:00am so that the kids and I all get to work and school on time.  So I will bid you all a good night. 
Thanks for stopping by and I will talk at you tomorrow. 
Hugs, Lisa G

supplies:
stamp-Happy Everything-LF
cs-Xpress it, Ocean Tides, Aqua Mist & Hawaiian Shores-PTI & Bazzill
dies-Ribbon Banner-Spellbinders & Hexagons-MFT
gems & button-stash
computer font-BethscuteHmk bold @22
inks-Versafine-Onyx Black & New Sprout, Summer Sky-Memento Tsukineko


Kiela,
Hope you have the best Birthday every!  Your card is on it's way, I just didn't get to mail it until yesterday afternoon. 
Love you always, Aunt Lisa

FFF Challenge over at The Greeting Farm - Anya-licious!

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope your week is off to a good start.
     I know you are all probably shocked that I have managed to post so many things this weekend, but WOW,  how nice it has been to be able to sit at my desk and actually play with my Copic markers, Dies and 6x6 paper pads....
     I can not begin to tell you just how much I have missed this and I have really missed visiting everyone else's blogs as well.  :O)
     My card today I made specifically for the FFF challenge over on TGF blog.  The challenge is to celebrate their 5th Birthday/Anniversary as well as Anya herself.
     I felt that the best way to do just that was to use the newest Birthday Anya 3 and kind of make it into a Birthday card just for The Greeting Farm.
     I pulled out my dies and my embossing folder along with some colored inks and just went to town making a very fun card.  I wanted to make it an easel card as I really enjoy how they look in person.  As for taking a picture to share with you I always seem to block it out of my head just how hard that can be.  lol... However,  I did it anyway and I hope you all enjoy this card as much as I do.
     I had today off for the Labor Day Holiday and I didn't really spend too much crafting time, but had a great day playing the Wii with the M&Ms and Jerry instead.  Now I think I am going to squeeze  in just one more card to share with you all for tomorrow and the rest of the week.
     Until next time have a wonderful day and I will talk at you  later.
Hugs, Lisa G

supplies:
stamp-Birthday Anya 3-TGF
cs-Neenah-Natural White & Summer Sunrise-PTI
embossing folder-Happy Birthday-Cuttlebug-PC
dies-Anastasia Boarder-Cherry Lynn Designs & Fleur De Lis Rectangles-Spellbinders
ribbon-stash
enamel dots-Cute & Paste-Noted-MME
inks-Tuxedo Black, Rosebud, Lilac Posies, Danube Blue & Tangelo-Memento-Tsukineko
atyou Spica-04orange
Copic Markers:
skin-E50-E51-E53-R20
hair-E71-E77-E79
dress, shoes & hairpin-B24-B26-V04
cake-Y35-Y32

You are Adorable...

Good morning everyone.
     I hope your Sunday is off to a great start.  I have been busy sorting through my stamps and converting them over to the 'Avery Elle' way of doing it.  Yes, I have jumped on that band wagon.  The problem is that I only purchased 2 packs of them (I wasn't totally sure I would like them) and now everyone online is sold OUT!...  :O(
     So, before I get to today's card I just want to warn you all, and to see if you are as bad as I am.  I happen to be obsessing over 'enamel dots' and some old 'rub-ons' that I have had for the last six years.  I am also very much into using  'Washi tape' on just about every card I make lately.  So with that disclaimer said, I will get on with my latest card.
     I decided that I could spare a couple of my very precious and very few enamel dots to work on a card that has the whole chalkboard look going on. Then I found from my stash a very cute rub-on from daisyd's (don't even know if they are still in business) that I just love.  These rub-ons are over six years old like I said, but they still work just as good as the day I purchased them.  So getting back to my card I mounted the rub-on to some 'Smokey Shadow' PTI cardstock and then added in some of the patterned papers from the 'MME' Chalk Studio 6x6 pad that I have.  Added a little of the Washi tape from the same collection and there you have it.
     I have always loved this little sentiment, and it has always made me think of my Maddie girl, so guess who is getting this card.  Just a kind of  'I love you more than life itself ' kind of card.  She doesn't do pink and black anymore, but I am hopeful that I will get away with it.  lol... I don't worry that she is more of a black and deep purple kind of girl as I have always been a huge fan of black and Jerry's and my wedding was Black and White, so who am I to judge. :O)  She is still sweet, so I am ok with it all.
      Ok,  I have one last thing to bug you guys about before I let you go for the day .  I have been looking online all last week and this weekend for Doodlebug Sparkles and for the new 'Wink of Stella' glitter pen in clear.  Every store online that I know of is sold out of both or don't stock them.   Does anyone know where I can get either thing from?  I would so love it if you had some suggestions.   Thanks so much in advance.
Have a great day and I will talk at you tomorrow.
Hugs, Lisa G

supplies:
cs-Smokey Shadow-PTI & Black-stash
dp-Chalk Studio-MME
rub-ons-daisyd's
enamel dots-cut & paste-noted & Find your wings and Fly Up and Away-MME
washi tape-Smokey Shadow-MME