Cardabilities-Shout Out and Thanks!

Hey Everyone,

I'm back for a quickie! (tee hee).  I was soooooo excited about being chosen as a featured designer on Cardabilities for Sketch #75 that I went and told all my friends (via texts and emails) but forgot to scream from the (blog world) mountain tops!  Ooopsie!  THANK YOU CARDABILTIES FOR CHOSING ME!!!  (That's me 3rd from the left!).  Kudos to all the other featured designers.  I'm definitely in great company!

You can find my winning creation here.

While I'm here, I'd like to submit another quick layout I did.  It's from a kit made my Virginia Nebel.  I took a couple classes of her's serveral moons ago and just managed to complete the finishing touches on this layout before committing it to the albums!

I LOVE LOVE this pictures of C1 and C2 giggling and laughing.

I'd like to submit this to the following blogs:
Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes
Use it Tuesday-#56 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!
Liz

TGF-Farm Fresh Friday-Under the Wire!

Hey everyone,

I'm coming in under the wire on this post.  The folks over at The Greeting Farm have a really fun challenge this week (that is due in 15 minutes!!!)-Make it Move!
I love moving cards and tried really hard to come up with something that I haven't done before!  Alas, time escaped me but I think I figured out something that fits the bill!
In this card, her little skirt is rigged with a metal rivet and a penny and she shakes her hips!  How cute is that!?  I got the idea over a Splitcoaststampers.  I based the card off of this weeks Cardabilities Sketch #76.
Here is the sketch:

And here is how it filtered through my noggin and off the page:

The image stamp is from The Greeting Farm. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.  Patterened papers are from My Mind's Eye.  The border punch used is from Martha Stewart.

I tried to give you the jist of the movement with my little video interlude!  I hope it worked!  Come to think of it, I've had this adorable little hula dancer from TGF for a while and I don't think I've actually used her until now!  You know you have too much stuff when.....NEVER!!!!  (tee hee!).  I'm glad she could finally make her debut!

I would also like to submit this to the following blogs:

Cardabilities-Sketch#76

Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes

Anything For Anya-Chevrons
Use it Tuesday-#56 Anything Goes

Thanks so much for dropping by!
Liz

Moxie Fab World - Tuesday Trigger

Hey All!

A gloomy day today.  Rain and misty air all day.  I won't complain though.  Sure beats having to water the plants outside.  Car issues are fixed and I must admit there is a marked difference in the way the car drives now.  Much smoother!  Yay!  Advice from the service person who helped us: "You're babying the car too much.  Don't be afraid to just let loose once in a while and rev the engine high and just let 'er rip.  Mini's like to be driven hard.  It helps keep their insides cleaner." Hmmmmmm.  Where's an autobahn when you need one!  (I wonder if a police officer will let me off if I tell him I was speeding because the car needs to be driven fast! ;))

Anyway, on the creative front, I love this week's Trigger Tuesday: Feather Weather over at Moxie Fab World.

The colours are stunning and the image is so sweet.  What's not be inspired about?!

Here's what it triggered in my grey matter.  I based it off of this week's card sketch (#75) over at Cardabilities.

The feather stamps are from Hero Arts.  I stamped them in Versamark ink and then brushed on Perfect Pearls to give it colour and shine.  The gazebo is die cut from a Die-Versions die and the little bird images are from a diecut/stamp combo from Prickley Pear.  The flower is from Prima and the mini banners were made using a punch from EK success.  The patterned papers are from Recollections, Webster's Pages and DCWV.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp and the bird house stamp is from Unity.

This card was very fun to make and my mind was on fire when I saw the sketch and the trigger.  The feathers and flowers and birds make me think of nature walks with my kids in the wooded area near our home.  

I would like to submit this to the following blogs:

Simon Says Stamp and Show: Into the Woods

SisterAct Anything Goes Card Challenge: #8

Cardabilities: Sketch #75

Moxie Fab World: Trigger Tuesday-Feather Weather

One Crazy Stamper Challenge: May Flowers

Thanks for stopping by!

Liz

Twisted Tuesday Challenge #51

Hey Y'All,

It's a new challenge over at Twisted Tuesday Challenges land!  #51 Is up and running for your inspiration pleasure!  Go on and check it out and be sure to join in all the fun!

This weeks challenge in a nutshell:
-create a project having kids in it.
-Twist: Have something yellow on the project.

Here's my take:

The "friend" sentiment is from Hampton Arts, the sunshine sentiment is from Hero Arts.  The (adorable) swing image is from Technique Tuesday.  The washi tape pennants are from Recollections.  The patterned papers are from Webster's Pages and KI Memories.  The background cloud stamp is from Paper Smooches.

Loving the feel of the kids playing outside and the bright summer hues.  Makes me yearn for summer even more!

Be sure to stop by Twisted Tuesday Challenges for all the details and links to wander through the talents of my fellow Twisted DT crew.  You're sure to be inspired and play along!

I would also like to submit this to the following blogs:
2 Sisters Challenge blog: Outdoor Fun

Thanks for dropping by!

Liz

Technique Time Tuesday-Dahlia Fold Flowers

Hey Everyone!

It's been quite a Monday!  Took the car in for service for an engine light that turned on and a strange and disturbing engine chugging that is sometimes accompanied with stalling upon start up.  Not good.  Luckily I don't have to sell any organs to pay for it...barely.  Booo!  Anyways, it made for interesting logistics for the kids evening events tonight having only one car.  It all worked out fine in the end.  Yay!  Now I sit here with "The Voice" on TV in the background and I notice that Adam Levine looks very very different with a clean shave.  Not sure yet if I like it better or not.

On the creative front, the folks over at Technique Time Tuesday have a cool technique this month called "dahlia fold flowers".  The funny thing about this flower is that I didn't actually see it as a flower...especially after I actually made it.  Here's what I saw...

The background camera stamp is from Webster's Pages.  The sentiment is from Technique Tuesday and the patterned paper is from Recollections.  The back of the Dahlia flower was stamped with a Hero Arts Text stamp.  The view finder is diecut from a Quickutz label die.  I added some glitter using Stickles on the "smile".

The Dahlia fold totally looked like a shutter to me and I couldn't help but use it in this way.  I used a Spellbinders circle die to cut the scalloped edge into a perfect circle.

I made the rest of the camera using the background stamp cameras as a template for the shape.

I'd also like to submit this in the following blogs:

Simon Says Stamp: Take a Picture

Sister Act Card Challenge Blog-Anything Goes-Challenge #8

One Crazy Stamper Challenge Blog-May Flowers

June 12, 2013
Edited to add:
This post was submitted to the Mixy-Maxy Style challenge over at Moxie Fab World.  The different patterns used totally fit the trendy bill.  Check out other Mixy-Matchy inspiration over at Moxy Fab and be inspired!

Thanks for stopping by!

Liz

Avery Elle May Challenge (Part 2)

Hey Everyone,

Just a quick post to show you all my other card I created for this month's challenge over at Avery Elle.  I'm off to the batting cages today with C1 to get ready for baseball season.  It's C1's 2nd year playing and I'm so very proud of her improvement!  Now if only I can get outta my slump and knock some into the outfield (and teach those guys not to move in closer when I show up at the plate).  Here's hoping!

Here's my take (#2).

The hearts and the sentiment are from Avery Elle.  The flowers are from Prima and the embossing folder is from Provocraft.  I got the doily from the Dollarama.  The patterned papers are from Recollections and Webster's Pages.  

For reference sake:

here is the photo inspiration:

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Liz

Back after Recovery...with Avery Elle!

Hey Everyone!

It's been quite a week!  I went away for a girls (extra-long) weekend with my sister and BFF.  Our destination: LAS VEGAS!!  I've never been and boy was it ever fun!  The weather was ridiculously amazing!  Sunny, warm and wonderful!  35C practically all week but not the sticky, sweltering 35C I get in my neck of the woods.  Vegas had a comfortable and dry 35C perfect for perusing the casinos, lounging by the pool and taking in the sights!  LOVE IT!

Here are a few things I learned in Vegas:

1. Dueling piano bars are the bomb!! Love love love! (Especially the one at the Rio Masquerade).  Being birthday serenaded by these guys is a cool memory engraved in my mind forever!
2. Weekend Vegas is soooo different from weekday Vegas.  Weekday vegas has (much) less drunk, scantily clad, ridiculously high heeled, scary people and lacking in the plethora of smarmy men and pathetic costume wearers who'll let you take their picture for money that is found in copious amount in weekend Vegas. (But then again I guess weekend Vegas is why people come?)  I feel old.
3. "Alcoholic slushies" purchased at the mall LIE!!! There is NO ALCOHOL in them!  I'd like to know the formula used to determine the supposed 10% alcohol level.
4. Absinthe is very very bad. 
5. There is waaaaay more to Vegas than "the Strip".  Love the mountains and other scenery. 
6. Stairs and pedestrian bridges are a way of life. 
7. Amaretto sours are my liquid courage of choice. 
8. You do not have to spend more than $50 to see some really good shows on the strip! (Unless you want something with Cirque du Soleil in it then your SOL)
9.  Beer with/for breakfast is typical (however, for the record I did not partake in this exercise).
10. Hanging with my ladies, Carolyn and Bev is awesome fun wherever we are!!! Love you guys!!!

I needed a few days to recover and catch up with life back at home hence the hiatus from blogging these last few days!  But now I'm back and raring to go!

The folks at Avery Elle have another challenge this month.  The AEI<3U challenge winner gets to be a guest designer for a month!  I've been submitting every month in hopes of such an honour!  Keeping my fingers crossed!  

Here is my take on the very cool photo (which by the way is filled with ooodles of shades of my fave colour!)

The squares were stamped with an AE sentiment from their "Framed Fonts" stamp set as is the star image.  I used the same stamp set for the main sentiment.  The embossing folders are from Provocraft.  The heart is from the AE set "Lots of Love".  The butterflies were punched from a Martha Stewart punch.  The Washi tape is from Recollections.

Here is the inspiration photo:

The square pillows and colour scheme of the photo inspired this card.  I added the tie around the last square as inspired from the boat anchor tie.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Liz