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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Three Flowers in a Window Card

Today's card is made with
  • a really bright yellow cardstock
  • embossing folder (cuttlebug)
  • Prima flowers with clear cabechon centers (I really like the look of these)
  • Precision Die - three window panel (yes its one die - how easy can it get?)





Hope you like this quick and easy card to make and send.  It will brighten anyone's day!

Lis




My Very First Blog Hop!...And PRIZES~~

Hi everyone!

Guess what!  I will be participating in my very first blog hop ever starting on Monday, October 8th!

The Blog Hop will happen on Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday.  I will post a card each day. ENTER YOUR COMMENTS (with a first name please!). 

On Thursday or Friday Frantic Stamper will randomly draw a winner for a neat prize!

So - be looking for my cards starting Monday!  Enter Comments! Win a prize!

Lis

Owl Be Seeing You!

Today I would like to share a really pretty (and easy) card for all you owl fans out there!

  • Precision Die - Rectangle (Frantic Stamper)
  • Ivory cardstock with Bo Bunny Camp-a-Lot line
  • Burlap ribbon (you can see it in the window - very cool stuff
  • Owl cameo (gorgeous and one of many styles at Frantic Stamper)



Close Up!

Isn't this cameo beautiful?  I love cameos - they make a great addition to any card and I don't mind paying the extra postage!



Here is a picture of the inside of my card.  You get a clear view of the burlap ribbon.  I thought it would be messy when I cut it but I was pleasantly surprised how stable it is.



Hope you enjoyed today's card.  Come back tomorrow as I will be featuring window cards all week!

AND DON'T FORGET THE BLOG HOP STARTING MONDAY!
Lis


Saturday, October 6, 2012

PRECISION DIES by Frantic Stamper!

Hi everyone!  In the coming weeks I will be sharing some really great card creations using a new set of dies - Frantic Stamper Precision Dies.

What's so special about these dies?  They are specifically for building windows in your cards... ANY kind of window!  Check it out!



This card is using a 2-square die.


 Close Up!
(Pink Ladybugs from the Jolees French General line)


Thanks and stop by again soon for more inspiration!

Lis

Halloween! (and a new set of PRECISION dies !)

Well, it's getting close to Halloween and the start of the Holiday Cardmaking Season!  (I really love this time of year!)  So, today starts my Halloween Cardmaking!

Isn't this a fun card?  I used the large three-square die.  My squares are all in a line and perfectly cut! Yeah!
Details Details!
  1. Card base is black cardstock (of course!) embossed using a swirly design folder
  2. 3-suqare die from Frantic Stamper to cut my windows
  3. EK Success punch for my pumpkins
  4. A beautiful iron fence punch out of blue glitter cardstock from a Martha Stewart punch
  5. A cut trick or Treat bag from a Martha Stewart punch
Hope you enjoyed today's festive card. Come back again SOON for more PRECISION Die Cards!!

Lis

My Flower and Gold Leaves Card AND.....a Surprise!

...(drumroll).....A NEW SET OF DIES!!

With all the different thin die sets out there (it seems that EVERYONE is making them nowadays), you would think that another set would not be different. THESE dies are SO cool!  And they fill a niche that no other die sets fill!

Frantic Stamper Precision Dies! Click HERE to see them for yourself! Fran has done it again!

Today's card (and for the next couple of weeks) I will be devoting my blog to showing you samples of beautiful cards that you can make using these wonderful dies!

My Flower and Gold Leaves Card:



(Isn;t this just a beautiful inside?)





Close Up!
I love that these dies provide me the choice of larger (or smaller) openings - exactly where I want them on my card.
 (You can get these gorgeous gold leaves at Fran's too.  They are easy to manage and will bend.  They are not brittle -and come in silver!)



I hope you enjoyed today's very first card using Frantic Stamper's Precision dies!

Come back SOON for more inspiration!

Lis





Monday, October 1, 2012

Gold Framed Collage Card

Hi everyone! Happy May to you all (soon to be June...wow! )

I had some leftover die cut tags that I bought from 7 Gypsies and didn't know what to do with them. So, I decided to do a collage card and decorate the front with the tags! 

I really got stuck sometimes when I am trying to create a card or other project.  I have these leftovers - and there is only so much serendipity paper I can make.  This card was simple and turned out really pretty!  I think I'm going to use this technique again soon!
I added the gold frame which added some elegance to my card.  I had an orangy flower and have been looking at it for quite some time wondering what I was going to do with it.  Several times I thought "I'm never going to use this, I should throw it away." But I resisted the urge. (Have you ever felt that way? LOL I bet you have!)



You can see the true colors of the card in the angled picture below. (I don't know what I do when the coloring happens.  <sigh>)

Close Up!

Bakers Twine is very popular and fairly inexpensive. I am glad there are several colors to choose from.  The twine gives that down to earth feel.

Here is a close up of a corner of the gold die cut and the background. You can see the collage of tags in the background.


Here is my flower that I thought I was never going to use.

Take care! See you next time!

Lis