A new Film Project for Miss Luv!

Brenda Starr here with extraordinary news!  Miss Luv is doing a new Romantic Movie!! Yes, all the rumors are TRUE!  Everyone in hollywood is just SO excited because, after all, this is what made Miss Luv famous!  The title of the new film de jour is "Make a Space for the Lovenator".  Of course, dear readers, I would be remiss if I didnt get you all a sneak peek!  I just happen to have gotten a page from the script<gasp heard in the background>!!  Yes,, you read it here first!

"John…!”

“Marsha”

“Oh John…”

“Marsha!!”

“John…?”

“Hey! What’s this cat doing here?!”

<Gasp!!> " It’s the Lovenator!!"

(serious organ music in the background from One Life to Live)

Christmas Cards - Wreath Card

Hi everyone!  I spent a rainy day today staying home and making Christmas cards!  What fun!  I have my TV set to the station that plays the Christmas songs.  All I need is a tree and some lights!

Today's card has a wreath on it.

The papers that I used are from Bo Bunny 2011 release called Father Christmas.  These papers are really nice with deep, rich colors and old fashioned style.  I took this picture with a flash.

I took this picture without a flash.  I'm not sure which one shows the beautiful colors of the card better.  I'm not a camera person and this stuff just drives me crazy!

Close Up!
Here is the wreath close up.  These come in a package like the chenille pipe cleaners do.  These are called "Wired Pine" and are 12 inches long each. There are 12 to a package.  The company label is called Christmas House.  Unfortunately I can't remember where I got them from.  I think it was Michaels.  I cut about 4 inches from one stem and formed it into a circle.  I twisted the ends together and added some gems and glued it under my bow.  Very easy and looks good.

I have this close up because I wanted to show you the layering that I did. The front panel is slightly larger that the 5 1/4 x 4 mat.  The green mat panel is about 1/8 inch larger than that.  The right side edges blend in nicely.

I bought a bunch of the K & Company Christmas 3-d stickers this year.  They are gorgeous.  I added the clear gems below.

Thanks for stopping by!  Come back again for more Christmas Cards 2011!

Lis

Christmas Cards - Glittered Holly Card

Hi everyone and Happy Day After Thanksgiving!  I hope you all ate well and survived the crush of shoppers on Black Friday today!  As for me, I had to work today (and yesterday) but I don't mind.  It is an honor to work in healthcare.

Today's card is called Glittered Holly. 

I wanted to make some simple cards with a classic feel this year.  I am really having fun with my Canyon Brown cardstock (aka "cover').  The color is really rich.  I embossed it will a holly pattern and matted it to some green cardstock and a red card base.

 (As you can see, I am still working on my flash!)

Close Up!

Here is the close up of the punched window and Tim's Holly Movers and Shapers die cut.  I added the button (also a Tim special) instead of the traditional red berries.  I almost used a pearl heart bead which I think would also have looked good. Hey!  It would be very cool for Valentine's Day!

I thought that the lower right needed some balance in the upper left of my card.  I took some red and green glitter glue and highlighted part of the embossed pattern.  I almost went and did the whole card.  But I really like the accent as it is.

I hope you liked this simple but elegant card.  I hope it inspires you to make one of your own!

Lis

Christmas Cards - Hanging Ornaments from the Tree

Today I have another Christmas card using the pine bough pipe cleaner.  I think it turned out pretty good.

Close Up!

I had been eyeing the EK Success ornament punch and wanted to use them in my cards this year.  They are really pretty.  I punched them out of regular patterned papers and decorated these with jewels.  The first punch didn't go so well but the I got the hang of it.  The trick is to make sure that you hear a second click.  Then the design will be completely cut from the paper.

I cut some one way and some the other to add variety.

I added this cute little tassel at the end.

Hope you liked my card! Come back for more Christmas cards!
Lis

Christmas Cards - Sticker Cards

I always have some stickers for Christmas but I don't normally use them in my cards. I thought it would be a nice change to try these out!

First is Blessings.  This card has non traditional colors but I love the way the pink worked out.  You can't really see it but the solid pink is actually pink glitter cardstock.  The bow is pink organza.

My second card is Rejoice.  I used a panel to anchor the stickers.  (Have you ever noticed that sometimes when you add a sticker it seems to be floating and not really attached to anything in your design?)
Below are three stickers.

Hope these cards give you some ideas!

Lis

Christmas Cards - Christmas Greetings

Hi everyone!  Today's card is called Christmas Greetings and has a pear design in it.

I am working with a lot of brown colors lately. Maybe it's the richness of the color, maybe it's fall...but it's fabulous!

I love the way the red satin ribbon pops!

Close Up!

I punched this little tag from the Bo Bunny papers I got from http://www.franticstamper.com/.  You should check them out. They are rich, old fashioned, deep colors that remind me of Christmases past.

I used a Sizzix embossing folder on brown cardstock.  This is the only one I know of that goes 5 1/4 inches across.  Also this folder design goes to the edge.  Very nice!.

You also might be wondering where I got this brown cardstock from .  None other than Kelly Paper.  It is made by Neenah and is called Canyon Brown.  It is a lot richer brown in person than in this picture.  Heavy cardstock there is also called "cover".

Yesterday's card featured punched out pear shapes in glittered cardstock.  Today's card uses the negative of those punches.

Hope you enjoyed today's card!  Come back next week for more Christmas cards 2011!

Lis