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Happy Halloween everyone! Today I am going to share a fun Halloween card idea with a paper fold...
Take double-sided paper and fold down a corner to reveal another stamped image! I stamped the tree image on my card behind the patterned paper. Use a button to secure the flap.
Supplies used:
Hallow's Eve and Hey Sunshine stamp sets
Sam Hoot Hoot paper from Dream Street Papers
Button, twine, cardstock, Copic markers, brown and orange ink
Today I have the privilege of sharing my blog picks. I didn't have a theme to go by this time, but want to share some projects that really jumped out at me.
The first is this cool tree matchbox project by Rose Ann:
I wish I had a sewing machine this color! Jeanne colors so beautifully, that her images just come to life.
Next is this card by Bethany. I love the colors she used. It never occured to me to make the bear brown.
With Halloween in two days, here is my favorite project using the Mummy single:
The news today is that the November Monthly Mix set is going to be shipping out in a week, and there is still time to sign up for the Monthly Mix Club if you want to get this set at the club price of $25!
Here are two samples featuring the November Mix Set - Christmas Wishes - that Wendy sent to me recently. One features the Partridge in a Pear Tree image and the Joy card features the Holly Berry image. Aren't they gorgeous?!
Two more reasons why now is a great time to join the club...
1) We'll be sending a FREE pack of our Winter Wonderland paper with every mailing next month!
2) Every Mix Member will now get an ongoing 20% discount on all other Lizzie Anne products!
If you are already a Mix member, the newsletter will be going out here in the next day or two! Stay tuned!
Good morning! I'm excited to be bringing you this weeks sketch. Before we get to the sketch I just want to remind everyone that there is still time to get your entry in for the 1st Lizzie Anne Guest ROCKSTAR Stamper. Deadline is October 31st. Complete details can be found on this post.
Here is this weeks sketch...
For the sketch I wanted to highlight those fabulous ornaments that can be found in the new November Monthly Mix, Christmas Wishes. The extra twist this week...cutting out your stamped images.
I can't wait to see what you create with the sketch! Have a great week!
Hi everyone! My craft area is in full-time "getting ready for the holidays" mode - how about yours? I've been scouring the LAD Sketchbook for some good ideas, because I love all of the LAD holiday sets! Here are a few that caught my eye this week:
This is "Cotton Candy Christmas" by Design Team member
Tiffany Ervin. I love everything about the pink and brown color combo,
and the sketch she came up with! She used a newly released set, Way Up North, for this card. Isn't the way she layered the trees fabulous?!?! And oh how I wish I could tie bows like that!
Here is another one by Tiffany. This one is called "Holiday Bird". I found this one in the Customer gallery, so she must have made this before joining the DT! I absolutely love her non-traditional color scheme and how she used the stamps (L'Amour, Holiday Cheer, Happy Harvest, and Far East) in a totally unexpected way!
This gorgeous card is from former Design Team Member Rose Ann Reynolds, and she named it "Believe in the Magic". She used two of my favorite holiday sets, Rockin' Holiday and Holiday Script. Aren't the colors absolutely gorgeous?? And her coloring is perfection!!
This last card, "Embossed Christmas Swirls" is from DT member Joslyn Nielson - and how fabulous is it?? She combined three of the newly released sets (Fanciful Flourishes, Way Up North, and Deck the Halls) to come up with a simple yet stunning Christmas card. Her button is the perfect finisher to the card!
Yesterday I took my daughter Sammy to the pumpkin patch. It was a perfect Fall day. Right now the trees are in that perfect state where they are so colorful and still have all their leaves....I'm sure that in a week there will be a lot less leaves so I'm snapping as many photos as I can!
We went to Fall City Farms and looked at all the rows of pumpkins and squashes...my daughter picked out a baby pumpkin (the big pumpkins were too heavy for her to carry.) And I took photos of the scarecrows, because I LOVE scarecrows. Check out this cutie pie...not scary at all!
My daughter did think this scarecrow was scary....I think because she couldn't see his face. It did feel like he was going to jump down from those mailboxes at any moment!
All these things reminded me of one of my all-time favorite Lizzie Anne sets...Happy Harvest. I especially love the scarecrow in this set. So I chose some cards that some of the girls did featuring scarecrows and pumpkins and fall images from Happy Harvest.
Here's a card that Jeanne designed featuring our scarecrow. I'm sure Sammy would agree that he's not in the least bit scary.
Another scarecrow card from Joslyn...
Here's a cute pumpkin card by Kendra....
A card with apples and fall leaves from Meridith. I've had Honey Crisp Apples sitting on my table the past week and my kids can't get enough of them. I even tried to make caramel apples the other day-- tip...don't let your caramel cook in the microwave too long or your caramel will be hard as a rock! They were still good! :)
This week's sketch challenge is kinda special. Why you ask? Because it's our 100th Sketch Challenge!!! Wow, that's 100 different ways to make a card. We started the sketches back when we had our old forum (and you can still see those sketches here, by the way) and moved them over with us to Lizzie Anne Land. I can personally attest to the power of a sketch. There have been many times I have gone to our past sketches for some design and layout inspiration when I'm stumped for an idea!
Here's this week's sketch based on a little holiday cheer card I made the other day....and because it's our 100th sketch I have a special extra challenge at the bottom of this post...
My take on the sketch...featuring stamps from the December Mix.
EXTRA CHALLENGE -- GUEST ROCKSTAR SEARCH!
We are on the lookout for our FIRST Guest ROCKSTAR Stamper...and it could be you! Your extra challenge -- if you choose to accept it -- is to share with us your take on this sketch challenge or any other past LAD sketch challenge and show us why you are a rockstar! If you are chosen, you will get to choose a stamp set of your choice! We'll send you the stamps and feature the samples you make on our company blog and in Lizzie Anne Land. And of course you'll receive all the fame of being an honorary LAD Rockstar! :)
So the question here is...are you a Lizzie Anne Rockstar??!
Ways to enter: You can email us a picture of your challenge card OR post it to Lizzie Anne Land OR your blog. Make sure to email us a link wherever you post so we see it! The deadline to enter is October 31st.
Hey Happy Saturday. We will be hanging out at the soccer field today. The season is wrapping up. Things just move fast and we are having a great fall. I hope you are enjoying this season as well.
I have some great cards that have stood out to me this week.
These first three cards feature stamps from the current Mix "A Harvest of Memories".
This card is so bright and fun. RoseAnn a past Design Team Rock Star created this one. Love it.
The talented Bethany did a fab job paper piecing this pear. Don't you love the green and pink?
Then next two card are from Jeni. She is awesome and I love checking out her creations.
Check out the layered papers that are under the buttons. This stocking card features stamps from the new set "Deck the Halls".
Well those are my pick's this week! Enjoy your day!!!
Joslyn
I always enjoy perusing through the Lizzie Anne sketch book and looking at all the inspiring projects....today I'd like to focus on some of our customer projects!
Let's get started with this first project, a spectacular looking bookmark from Sunghee! I LOVE the fun mix of colors she chose for this cute Football Player and Dreamer Sentiment stamps! Fresh and delightful, I am a big fan of colors that aren't always expected with certain images!
I also loved how she split up the words and cut them into strips for the Dreamer Sentiment! Great touch!
The next card that caught my eye was this notecard by Toni Armstrong:
She used stamps from a Little Bits set called Petite Phrases. I adore the background colors, beautiful layering, and all of the little details such as the polka dot circles pp, the hole punched scalloped border, and a sweet little bow tie at the top....such cute simplicity!
Next up, we have this super cheerful card by Mitzi Koons! Now wouldn't this card just cheer you up right away if you saw it in your mailbox?! It sure put a smile on my face:
Mitzi uses a very popular pink and green color combo for this card! The stamps she used is from the Dreaming of Dots set, which by the way, is a retired set and is 50% off right now in the store! What a great deal! I love her unique touch with the clouds in the background and the sentiments acting as the base for these fun 'balloons' floating in the air!
The last card I chose is this Heartfelt Sympathy card from Lori Craig!
Very stunning in its colors and its overall elegance! She uses stamps from a set that is one of my personal favorites - Au Naturale! This set comes from Lizzie Anne's Katie Jane Collection! I love the recessed window that Lori made holding the sentiment and her coordinating patterned papers to match the butterfly! Wonderful stitching as well! So beautiful and heartwarming!
That's all for my picks this week and have a great day!
I love the 15th of the month because it's when we get to reveal the new Monthly Mix sets. And the November set is extra special because it's the Holiday Edition! The entire set-- Christmas Wishes-- is dedicated to the Holidays.
>Go here to see the entire November Mix set!
We have another exciting announcement. We are going to be adding another club incentive. All our club members will now receive an ongoing 20% discount on Lizzie Anne stamps and products! This goes for any of our Little Bits and Simply Singles stamps, our accessories, digital paper, everything but the Mix sets themselves (which are already a tremendous value!) Cool huh? This is just another way for us to spoil our Mix Members. Which we love to do.
One more thing...we're going to be including a Winter Wonderland paper pack in with all the November Mix sets when they ship the first week of November. A little holiday paper to go with your holiday stamps. So if you've been thinking of signing up for the club, now is a good time!
Here are some close-ups of the cards in the awesome November Mix photo that Joslyn created for us...aren't they gorgeous! I personally cannot wait to get my hands on that nutcracker stamp...
