Mr & Mrs Johnson

Hello!!

Thank you for the warm welcome back to blogland. :)  I appreciate the love and encouragement.  Today I'd like to share 2 special wedding cards I made for one of my co-workers and his new wife.  It was a last minute card that came together in my mind while driving home from work of all things.  lol.  Hey where ever the inspiration strikes right?  hehe..  Here's the card featuring Mr & Mrs from SCRS.

Mr. & Mrs ~ Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp

This is one of my favorite go-to wedding stamps.  Aki did an amazing job illustrating it.  I went with an Asian theme pulling the papers from my Hanko Designs stash.  The gold paper is actually from a Martha Stewart paper pad.  The pink flowers on the bridge are from Island Scrapbooking.  The circle and scallop circle dies used are from Lifestyle Crafts except for that bridge which is from La-La Land Crafts.

I love the contrast of colors with the black and the washi papers are so pretty.  I tried to color the images up like RJ and Jenny, I hope I did them justice and that they like this card.

Here is the 2nd card which more co-workers signed featuring one of the cut & emboss dies from Cuttlebug (Flower Bramble by Anna Griffin) by Provocraft.

Isn't it beautiful?  I love the details on the flowers and the leaves.  It's a pretty big card right?  It measures 5 1/2 x 7 1/2.  Yes the die itself is 5x7.  I used washi paper with red & black Tsumugi cardstock from Hanko Designs and some gold cardstock.

Here's a better view of the embossed features.  This was a quick card to make.  The only part that took awhile was choosing the papers (hahaha).

CHEERS to the newly wedded couple, blessings to them both.  I have some other projects I've been working on to share and hopefully I'll have some time to do that.  I'm actually looking forward to that. For now I'm signing off, thanks for stopping by today.  Happy Monday friends, have a terrific day!!

Lilo's Fun Friday #62: For the Bride & Groom

New updates:

Y&FH blog:  We've introduced our new team, have you been by to see?  Click on each team name to go to the post:  TEAM YUMI and TEAM FUMI make sure to stop by each of their blogs to leave them some love. :)

Kitty Bee Designs blog:  There is a new Aloha Friday challenge up. Click HERE for more details.  Stop by and see what the Kitties are up to. :)

Happy Aloha Friday Everyone!

It's been a long time since I've posted a Lilo's Fun Friday, so today I thought I'd take the time to update that.  (I will try to post a LLF when I'm not posting for KBD.)  

For today's Lilos' Fun Friday I wanted to share a new card I just finished.  One of my good friends asked if I could make a wedding card for her niece who just recently got married.  She was so sweet, saying she wanted a one-of-a-kind card.  She knows how to get to me. (haha)  Actually I was happy to make one, it's been a while since I made a card for this occasion, so it was a nice change.  It was a toss up between two of my favorite images, but I decided to choose this one because of a picture my friend sent me from the wedding.  I thought this image suited the couple and the picture she shared.   I went with a simple layered design with papers from MME. 

Wedding card with Mr. & Mrs.

The image is called Mr. & Mrs. from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. After choosing the papers and dies I just started to build the card up.  Love the MME paper, it's so pretty and sparkly. Thought adding the doily gave it a really nice touch.  The sentiment is from AmyR Wedding sentiments and I used an EK Success punch to cut it out. Lastly I added the photo corners.  Yes I did fussy cut the image.  Almost lopped off her arm!  It was a close call, and I'm happy to report that no one was hurt in the process. ;)

Inside of wedding card

Normally I don't make anything on the inside, but it didn't feel finished to me, so I mimicked the front, but instead of an image I chose two more sentiments from the same AmyR Wedding sentiments set.  I was so proud of myself for getting the sentiment straight inside the heart on the first try!  yay!  The second sentiment was cut using the same EK punch as the one on the front of the card.  This card turned out to be a favorite of mine after I was done.  

Mr. & Mrs. Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps

Congratulations to the bride and groom!  I really hope they like the card.  Thanks Rose for asking. I had a lot of fun making this one. 

It's going to be a busy weekend for me but I'll try to stop by and see what you've been up to.  Mahalo for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Lilo

Sparkle Creations 3rd Anniversary Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps 3rd Anniversary Hop! Not only are we here to help Sparkle celebrate 3 years of SCRS, but we are also officially releasing 4 new SCRS images this month -- Paris Lucy, London Charlotte, New York Josh, and Seattle Chloe. They are ALL available in the store NOW!

We have assembled an all-star lineup consisting of our Current Design Team, DT Alumni and Guest Designers. Click on all the links below to participate in our anniversary blog hop!

What's a hop without prizes? We've hidden TEN single stamp prizes along the way and one lucky winner will win the ENTIRE July release! All you need to do is leave some love at every stop along the hop. You have until 11:59 PM EST on Sunday to leave comments for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on the SCRS blog on Monday. Good luck to all and Happy Hopping!

I know my card isn't as festive, but I really wanted to use the newest London Charlotte for my card.  With all the hoop-la going on with the Princess and Prince expecting their first child and all of London anticipating the birth I thought this was a perfect image to use.  My card is pretty CAS with lots of texture in the background thanks to one of my trusty embossing folders.  I wanted to do something fun so I cut out an oval and masked it over part of the image to give it a nice and fun silhouette, then I went in with my trusty sponge and Distress ink and that's how I got the image to look like that.  (hahaha)  I used Copics to color up the image and had to go online to actually see what colors were used for the clock tower and buildings.  Chose to give Charlotte a little bit of red which makes her outfit pop and then kept the rest of it neutral.

Congratulations Sparkle!! 3 years and still going strong!!  Thanks so much for inviting me to be part of the celebration.  Cheers to many many more my friend!!

Enjoy the rest of the hop everyone and don't forget to leave me a comment, remember there are prizes up for grabs, plus I love reading them, hahaha!!

Hugs,
Leanne

SCRS Challenge #85 - A Sketch

Hello!
Today is my last day posting as a Guest Designer for Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps.  I've had a blast with the team and want to say a big Mahalo to Sparkle for having me and Kim for asking me.  I love these images and have truly enjoyed my time with these awesomely talented ladies.  I also feel special to be able to be a part of SCRS's 2nd anniversary.  With this month being a celebration month for SCRS I wanted to go out sharing a card I made for another special celebration.  My friends Jeff and Lisa got married on a beautiful Saturday morning in Thousand Oaks, CA.  The bride was beautiful in her wedding dress, the groom looking dashing in his white and black tux (with a pink bow) and all the lovely groomsmen and bridesmaids all dressed in pinks and grays.  It was a long time coming, but well worth the wait.  I decided to use one of the fairly new SCRS images... Mr. & Mrs. which was perfect for this particular celebration...

For the layout I used this pretty cool sketch by Kim, which happens to be the new bi-weekly SCRS Challenge #85.  Hope you can play along.

Don't forget you still have time to purchase some SCRS stamps for 25% off all orders, sales ends July 31st, Midnight EST.

Thanks again to the wonderful SCRS DT for letting me be a part of their world for the last few weeks.  Another "Cheers!" to Sparkle on her 2nd Anniversary! 

Mahalo for stopping by!  Take care!

Hugs,

Leanne

Thank you Davy!

Happy Monday!
Hope you are all doing well.  Have you been watching the Olympics?  I have and I have to say, it's pretty cool to see all the different events and all the participants compete.  What I don't like is that the internet already has all the results posted when we haven't even seen the event. No bueno!  But all in all it's been a really nice weekend of sports.

This is going to be a quick one as the card itself is pretty self explanatory.  hehehe...

We had a temp working with us this summer.  His name is Davy and Friday was his last day with us.  He's going back to school, so we wanted to take him out for lunch and I made him a card.  Nothing too fancy just something cool to say Thanks. 

I was stoked that his name fit with the thank you like a crossword puzzle and that I didn't have to go too big with the base.  Yea!!  Used the CC Design cutter alphabet dies for the letters, a Sizzix embossing folder for the polka dots.  The stamped image is Backpack Oliver from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps.  Used dark brown & kraft cs here as well as Rich Cocoa Memento ink to stamp Oliver and distress the paper.  On the inside I stamped the full image of Backpack Oliver, but since we all already signed it I didn't take a picture.

Hugs,
Leanne

SCRS Challenge #84

Hey everyone!

Apologies all around for posting so late. :(  I hope you all were able to stop by the SCRS blog to see the DT's gorgeous cards for Challenge #84.  Today also marks the start of another Celebration blog hop with the team pairing up with the Ribbon Carousel team.  Hop on over there to see all the fun.

It's week 1 of Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge #84! You have until Sunday, 7/29/12 @ 9 PM PST to play along with the current challenge which is a celebration challenge ... Our challenge is open to all players. Each challenge a random winner will be chosen, and the winner of each challenge will receive a fantastic SCRS rubber stamp! In order to qualify for a prize, you must use a Sparkle Creations image on your creation. Most importantly, have fun! We can't wait to see your creations!
I'm all about making tags lately.  All sizes and shapes.  For today's share I went with a pretty big tag featuring, Birthday Josh. I kept it pretty CAS and used the picture of the balloons for my color inspiration.

The sentiment flags were cut from some scraps from a Simple Stories, Happy Day tag I had left over.  Love this paper pad!  The image is colored with Copics with a bright turqoise ribbon on top.  I decided to change up the hair and went with a reddish orange hue.  This is a really bright tag and it measures 5"h x 3"w!

For more inspiration, make sure to stop by the rest of the design teams blogs:
Alice
Joni
Kim
Shaela
To play along in our challenge, upload a photo of your project and provide a direct link in the linky widget at the bottom of the SCRS post. If you use an online gallery (e.g. Splitcoast), please also use the keywords SCRSC84 and SparkleCreations (no spaces). If you have a Facebook account and are a fan of Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, you can also upload there. Deadline for challenge #84 is Sunday, July 29th @ 9 PM PST.

Don't forget the 2nd anniversary sale going on now in the SCRS store.  Use code 2YEARSALE for 25% off all orders.  Sale runs until July 31, 2012 midnight EST.

Mahalo for stopping by today!  Hoping to get back on track and visit some blogs soon. Take care and Happy Wednesday!!
Hugs,
Leanne

SCRS Challenge #83

Hello everyone!

A big huge Mahalo to all of you that stopped by during the Sister Stamps blog hop.  I appreciated all the lovely comments and I hope you all were inspired by the ladies that shared as much as I was/am. *: )

Now, I'm super excited to share that I will be a GDT for Sparkle Creations for the month of July!  This is a very special month for SCRS, as it is their 2nd Anniversary!  How cool is that?!  To start off this month's celebration, SCRS is having a Throwback challenge for the next 2 weeks.  So pull out those SCRS images from the 1st year and start creating.

For my card I chose Lantern Rin and gave her a 60's vibe/look. 

Used my favorite K&Company Berry Sweet paper pad to paper piece her outfit, the butterfly and the wonky reverse rectangles.  I added the pretty bright pink mulberry paper (embossed with the Oriental weave embossing folder) onto black cardstock and layered the other papers on top.  Added a sakura to the bottom and a colourful butterfly to the top.  I hope you can see all the lovely sparkles.  For my very first SCRS GDT card I wanted it to "sparkle" hehehe.  I didn't add a sentiment as this could be used for any celebration or just for fun card.

Head on over to the SCRS blog and check out the rest of the DT's creations as well as all the fun details for the Throwback challenge. 

Mahalo for stopping by!!  Have a wonderful Tuesday!!

Hugs,
Leanne

LC #81 - Sponsor Spotlight

Hey everyone!
Today I get to share the card I made using the adorable Surfing Oliver from this week's challenge sponsor, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps!  Woo Hoo!  I'm pretty excited because Sparkle and I were on the TGF Farm Fresh team together and I've actually gotten to meet her a few times.  She's sweet and kind and has a great laugh you just can't help but smile when she's around.  I was so happy to see her at Winter CHA this year and so happy that she was sharing her adorable images in her booth. Here's a bit more on our Sponsor:

Sparkle and her husband, Brent, opened their own stamp company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, in July 2010.  They sell cute and whimsical rubber stamps of darling little boy and girl images. Here are the links to the stamp company: http://www.sparklecreationsrubberstamps.com/. If you are interested in joining one of their challenges they do have a challenge blog where you can upload all your creations using SCRS images. 

I'm using Surfer Oliver for this week's Sponsor Spotlight card.  I used this week's "Splash" theme going on at the LC blog.  I'm also using a fabulous background scene from Make It Crafty, because it was a pretty awesome fit for Oliver.  The scene is called, Island Hideaway, and you could say this is Oliver's private get-a-way.  Hope you like it...

This scene was actually printed on kraft cardstock and colored with Copics & Distress ink (Tumbled glass).  I did that on purpose because MIC is also having a color on kraft challenge that I wanted to enter.  (You can consider this a two birds with one stone card).  I hadn't attempted to color on kraft before, but I do like the results.  Oliver on the other hand was stamped on to white Xpress-It cardstock and colored with Copics.  I fussy cut him out and popped him in to the scene.  The Distress ink was used to create the clouds and I also used a white pencil to give the clouds some highlights.  I had a lot of fun coloring on kraft and I think Oliver loves his new hideaway spot.  :)

Please make sure to pop on over to the LC blog to see what the rest of the A-team created using Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps.  Don't forget to join our "Splash" challenge, all the details are on the LC blog.  Wanted to say a big Mahalo to Sparkle for sponsoring us this week!!  And Mahalo to you for stopping by today!  Have a terrific Wednesday!!

Challenges:
Coloring on kraft - Make it Crafty  6/4/12 Update: I made top 3! :)

Hugs,
Leanne

Supplies not listed above:
Kraft cardstock: Neenah
Copics:
Surfing Oliver:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, R20
Hair: E23, E25, E27, E29, E49
Wetsuit: N3, N5, N7
Goggles: B24, N3, N5, N7
Surf board: B24, G43
Island:
Water: B24, B21
Sand: E31, E34
Palm trees: G43, E34, N2
Rocks: N3

FBW #197 - Open challenge with Sparkle Creations!!

Hello everyone!!!

Wanted to say a big MAHALO to everyone that participated in last week's FBW challenge.  I hope you considered and sent off your card to Butterfly Kisses to brighten up some young person's day.  What a wonderful challenge that was!

This week we have a treat for everyone.  It's an open challenge this week and we are being sponsored by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps.  I'm pretty excited that Sparkle is our sponsor this week.  She's a sweetheart and so much fun to be around.  I was lucky enough to meet her at all 3 CHAs that I attended.  And we were on the same DT at TGF Farm Fresh Challenges.  Her images are fun to work with and unique in their design.  Please stop by the SCRS challenge blog where you can find tons of inspiration from her amazing design team and maybe join in a challenge or two.  Head on over to the FBW blog to see what the rest of the DT created using a Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp.  Links to everyone's blogs is listed in the side bar.  We hope you can play along again and don't forget to add your butterfly, fairy or angel.

Here are some really cute bookmarks I put together for our make and takes at the Rubber stamp convention a few weeks ago.  Renate' came up with the concept and I finished them up.  They were a really big hit.  I made two versions using the same items.

The beautiful little girl is Cherry Blossom Rin.  As you can see, the only difference was the colors of the kimono, which were reversed and the randomness of the flowers.  Now keeping with our theme I added a black butterfly to each bookmark.  I think it adds a nice contrast and picks up the blacks in her hair.

Alrighty, now it's time for you to create your card or project and share it with us at the Flutterby Wednesdays challenge blog and don't forget the challenge details:

• Open challenge
• Use your fairy, butterfly or angel

 Mahalo for stopping by!  Enjoy the rest of your week!

Hugs,
Leanne

Supplies:
White and kraft cs (Neenah), black cs (Recollections); Brambleberry blossoms/garden party dp (Imaginisce) embossing folder (Cuttlebug); gems; MS butterfly punch; extra small and small sakura punches; pink and black ribbon (stash)
Copics:

Mele Kaliki Maka with Ukulele Josh

Hello everyone!  Hope you are enjoying your Saturday.  I still haven't gotten the urge to get up and go shopping.  Not even cyber shopping.  I've been trying to be good and use what I have.  Which is too much.  I also wanted to get some Christmas cards done.  I have a few images I haven't inked up yet, so thought I would do that this weekend.  Waiting til' the last minute is not going to be me this time around.  (knock on wood)  With Thanksgiving over, Christmas will be here in no time!  Yikes!!

So here's a card I just finished using a Sparkle Creation image, Ukulele Josh.  When I saw this image I thought he was so cute and would be perfect for a Hawaiian themed Christmas card!

Reminds me of my cousins playing their ukuleles and singing songs or talkin' story.   I learned how to play last Thanksgiving, but since I haven't practiced I doubt I could remember where my fingers should go.  The sentiment is computer generated, see below for a close-up.  I thought it would be fun to put it right above the music notes.  As if he was singing the Christmas song.  :)

I found some cool non-Christmas papers to use from K&Company.  They worked really well with my card.  The flowers were leftovers from last year and the leaves are from a die set from Cheery Lynn Designs, tropical leaves.  I tied two small pieces of twine into a knot and glued them to the center of the flowers. 

I entered my card into the current challenge at Sparkle Creations #68 Team Oliver vs. Team Josh.  It's my first challenge to enter and since I only have Josh images, I guess I'm for Team Josh.  LOL.. 

I have a feeling this guy is going to end up on more Christmas cards this year.  Alrighty friends, enjoy the rest of your Saturday and Mahalo for stopping in!

Hugs,
Leanne

11/29 - Happy dancing, cause I was lucky to win the challenge!! Woo Hoo!!  Thanks Sparkle!!

Time to...

Good afternoon friends.
Today is Jenny's (co-worker/friend) birthday.  She's such a hard worker that I thought she needed a card that depicts relaxing and pampering oneself and I found the perfect image at Sparkle Creations.  My former FFC teammate, Sparkle has such cute and fun images.  I purchased some a while back during her sale and have only now just gotten around to inking one up.  I'm pretty stoked to see that this image is featured on the SCRS blog by a few ladies from the DT.  Although my card doesn't qualify with the current challenge, I'm happy to see that I wasn't the only one to ink up Relaxing Charlotte.

I tried my hand at some felt flowers which were super easy.  Thanks Rena for the inspiration!  The rest of the card came together pretty quickly.  Her favorite color is purple, but I love the combo of purple, blue and white.  I hope you can see the two different distressed ink parts on the main frame of the card.  I wanted to create a soft soothing picture, like the image needs that right?  But I love how it turned out.  To give it a bit more fun I used stickles in a fun swirly pattern all the way around the edge of the card.  IRL it looks pretty cool.  hahaha.  The sentiment "Pamper yourself," also comes with the stamp and I drew in the bubbles to match the main frame.  On the inside of the card I wrote, "On us!  Happy Birthday!"  Thought that was fitting.  We have a birthday club and each participant donates a certain dollar amount and that is our gift.  This way everyone that participates doesn't have to stress on what to get the person celebrating.  Everyone gets a day and everyone has fun with it.  

Here are some close-ups of the felt flowers with a sparkly center.  That was fun, can't wait to try it with some of the new dies I got this weekend.

Alrighty, time to wrap this one up.  Hope you are all having a nice day. 

Mahalo for stopping by!

Hugs,

Leanne