25 Days of Christmas Challenge - Day 23

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Merry Christmas everyone!!!

I've been so darned busy these last 3 days that I forgot to post day 23 - 24!  So I will post each one today along with day 25.  So sorry you'll see 3 posts from me, I'll try to keep them short.

For day 23 of the 25 Days of Christmas challenge with Linda & Kathy.  I shared this Asian themed card featuring some beautiful La- La Land dies and image, an Island Scrapbooking laser cut sentiment and a Hanko Designs Tsumugi cardstock & washi paper...

I had some fun with washi paper and the La-La Land lanterns banner.   I used the adorably sweet Paper Doll Marci Kimono.  Colored her with Copics, including her kimono with the pretty details.  I trimmed off her hair baubles because I wanted to keep it CAS. About the card base, I had already punched out the bottom part of this card with an EK success border punch so just dressing up the rest of the card was what it needed.   The lanterns were paper pieced with washi paper from Hanko Designs and I used gold foil for the tassels.  Here is a close-up of the lanterns.

Adding the red gems to the snowflake centers also ties in to the flowers on Marci's kimono,  I love the layout and of course the Asian theme.  This is another one of my favorite cards for this holiday season.

Thank you for stopping by and I do apologize for all the posts today.  Merry Christmas!!  Hope you are spending it with family and friends and enjoying the time together reflecting on this wonderful day.

xoxo,
Leanne

LFF #80 - Is it a purse or frame??

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How are you today?  I'm excited to share today's project with you.  It came about as I was working on an upcycle project.  I started to do this and ended up doing something else.  I kept this on the side to finish later and today I would like to share the completed project for today's Lilo's Fun Friday #80.  I'm really not sure what to call it, so for now you could call it a purse-frame.  You might recognize the two little girls sharing the spotlight here.  I guess I could have used any image, but I decided to go with my instincts and picked these two from Sister Stamps, Minako and Misaki.

The base was cut from chipboard, but can you guess what the stencil I used is?  If you guessed a fan you would be correct!  Yep I used a fan as the stencil for the base.  To cover the project I used this beautiful washi paper from Hanko Designs. As an embellishment a light pink daisy fabric ribbon from Daiso was glued on the edges and the handle which is how it turned in to a purse.  I used an old Kodak photo frame and covered it with a scrap of the same washi paper, then I adhered it with pop up dots to give it a lift.  I stamped "Happiness" in kanji in the center, but you can still slip a small (very small) photo inside from the top.

Here is a close up of the two little girls.  I chose to color them up with greens and pinks which makes them stand out from the softer pinks, whites and golds.  You'll also get to see how pretty the pagodas are as a nice addition to the background.  Love how it doesn't detract from the pretty washi paper; it sorta blends right in.

Minako

First up is Minako.  She's one of my favorites.  I guess because she looks so Japanese.  hehehe  I gave her a soft green colored kimono with pink flowers.  I used some older washi paper for the pagoda.  What a beautiful die from La-La Land Crafts.  Can't believe I waited so long to use it.  I guess I was waiting for the right project.  I added the cherry blossoms here, also from La-La Land Crafts.  The pearls in the center are actually dots I made with my pearl pen from Viva Decor.  If you look closely you'll see them all over the project, not just on the die cut flowers.

Misaki

Here's a close-up of the adorable, Misaki.  I colored her up in pretty medium greens and pinks.  I love how happy she looks.  Behind her is the gold pagoda with a couple of the cherry blossoms.  I love how each element goes so well together.  The only thing that is a little bit off is that one of the pagodas is a smidge off from the other one.  Next time I'll make sure to add the pagodas first so they line up evenly then add the frame.  Here's the back of the frame...

I found this quote on the internet and hand-wrote it.  I used that pretty cherry blossom stamp to add branches around the bottom of the frame.  Using the same colored ink pad I used a sponge to lightly add some distress to the edges of the frame.  A nice way to finish the back.

Well that was fun!  I love how this project which had no direction to begin with turned out.  Looks like I'm starting to find my groove again.  I've got a few more projects like this to share,  Each one was a lot of fun to make.  This particular project is heading to a new home.  I hope the one who gets it will enjoy it as much as I had making it.  Wishing you all a happy Aloha Friday and thanks so much for stopping by!!

Lilo

Mr & Mrs Johnson

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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!!

Peach boy

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Hope you're all having a nice weekend.  Popping in to share another baby card featuring the Peach boy aka Momotaro from Sister Stamps.  Another cute stamp to use for baby boy cards or just for fun.  Read all about this image here.  We grew up on that story, and somewhere in this house is the book which was given to us by our grandparents.  It would be fun to read it again.  I found this link to an animated version from the Sister Stamps blog you can go watch.

So getting back to my card... I thought something fun and simple would be best.  I even tried to go for summer colors...

Isn't he cute?!  Don't ya just wanna poke his belly!  hehehe...  This card was fun to put together.  I used several new items for this card.  The leaf is a La-La Land Crafts die, the peaches are part of the Sakura stamp set that Sister Stamps also released, the water embossing on the kraft cardstock is from Crafter's Companion, and the background stamp is from Local King Rubber Stamps.  I used lemon drop ink from MFT and desert sand from Memento to ink up the two lighter colored panels.  Adding a colored Momotaro to the bottom and the sentiment completed the card.

I used Copics to color the leaf and the peaches.  Using the water embossing folder added a fun element to the otherwise boring kraft cardstock.  I'm happy with how this turned out.

Another cutie inked and ready to go in to my stash.  I'm going to try and color him without hair next time, we'll see how that goes.  (hahaha)  Well thanks a lot for stopping by.  I hope you all have a great day!!

From me to you

Hi!

Today I wanted to share a card featuring another of the images from this beautiful stamp set from Crafter's Companion.  The first card I shared had bright and bold colors. This card is showing some of the opposite. More softer girly colors, it goes so well with this image.

Isn't she gorgeous?  Love how elegant and beautiful she is. The washi paper is one of my favorites from Hanko Designs, the embossing folder in the background is also from Hanko Designs.  Love how the oval frames her beautifully.  I added 3 pink Prima flowers, lace trim from Daiso and the sentiment is computer generated.  I masked her and used one of the other background stamps to stamp right behind her. 

The last touch was adding sparkle to her kimono and the 3 flowers on top of her umbrella. So happy with how it turned out.  Thank you so much for stopping by, appreciate it a lot. Take care!

Hello Friend!

Hello!

Today is my Friday! Woo Hoo!  Heading out of town for my cousin's long anticipated wedding.  I'm sure it's going to be beautiful and fun.  Hanging out with the cousins to celebrate this special occasion is going to be a blast but also bittersweet as we'll be missing some beloved relatives.

Here's a happy card for today...

Isn't she pretty?  I purchased  this stamp set a while ago and recently found it as I was going through some boxes trying to look for some papers & flowers.  It's from Crafter's Companion and has a total of 9 stamps on it.  I was excited to dig in to these right away.  I have two other cards that I will share later on, for today this pretty little geisha girl gets the spotlight.  I used some pretty washi papers from Hanko Designs that I have been wanting to play with and decided to accent with blacks & reds.  Black lace, black mattes, red cardstock you get the idea.  Here's the full version of the card, front view ...

 I wanted to use more of the washi paper so decided to make an easel card.  Here's a side view...

She was colored with Copics as was the lantern, which is also part of this set.  It's funny cause I realize that the tea pot looks tilted!  Not sure if that's how I stamped it or I just cut the scene out crookedly.  Maybe instead of tea there's hot sake inside! ;)  hahaha! For the bottom part I mimicked the top but used red cardstock and dressed it up with some flower punches, a computer generated sentiment and doodles here and there. Here's a close-up...

Yes, I did fussy cut the sentiment, it looks more whimsical to me.  What do you think?  I used my white gel pen to add some fun dots around the paper.  I'm diggin' the bright colors, reminds me of summer.  The sunflowers mimic the ones on her kimono.  You can't tell above but I went over her & the lantern with my Wink of Stella clear glitter brush pen, it looks beautiful IRL.  This is the best picture I could get... 

Hope this made you smile.  I'm looking forward to sharing the other cards in this set soon.  Since I'm talking about cute Asian stamps did you happen to see the new Sister Stamps release yet?!  If not, the ladies are in the middle of previews and boy are they adorable!  For all the details head on over here.  Well friends I hope you're all doing well and enjoying your days. I appreciate all the love you give me and hope I've done the same for you.  Until next time, Mahalo for stopping by, have a great day!!