A Sisters Calendar

Hello!

Today I wanted to share this calendar I made for one of my friends.  She has two little girls and I thought using the BFFs from Sister Stamps would be perfect.

Keeping this one CAS was easy.  I used some beautiful washi paper I purchased from Hanko Designs plus some pink flower gems.  I matted the calendar on to some pink scrap cardstock and lastly I used dimensional tape to give them a little lift.

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy hump day!

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BFFs ~ Friendship

Morning!

Today's card features some little girls I haven't inked up in quite some time.  The BFF's from Sister Stamps.  This duo can be purchased in the Yumi & Fumi Handmade shop along with a ton of other Sister Stamps including the new releases.

I decided to use the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge over at Designed to Color to narrow down the criteria.  This time I chose the middle/across line which is Ribbon, Banner & Yellow:

Here's my card:

Used the reverse wonky Spellbinder dies for the inside and mat.  The yellowish-gold washi paper and the daisy white cardstock are all from Hanko Designs.  The ribbon/seam binding I believe I got at the Anaheim Expo a year or two ago.  The sentiment was stamped again from Stampworks says Friendship in kanji and I manually cut it in to a banner, then distressed inked it.  The girls are colored with Copics and I had fun making the little sakuras on their kimonos.  I will list all the markers below.

Thank you for stopping by today!  Tomorrow I might have something else, but you'll just have to stop by and see.  Have a lovely day everyone!!

Hugs,

Leanne

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Distress inks: Crushed Olives, Wild Honey

Copics:

Little girl on left:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11

Hair: N10, E37, E74

Kimono/Gi: Y23, YR31, Y18, Y23 (also used for sakura, ribbon in her hair & Geta)

Little girl on right:

Skin: E50, E51, E21, E11

Hair: N10, E47

Kimono/Gi: Y17, YR24, Y26, Y23, YR31, Y18, 0 (used for the sakuras)

Flower: Y23, YR31

LFS - Winter BFFs mobile

Hey everyone!!

Yep, this is a little late, so for today I'm renaming this to Lilo's Fun Sunday!!  Been super busy at work and had a b-day project I had to think up and finish for a b-day party yesterday.  I'll share what I finally picked another time.  Now here's something a little different from me.  I decided to try my hand at making one of those mobiles I've see here and there.  It was pretty easy putting together because I kept it CAS.

Pulled out the BFFs from Sister Stamps and a few sentiments from AmyR's Handy Christmas Greetings & Snowman Sayings.  I also pulled out the Nesting Sprays 5-petal dies, white sheer ribbons and some twill lace.   The dp is Blue Linked Circles from Recollections.  I semi distressed the inside of each flower with vintage photo to give that nice border around each spray.  Next up I have the panels...

Here are the BFFs colored with very soft blues and blacks.  They could actually pass for sisters yea?  I added some bells to the big white bow to add a bit of sparkle and chime.  Right behind the girls is the white twill lace.  Next up are the sentiments, this first one is one of my favorites...

Isn't this an awesome sentiment?  I haven't used this one since last year so I thought it was appropriate for this project.  I added a bow at the top of each flower it seemed to soften up the flowers.  Next up is one of the smaller flowers with another favorite sentiment that fit perfectly inside...



This last one is the tiniest of the set and since I couldn't find a sentiment to fit I handwrote one in.  Now I could have written just about anything, but I thought Joy was the perfect word to end with...

This was a lot of fun to make and I could possibly see myself make more of these using different shapes,  images and sentiments.  This would be a perfect project for the latest Yumi & Fumi Handmade challenge (Use lace or ribbon).  Did you know that you could enter using Sister Stamps or a few other stamps we love?  Yep!!  Come check out the details {here} and if you would like to play you still have 2 weeks left to link up {here}. We'd love to see your projects. 

Now just cause it's Sunday doesn't mean I won't continue with the LFFs share a treat fun.  So let's see, leave me a comment answering this question:  Ribbon or Lace?  I will choose a random comment to win and announce it on Wednesday's post.  Can't wait to hear what everyone likes.   Mahalo for stopping by, hope you all have a lovely Sunday!!

Challenges: ATS - ABC

Hugs,

Lilo

LFF #41 - September SSS

Happy Aloha Friday everyone!

Hoping you had a great week and if it wasn't hoping this weekend will cure that!

For today's Lilo's Fun Friday share I have a card I made for my September SSS, Kathy.  I was pretty excited that she was my SS for this month because well, she's just that, a secret crafty sister.  Ok so maybe she's a SCS, but either way she's pretty awesome.  Check out her blog and if you aren't a follower you should be.  She has a lot of fun ideas and is always coming up with great projects.  It was only fitting that I used the new Sister Stamps BFFs for her card. She's generous and so giving.  I know that I can always ask for something and she never says no.

There is no dp used here.  Instead I used my wildflower background stamp and my newest Memento inks (new sprout, summer sky) to create this fun backdrop.  After inking up all the papers I distressed the paper with the ink pads.  You can't quite tell but I added some Stickles to the ends of the flowers.  Looks pretty IRL.  The paper with the BFFs stamped and colored is actually a small card.  The two flowers on the bottom are not only decorative but help to keep the card closed.  On the inside I stamped Hugs with an AmyR sentiment stamp...

From the same group of stamps I stamped the sentiment on the front of the card.  This one has some great words to use.  I added some other fun stuff to send to her.  Hope she likes. 

Next I wanted to share my September SSS card from Miyuki Noon.  She made me this adorable Fleur Anya card with an aloha feel to it.  I also got some fun crafty accessories to play with.  Mahalo Miyuki!!

I wonder who my October SSS will be?  If you'd like to be a part of these funs swaps then head on over to Kris' blog and sign up for October.

Happy Aloha Friday everyone!! Have a terrific weekend and as always, Mahalo for stopping by!!

Hugs,
Lilo

Lollipop Crafts #90 - Punches and/or Dies

Good morning!!

Today starts a new bi-weekly challenge at Lollipop Crafts.  We've changed up to give everyone more time to play a long.  Today's theme is all about punches and dies.  Make a CARD using at least 2 different punches/dies.  I bet there are going to be some beauties!  Our sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish.  For more details and some inspiration from the A-Team head on over to the LC blog HERE.

I love punches and dies!! I have a ton of each and have yet to get through all of them.  Some are still in their original packaging waiting to be abused, I mean used. lol!  The card I'm going to share today features the BFFs from Sister Stamps again. 

Copics:

Skin: E000, E21, E01, E50, R20

Hair: N10, N7 & E49, E44

Pinks: RV52, RV55

Teals: BG53, BG57

Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa inks

I used the following Spellbinders: squares, ovals and scalloped ovals.  I love how dark brown really makes things pop so I matted each piece of either white cs or patterned paper with it.  The sentiment is from AmyR.  I was so lucky to find that patterned paper at Michaels!  I grabbed all the sheets that were on the shelf.  Score!

Ok, time for you to link up your CARD using this week's guidelines.  You'll be eligible to win the prize and possibly be picked for our top three.

Mahalo for stopping by today.  Have a great week!!
Hugs,
Leanne

LFF #38

Happy Friday everyone!!

Whew, this week has gone by pretty quickly.  It's already Friday and time to start the weekend!! Woo Hoo!!  I'm excited to share today's Lilo's Fun Friday #38 because these little girls are adorable!!  I'm talking about the BFFs from Sister Stamps Release #9!  You can purchase them from the Yumi & Fumi Handmade store along with any of the other Sister Stamps.

Aren't these two the cutest little girls?  I see myself using this over and over.  Hmmm... that seems to be a trend when I think of Sister Stamps.  (hehe)  This is a pretty CAS 4x4 card with a simple background stamp, some punched out butterflies (MS) and a stamped sentiment (AmyR).  I colored the girls up with browns with different shades of pink hair!!  The background is this beautiful cherry blossom stamp I purchased at the Carson rubber stamp convention.  It's a gorgeous background stamp that I'll be using a lot.  I inked it up with Positively Pink ink from Stampin' Up!

So do you have any plans this weekend?  I'm going to try to get in some crafting and take care of some chores and hopefully the weekend won't fly by!  What ever you choose to do this weekend have fun doing it!!  Mahalo for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!!

Hugs,
Lilo