Hiya!

Today's share is a card I made for fun, featuring Harumi from Sister Stamps.

I love this little girl's expression!!  She's sooo happy!

It all started with the bottom sentiment and went from there.   I had stamped that sentiment to test if using Versamark ink before adding a dye ink to the clear stamp would work better than just straight dye ink.  Well the MFT stamps are so well made it probably didn't need that first step, but I wanted to give it a try anyways.  Playing with some different colors and another simple layout, this turned in to one of those let's see how this works, let's see what that looks like experiment.  After a few tweaks here and there, I decided to stop.  Adding too many extras wasn't needed, the washi paper behind Harumi did the job.  The polaroid picture frame was colored with different layers of Copic markers.  I just couldn't get the right color until the end, of course that always happens, right?!  (hahaha)  To cut out the word "hiya!" I used the MFT Die-namics LLD Little lower case letters and thought I'm done!  (woo hoo!)

This one will probably go to my mom, and she'll probably send this one to her bestie.  She's lucky to have her own "hallmark" store in her "backyard."  Well in her defense it's either she uses them or they go in to what I call "The Vault."  Its the place where all my cards go, that shall never see the light.  LOL!

Thanks for stopping by!! 

Happy Easter - Part 1

Happy Easter Sunday everyone!

Popping in to share some Easter themed projects I made.  Using the We R Memory Keepers Pillow box punch board made it super easy and quick to put these together.  I've seen these punch boards around blogland and wanted to see how good they were.  I have to say that you really need to have precise alignment skills for the perfect end result.

Here are the treats I made using a new doily die, Sister Stamps bunnies, beautiful designer papers from Prima Marketing and some strategically placed sentiments anchored by some Prima roses.  I also used my WOS clear glitter brush pen to add a little bit more sparkle.  I guess these would be considered a little bit shabby chic, or at least girly.  Here are the ones I made for the stamp camp ladies whom I got together with last Sunday...

I used 4 of the bunnies/rabbits from the Sister Stamp line as they were easy to color, cut out and were small enough for each box.  The first two are the Year of the Rabbit from the zodiac series...  I added a little smile to one of them...

Next up is the adorable Daba, I always think he's giggle about something, wish I knew what it was. lol

Next up is Moon from the last release, read all about him here

And lastly is Jade, this is one adorable little bunny, read all about her here.

Inside each treat box I filled it with some individually wrapped Hi-Chew candies.  I also wanted to share a quick tip on cutting those intricate dies.  I'm not sure where I saw this tip but it's seriously awesome!!  Use wax paper in between the die and the paper!!  You'll never want to be without this inexpensive piece of paper if you want to cut those intricate dies.  It's like cutting butter!!  hahaha.. Try it and let me know if you got the same result I did.  I wish I could remember where I saw it.

Last Sunday I spent a fun-filled day of crafting and catching up with the stamp camp ladies...

You might recognize some of these ladies, Kathy from Pixie Boutique and Linda from Life of a Girlie Girl.  Linda was kind enough to make us Mimosas, yep that's what the red cups are for. hahaha.. They were delicious and no there were no crafting accidents. (hahaha)  Also in this picture is Jenny from Sesame Bijoux, Angie & hiding in the background is Jen.  Kathy had a project for us to make, a really cute Easter themed card.  Here's mine using Harumi & a cute Easter egg chick from Stampin' Up.  Stop by her blog and check out the one she made.

Ok, I think I'll stop here and post the rest later in the afternoon.  Gotta spread out my posts or else you'll get bored.  lol...

See you later!!

LFF #68 - More Mini Calendars

Hello!  Happy Aloha Friday!

Time for a new Lilo's Fun Friday (#68) share and today I think I'll share some of the mini calendars I made for my mom's co-workers.  I have been enjoying seeing all the mini (and big) calendars Eva has been posting (she's already got 2015 calendars up!!) and that encouraged me to finish using the rest of the calendars I have left even though 2014 is already in March.  Thanks for the inspiration Eva!

These are all CAS and were definitely easy to put together.  I used the TH postage stamp & the Stampin' Up Top Note Sizzix dies for the bases (backing them with chipboard to make them sturdy) and picked pretty colorful patterned paper (from my un-used stash) for the backdrops. The calendars are from Taylored Expressions.  For the images I used the Girl's Day stamps from Sister Stamps which were small enough to fit in the space above the calendar.  They are all colored with Copics with some hand-drawn designs for all the outfits and popped up with dimensional adhesive. The sparrows were colored to match but in lighter tones.  Here's a preview:

First up is Misaki with her little sparrow friends. You can read all about her here & here.

 

Isn't she sweet?!  I love how she's "flying" and can totally hear her singing a song along with the sparrows.  I used a multiliner pen to add some designs to her kimono and bows. The patterned paper is from the Bo Bunny, Ambrosia collection.  Next up are two of Harumi.  You can read all about her here.

  

Another sweet little girl image & look Misaki's sparrow friends!  I used a multiliner & white gel pens to add a little design to her kimono and bow. The patterned paper is from the Bo Bunny, Serenity collection.

  

As you can see there is a little bit of a theme going on here...  I added the sparrows instead of a sentiment because I thought they were just too cute not to include them, plus they fit perfectly next to each image. :)  I used a multiliner & white gel pen to add some design on to her kimono & bow.  The patterned paper is from Echo Park, Happy Days by Lori Whitlock.

The last two calendars are of Minako.  You can read all about her here.

  

She is a little bit bigger than the other two, but just as sweet.  I love how it looks like she's listening to the sparrows and enjoying what they are telling her. (hahaha)  A white gel pen was used for the design on the top of her kimono.  The patterned paper is from MME On the Bright Side.  Here's the last and possibly my favorite one.  I almost didn't want to let it go which is weird because this is well really girly! hahaha!!!

  

I think it might be because of the doodling I did on her kimono with a red American Crafts Memory marker.  At first I did a few swirls but it just didn't look finished to me, so I kept going and couldn't stop.  Once I was done I was so pleased!   The kimono is actually yellow underneath the red pattern.  I also love the patterned paper I picked which is from Echo Park, For the Record by Bella Road.

Well this was a long enough post yea?  Hope it was worth the read.  Mahalo for stopping by.  Have an awesome Aloha Friday and weekend.  

~Lilo