Playing catch up with SS - All in one Basket

Hi Everyone!
I know it's a shocker!  hehehe...  I'm so sad that I haven't been coming around to blogs and seeing what you all have been doing.  I really hope to get back to it real soon. 

For now, I wanted to play catch up with a few Sister Stamps cards I made using stamps from release #6.   I realized that I never posted them here.  I have three to share so I think I will pre-post so it seems like I've been busy.  hehehe... I used these as samples for our booth at the Rubber Stamp Convention in March.  Unfortunately, I don't remember any of the Copic markers I used, but I might remember some of the papers.

BTW, make sure to head on over to the Sister Stamps blog to see previews of  release #8.  Today Jenny is showcasing a really cute giftcard holder featuring the adorable Mariko!  I think you will all want her.  I know I do.  :)

Here is the first card I made using the adorable Daba...

The basket is a created using a giant punch I bought from Hanko Designs (a long time ago).  I kept the negative part and used it as a frame for the basket.  Used a sheet of some bright fun dp and a very small oval punch for the eggs.  I think Daba is very happy to have found all the eggs to put in his basket.  Hopefully some of them are chocolate or have a fun prize inside.  Wouldn't that be wonderful?  :)

Okie dokie, tomorrow I will share a CAS card I made using Masa.  Hope you are all having a lovely Monday!  Mahalo for stopping by!

Hugs,
Leanne
*:)

Lilo's Fun Friday #30 - Hau' oli la Hanau!

Hey everyone!!

O*M*G!! I can't believe how long it's been since I've blogged!!  I hope everyone has been doing well and enjoying the summer.  I've been very busy with some other things that will be shared in a month or so. 

I also see that I've gained a few new friends!!  Hello and welcome to my blog! *:)  I hope to start back to blogging and crafting on a regular basis soon.  I do have something to share tho.  YAY!!  hahaha!

Today for Lilo's Fun Friday #30, I'm popping in to share a special birthday wish for Lollipop DT gal Cyndi Kim!  Head on over to the Lollipop Crafts blog to see who's sharing this special wish and then jump on over to Cyndi's blog to wish her a Happy Birthday.

I know Cyndi's been missing Hawaii since she moved to Las Vegas so I wanted to give her a card that brings a little bit of the island to her.  I chose one of my favorite TGF stamps, Fleur Anya, then picked some really fun island print papers from Sandy Lion as well as some floral punches to embellish.

I can't believe I waited this long to post this card!  I actually made this at the beginning of the month was debating on whether to send it out or keep it.  But I knew I wanted it to go to Cyndi as soon as the last flower was glued on.  Doesn't she make you smile?

With this picture I wanted to show the white embossing that I did on the edges of the blue paper to give it not only a nice texture but a waterlike feel.  This is super easy to do.  I took a white pigment ink pad and using the sides of the blue paper edged it.  Once I was satisfied with the amount I sprinkled clear embossing powder on top and heat set it with my heat gun.  I also did the same to the 5-petal flowers.

Well Cyndi, I wish you all the best on your birthday my friend.  Lots of hugs, and hope you get to eat some ono grinds.  Many blessings!!  Hau' oli la Hanau!!

I found a couple challenges I could add this to:
TGF Retro Fresh Challenge - Sunshine & Summer
ATS Challenge - Embossing

Mahalo to you for stopping by.  Have a fantastic weekend!!

Hugs,
Lilo

Lollipop Crafts Summer Challenge #1 - Uh Oh!

Hey everyone!
Hope you had a great weekend!  This week over at Lollipop Crafts we have a different challenge for you.  With summer here, we are going to taking a little break, but we couldn't just leave ya without something to do right?  So for the whole month of June the Summer Challenge #1 is to create a card with flowers as your focal point.  This month's sponsor is Sparkle Rubber Stamp Creations!!  The T-Team will bring you more on our awesome sponsor on Wednesday, so make sure to stop by the LC blog to see what's up for grabs.  For today, make sure to stop by the LC blog and see what the A-Team created to inspire you.

Here's my card, but unfortunately the flowers that were the focal point got squashed by that cutie, Silver.  (lol)  He's a bad little pup, but you can't really be too mad at him can you?  I surely can't!  hahaha!  It really was a lovely bouquet too...  I had a lot of fun making this.  The fun papers and the black contrasts gave that dp a really nice pop.  The white daisy flower border was a fun addition.  Kept this one a bit CAS. 

Now don't forget you have a whole month to play a long with us.  Plenty of time to choose your papers and images.  Just keep in mind that it must be a card and the main focus should be all about the flowers, unless you find an irresistably cute puppy in the middle of it all.  I don't think anyone would mind.  lol!  I had a bit of fun with the back of the card, using the same border die and the flip side of the dp to create this fun "signature".

Okie dokie, your turn!!  Mahalo for stopping by!  Have a lovely Monday!!
;)

Update:
Entering my card over at Tiddly Inks Flower challenge. (Thanks Melissa for the reminder!) ;)

Hugs,
Leanne

Silver I am sorry (Tiddly Inks)
Dp- Berry Sweet (K&Co)
black cs (Recollections, Hanko), white cs (Neenah)
C.C. Cutters Daisy border (All That Scraps)
Large & Small labels (Spellbinders)

Kimono Marci for Momma

Hello!
Woo hoo!  Two days in a row for me!  Yay!  hahaha!!  It's been tough to get any cards done lately.  Work has been pretty hectic and all I wanna do when I get home is either read or watch tv.  I'm slowly finding my groove so to speak and hopefully will be able to get more crafting done this weekend.  So for today I wanted to share the card I made for my momma.  She is now officially retired!!!  She's not sure yet what she's going to do, but I think sleeping in will probably take priority for now.  lol!  Let's see how long that lasts.  Hopefully she will decide to take a long over due vacation back to Hawaii.  We shall see, in the meantime I think she will definitely enjoy doing nothing for a few weeks. :)

This cutie pie is Kimono Marci from La-La Land Crafts.  I think she might be one of my favorites from the last release.  So I colored her up with Copics in shades of browns and greens.  I printed her on white cs (Neenah) then used a circle Spellbinder to cut her out. Left the die on and using Distress inks (wild honey & crushed olives) created the frame around her.  Love how it makes her "glow" and I love the white border around her.  I love adding a really dark contrasting coloring as an accent and this time I used black.  Added that beautiful green/gold origami paper, green & yellow paper roses and some gold cs.  The other new things I've added are the roses and the black floss.  The layout is the Deconstructed Sketch #54, well sort of.  I just realized I missed a panel, but the rest of it looks about right. lol...  I actually love how this one turned out and my mom was pretty excited to add it to her collection.

I kept her kimono really simple, no designs or flourishes and had fun with her umbrella and hair.  Well I better get to bed, it's going to be a movie day again, most likely MIB3.  My mom thinks Snow White and the Huntsman is going to be too dark.  I guess I'll have to go watch it on my own.  lol...  Have a great Saturday... hoping if we get back early I can continue working on some crafty stuff.  Take care and Mahalo for stopping by!
;)

Hugs,
Leanne

Supplies not listed above:
Black Tsumugi cs & origami paper (Hanko Designs)
Gold cs (Stardream)
Flowers (Recollections)
Black floss (DMC)
Doily circle die (Spellbinder)
Copics:
Hair: E79, E74
Skin: E50, E51, E01, E21
Kimono/getas/hairbands: YG03, G43, N10
Umbrella: E47, G40, G43, G46

Lilo's Fun Friday #29

Happy Friday!
Popping in real quick to share a card for today's Lilo's Fun Friday.  But first I wanted to say Thank you to everyone that have been faithful visitors leaving me lovely comments.  That you come here to see what I'm doing (even though it hasn't been much lately) really is appreciated as are all the wonderful comments you leave.  So from the bottom of my heart... MAHALO!!!

Now on to today's card featuring Tricycle Marci from La-La Land Crafts.  I have another colored MIC background that I printed on kraft and colored with some Copics and Distress inks.  The background image is called Hilly Lane. 

I printed it out pretty big because Tricycle Marci is a pretty good sized stamp and I wanted to make sure she fit on the lane.  Now the grass doesn't look as great as it could have, but it was a huge space to try to fill.  I bet it would look a lot brighter on white cs.  After coloring Marci, I fussy cut her out and popped her onto the lane.  Isn't she a cutie?  ;)

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope you are all having a lovely Friday and are looking foward to a fun weekend.  Mahalo for stopping by!

Hugs,
Lilo

Supplies not listed above:
Clouds: Broken China Distress ink (Ranger)
Tuxedo black ink (Memento)
Copics:
(Marci)
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, R20
Hair: E21, E23, E27
Hairband: YR02, YR04, YR07, YR18
Shirt: YR02, YR04, YR07, YR09
Shorts/Shoes: B24, N3
(Tricycle)
R29, N2, N3, 100, E51, E55, E57
Panda: N1, N5, E01
(MIC background)
Flowers: RV55, YR09, Y35
Leaves/grass: G24, G34
Tree barks: E74
Stones: N2, N3
Porcupine: E31, E34, N7
Birds: Y19, BG53
Road: W3