WILD CARD WITH LISA/HANUKKAH

I am not in love with this card at all. 

I do not like how it came out but for lack of time I didn't make the other version. I wanted to be kind of true to the original colors of blue and silver but for some reason I guess I left my mojo behind today.

This is what I got and please leave me you options

or tips how would you make this one more attractive to the eye.

This is card # 46 from page # 77 of the handbook.

Despite the fiasco I proudly present you 

My Hanukkah Card

5 inches

The blue cardstock base is from Debbie Mumm. I believe the silver one is from DCWV.

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 I added Glossy Accent to the star after changing the color a bit with a marker.

I added stickles to the candles and embossed the darker blue paper.

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 This is the inside and I outlined the phrase with my Cri-Kits black pen,

not that you can see it well on the photo.

I know you guys are very sweet and you are going to say it's perfect but I know is not me...not my style.

 But...that is what came out today :(

(SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER ARE WELCOME) 

UPDATE: My pearls were too big for the star but I found this little rhinestones ones on a pack I have in my stash. They were pumpkins but you can take the tiny jewels apart and that is what I did.
I definitely think it looks much better.
Thanks again for your input ladies.

Here is the new and improved Hanukkah Card

 What do you think?

Hugs to all!

Thanks for the memories. Ken Griffey Jr. retires.

i have spent many years cheering "the kid", even when he played for the reds. thanks for all you have done griffey.

RIP grendel the cat

my good friends erik and cinead kubiak lost their cat grendel the other day. he was hit by a car and the asshole didnt even stop. i cannot imagine the pain they are feeling right now. you both are in my thoughts.

Bah! Humbug! Challenge # 20 - Silhouettes

I was so excited to see this week's Silhouette challenge over at Bah! Humbug! because the A Child's Year Cricut cartridge is just FULL of them and they make such sweet cards. I had a hard time choosing but because I was a skater when I was young I'd been dying to use that image. I mounted it on a shaped snowflake base done in Cricut DS with several layers. (I guess in a way that's another silhouette, eh? The top layer is embossed with Swiss Dots. I originally planned to do this all in blue, white and silver, but the silhouettes didn't really stand out enough.

Then I saw a scrap of my favorite SEI Wintersong paper and decided the red was just what was needed. I images looked rather plain so I glittered them and cut the shadow in red. I tied a little red gingham bow around but it STILL looked rather unfinished. WooHoo! In my stash I found these snowflake charms which I thought were just the ticket. The silver frame around the opening was done with my Nesties.

With the dimension and all I really ended up liking this. Of course I ALWAYS love the challenges at Bah! Humbug! and welcome any excuse to do Christmas. Ann, Max and Irene are just the loveliest gals and it's so much fun to see their inspirations each week. And I'm so proud of myself getting a whole stash of Christmas cards done and maybe this year I'll even send some. LOL

Plot 61A

I've been making a sign for the allotment plot - I seem to have come over all floral again! I am doing my best to be green and to recycle materials SOOOOOO I used a piece of hardboard found in a skip - the smooth side was worse than the rough side, so I have used the rough side for my artwork, which actually has quite a textile-like surface. I coated it with gesso and several coats of white acrylic paint back and front and then used my favourite spray paints and rose stencil to floralise it. Then I cut the number stencil and used black craft paint (which I hope is waterproof!) for the plot number. For the stake I found a piece of wood in the same skip, so

apart from the paints it is a recycled plot sign. And, of course, it teams nicely with my bunting!

WILD CARD WITH LISA/CARRIAGE

Hello my friends

I hope all of you had a nice weekend...

a nice Memorial Day Celebration.

I am here to introduce you to another card of the Wild Card Series. 

This is # 45 from page #76 of the booklet.The largest size you can cut it is 6 inches on a 12 by 12 mat.

Now, 

I present you with

My Carriage Card

5 inches

 The papers used are from KI Memories Classic Prints I purchased at Hobby Lobby.
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I had all the images on my Gypsy.
I had pressure and blade depth at 3 and it cut like butter, lol.

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This is the inside.
(NOTE:  I adhered all the KI papers to a cardstcok base from Debbie Mumm).
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The back of the card and the envelope using a construction paper again.

Lisa's Carriage Card
(not avail)

I hope you like it.

This is another one I made on November of last year for my niece.

Hugs to All!

Another Note: If you want to participate on Audrey's Showcase
please click HERE for more info.

 Have Fun
with it.

Celebrate Dads and Grads at The Cuttlebug Spot

We're back at The Cuttlebug Spot after a month long rest and celebrating Dads or Grads this week. I did have a graduation card to make and was excited to use some of the new Cuttlebug folders and dies I'd picked up on clearance at various places. Although you must use some type of embossing to enter the challenge I like to challenge myself further to see if I can use ALL Cuttlebug to make my DT cards and this time I did. The school colors are blue and white. I used my Scalloped Square and Circle Nesties to frame the sentiments from the Congrats folders down the side. The light blue strip is embossed with the Cuttlebug Stripes folder. I used the Script folder to emboss a small rectangle and roll it up like a diploma. On a whim I bought the Typewriter Cuttlebug dies because they were so so CHEAP and now think I'll be using them alot. Love how they look in metallic and each time you use it you get both the little rectangles but also the delicate cut out letters. WooHoo!

The mat is popped and so are the circles and the 2 and 1 in 2010 to give a little dimension. Then all I did was add some adhesive beads and a ribbon around the diploma. Easy peasy. We're excited to have you join along in our challenge this week to be eligible to win a gift certificate from Custom Crops and invite you to grab a little inspiration from the rest of DT at The Cuttlebug Spot.

I hope you all had a great holiday weekend. After a day and a half of time off from crafting I was so looking forward to spending the day creating but NOOOOO...I have JURY DUTY! Don't you think that's CRUEL after a holiday? Let's just hope I don't get picked. Also, don't forget to scroll down for the BBTB2 Blog Hop. There are more prizes to be had.