Another "first" and some news....

Ok, since I am all about new things.....well since yesterday...I decided to again follow a friend and try another challenge! Today is my first Taylored Expression Sketch! Her sketches are adorable! So I had to jump in! Here is her sketch...TECC70!

And here is the card....

I used The Angel Company's Little Cupcake! It is one of my favorite sets! (I say that alot don't I? Ok I have alot of favorites!)

The paper is My Mind's Eye. I am not a avid user of patterned paper, as I like to try and make my own, but I have found more and more ADORABLE paper out there! I might have to convert! LOL! The card base is another fav....kraft!

I finished it off with super yummy double sided yellow ribbon...which I can't get enough of! Some gems, a flower and some Thickers!


One more bit of happy news!! The Angel Company's new catalog is coming out VERY soon! I go to Seminar on June 25th!! I will be bringing it back with me! SO, in honor of the new catty.....here is a sneak peak!


http://www.theangelcompany.net/

Check out www.theangelcompany.net. You can buy this fantastic robot set for a discounted price with $30 order! It is super adorable! There are some samples using this set on the home page! Email me at llwillison@hotmail.com to place an order today!

On the bottom of the home page there is a giveaway! Click HERE to enter! Good luck!!


Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a great day!

365 Cards

So, my friend Barb has just been making some amazing things lately! And here I am sitting and staring at everything I have in my craft room. Looking....staring....wating patiently for something to bite me and bring back my mojo. I do believe there are mojo bugs. But there are none in my craft room.

SO, she has been participating in this 365 card thing. I was in awe of her cards and then decided I better check out this link. So I did. And this is what I saw.....


Isn't it so pretty? It was calling to me.

If you follow my blog at all you know that I LOVE LOVE LOVE damask. So with this challenge I had to jump right in for my first 365 card. I will be doing really well if I can tackle a card everyday but I am just so thankful for this great site. (You can check it out HERE!) Because with no creativity flowing.....this can help you! Or me....since I have none right now. I am not totally feeling back to myself but I did have fun with this card! I love the colors. These colors were my sisters colors in her wedding. So yummy! Enough babbling....here is my card!


It is a big card too! 6 x6! Not my normal card size but I just felt that the square size went with the inspiration piece! Anyway, thanks for looking! Glad you stopped by today!

Happy Sunday!

I hope everyone's s Sunday is going well! My dd and I went to church by ourselves b/c dh had to work! After church we hit the water park with my SIL and her daughters! It was fun, but boy was it WARM! Glad to be back in the AC.

Just a quick post today. I made this card for a good friend! I used these colors cuz I am pretty sure she is K-State fan! (I sure hope I had that right!) :) Anyway, I just love these circle stamps! I used a Dew Drop for the color....I am pretty sure it was Eggplant Versamagic. I just love those chalk inks!! Then I layered them with some purple bazzill, some polka dots (go figure!) and some kraft cardstock! (Love that stuff!)

Oh don't forget the fluffy bow and the little gem on the flower! I also used Seeds of Blessing for the sentiment! That TAC set has the best sentiments! I sure hope we see some more of those in the new catty! It will be out in less than a month!!! Yeah!!!

Well, thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!

Super Easy "Leaf" How To....

So the other day, I showed you how to make super easy polka dots without actually having a polka dot stamp! In that post I made a background with red polka dots! I used that background in today's card!

Now today, I am going to show you how to make "leaves" without using an actual leaf die cut! I was inspired to make "leaves" from this blog. These are similar to Dawn's but I have put my own little twist on them. Here they are....aren't they cute?

First, pick your green cardstock and grab a circle punch. I used Marvy's....I love my Marvy's! They are my favorite. :) I love that you can take the bottom "paper catcher" off and see where you are punching! If you want 2 leaves, punch one circle.

Then slide your circle into the punch and when you see your desired "leaf" shape, punch it out!

Then repeat.

Next, put your "leaf" on your Scor-Pal...

and score horizontally.


Repeat...and then gently bend on the score line!

There you have it. Super easy peasy leaves! Attach to the back of your flower with glue dots and you are done! :)

Just a few other ways to use the circle punches. You can always use different size punched for different size leaves. Here is a 1 inch and it makes the cutest little leaves. You can also run your edge distresser or even your finger nail over the edge to give it worn look. I used Burnt Umber on the one in the picture.


Thanks for stopping by again! Remember to leave a link in your comment or email me, if you have something to share!

I {heart} Polka Dots...

OK! I have said it before, I will say it again! I love polka dots! I know there are stamps you can buy out there but I have found a fun and easy way to make my own. If nothing else, it is saving me money! Yeah....I will keep telling myself that! :)

So here is a card I made recently with TAC's May special Pea Pickin! I love it and I know for sure I have said that before! You can see my "homemade" polka dot background here:


Now I can already hear it. This is either going to be just so simple you will laugh OR you are going to say it is too much work but let me tell how much fun it is! This is a long post so get comfy!

This template is made by using your period key and spacing them out on a blank document. Here is how I did it.....I hope this makes sense!



First you start with a blank Word Document. Evenly spacing with the period key, type out period after period. When you get to the next line do the same thing but space them accordingly. Then take the first 2 lines and copy and paste until you have a full sheet of polka dots! OR you could go the easy route and email me and I can send you one already done! :)

The biggest thing is to watch the color of your dots. If you are going to make black polka dots, you can print your document with black ink. If you are going to use a lighter color, you need to make the dots as light gray as possible so you can still see them but they won't show through your ink!

Next, print your document on a high quality white cardstock. I use The Angel Company's Ultrasmooth White. It prints out perfect! I also printed with black ink on TAC's Brown Cardstock. That worked great too!

Last, you need to pick out your polka dot tool! For this first card I simply used a #2 pencil eraser that had never been used!


Here is the example with the Brown Cardstock. I used Brilliance Moonlight White! This is a fantastic white by the way!

Here is this card with the white polka dots! I will say one thing. What you use will give you so many different looks. This one is a more distressed polka dot. Keep reading and I will tell you how to make the smaller polka dots.!

For the white polka dots and the red polka dots below, here is how I made them. I took an uncut gift with purchase stamp and cut the larger size whole out of the extra rubber with my Crop-O-dile. I also cut a small piece from the cling, basically making my own small stamp! Now you could also use a tiny eraser on a pencil or any other circle stamp you already have but I didn't have anything smaller than a #2 pencil so I had to get creative!

Again, you just follow the printed out dots and stamp over the top. One fun thing about this template is that if you wanted different colored polka dots you can use multiple ink colors. Or if you wanted "missing" spots, you wouldn't have to ink everyone. You can go over the printed dot with an eraser and it should come off so you can't see it. You can also play with the spacing of the "periods". Space the farther apart and use a larger eraser for bigger dots. Space them closer together for a smaller print! The possibilites are endless!

Just a quick recap of what I used and the sizes of dots.

And another finished card....


I know that was alot to take in! BUT if you have any questions, email me! I can send you the polka dot template so you don't have to make your own! This really is super easy! Once you have the print out, ink and tool you can whip out polka dots pretty fast! If you give it a try, email me with a link so I can see!

Also, stay tuned for a post coming soon with the completed project using the red polka dot paper! I have something else fun to show you! :)

Thanks for stopping by!