French inspired & a challenge completed

Hi all,

I hope today finds you doing well. The weather has been gorgeous here for the past few days...beautiful sunshine...not hot, just a soft breeze and highs around 80 degrees...birds chirping, dragonflies soaring and bees buzzing...glorious days, indeed!

I have been working on potting various herbs...cause I've always wanted an herb garden...and now I have pots of aromatic herbs sitting all around my back porch...a feast for the senses of sight and smell...and I'm lovin' it!

I do have a vinyl project that I finally got done...I have wanted to take one of my "party buckets" and turn it into a French inspired planter...here is the results...tell me what you think...

 

 Next, I'm a member of a Yahoo Group and one of the moderators issued a challenge (and you KNOW I gotta play when challenged - LOL)...to make something using a cut file she created...which is the viewfinder file...I decided to make a mini...I still have to complete the inside...LOL

Here is my completed challenge...how's it look??

Everything I have cut...the vinyl, the papers for the folders (my file)...the print & cuts...the butterfly...the challenge file...EVERYTHING was cut on my Silver Bullet Professional cutter...it is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I love the combination of the SB Pro and SCAL - my choice software for cutting with!

Well...let me know what you think...

I thank you for taking a few moments out of your day to spend with me and I pray you have a blessed and creative day!

Until later,

Hey Y'all,

Long time no see...and I'm really, really, REALLY sorry about that. Really! And I didn't want you thinking I had fallen off the face of the earth, so I thought I better blog a little...

I have been busy with life in general and I have been making a few large aluminum signs for a couple of business to put up on their buildings. (yay me!) It's been a really fun and learning experience, to say the least. But, hey, isn't that what life is all about...the learning process. It makes you grow as a human being and creates character, at least that's what my Mama always told me! And, boy howdy, I created me some character...LOL

I'm also working on some files to put in my Etsy store...I'll tell you about those when I can get them finished and ready to go.

I've been tackling a new software...is there a pace slower than a snail?? If so, then that's me, but I will learn it!  with a little help from my friends, I'll get by with a little help from my friends - name that song - LOL

I have made several cards and such, just haven't stopped and taken pictures.

Today, however, I have made a birthday card...and I remembered to take pics! I know, pick yourself up off of the floor....ROFLOL

Here it is:

Next I have to get my Easter cards made...will take pics and post about those when I get through with them. Promise...scouts honor! (Okay, I wasn't a scout.) But, I do promise!

I'm going to be looking into another pc really soon, so that may take a front seat to other things. Dear Lord, please, pretty-pretty please don't let me lose all my stuff when I go to transfer. Amen Yeah, I know...that was a random bit of info...LOL

Well, that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by for a few and I hope to see you again really soon.

I hope and pray you have a blessed and creative day!

Until later,

Hi Beautiful!

I have a friend that isn't feeling so well right now and this card was made with her in mind.

This wonderful digi is by Saturated Canary called Blanche. Isn't she about the hottest babe around? I loved her the minute I saw her!! She's colored with my Promarkers (which I'm still learning to use -teehee- and I'm loving them). And she is sprayed with Perfect Pearls Perfect Pearl Mist...that's why she looks a little spotty...it's the shimmer.

The card has papers from My Minds Eye-Six by Six-Happier, hem tape ribbon, a pin that I made and other various stuff from my stash. I used some Spellbinders Dies as well as word stamps from the Paper Studio.

I hope my friend, and you, likes this! Let me know what you think... LOL

Thank you for taking some time out of your day to stop by for a few and I hope you will do so again soon!

I wish you a blessed and creative day.

Until later,

Lisa

Newsprint thanks

Hi all! I hope this finds you having a great day!

I have a few thank you cards that are due from me and this is the first of those...

I saw something similar to this on Pintetest and searched for the original post, to no avail. I would love to link back to the original photo and give credit where credit is due!

Here is MY rendition of that wonderful card...

What I used: (shock, I know, I actually wrote it down!!)

Bazzill Basics Dotted Swiss in black
My Minds Eye Lost & Found Portabello Rd
Inkadinkado Meadow clear stamp set
Versafine in Black Onyx
Vintage Photo Distress Ink Pad
Sentiment stamp, gems & ribbon from stash


I thank you for taking the time to stop by for a few and hope you do so again soon!

I'm hoping you have a blessed and creative day.

Until later,
Lisa

Found something...

Hi all!

I found this lovely paper from Prima Marketing called Madeline Collection, and I fell in love with it. It has more of a shabby chic feel, which is not my usual choice with paper, but man-oh-man do I like this one! There are greens, pinks, browns and aquas...scrumptious. Soooo, I decided to actually use some of it instead of just LOOKING at it and I made a birthday card for my stash...

Sorry the pics aren't super - my camera and I are having issues!!

I used my fabulous Black Cat Lynx to cut the butterflies. The flowers, pearls and sentiment are from my stash. 

I would like to enter this in the following:

Southern Girls Challenge #38 So Distressed

Allsorts Challenge #142 Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #104 Ribbons&/or Bows (only has a bow, no ribbon, so it may not qualify...)

The Spotted Chick That's Krafty Thursday #58

Thanks for taking time out of your day to visit for a few. I wish you a blessed and creative day!

Until later,

Lisa