Love From Lizi July 2017 Kit

Hey y'all!  Happy Monday!  Today I'm sharing the cards I've created with the Love From Lizi July 2017 card kit...and it's already August 14th!  Can you believe it?!  Me neither... ;D  If you're curious as to what's included in the kit, please feel free to click here.  The kit sold out long ago, but this will give you a great idea of just how versatile and packed with goodies these kits are.

Jumping right on in, here is card number 1!

 

The border stamp from the stamp set in the kit looked like it would be so fun to make a pattern with...so I repeat stamped it onto water color cardstock and then heat embossed using silver embossing powder.  I made sure to leave enough space to stamp the sentiment because I wanted a one layer card, and this is about as one layer as I get! :D

I colored the insides of the half-medallions using Zig markers and a water brush.  For finishing touches I used the Nuvo drops and twine from the kit, and a small pearlescent button from my button jar!

Onto card 2...

Using some of the flowers in the stamp set, I created a background directly on my card base using a light gray ink to get a tone on tone effect.  The rest is just some die cutting with the patterned papers and a vellum panel using rectangle and frame dies, and then layering it all together...

The tag is raised with foam tape and I added a twine bow and some sequins to finish the card off.

For card number 3, I knew I wanted to use the medallion vellum panel, but I didn't want to cut it down.  Instead I die cut a frame for the panel, backed it with some patterned paper and added a panel underneath that I'd inked with Work Lipstick Distress Oxide ink and splashed with water for interest.  Next, I added some of the gems from the kit to the vellum panel in a pattern that I thought would mimic a dahlia...and I love it! 

  

Here is a closer look at the bottom panel.  I added one of the tags for my sentiment and tied it onto the card with the yellow twine from the kit.  Doesn't the Worn Lipstick color just go perfectly with this kit!?!  

I normally like to use one of the MFT Blueprints dies to create at least one of my cards, but since I had my Sizzix dies out, I decided to use one of the Flip-Its Card dies instead!  This one is the Scallop Oval. 

These dies make pulling a card together so quick, easy, and rather brainless...perfect for me!

 

With these dies, the inside of the card matters just as much as the outside since you can see them both!  I used the bicycle die from the kit and added it to heart doily and coated it with Glossy Accents to give it some more dimension.  Another sticker from the kit serves as my sentiment and card number 4 is done!

Card number 5 is a shaker!  Lol...I just couldn't bear to cut into this vellum panel, so it made the most sense to frame it up and make a shaker...and I don't know about you, but the perfect day for a bike ride in my mind is always with fluffy white clouds in the sky!

I inked my clouds, added a few sequins and gems and this one is done in a matter of minutes!

For card 6, I wanted to cut out the medallions from the vellum strip and use them to border my card.  I also wanted them to stand out so I backed them with glitter washi tape.  The sentiment is stamped repeatedly onto a white panel that I used edge dies to give a scalloped border to.

If I had this one to do over again, I would have added a plain vellum strip, vertically, over the sentiment panel.  You can see in this image how the Distress Oxide ink made little squiggly lines inside the stamped Hellos.  I'm not sure I'm liking that, but oh well!  

Card 7 came together just from my playing with the supplies out on my table...I love a good collage!  The word die and sentiment are the only thing on this card that did not come in the kit, but they went perfectly with the tab sticker that said "magic" so I had to use them!

These black and gold gems that Lizi put in this kit are just so much fun to use...they add the smallest detail but make a great impact!  I hope she continues to put more of these in the kits. Wink, wink! :D

So by this time I've got loads of scraps on my table, right??  I'm sure you know what I mean!  For card 8, to use up these scraps, I made a strip panel from them...so fun!  I adhered strips of the patterned paper scraps to a scrap piece of cardstock and die cut a rectangle to make my base panel.

All that's needed next is a vellum panel to frame my sentiment, which is a Simon Says Stamp word die set that I coated with Glossy Accents.  I added a few sequins and Nuvo drops to give a little more sparkle and voila!  

Card number 9 uses one of my favorite techniques...masking!  I knew the bicycle and stamp set were not scaled for each other, but using them together was a must for me.  So, I stamped out a basket full of cartoonish flowers in various ink colors and added a little accent to the basket with a gold gel pen, then die cut my bouquet with a Pretty Pink Posh tag die.  

 

I die cut the bicycle from silver glitter washi over white cardstock and added it onto the basket making sure my placement was normally where a basket would sit on top of a bicycle!  I wanted a really whimsy feel to this card since the scale was so far off and it seemed to work wonderfully.  I think this one is my favorite!

And here she is, last but not least, a sweet little Pure Innocence girl at the beach!  She and the other images are colored with Copics and sparkled up with a shimmer pen.  This stamp set was perfect for this piece of patterned paper from the kit...I love how it looks chalk-board-ish!

I layered up a few other elements from the kit, used some die cut clouds and she's done!  That's all ten people...I hope you had as much fun with your kit as I did!

Until next time, go get your craft on!

Hugs, 

SSS June Card Kit: Blissful

Hey y'all!  I wanted to start the week off with a post featuring the Simon Says Stamp June Card Kit...I've had these cards sitting on my desk and just haven't had tine to put a post together so let's get to it!  First, here's a glimpse at what was included in the kit: 

Don't you just love it?!  Although this kit was heavily themed towards weddings, I did try to sneak some cards in that could be used for occasions other than that...but the wedding theme was so predominant that there are many wedding cards here! 

Card 1 was inspired by a die that I haven't gotten to use yet.  It was a My Favorite Things 'Free with $60' several months back and I just didn't have a use for it at the time, but love it with this kit!  I inked a scrap piece of cardstock using the Distress Oxide ink pad from the kit and a regular Distress Ink pad from my stash, splashed them with water and then die cut the rose.  I in-laid the die into some black cardstock that I'd painted with a clear glitter pen.  It really makes it stand out, and that sparkle gets me every time! 

I painted the scalloped frame with silver Distress Paint to mimic a wooden frame, and then attached all of my pieces to some of the patterned papers from the kit that I'd layered onto a black card base.  Lastly, I backed the sentiment, which I'd stamped and die cut, with foam tape and placed it along the bottom of the frame. 

Card 2 is pretty simple...I really wanted to use that big floral stamp!  I heat embossed my image onto some black cardstock using Ballerina Pink embossing powder by Nuvo.

I fussy cut around one edge of the floral arrangement and then layered it onto some patterned papers using foam tape.  Add a few Nuvo drops,  the sentiment, and this one's done!

For card 3, even though there was a Daniel Smith water color sample card included in the kit, my Zig's were calling my name...and they yield such lovely, happy colors don't you think?!  I used the individual stamps in the set to create my own pattern and heat embossed the images (and the sentiment) in white.

I think when you're doing a custom panel such as this, it always helps to add a bit of shadow or muted color to the background to really make the images pop!  A few sequins never hurt either! ;)

Card 4 is another simple one...the large floral image is stamped twice in mirror fashion and then heat embossed in silver.  The sentiment is heat embossed in pink onto a piece of vellum, attached to a strip of patterned paper from the kit and then wrapped onto the main panel. 

A few silver Nuvo drops and two pink gems add a bit of interest.  Voila!

The ivory envelope that came in my kit had been creased pretty badly during shipping, so using it for one of the cards was definitely out.  To keep it from going to waste, I decided to use the parts of it that weren't damaged!  So, for card 5, I stamped and clear heat embossed the main image onto the envelope, sponged some of the Distress Oxide ink over the image and flicked it with water.  I decided to edge it using a scalloped border die. 

Then, I made several flags out of scraps from the patterned papers that I'd used so far and arranged them underneath the envelope panel.  You can't really tell from the photo, but the panel is cut from a piece of pewter shimmer cardstock that is gorgeous in person!  This is the first time I've used these gemstones by Studio Katia, but it definitely won't be the last...they give a glorious sparkle when they hit the light! :D

For card 6, I was in the mood to color again!  This time I chose to use Copics and went with a slightly darker color palette.  I stamped the sentiment directly onto my colored panel and then layered the panel onto one of the patterned papers and a strip of black glitter washi tape.

I love using a white gel pen to add tiny details when you use darker colors...it really makes a difference! 

Card 7...I relied mainly on some of the patterned papers for this one!  With the different metallic shades, this is probably the closest I can come to making a masculine wedding card... ;D

The image is heat embossed using Rose Gold embossing powder onto the other side of the ivory envelope, and the sentiment stickers actually came from the last Love From Lizi card kit...how convenient!

For cards 8 and 9, I was back into water color mode...and this time I used the Daniel Smith dot card! 

I made this one into a thank you card and the next one into a wedding card...

Between the two cards, I think the results are so different for only having 4 colors to work with! 

I really, really like these water colors...I feel a water color upgrade in my future! :D

And last but not least...card 10!  I think this one may be the least time consuming of the batch...I die cut the panel from patterned paper, die cut the HAPPY word die in the center, back with gold glitter washi tape, stamp the big floral image with Distress Oxide...

Stamp the smaller sentiments onto pink paper, mat with black cardstock, pop them up with foam tape, adhere the whole panel onto a pink card base, and done!  Twenty minutes tops!

I had great fun with June's kit...I don't know about you, but my crafting takes a back seat to the kiddos when they're out of school, so mine is few and far between but still so rewarding.  Thank you so much for dropping by today...I hope you're able to find some time to be creative this summer!  

Hugs,



Other Supplies Used:

Dies: My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax; MFT Happy Greeting Die-namics; MFT Blueprints 1 Die-namics; MFT Stitched Scallop Basic Edges; MFT Stitched Oval Scallop Edge Frames; MFT Roses in Bloom; MFT Stitched Sentiment Strips; Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles; SSS Scallop Stitches

Embossing Powders: SSS Ultra Fine Gold; SSS Ultra Fine Rose Gold; Nuvo Ballerina Pink; ZING! Silver; Wow! Opaque Bright White

Papers: My Favorite Things Black & White Basics 6x6 Paper Pack; DCWV Shimmer Matstack; Black 110 lb. cardstock; White 110 lb. cardstock

Misc: Studio Katia Crystals; Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins; Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers; Copics; Black & White twine; Glitter Washi tape in black, silver and gold; gold rose washi tape; Nuvo Drops in Silver Lining and Silver Moondust; Star Dust Stickles; Silver Distress Paint; Love From Lizi Peel Off Stickers; Pink Mini Rhinestones by We R Memory Keepers

Love From Lizi May Kit

Hi there!  I hope you are having a fabulous Memorial Day weekend...I am always so humbled when I think of this holiday and what it stands for.  We all owe such a debt of gratitude for those who have given and served so selflessly so that we may live our lives as free men, women and children!  I can honestly not thank our service men and women enough in one lifetime!! 

I am dedicating these ten cards that I've created with the Love from Lizi May kit to these men and women who have dedicated their lives to protect our nation and our beliefs.  Let us remember them and honor them always!! 

For card number one, I knew I wanted to create a background using these spiffy little mustache stamps...they're so dapper!  Using distress inks to create backgrounds is one of my go-to techniques and it always turns out so fun!  I stamped the images in black ink onto Bristol Smooth cardstock and heat embossed with clear EP. 

For the timepiece embellishment, I used one of the Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers dies called Pocket Watch, one of the arrow dies included in the kit, one of the letter charms from the kit, and a gear piece from the TH Ideology line.  I painted all of my pieces using Distress Paints and coated the silver inside pieces in Glossy Accents.  I like that the sticker used for the sentiment had a pocket watch already there and wanted to take it a step further. :D

For card number two, I wanted to use the music themed items from the kit.  Music and art are never ordinary so I thought this was the perfect sentiment to go along with this theme!  

I popped the stickers up with foam tape and fussy cut the cassette tape.  I inked the edges of my little tag with Distress Ink and coated the tape and record stickers with Glossy Accents. I used white and black gel pens for the little hand drawn accents.  I really wanted to give this one a good bit of dimension since I used so many stickers!

Card number three uses one of the vellum panels from the kit...no need for a sentiment since it was already there!  I used patterned papers from the kit for the background and a line of foil to divide them. 

 

The arrow dies were just right for adding some small details and once again I used Glossy Accents on them for some dimension...and the little blue gems were perfect to add a bit more to some of the foil details on the vellum panel.

Card number four uses another of the vellum panels but the design is slightly different.  I think this one just might be my favorite because of the message it conveys!  Whales travel such great distances and they do it without question...they have complete faith in their migratory paths and they travel with purpose.  We could take a cue from these magnificent beasts any day!

I used another of my go-to techniques here...adhere glitter washi tape onto cardstock before you die cut and it comes out perfect every time! And I am loving the color of the Nuvo drops in this kit! :D

 

For card number five, I used a lot of scraps leftover from cards one through four.  I don't like to waste anything!

Add a few details, adhere everything to the card base and this one is pretty simple and straightforward!  I did use my Onyx Black Spectrum Noir sparkle pen on the "friend" die cut to add some sparkle, but it is so hard to see in photos!

Card number six...I fell in love with this sea turtle image as soon as I opened my kit and couldn't wait to use it!  I cut it out of the vellum panel using my detail scissors and placed it on top of one of the tags that I'd given a little paint makeover using more Distress Paints and some Distress Crackle paints.  I love this look! 

I used the film strip stamp from the kit and some glitter embossing powder to make a border detail on my blue patterned paper.  Once it was heat set, I added some more of the arrow die cuts to finish it off.  The sentiment die and word sticker are both from Tim Holtz...

With Father's Day right around the corner, I really needed get crackin' on some cards!  Cards number seven and eight are both for Father's Day. :D

I was really impressed with the word stickers in the kit...they laid down beautifully without any fuss!

Card number eight uses a stamp and die set from Simon Says Stamp's last release...it's a great set for both Mother's and Father's Day cards, and it went so well with the mustache in this kit!

The images are perfect for popping up also...so cute!

Card number nine is an interactive card.  The tag isn't actually adhered to the card base.  Instead, I created a pocket for it using these cloud border dies and foam tape.  It slides perfectly into place and lifts out of the pocket just like a real hot air balloon!  The sky's the limit with this one! ;)

Here you can see that the vellum balloon isn't attached to the clouds...it is actually just resting on top and the Nuvo drops (from a previous LFL kit) help to keep it in line. 

Last but not least, here is card number 10!  The large butterfly embellishment is die cut from another Tim Holtz die called Fanciful Flight.  This one was really fun to make.  I die cut the bottom layer for the wings only once using the green patterned paper in the kit, and cut the overlay layers three times in black cardstock and once also using the green patterned paper.  I stacked the black cardstock pieces together so that there would be plenty of dimension in the wings.  I spritzed the bottom/base layer of the wings with Perfect Pearls Mist in Perfect Copper, layered the overlay dies on top and then coated the top layer with Glossy Accents.  For the body, I used a Nuvo glue pen to coat black cardstock and then applied the foil from the kit along with some more of the little blue gems. 

 

I layered some patterned papers and velum pieces onto my card base before attaching the butterfly and the sentiment.  This sentiment is one of my new favorite dies from Poppy Stamps!

Well, that's it for the May kit...If you haven't seen the LFL June kit yet, I highly recommend checking it out!  It looks like another super fun kit from Lizi...I can't wait for mine to arrive!  I believe its already sold out, but you could always subscribe so that you won't miss out next time!  A complete list of supplies used for the May kit cards can be found below.

If you know someone that has served, or is serving, in the Armed Forces, please be sure to hug them and say an extra THANK YOU for me!!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,



Additional Supplies Used: 

Dies: MFT Stitched Hexagon Stax, SSS Stitched Squares, SSS Stitched Rectangles, Hero Arts Infinity Rectangles, Poppy Stamps Stitched Cloudline, SSS Mom and Dad Icons, MFT Sunny Skies, MFT Photo Corners, MFT Sending Hugs, MFT Stitched Interactive Window Trio, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle Frames, SSS Painted Friend, Tim Holtz Fanciful Flight, Tim Holtz Pocket Watch

Stamps:  SSS Mom and Dad Icons, SSS You Matter

Various Others: Tim Holtz Big Chat stickers, MFT Black & White Basics 6x6 paper pad, fun foam, Perfect Pearls Mists in Perfect Copper, Glitter Washi by Scotch in black, silver and copper, twine, button, Distress Ink, Distress Paint, Glossy Accents, Tim Holtz Ideology Gear, Nuvo Jewel Drops in Grey Mist, black cardstock, blue cardstock, white cardstock, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, hole punch, corner rounder