I'm getting me some Froggin' LUV--From Lacy Sunshine!

 The Theme for this month at Lacy Sunshine Stamps is all about Luvvvvvv!  The image that I was given so generously for my individual post is called Froggin' Molly and it just gives me the giggles!  It's such an adorable image, full of cuteness, fresh colors (trying to follow in our pink/red/purple color scheme), and I think, a LOVE for frogs hehe.









I used a light green plaid for the background, a fun, Spring like flower print for the mat, and the delightful image created by our Founding artist and owner, Heather Valentin was colored in Copic markers-my favorite go-to.  From the grosgrain pink ribbon I dangled an enameled green flower charm.  On the inside of the card, I used a bright frog paper with a Happy Birthday Greeting.
I invite you all to visit the Lacy Sunshine Stamps site so that you can see the multitude of various images that are available for your selection!  You won't be disappointed!

Lacy Sunshine is allll about LUV this month!

This week is all about LUVVVVV at Lacy Sunshine and we all have it in spades I'm telling you!  Focusing on pinks, reds, and purples--the colors of Passion--we began to make our creations.  I'm using  Foxglove E Enchantress and by chance, it is one of my favorite flowers...BUT one I simply can't get to grow no matter how hard I try!!!  Every year..I keep on trying...now it's just a running joke between my daughter and I.  SO, at least this way, I CAN grow this beautiful flower into my card.
I like to focus on the image so she is definitely a larger size (the beauty of digitals from Heather Valentin, creator of Lacy Sunshine) on a 6x6 card blank by The Paper Cut.  Their product is so smooth and a good weight!  I matted her with a bright pink mini polkadot cardstock and used paper lace made by a friend, thanks Pam, to trim around the edges.  I got quite a variety from her a couple years ago-she makes it by cutting strips of cardstock, using straight punches down both sides-2 different patterns.  Then when you need it you just trim to fit your creation!  It lays flat and makes it so feminine.  A sentiment and buttons trim off the front. On the inside, I used a multi-hued shimmery paper, paper heart and a great sentiment for any loved one.
NOW, the true confession is that this wasn't my first card--you know the saying about making lemonade out of lemons?  Driving home from work, I'm planning on getting my card posted, ready for the launch...when my sub-conscious kicks in and alerts me that I've used the wrong color combination...just doing what felt good with the image.  I will show you that card also because it IS adorable AND it shows the versatility of the image and how it takes on a whole different personality with different colors.

The beauty is that now I have 2 cards to share with loved ones and that is a good thing.  When coloring it, I'd made an error that couldn't be removed so I added the white Frantage as a "ruffle". 
Guess the thought is that when you do make mistakes, don't let it get you down and bummed out!  Find a way to cover it up and "enhance" the end result--no one will ever know, unless you spill the beans!  Thanks for stopping by and here's to LUV!

A Lacy Sunshine Stamps Coloring Extravaganza !!!

Good Morning Crafters,

If you have been following my blog for any amount of time you have seen me putting up projects with a lot of Lacy Sunshine digi's.  I just love these digi's to bits.  So this morning while I don't have a project to share with you I do have a couple of special things to share. 

2 new sets of coloring pages have been released and they are so cute.

This one is simply adorable and can be found here Eleanor & Pickles Coloring pages

Can you believe you can get all these digi's for only 12.00 Almost unheard of in the digital stamp world!!

The second set has a great variety of images that have never been released- take a peek

 

Lacy Sunshine Girl Coloring Pages set 6

There is a little bit of something for everyone in this set!! and again I am promoting this set not just because it is simply Adorable but because of the fantastic price on this set of only 9.00

So what are you waiting for-- get your Lacy Sunshine images!!! I know what Santa is bringing me in my stocking!!! 

New image from Coloring book #2 from Lacy Sunshine Stamps-Working on Christmas cards!

It's been a great time at Lacy Sunshine Stamps because the owner, Heather Valentin, has been creating digital images up a storm for her teams and you her customers!  This cutie pie is called Emmi Loo Boo Snow Day fun and it's intricate but fun to color!  She's found individually as well in a coloring book set of 6 images in the store.  It could have just been a field of snow in the background but I chose to make it a frozen lake.  I used a lily white fine glitter called Sugar Coatings that I have had for ages.  BUT, the neat thing is that Lacy Sunshine also has multiple fine glitters in the store in several color choices.  Try them out when you can.  Using a satin ribbon, I wrapped a bank of it through the card and stuck a double looped bow on top of it.  *Notice that there are 2 icicles hanging from the bow? Some tiny white buttons and some liquid pearl for the trees accent the rest of the card.  On the inside I used my script die cut for Merry Christmas and then stamped a sentiment from Stampabilities.  Hope you like and get working on your cards.

It's Christmas Time at Lacy Sunshine Stamps~Celebrating with "Sugi Toy Soldier"

 I'm so happy to showcase one of the great images in the Lacy Sunshine Stamps collections--Featuring "Sugi".  This one is called Sugi Toy Soldier and I colored her Rich in the glorious colors of Christmas.
Usually you would see the uniform done in the reds and greens of the Holidays but, when I saw this, I thought of black velvet and shimmering gold voile.  I put some Wink of Stella on the gown's petals and then used a gold metallic pen on the shoulder braids.
The background is done by coloring with a couple shades of blue copic and then, using a Q-tip dipped in rubbing alcohol I dotted the wet tip all over the blue.  The more I let it rest in the spot, the larger circle it made.  A friend shared that technique with me and I really like the effect.  White chunky Frantage was used as the snowflake effect.
For the base of the card, I used a rich specialty "red velvet" paper
from Hot off the Press-SO scrumptious. For the mat behind Sugi, I used a great plaid on top of a deep green.  I placed red faceted buttons on the corners, wrapped the matted image with white sheer ribbon and tucked a border die cut of evergreen boughs under one edge after spraying it with an iridescent spray.  On the inside, I used the red velvet and plaid as the background for the Joy die cut.
I have so enjoyed this month of celebration of Christmas at Lacy Sunshine Stamps.  There are SO MANY Christmas digi images in their store to use on your projects.  They are bound to put a smile on your face and who doesn't want to start the day like that!  Hope to see your creations soon!

Christmastime at Lacy Sunshine Stamps! Bargains in the Store!

 I'm so in love with this wonderful image for Christmas from Lacy Sunshine Stamps!!  The image is called Eleanor and Pickles Decking the Halls.  I love using pinks and silver for the Holidays and this was my perfect chance.
I used some gorgeous pink and silver foil snowflake printed paper from Kaisercraft over top of a shimmery pink mat called Azalea from The Paper Cut.  BUT, it was all in an attempt to Showcase this adorable digital!  Eleanor and Pickles are surely in a Festive Mood!  Heather Valentin, the owner of Lacy Sunshine Stamps, designs images with deep folds and luscious hair so it gives you opportunities to do some realistic folds etc.  I accented each corner with a snowflake brad and used a snowflake die cut from a Memory Box die, angled it in the corners and topped it with a row of baby rhinestones.  On the inside, I used some sheet music paper and placed some silver foil die cuts saying Merry Christmas.
I urge all of you that aren't aware of the VAST image library you can find at Lacy Sunshine stamps that you hurry and visit!  There's a new launch of a coloring book with her images that's quite a bargain!

Create a Scene with Lacy Sunshine-The Beasties are coming out to play!

 Lurking in the spooky mind of Heather Valentin, the creator and artist at Lacy Sunshine, comes 2 creatures for Halloween-her favorite time of the year.  Shown here on my "Create a Scene" project are Phantom Beastie and Wilbur Werewolf Beastie.
As you can see, I chose to make an easel card-laying flat, it just shows just the Phantom with his red mat, cobwebs on a spider web paper.  But when you bend him, up springs Wilbur Beastie, who's attached to a folded tab, making his grand entrance.  On the Phantom's eyes, I put diamond glaze to make them look watery but when I took the picture, the reflection made it look like he had white dots everywhere.  So on the inside, I again used the cobweb paper with cheesecloth to look like webbing but I added some moss so that it would look like the ground in a cemetery-just simply glued on with some thick product.  Hope you like these spooky creatures-beware of them especially on All Hallows Eve when they might come out and play!

Lacy Sunshine gets Kids ready for School-A new Challenge! Anything goes!

Well Bubbles goes to Fairy School is such a great digital image from Lacy Sunshine for this time of year.  As parents everywhere get their youngsters off to the buses, into the carpools so they won't be late, the air gets a little cooler and soon the leaves will begin to color.  It's FALL!! Yea, my favorite time of the year.
This challenge is all about the season and school, or if you like, Anything Goes.  When I first saw this image, I thought of school uniforms so that's what I designed her clothing around.  Also that theme is reflected in the plaid background.  Then there was no question about using this pencil paper called "Making the Grade"!  I have this great die cut that looks like torn out notebook paper when it's punched-can you tell it was all coming together on this 6 x 6" card?
Inside I used the other side of the pencil paper and it looks like equations all over the creamy paper.  The notebook lines paper is actually from a 12 x 12" scrapbook paper!  Perfect!  And to top it all off, an encouraging sentiment!
We would LOVE to see all your creations so that we can share ideas.  Please join us for this 2 week challenge and come back often!

Back to School, Welcome Fall, Great time of the Year at Lacy Sunshine!

 Even though we're still in August, the kids around here are now in school, the evening air is getting crisp and it won't be long before the leaves get ready to turn.
At Lacy Sunshine, we're celebrating this time of year with some great fall digital images from the Lacy Sunshine Shoppe~there are SO many to choose from!!
The one I chose is named Cider and she's sitting in a wooden barrel full of assorted apples-can't you just hear the crack of you biting down into the ripe apple?  I did a 3/4 split on the front of the card, using a double sided fall print.  Then using a cardstock sticker I used it for my front sentiment.  I tried something new this time-I used my watercolor pencils to color the leaves in the set with multiple fall colors.  Then, using a water pen, blended into the dimensional accents you see at the bottom.
Come and join our next challenge which starts on August 23rd!  We'd love to see your creations!!