Skipping Through the Daisies

Once in awhile I come across a shop that offers a product that I just have to share with everyone and as I was skipping through the internet last night I thought it would be fun to go see what was going on at the DYSU Challenge blog and saw that one of their sponsors was a lovely little shop called A DAY FOR DAISIES SHOP.....and what you ask do they sell? well thye have some of the most deliciouse little digital stamps. So I was sucked in and yes I have to admit I was lured to make a purchase, however I warn you you will want them all when you see them. So I picked out 4 wonderful little stamps (But I will be going back for sure for more). So I thought I would show you a few of the cards I came up with using their stamps....I hope you enjoy them!

BLUE BIRDS OF HAPPINESS

I love this charming little stamp their stamps make your creations feel like they are actual art pieces.

The Stamp is; Braid in my hair

I also used Kay & Company summer papers, Distress ink in Broken China and Wild honey, Silk hand dyed ribbon and a scalloped piece that I punched stars in. Copic Markers in cashmere yellow, golden yellow, acid yellow, purple, Flesh tone, and turquoise blue.

CHERRY FAIRY

I love the whimsy of their stamps!

The stamp I used; Cherry Fairy

I also used; Red Card stock, Doodle bug red glitter paper, Cuddle Bug Embossing folder, Distress inks in Shabby Shutters & Ripe Presimmon

Copic markers in red, green, lavender, acid yellow and flesh

Ribbon by May Arts

CHILD OF NATURE

There is also this beautiful ethereal feeling to their stamps.

I used stamp; Birds Nest

Also I used Kay & Co. summer paper, Coredinations paper in brown, copper star brads by spare parts, Twig from my garden (you will want to place your twip in a plastic container with mint oil on a cotton ball, this will get rid of any unwelcome creepy crawlies), and hand dyed silk ribbon!

GREEN APPLES

I love all the folds and fabrics they use in their designs.

The stamp I used; Apple Girl

I also used Lime green card stock, olive card stock, red card stock, American Crafts paper, May arts ribbon, Distress inks in Ripe Prisimmon, Shabby Shutters and wild honey. Copics in lime green, Acid Yellow, sephia, dk brown, flesh tone and hot pink. And red Radiant Rain Ink.

be sure and check them out at

http://adayfordaisies.com/stamps/

So here is something a little fun for everyone just use the little stamp image below or one of their lovley stamps from their site and create a card/ATC/Tag and then send a link to your project in the comments under this entry and on May 15th we will select one lucky winner who will win a $15 gift certificate  to their shop...fun hu!

Also be sure and join in the challenge at

http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/

Happy Scrappin'

Leanne

FUN WITH STRIPES

Such whimsy is found in a beautiful piece of Striped paper.....when you look at it all kinds of fun things begin to form in the far reaches of your imagination. So I thought it might be fun to show you a few designs I came up with while using stripes and fun papers, hope you enjoy them!

COWGIRL UP CARD

To create this card I used Gecko Galz "Lucky Stripe" paper, May arts woven ribbon. red bling, red twine, And a cowgirl image I found. And then for something funI took a pair of worn out jeans and made my own trim.

DRAGONFLY DREAMS CARD

Now for this card I created my own stripes by tearing papers and layering them. I used red cardstock, Gecko Galz Now and Zen papers, May arts black and red twine, clear buttons that I alcohol inked.

HANG 10 CARD

I love this stripe paper by My Minds Eye and have a huge stack of it and am always using it for summer cards. I also took glossy paper and alcohol inked it with citrus and then tore the stripe paper and formed a pocket. The ribbon I got at Michaels and the images from Gecko Galz, it was part of the "Surfs Up" collection.

HERE NO EVIL CARD

for this card I used stripe paper by My minds eye, and then used the "Beautiful Background" stamps by Gecko Galz and colored it with copic markers, then I took a piece of black card stock and embossed it using a cuddle bug folder and distressed with Versa Mark ink then sprinkled with Silver UTEE and this became the mat. then added a bit of black tulle in the corners.

I hope you enjoyed the samples and this inspires you to go out and create your own creations.

Want to see more fun stripe ideas or enter a fun stripe challenge? Just visit the Do You Stack Up blog site!

http://www.doyoustackup.blogspot.com/

Have a happy scrappy day

Leanne

FUN WITH ATC's

So I often get asked what is the best thing to do with my scraps? And my answer is simple and plain...make ATC's. So just what are ATC's? Well they are little works of art that measure 3.5"x 2.5" and can be done in any medium. I tend to enjoy doing paper crafted works which feature left over papers I have from doing cards or pages and collage images then sme kind of fun technique like UTEE...alcohol inks.....sewing...the skies the limit. I also have taken part in swaps where you actually do your own art work which is alot of fun for then you get little mini master pieces.
And the fun thing about these little gems are the their are swap groups all over the internet and in the yahoo group area. I wanted to share a few of my works with you and then I will give you a little list of swap sites where you can go and take part in swaps. Just remember have fun!

All Sewn Up

Celtic Dreams

Tangerine Dreams

Clowning Around

Tiny Dancer

Stardust

Behind the viel

Le Chat

Queen of Hearts

Now that you know what an ATC is try your hand at it. Here are some groups that trade ATC's!

ATC FUN; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATC_Fun/

ATC WORLD; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATC_World/

THE SUM OF ALL ATC'S; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheSumOfAllATCs/?yguid=475782229

BLISSFUL ATC SWAP; http://blissfullatcswap.blogspot.com/

Happy Scrappin'

Leanne

SPRING TIME IN PARIS.....FREEBIES FOR ALL!

So spring has sprung and the flowers are in bloom and nothing is more beautiful than Springtime in paris so I thought how fun it would be to offer everyone some pretty little parisian inspired images for you to use on your projects...then I thought wouldnt it be fun to have a little challenge so everyone can win a little something by using the images.....sooooo all you have to do is create a project usig at least one of the images below and then leave a comment on this post with a link to your samples image (it can be on your website, blog site, photo hosting site) then we will randomly select a winner on May 20th and announce the winner here. So what will you win? Well I thought it would be fun to giveaway something from one of my favorite paper companies WEBSTER PAGES, so the winner will get a digital paper set from them, 3 Gecko Galz Collage images of your choice, and a digi stamp from whimsy stamps. Good Prize pack hu? And all you have to do is create a wonderful crafted item!
So here are the pictures to choose from Have a great time!

Happy Scrapping
Leanne Seed

Happy Spring with fun little Challenges!

Happy Spring to everyone!

This time of the year the world burst into color and mother nature treats us to a painting that displays all her glory. And of corse she inspires us all to do our beautiful spring works and join in any and all challenges. I wanted to let you know about two great challenge sites in case your like me and love taking part in challenges. The first site is FLYING UNICORN they have new challenges every month and this month the owner of the site Alda is doing a great Spring challenge. Below is my entry for her challenge it a spring inspired plaque.

if you would like to take part in any of their challenges visit them at
http://flyingunicornforums.com/home.html

Now the second site is the Gecko Galz Paper Crafting challenge site on Yahoo at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/geckogalzpapercrafting/

These are great places to take part in great challenges....perhaps win a prize or two....and lots of tuturials and a few free goodies.

Another spring project I took part in is this wonderful little trinket shadow box. I am in a challenge group here in Houston and we decided it would be fun to take one of the 9 compartment Tim Holtz trinket boxes and everyone take one of the boxes from each persons box and decorate it in a spring theme (mine is the little bunny with the egg.
and then we swapped them and decorated our own outside. So I want to give cudos to the other artist who took part in this amazing box....Jan Stevens, Paula williams, Kirsteen Gill, Jean Wyatt,  Patty Provance, Becky Miller, Penny Nelson and Kristen Rhodes. A very talented bunch of ladies!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter and Spring .....next week I will be sharing with all of you some of my favorite Spring Images!
Have a Happy Scrappy Day
Leanne

IT'S ALL BLACK AND WHITE

I adore working with duel colors and the starkness of black and white adds an elegance to any project. So today I thought I would share a few card designs that are just black and white. This is a class I will be teaching at Stamp Antonio Arts in May also I am entering the 2 color challenge at Ginger Snaps Creations and would like everyone to check out all their challenges!

For this card I used Bo Bunny papers, Gecko Galz images, Viva pearl pen in ice white, trim that I got at Hobby Lobby and a decorative fabric flower from the floral department of Hobby Lobby.

Hello Dolly Card

For this card again my base paper is Bo Bunny, I used a paper doillie I cut in half, bakers twine by Doodle Bug, Gecko Galz image, and a vintage flower button.

Letters From Paris Card

For this one I used Bo Bunny Papers, Vitage flat lace, paper Studios large pearls, Mark Richards black bling.

Time Flies Card

For this card I used Bo Bunny Papers, Gecko Galz Image, Fun double sided ribbon from the wedding department of Hobby Lobby,  Viva ice white pearl pen,and a bling brad by Paper Studios.

Parisian Lady Card

I used Bo Bunny papers, Gecko Galz image, black sheer ribbon from Hobby Lobby, small lock charm by Natural explorer found at Hobby Lobby and a Viva pearl Pen in ice white.

My heart belongs to Paris Card

I used Bo Bunny paper and Gecko Galz image, black sheer ribbon I got at Hobby Lobby and a little jewell piece from the wedding section of Hobby Lobby.

So for a bit of fun I thought I would do a little give away for April.....just leave a little comment and tell me what is your favorite duel

colors to use and the winner a pack of the Bo Bunny papers I used on these cards!

Goog luck to everyone! I will randomly draw a winner on April 30th! And congrats to the winner of our Graphics 45 paper pad Michele and all the new members of the Graphics 45 design team you all rock!
Happy Scrapping
Leanne

Feeling Lucky...how about a little Irish

Hi everyone

Well it is almost time to drag out the green outfit wander into your favorite Irish pub and regale everyone with stories of St patty's days past. If you are like me I love St. Patricks day...it's not just because you have a reason to drink green ale...or that it incorporates mone of my favorite colors but I think there is something just a little magical to this holiday!
So I created a little coaster book that I wanted to share with you...this is a great way to give your favorite bar tender or friend a little something to wish them a happy and green filled day!

To create the cover I covered one of my black coasters with a cut down shipping tag that I embossed using my cuddle bug. I also used Gecko Galz "Luck O The Irish" images to decorate the mini book. Using Shabby Shutters ink and my ink blending tool I brushed green over the embossed tag.

On the inside I used Bo Bunny's Green Glitter dot paper and Mark Richards Gem strips. For the tag I cut out a tag out of metal sheeting and embossed using the same embossing folder I used on the tag then Alcohol inked the tag with Lettuce green and Pesto green alcohol inks. I used vellum to create the pocket and a bit of vintage trim.

For these two pages I still used the Bo Bunny Paper and added small vellum envelope with green wooden buttons that help keep the flap down.

And this is basicallylike the pages above but I used larger wooden buttons rather than the bling strip. The flowers I used in the book are prima "Got Flowers" in green

And nothing finishes off a book better than wonderful ribbon and a bit of stickles on my images!

So what I would like to do is share some fun little St. Patty's images for you to have and create your own wonderful works with!

Have a happy St Patricks Day and an even better today!
Leanne