2012 Olympics

Did you watch a lot of the 2012 London Olympics? I watched A LOT, including a lot of my favorite summer Olympic sport - gymnastics. I'm so proud of Team USA! I was also happy for the British gymnasts and their medal wins. I don't think I'd ever seen a British gymnast medal at the Olympics. It was especially nice since they hosted the games this year.

To celebrate Team USA's victory, I made this card using DSB's Gymnast Molly, which is an August "Offer of the month".

I used my Creative Memories circles (double) punch to make the Olympic rings. The "USA" letters are cut from blue cardstock using my Cricut. And then I added the stripes with a white get pen.

We also enjoyed the opening and closing ceremonies. So much great music and some great comedy from "Mr. Bean", Eric Idle and even the Queen Mum herself! (I always heard she had a sense of humor but had trouble picturing it. I guess you don't get much of a chance to let your hair down as the Queen of England!)
Lisa

I've Been Framed!

Well, actually not me - this beautiful girl with butterflies is the one who's been "framed". :)

Isn't she beautiful? She's a digital stamp from DillyBeans, who is one of this week's two Totally Papercrafts sponosrships. Yep, it's another double sponsor week! In addition to a great prize from Dilly Beans, there's also a great prize up for grabs from our other sponsor, Stamp and Create. So, head on over to the Totally Papercrafts blog, check out all the beautiful DT sample cards and join us for a chance to win a prize from one of our two great sponsors.
Lisa

Totally Papercrafts Monochromatic Challenge

Anne has chosen a monochromatic theme for this week's Totally Papercrafts Challenge. Hooray! To me, that only means one thing - the opportunity to use lots of PINK! :) (Sorry, Cathy! lol)

For my card, I used this adorable MRO digital stamp, Faith Flowers as well as lots of PINK scraps and ribbon from my stash. :)

Head on over to the Totally Papercrafts challenge to see what colors the other DT girls used in their cards. (And I guarantee you that Cathy's isn't pink! lol!) Then play along for a chance to win a prize from our terrific sponsor, Simon Says Stamp.
Lisa

DillyBeans Challenge

I recently bought my first Dilly Beans image and I was so excited to use it on a card! This is my entry into this week's Dilly Beans ribbon challenge.

Supplies: Anna-Framed (Dilly Beans), ribbon (Michaels), Copic markers, papers from my scrap stash.

My layout is based on a sketch from the now defunct Card Patterns blog (sketch 18). I miss their sketches!  I wanted to place all of the focus on this beautiful image, so I kept my card embellishments to a minimum. I gave Anna red hair in honor of Merida, the heroine in this summer's Brave. I took my 13 year old to see it in the theater and we both loved it!

Come back tomorrow for this week's Totally Papercrafts challenge!
Lisa

Lazy Stamping Afternoon

:sigh:I spent the whole afternoon working on a couple of challenge cards. How fun is that? I know I'd better take advantage of a quiet week before school preparation starts up next week. I had a lot of fun making these two girly cards, both of which are based on sketches. First up is my Some Odd Girl card, based on SOG's current sketch challenge.

Aren't those die cut flowers beautiful? I made them (as well as the leaves) using some Memory Box dies that I purchased from Oozak.com. I love them! They are the best dies ever! They're thin, come in their own paper sleeve (easy to store) and cut perfect every time with just one pass through my Cricut. I'm also entering this card into Oozak's bright colors challenge. (Supplies include My Minds Eye's Ooh La La 6X6 pad and Ribbon Carousel's pink seam binding.) This is going to be my friend Karyn's birthday card (her b'day is August 25), so I'm also entering this into Do You Stack Up's For a Friend challenge.

Next up is my entry for the current sketch challenge at Tiddly Inks Challenges as well as Simon Says Stamp's Anything Goes challenge and Pile It On's Something Cute challenge.

I just love this little Wryn! (Supplies include cream seam binding from Ribbon Carousel, red Bitty Dot paper from PTI and heart dp from My Minds Eye.)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!
Lisa

Lilian

I love this beautiful image from Papelitos Stamps:

Supplies: Lilian (Papelitos Stamps), Lilac Avenue Collection 6X6 pad (Kaisercraft), silver ribbon (Michaels), button (Doodle Bug), flower (Kaisercraft), pearl Dew Drop (The Robins Nest), Heidi Swapp Distressing Tool, Charcoal Palette ink and Copic markers.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:
Papelitos Stamps Challenge - Tag
Cute Card Thursday - So Distressing
The Sweetest Thing - Sweet Sunday sketch challenge #161

I'll see you later this week for another card!
Lisa

A Sunny Color Combo at Totally Papercrafts

This week's challenge at Totally Papercrafts is perfect suited to the summer weather most of us are having - use orange and yellow in your card or project. We're being sponsored by Whimsy Stamps who is offering up 5 free digi images as this week's prize.

I'm taking a break from this week's challenge, but check out my recent DigiStamp Boutique card for some yellow and orange inspiration: Lazy Lake Day card below. And, as always, be sure to visit the Totally Papercrafts blog to see the other DT cards and get the the deets on the challenge so you can play along!
Lisa