Something Delicate

This week at 365 Cards I had to add something delicate to my card, so I added lace along with other "delicate" embellishments...

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
4 Crafty Girlz- Anything Goes
DRS Designs- Anything Goes
Divas By Design- Anything Goes
Penny's Challenges- Feminine with a sentiment
Word Art Wednesdays- Anything Goes
Clear It Out- Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers- Girly
Created With Love- Anything Goes
Stamp and create- Anything Goes
Through the craftroom door- Anything Goes
Sister Act- Anything Goes
Make it Monday- Anything Goes
Magnolia Down under- Anything Goes
Magnolia Lovers- White, flowers, lace

Thanks for letting me play along!! xx

Steampunk Tag

I have never attempted steampunk before, but thought I'd give it a go! I am in a swap and made this tag:

I don't know if it really qualifies as steampunk, but I am still quite happy with it... It was hard to find things in my stash to use, I don't own any steampunk images or gears, etc... Anyway, hope my partner like it.
Thanks for looking :)

Some Recent Projects

Hey All!
I have been getting involved in some swaps online recently.. so thought I'd share some projects:
This is for a postcard swap on Facebook...

These are for an altered domino swap on Lil Scrap of heaven..

Swaps are a great motivator, because you know you HAVE to get it done, no excuses.. Haven't received any swaps back as of yet- but there's a few on the way... Its great receiving surprises in the mail!

TAG TUESDAY- "Proverbs"

Just whipped this tag together for TAG TUESDAY...This weeks challenge was proverbs... There were so many nice sayings to choose from, but decided on this one...

This proverb is so true!! I had no #8 shipping tags left, so I cut tags from manila folders...pretty much exactly the same...This works out alot cheaper too...at my local scrapbook store tags are $9 for 20...Manila folders are only a couple of dollars and make plenty :)...Gotta love a bargain!
Thanks for looking
Letisha xx

My first domino book!

I made a domino book for a swap on "The Craft Hole" on Facebook... It was heaps of fun to make!

A added a loop at the top so it could also hang on the tree as a decoration... As it was my first one it was a little time consuming... But hopefully the next one won't take as long. I really like how it turned out...
Thanks for looking :)

BLOG HOP- Rock your Style!!!

Hello ALL!
365 Cards is hosting a blog hop this week! If you comment on all designers posts you have the chance to win fantastic prizes- Its as easy as that...
This is my "Clean and Simple" paper bag card that represents my style:

                 
A decorated peg holds the bag card together....
I LOVE paper bag cards because there is no wasted space... Space for a tag/gift card and a greeting and small gift in the "bag part" of the card... I love using pinks, black and white together too.

I encourage everyone to have a go at creating a paper bag card, it is so simple and effective. There are plenty of Youtube videos out there that show you how its done. There are so many ways and different sizing, depending on the size bags you use. This is the tutorial video I followed:

Thank you so much for stopping by!!! Feel free to look around and follow me!! :-)

Keep looking through the design teams blogs- there are so many talented women on 365 Cards! Here are their addresses so you can keep hopping around! 

Annie http://annieambriel.wordpress.com/

Audrey http://organisedmess.blogspot.com/

Carla http://paperpastorale.blogspot.com/

Letisha(ME) http://letishainc.blogspot.com.au/

Janice http://twin2u2designs.blogspot.com/

Michelle http://scraposition.blogspot.com/

Pam http://pamcards.blogspot.com/

Ruth http://witchyfingers.blogspot.co.uk/

Victoria http://vmellifluousmusings.blogspot.com.au/

Wendi http://scrappydayinparadise.blogspot.com/

Yvonne http://www.journeyintoartistry.blogspot.com/

Go HERE for all the rules on the hop- http://365cards.blogspot.com/

Halloween TAG

This is the tag I created for Tag Tuesday... The theme was Halloween... which is sadly already over! Oh well, just have to wait another year now.. thanks for stopping by!

Letisha

Things that start with 'S'

Woo its the first of November!! Can't believe it, it came so quick!
This week over at 365 Cards I had to design a card with as many elements starting with "S" as I could. Here's the card:

Its time to start getting those Christmas cards done!

Elements starting with"S"- Stickles, stars, santa and silver!

There's a blog hop over at 365 Cards tomorrow- and for those that comment on all posts will have the chance to win great prizes... I hope we get plenty of participants! Peace out.

Circus ATC

I did a few circus atcs for a facebook swap...here it is:

I want to enter the Love to create atc challenge.. Hope you like it!!

Wicked halloween card

Hey all!!
Its digital week over at 365 Cards! The blog is celebrating the world of digital images... This week I used DRS Halloween images. Here is my card:

I coloured the spooky image with Stampin' up chalks... I was determined to use them, as they have been sitting in my cupboard untouched. The sentiment I cut up and matted on purple cardstock. 

Challenges: Word Art Wednesday- Anything goes

Rhedd and Roses- Anything goes

Hanna stamps- Anything goes

Artistic impressions- Anything goes

Thanks for looking!

Letisha

ATC Crazy !

Been making ATCS for swaps on Facebook... Here is a few I made:

                                      

Thanks for looking!!!

Purple card

This week at 365 Cards I had to get a family member to pick a colour and do a card mainly in that colour. My brother Zane picked purple... this was a great challenge as I hardly use this colour! I had to rumage around to find purple embellishments.. luckily I had some purple Wild Orchid Craft flowers...

Thanks for looking! xx

Clean and simple card

Hey Blogland :)
This week at 365 Cards I had to do a "clean and simple card." This meant I could only add 3 items on the card apart from the sentiment.. I quickly put this card together:

Sometimes the more simple a card is, the more effective. Of course I had to add a flower as one of my three items... 

Until next time...

ATC Creations

I am new to creating Atcs (Artist Trading Cards) But am loving it so far! I can see how this trading can easily become addictive!
I'm joining a swap that requires 9 "distressed" atcs...

I have been loving anything vintage lately, so this challenge was perfect for me. I would get really bored if I made 9 atcs exactly the same... So each one I make is unique. 

Thanks for looking!

"In the garden"

This week at 365 Cards I had to incorporate a "garden" on my card. Heres the card I created:

Thanks for looking! :)

"window" card challenge

My challenge for this week at 365 Cards was to have a "window" in the front and centre of my card- However, this window couldn't be a square or rectangle... I quickly came up with this card:

Purple and pink are my "go to" colours- I love girly things!
Quite happy with this card- I am enjoying using my new Iamroses flowers :)
Challenges:
Word Art Wednesday- Anything Goes
Love Rubber Stamps- Anything Goes

Till next time xx

365 Card Challenge

Hi All!!!
This week's challenge over at 365 Cards was to create a card with something soft to the touch, with textured trim along at least one edge.
This is the card I created:

The flower trim is my "soft touch" and I added the white lace along the bottom.. I have to say, I got a little stuck on this challenge... I could not think of anything "soft" to put on my card! I realised after I probably could have used feathers :) Oh well, next time. I long the colour combination of red, white and black.

Hope you like it, feel free to leave some love xx

Challenges:

ABC Challenge- U is for "unlimited"

Just Add Ink- Just add colouring

Word Art Wednesday- Anything goes

Unstamped card

This week at 365 Cards I had to create a card using no stamps! Thought this would be difficult till I came across a few decoupage images that I got with a card making magazine.. So easy, yet so effective.

Love the cute image and it really pops because its layered.

"Two faced" background card

The challenge for 365 cards this week was to create a card using both sides of double sided patterned paper. Here is my take:

I used my new sentiment from Kaisercraft..Its so sweet. I wanted to design a card that would suit a male or female recipient. I had to add Wild Orchid Craft flowers- of course! Hope you like it!

Something Sweet

My challenge at 365 cards this week was to create a card intended to cheer someone up. Here is my take on the challenge:

Who wouldn't feel happy receiving this card? Tilda is so gorgeous... I especially love this image. I coloured her with copics. I thought the sentiment "you're the sweetest" really complimented the sweet picture.

Hope you like it.

Challenges to enter:

Daring Card Makers- "Sweet Things" 

Sentimental Sundays- "Child's play"

stamp n doodle- Anything Goes

Magnolia-Licious- Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday- Anything Goes

Marker Pop- Anything Goes

Letisha xx

Happy Birthday Tilda

Thought I would make a card today... Here it is

I coloured Tilda with my copics... I'm still learning how to blend with copics, I;m getting better I suppose! I distressed all the layers, with my new Stampin' Up distress tool. The flowers I made by layering prima flowers and adding bling. I wanted it look kinda messy/distressed, as its not my usual style.. I need to get away from trying to make everything neat and perfect.

Challenges Id like to enter:

Magnolia-licious- Anything Goes

Love Rubber Stamps- Anything Goes

Tilda's Town- Add a Technique

Through the Craft Room Door- Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday- Anything Goes

Magnolia Down Under- "Distressing" 

Marker POP- Anything Goes

A few challenges

Hey Blogger/crafters!!
I was bored today so thought I'd use a few challenges to inspire my creativity...
I came across the Colour Q challenge... Which involved using these colours:

If I hadn't found this challenge I don't think I ever would have used this colour combo... But I quite like how it turned out. This is the card I created:

The photo doesn't really do it justice.. I used glossy accents on the balloons so they're all shiny.. I also stickled the saffron balloon. Hope you like it.

Another blog I came across on my travels was Daring Cardmakers.. they post daring colour combos for people to play along.. This was the dare... 

I love these colours!! So I decided to completely go with the citrus theme...

The stamp is by Stephanie Banard at "Stamps of Life." I think it was the July 2013 stamp club set. Once again I glossy accented the splashes... so they look wet.

Letisha xx

365 Cards- First DT challenge

I have recently become a design team member at 365 Cards! I am so excited..
This week I had to create a card with rounded corners, which was easy enough because I generally do this anyway..

I love square cards with rounded corners.. I just like the look.
I have also been creating my own paper flowers, so I put one of those on (the pink one). You can't really see but the butterfly's popped up... I love butterflies and girly things, can you tell?!
Until next time,
Letisha

A Recycled Card

I was inspired by the challenge #29 on A Blog Named Hero. It involved making a card with recycled/reused products that might have gone in the bin, if not on the card!

For the challenge I used old scraps of trim to make the flower and the back matt is made out of an old book page from a book I was just about to throw out! I love recycled items on cards. Its really important to recycle products, even when crafting! 

The stamp I used is by FLONZ, its so cute. 

Until next time,

Letisha 

My Craft Room Tour

I have only been crafting a lot in the last year... I have been so inspired by youtube videos of other crafter's sharing their craft spaces and organisational ideas. I decided to post a video of my own craft room today. I was not going to, but then I thought "Why not?!" Maybe I could inspire someone else..

It's not the best quality video- and I'm not that Tech savvy.. I have no ideas how to edit videos, so I just recorded on my iphone and hoped for the best lol.

New cards

Just a few quick cards I made- the photos were taken using my iPhone, so they're not the best quality. It's nice to get a few stamps out that I haven't used in a while. I'm trying to use up my retired stampin' up designer papers too. :)

Cute Elephant card

I think the elephant on this card is soo cute.. Its part of a new Stampin Up set in the Spring catalogue. I love the hearts stamped as if they are comping out of his trunk. This would be a great valentines card :)
I'd like to enter:

Stamp N Doodle- Love is in the air
Kaboodle Doodles- Valentines Challenge
Dream Valley Challenges- Valentines Challenge
Paper Pretties Blog- Red Pink and White
Paper Crafting Journey- Love
Stamp Your Life- Anything Love
Crafty Catz- Love is in the air
Pink Gem Challenge- Hearts/Valentine
Crafts 4 Eternity- Be My Valentine
inky Chicks- Valentines
Just Add ink- Add Hearts
Simply Create Too- Hearts
Oldie but a goodie- Pink and red
Tip top Tuesday- Hearts

[This card is for sale in my etsy shop- letishainc.]

Squirrel birthday card

This is a quick card I made for my partners brother.. Haha, thought it was cute!

It's been so long!

OMG!! I haven't posted on my blog for ages! Even though I do not have a job I've kept myself busy and got sidetracked :) Soo... this is my first post of 2013.. So happy late new year to anyone out there in cyber land!!

I want to get back into creating cards for online challenges and start posting a bit more. It's great just to explore other people's blogs and get new ideas and inspiration--It would be great if I could inspire other's the way they do me.
I've been crafting tons! + buying a lot of craft items/ supplies= I'm a little bit addicted to online shopping... (A lot actually..)
I've done a few mini albums- one for a friend and one for my little brother. I have also started making "star" mini albums... They are so much fun.

 These star albums are awesome because when they are closed they just look like a normal mini album, but then as you open it...it folds out to a star.. Its good because it can be tied open and sit like this on your desk.







This is what it looks like as you open it.. 3 pretty layers of card stock and patterned paper.

 This is another one I made with a butterfly on the front. I've put these both up for sale on etsy :)

This is one I made for myself and put photos and inspirational quotes in. These albums have 14 pages (4x4")= which is plenty of room for pics and journalling. 

Making these is a little bit addictive....