LAD Summer Mix Preview

Hi there!

Today I am sharing a preview of the new Lizzie Anne Designs Summer Mix Set, called Summertime Celebration. All the details about the Mix Club can be found here on the LAD website. This is one of my favorite Mix sets so far! There are some really fun images included - and its an extra large set, too!

I'll share a few cards today and then some more later on. The hibiscus flower is one of my favorite stamps from the set.

I stamped the flowers in a few tropical colors and cut them out, adhering them to the side of my card. Sort of reminds me of a lei!

I stamped the sentiment and then stitched it to my card base. The flower centers are all glittered up, too? Can you see them?

My second hibiscus card uses a technique my friend Julia Aston shared, called ghosting.

You start by stamping your image in white pigment ink and letting it dry. Then, you add ink on top of it. It is sort of like emboss resist, but not so intense. It has a neat look, huh? It almost look bleached.

My last card uses the super cute banana split image from the set. I could go for a banana split right now.

I stamped the image and then colored it in with Copics. I added some Glossy Accents to the chocolate syrup... looks yummy!

The papers are Emma's Shoppe from Crate Paper - a sweet sugary perfect fit!

Thanks for stopping in today. I hope you like what you've seen so far! Head over to the Lizzie Anne Designs Blog to see what the other DT members have created for the Summer Mix and to find out how you can get your own set!

Anya

Recipe
Aloha Card
Stamps: Summertime Celebration Mix Set - Lizzie Anne Designs
Cardstock: Rustic White - Papertrey Ink; Baja Breeze - Stampin' Up!
Ink: Melon Mambo, Peach Parfait, Groovy Guava, Early Espresso - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Woodgrain Impression Plate - Papertrey Ink; Star Dust Stickles - Ranger Industries; Sewing machine

Thinking of You Hibiscus Card
Stamps: Summertime Celebration Mix Set, Perfect Phrases - Lizzie Anne Designs
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Berry Sorbet - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink - Stampin' Up!; Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Dried Marigold Distress Ink - Ranger Industries; Tuxedo Black Memento Ink - Tsukineko
Other: Sewing machine

Being Your Friend is a Treat Card
Stamps: Summertime Celebration Mix Set - Lizzie Anne Designs
Cardstock: White, Sweet Blush - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Emma's Shoppe - Crate Paper
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink - Tsukineko
Other: Apron Lace punch - Fiskars; Glossy Accents - Ranger Industries; Copic Markers - Imagination International, Inc.

LAD Spring Mix Preview

Hi there!

Today I am sharing a preview of the new Lizzie Anne Designs Spring Mix Set, called Follow Your Dreams. All the details about the Mix Club can be found here on the LAD website. This Mix set is fantastic! It is just full of some wonderful images and sentiments. I went on a creating spree when I received it!

This first card features one of the Easter egg images - I love this fancy pattern. I put some springy colors together to create my stamped background. Wouldn't this egg image be so pretty embossed?

I added a strip of stitched felt to ground my sentiment. A pretty pastel button was the perfect pop to finish it off.

My second card features this eclectic line drawn image. I love the collage effect it has.

I stamped the image and paper pieced her dress, then matted the image with some green cardstock. I stitched around the outside edge with black thread to mimic the doodled border around the image. The background was stamped with the curly border image from Timeless Textures. This background image goes so well with so many different things, I love to use it.

I tied some baker's twine around my card and added a black button. I love this image!

Thanks for stopping in today. I hope you like what you've seen so far! Head over to the Lizzie Anne Designs Blog to see what the other DT members have created for the Spring Mix and to find out how you can get your own set!

Anya

Recipe:
Happy Easter Card
Stamps: Follow Your Dreams - Lizzie Anne Designs
Cardstock: White, Melon Berry - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Groovy Guava, Sage Shadow, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Pale Plum - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink, Coffee Archival Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Fine Linen felt, Eyelet Lace die, Melon Berry button - Papertrey Ink; sewing machine

Beauty Within Card
Stamps: Follow Your Dreams, Timeless Textures - Lizzie Anne Designs
Cardstock: Sweet Blush, Spring Moss, Rustic White - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Restoration Collection - Crate Paper
Ink: Blushing Bride - Stampin' Up!; Tuxedo Black Memento - Tsukineko
Other: Fruit Punch Stickles - Ranger Industries; Honeydew Baker's Twine - The Twinery; Copic markers; Black button; Sewing machine

Love Potion

Hi there! I'm back!!

So sorry to desert you like that! We went on our trip and then came back and things were busy and I was so tired! I think I'm finally getting back into a 'normal' schedule, but I was barely making it to 7:00 pm without falling asleep!

Our trip was so wonderful, just an amazing time. I will share some photos but first I want to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day! Here's a fun little card I made using the Lucky in Love Mix Set from Lizzie Anne.

Each of my little potion bottles was colored using Twinkling H2O's, so they are very shimmery! This is really a fun set to create with, with lots of other cute images.

And now, if you'll indulge me, I'd like to share some photos from our trip. Bill and I traveled to Indonesia for two weeks, to explore the culture and to do some scuba diving. We spent an amazing week at the Wakatobi Dive Resort, with time before and after in Bali (our International connections were via Denpasar). We traveled with a group of six other divers from Pittsburgh, friends we've gone on trips with before. All the photos were taken by Bill, and I cannot emphasize enough how fantastic they are. He was able to capture so many different things about the trip - not only the images themselves but movement and feeling. Looking at these pictures is really an experience for me. Please do yourself a favor and click over to his blog to catch up on his posts about the trip. He is doing some critical photography stuff, but he also has some great summary posts about the things that we did on the trip.











That photo won 'Photo of the Week' at Wakatobi! :)

If you're interested (and have a few hours!) check out the full set of photos from the trip in our Gallery.

Thank you for sticking with me while I was gone and readjusting to my own time zone. I am feeling back in the groove and looking forward to sharing more with you here! In fact, this is a busy week here on the blog so I hope to see you around!

Have a great day!

Anya

LAD January Mix Preview

Hi there!

Today I am sharing a preview of the Lizzie Anne Designs January mix set, called Lucky in Love. All the details about the Mix Club (which is now switching to a quarterly release) can be found here on the LAD website. This month we are looking ahead to Valentine's Day. There is a great mix of romantic and whimsical images in the set.

I used the sucker image and coordinating sentiment for my first card.

So lovey dovey - and sparkly!

I used the fun lantern image for my second card. There is also a wonderful encouragement sentiment that coordinates with this image. I paper pieced my lanterns and added some subtle shimmer. So many occasions this card would work for!

Thanks for stopping in today. Head over to the Lizzie Anne Designs Blog to see what the other DT members have created for the January mix and to read more about the changes to the Mix Club!

Anya

Recipe
Sucker for You Card
Stamps: Lucky in Love, Warmest Wishes - Lizzie Anne Designs
Cardstock: Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy - Stampin' Up!; Pink Pirouette - Stampin' Up!
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, VersaMark - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Copic Markers (R32, R37, E43) - Imagination International; Stardust Stickles - Ranger Industries; Doily - Wilton; Mat Stack 4 Die - Papertrey Ink; Sewing machine

Lantern Card
Stamps: Lucky in Love - Lizzie Anne Designs
Cardstock: Ripe Avocado, Fine Linen, Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Distressed Dots - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Seeing Spots Embossing Folder - ProvoCraft; Stardust gel pen - Sakura