Live, Laugh, Love with LunarLana

I'm taking a little vacation from my blogaroonie!

   Good morning! Just a quick note to let you know that I will be away for about a week!  My husband's birthday is tomorrow. On Friday we are heading up north because my nephew is home from Iraq for a couple of weeks. There is a lot going on at the Lepinskis this week!  I will see you all soon!

Tart and Tangy Strawberry Basket

Here's a fun little project that I have to share with you!  My friend, Lisa Zappa, shared this idea with me and of course, I took it and ran!  Pink Persimmon had this idea on their website.  I immediately had to order some of these strawberry baskets!  My daughters have been picking on me for weeks since they arrived. I had to order 600 of them. They keep asking me if I'm having a garden party!  Sure! I can't have a party!  LOL! I used the Stampin' Up! Tart & Tangy stamp set for mine.  I love the popsicle stick with the strawberry on it!  I went to wal-mart and stocked up on some fruity candy for these!  What a fun little sweet treat!  My oldest daughter loves Starbursts, and I notice that my bag keeps going down.  I'm going to have to lock my candies up!  I hope you have a day full of sweetness!

Please don't yell at me for not posting the Sunday Post yesterday!  I was up to my eyeballs in tie dying! I promised my neighbor girl that I would tie dye with her this summer.  Yesterday was the day! Boy is that a big project!  I'm heading outside shortly to rinse all of our projects. Yes it's a two day affair!  I promise I will make it up to you!

Haagen Daz Bear Cd Folder

How about something cutsie for today? This cute little bear is from Whipper Snapper Designs. Isn't he cute?  He has a nice big ol' ice cream cone too cool off with!  This project is made from a cd folder.  I learned how to make these from a stamp class I took a few years back with Art Gone Wild.  I thought it would be neat to use a single cd folder for a project. This is what I came up with!  On the inside I put a little pad of paper. I thought you could throw this in your purse or bag for little notes.  I also stamped the little bumble bee from Whipper Snapper Designs and put him on the inside. He makes me smile real big!  LOL!  The paper is from My Mind's Eye.  It's definitely a feel good kind of paper line!  Don't you feel good?  I sent  this little project to a friend to cheer her up. I hope it worked!  I love sending little things like this to people!  It warms my heart!

Tim Holtz-Spooky Stuff

I got this set in the mail the other day! Boy, was I excited!  I love the new Tim Holtz stamps!  I have a long wishlist! Eclectic Paperie has some of the new Tim Holtz stamps already. These are making their debut at CHA next week!  They already ran out of two of my favorites!  That's okay though! Money is tight right now, so my purchases are small!  This set, called Spooky Stuff is so much fun to play with.  I love the Pinkston & Scruggs poison label!  I dug into my stash of fibers too for this card. I have a HUGE collection, and I rarely use in on my cards.I knew I wanted some black fiber though for this one! I guess it's good to have the fiber collection!  LOL! I also used my Grunge Elements. For the skull I took a gold dauber to paint it. I love doing this with the grunge!   Can you see my tiny staples on here too?  I used Tim's Tiny Attacher!  I love this stapler!  It is awesome!  This card was an absolute blast to make! I can't wait to make more! Heck, I will be ahead of the game come Halloween time!  I like making some spooky cards instead of always making CUTSIE cards!  Yahoo!

Hey man, it's FRIDAY!  Enjoy your day, and I hope you have an even better weekend!

Extreme Surfer

I have been waiting to share this card with you.  We will be making this card tonight at my workshop.  The very first set I picked out from the new Stampin' Up! catalog was the Extreme Elements set. I knew I would get the Extreme Surfer for summer and probably the Extreme Snowboarder for winter. These cards are PERFECT for young guys. I have a hard time coming up with cards for men in the first place, but then when it's a teenager, it's even more difficult!This card was super easy to make and how cool does it look?  It's just a matter of combining your favorite color combinations for boys with the background elements and then stamping the main image in black! I can't wait to make more cards with these sets!  I am going to order more of the extreme stamps. I like that fact that each different sport can be purchases separately!  That way you don't get stuck with a sport you might not use! 

Also can you see the Linen thread that I used on the strip of kraft ? I think that adds a rough look to the card! You don't always want to add pretty ribbon to a manly type card! 

Have yourself a terrific day!

Art by the Number

Well I just had to share another Studio 490 card today! I told you I was hooked!  I used Art by the Number and Nature's Art on this card.  I have been stamping that gingham background in every color imaginable!   I used Copic Markers too color in the flower.  I stamped another flower on scrap paper and then punched out the center and popped it up with some foam tape. I also dug out a metal piece from my stash and put that in the center. I love how that adds to the detail.  I'm so excited to be using my Studio 490 stamps. They are totally different from other companies. Wendy uses simple images and adds details to them that give them a vintage type feel.  You know how I feel about vintage!  I even dug out a vintage button for this card!  Every button has a story!  LOL!

Studio 490

I pulled out my Studio 490 stamps last week, and now I can't stop using them!  The thing I love about them most is that they all coordinate with each other. So if you buy a new set, you can use it with an older Studio 490 stamp set!  How sweet is that?  I am absolutely in love with Wendy's backgrounds!  I don't think there is any other company out there that even compares! 

On this card, I used three sets.  I used Art by the Number, Art From the Heart, and Nature's Art.  I wasn't kidding when I said they all coordinate. The first thing I do, when I play with the Studio 490 stamps, is pull them all out!  I love mix and matching them!  I also have a growing list of her sets that I now want!  YIKES! 

Last November, I was able to see Wendy Vecchi demonstrate at a stamp convention in Madison, Wisconsin. If you didn't know, she is the designer of the Studio 490 stamps!  I was so amazed with her talent. I went back many times to watch her.  She definitely has an eye for art! If you want to be inspired every day, stop by her blog! She is simply amazing!

 

Bulbs and Seeds

Hi folks and happy Sunday!  We survived our weekend party up north at good Ol' Uncle Phils!  We had a great time with our family. We are home, doing laundry, catching quick naps here and there, and trying to get things put back in their places!  I wanted to get a quick post up here for you today!  It's not my normal Sunday Post, but at least it is a vintage card!  I love the Crafty Secret Creative Scraps that I used on this card. I need to get some more. These cards are great if you want to take a break from stamping!  You still feel very creative! 

Okay, I better swap out the laundry once again!  Enjoy your Sunday evening and I'll see ya'll tomorrow!

Greenhose Garden

This is a must have set from the new Stampin' Up! Catalog!  The set is called Greenhouse Garden.  It stamps very realistic flowers.  They are just gorgeous and the details make you "oooh" and "ahhh" as you stamp!  This set is another  fun set to play around with different color combinations.  On this card I wanted a more vintage look so that is why I chose these colors (Red Riding hood Red, Enchanted Curry, Bordering Blue, and Old Olive).  I also used and old background stamp to give the over-all card some texture. I stamped off the background stamp TWICE before I stamped it on my card. I also added some vintage lace that I have to the card to give it that vintage feel again.  The button is and Always Artichoke buttons.  A lot of people ask me how I get the speckles.  The stamp is from the set called Itty Bitty Backgrounds. I use the speckles ALL THE TIME!  It really adds a lot to the card!  I tore the bottom edge of the background piece to add that aged look.  The Kraft card stock also adds a lot to the feel of the card. I was going for a very natural card.

So this set is one of my TOP PICKS from the new catalog. You can never have enough flower stamp sets!  Honest! If you pay attention, you use them the most! 

Happy day to al!

Made 2 Last

How often have you sat down to make a card for a teenager or a preteen girl and sat staring at your work station?  It's a bit tough.  Well this new stamp set is meant to help you with this very thing! The set is called Made 2 Last.  I also used the coordinating wheel that is called Rockin' for the background.  I knew when I saw the wheel in the catalog that I wanted to stamp it in black and then color in random images.  Have you ever seen girls' folders or book covers?  They doodle all over them!  So that was my inspiration in this card.  The pocket stamps were very easy to line up, and I love the font with that flowing cursive writing!

Stampin' Up! was really thinking when they made everything separate for the pockets. This way you can use different color inks without a problem!  You could also cut the top of the pocket with an exacto knife so that you could stick a gift card in the pocket or anything for that matter. How fun is this! This is the perfect set for teen-aged girls! Woohoo!