Live, Laugh, Love with LunarLana

Catch Up Fishies!

Good morning and happy Monday to you!  I am late today with my post.  I was putzing around with some other things and distracted myself!  LOL!  It is a sauna outside, so I am staying inside in my stamp cave (that's what I  call my basement stamp room when it is hot because it stays cooler down here).

Today's card is made with a Hero Arts set called Oceans of Joy (CL372).  I used this weeks color combination--which I happen to love! I used the Grass Hero Arts Chalk ink with the Stampin' Up Canvas background.

I kept the card real simple because I didn't want to take away from all the sparkle and color of the main image.  I wanted you focused on the cute fishies! 

Enjoy your Monday!

 

Time for a call!

Good afternoon. I was quite busy this morning and didn't get into my stamp room until a little bit ago. Here is today's card.  This card did not turn out anything like the way it started. I'm still not sure if I like it, but I am determined to do the color combination for the week.  I used Hero Arts stamps: Ancient Motif and Just Saying Hi.  I also grabbed some of that 7 Gypsies (thank you Cindy) paper that I had in my scrap box.  The Seam Binding is dyed with Tim Holtz's Vintage Photo Distress Stain.  And there you have it! 

 It is supposed to get realy hot and humid for the weekend. I'm hoping to come up with some projects indoors to keep me busy!  Enjoy the day!

 

A Foxy Hello

Good morning!  Today I am sharing another card using this week's color combo. I can tell you one thing. This color combination is NOT in my comfort zone.

For my main image, I used a Hero Arts stamp called Flower Wood Background (S5142) and then the Fox (E5465).  I popped the fox up with some foam tape to give my card some dimension.

I originally had colored the flowers in and the color seemed to fade into the browns of the wood grain. I decided to try to outline it in black with my Copic Multi-liner (.3). I like how it made the flowers pop out a bit more.  It wasn't hard to do either as one would think.

I added a triple bow in the corner with a button for a bit of extra detail.  I "felt" like the card was finished after I added that!  Enjoy your Tuesday! 

 

Friends for Life

Good morning!  We had some early morning storms here. I am waiting for the rain to pass so I can go out and haul the branches off of the driveway. Right now our driveway is blocked. It was really blowing!  As soon as the bad part of the storm passed, I went right into my stamp room and got busy with the new color combination for the week! This is not a color combination that I would  normally use, but I am all about trying new things this summer!  When I looked at those colors, I thought of nature. Those were the stamps I started thinking about and looking for. I really like that it doesn't look the same as all my "other cards". Know what I mean?

 Supplies:  Hero Arts-CG153 Dandelion Frame, CG173 Flower Plate, CL383 Antique Engravings; Papertrey Ink:  Life

Cardstock:  Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla (all Stampin' Up!)

Okie dokes! Have a great Monday!

 

Smile, Laugh, Giggle

Good morning!  I am very excited to share this card with you today.  I had a "lightbulb moment" when I couldn't find the EXACT patterned paper that I wanted yesterday for this week's color combination. DUH!  Make your own background like we did back in the old days of stamping!  We have grown very accustomed to grabbing that pretty patterned paper nowadays!  So that is exactly what I did on this card. I used a number of Hero Arts stamps to make the backgound. I will list the supplies at the end.  Then I had that green polka dot piece of patterned paper sitting on my desk.  It missed my hands when I was throwing out little pieces. LOOK! I used it!  PERFECT!  I hope you like my card today!

Stamps:  Hero Arts-LL061 Kaleidoscope Flowers, G4131 Polka Dot Swatch, LL063  Pinwheels, LP024 Buttons Galore, C4141 Stitched Ladybug, CL129 Anytime Messages

Inks:  ColorBox Chalk-Ochre, SU-Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss, Wild Wasabi, and Regal Rose

 

Bring on the Cake!

Good morning (I have 4 minutes until afternoon).  Today's post is going to be a quickie because I'm battling an inner ear problem.  This card is made with a digital image from Zlatoena's Designs. I love her bunnies so much! I was using the new color combination from my On-line Summer Card Camp.  I love it. Very summery.  The saying is from Hero Arts.  The paper is from Jillybean Soup and My Mind's eye. I just pulled some pieces out according to my color combination and colored my image in to match!

Okie dokes! Have a wonderful Fourth of July!

 

Hero Arts Sketch

Good Saturday afternoon. I hope your long weekend is off to a  great start!  I was just putzing around in my stamp room and used the Hero Arts sketch that I got from the On-line Summer Card Camp.  I really like how this turned out!

I learned about these Memento Markers in class too. I love them. First you emboss your images with White Embossing powder. Then you can color them in with the markers. The white embossing resists them. You can also shade them really nicely. I have a whole bunch of different flowers that I have made laying on my desk! Fun, fun, fun! 

Hero Arts Stamps:  CL288, CL371, CG133

Other: Memento Markers, Foam Tape, PTI paper 

Live Richley in Greens

Good morning!  Today is the last Monday I have of the school year and we are heading to a water park in Wisconsin Dells. It should be a lot of fun. I'm pretty excited about it. It's a nice way to end the year with the sixth graders.  I was smart and prepared this post yesterday. I like when I am ahead of the game. 

 

I like to pair up Hero Arts flower stamps with Basic Grey paper. I just stamp the flowers right onto the patterned paper and then color in some of the details of the flower. I then cut them out and place them on my card. For this card I used some lace and a red paper clip to spice things up a bit. I love it. It is really a lot of fun to play around with different patterns with the flowers!  Give it a try!

Hummingbird Thank You

Good Saturday morning to ya!  I slept in today. I seem to be  fighting with a chest cold. I slept until 7:30 this morning. That is how you know I am sick. I am always up at the crack of dawn!  I will have to take it slow this weekend!  Nothing more than stamping. I don't want to wear myself down. *wink*

Today's card is made using some new Hero Arts goodies!  Lets start with the stamp I used. It's a cling-mounted stamp called Flower Bird Design. It is gorgeous!  I stamped it using the Hero Hues Chalk Inks. The color is Iris. It is very easy to stamp the solid-type stamps with chalk inks. I wouldn't use any other chalks for these. The other stamp I used in the corner with the scrolls is called, Congrats. I really liked the scrolls on the designs.  On my card I cut this image out and popped it up with some foam tape. See my pearls on the thank you design? I used my Viva Pearl Pens. I am hooked on these. I am using them on everthing. I added some dazzling diamonds glitter to the main image and my card was complete. It's simple and easy, but oh so pretty.  This one is going off in the mail TODAY! 

Now to get to my stamp room. I have to take it easy, ya know! 

Friends Forever Cuckoo

Good morning and welcome to the Sunday Post. OMG!  How in the world did it get to be August 15th? HOLY SMOKES!  Maybe it's because this past week was busy.  Who knows! Time just keeps flying by!

For this card I took a stamp from Hero Arts and turned it into a vintage card.  The set is called Cuckoo and worked around the one image of the cuckoo clock!  I really like how this turned out. I used Wild Asparagus paper for my project and dug into my stash of vintage ribbon and buttons.  One small details that I really like is the Kaiser Pearl that I added to the clock face. I don't know why, but that little pearl adds so much to the card! 

I even stuck this card in the mail already!  I'm so proud of myself. Sometimes I just get stuck making and making and making cards and I don't actually take the time to send them out!  I am going to get better at this! 

I hope you all enjoy your Sunday today!  It's a beautiful day here in Wisconsin. We even turned off the air conditioning and opened the windows.  Ahhh!