Live, Laugh, Love with LunarLana

Things that Sparkle

Good morning! I thought I'd share another Twilight card for all

those fans of the Twilight books and movies. I heard on the radio the other day that the New Moon movie tickets have already sold out for the opening day of the movie (in some areas) which is in November! Isn't that unreal?

For this card I again used a sketch.  I paired up some different companies of paper.  I used the Our Craft Lounge set called For- Bitten. Every time I use this set, I feel compelled to use the vampire lips.  Hmmm. . . I wonder if that means anything!  I used Rockstar Red Glitter on the lips. I used a glue pen to add the glue and then sprinkled the red glitter over it. It worked perfectly!  Then I added some Stampendous stickers to the flourish to add a little more detail.

Okay, I'm off to start my day! Happy day to you!

 

Toad-ally Cool Christmas

Good morning! It's Monday morning and I hope you are having an easier time waking up than I am!  LOL!  Today I have a Christmas card to share with you!  I used an Our Craft Lounge set called Hoppy Holidays!  Isn't this guy so stinkin' cute?  He is cruising on his sled! I love it!  I don't remember who the paper is by. I just dug into my stash and matched him up!  I added a few buttons, some glitter glue, and a Making Memories clip to the top.  It's that simple!  This guy makes me look forward to winter and snow. I'm not sure I'm quite ready for that, but when it gets here, you can bet I will be playing in it!

I hope your week gets off to a great start! Keep smiling no matter how tired you are!

I've been bitten. . .

Good morning!  Have you read the Twilight series?  If you haven't, I highly recommend it.  When I first heard about the book Twilight by a family friend, I was thinking that it wasn't really my type of book.  I decided to read it any ways, and boy am I glad I did. It was fantastic and then I had to run out and buy the next three books!  Never in a million years would I have thought I'd like a "teenage vampire love" book!  Then the movie came out. My daughter and I both had to go. It was awesome!  I can hardly wait for the New Moon movie to come out this November. I've seen two trailers for it and it is going to be GOOD!  So anyways,  about this card!  Ha ha ha! I guess I got a bit carried away on my background information!  Our Craft Lounge has a stamp set called For-bitten and it is perfect for making Twilight cards. Seeing as I have a lot of friends that also like Twilight, I am going to have fun with this set. This is my first card that I made with it. I used the new Night & Day Specialty papers by Stampin' Up! They will be available for purchase starting tomorrow, September 1st.  I knew when I started thinking about making Twilight cards that I wanted to use this paper.  I added Stickles glitter glue to the fangs after I colored them. Then I also added Glossy Inksentials to the drip of blood to make it look wet. Ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh. . . I hope that doesn't creep you out. 

If you follow Twilight, then I thought you'd want to know that, yes, Edward has bitten me.  He is MINE for eternity!  LOL!

Ghostly Good Time

Ah heck, I figure I may as well keep the Halloween preview going!  I had so much fun making my Halloween cards this past week! Why not share them with you all!

This is another card that I made with the Our Craft Lounge set called Ghostly Greetings. I don't often make square cards, but whenever I do I think I should make them more!  This card measures 5 1/4" x 5 1/4". I really do like this size. The paper is once again by Bo Bunny. I love how the colors are so bright along with the black. It just pops right out at you!  The little ghosts are so darn cute and make for some easy coloring. I put some Stickles glitter glue around them to make them sparkle! These ghosts are not the SCARY kind!  LOL! I put the whole set on here so you could see.  I adore this set and am very glad I purchased it!  I know I will get a lot of use out of it!  

Today it is a rainy day which is alright with me. My daughter is leaving for college on Saturday.  So this morning we will get the washing machine plugging along and try to get all of her stuff packed.  I thought I was doing okay with this whole thing. I thought I was being very brave. But last night I was grinding my teeth, dreaming about my own college years, and basically didn't sleep the best.  So as much as I like to think I'm doing okay with this, I don't really think I am!  I'm very proud of my daughter and excited for her so I'm going to try to focus on that!   I just can't believe how fast the time goes. It feels like just yesterday that she started Kindergarten!  YIKES!

Have a happy day my friends!

Are you ready for some Halloween?

I always get a little twitch this time of the year to start working on Halloween cards. I don't know why that is, but when I start working on them, I have a blast.  I think I have a whole week's worth of Halloween cards to share with you.  I feel ahead of the game and seeing as we are going back to school next week, that's a good thing!  This is an Our Craft Lounge set called Ghostly Greetings. It's one of their newer sets.  With this set alone, I have a ton of cards made up!  Not only is it cute as can be, but it's very easy to layout the images.  The paper is from Bo Bunny.  I love it! 

Okay I'm off for a cup of coffee!  Enjoy your Tuesday!

Coolin' off one last time!

Good morning! Good morning!  Good morning!  I'm super excited this morning because tomorrow morning I am leaving on a long weekend retreat with some of my very favorite people!  I look forward to this trip all year long.   We are just a bunch of stampers, scrappers, and crafters across the country.  We get together and have a wonderful girl weekend filled with stamping, eating, laughing, classes, pranks, and anything else you can imagine!

Awhile ago, my friend Bevie Pearl challenged us to this project. I can't even remember the link to the original purse bag (which was much smaller than mine). As I was playing around, I decided I need a "bigger purse"!  I love how it turned out and what a fun little gift this would be in the winter time!  It was super easy and fun to make. I used the same Our Craft Lounge set, Penguin Parkas, as I did on my previous posts. I am really in love with this set. I really like how little the images are so that you can do more with them. 

Okay I better get going. I have an appointment this morning and errands to run. I've already ridden my bike (by the way, I'm up to 370 miles this summer which is 70 miles past my goal).  You won't hear from my until I get back from my retreat and recover! Happy day to all!  I'll miss you!

More COOLER Projects

Good morning!  It's going to be a warm and humid week so I'm sticking to the winter projects! This is a project that my friend Val from Cal designed.   She writes amazing tutorials for her projects so if you haven't already checked her blog out, be sure and stop by for some inspiration. Her instructions are very easy to follow. I used the same Our Craft Lounge set, Parka Penguins, as I did yesterday. Boy was it fun coordinating the penguins outfits. Aren't they fashionable?  I love using the sparkly fluff on them.  It really gives them a whole new dimension in real life.  Then as I was making this project, I dug out my Sizzix bread tags that I cut out of coaster board.  I had to make another project.

My box is not completely filled on this one because I ran out of time. I would definitely put more bread tags in there.  It's funny because some days you just feel like making a project that is more putzy than usual. It's almost like you feel it's a challenge.  On this particular day I just could not stop making penguin projects!  I told you that I get along very well with the penguins!  In fact, I think I was dreaming of penguins when I went to bed that night!  LOL!

So did this post cool you off any?  I hope so!  Enjoy your Tuesday!

Warm Wishes

Sometimes in the summer when it gets so darn hot and humid, I decide to make Christmas or Winter projects just to take a break from the heat. Now this does absolutely nothing to the temperature outside!  It's just sort of fun to start thinking about snow and stuff like that when you are sweating!  It feels sort of refreshing! Go ahead! Call me a weirdo! Anyways, the set I used on this card is called Parka Penguins and it is from Our Craft Lounge. Have you seen their latest release of stamps? HOLY HELLMAN'S MAYONNAISE!  I'm going to go broke.  I will have to order a few of them at a time! 

This set is one of my favorites! I get along very well with penguins if you haven't noticed.  They are my friends!  LOL!  

This set is perfect for trying out the Sparkly Fluff that Our Craft Lounge carries!  This is my first time trying this stuff. See the penguin's little parkas? Sparkly Fluff is perfect to use on them!  I had so much fun changing the colors of the parkas and using this stuff. It's not as messy as just plain glitter either!  It adds a lot to the card. I even used some of the white sparkly fluff as snow under the penguins and the trees.  I'm so excited about this stuff.  I can't believe it's taken me this long to try it out! 

Well it's still hot and humid today so I guess maybe I should play around with some more winter stamps!  We'll see if that helps! 

Mouse in the flowers!

Good Morning!  Here we are at another Monday morning!  After today, I only have one more Monday morning! I can do it! I can do it! Summer vacation is coming!

I used an Our Craft Lounge stamp set on this card that is called Mice Friends!  It's such a sweet set and perfect for this time of the year! The paper is from My Minds Eye and it's in the Pretty Please collection.  I have a healthy stock of this line.  I keep getting stuck on some fabulous paper lines that are out there right now.  I guess I know what I like!  I used the Stampin' Up! Scallop Oval punch (in the SU Occasions Mini Catalog) for my little button embellishment. I really like how that turned out, and I am in love with this scalloped oval punch. It's perfect for sayings!  And if you haven't figured out by now, no card is complete without a little bit of Stickles Glitter Glue added to it!

Happy Birthday, Joy!

Today I have a very special card! Today is my good friend Joy's birthday! WOOHOOO!  Happy birthday Joy! Joy is one of the most special people I have ever met in my life. She has a heart of gold!

Our Craft Lounge is releasing an exclusive stamp set for Eclectic Paperie TODAY! The set is called Hanging Loose with Kona.  This card was made with this set.  Joy loves Kona so a few of her friends wanted to surprise her on her birthday!  Isn't he the cutest?

Happy Birthday Joy! I hope you have the best day ever!