LS Designs

Waltzing Mouse Sketch

2010-04-30T19:35:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for the contest on the Waltzing Mouse website. I used stamps from Fiskars (baseball stuff) and Heidi Grace (thank-you), the font for "coach" is Martha Stewart and the stripes in the background are PTI from Let Freedom Ring. Thanks for looking.

Honey Bees

2009-02-13T20:04:00.002-08:00

I made this card based on a sketch from Katharina for High Hopes Stamps guest designer call. I hope you all like it, I do. All the supplies used are from PTI except the swarovski crystal. The cardstock colors are kraft, summer sunrise and white, ink colors are black, summer sunrise, spring moss and plum pudding. I used my cricut machine to cut the honeycomb pattern in the white cardstock.

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A little Swarovski bling.

Valentine's Day "Love Quilt"

2009-02-13T19:53:00.000-08:00

I made this card for my children this Valentine's Day. My husband gave me the best Valentine's gift a girl could ask for....he took our three kids and left town for 4 days to see his parents. I was certainly asked to go along, but the thought of 4 days alone to stamp and scrap all I want until all hours of the night was just too good to pass up. So, I made this card and mailed it to them.
Supplies used.... Cardstock: PTI - colors are kraft, pure poppy and sweet blush.
Stamps are all from one set by Inkadinkado called heartful of love, I used 12 of the 23 stamps in the set. Ink used is versafine onyx black.

New Home Card

2009-02-13T19:41:00.000-08:00

Here is a card I put together for my brother. He bought his first home recently, in Ohio. Now he'll never move back to California. I used....cardstock by Bazzill and PTI, stamps and ribbon are also PTI. None of the stamped images are layered, I just stamped a scene on one piece of white cardstock and colored it in with markers. I added Swarovski crystals of course.

Another Halloween Card

2009-02-13T19:14:00.001-08:00

Here is just one more halloween card I found on my desk while cleaning up. This is a really simple card with Bazzill cardstock, just two pieces of patterned paper by K & Company, and two stamps from Stampendous. Oh, and don't forget the bling, three Swarovski crystals in the corner. I used my Cricut machine to make the scalloped ovals.

Halloween Pop Up Card

2009-02-13T18:37:00.000-08:00

I know it's a little late to be showing a halloween card, but I just came across a few cards I had not yet taken pictures of or posted here. I used Bazzill cardstock and the Cricut machine for the tombstone and ghost. The stamps are: Martha Stewart - polka dots, Heidi Grace - spiderweb and "Happy Halloween", I'll have to search my stash for the rest of the stamps to fill you in on who makes them, they seem to have gom MIA.

Water Bottle Treat Holder

2008-11-12T13:52:00.000-08:00

Very plain and undecorated, but I'll fix that. I just wanted to share the cut file. I made some adjustments since taking this picture. I put two of them on one mat for the George cartridge, one on a mat for the Plantin cartridge, some extra pages for helping decorating, and the file has one turned sideways using George so you can change the mat to 6x12 for Baby Bug users. Hope you like it.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zcwtjywqtzn/Water Bottle Treat Holder 2.cut

Second Shot at 2Sketches4You

2008-06-28T09:57:00.000-07:00

I knew I wanted to improve upon my card, so I went to the store and bought a set of halloween stamps from Heidi Grace. The set was perfect. The sentiment was the right size, the pumpkins were larger and have more character, the web is bigger and the spiders have eyes. I love this set. So here is my new and improved card. All paper is Bazzill and stamps are Heidi Grace.

Papertake Challenge

2008-06-26T16:04:00.001-07:00

Here is my card for this weeks PaperTake Weekly sketch challenge - Katherina's sketch #5. All cardstock and ink is Bazzill, Asian coin stamps are Inkadinkadoo and the sentiment stamp is Cloud 9 Designs. Thanks for looking!

2 Sketches Challenge

2008-06-26T12:47:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for the 2sketches4you sketch this week. I don't know why I saw spiders when I looked at the polka dots in the sketch. Oh well, I like it. The spider stamp in the upper left corner is raised off the card with pop dots. All the cardstock is Bazzill, the flowers are all Prima. The witch and sentiment stamps are Hero Arts, the spider it is from Hampton Art Stamps and the pumpkins and web stamp are from Fiskars.

Non-Card Challenge

2008-06-26T09:33:00.000-07:00

Here is my Non-Card for the challenge over at Paper Pretties. The challenge is to make anything but a card. I picked up this paper mache house from the clearance section of Michaels for $2. It is 8 inches tall by 6 inches wide. I kept it super simple as you can see. I used Heidi Grace paper, a couple ribbons and rinestone letters from MAMBI. Thanks for looking. Lora

SBS 18 Challenge

2008-06-24T20:26:00.001-07:00

The challenge this week at SBS 18 is Lilac. I always thing baby girls when I think of the color lilac. The cardstock, brads and ink are Bazzill and the stamp is Inkadinkado. Thanks for looking.

My Latest Card

2008-06-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

Here is a triple card challenge card. The sketch is from 2Sketches4You, the color combo is from Papertake Weekly, and the theme is from this weeks Cute Card Thursday Challenge. All the supplies are from K & Co. except the stamp is stampendous.

2 Sketches 4 You Challenge

2008-06-12T20:48:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for the sketch challenge over at 2 Sketches 4 You. I'm really excited about this new sketch site and I can't wait to see what's next.
For this card I used Bazzill cardstock, DCWV pattern paper from their Butterflies & Blossom stack, Prima flowers, Swarovski crystals, and stamps from Stampendous.
Thanks for looking, Lora

Wildlife Babies

2008-06-06T09:16:00.000-07:00

Here is my latest card. I stamped the image three times, colored them and used gamsol, on the third one I cut out the little otter and layered them on each other with pop dots. The paper is Hang Ten from Basic Grey, Prima flowers, Swarovski Crystals and stamp from All Night Media.

Camping in Julian

2008-06-01T22:47:00.000-07:00

Sorry no posting this weekend. The whole family went camping in Julian this weekend. It was so much fun. The kids all had a blast. We went with about 60 people from Nathan's (my 8 year old) Cub Scout Pack. This was the first time the whole family went tent camping. My husband and I usually take our older two kids camping seperately. I've camped with Nathan and Marty has camped with Emily (my 11 year old). Olivia my 4 year old was in heaven. She spent the whole time playing with Cicada's in the dirt, she only came near me when she was hungry or had to potty. Nathan looked like "PigPen" from the Peanuts. He was able to earn a couple belt loops and the boys did a service project while we were there. I didn't get any sleep eventhough I was warm and comfy all night. I just couldn't sleep which leaves me creatively drained now that I'm home, so maybe tomorrow.

Help with the sentiment...

2008-05-29T21:27:00.001-07:00

I need a little help with the sentiment on this one. I don't want the standard Happy Birthday. I have not made the card yet and I have until September to finish it. This will be for my Sister-in-Law's birthday, 39th I believe. She loves wolves. I stamped the trees and grass in greens and brown, masked a circle in the sky and chalked the sky dark blue, then I chalked over the whole scene with black chalk, lifted off my moon mask and adhered the wolf stamped image (which I used watercolor pencils and cut out) with pop dots. It's the best I could do without knowing what the heck I'm doing. If you have any ideas to make the image better please let me know. No offense will be taken (as long as you use your nice words).

Double Duty

2008-05-29T21:19:00.000-07:00

Okay, is this cheating? Here is the card I made that fits two challenges for today. Cute Card Thursday's challenge was to make a card with patterned paper and Papertake Weekly's challenge was to make "One for the Fellas." This card covers them both. Cardstock is Bazzill from the Places We Love collections and the patterned paper is DCWV Summer Glitter Stack although neither of the papers have any glitter on them.

Card for our Cubmaster

2008-05-29T16:24:00.000-07:00

I made a card almost identical to this one for my son's Cubmaster. The pack had it's graduation ceremony last night. My son Nathan moved up from a wolf cub to a bear cub. Our beloved Cubmaster is moving down in position to a den leader. He put sooo much time and energy into the pack that he was missing out on why he had his son join Cub Scouts to begin with. Whenever I make a card I almost always make 2 or 3 just like it. On the one I gave our Cubmaster, the ribbon was wrapped around the card behind the fleur de lis and then tied. Cardstock is from Bazzill and the patterned paper is K & Co. Cub Scout paper pack, and the fleur-de-lis stamp is by Inkadinkadoo. Thanks for looking.

Splitcoast Sketch Challenge

2008-05-29T15:58:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for SC178. I love sketches, either for cards or scrapbook pages. I have a huge 3 ring binder full of sketches I've found all over the internet. Anyway..back to the card. I kept it really simple of course. Cardstock is all Bazzill, stamp is a clear set from Heidi Grace and the rinestones are from Me & My Big Ideas, it's a part of the inside of a peace sign. I bought the pack of 3 peace signs so I could use the circles, now I'm finding ways to use the insides. Thanks for looking.

Almost Mid-Year Resolution

2008-05-29T09:23:00.000-07:00

I've made a resolution....To start blogging more. I have a personal blog so family can see what my kids are up to and I have a website for the same reason and now I have this blog too. I hadn't given out this blog address before this week, and I assumed no one would ever stop by to see it. I added a counter (started at my birth year) and in one day the counter went up over 20 hits. Oh My Goodness. People do stop by. So now I'm resolving to add more to it and make it an aweome blog. So please comment and tell me what else it needs. Thanks everyone.

Beate's Weekend Challenge

2008-05-25T23:01:00.000-07:00

Here is the card I made for Beate's Weekend Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. This one is super simple. Because it is intended for a my son's (male) baseball coach, I didn't want any frou frou stuff on it. I used Bazzill cardstock, PP is the backside of the defining baseball paper, stamp is from Fiskars "batter up" and brads from Making Memories. Thanks for looking.

Cute Card Thursday challenge

2008-05-24T23:05:00.000-07:00

Here is the card I made for the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday . The card is based on a sketch by Katharina. I used cardstock from Bazzill, the stamp is from Fiskars "batter up", I can't remember who makes the patterned paper, but it is called Defining Baseball and is still available at Mouse Memories . The brad is front HOTP and the twill/canvas baseball sticker is from Paper House productions. Thanks for stopping by.

Papertake Weekly Challenge

2008-05-24T22:48:00.000-07:00

Here is my card for the Papertake Weekly Challenge for Monday, May 19. The challenge is to make a card using katharina's sketch #3. I used all Bazzill cardstock and the papers are from DCWV Summer Glitter Stack. If I had a surfboard stamp, I would have used that, but I used my Cricut machine and my pens instead. The starfish are from Cricut's Dreams Come True cartridge. Thanks for looking.

Littlest Pet Shop Pets

2008-04-03T15:10:00.000-07:00

I'm still working on a couple different pets, But here are the first two. I designed them with Cricut Design Studio.

Here is the cut file for the Elephant: http://www.mediafire.com/?xxokzbjl2tc

and the Mouse:

http://www.mediafire.com/?wnmxnmakb9m

Bowling Party Invitations

2008-04-02T13:09:00.000-07:00

I designed these bowling cards myself using the cricut design studio and cut them with the cricut machine of course. They are for my daughters 11th birthday. Here is the cut file: http://www.mediafire.com/?xmzybw4xmlz

First Communion Card

2008-04-02T12:58:00.001-07:00

Talk about super quick! I cut the congratulations and the red oval with the cricut machine, glued the Jolee's bible 3d sticker to the front and wrote "Congratulations on the most sacred of new beginnings." on the inside. This was for my neighbor and it was also her baptism.

Indie Skull

2008-04-02T12:53:00.000-07:00

I made this skull using the Cricut design software and the George cartridge.

Here is the cut file: http://www.mediafire.com/?xmzybw4xmlz

Easter Cards

2008-04-02T12:47:00.000-07:00

I made a few of these quick cards for Easter using my Cricut machine.

Altered Gifts

2007-10-04T00:09:00.000-07:00

I made these for my daughter's friend. She turned 10 and I wanted to give her something original and unique. I covered a notepad, tied ribbon onto every spiral and personalized it. I made a matching pencil box. I decorated an 8 inch wooden letter and decorated a picture frame.

Birthday Card

2007-10-03T23:55:00.000-07:00

Here is a card I made fo my neice's 15th birthday. I scalloped the pink Bazzill cardstock with my Basic Grey tools. The pink cherry paper in from Creative imaginations. Skull ribbon is from Martha Stewart. Chipboard flowers are covered with red stickles and adhered with MM brads. The K is a chipboard letter from Gin X painted black and covered with a stickles-like glitter. Bling skull is DCWV from their Rockstar collection and I added two black Swarovski crystals for the eyes. I added rub-ons, an epoxy tag and a plastic round embie.

Reminisce DT Contest

2007-10-03T09:28:00.000-07:00

This is a recipe book using paper and cardstock stickers from the line French Kitchen by Reminisce. The size is approx. 9 x 7 inches. I also used various ribbons and clips as well as a couple prima flowers with a Heidi Swapp bling in the center. The two white square roosters are on chipboard for added depth. There are four divided sections for appetizers, vegetables, entrees and desserts and each section has a clip for holding the place of the recipe you will be using.