Showing posts with label lilac cottage cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lilac cottage cards. Show all posts

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Easter Card

Wow - I can't believe it's been November since I last posted.  I had an extremely busy Christmas and a wonderful time in North Carolina visiting my daughters and grandsons.  We are having some extremely cold weather so it has been the perfect weekend to make some new cards and work on some New Year's goals.

First card I decided to combine some die cutting and embossing.



On my second card, I decided to use my new Spectrum Noir markers.  I had the perfect
Easter stamp to practice my coloring skills.


Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Love Dollar Items!!

Like so many of us these days, I love a good buy.  One of my favorite places to look is the dollar bins in most of the craft stores in my area.  I found some cute stamps just $1.00 each.  Before I buy a stamp, I usually have an idea of what I'll be creating.  I like doing kids cards and my last set sold in 2 days!!
Another good deal I found recently is with Michaels Craft Store.  I buy bulk in some items, and now they offer a discount for items purchased in larger quantities.  I just got a lot of kraft paper and stickers I use in my top selling checkbook cover.  I saved nearly $20!!

I don't usually include instructions on my cards, but if anyone would like details,I would be glad to provide them.  The cards I did today were made with the kraft paper and new stamps I bought.
Hope you enjoy them.














Friday, December 2, 2011

Christmas is coming so fast!!

Wow!  I just realized this morning that Christmas is a short 23 days away.  I haven't put up a decoration yet!!
We will be celebrating Christmas in our new place.  I am very excited, especially since we now have a fireplace and a mantel to hang stockings.  I wanted to post a few pictures of Christmas cards I made yesterday. 
Last year I got a lot of Christmas stamp sets, punches and diecuts.  I was overwhelmed when I got all
my new stuff out.  So I decided to take one stamp set at a time.  I'll come up with gift cards, tags, and other fun paper crafts.  I figure this will help me focus more!  I also wanted to post some pictures I took of my craft room.

I didn't have a background stamp I liked for this card..  So I used a small snowflake stamp
to create an embossed and unique background.  Small white pearls fit perfectly inside each flake.


For this card I pulled out some flowers I bought on clearance.  They remind me of poinsettias.  I embossed
a swirly background with an embossing folder.  Love to use these for quick backgrounds.  I then die cut a label and stamped a greeting.


I die cut a holly branch to start this card.  There were small spots for the berries where I added rhinestones.
On the tree card, I again embossed in white.  I then added small rhinestones.  I found some glitter printed paper which matched so well.  I just love when it all comes together!!













 My fiance built me shelves which I needed for all my boxes which hold stickers, embellishments, etc.
 I found a lot of fabric boxes at the dollar store.  They hold and a lot and are sturdy enough for my supplies.
 Anyone who scrapbooks or designs cards, knows paper is our biggest supply.  I found a cardboard paper holder at Staples and I also got a wooden cabinet from JoAnn's which holds my cricut and sissix machines.
 Trying to keep a clear work area is my biggest problem.  I start pulling out stamps, glitter, inks, and scissors and I have a real mess in no time.
My creative space is small, very small. 

Thursday, March 3, 2011

First time shoppers

I am offering a 15% off coupon in my Etsy shop for all first time shoppers.  Just use the code lilaccards to receive your first time buyers discount!!

Tip for Today - check out the clearance shelves and racks

I work in retail and our store like others has clearance items.  Check with your favorite stores, and find out when they mark down items.  Being friendly with sales people helps - I always chat with sales staff and thank them for their help.   I bought 3  packages of clear stamps orginally priced $9.99 for $.97 each!!  These stamps had been marked down a few times, but I waited until I knew the price would be at it's lowest.