Steampunk Newbie!

Greetings Fellow Crafters and Curious Followers,

I have been struggling with keeping up with the craft that I love so much, given my life has now been consumed by football, cheering, football, and more football!  LOL.  Nonetheless, in an effort to keep my coloring skills (at least) thriving, I've joined the Sassy Studios group at PaperCraftingPlanet.  Each month we have the opportunity to participate in Progressive Challenges.  The most recent challenge was to complete a project using SSD's "Steampunk Amelia".  Now, I know nothing about "steampunk", so this was all foreign to me.

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery,^[1] especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century.  Steampunk also refers to any of the artistic styles, clothing fashions, or subcultures, that have developed from the aesthetics of steampunk fiction, Victorian-era fiction, art nouveau design, and films from the mid-20th century.

Well, a third of the way through this project, I realized I didn't have any machinery embellies (TH has some good ones); so I had to improvise.  Here's the final project:

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to leave me some blog love, if you can. 

Lisa (CropDrop-n-Roll)

613 Avenue Create Challenge #36 - Anything Goes

Greetings Fellow Creators of all things Crafty,

I'm late!!  Just a quick post to let you know that 613 Avenue C is hosting a challenge this week; and the twist is to make a project in celebration of Grandparents Day (which was Sept 8).  Be sure to visit the Ave, get a little inspiration, and get to creating!  LOL.  If you choose to accept the challenge, be sure to post your finished projects on the Ave by Friday, Sept 13 at 6:00 pm.

Here's a little inspiration:

Image:  Shelly's Images - Butterfly

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Challenge #34 @ 613 Avenue Create

Hello Fellow Crafters and Followers,

It's challenge time at the Avenue - Anything Goes; but you get to create your own challenge!!  How does this work??  Glad you asked.  LOL!  The chart below provides all the elements you will need to complete this challenge.  The rule is that you must use 1-3 items from each column!  Be sure to post your completed projects back at the Avenue by Saturday, August 31 at 6:00 pm EST.  Have fun!  I will be posting my project in the next day or two (Yes, I'm late - oops!).

Thanks for visiting.

Lisa

Hap-BEE Birthday!

Greetings Crafty Family,

Can you believe the summer is practically over??  My kids have already returned to school!  Where has the time gone??  Ok - enough reflecting!  LOL.  A friend recently celebrated her birthday; so I decided to do something a little special for her. 

Now, my disclaimer is that it's been a while since I last did any projects using vinyl; so my skills are a tad rusty.  LOL.  My friend's nick name is "Bee", so it made since to decorate a tumbler with a cute little bee.  Here are the final products of my weekend crafting:

Thank you for visiting.

Lisa

Mojo hiatus may be over!!

Greetings and Happy Friday-eve!!

I believe my mojo took a vacation recently, and forgot to send me the memo!!  LOL.  I have had the hardest time sitting down to create something... anything!  No matter how hard I'd try, or how long I stared at my computer...NOTHING would happen.  I managed to finally complete a DT project, but that was like pulling teeth.

It is my hope that change is on the horizon; and I can get into a good creative flow!  With all that said, here are some items I've completed over the past couple of weeks. 

As always, I thank you for visiting my little slice of crafty paradise, as you journey through the information super-highway (aka Internet)!

Sassy Studio - Progressive Challenge #3 - Birthday

Symapthy for family friend - Bugaboo Digi

Basketball Birthday using Silhouette Cameo

613 Avenue C DT - Friendship Challenge
Kenny K - Jasmine Digi
My first stair step card

613 Avenue Create Challenge #32 - Anything Goes

Greetings Family, Friends, and Followers,

It's amazing how the summer is just flying by; and now it's time for the kids to go back to school.  In recognition of this change, 613 Avenue C is hosting another challenge - Anything Goes.  The optional twist for this challenge is to use a school supply in your project.  Our sponsor for this week is Lacy Sunshine; so be sure to visit the store, and check out all the great digi stamps.  If you choose to accept the challenge this week, be sure to post your project over at 613 Avenue Create by Saturday, 8/17.  Here's a little inspiration:

Thanks for stopping by to visit my little piece of paradise.

613 Avenue Create - Challenge #26

Greetings my wonderful followers,

613 Avenue Create is busy, busy, busy with lots of fun challenges.  This week's challenge is "Anything Goes" or International Colors.  July 4th is recognized as "Independence Day" in the US; so the twist to this week's challenge is to create a project using your country's flag colors.  Be sure to post your project at the Avenue.

Here's a little inspiration... Thanks for visiting my blog. 

 Image:  Rick St. Dennis "Isabella Bunny Slippers"