My first Craftin' All Nighter!

So...here is the fruit of my labors back in oh....Sept 7th-8th


First a thank you card for my gal Ai Lene and her fiancee Erik for taking care of the Mits while Michael and I were on vacation.


Then a Birthday card from Michael to his mother.




I wanted to make a gift certificate holder for the inside of the card, but I wasn't entirely happy with how it turned out.



Here's the card I made for Michael's mom, from yours truly.



Bringing the love of my life into this world and rasing him to be a man was definately not easy.





I told my mom I'd make Baby Shower cards for us.





When it got to mine, I was definately getting tired.





Near the butt end of the night (morn?) Not really worth posting, but hey...it's a card!



I spent most of the night making this gift for Michael's mom. She's been having a tough time lately, so inside every origami flower is a thank you note from me to her. So she can read them everytime she feels down.

It was so weird....I tried to go to sleep, but I was on some type of weird high. I laughed as I thought to myself, man...at least in the morning I'll remember what I did the night before! Curious?? Read on right here...

7gypsies

I heart 7gypsies! Ever since I started scapbooking and cardmaking a few years ago, I have loved the 7gypsies style. It's vintage, it's shabby chic, it's nostoligic--all the things that draw me to crafting in the first place.

Their product line includes such variety--stamps, stickers, accordian books, metal embellishments, paper clips, rub-on sentiments. I appreciated their stuff because when I discovered them as a beginner, I knew that my project would turn out great because I used their products. If you like clean lines, it can be done with their stuff, but 7gypsies is really perfect for a busier look.

Curious?? Read on right here...

World Card Making Day

World Card Making Day is the first week in October where cardmakers of the world unite! What a wonderful way to get those creative juices flowing and get a jumpstart on those holiday cards. I always end up doing them at the last minute and it becomes more of a chore than something thoughtful! But not this year! I've already started to look for inspiration on the official World Card Making Day website.


In their gallery you can post your cards and descriptions and see other creations. It's a great way to glance at fresh ideas and you can search by theme or keyword. LizzyJDesigns hasa gallery on there! Here are some creative ones that are my favs:



You mean the world to me card by elendae



Wedding Day by NishaM

Anthology "Thanks" by elendae

Little Birdies by PaperSquares

Curious?? Read on right here...

Newest Creation

This blog is the newest creation of LizzyJDesigns! But I also wanted to share another. Cardmaking is the craft today and tomorrow it might be different. My lastest creation:

Ta-da! I'm very proud of this card because it was so simple to make with things that I already had in my craft box (things that would be in the trash during next spring's cleaning). I used a card from a pad of "cards" I purchased. Then I added a vellum envelope that I made and stuck it in some photo corners that are adhered to the card. I made the tag in the envelope by cutting some scrap paper into a tag shape, punched a whole and tied a ribbon to it. Embellish with a three-dimensional "soul sister" sticker and added some button stickers to the side and voila!

Curious?? Read on right here...