Street Art in San Fran!

One of my favorite parts of this trip was snapping shots of all the amazing graffiti art and architecture. San Francisco has some of the best street art I have ever seen. Even the random tagging and what is probably considered vandalism has a certain quality. I found it all very inspirational. Click on photos to enlarge.

broken plates embedded in a wall in Berkeley on Telegraph


Huge amazing mural in Berkeley on Telegraph.

Rainbow mural on Haight Street. Below is a close up of the above.

A door on Haight street.

Haight Street store front mural.

Aztec style block prints in a restaurant on Haight Street.

Flashy graffiti... somewhere.

Mural on the side of the City Lights Bookstore (where the beat poets hung out) in Northbeach.

Mural on the opposite side of the mural above! It was a very nice alley!


I can't remember where I found the murals below...

I Guess I Do Have Something to Share!

I did some stamping before I split town for the week... I forgot I have these cards to share.

First; this card from my Jami Sibley Swap. I can't wait to see the rest of these cards... I don't even really need the samples now that I am not doing workshops... I just like to see/touch these cards!

Paper: Fall Flowers Designer Paper, Groovy Guava, Natural White, Wild Wasabi Textured paper. Stamps: ABC Images, Sweet Shapes. Ink, Basic Brown, Wild Wasabi, Groovy Guava, So Saffron, Really Rust. Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware, Stitched Wasabi Ribbon.

I created this next card (with some help from my amazing SIL Angie) for my best buddy Nancy's baby shower. She is expecting in September. It's a super simple card... but I think anything you are stamping in quantity really should be very simple. The center image is stepped up on dimensionals after having been punched out with my Mega Square Punch. I think it has an elegant look.

Paper: Shimmery White, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Stamps: Swell News and darn if I can remember the other set... sorry! Ink: Timber Brown Staz-on, Chocolate Chip. Watercolored with Celery, Bashful, Apricot and Cocoa reinkers.

We are back!

We returned VERY LATE last night... or was it early this morning... from San Francisco. I have lots of crafting tales to share... but I need to do laundry and stamp some assignments first. Lots of pictures to share! Please visit back!

Hey Punk!

Lizzie Anne Designs once again... This card is perfect for the Punk in your life... we all know one!

Basic Black for the Card base; Regal Rose Cardstock on the scallop and designer paper by SU! and Harley Davidson. Ink in White Craft and Regal Rose. The polka dotted ribbon and the black chipboard bracket is by an unknown maker. The silver snap style stickers are by Joanne Crafts Scrapbook line. I used a Sakura glaze pen to make the dots around the scallop. A teeny A Muse Candy bling sets off one of the skull's eyes. My 3 year old son called this the pirate card!


I wanted to also let you know that Lindsey at Jacksonbelle is having a little card contest on her blog! If you are a Lizzie Anne Fan you should check it out!

Happy Halloween... in August!

My first Lizzie Anne Designs projects are done! Halloween is my favorite holiday... candy, costumes... bats... skulls! I love it all! Working with the Lizzie Anne Stamps was a joy... they are cling mounted on a thin cling that is so easy to work with! Their deeply etched rubber designs are cute and stamp great!

This first card is stamped in Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Basic Grey on a Natural White base. The patterned paper is retired by SU! The chipboard name plate was brayered in Basic Grey, and the twill tape stamped in the same.


Don't you love these ghosts! OOH... Scary! :) They were stamped in white craft on Basic Black. The spider was stamped in basic black and the sentiment in Pumpkin Pie. The base of this card is a note card by A Muse. The ribbon is by KI Memories... it's backed in adhesive. The chipboard frame is by an unknown maker.


I told you I have been stamping! Stay tuned for more this week. If you'd like to win some fun Lizzie Anne Stamps; check out Tricia's blog!