Southern Grace with Lori

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Easter Egg Decoration with May Arts/Ribbon Resource

Need a great and easy center piece for your Easter Table...head over to May Arts today and see the post.

Friday, March 11, 2016

HSN Sneak Peek Continues .....

Remember to tune in on March 16th for Sara Davies on HSN. She'll be releasing some amazing goodies and this tag is a sneak peek of what's to come: Watercolor Pencils, Fancy Die'sire Edge'ables and more.....so check your local listing time and see what kind of treasures await.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Are you ready to party like a crazy bird? It's Blitsy time!!!!

Find out more about how to make these bird crazy party favors with a step by step tutorial. See it all on Blitsy today. Go check it out and let me know what you think of these colorful characters.

Winking Frog is here from Heartfelt Creations

Don your rubber boots, grab your field glasses and come along as we set out to explore picturesque marshes filled with dazzling water florals, glistening dragonflies, miniature forests of cattails and flourishing crops of toadstools! Walk softly and be aware of your surroundings at all times as the delightful gems we seek are not always easily seen and blend in with their surroundings perfectly. Pause and listen carefully as the only clues we have to follow, leading us to our destination are the soft and throaty croaks filling the cool evening air. Follow the quick flickering of the lightning bugs as dusk begins to fall, being careful to not be seen in their shadows. Now...grab your field glasses...we've discovered the habitat we've been so curious about! Through your field glasses you see them...you have a front row seat to witness their fun and frolic, entertaining antics and flirtatious ways, and can only hope to eventually be invited in to make their acquaintances and join in the laughter and merriment! Come along side HeartfeltCreations as we discover and reveal the amusing and spirited "Winking Frog" Collection. Vintage inspired illustrations will bring back memories of classic childhood story books, quick witted sentiments will add a touch of fun, and the serene and calming color palette of the collection is sure to speak to the heart of everyone who ventures here. The invitation has been sent to join in on the high jinks, so now it's your turn to dive in...try your hand at creating beautiful water florals, hop from lily pad to lily pad on handsome decorative paper, play hide and seek with glorious die cuts and with the little polliwogs among the weeds and cattails....now aren't you glad you listened and wore your rubber boots!

Friday, March 4, 2016

Sara Davies is coming to HSN..SNEAK PEEK

Have you starting hearing the buzz? Crafter's Companion / Sara Davies has a TON of great new products for you on HSN, March 16th. So set up your reminder in the calendar, cause you aren't going to want to miss it.

This is a little sneak peek of a project I've made with some of the new release...find out more on the 16th of March on HSN.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Make a Fancy Fold Card Like a Pro with Blitsy

I'm thrilled to share my first Blitsy post with you. I hope you enjoy.

Want to find out how easy this layered center step fancy fold card is to make? Well check out my step by step tutorial today over on BLITSY!!!! CLICK HERE to see it all.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

One Last Day with Sunrise Lily and Heartfelt Creations

I've loved this collection from Heartfelt Creations and I'm sorry to say this is the last day I'll be featuring...but don't worry there is an amazing collection that you will love that will be premiering next week. Tease Tease Tease.

I created this card using one of the Flip Fold Inserts and I just think it turned out stunning. Using the flip folds will really help you make complicated looking cards...but do them easy. Want to know how easy? Head over to Heartfelt Creations blog and take a peek of the directions of this card for yourself.

Now I have to tell you I played with Tim Holt'z distress crayons for these flowers and I think I have a new love....OMWord...they are beautiful in color and fun to work with. If you haven't already picked up some to play with I encourage you to do so.

I'll see you next week with that whimsy release I teased you about in the beginning and until then...Happy Crafting.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Discover Layout with Graphic 45

HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING MONTH!!!!

Sigh. Sometimes I wish I could turn back time even though I adore my son being 10 years old now and all the questions and funny things he'll say. Still there is something so sweet about those toddler years and the time of discovery for a little peep. I created this layout with some pictures I had of my boy from that time people and I used the latest collection from Graphic 45 " Voyage Beneath the Sea. Who wouldn't love the colors in this color much less the theme.. it's just so trendy right now.

Be sure to also check out my step by step tutorial on creating this layout. I'll give you some simple little tricks that will help you create more detailed and interesting layouts.

Check out How to Create a Graphic 45 Layout by Lori Williams on Snapguide.

Now head over to Graphic 45's blog and catch more inspiration for National Scrapbooking Month, they are sure to not disappoint.

Create a Carrot Hair Clip for Easter in No Time with May Arts and Ribbon Resource

Today over at Ribbon Resource I'll show you how to create this super cute carrot hair clip for the Easter season. So easy and so cute so don't miss out.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Celebrate Leap Day with A Blog Hop from Blitsy!!! WIN!!!

Who wants to be inspired by tons of creative projects? Better yet who wants to win $100 in craft supplies from Blitsy? Today is your day if these sounds great to you. With an extra day in February / Leap Day you have a whole extra 24 hours for crafting and we'll give you some great ideas of things you can create. You can also have fun with the .29 cent sale...go over to Blitsy's site and scoop up goodies for only .29 cents. Blitsy is hiding 29 cent items throughout the site. Grab them while you can! Plus stay tune for more fun during the week as we have a great instagram challenge that is starting up on the 1st plus lots of live shows on Tuesday with Blitsy...so much goodness. Now onto my project for the hop.........

I've created this card using the Trimcraft Santoro Mirabelle Collection and the Fuse Tool. There is a lot of stacking on this card with lots of layers and the Mirabelle Collection makes that super easy. I added a bit more festive to the card by creating a pocket of sequins and layered it in-between the layers.