We decided to change things up for this post.  Rather than our usual card tutorial, we took an 8×8 card idea and made it into a DIY home décor item. It’d also be great in a dorm or office!  The theme of this piece is dedicated to Ms. Elizabeth John (a.k.a. Love from Lizi) who has truly taken life by the horns and started a successful business on her own.

To start with, we took white card stock and cut it into an 8×8 piece to form the base.  We then cut a piece of fun foam into an 8×8 square and layered it on top of a Crafters’ Companion construction cardstock base to give the piece some depth.  The final step of this first stage of the project was to cut a piece of the pretty and unique stag pattern paper from the Love from Lizi February kit into an 8×8 square.  The picture below shows us adhering the paper the fun foam:

Next we used a corner die to cut purple glitter paper from the Love from Lizi February kit into two corner pieces.  We then adhered them to two diagonally opposing corners as shown below.

We continued by adding gold peel off sticker letters from the Love from Lizi December kit to form the words “Take Life by the Horns”. We highlighted the letters using a black fine tip Sharpie and bracketed the word “Life” with two horns that were hand cut from scraps of purple glitter paper.  Next we added Antique Rose Nuvo drops from the January Love from Lizi kit in the cut outs of each corner piece and then Pale Gold, Pink Champaign, Antique Rose, Rosewater, and Golden Sunset Nuvo drops throughout the flower centers of the paper. Just have fun adding little dots – pink and gold colors help make everything pop with color and a dimension.

We added 3 butterflies that were made by fussy cutting paper from the February Lizi kit and then layering them up to add dimension. (We did 2-3 layers per butterfly but 1 is just fine, too!) We gave them a finishing touch by adding gemstones in the center from the November 2016 kit – the last bling survivors from that kit!

Finally, we punched two holes at the top of the piece and used our Crop-a-dile to inset two metal grommets.  We finished by cutting to length some ribbon from the February Lizi kit to use to hang the piece.

To get future Love from Lizi kits or to buy individual elements to make projects similar to the one above, please visit the Love from Lizi store by clicking the link below:

http://lovefromlizi.com/products

Lastly, Lizi is sponsoring a blog hop of which this blog is a part – #LFLMarBlogHop .  She is giving away a free kit or 20 British pounds to spend in her store.  To enter for a chance to win please leave a comment on this blog and all other participating blogs on the list below.

Love From Lizi – https://lovefromliziblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/lfl-spring-blog-hop/

 

Crafty not Shifty – https://craftynotshifty.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/spring-has-sprung-love-from-lizi-blog-hop-giveaway

 

Caren With A C – http://carenwithac.com/2017/03/01/love-from-lizi-march-blog-hop/

 

Handmade By Renuka – http://handmadebyrenuka.blogspot.com/2017/03/3d-frame-card-tribute-to-all-3-love.html

 

The Little Craft Cave – http://thelittlecraftcave.blogspot.com/2017/03/spring-has-sprung-love-from-lizi-march.html

 

Ricaura Creations – https://ricauracreations.wordpress.com/

 

Crazy Paper Chick – https://crazypaperchick.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/love-from-lizi-march-blog-hop-spring-themed/

We strongly encourage you to visit all the blogs because you will find some great projects by some very talented Designers & Guest Designers there.  Stay crafty my friends!

 

 

 

We are thrilled to announce that we received a new, better camera to do posts! Each month we will be doing: a male card, a clean & simple card, a gatefold or “jazzy” card – in good taste, and a Platinum Peacock Design card. In addition, we will be starting our Valentine’s Day series from the Love from Lizi January kit. Pictures will be posted on Instagram, Twitter, & Pinterest as well. There may even be bonus projects here on the blog & Social Media. 😉 (The card tutorials will use items from the unboxing video available for viewing right here on the blog &/or YouTube.) So, now you have an idea of what to expect from us, we hope you’ll follow us on this creative journey! From Tim Holtz, to Couture Creations, & even Anna Griffin, we hope to inspire you with creativity & versatility. In turn, you have all inspired us to keep going with a messy craft desk to prove it! If you have questions, suggestions, or comments, please use our “Contact Us” page here on the blog. Stay Crafty My Friends!

We have launched a new Platinum Peacock channel on YouTube.  You can visit our channel by clicking on the following link: platinumpeacockchannel .  Our first video is a Love from Lizi January card kit unboxing video.  In it you will see the entire contents of the kit in great detail.  We think it’s her best kit yet (and that’s saying a lot)!  Check out the video below.  If you like the video, please subscribe to our YouTube channel.  And don’t forget to visit lovefromlizi.com to see all of her crafting products.

 

Now that Christmas is over we’ve packed up our Christmas card making supplies and unboxed the Love From Lizi December Card Kit which features a black and gold theme and several dies and embellishments perfect for making “Happy New Year” cards.  However, as you examine the contents of the kit in the pictures below, you’ll soon find as we did that the kit has elements that are versatile enough for use for other occasions as well. We inked some of the paper so you can see the texture that it has. Check back soon as we’ll be featuring cards made from this kit in upcoming posts.

Team Platinum Peacock has been busy making cards using Love from Lizi’s November Card Kit.  The kit contains an assortment of stamps, dies, embellishments and some beautiful paper – all of it Christmas-themed.  The pictures below show what is in the kit.

Unfortunately, this kit is now sold out.  However this gives you an idea of the assortment you can expect from Love from Lizi kits.  You can look for future kits from her at lovefromlizi.com. And you can see examples of some of the cards we’ve made by checking out Platinum Peacock on Pinterest.