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Lisa Jaklitsch

Centereach, New York

I love music and everything crafty!

Interests: crafts, art, classical music, flute, baking cookies, knitting, scrapbooking, cats, owls, writing, teaching

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Art Journaling Classes with Dyan Reaveley

Last weekend I treated myself to a total of 12 hours of inky fun and took 3 art journaling classes wih Dyan Reaveley who was visiting the Scrappers Playground on Long Island. These classes were exactly what I needed to get some time away from the stresses of school and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 28, 2013 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Happy Birthday Mom! and Picture Perfect Challenge Entry

Today is a VERY important day - it's my mom's birthday! My mom's birthday card from last year marked the very beginning of my entering challenges for my handmade cards. It's been a fabulous year of card-making and it's great to look back and see how all of the challenges... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge! Cool Shades

It's true, you are not seeing things - I finally made another card to enter into a challenge!! I think this might actualy be my first challenge of 2013! I wanted to make a thank you card for my friend Hsin-Chiao who has been so gracious this year accompanying me... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Lisa Crafts Too

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A quick post with a quick card

I know, I know - it's been FOREVER since I've written a blog post! (Shame on me!) Not that I should be making excuses but..... I have been going to school AND planning a wedding, so things have just been so much busier than the normal busy. I haven't gotten... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Lisa Crafts Too

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'Choke' - my awesome homework project involving aliens and pigs

Last weekend I had a fun homework assignment for my Phenomenological Approaches to Music Analysis class at school (yeah, it took me a while to pronounce the class title, lol.) Anyway, I got to play with my art and crafts supplies guilt-free! Our assignment was to listen to a piece... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2013 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Wow- we got so much snow over the weekend - 32 inches! What was crazy about it is how long it took the plows to get the roads clear enough to drive safely...about 3 days, and that's unheard of here, it was quite a mess. Things are finally getting back... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2013 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Happy 2013 and Happy Belated Birthday Hilde!

Wow, January is nearly over and I'm only just now posting my first blog entry of 2013! I had the whole month off from school (up until today) and can you believe I've not made a single card yet this year??? I do have a small excuse and that is... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2013 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Paper Smooches Sparks Color Challenge

Hi there! So sorry I haven't posted in a while....I've been extra busy lately finishing up the semester and having visitors in town from Ireland. My dad's birthday is tomorrow (Christmas Eve) and I needed to whip up a quick card, so I used the current Paper Smooches Sparks color... Continue reading

Posted Dec 23, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge - Happy Birthday Grandma!

Today is my grandma's 89th birthday! I wanted to make her a card, but I only had a short amount of time to get it done, so I used the current Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge as inspiration to get me going. This week's challenge was to use a sketch as... Continue reading

Posted Dec 11, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Lawnscaping Challenge #46 - Tags

The current Lawnscaping Challenge is to make a project using a tag, or to just make a tag. Tomorrow is my niece-to-be's birthday, so I knit her a scarf and made a tag to attach to it so she would know it was handmade with love. I made kind of... Continue reading

Posted Nov 26, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Christmas Crafts

Just a quick post to let you all know that I've posted a page of Christmas craft projects, which you can access here: Christmas Crafts Continue reading

Posted Nov 25, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge

The current Paper Smooches Sparks challenge was to make a card based on the following sketch: I wanted to make a Thanksgiving card using the Paper Smooches Jive Turkey stamp set and patterned papers from Lilybee design's Autumn Spice collection. Here's what I came up with: Continue reading

Posted Nov 17, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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@ cup of thanks and some Gaubert

I had my first Doctoral recital at school on Tuesday (it was supposed to be at the end of October, but Hurricane Sandy came instead) and I wanted to do something nice to thank all of my friends at school who were generous enough to perform on my recital. (By... Continue reading

Posted Nov 15, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Fall and Thanksgiving Craft Ideas

I've compiled a list of some fall crafts and also a few Thanksgiving crafts. Many of these crafts are perfect for kids and there are also a few adult crafts in the mix. Happy Crafting! Fall Crafts Thanksgiving Crafts Continue reading

Posted Nov 10, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge - Entry No. 2 - You're My Universe

I made a second card for the current Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge. It's amazing how much crafting can get done when a hurricane closes school for 3 days and counting - and the best part about college classes being cancelled is that there are no makeup days! Although, I was... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge - Entry No. 1 - Happy Owloween

This week the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge is a Picture Perfect challenge - to make a card based on this inspiration picture: I used the colors as my inspiration, although I focused more on a black background with only a small amount of grey. I had ribbon which was perfect... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Halloween Crafts

I should have posted these a few weeks ago, but there's still time to make some easy Halloween crafts - especially if you're stuck inside for the next couple of days due to Hurricane Sandy! Hopefully the power will stay on! So, check out this page full of Halloween craft... Continue reading

Posted Oct 28, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Lawnscaping Challenge #44 - Try a New Technique

I FINALLY got to sit down tonight to make a card for this challenge! Crazy busy week at school getting ready for my first DMA recital (which is next Monday!) - so things have been busier than normal lately. I wasn't sure I'd get a card made in time for... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge - Eternal Love

This week's Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge is based on the following color scheme: Here's what I came up with: (Sorry for the bad quality photo - took this photo in the basement.....) That being said, I actually really like this card! I used papers from Martha Stewart's Haunted photo mat... Continue reading

Posted Oct 19, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Paper Smooches Sparks Design Team Application!!

I've decided to apply to be on the design team for the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenges! I adore my PS stamps - they are so cute and Kim Hughes (the designer behind them) has a very unique style - cute, whimsical, fun - words I could also use to describe... Continue reading

Posted Oct 18, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Lawnscaping Challenge #43 - Texture

Once again, I am entering the Lawnscaping challenge at the last minute. I actually made my card yesterday, but today I decided to add some Glossy Accents to the ghosts. It's not my favorite card, but it qualifies for the challenge of using texture on your card. I heat embossed... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Lawnscaping's Fall Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to our lawnscaping blog hop! I'm so glad you're here! You should have come to me by way of Jen McDermot. The month's theme is all things pumpkin and beautiful changing leaves: FALL! The hop runs from Friday, October 5th, all the way until Sunday, October 7th. Make sure... Continue reading

Posted Oct 5, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Lawnscaping Challenge #42 -Getting Texty

Wow, I had such a busy week that I had to wait until the very last minute to make a card for the current Lawnscaping Challenge - Getting Texty. The whole idea of this challenge was to use text in some way on your card. The guest designer for this... Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge

Today I am entering the Paper Smooches Sparks Cool Shades Challenge! These are the colors for this week's challenge: Kind of summery still, don't you think? Well, it only just hit fall two days ago.... I wanted to make a card for my cousin, Kristin, who just landed her first... Continue reading

Posted Sep 23, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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Lawnscaping Challenge Entry no.2: Happy Birthday

I made another card last night to enter into the Lawnscaping Sketch Challenge this week. Today is my future sister-in-law's birthday so this card is for her. She and her brother always sing "Hippo birdie two ewes" when it's someone's birthday, so I decided to feature those animals in her... Continue reading

Posted Sep 12, 2012 at Lisa Crafts Too

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