{3.19.2012} let the fun begin…

Take Two Week: Day ONE

One year ago, Emily Leiphart and I decided to do a week of ALL Unity Stamp Company stamps TWO different ways.  I believe we were talking about how we both admired the style of the other and somehow Take Two Week was born.  We had so much fun, we decided to bring the party back!

Welcome to TAKE TWO week!!!  A week full of card inspiration and prizes too.

The sweet and fabulous Angela from Unity Stamp Company has generously donated the stamp prizes for this week.  We have one of each set to give away.  So make sure you leave a comment on both mine and Emily’s blog for a chance to win.

Also, we’ll be giving away 2 of my watermarks this week as well.

Today, we are featuring this super CUTE and FUNNY stamp set.

{crappy day}

Heehee, makes you giggle, right?
Often, I have a card come to mind IMMEDIATELY and KNOW I just have to order the stamp.  Such is the case with this itty bitty.  I wanted to recreate the look of an empty toilet paper roll and set about getting it done.  I tried a few different techniques and ended up with tape adhesive and Kleenex.  Hope it isn’t too ‘realistic.’  ha.  Then, I paper pieced the roll together and popped it up on the card.

So here’s a recap of TAKE TWO deets:

  • A new card from Emily and Lisa everyday Monday 19th – Friday 23rd.
  • comment on EACH blog for your chance to win one of the 5 stamp sets or a watermark
  • comments are no longer eligible after Saturday, March 24 at 11:59pm EST.
  • We’ll announce the winners on Monday, March 26, 2012.

Pop on over to Emily’s blog to see what she has with this set today!

other: Kleenix

50 Comments

  1. Emily Leiphart

    Oh, Lisa, I’m excited and honoured to be doing Take Two again with you this year! Thanks for being so awesome! I love your pink toilet paper roll and the bits of tissue idea is so clever and cute!!

  2. AnitaRex

    Love this card! I love the tape and how you added kleenex gave me a chuckle! Thanks for the explanation on the wordpress and email thing because the comment wasn’t working and I couldn’t get it! I don’t have wordpress but I do have a gravatar and have no clue how to log in!

  3. Jenny M

    Hi Lisa, love the spent loo roll idea for the background, this would certainly cheer anyone up :0)
    Jenny x

  4. Judith Gowdy

    So glad to see Take Two back this year 🙂 Love your tape and kleenex idea – so creative. Fun card.

  5. Lynne in NI

    Hahahaha what an hilarious card … sure to cheer anyone up who’s had a crappy day!

  6. Jessi

    I just love this idea – especially since at my house I seem to be the only one who changes the roll…hmmm…a bare roll is a frequent sight 😉

  7. lostinpaper

    This is soo funny! Love the bg and the polka dot roll!

  8. Lynn

    This set is priceless! Your card makes me smile…love the design!!

  9. Jen W.

    So excited you guys are doing this again as this is how I discovered your blog in the first place. 🙂 Your card cracked me up – it totally looks like the end of a toilet roll. Love it! 🙂

  10. Rockwell Designs

    Lisa you really crack me up!!! I just happen to take a quick look at my Google reader before I head out to work today and saw this card. You made me giggle and I REALLY needed that this morning! LOVE IT!!! 🙂

  11. Christine Dring

    LOL! Your card made my morning!

  12. [email protected]

    Love the CAS take on this silly set.

  13. Laurel S

    Oh my, how cute is this!

  14. Casey B.

    Love how you made the card look like an empty roll!! So creative!! And that stamp is adorable!

  15. Jen m

    This is super funny! Love your background, it totally works!

  16. Kathleen

    That card is just too cute!

  17. Cassie

    OMG-this is do funny! I love this stamp set!

  18. Meghan

    I need pink and white polka dot toilet tissue at my house! Great card!

  19. dawnll

    I really think this is adorable- I love the pink!

  20. Brandi Hall

    Lisa,
    This is absolutely adorable and that sentiment cracks me up!
    Brandi

  21. Toni Storie

    This is totally funny! Love the tissue left over on the roll idea!!

  22. Sav O'G

    LOOOOOVE that pink roll! SUPER CUTE:)

  23. Mary-Anne V.

    Ha I actually thought you used toilet paper… such a funny card. Thanks for sharing.

  24. Kary

    Awesome card, Lisa!! Cracks me up and I LOVE it!! So fun to see you doing this again with Emily. Look forward to what’s next… {hugs}

  25. Lindsey

    Too funny! The card base is brilliant! I like how you both ended up stamping the little hearts separately (great minds and all that). Pink polka-dot t.p. — very fancy!

  26. Karen B.

    The texture is amazing! Such a cute card!

  27. Virginia L.

    I saw Emily’s and now yours!! I am cracking up here! I think my DH can use this card today! Thanks for the smile, Lisa!

  28. Lisa Henke

    I love this….your technique is perfect….sooo cute!

  29. Anonymous

    you know, this was one of the tiny group of Unity Stamps that I thought “nah, i can pass that one by”, but seriously you have made this so cute i think i have to reconsider!!!

  30. Kelly Sanna-Gouin

    sorry that anonymous one above is me, hit enter too fast!!

  31. Jessica S

    What an adorable idea for a card. I totally “got it” right away…LOL!
    :O)
    Jessica

  32. Glenda J

    Have come here from Emily’s blog (she actually sent me your way a few weeks ago). So creative and cute! Great work. Thanks for the chance to win!

  33. Caroline

    Too funny! Who would have thought that good old Kleenex was a crafting “must-have”—great take on the stamp set. I love your Take Two idea; looking forward to the rest of the week.

  34. veronica

    your ode to the empty roll is great! very funny!

  35. Angie Ha

    Hehehe. Love your Kleenex addition. This is such a cute little set.

  36. Angie

    Aw that’s just adorable ! 😉

  37. ujjwal

    Eek…love the pink toilet paper 😀
    The background is so realistic and cool 🙂

  38. Jackie

    Well, at least your toilet paper look is “clean”, lol! This is just stinking cute!

  39. Crystal Rodner

    Adorable card, love that technique and idea!

  40. Nora Anne

    This is absolutely perfect Lisa!!! So “stinkin” funny~LOL! I can’t stop laughing 🙂 I can’t wait to see what Emily did with this one, hopping over there now! I’m looking forward to the rest of the week too!

  41. jpscraps

    Every time I see this stamp used I laugh. 🙂

  42. karenladd

    This card just cracks me up! So creative with the paper piecing and the kleenex!! Love this team up with Emily!

    1. dahlhouse designs

      Hi Karen,

      I love it when I can make someone giggle!  🙂 

      Thank you so much for joining us for Take Two week.  We really appreciate your support!   Have a great day!   Lisa Arana Dahlhouse Designs Blog Etsy Shop – handmade cards Designer for Unity Stamp Company, Paper Made Bakery, Print Candee  and All that Scraps

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  43. Wendy ten Hove

    I jump in a bit late, ’cause I have been kinda busy, but I love it that you are doing this again together! So much fun to see what you both create with the same set! Love both your styles, so this is a fun week! This is such a lovely idea, love the pieces of paper on the background!! Great idea!!!
    Hugs, Wendy

  44. Scrapalajen aka Jen

    Love your team work with Emily! You both are truly talented and think outside the box which I can’t do!

  45. Emily Niehaus

    This is too funny! LOVE how you created the background you clever girl! 🙂

  46. Jennifer Ingle

    HA! I love that background! So fun!

  47. gwenyt

    Oh this is hilarious! LOVE the “tp” on the background!!

  48. caffpapercuts

    That card is hilarious. Love it!

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