A glimpse back.....and forward....

Remember the Edelweiss card I made for one of Melanie Muenchinger's Challenges awhile back? I got to thinking, my mom loved that card, because of grandma, so I thought, I should make her a frame with lyrics to the entire song on it for her Birthday (which was just before Christmas).  The frame is 5X7 and I did the lyrics on my computer. I stamped the flower images on Rasberry Tart DSP (new from Stampin Up) with Versamark, and then heat embossed them with black embossing powder. Did a little matting, a little ribbon. and it was completed. I really enjoyed making this project, not only because it continued to bring back memories of my grandma, it was something i know my mom will appreciate for years to come. 

Hugs ~

LJ

Just My Style - Dec 28th Gina K Challenge

Here is my card submission for the December 28th Gina K challenge, "Off Kilter". I used Rupa's Retro Boutique Set for this challenge.  I can't wait to play with this set some more, I picked it up at the One of A Kind Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo last month @ Gina's Booth. 

The full recipe can be found HERE

I'm trying to post hyper links to the sets I use, where the challenges are posted, etc. so if they don't work bear with me, I'm still learning! Despite having a Computer Programming degree, I'm not quite perfect at blogging with hyperlinks and all that good stuff! Thanks!

Hugs ~ LJ

Dec 27th Gina K Challenge

This is the card I made for today's Gina K challenge ~ Double Matting. I used my Cupcake Basic Grey Paper for this card. 

The full recipe can be found HERE

Hugs, 

LJ

Love You Much

Good Morning

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. 

This card was made for a SU Group Swap (local) using the new Love You Much set from SU. The heart border, is a new SU Punch (Heart to Heart) that is coming out, that has 3 hearts in it. I cut the cardstock in 1.75" strips, and then punched a row of hearts and layered it on top of the DSP (Candy Lane). 

Recipe (all SU):

Stamps: Love You Much

Paper: Riding Hood Red, WW, Close to Cocoa, Candy Lane DSP

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip

Access: 1" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon, dimensionals, Scallop Edge Punch

What a RAK....

Hello, I wanted to share this awsome RAK I received from Rae Anne (Huera90) on SCS. There is a group of 40 or so of us ladies that hang out on SCS together, and they've all become a long-distance family to me. We talk about stamping of course, but then there is the everyday chit-chat (lately it's been about the weather - since so many of us are getting buried in snow, ice, and anything else the last few days). Rae Anne maintains a list of addresses of everybody, and then e-mails out an updated list every 2-3 months (or sooner as needed). She usually mails me a hard copy since I have issues downloading .xls files on my mac. This time, she made me an address book and organized all the addresses. My jaws dropped to the floor when I saw this, it's so beautiful and it makes me tear up to know someone would take so much time and effort to make this for me. It's something I will cherish for a long time. :-) 

Hugs - LJ

Here is the 3rd card I did for the Gina K Challenge over the weekend (yes I am a bit challenged out right now ~ LOL!) The trees are from Trees Silhouettes (Gina K) and the sentiment is from Crazy for Christmas (Gina K). The sentiment was stamped with Chocolate Chip Ink, and then I sponged over it with Riding Hood Red. The background paper is from the "I Wish" SU Scrappin Kit. 

Hugs - LJ

Merry and Bright

Tonight I'm posting another Gina K Challenge Card I made for this month's releases. For this challenge, we had to use a monochromatic color scheme, so I chose this background paper from Basic Grey (Wassail) and paired it up with Riding Hood Red and Close to Cocoa (my neutral). The sentiment is from SU All Year Cheer I (retired). The Reindeer image (from Rupa's "The Magic of Christmas" ~ Gina K Designs) was stamped in versamark, then embossed with SU Gold Glory powder. 

Hugs - LJ

Warm and Cozy

Hello, hope you are having a good weekend. I made this card for one of Gina K's December Release Party challenges. This is for the sketch challenge that Erika (AKA SunshineMama on SCS) posted.  I decided to pull out Warm & Cozy Christmas for this one. The image is colored with Prismacolor Markers. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Warm & Cozy Christmas (Gina K Designs)

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Basic Grey DP, 140 lb. Watercolor Paper

Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Riding Hood Red

Accessories: SU Felt Snowflakes, MM Rhinestone Brads, Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon, hole punch, Prismacolor Premier Markers 

Hi all, 

A late post tonight, this is a card I made for Melanie's Pre-Gina K Release Party Challenge on Paper Craft Planet. Melanie's challenge was to create a card inspired by a special moment or event in your life. This card is a result of one of my many memories I have of my Grandma Rust, who loved to sing Edelweiss. It was one of her favorite songs (if not her favorite) even now, when I hear the song somewhere I can't help but think of her. The stamp set is "A Year of Flowers" which is one of the sets Melanie designed for Gina K Designs. I did the verse on my computer and printed it out on my printer. the DSP is all from SU. The silver flowers also remind me of my grandma, in her later years she wore a lot of jewelry. Once she got in the nursing home, she started wearing jewelry (sometimes 4 or 5 bracelets at a time) I think she wanted to look like the prettiest resident in the facility (which we thought she always did anyways!) 

Hugs ~

LJ

9th Day of Christmas - Paper Craft Planet

Hello! Totally forgot I had this set "Polar Pals" stashed away until I saw today's challenge on Paper Craft Planet. I thought "I can do Nine Ladies!" So here they all are....I love this set used with these colors (Baja Breeze and Pacific Point). The card size is 4.75" square. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Polar Pals (SU), Cute & Curly (SU), Tag You're It (Gina K Designs)

Paper: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, 120lb Gina K Luxury White 

Ink: Baja Breeze Pacific Point

Access: Silver Eyelet, White Brads (Basic Grey), Gina K Luxury Holiday Ribbon, Curly Label Punch, Square Punches, Crop-A-Dile

8th Day of Christmas - Paper Craft Planet

Another card for the Paper Craft Planet 12 Days of Christmas Challenge. Today was "Eight Maids A Milking" & we were supposed to use cows or girls. So I picked out this cute cow from "down on the farm" by Gina K. Designs. Hope you enjoy! I am going to try to post the 9th day late tomorrow-morning. I'm going to Milwaukee this weekend for the Badger-Marquette Basketball game :) Can't wait! 

Hugs ~ LJ

Paper Craft Planet - 7th Day Of Christmas

Black and White, seems easy? I love colors, so this was a challenge for me. I would use this for a wedding card (no weddings in the immediate future though!) Could also use it for an anniversary card....

Recipe:

Stamps: Eastern Blooms (SU), Say it With Flowers (Gina K Designs)

Paper: Whisper White, Black, Black Market Paper Society (Ebony & Labaster) DP

Ink: Jet Black Stazon

Accessories: Hole punch, Wide Ribbon (Offray from JA's) White Ribbon (Gina K Luxury Holiday Ribbon), Styled Silver HPH (SU), Silver Brads

Have a good night! :) I have a 3-day weekend so I hope to get lots of stamping done! :)

Hugs ~ LJ

Christmas Dove

Just wanted to do a quick post tonight, I made this card for this week's sketch challenge (recipe to be added later) The image is from "The Magic of Christmas" by Gina K Designs. All other supplies are SU. 

Hugs ~ LJ

On the Fourth Day of Christmas

This is for the today's challenge on Paper Craft Planet (Four Calling Birds) I took the calling part and made a card using the Telephone image from Rupa's "Thinking of You from Gina K Designs". I still love these colors together (Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, and White). 

Have a great night! Hugs ~ LJ

TECC44 And a little Cuppa Joe!

This is what I came up with for the Taylored Expressions Sketch for this weekend. I took the sketch and made a little box out of it instead of a card. This sketch was really fun to play with and I love these colors together. I plan on sticking a bag of coffee beans in this and giving it as a gift this year.

Recipe:

Stamps: My Cuppa Joe (Gina K Designs)

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, K&CO DP, Bella Blossoms SU DSP

Ink: Riding Hood Red

Accessories: Punches, Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets (on the sides for the ribbon handle), Brads (Basic Grey), Dimensionals

Happy Thanksgiving 

Everyone! 

WSC67

Hello! Here is the card I made for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge (#67). I'm still playing with the new SU Set Love You Much. I've pretty much decided I really do like this set. Another new item on this card is the White Cardstock, which is by PaperTreyInk (PTI) One of my SCS buddies sent me it as one of "her favorite things". It's thicker than SU Whisper White, and is really nice! 

I have another brand of white cardstock to try, and that's 120lb Gina K Designs Luxury Cardstock. I picked it up (along with a few other new things!)  last night at the One of A Kind Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Love You Much (SU)

Paper: PTI White, Close to Cocoa, Candy Lane DSP, Loves Me DSP

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink

Access: Sponges, Ticket Corner Punch, Chocolate Twill Ribbon, Pink Gingham Ribbon, Circle Punches, Dimensionals

Quick Box of Cards...

Here is my creation for today, must have had the mojo going because I put this together in about an hour. The box directions are below:

Start with a 4" X11.5 Sheet of Riding Hood Red Cardstock. Score the long ways at 4", 5", 9" and 10". The 1.5" on the end is your "lid", although I added a 2" X 2.5" strip to it to make it larger. The sides of the box have a 2"X4" piece of Riding Hood Red Cardstock, scored the short ways at 1/2" and 1.5". The 2 skinny 1/2" ends I applied red sticky tape and then adhered them to the inside of the front and back of the box. 

The cards are 3X3. 

The full recipe is below:

Stamps: Love You Much

Ink: Close to Cocoa

Paper: Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette

Access; SU Scallop Edge Punch, SU Scallop Circle Punch, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Pink Pirroette Striped Ribbon, Silver Brads, Dimensionals, Swiss Dots A2 Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug, Chocolate Chip Twill Ribbon (retired).

SC203 & A Sneak Peek

Good Evening! My SU order came today. I pre-ordered the valentines bundle, and thought I would use the new goodies on todays Sketch Challenge on SCS. I love this new DSP! 

Stamps: Love You Much 

Paper: Pink Pirouette, WW, Candy Lane DSP

Ink: Basic Brown

Access: Pink Pirouette Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch, Heart Punch (SU), Dimensionals, Silver Brads

Trees Silhouettes

Good evening! 

I made this card over the weekend for JessJean's Gina K Designs Sketch Challenge. The tree images are part of Trees Silhouettes set, which is the buy 3 get 1 free set for the November 08 release. The Hello image, and the leaves stamped on the Creamy Caramel panel are from another Gina K set called Autumn Leaves. I love Gina K's sets for this very reason, you can mix and match a lot of the sets on your cards and projects.

I do have some exciting news, this weekend is the One of A Kind Rubber Stamp & Scrapbook Expo at the Alliant Energy Center here in town. Friday night there is a vendor Make & Take Market that I am going to. There will be 20 make-n-takes to do, plus of course shopping! And I'm meeting a fellow SCS'er BarbaraLynn at the event. So excited! Gina K Designs is one of the vendors too! :) 

OK, off to stamp for awhile! Hugs ~ LJ

Gina K November Release Challenge #1

Gina K's November Release Party on SCS was Thursday night, and the first challenge was to create a scrapbook page using the sketch that Erika provided. I haven't done a scrapbook page in about 10 months, but I had this idea in my head with Melanies "Just So Sporty" set I wanted to try out with some badger photos. Hope you like it! :) 

The new sets are great, dad took me to Gina K's store in McFarland on Friday, and I got "my cuppa joe", "have a cookie", "tee talk", and "trees silhouettes" (free set). I can't wait to play with them. I spent most of the morning cutting them up :) 

Hugs - LJ

I haven't done any stamping yet today despite being off work but here's a card I made yesterday morning for a sketch challenge for Hanna Stamps. 

I used Football Riley, which was sent to me by Miss KelliJo. :) Isn't he cute???  I colored him in Prismacolor Premier Markers. 

The more I use these markers the more I love them. I just need to get more colors....

My off day was pretty good, aside from the temperature lurking around 30 degrees for the high. I went to my LSS, went to visit my aunt down the street, and now I'm baking peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.

I think I am going to curl up on the couch and watch a few episodes of season 2 of Friday Night Lights to finish off the evening....

Stay warm!

Hugs ~ LJ

Hippy Birthday!

Are you ready for a quadruple challenge??? Yes I did say quadruple! 

Melanie's Set Challenge in the Gina K Forum of SCS (GKDMMHC)

Beate's Weekend Sketch (WSC65)

SCS Way to Use It Challenge ~ Corner Punches (WT191)

SCS Limited Supply Challenge - Circle and Rectangle on card, use only ribbon as embellishement (LSC193). 

Whew! 

Recipe:

Stanps: Just so Hippy/Gina K Designs

Paper: So Saffron, Sage Shadow, WW, Debbie Mumm DP

Ink: Sage Shadow, Black

Access: So Saffron Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch. Circle Scallop Punch, Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Paper Piercer, SU Matstack, Circle Nestabilities

Melanie's Hoodie Challenge!

Hello All ~ 

Melanie is hosting a Gina K Challenge on SCS ~ she's got TWO new sets she's releasing this month! I'll add the link in a bit (or just click on melanie's blog link - I've got her listed on the right of course!). Of course I can't resist pulling out the Just So Sporty Set, and making a Bucky Badger Hoodie card for the challenge.....

Recipe:

Stamps: Just So Sporty (Designed by Mel for Gina K Designs)

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Bucky Badger DP (Sports Solution)

Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Real Red

Access: Square Nestabilities, Ribbon (Karen Foster Designs), SU Matstack, piercing tool 

Hugs ~ LJ! 

DSP and LIttle Tees

Hello! Here's a swap card I made for Joy's "Quit Hoarding Your DP" swap on SCS? Did I use enough DP on this card???? Hee!

The DSP is all from Hawaii Papaya (SU). I used Melanie's Little Tees set on the card. :) 

Stamps: Little Tees - Gina K Designs (Designed by Melanie)

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Hawaii Papaya DSP 

Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Choc Chip

Access: Olive Twill Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, 

Hugs ~ LJ

Sc199 Sandy Claws

Now that Halloween is over, I'm on to Christmas and Thanksgiving cards! Yeah! This card I made for mcfadden's Sketch Challenge Swap, in which we were supposed to pick a SCS sketch and use it for our card. I chose SC199. The stamp set is SandyClaws by Gina K. 

Stamps: Sandy Claws Gina K Designs

Paper: Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Choc Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Ski Slope DSP

Ink: Choc Chip, Black Stazon

Accessories: Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon, Slot Punch, Cuttlebug, Snowflake A2 Embossing Folder, Prismacolor Markers (PM-65, PM-4, PM-88), Icicle Stickles

Lookie what I got!

No, not WitchyBella (although I do love her)!  I have my own watermark. Daiseyfreak (from SCS) dear DH Chris made this watermark for me. OMG when I first saw it I thought "That is sooo me!" The card I made for a swap awhile back, and I don't think I ever got around to posting it on here. Be sure to check out Joy's blog Crazy for Daisies. Chris made her the coolest signature (he's quite the computer techie wizard!)  And Joy is an awsome stamper.....she makes the cutest stuff (and is the queen of winning stamping challenges).

Hugs! 

LJ

Frosty Day Tags

Good evening all ~ 

Just wanted to do a quick post to night and show you something I have been working on for a SCS swap, this is the tag for Kate's Holiday Tag and Bag swap. I'm making 11 of these tags.  the snowflake is a nestability die that I Picked up at HL with my 40% off coupon recently. I so love the fact these can be layered. 

Ok, I'm off for the evening, got one more 10-hour day to go and then a four-day weekend. :) Scott is coming from Milwaukee to visit as it's Homecoming weekend for the UW and we are going to a few badger sports events Saturday (football and hockey) So I'll try to post at least Friday and Sunday :) 

And a quickie note on a new discovery this morning on the non-stamping side of life, I found out that Starbucks has the most wonderful Hot Chocolate! :) I have a feeling I am going to making a stop there on these colder fall mornings to get a little warm-up....

Hugs ~ 

LJ

Little Witchy

Today I decided to pull out a cute little card kit from a SCS swap I joined recently. The image is "little witchy" from Stampingbella. Isn't she cute? This was such an awsome card kit I received! The images, DP, Ribbon, Brads!!!! It all coordinates so well!  I added some of my own black to the card. I colored in the image with my SU Markers. 

Hugs ~ LJ

LSC190 Mod Reindeer

I decided to try Friday's limited supply challenge on SCS which we could use the following:

~ Stamps and Cardstock

~ 1 single sheet of DP (if double sided use one side)

~ Eyelets

~ one kind of Ribbon

~ incorporate blue into the card.

~ No punches, Cuttlebug, Nesties, etc.

This is what I came up with ~ what do you think? 

Recipe:

Stamps: A Holly Jolly Christmas

Paper: Tangerine Tango, Bashful Blue, Kiwi Kiss, Close to Cocoa, WW. Frosty Day DSP

Ink: Close to Cocoa and Kiwi Kiss

Access: Striped Blue Grossgrain, Jumbo Eyelets, Crop-A-Dile

This is what I came up with

WSC62 - Beate's Sketch

Hello! 

Here is the card I made for Beate's weekend sketch challenge, using "A Year of Flowers" (Gina K Designs). The base of the card is a 3.5 X11 piece of Elegant Eggplant folded in half. I haven't made a card this size in awhile. The flowers were stamped with Jet Black Stazon, and colored in with SU Watercolor Wonder Crayons using a Blender Pen. 

Recipe:

Stamps: A Year of Flowers (Gina K Designs)

Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Elegant Eggplant

Paper: Ivory, Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, Rose Red Prints

Access: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Piercing Tool, SU Mat Stack, Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon, WWC, Blender Pens

TECC38 Cupcake Craziness

Happy Saturday! I decided to pull out my new Crazy for Cupcakes set from SU for this weekend's sketch challenge on the Taylored Expressions blog. I really like this sketch. It's a nice sketch for a larger long image

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, Many Happy Returns

Paper: Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa, Loves Me (DSP), Whisper White, Taken With Teal

Ink: Stazon Black, Taken With Teal, Regal Rose

Access: Circle Punches, Scallop Circle Punch, Brown Polkadot Ribbon (Target $1 spot), Pink Grossgrain (SU) White Brads (Basic Grey) , Crop-a-dile, Piercing Pad, Piercing Tool, SU Markers

CC188 SC198 Blessings

More Black & Pink Pirouette tonight, I really love this classic color combination, This is the sketch that was posted on today's sketch challenge. 

Stamps: Say it With Flowers Gina K Designs

Paper: Pink Pirouette, Black, Ebony&Alabaster (Black Market), Bella Rose DSP

Ink: Jet Black Stazon

Accessories: Polka-dot flower (unknown source), Black Ribbon, Making Memories Clear Rhinestone Brads, Filigree Brads (SU)

Happy For You

Hello! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. :) I made this card tonight for two challenges on SCS. CC188 (Color Challenge - Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, and Whisper White) and last weeks' Sketch Challenge (SC197) which I had not tried yet. I don't have a lot of wedding/congratulations cards made up so this will go in that "stash" for use when I need one on the go. 

Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Fancy Flexible Phrases (retired)

Paper: Bella Rose DSP, Black, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Ink: Pink Pirouette,  Jet Black Stazon

Access: Stylized Silver HPH, Swiss Dots A2 Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug, Black Gingham Ribbon

Have a good night! 

Hugs ~~~ LJ

LSC188 Pretty Flowers

Here is my card for this week's Limited Supply Challenge - No embellishments. At first when I saw the rules of what we COULD use, I was thinking "there is no way I can do a card without ribbon!" Then I looked at Melanie's new Gina K Designs Release, "A Year of Flowers" and my mind started working away. All of the images are stamped with Timber Brown Stazon, and the colored in with Prismacolor Markers and cut out. Two of the Three flowers are popped up to give the card some dimension. And then I made a faux bow at the bottom of the card with DSP and card stock...

Hugs ~~~ LJ

This is the second card I made tonight for the Gina K Challenge. For this card I used two of the new sets I got tonight. The flower image is from "A Year of Flowers" and the sentiment is from "Warm & Cozy Christmas". The challenge was to use red. white, and a 3rd color of your choice. I used Always Artichoke. The flower images in this set are really beautiful, and I really like the large size. I don't have a lot of large flower images, so this was a really good set for me to get.

Have a good night! Hugs LJ

Here is the first of two more cards I made for the Gina K Challenges for the October Release. I was so happy today, Dad drove me to the Gina K Store in McFarland so I could get some of the new releases to play with! :-) I got: Winter Foliage, warm & cozy Christmas, Say It With Flowers, and A Year of Flowers. The card above uses the Winter Foliage set, which is the 'Buy Three Get One Free" set for the October Release. The challenge for this card was the sketch. I gold embossed the images of the Sahara Sand Panel, and the sentiment on the circle punch-out. The ribbon is also new from Gina K (Pure Luxury Ribbon). All of the ribbon is so pretty in this collection. I'll have to get more :)  

Gina K Release Party Challenge

Good Morning! Gina K Designs had a release party last night, and I came up with this card for one of the challenges, which was to use glossy paper with the CB Embossing Folders, and use either a brayer or sponge to apply ink to it. I used sponges for a more subtle look. The stamp is from Whimsical Autumn by Carolyn King for Gina K Designs. The green DSP is called Festive Finery, which SU had out a few years ago, it's one of my favorite DSPs. I actually am out of Always Artichoke, which is why I used the DSP instead. 

Hugs ~ LJ

SC196

Here is my entry for this week's sketch challenge on SCS (SC196) I love all the layers on this sketch. I always want to fill the whole card up. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Thinking of You (Gina K Designs)

Ink: None

Paper: Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, WW, Maine Blueberry DSP

Access: SU Markers (Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Choc Chip), Swiss Dots CB embossing folder, CB, Not Quite Navy Brads, Wide Olive Grossgrain, Seaside Ribbon Originals, Making Memories Buttons (ava collection). 

SC195 - Jolly Santa

I decided to go back and try last weeks' SCS Sketch Challenge. I used the "I Wish" Simply Scrappin Kit from SU. I really need to start playing with this kit. it's one of my new favorites. I ordered it right away when the new catalog came out and it just sat in the package for awhile. The stamp set is "A Holly Jolly Holiday" which is also SU. The Santa image is popped up on dimensionals, the tree is stamped directly on Whisper White. I had "issues" with this sketch. I tried to "wing it" on the measurements of the 3 square panels, and then realized it would be easier to go by the sample on SCS (lesson learned - LOL),

Have a great night!

Hugs ~ LJ

cc186 Really Chocolate Breezes

I made this card for todays color challenge (Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, and Baja Breeze. I added the Vanilla and Au Chocolate (retured) DSP. For stamps I used Eastern Blooms and Bella Blooms (sentiment). This is the first challenge I did since coming back from vacation. These colors remind me of fall. It was only 60 degrees here today, and some of the leaves are changing color. We saw a lot of fall foliage on the east coast last week. 

Have a great night!

Hugs ~ LJ

Back and Ready to Stamp

I'm home sweet home from vacation! What a WONDERFUL trip we had, going to 8 ball-games, along with sightseeing in NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, And Washington DC. I wish I would have been able to post more while I was on the road as planned, but I opted not to take the laptop with me and the hotel internet prices were crazy. Anyzoo, I am back home safe and sound (and happy to have my stamping haven back!) Here is the first project I worked on after getting back this morning, I had these OTC boxes I received in the mail from another swap and wanted to make a box using Whimsical Autumn (designed by Carolyn King for Gina K Designs). The leaves were colored in with WWC and Blender Pens, the Squirrel I colored in with my Prismacolor Markers. 

More to come later ~~~ 

LJ

Day 1

Having problems posting the image, Day 1 was great! Went to Yankee Stadium for a 1:05 matinee against the Orioles! Was scoreless until the Yankees won in the bottom of the 9th! Baseses Loaded with two outs.....After game we came back to our hotel in Newark NJ and had a wonderful dinner. Our bus is full for the most part (4 empty seats I think) And all the folks are really nice.

Tomorrow is the BIG game - FINAL GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM. We depart at 8:45 am in the morning for a tour of Ellis Island & The Statue of Liberty.

I'm on a time clock with the PC here at the hotel so I'll make this post a short one.....

Hugs! LJ

The Wait is Over...

I'm taking a break from stamping for a week, but hopefully not from blogging. I have another "love" in my life, and that happens to be baseball.  Today I am headed out to the east coast for what will probably be one of the most cherished weeks I will ever have. I am headed out to NYC for the last games at Yankee Stadium. I'm going on a baseball tour with 45 other baseball fans with a group called Jay Buckley Tours. Jay's been doing these tours for 25+ years, and I have been lucky enough to go on them since 1996. I met my best friend Scott in 1997 on a tour, and we have been going on them together ever since, seeing close to 40 different ballparks together, every major league city (including two in Canada) and many historic moments. Although ~ I am not sure how any of the moments will compare with the closing of the "House That Ruth Built". I've been there before, been on the outfield track, in the Yankee Dugout, yet there is the unknown about going to the last game. I'm not a Yankee fan by any means, but I am a baseball fan. If you would have told me 5, 10 ,15 years ago I was going to be at the LAST game at Yankee Stadium, I would have bet you $10,000 that was not going to happen, but the time is nearly here. 

So, if you will excuse me, I'll be absent from posting stamped cards this week, and instead I will be posting memories from my baseball trip as I can from the hotel computers. We are often in late and out early, but I will post when I can. 

If your are curious to see the whole trip itinerary, you can view it HERE

Off to the airport! :) 

Hugs ~ LJ

My Salvation

I finally broke into my SU Pretties Kit that I have been hoarding for 7-8 months. I used the Asela's Flowers for Daisy Set (Gina K Designs) for the sentiment. For the flowers, I colored them in using an Aqua Painter and Pacific Point and Riding Hood Red Re-inkers. I really like the deep color shade. I plan on sending this card to my aunt and uncle. 

I'll be on vacation 9/19 through 9/29 so I won't be posting any cards for awhile, see you when I get back!

Hugs - LJ

Terrific Tee

Just a quick post tonight as I am falling asleep on my laptop (LOL) I made this card for the 3rd spot I have for Gabby's "Little Tees" swap on SCS. The DP is from DCWV Nana's Kids. The celery and blue DP is is embossed, and the bottom piece has glitter on it. 

Hugs ~ LJ

IC145 Pumpkin Harvest

One more challenge card for the weekend, for SCS Inspiration Challenge #145 which required to use a picture of a fall-colored room inspiration for our card. I chose to pull out some of the warm colors that were in the room and this is what I came up with using Gina K's Whimsical Autumn Stamp set. 

Hugs ~ LJ

Recipe:

Stamps: Whimsical Autumn Gina K Designs

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Treehouse DSP, Pumpkin Pie, Watercolor Paper

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Timber Brown Stazon

Access: Old Olive Wide Grossgrain, Piercing tool, SU Mat Stack, Circle Nestabilities, 

Taylored Expressions Challenge #33

I found another sketch challenge! This one is from Taylored Expressions. I used two Gina K sets for this card, Autumn Leaves and Spring Blooms ~ so here is two seasons in one card. I used ny new Autumn Type CB Embossing folder for the tan panels. 

Recipe:

Stamps: Autumn Leaves & Spring Blooms

Paper: Really Rust, Creamy Caramel, Garden Green, Watercolor Paper

Ink: Really Rust, Basic Brown, Black Stazon

Accessories: Brads, Jersey Ribbon Originals, Nestabilities Ovals, Cuttlebug, Autumn Type Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blender Pen

WSC57 Strawberry Harvest

Here is the card I made for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge  For The image I used Summer Harvest by Gina K Designs.  I stamped it on watercolor paper with Timber Brown Stazon Ink, and then using my blender pen and inkpads (Old Olive and Riding Hood Red) I colored in the image. 

Hugs ~ LJ

Stamps: Summer Harvest Gina K Designs

Paper: Pink PIrouette, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Bella Rose DSP, 140 1b. watercolor paper

Ink: Brown Stazon, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red

Accessories: Pink Pirouette Striped Rubbon, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Small Oval Punch, Piercing Pad & Mat, Choc. Chip SU Marker, 

For The Birds

Good Morning, it's a rainy wet Saturday here so I started to work on some SCS swaps I have signed up for. This card is for Wildbasket's For the Birds Swap. I used Gina K's Sandy Claws for the images. 

Hugs ~ LJ

Stamps: Sandy Claws (Gina K Designs)

Ink: Black Stazon

Paper: WW, Bordering Blue, Close to Cocoa, Tickles DP (Retired SU)

Accessories: MM Crystal Brads, Prismacolor Markers, Hole Punch, Jersey Ribbon Originals, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Icicle Stickles

We Will Never Forget...9/11

Today marks the 7th anniversary of the tragic events that happened on 9/11. Today it still affects me, how I view the world, and how I feel about the brave men and woman that risk their lives everyday to help protect the freedoms I have. I made the card above tonight with Melanie's new set called Just So Sporty. I first stamped the image in whisper white, then stamped the image again on Real Red, I cut out the arms and hood section, and layered it on the whisper white image. The "USA" was created with multiple word stamps from the set (I inked each letter separately). God bless our troops wishing them all a safe trip home back to the USA. 

Hugs - Laura Jean