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).