Let Us Adore Him

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Stopping by today with a card for MOJO Sketch #376. I used one of my favorite Christmas stamp sets, Savior's Birth from Inky Antics Stamps. The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye (All Is Bright 6X6 pad). Ribbon & twine is from SU! & Button is from Basic Grey. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Hugs ~ LJ

Fall in The Forest Swap

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Today I am sharing my card for Jeanette's Forest in The Fall swap (over on SCS) . The forest swaps have taken on a life of their own in SCS. By far it's been one of the most popular swaps around (this is the 16th Forest Swap)  A lot of it's success is due to our lovely hostess Jeanette (who I have had the honor of meeting ~ such a sweetie).  And some of the sweetest ladies are in the swap, many of who have been swapping since Jeanette's first forest swap in 2009. 

Anyway, on to my card. :) I decided to go with a turkey-theme - being that I made these Thanksgiving morning. 

Supply list: 

Stamps: Gobble Gobble (Papertrey Ink) 

Ink: Dusty Durango, Brown

Paper: Coastal Cabana, Pool Party, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Pool Party Satin Ribbon, button, twine, Word Bubbles Framelits Dies (SU) 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs - LJ

Penguin Love

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Thought it would be fitting to share my card for Barb's Snow Swap (over on SCS) today since we are getting a little snowfall here in southern Wisconsin. Winter has appeared to start early this year. 

I pulled out this cute penguin trio (I think it's Stampendous) for the image. the patterned paper is from Stampin Up. I also used some ribbon and brads on my card. 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

DD Nov 2014 - Thanks!

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Quick post tonight - I meant to post this on the 15th but got busy over the weekend. Kadie was our hostess this month between the Divas and Darlings and here's the card I created with the pretty bright kit she sent!  Our theme was "Thank You" and I love this big Hero Arts block image she sent :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs  ~ LJ

SS243 - Have An Ice Day

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Today I am sharing the card I made for Barb's Whipper Snapper Swap. The theme was to use our favorite Whipper Snapper image. I have more than one favorite of course, but this is one of them.
I used the most recent Sweet Sunday Sketch (SS243) for the design element.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC Bats About You!

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Today's card is for this week's MFT Sketch challenge. I have been using "Witch Way Is the Candy?" a lot lately. I think it's one of my all-time favorite halloween sets - ever. :)

The pumpkins and bats are stamped with memento tuxedo black ink and colored in with markers. I used the coordinating die-namics to cut the images out (so glad I got these!). The patterned paper is all from Doodlebug Design (Halloween Parade 6X6 pad). I used a spider button from Button It Up. and Black Stitched Ribbon from the Paper Studio.

Thanks for stopping by today ~ Hugs ~ LJ

Halloween Hello

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It's the 15th of the month so it's time for a another Duel between the Divas and Darlings. This months hostess for the Divas was yours truly :) Terry is this month's Darling hostess and we went with a Halloween Theme this month which is "Eat, Drink, and Be Scary".

The kit I sent included the following: 

Stamps & Sentiment: Witch Way is the Candy / My favorite things
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Eerie Collection
Accessories: Recollections die-cut, bling, buttons, candy corn brads, ribbon, Dress it Up buttons 

I had quite a bit of fun with this kit - being the hostess I could pick out one of my favorite sets to use :) I recently purchased some new copic markers (cool greys) so I was super excited to get those out and play. :) my card base is 5.50" square. 

Here is the inside of my card (using one of my favorite MS Punches)

As a additional challenge, we asked the Divas & Darlings to share your favorite treat to receive if you went trick-or-treating as a child. For me, tootsie rolls and Nestle Crunch were my favorites (and I still LOVE tootsie rolls!) 

Unidentified Image Swap October 2014

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Today I am sharing my card for the latest Unidentified Image Swap on SCS. There are about 15-20 of us ladies that are participating. Every other month, we receive a set of images (all the same) from the hostess. Our hostess this month is Lela and she sent a cute Stampendous Fluffles stamp! I colored it in with copics and used some SU! patterned paper to make a congratulations card. The sentiment is from Gina K Designs.  

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC194

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Popping in real quickly this weekend with the latest MFT Sketch Challenge. I used the MFT Pure Innocence Shutterbug set with some patterned paper from My Minds Eye. I used some Spica pens on the camera & her cute little red shoes.

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~LJ

Do I Cook? Well.....

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Our theme for this month's Duel between the Divas is a Recipe Challenge. And that always brings me to think do I even have a recipe? I really don't cook per se. It's one area of domestication I have little experience at. :( However I do have one "true and tested" recipe I use that agrees with my taste buds when I make it. So - I am sharing it this month on my recipe card. It's very simple, partly because I use a pre-boxed pasta salad ~ and just add to it. You can change up the ingredients, for example I have added turkey instead of chicken, and if I have bacon bits or pieces I will add that on top for a little garnish (and flavor). You can also switch up the flavor of the Suddenly Salad (I also like the Bacon Ranch Flavor). 

Anyhow - our hostess this month for the Darlings is Barb, and the Divas is Debbie. I loved Barb's kit she sent! The paper is from Jillibean Soup (such a cute collection!) I didn't end of the images ~ Just couldn't make it work.

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

MFT Sketch 192

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got a chance to play along with this week's MFT Sketch challenge - but didn't get it posted in time to enter (oopsie). I used some new stamps this time - I ordered Witch Way Candy with the coordinating die-namics. I think she's super cute :) The patterned paper is from Doodlebug Designs (6X6 Halloween Parade collection). Brads are from basic grey.

On the inside of my card, I added a sentiment, and the pumpkin border punch from Martha Stewart (one of my favorite punches).

Thanks for stoppng by! Hugs ~ LJ

Great Catch

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Have another card kit challenge card to share today - this kit came from my friend Carol in Minnesota. And it's another adorable image - this one is from Penny Black. I started with a sketch, but ended up with a complete different card design :) The fish-patterned paper is from 3 Little Bugs. Adorable :)

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs - LJ

Card Kit Swap - Santa Angel

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Trying to catch up on some card kit challenge cards - I received all of my kits in June. Today's card kit is the one I received from Barb. It had an assortment of adorable Whipper Snapper images to choose from, I used Santa Angel for my card &the patterned paper is from Theresa Collins (Santa's List Collection). I totally LOVE this christmas paper. 

My card is being entered into the Sugar Pea Designs Sketch Challenge

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs - LJ

Dueling Darlings Challenge

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Today I am sharing my card for this month's Dueling Darlings challenge. Carol and Melina are the hostesses for the divas and dazzlers. 

The theme for this month is "Friends are the Family We Choose for Ourselves. The Divas and Darlings have been together as friends and challenge buddies for the last four years - so we are celebrating our beautiful friendships with each other! 

Carol's package this month was full of purple! :) So I had to go out of my "comfort zone". I chose to use just a sentiment on this card, as I thought the sentiment was so perfect in defining our friendships :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

DD - July 2014

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I am a bit late this month with my Duel Card. Here is what I created with Kelly's fantastic kit! 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

DD June 2014 - In the Garden

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Stopping by quick with this month's Dueling Divas/Darlings Card Challenge. This month's kit is from Tami and she sent Gardening Riley for our In the Garden theme. :) I love the warm colors.

I am not much of a gardener - so I don't have any tips to share. :( Sorry. I honestly do not know much about gardening, except that Peony bushes need to be trimmed every spring (I trimmed them at my parents place a couple of months ago - ha!)

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

2014 SCS Kit Swap #2

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Today I have another SCS Card Kit Swap Card (say that 5 times really fast!) to share. Kit #2 comes from Pansy, and she sent me a fun western-themed kit to play with! I didn't get to use everything she sent as there was so much in the kit! I love the ribbon and charms she sent. 

Here is the inside of the card (the sentiment just cracks me up!) 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

Unidentified Image Swap

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here is my card for the latest unidentified image swap on SCS (this round was hosted by Kadie). I love this image! So Cute! Patterned paper is from Echo Park, Basic Grey Brads, SU! Ribbon. 

Thanks for stopping by~ Hugs ~ LJ

2014 SCS Kit Swap #1

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Today I have a card to share from my card kit swap over on SCS hosted by Jeanette (Forest Ranger). This is kind of like a round robin swap. Below is a short explanation of the what the swap entails: 

• There are 11 of us in the group (myself included)
• Each month, we send a card kit to the person designated for that month (my month is May - so I receive kits from the other 10 in the group during May, and each of the other months, I send one kit out to whatever has that particular month) 
• The recipient of the kits uses the contents of each card kit to create at least one project and post it to their blog and/or SCS Gallery. 

Since May is my month, I have been receiving a lot of fun kits in the mail! :) This card was created from the very first card kit (I am trying to do them in order)  I received - from Tami - including some really cute cupcake images from Studio G Stamps! Thanks Tami! 

Here is the inside of my card: 

Thanks so much for stopping by today ~ Hugs LJ

Music is a Gift

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Time for our friendly duel between the divas and darlings since it is the 15th of the month! Judy was our hostess this month for the Darlings and our theme is music! It's hard to believe we have not had a musical-themed duel yet! I love music ~ and I have a wide range of music that I like to listen to ~ anything from country (Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum) to current pop (Maroon 5, Train, Five for Fighting) to classic pop/rock (Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Phil Collins).  I even have a little bit of Barry Manilow in my collection. :)

This cute image is from Sparkle Creations.  I decided to make a square card this time (this one measures 5.5").

Here is what is in the rest of the kit (some of which has been used on my card)....As you can see I have lots extra to use on some future musical cards........Judy really out did herself on this one ~ one of my favorite kits :) Thank you Judy!

Designer Papers:
Imaginisce, Live Loud “Garage Band” (double side with musical instruments/grey & blue diagonal plaid) <--- My favorite easily! So cute! 
Stampin’ Up, “Rockabilly” (chartreuse with white crowns)
Crate Paper, Paper Pad (light blue herringbone pattern)
Me & my Big ideas, “Harvest” (orange check foil)
Recollections, “Black Music Notes”
Embossed Panels: Darice “Sheet Music” embossing folder
Accessories:
Recollections, musical notes brads; guitar brads; variety of buttons in black, blue, orange and green; musical sheet music washi tape; zebra pattern mini clothes pins; Paper Studio, musical notes and words stickers; chartreuse adhesive rhinestones; Ribbons: orange satin – Offray; green texture – JoAnn Decorative Ribbon; blue with white dots – Dashes, Dots a& Checks; musical notes – Paper Studio; Black; black and white twine

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today - Hugs ~ LJ

SS #216 - Howdy!

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My card today is for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch over on Karen's blog. I found this Whipper Snapper image in the clearance bucket on my last trip to Perfect Pals and knew I had to have her for my collection! The patterned paper is from October Afternoon, and I stamped a sentiment from MFT on a SU! wood veneer. 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

My Easter Basket

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Last weekend I got the chance to play with some of my new Whipper Snapper stamps. I saw this cute bunny in a basket image and had to get him! The sentiment is also from Whipper Snapper stamps. The image is colored in with Copic/Prismacolor Markers. The patterned paper is from American Crafts. I used some green glitter brads on the bottom and the sentiment is stamped with SU! Wisteria Wonder Ink. 

Thanks for stopping by, HAPPY EASTER! Hugs ~ LJ

Dueling Divas-Darlings - Girls Night Out

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It's the 15th of April (yep my taxes are done!) so it's time for another Duel!  Here are the details for this month's kit that Kadie sent: The Diva's them is Girl's Day Out and the Dazzler's get Girl's Night Out.  

Kadie sent some really cute images from MFT Stamps. I colored her in with copics/prismacolor markers and used quite a bit of the pretty patterned paper that Kadie sent. 

I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch for my card design. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs LJ

SCS Farm Swap!

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Here is the card I made for Barb's Farm Swap (SCS) I created. The DSP is from SU! (Parker's Patterns). I used images from Denami Designs (both the chick and the barn). The sentiment is from SU! I also used SU! Ribbon, and silver brads from Hobby Lobby. The Open Circle Scallop die is from MFT (one of my favorites).

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

Unidentified Image Swap

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I'm here with a card made with images from the April Unidentified Image Swap over on SCS! This month's image hostess is Darlene (luvcardmaking) and she sent us some funny images from Inky Antics! The image is colored with copic/prisma markers (I just re-organized my entire collection and did a color sheet - will have to post that later). All of the pattern paper is from SU! and I used basic grey brads and spellbinders blossom dies. 

Here is the inside of my card, using more of the SU! Patterned paper (it's from a few years ago).

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

Happy Birthday

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Busy week and weekend, but managed to play a little bit today since my wrist is (or should I say was) feeling better :) I made this card for the Birthday Riley Challenge and today's Sweet Sunday Sketch.  The card size is 5.5" X 3". 

Stamps: Cake Riley (Riley & Co) , Happy Birthday from SU! Create a Cupcake

Ink: Memento Black, Melon Mambo (sentiment) 

Paper: Happy Day SEI 6X6 pack

Acces/Tools: Spellbinders dies, MFT Banner Die-namics, SU! brights glitter brads, dimensionals, & copics/prismacolor markers. 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

DDs - National Umbrella Month

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Here is my card for this month's duel between the divas and darlings (I am a little late this month ~ sorry!) Terry and I were hostesses this month, so this is the kit I came up for the Divas. Our theme is Umbrella's since it is National Umbrella Month! 

Here is the inside of my card:

And below is a list of supplies I included with my kit:

Stamps (image and sentiment) : Unity Stamps 
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Earth Love Collections (Includes Journalling type cards)
Accessories: Buttons (mostly PTI and Basic Grey), Ribbon (SU!, American Crafts, Offray), Vanilla Brads (SU!), Hodgepodge Clips & Ribbon Holder (SU), Mulberry Paper Flowers (Prima), & 7 Gypsies Manilla Folder. 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~LJ

Love is in the air (still!)

It's time for our February Duel ~ Here's what Barb sent us about the details for this month's kit:

Hello Darlings—welcome to our February Challenge.

I (this is Barb) am writing this sheet of instructions for myself to all of the Divas and also for Debbie for all of the Dazzlers. Our theme for February 15th is Feel the Love!

With the post being the day after Valentine’s Day, we wanted the love to continue for another day……………………..

Debbie has stamped the sentiment The Fruit is the Spirit of Love for both teams to use. She is not sure of the company who made the stamp as the name is blurred on the wood. You must use the sentiment on your card, but you also can add any image of your choosing if you want. The sentiment is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and Brown along with Stampin’ Up Real Red

I absolutely loved this month's kit - there was so much pretty red and pink in the kit. Everything Barb sent (which was a lot) was so beautifully coordinated. 

I gave this card to my mom and dad for Valentine's Day last night when we went out to dinner. It was the perfect card for them! 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs LJ

Unidentified Image Swap

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Here is my card for the 11th round an Unidentified Image swap on SCS.  It is a group of ladies who are a part of a bi-monthly swap where we all use the same image, sent to us by the hostess.  I love the Snoopy image that was provided this month by Jody! So cute! 

Jody asked us to use our own sentiment on our cards, I found a 12X12 sheet of bingo type cards on a grid and thought they would be really cute with this image. All of the patterned paper is from October Afternoon, and I used some SU! Ribbon and Basic Grey brads to finish it off. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

Rev Up The Fun

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Quick post today, as I have to get ready for the Badger Basketball game tonight at the Kohl Center.  I made this card recently for one of Barb's swaps on SCS - Planes, Trains & Automobiles. This was the perfect chance to ink up some images from a SU! Set - Rev It Up. The red embossed background is a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, and the Black Tire Embossed Panel is from Tim Holtz. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs  LJ

Happy Heart

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Thought I would play with some of my new MFT stamps (Pure Innocence Happy Heart Snowman) today. He's such a cute guy (although I am quite tired of winter in general and can't wait for spring!) My card is being entered in this week's Deconstructed Sketch Challenge.  I paper pieced part of the image (heart). The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye (Dilly Dally 6X6 Pad)

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

Courage

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Thought I would play along with this week's MFT Sketch. I rotated the sketch to fit the sentiment better which reads "Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway ~ John Wayne".  The patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket, Ribbon is SU!, buttons are either Basic Grey or PTI. 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

Choose Hope

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It's the 15th of the month again and time for this month's duel. This month's hostess is Carol and our theme is "Angels". She sent us a couple of adorable angel images to choose from and a really pretty pastel themed kit. 

My life lately has been full of angels watching over my family as we continue to "Chose Hope" and while my dad continues to fight a courageous battle with cancer. It's never easy for anyone to deal with on an emotional or physical level. Each person reacts differently to the challenges it brings. However what we do know, is that nobody can be get through it without "angels" along the way, including family, friends close and far away, medical personnel,  and other angels who show up when you least expect them. It might be shoveling snow or it sometimes it's just a quick, "hang in there" when you are in a valley, or an "wonderful" when you are at a peak. Because of my dad's will to fight and angels,  I continue to "Choose Hope" while we go through this chapter in our life. 

Much gratitude and thanks to those "angels" that have been there the last 6 months. I'm truly blessed to have the support I have in my life, through the good times and bad. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today ~ much love to you all ~ LJ