New Years Challenge!

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Today's card is for a SCS Challenge Your Stash. Each month someone chooses a "challenge" for us to complete without buying any new stash (supplies) to create the card. Our challenge this month was to create a New Years Card that does not involve alcohol. So I pulled out a SU! Set that had some balloons in them, some glitter stuff and got busy! My table is full of glitter now - which is fine :) I love glitter. I'm glad I changed out of my work clothes before I started. Ha ha!

Anyways the balloons are embossed with Silver Zing Glitter Powder from American Crafts.  Underneath the white oval matted on silver Cardstock (gina k) is black glitter ribbon on top of black satin ribbon. The "2018" are Thickers Numbers........I have a whole bucket of these I have rarely used, so this was the perfect challenge to dig them out......so anyway the silver card stock is matted on black bazzill cardstock and then matted on a shiny hot pink card base from the Paper Cut (which I have had forever - going to keep those out as they will make great valentines card bases!

Ok that's it for now - have a happy new year! Hugs  ~LJ

Christmas Kitty

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During 2017 I participated in a simple Christmas Card kit swap. Over the course of the year, I received 6 kits containing 2 quarter sheets of pattern paper, and a few Christmas images to make a Christmas Card (or two) with. My last kit came from Heather . She picked out this darling Kitty image and some papers that coordinated perfectly with the greenery in the image. I colored the image and added some Real Red and Artichoke cardstock, along with some red ribbon and bling.

Thanks so much Heather for the cute kit!

Hugs ~ LJ

You're SNOW Cool

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I created this card using Lawn Fawn stamps for today's CAS on Friday Challenge.  CAS means "Clean and Simple'. This week's challenge is to make a Christmas Card. I made this card in about 10 minutes :)

Thanks for stopping by~ Hugs ~ LJ

Freshly Made Sketches #316

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Today's card is for Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #316 all of the "white space" in this sketch provides for endless possibilities. For my card I chose to use Night in Bethlehem stamps (and coordinating dies). The sentiment is from Tim Holtz. No DSP this time, just Real Red, Gina K White, and Gina K Silver. Added some bling on the sentiment panel. 

Here is the sketch: 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

Snowman Challenge

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Today I have a cute snowman card to share for the Always Fun Challenge #35 - Snowman.

I picked out a cute image from Raisin Boat - the stamp set is no longer available unfortunately :(

I used patterned paper from October Afternoon (Good Cheer 8x8 pad). some SU Bling in the corners, and yet another red bow (something I'm rather addicted to using right now on every card it seems! The the card is layered on a base of Gina K Bubble Gum Pink.

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

Cheerful Sketches Challenge - December

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Today's card is for this month's Cheerful Sketch Challenge The sketch is below which I flipped 90 degrees and then moved the long rectangular panel over a little bit so that I could add a sentiment.
I used images and sentiments from the Gina K Home for the Holidays StampTV kit from 2016.
The patterned paper is all from Basic Grey (Wassail 6X6 Pad). I used Fresh Asparagus ink for the trees, and Gina K Red Hot ink for the sentiment. The bling on the oval frame is from Stampin Up.

Here is the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

C4C414 - Color Your Day!

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Today I am sharing a card for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges challenge - which is to use some coloring on your card. I already had Gina K's home for the Hoildays Stamp TV kit from last year still sitting on my desk, so I picked out this cute snowman image from the set for my card. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Todays card is for this week's Freshly Made Sketch Challenge. I used last years' Home For the Holidays StampTV set by Gina K Designs. All supplies are from Gina K Designs with the exception of the red bling which is from Studio G. 

 The simple sketch is below: 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs LJ! 

November Challenge Your Stash Challenge - Gift Card Holder

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This month's Challenge Your Stash Challenge on SCS was to create a gift card holder. I saw this idea on Pinterest awhile a go and I thought I would give it a try. The base is an A2 Envelope folded in half. I added some DSP from the 6X6 Quilted Christmas pad (love this paper). The Red Gingham ribbon is retired from SU.

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs LJ