Graphic 45 Tag with Gift Card Holder

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I'm still playing with Christmas papers and stuff! I figured Christmas last 12 days so why not? And I still have all my Christmas goodies out.  I had so much fun creating this I am already working on another one that is valentines' themed.  

Anyway, I made this gift card holder based off an idea I saw HERE on Pinterest.  Kathy designs for Authentique and previously for Graphic 45, two of my favorite companies! I just love her style. Anyway. I used all Graphic 45 papers (a mix of a few Collections - mainly St. Nicholas, but also some Christmas Emporium. The big tag I cut/designed my own base for as I didn't have any larger tags at the time. The large tag base measures about 7" by 4". The ribbon is from my stash. 

Here is the inside once it's opened up: 

The left side has the pocket for the gift card holder, while the right side has space to write a greeting or message. 

thanks for stopping by  ~ Hugs LJ

FMS #368

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Here is another sketch challenge I decided to play along with for this week. This card was created for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge  #368

I used a sentiment from Gina K Designs as the focal point. The patterned paper os from my stash (I have a lot of card kits I am using for challenges these days).

Here is the sketch in case you would like to play along too: 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

Love (Sketch Challenge)

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With the Christmas holiday past us, I've had the time to work on a few sketch challenges.  This one is for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #292

I used a clear stamp set from Recollections (Michaels Brand) and the patterned paper is from my stash. Here is the sketch if you would like to play along!

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs LJ

TMS - Anything Goes

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Welcome to this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge! We have NO SKETCH this week so it's an Anything Goes theme! Super easy for you to create anything - stick it on your blog or social media account, and link it to the Tuesday Morning Sketch Blog where you will be eligible win the prize package shown on the blog (or a $15 Gift card to your favorite store if you are international) 

It's also the 18th of December, which means it's time to reveal our image for the Unidentified Image swap on Splitcoast Stampers! I am the hostess this month, so I picked out the image which is an Elzybell design. There was a reason why I chose this image. My dear friend Donna who passed a few months ago was a huge penguin collector. I think at one point she had over 320 penguin ornaments on her tree. As a small tribute to her, I picked out this image and asked the swappers in the group to make birthday cards (her Birthday is January 7th). They each made 4 cards using this image, and sent them to me. I swap them out and they each get 3 back. The one extra (which I get to keep) I am going to donate to the Ronald McDonald House near me. The cards i have received so far are amazing! Just waiting for a few more to come in and then I will swap out. Some of the ladies have been very generous by donating all 4 of their cards (getting none back) or making a few extras to send along to the Ronald McDonald House. I am sure they will be used and appreciated! 

In addition to the Elzybell image, my card has patterned paper and brads from October Afternoon and Red Ribbon. 

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget you can find more fun projects by viewing the rest of the DT blogs. (Links on the right side of my blog). 

Hugs ~ LJ

TMS #483 - Season's Greetings

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It's Tuesday, so it's time for another challenge with Tuesday Morning Sketches!  I interpreted the sketch a bit "loosely" this time around, as I wanted to continue to make some Christmas cards :)

I used some retired DSP from Stampin Up, Snowflake dies from Amuse, and a sentiment from an older Amuse set. the silver ribbon is from Stampin Up too!

Here is the sketch for this week: 

Don't forget to check the rest of the inspiration from the design team, you can find the team member's blogs on the right side of my blog :) 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

TMS #483 Filed with Peace

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It's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge!  I created a more simpler card this time using the Peaceful Poinsettia set from Stampin Up! The patterned paper is Graphic 45 from my scrap stash, The HollyIvy image is colored with Stampin Blend markers from SU (love these!) and cut out using my Scan-In-Cut 2 then popped up with dimensionals on confetti white panel. 

I may recycle this sketch a few more times before Christmas for some personal Christmas Cards. It's so versatile!

You can find inspiration from the rest of the Design Team by checking out their links on the right side of my blog! 

The sketch is right here if you would like to try it out! 

Thanks for stopping by  ~Hugs LJ

AHC - Sketch #292 Song Of Celebration

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Today I have a card to share for this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

I used a current Stampin Up Set - Night in Bethlehem. Papers and embellishments are from my stash.

There's about a day left in the challenge so there is still time to play along. Here is the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

PP #420 - Just Chill

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The Paper Players Blog had a fun sketch challenge this week so I decided to give it a try. 

My card uses an image from My Favorite Things Stamps and a Sentiment from an Stampin Up! Set. 

The patterned paper is from my scrap stash - and the drop dots are from October Afternoon. I colored the polar bear with my Stampin Blends from Stampin Up! 

Here is the sketch: 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

TMS #481 Happy Holidays

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Welcome to another Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge! Were on Sketch #481 this week (designed by Melissa. There's also a great prize this week (donated by Patti) So you will want to check out the TMS Blog! 

My card this week features an image from Raisin Boat Stamps. I used some patterned paper from MFT (Candy Land 6X6) and some red star bling from my stash. 

Here is the sketch for this week: 

As always, you can check out the rest of the DT inspiration by clicking on their names on the right side of my blog! :) 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs  ~LJ

CTS #298 - Joyful Tidings

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I have a quick card to share tonight - for the latest Case This Sketch challenge! 

I used some leftover patterned paper from Graphic 45 and a sentiment from the SU! Set "Christmas Messages" I just love how quick and easy this card came together!

Here is the sketch:



Thanks for stopping by! Hugs - LJ

Mystery Image Swap #49

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I almost forgot to share the cards I made for Mystery Image Swap #49. Darlene was our hostess and she sent us 3 different images from a retired SU! Set - Holiday Lineup. This is such a cute set (I think I actually had it at one time). We were to make 4 cards, send them to Darlene, and we will get 3 back (Darlene gets to keep the 4th card) Darlene will swap them out and we will move on to round #50 (Our Silver Anniversary) which I am hostessing! Yay! 

Here are the other two images I colored up. The patterned paper is from SU! and the sentiment is from Tim Holtz. I also used some red gemstones and some red ribbon. I think the reindeer one is my favorite of the three. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs ~ LJ

TMS 480 A Savior is Born!

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The team at Tuesday Morning Sketches has another great layout for you you yo try out this week.
I'm continuing to make Christmas cards to add to my stash....and had to pull out an old favorite of mine - Luke 2:11 from Our Daily Bread Designs I used patterned paper from Graphic 45 and a Martha Stewart Border Punch.

Here is the sketch:

Be sure to check out the inspiration for this sketch from the rest of the fabulous design team - their blog links are to the right of this post. 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs  ~ LJ

Use Your Wings!

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It's the 15th of the month which means it's time for another Duel between the Divas and Darlings. Darlene and I are hostesses this month! The theme we chose is National Aviation Month.

"National Aviation History Month is dedicated to exploring, recognizing and celebrating America’s great contributions and achievements in the development of aviation. Aviation history refers to the history of development of mechanical flight — from the earliest attempts in kites and gliders to powered heavier-than-air, supersonic and space flights"

I sent the below kit contents to the Divas and I can't wait to see what they made with this kit. I used both of the airplane images. I also only sent one tag, so to get two tags, I traced one out and cut it out. (yes I did have extras - but I was trying to use what was in the divas kit! :) Both tags are sponged & I also sponged the Tim Holtz Quote Clip with Peeled Paint.

Image: Air Travel By Tim Holtz (TH) - stamped in both Peeled Paint (TH) and Faded Jeans (TH) die-cut with the Scan-n-Cut 2

Paper: Tim Holtz Paper Stash 8X8 Collage.  I thought the paper had some cool travel elements to them. 

Other: Kraft Tags (JoAnns), Ribbon Seam Binding in Pear Pizzaz (SU), Cranberry Crisp Stitched Grossgrain (SU), Blue Dots, & 2 Quote Clips (Tim Holtz Idealology) 

The Divas and Darlings will be taking off the month of December, and January we will be starting with new partners and new kits. I have loved being partners with Darlene and I am looking forward to dueling with my 2019 partner! :)

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ


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TMS #479 - Merry Christmas

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Welcome to another Tuesday Morning Sketch!  Our sketch this week from Melissa features a fun diamond shape! I had so much fun with this sketch - even though it was challenging at first due to the shape of the main image. I ended up flipping the sketch as well. I do not have any diamond shaped dies - so my scan-n-cut 2 came in handy with the set of pre-loaded shapes it comes with. 

Stamps: Christmas Magic (GKD) and Christmas Greenery (GKD) 

Paper: White (GKD), Red Velvet (GKD), Kraft (GKD), White Polkadot Paper (from scrap stash) 

Ink: Cherry Red (GKD)  - Tip - I didn't know beforehand if the sentiment would show up well enough on the patterned paper so I stamped it on a smaller scrap first. 

Accessories: bling (Paper Studio), Stampin Blend Markers, pop-dots, Lawn fawn Stitched Border Die. 

Be sure to check out the inspiration for this sketch from the rest of the fabulous design team - their blog links are to the right of this post. 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs  ~ LJ

MFTWSC10 - Peace, Love & Joy

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Quick share tonight - I created this card for this week's My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge. It's a super fun layout this time with lots of possibilities....I am so in love with this Plaid Patterns 6X6 pad from MFT - I am using it all before Christmas :) 

I am also entering this card in the below challenges: 

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Cards Galore Encore Challenge  - Anything Goes 

I used the following on my card: 

Stamps: Filled With Joy (MFT Stamps) 

Ink: Cherry Red (GKD)

Paper: Plaid Patterns 6X6 stack (MFT), Lipstick Red (GKD), White (GKD), Bubblegum Pink (GKD), Turquoise (from stash) 

Accesories: Pearls (from stash), Filled With Joy Die-Namics (MFT)

Here is the sketch: 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs LJ

TMS #478 - And Some Exciting News!

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I have some exciting news to share today ~ I've joined the Tuesday Morning Sketches Design Team! I'm so excited to be on a sketch challenge team, but especially with the ladies at TMS! And of course since it's Tuesday - we have a new sketch for you to try out! 

For my card I used the following supplies: 

Stamps: Filled With Joy (MFT)

Ink: Red Hot (GKD) 

Paper: Red Velvet (GKD), White (GKD), Plaid Patterns Merry and Bright 6X6 Paper Pack (MFT) 

Accessories: Enamel Dots (paper studio), Mini Banner Punch (SU), Red Twine (Paper Studio), MFT Die-namics (Filled With Joy) 

The sketch is below and you can check out the rest of the Design Team's inspirations by clicking on the names below the TMS Logo on the right side of my blog :) 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

Merry Christmoose!

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Today I am sharing a card I made quick for the 52 Christmas Card Throw Down Challenge. This week is a sketch challenge. I don't believe i have participated in this challenge before - and I LOVE making Christmas Cards so maybe I will play along with this one more often. 

I had a few left over A*Muse Moose images left over from a prior card, so I colored it with copics. The sentiment is from a very old MFT set - that surprisingly I've never used..........So I'll leave that on my desk to play with maybe sometime this week :) The patterned paper is from my scrap stash (It's SU) and the embellishment is also SU (from last year's Occasions Catalog). I also used Gina K White (layering and base), Fresh Asparagus Cardstock and Ink (Gina K), Kraft Cardstock (Gina K), Bling (SU) and an older Cuttlebug Embossing folder. 

Sorry for the poor photography, not much natural light to work with as it's been cloudy and rainy all day. Ugh! 

Here is the sketch: 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

MFT WSC 409 - Merriest Christmas

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Today I am sharing my card for the latest My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge.  I used the new Pure Innocence Holiday Cheer set. Isn't she cute? I colored her in with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol and cut her out with my Scan N Cut 2   I also used Plaid Patterns Merry & Bright 6X6 paper pad from MFT. 

Here is the sketch: 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

Will Spook for Treats!

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Today is the 28th of the month so it's time to share my latest card for the Challenge Your Stash Challenge on Splitcoaststampers) Suzy has challenged us to make a Halloween Card - which seems totally appropriate for October right? 

Images: Witch Way is the Candy (My Favorite Things), sentiment from Taylored Expressions
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tangerine Twist (Gina K)
Paper: Black, Kraft (GKD). layering white (GKD), patterned paper (Authentique) 

Accessories: Ribbon (Hobby Lobby) 

I found the latest Paper Players Sketch challenge and thought this would work perfect with the images and papers I wanted to use: 

 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs LJ

TMS #476 - Trick or Treat

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I'm playing along again with Tuesday Morning Sketches #476 this week and I made a halloween card for my nice. The sentiment is from Stampin Up, Patterned paper from Doodlebug Design. The super cute witch girl is from a leftover card kit and I don't know which company she is from. I colored her in with markers (mostly the new Stampin Up Blender Markers - totally LOVE them). The pumpkin banner is a punch from Martha Stewart. 

Below is the sketch: 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

Merry & Bright (FMS 359)

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Here is my 2nd challenge card I worked on today (to see the first one - please scroll down a post). 

This card I made for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge #359. 

The sentiment is from Gina K Designs (Stamped with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Peeled Paint) Images are from Amuse (Wood Mount) & are cut with the Scan-N-Cut2 M350 & colored with prismacolor markers. 

Here is the sketch. This sketch challenge encourages lots of white space so I was excited to make a simple cute card! 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

Dropping In to Say Hi (TMS 475)

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Popping it quick to share a few challenge cards I have been working on over the weekend. (scroll up for the 2nd card!) 

This one is for Tuesday Morning Sketches #475. I used the Acorny Thank You Stampin Up Set (Retired) and coordinating Acorn Punch.  I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Peeled Paint, Wild Honey, Fossilized Amber, and Vintage Photo). 

Here is the sketch: 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

DD - Kindness

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The 15th of the month is here (already) so it's time for another Duel between the Divas and Darlings. 

The Dueling Darlings are a group of friends from SCS that swap cards and beyond and formed a new group called the Dueling Darlings! Divided into Group A and B, which wasn't a cool name so we are now the Divas and the Dazzlers, have a montly rotating hostess kit that goes out to make cards! The Divas have one card kit to work with, while the Dazzlers have another! It's fun to see what we "duel" up in cardstock, papers and wonderful images!

I am a Diva - and this month's hostess is Kelly. She sent some images and sentiments from Unity that truly represents this month's theme - Kindness! 

I colored the image using prismacolor pencils and gamsol. Because it is a larger image, I decided to make a square card (5.25") this time around.  I used most of the beautiful paper and coordinating embellishments sent with the kit. 

Here is the inside of the card: 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs  ~ LJ

Luke 2:11 Christ the Lord is Born

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Stopping by to share my 3rd card for Barb's Christmas swap - this is for the religious theme category. The bible verse is from an Our Daily Bread Designs set and the poinsettia image is from a new SU! Set Peaceful Poinsettia.

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

Snow Business

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Quick share on another card (again - bad photography - sorry) . I made this card for Barb's Snow swap. Snowman and sentiment from an older Stampendous set. patterned paper is from hobby lobby. SU! Ribbon (retired). 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~LJ

Santa Swap

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Today I am sharing a card I made for Barb's Santa Swap on SCS. I used a *really old* clear amuse set that has Santa. Mrs. Clause and more "north pole themed images"! It's so adorable. 

I used patterned paper from October Afternoon, Bling from Stampin Up, and the stitched square frame is from MFT. 

Sorry for the poor lighting - this is the only photo I got before I put them in the mail to Barb this morning! 

Hugs ~LJ 

Merry Christmas!

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Popping in quick to share a card I created for a SCS challenge - this month Barb challenged us to make a Fall (?) Fancy Fold Card. I didn't see the fall part (oops) until I had already made this card so this will have to do :-). 

Stamps: Tim Holtz Christmas

Paper: Graphic 45 (retired collection from my stash), Real Red, Garden Green, Kraft, White'

Ink: Barn Door Red (TH), Memento Cocoa Brown 

Accessories: Gold Bling, Score Pal, Copics, Prismacolor Gold Marker, SU! Gold Snowflake, Pop-Dots

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC400

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Quick share tonight - I made this card for the current My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge (#400). 

I used the MFT Birdie Brown Set Puddle Jumper . I colored the image in with prismacolor pencils and gamsol. 

This set seemed all to appropriate for our Labor Day Weekend weather.  We have gotten way to much rain in this area the last 3-4 weeks. So maybe by using this cute guy mother nature will bring us some much needed sunshine and dry days soon! Here is the sketch: 

Thanks for stopping by ~ hugs - LJ