TMS #543 - You are Awsome!

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It's time for a another Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge! I hope you will join us! We are getting into our new sketches for 2020 and this one is pretty easy. My card this week; features stamps and sentiment from Gina K Designs! I colored the flower image with my Stampin Blends. I normally don't use pastels but I like how this one turned out. The sentiment is popped up on dimensionals.

Here is this week's sketch:



Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

TMS #533 - Christmas Wishes

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Welcome to this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch challenge! This week's sketch is kind of challenging with the multiple strip and circle elements! 

I got out my 2019 Tim Holtz Christmas collection (which I LOVE!). I used some of the patterned paper and also the Ephemera diecuts. The sentiment I used is from Gina K Designs "Christmas Magic"

Here is this week's sketch: 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

TMS #488 - My Pick!

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It's time for another Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge and I hope you are ready to play along! This week is my favorite sketch from last year! I chose a more recent sketch that gives the opportunity to use a few different patterned papers! It's Sketch #480. 

I used stamps from Gina K Designs on my card above, and the patterned paper is from my 6X6 Stash which is leftover 6X6 papers from paper pads, and also leftovers that I cut down to 6X6 that used to be 12X12. I reach for this usually first before my other papers so that it gets used up :-) 

Here is the sketch: 

Be sure to check out the other Design Team inspiration by clicking on the links on the right side of my blog! 

Thanks for stopping by ~  Hugs - LJ 

FMS #371 You are Paw-Some!

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I have a few cards to share today (separate posts) as I have been working on some challenges this week. My first card today is for this week's Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. For my card I chose to use a Gina K Designs Set - Liam And Liz . I die cut the cute image with my Scan N Cut and colored in in with Stampin Blends.

Here is the sketch:



Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs LJ

Gina K Monthly Mix it Challenge

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I played with a few challenges tonight and I thought I would share what I came up with. 

The Gina K Designs Monthly Mix It Challenge for this month is "My Sentiments Exactly"  What it means for the challenge is to use a sentiment ONLY!  No stamped image or patterned paper image is to be used at all! 

I thought this would be very challenging for me - I LOVE patterned paper and using colored images on my card. Then I remembered I had Gina's  "A Very Merry Christmas" set - and I saw THIS sketch from the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown  and thought I would give it a try. The most challenging part was spritzing the ink on to the Gina K Luxury Heavy Weight Cardstock - took a few tries - as I tend to over spritz. 

Here is the sketch, I did a traditional A2 (5.5 X 4.25) sized card instead of a square card: 

thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

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

Full of Roses

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It's the 15th of the month and time for another duel! Our theme for the month of May is ROSES! 

I so love that Carol chose so many pretty images to choose from, including this one from Gina K (which I own personally!) I colored it out with prismacolor markers added some wink of stella to the roses, die-cut it with my Scan-N-Cut2 and then the rest of the card came together pretty easily.  The patterned papers she sent are are just so pretty. Thanks Carol! 

I've posted about it before, but my grandmother and aunt had beautiful roses in the front of the house when I was living with them. They would come up nearly every year - bright pink. 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

Cheery Hello

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Happy Memorial Day!

Today I am sharing a card I made for this month's Mix It challenge on Gina K StampTV. The challenge is Rainbow Stenciling. I used the Hearts and Flowers StampTV kit (retired) to create this card.  The polka-dot stencil I used is from Heidi Swapp.  I had fun playing with all of the new ink colors from Gina K! (the new colors are bolded below)

Here are the rest of the supplies:

Cardstock: White (GKD Layering and Base), Sea Glass, Lucky Clover

Ink: Coral Reef, Lucky Clover, Tangerine Twist, Key Lime, Sea Glass, Bubblegum Pink, Innocent Pink

Accessories: Oval and Rectangle Spellbinders dies, SU bling, pop-dots

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

You Make Me Happy

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I'm trying to get into the habit of playing with more challenges. This card was created for two challenges - StampTV's MMC22018 - And the Envelope Please and Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #441 

I used the latest Stamp TV Kit - Hearts and Flowers from Gina K Designs. 

Thanks for stopping by~  Hugs ~ LJ

Floral Hello

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I created this card with Gina K Designs newest StampTV kit - Hearts and Flowers. I've lately become a really fan of the StampTV kits, as you get two large stamp sets, coordinating steel dies, and 24 sheets of Gina K Cardstock.

My card uses the largest floral image, colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. The sentiment is stamped in Gina K Bubble Gum Pink Ink. The diecut flower is layered on Gina K Silver & Bubblegum Pink cardstock, and then the Base is Gina K Heavyweight White. I added some silver gemstones to the corners to give it a little bling.

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! 

Are You Cured Yet

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Sharing a card I created for a Gina K Designs StampTv Challenge - "Third Time's the Charge" I used the cute set Sophie Pig for the images and sentiments. These cute sophie pigs cluttered the card a little bit, but I still like how it turned out :) I used patterned paper from Pink Paisley (Pen Pals 6X6 collection) and some Paper Studio heart bling on the banner panel.

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs - LJ

Chicken Birthday

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Popping in quickly to share a card I made for a swap recently. (well - recently = finished tonight!). this one is for Terry's Chicken Themed Swap. I pulled out an older Gina K Set (Poultry In Motion) for the chicken image, the sentiment is from a Tim Holtz Set.

I like how the colors came together for this card, despite using SU! DSP from 3 different collections.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs ~ LJ

Day 12 - 25 Cards for Christmas

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So I obviously missed a few days (oops) and I'm trying to get back on track. Today's card was made using a die set from Sizzix and the 'Home For the Holidays" Stamp TV Kit from Gina K Designs. The patterned paper is retired from SU, the Tree Embossing folder is also SU. I also the Cardinal Punch from Martha Stewart. 

The below picture shows the sentiment and snowflake stamp (with coordinating die) that came with the kit. Thanks for stopping by, Hugs ~ LJ 

I Spy......

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Here's my card for this week's I Spy Sketch Challenge I love sketch challenges and was so happy to see a new sketch blog start up that I can play along with! My only major change to the original sketch was I went with 3 banners at the bottom instead of 4......I guess I like doing things in odd numbers.... ;)

For my card I decided to go with a Baby theme. Baby cards is not something I need a lot of, but at the same time,  I don't have many on-hand either. I used images from a Gina K Designs Set - "Oh Baby". The patterned paper is from Jo Ann's (a 4X6 stack from a number of years back). The circle heart die is from Spellbinders. I also used some pink Satin Ribbon (SU!) Some twine (October Afternoon), a few buttons, and MFT Fishtail Die-Namics.

This week I moved my Big Shot and dies / cuttlebug folders from the kitchen table to my craft area....So my dies are getting more "love". My only thought after moving it was "Why did I wait so dang long to move it? " LOL.

So off I go, thanks for stopping by, the sketch is below if you would like to try it out yourself!

Hugs ~ LJ

Stamp TV Challenge

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I decided tonight to play along with a Gina K Designs StampTV challenge that Lee posted on the StampTV Facebook page which was to use gingham on your card/project. I quickly pulled out this cute lil' snowman from Gina K - Warm Winter designed by Carolyn King. 


And the saying goes, "Mistakes are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce (1882-1941). Or something like that.......


I'm only saying it because, the glitter was not supposed to happen....It was just supposed to be some clear sparkle pen and I accidentally grabbed a Quickie Glue pen. So then the Iridescent Ice EP came out, along with my heat gun (which honestly I have been avoiding since embossing 125 wedding invitations, perhaps it will stay out now)


That being said, I'm pretty happy with how it ended. And now I have a new use for the Quickie Glue Pen, other than to use it to adhere small pieces. :) 


I paper pieced the heart with some of the gingham patterned paper (which is from a summer collection, the other side is black gingham - think picnic tables...) The red gingham and gold-lined green ribbon are both from Gina K Designs. The scalloped die at the bottom is from My Favorite Things (MFT) I added 3 blings to the upper right hand corner...


Below is a close-up picture of my little mistake..... :) I do think it sparkles quite well.....

Thanks for stopping by tonight! 


Hugs ~ LJ

MOJO214 - Christmas Warmth

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Here is my card for this week's MOJO Monday Sketch #214. Had a lot of fun with all the layers in this sketch. I used lots of patterned Paper from the Graphic 45 Christmas Past Collection & sentiment from Gina K Designs - Very Merry Christmas. I used a spellbinders fancy frames die to frame my sentiment. The snowflake punches are from Marvy.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful Sunday! Hugs ~ LJ

Happy Mother's Day!

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Happy Mother's Day to all moms, grandma's, aunties, sisters and those who are moms to others.......The card I am sharing today is the card I created for my mom this year. I used two sets from Gina K Designs, the coffee cup image is from Mugs and Kisses and the sentiments are from Notes to Mom. I used patterned paper from the Nook & Pantry 6X6 Pad (Basic Grey). The brads are from Basic Grey, and the white fibers are from American Crafts. On the inside of my card, I used another sentiment from Notes to Mom, more Basic Grey Brads,  Spellbinders Labels Ten, and the EK Success For Sale Sign Punch. The For Sale Sign Punch is one of my new "favorites". I want to use it on every card I make. :) I got it at Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon about 3 weeks ago. Just LOVE it! 

Below is a photo of the inside of the card. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs ~ Laura Jean