Day 7 - 25 Days of Christmas Cards

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It's time for another Christmas Card. I'm one week into my challenge - still posting cards every day (pats self on the back) I don't think I have ever posted 7 straight days so yay me. HA!

Today's card is fairly simple. I used the latest MOJO Monday Sketch (which is also the last sketch of the year). The stamp set i used was Holiday Button Bits from PaperTreyInk. I love this set. It makes the cutest cards.

You can see all of the cards I have created for this challenge by clicking on the 25CardsForChristmas tag/label at the bottom of this post!

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs ~LJ

MOJO Monday #308 - Hope

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Stopping by with my MOJO Monday Sketch Card. I used flower fusion #12 (Paper Trey Ink) this time. I really like the plaid flowers in this set. The pattern paper is from October Afternoon.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs ~ LJ

PTI Swaps

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I have been busy crafting today :) I'm hosting a PTI Swap over on SCS and was a little short on a few categories to make the swaps "even" to have enough to go around.

First up is a Christmas card I made using Candy Cane Christmas. I used a sentiment from Holiday Button Bits.  I CASED this card from one of Dawn McVey's creations:

My second PTI Project is a couple of tags I created using Holiday Button Bits, and Vintage Holiday PTI Buttons: 

Thanks for stopping by today :) 

Hugs ~ LJ

PTI Swap

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Hope your Monday has gone well :) Today I am sharing 2 of the 3 swap cards I created recently for a Paper Trey Ink (PTI) Swap on SCS and I'm really excited because I am hostessing the next round! It's been about a year since I hostessed a SCS swap, so I'm really looking forward to it! 

The first card is my square card. I used a sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies. the size of the card is 4.25" X 4.25" square. 

My second card was for the pocket card category.....I used Simple Sunflower. This might be my favorite of the two, because of the fall colors!

I have to check my other camera chip to see if I have a photo of the third card. If I don't have it I will just make another one to show you later :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Hugs ~ LJ 

Retirement Gift

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Happy Wednesday.....Work week is half-way done. :) Tonight is a quick post, which are some cards I created recently as a gift for someone at work who retired recently. I used Everyday Button Bits & Up Up and Away from Papertrey Ink. I created a set of 12 cards, 4 Birthday, 4 Thinking Of You, and 4 Thank You. I kept the design and papers the same, since I was making multiples :) 

Below is a photo of most of them ......

And here is the tag I made for the gift bag, using some other PTI Sets, Simple Sunflower and Button Boutique. The sentiment is from another PTI Set, On the Farm. I love combining my PTI Sets :)

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs ~ LJ

PTI Swap

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Sorry I haven't been posting lately. I've been on a baseball vacation for 10 days......3800 miles, from Chicago to Miami and back. Great trip. :) Always love going to baseball games no matter who is playing (I did get to see my favorite team, the Chicago Cubs twice!) 

So today I have two things to share, a card and a tag, both were for a PTI Swap I was in recently. 

First here is the tag. I used Everyday Button Bits & Up, Up and Away. The patterned paper is from american crafts, the tag was pre-bought from a craft store, ribbon from SU!, and button from SU! 

Here is the card (which was for a general card category)

for this card I used stamps from PTI (On the Farm), patterned paper from Reminiscence, Brads from Basic Grey, and Ribbon from SU!

It's REALLY hot here (like it is around a lot of the country) so I will be crafting some more this weekend. Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs ~ LJ

PTI Button Tag

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Hope you are all having a fantastic Sunday! Here is a button tag I created yesterday morning with stamps and dies from PTI. The set I used is called Button Boutique. I have had the set for awhile, but just recently got the coordinating dies that go with the set! The patterned paper are just some scraps from Graphic 45 (ABC Primer Collection) leftover from another card I made.

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

SFYTT June 2012

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Here is my card for this month's Sketch For You To Try.  I used some of my new PTI Stamps - On The Farm. I bought the dies with the stamp set, so the horse was super easy. The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye, ribbon from American Crafts, bling brads from SU! 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day! Hugs ~ LJ

PS: Here's the sketch:

Happy Memorial Day!

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HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! 

I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day full of parades, BBQ's, and great family time! Please take a moment to remember those that served for us, and those that continue to keep our country free and safe. :)

My card was created for Barb's Red, White, and Blue swap over on SCS. I made six of these. The images and sentiment are from  Papertrey Ink, "Est. 1776". I couldn't find many samples with this set (unfortunately). It's going to be a favorite set of mine. The eagle image was cut out with scissors. The rest of the card was fairly simple. I used this SCS sketch for inspiration: 

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs ~ LJ

Anniversary Wishes

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Quick post this morning before I head out the door, here's another card I created with one of my new favorite sets from PaperTrey Ink Beautiful Butterflies & coordinating die set.  My mom and dad's 42nd Wedding Anniversary  was last week so I made this card for them :)

The patterned papers are from MME - Miss Caroline - Dilly Dally Collection. The die behind the butter fly is from My Favorite Things. The larger diecut that the sentiment is stamped on is from Spellbinders  & I used some SU! Riding Hood Red ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs ~ LJ

Tag Swap

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I forgot to post these cute tags that I created for Kate's Holiday Tags Swap on SCS. I used a set from Paper Trey Ink - Candy Cane Christmas. I picked up the manilla tags while I was in Arizona at a LSS called the Frenzy Stamper. If you are ever in the metro-Phoenix area it's a must see for crafters.....Lots of fun goodies. My friend Scott knows that whenever we go to Arizona we have to make time for this place. The patterned paper is retired from SU! I also used the coordinating dies that go with this PTI Set. So glad I got them because I pretty much use them all the time with this set.

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs ~ LJ

MOJO218

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Thought I would quickly get my Mojo Monday Sketch card posted before the deadline. Have had it done for a few days.......I used stamps from Papertrey Ink (Holiday Sparkle).  Patterned Paper is from Teresa Collins.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs  ~ LJ

Gift Tag

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Hope you are enjoying your Tuesday - Here is a cute tag I created, well cased from Jen del Muro's blog HERE. The ornament is 6 1.25" circles folded in half and adhered together. Two ends are adhered to the tag. The leave images and sentiment are from PTI's Holiday Button Bits. I used some retired SU! Patterned paper to create the ornament. and Vintage PTI Holiday Button. My ribbon and twine are also from SU!

I'm going to be making a few more of these to use throughout the holidays, so simple and cute!

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

Holiday Tag Swap!

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This week is going by very fast for me ~ almost the weekend! Hooray! I've been working on these Christmas Tags for Kate's Tags~n-Bags swap. The red tags are retired from Stampin' Up (Love Notes I think?)  This is the first time I have used them for Christmas Tags.....I used stamps from Papertrey Ink (Holiday Button Bits), some retired Stampin! Up DSP, ribbon, and PTI Vintage Holiday Buttons.  I'm entering this for this week's challenge on the Pink Elephant Blog, which is to create a tag!

Below is what the inside of the tag looks like. It's hard to see from this picture, but I made a extra half-inch score-line from the middle (which came scored) on the front of the tag. I did this so that I the tag could be opened more easily, since I needed to punch a hole through the top to add my ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs ~ LJ

Paper Trey Ink Swap

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Just sharing a couple of cards (6 each) I have been working on for a Paper Trey Ink Swap on SCS. I really love how the Birthday Card (above) turned out with the balloon, my Big Shot Express certainly got a workout this weekend while making these. For the Birthday Card I used Every Day Button Bits. The patterned paper is from SU!, and the open scalloped die is from MFT. The other dies I used are from Spellbinders. 

The thank-you card floral images are from the 2010 Summer CHA Set, Four of a Kind. The sentiment is from Every Day Button Bits. I also used the SU! Top Note Die (still a favorite), a couple of SU! Punches, and some gold yummy satin ribbon I received from my friend Michele.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. :)

Hugs ~ LJ

SFYTT July 2011

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Back today with a second post :) I wanted to make sure I got my SFYTT July Sketch done! :)

For this card I used one of my favorite sets from Paper Trey Ink,  "Up Up and A Way" which has coordinating dies that can be purchases separately. I used the balloon die on my card, makes crafting so much easier!  The DP is retired from SU!

Please scroll down to the next post if you would like to see my MFT Sketch Card I posted earlier today.

Thanks again for stopping by!

Hugs ~ LJ

SFYTT - June 2011

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Here is my card for this month's Sketch For You To Try Challenge. It also happens to be my card for Michele's Papertrey Ink (PTI) swap on SCS, which means I've already used the sketch six times.....Ha!

I used a PTI set that was only at Summer 2010 CHA - called Four of A Kind. This is one of my favorite floral sets. My patterned paper is from SU! Prints 6X6 pack. Ribbon is also from SU! (Dusty Durango), the brads are from Hobby Lobby. The flower is stamped with Not Quite Navy & the stem is stamped with Always Artichoke. I used spellbinders circles and scalloped circles. The base and scalloped circle are Terracotta Tile (PTI), and the other cardstock is Not Quite Navy. I also used a Not Quite Navy SU! Button in the middle.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

PTI Swap - Easel Card

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Tonight I thought I would share my "non-traditional" card for the PTI Lover's Swap on SCS. I created some easel cards, using a great tutorial over on SCS. For my swap I used a color combination that is totally out of my comfort-zone, Melon Mambo & Kiwi Kiss. I use Kiwi Kiss a lot, but my pack of Melon Mambo is quite full.  The floral images are from the stamp set "Four of A Kind" which is was only available at the 2011 Summer CHA Show. This happens to be my favorite floral set right now. I just love the two-step stamping of the leaves and flowers.....Super easy!  The sentiment is from "Everyday Button Bits".

Here's also a photo from the side - so you can see the "easel" effect. It's a really fun card to make (and the tutorial explains how to make it so well)

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

PTI VIntage Balloon Ride

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Hope your Tuesday was/is terrific (covering all the bases there). Today I'm sharing a card I made for a PTI swap on SCS that I am in using the PTI set "Up, Up and Away". I used Cherry Cobbler and Mellow Moss for my primary cardstock colors, and added some designer paper from K& CO (Classic K McKenna). I wasn't really trying for an overall holiday-looking card, but I think this would make a nice after-christmas thank you card. Since I used a darker cardstock base, I placed a lighter shade of designer paper on the inside (which was cut with the top note die). The Mellow Moss Gingham is retired from SU.  No sketch was used this time, I just kept layering pattern papers until I came up with something I liked. 


If you are wondering about the background change, It's the best I could come up with for supporting the Badgers in the Rose Bowl this week...... :-) 


Thanks for stopping by.....


Hugs ~ LJ

Holiday PTI Blog Hop

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Hope you are enjoying this November Sunday. I joined a Paper Trey Ink card swap a few weeks ago, and some of us decided to do a Holiday Paper Trey Ink (PTI) Blog Hop. I decided to use Holiday Button Bits, and go with a bright card this time. Buttons are one of my favorite embellishments (along with ribbon of course) so of course I am in love with the "button" line of stamps from PTI. 

Here is a list of other PTI fans that are in the blog hop. I'm the last on the list, so if you haven't checked any of the other ladies' creations out yet, start with Kelli Jo:

Kelli Jo

Sandye

Amy S

Banu

Traci

Michele

Vickie Y

Thanks and have a wonderful sunday!

Hugs - LJ