DD - April Showers!

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It's the 15th of the month so time for another Duel, This month's theme from Barb for (the Divas) and Tracie (for the Darlings) is April Showers.

I made two cards with this month's kit. The first card (above) was the first card I made, I colored the Whipper Snapper image in with my prisma & copic markers. for some reason I wasn't really happy with the finished card, so I got to work on a second card (below) which is colored with Prismacolor Pencils and gamsol. I like this one better for sure :)  I think the colors are a little more vibrant.

I am ready for spring for sure! I was just in Denver where it got up into the middle 70's the last two days. While I am writing this post (Saturday evening) it's about 30 degrees and we have a Winter Weather Advisory as Mother Nature is bringing us ice, sleet and up to 6" of snow overnight. Yikes. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs ! LJ

Mystery Image Swap #44

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Today I am sharing my card for Mystery Image Swap #44 on SCS. This round is being hostessed by Tracie. The hostess provides us with stamped images to make four cards. We create and send four cards to the hostess, and she sends us 3 cards back plus images for the next round (for a new hostess).  I was happy to see a Whipper Snapper floral image - as I am tired of winter! I used some brighter colors on my cards. The prismacolor colors I used are below: 

 

I also added a Stampin Up Button to the sentiment banner. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from A Sellabration set from 4 or 5 years ago. 

Can't wait to see the cards I get back and the images for round #45

Garden Wishes

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I have not posted much lately, as I have been on vacation. Now that I am back - it's time for me to get crafty again! Today I am sharing two cards I made with kit that my good friend Barb sent me.

The first card (above) was created using the Three Pots of Posies stamp from Whipper Snapper Designs.

The second card (below) was created using the sentiment "Garden Wishes" from Whipper Snapper Designs.



the patterned paper used on both of the cards is from Stampin Up (Georgia Peach / Retired) Barb also sent me lots of coordinating ribbon, buttons, twine, and pearls to choose from. I still have TONS left :)

Thanks for stopping by - hugs - LJ

Christmas in July?

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Yesterday I shared my Birthday Card for Barb's Whipper Snapper/Penny Black swap and today I am sharing my Christmas Card for the same swap she is hostessing! I colored up this cute penguin from Whipper Snapper Designs called Floating By 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

WS Happy Birthday!

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Today I am sharing one of two cards I made for Barb's Whipper Snapper / Penny Black Swap. There were two themes to choose from, Birthday & Christmas. This is my Birthday card (obviously). The above image is from Whipper Snapper, called Happy Birthday Dog. The sentiment is from a Tim Holtz Set. I used patterned paper from Basic Grey Cupcake Collection. 

I will have the Christmas Card on my blog tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ! LJ 

Card Kit from Terry

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I'm starting to create with the card kits I am receiving as part of a SCS swap. The month of May I receive card kits from 11 other swappers, and the 11 other months of the year I send them a card it. 

Today's card is from a kit that Terry in PA sent me. I had a lot of fun coloring this Whipper Snapper Image and the Pebbles DSP is so adorable. 

Here is the inside of my card:

Terry sent other images as well - along with more pattern paper and embellishments so I am sure I will create a few more cards from the kit to share here later! 

I used the sketch from this week's MOJO Monday Challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs LJ

Whipper Snapper Swap Spot #2

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Today I am sharing my 2nd card for Barb's Whipper Snapper / Penny Black Card. I created a cute kids birthday card using EY858  - Simba from Whipper Snapper Designs. I got this cute guy on clearance the last time I was at Creative Pals (home of Whipper Snapper Designs) and thought he would be perfect for this swap.  The sentiment is fromStampin Up. I used some patterned paper from DCWV, SU! Ribbon, green button (vendor unknown) and some twine. 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

Happy Spring!

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Happy Friday! I have another swap card to share today, this is for Barb's Whipper Snapper swap on SCS. I love Barb's Whipper Snapper/Penny Black Swaps. I always get great cards back! This was animal themed so I was happy to pull out one of my favorite images for this swap. 

For my card (which is #1 of 2 spots)  I used CY753 - Owen. I colored him with my prismacolor/copic markers and used a sentiment from a retired MFT Pure Innocence Set. The patterned paper is from My Minds' Eye (Good Day Sunshine Collection). I used a yellow PTI Button to anchor the sentiment on to a banner panel (MFT Die)

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ 

Get Well!

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After a holiday break, it's time for another duel between the Divas and Dazzlers. Each month, the hostess sends out a fun kit with stamp images, patterned paper, and embellishments to create with. This month our hostesses are Barb and Tracie.

I love the kit Barb Sent this month! Our theme this month is "Soup - Get Well", Barb sent an adorable Whipper Snapper image to color, papers from SU! (Comfort Cafe - I love this collection!) and lots of pretty ribbons and other embellishments to use, some of which is on my card.

I'm not much of a soup-maker - but my favorite kind of soups are Chicken Noodle and Clam Chowder.

The Divas Are:

Barb ** Blog: Barb's Inkin' into Retirement
Carol ** Blog: Lost in my craft room
Judy ** Blog: Paper Hugs & Kisses
Kadie ** Blog: In My Minds Eye
Kelly ** Blog: *Sandcastle Stamper*
LJ  (me)** Blog: Bucky Girl
Suzy **  SCS Gallery
Tami ** : : : : BlueInks Design

And here are the Dazzlers: 

Dazzlers:
Darlene ** The World According to Bijou
Debbie ** The Ink Igloo
Jeanette ** Cre8tive Play: It's Cheaper than Therapy
Paola ** blog That's Amore! SCS Gallery
Shelly ** My creative rumblings
Terry A **  SCS Gallery
Terry L ** It's Totally Terry
Tracie ** Crafty Creations

Thanks for stopping by today ~ Have a great day! 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

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

Cooking Out

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I hope you are enjoying your July so far ~ Mine has been a busy one so far! I'm looking forward to enjoying the rest of the month and August before the leaves start to fall (unfortunately some are falling early this year due to the lack of rain). 


Anyway, it's the 15th of the month so it's time for the Monthly Duel. Our hostesses Tami and Darlene. From Tami I received a really fun kit with a Grilling theme, which is perfect for July with all the BBQ's and family cookouts that happen this time of the year. I absolutely LOVE the image she sent us, which is Grill Sergeant from Whipper Snapper Designs. She also sent some great DP and embellishments, some of which are on my card. I really wanted to use the plaid red from MME and the blue/white polka dot from We R Memory Keepers together. :) I think they go very well together, and also bring somewhat of a USA theme to the card. 


Thanks for stopping by today! Please be sure to go check out the other Divas and Darlings and see what is on their grill for you today ;) 

Judy, Barb,  Laura Jean (me) Judy, Jamie,  Kelly and Carol

Please start here, at Jeanette's blog for our friendly duel

Thanks for stopping by ~ 

Hugs ~ LJ

Duelng Diva's #4

Good Morning! 


It's time for this month's round of Dueling Divas. This month's hostess is Barbara Lynn, and the theme is "Thankfulness and Gratitude". Barb chose a beautiful whipper snapper image and sentiment for this month's challenge. She also included multiple embellishments, many of which are on my card, and some beautiful DP from Basic Grey (Indian Summer Collection).


Fall is a wonderful time of seasons, and my favorite seasons, I love the changing leaves, and the peaceful times before the winter days ahead allow me to reflect on things I am most thankful for, such as my health, my family & friends, and for the Lord above who is always watching over me and ones that I love. My life would not be the same without the many blessings I have been given, and for that I am very thankful not only during the fall season, but 12 months a year. 


I also decorated the inside o the card which is shown below:

I hope you enjoyed my post for today, Please check out the other Darling Diva's as well, 


Judy is next on the list

Barb  

Laura Jean (me)

Judy

Jamie

Kelly 

Joan

Carol

and now for the DUEL! Please start here, at Jeanette's blog!

Whipper Snapper Swap - Spot #2

Hello, quick share tonight - here is my 2nd card for Barb's Whipper Snapper Swap, I used this week's sketch over on the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog. The DP is from American Crafts, and my solid cardstock colors are Not Quite Navy (SU), Dusty Durango (SU) and Green Apple (Gina K). I also used some Dusty Durango SU! Polka Dot Ribbon.

I love this DP from American Crafts, I created an extra card from the leftover DP Scraps (below) using a retired SU Set (Just Cause' I Like You).The scalloped die behind the main image is from The Tim Holtz Sizzix Collection (totally love this line of dies!)

Hugs ~ LJ

Whipper Snapper Swap - Spot #1

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Today I thought I would share one of my cards I created for Barb's Whipper Snapper Swap over on SCS. These images are so cute and I don't have any yet, so Barb was gracious enough to loan me some of hers awhile a go to play with. The sentiment on the inside of the card (below) just cracks me up! 

Hope you enjoy, have a wonderful rest of the weekend

Hugs ~ LJ