A glimpse back.....and forward....

Remember the Edelweiss card I made for one of Melanie Muenchinger's Challenges awhile back? I got to thinking, my mom loved that card, because of grandma, so I thought, I should make her a frame with lyrics to the entire song on it for her Birthday (which was just before Christmas).  The frame is 5X7 and I did the lyrics on my computer. I stamped the flower images on Rasberry Tart DSP (new from Stampin Up) with Versamark, and then heat embossed them with black embossing powder. Did a little matting, a little ribbon. and it was completed. I really enjoyed making this project, not only because it continued to bring back memories of my grandma, it was something i know my mom will appreciate for years to come. 

Hugs ~

LJ

Just My Style - Dec 28th Gina K Challenge

Here is my card submission for the December 28th Gina K challenge, "Off Kilter". I used Rupa's Retro Boutique Set for this challenge.  I can't wait to play with this set some more, I picked it up at the One of A Kind Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo last month @ Gina's Booth. 

The full recipe can be found HERE

I'm trying to post hyper links to the sets I use, where the challenges are posted, etc. so if they don't work bear with me, I'm still learning! Despite having a Computer Programming degree, I'm not quite perfect at blogging with hyperlinks and all that good stuff! Thanks!

Hugs ~ LJ

Dec 27th Gina K Challenge

This is the card I made for today's Gina K challenge ~ Double Matting. I used my Cupcake Basic Grey Paper for this card. 

The full recipe can be found HERE

Hugs, 

LJ

Love You Much

Good Morning

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. 

This card was made for a SU Group Swap (local) using the new Love You Much set from SU. The heart border, is a new SU Punch (Heart to Heart) that is coming out, that has 3 hearts in it. I cut the cardstock in 1.75" strips, and then punched a row of hearts and layered it on top of the DSP (Candy Lane). 

Recipe (all SU):

Stamps: Love You Much

Paper: Riding Hood Red, WW, Close to Cocoa, Candy Lane DSP

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip

Access: 1" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon, dimensionals, Scallop Edge Punch

What a RAK....

Hello, I wanted to share this awsome RAK I received from Rae Anne (Huera90) on SCS. There is a group of 40 or so of us ladies that hang out on SCS together, and they've all become a long-distance family to me. We talk about stamping of course, but then there is the everyday chit-chat (lately it's been about the weather - since so many of us are getting buried in snow, ice, and anything else the last few days). Rae Anne maintains a list of addresses of everybody, and then e-mails out an updated list every 2-3 months (or sooner as needed). She usually mails me a hard copy since I have issues downloading .xls files on my mac. This time, she made me an address book and organized all the addresses. My jaws dropped to the floor when I saw this, it's so beautiful and it makes me tear up to know someone would take so much time and effort to make this for me. It's something I will cherish for a long time. :-) 

Hugs - LJ

Here is the 3rd card I did for the Gina K Challenge over the weekend (yes I am a bit challenged out right now ~ LOL!) The trees are from Trees Silhouettes (Gina K) and the sentiment is from Crazy for Christmas (Gina K). The sentiment was stamped with Chocolate Chip Ink, and then I sponged over it with Riding Hood Red. The background paper is from the "I Wish" SU Scrappin Kit. 

Hugs - LJ

Merry and Bright

Tonight I'm posting another Gina K Challenge Card I made for this month's releases. For this challenge, we had to use a monochromatic color scheme, so I chose this background paper from Basic Grey (Wassail) and paired it up with Riding Hood Red and Close to Cocoa (my neutral). The sentiment is from SU All Year Cheer I (retired). The Reindeer image (from Rupa's "The Magic of Christmas" ~ Gina K Designs) was stamped in versamark, then embossed with SU Gold Glory powder. 

Hugs - LJ