Dueling Darlings - May 2011

Good Morning!

It's time for another monthly duel between the divas and darlings.....This month Carol is our hostess and the theme is ~ Java Time (Coffee!). For those of you that don't know, I am not much of a coffee fan..... I tried it once....But I love Starbucks. I Just love the people watching, and the smell.....My nose LOVES coffee beans......So I'll go there (especially in the winter) and have a Grande Salted Carmel Hot Chocolate or a Grande Hot Chocolate with Peppermint. Yummo! 

So I had so much fun playing with this month's kit (and I don't even like coffee - LOL!), not only are is the focal image (Stamping Bella) absolutely fab, I'm also in love with the papers and accessories Carol chose! Thank you Carol! :-) 

This theme was chosen because the Diva's and Darlings are giving a big shout out to the two ladies that are the "creators" of our little challenges, Jeanette and Kelly. Kelly is our "Queen Diva".  Both Jeanette and Kelly are coffee fans! These ladies put so mucht time and effort in to keeping our divas and darlings going, from keeping in everyone in the loop as to who is hosting each month, and getting everyones info together and keeping it updated! In addition, they are there to listen to us when we have had a bad day and celebrate when we have had fantastic days.....

Here is a picture of the inside of my card ~ 

I hope you enjoyed my post for today, Please check out the other Darling Diva's as well ~ to see what flavor of coffee they have on their blog waiting for you:

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

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

Thanks for stopping by ~ 

Hugs ~ LJ

PS would you like to see everything that came in this fantastic kit? Just check out the picture below! Just so much goodness.......lots leftover to use for another project. :)

And Liberty For All

Hello,


I created 6 of these for Barb's annual Red White and Blue Swap. Patterned Paper is from Reminisce (Freedom Collection). The Liberty Bee image is from Stampendous. Such a cute little guy! I used Gina K Cardstock. SU Ribbon, and the SU Top Note Die. The inside (white) has a strip of the patterned paper at the bottom and a red star (punch) in the upper right-hand corner. The sentiment is from There She Goes Stamps - Holidays Galore.  

Here is a picture of what the inside of each card looks like 


Thanks for stopping by!


Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC19 - Worth the Hassle

Love this week's MFT Sketch! I created this card with my cousin Nicole in mind ~ she is the youngest of the cousins on my dad's side of the family and she's graduating from High School this spring and will be heading off to college this fall. 

I used the following supplies on my card:
Stamps: Graduation Girl PI (MFT)
Ink: Brown, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Gina K CS, SU! CS (Yellow only) Pattern Paper from We are Memory Keepers (Urban Window Collection)
Access: Fishtail MFT Die-Namics, Buttons, Ribbon, pop-dots, copics, corner rounder.


Thanks so much for stopping by~


Hugs ~ LJ

School's Out (well almost!)

Hello friends ~

I decided to play with the latest Riley & Company Blog challenge ~ to celebrate National Teacher's Day (which was May 3rd).  In advance, I apologize for the photograph of my card, I finished it after dark this evening ~ couldn't get the right lighting. My School Girl Sophie image was the perfect choice for this challenge. I used some pattern paper from October Afternoon (Report Card & Campfire Collections) along with a coordinating border sticker (also from the OA Report Card Collection). My cardstock is from Gina K Designs, Ribbon is from SU! and I used a spiral clip from Creative Impressions. I also used a SU Open Scalloped Edge punch on the bottom of the card. Sophie was stamped with memento tuxedo black on a MFT Perfect Paper Panel and colored in with copics. I also used pop-dots to pop up the main image over the base of the card. I'm also entering this card in Jessie's Forgotten Stamp Friday Challenge #21.  Just love checking out her work!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs ~ LJ

Take Me Away (MFTWSC18)

Hello ~

This card was created for My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge (#18). It wasn't had to get crafty tonight after coming home from work and finding some new MFT goodies to play with tonight. :) I used Inspired By - Up, Up, and Away for the main images and sentiment.  I also used Spellbinders Circle Dies, and one of the new MFT Die-Namics - Decorative Dolly Duo (there are two dies in the set, I used the larger one on my card - which is about 3" at it's widest point). Most of the patterned paper is from My Minds Eye (share from mom ~ always good to have a paper lover within the immediate family!). The pattern paper I used for the balloon is from Echo Park (I think). I used basic Grey Brads, the SU! Horizontal Slot Punch, and the SU! Modern Label Punch (they work really well together as you can see!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs ~ LJ

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello ~ 

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

MFT Guest DT Challenge - May 2011

Hello ~ Here is my entry for the May 2011 MFT Guest DT Challenge (use denim and bling). I've never used denim on a card before, so this was a great challenge for me (and a lot of fun!) Thanks for Stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ Supplies: Stamps: MFT Who's that Musical Girl (sentiment) Paper: Riding Hood Red, Navy, Ivory, October Afternoon Campfire Collection Ink: Navy Access: MFT Die-namics (Dizzy Dolly & Scallops), Red gingham ruffled ribbon (MFT). Fancy Labels (Spellbinders), Brads, Pearl Bling (KaiserCraft - previous MFT VIP Kit), Flower Sizzix Die (SU), Sticky Strip, Crop-A-Dile