Flap Fold Card

Hello ~ Hello

Today I am sharing a fancy-fold card I made about a week ago, after I saw this posted on Beate's blog, Fresh & Fun. There is a video blog there too. :) I started with a chocolate chip base, and then build the card up based on Beate's measurements listed in her blog post. I use an older SU! Set, Very Versatile for my image and sentiments. The tricky part was the button clasp, I ended up using some dimensionals and pop-dots to get it to finally work. The finished size of the card is 4" X 5.5"

Below is the inside of the card:

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a terrific Tuesday! 

Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC54 - Roll With It

Hello ~ Hello 

Here is my card for this week's MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge (#54) over on SCS! I had so much fun paper-piecing the adorable Roll With it Pure Innocence cutie! My papers are from MME - Lime Twist - Out of the Blue 6X6 pad. I also used some red/white baker's twine, and the button is from basic grey. I hand-cut the banner flag since I don't have any dies (yet I want some that's for sure! ) 

The sketch is below, thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

The Little Things

Hello ~ Hello 


It's time for another Duel! Joan is our lovely Diva Hostess this month and our theme is the little things. Joan sent us an amazing kit this month to play with! The image and sentiment are from Lockhart Stamps (this is one of Joan's favorite stamp companies!) 


When I first saw this title, I did think of a "little thing" only she's not so little anymore, my niece Tavi Pearl. She's getting to be quite a little Diva herself. :)

I used this week's Destructed Sketch (34):

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

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

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

Thanks for stopping by ~ 

Hugs ~ LJ

SFYTT - January 2012

Here's my card for Jen's Sketch for You To Try for January. I had a lot of fun putting this one together, as I love cards with lots of layers. The adorable image is from Stamping Bella. I totally need to add some Birthday cards to my stash right now. The patterned paper is from Crate Paper (6X6 Pad - Neighborhood collections. I added a spiral clip, some SU! Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, and some Basic Grey Brads for embellishments.  The green panel was embossed with a CB Swiss Dot folder.

Below is a close-up of the main image that I colored:

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC53 - Love You

Hello ~ Hello

So excited another year of MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenges are here! Here is what I came up with for the first sketch of 2012. This adorable Heart Stripes Pure Innocence images is definitely one my my favorites to use for Valentine's Cards :) I also used my newest spellbinders set: Heart Circles

Thanks for stopping by~ Hugs  ~LJ

Here is a close-up of the super cute image:

Additional Challenges for this card:
Art Impressions - Anything Goes
Delightful Sketches - Heart
Heartsong Inspirations - Anything Goes

Sending Happy Mail

Hello! Decided to play along with this week's technique challenge on SCS which is a Double Dutch Fold Card. So Fun! The tutorial for this card can be found HERE.  I used some new valentines patterned paper from Echo Park (Yours Truly) with an image and sentiment from My Favorite Things (HappyMail Pure Innocence) Below is what the inside of the card looks like, where I used the sentiment and more of the Echo Park paper.

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ

Smelling Roses

Hello! Happy New Year! Here is a card i created last night for the last My Favorite Things Sketch of 2011 over on SCS Since the Badgers are in the Rose Bowl tomorrow facing Oregon, I had to pull out my Badger goodies and show some Badger Pride!

Happy 2012 to you all! Hugs ~ LJ