MFTWSC263 - High Hopes

Hello ~ found some time over the weekend to play along with this week's MFT Sketch Challenge

I used one of my favorite MFT Sets - Up Up and Away (retired). Patterned paper is from Basic Grey.

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs LJ

MOJO430 - New Beginnings

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Today I am sharing my card for a monthly swap I am in that Makani is hosting on SCS. Our February theme is "New Beginnings". Our card "requirements" are to use Stampin Up Stamps. I chose to use an older SU! Set called Nursery Necessities. For my card I used an oldie but goodie technique, using my SU! Markers to color directly on the rubber stamp image. I like that you can kind of see the streaks on the bottom of the boat, as most boats look like that. I used MOJO Monday Sketch #430 for inspiration. 

Can't wait to see what I get back from this swap - although I will have to wait about a month to see them :) I finished these up early this time! 

Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs ~ LJ

Get Well!

Hello Hello ~

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

MOJO Monday 429 - Unforgettable

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Today (tonight?) I am sharing a card I made for a Valentines Swap that is due this month. I used a pretty old SU! Set called Have A Heart (it was retired in 2005 - that's how hold it is!)  Used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch for the layout.  One of my new years resolutions (I don't have many -as I never keep them-ha) is to blog 5X a month. along with that goal, I plan to try to use as many mojo monday sketches as possible, as I can count on a new mojo sketch there waiting for me every Monday ~ sounds like a good plan right? :) 

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

Stamps: Have A Heart (SU - Retired) 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Heart Pattern & Pink Patterned (echo park) red pattern (SU!), Real Red, Basic Grey, White Recollections, black (for small heart) 

Other: Circle Spellbinders, Corner Rounder Punch, Silver Brads, Triple Heart Punch

MOJO423 - Oh What Fun!

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Today I am sharing the card I made for Barb's Santa Swap. I used two Stampin' Up Sets - the santa image is from 'Color Me Christmas' and the sentiment is from 'Christmas Messages'. I used this week's MOJO Monday Sketch (#423) 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC251 - Gobble Gobble

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Today's card is for My Favorite Things Sketch #251. I used the Pure Innocence Turkey Time image and sentiments for my card.  The pattern paper is from Echo Park (6X6 Getaway Collection). I found it awhile back at hobby lobby when it was 50% off. :) Brown ribbon is SU, and I also used twine from Maya Road. The sentiment tag is also from Stampin Up (remember the tag sheets? Yes, I still have them!) 

Here is the inside of my card:

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

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Today I am sharing my card for the October Sisterhood of the Traveling Cards (SOTC) Swap. What is the SOTC? We are are bunch of swappers on SCS who participate in a bi-monthly swap. Every other month a new hostess picks a theme, and we have to make 6 cards (identical) of that theme. The hostess swaps out the cards, keeps one for herself, and the participants receive back 5 other cards for that theme! 

So Gael is our hostess this month, and our theme is Broadway Shows. I thought about this one for awhile, did some preliminary research, and came up with Meet Me in St. Louis which was on Broadway at the George Gershwin Theater from 1989-1990 for 252 performances. It was nominated for four Tony Awards in 1990. 

Originally I was going to do a theme park card.....to go with the World Fair theme, well I found something even more interesting to base my card on, the story behind the song "Have Yourself A Merry Christmas" (which is one of my favorite Christmas songs) comes from the movie/play. The song was written specifically for the script, and the song was performed by Judy Garland during the Christmas scene. 

The original lyrics are a bit different than what we are used to hearing: 

Have yourself merry little Christmas

It may be your last

Next year we all may be living in the past

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Pop that champaign cork

Next year we all may be living in New York

Judy Garland thought the lyrics were depressing, so her and her co-star Tom Drake asked that the lyrics be revised. Which is how we got the traditional version of the song we know today. 

I kept my card fairly simple, as I wanted to focus on the image, which is from MFT Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ