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Today I am sharing the first of two cards for Barb's "Show Me the Music Swap" over on SCS.  The stamps are from My Favorite Things (retired). The main image is colored with SU! Watercolor Wonder Crayons and SU Blender Pen. I used some black satin ribbon and SU! gemstones on my card. 

Thanks for stopping by! :) Hugs ~ LJ

Valentines Duel

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Time for another duel between the Divas and Darlings. Suzy (our Diva hostess) sent us an adorable valentines' themed kit to play with using one of my favorite Stampin Up Sets - Have A Heart. I love all the soft-colored Recollections patterned paper she sent and the heart die-cuts coordinate perfectly! 

Here is how I decorated the inside of my card, which I am using for my niece's valentine this year. I know she will love it! 

The Divas (my group - they all received the same kit)  includes:

Barb ** Blog: Barb's Inkin' into Retirement
Carol ** Blog: Lost in my craft room
Judy ** Blog: Paper Hugs & Kisses
Heather ** Blog:https://landofstamping.wordpress.com/ 
Kelly ** Blog: *Sandcastle Stamper*
Suzy ** Her SCS gallery 
Tami ** : : : : BlueInks Design
Terry S ** her SCS gallery

The Darlings (they are receiving a different kit from Debbie B)  are:

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

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC 317

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Doing another quick post tonight - I have been on roll with sketch challenges today. (keep scrolling down if you want to see my first card.  :-) This one is for My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #318. I pulled out one of my MFT Pure Innocence Girls (Camera PI) and also used the coordinating camera die-namics from MFT. The patterned paper is from Doodlebug Designs.

Thanks for Stopping by ~ Hugs ! LJ

MOJO 481

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Today I am sharing my card for MOJO Sketch #481. The snoopy image was RAK'd to me by my good friend Kathy down in Georgia. We've been friends for years as a result of SCS (Splitcoast Stampers). 

If you peek behind the card, there's a think stack of images that have been RAK'd to me over the years. My goal for 2017 is to use more of these for swaps. I also have an even thicker stash of 6x6 papers that are either RAKs, parts of card kits, or left over from my 12X12 sheets that I have trimmed down. I plan to try to use these too! :)  The paper I used is from that stash, and then the ribbon is from my brown ribbon bag (more RAKs and kit leftovers). 

Yay for using what I already have..... :) Hugs ! LJ

Congrats!

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I joined a new monthly challenge group on SCS - created by Barbaralynn - and it's called Challenge Your Stash (CYS). The idea of this challenge is to use what you have in your stash with out buying new stuff to play with. Barb is this month's challenger, and the challenge is to use Black, White and Silver. I decided to create a wedding card, using the Amuse Bride and Groom stamp. It's embossed with silver EP from American Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs ~ LJ

2017 Divas Vs Darlings!

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Today is the 15th and I am so excited to show you the first Duel Darling card of the year. The divas hostess this month is Tami (she can be found at : BlueInks Design). I love the adorable Balloon Riley and patterned papers from Imaginisce. Most of what you see on the card is from the kit. I thought that that Riley image would look really cute popped up on the white tag that was in the kit. The 'Love' banner was made from my own stash with the exception of the pink hearts which were punched from another larger heart in the kit.

A little background about our little challenge group:

The Dueling Darlings are a group of friends from SCS that swap cards and beyond and formed a new group called the Dueling Darlings! Divided into Group A and B, which wasn't a cool name so we are now the Divas and the Dazzlers, have a monthly rotating hostess kit that goes out to make cards! The Divas have one card kit to work with, while the Dazzlers have another! It's fun to see what we "duel" up in cardstock, papers and wonderful images!

Below are the rest of the ladies that are participating in the Duel. I can't wait to see what they created! : 

The Divas (my group - they all received the same kit)  includes:

Barb ** Blog: Barb's Inkin' into Retirement
Carol ** Blog: Lost in my craft room
Judy ** Blog: Paper Hugs & Kisses
Heather ** Blog:https://landofstamping.wordpress.com/ 
Kelly ** Blog: *Sandcastle Stamper*
Suzy ** Her SCS gallery 
Tami ** : : : : BlueInks Design
Terry S ** her SCS gallery

The Darlings (they are receiving a different kit from Terry L)  are:

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

Thanks for stopping by and here's to a fantastic year of crafty duels! Hugs  ~LJ

Are You Cured Yet

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Sharing a card I created for a Gina K Designs StampTv Challenge - "Third Time's the Charge" I used the cute set Sophie Pig for the images and sentiments. These cute sophie pigs cluttered the card a little bit, but I still like how it turned out :) I used patterned paper from Pink Paisley (Pen Pals 6X6 collection) and some Paper Studio heart bling on the banner panel.

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs - LJ