C4C414 - Color Your Day!

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Today I am sharing a card for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges challenge - which is to use some coloring on your card. I already had Gina K's home for the Hoildays Stamp TV kit from last year still sitting on my desk, so I picked out this cute snowman image from the set for my card. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Todays card is for this week's Freshly Made Sketch Challenge. I used last years' Home For the Holidays StampTV set by Gina K Designs. All supplies are from Gina K Designs with the exception of the red bling which is from Studio G. 

 The simple sketch is below: 

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November Challenge Your Stash Challenge - Gift Card Holder

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This month's Challenge Your Stash Challenge on SCS was to create a gift card holder. I saw this idea on Pinterest awhile a go and I thought I would give it a try. The base is an A2 Envelope folded in half. I added some DSP from the 6X6 Quilted Christmas pad (love this paper). The Red Gingham ribbon is retired from SU.

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ATC Swaps

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I have been working on ATCS (Artist Trading Cards) recently for a swap instead of the standard cards. Today I am sharing the ones I have created so far. Being that I only need to make 3 of each category I could be a little more detailed/creative and make some "one of a kinds".

Theme: November/December



Used Graphic 45 papers, all fussy cut images are heat embossed with Stampendous EP

Theme: Mason Jars:

Used Basic Grey Bittersweet 6X6 Pad, Mason Jars are pre-cut from Recollections. Most of the patterned pieces are sponged with brown ink. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

Duel - Hopping Along!

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Welcome to this month's duel! Suzy and Debbie have come up with a great theme for this month's duel. Our them this month is hopping along. Here in Suzy's words is how the theme came about: 

"Debbie and I were talking about our challenge for the dazzlers/divas and how busy people are these days. Hopping from one thing to another. And low and behold the light bulb lit up and we thought of the same idea...that's how sister's brains work you know.....Anyway we always hopping so frogs came to mind and we both had stamp sets with frogs!"

On a personal note, my sister and I rarely come up with the same idea, and when we do, it's usually not a good one! LOL! :-) So I am glad Suzy and Debbie are holding up that on their end :-) 

Anyzoo, the stamps are from Penny Back.I colored the images with prismacolor pencils and used some gamsol and blending stumps to soften the coloring up.  I did both the outside (above) and inside (below) of my card. I think I need to add this froggy set to my wishlist. Toadilly Cute if you ask me! 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ

FMS#311 Christmas of Joy and Laughter

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Today I am sharing a card I created for the current sketch challenge on Freshly Made Sketches (#311) . I am using another snowman image (this one from Hero Arts) and a sentiment from the retired Stampin Up set Christmas Messages.  The patterned paper is from Crate Paper. 

I really love this sentiment set, there are so many great greeting stamps to use: 

Here is the sketch: 

As always - thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

SC669 - Frosty

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Been working on SCS Swaps this weekend, this card is for Barb's SNOW SNOW SNOW swap
I used SCS Sketch 669 for the layout.

The image (Frosty - Stampin Up) has been around a LONG time - since 2001 when it first came out. I just recently found the set at a rummage sale at a SU! event and I was so happy to add him to my collection. :)

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~ LJ