Happy Memorial Day

Hello ~

Happy Memorial Day ~ Quick post today, as I need to get ready to go the parade with my family and Miss Tavi....She LOVES parades right now. Today's card is for MFT WSC #21. My mom shared some beautiful Americana Paper from K&CO and I couldn't wait to play with it right away. :) My card base is from a previous MFT VIP Kit. The darling PI Image (Make Mine a Double) is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored in with copics. The dress is paper-pieced. The sentiment is from the MFT PI Lollypop set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs ~ LJ

Happy Birthday Melissa

Good Morning! Today is my friend Melissa's Birthday! Happy Birthday! I know she occasionally pops in on my blog to see what I am up to so I wanted to make sure I gave her the necessary shout-out. Friday we celebrated her Birthday at work, by decorating her "space". It's a lot fun when someone has a Birthday at work! Anyhow, Melissa loves horses. so I wanted to make her a horse-themed Birthday card. I've been saving up a 6X6 pack of Wanted October Afternoon paper - so it was perfect for this card. The Ride 'em Cowboy image is from A*muse stamps the sentiment is from There She Goes Stamps. Ribbon and card stock are from SU. The mat behind the main image is dolly-duo die-namics from MFT.  The chipboard flowers are also from October Afternoon (Wanted Collection).  I used the May Sketch from Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT). 

Thanks for stopping by ~ have a wonderful day! :) 

Hugs ~ LJ

What Women Want...

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Another swap card to share today, Barb's What Women Want swap over on SCS. I'm probably in the minority with most crafty peeps out there, but I'm not a sewing person. I love to see stitching on cards, it's amazing to me to be honest. I want to sew, but I'm hesitant about putting paper (or any other material) into one of those machines that have all those gadgets on them (Buttons, Knobs and Needles oh my!)  So this swap became more of a what I WANT. :) I'm hoping to go down that road soon......maybe before I turn 40.....or 50..... Well you get the idea.... :) Anyzoo the good thing is I got to finally use an adorable Unity Set for this swap, Material Girl. Ahmm I just found another thing that women usually want, that cute little waistline on that main image. I'm so not getting there again.....I used some of the cute patterned paper from the SU! Occasions Catalog. Love bright colors this time of the year......

Thanks for stopping by ~ I'll have another post tomorrow ~ A birthday card for a co-worker that will make you want to giddyup and kick up your heels! 

Hugs ~ LJ

Hay There!

Here's my card for TESC 138 (Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #138. I used one of my favorite TE Stamp Sets - Udderly Sweet! I used the haystack ends of the image to "extend" the focal image out the ends of the card. The cute farmer cuppie is popped up. I used pattern paper from the October Afternoon Garden Variety Collection (love veggies with smiley faces on them!). My primary cardstock colors are Garden Green and Crushed Curry. I also used Basic Grey Brads & the SU! Scalloped Edge Punch. The tag with the sentiment is hand-created as I wanted something with a "tail".

Pardon the poor photography, not much natural light at 9:30 PM .....But I wanted to share this tonight....I'm thinking maybe I need to get my dummies book out and learn about my camera some more this summer. :-)  So many "gadgets" with the camera I have (Canon EOS Rebel XSI) that i have not figured out yet....and I have had it for over a year now.....Gee whiz!

Thanks for stopping by ~

Hugs ~ LJ

Riley Pizza Box

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Today I am sharing my entry for the latest Riley & Company Challenge, which was to create a gift box. I used the adorable Rainy Day Riley as my focal image for this box. The box measures 4"X 4" X 1" deep, and guess what? There's a supah dupah easy tutorial for it... here on SCS :) All you really need to create the box is some strong adhesive, a 6X'11" sheet of card stock, and a scoring tool....I used my score-pal. I used Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, and Tempting Turquoise card stock. The SU! patterned paper, Flowers For You, is from the Summer 2008 Catalog. I also used a border punch, Labels 17 Spellbinders die, bling,  and  some 1" turquoise gingham ribbon. Riley was stamped on Gina K Luxury White Luxury card stock, colored with copics, with the exception of the umbrella which is paper-pieced.

Below is another photo of the mini pizza box which shows some of the dimension and depth (and yes, a gift card fits in this box!)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs ~ LJ

MFTWSC20 - Give It A Shot!

Hello ~ here is my card for MFTWSC20. I so love the PI "I Get a Kick Out of You". It's totally right up my alley since I am a little bit of s sports nut... :) I used the MFT Open Scallop Die-Namic & DP from MME (Lime Twist - Fly A Kite Collection). The PI girls' outfit and basketball was paper-pieced.

Thanks for looking!

Hugs ~ LJ

Celebrate Summer Swap

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Getting closer to summer here, finally.....Although I was wondering if we were going right back to fall this weekend. It was BRRR chilly and windy ~ I needed a winter hat when I was outside.....So Saturday night I warmed up a bit by working on my swap card for Barb's Celebrate Summer. I used a Stamping Bella stamp and sentiment - this is Surfer Fella. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black on Gina K white and colored it in with my copics. My color combination is So Saffron, Not Quite Navy, and Kiwi Kiss. The patterned paper is from My Minds Eye - Good Day Sunshine Collection - Beach Huts. I think this paper is so cute!  The patterned paper is double-sided, so what you are seeing is both sides of the paper on my card. I also used some twine, a silver brad, and the SU! Word Window Punch. The sentiment was stamped with Not Quite Navy SU! Ink.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs ~ LJ