DD Challenge - May

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Finally here with my card for this month's duel between the divas and the darlings.  The theme Terry (Diva Hostess) and Suzy (Darling Hostess) picked Swing into Spring or Spring".  This is what Suzy wrote for the Divas:   So, our theme is "swing into spring" or "spring". Not sure how we decided to word it! Some of you haven't even seen spring yet!!  The second part of your challenge is to let us know what your favorite dessert that was made usually in the Spring....maybe something that was only made at Easter time. If you want...share the recipe! We can always use more dessert recipes!

I loved the kit Suzy sent - it's definitely full of spring - bright colors and a cute girl swinging on a swing (the image is from Stampin Up) 

I am not much of a cook so I don't have a dessert recipe to share. For easter this year (which really seems like a long time ago since it was early this year) my family went out for dinner to a local place that had a delicious Easter brunch......

Thanks for stopping by ~ Hugs ~LJ

For the Dogs!

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I'm finally here with this months Duel Challenge - from Carol and Shelly, this month's theme is "For the Dogs". I had so much fun playing with this kit! This Whipper Snapper stamp (Good News Puppy) is one of my favorites! I picked out a sentient from one of my Kraftin Kimmie sets to go with it. 

the bonus was to share if we had any pets growing up. Throughout the years, I had a few pets that I loved so much! My first pet was a cat named Sparky. Sparky was a friendly cat. I also had few other cats (Smokey and Dolly) when I lived with my aunt and grandma. Dolly was adopted from the Vet Tech Program at the college I went to. She was very sick when we got her, and the school allowed students to take them home on the weekends so that they weren't alone. I used to take her home every Friday on the city bus in a cardboard box. Finally we were able to keep her for good.  My parents have had two dogs, Buddy, and more recently Tippy. 

here's dolly (she was a fat kitty - yes!) 

and here's Tippy, the current family dog (he's mid-sized - about 25 lbs) 

thanks for stopping by today! Hugs ! LJ

Hello Mickey!

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It's the 15th of the month so it's time for another duel between the divas and darlings. Our theme this month (chosen by Paola and Kadie) is "Being a Kid At Heart" I totally love this theme - Kadie sent us a fun & bright kit to play with, much of it Disney themed...Which made me even more happier! I have a soft spot for Disney - DisneyWorld especially! It's one of my favorite places to vacation.....such a happy place! 

Please excuse the poor photography this time - I took the photo last night with my iPhone and it didn't turn out as well as I had hoped :( My camera battery is dead so that is what I was stuck with. :) 

All of the items on the card with the exception of the solid cardstock (real red and white) were included in the kit. We had received some black Mickey Ear cutouts, I adhered one of them to the blue patterned paper and then cut it out for the balloon. I colored Mickey in with copics and then fussy-cut him out. He's so cute! (who doesn't love a mouse right???) 

I plan to give this card to my niece in the upcoming weeks - just because :) 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs~ LJ

Freshly Made Sketches

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Sharing a card I created today for the latest Freshly Made Sketch Challenge  This card is really simple for me - I usually use many more layers than this, but I really love the simplicity of the design. 

Stamps: Oh Happy Day (Taylored Expressions) 

Ink: Basic Black, Pool Party (sponged background) 

Paper: Recollections white, Basic Grey Fiction 6X6 Pad (I am going to sooo miss Basic Grey!) 

Pink Bling,  Circle Spellbinders, coordinating dies for stamp set, copics, sponge,  label die from MFT. 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs - LJ

MOJO433 - Grateful For You

Hello ~ Today I am sharing my card for MOJO433. The sentiment is from Simple Blessings (Unity Stamps)

I made 6 of these cards for the latest SOTC (Sisterhood of the Traveling Cards) we are a group of card-makers on SCS. It's a nice group of ladies I have become friends with. We take turns hostessing and picking out the theme (every other month). Judy is our hostess this month and she chose the theme of "Blessings" and asked that we incorporate a butterfly (or butterflies) into our card.

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs  ~LJ.

warm fuzzies

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Tonight I am sharing a card I made for a monthly swap I am in on SCS. This month's theme was "warm fuzzies" and the requirement for this swap is to use Stampin' Up Images. I just realized tonight I had shared my February Card and not my January Card yet! A little bit out of order but that's ok! 

I used 3 different Stampin' Up sets: Love Bandit, Valentine Defined, Holidays and Wishes.

Thanks for stopping by - Hugs ~ LJ

First Comes Love...

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Today's card is for Barb's Congratulations Swap on SCS. I pulled out a really old set from My Favorite Things (Baby Firsts). I think the sentiment is kind of old-school for today's world, but it's still cute!  The patterned paper is from October Afternoon, and I used ribbon from Stampin' Up. 

thanks for stopping by! Hugs ~ LJ