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My NEW Blog!!!

Hello!

I have moved my blog HERE!!!  I'm still fixing it up but I have really needed to move for quite some time.  When I started my blog, I didn't know that there were FREE ones so I have finally moved to a free one and will close this one in about a month!

Come visit me at my new home!!!!

Lynda

Happy Birthday ~ MFT Style....

Happy Saturday!

Today we have a VERY special sponsor to kick of the New Year over at the Crazy blog!!!  Our sponsor is My Favorite Things!!!  I LOVE MFT!!!

Our challenge this week is to make a child's Birthday card.  Well, this works out perfectly for me because my daughter is going to a friends Birthday party tomorrow so this will be her card!

I didn't put the sentiment on the front because I didn't know where to put it!!! LOL!!!  The base is Select White with a mat of True Black and then Select White again.  I used MFT's Flat Bottom Cloud dies to cut the clouds out and then added a piece of decorative paper from MME.  I have no idea which line it is from because it was laying on my desk and matched really well!!  I stamped the beautiful balloon from MFT's Up, Up and Away set using Black Memento ink on a scrap piece of Select White, colored with my Copics and cut it out.  I stamped it again directly on the panel, colored the lower basket and then adhered the colored balloon.  I added some green felt I got from MFT a while back and some orange & white twine.

Be sure to check out the Crazies creations!!!

• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Pelkey
• Maria Bell
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• Dawn Easton
  
• Frances Byrne
• Vicki Garrett

Have a great weekend!

Lynda

Bugaboo is Two!!!!!

You should have arrived here from Jackie's blog.  If not, you can get back on track by hopping back to the start of the hop HERE!

Today we are celebrating Bugaboo Stamps 2nd Birthday with a blog hop!!!  Can I just say....I LOVE Jodi's stamps.  The sentiments and illustrations are in a class all by themselves!!! 

Just as last year, there is going to be a week of AMAZING challenges and prizes!!! You can check out all the details HERE on the bugaboo website or HERE on the blog!

 Here is my card ~

I decided to use the BRAND NEW Fishing Gus image, available HERE.  The base of my card is Kraft with a mat of True Black and then decorative cloud paper from MME.  I stamped Gus on Select White CS, cut him out and colored him with Copics.  I added the clouds and sun using MFT dies.  The clouds were cut from watercolor paper and for the sun I used Mustard CS.  Doesn't he crack you up???!!! 

Want to win the digi images of this stamp set???  Leave a comment here and I'll pick a winner after January 21st.  The winner will be posted here and the Bugaboo website!

Now, keep on hoppin' over to Jen's blog!!!  ETA:  JEN IS HAVING INTERNET ISSUES SO FOR NOW, PLEASE HOP ON TO JENNIFER ZEEB!!!!

Thank's so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Lynda

A couple cards.....

I found a couple cards the other day that I had not posted so here they are!!!

Both cards are using stamps from PTI.    The first one is using Through the Trees which was stamped on Kraft CS using Early Espresso ink for the trunk and Old Olive for the leaves.  The sentiment is also in that set and was stamped using Early Espresso.  I sponged the edges with Crumb Cake, added some twine and a heart charm and then matted the image on Early Espresso CS.

For the next card, I used the Holiday Wonderful Words along with the coordinating dies.

The base of the card is Raspberry Fizz and then True Black with Kraft on top.  I scored around the bottom and right side using my scor-pal, stamped the sentiment using Black Memento, added the polka dot ribbon and then the die cut Merry.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lynda

I am such an idiot......

I just noticed that when posting my Verve card for the Inspirations blog hop earlier in the month, I posted the SAME card as I used last month!!!  WOW, what a loser....LOLOL!!!

Here is the card I was supposed to post ~

The cardstock used on this card is Kraft and Vintage Cream.  I embossed the top panel with an old leaves embossing folder from Provo Craft.  I cut the darling frame using Verve's Curvy Bookplate die and then stamped the sentiment, from New Mercies, using Crumb Cake ink.  The final step was to add the blue Jenni Bowlin butterfly.

Have a great day and I'll be back tomorrow with 2 cards that I forgot to post!

~Lynda

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ A Little Something NEW!!!

Welcome!

We are starting a new Crazy New Year off today!!  Our challenge this week is brought to us by the wonderful Joanne!  She has challenged us to use some of our new stuff we got for Christmas.  I used THIS darling stamp from Totally Stampalicious called JJ Desperate Housewife.  In case you didn't know, Totally Stampalicous just released 5 new Bugaboo sets that ROCK!!!!  You can check them all out HERE.

The base of this card is Kraft CS with a mat of True Black.  The decorative paper is from Basic Grey's Little Black Dress Collection.  I stamped JJ on Canson Watercolor Paper using Black Memento ink and colored her with my Copics.  I paper pieced her skirt.  I matted the image piece with True Black CS.  I then added the strip of DP that I punched using my SU! scallop punch, added the Zva black rhinestone flourish and some gold twine.  On the inside I stamped the sentiment - "Do I look like a desperate housewife?"

Be sure to stop by the Crazy's blogs and leave some love!!

• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Pelkey
• Maria Bell
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• Dawn Easton
  
• Frances Byrne
• Vicki Garrett

Have a great weekend!

~Lynda

Totally Stampalicious New Release Blog Hop!!!!

Happy New Year!!

Today we are showing you FIVE BRAND NEW STAMP SETS from our Totally Stampalicous' Bugaboo line by artist Jodie Mackerell!!

These sets are AVAILABLE NOW at Totally Stampalicious!

As always, Totally Stampalicous is giving away amazing PRIZES to THREE lucky Hoppers!!!

1st Prize - All 5 New Sets

2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certficate

3rd Prize - $5 Gift Certificate

All you have to do is Hop along with us and leave your comments along the way and maybe YOU could be a WINNER!!!!

There is also an incredible promotion going on...so even if you don't get a prize you can still be a WINNER!!

It's the Stampalicious Dessert Menu

Level 1 - Vanilla Ice Cream - Buy 5 Get 1 Free
Level 2 - Strawberry Shortcake - Buy 8 Get 2 Free
Level 3 - Triple Layer Chocolate Cake - Buy 11 Get 3 Free

Now, on to the preview!!!  I couldn't decide which stamp set to use first because I LOVE them all!!! LOL!!!

 

This one just cracked me up!  I am sending this card to my cousin even though she is a Margarita drinker, she will still get a big laugh out of this!!!

The base of this card is Avacado with a mat of True Black and then Select White.  I stamped the "Another drink Stella" image and sentiment using Black Memento ink.  I colored using my Copics, punched the top using my SU! border punch and then added some Raspberry twine.  The sentiment on the inside says "And I do believe I need anothe drink". hahahaha!!!

OK so next stop on this blog hop is the wonderful....BECKY!!!!!!  In case you are lost on the hop, go back HERE to the Totally Stampalicious blog and you can figure out where to go!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lynda

 

January Verve Inspiration Team Blog Hop!!!

Happy New Year!!!  I hope you all had a safe and Happy Holiday Season!!!

To kick off the new year, the Verve Inspiration team has a blog hop going on today!!!  Here is my card ~

The base of this card is Kraft, obviously...lol, and then I added a mat of Dark Chocolate and then a pattern of paper from MME Stella and Rose Hazel papers.  I stamped the beautiful Verve sentiment from the New Mercies set.   This set is a definite MUST HAVE set!!!   I stamped it on Vintage Cream using Early Espresso ink and the cut it out using Verve's  Curvy Bookplate die.  The edges were sponged using Crumb Cake ink and I added some SU! ribbon and a Jenni Bowlin pin.  The butterfly was cut from my SU! dies and I then added some clear rhinestones.

OK, next stop on the hop is SWEET Shannan!!!!

Have a great day!

Lynda

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday Lawren!!!

I definitely wanted to post on my blog today to wish everyone a VERY Merry Christmas and also to wish my Paper Pretties teammate, Lawren, a VERY Happy Birthday!!!!  In honor of her birthday, we are doing a blog hop!  Next on the hop is Cely Smith!! 

Before I go on to my card, here is a picture I sent out of my kids this year ~

We had fun putting it together.  Their hands are taped together too!!!  Anyway, I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!!  Here is my card ~

So this isn't a birthday card but, I just LOVE this tree image and since I haven't made hardly any Christmas cards, I really wanted to make one before it was too late!!! LOL!!!  The base of my card is Raspberry Fizz with a mat of Dark Chocolate and of course Kraft on top.  I stamped the beautiful tree from Paper Pretties O Christmas Tree set using Raspberry Fizz ink.  The trunk was stamped using Crumb Cake ink.  The sentiment is was stamped using Early Espresso ink.  The final step was to add the clear rhinestones.  This was a SUPER easy card to make!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

Lynda

With Heartfelt Sympathy.....

Wow, posting 2 days in a row.....that's unusual!! LOL!!!  I actually made the card I am going to share today, a few weeks back.  As I said I am stamping just for gifts right now and this card WAS going to be included with some others for my MIL's bday last month but alas....I have not finished the cards so now she will hopefully get them for a Christmas present!!!

The base of this card is Kraft with a mat of Early Espresso and then MME Stella Rose - Hazel DP.  The butterfly was cut using my SU! Sizzlet and another pattern of the MME paper.  I stamped the beautiful Verve sentiment {from New Mercies} on Vintage Cream CS using Early Espresso ink.  I then cut out the sentiment using Verve's Curvy Bookplate Die and sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink.  The final step was to add the SU! ribbon, Jenni Bowlin stick pin and clear rhinestones on the butterfly.

Have a great day!

Lynda