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Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Sweet Cherry Pie....

Good Morning!

I am SO excited to share with you my Crazy challenge for today!!  First, I need to tell you that our Crazy challenge for this week is to make a card/project based on your favorite vacation spot or activity.  What a great idea huh?!?! 

I know you are wondering what in the world my favorite vacation spot or activity is  when looking at a cherry pie....welll......EATING of course!!!!!!  The BEST part of vacation is not having to cook!  LOL!!!  Before I go on, I have to say that this little pie and cards was NOT my idea.  I TOTALLY stole it from my Paper Crafts magazine!  I thought it was so darn cute and made one for my daughters teacher ~

 

I happened to have these little tart tins because at one point in my life, I thought I would make some tarts apparently!! LOLOL!!!  Don't worry, I still have like 8 more in case the tart urge comes back.....  I included 5 little cards that are just like the one shown.  The card base is Select White cut using my circle Nesties.  The gingham paper is from Lily Bees Picket Fence Collection and the stamps on the front are from PTI's Everyday Button Bits.  I stamped the leaves using Pear Pizazz ink, the sentiment using Black Memento ink and the "cherries" were made using Cherry Cobbler CS and MFT's Die-namics Button Quartet dies.

The "pie" is of course the tart tin on the bottom and then I cut a scalloped piece from Vintage Cream CS using my largest scalloped Nesties.  I then sponged the edges using Crumb Cake ink.  I then hand sewed the tan felt on top of the scallop.  When I got about half of the felt stitched, I added 2 layers of batting to puff up the crust.  I then used some Elmer's glue and lightly painted some areas on the top to add chunky glitter.  The final step was to add the red and white bakers twine and the sentiment which is also in the PTI set.

Here is a closer look at the pie ~

 Here is a closer look at the card ~

I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and thank you so much for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Crazy girls ~

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

~Lynda

Crazy 4 Challenges ~ Friendship is a Sheltering Tree....

Good Morning!

Have any fun plans for this weekend?  I am so excited that it is supposed to be 63 today!!! Spring has come early this year and I like it!

Our Crazy challenge this week is in celebration of International Earth Day, Silke has challenged us to include a tree on our cards or projects!  How fun is that?   Get out your tree stamps and play along with us!

Here is my card ~

The layout of this card is from MFT's Wednesday Stamp Club sketch found HERE!  The base of this card is Vintage Cream CS with a mat of Early Espresso and then Kraft CS.  All of the DP is from MY NEW FAVORITE papers from MME Stella & Rose Mabel Collection.  The trees, from MFT's Grow Love, Plant A Tree set, were paper pieced after being stamped using Early Espresso ink.  The "grass" was punched using my Martha Stewart grass punch and stamped with a sentiment from MFT's Sheltering Tree set using Early Espresso ink.  I then added some natural burlap string and a clear SU! heart button.  The clouds were cut using MFT's Cloud Die-namics and some off white felt also from MFT.

Here is a closer look ~

Check out my Crazy teammates beautiful creations ~

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

Have a great day!

~Lynda

My Favorite Things WSC ~ Happy Easter....

Hi!

I hope you had a great weekend!  Yesterday, the weather was dreary so I had a chance to make a card based on MFT's Wednesday sketch challenge!  I have also added a whole lot more stamps for sale HERE!  I am still pricing a few but should be done shortly.  Here is the sketch ~

Here is my card ~

The base of this card is Vintage Cream with a mat of Early Espresso and then Kraft CS that I embossed using the new SU! tulip folder.    I then added a strip of SU! DP {from their Vintage Spring Collection} and across the top a strip of May Arts lace topped with a bow made from Baja Breeze seam binding.  The darling PI image {from My Basket of Eggs set}, was stamped on Vintage Cream CS using Black Memento ink.  I then cut the image out using my Oval Nesties, Sponged a little Crumb Cake ink while the die was still in place and then colored using my Copics {E00, E11,E50, E33, E53, E55, E57, E59, B000, B91, B95, G82, YG03,Y02, YR04, R20 and BV00}.  I matted the image with a scalloped oval cut from Early Espresso CS.  The sentiment is also included in the set and was stamped on Vintage Cream using Early Espresso ink, cut out and stitched on the left side using cream twine. 

Here is a closer look at the image ~

I accented her shoes with little pearls, added some clear glitter on the eggs and the hearts and then added some whisps of grass using a Moss Prismacolor Pencil.

That will do it for me today!  Have a great day!

~Lynda

Serendipity Stamps Wednesday ~ Leftovers.....

Hi!

Long time no see!!  I have been so busy lately and since my mojo is still hibernating, haven't even stepped foot in my craft room.  I have a card to share today that I actually made some time ago and hadn't posted. 

Our Serendipity Stamps challenge today is to use leftover papers, ribbon, etc...

The base of this card is Naturals Ivory and then a mat of DP from Cosmo Cricket's Circa 1934 Collection.  In fact all of the DP is from that line.  The next mat is True Black and then again Naturals Ivory.  To make the background, I cut some clouds from scrap CS using my MFT cloud dies and then used removable adhesive, stuck them down and sponged around them using Baja Breeze ink.  For the grass, I punched a grass border using my Martha Stewart grass border punch and then used the negative to sponge Mellow Moss ink.  The sentiment is from Verve and was stamped using Black Memento ink.  The dresses are from Serendipity's Three Dresses set found HERE and were stamped on the various patterns of paper using Black Memento ink, cut out and hung from Natural burlap string using SU! library clips.

Be sure to check out my teammates leftover cards!!!

Amy

Anya

Kathie

Jenny

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

~Lynda

Frames for Friends.....

Morning!

I made a couple of frames this past week and thought I'd share them.  I love making frames!  They are so easy and I think, a great gift!  Here is one I made for a friend who's LOVES her Dog! 

The frames were bought from Micheal's and I used Martha Stewart decopauge to adhere the paper on both.  For this frame, I used some old SEI dog paper.  I can't remember the name of it but I had done some scrapbook pages using it and luckily had some left over!  The grass was punched using my Martha Stewart grass punch, the clouds, cut from MFT white felt, and sheltering tree are dies from MFT.  The fire hydrant was on the DP so I cut it out.  The ribbon is from SU! as is the button.  The sentiment on the dog bone is a rub on from SU!.  I added a couple hearts punched from my Martha Stewart heart confetti punch and the heart on the tree, I wrote Ty's name. 

Here is a closer look ~

This frame is from my daughter's friend who is having her birthday today!!  She LOVES orange so I was lucky enough to have NOT thrown away my OLD Chatterbox paper as I thought it was perfect for her frame!  I have since added a darling picture I have of the 2 girls from Mary's birthday party last summer.

 I used some old flowers I have been hoarding, added a pink Basic Grey button, a Zva rhinestone flourish and some Martha Stewart butterflies that I punched from some pink glitter paper.  For the tag, I stuck some black glitter Making Memories stickers and tied it on.  Oh, I did add some leaves that I cut using my Sizzlets dies. 

Here is a closer look ~

I hope you have a great day and I'll be back tomorrow with my Crazy challenge!

~Lynda

Friends Brighten Your Day....

Hi!

I have a couple MFT challenge cards to share with you today.  The first one is based on THIS weeks sketch and the second is based on LAST weeks sketch.

I had mentioned before that I was cleaning my craft room, well, it's amazing the things you find!  I have a huge amount of OLD Chatterbox paper that I don't use but haven't been able to part with.   Luckily I didn't part with it as there were some patterns I have that worked perfectly for a frame I made for my daughter's friend!  I will share that with you tomorrow but really, my point is that I ran across the stamp set I used on today's card that I forgot I had!  I haven't used it in years so it was like using a NEW stamp set!!! LOLOL!!! I guess there is 1 thing good about cleaning!!!   Here is my card ~

The base of this card is True Black with a mat of textured Going Gray and then True Black again.  The pink polka dot DP is from MME Tickled Pink Fine and Dandy Collection and the yellow flower paper is from Echo Park's Walk in the Park Collection and then the cloud paper is from MME True Blue Fine and Dandy Collection.  The image is from MFT and is called Rain or Shine.  I stamped the image once on Select White CS and a second time on Going Gray.  I cut the Select White image out using my oval Nesties and then colored it using my Copics (E00, E11, E50, E55, E57, E59, BG10 and B41).  I added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the puddle using my Quickie glue pen.  I used my SU! scallop border punch to layer the yellow and Select White, added a Basic Grey yellow button and tied the Friends sentiment on using Rose floss.  The Friends sentiment is actually part of a sentence and since I didn't have room for a sentence on the front, I just inked up the Friends part using Black Memento ink, stamped it on Select White CS and punched it out using my Martha Stewart tag punch.  Here is a closer look at the image ~

I added the rest of the sentiment on the inside of the card ~

 

The following is a card I made for a friend who recently had surgery and as I said before, it is based on last weeks MFT sketch ~

 

The base of this card is Select White with a mat of Pure Poppy and then one of the darling heart patterns included in Bo Bunny's Crazy Love Collection.  I stamped the sweet Better get Better Pure Innocence image on Select White using Black Memento ink and then cut it out using my Lacey Circle Nesties.  I colored the image using Copics, matted with a Early Espresso circle and added Pure Poppy ribbon.  I tied the sentiment on using a brown button and red and white bakers floss.

That will do it for me today!  I have a list of things to get done so I better get with it!  Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!

~Lynda

Happy Spring!!!

Hi!

Don't let my title fool you.   No, it's not Spring but it's wishful thinking!   LOL!!  I hope it is nice where you are because it is far from it here in Virginia!!!  Well, at least the crummy weather gave me the incentive to stay inside and clean my crap, I mean craft room!  Oh my what a mess!  I found about 10 unfinished scrapbook pages and lots of paper that I didn't even know I had!  Sad isn't it?  I took time out from my cleaning to make a card based on today's SCS sketch challenge.

The base of my card is Pear Pizzaz and then I added a mat of Early Espresso and then Kraft.  All of the DP is from Echo Parks ~ Walk in the Park Collection.  The image is from MFT's Mud Buddies set and was stamped on Select White CS using Black Memento ink.  I colored using my Copics although I did paper piece her boots.  I also added some yellow rhinestones to the flower on her hair and the flowers in her garden.  I tore the edges of the cork and then stamped the mud mounds, also included in the Mud Buddies set, using Early Espresso ink.  I embossed the bottom Early Espresso CS using my bubbles embossing folder.  I was trying to get a dirt effect....  The sun was cut using THIS sunshine MFT die and the sentiment, from My Basket of Eggs set, was stamped using Early Espresso ink.

Here is a closer look ~

 

 

That will do it!  Now I need to get back to cleaning but I must say that you stay warm when you are cleaning!!! LOLOL!!!

Have a great day!

~Lynda

Moxie Fab Neutral Color Challenge ~ Missing You....

Hi!

I LOVE the colors of my card today!  I REALLY LOVE them and will definitely use them again!  I don't know why I hadn't thought of these colors before!  I take no credit for them.  The colors are from the Neutrals Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week in the Moxie Fab World challenge over at the Moxie Fab World blog.  There are multiple color challenges going on over there.  You can check them ALL out HERE!  Here are the colors for the neutral challenge ~

Beautiful aren't they?!?!  Here is my card ~

 

  The base of this card is Blue Bayou and is 4 1/4" square.  The next layer is Early Espresso and then on top is a textured piece of CS included in the DCWV Linen Closet Collection.  In fact, the tree, clouds, "hills" and scallops on the "hills" are also from that collection.  The "hills" were cut using my oval Nesties and scalloped oval Nesties.  The tree is from MFT's Grow Love set and paper pieced with the Linen Closet DP on the top and the trunk of the tree was pieced using a wood pattern, that matched PERFECTLY I might add, from MME True Blue Fine and Dandy Collection.  The clouds were cut using my MFT cloud dies and the sentiment was adhered using a Kraft button, topped with a clear SU! heart button and May Arts Ivory burlap string.  The sentiment is from MFT's Flurry of Love set and was stamped on the Taupe colored CS using Early Espresso ink and then cut out and adhered using a glue dot!

OK, that will do it for now!  Have a great day!

~Lynda

My Favorite Things WSC ~ Mommy's Little Angel....

Hello!

Happy Sunday!  I hope your weekend has been great!  My card today is based on My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch #2 (AKA ~ MFTWSC2).

The decorative paper is again from Webster's Pages Wonderfall/Hollywood Vogue Collection.  I really like these papers!  My card base is Baja Breeze with a mat of Vintage Cream.   The next Vintage Cream panel was embossed using my SU! Victorian Wallpaper folder and matted with Early Espresso CS.  The sweet image is from MFT's Pure Innocence line and is called Little Angel.  I stamped her one time on Select White CS, cut her out.  Stamped again on the Blue DP (dress) and cut that out.  I then stamped one more time on the off white panel.  I colored her and pieced her dress on her and then added White Liquid Pearls on the buttons, shoes and around her collar.  I REALLY need to practice coloring skin with the Copics...Oh well, she looks VERY fair, almost pink!!! LOLOL!!! 

I cut the side circle from the same DP using my Lacey Circle Nesties, added the ribbon and finally the little tag that I stamped the sentiment, also included in the set, using Early Espresso ink.

That's all for now!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

~Lynda

 

In the Park....

 I wish I was at the park, sitting under a nice tree covered with leaves and wearing a t-shirt and shorts!!! LOLOL!!!   Well, maybe soon....but for now, I'll just stare at my card!!! LOLOL!!!  The layout of this card is based on CPS' sketch for this week.

The base of this card is Select White with a mat of Early Espresso.  The decorative paper is from American Crafts In the Park Collection.  I matted the bottom DP with Baja Breeze CS and added Artichoke grass using my Martha Stewart grass punch.  The sentiment is from MFT's Apple for you Pure Innocence set and was stamped using Early Espresso ink.  Do you see the tree trunk and branches???  Oh my gosh, I LOVE the look of this!!!  I started with Dark Brown CS and stamped the tree from Sheltering Tree using Early Espresso ink.  I then lined up the Sheltering Tree die and cut it out!  SIMPLE!!!  The "leaves" are actually clouds.  I used my MFT cloud die and cut a bunch from Kiwi Kiss CS.  I then layered them on the trunk and branches.  Here is a closer look ~

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!

~Lynda