A Little Late....

     Happy Friday afternoon, my friends.  I was ready to go with this card, early this morning, but it seems the Linky over at Unity had expired.  Check out all of the work that is being loaded for Friends with Flair, this week!

     This card uses the May Kit of the Month called "Hey Girl".  If you have not seen the gorgeous stamps in this kit, you must do so!

 

     My card is done on white with white embossing.  I sponged on all of the assorted colors.  I also used a stencil to fill in some background, and that is from the Crafters Workshop chicken wire reversed .  There are a few Dewdrops added as accents.  My inks are from SU!

 

     This second card also uses the KOM of May 2014, and a sentiment from one of the grab bags from Unity.  I just love this big birthday cake stamp!  The card uses an embossed background, paper doily, and assorted punches that help use up scraps from my bin.  There are touches of Stardust pen for some sparkle, but it is not showing well.

     I would like to enter this card over at Pixie's Snippets Playground. This week is #124

      I hope you have a fabulous weekend, and I appreciate you stopping by.

Friends with Flair....Yep, it's Friday!

 



    However did it get to be the weekend again?  This weeks offering, come from my April KOM from Unity. Don't forget to check out all of the great work on the Friends with Flair post!  I also noticed that most of the recent Unity posts include some sort of water coloring.  Well here is my stab at that.

Here is what I used:

Soft Sand and White card
Designer paper
Wrinkle ribbon which I made :)
Stazon Saddle Brown ink
Derwent water color pencils
water brush
antique button to match the leaves on the stalks

     I have a sneaky feeling I will be enjoying more water coloring, very soon.  Have a fantastic weekend!

I Found a New Challenge!

  Morning, everyone.  I am so glad you enjoyed my little play with the paper, yesterday!  This morning, I found a challenge blog that is new to me.  It is called The Corrosive Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is # 198 "Head Gear".  Anything that you wear on the head, such as hats, bows, flowers, etc.

 

  I just so happen to have created a card that fits the bill.  This card was made as a birthday card for my son-in-law.

Here is what I used.

Kraft and white card stock
Memento inks
Circle punches
A hippo stamp that I bought unmounted in the "90's"
My sentiment is an unknown
Classic Hats set by Inkadinkado
Brads
Washi tape

I also found another new challenge, thanks to my friend Theresa P.,  It is the Oldie but a Goodie Challenge, and they are also doing hats.

I want to thank you for stopping to take a look, and hope you have a wonderful day!

I Challenged Myself

     Happy Monday!  Call me crazy, but I decided to give myself a challenge.  A couple weeks ago I saw this designer paper at Tuesday Mornings.  It was a whole pack for .99.  I am not sure why, but I seem to be drawn to paper that is different strips.  Here is what one sheet looks like.......

 

     I see by the label on the pkg. that it is called Something Sweet, but I do not know the designer.

 

     Sooo, my challenge was to see what I could make out of it.  Here are the results......

 



 

I only added a few little goodies, and this is what I came up with!

 

(great, now Blogger wants to center the rest of my post)

 

I would like to enter this over at Pixie's Snippets Playground, as I do believe I used all the snippets that I could!

 

The other bits that were added, are Washi tape, Stickles, punches, pearls, candy dots, dimensional tape, and a gemstone butterfly.

 

My friend and I were just saying how each of us sees  paper in a different way, and that this paper would have her stumped.  I saw it as multiple projects.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 







For Friday!

 

     Morning, fellow bloggers!  As promised in my last post, I am going to try and get in the swing of things, with my cards.  Todays card was created for Friends with Flair, over on the Unity blog, and also for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, which is Anything Goes with sequins.

The supplies used for this card are:

Unity KOM April 2014
Basic white card stock
Tea Dye Distress ink
Lace Ribbon border punch from SU!
Elegant Lines EF from SU!
Stickles in gold
Assorted pearls and sequins

     Unity is also celebrating their 6th birthday, with a bash!  Be sure to stop by the store, and check out the fantastic deals!  Have a great start to your weekend!

Sorry I Have Been Missing.

     On Easter, we visited my DD and family for a fantastic meal.  I decided to spend the week, and just returned home this past Sunday.  I just shared these cute photos over on FB, but I think they are worth sharing twice.

    Brian is such a cutie!  Although it has been 30 years since I woke to the sound of a crying baby, it was fun to sneak in and get those great big morning smiles.  I was able to teach him "So Big", and how to click his tongue like a trotting horse.  He also started with some not so well liked phases, like not wanting his bedtime bottle and throwing little hissy fits when things are not to his liking.  I am sure these will pass quickly.  He is a very pleasant little boy.
 



 



      I hope to get back into regular posting by this weekend.  I just didn't want you all to think I dropped off the face of the earth!

     Please be sure to click on the orange ribbon on my sidebar for an updated address for mailing to little Lauryn.  There have been some positive updates, and she and her family are currently in a Ronald McDonald House, close to the hospital.  Keep praying, please!

Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!

     Hi, friends!  I am here to announce the winner of the $25 Michael's gift card!  Their were 48 comments total, on my blog, for the Hop/Card Drive for Lauryn.  Since DH was home today, for the holiday, I secured his help with printing out each name and I let him pick out of the hat.

     The winner is JimLynn!  Congrats!  If you can send me your details ASAP, I can get this in the mail tomorrow! My email is ma54k@comcast.net .

     It sounds like Lauryn is having a very rough week.  If you have a spare card or prayer for this little princess, I am sure it would go a long way with cheering her up.  Thanks to everyone who joined in.  God Bless you, and have a great holiday!

Hop for Lauryn

     Thank you so much for stopping by during this blog hop for Little Lauryn!  Here is a card I created using one of the digital images, that were so graciously donated as a fund raiser for the Lot of Love for Lauryn Card drive.

     My card was created using a digital image donated by Clair Keay of Jellypark, and it will be sent to Lauryn this week. Other things used to make my card were as follows:

White card stock
Designer paper by Doodlebug Design - Kraft in Color
Floral Oval dies from Spellbinders
Pretty in Pink ink from SU!
Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon
Prima mini flowers from Got Flowers?
mini pearls, and a cute word medallion

     Just for leaving a comment on this blog post, you will have a chance at winning a $25 gift card from Michael's!  All comments must be in by 12 noon on Friday April 18th.  I will choose a winner that evening.

    

  

Isn't this little girl just precious? Let me introduce you....
Lauryn was diagnosed with Leukemia on March 27, 2014. She is currently hospitalized in the DC area undergoing chemotherapy to fight this terrible disease.  Lauryn is Linda Payne's granddaughter...many of you in the stamping community probably already know sweet Linda!

As news of Lauryn's illness spread via social media, many of you have asked if there is anything you can do to help, so we have come up with a plan. We decided to have a Card Drive and would like to invite YOU to help by sending "happy mail" to Lauryn and her family.

Please create cards to share your love and encouragement for Lauryn and her family. Lauryn's parents are Josh and Elizabeth and she has two older siblings: Lily and Logan. We thank the Lord for this dear family and need to pray for them as they are seeking to glorify the Lord throughout this trial. 

Cards can be mailed to:

Children's National
Hematology/Oncology RM 437
Lauryn Newsome
111 Michigan Ave NW
Washington DC 20010

You can find updates on Lauryn via a Facebook page that has been set up by some family. It is Fight on Little Lauryn. They have shared how encouraging it is receive a simple "like" on a Facebook status or words of love and encouragement that is posted.

Here is the fabulous group of bloggers who have joined us in promoting this Card Drive. We would love for you to hop with us as numerous bloggers have blog candy and all you need to do is leave a comment... 

Lots of Love for Lauryn

Olga Jewell Craftieodamae

Mary Anne Kelemen Lakeside Stamping

Lisa Haines The Purple Place

Patti Painter Patti’s Paper Creations

Jennie Harper Stampin Away the Day 

Colleen Holmes A Card’s Delight

Jennifer Scull Just Coffee Please…& Stamps & Ribbons & Paper

Anita Autore Cards & Coffee 

Sandra Van Blaricum Cards and Creativity 

Jerusha Borden I Love Paper Crafting 

Jenn Borjeson Stampin' Angel Jenn 

Nina Brackett Crafting in Croatia

Linda Coughlin The Funkie Junkie

Kathleen Curry Will Stamp for Wine

Melissa Czapor My Many Journeys

Vicki Dutcher All I Do is Stamp

Debbie Ebat Debbie’s Stamping Adventures

Tera Fujan Stamp Queen 

Patti Gilliam Cherish Each Precious Gift

Joy Hadden Pieces of Joy

Danielle Haddon The Musings of a Chocoholic

Karen Knegten Studio at the Lake 

Lori McAree Smiling While Stamping

CG Merrill CG Says (something loudly)

Rhonda Miller Rhonda’s Place to Shine

Lee Murphy My Reality

Betty Neville Betty Neville's Blog 

Jackie Randolph Paper Moments 

Shirley Ross Card Art, Etc.

Melissa Shultz Coffee Stamps and Stitches

Carla Suto Carla’s Stamping Spot 

Cat Tidwell Cat’s Creations 

Brenda Turner Stamp It Up

Geri Utterback Geri’s Cards  

    Cheri Weston  Stamp’n Boomer 

     Thanks you so much for taking time to explore our hop!  Remember to leave comments, to win prizes!  Visit Lauryn's blog for updates.

For the Playground.....

     I sure was a wild week around here!  Between medical procedures, a funeral, work, and a stamp show, there was not much time for crafting.  The stamp show was the fun part!

 

     My card is one I made this past winter, and it never made it out of the folder marked "Cards to Post".  After the stamp show, on Friday, my dear friend Carol saw this card and told me I just had to post it.  It is a love/valentine of sorts.  Rather clean and simple.  It uses scraps of papers from my bin, burlap and a digital subway art angle.  I used 2 sizes of heart punches, and some Dew Drops as embellishments.

 

     I learned at the fabric store to pull a thread in the burlap, and to use that as a line to cut, so that all stays straight.  My bow is the thread I pulled.  There are also some gold Stickles for a little sparkle!

     This card will be entered over at Pixie's Snippets Playground # 120. 

Another Friends with Flair Friday!

     Here is a card that I created using the March 2014,  Kit of the Month from Unity.  The kit is called The Reason Someone Smiles.

 

     The card uses a fun chevron embossing folder and scraps of white, orange, and grey card stock.  I created a polka dot background with Zig Dotta-Riffic markers.  I used the small tag punch from SU!, along with a flower and leaf punch from Marvy.  Kind of easy peasy, and I really liked the different color combo!  I colored with Copic markers, and added Dew Drops for flower centers.

     Please check out the other artists that have linked in for Friends with Flair.  There is also another great sale going at the Unity store!  Have a fantastic weekend, and be sure to stop around on Monday for the special blog hop, and card drive we are having for Little Lauryn!  Check out her story, by clicking on the orange ribbon, on my side bar. 

Friends with Flair

     Today, I have used one of the very first kits that I bought from Unity.  It was a split kit called In Bloom, and Naturally You.  It had lots of great botanical stamps, which I tend to reach for time and time again.  Please be sure to stop around, and check out all of the Friends with Flair links today.  There is also a great sale going on in the Unity Shop.

     The card stock and papers were just from my scrap bin, with my next layer being a paper doily.  I had recently got a great deal on Spellbinder/Xyron dies, and was anxious to use a set.  I chose the butterflies.  Using white card stock, I picked out the lilac stamp and used CTMH markers to color it.  I also colored and stamped my sentiment.  Using the dies I positioned and cut them out, then used VersaMagic ink to sponge my edges.  I added some Prima flower, which have hung around here forever, and created leaves with an SU! Sizzlet die.  I created antenna with purple craft wire, and added some plum pearls.

     I would also like to enter this over at the Pixie Snippets Playground # 118, since I was such a good girl, and used up lots of bits.

     If you are looking for the link for Lots of Love for Lauryn, you can find it here, or by clicking on that beautiful orange ribbon on my sidebar.  They have added some digital images which can be purchased to help the family.  You can also get more info on my previous post.

Lots of Love!

 

     Sweet, little Lauryn Hope Newsome, is the 2 year old granddaughter of one of our dear blogging, card making, stamping friend, Linda Payne, http://paynehollercards.blogspot.com/ .   Lauryn was diagnosed with Leukemia on March 27th.  She has begun the fight of her little life.  We are planning some very special events to help Lauryn with her fight.  All of the details will be added to a special blog, which can be reached by clicking the orange ribbon on my side bar.  She has started her chemo, and has had a port surgically installed to help administer her meds.  Some of her meds are in pill form, and she has been fighting those.

     There is an address, for anyone who would like to send a card.  She loves Princesses, and Spiderman. Her mommy said that pink and purple are definite favorites!  Look at that sweet smile! There will be a blog hop, with prizes on the 14th of April.  Mostly we asking for your prayers for Lauryn, her parents, and her 2 siblings.  As you can imaging, this is a very trying time for all.

     Fight hard, sweet angel!  I will update when there is something new.  Thanks for stopping by!