Relax and Enjoy Your Day

I picked up this cute little House Mouse image at Hobby Lobby last week and when I saw the sketch at Stamping411, I knew what to do with it! This is a simple sketch and I'm all for "simple"!!!! Doesn't this look like the most relaxing thing in the world? Nothing better than sitting in a pile of bubbles!
I used Ballet Blue, Pretty in Pink and Tea Party DP. Ms. Mouse is colored with Prismacolor pencils. I didn't add any Liquid Glass to the bubbles, but probably will. I think it'll give it a little more oomph!

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Lynn

Seeing Stars

Just a very quick "clean and simple" card for FTL85. The stamp set are swirls in various sizes that I purchased at Wal-Mart last year. I have no idea who made them. The sentiment, of course, is Well Scripted from SU. Now the stars................I thought they gave it a nice "touch". These are from Martha Stewart and I think they are actually stickers - but look like rhinestones. There were some blue ones and aqua ones in the package. The patterned paper and the ink used is Brocade Blue.

I'm going to miss some of the SU colors that are retiring - like this Brocade Blue and the Ballet Blue. I'm thrilled that the Baja Breeze is coming back. Do you think that maybe blue is my favorite color!!!!!

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Lynn

Original Idea?

I used to work with an older gentleman who often made the comment - "I haven't made a mistake since 1957" (and then he would just die laughing)!!!!! Well I feel like I can relate to this as sometimes I feel I haven't had an original idea since about that long and wouldn't know what one was if it knocked me in the face!!! Anyway, on to this card...............

I'm pretty sure this idea came from someone but I really don't know who had it or where I saw one similar to it. Wherever I saw the idea I don't think they had used the Vintage Vogue set from SU though. So, does that make mine an original????? I'd like to think so as I really like how the card turned out. The sentiment is Well Scripted from SU - such a nice set to have. I used Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, White, and some unknown DP that matched it pretty good. The flower was stamped, then cut out, and popped up on dimensionals.

Nothing fancy with this card, but it will make a nice "Birthday" for someone.

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Lynn

Pleasant Surprise

Well, I had a nice pleasant surprise this morning! Christy, over at Lone Pine Designs sent a Blog Award (Ms. Brightside) my way!!! Is that nice or what! Check out Christy's blog - you will be amazed at her work.......

Now on to the award.....I have to list 10 things that make me happy, 5 pieces of trivia about myself, and then pass this on to five fellow bloggers. So, first of all......10 things that make me happy:

1. Family

2. Friends

3. Grandchildren

4. Faith

5. Crafting

6. Rambo (my little doxie)

7. Smell of rain

8. Friendly smiles

9. Warm weather

10. Gardening and fishing

Ok, now we go to the 5 pieces of trivia about me:

1. Retired and just LOVING it!

2. Never skipped school (now is that not the SADDEST! LOL)

3. Lived in Panama for a couple of years - very interesting country

4. Taught swimming and sailing when I was younger

5. Love to do crossword puzzles and sudoku

And now, last but not least, I get to pass this on to five fellow bloggers. This was VERY hard as I love so many blogs. Be sure and visit these lovely ladies and see the fantastic work they they do.

1. Shelly - My Creative Rumblings

2. Lesley - Lesley's Little Bit of Everything

3. Susan - Susan's Day Off Creations

4. Tami - Team Gingerbread

5. Cindy - Cindy's Creative Crafts

April Showers..........

Yep, that's what they say - April showers bring May flowers! We haven't had that many "showers" yet this month but we do have a lot of flowers right now. It's nice to see leaves back on the trees, green grass, and yes, flowers! I think Spring has sprung!

The layout for this card is from MoJo Monday #133 and the "theme" (showers) is for the Stamps R Us Challenge blog. Check this one out - there is a new challenge on the first of each month and yes, you have an entire month to post your project.

This image is Singing in the Rain from Stampabilities. The paper I used is some unknown blue from a textured mat pack from ColorBox, white, Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette, and some DP from the Good Neighbors pack. The image was colored with Prismacolor Pencils. I really didn't like the buttons but needed something there to stay "in tune" with the sketch and brads or flowers just did not look right.

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Lynn

Black amd White CAS

I never realized exactly how many shades of white there were! Serious! On this card, we have white cardstock, white ribbon, and white (with black) DP. I really think all three "whites" are different.........Weird! This is probably the very first truly all white and black card I've ever made. I get one almost completed and always end up adding some type of other color to it. On this one, it was all I could do not to put a different colored brad in the center of that little flower. Anyway, I like how the card turned out - with the exception of all the different shades of white. I think that shows up more in the photo though than it does in real life!

This was for the SCS CAS61 (Monday) - Just mainly a sentiment. I don't have any "newlywed" cards made up so decided to use this simple sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes. The little flower was made with the scallop punch from SU. I punched out 10 of them - in alternating black and white prints - scrunched them up a bit and placed the brad in the center.

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Lynn

My First Attempt

I have said - I will NEVER do it, there is just NO way, WAYYYY too expensive, what a WASTE of money, I probably couldn't figure out how to use them anyway..................COPICS!!!!

Well, I broke down and bought a few the other day - not many for sure, but a few to see if I'd like them. I think it will take ALOT of practice before I could ever get used to them (at least learning how to do shading with them), but they do appear to be very nice markers. I actually colored this image with a couple of the Copics (first attempt) and also SU markers.

Is this a "country birthday" or what! Maybe it's that gingham paper and ribbon. Anyway, the image was a free digi from Sliekje and the sentiment is SU Well Scripted. The layout is for Stamping 411 #145 sketch. A very basic sketch that I guess you could either add a little or add alot to.

Thanks for stopping by......................

Lynn