Pierced and Pieced

FINALLY, I'm through with the order for children's and babies cards! I didn't even take any pictures - was just so tired of making and looking at them! Whew!
This is for Always Playing With Paper challenge. It's an inspiration challenge (see the picture here). The photo is just beautiful!!! Made me think of food. So what better image to use than a chef and birthday cake! Plus some of the colors in the bowls are blue and orange so those are the main colors I used for this. Everything on this little guy has been paper pieced. I used Ballet Blue and Pawistively DP. I love plaid so I'm really liking his little jacket! The image is Voila from SU. On the birthday cake and tray I used some Creative Inspiration Paints - they REALLY make it shine. I used Fairy Dust on the cake and Silver Frost on the tray. The orange background paper was paper pierced on the sides.

Hope everyone has a great weekend........

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Lynn

Hook, Line, and Sinker

Just a really quick post for today! I'm right in the middle of making a whole bunch of baby and children's cards and just HAD to get away from the pink and blue colors for a few minutes.

This is for CAS77 at SCS. I used a couple of images from the Hook, Line, and Sinker set from CTMH. The challenge was called One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Well, we have one fish here and if you look really close you'll notice that the little fish has a red heart on his tail. I also used Riding Hood Red and Kraft paper. VERY clean and simple for today!

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Lynn

Summer Flower

This is just a summer card to say "hello"! I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. It's a hot one for sure, isn't it! Whew! But winter will be here soon enough I guess.

This image is from Designed2Delight.......isn't it just the cutest! This is for their progressive challenge. I'm posting it today (a few days before the deadline) because I want to make sure and get the next free image for playing - and - I have a big order of baby/children's cards to complete so may get too busy later in the week to complete it. I'm also going to post it for the CAS-tastic Wednesday Challenge. The object of this weeks challenge was to create a summer themed card. This really is not anywhere close to my version of clean and simple but I think to alot of ladies, it probably would qualify.

I used Summer Sun, Wild Wasabi, White, and some patterned paper I had in my stash. I stamped the image twice and cut the flower out and popped it up. You can barely see the little mouse poking his head out of the grass! The bee (CTMH) was stamped, then cut out, and added to the flower.

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Lynn

The Christmas Cat

Well, it's a fabulous Friday around here and I thought I'd leave everyone a smile going into the weekend! Things have a tendency to get crazy around Christmas time so thought this little guy would remind everyone what they have to look forward to in a few months.....yes, Christmas will be here before you know it!

The image is from Stampendous (Fluffles the Cat). For the layout I used OWH Sketch 20. After I stamped this image, I stamped it again and cut out the ornaments and popped them up (although you probably can't really see that in the photograph). NEVER again will I do that. Those little babies are so tiny to have to cut out! WOW.

Anyway, hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.

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Lynn

Baja Bride

I needed a wedding card for a friend's son that is getting married next week and thought this would fit the bill as their colors are blue and white. There are so many different shades of blue but on this card I used Baja Breeze. Love that color and so glad to see it again in the new SU catalog. I used the Square Lattice embossing folder for the background. The image and sentiment are from Blissful Bride by SU. I used Iridescent Ice on the dress - although you can't really see it in the photograph. I think the organza ribbon and pearls give it the "bridal" touch.

This is for Always Playing With Paper challenge - the layout. Check out this site and see some awesome cards by the DT - and players.

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Lynn

Ah, The Beach

Now tell me.....wouldn't it be nice to be at the beach right now? Maybe, and then again, maybe not. I keep thinking maybe I've outgrown the beach! I mean, all that sand sticking to you, salty tasting lips, feeling like you need a shower every five minutes, sunburn, etc..... Anyway, this little lady looks like she's ready and is loving the beach - hence the sentiment Life's A Beach! I guess you can look at the sentiment another way, but I like to think of it as being happy. Anyway, I WILL tell you this - This is NOT a photograph of me!!!! At least not yet!!

The image is from Art Impression and everything about it screams "fun"! I had the entire card completed, photographed, and ready to post and just kept thinking it needed something. So I stamped it again, cut out the rubber ducky inner tube, colored it, and then popped it up on the image. Now it actually looks like she's in the inner tube! And what kind of little lady would be seen at the beach without her rhinestone earrings!! The layout is for a challenge from Alissa over at StarryNightsStudio. Check it out - it's a nice layout.

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Lynn

Hey There Chickie

Is this not just about the cutest little chicken you've ever seen!!!!! I LOVE the little polka dots on him. It's a free image that you could get by playing the progressive challenge over at Delightful Inspiration. If you didn't play last week in order to get the free image, you can still buy it in her store.

This will be going to my sister-in-law as a "just a note" card. She absolutely LOVES chickens. She has them in her kitchen, dining area, and all through the house. CLARIFICATION: Susan, over at Susan's Day Off Creations just left a comment on this post wanting to know if she had like LIVE chickens running around everywhere.......When I finally finished laughing I figured I'd better clarify my previous statement - She has chicken type ITEMS all over her house - like figurines, pictures, etc....(Thanks, Susan!)

This was fun to do and I got to use my chicken wire background stamp again. I used Real Red, So Saffron, and White card stock. The image is framed using the Nestabilities Label 1 die. The sentiment is computer generated.

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Lynn