Tuesday Throwdown Challenge

This is my last post as a Guest Designer for the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.  It's really been fun and I've enjoyed every minute of it.  Thanks so much, ladies!

The challenge this week is themed From the Heart.  Be sure and check out all the wonderful inspiration from the DT and come on over and enter your project.  We're being sponsored by Dearie Dolls Digis, who so graciously provided the images. 

I used this cute little pre-colored image that had all the sentiments with it.  When you don't have time (or just don't want to color images) the pre-colored ones are the route to do.  I used some Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron, and Walk in the Park DP on here.  The flower is a die cute from Tim Holtz along with a SU punch and I dampened the edges and kind of curled them up a little (although it may be hard to see that in the photo). 

Thanks for stopping by ...... and be sure and head on over to Tuesday Throwdown Challenge.
Lynn

Toadily in Love

Love is in the air over at the Stamps R Us Challenge blog!  Come on over and join in all the fun as our theme is Valentine/Love.  You have two weeks to complete your project and submit to our challenge.  This really shouldn't be much of a challenge for anyone this time as it seems we're all busy making Valentine's Day cards or projects right now.  We're being sponsored by Robyn's Fetish - who so graciously gave us the images to work with for this challenge. Be sure and check out the Stamps R Us challenge to see all the great creations by the DT.

I love the expression on the "she froggies" face - "um....do I really want to get involved with this "he froggie" with all those spots on his chest...what if they're catching! But, then again, he's got CANDY"!

It's a fun image (and you can find it in the shop at Robyn's Fetish) and would make a cute Valentine's card for someone.

Thanks for stopping by........and be sure and check out our challenge at Stamps R Us.
Lynn

Holy Cow

A while back I saw a card on Allison's blog and she had used this Holy Cow image from Bugaboo.  I believe it was a freebie at the time, but as usual I'm a day late and a dollar short.......Anyway, I left a comment on her blog since it was so cute and she e-mailed to let me know that Bugaboo was having a sale at that time and I could get it in the store..  It only took about two minutes to scoot over there and get this cute image on sale.....So....

I'm back in the "I don't want to create anything" moo(d) again, but did manage to get this one done yesterday and think it'll be cute for a teenage birthday - I'm always needing those type of cards.  I've been working on my sponging some and tried again on this one.  Maybe one of these days I'll get the hang of it.  Next time though I'll do the sponging and then the stitching so it'll show up a little better.  Since this is for a teenage girl I added a rhinestone to the tail and a couple on the sentiment and, of course, a little glitter on the wings.

Just a note - Thanks so much to Donna over at Designing Keepsakes for passing the Liebster Award over to me!  When you get a chance be sure and check out her fabulous blog!  Thanks, Donna!

Thanks for stopping by.........and have a great weekend!
Lynn

Mousing Around

How about a relaxing little card for today!!  The challenge at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge is to make a black and white card.  Oh, how I really wanted to put a big old dollop of red (or yellow, green, purple...) on here but a challenge is a challenge...right!

I used some Paper Studio and Echo Park DP on this card.  The black and white diamond patterned paper reminds me of a bathroom tile floor.....um...oh, well........I added some Stickles to some of the bubbles and lightly tinted this little guys (or gals) fur.   Weird thing about the Stickles I added.....it actually has blue flecks in it yet in the picture they appear brownish.   Strange!   The sentiment is from MFP.  The sketch I used - and you'll be seeing a lot more of this since I LOVE it is from Deconstructed Sketches and I'll also enter this in their challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.....and have a very relaxing day........
Lynn

Charming Snow

The challenge over at Tuesday Throwdown this week (where I'm a guest designer) is themed: Charms!  We're being sponsored by Bugaboo who so graciously provided the images for the DT.  Please take a moment and check out the Tuesday Throwdown blog and all the DT creations.  You have one week to submit your entry using charms.

I used this cute little snowman and made a CAS card.  I did him all up in some red and added a tad of glitter to his hat and some to the "snow" under him.....added some red ribbon, twine, and a bow......and of course, the little charm.  As I said, a very simple card.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure and check out the Tuesday Throwdown challenge.
Lynn

Whimsy Times Three

I finally broke down a week or so ago and ordered a Memory Box Die!  I wasn't sure if it would work in my Cuddlebug, but it did and I love it.  Now all I have to do is decide what other dies I want from them!   I mean, I NEED them, right!!! LOL
I made three super simple (git 'er done") cards using this die!

For this first one, I left some of the die intact and dotted glue behind it so the little pieces wouldn't fall out.  I used some red texture paper and a CTMH heart that I embossed.  The sentiment is Well Scripted from SU.  (The sewing was a little ratty on the edges - but hopefully you can just over look that!)

 

The owl on this card was done with the SU punch - that I always forget I have.  Again I used the Whimsy Circle die and punched out all the little pieces.  The sentiment is from Perfect Words - SU. And note the pink lined circle inside the circle.....I used a SU marker on this and finally found out how to do it after chatting with Donna over at Designing Keepsakes.  Super simple and should have been able to figure that one out by myself - what can I say......um...maybe old age creeping in faster than I thought!!

 And......I used some purple texture card stock and placed the butterfly from the SU Flores Suaves set in the center.  The sentiment is from the SU Upsy Daisy set and I stamped this in White Craft and then used some white embossing powder.

Enough "whimsy" for today I guess.......Just wanted to show off my new die with some simple cards.

Hope everyone has a great week and thanks for stopping by.............
Lynn

 

What's For Dinner?

The nice part about living in the country is that you don't have any traffic and you get to see all kinds of wildlife.  The downside of the country is, first and foremost - no craft stores nearby...and also no restaurants or fast food joints.  So,,,,,,,here's the conversation that came about the other night......

Jim - What's for dinner?
Lynn - I don't know.
Jim - (blank stare....) well?
Lynn - (I must have been in one of my moods....) Look, I'm tired of thinking of what to cook, cooking it, and then having to clean it up, so, we're having nothing or whatever you can find.  I mean, come on, do I look like Paula Deen!!
Jim - (HUGE SMILE on his face)  Great!!!

I left the room for a minute and when I returned, THIS was sitting on the table!!!

Lynn - What in the devil is THAT?
Jim - (Still a huge smile on his face) Vienna Sausage and that's what I'm having along with some crackers!
Lynn - Um...great combo and so healthy.  I don't think I'll share any of that with you though!  That's just nasty looking!

Can you believe this!!  I mean, I've been cooking for years - and the man is lovin' Vienna Sausage!!!  Yikes!  And the way he plopped it on that plate!  I thought I was going to pee right in my pants I was laughing so hard! (One side note here - Jim and I actually share in the cooking, cleaning it up, and all that - just didn't want anyone to think I was the maid here!)

So, anyway (if you're still with me after all this gibberish), I made a card for him so when he decides to have such a scrumptious meal in the future I'll give him this little card to go along with it.

I'll enter this is the challenge at Daring Cardmakers (theme Kitchenalia)

Thanks for stopping by.....and hope this puts a smile on your face!
Lynn