Create with TLC has a WONDERFUL Progressive Challenge Going On -

Create with TLC has this phenomenal Progressive Challenge currently going on to kick-off World Card Making Day. She offers the first image if you request by email and upon completion, send finished project to her and she sends you the next installment!!! How wonderful is that??? AND, did I mention that you have an opportunity to get 12 FREE digital images??????? HMMMM, I guess not - well in that case, let's kick this party off with my first installment:

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollection Navy Card Stock is the background of my card which is a size A2
• background is from my scrap drawers and chalked around the edges
• Create with TLC 1 Neighbor's House Vintage was colored using Spectrum Noir Markers, Prisma Markers, Prisma Colored Pencils and gel pens and then chalked around the edges
• Martha Stewart Vine Border punch was used for the vine across the card with paper from my stash
• my little tiny heart buttons are from my marvelous stash and meet the requirement for the Challenge at 613 Avenue Creates - quick tip to remove the shank off of buttons which makes it quick and easy - use the huge toe-nail clippers and it removes the entire shank and makes it flat to glue onto your projects!!!

Well, what are you waiting for????? Can't wait to see your project . . . 

Thank you for stopping by to visit today. I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
613 Avenue Creates Challenge #91 - Anything Goes with optional use of a heart
Crazy 4 Challenges: Challenge #255
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog: Challenge #113 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenge: Challenge #27 - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #76 - Anything Goes
Chalk N Stock September Challenge
Vintage Stamping Challenge: Challenge #24 Anything Goes

WHOOOPIE - I'm on Anything But a Card Design Team with Steampunk as my First Challenge!!!!

WHOOPIE!!! I can finally tell you the marvelous secret that I have been holding inside - I'm one of the newest members of Anything But a Card Design Team!!!!!! 

For my first project the theme is STEAMPUNK!!! WOW!, What an amazing project theme as the definition of Steampunk is science fiction, fantasy and fictional historical tales set in an alternate Earth's 19th century where inventors made great leaps in technological advancement with materials like iron and brass and using steam engines for power. Today, this term refers to an alternate art style where artists create projects using gears and re-purposing objects and calling it art!!!

This week at Anything But A Card where the rules are simple - your project should be anything but a card with the theme being STEAMPUNK!!

For my Design Team project, I chose to use my embroidery machine with a design from Urban Threads called Clockwork Snowflake Ornament with the pendulum being keys from Miriam's Crafting Supplies added by using jump rings along with a small spoked gear charm.

Almost reminds me of Alice in Wonderland where I'm late I'm late --- and Alice with the keys to the different doors and now I'll be singing White Rabbit the rest of the day by Jefferson Airplane!!!!!! I was "geared" to be late as my embroidery machine and I were having this disagreement along with a kitten interaction who discovered she could turn the on/off switch on the serge protector which in turn jammed my machine which in turn broke several needles!!! I was sew glad that I found the correct "key" to solve the problem and get my project done "on-time"!!!!

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Clockwork Snowflake Ornament was embroidered using Madera gold, burgendy, and a moss green thread and water soluble stabilizer
• all pieces were joined with a brad to make the clock hands moveable
• hot glued a spoked gear charm covering the brad in the center from Miriam's Crafting Supplies
• the pendulum was made by adding jump rings and two different keys also from Miriam's Crafting Supplies
• a jump ring was added to the top to attach a Christmas ornament hanger to finish my project

My first Design Team Project along with my first Christmas Ornament made!!!!! Yippee!!! I'm sew excited and hope you like my project.

The Design Team consists of some very talented ladies whom I am sure you would want to visit their blogs to see their creations along with posting yours to Anything but a card.

Susan

Becky

Di  

Christi

Sheri

Margaret

Laura

Lisette

Julie

JO

Neva

Ruth

Pallavi

Elaine

Rita

Brenda

I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
SanDee and Amelia's Steampunk Challenges: September Challenge and CM Awareness Month 
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge September 23 - September 30 Anything Goes
All Sorts Challenge Blog: Challenge #278 - A Stitch-Up
Brown Sugar Challenge Challenge Blog: Challenge #113 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenge: Challenge #27 - Anything Goes

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Blog Challenge #48 - Anything Goes with a Twist: Add a SPLASH of RED!!!!

This week at Suzy B's Blooming Challenge Blog our wonderful sponsor is Paper Pretties. Of course it's Anything Goes but this week with a twist - a splash of red!!!!! 

For my Design Team project, I chose A Tale of Two Hearts. This card is for my boyfriend, Bob. He's such a sweetie. When we go to his cabin he rides around after we get our ice cream cone of course to find the best place to sit and watch the sunset AND on our one trip he stopped and got me a baby kitty. NOW, how purrrfect is this card??? He's a gentle, loving man whom I'm lucky to be with . . . 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• red Recollection card stock cut for a size A2 card
• background is from my stash and its a tie-die which looks purrfect for a sunset which was then chalked around the edges
• kitties were colored with Spectrum Noir Markers, Prisma Colored Pencils to create the sunset and gel pen accents and chalked around the  edges
• bakery twine was wrapped around the one side of the card with a red bow
• sentiment, "Purrfect for each other!" was chalked around the rounded edges and added to a scrap of the tie die paper -  now, how purrrfect is that for a sentiment??? 

• I love love love the color red and I may have gone a bit overboard with my "splash" but hey . . . . it's a sunset!!!!

P.S. If you look very closely at my image, you can see a faint image of the sun between the two cats!!!

Here's one of those glorious sunsets we sat and watched at Pymatuning . . . . 

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today. Don't forget to showcase your project on Susy B's Blooming Challenge Blog this week to enter in the Challenge!!! It's anything goes with no size restrictions with the only restriction of that being your imagination . . . . let your imagination run wild!!!! I can't wait to see your creations!

I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: Challenge #123 - Main Color Red
Brown Sugar Challenge Challenge Blog: Challenge #113 - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks: Challenge #38 - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef Challenge #48 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenge: Challenge #27 - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #76 - Anything Goes
Chalk N Stock September Challenge
Vintage Stamping Challenge: Challenge #24 Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: LTSCB #38 - Anything Goes
Fitztown Challenge Blog: Challenge #54 - Animals Using Digital Elements

You really don't have to be young to find a friend in a teddy bear

I met this lovely lady at Water Aerobics. Her name is Joann. She's beautiful inside and out. WELL, I was having a melt-down and she was there offering her love and sympathy. I'm glad I met her and glad I call her friend. I found out she loves bears along with Paulette at Create with TLC and made this card for Joann. 

Create with TLC had this adorable teddy bear as a freebie on September 8th as September 9th was National Teddy Bear Day!!!  I dearly loved this image and just had to make him into a friendship card with adding a few buttons, ribbon, and a bow! I used to make teddy bears for people which were made with love and each had its own character even though they were all the same fabric - amazing how a little stuffing and placement of the face can change a whole project which is just like a card!!!

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• DCWV The Craft Stack is the background of my card which is a size A2
• backgrounds were from my scrap drawers and chalked around the edges
• Create with TLC Teddy Bear, had been a previous freebie, was colored with Prisma Markers and gel pens
• Create with TLC "life is better with friends" sentiment, had been a previous freebie, corners were rounded with faux stitching around the edges and then chalked 

• ribbon is Darice satin edged organza and placed on opposite corners
• buttons, including my teddy bear was a button, were glued on the four (4) corners of the image
• ribbon bow attached to bear's neck to finish

Thank you for stopping by to visit today. I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog: Challenge #113 - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks: Challenge #38 - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef Challenge #48 - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Challenge: Challenge #27 - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #76 - Anything Goes
Chalk N Stock September Challenge
Vintage Stamping Challenge: Challenge #24 Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: LTSCB #38 - Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow: Challenge #88 - Anything Goes
Nutcrafters: Challenge #77 - Anything But Square
Double Click Connections New Anything Goes Challenge
Fitztown Challenge Blog: Challenge #54 - Animals Using Digital Elements

Happy Birthday 4th Birthday Edward!!!!

My friend, Rosie's, nephew is turning 4 this month and she was searching for a 4th birthday card - well, I said, let me make his card and viola Edwina Brown, I have tried the Pop-Up-Box Card and it made the purrrfect card!!!

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• DCWV The Countdown Stack was used for both the inside and outside of the box card
• I followed the tutorial on Split Coast Stampers along with watching the video but now, I'm psyched and want to make another one but I'm thinking my next one will be for Halloween!!
• Create with TLC Vintage Dog Drummer, had been a previous freebie, was colored with Spectrum Noir Markers and gel pens
• Create with TLC "Happy Birthday 2 You" sentiment, had been a previous freebie, was colored, rounded the corners and then chalked around the edges
• musical note and the number "4" was cut using Cricut American Alphabet which is built into my Cricut Expression 2 machine
• clear Recollection was used on my embellishments for the box card to make them wave

Thank you for stopping by to visit today. I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog: Challenge #113 - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks: Challenge #38 - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef: Challenge #48 - Anything Goes
The Squirrel and The Fox: Challenge #78 - Happy Birthday!
Crafty Girls Challenge: Challenge #27 - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #75 - Anything Goes
Without Words Challenge: September - It's a Celebration!
Chalk N Stock September Challenge
Vintage Stamping Challenge: Challenge #24 Anything Goes
ooh-la-la Challenge #165 - Birthday Boy
The Cheerful Stamp Pad: Challenge #95 - A Birthday Card
Love to Create Challenge #134 Fussy Cut
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: LTSCB #38 - Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow: Challenge #88 - Anything Goes
Nutcrafters: Challenge #77 - Anything But Square
Double Click Connections New Anything Goes Challenge
Fitztown Challenge Blog: Challenge #54 - Animals Using Digital Elements

EEK-A-BOO

How bout a super easy project that makes a great decoration or a gift today????? I got your attention hey?? Well, here are the necessary supplies:

RECIPE:

• Create with TLC image, I used Create with TLC Join Me For a Bite Vintage Image Transfer or any image that looks like a label
• coffee filter as it takes care of the messy part and makes easy clean-up
• Mod Podge and a paint brush
• Twinklets Diamond Dust
• I used a 3-inch candle which I purchased at the Dollar Tree
• ribbon, I used Darice Purple Satin Edged Organza

READY - SET - GO Directions:

• take label off of candle jar and/or price tag
• cut out Create with TLC label and chalk around the edges
• put a thin coat of Mod Podge around the bottom half of the candle jar and adhere label
• put a thin coat of Mod Podge on top of the label
• here's the tricky part now, put a small amount of the Diamond Dust in the coffee filter and roll the candle jar in the Diamond Dust applying some pressure and let dry
• pour the Diamond Dust from the coffee filter back in the jar for easy clean-up!!!!

When lit, this candle is going to give off a nice glow maybe even eerie!!! I told you it was easy . . . . .

Thank you for stopping by to visit today. I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
All Crafts Challenge: August/September
2 Creative Chicks: Challenge #18 - Use a Mason Jar or Any Glass Jar

Suzy B's Blooming Challenge Blog: Challenge #47 - Turtle - Flower

This week at Suzy B's Blooming Challenge Blog our wonderful sponsor is Bugaboo Digi Stamps. Of course it's Anything Goes but this week with an optional twist - with spots or dots!!!!! 

For my Design Team project, I chose Turtle - Flower. My mother loved turtles and collected them and I just thought this turtle was just adorable with the daisies on her shell with her little lady bug friend AND of course, I just had to add some buttons of lady bugs!!!

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• size A card using dark green Recollection cardstock
• background from DCWV The Wild Stack 
• Turtle - Flower was colored with Whispers Strokes with gel accents and chalked around the rounded edges
• yellow polka dot ribbon was added to the bottom along with a bow in the upper corner
• sentiment, "Know what I like about you? you know how to make me laugh", had been a freebie at Create with TLC and was chalked around the rounded edges and placed on a scrap of the front background 

• ladybug buttons were added in the center of the bow and bottom left corner to complete my card

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today. Don't forget to showcase your project on Susy B's Blooming Challenge Blog this week to enter in the Challenge!!! It's anything goes with no size restrictions with the only restriction of that being your imagination . . . . let your imagination run wild!!!! I can't wait to see your creations!

I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
Chalk N Stalk September Challenge
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: LTSCB #38 - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create: Challenge #89 - Anything Goes
Crafting at the Weekend - Challenge #5 and DT Call
Paper Pretties: Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge PWC328
Ruby's Rainbow: Challenge #88 - Anything Goes
Nutcrafters: Challenge #77 - Anything But Square
Hambo Hoedown: Kids Inspire Us
Double Click Connections New Anything Goes Challenge
Fitztown Challenge Blog: Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

I Can Smell Autumn!!!!!

I Love FALL!!!!! I love the smell of Autumn, the leaves swirling all over, walking through the leaves and hearing the crunch of the leaves, going to a pumpkin patch and picking out my pumpkin to make pies and then smell the wonderful scent of the pies while baking!!!!! Create with TLC's wonderful images, "I Can Smell Autumn" Poem Word Art Vintage Image Transfer, describes EXACTLY how I feel!!!!   This is one of the newest sets at Create with TLC and it makes a quick and easy card and all I needed was embellishing with buttons from my stash no less with ribbon and a bow along with a few tulle fall leaves that someway had given to me- how easy is that??? AND I made three (3) cards on Wednesday just using that simple recipe with the being the second one I'm sharing today with the final card on Saturday as my Design Team Project for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog with as always, ANYTHING GOES!

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• card is a size A card with rust-colored Recollection card stock
• background is a gorgeous piece with acorns
• Create with TLC "I Can Smell Autumn" Poem Word Art Vintage Image Transfer corners were rounded and chalked around the edges
• buttons from JHB Buttons and pumpkin buttons from my wonderful stash - you ask just how many buttons I have - WELL, I have at least 8 tins of buttons not to mention a basket along with a jug with my great grandmother's!!!!!!
• sentiment, "APPLE CIDER PUMPKIN PIE Autumn's Here My Oh My" had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC which was given rounded corners and chalked around the edges and placed on a scrap from the cover background 

• added Darice Fall Satin ribbon on the one side and then tied another piece of that ribbon into a bow on top of my card

How was that for a quick and elegant card for Autumn - don't forget to start making your fall and Autumn cards as the first day of fall is September 23rd!!!

Thank you for stopping by to visit today. I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
Chalk N Stalk September Challenge
4 Crafty Chicks: 4CCC #212 - Fall
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: LTSCB #38 - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door: TTCRD Challenge - September 16 - 22
613 Avenue Create: Challenge #89 - Anything Goes
Crafting at the Weekend - Challenge #5 and DT Call
Milk Coffee Challenge: Colors of Autumn Challenge
Simply Create Too: Challenge #70 - Fall/Autumn
Come and Get It Challenges: Use a Digi with an Autumn Theme
The Corrosive Challenge Blog: Challenge #208 - Autumn/Fall
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Colours of Autumn
Crafting for All Seasons Challenge Blog: Challenge #86 - Colours of Autumn
Paper Pretties: Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge PWC328
Crafting For All Seasons: Challenge #86 - Colours of Autumn
Ruby's Rainbow: Challenge #88 - Anything Goes
Nutcrafters: Challenge #77 - Anything But Square
Double Click Connections New Anything Goes Challenge
Fitztown Challenge Blog: Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

Halloween: Ghouls and Goblins, Ghost Galore AND BUTTONS!!!!

Ok, I must admit, I'm in my witchy mode again today with another of Create with TLC's wonderful images, Ghouls and Goblins, Ghosts Galore! Word Art Vintage Image Transfer, and this is for Halloween!  This is one of the newest sets at Create with TLC and it makes a quick and easy card and all I need was a little coloring and added buttons from my stash no less with ribbon and a bow - how easy is that??? AND I made three (3) cards on Wednesday just using that simple recipe with the being the first one I'm sharing today!

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• card is a size A card with rust-colored Recollection card stock
• DCWV The Spooky Time Stack is the background
• Create with TLC Ghouls and Goblins, Ghosts Galore! Word Art Vintage Image Transfer was colored using Prisma Colored Pencils with rounding the corners and chalked around the edges
• buttons from Dress it Up Halloween Collection Buttons were used from the Boo Set and the Spooky Stuff (please note that Chloe being the black cat she is left one stray black hair on the card making it truly a Halloween card!!! 

• sentiment was given rounded corners and chalked around the edges and placed on a scrap from the cover background which was from the Create with TLC October Club, "Trick or Treat" and placed on the inside of my card 

• added Harvest Home Collections ribbon on the one side and then tied another piece of that ribbon into a bow which then the witch got glued on top

Halloween is one of my favorite holidaze as I can play "dress-up" without creating issues!!!! I'm thinking of making nothing but Halloween cards and sending them to my friends in October and not making Christmas cards this year!!!

Thank you for stopping by to visit today. I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
Chalk N Stalk September Challenge
Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: LTSCB #38 - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door: TTCRD Challenge - September 16 - 22
613 Avenue Create: Challenge #89 - Anything Goes
Crafting at the Weekend - Challenge #5 and DT Call
Paper Pretties: Paper Pretties Weekly Challenge PWC328
Ruby's Rainbow: Challenge #88 - Anything Goes
Nutcrafters: Challenge #77 - Anything But Square
Hambo Hoedown: Kids Inspire Us
Double Click Connections New Anything Goes Challenge
Fitztown Challenge Blog: Challenge #52 - Anything Goes

Suzy B's Blooming Challenge Blog Challenge #46 - Anything Goes with Blooms

This week at Suzy B's Blooming Challenge Blog our wonderful sponsor is Sparkle N Sprinkle. Of course it's Anything Goes but this week with a twist - with blooms!!!!! 

For my Design Team project, I chose Old Friends. This reminded me of my pal and partner in crime, Rosie! We have said that we're going to have to share a room in an old folk's home but to make sure there is room for our crafting supplies! When we get together, we have a great time just laughing and sharing stories of how our week has gone. Also, the joke is that she is shorter than I am and when we worked at JoAnn Fabrics together, I used to tease her that it would only take 2 yards to make a skirt for her because she was short! P.S. she always loves to wear a red hat in the winter also . . . .

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• DCWV The Crafty Stack is the base for my card and was cut 6 x 12 inches

• backgrounds are from my stash with the polka dot ones with rounded corners
• Old Friends was colored with Whispers Strokes with gel accents and chalked around the rounded edges
• flower were cut using Cricut Plantin Cartridge, page 76 at .75 inches with white Recollection cardstock and then chalked around the edges
• Queen and Co. pearls were added to the centers of my flowers in various shades
• sentiment, "If you have CRAZY FRIENDS you have everything", had been a freebie at Create with TLC and was chalked around the rounded edges - now, how purrrfect is that for a sentiment???
• Martha Stewart Vine punch was used with DCWV The Girly Stack for the vine and then split apart to make a border frame

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today. Don't forget to showcase your project on Susy B's Blooming Challenge Blog this week to enter in the Challenge!!! It's anything goes with no size restrictions with the only restriction of that being your imagination . . . . let your imagination run wild!!!! I can't wait to see your creations!

I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Every Monday: All Things Girly
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: Challenge #48
Wags' n Whiskers Stamps Challenge: Challenge 137 - For the Girls
Art by Mirian Challenge #14 Anything Goes
Meljen's Design Team and Challenge Blog: Challenge #227 - Laugh Out Loud
Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe: Challenge #64
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Throw on the Flowers Challenge
Crafty Calendar Challenge: September Challenge - Leaves and Lace