"In My Thoughts" Embossing for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Blog Challenge

This week at Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog our wonderful sponsor is Dazzling Ace Designs!!!! Of course it's always Anything Goes but this week with an optional twist - Embossing!!! 

I loved the image "In My Thoughts" sew much, I decided to use it for this card also:

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollection black for size A2 card with scraps for the background
• background was embossed with Cuttlebug Embossing Swirl Border
• I wanted this to look vintage and colored lightly on her bow with Prisma Colored Pencil like I had seen earlier pictures of my grandmother that had been "colorized"
• corners were cut using the built-in Essentials in my E2 to give the illusion this is an antique photo album to finish my card               

I thank you for stopping by today and can't wait to see your creations this week with Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Blog Challenge!!!!
                                                        

                                                     

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:
Jo's Scrap Shack - Fun Day Friday Challenge #77 - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz: Challenge #268 - Use your dies/punches
Graph-it: Shabby Chic/Vintage - Colouring Crazy Challenge
Digitally Sweet Challenges: Challenge #129 Anything Goes
Crafts for Eternity: Emboss It

Crafty Sentiments Challenge: Clean and Simple Challenge

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: Challenge #250 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #95

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #22 

Hello Birthday Girl with a new Challenge at Creative Fingers

It's a new challenge with Team A at Creative Fingers where it's always Anything Goes!!!!! This week's sponsor is Oddball Arts!!!! I chose as my image to showcase today Big Eye Girl Image #17

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• background is Recollection yellow cardstock with scraps for my background as an A2 card
• Big Eyed Girl was colored using Whisper Strokes and Spectrum Noir Markers with gel pen accents 
• love love love the number ribbon which was purchased at Michael's for a $1 for a spool
• front sentiment, "Hello Birthday Girl" along with inside sentiment, "Birthday Subway" both had been previous freebies from Create with TLC which were chalked around the edges 

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today. Don't forget to showcase your project on Creative Fingers this week to enter in the Challenge!!! It's anything goes with no size restrictions with the only restriction of that being that of 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:
Brown Sugar Challenge #135 - Anything Goes
Chalk N Stock February Challenge

Crafty Sentiments Challenge: Clean and Simple Challenge

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: Challenge #250 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #94

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #22 

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #48 - Anything Goes

Scratch-Off Valentine Card

Well, boys and girls, during a search on the internet, I found a kewl way to make a Valentine for my special Valentine - a "scratch" off card!!!!!!!

Recipe:

• found the idea and template here which is only available by invite now but through various searches I found a few other places to get the template such as here - here is what I used: 

• once you decide on a template or card, you need to put what you are "offering" as your gift for your loved one or kids to scratch off in blue ink 

• once you write your gifts onto your hearts, grab that white crayon that is in your crayon box that is rarely ever ever used and color over your writing until covered 

• here is where you grab some acrylic paint where you dab the paint over the white crayon until completely colored and filled in - 

• now, put  your scratch off ticket in an envelope with a card - I also gave a "lucky" quarter to be used for the scratch off and let the recipient scratch off to see what their prize is - well, Bob scratched them all off!!! 
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How's that for a unique gift for that special someone in your life!!!!

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:

Simon Says: Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: Challenge #250 - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #21 

May Your Heart Be Brave - Are You Ready to take A Step in the Dark's New Challenge?

Are you ready to take A Step in the Dark with me???? It's a new challenge at A Step in the Dark Challenge Blog with our wonderful sponsor Stitchy Bear!

For my project, I chose The Slayer - don't  you think she looks like me???? I saw you laughing over there as I sit here and giggle!!! 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• size A2 card using tan Recollection cardstock with DCWV The Animal Stack as my background
• The Slayer was colored using Spectrum Noir and Whisper Stroke Markers, Prisma Colored Pencils with gel pen accents, chalked around the edges and puff-dotted onto the card
• Martha Stewart Vine Border Punch was used for the lilac vines
• sentiment, "May your heart be BRAVE Your mind be FIERCE and your spirit FREE" had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC which I felt was a beautiful sentiment and most definitely suited my card

Now, it's your turn to take A Step in the Dark and see what you create for the challenge - I can't wait to see your creations!!!!

I thank you for stopping by and visiting 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:
Crafty Sentiments Challenge: Clean and Simple Challenge

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: Challenge #250 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #94

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #21 

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #48 - Anything Goes

It's a Fancy Fold Challenge at Crafty Gals with Fabulous Sponsors

Welcome to Crafty Gals Corner's challenge this week with the theme being fancy folds along with fabulous sponsors!!

We have two (2) fabulous sponsors this week: 

The Stamping Boutique 
(2 digital images or 3 if using The Stamping Boutique)

Sami's Stamps ($12 Gift Card)

I chose to make two (2) cards this week using:

The Stamping Boutique Picnic Basket

my fancy fold is a twisted easel card:

and 

Sami's Stamps Flower Bath

using Double Z Fold Card

Picnic Basket RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Background piece is cut as follows: 4.25 x 9.75 inches and then scored at 5.5 inches which then is folded in half making a triangle. The paper is Recollections turquoise cardstock
• cut another piece of the background paper 4.25 x 5.5 inches which get glued on the triangle piece
• background is paper I had received from a friend which 2 pieces were cut 4 x 5.25 inches
• Picnic Basket was colored with Prisma Colored Pencils, Tim Holtz Markers with gel pen accents which was fussy cut around the edges and puff-dotted onto my card
• ribbon is blue gingham which gives my card that homespun feeling and tied into a bow
• sentiment, "Its the little things that mean so much", had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC, chalked around the edges and mounted on scrap of base of card 

• flowers were cut using Cricut Plantin Cartridges and chalked around the edges with Queen & Co. gold pearls and placed around the sentiment

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Flower Bath RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• followed the directions for my Double Z Fold card found here
• card was cut using turquoise Recollection cardstock with background paper given to me by a friend
• Flower Bath was colored using Whisper Strokes, Prisma Colored Pencils, and Spectrum Noir Markers with gel pen and Stickles accents for fairy wings and bubbles, rounded corners and chalked around the edges
• sentiment, "A BATH a day keeps the blues at bay" had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC was cut using 2.25 round punch, chalked around the edges and mounted on  scraps from the front and placed on lace doily using Little Scraps of Heaven Lace Circle which was mounted onto a belly band to hold my card shut

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today. Don't forget to enter your project(s) at Crafty Gals Corner where the theme is Anything Goes!!! I can't wait to see your creations! 

There is a wonderfully talented group of ladies at Crafty Gals Corner and I hope you stop and visit each one and give some bloggy love! 

Agnieszka

Becca

Georgie

Judy

Kathryn

Lena

Lisa 

Samantha 

Crafty Gals Corner Blog

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:
Left of Center Creative Challenges: Challenge #66 - Use Your Dies
Inky Chicks: Challenge #47 - Flowers

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: Challenge #250 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #94

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #22 

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #48 - Anything Goes

Conscience: That Little Voice that Tells YOU . . . .Final Design Team Card for Crazy 4 Guyz

I had previously entered a lay-out and card that I had made for Crafty Girls Design Team Project for January 21st in Cardz 4 Guyz Challenge Blog and have been given the honor of being February's Guest Designer!!!! This is my final week of being Guest Designer . . . Their theme this week is "Little Boy Blue". Here is my take on their challenge:

Recipe:

• Recollection blue cardstock cut to size A2 card with Recollection blue gingham as my background
• following the challenge at MFT Challenge Sketch #216, I used ribbon to "draw" a separate line
• little boy painting was found as a coloring page on the computer (if anyone knows whose image this is, please let me know that I can give proper credit - thank you) was colored using Prisma Colored Pencils, Whisper Strokes, Spectrum Noir Markers and gel pen accents
• Darice Glossy Accents was used for the paint spotches
• sentiment, "Conscience - That little voice that tells you not to do what you already did", had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC and is chalked around the edges 
• button is hot-glued onto the card with coordinating blue ribbon tied into a bow

How's that for a great card for the guy in your life that was super easy once I got a game plan in place!!!!

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:
Crafty Sentiments Challenge: Clean and Simple Challenge 
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - February Challenge #74 - ATG with a Twist - Use a Button/Buttons
Simon Says: Anything Goes
Perfectly Rustics: Challenge #42 - Little Boy/Little Girl 
Craft Your Passion: Challenge #250 - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenges: Use a Sentiment
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #94

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #21 

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #48 - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays: Single Layer
MFT Challenge and Inspiration: Sketch #216

Goth Fairy Witch with Embossing for Get Creative New Challenge

Welcome to our new challenge at Get Creative!!!!! This is a Challenge Blog with this week's challenge theme - Embossing with the fabulous sponsor being Lemon Shortbread!!!!!

For this challenge, and I chose to play with Goth Fairy Witch and I went totally crazy and used aluminum foil for my embossing using the skull Cuttlebug Embossing folder:

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• size A2 card using dark grey Recollection card stock and Kumari Embellish by Dena for the background
• Goth Fairy Witch was colored with Whisper Stroke Markers and Spectrum Noir Markers, Prisma Colored Pencils with gel pen accents and puff-dotted on the front of my card
• embossing was done using aluminum foil with the skull Cuttlebug Embossing folder - just a note to use two (2) layers of foil when embossing
• flowers were cut using Cricut Plantin Cartridge with Queen & Co. pearls for the center after being chalked around the edges
• butterfly is from Studio G which I thought was a purrfect compliment to my card
• vines were cut using Martha Stewart Punch
• sentiment, "after Women flowers are the most divine creations. Christian Dior" had been previous freebie from  Create with TLC and was chalked around the edges, mounted on scraps from the front of card and more vines 

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today. Don't forget to showcase your project on Get Creative Challenges and enter in the Challenge!!! 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:
Simon Says: Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: Challenge #250 - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Left of Center Creative Challenges: Challenge #66 - Use Your Dies
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #94

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #21 

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #48 - Anything Goes

New Challenge Time at Crafting From The Heart with Two Fabulous Sponsors!!!!!

Crafting From the Heart has a new challenge!!!!!!! The fabulous sponsors for this challenge: 

Art by Miran 

Just Inklined

I decided for my Design Team Project, I would make a project using an image from each of our sponsors!

First is a valentine card using Art by Miran Bubbly Betty:

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• turquoise Recollection size A2 card with vellum embossed with dots which reminded me of bubbles as my background 
• Bubbly Betty was colored with Whisper Strokes, Spectrum Noir and Prisma Markers with gel pens accents, corners rounded and chalked around the edges
• Stickles added to the bubbles and some of the dot embossing
• sentiment, "I believe in Bubbles they carry your cares away", had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC  which was cut "round" using my 2.5 inch round punch and chalked around the edges to carry out my "bubble" theme 

for my second project, I chose Just Inklined Dirty Dancing. When I first saw this image, I couldn't quit giggling for a couple of reasons, first is I watch Dancing with the Stars and I had visions of Mark or Derek trying to lift me for one of the dances and the judges holding their paddles!!!!! No, your eyes are blurred like my vision - I put them on an Action Wobble because he is really struggling!!!! And second, one of my very most favorite movies is Dirty Dancing and Patrick Swayze never looked like he had any issues doing lifts!!!

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• peach Recollection cardstock cut into a size A2 card and Graphic 45 Dancing background - don't you just love the dancing - just as if it were a dancing marathon or competition??
• Dirty Dancing was colored with Prisma Colored Pencils, Whisper Strokes and Spectrum Noir Markers with gel pen accents
• Stickles was added to her dress and shoes because it is a dance competition after all!!!
• sentiment, "you'll get there - KEEP Going" (seemed like the purrfect sentiment for the poor guy holding onto her!) had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC  which was chalked around the edges 
• my dancers were put on an Action Wobble just to add some movement

Are you inspired???? I can't wait to see your projects and just how easy is it considering the challenge is Anything GOES!!!!! Have fun and create!!!

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:
Cards and More: Challenge #126 - Use Vellum
Simon Says: Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: Challenge #250 - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenges: Use a Sentiment
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #94

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #21 

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #48 - Anything Goes
Art by Miran Challenge Blog: Challenge #26 - Anything Goes

It's the Merry Old Land of Oz - Birthday Greetings for 613 Avenue Create

It's a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create with the theme being Birthday!!!!!!! Now, how wonderfully easy is that because I know if you're anything like me, you're always creating a birthday card!!!

There are two fabulous sponsors:

Flat Friends Boutique

Bugaboo Stamps

for my project, I chose to use Flat Friends Yellow Brick Road. Sew, let's head off to the "Merry Old Land of Oz" and follow that Yellow Brick Road but avoid the poppy fields and the Wicked Witch is flying close to Emerald City and Belinda upsets me with just not telling Dorothy in the beginning all she had to do is click her ruby red slippers 3 times saying "there's no place like home!!!"

as an cascade story board card

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• cascade card using www.coordinations cardstock which was embossed using the reptile folder - thought it looked like the yellow brick road
• Flat Friends Yellow Brick road was colored using Whisper Strokes and Spectrum Noir Markers with gel pen accents, Stickles for the ruby red slippers and fussy cut around the edges
• Emerald City was created using Cricut Create a Critter Cartridge cutting the sandcastle with Stickles to the sparkle 
• my ruby red shoe was cut using you guessed it Cinderella's glass slipper from Cricut Disney Happily Ever After Cartridge and then added Stickles to glitter it up!
• Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Wicked Witch, and Good Witch were from Little Scraps of Heaven but are no longer available
• Create with TLC "Happy Birthday to a timeless Classic who will never go out of style" had been a previous freebie which was chalked around the edges and thought it was the purrrfect sentiment for this classic story!!!

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today. Don't forget to enter your project at 613 Avenue Create. 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:
Left of Center Creative Challenges: Challenge #66 - Use Your Dies
Daring Cardmakers: Childhood Heroes 
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #94

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #21