Loving Thoughts are Tucked Inside this Bundle of Flowers

I'm getting ready for several craft shows in March and April and of course, I need a couple of Get Well cards including this one using image and sentiment from Create with TLC:

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with scraps for background
• majority of image is pre-colored with Stickles accents and Queen & Co. pearl centers 
• flowers were cut from Fiskars Burst Punch with Queen & Co. Pearl centers
• sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Create and Makes Challenge Blog: Challenge #9
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #34 
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #123
• Crafty Creations Challenge #336 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #52

Happy Birthday!!!

This image of Dr. Digi's is a funny design of this old man with a speaker with a sandwich board wishing you a "Happy Birthday"!!! What could be sillier, the inside sentiment of course!!!

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollections Black/White Paper Stack for background
• image is colored with Prisma, Spectrum Noir, and Whisper Strokes Markers with gel pen accents 
• little white pom pom for on top of his hat
• Darice Glossy Accents hi-lights his yellow teeth
• sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was cut using a Darice die and chalked around the edges 

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog: Challenge #239 - Anything Goes
• The Corrosive Challenge Blog: Challenge #2 - Anything Goes
•  Through the Purple Haze: Challenge #119 - Male Colours
• Moving Along With The Times: Challenge #39 - For a Man
• Creative Knock-Outs: Challenge #182 - Funny Card - Dr. Digi's House of Stamps
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #52

Vintage Valentine

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines using images and sentiment from Create with TLC that I had wanted to share with you: 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Chalkboard Valentines for background
• image is pre-colored and fussy cut around the edges
• ticket is from a previous club from Create with TLC
• hat is fussy-cut around to insert the ticket for a layered look
• heart is from Recollections Valentine's Day Dimensional Stickers
• sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Craft Rockets Challenge: Challenge #33 Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Making Memories Crafting: Challenge #2 - Valentines
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #52

Snail Mail Valentine

Remember when things used to go in the actual mail and a postman would deliver it to your house and you would actually buy postage to put on your mail???

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines that I had wanted to share with you: 

I made several wonderful friends going to Healthtrax Aqua Arthritis and Senior Dance class one of which is a couple, Kathy and John. I made this card with them in mind: 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Valentine Chalkboard for background
• image is from a previous Design Team, The Stamping Chef Snail Mail, was colored using Spectrum Noir and Whisper Strokes markers with gel pen accents and fussy cut around the edges
• Recollections Valentine's Day Dimensional Stickers
• . . . and of course the Stickles fairy!!!
• sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Craft Rockets Challenge: Challenge #33 Anything Goes
• Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #174 - Animal and a Sentiment
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Making Memories Crafting: Challenge #2 - Valentines
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #52

February: Five Little Girls

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines that I had wanted to share with you: 

I have made several wonderful friends going to Healthtrax Aqua Arthritis class one of which is Connie who I sing and dance in the front row and just misbehave!!!! I made this card with Connie in mind using pre-colored image from Create with TLC: 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Valentine Chalkboard for background
• image is pre-colored with gel pen accents and chalked around the edges
• rhinestone hearts and bow from my stash
• . . . and of course the Stickles fairy!!!
• sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges and Valentine also from previous club from Create with TLC which has Stickles accents

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Craft Rockets Challenge: Challenge #33 Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Making Memories Crafting: Challenge #2 - Valentines
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #52

Happy Birthday Josie

It's a dear sweet wonderful lady who I had met a Healthtrax Aqua Arthritis. I wanted to make a special birthday card for her using images and sentiment from Create with TLC: 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with DCWV World Stack for background
• image was colored using Spectrum Noir and Whisper Strokes markers with Darice die cut and chalked background and gel pen accents
• flowers were a gift from Edwina with Miriam's Crafting Supplies pearl centers
• sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was cut using Darice Die Cut and chalked around the edges 

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• In the Pink: Challenge #113 - Dies and/or Punch
• Hanna and Friends #267 - Flowers + DT and GD Call
• Wonderful Wednesday Challenge February 22
•  Simon Says Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge Blog
• Craft Rockets Challenge: Challenge #33 Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #52

Valentine - You are Brew-tiful!

Valentine's Day was on the 14th, BUT, I STILL have a few Valentines that I have made for my friends using images and sentiment from Create with TLC that I need and want to share with you: 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Chalkboard Love for background
• image was colored using Spectrum Noir and Whisper Strokes Markers with gel pen and chalked around the edges
• coffee pot has magic from the Stickles Fairy 
• ribbon is from my stash wrapped around the card and a bow added
• sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Through the Purple Haze: #118 - Valentine/Love 
• Craft Rockets Challenge: Challenge #33 Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Really Reasonable Ribbon: Challenge #158 - Celebrate
• Making Memories Crafting: Challenge #2 - Valentines
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #52

Somebody Has to Be the Cutest

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines that I had wanted to share with you: 

I made several wonderful friends going to Healthtrax Aqua Arthritis and Senior Dance class one of which is a couple, Beth and Mike. I made this card with them in mind: 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Valentine Chalkboard for background
• image was pre-colored with gel pen accents
• heart is from a previous Create with TLC club
• Recollections Valentine's Day Dimensional Stickers
• . . . and of course the Stickles fairy!!!
• sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges with 2 different contrasting background layers

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Through the Purple Haze: #118 - Valentine/Love 
• Craft Rockets Challenge: Challenge #33 Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Little Red Wagon: Challenge #381 - Season of Love
• Making Memories Crafting: Challenge #2 - Valentines
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #52

Happy Valentine's Day to My Friend

Happy Valentine's Day my friends!!!! I have made a few Valentines using images and sentiment from Create with TLC: 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Hearts for background
• image is pre-colored and fussy cut around the edges
• ticket is from a previous club from Create with TLC
• heart is from Recollections Valentine's Day Dimensional Stickers
• sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Through the Purple Haze: #118 - Valentine/Love 
• Craft Rockets Challenge: Challenge #33 Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #229 - Clean and Simple
• Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #228 - Holiday
• Making Memories Crafting: Challenge #2 - Valentines
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #52

Lily and Adam's Baptismal Cards

Very blessed grandma today as 2 of my grandchildren are being baptized, Lily and Adam. It's quite difficult to find a card let alone make a card for an older child to be baptized as compared to a newborn but using Tilda with Cross and a Precious Moments coloring book page made the purrfect cards:

Lily's using Tilda with Cross:

Adam's using Precious Moments Coloring Book Page:

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• both cards Recollections card stock size A2 card with DCWV The Chateau Lavender Matstack for Lily's and Glad Tidings for Adam
• images were colored and fussy cut around the edges using Prisma and Whisper Strokes Markers along with Prisma Colored Pencils with but of course a touch of Stickles and gel pen accents
• Adam's name is spelled using colored beads and hand-wrote "Jesus Loves Me . . ."
• Lily's is placed on a Darice Die Cut and has flowers made with Fiskars Flower Burst Punch with Miriam's Crafting Supplies pearl centers along with a White Recollections Flower and butterfly from K&Co
• sentiments were found on the internet, "Loving prayers for a blessed granddaughter/grandson on your baptism. May God's love be with you and guide you throughout your life." with a baptismal shell which was colored with Prisma Colored pencils on coordinating papers with Darice Die Cuts:

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Crafting with Dragonflies: Challenge #74 - One for the Girls
• Craft Rockets Challenge: Challenge #33 Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #52

Valentine, New Home AND Happy Birthday . . . all rolled into one card!

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines that I had wanted to share with you: 

after I scanned this, I realized that I didn't hilight the cost of the stamp after the Stickles Fairy got her hands on it SEW, I scanned it again:

I have made several wonderful friends going to Healthtrax Aqua Arthritis class one of which is Maria who not only had a birthday on Valentine's Day, moved and did I mention it was for Valentine's Day - thus, I combined all into one card using Whimsie Doodles Mailed My Heart Freebie: 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Valentine Chalkboard for background
• image was colored using Whisper Strokes and Spectrum Noir markers with gel pen accents and chalked around the edges
• ticket was fussy cut around the edges and had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC
• . . . and of course the Stickles fairy added her touch!!!
• sentiments from previous clubs from Create with TLC which were chalked around the edges and mounted on two (2) coordinating pieces of card stock

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Through the Purple Haze: #118 - Valentine/Love 
• Craft Rockets Challenge: Challenge #33 Anything Goes
• Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #173 - Valentine or Love Sentiment
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Little Red Wagon: Challenge #381 - Season of Love
• Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #229 - Clean and Simple
• Making Memories Crafting: Challenge #2 - Valentines
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door Challenge February 14th through 20th

Valentine for Adam

I realize Valentine's Day is over but I still had a few Valentines that I had wanted to share with you: 

Today, I am showcasing Adam's Valentine using both image and sentiment from Create with TLC

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollections card stock size A2 card with Recollection Black Stripe Valentines for background
• image was pre-colored with gel pen accents and cut using Darice die which was chalked around the edges
• personalized heart with Adam's name
• bow and felt heart with button from stash
• . . . and of course the Stickles fairy!!!
• (with the little red bow on his card, I prefer ribbon compare to lace strictly because I'm not a frilly lacy type person and only use lace if I know the card I'm making that person likes lace)
• sentiment from a previous club from Create with TLC which was chalked around the edges 

I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love and become a follower.  

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

this was entered in the following challenges:

• Through the Purple Haze: #118 - Valentine/Love 
• If You Give a Crafter a Cookie: Cookie Challenge #62
• Creative Knockouts: Challenge #181 Crafty Sentiments - recipe: Create with TLC image, bow for ribbon, heart felt and Stickles for embellishments, patterned paper
• Craft Rockets Challenge: Challenge #33 Anything Goes
• Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #173 - Valentine or Love Sentiment
• As You Like it Challenge: Do You Prefer Ribbon or Lace and Why?
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog: Challenge #33 
• Little Red Wagon: Challenge #381 - Season of Love
• Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #229 - Clean and Simple
• Making Memories Crafting: Challenge #2 - Valentines
• Inspiration Destination: Challenge #122
• Crafty Creations Challenge #335 - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Challenge #51