WOO HOOOO!!!! I'm one of the newest DT Members of Come and Get it Challenge Blog!

I'm sew excited - this is my very first post for Come and Get It as part of their Design Team as I am one of the newest Design Team Members!!!! The theme for this challenge is texture. Texture can be added in many forms including embossing, glitter, ribbon - let's have some fun!!!!

Our fabulous sponsors: 

The Stamping Boutique - winner to receive 3 images of their choice OR 4 if  you use an image from them

PPinky Dolls Art winner to receive $12 Gift Certificate

Time 4 Tea Designs winner to receive 5 images of your choice

What a fabulous line-up of sponsors which we appreciate and thank!!!

For my project, I had the privilege of using PPinky Doll Arts Butterfly Girl which I think is absolutely adorable!!!

Recipe:

• Recollection turquoise cardstock for the A2 card with scraps for the background which had been embossed using Cuttlebug Swirls Embossing Folder for the texture which was then chalked
• Butterfly Girl was colored with Whisper Strokes and Spectrum Noir Markers with gel pen accents and then fussy cut around the edges and puff-dotted onto my card
• mushrooms were cut at 2-inches using Cricut Cindy Loo Cartridge using the border feature using scraps
• Create with TLC has a beautiful sentiment, "Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over it became a butterfly" had  been a previous freebie which has rounded corners and was rounded around the corners

I can't wait to see what your create for this 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:
Sentimental Sundays: Anything Goes

Crafty Hazel Patterned Paper Challenge
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #18

Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #91  

It's a New Challenge at Scrapbook Blessings Club with the Design Team Creating Shaker Cards

Drum roll please, yes, it's true - I'm back on the Scrapbook Blessings Club Design Team where we offer challenges along with tutorials/tips/techniques!!!!!! This challenge is a Shaker Card which is amazingly simple and give the look like you've been creating for hours!!!! Check this video out and see how to make one yourself - 

The wonderful sponsor is : Scrapping for Less

One lucky winner will receive this collection of sequins from Doodlebug:

Good Luck!!!

Now here is my Shaker Card:

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• gold Recollection card stock was cut to a size A2 card
• background is from my stash and chalked around the edges
• frame was created using Cricut Elegant Edges Cartridge on page 29 oval and shadow cut at 4-inches
• smokey translucent cardstock was cut as blackout for the frame and glued on back
• thin strips of tape was added on back in two (2) layers 
• a few leaf confetti pieces were added for the "shaker" effect
• tree was cut using Cricut Cindy Loo Cartridge found on page 65 with no leaves cut at 2.25 inches and glued in center of shadow for back of frame
• sentiment, "Autumn a distinct smell a mixture of dried leaves on the ground, smoke from the chimneys, and sweet ripe apples", had been a previous freebie from  Create with TLC  which has rounded corners and chalked around the edges and mounted on scrap paper 

• fall jewel leaves were added to the front of my card

I thank you for stopping by and visiting today. Don't forget to showcase your project on Scrapbook Blessing Club 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:
Jelly Park Friends
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: Challenge #53
Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #3
Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #79 - Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow: Challenge #90 - Use Your Freebies/Prizes
Polkadoodles Challenge: Week #40 - Anything But a Square

Creating Your Own Background with Scrapbook Blessings Design Club Challenge

It's that time of the month where Scrapbook Blessings is setting up a challenge for "Create Your Own Background". 




The Design Team is using BugaBoo Stamps for their projects as they are the sponsor for this challenge with one lucky winner winning 7 stamps of their choice!!! For my stamp, I chose Ava Swing as I love kitties and I have always loved going to the playground and swinging even as an adult!!!

RECIPE:

• card was made using DCWV The Carnival Stack was used for the actual card cut 6 x 12 inch and then scored in half using Martha Stewart Scoreboard
• Colorbok Pattern French Prep Pack was used for the background and cut 5.75 x 5.75 inches
• Ava Swing was colored using Spectrum Noir Markers, Prisma Colored pencils and gel pens for accents
• *** note as to the cat to give her that "calico" look, I added splotches of color using my Prisma Colored Pencils with a dab here and a dab there and then smudging using chalk which I think gives kitty a kewl look and looks more like my "Patches"

 

• sentiment "Spring makes everything young again" is from Create with TLC. If you're not already a "follower" of her blog, this is something as a "must" on your "to do list" as she offers on a daily basis phenomenal freebies which the above sentiment is just a sample of what she offers!
• tree was cut using brown Recollections cardstock and green scraps for the leaves which was then chalked around the edges using Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge cut at 6-inches
• grass was cut using green Recollections cardstock which was then chalked around the edges using Plantin Schoolbook Cricut Cartridge cut at 1.25-inches
• of course, I made my very own action wobble to add more dimension to my card along with movement - another trick to take away from that "homemade" look and make people wonder "however did she do that?"

Creating your own background is a lot of fun!!!!! It adds more dimension to your cards along with making it more professional and takes away from that "homemade" look!

God Bless and thanks for stopping by today. Easter Blessings! I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? 

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this card has been entered in the following challenge:

August Calendar Girls Blog Hop

Welcome to our August Calendar Girls' Blog Hop. It’s absolutely amazing when you do a Google search the interesting facts you may find. Such a find is special and unique occasions throughout the year!!! These unique holidays are our inspiration. As Neil Sedaka sang in his song "Calendar Girls" - "August, when you're on the beach, you steal the show!"

Our hop begins today with the lovely and super talented Jearise at http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com. The entire line-up is available just in case you get bogged down with all the holidaze and craziness as you won't want to miss a single calendar event!!!! 

The line-up for August includes:

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com

Edwina- http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/

Janet ~ http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com

Laura - http://www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com

Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Sandy~ http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com

Vicky~http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/

Christine - http://creativelivingwithchristine.blogspot.com

Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com

Michele- http://scrapytaz.blogspot.com

August Monthly Holidays, Special and Wacky:

Family Fun Month ~ Jearise

National Eye Exam Month - Lucy 

Peach Month~ Michele

National Picnic Month ~ Laura

August, 2013 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:

3 National Watermelon Day ~ Edwina

4 Friendship Day ~ Edwina

4 Sisters Day ~ Janet

7 National Lighthouse Day ~ Lucy 

9 Book Lover's Day ~ Christine

10 Lazy Day ~

10 National S'mores Day ~ Christine

11 Son and Daughter Day ~

12 Middle Child's Day ~

13 Left Hander's Day ~ Jearise

15 Relaxation Day - now this one's for me! ~Edwina

16 National Tell a Joke Day ~ Laura

18 Bad Poetry Day ~ Jearise

19 Aviation Day ~ Lynne & Edwina

20 National Radio Day ~ Sandy

21 Senior Citizen's Day ~ Janet

22 Be an Angel Day ~ Laura

22 National Tooth Fairy Day ~ Sandy

23 Ride the Wind Day ~

26 Women's Equality Day ~

27 Just Because Day ~ Jearise

28 Race Your Mouse Day -but we are not sure what kind of "mouse" ~

30 Frankenstein Day ~ Sandy

30 Toasted Marshmallow Day ~ Vicky

We are offering some fabulous blog candy to a lucky winners - 

Sandy from Scrapbook Blessings will be going through her stash and sending one lucky winner a surprise package. 

Laura will also be giving one lucky winner her favorite image from The Stamping Chef.. She is a new release so you will have to wait and see her... (She will be in this hop on my blog). Just comment and give some bloggie love to each of the Calendar Girls.

I need you to have some super imagination. I had been in the hospital with back issues and had great hopes and inspirations to craft but alas the best intentions are waylaid!!!! I chose AVIATION DAY which is August 19th. See, my beautiful paper - it is from DCWV Boy Stack with the blue and gold stripes. Up there going across the top is the airplane with the banner from Cricut Cartridge New Arrival and the word "welcome" is from Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge. It is to welcome my new grandson, Adam Michael who is due anytime now!!!!!!! 

Your next stop along the way of the calendar is Sandy. Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on September 14, 2013, for the next Calendar Girls Blog. 

God Bless you and thank you ever sew much for stopping by today! I love reading comments and would love to read yours . . . .

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

The Lost Fairy - The Stamping Chef New Release Tuesday

It’s New Release Tuesday at The Stamping Chef with lots of goodies that she has cooked up for you to sample and taste. Today, I decided to work with “Lost Fairy” . . . . I just love love love Tamara's fairies!!!

RECIPE:

• Card was cut 6.5 x 11 inches using Recollection Card Stack and then scored in half using my Martha Stewart Scoreboard
• Lost Fairy was colored using my Spectrum Noir Markers with Gelly Pens for hi-lights
• Frame and tree were cut using Cricut Cindy Loo Cartridge using some wonderful scraps from a dear friend - love sharing scraps with friends!!!
• Becca Boo was colored using my Spectrum Noir Markers with hi-lighting with my Gelly Pens
• Ribbon is Darice Satin Edge Organza
• Flowers are from Recollections 
• Sentiment, "A rustle in the wind reminds us a fairy is near" was a freebie from Create with TLC

Be sure to stop at TSC Recipes on FaceBook and show us your creations!!! We would love to see them!!!!

God Bless you and thank you ever sew much for stopping by today!
Would love for you to leave a comment as I want to know what you think of my projects!!!

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

Grab a "stool" and let's have a cup of tea

Sorry for being MIA --- I’ve been having a pity party and feeling sorry for myself after a doctor’s appointment this week. I’m feeling better and decided it was time to pick myself up and get crafting again if for nothing else than to feel better.

I saw this great challenge at the Altered Alice, http://alteredalice.blogspot.com/. with Rick St. Dennis as a sponsor and the theme – “we’re all mad here” …. That just suits my character fine, don’t you think???? Especially with come Monday, I’m hostessing The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party for my 61^st birthday …. You’ll just have to come back and visit then too as we are having great sponsors!!!!

Are you ready for my project???? 

its a pop-up card!!!!!! 

Recipe:

• Alice and Co. from Rick St. Dennis etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/listing/115849335/alice-and-company-digi-stamp?ga_search_query=alice) colored with my Spectrum Noir markers
• Tea cup card cut from A Child Year Cricut Cartridge
• Mushroom from Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge
• Recollections Fashionably Chic Stack for tea cup
• Scraps for the balance of my card
• Pearls from Miriam’s Crafting Supplies which have great finds at super great prices for you!!!!
• Sentiment is typed and printed using computer

God Bless you and thanks ever sew much for stopping by today and help me reach 400 followers as we shall P-A-R-T-Y!!!!!

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

This has been entered in the following challenges:
The Altered Alice Challenge with Rick St. Dennis
Sparkle and Glitter with Rick St. Dennis Anything but a Square

Created by Cori's Wonderful Wilderness Blog Hop Day One

Welcome to Created By Cori's Wonderful Wilderness Blog Hop Day One! This is a two day hop, sew be sure to come back tomorrow to increase your chances of winning the blog candy that came out of hibernation just for this hop!

In this hop, you will see projects featuring Cricut cartridges using all things found in the Wonderful Wilderness!  We hope you enjoy our blog hop today!

If you have just hopped onto the tour, please start at www.createdbycori.blogspot.com/

If you came from Corri, then you are in the right place!

For my project, I have made a card. I have several friends that I would like to send "thinking of you" cards and thought this would be an opportune time to do sew and shall we say "kill 2 birds with one stone" ....


RECIPE:
Cricut Cindy Loo Cartridge cut at 5.25 inches for the round scallop bird
Cricut Wild Card Cartridge cut at 5.75 inches for the round scallop card
Recollection White for the scallop bird and Blue for the Wild Card
Inked around the edge of the card with blue ink

I thought this made a nice outdoor scene but yet still gave a nice soft look for a Thinking of You card to write my own sentiment on the inside and hope you agree.


On the inside, I embossed "Thinking of You" ..... now, be gentle with my embossing skills as this is just something I've only started and am really trying!!!

Your next stop on the Wonderful Wilderness hop is the wonderfully talented, Missy.

While you were wondering through the woods, a Giveaway came out of hibernation!  For this weekends blog hop, Created By Cori is giving away a Chore Chart Cricut cartridge.  To enter to win this cartridge, make sure you head to Created By Cori and become a follower, then leave a message at the Wonderful Wilderness Blog Hop post!

If you get lost in the woods during this hop, here is the blog hop list to help you find your way!

Cori- http://www.createdbycori.blogspot.com/

Lisa P - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

Lucy K - http://love2createitall.blogspot.com/

Jenny J. - http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Gloria- http://www.craftnthings.blogspot.com/

Vicki - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/

Laura- www.lauraleesdream.blogspot.com/

Barb - http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/

Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Miranda - http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/

Corri -  www.buglvr.blogspot.com

Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Missy- http://tangledwebsoftangwen.blogspot.com/

Jackie - http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/

  

Thank you for hopping along, we hope you have found lots of inspiration from our Wonderful Wilderness blog hop! Don't forget to come on back tomorrow to see Sunday's projects!!!

God Bless you and thank you for stopping by

Hugs, Love, and Pixie Dust (P.S. watch out for the poison ivy)

Lynne

Quilter's Weekend Retreat This Weekend!!!

One of my first passions was quilting - but after shattering my left arm in 2007 and having limited use of that hand due to the tendons having been replaced as they had shattered also - I have not been able to do the quilting that I would love to be doing!!! But, on the other hand, I have found another passion which is "scrapping" as there are many similarities as quilting especially with all the little pieces which sometimes, let me tell you they do drive me up a wall!!!!!


Well, with that all being said, last year as the retreat had changed locations and we couldn't pick off the menu and only had three (3) dinner choices to make things easier, this crazy crafter made little "critters" to give to everyone to lay on the table to make it easier for the waitresses to get our foods correct. Last year, I had gone and did quite normal little "critters". With 30 plus women with three (3) dinner choices which have to be made at the beginning of this month, Gayle (aka quilting buddy) and I have found with previous years, they forget what they had ordered even from the menu when they see someone else's food!! Thus the little "critters" to avoid confusion!!! This year, since I can't go due to recent surgery and Doc said "NO!" <tearful sigh> and you're stuck with me for the weekend UNLESS, I can convince Jerry road trip to at least visit on Saturday! I went a little crazy shall we say with the "critters" and thought I would share with you!


Before, I continue I must inform you this may be one of my few projects that A Child's Year was not used!!! <grin> Surprise of all surprises!!!

The menu is fabulous to say the least --- first meal choice is a Pasta with shrimp and lobster bits. I used the Cricut Cartridge From My Kitchen cut at 2.75 inches and really didn't go crazy. Oh, did I mention that while I was doing the majority of this Susan Bermudez and I were on video chat which could have led to part of my craziness or me just wishing I was going! The jury is still out on that one! I'm not blaming Susan, far be it for me to do that as she is a sweetheart! But, you get two crafting by video chat with her embossing and me just "crazy" . . . The pasta is a pink polka dot left from my piggies!

The next meal choice is a Pork Chop which they stuff with apples which is to die for as I had that last year --- Can you say Pink Polka Dot Piggies three (3) times fast. These were also cut using my Cricut Cartridge From My Kitchen cut at 1.75 inches.

Now, by this time after just recovering from the flu and as you know I have this warped sense of humor. The last meal choice is a Chicken breast which is stuffed with an apricot stuffing which is also to die for as my quilting buddy and I pick a different meal and share as this way we get to try all three (3) during the weekend!! My cute little chicken were cut using my Cricut Cartridge 3 Birds on Parade and I call my little chickies "Chick-Cog-Neato!!!! Now, I must tell you that these little chickies have a mind of their own - I cut out 28 and lost 2 of them and somehow now have 29! (I'm not asking) and there are three (3) little chickie feet hiding somewhere in the vast space of the unknown which I probably will find on Sunday! These chickies have flown the coop!

I guess I settled down some and was working on a RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) and was finishing up and thought with the little paper packet I had created of fall papers needed a finishing touch after I put a little "belly band" around it. The one paper as you can see is a delightful paisley which automatically brought out my Cricut Cartridge Cindy Loo and cut a paisley from there at 2.25 inches and added a little gold rhinestone for a little bling bling! Now, I didn't know if my "partner" would want to use the paisley, sew, I just fastened it by rolling my tape and it can be removed - hope you enjoy Debi .....

Well, here's to a great crafting time!!! Hope you enjoy my little cuts that I played with. This is the first I had been crafting for a few days as that nasty flu bug knocked me on my "butt" but, I'm back . . .

God Bless 

Hugs and Love,

Lynne