On the Beach with this week's challenge at Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog

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 - on the beach!!!!! 

When I saw the images from which to chose from, I was immediately drawn to a picture of my mother and grandmother in their bathing suits at the beach which then became my inspiration: 

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• Recollection brown card stock for size A2 card with DCWV The Linen Stack as the background
• image is pre-colored with chalk around the edges
• wanted a vintage photo album feel thus the need for the corners attached to image which were cut using built-in Essentials to Cricut E-2 using black Recollection cardstock
• silver high heel charm from Miriam's Crafting Supplies 
• sentiment, "The best thing about the Good Old Days . . . We weren't good, and we weren't old" had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC was chalked around the edges with and mounted on scraps 

• seashells both on the front and on bottom of sentiment are Darice Stickerz

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??? If you have any questions or need to contact me, I can be reached at hercraftiness@gmail.com

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:

2 Creative Chicks: Challenge #28 Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door: July 7 - 13th Anything Goes Challenge
Creative Card Crew: Challenge #91 - Die Cuts
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Sweet Challenge
Cosmic Strawberry: Cosmic Color Challenge #15

Sister Act Card Challenge #114 Inspiration Destination Challenge: Challenge #41

Tip Top Tuesday Summer Fun Challenge

Happy 4th Birthday Lily

Can you believe Lily is now 4 years old as of today!!!! She's grown sew fast!!!! She like all little girls love Elsa of Frozen and thus grandma made a Queen Elsa card for her 4th birthday:

Recipe:

• size A2 card cut using aqua Recollection card stock with scrap snowflake paper for background
• Sassy Studio Designs Snow Queen Sassy colored with Prisma Colored Pencils, fussy cut around the edges with gel pen and Stickles accents and puff-dotted onto card
• snowflakes cut at 2-inches on white card stock with background light grey using Cricut Winter Lace Cartridge, Stickles accents and puff-dotted onto card with one snow flake added with an Action Wobble
• "4" cut using aqua Recollection cardstock, puff-dotted onto a snowflake with Stickles accents using Essentials which is built-in onto my E-2
• ribbon is actually a pull ribbon that makes a full bow
• sentiment, "SPECIAL that's what you are", had been a previous freebie from Create with TLC with an added sentiment from me which was chalked around the edges 

Happy Birthday Lily - grandma loves you. 

I appreciate and love reading your comments . . is your comment the next one I read??? If you have any questions or need to contact me, I can be reached at hercraftiness@gmail.com

Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne 

this was entered in the following challenges:
The Paper Shelter Challenge #194 - Girly
The Paper Shelter DT Call
Southern Girls Challenge: Get Your Girly On
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge #363 - Die Cuts and Punches
Sassy Studio Designs: Challenge #271 - To Die For

Crafting with an Attitude: Challenge #1

Through the Craft Room Door: Challenge: March 3 - March 9

Craft Your Passion: Challenge #251 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Sister Act Card Challenge: Challenge #95

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #23 

Happy Birthday Dr. Suess at 613 Avenue Create

It's a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create always anything goes with an optional twist that being Dr. Suess!!!!!!! March 2nd is Dr. Suess' birthday, sew, let's kick off his birthday celebration!!!! We're even offering sentiments that you can add to your project!!!!!!

There are two fabulous sponsors:

Sami Stamps

Lacy Sunshine
Melonheadz Illustrations

for my project, I chose to use Sami Stamps Bird Beauty and incorporate her in a page for my journal along with pictures of my family from this past Christmas:

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:

• journal page background from DCWV 4 Seasons
• Bird Beauty was colored using Prisma Colored Pencils and Spectrum Noir Markers with gel pen accents (I know you've heard the expression "my hair is a bird's nest and this is most definitely true of this beauty!!!)
• I chose the sentiment, "Because when you stop and Look around this life is pretty Amazing! Dr. Suess" which is sew true to remember how amazing life is with my daughter, grandchildren and my BF Bob!!!
• sentiment had been chalked around the edges with corners cut from Essentials Built-In with my E2 and scraps from the background paper
• bird is from K&Co Susan Winget stickers 

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:

Kitty Bee Designs: Aloha Friday Challenge #42 - (Living) Things with Wings

Digitally Sweet Challenges: Challenge #129 Anything Goes

Brown Sugar Challenge #135 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: Challenge #251 - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Inspiration Destination Anything Goes Challenge #22 

"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 

The Stamping Chef All Boy's Challenge

The Stamping Chef has a new challenge for the next two (2) weeks called "All Boy". You don't have to use an image from The Stamping Chef, but if you do, your entry qualifies as a double chance to win!!! The winner selected will win 3 digis of their choice, BUT, there is a TOP 3!!! Why don't you add your project to the linky for a chance to win. Its pretty easy peasy don't you think??? Check out the Design Team projects for inspiration including my project below: 

For my project, I decided to go with "Little Indian", which has since been retired. I thought he was a cutie and with my warped sense of humor, I added the hand-written sentiment - "HOW old?"

Now, for the recipe:

• card was cut using purple Recollections paper at 5.5  x 11 inches and then scored at 5.5-inches using Martha Stewart Score Board 
• Little Indian was colored using my Spectrum Noir Markers with hi-lights using my Gelly Pens 
• Teepee was cut using Cricut Paper Dolls Cartridge
• Grass was cut using Cricut Plantin Schoolbook
• sentiment label was cut with a built-in cartridge from my E2
• Rick Rack was added to the teepee

God Bless and Thank you for stopping by today!!! Please take a moment to sign up for The Stamping Chef blog emails and at least try one of the her freebies she is currently offering!!!! You can also find her on Facebook!!! 

Much Love, Hugs, and Friendship 

Lynne

This card was entered in the following challenge:
April Chalk'n Stalk Challenge