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Saturday, September 2, 2017

Happy 70th Birthday John with a New Challenge at Brown Sugar Challenge Blog

It's a new challenge at Brown Sugar Challenge Blog? Challenge #266 - which is Anything Goes. Our fabulous sponsor, All Dressed Up where I used Baseball Bear and Create with TLC sentiments for a dear friend's 70th birthday:


RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • size A2 card using DCWV La Creme Stack for background with gold and black Recollections cardstock accents - hey, I live in Pittsburgh and had to use our sports' colors
  • image was colored with Prisma Markers and Colored Pencils with gel pen accents
  • sentiment is from Create with TLC and cut using Darice Embossing Die Cut and chalked around the edges with adding the personal touch with the 70th added and John's name



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Friday, September 1, 2017

Good Friends Help You with a New Challenge at Creates and Makes

This month at Creates and Makes Challenge Blog Design - Anything Goes with our fabulous sponsor, Luna Girl where I used Do You Like My Hat which I made for this dear sweet friend that has helped and done so much for me!!

RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • size A2 card with DCWV The Chateau for the background with scraps for the additional mats 
  • image was pre-colored 
  • pearls from Miriam's Crafting Supplies
  • flowers are Recollections 
  • sentiment is from Create with TLC cut using Darice Embossing Die Cut and chalked around the edges

I can't wait to see your projects!!!
I appreciate and love reading your comments - and hoping you leave me some bloggie love.  


Much love, hugs, and friendship

Be Shore of Yourself with New Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper

It's a new month which means a new challenge with Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge where it's always anything goes as long as you use a patterned paper!!!

I was recently involved in a card and tag swap where the theme was mermaids. Here is my take on a mermaid card using a Magnolia Little Mermaid Tilda image along with Create with TLC sentiments:


RECIPE and SUPPLIES:
  • 5x7 inch card with Recollections Fashionable Chic used for the background
  • Little Mermaid Tilda was colored with Prisma and Spectrum Noir Markers with gel pen accents and of course Stickles and fussy cut around the edges
  • front sentiment chalked around the edges and from Create with TLC
  • flowers aka coral were made using Fiskars Burst Punch which I used a white paper which was chalked with various pastel colors
  • waves were made using Martha Stewart Eyelet Border Punch which was chalked around the edges
  • pearls are from Queen & Co.
  • seashell from JoLynn Stickers
  • sentiments is also from Create with TLC which was cut with rounded corners and chalked around the edges 

I can't wait to see what you create this month for Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Blog!!!!

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


Much love, hugs, and friendship

Lynne

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