Winner Announced for the Joy's Life Blog Hop!!

Hello my crafty friends!!

Today I am announcing the winner of the Joy's Life Fun Card Folds Blog Hop!  I do have to apologize for not posting this yesterday, I kind of forgot what day is was!! LOL!!

Thank you ALL so much for joining the Joy's Life DT for this fun hop, I hope you enjoyed the projects and even found a few new ideas. :)

And now, on with the show!!

I used Random.Org to pick my winner, and the LUCKY winner of any Joy's Life stamp set of their choice is..................

NUMBER 38!!!

38:snowdraakAugust 25, 2013 at 5:31 PM

Cute card. I have never seen a shadow box card. Thanks for sharing this and having awesome blog candy.

Congratulations snowdraak!!  Please email me @ got2bcrafting at gmail dotcom  with your name and address so I can get your stamps sent out to you.

You can check out all of Joy's stamp sets right here.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I hope you have a Happy, Crafty Day!!

Lori

With Sympathy

Hello crafty friends!

Here is my  usual late in the day post for the Peachy Keen Challenge.

I tried coloring again with my Spectrum Noir markers, but it didn't quite work out like I planned ! LOL!  A couple of the markers were dried out, even tho I have never even used them!!  :(

So, I did the best with what I had:

The flower head and jar are from the Peachy Keen SOTM Kit from April 2013.  The stem is an old stamp I had from Stampin Up, and the sentiment is from Pink By Design "Scripted Year".

I am entering this card in the Peachy Keen Sympathy Card Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a CRAFTY DAY!! Lori

Had a ruff day??

Hello crafters!

Happy Wednesday to you all!!

This week the Joy's Life Design Team has "Gone to the Dogs"!!  Not in the literal sense, we are just celebrating National Dog Day!  :)

So here is my card in honor of our furry little friends:

This was such a quick and easy card to make.... I just love when that happens, don't you???  :)

 I used the print and cut feature from my Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software, and a PNG image from Kadoodle Bug Designs.
The faux stitched mat layer is from the Silhouette online store, and I just filled it with a stock color.
I added glossy accents to the eyes, nose, tongue and bows and a little white gel pen to the eyes, nose and cheeks as well.
Maybe you can see it better in this picture:

I then adhered the mat to an A2 card base, stamped my image... and viola, my card was complete!!
Easy Peasy!!

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a CRAFTY DAY!! Lori

Joy's Life Fun Card Folds Birthday Blog Hop!!

Hello everyone!!

Welcome to the Joy's Life Fun Card Folds Birthday Blog Hop!

You should have just come from the super talented, Laura's blog "Laura's Crafts and More".

If you just happened to stop by and would like to join in on this really "FUN" hop, please start at Joy's Life.com so you don't miss out on any great cards or yummy blog candy along the way!!

And speaking of blog candy... I have something "SUPER" fun to giveaway. :)

But first, here is the card I created using the  Shadow Box card fold:

I picked a sentiment from Joy's awesome stamp set "Yummy Puns":

The card pops out into a fun little shadow box:

But, it also folds flat so it can be mailed easily:

I found this card fold over at the Silhouette online store.

I used the Print and Cut function
on my Cameo for the entire card.
The pink polka dot background paper is digital paper I found at Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons, and the rest is either from the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software I have or directly from the Silhouette online store.

I think this is a super cute card fold, and I can't wait to make more of these!! :)
I hope you liked it!

Now onto my blog candy!!
The LUCKY winner will receive.....
 ANY stamp set of their choice from Joy's Life.com!!
Woo Hoo!  How fun is that??
All you need to do is leave a comment on this post, and I will announce the winner on Friday, August 30th.
(Winner will need to contact me within 10 days, otherwise prize will be awarded in future blog hop.)
You can earn an additional entry if you are a follower of my blog. Just leave a second comment stating you are a follower. (You DO NOT need to be a follower to win!)

And now onto the fabulous Patty's blog, Crafty Kitten.  I just know she will have something amazing to share with you today!

Here is the entire line up in case you get lost along the way:

Joy: http://joyslife.com  

Stacey H: http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Maria: http://asimplefive.blogspot.com 

Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com

Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com

Patty: http://craftykitten1.blogspot.com

Dawn: http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com

Jennifer:  http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com

Julie: http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a HAPPY, CRAFTY DAY!! Lori

That bites!!

Hello everyone!
Happy Wednesday! I hope you are having a wonderful week so far. :)

It's been a very "Sweet" week over at the Joy's Life Design Team Blog. The DT has been sharing some very yummy projects.. you should stop by and check them out!

I think one of summer's greatest sweet treats is a popsicle, so that was the inspiration for my card:

I thought this sentiment worked perfectly with the image I used. 
You can find this stamp on the Sweet Popsicle Puns stamp set at the Joy's Life Product Page.

I used the Print and Cut feature on my Cameo, and used digital paper from "Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons" for the cute polka dot papers. The tan argyle print is provided thru the SSDE program.
I found the popsicle images at the Silhouette online store and then stamped them with ADORABLE Peachy Keen face stamps from "In the Garden" and "Sweet and Innocent" face asst. sets.

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

I hope you have a happy, crafty day!

As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) 

XOXO   Lori

Woof woof.. card and/or gift card holder

Hi there!

I hope you all are doing well and having a super, fantastic day! :)

Just wanted to share a project I did for the weekly challenge at Peachy Keen Stamps.

This week is a sketch challenge:

And here is what I created:

It can be used for either a gift card holder:

Or, as just a card holder:

I absolutely LOVE my new Stamp of the Month Kit! 

All of the stamps I used (except the cute face, paw print and sentiment on gift card holder) are from this awesome new kit!

That adorable face is from the PKS Everyday Character Face Parts, and the paw print and 
"something to bark about" sentiment are from Pink by Design "Furry Friends".

I got to use my Spectrum Noir markers again... yay!!

I am entering the following challenges:

Peachy Keen Stamps: Sketch Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a happy, crafty day!

 As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) XOXO Lori

Back to school time!!

Hello crafters!

Happy, Happy Sunday!

I hope you are having a great weekend. :)

I can not believe it, but school begins (for my girls) in ONLY 10 days!! Holy Moly.... where did the time go??

Here is a fun little card I made in honor of this special day:

I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that cute pencil and teacher stamp! Aren't they totally adorable!
Here is a breakdown of the stamps I used:

The teacher, her face, pencil, notebook paper, A+ and "School" are all from the Peachy Keen SOTM Kit August 2012

The super cute face stamp on the pencil is from the Peachy Keen SOTM Kit June 2013.

The "time" and clock stamps are from the Peachy Keen SOTM Kit April 2012, and finally the "Back to" stamp is part of a stamp from Joy's Life.com "Holiday Ocassions" stamp set.

I used my Spectrum Noir markers for the first time in quite a while....still trying to figure out how to REALLY use alcohol markers, so my coloring is pretty basic.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:
Peachy Keen Release Party Challenge #1: Back to School
Craftin Desert Divas: Linky Party #12 Back to School 

Just B Creative Crazy: Just Because Linky Party
D.L. Art: Inspired by - Back to School
D.L. Art: Thankful Thursday August Linky Party
Cameo Creations Challenge: Back to School (my Cameo was used to cut out the SVG's provided by Peachy Keen to go with their stamps.. just love that!!)

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a Happy CRAFTY DAY!! 
XOXO  Lori

Hap-BEE Birthday gift bag

Hello crafty friends!

I finally got to join in on a PK Challenge again. Of course, it's a last minute entry again, but hey... I got it done!!  LOL!  I have been so busy lately, crafting has had to take a back seat. Hopefully with school starting in a couple of weeks, I will be able to spend a little more time in the craft room. :)

Anyway, here is a gift bag that I made for my niece's birthday this weekend:

I found this gift bag/favor bag at the Silhouette online store.

The super cute beehive and bee are from the Peachy Keen April 2013 SOTM kit. And that adorable bee face is from the In the Garden Face Asst. set.

The fun sentiment is from Joy's Life Punny Animals.

I used a Darice Honeycomb embossing folder for the background.

I am entering the following challenges:

Peachy Keen: 13-31 Anything Goes

Paper Playtime: Lots of Yellow 
2 Creative Chicks: Anything Goes for Kids
Just B Creative Crazy: Just Because Linky Party
D.L. Art: Thankful Thursday August Linky Party

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) Have a CRAFTY DAY!! Lori