Happy Bird-day! ~ PDE Linky Party

Hello everyone! 

Happy Tuesday to ya.  :)

It's time for the weekly Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party!!  This weeks LP is "Animal".

This is what I created for my DT project:

• The stitched tag and the "Happy" are from My Creative Time "Tag Die Layers".
• The adorable bird and flowers are stamps from the Peachy Keen Stamp of the April 2013 Stamp of the Month kit. (No longer available)
• The "Bird-day" portion of the sentiment is from the Joy's Life "Wild Life Puns".
• The patterned papers are from my scraps, so I am not sure where they came from. LOL!

And that about does it!

I hope you will join us at the Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party!  You can find it right here.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
As always, I love and appreciate your comments.

A little something to GOBBLE!!

Hello everyone! 

Happy Tuesday to ya.  :)

It's time for the weekly Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party!!  This weeks LP is "Pilgrims, Indians, Turkeys or Scarecrows.

This is what I created for my DT project:

The tube holder is from a file I had in my misc SVG files, so I don't know where I got it! LOL!  That adorable turkey is from the Too Cute By Jessica "Happy Thanksgiving Kids" file.

The super cute turkey face stamp is from Peachy Keen "Critter Faces Set A Medium" and the sentiment is from Joy's Life "It's All Fall Puns".

**** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT****

PDE is looking for a couple of Guest Designers!

Would you be interested?

If so just put GD after your name on your

linky party submission. (here)

(Make sure you follow this week's challenge theme!)

ANY type of crafting is welcome!

Stamping or Die Cutting, etc.

Janis is looking for a Guest Designer for the following dates

to finish out this year:

Dec 16 - North Pole theme

Dec 23 - Anything Goes

Dec 30 - Celebrate (birthday or new baby or congrats for anything)

Make sure these dates will suit your calendar,

because Janis will randomly assign the Guest Designers

to one of these dates. You will not get to pick the date you want.

So that about does it!

I hope you will join us at the Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party!  You can find it right here.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
As always, I love and appreciate your comments.

it's Five o'clock somewhere - PDE Linky Party

Hello everyone! 

Happy Tuesday to you.  :)  I hope you all are doing well.

  Today I am sharing my DT project for the
Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party. 

The theme for this one is Food or Beverage, and here is what I created:

 I found this fun card on a file from SVG Cuts.com's
"Fruity Fiesta".  

The sentiment is from the Joy's Life "Pun in the Sun" stamp set.

 And ,I added a little chunky glitter around the rim of the glass to look like salt.  :)

And that will about do it.

I hope you enjoyed my card today.

Please come join us at the Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party.  

Thanks for stopping by! 

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

Hap-bee Birthday

Hello!  Happy Hump Day to ya!!

I just wanted to drop in and share a card I created using the Sketch from the Peachy Keen Sketch challenge and for the Pause Dream Enjoy Linky Party "Going Buggy".
(I actually missed the PK challenge by one day! Bummer!!)

Isn't that little bee just the cutest??

I just love it!!

This is the sketch I followed:

Recipe:

Bee and Hive stamps: Peachy Keen SOTM April 2013

Sentiment: Joy's Life- Punny Animals

Label stitched die: My Creative Time - Just Simply Live

Embossing Folder: Darice 5x7 Honeycomb

Hexagon Honeycomb shapes: Silhouette online store

Entered at:
Pause Dream Enjoy: Going Buggy - Linky Party

And that will do it for today!

I hope you liked my card. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Beary Best Wishes - And an announcement

Hello everyone!!

I am super excited to tell you some great news. :)

I am now a Creative Team Member for Pause  Dream Enjoy!

I am honored to be a part of this team.

My first post at Pause Dream Enjoy is for this week's new Linky Party.  

The theme is FLOWERS.  (use at least one flower on your project)

For more details and/or to link up, click here.

Here is the card I created for the Linky Party:

This adorable bear is from My Scrap Chick "Little Bears".

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

All of the paper used is Bazzill.

The corduroy button is from Stampin Up.

And that's about it.  

I hope you enjoyed my card. :)

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Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :)

Hello sunshine - CDD Linky Party

Today is my design team post for Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party hosted by Tara of Craftin Desert Divas! Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly linky party and you could win fabulous prizes!!

This linky party theme is Bring on the Glitter!!

 The sponsors are:
 Too Cute By Jessica $20

The Robin's Nest - A packet from Regency Collection 

Timeless Twine $20 

The more you link up, the better chance you have to win.  Visit Craftin Desert Divas for all the rules and to play along.

Here is the project I created for the Linky Party:

Sometimes glitter is hard to photograph, but I think you can see it better here:

The sun is from the Silhouette online store. (The file comes with a cute face but I HAD to use Peachy Keen stamps of course.. they are my obsession!! This particular face is from the "In the Garden Face Asst."
The sentiment is from Joy's Life "Pun in the Sun"
The background paper with the glittery clouds is from the DCWV Playground stack.
The jute ribbon is from 3 Girl Jam.
and the button and hemp twine are from my stash.
And that will about do it!
I hope you liked my card.  :)

We would love to see what you come up with, so please join us at the Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party.

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) 

Tree- Mendous Wishes - Gift Card Holder

Hello, Happy Happy Saturday!!

I hope you are having a fabulous weekend so far!

This week the Joy's Life DT has been sharing 3D Christmas projects, and here is what I created for my post:

Isn't that a fun gift card holder??

I found this file at the Silhouette online store.

I embossed the tree and tree trunk, and added some buttons to give it a little more flair. :)

The sentiment is from Joy's Oh, Christmas Puns, which can be found at the Joy's Life Products Page, here.

I hope you enjoyed my project!!

I am entering the following challenges:
Paper Playtime: Winter Fun

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) 

Happy Holly Days!

Hello... Happy Saturday!!

Today I am sharing the card I created for my post over at the Joy's Life Creative Team. The team has been sharing some wonderful Christmas cards this past week, so if you haven't stopped by recently, now would be a perfect time.

Here is my card:

This adorable little bear is from Kadoodle Bug Designs.

I added some Liquid Glass to the nose and some Liquid Applique to the Santa hat for added texture. You can see it better here:

The fun sentiment is a stamp from Joy's Life Wintery Puns:

  And there you have it.

I hope you enjoyed my card. :)

Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :) 

Merry Christmas

Hello, 

Happy Saturday!

This week the Joy's Life DT showcased Christmas projects using Joy's Life "Oh Christmas Puns" and "Wintery Puns" stamp sets. I hope you were able to see the awesome projects they shared. :)

Here is the card I created for my post:

I used "Wintery Puns" for my sentiment. :)

This is a PNC (print and cut) file from the Silhouette online store.
I just printed the image tho, and did not cut it.  To make it a little more dimensional, I added some liquid applique on the Santa hat, as well as some stickles, then I added liquid glass to the bow, ornaments, and the eyes and nose of the bear.
Added some twine and a button, stamped the sentiment.... and viola, it was done. 

Pretty simple card.


Thanks for stopping by today! As always, I love and appreciate your comments. :)

Give Thanks decor - Joy's Life "On the Table Blog Hop"

Hello!!

Happy Saturday to you all!  :)

This is your last stop in the Joy's Life
 On the Table Blog Hop. I hope you are feeling inspired by the projects the DT shared today. 

You should have arrived from the amazing Laura's blog, Laura's Crafts and More. If you just happened to stop by today, please join in and see some inspiring projects and maybe win a little blog candy too! You can start right here at Joy's Life.com. 

Here is the project I created:

These flowers are from SVG Attic (Autumn Splendor Kit) I scored each leaf individually and ink the edges. I added brads from a (retired) Stampin Up Build a Brad set.
I love how they turned out.  :)

Decorating the vase was quite simple.
I wrapped a piece of burlap around the vase, and gathered it in the middle and tied with hemp. I cut two leaves from SVG Cuts "Leaves are Falling" Kit and inked the edges, and cut an acorn from the Silhouette online store.  To finish off the acorn, I added a little twine bow, and stamped it with a  Joy's Life sentiment from the "It's All Fall Puns" stamp set, which works perfectly for this project.

And there you have it!
I hope you enjoyed my project.

And now onto the FUN part of the hop...
a little blog candy!
One lucky commenter will win a Joy's Life stamp set of their choice.

Woo Hoo!!  How awesome is that??
Just leave me a comment on this post.
For an extra chance at winning, if you are a follower, leave a second comment letting me know.
And that's it.  :)
I will announce the winner next Saturday along with my Joy's Life Design Team post.

Challenges entered:

Cameo Creations: Fall Y'All 

Cut It Up Challenges: Thanksgiving

Kraft Journal: Harvest Time Challenge

Sunday Funday: Linky Party #15

Ribbon Carousel: Holidays & Celebrations

Cardz TV: Happy Harvest

2 Creative Chicks: Thanksgiving

Silhouette Challenges: Anything Holiday

Craft My Life: Anything BUT Cards

Here is the blog hop list:

Joy - Joy's Life.com http://joyslife.com

Maria: http://asimplefive.blogspot.com

Stacey: http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Dawn: http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com

Julie:http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com

Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com

Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com

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

Happy Fall Y'all

Hello crafty friends.

Happy, Happy Saturday!

This week the Joy' Life DT created projects with "bling".
I am really loving all the fall colors right now, so that was the inspiration for my card:

I added some rhinestones and hemp twine for my "bling"!

The sentiment I used is from Joy's "It's All Fall Puns", which you can find at the Joy's Life Store.

I found this fabulous card at SVG Cuts.com.

The card base is paper I purchased at PTI, and all the other pattern papers are digital paper I purchased from Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons.

I hope you enjoyed my card today. :)

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

Lori

Thank you - ombre style

Hello crafty friends!

Happy, Happy Saturday!

This week the Joy's Life DT has been sharing Ombre style cards.  What is Ombre?? Ombre is the gradual change in a shade of color from light to dark or vise versa.

And here is my creation:

I altered a file I found at the Silhouette online store to make my card.

The ombre effect was created with some paint chip samples I had on hand from when my daughter was picking colors to paint her room. :)
I added some Stampin Up ribbon, stamped my sentiment with a stamp from Joy's Life "Tag You're It - Set One", and VIOLA... it was done.  This was very quick and easy to make!!

I hope you enjoyed my project.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.
As always, I love and appreciate your comments.

Have a HAPPY, CRAFTY DAY!!

Lori

Too cute to spook - Halloween Treat Bag

Hello crafters!
Today is my day to post over at the Joy's Life Design Team Blog, so I thought I'd share my project here as well.

This week we were sharing some fun Halloween treat bags.

Here is the one I created:

This cute little treat bag is from the Silhouette Online Store.  

The spider web, the banner at the bottom of the bag, and the bow on the ghost are not actually a part of the file, I added them on to make this my own creation. :)

The sentiment is from the Joy's Life stamp set "Halloween Puns".  

The adorable face stamp is from Peachy Keen Stamps. 

Challenges entered:
Cameo Creations: A Haunting We Will Go
Ribbon Carousel: Halloween and Fall

Thanks for stopping by!
As always, I love and appreciate your comments.

Have a Happy, Crafty Day!!
XOXO  Lori

I'm nuts about you - and, Winner of the Joy's Life Blog Hop!

Hello everyone!!

Can you believe it's Fall already?

I LOVE it!!

I am so excited for all the holidays that are upon us.  It's such a fun time of year, and I really love spending time with my family.

Today I am sharing the card I created for my Joy's Life Design Team post. This week the DT has showcased projects using Burlap, Buttons, Kraft and/or Twine.

I was able to incorporate ALL of these fun products into my card:

Isn't that little squirrel adorable??
I found this cute file at the Silhouette online store.
I inked the edges and added white gel pen doodles for more dimension.
I used the My Creative Time Vintage Stitched Label die to stamp my Joy's Life sentiment from the "That Tastes Punny" stamp set.
The burlap, button and twine are from my stash.

Challenges entered:
The Kraft Journal: Fall Colors

4 Crafty Chicks: Bingo (I used Button, Sentiment & Die Cut)
Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog: Autumn Glow

And finally, a big thank you to all who joined in on the Joy's Life Halloween in 3D Blog Hop!  I chose a winner using Random.org 
And that lucky winner is...........

49:IrisSeptember 23, 2013 at 9:04 PM

This hat is adorable.
isoscia@aol.com

Congratulations Iris! You have won (any in stock) Joy's Life stamp set of your choice!!
You can check them out here.
Please email me at got2bcrafting at gmail dotcom with the stamp set of our choice, and your mailing address.  Thanks for hopping with us!

I hope you enjoyed my card.  :)

Thanks for stopping by today.
As always, I love and appreciate your comments!

Have a Happy Crafty Day!!

Joy's Life Halloween in 3D Blog Hop

Hello!!

I vant to Velcome you to zee Joy's Life Halloveen in 3D Blog Hop! BWHAHAHAHA!
(That's my best vampire impersonation. LOL!)

You should have arrived here from Laura's fabulous blog "Laura's Crafts and More".  If you just happened to drop by, please join us in this super fun hop! You are sure to see amazing projects, and have a chance to win some yummy blog candy. :)

You can begin at Joy's Life.com!

I absolutely LOVE Halloween! 

We have such a great time decorating our house, inside and out!!

Here is one of the decorations I have made so far:

The green scalloped bottom is actually glitter paper... it's kind of hard to tell in the photo, but it looks really cool in person!  :)

And I just love the stamp I used from Halloween Puns:

I had a lot of fun creating this hat. I think I might make another one!!

The hat is part of a kit I purchased from the SVG Attic titled "Happy Halloween Haunt SVG Kit".  The rosette, spider webs and spider are from the Silhouette online store.   The papers are from Making Memories "Toil and Trouble".

Now for the best part!

How about a little blog candy???

You can win a Joy's Life stamp set of your choice!! Woo Hoo!! Awesome, right?

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post.  If you are a follower of my blog, please leave a second comment letting me know. (double your chances of winning). You  DO NOT need to be a follower to win, although I would love it if your were. :)

Winner will be announced here next Saturday on my Joy's Life Design Team post. :)

I hope you enjoyed my project.

Your next stop is the incredible Maria's blog "Five Simple Things". I just know Maria will have something amazing to share!! :)

Challenges I entered:

Cameo Creations Challenge Blog: Pattern Paper

Here is the entire blog hop order:

Joy - Joy's Life.com: http://joyslife.com/"

Dawn: http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com

Julie: http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com

Kendra: http://luv2scrapnmakecards.blogspot.com

Laura: http://www.laurascraftsandmore.com"

Lori: http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com" YOU ARE HERE

Maria: http://asimplefive.blogspot.com NEXT STOP

Stacey: http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

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

Hello sunshine - scrapbook page

Hello crafters!

Happy Saturday!

Before I show you my project for today, I want to let you know about the Joy's Life 3D Halloween Blog Hop going on today!!

You are sure to see some fabulous Halloween projects and have a chance to win some yummy blog candy!

You can start at Joy's Life.com!

Now, on with my project. :)

This week the Joy's Life Design Team has been showcasing "Scrapbooking".  I can't tell you the last time I did a layout, but I can tell you that I used Mrs. Grossmans stickers on it!!  LOL!!

It has been a LONG time!

So here is my layout:

My sentiment stamp is from "Pun in the Sun":

I actually got this layout at the Silhouette online store.  :)

I used the print and cut feature on my Silhouette Studio DE software for all of the paper.  

Please visit the Joy's Life Store to see all her amazing stamps and crafting goodies!!

I hope you enjoyed my project!!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a Happy, Crafty Day!!
Lori