Weekly Challenge | Friends Forever

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Friends Forever.   Today I am using one of my all-time Digital Delights favorites--Dilly Duck and Ladybug! This sweet stamp just says friendship to me. I paired it with the Have a Fabulous Day sentiment from the Keeping in Touch Sentiment Set to create this simple friendship card , perfect for a little note to say "I hope your day is special!"  I hope you enjoy my card! Thank you for looking!

Digital Delights Stamps :Dilly Duck and Ladybug,  keeping in touch sentiments

Card stock : Bazzill

Markers : Spectrum Noir (GT2, DR2, IG5, EB1, GB1, JG2, FL3, CG3, OR2, GG1)

Accessories : Bling, mini flowers, Miracle Tape

We have a special challenge for you this week. We're asking you to

 Celebrate Friendship

 by creating a project that you'd like to share with a friend.

We'd like to welcome back one of our favorite sponsors

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Your Prize!!!

You are not required to use a Digital Delights 

Image to join in the fun 

but if you do, you can enter TWICE.

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image,

for your 1st entry use your card link.

For your 2nd entry use your blog address

 and add "2nd entry" after your name
Otherwise, please, only ONE entry per participant.
**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme and rules or it will be removed.

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leslierahye's crafty gig | the 1st show!! Camp Cards

Wow! What a fun first show and what a surprise!! I had just the day before solved some technical issues with my Ustream feed and so I did not do a large push to get folks to my Ustream and yet nearly 20 tuned in to share with my my inaugural show! I hope you all enjoyed it--I know I had fun sharing with you some cute cards. Below you will see the two cards I made with you and the video from the playback. This first video is a little rough on the edges, the next one will be better, but it's fun and informative and I hope you enjoy it!

Stamps: Campfire by Impression Obsession

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics

Ink: Memories, Stampin' Up

Coloring Medium: Chalk

Accessories: Tim Holtz fasteners, Quickie Glue Pen and Prismaglitter, Grundgeboard Alpha

 

Stamps: House Mouse, Full of Hot Air and My Wish for you

Cardstock: Bazzill

Ink: Memories

Markers: Stampin Up Stampin' Write

Coloring Medium: Chalk

Accessories: Ribbon, Word Window Punch

As a special thank you from my Mommie, everyone can use this special code for 15% off any purchase at cutnpastememories.com : craftygig!! This code is good until 30 June 2012!! Thank you!!

I hope you enjoyed my show! The next leslierahye's crafty gig can be seen LIVE 24 June 2010 at 8pm CST here. You can join my facebook group to be reminded of upcoming streams here.
Thank you for stopping by!

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Introducing the leslierahye blog button!!!



How cool is THIS!?!? My friend Manda of A. J.'s Arts and Designs is in her own right an amazing fine artist. She also has talents in digital imagry and recently demoed how she does her digital scrapbooking for her son who is not quite 2 years old. She has been very supportive of me as a crafter, artist and business woman. She and my friend Fab of PaperMood.com have continually commented that my zentangling is awesome and especially the more figurative ones. In particular I think we all agree that the sunflowers are a favorite. Personally the sunflower is more than just a pretty flower. To me they are me! Proflowers.com share this:

Much of the meaning of sunflowers stems from its namesake, the sun itself. Wild sunflowers are often photographed with their tall stalks and bright petals stretched towards the sun. This unique behavior, known as phototropism, is a motif that has appeared in many ancient myths and is viewed as a symbol of loyalty and constancy. Their physical resemblance to the sun has also influenced their meanings. The sunflower's petals have been likened to bright yellow rays of sunshine, which evoke feelings of warmth and happiness. In addition, the sunflower is often associated with adoration and longevity.

 The sunflower particularly represents the path that I'm taking with my creativity this year. I've had a seed planted within this fall, that has survived the cold of the winter and the drought of the fall and now has germinated and is beginning its growth to a spectacular bloom. Even when the bloom is done, the sunflower is then reinvented to serve other purposes--food for birds, humans--oil and even dye. The versatility of the sunflower speaks volumes to me. The traditional meanings of the sunflower echo in my  mind and my heart. It is truly my representative.

I'd like to first share a few images that I have taken of my own beautiful sunflowers that bloom in my yard every summer--this summer will be no different.

So, I give heartfelt thanks to Manda and Fab. I love my new button and hope you do too! It's from an original image that I zentangled. I then asked Manda to do some photoshop magic and bring me a beautifu new blog button! I love what she came up with. I hope you do too! You may get my button for your blog by copying the codes in this scroll box!Manda has a great tutorial on how to make this for you own blog.
Copy all and paste into your blogger design!

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