Goodbye 2012~

Welcome to 2013!! I'm really looking forward to this year with a renewed spirit and energy. Before I share with you all of the exciting things that will come with the new year I want to take a moment to reflect. I like to spend the month of December-- and this year this process went into January--reflecting on the past...seeing what worked...what didn't...what could be improved upon.  This was a crazy year for me. I was offered many opportunities and I took on as many as I could. I met some amazing and talented friends and became inspired in new ways. If possible I became more of a social media junkie. I continued to desire to deliver crafts and art and hopefully inspired you along the way.

Below is a look back at some of projects that YOU said you loved by the amount of traffic that it created and some of MY favorite projects for the year 2012. I hope you enjoy! 

Top 3 Blog Posts

#3 post for 2012--A Steampunk Valentine Blog Hop

#2 post for 2012--December Daily "walk through"

This book also earned me a featured designer award for December 

for Donna Salazar's Grungie Girl Ning!

#1 post for 2012--Steampunk and Blog Hops--you just can't go wrong with that combination!

 Top 3 Videos

#3 Video of 2012--a coloring tutorial for Digital Delights by Louby Loo

My position with this company increased to include being a Tutorial Artist

for the blog and being the Design Team Coordinator for the Challenges Team.
It is truly and honor and a privilege to work for Wendy!

#2 Video of 2012--a ribbon braid

#1 Video of 2012--Guest Appearance on Prima Live! 

The actual show had over 300 guests show up LIVE, the combined replay of the Ustream recording and the YouTube back up are approaching 2,000 views! 

What an amazing rush! I can't wait to do it again! 

My Favorite Projects of 2012

Thank You for looking!! 

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Contemplating the past year

Today on the Viva Las VegaStamp blog I share a journal page that I created while meditating on the crazy year I have had. This is my time of year for reflection and goal setting. Hop on over to check out details of my journal page!

Thank you for looking! I hope you enjoyed my project! ~leslierahye

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The Shortest Day with AlteredPages.com

The Shortest Day~Susan Cooper

And so the Shortest Day came and the year died

And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world

Came people singing, dancing,

To drive the dark away.

They lighted candles in the winter trees;

They hung their homes with evergreen;

They burned beseeching fires all night long

To keep the year alive.

And when the new year's sunshine blazed awake

They shouted, revelling.

Through all the frosty ages you can hear them

Echoing behind us - listen!

All the long echoes, sing the same delight,

This Shortest Day,

As promise wakens in the sleeping land:

They carol, feast, give thanks,

And dearly love their friends,

And hope for peace.

And now so do we, here, now,

This year and every year.

Happy Friday! Today is not only the day of the end of the world but also the shortest day of the year--Happy Yule. In celebration of the coming of winter I have created this art tile that I've added to my work space for inspiration--hop on over to the Altered Pages Blog to check it out! 

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Weekly Challenge | Anything Goes!

 It's time for the last challenge of 2012 with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Anything Goes. I am sharing Elf Surprise which within the stamp features several of Wendy's sweet characters that I love as well--Pippin, Charlie Cuddle Bunny and Luuvy Bear...I thought it felt like a joyful celebration--something I'm hoping for this season! I hope you enjoy my card! This is the last challenge for the year. Lisa V. and I will be sharing some of our favorite challenges over the last year in the next two weeks. Please join us on the blog as we reminisce. Lisa V. has stepped down as the Challenge DT Coordinator--I am happy to report that I will be stepping into that position in January and I hope I do the job as seamlessly  and well as she has. Good luck to you Lisa on your new adventures! I will miss you! I hope I do you proud! Thank you for looking!

 For this card

Digital Stamps : Elf Surprise

Card Stock : Bazzill Basics

Markers : BIC Mark-its

  We have for you a fun new challenge this week.  Anything goes with Christmas fast approaching we are having a 2 Week challenge!!

  You are not required to use a Digital Delights Image to join in on the fun but if you do you can enter TWICE.  To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image your  1st entry use your card link  2nd entry use your blog address and add 2nd entry after your name

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Weekly Challenge | Very Blingy

 It's time for a new release and a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Very Blingy. I am sharing with you the Mooey Christmas Set and Mistletoe Paper Pack today--this is part of last weeks new release. Second only to Reindeer/Mooses are Cows! My love of Digital Delights started with Wendy's cows and the Mooey Christmas set brought me much delight!! I hope you enjoy my project! Thank you for looking!

For this card

Digital Stamps : Mooey Christmas Set

Digital Paper : Mistletoe Paper Pack
Card Stock : Bazzill Basics

Markers : BIC Mark-its

Accessories :  ribbon, floss, Want2Scrap Bling

This weeks challenge we would love to see 

Very Blingy (Glitter Sparkle & Shine) Projects

You are not required to use a Digital Delights Image to join in on the fun

but if you do you can enter TWICE. 

To enter twice when using a Digital Delight image your 

1st entry use your card link

 2nd entry use your blog address and add 2nd entry after your name

**Please be sure to follow the challenge theme or it will be removed

We have a wonderful Sponsor this week

$15 certificate to their store 

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Embossed Greetings from VLVS!

Hop on over to the Viva Las VegaStamps! Blog today to learn how I used this digital collage image from AlteredPages.com and transformed it into a holiday ornament with a fantastic stamp!
Thank you for looking!!

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A Very Merry Holiday Steampunk Blog Hop | Holiday Cards

Welcome to my Very Merry Holiday Steampunk Blog hop!! I have collected a talented group of crafters and artists who all share a love for all things Steampunk! We are celebrating Winter Holidays Steampunk style! I can't wait to see what everyone has brought to the hop! So let's get started!!!

I chose to create a few holiday cards that could also be little pieces of art for the winter. I started with these beautiful FREE steampunk snowflake papers created by co-blog hopper Amanda for her online digi store AJs Digi Shoppe--available here.

I created the definition images below and printed them on top of the pink snowflake paper. I created an embossed strip with a Provocraft gears emboss folder and Stormy Sky Distressed Ink. I added Maya Mist Pearl to the Purple, ripped the edge  and created a 3×4¼" base to build my metal gear and washer snowflake. I added bling to the focus snowflake and created two more smaller flakes for the card. The base and the mat as well as the definition were all edged in Stormy Sky. You can download the definitions to use in your own art by right clicking on the definition and saving it to the file folder of your choice on your computer.

I hope you enjoy my projects. Please hop over and check out the other participants projects and leave them some love. Several are offering giveaways as well! Have a wonderful holiday and a joyous New Year! I will be back in the new year with a whole new schedule of blog hops! See you soon!

 

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