Weekly Challenge | It's a Kids World

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is It's a Kids World! I love shaped cards for kids so I went with a circle and some fun stars and giggle eyes. Roley the Ringmaster is a perfect image! He's so bright and colorful! I added a bit of rope to the whip to give some more whimsy to my card! I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for stopping by!  Roley...

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Pink Snowflakes!

Happy Tuesday everyone!Today on the Cheery Lynn Blog I am once again playing along with this weeks challenge--Nontraditional Christmas Colors! I love using pink and lime green for holiday decorations. I have been creating these snowflakes for my tree and decided to share one with you. I began by cutting several white card stock Royal Scandinavian Doilies--with solid centers. I misted them with pink and Perfect Pearl Mists. I dried...

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Weekly Challenge | You're a Gem!

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is You're a Gem: Add Bling! Today I am using the colored image MagicBelle! I think she is just precious! I jazzed her up with some snow glitter on her "movement loops" and bling on a roll all around the matte. I hope you enjoy it! Thank you for stopping by!  Magicbelle Card...

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Joyful Tag

 Happy Tuesday everyone! On the Cheery Lynn blog today I shared a tag to go along with this weeks challenge! I LOVE tags and the new Alpine Flourish Doily makes the perfect tag! I began by cutting a kraft tag to go behind my die cut. I then layered the Alpine Flourish Die onto the tag with 3 dimensional glue dots so that it would have a bit of dimension.  Next I added my poinsettias that I had created using the strip die....

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November Monthly Member Blog Hop | BRAINZ

Good Morning everyone! I've missed all of my Smeared Ink companions. I was participating in the 31days of Halloween Hop as a Wicked Blogger and then I just disappeared. No note...nothing. I do apologize for that but here is what happened. My son sustained a 3rd concussion. If' you've been following me long you know about 2 years ago we had a very rough year with my son...he sustained 2 concussions within 6 months of each other and had a very difficult...

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Weekly Challenge | Happy Holidays

If you are looking for my November Monthly Blog Hop for Smeared Ink it is here. It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Happy Holidays. Today I am using the colored image of Holiday Flippity Felicia and the Berry Merry Christmas Papers. I created a hexagonal easel card [to play off of the hexagonal shape of the poinsettias and snowflakes]. Flippity...

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Thankful for Those Who Have Served Blog Hop 2014

Good Morning everyone and Happy Veterans Day to those celebrating in the states. This is the day that we honor and remember our veterans. It's a solemn day as we recall the loved ones that are no longer with us who gave their lives. It's a day of celebration as we honor those still with us who returned.   In the past I've shared my grandfather's with you. For me, this is what this day is about...remembering them...their service...their...

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New Release and Weekly Challenge | Patterns

It's time for a new challenge with Digital Delights by Louby Loo! This week at Delightful Challenges our challenge is Patterns [use patterned paper]! The new release has some beautiful patterns including this great blue toned vintage greeting. It looks terrific with my watercolored Chimney Cat! I added some flocking to the hat and snow glitter to the chimney top and the "roof line" along with a fun gold button for...

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I Spy a Birthday!

 Happy Tuesday everyone! Today I am sharing on the Cheery Lynn Blog a few more dies from the recent release. The I Spy binoculars are great! They are perfect for layouts involving sightseeing and hunting/target shooting themes. For a cheeky birthday card, they are great for spying a milestone birthday--"Lordy, lordy look who's 40!" I just couldn't resist. The binoculars are detailed with some pan pastel and glossy accents...

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