Live & Love Crafts Monthly Challenge

Today I'm bringing you a new challenge from Live and Love Crafts.  It's not NEW new, it's only new to me but you know what I luuuuuv about this challenge?  You have a WHOLE MONTH to enter!!!  No pressure right?!!

So for my card I found a vintage image on Pinterest and then decked the heck outta it with LLC's amazing products!!  Ya you gotta know this is right up my ally huh?  LOL!! 

A pic of my lovely bouquet.  hee hee  Love those little apples and I added some Gesso paint to lots of pieces.

 
 Cute little cherubs!!  I have links below that take you right to any product you're curious about......ENABLER ALERT!  LOL!

 My bow...and yes Simone, I made it myself.  LOL!!
Pretty charms to huh?

So have you guessed what the challenge is yet?  TA-DA!!!!  My new teamie, Tina's lovely sketch!!  I know I've covered a lot of it but I promise you it's all there.  LOL!!  Don't you just love all the layers?!

You know what is another really cool thing?!  You don't have to use any of LLC's products to join to have a chance to win!!!  (Although it would be great if you did.)  DID I SAY WIN?  WHY YES I DID!

CHECK IT!!  AND TO US CANADIANS THAT'S $35!!!! 

Worth playing for?!!  OH I THINK SO!!   hee hee!!

If you get a chance, you just have to check out the amazing inspiration at Live & Love Crafts inspiration and challenge blog.  Incredible designers!

If you do enter, please let me know I'd love to take a peek at your card!

Thanks for stopping by!! 

If you are interested this card is for sale
on our Etsy store.

INKY CHICKS

So this week INKY CHICKS asked me to be a GD for them....THANK YOU LADIES!! 

They are having an ANYTHING GOES challenge and they would love for you to stop by and join them if you can and really?  WHO CAN'T!!  Easiest challenges of all!!

I know you've seen this card in the previous post but I had so much information in there that I just wanted to give INKY CHICKS their own post.

They wanted you to also know that their wonderful sponsor

http://www.creashop-duymelot.nl/

who is back with a 10 Euro voucher!

 You have 2 weeks to play so go and check out their 
wonderful DT and leave some luvin'!!

ENJOY YOUR WEEK!!

Magnolia-licious & Wee Stamps Challenge

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

It's the time of year for weddings and romance so this week at Magnolia-licious and Wee Stamps challenge blog, we're asking you to make a card using the love theme.  I decided to make a more versatile "love" card for any occasion.  

Today I'm using the new Doo Bee Pops Tilda and Special Moments paper pack and WOW is it ever pretty!!  I even tried out the new Orchid Magnolia Doohickey.  I had to do a little research on what they really looked like so I hope it at least resembles an orchid.  LOL!  

The sentiment "With All My Love" is also from Magnolia. 

I colored this Tilda 2 ways.  One with my Copics, which was hard because there's absolutely no shape to the dress and the second way is to add DooBeePops paper. 

Check out the new collection "Special Moments" that is on sale now and also the new MagnoliaInk magazine called "Sea Breeze" is available and loaded with lots of inspiration.

Don't forget about our Share & Get Paid program where you can earn money just for referring an item.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

This card is for sale on our Etsy store:
Cards By Us 2013

LLC Blog Hop

So are you wondering why I'm participating in the Live and Love Crafts blog hop?  BECAUSE THEY ASKED ME TO JOIN THE DT!!!  Crazy kids!!  I'm so excited!!!  AND a bit freaked out but I'll try to bring MA "A" GAME!  

OH MA GOODNESS I have some extraordinary products to share with you!!  Live and Love Crafts sells THEE most amazing embellishments and papers.

If you came from Karita's blog (isn't she something?!!), you're going the right way.  If you've just joined, you'll really want to start at the LLC blog because there is so much eye candy on this hop you just can't miss it!!

The idea was to use our favorite LLC products but since I've only been using them for the past month, I haven't quite narrowed it down yet.  I LOVE THEM ALL!  LOL!  I did however, seek her out because of the amazing papers she has from Maja and Pion Designs.  GORGEOUS! 

I made this grad card for my stepdaughter and used Saturated Canary's "Fancy".  I wanted to stick with the vintage idea hence the black and white image.  The paper on my card is "Vintage Spring" from Maja Designs.  

I have to admit I'm also loving the new Frantage which I've used to cover this Prima metal clock paperclip with and both items also come from LLC.

The Kort and Godt rolled flowers are incredible and I love the paper they are made with.  I'm going to get them in every color I am sure!!  Just give me time.  LOL!  I have listed every item that I've used on my card that you can get from LLC at the end of the post with quick links.

If you happen to make it to each blog be sure to comment because these are the giveaways.  Yummy or WHAT?!  There is more information on the LLC inspiration blog so make sure you stop by to get all the deets!

Here is the blog hop list so if you lose your way you can bounce right back!!

LLC Blog
Becky
Tina
Karita
Eulanda - ME!
Elin
Alyce
Tracy
Louise
Elizabeth
Sandy
LLC Blog

So as you can see your next stop is at Elin's blog and OH MA GOODNESS she's crazy awesome!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

INGREDIENTS:

Magnolia-licious Summer Blog Hop - Picture Heavy!

Ok so now that you've come from the sensational Sheri's blog and seen it all you're thinking....OMG WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE NEXT?!!  That's what I thought too so I kind of really pushed the envelope on this one.  For the life of me I couldn't think of anything to do but I'm sure after hopping through this myself I'll do the forehead smack thing.  DOH!  Why didn't I think of that?!!  

 

So my project for today is a jar wrapper for displaying homemade blueberry jam!  Yup I made it ... funny thing...we don't really eat much jam!  LOL!!

I know lots of canning goes on near the end of summer and it gave me the chance to use this sweetest image called "Blueberry Tilda".  I also made a card so you could give away both items as a gift.  The image on the card is called "I'm In Love" but as you can see, she's very versatile.  The bench is also from Magnolia.

I made my own shabby flower and distressed the edges then used some pieces from Wild Orchid Crafts for my center. 

All my dragonflies are distressed with brown (actually the whole project is) and then the blue flowers and dragonflies are touched with Stardust Stickles on the wing tips.  I love the blueberry paper from Magnolia but unfortunately it's not longer available.  I don't like using stuff you can't buy however, any of the Magnolia papers are gorgeous!!  Especially from the new Special Moments line.   

I don't think I've ever used this many Magnolia Doohickey's on one project EVER!!  But I love them so much!  So seen here are: dragonfly, leaf, clouds, fence, grass and another leaf die.  WOW!!

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT!!  I hope you've enjoyed the blog hop and if you've missed anyone or anything you can head back over to the Magnolia-licious challenge blog where all the greatness started to check out the details.

COMMENTS!!  As you hopped your way through I hope you left comments because I hear there's some prizes to be given out.  WOO HOO what's a blog hop without prizes?!! 

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I just have to join the following challenges:

Magnolia Down Under - Anything Goes ***Top 5

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Stamps:  "Blueberry Tilda", "I'm in Love" and the bench
Papers:  Magnolia
Embellishments:  Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, ribbon and lace, scrap corrugated cardboard, Metal flowers from Michael's and Star Dust Stickles 
Punches: TH heart punches, Magnolia cloud, dragonfly, fence, grass and leaves doohickey's
Copics:   
BV20, 23, 25, 29
E41, 42, 43, 44
Y00, 02, 26, 28
E0000, 000, 00, 11, 13
E21, 23, 25, 27, 29
 

LDRS - Walkie

"Hello friend" she says!  "Walkie", available at Little Darlings Rubber Stamps, is just the sweetest! And I like the other one to match her called ... yup you guess it "Talkie".  Adorable!! 

I added a sentiment from the "Friendship Sentiments" collection that says:

"A friend is there when you need her most,

Down the street or coast to coast." 

This is also available at LDRS and tons more!!  Each collection has so many different expressions and this one comes with 18 different sayings!

I didn't add too much to my card this time.  I wanted to keep it a bit more simpler this time.  Sometimes a little is lot.  Not usually for me but today it was.  LMBO!

LDRS also has a blog "Little Darlings DT Inspiration" filled with amazing creations from the DT and posts every 2nd day so that gives you tons of inspiration when you need it.  You can even get updates directly to your inbox.  Handy huh?!  I think so!

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!!

Stamps:  Saturated Canary "Walkie" and "Friendship Sentiments"
Papers:  Basic Grey "True Love"
Embellishments:  Misc ribbon, clothespins, Wild Orchid flowers and a doily.
Punches:  Magnolia heart swirl doohickey
Copics:
R21, 22, 24, 27
E0000, 000, 00, 11, 13
E21, 23, 25, 27, 29
BG10, 11, 15, 49