TSG102 Celebrate you Today

Hello there everyone! Who's ready for Spring?  I know I sure am!!! This weekend we had endless amounts of rain... I swear we're going to float away soon.  And it was one of those weekends where you plan to get a million things done and none of it happens.... So early this morning I decided to get a little crafty.  This week at There She Goes, Marisa (our Guest Trendie) came up with a challenge for us to use vellum on our cards.  Vellum scares me.... I'm not sure why but it does... so of course I had to go on a trip just to buy some.. Sad I know!!  Over the weekend, I noticed Iwona had her new Sketchbook Saturday up and the sketch totally spoke to me.  I instantly thought of these Prima flowers I had as well as the TSG set called Sentimental Birthday.  I've been trying to create some more shabby chic style cards because I've always loved the look but have a hard time achieving it.  So off for more inspiration I went... and I found two great challenges - Shabby Tea Room (this week's challenge is to use lace or doilies on a card so I used black lace) and the Cupcake's Creation Color Challenge (to use light pink, black and cream). 

We'd love for you to join us over at There She Goes for our challenge this week!! All you need to do is create a card using vellum in some way.  Then go to the TSG blog and add your link.  If using an online gallery make sure to use TSG102 as your key word.  Don't forget that by participating in the TSG challenge, you have the opportunity to win $5 to the TSG store or be in the Trendsetting Spotlight. 

Challenges I'm entering my card into:
Cupcake's Creation Color Challenge (light pink, black and cream)
The Shabby Tea Room (use lace or doily on a card)
Iwona's Sketchbook Saturday
Friday Mashup (butterflies with dimension) - new challenge blog!!

Have a great day!!!

BLD April Release - Springtime Daisy

Hey there everyone!!! Welcome April's New Release at By Lori Designs!!  We're so excited to be bringing new images for you to play with. 

I'm the first official stop on today's hop so grab your coffee,  sit down and enjoy the eye candy we are treating you to today. 

Today I had the chance to play with "Puddle Jumper Daisy".  Isn't she just too precious?  I've watercolored her with my Tombow Markers and then went with a simple layout to show off this little cutie pie.  I heart the Puddle Jumper line... who am I kidding?  I love all of the lines! 

Lori's a sweetie and is offering a $10 Gift Certificate to the BLD store to one lucky commenter so make sure you comment on everyone's blogs. 

Now hop on over to Arielle's blog.

I've also listed the order of the hop just in case there is a break in the hop along the way.

Angela
Arielle
Jacquie
Jane B
Jayne M
Jen S.
Jennifer
Joni
Kadie
Krista
Linda
Mercy
Sheri
sherryann
Silvia
Tracy
By Lori Designs

Just Ducky...

Hey there!!!  Yup... that's me in that puddle... It has been raining so much here.... and it's supposed to rain the rest of the week.... wahoo... I have my Bogs out (awesome rain boots!!!) - mine are a slightly different pattern.  Rain jacket... check!!! Aren't these ducks just way too cute?  They're from the set called "Puddles of Fun" which are an exclusive Rachelle Miller stamp from Paperworks. The image was watercolored with my Tombow Markers and as you can see, I've gone with a simple layout that I'll be sure to use again. 

Well... I have to run... have a busy day ahead of me.  See ya soon!!

MFTGUESTDT0411 Oh baby!!!

Oh baby.... I'm channelling my inner Amy Sheffer aka Pickletree for this shabby chic card.  Amy has been a long time inspiration of mine so when I saw this month's guest designer challenge at My Favorite Things, I knew if I could channel Amy, then I could do shabby chic.  It's not my normal style but wow..... I loved it!!! I must admit, I slaved over this card for one too many hours though....  My inspiration for my card came from the new Basic Grey DP "Hello Luscious" and the My Mind's Eye Stella Rose (I took three of the four papers from the various lines in Stella Rose).  I've had the a la Mode "Oh Baby" since shortly after came out but with my schedule this is the first opportunity I've had to use it.  I think it's a fabulous  go to stamp for a baby shower or for a person newly pregnant.  I watercolored the image with my Tombow Markers and then added a bit of white gel pin for highlighting.  Each layer of DP and cardstock was distressed and then I sponged the edges with Crumb Cake and Close to Cocoa inks.  I had the most fun with all of the embellishments: some crinkly ribbon, rhinestone swirls, button, linen thread, pebbles and crocheted lace... Love it!!!

Another source of inspiration for me is the amazing Jeanie Whitmer aka "the spotted chick" who also loves Kraft cardstock so I'm also entering this into her "That's Krafty Thursday" challenge.  Thanks Jeanie!!!

Thank you for dropping by today!!! Hugs!!!

High in the Sky

I had a bit of free time on Friday morning and was in a bit of a card making mood but the severe headache I had.... well that didn't lend itself to fancy cards, so clean and simple it was.... 

As soon as I saw this week's Fall to Layout, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. Out came my MS Butterfly punch, a bit of Echo Park DP, some Rose Bud Memento Ink (that I sponged around the edges of each butterfly) and the TSG stamp set called "Spread Your Wings".  I've had it for months and finally used it...You'll be seeing it again soon I'm sure. 

For my second card, I used last week's Fall to Layout, the TSG stamp set "Aim for the Clouds", the MFT Kite Die-namic and easy peasy... a fun, simple card.

Are you a fan of There She Goes?  Want to partcipate in the "Mother of all Blog Hops"?  The hop will happen over two days (May 7th and 8th) and there are over $400 in prizes?  We'd love for you to join us for this annual event!! All of the details are on the TSG blog (in the MOABH link just above). 

Thanks for dropping by!!!

It's a ladybug kind of day

Dream big!!! Isn't that we should all do?  But how many of us really do?  I swear my life has been full of chaos lately but hopefully things are finally going to settle down.  I had a bit of free time yesterday so I decided to make a card using this cute Lollipop Ladybug from Lori Boyd Designs.  I printed the image into watercolor paper and then watercolored with watercolor pencils.  I decided to give my Tombow Markers a break.... Surprise Surprise right?  LOL...  I used scraps of Designer paper from Echo Park and Bo Bunny.  If you could see my scrap pile... it's huge... oh wait... that would be my stash of Designer paper as well...  The layout for my card comes from the current "Pink Elephant" challenge which is a sketch that I'm sure I'll be using again... Love it!