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There is also a GDT and DT call at Re-Cycle, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent .  There is more information on the website. Hello my Dear Sweet Friends - I am so incredibly excited to share this project with you today.  I had so much fun creating this altered picture frame.  I created this project for CS Designs for the current challenge called: "Material Girl" at Re-Cycle, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent.   The irony is the more I kept working on it the more ideas I kept having.  Which I have discovered can be a good thing and not such a good thing.  From the beginning I wanted to use fabric as part of my design which I will share more about a little further down this post.  What I have just realized is that I didn't take a photo of the frame that I have altered for this project. (My bad).  It was a 12" x 12" frame I found at a thrift store several months ago.  I also wanted to use fabric (material girl - hi...

Happy Happy Happy Friday My Dear Sweet Friends It is so cold here - we actually have had a little snow (just flakes) today but its just to cold for me.  And winter hasn't even begun yet.  How are you this Friday?? Today I am sharing the card I made for the Sister Act Card Challenge .  It's fun being a part of this Design Team because it actually helps me take the time to make a few greeting cards.  I probably should start making my Christmas cards but haven't had been able to yet. For this card I used an image from "A Day for Daisies" called Warm in Winter - and I think this little bird is just to cute.  I paper pieced the bird and colored with my Copics.  I just had to add some snow - so used some dimensional puff and used my heating gun to puff it up.  I am happy to see he is a happy little bird with a full belly eating all those berries. The Design Team has some great cards to share this week and I hope you will go visit the Siste...

Happy Happy Monday My Dear Sweet Friends I sure hope you had a wonderful weekend.  It was absolutely gorgeous here but now the temperatures will start dropping to the low 30's starting on Wednesday.  Yikes - I am not really looking forward to that. I have a two creations to share with you for this weeks challenge at Not Just Cards.   We have two amazing sponsors this week: First we have StampArt Design by Kathryne called  "Autumn Blessings" with WhimsyStamps .  Such a beautiful and sweet image.   StampArt Designs by Kathryn I am entering this card into the  613 Avenue Create  Challenge And our next amazing sponsor is Rick St. Dennis Rick St Dennis I used the Billy Golden Bells Elf and decided to create an altered small composition book.  Gosh - I think he is such a cutie and was so much fun to color with my copics.   Rick St Dennis Etsy Shop .   It is so much fun to look through his Etsy Shop - he ...

Happy Friday My Dear Sweet Friends Yep, you aren't imagining things -  this is my second post for today.  I have a new Design Team hat on and its with Creative Fingers Challenge Blog.   The card I am sharing today is my first as a Design Team member and I am so happy to be a part of this amazing team of talented women. Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is Dilly Beans.   Dilly Beans I created this card using a Dilly Beans Image and used my copics to color her.  I hope you will join in this challenge and check out the design blogs and take a look at all their creations for this challenge.   Creative Fingers Challenge Blog Dilly Beans Stamps Thanks so much for stopping by - it's been a busy busy week and its time to get a few hours of sleep before digging into a few more projects. Have a great weekend. With hugs and smiles  Laine

Happy Happy Friday my Dear Sweet Friends - I am back with my "Sister Act" Design Team Hat on for this weeks challenge which is "Anything Goes".  Our sponsor this week is "Fitztown" and I created my card using one of their vintage car images.  You've heard me say this more than once already but I love Fitztown. Since I was going to create a masculine card I decided to keep it clean and simple.  I did some paper piecing for the vintage car and even added a little bling.  I hope you will join in our challenge and check out the other beautiful cards by the Design Team. Sister Act Card Challenge Thanks again for stopping by and I can't wait to see what you create. With hugs and smiles Laine

Happy Happy Thursday my Dear Sweet Friends - Oh my goodness - it's hard to believe it's Thursday and the weekend is just a stones throw away.  What about you - do you have any special plans for this weekend??  I am so incredibly excited - today's project is my first as a design team member with the Speed Craft Challenge.  I must confess I was chomping at the bit to begin this project and what a thrill ride it was.   I began my exhilarating ephemera scavenger hunt which truth be told was a quick trip to my craft room closet.  However, tucked away in the far left back corner was a box.  A special box.  A pretty box.  A pink box covered in beautiful flowers and a white satin bow.  Inside this box were things I have been collecting and it all began with the heart shaped chipboard I covered in vintage dictionary pages about six months ago.  Truth is, I wanted to create something similar to my finished project below but found ...

Hello again my Dear Sweet Friends I am so excited - I just couldn't wait to share the news.  I know, I know - two posts in one day.  Yikes!! I have included the link, however I am leaving it a mystery for now but the answer is only a click away.   The Speed Craft Challenge Blog Don't you just love a mystery?? With hugs and smiles Laine

Happy Happy Monday My Dear Sweet Friends - It's cold, wet and gloomy here - I guess that means its beginning to look a lot like winter.  I don't mind the cooler weather except it makes my fibromyalgia pain worse. The wonderful part is Mark and I got a gift card from a very special friend for our wedding a month ago and we bought a gorgeous charcoal gray soft and fluffy blanket today with the gift card.  It's so FLUFFY!!!!!  I also love it because it keeps me warm without heaviness.  Thanks Diane!!! Today I am sharing a card I made for the Fitztown Challenge as a Guest Team Designer.  Yay - so excited and I love their images.  The image I chose is called Fae35 and I think she is an awesome image to play around with.  I especially like to practice my Copic coloring and look forward to the day when I get better at it.  My secret desire is to take the online coloring classes through Kit and Clowder.  Anyway - she's really fun to color an...

( CS Designs is also having a DT and GDT Call ) CS Designs is also having a DT and GDT Cal Happy Happy Saturday My Dear Sweet Friends Wow!!  October and Halloween are behind us and now it's really crunch time.  Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. I haven't even begun that journey yet.  What about you, have you started your Christmas cards or Christmas shopping yet??  Funny, I am not even sure where to even begin except with this next Re-Cycle, Re-Invent and Re-Use.   When I first heard the theme "Going Postal" I pretty much knew what I wanted to do.  Nope, not the usual interpretation of "Going Postal" however what it means to me.  You see, going to the Post Office is on the top of my "Hate List".  It literally puts me in a horrible mood, I am stressed, frustrated and that's just the beginning.  In other words,this problem is now solved and its all because of these amazing images by Chris Stern a...

Hello my dear sweet friends Hope you are all doing great!!  Has anyone else felt like October has been the longest month ever?  My goodness, for me it seems October wasn't just 31 days but double that.  Don't know why but I am glad November is just around the corner. So my post for today is my second card as a DT member with Sister Act - Challenge #81 .  There are a lot of wonderful cards made by the entire design team and I hope you will check them out as well as join in the challenge.   Our proud sponsor for this challenge is:   Digital Delights I am a big fan of quick and simple cards and this one was really fun to make   I stamped a greeting on the inside however didn't take a photo of it to share (but I can if anyone would like to take a peek. And I never miss an opportunity to create something with pink and butterflies.   I sure hope you will check the blogs for each of the Sister Act Design Teams and say hello and check out t...

Hello my Dear Sweet Friends - How are you doing this cloudy Wednesday (it is here anyway)??  Yay - it's also Hump Day!!  Maybe that's why my head is in the clouds (actually more often than not) - at least that's what my family always tells me.   First of - A little disclaimer before the journey begins: I promise not to take you around the blog world in 90 days.  I also promise the word "SAD" in my post title is nothing serious or life challenging.   Disappointment in myself - YEP BIG TIME!!  So with patience in tow: Have a seat, buckle up, and hold on because the journey starts now: It all started a few days ago when I promised myself I would work on my 15 minute project for the Speed Craft Challenge.  So I gathered my supplies, took photos, set up my timer, pushed the start button and told myself to take a deep breath and "Go!!"   Forgot to take photo of my tote of Copics (Image by CS Designs) Here's what I did: 01.  Cov...

Happy Happy Friday My Dear Sweet Friends Today I am sharing a card I made with an image from " All Dressed Up " and just fell in love with these two characters. I colored these sweet monsters with my copics. I am also excited to announce I am a new DT member with Sister Act and delighted to be a part of this wonderful group of ladies.  This challenge is "Anything Goes" however it is a card only challenge. Our Sponsor "All Dressed Up" will be giving the lucky winner two digital images.  So I hope you will join in the challenge and who knows, you could be the lucky winner. It's also funny how these adorable monsters remind me so much of how my Moxie (a Pomeranian) and Otto (my daughters pug) play around together.  Its hilarious!! Thanks for stopping by - I always appreciate it and it means a lot to me. With hugs and smiles Laine Sister Act Card Challenge

Happy happy Monday my Dear Sweet Friends - Yep this is my second post for today. I am over the charts excited about this project.  I stumbled across a new challenge blog called  Speed Craft Challenge   and its delightfully fun. It's absolutely a great idea - especially for someone like me (more about that later). Here's the scoop: I had only 10 minutes to create my project. I could create anything I wanted to and I was able to have my supplies ready before I hit the timer. So I grabbed some scrap stuff, sat down at the table outside on the deck because part of the challenge was to use Ink Sprays or Spritzers (this was my first time with Ink Sprays) and it was finally time to jump into the Challenge Zone and pushed the timer button. I grabbed a small clipboard, tore off some cardstock and used Mod Podge to seal the paper to the clipboard.  Used my blow dryer to speed up the drying time (hint:  works faster on the "cool" rather than "hot"). Spr...

Hello my dear sweet friends Today is absolutely gorgeous with the sun shining brightly and perfect temperature of 72 degrees.   However - the sad part is the weather report shows non stop rain for the next five days.  I guess it's beginning to look a lot like "Fall in Seattle".  Has the weather begun to change for you yet?? This is a project I made as a new design team member for " Not Just Cards Challenges . Yep, I am really excited to be a part of this group of women and I hope you will stop by and take a look at all the DT's projects as well as join in, if you haven't already. Interestingly my first project was all about "Graduation" and I decided to make an altered wood block as a keepsake gift.  All the sayings, cap and diploma are from  DeeDee Designs . I painted the wood block brown and covered it in various cardstocks from "Bo Bunny".  Once it was dry I added the sayings, lots of bling and some "Jumbo Java" ink to...