INSPIRED BY CHALLENGE - #IB267 STOCKINGS

Happy Thursday!

Hope you are having a wonderful week so far? I'm stopping by with my newest creation for this weeks Inspired By Challenge ....

Here is the new #IB267 inspiration and sketch...

My inspiration came from the stocking and the colors.

I actually used a different sketch for my card...I went with the Freshly Made Sketches #616... 

My card features the super cute Holiday Stockings Set and matching dies from Pretty Pink Posh.

Now it's your turn again....please visit the INSPIRED BY BLOG for all the details! Have a productive crafting time! ~SL~

TIC TAC TOE CHALLENGE - #TTTC135 HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Hello friends I'm back with a second card!

We have a very fun Tic Tac Toe Challenge - #TTTC135 for you....

Here is the fun board - #TTTC135 ....

I chose the bottom left diagonal column - BLACK, ORANGE AND PURPLE.

I also grabbed the Freshly Made Sketches #506 for my design....

My card is featuring the super cute Ellen Hutson - Halloween Boo-quet Set along with the matching dies. The images were colored with various Copic Markers.  I decided to stamp/decorated the inside of my card using some more images from this fun set. Next I added some color matching DP for the stripes and the inside of the card..voila! 

Looking forward to seeing your ideas....have fun crafting :) !!! ~SL~

CAS(E) THIS SKETCH #357 - I'M GUEST DESIGNING

Hello and happy day!

I'm very excited to be guest designing for CAS(E) THIS SKETCH this week!

Here is the fabulous sketch #357 for you to try....

I'm a little bit rusty in my card making abilities, but I had lots of fun designing this card...so many possibilities with this layout!

I opted for the PTI - Birthday Balloon Set along with the matching Balloon Die. The fun Design Paper is also from PTI.

A BIG "Thank you" to the CAS(E) THIS SKETCH team for inviting me this week!!! I hope you guys will go and check them out and play along...I'll be looking for your cards!!!

Let me know what you think!?!?

Wishing you a fabulous day and weekend! ~SL~

CAS(E) THIS SKETCH #355

Hello friends!

Long time to no see and talk....

Hope you all survived the holidays and had a great start into "2020" ?!?

Ours was a whirl wind of sad, fun and very exciting events...first we had to put down our beloved boxer boy "Luke"... (he was almost 12 yrs) it was heartbreaking for sure :(.....

On a happier note, our youngest daughter Miriam celebrated her 15th birthday, our oldest daughter graduated early with her BBA in Marketing, then it was Christmas and before we knew it, our oldest daughter had a job offer that will be taking her to Houston, TX - which is about 4 hours from us...in the meantime we have done lots of driving....finding an apartment, furniture etc. and now we are in the last phase of finally moving her into the new place!

Needless to say that my crafting has once again taken the back burner...but it's all good and I finally had a little "ME" time!

When I saw the fabulous sketch from CAS(E) THIS SKETCH #355 I knew I had to play along...

For my card I used a mixture of older stamp sets from PTI, MFT and Stamping Up. The DP is also from PTI and at last I added some Clear Sequins.

Thank you for stopping by and I wish you a wonderful day! ~SL~

CASE THIS SKETCH #345 - MERRY CHRISTMAS

Happy Sunday!

Just finished up my card for the Case this Sketch #345.....

Love this fun layout....

I decided to ink up my new Candy Cane Christmas Bundle Set from "The Stamp Market". The colors are SU - Lost Lagoon, PTI - Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Scarlet Jewel, Lilac Grace.

Wishing you a great Sunday afternoon! ~SL~

CASE THIS SKETCH #343 - CHRISTMAS

Happy weekend!

Stopping by to show you my card for the Case This Sketch #343....

Here is the fun Sketch....

I inked up the super cute new Tiny Trees Bundle Set and the sentiment die is from the Candy Cane Christmas Bundle ....both are from "The Stamp Market".

Wishing you a wonderful weekend! ~SL~

CASE THIS SKETCH #340 - LAURIE'S FABULOUS FAVORITES

Hello and happy Sunday!

I'm so exited to play with my new "Ink to Paper" goodies....and of course what better way to ink them up by playing Laurie's Fabulous Favorites  - September CASE... combined with this weeks Case this Sketch #340....

Here is the fabulous card from Melissa Phillips....and the Sketch....

If you missed the beautiful "Ink to Paper" September Release....I urge you to check it out! I used the Season Of Joy Set along with the sentiment from the Peaceful Forest Set.

For my "CASE" I added some "sparkly" letters, some color splash for the background and the original wreath from the stamp set as well as a different poinsettia die cut.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I have a few more stamp sets to ink up...stay tuned :) !!! ~SL~

FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES #402 and COLOR THROWDOWN #560

Hello my stamping friends!

Here is my card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches #402 and the Color Throwdown #560 ...

 Here is the fun Sketch ....and the Inspiration Colors....

For this card I used the beautiful 2016 Anniversary Set called Painted Petals...from Papertrey Ink....one of my all time favorites for sure.

Here are the ink colors I ... PTI - Pure Poppy, Bright Butter Cup, Harvest Gold, New Leaf; SU - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Versamark, along with White Embossing Powder. To finish it all off I added some Red & Clear Sequins. 

Wishing you a peaceful day! ~SL~

FUSION CARD CHALLENGE - AUTUMN

Howdy friends!

Stopping by with a card for the Fusion - Autumn Challenge.....

I decided to incorporate the Inspiration Photo and the Sketch....

Just had to ink up my awesome goodies - Bottled Up & Autumn Sketches Set, plus Knit Wits Stencil - from "The Greetery" again...they are sooooo versatile and fun to play with!

Wishing you a fabulous week! ~SL~

FRESHLY MADE SKETCHES #401

Hello and happy Sunday!

Here is my card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches #401....

Here is the Sketch...

I inked up the super cute Lots of Leaves Bundle Set from "The Stamp Market".

Wishing you a wonderful day! ~SL~

CASE THIS SKETCH #338

Happy TGIF!!!

Stopping by with a card for this weeks Case This Sketch #338....

Here is this weeks Retro Sketch ....

Wishing you a fabulous day and hope you'll have a wonderful weekend! ~SL~

FAB FRIDAY #171 - SENDING CARING THOUGHTS

Hello and happy Tuesday!

I'm playing along in this weeks Fab Friday #171 Sketch Challenge.....

 Here is the Sketch....

I decided to ink up my beautiful Cotton Comforts Set from "The Greetery". I thought it was just a perfect match with this clean & simple layout. Hope you like it too?

Wishing you a great new week. ~SL~

CASE THIS SKETCH #337 - COZY CUP

Happy Sunday and hello September!

I'm playing along at the Case this Sketch #337.....

Here is the Sketch...

The Cozy Cup Set from "The Greetery" was still on my mind and on my desk...so I inked it back up.

The background was embossed. The Design Paper had these cute little stars on it and I thought it almost looks like a placemat. The sentiment is from a different set and I finished the card off with some Gingham Ribbon.

Wishing you a great day and I'll see you soon!!! ~SL~