Wednesday, March 31, 2010

WFK- A Birthday Wish

Yippee!! Woot Woot Hooray!!!

Release Day
Blog Hop
Challenge Day
...all rolled into one!!!!

As you may already know, Jen Shults is the artist behind these adorable little sweetie pies!!
She is super talented and I have been a HUGE fan since I first spotted them, back in Sept!!
If you haven't seen Jen's newest designs...you are gonna flip!!!

The New Release and the Challenge Theme is:

"A Birthday Wish"

Hold on to your hats because you really are gonna flip...Are you ready!?!?
Introducing...

Birthday Ivy

It's she just a living doll?!?!?!??!
Guess what!!!
Jen also has super fun and cute

Birthday Sentiments


WOWZERS Jen!!!  
Girl you totally out did yourself this release...I do believe it's my Favorite!!!!
Which is hard to say since I love them all the Wild Flower Kids!!!
Well, it's now time to hop on over to the wonderfully sweet and down right, fantastically talented  
Piali's blog to see what Birthday Surprise she has in store for you!!!

and just in case you get lost...here is the starting point with the master list:


Have fun Hoppin'!!
Blessings-

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

WFK Blog Hop Tomorrow


Just to let you know....
 

Fun Fun Fun...Hope to see you there!!

HUGS~LORi

DCRU - Challenge 32

Sketch Challenge

The sketch was designed by our very own Gwen Hesson!
Great Job Gwen!!


Each member of the DCRU Design Team used pieces of the 
Moxxie - Queen of the Crop Paper Collection


Here is my DT card for DCRU Challenge 32:

Recipe:

DCRU has even more super fun news!!

This weekend...



There will be lots of inspiration!!
Hope you will be able to join us!

Monday, March 29, 2010

The Pink Elephant #60



Pastels


 

This week's Spotlight Company
is
The Cutting Cafe

Owner Regina Easter is sponsor of The Pink Elephant this week and has
blessed us with some fun and sweet images to create with and then showcase.

I have to tell you Regina offers some amazing product and great prices at The Cutting Cafe!
Really something for everyone!!
Hope you find time to hop over and peek!!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Bee Crafty and Crazy 4 Challenges

This fortnight at Bee Crafty we are celebrating 1 year of Bee Crafty fun and craftiness!!!

Yep....It's Bee Crafty's Birthday!!!
Woo Hoo!!
Congratulations Merrigan!!

So in honor of the Merrigan and Bee Crafty's accomplishments this year and the party going on over at the Bee Crafty Blog, I used Fluffy Bunny Birthday!!
This is one adorable image and can be used for boys or girls:



I created a little gift with a ribbon and button bow, accompanied by a small card....Fluffy Bunny Birthday adds all the cuteness necessary for an adorable gift bundle!!!

How to play: This fortnights theme is 'Birthday.'
Make a craft item (card or other) with a birthday theme, it must also include a DIGI IMAGE somewhere, but this doesn't have to be a Bee Crafty one.
OPTIONAL - Create a coordinating set (e.g., card + gift bags, tags, boxes...)


Please submit your entry by Saturday 10th April (Midday UK) by posting on your own blog and using Mister Linky below.

As this is our birthday, there are EXTRA PRIZES!!!

  • 3 digis for the overall winner
  • 1 digi each for 3 runners up
  • 1 digi for best use of a Bee Crafty image
  • 1 digi for the best coordinating birthday set


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This week at Crazy 4 Challenges, we were challenges by Barbara Anders to create a card 
using her fantastic skexth which has a Clean and Simple Theme.

Thanks Barbara for your fun challenge!!

Here is my DT card:

I was excited to use a digital image/stamp from our sponsor

march release ad
our March Digital Stamps are here!!

Briley and Balloons is so super cute and I loved coloring her, picking her was easy!!
Wendy the owner and illustrator has many many more "delight"ful images to choose from,
so hop on over and take a peek!!  
Thanks for allowing us to work with your awesome images Wendy!!

Enjoy and Happy Saturday!!!


Thursday, March 25, 2010

DCRU-Inspiration Post


Happy Thursday all you DCRU Fans!!!
As you you know the Die Cuts R Us Design Team members periodically bring you 
Inspiration Posts, well, today is my turn and I am so excited for you all to see what I have for you!!

Ok, so by now, you have all seen the Puddle Jumpers, the stamps designed by 
me, Lori Boyd exclusively for Claudia and Company!!

You also know how fun they are to create with whether making a Card, a Scrap Page or a Project!  Yep, we have all stamped them beside their pet and Voila ...instant cute card, but have you thought about ALL the possibilities just 3 little Puddle Jumpers can offer!?!?!?
Well, I have and here are a few I wanted to share with you today:


Puddle Jumpers are perfect for making bright fun and cheery designs...




AND
Soft, vintage, shabby chic cards



You also know that they each come with their own little pet and that the pets can be 
interchanged as you can see in this card:

However, did you know that the Puddle Jumpers have even more interchangeable options?
They sure do and this is how I  got started...
Color up your Puddle Jumpers and using your paper snips....just snip off their heads!!! Yikes!!!
That doesn't sound very nice...I know, but believe me you will be happy you did!!
Why, You ask??
Well, this is why:

Paper piece Daisy's head onto Emma's body....

Then, put Emma's head on daisy's body...

What about Daisy's head on...hee hee...Noah's body!!!
You wanna see more???
OK...here goes...

Try snip Daisy's pigtails off and switching sides...
Makes them look like brand new stamps... huh?!?!

So how many stamps are you REALLY getting, how many fun possibilities are there??
LOTS and LOTS, especially once you get all 3 of the new Puddle Jumpers being released on April 1st.
Yipppeee!!  
This post was so much fun and I hope you all have blast designing and paper piecing
your own Puddle Jumpers!!

Be sure to keep your eye on the Claudia and Company blog as all the 
April Release festivities are about to begin!!



Tuesday, March 23, 2010

DCRU - Challenge 31 - Recipe


It's Tuesday and that can only mean one thing...a new challenge from Die Cuts R Us. 
This week's challenge is super fun - how good are you at following recipes??? 
That's right, a recipe challenge, ready for the details:

Recipe:
1 Stamped Image
2 Die Cuts
3 Buttons/Jewels
Ribbon

This week the design team got to play with
Lucy Bird Patterned Paper that is available at the DCRU Store.
 Here is my DT card:

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Mo's Digiital Pencil - 3rd Thursday Image Showcase Hop


Hi everyone...are you ready to see some digital sweetness?
Then you won't want to miss what Mo's Dream Team has in store for you!!
Well then, I won't be long winded!!

I 'd like to present to you



Words cannot express how much I love Mo's Designs!!
The theme of this month's Showcase Hop is:
Sewing
This is only my second attempt at sewing on my card!!
The first is the post before this one!!
I finally made the time and got the guts to get the lil' purple craft sewing machine
I received for Christmas 2 years ago...out of the box and give it a go!!!!!!!
I must admit the sewing machine is not the best quality, but it helped me
make todays' card, so I am thankful!!!



You can add this little sweetie to your own collection
by clicking below:

Some Tea

$5.00
Some Tea
Average customer rating:
5 stars  Total votes: 1
Sharing some tea with bunny 
Product Details...
For all the latest news about Mo and her awesome images...look HERE!!


You next stop is to the talented and very sweet:

She is amazing!!
Enjoy!!!

LORi BOYD

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Die Cuts R Us - Color Challenge

It's Color Challenge time!!!
I personally LOVE color Challenges...they are my favorite!!!
This week's challenge is featuring the NEW
My Minds Eye Lush Collection!! Ahhh, WOW!!!

This FABULOUS collection comes in  
Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Pink and Red
and can be found in the
DCRU store!!

We challenge you to use ONE of the colors from the 
Lush Collection and White to create a Project, LayOut, or Card!!
Here is my LUSH color and my DT Card:
I used Emma for my card and gave her a fun vintage feel!!
I used an Oval-Spellbinders Nestie and then with my Cutter Bee Snips I cut all around
to give it a little different rugged look!! The Tim Holtz Distressing Ink helped
give it just a lil' something extra!!  The paper is Gorgeous and I honestly could have cut it into a square and propped it up, took a photo and it still would have been fabulous!!
I added a small dot to the middle of each soft dot, which in my opinion added a touch of somethin' somethin'!!
Hope you all get over and get ya some LUSH paper .... I Promise you WILL NOT be disappointed!!
It's my new favorite!!!

As a special treat this week, I am SUPER EXCITED to announce that
this challenge is being sponsored by My Minds Eye!!

One lucky randomly drawn winner will receive:
Each Member of the Design Team is featuring one of these luscious colors!!
 So be Sure to hop over to the DCRU Blog to see all the beautiful creations!

Monday, March 15, 2010

The Pink Elephant Challenge # 58




Spring

Anything Spring...Spring Colors, Spring Images, Spring, Spring, Spring!!


Spring Couple
I made this in honor of the fact that my husband, Eric and I 
just celebrated our Wedding Anniversary on March 10th!!
He is the love of my Life!!
   I am blessed to know him, not to mention the bonus of being his wife!!
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We have a super fun and fabulous company to spotlight....
Our wonderful Spotlight Company this week is:


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Christine Wood is owner of All That Scraps and designer of C.C. Designs, those
amazingly adorable images we all know as
Sugarplums and Swiss Pixies!!

All That Scraps has a FABULOUS Special Kit on sale right now!!

C.C. Designs Sugarplums Spring Kids

Can you believe it??
For only $47.60 you can have all of this:
9 Adorable Red Rubber Stamps!!! WOW!!!!

You better hurry....this sale is for a limited time only!!