Sunday, October 30, 2011

Pumpkin Seeds


My Memories has a No Faces Allowed Challenge over at their blog.
You can find all the details HERE.
When I saw this...
I knew exactly what photos to scrap.
Last weekend, after a fun Pumkin Carving Party with our 
Homeschool Group...I have tons and tons of Pumpkin Guts!! 
I took them to my Mom's and me, her and the kids made Pumpkin Seeds!

And sooooo...


Have I told you how much I am LOVING this My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Software!?!?!
Hee hee...I know I have said it once or twice before...but I HAVE to say it again...
I LOVE My Memories!!  WOOT WOOT!

Click HERE to enter to win the My Memories Digi Scrappin' Software of your own!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Big Hugs - LORi 

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Sharing My Memories & Celebrating with Kristy

Howdy Everyone!

I have 2 SUPER DUPER FUN things to share with you today!
Any friend of mine knows how much I LoVe my birthday!
I normally have a birthday week, not a birthday day...hee hee...my husband is that sweet!
Well, I have found someone who loves her birthday just as much...in fact she decided to celebrate all month long with lots of fun tutorials, giveaways, projects AND lots of friends!
That birthday someone is Kristy of Some Odd Girl.

She asked me to join in the celebration and I was delighted to do a little something for her on her blog!

Yikes...what will I make?!!?
I thought of this and I thought I'd do that, but yesterday I was blessed with the opportunity to try out the My Memories Digi Scrapbooking Software - My Memories Suite Version 2. 
Here is their fun blog!
Ok, to make a long story I am hooked, I'm in LoVE, soooooooooo
I HAD to add some of my By LORi Designs Summer Digital Stamps to a page!!
Yippppeeee!!


Giveaway at Kristy's from Me
To thank you for stopping by to say Happy Day to Kristy and 
for taking a peek at my Digi Scrapped page, I would like to 
giveaway a $10 Gift Certificate to one lucky winner!
All you have to do is leave a comment on my post
at KRISTY's BLOG and the winner will be announced on the 31st!

YAY...Happy Happy Birthday "Month" Kristy!
Thanks for asking me to join the party!
Woot Woot!!!
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Giveaway from me here

I have had a BLAST playing with all the fun elements of this software...It
was so darn easy!  Perfect for a tad dyslexic and comprehension
challenged girl like me!
My friend, Arielle has been telling me forever now that I need to start digi scrapping.
Honestly, I was scared to...I didn't think I could!  Well, she knows me...I LOVE it!

Here are a few other of my pages:

I made these with the elements that come with the software.
I'm Lovin' Digi Scrappin'!!
If you are interested in one of your own...
I have a special discount code to share with you. 
Use this code: STMMMS16690 on your order to save $10
on your own software or even on the lits!!

 AND
I will give away 1 Software to one lucky winner....all you have to do is
look HERE at the My Memories site, then come back HERE
to this post and leave a comment telling me what your favorite Kit or Paper Pack.
You have until Wednesday the 2nd of November and I will announce the winner on the 3rd!
Good Luck!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!!
Hugs - LORi BOYD

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Saturated Canary Challenge - SCC3

I am happy happy to bring you another Saturated Canary card today (to see the other one, Please scroll down a post) :o)!!
Woot Woot!!

This time it's for Saturated Canary Challenge #3.
The Challenge is 123 Challenge...that means 1 Image, 2 Designer Papers and 3 Embellishments...you add all that together and it equals FUN, FUN, FUN!

Here is my card:

This is one of Krista's Brand New, Just released Images. You can find her and all her new buddies HERE at the Staurated canary Digi Shop on Etsy!  I colored her with Copics and adhered her atop a couple layers of super Cute Echo Park Paper from their Dots and Stripes Collection.

Please hop on over to the Saturated Canary Challenge blog for all the fun details of the new challenge and to be inspired by all the scrumptiousness the other girls have created.

Blessings - LORi BOYD

Deconstructed Sketch - DS24

Hey Everyone!
I have another Deconstructed Sketch for you!  Yippee!!

I really enjoyed Jen's sketch this week!
I bet you will too!
I completely forgot to add the 3 little somethings up on the right hand corner of the card. Bummer...especially since I love candy dots and brads! Oh wee, at least I got to color and boy was it fun.  I colored Krista Smith's Image: Lolita, A Ragamuffin Waiting for the Fairies. You can find her and her friends HERE in Krista's Saturated Canary Digi Shop. I also used a sheet of My Mind's Eye designer paper out of their MME Happier 6x6 Paper Pad.

Don't forget to hop over and see what the other girls have to show you!


The Deconstructed Sketch Girls

Big Hugs - LORi

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Welcome


Hello!
I'm running a little behind this week!
I have a card that is doing double duty!

our wonderful sponsor is:
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

I designed a sketch for the challenge:
You can find the challenge and all the details HERE
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 Tuesday is my Colour Q Challenge Day.
Here is Arielle's fun Color Combo:
Here is all the details for CQC 108 HERE


WELCOME
 I colored Mo Manning's absolutely adorable image:
Pineapple Girl
She is such a cutie pie.


I know you think she should be for summer cards and projects, but hey...maybe 
all this Hawaiian cutness is her Halloween Costume!
You can find Mo's Digital Pencil Shop HERE and Pineapple Girl herself HERE!

Big Hugs -LORi BOYD
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Colored Saturated Canary

Ok, so if you frequent my blog then you know my favorite part of Paper Crafting/Card Making is COLORING
I LOVE to color!

I have had these sensational images by the AMAZING artist, Krista Smith for a bit now, but have been struggling to find time to get the card constructed, so I decided...
why not show you the colored images pre card application!!?!?!?
I mean the colored image is the BEST part of the card anyway!
Right?!?!!?

So here goes...

Please meet Pink PunketteBaby Jake,  Copica and Stroppy Beth (who to me...looks so so much like my Ella)
Not necessarily, the pose although she does pout, but the image itself, her hair, her eyes, her lips...that sweet lil' face...this little girl looks like my Ella!

See...
Be sure to head over to Krista's Etsy Shop for more Saturated Canary Images!

Hugs - LORi BOYD

Thursday, October 20, 2011

By Lori Designs - Lil' Ghost Peek

Howdy Y'all!!!
I just realized this post had not gone live!!
Yikes....
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Yay...It's Tuesday!!
Tuesdays mean BLD and CQC for me here on my blog.

Each week we have a post at By LORi Designs that is packed
full of inspiration from my wonderful and super talented DT Girls!
This week is no exception - - You can find the post HERE.

Each Tuesday I also play along with my Colour Q teammates and use Arielle's fabulous color combos to inspire my card/project!
These are this week's colors:

This week, I used one of my images from By LORi Designs,
one of my new Halloweeny images...Puddle Jumper Lil' Ghost Peek.
She is missing her brother Boo, but she is still ready to wish your lil' sweetie a Happy Halloween! 



After I made this I realized it would work for the sketch over at Card Patterns, so I have entered it into that challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs-LORi

Please consider helping Katie & her Family with your donation


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MDP-October Hop and DS24

Hi Friends!!

Happy 2nd Anniversary to Mo's Dream Team!!
Wow! I can't believe we have been hopping for 2 years!
Congrats Mo...on 2 years of fabulous fun and images!

Our hostess this month is the wonderful Jak!
She has challenged the Dream Team to create a card/project with
the Colors of Autumn theme!  If you hppped here from Jak, then you
are on the right track!

Digital Pencil Too

I am combining my Mo's Digital Pencil - Dream Team Monthly Hop
assignment with my Deconstrusted Sketch DT assignment today!

Deconstructed sketch Badge

Jen's sketch is perfect for Mo's Images.


Here is my card:

I used image: Urchin with Bird
Your next stop is to the way talented and totally sweet Jane...you are gonna love what she has designed to inspire you!

Here is the Hop List in case you get lost along your way:

Jak
Lori
Julie
Heidy
Alice
Debbie
Mina 
Be sure to comment on all the blogs in the hop as Mo will be giving away 2 $5 Gift Certificates.

Happy Hopping-
LORi BOYD






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Monday, October 17, 2011

A New Bundle for a Katie Renz

Hi Everyone!!



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Thank you all so much for helping Katie by donating and praying!

Since, the image "we Love You Mommy" has been circulating for quite some time now...I wanted to draw a new image to offer you.
I asked a few friends if they would like to join me in doing a new bundle...YAY...they said YES!
And so... 
Arielle H. Gordon of The Wax Fruit Co.
Tammy Thompson of  A Day For Daisies
and
Krista Smith of Saturated Canary
have joined me to bring you a brand new digi bundle for Katie Renz and her Family!

You can read all about it HERE at By LORi Designs!

Thank You for your Giving Hearts!

♥ LORi BOYD
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The Pink Elephant - TPE121
I created a quick card with one of my images in the bundle called
 Praying Around the World.

I created it as my DT Challenge Card this week at The Pink Elephant.
We are are sponsored by the lovely Diana of Scor-Pal.
You can read all the details HERE!
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This is my second post of the day...if you are looking my Swimming for Katie Blog Hop post please scroll down!!
:o)

Swimming for Katie

Good Morning Friends!

Welcome to Part 2 of the Swimming for Katie Blog Hop + Fundraiser by 
Kate Baldwin of I (HEART) Papers
I am completely honored to help out in anyway I can. 

Many of you know that Katie is a talented, sweet and wonderful Papercrafter, but what you may not know about this amazing wife and mommy to 3 handsome little men...is that this time last year she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Gastric Cancer.

You can read all about it in her own words  HERE.

This hop is a way to help Katie.
You can find all the details HERE.

This is the Swimming for Katie digi, designed exclusively for Katie.
You can find all the images designed to help Katie HERE.

The blog hop order is listed below:

Mina 
Alice
Cathy
Debbie
Heidy
Jane
Jeni
Joyce
Julie
Karen
Lori YOU ARE HERE
Tammy Your Next STOP
Toni

Thank you so much for stopping by and for helping Katie with your donations!

Have a blessed day!!

LORi BOYD

Friday, October 14, 2011

Katie's Miracle - Another chance to HELP!!




I am writing this morning about and for Katie Renz you can meet her HERE on her Card blog and HERE on her Family Blog. 
Many of you may know that she has a wonderful husband, 3 beautiful little boys, that she is a super Mommy and way talented crafter...she also has Stage 4 Gastric Cancer.
Today, her husband wrote an update on her blog. This is so sad, my heart is broken and my thoughts have been consumed with her and her family. I am continuing to pray for Katie's Miracle!!!!! 
I hope will join me!


I was asked at the start of the year to design a stamp for Katie, I did and ended up getting an email from her telling me how much she loved it. Thank You Katie!  She said it really was her boys. She was so very very sweet and very appreciative!  Sooooo, I wanted to do a HUGE push of this image for her babies!!  I told her we were going to do this and that forever this stamp would be theirs!!  It just so happens that her 2 little guys have a birthday on the 19th of November and her big boy has one on the 1st of December. I would LOVE to bless them with a wonderful birthday and Christmas, so that Kevin and Katie do not have to think of worry about that!!



$5

or if you'd like to donate what you wish:




_________All donations will receive a random image__________ 

THANK YOU!
 



If ANY of you would like to help spread the word on EVERY forum, blog, etc etc you can think of then the proceeds will go to The Renz Family...I and I know they would be so appreciate that we are helping to wrap her boys with our love and care.



I also wanted to ask  everyone to make a card with their image and mail it to Katie (her boys), so if you would like to...the address is below.  This what she wrote on one of my posts about a card I made:


Katie Renz said...Hi Lori,


I absolutely adore this image! It is one of my absolute favorites of all the donated images :) Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. I also wanted to let you know that I've received numerous cards with this image and they have all been so cute!


so I know she would love it!!


P.O. Box 5913

Bellingham, Washington

98227-5913



THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for supporting and loving Katie and her Family!   
PLEASE keep Praying for Katie's Miracle!!




Tons of Love and Many Blessings- 
LORi BOYD


Thursday, October 13, 2011

Saturated Canary Challenge 2 - Secrets

Yipppeee...I have 2 cards for you today!
If you are looking for the Deconstructed Sketch Challenge post just scroll on down below!
I just love showing you a Saturated Canary card...each one I make I wanna pop it on here right away!
So it's torture to hold on to them each week...waiting for the challenge post!

Ok, so the theme of this week's SCC2 Challenge is to use 
Stitching
it can be real or faux, so grab a SC image and slap some stitchin' on that card 
then run over and join us for our 2nd challenge!

Thank you all for making our first challenge such a awesome success!!
Saturated Canary fans ROCK!
I used Krista's image called Secrets.
They are in the Saturated Canary Etsy Shop HERE

I hope you find time to join us again this week!

Blessings - LORi BOYD

2 Sugar Sticks & a Lollipop - DS23


Happy Thursday Good Buddies!

Are you ready for another sketch from Jen Shults and her Deconstructed Crew?!!?
Well then...here it is...

I flipped the sketch once to the left and viola:

Sugar Stick Kids

 I used 2 of my little Sugar Stick Kids and a Lollipop:
Lollipop Bella
Sugar Stick Sallie 
Sugar Stick - Boy with Cap
 You can find them all 3 right HERE in the Lollipop Shop at 
By LORi Designs 
I also used yummy papers from Pink Paislee and MME,
along with a sweet ABC123 punch by ek success

Please visit the rest of the Deconstructed Sketch Girls to see what they have created this week!!
Hugs - LORi BOYD

a little note:
 Do you love sketches? Would you like to be a guest designer for The Deconstructed Sketch? Jen is holding a contest using this week's sketch to find a VERY SPECIAL designer to guest with us from November 3, 2011 to January 26, 2012. That's THREE months designing with the Deconstructed Sketch Girls! If you are interested all you need to do is make a card using this week's sketch and add your card to InLinkz on Jen's blog by October 19, 2011 at 8 pm CST and add GUEST to the end of your name when linking up. If you are selected Jen will contact you regarding the specific duties for the three month term.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

BLD-SugarStick Jess, CqC106 & SSS138

Happy Day!!


It's Tuesday again and with Tuesdays you get...
the Spotlight Post at
and another challenge at
I combine the2 when I canand since I could this week...I Did! :o)
I also added a sketch from my fabulous friend and BLD teammate, Karen Giron.
She is owner of the super fun Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here are the CQ Colors:

Here is the SSS138:


Here is my card:
I colored one of the bewly released BLD images: Sugar Stick Jess....you can find here at the 
I colored her with Copics (YR16, YR68, C-3, C-7, R20 and E53)  
I used MME 6X6 Designer Paper Pack - Darling Dear, 
SU! Tangerine Tango, Basic Black and Basic Gray Card Stock.

Hope you all find time this week to hop over and take a peek at By LORi Designs 
and join the fun at CQC106 and SSS138!
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Hugs & Blessings- 
LORi BOYD

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Saturated Canary - Hand Me Downs

 Hello!!
It's a Beautiful SATURATED CANARY Saturday here is KY!!

Hannah and I colored a bit yesterday and here is one of the images I colored:

Isn't she a sweetie pie.

I cropped her, so when you order yours...she''ll come with a skirt and legs 
covered in sweet striped stockings! Hee hee! See!
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I created another bookmark...Krista's sensational and slender 
images just seem to work great as Bookmarks!! YAY!!


Okay, so finally after so many emails & requests for me to 
show or tell which Copics I used...here ya go:



Saturated Hugs - LORi BOYD