TPE 4th Birthday Blog Hop

I have posted this earlier than the other girls, because I am having surgery today and 

would hate for it to not post if I scheduled it!

The entire Hop will start at 10AM est!

WOW! It's hard to believe it has been 4 years since the start of TPE, since 

Robin Willis & I decided to start our own challenge blog.
It sure has been a super fun 4 years and each of you have helped make 

The Pink Elephant the success it is!

We wanted to celebrate and thank you all for a great 4 years!!
I hope you enjoyed the hop, loved all the fabulous 

PiNK-spirtion and the woo hoo sponsors & prizes!

Here are a few of my PiNK creations:

You can order your own Ella the Elephant Rubber Stamp HERE 

Be sure to leave a comment of each blog in the hop for a chance to win one of the 

prizes or lovely sponsors have donated!

Your next stop is to my awesome friend, Sheri Gilson's blog.

Here is the hop order...just in case you get lost along the way:

Stacey Schafer
Jessica Willison
Joni Wilson
Claudia Harvey
Kadie Ensley
Sherry Echblad
Sussie Moore
Melissa Craig
Karina Minteer
Lori Boyd
Sheri Gilson

Thank you all for hopping!!

Have a blessed day!!

♥LORi BOYD

TPE172 - Vintage

It's Monday and that means it's time for another TPE Challenge at
The Pink Elephant.

This week the theme is Vintage.

I designed a scrap layout using photos of my sweet Hannah. 

This is a wonderful verse and so fitting for all children, for all of us.

I also used digital paper and a few elements by Mye De Leon.

You can find the TPE Challenge by clicking HERE:

Have a wonderful day! ♥LORi

Stuff & TPE

Good Monday my Friends!

We added a new lil' member to our family Saturday Night. My Mom and Dad's cat had kitten about 7 weeks ago and this Little Mister is one of the 5.

Eric and I said no to getting one at first...we sure didn't need anymore pets.

The kids keep asking...won me over this past week and then Thursday night I started working on Eric.

Saturday night I ended up telling him every little girl needs a kitten (Ella has never had a pet of her own and this litter was the first time Landon, Ella, McCoy and Jussie has ever seen kittens in real life...that is sad.)  I told him to be glad he had only one little girl wanting 1 kitten...my Daddy had 3 little girls and two times during my childhood he gave into 3 new kittens so that we could all 3 have one of our own.

We had names picked out:

Oliver...Elvis... Presley

even Elvis Presley

Elliott 

Oh can't forget Ella's pick...Honey Boo Boo...that was quickly shot down by Hannah and Landon. LOL!  Eric ended up saying I know, "Name it Grayson" He knows I like that name and since he was started to act ok about our new buddy and even went so far as to think of a name...I told the kids that we had to name him what Daddy suggested, so he feels connected to it...Hee heee!

Landon says he isn't giving up, he still wants to name him Oliver!!!

We will see...you never know! 

As of now, please meet Mr. Grayson Elliot...

The reason I said every little girl needs a kitten...

Ella loves him and I think he is starting to love her right back!

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The Pink Elephant has a new challenge today...it's a Halloween theme.

Here are a few of my By Lori Designs Halloween-y cards:

You can find the TPE post HERE.

 You still have a little time to enter the By LORi Designs Challenge HERE. 

Have a fabulous day!

♥LORi

TPE Scrapbook Challenge 30 - Color Combo

It's time for another scrapbook challenge at TPE!
I am having so much fun doing these challenges!

Here is my layout:

TPE Scrapbook Challenge 30

This week our scrapbook challenge is a color combo:

Design a layout with this color combo.

I used kits by Gennifer Bursett of Design House Digital.

Trick or Treat Papers 1

Co-Curricular, Part 2

&

Retrospective Collab. Kit

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We have a SCRAP DT CALL going on now...CLICK HERE for details!

A new challenge will start each week on Saturday Morning and will close the following

Friday Evening at 12 Midnight EST.

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Ella's Pink Scrapbook Challenge 29

Well, I have been attempting to digi scrap for almost a year now...the end of October marks 1 year. 

I know I should be better than I am after a year, 

but whether I am good at it or not...I AM LOVING IT!!

Absolutely...LOVING digital scrapbooking!  

Not only do I get to use my mounds and mounds of photos...the designers who design digi scrap kits are awesome and the kits are too scrumptious to pass up!  

So in a nut shell...I ♥ Digi Scrappin'!! 

In an effort to create another excuse for me to design layouts...I have 

decided to bring back Ella's Pink Scrapbook at The Pink Elephant! 

YAY!

Back in 2010 we ran scrppy challenges and I always longed to join in the fun...now I get to!!

 WOO HOO!

Here is the layout I designed for our current challenge: 

(I picked up where we left off in 2010 with Challenge 29)

To create this page I used:

A photo of my sweet Ella Roo

Thrifty Finds by Mari Koegelenberg

The Sweetest Thing by Zoe Pearn

I sure hope you will all join in the scrappy fun at TPE.

We are having a Scrap DT CALL...You can read all about it HERE.

Have a super fabulous Saturday!

♥LORi

TPE169-Photo Inspiration + Happy Marriages

Our challenge this week is a...

Photo Inspiration Challenge

All you have to do is look at the photo above and be 
inspired to create whatever you'd like.

I photographed a sweet, quickly planned and oh so sweet, country themed wedding on Saturday...I couldn't resist using one of the photographs for a digi scrap page!
Best Wishes and Many Blessings to the beautiful (inside & out couple).

Here are a few other shots I got:

You can find the other designer's creations & the challenge link up HERE.

Hope you all find time to be inspired and join in the TPE fun this week!

Blessings - LORi BOYD

TPE166 - Monochromatic

Howdy Y'all!

This week at The Pink Elephant the theme is Monochromatic. 

I used a photo of Eric and I taken by our precious daughter, Hannah, as we headed out on a date this weekend.  I used a mixture of digital scrapping elements and of course, My Memories software!

This weekend, Eric treated me to a concert by one of my favorites...DON WILLIAMS!!!

When I was in young we lived in Germany for 3.5 years.
My entire 4th grade year and all that summer long, I listened to my Daddy's Don Williams 8-track each night as I fell asleep.  Yep, I played it on my huge, over-sized stereo that took up the entire top on my tall dresser.  Aww, the memories! This weekend, new memories were made...my best friend held my hand and sang a couple of the Don Williams tunes he knew...it was wonderful!  Especially since, the would not be the concert of his choice, but he took me gladly and with a happy heart...kept looking over at me...smiling like he was Happy, because I was Happy...THAT is love!

Thank you Jesus for my loving husband, who isn't selfish, but selfless!

Big Hugs and Lots of Blessings- LORi BOYD 

The Pink Elephant - TPE162

Welcome to another fun challenge at 

I used a fav, fab and fun image by Maurie J. Manning of Mo's Digital Pencil...Kai in the Sand
and made my own flowers since that is this week's TPE assignment...make your own
Embellishments

You can find TPE and MDP on Facebook (click on the name to go to the FB Page):

The Pink Elephant 

Mo's Digital Pencil

I am super happy to announce that I am once again working with my longtime friend, the very very talented artist, Mo Manning...I am thrilled to be on her Facebook Team!!
YAY!!! Yipppeeee!! Happy Me!!

Have a wonderful day- LORi BOYD

The Pink Elephant Challenge - TPE158 Summer Fun

It's Monday...Yipppeeee! Eric is off today, which means I will be smiling a lot!  Last night, my taste buds were inspired by a friend's photo (of her Frappe from Mickey D's) on Facebook...Eric ran out and got me one, boy have I paid for that decision.  NEVER, Ever, Never again will I consume a drink such as this when I need to be up early the next morning! Ughhhhh, I couldn't sleep until the wee hours of the morn and now I feel plum awful!

Gonna hop in the shower and jump start our day!

Oh, yeah...I guess you wanna see the page I digitally designed for today's TPE challenge. Hee hee!

The theme this week is SUMMER. Summer Fun...anything summer!

I used this photo I took of the kids on a really hot day this summer. Bless their hearts, it wasn't just hot, it was suffocating hot. We were all melting! Miserable, but I still got a decent shot or two.

Say Cheese (which I just found out has been discontinued at MM...boo) for the background paper.

The big beautiful yellow flower. the lil' yellow button, the white one and the metal button are all by Mye De Leon and are in her Spring It On kit.  That sweet little polka dotted tape is from Gennifer Bursett's Sweet Child of Mine kit.  The summer fun title is by Celeste Knight's Summer Girl.

I hope you like it and that you have a GREAT day!

Blessings - LORi BOYD

TPE156-Christmas in July

Yep, it's Christmas in July at The Pink Elephant.

I designed a scrap page...

I used I HEART Christmas - Combo by Connie Prince

from My Memories.

I hope you find time to hop over and play along with us!!

Big Hugs - LORi

The Pink Elephant - TPE153

The challenge this week at THE PiNK ELEPHANT is a Photo Inspiration Challenge.

I love this photo. It makes me feel all fresh and summery!!

The little sweetie in my scrap page is my great niece, CB...she's a doll, but doesn't like her photo snapped!  You have to run after her and catch her on the go, go, GOOO!!

I used digi scrap kits by:

Gen Bursett - County Fair

Celeste Knight- Summer Girl

Kristin Cronin-Barrow - Sweet Summertime

Hop over and see what the other girls have created and to play along HERE!!

Have a wonderfully blessed day!!

LORI

MM and TPE147

I used a kit called 

Thrifty Finds by Mari Koegelenberg (this paper is super yummy)

at The Sweet Shoppe

The photo is a of my 6 blessings on a TRAIN CABOOSE 

I designed this layout to submit into the challenges at 

My Memories Blog

and

for this week's The Pink Elephant Challenge

The challenge is All About Mom

Blessings - LORi BOYD

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TPE146 - Blessed by You

This is my project for this week's TPE Challenge.

I used My Memories Retired Kit - My Everyday by the amazingly talented - Mye De Leon

Her kits are awesome...Get them before they go bye bye!!

The theme of this TPE Challenge is:

SPRiNG TiME

You can find all the details by clicking the banner of Ella below:

Be Blessed!

♥LORi

TPE-142

Happy Pink Elephant Day!

This week's challenge is one of my fav themes...CAS

Clean and Simple

I used an image from our wonderful sponsor - -

Market Street Stamps

They are giving a $25 Gift Certificate to one randomly drawn winner, so be sure to play along!

Comforting Florals

I hope you find time to join us this week!

Blessings - LORi BOYD

The Pink Elephant - TPE139

This week's TPE Challenge is an Inspiration Photo:

I used a Saturated Canary Image called:
Murray
She is beyond SWEET and I think she may be my fav SC image
ever...yep, Imma sucker for the cutesy images!

I also used a small rectangular panel of 
Echo Park's Dot's and Stripes- Home Front Paper.
My favorite embossing foler by Quickutz, 3 lil' green Candy Dots,
Spellinders and some fab Copic Markers.

I hope you have a fabulous Monday, full of blessings!

Hugs -LORi

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The Pink Elephant - TPE138

I designed this card for this week's challenge at 

The Pink Elephant

I used an image called Garden Wheelies from our sponsor 

Peachy Keen Stamps

You can click on the link above for the challenge, the 

details and to see what the other girls created!!

I hope you all had a GREAT day!!

♥LORI BOYD

TPE 137 and CQ126

I've been spending lots of time with my kiddos and family these days and so I forgot to post my
TPE (The Pink Elephant) page yesterday.
I thought I'd pop it here in this post along with my Colour Q Challenge page.

Good Buddies - Landon & Ella

This is a 4X6 Page...I'm thinking of doing a little photo book in this fun little size.
I created it using My Memories software. 

For this week's TPE Challenge, I designed a simple sketch:

Hope you will like it!!

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Here is my Colour Q Challenge project.

I did a digital scrap of my sweetie pie, Ella.

Pretty as a Flower

Here is the fab color combo:

Hope you stop by and play along!!

Blessings - LORi BOYD

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A post bustin' at the seams

Hold onto your hats...I have a lot of catching up to do! :o)

I haven't felt myself lately and although I still don't feel great (I've been fighting something very similar to food poisoning...icky) I have mustard up enough strength to post all the project that I fell terribly behind in posting!

So here goes, HOLD ON....

This page of my Silly Faced Jussie is for this week's Colour Q Challenge 125

I used My Memories Software and photos I took of Jussie this past May.
There is a code on my sidebar if you decide to purchase this software you will get $10 off and an additional $10 to spend on kits!! Yippppeeee!!
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This page is for this week's The Pink Elephant-TPE 136
The challenge theme is: Print It

While, Jussie and I shopped around and made funny faces, the other 3 little kids, colored their pages for a Summer Coloring Contest at Half-Priced Books (my husband's favorite store).  Once, I came back over and saw their pages I knew Ella's was the best of theirs, but once I saw hers on the wall with the many other submissions...I just had a feeling she was going to win.  She DID!! A few days later, we got a call from HPB and they let us know that Ella's page had been picked as their top winner and that she was welcome to come in and pick her gift card design (which she LOVED) and they would load it up with $ for Books!!
Although, she was fighting through a lot of pain that day, she had so much fun picking her books!
Thank You HPB!
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Here are some A Day For Daisies cards...yep cards...I made 2.

This one on top was for the challenge (there are still time to enter HERE)

Cherry Blossoms

I actually printed off the pretty image and went to town, coloring it in a real-to-life cherry blossom colors...yikes...I had for gotten there was a color scheme...Oh, well, just means I have more to show:

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This is my Colour Q Challenge DT Submission from last week's challenge
CQC124

I used My Memories software to create this digital scrap page of my Hannah.
She is a sweetie and so helpful.
I thank God for her daily!

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Well, I hope you have enjoyed my catching up post...hope you liked my creations!

Have a beautiful and blessed day!!

♥LORi BOYD