Hoppin' With BLD

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Hiya! Can you believe it's July already? Where does the time go??
Well, I'm super excited that it IS July, because that means NEW STAMPS to show you from By LORi Designs!
You may have already seen our little BLD sneaky peek a couple days ago, but today we get to show you our cards!! Woohooo!

AND we're having a big ole HOP too!!

For my card I've used Lollipop Independence Julie, who is all decked out for her 4th of July party this weekend :)

You can find Lolli Julie and all the other fun stamp Inspiration as you hop along to all the stops below...and check out the prizes up for grabs! :) Have a wonderful weekend!

Prizes: There will be 2 $5 Gift Certificates given away to 2 randomly drawn hoppers. You must leave a comment at each blog for a chance to win.

Hopping Order:

Tracy
Frances
Loretta
Cyndi
Joni
Arielle
Kadie
Mary J
Jen
Silvia
Jane
Peggy
Lysa
Sheri
Lori
By LORi Designs

Sparkle Creations Throwback

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It's an Anniversary Celebration over at Sparkle Creations and you're ALL INVITED!!

Hi Friends! Happy Friday!
And it's VERY HAPPY, indeed! Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps is having an Anniversary Party and we're celebrating 1 outstanding year, by honoring the original line up of rubber!

All of the DT (plus a special guest too!) have created some SUPER FUN cards for your inspiration, using all of the debut stamps from the Grand Opening of Sparkle Creations.
And we're letting you play in this Throwback Challenge too!! Just use any one of the 8 original SCRS stamps for your card and you could win the ENTIRE August release!!

We hope you'll play along with us; the challenge will be ongoing for the entire month of July! Be sure and HOP over to the SCRS Blog and check out all the details, as well as all of the AMAZING inspiration!!

Thriller

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Hi Friends! Happy Thursday!
I'm back with another FABULOUS Deconstructed Sketch today!! I hope you had a blast last week Hoppin' with us! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and commented and Congrats to the Hop Winners!

We're back to just playing for fun this week, but you've got another Sponsored Challenge right around the corner!
Every week I find myself soooo eager to see what Jen's next sketch will be and I hope you feel the same!! Now we're at Sketch 8--how time flies--and I'm DEFinitely having fun!! :)

This week I pulled out a brand new digi from Whiff of Joy Stamps. I'm really trying to make good use of stamps I've been hoarding and haven't yet inked, but I have to admit...I just LOVE Michael Jackson's music and so I couldn't resist this FAB MJ Henry stamp!! Can't you just hear Billie Jean or Don't Stop Til You Get Enough or PYT, right now? I'm totally listening to it on my iPod as I type this :)

The papers I chose for this card are from My Mind's Eye Lime Twist. I thought they had a nice Super Star 80's flair to them, which was what I was hoping for in putting this fun card together.
I used Copics to color up Henry and of course I had to add some Stickles too so that his glove would Sparkle!! The button is Basic Grey and the String and Punch are Martha Stewart.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll play along with us! Be sure to check out what the Sketch Girls have for you over at the DSC Blog!!

Happy Wishes

Hi Friends!
It's almost the weekend and I'm so very excited! We get to hang with some dear friends of ours this weekend and I've been really looking forward to that!

I have a card for you today from Claudia and Company, but first I just have to say that I don't know what's up with Blogger and it's driving me nuts! I couldn't upload anything for the longest time...I think I might have to switch to Typepad. We'll see. I'll give Blogger one more chance. :)

None-the-less, I'm here with an Inspiration card for you, using one of the June digi stamps from Claudia and Company. This one is by artist John Grutta and can be found HERE in the C&Co Store.

I really wanted to keep my card CAS today, so that the image would be the focus, but in the end I couldn't help adding a little embellishment. I also did quite a bit of stitching on this card, but it's a little hard to see around the Nestie border.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a WONDERFUL weekend. For more Claudia and Company Inspiration, be sure to pop over to the C&Co Blog!

Surfs Up, Dude!

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Hi There!
Happy Tuesday!
I'm back with another fun Puddle Jumper card for you today! It's that time of the week when we get to showcase one of the fab June stamps from By LORi Designs! Yay!

For my card today I've used Beach Cole. And again I have to say, (as I did last time I stamped with Cole) that if I was a little BLD cutie, I would totally have a crush on this little stud muffin! He's so cool and now he surfs too!! Nice! :)

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card. Please pop over to the BLD blog and check out all the FAB DT creations!! And have a Blast of a Tuesday!

Deets:
Stamps: By LORi Designs Beach Cole
Paper: Fancy Pants Rusted Sun
Ink: Copics

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!

Hi Friends!!
It's time for another fun challenge over at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! And this week it's a fun one! Get out your scraps and your wrappers and your little what-nots you've been saving, because it's a recycled item challenge!

The stamp I've used this week to go along with my recycled PAPER BAG, is Breakfast Leslie--one of the new Karber stamps in RUBBER! Woot Woot!

You can check out all the amazing inspiration for this challenge (and the challenge details) over at the SCRS Blog. We hope you'll play along--don't forget, there's always a stamp up for grabs for those who play in the challenges.
AND there's something SUPER DUPER FUN happening on Friday, so be sure to stop back then!!

Card Deets:
Stamps: Karber Stamps Breakfast Leslie, available at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps
Paper: My Mind's Eye Lime Twist
Ink: Copics
Embies: May Arts Wrinkle Ribbon, Hand stitching

Deconstructed Blog Hop

It's a Deconstructed Sketch Vacation Blog Hop! Jen is on vacation this week so she thought it would be fun to mix things up a bit this week and have a blog hop! And you know what a blog hop means... that's right PRIZES!! For this blog hop there will be TWO prizes, one for one very lucky commenter and one for one very lucky randomly drawn participant in the sketch challenge.

So what do you need to do? Well, hop around to all the design team blogs and leave a comment. The list is below so you can hop in your own order. Very easy! Second, take a look at the sketch and make a project using the sketch as creative inspiration, post it online (blog or gallery) and link it back to the InLinkz on Jen's blog. Again, very easy!! On June 27th, 2011 Jen will announce the winner of the comment prize on her blog. The winner of the sketch participation prize will be announced on June 30th along with the next sketch.

So what are the prizes? Well Jen has kept that a secret so you will need to take a trip to her blog to find out what the prizes will be! But they are sure to be BIG! (and a big thanks to Jen, not only for another awesome sketch this week, but also for the prizes)!!

For my card today, I've used a stamp from Lily of the Valley called Big Present and paired it with papers from My Mind's Eye--American-Made line. I tried to be as true to the sketch as I could, but I have to admit I did take liberty with the scale of things. :) The sentiment is from PTI and the stitching is done by hand.

And now on to the HOPPING!
Deconstructed Sketch Vacation Blog Hop List:
Arielle Gordon
Lori Boyd
Kadie Ensley--you are here :)
Sheri Gilson
Donna Wardle
Emma Eads
Jessica Diedrich
Anna Maria Nilsson
Amber Hight
Angela Sowell
Jen Shults
Thanks so much for hopping with us today!

Early Release!

Hi Puddle Jumper and Lollipop Fans!
I just wanted to pop on and tell you that LORi released July's stamps early!! Get your bundle Summer bundle today over in the Lollipop Shop!
The CUTENESS is just exploding this month!

Summertime Gidget

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Hi There!
Happy Tuesday!
I'm back with another fun Puddle Jumper card for you today! It's that time of the week when we get to showcase one of the fab June stamps from By LORi Designs! Yay!

For my card today I've used Summertime Gidget. Very fitting for the official First Day of Summer! Although, I'm still wondering when Summer will make an appearance here in Seattle! I think little Miss Gidget is just adorable and so much fun to color up! She also comes with the super cute fish that I've included on my card!

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card. Please pop over to the BLD blog and check out all the FAB DT creations!! And have a great "Summery" Tuesday!

Happy Times

Hi Friends!!
It's time for another fun challenge over at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! And this week it's a sketch challenge!

The stamp I've used this week to go along with the fun little sketch, is Bubble Millie--one of the new Karber stamps in RUBBER! Woot Woot!

You can check out all the amazing inspiration for this sketch (and the sketch itself) over at the SCRS Blog. We hope you'll play along--don't forget, there's always a stamp up for grabs for those who play in the challenges.
AND if you love Ruby, all of the Ruby stamps are on sale until this Friday, so get her while you can!!

Card Deets:
Stamps: Karber Stamps Bubble Millie, available at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps
Paper: Jillibean Soup Watermelon Gazpacho and Echo Park Papers Playground
Ink: Copics
Embies: Hand stitching