Save the Date

Ok, now be honest, do you hens know what a "Save the Date" is?  Well, for those of us a little on up in years, (uh-hum, your's truly included) we don't!  LOL!!  So, if you're one of us who don't know, it's more or less an announcement sent out approximately 6 months in advance of the wedding, letting the guests know the wedding date so they can plan ahead.   Lil' Chick found a ton of clever ideas out there regarding Save the Dates, but I wanted to do something a little different.  Here's what I came up with...

  

...this is the front of the card which is all done using Stampin Up supplies.  My good friend JoAnn let me borrow some of her supplies.  Jessica's colors were taupe, ivory and peach.  The wedding date was set for November 3rd so these colors would be perfect for that time of year!

This is the inside of the card.  The hearts were cut with my Silhouette Studio and glued on.  Of course the corners were rounded with my Corner Chomper (boy did that guy get a workout these past few months!) and the center piece is a MAGNET that pops out and goes on your fridge so you'll SAVE THE DATE!  

The engagement photo shoot!

Did ya like the video?  Seriously, I could watch it over and over.  {sigh}  Jessica had her hair and makeup done professionally that morning and they drove a few hours North to the photo shoot.  Well, if you're familiar with Florida weather, you know that Summer afternoon rains are VERY common.  So sure enough, in the middle of the shoot, it started to rain, and then it poured.  But the great thing was, the videographer made the rain WORK!  Wasn't that great?  It was like the rain was meant for the video.  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Imprint Cinemas.  Now here are some of my FAVORITE photos from their engagement photo shoot.  Enjoy!!

Lil' Chick's Married!!

Hi hens!!  Did ya miss me??
Wowzers!  What a bizzzzzeeee 5 months we've had!!  I haven't worked this hard in I don't know how long.  But it was SO worth it, cuz' it was a GORGEOUS wedding!  Lil' Chick was the prettiest bride EVER!  Uh-huh, I cried.  But you hens knew that already, huh?  But so did my DH!!  LOL!  So much for the big ol' rough and tough guy.  Yup, when he gave his little girl away, he lost it  ..... and then so did everyone else!  Tee-hee!  It was a wonderful day, with beautiful weather too!  It couldn't have been better.   And to top it all off, I have the GREATEST new Son In Law now.  The DH and I couldn't be happier!  So, I thought I would give you hens a little recap of my time off during the next month and hopefully you might find some ideas in the midst of all the pictures and posts that might inspire you too!

So, let's start at the beginning....   It was January 2010, and Jessica had stopped in at Crispers Cafe to eat dinner. While standing in line, a voice behind her (Doug) asked, "What are you going to have?" and she replied, "A summer salad", and he said, "A summer salad in January?" They laughed, a conversation began, and they had dinner together.  That was the beginning of this beautiful love story......  The video below was taken during their engagement photo shoot.  I absolutely LOVE this video and I shed a little tear each time I watch it.  What can I say, it's the Momma in me.  Enjoy!!

Father's Day card #2

Mornin' hens!  As promised, here is my second Father's Day card.  This one is for my Dad.  {grin}  He'll LOVE it!  I used another Paper Smooches set this time.  This one is called "Zoo Crew".  I started by stamping my images onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and then colored them with my Copics.  Next, I cut them out and mounted them to this scene I created using both  October Afternoon's "Sidewalk" and My Minds Eye "Away We Go" collections.  I stamped the jungle leaf image onto the OA DP and created a hanging branch effect in the corner (ummm, since giraffes are always eating leaves, right?) and then using the same paper, I made a few hills for a nice ground effect as well.  I added the little picket fence behind the images using my MS border punch and then matted the whole panel with some SU Basic Black CS.  I drew some faux stitching lines around the outer edges and stamped the sentiment in the bottom right corner.  To finish, I sponged some distress ink along the bottom edge, tied on this cute striped grosgrain ribbon, and added some Glossy Accents to Dad's eye!!  Tee-hee!
Have a wonderful Father's Day to all the Dad's out there!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Stamps - Paper Smooches; Copics; DP - October Afternoon "Sidewalk" and My Minds Eye "Away We Go"; CS - SU Basic Black & River Rock, Neenah Classic Crest White; Glossy Accents; Martha Stewart Border Punch; Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon

Father's Day card #1

Hiya hens!  Sorry for being MIA lately but I'm in the process of making wedding invitations and I'm afraid this is going to take up the majority of my Summer.  I'll post when I can but if not, you'll know I'm working my little chicken fingers to the bone with these invitations!  Eeeeeek!  I did manage to make a couple of Father's Day cards for both my DH and my Dad.  This one is for my DH....  I'm LOVIN it!!  He'll get a kick out of it!  (Literally!) Tee-hee!

The image is from this month's new release called Green Acres from Paper Smooches.  I couldn't resist and subscribed to Lori's monthly stamp club.  Her images are so ADORABLE!  I stamped the little goat onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and then colored him with my Copics.  I matted him with both SU Early Expresso and Cajun Craze.  I ran the DP through my printer for the sentiment and then matted it the same way.  To finish, I tied some Baker's Twine around the plaid panel and secured it with a button!  Have a wonderful rest of your weekend!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Stamp - Paper Smooches; Copics; DP - My Minds Eye "Darling Dear"; CS - SU Early Expresso & Cajun Craze, Neenah Classic Crest; Aqua Bakers Twine; Button

BLD Tuesday

Mornin' hens!  It's time for another ByLoriDesigns Tuesday!  Ahhhhh, I just LOVEEEE Tuesday's now, don't you?  I never tire of these images from Lori and Hannah.  They're SO SUPER CUTE!  Today's sweet little girl is from the Bug & Roo collection and she's called Ella Two.  I made this little card for my niece who I think is a twin to Ella Two!!  Tee-hee!  I showed this card to my DH and he said, "It's PERFECT for her!"  Yay!

Ok, so I printed the image onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics.  I rounded the bottom edge of the image panel by inserting the CS into the oval punch from the bottom and only cutting the one side.  The DP is from My Minds Eye Dilly Dally collection.  Wanna see some more eye candy with these adorable images?  I thought so.....  me too!!  Let's hop on over to the BLD blog and check out what the rest of the BLD DT whipped up!!  Have a TEE-RIFIC Tuesday!!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - ByLoriDesigns "Bug & Roo Ella Two"; CS - SU Whisper White & Basic Black, Gold; Copics; Ribbon - Michaels; Punches - Marvy Giga Oval, Martha Stewart Border Punch, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper   

Orange you sweet!

Mornin' hens!  Isn't this card great?  Man I LOVE those oranges. This is the "Citrus Set" from Purple Onion Designs and man is it fun!  It comes with a ton of sentiments and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this CRAZY font!

This card is part of this week's Catered Crop Recipe Swap challenge.  This week's Featured Ingredient is Rick Rack! Woo-hoo!

I thought this would make a great Thank You card and you know, you can never have too many of those on hand, right?  I started by stamping a polka dot background with some Versamark ink on this Kraft CS.  Then I added this DP from My Minds Eye "Darling Dear" collection to the bottom half.

Next, I rounded the bottom corners with my We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper (don't know what I'd do without that thing!) and then added this fun velvet rick rack trim along the top edge of the DP.  I stamped both the slices onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored them with my Copics.  That's another thing that's cool about this set, you can make the slices whatever fruit you like.  I decided on oranges (I'm a Florida girl, what can I say!) and then added some Crystal Effects for that "just sliced" juicy shine!!  I popped up the slices with a few dimensionals and added the sentiment on top, accented with a few brads.  Pretty simple but OH SO SWEET!! Be sure to check out the rest of the Catered Crop DT rick rack projects this Sunday, May 20th for the quick fire round.  {{{hen hugs}}}


Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Purple Onion Designs; CS - SU Kraft; DP - My Minds Eye "Darling Dear"; Copics; Rick Rack - Clear Dollar Stamps; Crystal Effects; Versamark Ink; Brads - Recollections

Happy Birthday Mom!

Yeah, I know!  She gets back to back cards AND gifts!!  Lucky lady huh?  Now, you hens would probably not believe this, but little Marcie here from ByLoriDesigns looks just like me when I was little.  Curly reddish hair and a TOMBOY to say the least.  Oh yeah, dirt and me went hand in hand!  So I thought my Mom would get a kick out of this card for her birthday.

I wanted to do something a little different today, so I decided to make a tall card.  This card's measurements are 4' wide by 9.25' tall.  It fits perfectly into a Number 10 business envelope if that gives you an idea of the size.  It's pretty neat though and it gives you lots of design room too!  I printed the image onto some Neenah Classic Crest white CS and then colored it with my Copics.  I stitched the image to some SU Basic Black CS and then added it to this cute DP from October Afternoon's Farmhouse collection.  I matted each DP panel with the SU Basic Black CS and stitched with black thread as well.  To finish, I printed the sentiment from the Little Talk Sentiments set (also from ByLoriDesigns) and punched it out with my SU oval punch and added this cute gingham ribbon on top.   I hope she likes it!

Now be sure to pop over to the BLD website and take a gander at the rest of the BLD Design Team's eye candy for today!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - ByLoriDesigns; DP - October Afternoon - Farmhouse; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Basic Black; Punches - SU Oval and Scalloped Oval, SU Border Punch; Ribbon - Michael's; Copics; Bards - Recollections

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

Mornin' hens!  This is my Mom's Mother's Day card.  Think she'll like it?  I sure hope so. Flowers aren't something I do that often but I must say, I REALLY like how this turned out.  This image is part of a set called "Bouquet and Containers" from the Stephanie Ackerman line over at Purple Onion Designs.  I LOVE how you can use the images interchangeably.  I decided to use the mason jar with the bouquet.  I stitched the image panel to this great DP from Simple Stories and added a little distress ink around the edges.  To finish, I punched a little tag and wrote Mom on it, then threaded it on some Baker's Twine and tied it in a cute little bow for a great 3 D effect.  I hope all the Momma hens out there have a WONDERFUL Mother's Day!
{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Purple Onion Designs; Copics; Baker's Twine; DP - Simple Stories "Generations"; Tag Punch - Stampin Up

BLD Tuesday

Acccck!  Ok, needless to say, I LOVE this card!! OMG, I just keep staring at it.  *sigh*  I made this card for my Aunt and Uncle's wedding anniversary.  They LOVED it!  Yay!!

I started by using "Grandparents" from the Sugar Sticks collection at ByLoriDesigns.  I separated the two images and then created a new file where I overlapped the woman a little over the man so they were closer together and holding hands.  I then printed the image and colored it with my Copics.  I stitched it to some SU Basic Black and then added it to this cute DP from My Minds Eye.   To finish, I tied on this cute plaid ribbon and added some Crystal Effects to their glasses!  Love it!!

Now be sure to hop on over to the BLD website and check out the rest of the BLD Design Team to see what SUPER CUTE ideas they've got in store for you this week!!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies: 
Digital Image - ByLoriDesigns "Grandparents"; CS - SU Basic Black; Ribbon - Michael's; Lace - Ribbon Carousel; Copics; Crystal Effects; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; DP - My Minds Eye - "Sunshine"

"B" is for Baby Bear!

Mornin' hens!  It's time for another Catered Crop challenge!  Woo-hoo!  This week's featured ingredient is the letter "B"!  Well, I got this!!  Not only did I use this fabulous little Baby Bear from Purple Onion Designs, but I cheated and used alphabet DP too!  Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!  I know, I know.... that doesn't count right?  Tee-hee! Can't blame a girl for trying, huh?

I started my card by stamping "Olive" from Purple Onion Designs onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics.  I cut her out with my Nestabilities and then sponged a little distress ink around the edges leaving the die in place.  I matted her with some SU Real Red CS cut with my Petite Scalloped Nestabilities and attached her to this cute DP from October Afternoon.  I finished by tying a bow with this cute ribbon I picked up at Michael's.  I'm sending this to Lil' Chick's friend Cheryl who just had the CUTEST little baby girl.  Welcome Peyton!!

Now don't forget to check out the rest of the Top Chef's over at the Catered Crop on Sunday, May 6th for the Quick Fire round.  Hmmmm, wonder what they used for the letter "B".  Only one way to find out!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Purple Onion Designs; Nestabilities; Copics; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Real Red; Distress Ink - Vintage Photo; Ribbon - Michael's; DP - October Afternoon "Sidewalks"

BLD Tuesday

Mornin' hens!  For today's BLD Tuesday post, I used Lollipop Lil' Chef Girl.  Isn't she the CUTEST?  I know I say that about all Lori's images but I can't help it.
After I printed this image out, I decided it would be perfect for a Mother's Day card!!  I colored her with my Copics and stitched her to some SU Real Red CS.  I used this SUPER CUTE DP from October Afternoon and finished with this striped ribbon and a button on top.

Now be sure to hop on over to the ByLoriDesigns website and see the rest of the BLD Design Team's FAB creations today.

I hope you hens have a great day!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - ByLoriDesigns - "Lil' Chef Girl"; DP - October Afternoon "Sidewalks"; CS - SU Kraft & Real Red; Ribbon; Button; SU Linen Thread; Copics; Border Punch - Martha Stewart    

TKT 60 Winners!

    

Hi hens!  Sorry I'm late with this post, it's been one of those days!!  I don't know why people can't realize that the HENS are waiting on me?  Pfffft!  Anyhoo, I won't delay in the excitement, so here are this week's TOP CHICK PICKS!!!

 

    

CONGRATULATIONS Sally, Jo Ann, Carol, Torrey, and Emma!
You are FIVE KRAFTY CHICKS!
Please be sure to stop by each of the winner's blogs by clicking on the thumbnails above and see the full card with all the details.  Oh, and be sure to leave a {{{hen hug}}} while you're there!

Thank you ALL for playing along.  I just adore looking at all the UH-MAZING KRAFTYNESS!
I hope you all have a GREAT day!  {{{hen hugs}}}

BLD Tuesday

Mornin' hens!  It's time for another By Lori Designs Tuesday post.  Whoopie!!  Now, believe it or not, this is an exact replica of my little GRANDDOG Lilly!!  Tee-hee!  I've included a photo of her so you can see the resemblence!


She's a TWIN right?  OMG, I do LOVE that little girl.  She's SO STINKIN sweet!  The DH and I love taking care of her and we spoil her rotten every time she comes to visit.  That's what grandparents are supposed to do right? Bwah-ha-ha-ha! Anyhoo, it was her birthday a few weeks ago so I HAD to make her a card!!  Pfffft!  Hellooo??  She's my baby!!  Gramma HAS to make her widdle girl a card...  *snort*

Ok, so I started by printing the image "Dog" from the Lollipop collection at ByLoriDesigns, on both the  Kraft colored CS and again on white CS.  I shaded the white image with a few highlights and then paper pieced it to the Kraft CS.  I cut the image panel out with my circle Nestabilities and then (with the die in place) added some distress ink around the edges.  I printed the sentiment directly on the DP and then stitched around all the edges.  To finish, I tied on some CUTE striped twill ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel, and then added a few brads at the top!  She LOVED it, she told me so..... REALLY!!  Tee-hee! Now, there's still a few days left in this month's That's Kraft Thursday challenge, so if you haven't entered my challenge yet, well HOP TO IT hens!! I'm just LOVIN' all these FABULOUS entries.  And don't forget, you can enter the same card in the Catered Crop challenge too!  This week's FEATURED ingredient is KRAFT paper!  So, make it a TWOFER challenge!  Woo-hoo!!  You hens ROCK at these challenges!!  Have a GREAT day!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - By Lori Designs "Dog"; CS - Stampin Up Chocolate Chip & Kraft; DP - My Minds Eye "Darling Deer"; Brads; Striped Twill Ribbon - Ribbon Carousel; Nestabilities

Sorry I'm late....

*snort* Isn't that the perfect sentiment for a snail? Bwah-ha-ha-ha!! I whipped this little card up for a friend at work.... I used one of the new images called "Tucker" from the new set "The Sweetest Day" from Purple Onion Designs. This set is now available for purchase over at Purple Onion Designs, so be sure to get yours today!

Oh, and just a reminder, you still have time to enter my That's Krafty Thursday challenge. Just make a project using Kraft card stock and YOU'RE GOOD TO GO! Woo-hoo! Easy peasy right! Link your project up below on my TKT #60 post and while you're at it, why not enter the same project over at the Catered Crop, since this week's "Featured Ingredient" is KRAFT! Hey, it's a KRAFTY party!! W00t-woot!!

I hope you hens have a TEE-RIFIC Thursday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Purple Onion Designs; CS - SU Kraft & Really Rust; Copics; Crystal Effects; Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon; Buttons; DP - My Minds Eye "Away We Go"; Black Enamel Accents - Inkssentials; Border Punch - SU; Corner Chomper - We R Memory Keepers

BLD Tuesday

Morning hens! It's time for another By Lori Designs Tuesday post! I'm having such a wonderful time playing with these SUPER CUTE images from BLD! Seriously, I don't think I'll ever tire of them. This little CUTIE is called "Fancy Bunny". How appropriate since she's all guzzied up with a pearl necklace and a flower too! *snort* So here's how this little cutie came together... I printed the image onto some Neenah Classic Crest white card stock and then colored her with my Copics. Then, as I started to punch a border along the bottom edge of the top panel I stopped after the first punch because I sort of liked the way it looked. Don't ya love it when an accident looks like it was planned?? Tee-hee! Ok, so then I stitched around all the edges and added a few brads to the top panel. Next, I cut out the image and mounted her using a few dimensionals. To finish, I added this GORGEOUS lace from the Ribbon Carousel and tied some linen thread on top! I hope you hens have a TEE-RIFIC Tuesday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon. {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Digital Images - By Lori Designs; DP - My Minds Eye "Dolled Up"; Copics; CS - Neenah Classic Crest White, Grey and SU Cherry Cobbler; Ribbon - Ribbon Carousel; Corner Chomper; Brads; Linen Thread

We have a WINNER!!

Mornin' hens!

Thank you all for your SWEET comments on my sneak peek cards. Just so you know, your comments bring the BIGGEST smile to my face. I appreciate you hens taking the time to leave your thoughts with me, and as I'm sure you're aware, ONE CLUCKY HEN who left a comment on my Friday post is now the proud owner of the image "Rosie" the rabbit.

That CLUCKY HEN is.........

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cropmom66 said...

This is adorable!! I can't wait to see the collection!!! Love, love, love this!

CONGRATULATIONS!! Please send me your snail mail address and we'll get Rosie right out to you!! Once again, thank you all for your comments and I hope you all have a MARVELOUS Monday!! {{{hen hugs}}}

POD Sneak Peek 2 - Meet Freckles!

Mornin' hens! Here's another little sneak peek for ya, using "Freckles" the frog, from the new stamp set "The Sweetest Day" from Purple Onion Designs. Acccck! Is he not the CUTEST little critter EVER?? This set will be released on Tuesday the 17th, so be sure to mark your calendars to be one of the firsts to get your hands on this one! And what an ADORABLE set this is. There are so many CUTE images included in the set! Wanna see some more? Well be sure to check out the rest of the POD design team and some FABULOUS guest designers too, who'll be showing their clever creations this weekend. Oh, and don't forget those GIVEAWAYS!! Woo-hoo! Several of the POD design team will be offering GIVEAWAYS on their blogs so be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win some of these great images. My GIVEAWAY is "Rosie" the super cute rabbit from my post on Friday. If you'd like to win her, just leave a comment on my Friday's post below for a chance to win. Good CLUCK!!

In addition, this CUTIE PATOOTIE card is also playing double duty this week as part of this week's Catered Crop Recipe Swap challenge! And what a FABULOUS challenge it is this week because guess what the Featured Ingredient is????? KRAFT paper!! Woo-hoo! Yeah I know, it's the the PERFECT recipe for me right??? Yippee! So be sure to get in on this KRAFTY challenge over at the Catered Crop and you just might be the CLUCKY winner of a $25 gift certificate from Perfect Paper Crafting. Don't ya just LOVEEEE freebies?? You betcha! Hmmmm, speaking of KRAFTY challenges, don't forget there's still time to enter my That's Krafty Thursday #60 challenge below. Nothing like TWO-FER challenges right! Love that!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the POD DT members plus our SPECIAL guest designers too!
Alice, Donna, Angie, Courtney, Mel, Joy, Julie, Dorcas, Paula, Jenn B, Kim, Cherry, and Jen R.

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL weekend and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!

{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Purple Onion Designs; CS - SU Kraft & Chocolate Chip; Copics; Ribbon - Ribbon Carousel, Embossing Folder & Stamp Background - Sizzix; Nestabilities; Embossing Folder (Dots) - QuicKutz

It's a SNEAK PEEK and GIVEAWAY!

Woo-hoo! I just LOVEEEE sneak peeks! Purple Onion Designs (POD) is releasing a new stamp set next Tuesday called The Sweetest Day from the wonderful and ever so talented artist, Stacey Yacula. OMG!! Wait til you see it, it's SO STINKIN' ADORABLE! And it can be used for SO many occasions too! Just take a look at this little card I created with one of the images in the set called Rosie. Isn't she the CUTEST? I'm havin' a blast with this set and I know the rest of the POD Design Team is too! Be sure to check them all out over the weekend, as each DT member and a few GUEST designers too, will be debuting their creations made with this ADORABLE set and that's not all..... there's "GIVEAWAYS" too! And that includes YOUR'S TRULY! Yay!! SO, would one of you hens like to have a FREE Rosie? Uh-huh, that's right, FREE! If so, just leave a comment on this post by Sunday night at 6:00pm EST and I'll select a comment at random as my winner. I'll post the CLUCKY winner right here on Monday, so be sure to check back to see if you've won this little cutie pie! Ok, now don't forget to check out the rest of the DT members blogs for some yummy ideas and giveaways too!

Here are the DT members with sneak peeks today! Alice, Donna, Angie, Courtney and Mel.

And be sure to visit the rest of the DT members (and our SPECIAL guest designers too!) on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.... Joy, Julie, Dorcas, Paula, Jenn B, Kim, Cherry, and Jen R.

Oh and Michele will be giving away the entire new stamp set on her blog on Monday, so be SURE to leave a comment there as well! Thanks for stopping by and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stamps - The Sweetest Day - Purple Onion Designs; CS - SU Soft Suede & Kraft, Neenah Classic Crest White; Copics; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; Embossing Folder - QuicKutz; Nestabilities, DP - My Minds Eye Howdy Doody

Thank you!

Mornin' hens! Just a short and sweet post today, but none the less CUTE! {grin} I made this little Thank You card using one of the fonts on my computer, and cut it out with my..... wait for it...... yup, my Silhouette Cameo!! LOL! I can't help it, I'm havin' too much fun!

Ok, so there really wasn't much to making this other than cutting the font in both patterned paper and SU Basic Black CS and then adhering them to the DP with a few SU dimensionals. I embossed the bottom DP layer with my QuicKutz embossing folder and then tied this saddle stitched ribbon in a cute bubbly bow to finish! EASY PEASY and I LOVE it to boot! Woo-hoo! My kinda card!! That's it from the hen house today! I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Font - Brush Script MT; Silhouette Studio; CS - SU Basic Black; DP - My Minds Eye Lost & Found; Embossing Folder - QuicKutz; Saddle Stitched Ribbon - Paper Trey Ink; Corner Chomper - We R Memory Keepers

BLD Tuesday..

... and yet another FABULOUS card design cut with my Silhouette Cameo. I REALLY AM havin' a blast with this thing! Can ya tell? Tee-hee!

I still have a few Easter cards I made to share with you, as I just couldn't seem to stop playin' with all these CUTE BLD images. I think Lori has created a BLD MANIAC!! LOL!!

Ok, so first I cut out the Card Ornate Frame from the Silhouette Studio on line store, by ungrouping the image and cutting it in SU Soft Suede, pink and white CS. Then I layered all the pieces and printed the Lollipop Easter Basket from By Lori Designs on some Neenah Classic Crest white CS and colored it with my Copics. I sponged a little chalk ink around the edges and cut it out with my Nestabilities and then layered it on top. I finished with this pink ruffled ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow. SUH-WEET!!

Wanna see some more eye candy? Well be sure to check out the rest of the BLD Design Team here: Lori, Hannah, Krista, Simonne, Arielle, Tina, Cindy, Kadie, Karen, Sherie, Taylor, Mary, Kim, and Tracy.

I hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Digital Image - Lollipop Easter Basket from By Lori Designs; Ornate Card Frame by Silhouette Studio On Line Store; Copics; CS - SU Soft Suede, Pink, Neenah Classic Crest White; Colorbox Chalk Ink, Nestabilities; Ribbon - Offray

Howdy!

Howdy hens! Here's a little TKT reminder and some more inspiration for those KRAFTY projects I know you have up your sleeves!! Hmmmm, do hens have sleeves? Oh well, you know what I mean! Tee-hee!

This here is a little birthday card I made for my BIL who I know is just gonna love it! Simple design, but it just seems to work with this image doesn't it? I LOVE it! This is "Farmer Clem" from High Hopes Stamps. I colored him with my Copics, and mounted him to this DP from GCD Studios. I matted the DP with some SU Kraft and adhered it to the SU Early Expresso card base. To finish, I tied on some brown gingham ribbon and added a button on top!

Don't forget, you've still got plenty of time to enter my That's Krafty Thursday #60 challenge below. The challenge doesn't close until April 18th so come on and play along! Or do I need to send Farmer Clem after you with his pitchfork?? Bwah-ha-ha-ha! I knew you'd see it my way! {snort} Ok, that's it from the hen house today! I hope you all have a TEE-RIFIC Thursday!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - Farmer Clem by High Hopes Stamps; CS - SU Kraft & Early Expresso, Neenah Classic Crest White; Copics; Ribbon - Offray; Button; DP - GCD Studios Chianti Collection; Twine

BLD Tuesday

Mornin' hens! As you can see, I've been playin' with my Silhouette Cameo {snort} .... and I must say I LOVE this card. I used the Happy Easter Card Kit from the Silhouette Studio on line store and then backed the cut out front window with some pink card stock. (Sigh.. I'm SO lovin' this machine!)

Ok, so then it was time to gussie up the front with this fun image called "Bunny Girl Three" from the new Bug & Roo release over at By Lori Designs. I added some grass to the bottom using two different colors of green CS that I punched with my MS border punch and nestled some pastel eggs inside. I stitched around the top edge and sides, rounded the corners, and added a fun gingham bow to finish. SUPER simple card and I really LOVE the results!! Wanna see some more eye candy? Well be sure to check out the rest of the BLD Design Team here: Lori, Hannah, Krista, Simonne, Arielle, Tina, Cindy, Kadie, Karen, Sherie, Taylor, Mary, Kim, and Tracy

I hope you all have a BLESSED week and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Digital Image - Bug & Roo Bunny Girl Three from By Lori Designs; Card Kit Happy Easter by Lori Whitlock - Silhouette Studio On Line Store; CS - Neenah Classic White, Light Green, Dark Green, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Violet; Copics; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; White Enamel Paint - Ranger; Ribbon - Michaels

My birthday prezzie!!

Hiya hens!! I don't think I mentioned to you all what the DH and Lil' Chick got me for my birthday!! Well, they bought me a Silhouette Cameo.... Eeeeek! I was SO STINKIN' excited to get this gem, you have no idea. If you've not seen this little puppy in action, take a look over at You Tube for a few tutorials. It's absolutely amazing. I've seen the Cricket in action many times but my only reluctance to buying one, was having to buy those expensive cartridges. Ouch!! So once I saw that the Silhouette Cameo doesn't have any cartridges, and you can print any font you have on your computer, plus thousands of images in their on line store for .99 cents or less, I WAS SOLD!! I could buy just the images I wanted and not be limited to cartridges!! HOT DOG!

Now, I'm not proficient with this thing by no means, but I was pretty darn excited to make this cute little Easter bunny card as one of my first attempts with it. I took this chocolate bunny image, flipped him upright, and welded the ears together to make a card. How COOL is this??? Well, maybe not that great, but pretty good for a newbie huh? And way simple to do! I finished by cutting an "internal offset" of the image in white card stock, for the inside. And then using removable adhesive, I stuck the inside cut out on a full size 8 1/2 x 11 piece of card stock and ran it through my printer and printed an Easter greeting on it. It worked perfectly!! Oh, and what little bunny would be complete without a pom-pom for a tail?? Tee-hee! Ok, well I hope you hens have a wonderful weekend! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Chocolate Bunny by Lori Whitlock - Silhouette Studio On Line Store; CS - SU Early Expresso, Pink, Neenah Classic Crest White; Pom Pom

That's Krafty Thursday #60

WOWZERS!!! Can you hens believe this is the 60th TKT challenge? My how time flies! It seems like just yesterday I announced that Thursdays in the hen house were going to be called That's Krafty Thursdays. I'm so glad you hens enjoy playing along in my TKT challenges too, cuz I {heart} looking at your KRAFTY creations. So, since this is a milestone TKT challenge, I want a record bunch of entries, k? Whoopee! Lot's of eye candy for the Chicken! And to start you off, here's a KRAFTY creation from lil' ol' me. This is Magnum (the cutest cat ever!) from Ladybug Crafts Ink. Did you all know that LCI went digi? Ummmm, how cool is that? Images delivered quickly, no shipping AND you can make them any size you choose! Love that! For my card, I actually combined two images to create this design, one is Catflap Magnum and the other is Birthday Cake Robyn. I really like how this turned out too! Oooooh, I just love it when that happens. Tee-hee! Ok so I started with coloring Magnum and then I cut him out. Next, I colored the balloons from the Robyn image and cut them out as well. I adhered strings behind the balloons and then threaded them through Magnum's paw! I adhered the image inside the square frame to resemble Magnum popping through! I printed the sentiment directly on the DP and adhered the frame and image above the sentiment. I finished by tying a cute bubbly bow with this cute ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel! Woo-hoo! Ok, now it's your turn! It's SUPER EASY to play along in my TKT challenges. Just create any project using Kraft colored card stock and link it up below by Wednesday, April 25th at 7:00pm EST. I'll announce the TOP CHICK PICKS on Thursday April 26th and in addition, the winners will receive Clara The Krafty Chick badge for their blog, so everyone can see they're a Krafty Chick! Awwwwwk! Ok, ya ready? Let's GO!!!

Have a terrific Thursday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Digital Images/Stamps - Ladybug Crafts Ink; CS - SU Kraft & Really Rust; DP - My Minds Eye - Away We Go; Nestabilities; Copics; String; Ribbon - Ribbon Carousel

This week's KRAFTY entries are:

1. jessica	2. Pami	3. Holly	4. Angela Thomas
5. Cheryl (Shestamps)	6. Pami	7. Cheryl (Shestamps)	8. Maria
9. Fuzzy Slippers	10. J. Atterbury Creations	11. Carol Dee	12. Tracy MacDonald
13. Torrey	14. Cleota	15. Margo S.	16. JoAnn B.
17. Karen C	18. Sally	19. Sally	20. Karen C
21. Lisa Jane	22. Margo S.	23. Carly Jo	24. Monica_LaPaperaGialla
25. Karen C	26. Emma H	27. Emma H	28. Kathlene
29. JanR	30. Craftilicious	31. CG	32. Margo S.
33. Pami	34. Debi	35. Torrey	36. Michele
37. Natasha	38. Christine	39. Ccarol Dee

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By Lori Designs Blog Hop...

...PLUS a new release and the BESTEST news EVER!!! I'm on the BLD Design Team!!! I know, I know.... SHUT UP right? OMG!! I'm SO STINKIN excited I can't keep my little chicken feet on the ground!!

Ok. so after I came down outta the clouds, I made this Easter card with this SUPER CUTE image called Lollipop Bunny. Swoooooon!!! Oh be still my heart!!! Thump-thump-thump!! I LOVEEEE her cute little polka dot bunny suit. Oh my.... is this gonna be fun working with these images or what?? Woo-hoo! Ok, so back to the hop.... if you came from Sheri's blog, well you're on your way to possibly being the lucky winner of a $20 store credit from ByLoriDesigns. If you didn't get to the hen house via Sheri, then be sure to start back at the beginning HERE and leave a comment on each blog so you can be eligible for the $20 too!!

Now, I'm sure you've been totally captivated by all the YUMMY eye candy on this hop but this is only a small fraction of the adorable images you can find over at ByLoriDesigns.... including this brand spankin new BUG & ROO release HERE!

AWESOME right? OMG, I LOVE em'!!

Ok, now it's time for me to send you off to your next stop along the hop to the ever so talented LORi

HOLD ON to your roosts cuz' she's gonna WOW you for sure!! Have a TEE-RIFIC Tuesday!

{{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Digital Image - ByLoriDesigns; CS - Neenah Classic Crest White, Pink; DP - MME Dolled Up; Ribbon - Paper Trey Ink; Copics; Nestabilities

Save the Date!

Mornin' hens!! Wow, it's been awhile since you've heard that, huh? I'm so sorry. I guess you could say, I FLEW THE COOP! *snort* The DH and I took a little mini vacation and had a wonderful time. We rode the Harley all around Central Florida near the Ocala area, it's so pretty there with all the hills! Oh and you'll never believe this, but on one of our little adventures, we found the My Favorite Things stamp boutique! Not only that, but I met Kim van der Sanden and her whole family too! They were so nice to us. And before you ask, YUP, I came home with a whole bunch of new stamps! Good thing they don't take up much room because those saddlebags aren't that big, ya know! Hmmmmph! It was great to get away, but since our return home, I've been PREOCCUPIED with these little jewels....

Now, they may not seem like that big of a deal, but after you've made 50 of these puppies you'll be seein' flowers in your sleep!! Seriously!! Lil' Chick's wedding colors are mocha, peach and cream. She asked that I incorporate Kraft CS into her "Save the Dates" and invitations too. Ahhhhhh! You can bet that makes Momma Chick super happy! Tee-hee! Me loveeeee Kraft!! Hey, do you think Lil' Chick was butterin' me up so I'd do these? Uh-huh, I think so too! (I told you she was smart!) Ok, so I saw this design over at Silke's blog HERE and I just switched up the orientation and colors a bit to fit with the wedding colors. I printed the words Save the Date on the card stock first, and then using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, stamped the image over top. Then using the die that matches this SU stamp set, I cut each image out. The background is done with an SU embossing folder. Inside each card is a business card magnet made with Kraft card stock as well. They turned out really cute but I must say, I'm so glad they're finished and I can get back to my normal crafting!! Sorry, but mass production just isn't much fun, even if it is for Lil' Chick!!

Wedding news update: Lil' Chick found a dress!! OMG!! It's the most stunning dress EVER!! And the best part is, she LOVED it so much, she didn't want to take it off in the boutique!! *snort* We had so much fun that day! I bet she tried on 25 dresses and I think the girl helping her was having just as much fun as she was, because Lil' Chick was so open minded about the whole process! She didn't have any preconceived ideas and was willing to try anything! It was a BLAST!

Well, that's all from the hen house today, but be sure to check back in tomorrow because I have some SUPER excited news to share with you! Until then.... {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stamps - SU Apothecary Art; Dies - SU Framelits Labels; CS - SU Kraft; Copics; Embossing Folder - SU; Ribbon - SU Chocolate Chip Satin

TKT #59 Winners!!

Ding, ding, ding!!! We have ourselves some winners to announce!! OMG, were these entries FAB or what? You hens are UHMAZIN' to me! Keep 'em comin', ok?

So on to this weeks TOP CHICK PICKS!!! (Drum roll pleeeeeeease........)

CONGRATULATIONS Tracy, Michele and Cheryl!
YOU ARE THREE KRAFTY CHICKS!!!

Aren't they the CUTEST?? Oh man, I'm in LUV!! You can stop by each of their blogs, just by clicking on the thumbnails above, and see the full sized card and all the details too! Oh and leave 'em a {{{hen hug}}} or two while you're there!

Thank you to ALL the hens that played along this week. I'm so sorry I didn't get to leave a comment on all the blogs (I was on a little vaca with the DH!) but please know, I LOVED them all and I thoroughly enjoy looking at all your KRAFTY entries. I hope you all have a wonderful day! {{{hen hugs}}}