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