Green thumb?...

Happy Labor Day!! Hope most everyone gets to enjoy a day off! I know my kids are, after a full WEEK of school! hahaa! Anyways, today at Lollipop Crafts, it's the start of our new bi-weekly challenge... create something with a FALL/AUTUMN THEME...

This is the MFT Pure Innocence Mud Buddies stamp set. It's super sweet, and I got it as a surprise RAK from Donna awhile ago. I finally got a chance to ink her up! Ok, now how many of you have a green thumb? I sure don't... even on my card! My daughter asked me why is she holding a pack of flower seeds if there are already flowers on the ground?? LOL! oh well! At least they won't die on me!

Now it's your turn! Hop on over to the Lollipop Crafts blog to see more from the team and find out who our sponsor is for this challenge. You'll be glad you did!!

card supplies:

image - MFT PI Mud Buddies; sketch - CPS 281; papers - MMBI Autumn Layers

Copic markers; Recollection tag punch; Twinery Carribean twine; misc- button

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day! ;D    


Challenges:
CPS - Sketch 281
7Kids College Fund - #55 Anything Goes
Whimsy Stamps Challenge - #50 Lots of Layers

Happy Birthday Leanne...

SURPRISE!!! Today we are having a birthday celebration bloghop for a dear friend and fellow Lollipop Crafts' team member... LEANNE

WISHING YOU A DAY FULL OF SMILES AND LAUGHTER

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEANNE!!

If you happened to just click on my blog, please click here to start at Lollipop Craft's blog. Or you can start at the very beginning of the BIG hop at Yumi & Fumi's Handmade Crafts Blog!

Leanne is one super talented, cool, caring, encouraging, inspirational, fun (and the list goes on...) gal! I've known her ever since I started blogging, and she always have the most inspiring comments on my posts! even for the projects that I know are bad! hehee! you can always count on her to say something that will make you smile or giggle! Happy Birthday my friend!! 

Take a moment to stop by Leanne's blog to wish her a happy birthday. Then join in on the blog hop at YFHC and LC! You won't want to miss all the fun!

card supplies:

YFHC image - Yumi with Fan; Hero Arts - sentiment Sketch MFTWSC86; papers - BG Plumeria

Copic markers; misc - ribbon, gems, pop dots

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a fantastic weekend ;D    

Challenges:

YFHC - #1 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

eyeCandy Creations...

Scroll down or click here for All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge post

Lollipop Crafts has a new sponsor this week... eyeCandy Creations!

Cupcake Ryan is one of the many "kawaii" images from eyeCandy Creations. Visit the LC blog to see more info of our newest sponsor, or click here to visit their site. I never have enough birthday cards for boys, so I made this from just a few paper scraps. Can't put too much glitter for boys, but just enough to make this "cool"... lol!

Take a peek at what the LC girls did with other images from our sponsor! Then join in on the fun for your chance to win 4 digis from eyeCandy Creations!

Supplies for this card:

Sketch from The Sweet Stop; papers - MME Lime Twist Out of the Blue; tag punch - Recollections

Copic markers; Stickles; Glossy Accents; Twinery twine; Colorbox Chalk ink; pop dots

Thanks for stopping by....

have a great day! ;D              



Challenges:
The Sweet Stop - Sketch SSS173
Paper Shelter - Ch #79 Layers
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts Ch #87

Happy Monday!! Lollipop Crafts starts a new challenge today and both teams are playing along. The theme this week is ANYTHING GOES!!

It was my cousin's one year old daughter's birthday party this past weekend, and I made this card using Balloon Lucy from CC Designs. Colored her up in Copics, added Stickles and Clear Stardust glitter pen for her pretty dress. Found a great sketch at The Sweet Stop, flipped it up to fit this sweet image. Papers are from BG Kioshi pad... almost all gone. sniff! sniff! :(  But couldn't resist using the pretty purple and green combo. Used Spellbinders Nestabilites round die-cuts for the sentiment, CC Design Cutters for the butterfly, and EK Success border punch. Studio G sentiments, ribbon and gem from Michael's.

Stop by the LC blog for more awesome creations made by the girls. Hope you can find some free time to play along with us. 

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D

Challenges:

Sweet Stop - SSS172

BasicGrey Challenge - #75 Anything Goes

Sweet Stamping Pixies - SSPC#06 Flowers, Ribbon, Diecuts

Happy Birthday...

Happy Birthday dear Sony! Wishing you a very special day!

Today is Lollipop Crafts' girl, Sony's birthday!! Please stop by her blog to wish her a very happy birthday. Then hop over to LC blog to check out more birthday wishes for the special birthday girl!

I picked Surfer Anya because Sony lives in Puerto Rico! Warm, sunny, beautiful beaches everywhere! I found a great sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch, flipped it up for this sweet image. Colors were inspired by the TGF Retro Challenge, yellow, orange and baby blue. Found some beautiful BG Out of Print  (thanks Alice!) paper pad along with some tropical paper scraps. Amy R Birthday sentiments and CC Design Cutter for the flower, both can be found at All That Scraps store.

Thanks for stopping by...

come back later for details on this week's Lollipop Crafts challenge!

Challenges:

Sweet Sunday Sketch - SSSC#165

TGF - Retro Fresh Goin' for Gold

Snorkeling Fun...

Hi everyone! Today at All That Scraps is the start of our new challenge with USING DIES! I love to use die cuts to add some shape and dimensions to cards. My card for today is a shaped card using a Spellbinders Nestabilities Reverse Wonky Rectangles.

Snorkeling Beatrice is enjoying the rest of the summer, and is stopping to wave hi at the camera! Added plenty of sparkling bubbles and some gloss on her goggles. Isn't she just adorable? Image is stamped on textured cardstock, and the coloring technique here is with Copics markers and softened with the colorless blender marker. Using the largest of the Reverse Wonky Rectangle for the card shape and next size down for the image. Added an orange strip of cardstock , a fun ribbon, and a simple round diecut for the sentiment. Great way to make card when you need it quick! Thanks to Donna for sharing her creativity in making the most adorable shaped cards!

Join us on All That Scraps Challenge! The challenge will run for two weeks and the awesome prize this time is 3 CC Design Rubber Stamps!! Check out all the new stuff at the store too!

I've been so busy and lost track of the days, so I'm using this card also for my DT post for Lollipop Crafts current challenge...FUN IN THE SUN! See the LC girls summer cards here, and it's also sponsor spotlight today. Check it what the team have to share!

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a fantastic week! ;D    

Challenges:

The Paper Shelter - #77 Clean and Simple

RCC - #66 Celebrating Summer

Sweet Friendship...

Hi everyone! First off, I want to thank all those who joined us on the Lollipop Crafts Blog Hop and all the wonderful comments on the Sister Stamp treat box. Congrats to all the winners! and thank you for all the support throughout the past two years!

Now, today we have My Heart Pieces as our sponsor this week. Check out the LC blog for more details about this wonderful company. Here is my card with a sweet image from them...

Used a simple layout and a few scrap paper pieces for this card. Sentiment is from TGF's Tea-rrific clear stamp set. Tied it off with a red ribbon from Michael's.

Please head over to Lollipop Crafts blog to see more from the team, and to join in on the current challenge of the week...MONOCHROMATIC!

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a great day! ;D        

Lollipop Crafts Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome! Did you hear the news? Lollipop Crafts is celebrating 2 years of challenge blogging!!! Wow, doesn't feel like it's been 2 years, but it really has been according to the calendar! Time surely flies by when you're having fun!! We have a special treat for you in honor of our marking. A BLOG HOP!!! yep, filled with lots of surprises! The blog hop runs from today until August 4th. So if you don't have time to check out everyone today, you can come back tomorrow and finish the hop. Plus we have a special guest designer joining us... Barbara , creator of Little Miss Muffet Stamps, and she's an alumni from LC's first DT!

If you hopped onto my blog by chance, PLEASE head back to Lollipop Crafts blog and begin your celebrating there. There's so much going on you don't want to miss out on all the fun and surprises. You should have reached my blog from Tammy's blog.

Here's what I made for this special CELEBRATION!

Now part of the fun is to guess what stamp company this adorable image is from. Do you know? Look around my blog for a hint!  This simple little treat box makes a great little party favor. Easy to fill up with your favorite candy! Here are some more pics...

the top flap slides open to some yummy treats...

In addition to our celebration and blog hopping fun, we have a SPECIAL challenge just for this celebration too. Hurry though, this challenge ends on the 4th at Midnight PST as well. The challenge is CELEBRATION!! Any celebration that is, birthday, anniversary, new baby, wedding and more! Link up your celebration creations to InLinkz on the LC blog.

Ok, trying to keep it short... so it's time for you to hop along. Your next stop is Sony, she'll have another awesome project to share with you! There's plenty of hidden prizes everywhere along the hop!! and when you're done hopping, make sure to stop by the LC blog again to leave a comment.

Thanks for stopping by....

Have fun hopping ! ;D       

Lollipop Crafts July Challenge

Hi everyone! whoa... is it July already??? this year is going by so quickly! Today is Lollipop Crafts' second summer month long challenge, and it is...

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Today, my card features a Sweet November Cookies & Milk girl stamp colored in Copics. The papers are scraps from my christmas stash, and the two snowmen are cutout from scraps too. Added a 3D sticker from Michael's Recollection line of stickers, and glossy accent to the glass of milk.

Hop on over to the LC blog to see more from the team, and all the details on how to play along. You have the whole month of July to join us!

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful week and a safe and Happy 4th of July! 

Birthday Wishes...

to a sweet friend and she's also a fellow DT member on Lollipop Crafts...

CYNDI

For Cyndi's card, I chose a Pure Innocence "Cute-a-tude" sweetie and her favorite color purple. Followed a sketch from Sweet Sunday, and used the new BG Plumeria papers, love the beautiful colors! Gotta have sparkles for this sassy girl's party dress and shoes! and gems for the flowers too!

Happy Birthday Cyndi!!

Wishing you the best and have fun celebrating your special day!

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D             

Please stop by Cyndi's blog to wish her a happy birthday!

Challenges:

Sweet Sunday Sketch - #161 Sketch

Summer fun...

All That Scraps Challenge Reminder - click here

Lollipop Craft's summer month long challenge continues this week with another spotlight on our sponsor this month, Sparkle Creations...

Ukulele Josh making your heart sing! He's so handsome and adorable with the ukulele. His tropical outfit sure makes me think of the warm tropical breeze on a nice quiet beach! Wish I was there! LOL! Patterned paper is from Pinkpaislee (thanks Donna!), and the little scrap piece is BoBunny. Strung a few buttons on hemp cord and tied it on! Pretty clean and simple layout.

Hope you can stop by LC blog and join in on the fun challenge... it's on for the whole month!

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly: 3-2-1 Challenge
3 buttons, 2 designer papers, 1 hemp cord
Paper Shelter - #68 Anything Goes
Whimsy Stamps - #43 Buttons & Bows

Thinking of You...

Happy Memorial Day! am just popping in really quick to bring you Lollipop Craft's new challenge for the week, in observance of today... With Deepest Sympathy.

Very simple layout, but finally got to try embossing powder on the stamped image. It was pretty fun to watch the powder turn so shiny. lol! Then I tried to add some color with ink pads, but it didn't show well. So out came the copics... luckily it turned out the way it did, and didn't have to start over. Image is from Penny Black, and sentiment from AmyR Sentiment Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by...

Enjoy the rest of the day! 

Time for a little SPLASH!

Hi all! Sorry I've been lagging with my blog lately. Have been dealing with some annoying health issues... cant wait to get it out of my system! am waiting for some lab results, wish they would hurry it up...I've got to get back to my "normal" life!! LOL!

So here's the card I made for Lollipop Crafts Ch #81... MAKE A SPLASH!!!!

Sweet November's Penelope and Shelly are lookin' ready for the warm summer... I can't wait too! Been having really strange weather patterns here in California... warm, hot, cold, windy, and even possibly rain today! okay, lite showers, but come on... it's Memorial Day weekend! Time for nice WARM summer weather please!!

A quick one for me today. Thanks for stopping by... have a wonderful Friday!! ;D

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - #218 Pink & Green

Karber Digis

Happy Hump Day! Wednesday means it's time for sponsor spotlight at Lollipop Crafts. This week our wonderful sponsor is Karber Stamps! Stop by the LC blog to get the scoop, and how you can win some cute digis!

This sweetheart is Millie from Karber Digis...

and she's ready bring a smile to anyone feeling blue. I followed a great sketch from the Sweet Stop, used one piece of dp from DCWV Mat Stack, and added some flowers and gems... even one in her hair!

Please stop by the LC blog to see what my fellow teamies made. There's still time to play along our current challenge! 

Copic colors:
skin E50 E51 R20 hair: E34 E35 E37 other: RV02 RV04 YG23 YG25 W1 W7


Thanks for stopping by...

have a wonderful day! ;D  
be back soon for ATS challenge reminder...


Challenges:
The Sweet Stop - Sketch SSS158

For Mama...

Happy Monday everyone! Ready for a new challenge from Lollipop Crafts? Well this week, it's MAMA MIA!! Just create card/project for Mother's Day! Visit the LC blog for more details, and our sponsor this week is Meljen's Designs!

For my card today, I have Mei Li from Sister Stamps. I won her awhile back (from Jenny) and was inspired by my fellow DT Leanne's post here, so finally I inked her up!

Mei Li's pretty outfit is lined with golden sparkles using Stickles. Kept the layout fairly simple against the pretty washi paper. Added a nice green border on the bottom and the edges inked with a golden orange MS ink pad. The sentiment is from Penny Black, which could be for any occasion.

Card Supplies:
Image - Mei Li (Sister Stamps), sentiment (Penny Black)
Copics - skin: E50 E51 E00 R20 hair: C3 C5 C7 100, outfit/lantern: R32 R35 R37 Y17 Y23 YR04 G14 G17
Other - Momento Ink, MS Ink, Stickles (gold), washi paper, DCWV cardstock, Spellbinder Circles, EK Success border punch, Recollections flowers/gems

Thanks for stopping by...

have a wonderful day! ;D  

Snoopy and Hello Kitty...

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a good weekend! It sure went by fast!! Today is Lollipop Crafts new challenge ... ANYTHING GOES!! an easy one where you can be as creative as you want!

Over the weekend, it was my niece's birthday and her theme this year is Snoopy, but she's a BIG Hello Kitty lover! So I decided to have them both on her card...

I used a step card base and added a panel on the last step. The back has a little pocket where I put a larger tag with a birthday message. Snoopy, Woodstock, and Hello Kitty are from coloring pages found on the internet (sorry but forgot to mark the link). She's turning 7, so I added it to the cake Snoopy's holding. Her name is computer generated and cut into little blocks.

Here are some more close-up pics...

Thanks for stopping by...
have a wonderful day! ;D

Card Supplies:
Image - MFT Pure Innocence, Snoopy, Hello Kitty
Paper - Echo Park (Little Girl)
Copics Markers, Baker's Twine, Sakura Clear Star pen, Stickles (Star Dust), Glossy Accents, EK Success punch, MS border punch, Recollections gems/small tag punch, Sizzix Large Tag diecut


Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Oozak Blog - Ch#1 Anything Goes

Sponsor Spotlight: Robyn's Fetish

Today is sponsor spotlight at Lollipop Crafts. Our wonderful sponsor for this week is Robyn's Fetish!

For my card today, it's an image of a sweet little girl daydreaming while waiting for the rain to go away...

I kept the layout really simple, and now that I look at it more, it can surely use just a little more embellies! hehee! oh well, maybe i'll revamp it one day and show the comparisons.

Head over to LC blog to find out all the juicy info on Robyn's Fetish and for your chance to win some digis! While you're there, see what the rest of the team's been creating!!

Card Supplies:
Image - "rainraingoaway" (Robyn's Fetish), sentiment (Hero Arts)
Copics - E50 E51 R20 E34 E35 E37 R20 R22 R24 B00 B12 B14 G14 G17 YG11
Other - paper (old scraps), felt flowers/button (making memories), ribbon (Michael's), Sizzix tag die cut

Thanks for stopping by... have a wonderful day! ;D

Come back later for my ATS Wednesday Challenge post!

Spring Time...

Hi all! So how was your weekend? We had some crazy weather... thunder and lightning one night, then nice and sunny the next! so what does that tell ya?? I guess you can say Spring is here!! That's exactly what our new challenge is over at Lollipop Crafts... SPRING FLING!! We have a new sponsor this week, Kitty Bee Designs! They have some adorable images, so check back the LC blog on Wednesday for sponsor spotlight!

Have a real quickie to share today, used Ice Cream Bear to make this little gift holder card...

Decided to go with a CAS layout, and kept the layers at the bottom the same colors as the ice cream cone. I know, this doesn't really remind you of Spring, but what better time to start having some ice cream!

Here's a peek of the inside...

Starbucks and ice cream...mmmm..my fave treats!

Card supplies:

Image - Ice Cream Bear (Kitty Bee digi), Birthday Letter Seals (Whimsy Stamps)

Copic - E30 E31 E35 E41 R20 R22 RV000 RV52 B000 B00 B02 G00 G43

Paper - Jillibean Soup (Homemade Bean Sou), DCVW (colored cardstock), Recollections (kraft base)

Other - EK Success punch (bumpy road, scallop diamond), Stickles (Star Dust) Sakura Clear Star pen, Memento Ink (Black tuxedo), Colorbox Chalk (brown)

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a beautiful day! ;D    

Challenges:

Paper Sundaes - #116 Anything Goes

Pollycraft Monday - Cute Critters

Lollipop Crafts Sponsor Spotlight: MELJEN'S

Hi all! Lollipop Crafts is changing things up a bit, we now have our sponsor spotlights on Wednesday! and for this week we are spotlighting MELJEN'S DESIGNS. LC blog has all the wonderful deets on this amazing company and how you can join our challenge (NO EMBELLISHMENTS) for your chance to win some cute images!

For my card today, I have this amazing "Flaming Monster Truck" from Meljen's...

There are a few of my son's friends birthdays coming up, so I figure this would be perfect for boys. Sketch is from The Sweet Stop, and the flames I drew based on some google image searches. Added some shimmer on the flag, glossy accents on the window and bumpers! It's always harder to make boy cards, I still think there's something missing here! oh well... just gotta keep on truckin'!

Card supplies:
Image - Flaming Monster Truck (Meljen's Digi)  Sentiment - AmyR Birthday Sentiments (ATS)
Copics - B12 B14 B16 B18 Y06 Y17 YR04 YR07 C1 C3 C5 W1 W3 W5 W7 YG91
Otheres - Spellbinders Circle Large, Cuttlebug Stars embossing folder, DCWV Glitter Mat Pack, Sakura Clear Star pen, Glossy Accents, Distress Ink (red brick), MS color ink (oranges)

Thanks for stopping by...

have a wonderful day! ;D    

Darby and Dazzle...

Hello friends! Hope you all had a good Sunday... didn't get tricked with any April Fool's Day jokes did 'cha? Well, I survived... so far... there's still a few hours left in the day! lol! Anyways, today I have a card to share...

It's Darby and Dazzle from Sweet November, and you can find them here at ATS store. Did a little altering... instead of the cupcake that Dazzle comes with, I replaced it with one cut from the CC Cutters Cupcake die, added some frosting (Liquid Pearls), and made a little slot for Dazzle and the candle to feel right at home! They are such adorable friends, and you can find Darby and other friends at the ATS store... or how about a chance to win 3 CC Designs stamps of your choice?! Visit the ATS Challenge blog to see the current sketch challenge... you have until April 10th to play along!

There's one more thing to share today... Christy, one of the Lollipop Crafts girls, is celebrating her birthday today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTY!!

 Hope you had a fantastic time celebrating your special day!

Hop over to the LC blog to see more birthday cards for Christy, and meet the newest members of the DT4! Tomorrow will be the start of a brand new challenge, with a few exciting changes. Read all about it here!

Card supplies:

Image - Darby and Dazzle, sentiment - AmyR birthday sentiments (both avail at ATS)

Copics - skin: E50 E51 R20 hair:E31 E34 E37 clothes: R32 R35 R37 BG10 BG13 Dazzle: YG00 YG03 BG10 BG13 0Blender

Paper - MME (lime twist), DCVW cardstock

Other - Momento Ink (tuxedo black), Colorbox chalk (browns), CC Design Cutters (Cupcake), EK Success border punch (bumpy road), Liquid Pearls (white), Recollections (pink gem), Sakura pen (clear star), Michaels (ribbon)

That's all for me today...

thanks for stopping by!  ;D    

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Ribbon Carousel Challenge - RCC46 Anything Goes