It's challenge time!! Welcome 2016

It's challenge time over at Melonheadz Friends. Our theme is 'use snowflakes' 

Here is my card using a Winter Kidlette freebie found on the Melonheadz Illustrating blog.

I cut out the pre-coloured image and adhered it to  snowflake paper. It was then layered on 2 more pieces of cardstock.

The red snowflake I have had for years ( it's from Stampin' Up) and I added a sticker sentiment to the middle. 

We have 24 birthdays to celebrate between family and friends so I'm sure I'll be using this soon :)

The challenge runs for two weeks. If you use a Melonheadz image your theme can be 'anything goes' if not, please follow the theme.

The winner gets 1 bundle of their choice from the Melonheadz Etsy shop

See you next time!

Tic Tac Toe Time

It's time for another challenge at Melonheadz Friends. This round the challenge is 'Tic Tac Toe'



Pick 3 and make a connecting line for you card. For my design team card I used
Digi, Die Cut, and a Fancy Fold.

I used the digi pack 'Christmas Elves' which can be found here

The challenge runs for 2 weeks. You can use a Melonheadz Digi and your theme is 'anything goes' if not, you have to 'tic, tac, toe'

Thanks for stopping by :)

It's almost here.....

Do you have your Halloween costume together yet? There certainly are some weird ones out there.
My kids have always wanted to create their own costume, sometimes they are great, other times....
My last minute costume has yet to be decided, but that's pretty usual for me. Lol

There is a challenge starting today at Melonheadz Friends called ' include a pumpkin'

Here is my card using a pre-coloured digi

This digi is actually from the 'bookmark bundle' found at the Melonheadz Etsy Store. You get 12 coloured bookmarks- themed for each month for only $7.00. I love them, and as you can see you can use them for more than just bookmarks.

The challenge runs for 2 weeks , I'll be popping by to see your cards :)
Crafty Hugs,
Laura

Challenge time

I've entered another challenge at The Outlawz Challenges.
This round the Thursday challenge is with a twist-Birthday card
Here is my card

Thanks for stopping by :)

ATC

I joined a challenge this week at the Outlawz. It's been a while since I've been on there, truth be told I couldn't for the life of me remember my password-lol.

 Here is my ATC -which was only 3 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches EEK! I had to cut it down a few times to make it fit that size.

 I used a Karleigh sue image and coloured it with my copics. The sentiment I made in word and then I embellished from there. Hope you like it :)

It's Fall Ya'll

Head on over to Melonheadz friends for another fun challenge. This round ' fall is in the air' and we want to see your fab creations!

I love fall. The colours, the coolness, the big fluffy sweaters I get to wear....my fav season for sure!

Here is my card using a pre-coloured digi

If you don't have a Melonheadz image you can pick one up here  .

The challenge runs for two weeks and the winner of the challenge gets a bundle from the Melonheadz Etsy store.

Thanks for popping in!
Crafty hugs,
Laura

Melonheadz challenge time!

Are you ready for a giggle? Well you would have been if you had seen the mess I made with this new challenge at Melonheadz Friends 'try something new'.

I thought I would try and make my own background. I thought I could use a gold spritzer I hadn't used in a while......

Enter flying gold particles, golden fingers, baby wipes and finally inks and a stipple brush. Check out the result

I am happy with the background, not so much with my craft space. Apparently the spritz nozzle can get jammed up if you leave it for too long and didn't flow quite the way I had planned. Imagine me looking down at my paper trying to spritz and out of the corner of my eye I see it shooting across the room. Yep, that happened :(

The good news is you can try anything that is new to you-a new fold, new technique, etc.

Looking forward to seeing your cards. The challenge runs for two weeks
Crafty hugs,
Laura

Melonheadz Time!

Howdy folks! It was so nice to have the hubbie come home for the weekend from his work. Gave the kids happy hearts and this momma a much needed break!

This week the challenge at Melonheadz Friends is 'Time for school'.

The card I made was a snap to put together as the image was pre-coloured. It is from the We Love Frogs bundle you can purchase at the Melonheadz Etsy Store. You get 11 images for 7.00.

Here is my card

This one is going to my little guy that has been extremely anxious about going back to school. He is graduating to the 'big side' of the school. His main concern is the new portable they added to the yard over the summer. I called and asked and he will not be in it. When I told him he says ' Phew, oh mom that is great news. I just don't think I was ready to be in there! Teehee, he's so cute.


The challenges at Melonheadz run for 2 weeks and I'll be popping by to check out your creations.
Thanks bunches for stopping in
Crafty Hugs,
Laura

I'm alive!

So here I am...barely. I've been battling the flu and a wicked chest infection so I haven't had much time for anything let alone crafting. The hubbie has been away on business and of course I have been ordered by the Dr to be on bed rest. I don't know how that is possible for anyone with children :(

Anywho, on the plus side I was able to do some colouring and made the perfect card this week. Both for how I'm feeling and for the Lacy Sunshine challenge.'something weird and different'

So here is my card and a pretty accurate self portrait right now ;)

Thanks for popping by. I've been up colouring quite a bit so stay tuned for more posts in the next few days!
Crafty Hugs
Laura

Ps-Lacy Sunshine is sponsoring the Clear it out challenge blog starting on Sept 1st. Don't forget to play along there for your chance to win some Lacy digis :)

Digi Sketch Time!

It's time to get your 'man' cards going and join us for a fun challenge at the Digi Sketch Blog.

You can follow the theme, sketch  or both. I chose to use both this round

I coloured this fun 'geeky' dude with my copic markers. He is from SLS Lines. I added the word awesome to his t-shirt ;) I matted him and the other sketch elements with brown cardstock from Stampin' Up. ( not sure if they even still sell this colour)

Anywho, you have 2 weeks to play along. I hope you'll join us. The winner gets 3 single images ( up to $10)

Have a great week, see you next time.

It's Melonheadz time

It's a 'Bright' challenge at Melonheadz Friends this round.

Here is a Christmas card I made using a Santa Digi

I coloured this cutie up with my Copic markers and added him to a primary paper background. I layered that on yellow then red to tie in the colours. To finish it off I added clear green gems to the corners for a little shine.

The challenge runs for two weeks. If you use a Melonheadz Digi your theme is anything goes. If not, you must follow the theme.

Can't wait to visit your blog and see your creations. The winner gets a digi pack from Nikki's store.

Until next time..

Digi Sketch Time!

It's time for another challenge at the Digi Sketch Challenge blog.

The theme is fav colour combo and of course there is a sketch you can follow as well..

 

The sponsor is

 

Here is my card using one of my fav colour combos pink and green

 

 

 

 

I used both the theme and sketch this round. The challenge runs for two weeks. Can't wait to see what you create :)

Melonheadz Time!

Time for another fun challenge at Melonheadz Friends

Our theme is flowers everywhere and here is the card I made

 

It's a simple card using 2 digis from Melonheadz. I embossed the first white layer with my Stampin' UP embossing folder. The flowers I cut out and adhered on each side of the sentiment. I think it turned out lovely and may even frame it :)

The challenge runs for two weeks. You can either follow the theme and use any digi, or use a melonheadz digi and use any theme.

Thanks for popping by :)

It's a Digi Sketch Challenge

Welcome back to my second posting today! 

It's  digi sketch challenge time and our theme is animals. Here is the sketch you can follow as well.

Our sponsor is

Sparkle n Sprinkle

Here is my card

I followed the theme and the sketch this round. I coloured him up with my copics and printed the sentiment on my computer.

The challenge runs for 2 weeks and the winner receives 4 images of their choice.

Thanks for stopping by :)

It's time for Melonheadz Friends!

It's time for another fun challenge at Melonheadz Friends. 

Our theme this round is 'kids'

Here is the card I made using a freebie from Nikki's LDS site.

 Since this was a coloured image it was an easy card to make. I popped up some clouds cut out from the background paper. I cut off the sentiment and made my own to make it a birthday card. 

The challenge runs for 2 weeks. I hope you will join us! You can check out Nikki's blog here and her etsy store here.

Have a great day!

I did it!

Hello :) I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I accomplished my first 5km this weekend and received this

They call it the chocolate run, and they weren't kidding. There were chocolate covered strawberries on the way through ( both ways!!), there were tons of treats at the end too. Fudge, truffles, croissants, chocolate covered apples,chocolate milk and more. Such a fun race!

Last year I had set a goal to lose 40 lbs. While I 'only' lost 30lbs I was still proud of my accomplishment. This year I wanted to do a 5km. I was thinking later in the year ( like October) so I could practice. However, this race came highly recommended so I signed up.

I joked that I wouldn't come in last, heck I would trip the last person so I wouldn't be (just kidding). BUT, somehow I ended up being in the group that they call 'speed chasers'. So not in the 'runners group and not in the 'walkers' group. I started off walking but as people started running past me, I was determined not to be at the end and started to jog. It didn't last long-lol. I did however finish right in the middle of that group and for me that was huge! (I'll post my time/place info once I get it)

Anywho, just thought I would share. If you are looking for a fun race, I highly recommend it!

It's Penny's Time

It's time for an 'anything goes' challenge at Penny's Challenges.

We have 2 fab sponsors and I had the honor of working with images from 

DeeDee's Digis

Here is the card I made using the pre-coloured digi Birdie

I printed it twice so I could cut out the flower and pop it up using a dimensional. The sentiment I added on the computer before I printed the digi. I added a ribbon and a button for more detail to complete it.
Thanks so much for stopping by. I do hope you will pop over to the blog to check out the DT creations and see more info on our other sponsors.

It's Melonheadz Time!

It's a 'Spring' theme over at the Melonheadz blog. 

Although out my window it looks like spring it just isn't here yet (temp is -3 this morning)

So I created this little cute card to cheer me up and help me think of warmer times to come.

The paper is from Stampin' Up that I have had for...maybe 7 years (eek!) I added pearls,a sentiment from my digi stash, and of course this adorable hula girl that was a recent freebie on Nikki'sblog.

You can get fun images at Nikki's Melonheadz shop here 

The challenge runs for two weeks, can't wait to see what you create :)

It's Digi Sketch Time!

It's an 'anything goes' challenge at the Digi Sketch Blog.

Of course there is always a theme AND a sketch and you may do one or both of those.

This round our sponsor is 

Oak Pond Creations

I used the digi 'King of Courage'

I coloured him up with my copic markers, added a rub on 'brother', and a ribbon to finish it off.

I thought this would be a great digi for someone fighting an illness or going through a tough time in general

The challenge runs for 2 weeks, I hope you can join us :)

It's Penny's challenge time

It's another fun challenge at Penny's. The theme is boys/girls and one of our sponsors is

Imagine That

Here is my card

I had a lot of fun making this. My children attend a summer camp and I thought this would be a nice way to send them off. They enjoy it so much and as a preschool teacher there I enjoy it so much too.

The challenge runs for 1 week. Check out the blog to see the DT cards and who our other fab sponsor is.

Thanks for popping by!