December 29th....

and a new challenge over at The Outlawz Color Challenge!

This months sponsor is Sherry West.....

Design Team member Ursula chose this Beautiful Inspirational photo. Twist is add a Circle and one color of your choice. 

Here is my DT challenge card using one of our sponsors images.

 My additional color is red and remember to add the circle for the twist.

I hope you'll join us, blessings and hugs, Lori m 

December 15th

Wishing everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to those celebrating other holidays. Happy New Year to all!

and a new challenge over at The Outlawz Color Challenges!

This months sponsor is Sherry West......

Design Team member Sharon chose this stunning Inspirational photo.

Using one of our sponsors images this is my DT challenge card.

Hope you join us, blessings and hugs, Lori m

 

Another holiday...

card. I needed another Christmas card and my cousin, who love kitties, thank you IKE, she will just adore this card. 

 The too cute kitty under the tree is perfect for this season, thank you for sharing. 

You can find this Kitty under the tree image over at IKE's World Challenges, remember to play along.

 I made this card all digital in my Craft Artist program, sometimes my hands just don't want to behave and digital becomes my go to program. I'll be entering it in IKE's World Challenges. 

Before I leave, I'd like to give a big shout out to all the gifted and talented designers that so kindly share their designs with folks.  May you all be blessed for all you share.  Please remember to give the a thank you, should you use one of their freebies.

There are so many designers that share, many, I'm sure, I've not heard of.

So....to name a few I do know...

IKE...IKE's World Challenges   

Beccy....Beccy's Place

Kris.......Imagine That Digistamp

Thank you fantastic designers and to all for dropping by my blog.

Enjoy, blessings and hugs, Lori m

December 1st

and a new challenge over at The Outlawz Color Challenges!

This months sponsor is Sherry West....

Jacqui from the Design Team chose this beautiful Inspirational Photo. Gorgeous!

This is my DT Challenge card using one of our Sponsors images, my Holiday twist is the Christmas Tree.

Hope you join us, blessings and hugs, Lori m

Last post for the day......

I'm joining in the Progressive Digi Challenge over at Imagine That Digistamp.  Thank you Kris for the adorable Raymond's Snowman image, just too cute.

 

Imagine That Digistamp Progressive Challenge!

Here's my Challenge entry for December.  

I also added Marlene in the background of the wagon, so sweet, just love these two images.

Enjoy, blessings and hugs, Lori m

2nd post for today...woot...woot...

entering another project in Beccy's Challenge. Wish me luck!

I used the free image Beccy so graciously shared, it's just fantastic and I've already made print and cut tags.

Here's my little candy box and tag. The box was a design from my Silhouette Studio, I added the Santa to the box so that it printed all attached.

Then I  made a separate print and cut Santa to use on my gift tags.  The sentiment is a stamped image that was added after. A little washi tape and finished.

That's it for now.  Enjoy, stay well, blessings and hugs, Lori m

Running quick......

over to Beccy's Place Challenges for her Ready, Set Go race....hurry Lori...hurry...

first 10 entries win... :)

Here's my Holiday entry using an image from Beccy's in-the woods set. Wish me luck...blessings and hugs, Lori m 

 

Tic Tac Toe....

New Challenge over at The Outlawz Color Challenges.

This months sponsor is Sherry West!

 Laurian has chosen a beautiful inspirational Tic Tac Toe board for us this challenge.

Here is my DT Challenge entry using an image from our sponsor and the first row going down.

I hope you join us and play along.

Blessings and hugs, Lori m

Rushing...dashing....ready set go...

out of breath...trying to get my card made quick to enter Beccy's Place challenge.

What I did was create this in my Silhouette Studio Designer software, printed on paper quick and cut this by hand and assembled quick for the challenge.

The inside is a popup and outside just layered using Beccy's Place digi set ginger wishes.  

Hope I get this uploaded in time.

Outside

Inside.

Off I go.....blessings and hugs, Lori m

Tags.....for the holidays....

are on the way! Just the beginning of my Christmas tag collection.

Using digi's from Beccy's Place, my Silhouette Design Studio and my Cricut Design Space the fun has just begun.

Of course, I had to add my own digi tags using my handsome Rambo for the grand kids tags and other four legged fur babies gifts.  

Well that's all I have to share today...soon it will be on to sewing Birthday and Christmas gifts.

Blessings and hugs, Lori m 

 

Getting there....

a few more cards done. 

The first two up...are created using Beccy's ( Beccy's Challenges) beautiful digi's that she kindly shared for challenges. One view is the inside of the card and the 2nd is the outside of the card.

Next is a Christmas card using my Cricut Design Space and a digi Snow Deer for the background from Ikes ART.

Entering in the following challenges:

Leigh SD Tis The Season 

Beccy's Challenges 

Ike's World Challenges

That's it for today, blessings and hugs, Lori m

Finally....

I have some of my Christmas cards made, many more to go, off to a good start.

Many different designers, some awesome digi's used, thank you Beccy from Beccy's Challenges and Scribbles Design Challenges.

Some of the cards were designs in my Cricut Design Space, all beautiful, sorry about my photos the lighting is awful in my home.

Christmas Goose from Beccy's Place, how adorable is this image?

Woodland Santa from Scribbles Design Challenges, isn't he the sweetest?

That's it for today...many more cards and gift tags to make.

Blessings and hugs, Lori m

November

3rd Challenge over at The Outlawz Color Challenges.

This months Sponsor is 

Here is the Challenge Inspirational photo

My Design Team Challenge card using one of our sponsors digi's.

My colors are blue, purple and white.  My twist is the pocket where my sentiment is.

Here is another card I made using the Inspirational photo.

My colors are blue, white and gold. My twist is the rhinestone. Using some of the stamps and die cuts I won, this cute card was created.

So....that's it for today, blessings and hugs, Lori m 

 
 

Holiday boxes....

....using Kris's... Imagine That Digi... Marleen's Christmas Stocking, I created this adorable gift box. 

Just love this little Marleen girl image, so many uses for this pretty digi and best of all, it was all pre-colored for me.

The pretty Christmas tree paper is one of Kris's digital paper designs....P-Trees. 

With the help of my.... Scor Pal... and a tutorial from Dawn over at Early Morning Crafts, I found the perfect size box for giving gift cards or a little candy treat. Too cute and very easy tutorial to follow.  

I'm entering this over at

 Imagine That Digi's

Scor Pal Blog
 

That's it for today, blessings and hugs, Lori m

October 20th with a blue twist.....

The Outlawz Color Challenge October 20th, 2020

Digi and Sentiment are from 

Enjoy, blessings and hugs, Lori m

 

Autumn Time.....

The Outlawz Color Challenge October 6th, 2020

Digi and sentiment used are from 

Enjoy, blessings and hugs, Lori m

I'm beginning to

get ready for Christmas!

Finally, I'm getting back some mojo and started working on cutting out things for my Christmas cards.  

This is just the beginning and I think I'm off to a good start.

Many of the cards I make, are all one of a kind.  Along the way....I found cutting my images and sentiments ahead of time is easier and quicker for me.

This board contains following:

Simon Says --Mushroom House stencil

Simon Says-- Snowflake Builder stamps

Lavinia- Fairy Christmas tree stamp

Scribbles Designs--Woodland Santa digi stamp

Beccy's Place- Christmas Goose digi stamp

Cricut Design Space ---digi and sentiments

Ok, time to craft some more, blessings and hugs, Lori m

My latest...

purse just for me and the perfect size.

I feel like Goldie Locks, this purse is too small, this one is too big and finally one that is just right and it is crossbody style.

The pattern was from a Debbie Shore sewing bags book.

This is a combo of canvas material and faux leather with a extra vinyl lining to add a bit of waterproofing.

All the bags are messenger style, I hope to advance one of these days to something a bit more detailed with plenty of pockets, lol. 

Now on to my paper crafting once again.

Blessings and hugs, Lori m

October projects

finished!

I made a little purse/bag for my daughter's Birthday along with a credit card holder not shown. 

I really am not sure about the button and have decided to make a  floppy material flower instead.

Next, is one of the Halloween treat bags I made for the grandkids.

The design is from Cricut Design Space.

I used my infusible ink pens to apply the design to laser paper, then ironed it on to my canvas bags. 

Since they are not Cricut made canvas bags the design came out a bit lighter.

That's it, I've made a bunch of cards and needed to mail them out so quickly, I forgot to snap pictures.  

Enjoy, blessings and hugs, Lori m 

Just a few of ...!

my things! First two cards are made using some of the new goodies I won and things from my stash. 

The cubies are from a pattern on YouTube by Debbie Shore. 

 I used chipboard in-between the outer print and the lining.  I'm going to fill these with art goodies for the grandkids. 

I thought these would look cool on their desk, rather than the plastic boxes I originally made for them. Still need to do some tweaking on them, almost finished.

Well that's it for now, the few things I've finished along with trying to finish a couple bitty teddy's for a nephew's children.

I found and easier for me pattern over at SewToys.com, I struggle with cut faces and so again, another work in progress.

Off I go...blessings and hugs, Lori m

Thank you....

and so blessed!

Big thank you to Patti...Cherish Each Precious Day Blog... for the fabulous Susan Opal blog prize, I've never felt so lucky and now have so many choices to play with.

 I'm going to have a lot of fun with the grandkids crafting with all these goodies. 

 Grandma will be the new home school art teacher. 

Excited can't even explain how I feel, before...my stamps and dies, all fit into one little container which fit in my hands. I now...have many beautiful choices and can't wait to get busy!

Next....I had purchased this faux leather for a project that didn't work out, it was on sale clearance and cost me $3.00. Rather, than it just going unused....I decided to try making a bag.

 After watching a few YouTube videos, I decided to add two pockets to the inside lining and a magnetic clasp rather than velcro. 

Another accomplishment for me altering a pattern in anyway.

 I've been trying to grasp and learn sewing for a few years now and finally.....I might stand a chance lol.  

So...that's it for today...back to resting, blessings and hugs, Lori m

The Outlawz....

The Outlawz Color Challenge July 28th!

Color Challenge July's sponsor is Paper Nest Dolls.

This weeks challenge is a Color Wheel.

Here is my DT Challenge card for this week using one of our sponsor's adorable images.. Dressed Up Avery.

We hope you join us and play along.

I'm taking a very much needed blog break for a few months. 

As, I still will visit all of your wonderful blogs, my comments may be a few less. Thank you, everyone for dropping by my blog...see you soon.

Enjoy, blessings and hugs, Lori m