Thinking of You

The Mojo Monday sketch this week is a bit of a stretch for me.  It's a lovely sketch, but the mat is not a straight line on the card.  So it was really a challenge for me to angle the mat!

So I needed to take out some Laughing Lola because that design worked for me.  I am such a straight lines girl, and this was a good exercise in stepping out of my box!  I cut the flowers out of the Laughing Lola paper and then clustered them with the Laughing Lola Assortment, Black Mini Medleys, Purple Glitter Gems, and Black Shimmer Trim.

So I balanced the angled lines with some mega clustering, and in the end, it was a happy balance for me!  

Thanks so much for stopping in on this fine Monday!  May it be one of your best yet!

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Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop

Welcome to the Scrapbook Generation Blog Hop for December!   You should have arrived from Pamela's blog, but if this is your first stop, you might like to start at the Scrapbook Generation blog and then hop through each link.  I've used one of their single sketches for this layout.

This is my amazing leader Karen , and this picture was taken on the Southern Caribbean Cruise in February.  She is so sweet, totally rocks (true story), and helped me dream big so that I could have a noteworthy and epic time on the Close To My Heart incentive trip!  Life is good!!  

It was fun to pull from different stamp sets to create this layout!  I used a combination of five stamp sets (Charming Chevrons, Laughing Lola Workshop on the Go, All the Details, It's Your Day, and Whooo's Your Valentine) along with Laughing Lola paper.  I pulled out the Laughing Lola gold and black paisley of the paper to match our clothes.  That Charming Chevron set is awesome, and I love that you can also purchase chevron sparkle shapes that fit around them perfectly.  What a fun, fun added element to the page!

You can find the SG sketches in their books and as downloads in the SG store, and there is a free one every month in case you wanted to try it out.

Next on the hop is Sharlene. Be sure leave a comment on each blog as one lucky winner will receive a free sketch bundle of their choice from the store. The winner will be draw on December 9th, so you have one week to leave a comment.

October Card Kit

It's time for the October Card Kit!  The cards are made with Laughing Lola, and the kit contains a sympathy, cheer, and two thinking of you cards.  These are the cards we have to make every so often that need to be simply stated, so these cards have just a touch of black shimmer trim and a few gems.   To order, click on the PayPal button below the photo.  All of these cards will mailed the first week of October.

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Best Wishes

I sure am falling in love with Laughing Lola.  The colors are rich and warm, and it's just really quite delightful to work with!  I found a sketch on Die Cuttin' Divas to use as a springboard for my card.

I masked off one of the sentiment stamps in the You Are My Happy set to stamp the heart.  The heart, light purple flowers, and chevrons are Laughing Lola Dimensional Elements. The center flower is an image from the Laughing Lola Workshop on the Go stamp.  I stamped it on patterned paper.  I finished off the card with some black organdy ribbon from my stash, sparkles, and a trinket pin.

I want to take a second to thank you all for your e-mails and prayers concerning my brother-in-law.  They are still working on the problem and solution, but he is doing better.  Much better.  Thank you all so much for saying prayers...I really do believe it does make the difference!

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Good Things

I stayed up late this evening (well, it's actually wee hours now...) to finish a batch of cards.  We have a great special coming up for National Stamping Month in September, and I made cards for the Rose Blossoms that met a challenge this month.  I find so much joy in creating cards for them!

I used Laughing Lola paper, black hemp, and gems on this card.  The butterflies and flower are stamped images from the September special that I fussy cut.  Now I know that I am teasing you, but have no fear.  Come back on Friday, and I will tell you all about the special!

Thank you for stopping in and remember...Good things will come if you just believe!

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You Can Never Have Too Much Hugs

The past few days I've been showing you all the different color palettes within the Sarita paper packet.  We've gone from Cotton Candy and Goldrush to Lagoon and Outdoor Denim (scroll down to see those examples).  Today I am showing what I think is the most unique paper in Sarita, and the primary color is Gypsy.

This paper reminds me of a funky 60's or 70's theme.  With this card and the last, I've used alcohol markers to color the seam binding.  I love coloring with my markers!

I told you in my giveaway (be sure to enter!) that I would show you example from the Laughing Lola Cardmaking Kit stamp set this coming week.  This is a great set, and it's fun to combine all the images. I've used five different stamps from the set on this card - the banners, the paint splatter (my favorite), the tag, and the two sentiments.  The purple gems are also from the Laughing Lola Cardmaking kit.

I have really enjoyed sanding again, so I sanded all of the edges to bring out the white core.

We are off to the Minnesota State Fair today.  We LOVE the fair and everything about it!  Have a grand day no matter what you do, and thanks for stopping in!

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Laugh Lots...and One Lucky Winner Will Receive This Card!

(Read to the end to see how you could win this card!)

I am really enjoying working with the new product and bringing these sneak peeks to you!  One of the things that I love is the surprise I find when I start cutting paper and putting it together with ink and stamps.  Do you know what I mean?  Sometimes when we first look at a paper, we think we might not like it so much.  But once we start working with it - WOWIE!  That's how I feel about Laughing Lola.  It's absolutely lovely paper, but I didn't know if the colors and patterns spoke to me.  In the past few days, I surely have found out that I can't get enough of the Laughing Lola purple and gold!

The sentiment is from the Laughing Lola cardmaking Workshop on the Go.  Perfect sentiment for the colors, right?  The side stair step card is just so fun to make, too.  I added some of the Laughing Lola dimensional elements, twine for the cardmaking workshop, gems from the black Base & Bling jewels, and one of the Base & Bling floral accents.

Now about that winning....I have had a Facebook group for my business, and I am switching that over to a page.  That means that you will have to "like" my page for the updates on Facebook.  So I thought it would be an awful lot of fun to give away this card AND a package of the new Base & Bling Jewels when I reach 100 followers!  Come on over and "like" me for your chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by today!

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