JSL - Reduce, Reuse, Recyle

I had a couple of minutes the other day so  I thought I'd join in Just Some Lines bi-weekly challenge which is Reduce, Reuse, Recyle. I think it goes without saying that we should try our best to to avoid waste when it involves our natural resources, but as  always...it's easier said than done. Still, we should try as every little bit helps.

 

For this card I used green twine that was originally wrapped around the contents of an airmail package, and the plastic sheet behind the birdseed came from some old Spellbinder's packaging. The image is JSL Emo Springtime and the sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo. Lastly, I was organizing some crafting supplies and ran across my stash of Impression Obsession's Shake It Pouch(es) and had to use one...how cute is that birdseed!!

 

 

 

Reduce, Reuse, Recyle!!!

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FBW & WW Thank-You Collaboration

The day has come where both of my DT challenges are one and the same...THANK-YOU! Seriously, THANK-YOU/THANKFUL is the challenge for both teams, lol!

 

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This adorable image from Dilly Beans is Amalia and after coloring her in a few places I added  a little sentiment, then popped a Recollections butterfly on top of everything.  How sweet that Dilly Beans is our sponsor at Wicked Wednesday this week!

A fairy or butterfly, and a thank-you....those are the only requirements for this week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge and I had all of that on my ATC so it only made sense to me to make it into a card.

 

I used Jen Shults' DS #76 sketch for inspiration, even though I didn't make the deadline for her weekly challenge I still wanted to mention which sketch I used.

You have until Tuesday evening to join both challenges, feel free to link up to Wicked Wednesday HERE and Flutter By Wednesday HERE!

As always, THANK-YOU for stopping by, it's always nice to read your sweet comments.
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WW #57 Snails and/or Stripes Reminder

 

 

Happy Saturday! This is just a quick reminder that you still have a few more days to join this week's Snails and/or Stripes challenge at Wicked Wednesday. For a little bit of incentive our sponsor, which is A & T Digital Designs is offering the cutest Boo and Snookie image as this week's prize.

 

I have to give credit where credit is due on this ATC...

the snail is from an inchie swap I was in on CMB a few years ago but it wasn't signed so I'm not sure who made it. This gorgeous background is from a wonderful step-by-step tutorial by Jen at Jen's Uncharted Territory and can be found at Just Some Lines challenge blog HERE.

 

I grumbled a bit while making this ATC  and learned that while trying a new technique it really does require reading all of the instructions,  not just randomly looking at pictures and thinking "I got it." Thankfully it only took a couple of tries until I was happy with the results.

 

 As always, thanks for stopping by and taking the time to say Hi!

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Wicked Wednesday #57 Snails and/or Stripes

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Please scroll down for this week's FBW OPEN challenge.

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What a fun, fun challenge this week at Wicked Wednesday...it's all about Snails and/or Stripes!

 

Just by entering this week you have a chance to win this fabulous image which was provided by our sponsor A & T Digital Designs. Feel free to link up HERE and to see some of the stunning ATC's my fellow teamies created.

 

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FBW #213 Open Challenge

This week's challenge at  Flutter By Wednesday is OPEN, which means as long as you have a fairy or butterfly on your project....it qualifies!

 

We are lucky to have A Day For Daisies as our sponsor this week who is generously offering a prize of a $12 gift certificate to their on-line store...maybe that's the incentive some of you need to play along?!!

 

 

I chose this adorable Snowflake Fairy image from ADFD to play along with and I really need to repeat this part...A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E!! This is one of those cards that went together way too quickly and I sat wondering why it was so easy? I'm really not sure why, I'm just glad that it did. 

 

 

We'd love to have you join us this week, feel free to link up HERE! For more inspiration, while you're linking up you can see the wonderful cards my teamies came up...always some wonderful eye candy!

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Macala is turning 10

Seems like it was just a couple of months ago that I was showing off a birthday card for our niece Macala....can it already be a year?!

 

I used  a couple of different clear stamp sets from TGF for this card,  Anya Celebrates was used for both the image and sentiment and the Sparking Season set was used to stamp the presents in the background.....look carefully because they were stamped in Angel Pink Momento ink. The background fits perfectly into this week's FFF challenge Stamp Your Own Background.

 

 

I'm also playing along with Kim Yu's November Sketch #10. It amazes me how quick and easy a card can go together when I'm working with a great sketch...but then I always say that about Kim's sketches.  If you haven't noticed I've also become a huge fan of this MME - Dolled Up double-sided DP...gotta love it!

 

As always, thanks for stopping by and leaving such sweet comments. I'm off to vote, finish the laundry, walk on the treadmill, and watch my taped episode of Bones from last night!
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WW #56 Cover Your Head Reminder

Here's a quick reminder that you have until 7:00 pm this coming Tuesday to join this week's Cover Your Head challenge at Wicked Wednesday. Don't limit yourself to hats and helments because this challenge also includes anything you put in your hair...such as headbands, flowers, crowns, feathers....or maybe you have another idea?!!

 

 

As soon as I heard this challenge I knew I wanted to use The Greeting Farm's Hello Ian for this reminder post because of his adorable hat...isn't he the cutest?!! For some reason this picture looks like I forgot to color part of his face, but it was colored....with E00 in fact!

 

Hope you can join us for this fun challenge. Feel free to link-up HERE and see the wonderful little creations my teamies have come us with...you won't be disappointed!

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Baking Snowman Tag

Do you have a favorite time of day? Mine is in the morning after the kiddos go to school and I can sit back and enjoy a cuppa while taking a few minutes to think about my day and make my lists. I love my lists...just ask my family! This morning I decided to take a few minutes to combine a couple challenges, I only wish I had time to join more challenges but my lists seem to keep me overly busy!

With Christmas comes homemade goodies and how fun to add a handmade tag to go along with a couple of loaves of fresh baked breads or a tray of cookies...I also think this would be cute to use with a Hot Cocoa mix too! After paper piecing the apron, I used Copics to color this Baking Snowman image from Dilly Beans.  I then added some mesh bling, a stamped sentiment, and tied it all together with some tulle and twine.

 

 

Stamps

Dilly Beans: Baking Snowman
Bo Bunny: What you got cookin?
Stampabilities: Polka Dot Background

Challenges:
Dilly Beans: Anything Girl
The Kraft Journal: Bangles and Bows

Thanks for stopping by and leaving all of the comments that you do....just like home baked treats your comments are sweet and always appreciated.
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