Halloween News

I can hardly wait until this starts! Well I can wait until September, which will be back to school, (work), and my baby will be off at college. No rush there, but what an event this will be. I'll been following along with Laura's blog, Artfully Musing, and  Alpha Stamps via Bloglovin and e-mail, they give things away all of the time. Though I haven't won yet, I figure I'll go and purchase the products to complete one of the many cool projects on the blog. The Alpha Stamps online store has everything you need!
~Lori

Birthday Stars

Birthday Wishes! A simple card for anyone's birthday, but especially for a youngster. All it is is a Whisper White card stock base with Island Indigo cs layered on. The stars are Lucky Limeaide cs with designer paper layered on top. The designer paper, bakers twine, and ink are all in Lucky Limeaide. Everything is by Stampin' Up!.  Thanks for stopping by!
Lori

Stars & Stripes Swap

I'm back with pics of  ATC's for a '"Stars & Stripes" swap at ATC's For All. 

The first has a hand drawn background using Sharpie Markers. The large and small stars are punched and layered white on white. The stripe is an image from MoonlightJourney Artistic Collage Sheets.

Red, white and blue card stock from Stampin' Up! is used here as a flag. The stars are punched and the date is from a clear sticker set.

The next card is backed by white card stock and layered with a flag image, and a decorated drum. These images are also from a Moonlight Journey image pack. A number 4 flag and July are from JBS Mercantile.

Lastly I created a flag image with a random tag from my stash. I layered it with "Remember" "July" "4", which are from the same Moonlight Journey image pack.

Thanks For Stopping!
Lori

School Silhouette

I have a few ATC's to share today, from a silhouettes collection.

This first one is titled "Thinking" and is made using:
Gesso lightly brushed over So Saffron card stock (Stampin'Up!)
Designer paper (Jenni Bowlin Studio)
Silhouette stamp (Jenni Bowlin Studio)
Basic Black ink pad (Stampin'Up!)
Number stickers (my stash)

The next little girl is titled "Posing" 
Designer paper (JBS)
Silhouette stamp (JBS)
Flower stamp (SU!)
Basic Black ink (SU!)

This little guy is called "I Can"
Designer paper (JBS) over
Wild Wasabi card stock (SU!)
Silhouette stamp (JBS)
Basic Black ink (SU!)

Lastly is "September" using:
Designer Paper (JBS) over
Rose Red card stock (SU!)
Silhouette stamp (JBS)
Basic Black ink (SU!)

When I came upon this swap at ATC's For All I thought of my silhouette art from the 4th grade. In fact, every time I hear of a silhouette I think of the 4th grade project. Pairing silhouettes with a school days theme was the obvious way to go.

Hope you enjoy them and have time to leave a comment.
Hugs,
Lori

Prom 2013

Here are a few pictures from Prom 2013:

Our daughter, M and her boyfriend K. She is a senior this year and he graduated last year. Below is a picture from prom 2012.

This shot shows M & K next to the giant limo that the girls rented. There are seven girls, the Sassy 7.

The SASSY 7.....Best Friends, some since elementary,  all through middle school, and all through high school. Yes, they are gorgeous and yes, they are all Honor students too.

Mother/daughter time. I'm shorter, but she is in, like, 5" heels, or something. 

M and G... more alike than J and G. {J is M's best friend~G is J's real sister}

The lifetime best friends...M and J.

Thanks for taking time to stop by and hope you can leave a comment. Hugs~
Lori

Patroitic Door Decor

This is a fun patriotic decor that I made for our front door. I used designer scrapbook papers and SU punches.  Thanks for stopping by!
Lori

No. 3

Here's a random card, just because.

All Stampin' Up! products.
Thanks for visiting,
Lori

Swap Cards

ATC's with metal~Real/Faux/Ink/Paste


First up is 'Happy Hellos' using:
Real Red & Very Vanilla Card-stock
Real Red & Basic Black Ink
Metal Frame with Metal Brads
Chunky Silver Glitter
Happy Hellos Stamp set
Silver Metallic Ink
all from Stampin'Up!

This is 'Time Twist' (that I already posted briefly) using:
Basic Black & Whisper White Card-stock
Vintage Image
Metal Black & White Eyelets
Metal Frame with Metal Brads
Burgundy Wire
All but Vintage Image From Stampin' Up!

Here is 'Blue Beauty' using:
Brilliant Blue & Bermuda Bay Card-stock
Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)
Metallic Paste (no company name on product)
Clearstar Gelly Roll Pen (Sakura)
Metal Clip
Vintage Image
 All but noted and Vintage Image  From Stampin' Up!

The dark spots on the card are the metallic paste, it wasn't shiny. I colored over the raised image with the pen to add sparkle.

This last card is a reminder that friends are 'Silver and Gold'. I used the following:
Night of Navy & Whisper White Card-stock
Gold Embossing Powder
One Silver & One Gold Eyelet
Silver Ink
Gold & Silver Markers
All Stampin'Up!

ATC's: "Abstract Torn Paper"

These cards were fun to make, I just sat down and started ripping. Ok, maybe it wasn't that easy. I put random pieces together from my scrap folder and matched them with card-stock bases. It did take a day or three to get them each put together and glued. The ripping was fun and easy though!!! I ran each piece through my Xyron Create-a-Sticker 150 or XRN 250. That really keeps the uneven edges down. Anyway I thought it was interesting to find out at the end of this project that I used three different green bases. Yep, they are different. From top to bottom: Wild Wasabi, Gumball Green and Old Olive. btw-the top ATC is Soft Sky. I'll be joining Linda's party at Coastal Charm. Check out Nifty Thrifty Tuesday!

Thanks for stopping by!
Lori

all card-stock bases are from Stampin' Up!
torn designer paper are from various companies

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