Hey there, blog friends!  Well, I am back home from Orlando & freezing my little rear off in Fargo again! Lol!  Okay- it's not THAT bad, but compared to Florida...  We had a great time together on our mini vacation, and Universal was really fun!  We loved the Harry Potter sections, but they were quite busy.  So- while we did check out everything at least once in it...we also spent a lot of time in the other areas of the park that were far less crowded.

It is Chipboard Week on the My Mind's Eye blog, and today I am sharing a couple of cards using chipboard & products from the Jubilee "Mint Julep" collection.  I focused on the beautiful banner & bicycle pieces in collections chipboard pack.  Check them out!
I posted a little about my design process on the MME blog, so check that out to read more.  I created this with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday "Transport" challenge in mind...the bicycles were a perfect fit!!  Don't you just love all the layers of doilies as well?!  My fave!!



I hope that you enjoyed my cards for today...and be sure to check out the My Mind's Eye blog all week long for chipboard inspiration!

Until later,
~L.

Happy World Card Making Day, blog friends!!  I am still in Orlando, so unfortunately I won't be around to participate in all that is going on this weekend {I know...poor pitiful me, right? Lol.}.  But, I am still hosting a challenge on the Winnie & Walter blog today!

My challenge is an "On Trend" challenge....& I almost went with my go-to gold, which is so trendy right now.  And while I did still use a bit of gold on my project, I decided that I wanted to challenge you with the ever trendy camera theme!!  Plus- it allowed me to ink up some Winnie & Walter stamps that I haven't had the chance to use, as I wasn't part of the team yet when they released.  Here is what I created!
I love this cute Polaroid camera, and since it is a little retro looking...I chose to go pair it with some bolder colors & woodgrain from the My Mind's Eye Jubilee "Tangerine" collection.  I love how well they go together!  I used Freshly Made Sketches #156, and just changed out some of the shapes!  So often I use really feminine colors & product, and I kind-of dig that this card can be given to anyone.  It also fits The Cutting Edge #11, which also has a camera themed card!!


I hope that you will join me in my WCMD challenge, and check out the other designers' challenges as well!!  Please reference the On Trend challenge post at the Winnie & Walter blog for all participation rules & prize information.  I can't wait to see what you create!  Have a wonderful time creating this weekend!

Until later,
~L.

Happy Thursday, friends!!  As you read this...I am getting ready to fly out for a weekend of fun in Orlando with Josh.  We are going to check out the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios for a couple of days, and we are so excited!!!   It will be nice to just get away from Fargo for a few days as well.

Awhile back I won a challenge at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps, and Michele asked if I would like to do a guest spot on their blog.  I was happy to oblige, and this clean & simple card is what I created for today!
I used the "Breathe" stamp set, and combined it with CAS(E) this Sketch #94. The sketch was perfect to use the beautiful paint brush from the stamp set, and I am loving the little bit of gold that I've added in the sentiment.



I hope that you enjoyed my card today!!  I will have another post scheduled for Saturday, with a fun challenge from Winnie & Walter for World Card Making Day!  I hope you'll stop by & play along!

Until later,
~L.

Here are the rules for playing along with us in this month's challenge:

• Your entry must use at least one Mama Elephant stamp
• Your entry must be based on the challenge/inspiration source provided
• Your entry must link back to this blog post along with the graphic image
• Winner gets featured and a stamp set of choice
• Deadline is August
• Link up using the Inlinkz on the bottom of the October challenge post
• Have fun, stamp, stamp, stamp!!!

Be sure to check out what the rest of the challenge team has created for this month's challenge as well!