It's Challenge Day!!!

  Good Morning and Happy Monday!    There used to be a time when Monday was always the worst day for the week, it was back to work and in all of the years I worked, it always seems that Monday was the busiest day too.  Now, I LOVE Monday and look forward to it because it's the start of a new week of fun challenges and that is what I am am to share now.

   I'm starting with our brand new 'Circles and More Circles Challenge' which you can find over at  the StampFairy Challenge Blog.  We want to see lots and lots of circle in your project this week and you may choose any type of paper-crafting project.  I knew right away that the first thing I wanted to do was make a my card in a circle shape and with a Cricut Expression and my Gypsy (Design Studio), that is very fun and easy to do.  I grabbed my Gypsy and quickly has designed a large circle shaped card, along with a variety of other circles and circular designs for my card.    I then picked out a few different red cardstocks and papers and cut my card and circles.   Next, I picked my image and I chose this one, because the balloon, Lenny is holding, seemed to tie in great to the whole circle them.    I colored him with my Copics and then added a layer of 3D Crystal Lacquer to the balloon for that extra dimension and shine.    I also used my Cuttlebug to emboss some fun patterns into some of my circles and put it all together to make this fun card.   You can find this adorable Lenny, HERE!

  You'll also want to be sure to hop on over to the StampFairy Challenge blog to see all the other awesome cards that the Design Team has to share with you.  Its' also where you will find all the rules and details for this and all our weekly challenges!  

    I had so much fun making this card and when I was working on it I designed it so that it would also work out perfectly for several challenges and the next one, is today brand new Birthday Card Challenge over at 'The Outlawz'.   Our challenge for this week is to create a new 'Birthday Card' where RED is your primary color!  I am also very excited to introduce you to Ann who joined the Design Team this week and will be also be creating card for the Birthday Challenge, along with Colleen, Sharon and me.  She is a fabulous card-maker and will be a wonderful addition to our group.

  This card has is based on the same card as above, but for a different look, I added less circles to this card and let more of the background show through.  In the end, I think I like this version the best!  What do you think?    I'll be looking forward to see you all visit and play along with both challenges and you can also feel fee to combine challenges as I did with my card!

    In addition to the StampFairy Challenge and the Birthday Card Challenge at 'The Outlawz', I am also submitting my new card to these fun challenges and hope you join me!!

• Creative Cottage Challenges - # 31 - Shaped Card
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - # 45 - Anything Goes
• My Time to Craft Challenge - # 124 - Spots & Dots

      I am also very excited to share a brand new release with you and this new set was released by StampFairy today and is already in the store!  I LOVE these sweet bears and will be off shortly to add a couple to my collection! will too!

  Introducing -- Lenny & Linda 

'LOVE'

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Awww -- sweet and adorable!!

      I'm off now to do some organizing and I've also been checking out lots of the new Goodies coming out soon at CHA!   I have already added some new things to my WISH LIST and look forward to seeing what else is will be released!   I wish I was going to be heading out to California to attend the event.    One of my goals and dream trips, is to attend a CHA show and my friend Colleen, and I have been talking about it for the last year or so.   We both really would LOVE to go and HOPE and that we can do this!    Some how, Some way and Some Day and I am going to attend a CHA event and hope it will be sooner than later!!     I would LOVE to go and it's truly a dream I want to make come true!!