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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Welcome to the StampFairy Blog Hop!!

Today I am very excited to announce our very first StampFairy Blog Hop and I hope you'll all join in on the fun.   It's also our way to start off the New Year and also a fun way for your to meet the entire StampFairy Design Team and have the chance to also win some wonderful craft goodies. The BLOG HOP starts today and runs through Sunday, January 9th at 6 PM. The blog hop will be running in conjunction with our Weekly challenge which also starts today.

   Our blog hop starts and ends at the StampFairy Challenge Blog!    If you just started, you should have arrived her directly from the Challenge Blog!!   Welcome to my blog -- I am happy you are playing and welcome you to come back anytime!   My name is Lisa, aka Lis, and I am very lucky to be one of the new Design Team Members for StampFairy. I am on the Challenge team and we create projects to inspire those who take part in our weekly challenges.

   There will be a variety of prizes hidden throughout the Hop and you can see pictures of them over at the main blog HERE!! In order to win a prize, you will need to be a follower of the StampFairy Challenge Blog, participate in our current challenge using a StampFairy image and also be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs you visit on our Blog Hop. You'll end back at our Challenge Blog and that is where you'll need to finish the hop, by uploading a link to your project. Please be sure you have your entry uploaded to the Challenge Blog by Sunday, January 9th at 6 PM (Eastern Time).

Winners of all prizes will be announced during the week of January 10th and posted on the Challenge Blog. Good Luck to you all!!
Our challenge this week is a fun and easy Recipe challenge called 'Celebrate - A Color Explosion'!   You may create any type of project you want, but please be sure to use a StampFairy image, if you want to be eligible for any prizes.   The Recipe - Please use 2 Designer Papers and 3 Embellishments on your project, and for the Twist - Use as many colors as you can to make your project stand out!

    For my card I decided to start with one of my favorite Lenny images and I chose mine from the Lenny Happy New Year collection, which you can find in the StampFairy Store - HERE!!   I also picked this image so I could color each of the 'stars' in a bright fun colors for the Twist!

My Card Recipe

Lenny Happy New Year - by StampFairy

Printed on Xpress-it Cardstock

Colored with Copics and

Paper Pieced with Digi Papers

2 shades of Blue Cardstock/ Bazzill and My Stash

Spellbinder Nestie - Scalloped Circle

Stampin' Up - Top Note Die

Stampin' Up - Embossing Folder

Stampin' Up - Glitter Brads

Glitter Buttons by American Crafts

Ultrafine Glitter by Great Impressions

Stickles in Star Dust

Designer Papers / Assorted from my Stash

Teal Ribbon by Stampin' Up

My Card is being submitted to these fun new challenges:

I am also very happy to be awarding my very own PRIZE as my personal thank you for playing along! All you need to do is complete the Blog Hop, become a Follower of MY blog and leave me a comment telling me what your favorite color is! I will choose my winner by random drawing on Monday, January 10th and post it here on my blog on Tuesday, the 11th.! Please be sure to check back to see if you are the lucky winner.

Your next stop will be to visit my design team partner, Pinky and you can find her blog If you find yourself lost at any time, please go back to the StampFairy Challenge Blog and start at the beginning!!

This is the order the our Blog Hop and all of the member links are over on my side bar. If you get lost at any point, you can head back to the Challenge Blog to start again! Have FUN!!

Start here - StampFairy Challenge Blog

Lis (You are Here)

Pinky

Melissa

Samantha

Lorraine

Deanne

Jessica

Lisa V

Dora

Ce'line

Tracey

Ria

Jane

Carissa

Sharon

Emma

Jackie

StampFairy Challenge Blog

Please remember to start and finish at the StampFairy Challenge Blog!

HAVE FUN!!!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Happy Wednesday!!!

....What a difference a day can make, and today is so much better than yesterday. The sun is shining, the temps are a bit warmer, and my neck pain is better too.   I'm happy and it's great to feel better.

   Today, I'm back to creating and have one cute card I made to share with you now. I have made more, but they are for some upcoming Design Team projects - so please stay tuned for most posts later this week.

    This fun card was created for some new challenges and my design was inspired by a sketch from this week's challenge at 'Cards for Men', which you will find HERE!   I want to thank my friend Patricia from the Copic Color Me Classroom - for inviting me to join this fun challenge!!   NOTE: This is a copy of the sketch from the challenge site, that I copied over to share with you all!!

The is my card that I created based on the Sketch!!

My image is a one of the adorable Lenny Bears from StampFairy!

This fun card is being submitted to these challenges and I invite you all go join me!!

I would also like to remind you to join me for StampFairy's current Blog Hop and Challenge and you can find all the details for our very first Blog Hop on my main page HERE or over at the StampFairy Challenge Blog!!

And lastly, we will have a brand new Challenge and an adorable new release coming up next week over at Baby Bud Designs. Be sure to stop back on Monday for all the new details. It's going to be a lot of fun! I would also like to Congratulate Billie, for being the Winner of our last challenge! You can find her adorable card HERE!!!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Ugh....Not a good day!!

Grrr! Why does the computer make my neck and back hurt so much? What is it about having Fibro...that makes typing, so difficult and causing so much pain! Grrrr!    I am so not in a good mood and it's all from the pain of Fibro and how just one day of spending a little too much time online can do me in!! Grrr!! It just bugs me at times, and today is one of those days!!

On the upside, I did spend a lot of time, sitting back today and simply coloring with my Copics and for me, that's about as relaxed as I can be and coloring is also such a joy. I love card-making so much and even on these bad days, I'm always thankful when I can color!   I just wish there was an easy way to post my cards, keep my blog updated and take parts in lots of challenges and do it without having to be online? But... I haven't figured that out...at least not yet!

   I am Happy to be here quickly to share one card that I did complete for this week's new Color Challenge over at ColourQ! I also am sharing a copy of the color inspiration from the challenge blog, and hope it will inspire you, like it did me. s soon s I saw the colors I knew I wanted to play! The color of sunshine and blue skies is what I first though of....two of my favorite things! :)

This is my newest card based on cQc # 66 and features a very sweet image that was designed by Hannah Boyd, the talented daughter of Lori Boyd. Hannah has now started her own digi line, called the Bug & Roo Collection! She created one of her images in honor of two special babies! - You can find the bittersweet story of Jakin and Shyla over at this wonderful blog! I was truly touched by reading their story and it reminded me of losing my own infant daughter 'Kristyn Alyssa' back in 1991. The true heartbreak of losing a infant is a pain so deep, that it's so hard for most people to ever begin to comprehend it. Sadly, I also know that pain, and that is why I think I'm so touched by this story and that fact that all the proceeds from the Jakin & Shyla image are being donated by Hannah to the March of Dimes. Isn't' that wonderful! I sure think so and that's why I bought these images the very first time I saw them. For this card I am using only the little boy (Jakin) baby, but have used both in other cards...they are very cute! :)

And that is it for me for today! I did color a few more images and feel a bit better this afternoon, but I'm not going to push my luck again, so I'm off now to rest and hope tomorrow will be a better day!

Sunday, January 2, 2011

A fabulous Giveaway!!

Be sure to check out the last BLOG CANDY over at Really Reasonable Ribbon!

You can find all the details HERE!!

This is the a picture of the fabulous prize! WooHoo!!

How do you sign up for a chance to win this great prize?

You simply Hop on over their blog....be sure to check out the STORE and you find all the details there! Have fun and Happy Shopping!!

Wouldnt' you just LOVE a chance to win that!! I know I sure would!!

Happy Sunday!!

   How are you doing today? Did everyone enjoy their first day of 2011, I know I did and it was simply a nice relaxing day. I thought about putting away all the Christmas things, but wanted to rest and relax instead that is just what we did.

    Today, I am also having a peaceful and quiet day. I am working ahead on some Design Team projects and also on some cards for fun and today I started with a new sketch Challenge over at the OWH Stars & Stamps Blog. I have been a bit behind in my OWH card and really missed having the time to take part in the challenges, especially the sketch challenge which they host every Sunday.

    I have copied over this week's sketch to share and hope it will inspired you to join this fun weekly challenge.

And this is my card which I created based off of the sketch with a brand new set of designer papers I picked up at my LSS. It's a set they put together of matching card stock and papers and I love the colors, Pink, white, gray and black. Its' a fun little card and I'm sure any little girl would love to get this card from a Mom or Dad serving in the Military!! It's also perfect for a sweet new baby too! My cute little image is digi stamp is from StampFairy.

This card will be adding to my OWH pile and will be included in my next shipment that is sent off! If you are new to OWH and would like to take part, you can find all the information for card-makers HERE!

I am also submitting my 'Sent with Love' card to these fun challenges -- I invite you all to join in on the fun!

I am off now to work on another card and want to remind you all that today is the last day to submit your card for our weekly challenge over at StampFairy. You have until 6 PM (EST) this evening to submit your project. You can find all the details on the blog HERE! We will also be hosting our very first BLOG HOP and a brand new challenge starting tomorrow. WooHOO!! Please stop by tomorrow for all the details, it's going to be an exciting week!

Happy Crafting and have a wonderful Sunday!!

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