Lollipop Crafts Debut Challenge!!!

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Happy SWEET Monday!!! I am super excited to announce the debut of a new challenge blog, Lollipop Crafts!!! Yes, after lots of planning to get it on it's way, the Lollipop Girls are extremely happy to bring you our very FIRST challenge!! Be sure to head on over to the blog and get all the full details on how to particpate... Let me give you a few...

Challenge #1 - Anything Goes, is issued by me!! so, ANYTHING goes!! Just create anything your heart desires and make sure you link your creation on the Lollipop Crafts blog... what's more?!? There is a prize at stake... so if you want a chance at winning, make sure you play along...
Thank you very much to MelJen's Designs for sponsoring our first challenge!!! It is definitely a Sugary Sweet prize that is being offered... and another HUGE THANK YOU for allowing the Lollipop Girls to use some images for their creations! Wow, we are ecstatic with your generosity!!!

Time for my debut creation.... something I hope will make your day extra sweet
Please visit the rest of the sweet Lollipop Girls and show them some love... links to their blogs are on my sidebar... and don't forget to check out the new blog too!!!

Have a SWEET sugar filled day!!!

it's a DOUBLE DARE!!

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Time for Whimsical Wednesday - The Diedrich Dare and today is a DOUBLE DARE #36... issued by the darling daughters of team member Heather, Willow and Piper are giving you your choice sketch... and both are fabulously wonderful!! take a look at these...

didn't i tell you the sketches are wonderful!!! i really wanted to do both, but my mojo was slipping away a little... so i had enough time to complete one... i used Piper's sketch which was a huge challenge for me... she used the whole front as the card... took me a few hours to just think about what to create and i ended up with this...

i used one piece of paper and created a little scene... the stamps i've used were, Pixie from CC Designs, roses from the TGF fancy fleurs set, the sun is from Dandelion Designs and the sentiment is from Hero Arts... phew, not bad for the Dare's Mix it up May theme this month huh?! hehe... i chalked the sky background and added the butterflies... not to mention Piper LOVES butterflies... =D i really hope i did her sketch proud!!!

please visit the rest of the Daredevils... here's the members that are playing the challenge this week...

Andrea Murdock~Cassie Larson~Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Peifer~Jessica Diedrich~Kris Palakiko (me)

Krista Vantol~Randi Wall~Rebecca Ednie~Sara Henton

will you be DOUBLE dared this week to join us at the Dare??? if so, please gather all the deets on the Dare blog and don't forget to leave a direct link on Mr.Linky to your creation... if uploading to SCS/PCP, please use keyword DDSC36... i'm excited to see which one of these girls are going to dare you to play along... can't decided between the 2, why not give them both a try!! Have a whimsical wednesday!!

Sharing some TGF cards...

Happy, of the happiest Fridays!!! TGIF!!! wow, this week was a whirlwind at work... i feel like i've aged another 5 years in just 2 days... i didn't know whether i wanted to scream or cry... LOL... i'm looking forward to the weekend, spending time with th DH and DDs and not having to worry about the mess that is in the office.... i hope!

anyway, i have a couple of creations to share with you today... this one below is a card i made for last week's FFF challenge at TGF.... wow, i haven't played that in a looooong time... it feels so good to be getting back into the swing of things... atleast for now i say....

i used Cheeky Shooter for this card as she was perfect with the cowboy papers i had stashed away... i really liked this sketch and have it save in my to-do again pile... LOL....

i love this cutie on this card!! the OA happy days set is so much fun to play with and color... these cuties are just so darn CUTE!!! released and created by TGF, but i got this one from Tamiko's... part of some goodies that i purchased from the online store with my GC from my sweet GF Michelle... Thanks Michelle!!! i was waiting to get this set!!! and Joy over at Tamiko's is a great seller and provides awesome customer service... go and check her store out!!!

well i won't take up any more of your time today... Thanks for coming by and i wish you all a wonderful wonderful weekend!!! be back soon!! HUGS!

Happy Easter! From the Daredevils...

Hello Wednesday!! baskets of Easter eggs and a whole lot of candy too... to bring sweet Easter wishes to you!!! Easter is on it's way!!

Hey friends! it's time for another Daredevilin' sketch over at Whimsical Wednesdays - the Diedrich Dare... but first things first..... we have added another Daredevil to our team... please help me welcome the wonderful Krista Vantol!!! hop on over to her blog and show her some LOVE, with a huge warm welcome... you'll LOVE her creations!! Yay Krista!!! very excited to have you on the team!!

this is the last challenge for the month of March and we want to give a gigantic THANK YOU to The Character Cafe for being our wonderful sponsor!!! have you checked out their store yet?! lots of sweet goodies in there... Thank you again Kendra and Kelly for the generous use of your digis and your awesome sponsorship!!! remember, we have monthly sponsors, and in order to play for the prize, you must participate in the first challenge of the month.... you can always stop on over at the Dare blog and check out the deets there...

DDSC29 is powered by a fantastic sketch by Jess' lil' man, Jack!! i LOVED using this sketch... with a little imagination and a bunch of creativity, we would LOVE to have you play along with us this week! need some inspiration and ideas to finish up those last Easter goodies?! use this sketch here:

and when your creation is done, click up on the Dare blog and link with Mr. Linky! if uploading to SCS/PCP/Gallery, please use keyword DDSC29 so we know where to find yah! and before you hop off on your merry way, don't forget to check out what our featured stamper, Andrea, has for you on the Dare blog today...
I used Easter Anya on my card today... and did squares vs rectangle shapes... i LOVE making easel cards and that is what i've done here today.... i imagined the buttons i've used are Easter eggs... LOL, great with this cute bunny right?! needed to add some kind of bling (a signature on my cards) so i used some medium size rhinestones on the corners and scattered some mini ones on the focal point... made this card for my sweet March OCS partner Enjoli!! oops, i hope she doesn't see this before she receives it!! =D main thing is, i hope she likes it!!

wanna check out the rest of the Daredevils?!?! here's a list of team players this week:
Andrea Murdock~Cassie Larson~Heather Schlatter~Jacquie Peifer~Jessica Diedrich~
Kim Ross~Krista Vantol~Kris Palakiko (me)~Randi Wall~Rebecca Ednie~Sara Henton

we are thrilled to bring you creations each week so be sure to stop by and give them some love!! and you can always check out the what's happening over on the Dare blog!! Hope to see you there!!

Lil' Monkey Critiques

was trying to take a picture of the cards i finished last night, but my lil' monkey girl came in front the camera and said "Mommy, cheese!" can you see the tears on her face... her big sister made her cry!

she's the one that critiques my work... if she likes it she says "Wow!" if not, then she says "no, no"! LOL she loves bright colors and certain TGF images... she's the picky one...

She calls the TGF HG Sing stamp "pretty" or "Alia" (her name)... that's her nickname for the stamp i guess...

and finally got a picture without my Alia in it... so, made these cards last night with some scraps... stamped Sing on a few scraps, cut out her sarong and hibiscus and glued them on... most of the BG DPs are scraps that i need to use up... the only new DP on this card is the sun... got that for 25 cents at BFC... it was too cute not to buy... the sun is actually embossed on the paper (by Embossible Designs)... two sentiments that i printed from my computer... You are my sunshine and Aloha wau ia 'oe (i love you) in hawaiian... quick post tonight, but i had to share the pictures with my monkey girl... TFL!!! Hump day tomorrow! wish it was friday! Have a great night everyone!

FFF Sketch 4

Finally finished my card for the TGF - FFF Sketch 4.... i used HG Sing or as Denise calls her (Ukulele girl) which matches perfect too... I'm in an "orange" phase, don't know why, but i'm at the moment liking the color... LOL... thought the raffia would go perfect with the image of the card so i used that instead of the traditonal ribbon or scrap of paper... I stamped the image on some scrap DP and cut out the flower and sarong and pasted that on the original image i stamped to actually use... I stamped the origianl image directly onto tan cardstock for skin color... it gives the skin color some balance... LOL... what do you think?!?! Have a great Sunday! TFL!!!

supplies used:
Yellow card stock for the base card
DCWV Citrus Stack
Raffia
TGF - HG sing Stamp
Clear stamps Happy Birthday sentiment
EK Success scallop border punch

I finally finished my card for Teri's August OCS... after much wasted time changing the style of the card i finally agreed to one and it came out a little better than i originally envisioned... LOL... won't post it yet though, would like my partner to see it first.... =D