LCOM's Pet Challenge

Good morning everyone! Today is my last post as a Card Designer Team member for Let's Capture Our Memories. It has been a blast and I learned sooo much!

A HUGE thank you to Sandi who has been so friendly and supportive through it all! I've enjoyed my first DT term with the rest of these ladies:

Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

For this term's last challenge, the goal is to make a card that is inspired by a pet. My card is pretty simple. I used a couple of patterned papers and stickers. The colors match my sister's dog, Apollo.



Apollo is the BEST dog! He's so gentle and friendly. He especially loves to play & run & blink those puppy dog eyes! He is such a good dog and I love him!

My DS just adores him! I think we may just be getting our own darling pet in the near future!



Please post your entry by Saturday, September 4th (already?!!), 12 Noon AST.

Have a great day! I'll be sharing some awesome news later! :)

Bridal Shower Easel Card

Happy Wednesday, everybody!

I have a quick post for you on a quick card :).

This took me about five minutes to make. I did it as a last minute favor for a co-worker who's throwing a bridal shower.

No stamping involved. Just some Jolee's stickers and papers from a Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit.

Made an Easel Card tutorial at LCOM but I'm going to have to share another time.

Hope you are all doing well! I'm kinda glad I've been working (air-conditioner!) because the Bay Area here in Cali have been in the high 90's to the low 100's! Wow, summer has finally arrived!

LCOM's Image Inspiration

This week, at LCOM, it's image inspiration week. Make a card using this as your inspiration:



I love the regal colors and the textures of the flower. Come check out the other LCOM CDT!

Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado <----You are here :)
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

Make sure you play along and get this posted on your blog when you win! Play by Saturday (8/28) noon AST!



Hope you're not missing me too much! Have got tons of things to do still with the move and getting our condo some renters. I promise to be on full swing next week. I've got a big surprise that I've been dying to tell you!!!!

Love,


P.S. Did you see that Sunghee won at LCOM for the die-cut challenge. You can view her awesome chrysanthemum tutorial here! Thanks for playing, girlie!!!

Sweet Memories

Hello! Hello!

Today's card features our challenge at LCOM.

This week, your goal is to incorporate fabric in your card-- for my card, it's the middle square.

It's no secret that I'm not savvy with the sewing machine. That is one of my goals .. to learn to stitch on my cards. And maybe, eventually, I could also make my own clothes (wishful thinking!).

The CS & PP are from the Taylored Expressions KI kits (Aug). The stamps are from TGF. I also added some old mesh and brads!

Hope you get to visit the other Card DT's creations as well!

Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado <----You are here :)
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

Upload your cards by Saturday, August 21st, noon AST. There are cool prizes involved including this:



Have a wonderful Monday!

LCOM's Punches & Diecuts

Happy Monday! You know what that means! :)

Another challenge at LCOM. This week, it's all about die-cuts & punches.

Since everyone seems to be making flowers these days, thought I'd try my hand at it. This was inspired by Dani's tissue flower. It's so pretty and simple. I just used my punch to create several layers, crinkled them and added some collage pauge (my current favorite product).

source

Play along and you could win this

a prize or even be a Guest Designer.


Here are the rest of the DT's creations:
Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado <----You are here :) JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

Supplies:
1. PP - from Studio Calico's Continental kit.
2. Buttons & yarn - from RVA's camper kit.
3. Stamps - TGF's Sunshine kit.

XOXO,

LCOM's Emboss It

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Good Monday morning, everyone!

Today's card features some embossing, which is this week's challenge over at LCOM.



I cheated a bit and used some flowers that already had some embossing -- they're the brown and white ones in the middle. :)

Here are the links to the other CDT's creations:

Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado <----You are here :)
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

As for the prize, you could win some scrapping goodies or become a Guest Designer. Aren't those such wonderful winnings? You also get to post this on your blog:



Make sure you post your card by Saturday, August 7th at noon AST. Have a beautiful day!

LCOM's Upcycling

Can you guess who's hosting today's challenge at Let's Capture Our Memories? :) It's time to 'go green' and I even wrote the post today so hope you visit!

Win these

Or a Guest DT spot on the week of August 9th

And of course, you get to post this on your blog!

Play at LCOM this week! The challenge is to UPCYCLE (use an item that is not your typical scrappy embellishment on your card).

I used giftwrapping (paper with alphas and animals), a toy (crown), and a notebook cover (girl and transparency) for my teen cousin's birthday card.

To see the other CDT's upcycled items, go here:
Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado <----You are here :)
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

Happy Monday!

Home Inspired

It's Monday and I'm off after working the weekend! Yippee!

LCOM's challenges this week are:

1. to take a household item and use it as an inspiration for your card.
2. use supplies that are older then 2 months.

You can do one or both to play!

I just love these sofa pillows in our living room.



They were purchased at FINDecor, which is my favorite home design store. If it wasn't so far and if parking wasn't so bad in San Francisco, I'd go broke. Actually, I haven't been there in a couple of years but I'm excited to go back after we get our new home.

I like the graphic lines on the pillows and the colors complement each other well. For the card, I used the same squares and rectangles but was inspired to go with the nature theme from the pillow's leaf silhouettes. And when I saw these critters from Basic Grey, I thought they were cute AND the perfect color.

Hope you get to play! Cards are due on Saturday at 12 noon, AST. For some inspiration, visit the rest of the CDT crew:

Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado <----You are here :)
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

If you win, you get a prize OR be a Guest DT in a couple of weeks!! And these badges will be yours!





Have a wonderful summer day!

LCOM's card for kids

Morning!

It's Monday so I have another card for you for the LCOM challenge this week. And that is, to make a kid's card!

And we mean a card for a kid LITERALLY! Not for their parents. I know sometimes I'm guilty of making a kid's card that's geared towards their mommy's likes!

The alphabet PP reminds me of school. And the quirky alligator is just too cute for words! Of course, you can't be more kiddie-like than Sassafras (sticker) and even Love Elsie (caption and heart stickers).

If you play along and win, you could win a prize and post one of these on your blog!






Sometimes, the prize may be even to be a Guest Designer for one week! How cool is that??

Hope you join me and the rest of the CDT! You have till Saturday, July 17th, AST.

Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado <----You are here :)
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

Love,

Party at LCOM

Goooood Mornnnnniiiiing, errrrrboddyyyy!!!!

It's Monday... time for another challenge over at LCOM. This time, it's all about recipes -- make a card with three patterned papers, an embossed item, and a chipboard element.

I decided to further challenge myself and not use any paper packs or kits for this. My embossed item is the blue / white paper but it's hard to see it here. The butterflies are the chipboard. Used an Alice in Wonderland Sweet Pea stamp by Elaine Cox.



(Haven't found my ink pads but I did find this image that I colored a while back. Think I'll suck it up and buy new pads now).

Here are the rest of the LCOM DT's takes:

Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado <----You are here :)
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

Hope you get to play along! Deadline is July 10th, noon AST. At LCOM, you'll win some supplies or even a spot to be a Guest DT! Of course, you also get to post one of these on your blogs:




Toootaloooo!

Red, White, & Blue at LCOM

Happy Monday, everyone!

Over at LCOM, we have a color challenge for ya. Make a card with red, white, and blue on it!

Here's my creation:



I don't really pass out 4th of July cards, but I think the colors are very summer-like anyway.

Come play along! You have till Saturday noon AST to post it on LCOM. You could win some cute stuff and post these on your blog!




Check out the rest of the CDT's work:

Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado <----You are here :)
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

Have a fantabulous day!

Father's Day and two LCOM challenges.

Happy Sunday to you all! Happy Father's Day!

This week at LCOM, we've got TWO challenges for you this week. You can make one card with both challenges or two different cards. And if your card is numero uno, you can post this on your blog!



We also choose other favorites, and those get badges as well! We all like TOOTs, don't we?



I picked the first challenge, and it's monochromatic. Make a card that has shades of one color. The second challenge is JJ's. Make a card with a transparent element to it -- a window, a see-through border, etc.

I did one card for both. The monochromatic tone is gray. The buttons on the top right are transparent.

I used Soldier Ian and a bunch of DCWV PP. This card is dedicated to all of the fathers serving in the military.

My DH was a soldier at one point. It was before the war so he never served. But he did live in another country for one year, and even listed in the National Guard after his Army days. I always found this part of his life very mysterious (it was before we dated) and his uniform very sexy (LOL!). It's my first time coloring Soldier Ian even though I've had him for a while.

Aside from being in the military, my DH is a hero because of what he does for our family. Can I tell you I am very lucky? He does most of the dishes and the laundry in our household! I need to tell him how much he's appreciated more often!

Anyway, hope you get to visit the other Card DTs' work:

Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado <----You are here :)
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

Have a great day!

LCOM Love Challenge

It's Sunday, and that means it's time for a card challenge over at LCOM! This week, you are to create an anniversary, love, or wedding card. Make sure you add it to Mr. Linky over LCOM by Saturday Noon ADT.

That following Sunday, we'll let you know who got these awards .... you can post them on your blogs!

Hope to see you play along! Here are the rest of the DTs' cards:

Jerusha Borden
Danielle Casello
Anita Mulcahey
Corinne R. Mercado<----You are here :)
JJ Sobey
Emily Thompson
Melissa Wright
Sandi Johnson (CDT Coordinator)

My card features Summer and Dylan from the Roll Call kit stamps over at TGF. This card is for my special friend, J, who just recently got engaged to R. They are a young, hip couple that I love hanging out with so I wanted to make them a fun, bright card!

Supplies-
PP: My Little Shoebox
Stickers: Sassafras (bunting), Basic Grey (chipboard).