Share the Dirt Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge!! =)

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Hello and HAPPY Monday!!
I have had a LONG weekend with food poisoning and let me tell you I still feel horrible, but this FUN challenge over on the PAPER SMOOCHES SPARKS BLOG is sure to get me feeling better!! =)

 

THANKS so much for stopping by
That's it for me today--but be sure to stop by the other Paper Smooches SPARKS DT members' blogs and leave them some LOVE!!

Jamie Greene
Heather Hoffman
Pamela Ho
Savannah O’Gwynn

Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

The deadline for this challenge is: Sunday, June 23rd at 10:59pm EST.

The next challenge will be posted on: Monday, June 24th at 12:01am EST. Winners will be announced at the bottom of the new challenge post.

Paper Smooches THANKS Runway Style!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm here to share a FUN card I made for the Challenge over on the Runway Inspired Challenge Blog!!
This is my second card for this challenge!! I had a BLAST creating with this FUN Inspiration Photo and the clean design!! Something I don't usually do!!
So I decided to create a FUN THANKS You Rock card and I wanted to use the THANKS die as an inlay and then I stamped the thanks from the New Briny Blue Stamp Set  and the You Rock from the Knick Knacks Set!! I LOVE the way it came together especially because this isn't normally my style!! SO FUN to push your self outside of your comfort zone sometimes!!
Here is how it came together!! =)

THANKS for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Paper Smooches Happy Birthday!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm here to share a FUN card I made for the Challenge over on the Runway Inspired Challenge Blog!!
I wanted to play along beings Paper Smooches is sponsoring this challenge!! YEAH!!
I LOVE the FUN Inspiration Photo and I actually made two different cards for this challenge so I'll be back to share another one in a different post!! I hope you'll check it out too!!??  =)
I wanted to use the Paper Smooches Banners Die and Stamp set for my first card!! I thought it would be FUN to start my design with the Happy Birthday Banner cluster on the diagonal. I first stamped the banner outline images and then I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Numbers stamp set in red!! I wanted the center banner to stand out so I added foam squares to pop it up off the card!! I then stamped the banner dotted outline going off the card in the opposite direction and added the Woohooo sentiment in black!! I really LOVE the FUN look and think this will work great for either a boy or girl birthday card!! =)
Here is what I came up with!!

THANKS for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Happy 4th with Retro Sketches!! =)

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Well I got this posted way later than I had planned due to a very Sad Event last weekend!!
A couple of our really good friends lost their mother in a tragic accident last weekend so posting has been on the back burner this week!! I wanted to get this in at the last minute for the Retro Sketches Challenge, especially beings I missed the WPlus 9 deadline!! I still wanted to share my inspiration for this card so I'm sharing it anyway!!
Retro Sketches Challenge #67 and the Monday Mood Board #13Challenge with WPlus 9 over on their Blog!! =)
I was able to play along and here is what I came up with!!

I will add directions if asked due to lack of time at the moment!! THANKS for understanding!! I hope you'll go check out all of the other AMAZING Inspiration shared for this challenge!! You'll be so inspired!!
I am also going to ask for your thoughts and prayers for the Peters Family as they try to move forward without the Mother of their family!! Pat was so FULL of life!! She lived for her family and friends and her kids and grandkids meant the world to her!! She was so LOVING and KIND and gave all she had to who ever needed it!! She will be greatly missed, but will live on in the Kingdom of God and in the hearts of those who LOVED her!! =)
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Bloom Where You Are Planted Challenge IO STAMPS!! =)

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Hello!! I wanted to share the FUN Card I made for the IO Stamps Bloom Where You Are Planted Challenge!!  =) I had gotten a NEW Love Birds Die and I wanted to use it for this challenge!! I LOVE the Tree Branch with all of the foliage and the Two Birds with the Hearts!! This image could be used for SO many things!! It could represent Love Birds-for Weddings, Anniversaries, or for any of the Special Holiday's you celebrate together. Thank You cards, Hello Cards, even for a New Baby Card and you could use the Hearts for a Speech Bubble to announce your News!! I just LOVE products like this that can be used for SO MUCH!!
I wanted to create a Card out of ALL Felt!! I have seen some Images on Pinterest (couldn't find the exact one) but they are wall hangings that are made from Felt!! Totally AWESOME with all of the neat details and I thought it would be FUN to create a card with this idea in mind!! I took various Felt colors and die cut the image several times to get each item the correct color!! I used a Brown Felt for my base because I thought it would add dimension/ a shadow as well as being the Tree Branch which is the main center image!! I used the Spellbinders Label Die to Emboss the image into the front of my card and then I made a mask and stamped using the Canvas Background Stamp from IO Stamps for the background of the Label!! I removed the mask and had a FUN frame to add my Felt Image too!! I thought the theme worked with this Challenge because no matter where you're Planted/Home is you can Thrive and be HAPPY!! This makes me see a HAPPY FAMILY celebrating the arrival of a New little Miracle!!
So I will be sending it to another friend who is expecting at the end of the weekend!!??
Here is my finished card!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Little Boy Blue and the JustRite "Manly" Challenge #098!! =)

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 I want share another card I made for the JustRite Friday Challenge #098-"Make It Manly"!! You should go to the JustRite Blog for AMAZING Inspiration if you've never visited you'll be glad you did!! I wanted to use some of the NEW Stamps I got for this challenge and 'boy' do I LOVE the results!!  I wanted to make a card for my Good Friend who just had a baby Boy!!  I know she will ENJOY this card, especially because this is her first son after having 2 girls!!  I used the Pattern Basics Borders, All Boy and Celebration Labels One and Bracket Borders One Stamp Sets along with the Coordinating Spellbinders Dies!! 
I knew I wanted to create a patterned paper for my background so I started by stamping the Harlequin Bold border stamp onto some blue cardstock!! I stamped it with versa Mark and embossed it with some blue embossing powder from Stampendous!! I then stamped over the top of that with the Harlequin Dash Border stamp and embossed it with brown embossing powder again from Stampendous!! I LOVE the two tone look!! I started out wanting a tone on tone look, but after seeing it I decided I wanted a more two toned look so I ended up adding some gathered twigs distress ink to make the blue cardstock darker!! I LOVE that you can change something with just alittle ink instead of having to start all over!! =) I then stamped the Large Label onto a coordinating Die Cut from kraft cadstock and Die Cut a smaller cream label and stamped the Boat Image from the All Boy Stamp Set!! I LOVE this image and it is going to get ALOT of use!! =) I wanted a pretty simple look so I used brown ink and copics to color the Blue areas!! I Then added some wood pattern paper to the bottom and a FUN Brown Button Border along with some May Arts Burlap Twine and a Bow that I added a small metal hand print too!! I LOVE the way it turned out and I know she will LOVE it!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!  =)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

You're A Classic!! JustRite "Manly" Challenge #098!! =)

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Hello!! Happy Hump Day!!
Man has it been a whirlwind around here!! Some not so good and some AMAZING things happening too. I can't wait to share it all!! Today though I want share the card I made for the JustRite Friday Challenge #098-"Make It Manly"!! You should go to the JustRite Blog for AMAZING Inspiration if you've never visited you'll be glad you did!! I wanted to use some of the NEW Stamps I got for this challenge and 'boy' do I LOVE the results!!  Father's Day is just around the corner and I wanted to make a card for my Grandpa who collects Old Vintage Cars!! His collection is AMAZING and I know he will ENJOY this card!!  I used the Pattern Basics Borders, All Boy and Birthday Vintage Labels Four Stamp Sets along with the Coordinating Spellbinders Dies!!

I stamped and die cut the Large Label Frame from the Birthday Vintage Labels Four Stamp set and used the coordinating Spellbinder's die I so LOVE that JustRite has these coordinating dies that cut out their stamped images just PERFECTLY!! =) I then die cut the oval center and then stamped the Classic Car Image from the All Boy Stamp Set with Versa Mark and Embossed it using Black Ultra Fine Embossing Powder!! I LOVE this look!! I then wanted to create a border so I stamped the Harlequin bold image and I knew I wanted to layer the two images so I used the same embossing powder, but to make it have a mate finish I added some powder from my EK Success Powder tool and buffed the image!! Then I layered the Harlequin Dash image over the Harlequin bold image and I used the same embossing powder and I left it glossy so you could see the design over the Harlequin bold image!! I SO LOVE the end result!! I added some border punched strips of paper to the strip and attached it to the center of my card after I wrapped the punched borders with some Burlap Twine from May Arts!! I inked the edges of everything with some Distress Ink and then I added some Prima Mate Black Gems to the center of my card!! I really like the way it finishes everything off!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope if need any "MANLY" Inspiration for Father's Day you'll go check out all of the entries over on the JustRite Challenge!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! I will be back to share another card and some other random information!!  =)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

All Sweetness and Light!!

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SO Excited about the NEW Tuesday Trigger: All Sweetness and Light over on the Moxie Fab World Blog!!  I LOVE this photo and I had a BLAST creating it!! I used a Hero Arts and Basic Grey Background stamp that I stamped with Versa Mark and then embossed with clear embossing powder!! I then colored it in using my Faber-Castell Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils and water colored the whole image!! Then I took the New Distress Paint I white and did a white wash over the whole image!! I cut a Simple Stories Album Cover and backed the word Hello with some Dry Rock Candy Stickles Glitter!! I LOVE this Glitter!! Then I added it to the bottom of my card with some Foam pop dots!! I made a bow and added some Twine and a button!! I die cut a Paper Trey Ink tiny tag and stamped it then attached it!! I LOVE the way it turned out!! Here are some pictures!!  

 THANKS for stopping by today and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)