For the Love of Paper

Monday, May 2, 2011

Happy Birthday Lauren

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Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you.... Happy Birthday Day Dear Lauren Happy Birthday to you :). Today is the talented Lauren Meader's Birthday and we are all getting together to wish her a Very Happy Day!! I hope you have a wonderful Birthday Girl filled with Love and a Yummy Cake!!!! Have a great day.. Check out the Birthday Celebrations Here :)..Thanks for stopping by...Monique

Mays Calender Page

Hi Everybody. May is here Yay!! .. I am having so much fun playing with Calender pages.. The cute little calender is printed From the Graphic Garden.. So here it is my calender page for May . I hope you like and are inspired...If you are and make a calender for June send me your link and I will Link you up :)..Thanks for stopping by today..Monique

For More Calender page inspiration check out these Blogs

Enjoy Everyday Enjoy Life

Hi Everybody.. Time for a Karen Doodles Challenge This weeks Challenge is For The kids.

I have used Apple Girl for my image this week...

That is it for me today but be sure to stop by the challenge blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created for you".

I hope you join us this week for some Karen's Doodles fun, you have a chance to win one of three great prizes:

1st Place - 3 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles and Card of the Week Blinkie, awarded to the best entry( must have a Karen Doodles image to be eligible for 1st place)

2nd Place-2 Digital stamps of your choice from Karen Doodles

3rd Place-1 Digital Stamp of your choice from Karen Doodles
Materials
Stamps: karen Doodles PTI Everyday Buttons
Paper: White and Yellow cs, 3 bugs in a rug Laughter and Zig Zag
Ink: Memento Black and Copic Markers
Twinery Twine, Ribbon, Embossing folder, paper piercing, scallop punch

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Heaven Sent

Monday again and time for another Totally Stampalicious Challenge...This week your challenge is to make a card with a old stamp that you have not used in forever at least 6 months .I have inked up Angel Bear this week :) . Totally Stampalicious is still looking for guest designers so make sure you keep on playing in the challenges :).. Well that is it for today.Make sure to stop by Totally Stampalicious blog to see what the other DT members have created today:)... Thanks for stopping by..Monique

Saturday, April 30, 2011

For My Bee-Loved

Hi Everybody.. Today is release day at My Time Made Easy. Bee Sure to check out all the fabulous goodies that Lauren has for you this month. Today is a group post and we are all make 4 cards with the new stamp sets.

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Here are my cards.... A little out of my element trying so card to go CAS..lol... I wanted to keep my cards all the same color theme, Using the New stamp sets Bee-Loved and Bee-Loved Sentiments.

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Card #1 I did a lot of paper piercing my cards , I thought It would just add to the BuZZing bumble bees :)

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Card #2 I just love these flowers. You can't tell from the picture but the centers really stand out with a black glaze pen. Isn't the sentiment just beautiful!!

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Card #3 My tulip was so easy to make with using the Tender Tulip cut file and then matching stamp from the Bee-Loved Set.

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Card #4 I used the flower stamp to create my own DP... My Bumble Bees were added with dimensionals and pop right out :) I hope you like my cards... For more inspiration check out the MTME Gallery ... Be sure to check out the other DT girls to see what they have for you today :)...Monique

Lauren Meader (owner)

Monique Hansen (That's Me)

Teresa Kline Guest Designer

Friday, April 29, 2011

Oh Bee Hive MTME Sneak Peek (April 30 MTME)

Hi Everybody.... It that time again for a Brand New release at My Time Made Easy. I would like to give a warm welcome to this months Guest Designer Teresa Kline. Welcome Teresa. Today I am using the New Template Called Oh Bee Hive. Lets get started :)

I have made the template into a cake with Bumble Bee Theme... As soon as I seen this template I started to feel like the "Cake Boss" Do you ever watch that show..It is awesome... Anyway For my Template I have cut it all out in white. I have added circles cut out out Darling Dots Paper, and I also used The Flowers from the Branching Out cut file with with the same paper. The bumble bees are stamped using the new stamp set called Bee-Loved and Bee- Loved Sentiments. Added some twine and finished off with a big bow of raffia!!

A close up

My cake topper was created using the fantastic Abra-Bow Dabra using 2 different colors of the Darling Dots paper and topped off with a Bumble Bee..The Bumble Bees are from a cut file called My Bee-loved for easy cutting and simple stamping.. I Just love this option from My Time Made Easy ,,,No fuss :)

I completely forgot to take pictures and show you have to fill the template but It does come with the instructions with the template..You have the option of filling from the top or the bottom.... I have added a little something to my gift using the Oh-Bee-Hive cute file . Well that Is it for me I hope I have inspired you :)... Are you looking for more inspiration ? Look no farther and check out the MTME Gallery and be sure to see what the other DT members have for you today :)... I will be back tomorrow with another New Template and It is Release Day Yay!!!

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

So Very Thoughtful

Hi Everybody. It's Thursday and that means time for another Pretty Pattern Sketch Challenge over at My Time Made Easy.... I have used the Stamp Set called Framed Elegance. I have also used the Framed Elegance cut file . I have used MTME digital papers called Fresh cut Expression collection2 ...... Well that's it for me today.I sure hope that you can join in the fun this week and get sketchy :)

Be sure to check out the Challenge Blog to see what the other DT members have for you this week :) Thanks for stopping by today..Monique

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Sky's The Limit.

Are you ready for some fun?

The {Stamps} of Life and The Twinery Design Teams are playing together for this hop!

About The Twinery:

Our twine is made from 100% cotton, it's eco-friendly and made in the USA. Whether you're gift wrapping, crafting or tying up baked goods to give to a friend, our baker's twine adds a fresh, yet nostalgic look to any project at hand! Our baker's twine comes in 11 delicious colors and is uniquely twisted against a bright white hue, creating an eye-popping burst of color and a creative embellishment! Our twine has lots of color which lends to a fun, candy-striped look.

For creative ideas & more...visit OUR BLOG!

About The {Stamps} of Life:

We feature high quality, made in the USA, clear stamps and digital stamps/brushes for stampers, card makers and scrapbookers. Feel free to browse our gallery with more than 2500 samples using our stamps, watch our free how-to videos and join our club!

As you make your way through the hop make sure you comment on each and every post. There will be 4 prize winners chosen randomly among the blogs:

Two winners will win 2 stamp sets of winners choice valued at $12.95. (total retail value: $26.90 per prize) from The {Stamps} of Life.

and

Two Colorful Bunch Sampler Packs ($20 value!) from The Twinery!!!

The prize winners will be announced on The {Stamps}of Life and The Twinery Blogs

on Tuesday May 3rd.

For my card I have used the Stamps of Life stamp set called Kites 2 Fly.. This stamp set is so cute and a perfect match to use some Twinery Twine... The stamp set includes 9 sentiments, kite , 9 kite panels, 2 clouds and 3 bows.. Perfect for any spring or summer time themed card. To add to my summer theme I have dressed up my card with 2 new colors from the Twinery. Blossom and Honeydew.
I hope you like my card..Thanks for stopping by.. make sure you check out all the inspiration the rest of the team has for you :)

The hop list:

The Twinery Blog

The {Stamps}of Life Blog

Jenny Suchin
Sheri Twing

Monday, April 25, 2011

Stressed

Thank you everybody for all your wonderful comments on my cards for the Totally Stampalicious blog hop last week...Make sure to check out the challenge blog to see if your a winner :).. Monday again and time for another Totally Stampalicious Challenge...This week your challenge is to make a card with some sort of food on your creation .I have inked up Dessert Dottie this week :) . Totally Stampalicious is still looking for guest designers so make sure you keep on playing in the challenges :).. Well that is it for today.Make sure to stop by Totally Stampalicious blog to see what the other DT members have created today:)... Thanks for stopping by..Monique

At The Beach

Hi Everybody.. Time for a Karen Doodles Challenge This weeks Challenge is At The Beach.

I have used Fun In the Pool Girl for my image this week...

That is it for me today but be sure to stop by the challenge blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created for you".

I hope you join us this week for some Karen's Doodles fun, you have a chance to win one of three great prizes:

1st Place - 3 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles and Card of the Week Blinkie, awarded to the best entry( must have a Karen Doodles image to be eligible for 1st place)

2nd Place-2 Digital stamps of your choice from Karen Doodles

3rd Place-1 Digital Stamp of your choice from Karen Doodles

Materials
Stamps: Karen Doodles
Paper: Rose and White cs, Imaginisce pp
Ink: Copic Markers
Beach em-bellies, ribbon