Lynda's Den

Card #1            Ok, I understand.....today is Halloween and I am showing you a Thanksgiving card!!!  Well, if you are like me, you need a bit of time to get the supplies put together AND/OR the time to do it!!!  Well, here's another fun idea to put on your list of things to make!!!!  Each of these cards were made with scraps of paper - so lets get started!     Card #2 Supplies needed:   Card base Scraps of paper  Thanksgiving related stamps Black embossing ink pad Black embossing powder Chalks Brads Directions:   Step one:  Get your card base, set aside to add each of the steps to it.   Step two:  Using the scraps of paper, (starting with the brown), add the top piece to card #2.  The leftover piece from the top I used for the middle of card #1.  Add to the card base with adhesive.   Step three:  Take your pumpkin (or Thanksgiving related stamp) and get it st...

This card was a lot of fun to do - using only purple and green for the colors, from a recent Guest Design spot I was in!  From the extra's left over, I made this!   Supplies needed:   Card base  Scraps of paper Stamps - 1 picture, 1 saying Black ink pad (embossable) Black and clear embossing powder Radiant Pearls paint - purple, green, orange, brown, white Directions: Step one:  Cut the base for the card - this is where everything is added. Step two:  Take the white scrap of paper, start to stamp the saying all across the paper.  Add to the purple cardstock base.   Step three:  Create the witch using the black ink pad and black embossing powder.  After this has been heated, then use the radiant pearls paint to paint in the image.  Add clear embossing powder to the painted image and heat.  (You can also use chalks, markers, etc., to paint in the image.)  Step four:  After you have trimmed the image to ...

     If you are here from Julie - you are in the right place, but if you just happened across my blog, then you want to go back to the beginning which is  Barbara  because the beginning is always the best!!!  Here is our blog lineup - if you get lost along the way!!!   1.   Barbara B.  http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/ 2.   Crafty and Green (Tina) -  http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com 3.   Haidee  http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/ 4.   Janet S  http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/ 5.   Vicki  http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/ 6.   Linda T  http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com 7.   Lisa  http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ 8.   Jamie  http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com 9.   Gill  http://scrappincreationsbygillm.blogspot.com 10.  Princess Penelope.  http://thescrapbookingqueen-princesspenelope.blogspo...

     If you are here from Julie - you are in the right place, but if you just happened across my blog, then you want to go back to the beginning which is Barbara  because the beginning is always the best!!!  Here is our blog lineup - if you get lost along the way!!!   1. Barbara B.  http://barbarab3.blogspot.com/ 2. Crafty and Green (Tina) -  http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com 3. Haidee  http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/ 4. Janet S  http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/ 5. Vicki  http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/ 6. Linda T  http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com 7. Lisa  http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ 8. Jamie  http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com 9. Gill  http://scrappincreationsbygillm.blogspot.com 10. Princess Penelope.  http://thescrapbookingqueen-princesspenelope.blogspot.com/ 11. Gina  http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com...

     This is the sketch for the week for Simply52 -  my project is a fun Christmas card to put away in my stash to send out to people this year!  I am also playing with some fun note-card's out of scraps for this fun sketch, so I hope you come back to see what else I have added to this page!!!!   Supplies needed:   Card base Christmas theme paper (scraps are perfect) Scraps of paper Stamp saying  Red ink pad good for embossing Embossing powder Heat gun Ribbon Button Directions: Step one:  Cut the card base for the base of the card.   Step two:  Cut two strips of the polka dot paper for the top and side, place down with adhesive of your choice.   Step three:  Cut the green Ho Ho paper and add it to the top of the side piece with your adhesive of choice.   Step four:  Using your red ink pad, ink the stamp you have chosen, adding the embossing powder to the top of the stamp...

     This month, I am a guest designer for  Scrappin Chicks Challenge Blog  -  and I am very thankful for the opportunity!  This is my last project for the guest designer spot - and I thank Scrappin Chicks for the opportunity this month!  The challenge for the month is using purple and green, adding other colors as you wish, and a Halloween theme!!!   Make sure you share with me, and with Scrappin Chicks too, we love to see what you have made from what we have created!!!!              For my idea here - I used the colors in the challenge, starting with the purple cardstock for the back, and then I trimmed 1" off the bottom and side of the green paper to matt it on top.  I added various photos of my 3 kids at Halloween time, with the title on the bottom of the photos.  This was chalked using purple and green alternating colors between the two!   I added simple brads to hold the title, and...

It's that time again - time to take a look at your Christmas planning!!  You have 2 months from today until Christmas - so you really should start to look at the lists and things you have started already, in order to keep it going!  Taking a bit of time now and plan things out - how many cards you need to send, or how many gifts you need to make or purchase, or even parties you need to go to in order to prepare for gifts for the hostess or cooking something - will only help the stress level THEN!!!   If you go and purchase a bit of extra flour, sugar, and baking goods - your finances are not going to take a huge hit closer to that time!!! Plus if you take a bit of extra time now to get things made, you can spend Christmas time in enjoying the season instead of making a bunch of stuff or shopping!!  Try to look at each person, and personalize a special gift you make just for them!  It sure helps that stress level at the end of the year, let me tell you!!...

    Welcome to Ashley's Halloween Blog hop - thank you so much for joining all of us on this fun hop!  If you are just visiting me, make sure you go to the very beginning of the hop which is  Ashley , because the beginning is ALWAYS the best!  If you came here from  Jearise , you are totally in the right place, and here is the line up for the day!   1. Ashley -  http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com 2. Lisa ~  http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/ 3. Ellen -  http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com 4. Dena -  http://missdjones.blogspot.com/ 5. Zenita -  http://scrappinwithz.blogspot.com 6. Gina -  http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/ 7. Liz -  http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com/ 8. Cindy-  http://www.cindys-greencricut.blogspot.com/ 9. Cyndie -  http://www.cyndiepaperboutique.wordpress.com/ 10. Lisa -  http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.co...

When I first looked at this sketch, I was not sure what to do with it - and then I grabbed these pictures and went to town!!  I hope you enjoy my idea -  The pictures were taken this summer in Citrus Heights, California on a trip to see my kids and my mom.  I wanted a page I could frame, as this is the 3 generations - my mom, me and my daughter, and the other one with my son.  I started with the background paper, from a pack of paper I purchased on clearance at Michaels.  I then chose two more background papers to create the look I was achieving.  I did not want the background paper to be right in your face - so to tone it down, I used the red and green.  For the green part, I used a Martha Stewart border punch, in which I have totally fallen in love with!  I matted the photos and then simply added the title at an angle to create visual interest!   Great sketch, make sure you go to Simply52 Designers  and send us a link to your...

I t's that time again.....time to look at the upcoming events  you have in your life for the next 6 weeks...    Whether you have birthday's, weddings, showers, or fun fall events planned, grab your calendar and start to look at what you need to make, purchase, send off, or what have you!        Our economy really stinks right now, I've been living it for a long time... and learned a few things along the journey until now.  It doesn't take much to look at events, and plan things out, rather than spending the last minute in making a gift to send off to your loved ones.        By taking the time to look at what you have going on will help you can get started on things early - instead of at the last minute...  Start to look at the calendar for things you need to deal with until November 30th!  This way, you can start getting things you need to - put together, in order to get things completed on time!...

Do you do digital layouts? Do you want to learn? This is a blog hop to see what other people are up to in this new and creative way to preserve memories. Some of these ladies are old pros while others, like Jearise, are new to it all... but we are all crafty so there should be some great layouts to enjoy and maybe a trick or two to learn. Please join us and hop along starting with Jearise ( http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com ) our hostess. Also, we have a special digital tutorial given by Amy at  http://www.lovetocrop.com/     at the end of the hop so make sure you hop through all the digital displays from our wonderful scrap bookers. Our sponsor for this hop is My Memories Suite ( http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software   ). Check out their site to see beautiful layouts and just how easy it is to start digital scrap booking. BLOG CANDY:  Grand Prize : A  free copy  of the latest digital scrap booking ...