Happy Lollipop Day! By LORi Design Sweet Hop

 

Happy National Lollipop Day!!  How does a BLD blog hop sound to help celebrate such a FUN & YUMMY day?!?!  Who doesn't LOVE lollipops?!?!  To help get the party started, Lori has created not ONE but TWO new images featuring lollipops!!  YAY!! ♥

 We would like to introduce you to Pedal Pusher Lollipop Girl and Puddle Jumper Lollipop Boy!!  They are both available for sale in the shop today and can be found here.

Now what's a hop without PRIZES??

Grand Prize: 
 Pedal Pusher Lollipop Girl & Puddle Jumper Lollipop Boy

2nd Prize: Pedal Pusher Lollipop Girl

3rd Prize: Puddle Jumper Lollipop Boy

Three random winners will be chosen.  All you need to do is leave some love at each stop along the hop. You have until 11:59 PM EST on Sunday (July 21st) to leave comments for a chance to win!! Winners will be announced on the BLD blog on Monday (July 22nd). 

Good luck and Happy Hopping!!

Hello Sunshine!

Happy Spring all! The sun certainly was shining yesterday and I hope it does today as well. I'm ready for winter to pack up for the season. The Yoshino cherry, red bud, and cherokee princess trees are just about ready to pop.  I planted them last summer so hopefully they survived the winter okay. The past week was spring break for the little one and she spent about 7 of the 10 days sick with a fever. She is finally feeling back to normal.

I have another adorable By LORi Designs image for you today. When I saw the yellow and white background designer paper from My Mind's Eye, I knew it had to be paired with this cutie. I colored the image with copics. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. I used Retro Sketches #57 for the layout.

I hope you have a wonderful week. Thanks for stopping by. Please visit the rest of the DT listed in my sidebar for some fresh spring inspiration.

Spring Smiles

Happy Spring All! Well spring has officially sprung here by the abundance of daffodils that are in bloom. Of course winter isn't ready to give up yet. I woke up to a blanket of snow on the ground yesterday morning. March is certainly a crazy weather month.

My card today uses an adorable By LORi Designs image called Sugar Sticks Derby Girl. The paper is from My Mind's Eye. The burlapish ribbon is from Stampin' Up. I colored the image with copics and used Deconstructed Sketch 94 for the layout inspiration. Make sure you visit the rest of the DT listed in my sidebar for some more cuteness inspiration.

Remember when I mentioned working on a quilt for the hubby's college friend? I finally took a picture of it. If you look closely, you can see koi swimming in water for the quilt pattern. That part was given to someone with a long arm machine. After three years in the making, it is finally done.

Have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by!

Oh, Snap!

Happy Tuesday all! It is time for another look at the adorable By LORi Designs spring release. When I saw this paper pack I knew I had to use it for this sweet image. I'll have to update you with the name of the paper pack tomorrow. After I loaded my picture I noticed I forgot to added the blush to the cheeks. I will also do that tomorrow as well, but alas it is late tonight. I colored the image with copics and as you can see I let the papers do the talking this time and didn't add any additional embellishments.

Please visit the rest of the DT listed in my sidebar for some more jumping into spring goodness. Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful week.

Thank You Friend

Happy Tuesday all! I was hoping to get a bunch of chores and spring cleaning done over the weekend, but was only able to finish about 1/4 of what I wanted.  I did pick up my quilt. Once I have the binding on, I will share a picture. For a while one of my bottom molar teeth that has a crown on it would get a zinger feeling when eating at times. Over the weekend it felt as if my crown was being popped on and off when I ate, so on Sunday while I was enjoying a sticky girl scout samoa cookie that popping feeling was very strong so I tried tugging on my crown slightly with my fingers and felt a slide. Of course I quickly slid it back into place. Fortunately I was able to get in to the dentist to get it fixed on Monday. My mouth feels so much better now. I had chipped my tooth eating a pretzel when I was pregnant with my daughter 6 years ago. I hope I never have to have another crown.

For my card, I use another sweet image from By LORi Designs. I colored the image with copics and kept the layout pretty simple. I think this would be a great card for one of those handy-man friends that come to help with home repairs or to keep your hubby from misuse of power tools. LOL. I also some black washi tape for some contrast and pop. Maybe this weekend will be more productive and include changing out some copic nibs.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you have a great week and please stop by the rest of the DT listed in my sidebar for more Spring time inspiration.

Happy Days

Below is a test to see which card is more clear. The one in the blogger viewer or the one linked via flickr. Can you tell the difference? 

Happy Tuesday all! I had a good long weekend and I'm not sure what all I got done. The kitchen is cleaned and some vacuuming was done but I think that is about it. I have a simple little card today that highlights an image from the new By Lori Designs line called Pedal Pushers.

This sweet image makes me so ready for the warmer days of spring. For my card, I colored the image with copics and I believe the background paper is from Echo Park. I kept things simple as I normally do and added just a little flower and jewel for some detail.

Thank you for stopping by today. Please visit the rest of the DT listed in my sidebar for some more springy inspiration.

Love You Forever

Happy Tuesday all! Have you been feeling the love from all the cute images from By LORi Designs? Well I have another image to bring in some more warm fuzzies. Valentine's is this Thursday and I'm trying to think of what to get those special people in my life. I think my DH would be happy with a peanut butter heart and the DD would love any stuffed animal that was really big. 

For my card I used copics to color the sweet image. I once again turned to My Mind's Eye Love Me papers (I'm almost out). The flower I made from scrunched circles of scrap paper. I added diamond stickles to the hearts. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. The sketch I used is from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 177. 

Thank you for visiting today. Please visit the rest of the DT listed in my sidebar for some more fabulous inspiration. Tomorrow I'll have a curious creation that may leave you requiring therapy. Have a wonderful day.

Bunches of XOs

Happy Tuesday all! Have you been feeling the love from all the Valentine's Day creations by all the By LORi Designs DT? I have to admit Lori makes it easy on us to create with all the cute images to work with. Here is another sweet By LORi Designs image that reminds me a little of Charlie Brown. I grew up watching Snoopy and the Charlie Brown gang so this little guy brings back those memories.

For my card I colored the image with copic markers. I added diamond stickles to the heart and die cut the XO. I'm still using my My Minds Eye 6x6 paper pack. I'm so happy that I am getting so much mileage out of that pack.

Have a great week and thank you for stopping by. Please visit the rest of the DT listed in my side bar for some more V-Day inspiration.

Color of Love

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a good weekend. This past week has been a crazy weather week. First we got 5" of snow on Thursday. The temperatures dipped down to around 11 degrees F over the weekend. It normally doesn't get below 30 degrees in my little part of Maryland. Tomorrow it is supposed to be around 60 degrees.

Due to the cold, I didn't venture out to run very many errands which means I had a little more time to complete this week's By LORi Designs card a little early. I went a little different than a typical pink, red, and white Valentine's card. I thought with the grey and black would add a little less mush and a little more class. Again I'm working my way through my 6x6 pack of My Mind's Eye paper. This sweet image was colored with copics. I did try a little bit lighter of a skin tone than I normally use. I used a paper punch for the hearts and the layer with the black border is on pop dots. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

I hope you have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by. Please visit the rest of the DT located in my sidebar for more sweet treats for you eyes.

I {Heart} You

Happy Tuesday! I had a really good 4 day weekend. I managed to finish a quilt top that has only been three years in the making. I dropped it off on Friday to be quilted and then all I will have left is the binding. I managed to make two types of cupcakes...coconut with coconut cream cheese frosting and then a chocolate with peanut butter frosting. I also made this cute little Valentine.

For my card I used an adorable image from By Lori Designs. I colored the image with copics and added diamond stickles to the dress. I used My Mind's Eye and some scrap designer paper. The die letters and sentiment are from Papertrey Ink. I used a punch out heart and scrunched some free hand-cut circles for a floral embellishment. Just to add a little more interest I added some chevron and polka dot washi tape.

Thank you for visiting me today. Please visit the rest of the DT listed in my sidebar for more inspiration goodness.

Seeing Hearts

Good day all! As promised I have another love inspired creation for you. Can you feel the love? I found some more Valentine's Day for props. I had to work fast because my DD kept sneaking a few into her mouth. LOL.

For my card I used Lollipop Dylan Valentine from By LORi Designs. Isn't he just a cutie? I tried to pull in some masculine colors with the grey, black, and blue. I colored the image with copics and paired it with some My Mind's Eye designer paper. I added some black polka-dot washi tape then punched out some hearts. I popped up a few of the hearts with pop-dots.

Please visit the rest of the design team listed in my side bar for some more inspirations on fire. Thank you for visiting me today and have a great week.

XOXO with By Lori Designs

Happy New Year! My first post of the year and it is filled with love. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year Celebration. I don't think I have ever had such a busy December. I  loved my time off between Christmas and New Year to just enjoy family and get some much needed R&R.

I went to Target to score some V-Day candy to include in this month's posts and I was so disappointed that the only V-Day candy they had out was M&Ms and Hershey's kisses at the checkout counters. So while DD was in ballet Monday evening I stopped by CVS and as you can see they were not lacking in the proper V-Day confections.

Lori has created a whole bunch of cuteness that is sure to bring on many smiles and warm fuzzies leading up to Valentine's Day. You can find this darling image along with many others in the By LORi Designs digishop. I used copic markers to color the image and diamond stickles on the heart. The die cut heart and sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. The designer paper is My Mind's Eye.

Thank you for stopping by and for more mushy goodness please visit the rest of the design team listed in my sidebar. Have a wonderful week.

Celebrate the Season

I can officially move onto the next holiday now that Thanksgiving is over. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I had a wonderful time with friends and family. I enjoyed staying in for the most part on Black Friday. I didn't get up crazy early to shop. I didn't get out of the house until around 10:30 am.

To help celebrate the season I used this adorable new image from By Lori Designs. I colored this cutie up with copic markers. I forgot to take a picture of the images by daughter colored so you can see how I pulled her colors into my images from last week and for this week's card. I will update the post tomorrow when I can take a good picture. Again I used Renaissance designer paper then used a Martha Stewart edger punch for the snowflakes. I added some diamond stickles to for an additional glittery snow affect.

I hope you have a wonderful week and stop by the rest of the DT listed in my sidebar for more seasonal inspiration.

'Tis the Season...

'Tis the season to be jolly...falalalalalalalala...I can not believe Christmas is just around the corner and while many are out looking for that holiday great buy after Thanksgiving (in some cases the day of Thanksgiving), I'm going to be a sleep enjoying a cozy warm bed. I don't need to get anything for anyone to risk that kind of madness.

To start the next phase of the festival of holiday and festivities, I've created this cute little card. The image is from By Lori Designs. It is one of four new winter images. For my card I actually used the colors my daughter chose when she colored her images. I'll show her artwork next week. I colored the image with copic markers and paired him with Recollections designer paper. I picked up the little snowflakes from the LHS Scrapbook Nook.

I hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thank you for visiting me and for more design team goodness just visit the list in my sidebar.

Here is glimpse of the new image available in the BLD shop.

Turkey Treat

Hello all! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was busy but good. I finished piecing quilt blocks and put all the columns together. The only thing I have left is to add the two borders before quilting it. The little one and her Daisy Troop marched in the Veteran's Day parade yesterday. It was her first parade. She really enjoyed it.

For today's project, I created a little box that uses an image from By Lori Designs. Well it is actually part of a design. The turkey is part of a bigger image, that I just cut out. I made the image big to get a good sized turkey. That is what makes digital images so nice. You can make them fit to your project. I colored this Tom with copic markers. The treat box pattern is a stamp from Inky Antics. You could use the treat box as a name setting at the Thanksgiving table. It would be nice to have a few after dinner mints in the treat box as well. Here I used M&Ms.

Here is what the box stamp looks like. It is vary similar to a sour cream pouch.

Thank you for visiting today. Please visit the rest of the DT listed in my sidebar for more fall inspiration.

Not So Wicked Witch

Hello all! It has been a while since my last post. This has been a really busy summer. I expected this summer would be like the rest of them...laid back and relaxing. Boy was I wrong. I'm hoping the fall and winter will be slow. One of the things I'm looking forward to is getting back into my craft room. I had so much fun designing this card.

For my card, I used Witchy Prue from By Lori Designs. Isn't she just Boo-tiful? I colored her with copics and gave a candy corn themed dress. I accented the white areas with glitter glue for some added razzle dazzle. I use Georgia Pacific card stock to color my images on. The designers papers were pulled from my scrap bin.

One of the other reasons I like to be at my craft table is that my 6 yo daughter loves to color with me. Sometimes she wants to color her images the same colors as mine. Other times I take too long and then she picks her own color pallette. Here is the image she colored.

I hope you take a moment to visit the rest of the DT for some fabulous inspiration. I'm looking forward to cooler temperatures, roasted pumpkin seeds, and holiday baking. Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Lovin' from the Oven

Happy Tuesday all! Sorry I didn't have a card for you last week. Between procrasting on taxes and little chickie coming down with a stomach bug for a couple of days, things just did not happen. Everyone is healthy now and somewhat rested. Over the next couple of weeks, I will be trying to get things together and planned for little chickie's 6th Birthday. This year she decided to have it at the local gymnastic center, with a Barbie theme, and all girls. She did say that it was okay for her Daddy to come because somenone has to go get the pizzas. LOL...gotta love it.

For my card, I used Lollipop Lil' Chef (Girl) from By LORi Designs. My inspiration started with Sandra's "Smile" card. I paired this Lollipop with soe designers papers from Kitschy Kitchen by Melissa Frances along with some Stampin' Up and Papertrey Ink cardstock. The image was colored with copics. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. I added some twine and a button for ebellishments to finish off the card.

I hope you enjoyed this week's card. For more marvelous inspiration, check out the rest of the DT listed in my sidebar. Have a wonderful week.

Sunny Sweet

Happy Tuesday all! All the kiddos here are out on Spring Break and it just figures that the weather will not get above 68 degrees F here. It was in the upper 80s just a few weeks ago. I am so ready for spring and summer and that was the inspiration for today's card. The sweet Bug & Roo image paired with some warm colors makes for a sunny sweet card.

For my card, I used Bug & Roo Marcie available in the By LORi Designs Digi Shop along with some My Mind's Eye paper and scrap papers. I colored the image with copics and added a PTI sentiment to my card. The finishing touches are the flowers and half pearls to help tie in the colors all across the card.

Thank you for visiting me today. For more paper inspirations, please visit the rest of the BLD DT listed in my sidebar. Have a wonderful week.

By LORi Designs Spring Hop

Hi all and welcome to my little bloggity blog. If you are here for the BLD Spring hop and have joined me from the fabulous Taylor Usry's blog, you are in the right place. I'm working on making my come back tour to the design team world and I couldn't be happier to be part of the BLD family. Lori and her daughter Hannah make a fabulous team. They bring such sweet and wholesome images that are just a breath of fresh air in a world that moves too fast in so many ways.

Speaking of sweet, Hannah has designed some peepaliscious images in the Bug & Roo line. You will get a taste of those and other BLD designs along the hop. Lori will be giving away to one lucky person, who comments on all the DT blogs, a $20 credit to the By LORi Designs Digi Shop.

For my card I used Bug & Roo Bunny Girl - 3 and the sentiment from the Puddle Jumper Darla & Bunny image. The layout I used is Sweet Sunday Sketch #155. I paired this cutie with some My Mind's Eye designer paper and colored the image with copics. I used my corner punch on the dark background layer along with some half pearls and a few flowers.Thank you for joining me today and enjoy your visit with the rest of the talented DT blogs. If you get lost you can always start at the BLD blog, otherwise hop on over to the magnificent Kim O' Connell.