Hostess Monday with Larelyn

  Hello and welcome to Hostess Monday at Digital Delights by Louby Loo.   I'm Larelyn, Senior Designer for the Delightful Challenges blog.  I've been a design team member for a little over two years (how crafty time does fly!) and began sharing creating the posts with Leslie Rahye in February.  I love, love, love Wendy's delightful images.  Her characters, especially, hold a special place in my designing heart.  I love seeing them show up for different occasions, just so much fun!!  Pippin Mouse is one of my all-time favorites so I decided to use him for today's project.  

 

This is a "C"fold card.  It's a new design for me and it was fun to make. I watched a video by Lizzy on  That Craft Place Inspiration Blog to learn how to cut the card base.  I used Spellbinders dies for the "C" and the mats for the image.  The ribbon is my own hand died crinkle ribbon.  The butterfly (another Spellbinders die) sits on a bow made of Crafter's Floss.  The flower is from several  Martha Stewart punches and the sentiment tag is also a Spellbinders die.  The paper is Authentique.   Here are the Digital Delights products I used:   Cappuccino Pippin   Ice Cream Sentiments Set   Thanks for stopping by today.  I'd love to have you visit me to see even more projects using the wonderful images from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.   Handmade From My Heart  

 

Meet our new Designers

Hi guys I am super thrilled to be able to introduce to our new designers joining our existing teams at Digital Delights and Delightful Challenges.   Their first works will be shown on our blogs this Thursday!   Joining our Digital Delights team are.................

 

Gale - Designer

I have always been crafty. I started out with sewing and embroidery, then cross-stitch, and jewelry making. My sister got me into scrapbooking and then I started stamping and making cards. I started out with rubber stamps and have moved onto using digital stamps. I love using digital stamps.  I started using Copic markers and now have my Copic certifications. I love to bring my stamps to life with Copic markers.   I live in Texas and am married with two grown sons.  I have two grandchildren with another due anytime.  

Visit Gale at her blog Gale's stamping corner

Jan - Designer
Hi my name is Jan known as Scatty Jan , I live in South West in the UK. I live with my Husband and our 3 mad cats. We have a beautiful Granddaughter who we see as much as possible. I love card making and paper crafts - I love using promarkers and most afternoons I can be found colouring away in my craft room. I am super excited to be back with Wendy and the team ( I was in the DT for a year some time ago)
Visit Jan at her blog Scrappy Scatty

Bev - Designer

I have loved creating with paper and color all of my life. Even as a child I made clothes for my paper dolls by tracing their flat bodies and adding my own designs. My primitive way of shading in my coloring books was by tracing the outside of the figures with a darker color. I am inspired by the colors of nature, where nothing is truly gray, but filled with color if we will look through our artistic eye. My background is in Plein Aire oil painting and watercolor. I live in Florida with my dear husband George and my two cats, Nick and Tinker. I teach paper crafting classes in my home.  Visit Bev at her blog Arty Stamper

Deborah - Designer

Hi my name is Deborah and I live in Northumberland which is on the North East Coast of England.  I’ve been married for 20 years to David and have one teenage son.  I work full-time as a PA/Secretary. I began crafting about 18 years ago when I bought my first cross stitch kit.  Many cross stitch projects later I turned more towards paper crafting – decoupage, stamping and scrapbooking.  My favourite technique at the moment is creating cards with stamped or digital images, but I love to play and try out different things. At the end of 2011 I discovered the fabulous world of blogging and eventually plucked up the courage to give it a go and created my own blog “TigerStripes” at the beginning of 2012.

Tanya - Designer

I am 35 years old and married to my high school sweetheart.  We have a beautiful 5 year old daughter named Abby who loves to stamp with me and is the light of my life.  I have been crafting for about 14 years now and have seen how much I have grown in those years.  I love the relaxation I get from it after a long day at work and love sharing my work in hopes to inspire others.  I was super excited when one of my cards was published in Crafting Ireland's online magazine, I never thought my work was good enough to be published so that was a HUGE thing for me.  

Visit Tanya at her blog My little craft corner 

Vicky - Designer

I'm an accountant working full time and a mother of 4 great kids.  I have an amazing husband who understand that in order to keep my sanity through all this I need to craft ;) I live in Quebec, Canada, so a lot of my crafting is done with French sayings. I have been crafting over 21 years and tried my hands at all kinds of techniques over the years.  I started blogging in March of 2012 in order to join challenges.  I became totally hooked!!!!  I can't believe this world existed and I only found out about it then.  I see blogging as a wonderful opportunity to improve my card making abilities. I have realized that through the web I get to meet amazing people from all over the world and learn from them.  I'm in awe of all the wonderful blogs that I see and I hope that one day my blog will be up to that level.

Visit Vicky at her blog Crafting Vicky


Joining our Delightful Challenges team are...............

 

Marcee - Designer

Hi, I’m Marcee Rodgers and I write the iNKY Bird blog to inspire creativity and share my passion for paper-crafts. I've been paper-crafting for over 7 years and love Clean & Simple, negative space and coloring images. I'm a former scrapbooker turned card maker. I live in the Portland, Oregon area with my husband and 2 children. I am extremely blessed to be a SAH homeschooling momma. 

Visit Marcee at her blog iNKY bird

 

Chris - Designer

I'm Chris, from Virginia.  I have been crafting since the summer I turned 12. I had visited my Aunt Betty and pick up her love of all things crafting.  That fall I took sewing lessons.  My dear friend, Dawn,  introduced me to paper crafts and the Cricut about 4 years ago.  Since then I have been making cards, scrapbook pages, and ATCs.

 I have been married to Larry for almost 12 years.  Between the 2 of us we have 4 children.  TJ is married to Lisa and they have our first grandchild, Kylie.  They live in Philly.  Katie and Kevin live locally and attend a local college.  Both hope to transfer to Radford University.  Katie will be a business major and Kevin wants to become a nurse.  Kelly now lives in Alabama, attends Auburn University and will be getting married May 2014. 

 We have 6 cats and 3 birds.  I enjoy reading and bowling.  Katie also bowls on our team, 9 Pins & A Wiggle

Visit Chris at her blog Card-ioligist Chris

 

Melissa - Designer

My name is Melissa Craig, I am a single mom of 3 amazing children. I have been a papercrafter for 13 years and I love every minute of it. I also "own" challenge blog called Tuesday Morning Sketches. In my spare time, I also enjoy reading, walking or whatever else strikes me at the moment! I am thrilled to be a part of Digital Delights Challenge team and look forward to playing along with you every week.

Visit Melissa at her blog Stamp it, Scrap it, Share it

 

Jackie - Designer

I have been an avid stamper for over 13 years now and I loved each and every minute of it. Crafts are a wonderful hobby of mine and stamping is my main focus but I also scrapbook, make candles, create floral arrangements and try just about anything crafty! I work in an architecture firm as an intern architect until I get licensed, which I think sometimes comes through in my cards in the precise lines and details I use. I am so excited to join Wendy and the Digital Delights Design Team! These stamps are all just darling and I love working with them! This is going to be a blast!

Visit Jackie at her blog Stamping Sister

 

Berni - Designer

Hi, I am Bernardine Cuttino, kindly called me BERNI.

I live in Santa Clarita, CA, USA, 40 miles North of Los Angeles. I guess you could say, it is the High Desert, weather is triple digi's in the Summer and cold in the winter. In fact, there is snow on the mountains in the winter, very pretty. Now if you go South towards the water, there is the beach. You have the best of both worlds.

Retired and single from Princess Cruises, the cruise line. I have travelled the world and visited all seven continents. My favorite place in the world is Italy. I also worked in the Motion Picture Industry for twenty years; and casted Television shows and Motion Picture features.

I started as a scrapper and went into card making when I retired. I love to create and experiment with different techniques; and enjoy gardening. I am involved in the Women ministry at church. Living the life of the retiree. Always looking for inspiration and ready for a challenge. 

Visit Berni at her blog Chasing the Dream

 

I am thrilled and honored to have these incredibly talented ladies join us!! Please visit their blogs to see their fantastic work!

 

See you all tomorrow for Hostess Monday!

Scrappy Saturday with Lori

Hi everyone It's the weekend and time for another cute Paper Piecing by Lori  

 

Lori used Ice Cream Roxy SVG paper piecing st

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow for some fantastic DT news! 

  Great work Lori!!  

LAST BARGAIN FRIDAY FOR JUNE 2013!

Happy Friday to all our Digital Delights friends.  Hope you have had a wonderful and crafty week.  Hard to believe the end of June is upon us.  The summer always just seems to fly by.

So glad it's Friday and that means a NEW Bargain Friday today!!  This week we get 

"Camping Scene"  as our LAST element of the BARGAIN FRIDAY set for June.  Best of all, both the uncolored and colored versions are FREE!  I have such fun seeing the Bargain Fridays each week, they are always awesome!! Make sure you check everything out in the DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP.   Since it's the last week of the month, see below for one possible way of using all the images together - looks great, huh?!?

Fridays here on the blog and in the DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP are always fantastic because each Friday there's something new to look forward to - sometimes they are free, sometimes not, but ALWAYS at EXCELLENT prices.   I can't wait to see what next week's Bargain Friday will be!  Remember, you have until Thursday, July 4th to pick up June's set as next Friday starts a whole new set of Bargains:)

 

Click here to see all our BARGAINS AND FREEBIES

We are on week 4 of 4 June Don't forget to check out the DIGITAL DELIGHTS SHOP, including our JUNE RELEASES, Paper Piecing sets, as well as our SALE!  

Delightful Thursday

Hi Everyone!

It's time for another Delightful Thursday!
Check out what our Designers have created for your inspiration this week!

Katie:  Both Sides of the Paper

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 Tubing Sally
 
 Summer of Smiles sentiment

 
   Joey: Joey's Stuff
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Surfing Jimmie


Dianne: Crazy Craft Shed
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 Say Cheese Polly
 
  Summer of Smiles sentiment

 
 Daisy
 
 Briley and Balloons

 
 Bonnie: Grandma Bonnie's Place
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 Surfing Jimmie
 
 Summer of Smiles sentiment

 
 Nancy - Crafting Passions
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 Pressie Josh

Happy Birthday Sentiment

 
 Patricia:  Rubber Stamping is My Game
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Tubing Sally
 
 Summer of Smiles sentiment

Front of Card

Inside of Card

Back of Card

 Caz:  PAC Handmade Charity Cards
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Delightful Dotty Set


Delightful Oz Background Set



Delightful Oz Set


Dream Sentiment Set

 

Brook:  My Padded Craft Room

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Pauly in Paradise


Joann - Sassy Raggedy
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  Surfing Jimmie
 
 Luau Accessories Set
 
Summer Surfin Fun Sentiments Pack

Audrey: Peace Love and Crafting
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 Say Cheese Polly
 
  Summer of Smiles sentiment

Stop by our Delightful Challenge Blog!
See more inspiration there from our Challenge Team of Designers
not to mention a new fun challenge every week! 


 (Check Challenge Blog for all the details)

This week's challenge:
Challenge - Red, White and Blue

Sponsored By:

Discount Cardstock
 

http://discountcardstock.com/

Prize

$25.00 store certificate

Be sure to check out our  JUNE SALE!

  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SPECIALS

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Crafting!