Friends Having Fun Final Sketch Challenge

Hi.  Yes, today is our final Friends Having Fun challenge.  It has been a fun ride.:)  Thank you for all the support and comments over the last few months!  We have an awesome sketch from Dani to work with.  Play along if you get a chance!

Here’s my card…

Princess Rose digi from The Wild Flower Patch

Please be sure to check out the creations of the other Friends…

Rebecca

Dani

Alison

Erica

Margie

Shelley

Juanita

Alex

Danielle

The challenge closes in two weeks, so there’s plenty of time to play.

Thank you also to the lovely ladies I’ve had the chance to work with through these Design Teams.  You’re awesome!  I hope I have the chance to work with you again in the future.:)

Thanks for looking!

And just remember, Friday the 13th is considered a day of good luck in France.;)

-Laura

Friends Having Fun-Color Challenge #5!

Hurray!  I’m finally getting this posted!  This week the Kaleidoscope Krew has a new Color Challenge for you!  I used these colors to make some more of my mini layouts that I’ve been doing lately.

All of the cute stamps were from the $1 bins at JoAnn and Michael’s.  The ribbon was from the $1 bins at Target.  I love a bargain!;)

The pictures are of my husband and me the first time we went to South Carolina together.  We had been married for about 3 months then.:)

Please play along with our challenge if you can.  And don’t forget to check out the other members of the Krew…

Alison

Alex

Danielle

(Alyssa is sitting this one out)

Thanks for looking!

-Laura

FHF-Sketch Challenge #4!

Hi! Still with the computer issues, so sorry if things don't look quite right in my posts for now. This week we have an awesome new sketch from Dani, check out our new Sketch Challenge here!

Here's the card I made for the challenge...



I just got an Epic Six, so I was excited to emboss something! Hope you like it! Make sure you check out the other Sketch Sorority Sisters' creations, too!

-Laura

FHF Color Challenge #4! - Finally!

I am so sorry this post is so very late! My computer is about to crash and I've been trying to get it to work for days now. I'm typing this right now on a borrowed laptop. I miss using my computer!! Anyway, the Kaleidoscope Krew has a new Color Challenge for you this week! I decided to try something totally new for me. I made my very first ATC!



Here's the color combo we're working with this month...



I used one of the awesome Kraftin Kimmie stamps for my ATC. I really like their stamps.:)

Hope you're having a less stressful week than me, and hope you find a chance to play along with us!

-Laura

FHF-Sketch Challenge #3!

Hello!  We have an awesome new Sketch Challenge for you this week!  Wanna see?  Here it is…

I love this sketch!  When trying to figure out what I was going to make with it I remembered a $1 journal I had bought, so, I decided to re-cover it and use the sketch for the front.  Check it out…

(click on any image to see it larger)

Sentiment stamp and pocket watch stamp from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps.  The ribbon was actually a cream color so I just used brown ink all over it to make it look the way I wanted.  I sanded the edges of the circle.  And the gold charms had little loops on them, so I cut those off and stuck them on there because they reminded me of fancy gears.  I’m totally in love with steampunk right now!:)

Hope you like it!  Be sure to check out the other Sketch Sorority Sisters, too:

Dani

Juanita

And we’re having a design team call right now, too!  For details on the Sketch Challenge DT Call go HERE, and for details on the Recipe Challenge DT Call go HERE.

Have a great week!:)

-Laura

A New Shape for Me

Hi!  I needed to make a card for my in-laws’ anniversary, so, I decided to see what challenges I could play along with to make it.  I decided to go with two:  A Crafty Little Challenge #42-Anything But Square and Friends Having Fun Recipe Challenge #2(Spring theme, hand-cut flower(s), embossing, and pastel-like colors)

I hadn’t really made a circular card before so I decided to give it a try…

And inside…

Flower digi stamp is from Stamp Happens, I just colored two and cut out one flower and set of leaves and used foam tape to make them “pop”.  “Happy Anniversary” stamp from Stampabilities.  I used an embossing folder on the pale purple cardstock and used two different colors of ink smeared all over it.

Hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by!

-Laura

FHF-Color Challenge #3

Hello!  We have a new Color Challenge from the Kaleidoscope Krew today!  I can’t believe this is our 3rd challenge already!  Time just keeps zooming by.  Anyway, here are the colors that Alison chose for this month’s challenge…

 

Aren’t they fun colors?  Here’s what I made…

I decided to alter a clear box I had and make matching gift cards to go inside.:)  (Digi stamp from Sassy Studio Designs)

This also goes along with these challenges:

WFWC17 – Box it Up!

and FHF – Pop Culture Challenge #2 – Sex in the City (I took the quiz Erica posted and I turned out to be a Carrie, so, I colored the drink light pink to represent her love of Cosmopolitans)

Don’t forget to check out the other members of the Kaleidoscope Krew…

Alison

Alex

Alyssa

And give a big welcome to our newest member, Danielle!

We hope you can find the time to play along with our challenge, it runs till July 4th, so, you’ve got time!:)

Thanks for looking!

Friends Having Fun-Sketch Challenge #2!

Hi!  We get to play with an all new, super cool sketch from Dani this month.   Check it out…

Also, we have another great sponsor this month, Wink Wink Ink!

They have some really cute digis.:)  Go check them out because the winner of this month’s challenge will win 3 digi stamps from them!

I got to play with the adorable Beauty image.

I decided to use this sketch for a layout instead of a card this month…

Go check out the other Sketch Sorority Sisters and their projects:

Dani

Juanita

Margie

Tonya

And then make sure to come play along with us at Friends Having Fun!:)

Thanks for looking!

-Laura

Friends Having Fun – Color Challenge #2!

First of all, I’m sorry I’m getting this post up so late this morning.  I’m in frantic, straighten up my house mode, since my mom and grandma are coming over this afternoon.

This week the Kaleidoscope Krew has an awesome new Color Challenge for you!  Check it out:

Also, we have a wonderful sponsor for our challenge this month…

The winner of this challenge will win SEVEN digi stamps from Bugaboo Stamps!

Now here’s the card I made using one of the Skelekinz from Bugaboo Stamps.

Hope you like it!  This was my first time doing stitching on a card.:)

Paper from DCWV.  Copic and Prismacolor markers, and colored pencils were used to color the image.

Make sure you check out the creations from the other members of the Kaleidoscope Krew:

Alison(our fearless leader)

Alyssa

Alex

Julie

Thanks for looking!  I hope you can find the time to play along with us!  Have a great week!:)

-Laura

Teacup Alice

I’m just going to keep this brief today.  But hurray for me actually getting a card done!

Paper:  DCWV

Teacup image from The Graphics Fairy

Alice digi stamp from The Wild Flower Patch

Sentiment from Sassy Studio Designs

 

Challenges -

Oh Alice!:  Chapter 10:  Queen of Tarts

Wild Flower Wednesday 12 – Pink and Orange

Friends Having Fun – Pop Culture Challenge #1 – Alice in Wonderland

Thanks for looking!  Have a great weekend!

-Laura

Have You Had a Chance to Visit…

Friends Having Fun yet?

We have so much going on right now! Here are just a few things you might want to check out:

We have Color Challenge #1 going on right now.

Friends Having Fun: Sketch Challenge #1 has some wonderful prizes to give away from the Prairie Fairy.

Friends Having Fun: Recipe Challenge #1 also has a fantastic prize from Simon Says Stamp to give away.

Friends Having Fun: Pop Culture Challenge #1 just started this week and Pixie Dust Studio has an awesome prize here as well.

Friends Having Fun is not just a challenge blog. We have yummy recipes, weight loss tips and more. There are also groups and a forum where you can join in and chat with all of us!

So be sure to drop by and check out all the fun we are having!

Friends Having Fun Sketch Challenge #1!

I’m excited to show you the card I made for the very first Sketch Challenge at Friends Having Fun!  I’m honored to be working as one of the Sketch Sorority Sisters!  Every second Monday of the month we’ll bring you a new sketch from our leader Dani for you to work with!

Here’s this month’s sketch…

And here is my card…

 

Paper/Cardstock from DCWV, Recollections, Creative Memories.  Digital stamp from Prairie Fairy.  Colored with various colored pencils.

We have a wonderful sponsor this month!  Prairie Fairy was kind enough to let us work with some of her beautiful images, and whoever wins this month’s sketch challenge will win 5 Prairie Fairy images!  You have until midnight May 7 to enter, so, there’s plenty of time to play.

Also, be sure to check out the projects from the other Sketch Sorority Sisters:  Dani, Juanita, Margie, and Tonya.

Thanks for looking!  Hope you get a chance to play along!:)

-Laura

FHF – Kaleidoscope Krew’s Color Challenge #1!

Yes!  Today is the very first Kaleidoscope Krew Color Challenge on the Friends Having Fun blog!!  I’m so excited to be a member of this Krew!  The first Monday of each month we’ll have a Color Challenge picked out by the fabulous Alison.  Here are the colors Alison chose for our first challenge…

Aren’t they such pretty, happy colors? 

I actually ended up making two projects for this challenge.(I tend to get over enthusiastic sometimes);)

Here’s my first project…

It was a mixed nuts container! 

The toile print paper is The Paper Studio.  I’m not sure what the other papers are.

And here’s the project I finished last night…

My son flipped on the tv the other day and it happened to be a crafting show on!  They were making these little accordion style albums and I thought they were really cute, so, I decided to try one.  It was fun!

Paper from The Paper Studio, Creative Memories, and others that I don’t know.  Stamps used were JoAnn Craft Essentials Monogram Stamps.

Thanks for looking!  Hope you’ll join us with our challenge!:)

-Laura