lollipop bear

This new "lollipop bear" by Lori Boyd is just absolutely adorable and I had so much fun coloring it.

I used October Afternoon "campfire" papers and a sentiment by PTI.

When I was creating this card I was imagining the little bear standing by the lake and now that I look at it he is kind of hanging by the lake.  Maybe I should of just made him a little bigger and put him in the middle of the card.

I used a sketch from CPS from a few weeks ago for my card.

Enjoy!

rainy days and butterflies

It is another rainy day here in Minnesota so decided to have a scary movie marathon and make cards.

I created this card for a couple of different challenges. I was inspired by the sketch over at Techno Stamper.

And one of my new favorite card challenge blogs CAS-ual Fridays where this weeks challenge is to use some BLING on your card.

Hope you have a great Sunday.

Enjoy!



the real mccoy

I have a quick card to share with you before I head off to work at the LSS.

Lori Boyd brought all of her puddle jumpers home to the By Lori Designs shop and I immediately fell in love with "real mccoy".

For inspiration I used this weeks sketch from "the deconstructed sketch" challenge and papers by My Minds Eye from the Stella and Rose collection "Hattie".

Enjoy!



glass slipper

This weeks new release over at A Day for Daisies is all about Cinderella.

I got to play with the glass slipper but I decided to turn it into a red high heel as I could not get it to look like glass when I initally colored it.

I added a little bling to the shoe along with some embossing and mini stickers and the invitation was born.

Make sure and stop by the A Day for Daisies blog and check out all the new releases along with the samples by the design team.

Enjoy!

my sister ~ my friend

Introducing the "Lollipop Sisters" by Lori Boyd.

I think this is my favorite of the new releases so far this month. Next week I will introduce you to "lollipop bear".

Enjoy!

wordless monday

sunshine...

Finally it has stopped raining and the sun is shining in Minnesota.

I have a couple cards to share with you today.

First up is a card I made for the newest challenge over at "jingle belles" and the challege was to feature a santa claus on your card.

Up next is my card for this weeks CAS-ual Fridays challenge which is to use Buttons and Twine on your card.

Here is the card I created for this challenge.

Papers are echo park "for the record", I used a spellbinders "foilage" for the leaves and the sentiment is a rub-on.

My last card is one of those just because cards. I had some scraps of Graphic 45 papers left over along with some of my handmade wrinkle ribbon. I put a quick flower together and...like magic this card was born.

Hope you enjoy!

bachelor button

It's Friday and that means time for a new release over at A Day For Daisies.  It is also time for a new challenge and this week...

A Day for Daisies is proud to be sponsoring

Sweet Sketch Wednesday this week for their

100th Sketch Anniversary.

I hope you will take some time this week to play along with us. Tammy is offering up a great prize for the winner and you can find all the details here.

Enjoy!

dream.Big.

I finally found a sketch challenge that I actually liked the sketch on so decided to make a card this morning.

I pulled out my new BasicGrey "sweet threads" 6x6 pad along with a stamp by Unity and my spellbinders die "foilage" and put this card together in about 10 minutes.

My inspiration came from this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch. I rotated the sketch to fit my stamp.

Enjoy!

meet the new kids

Over the next 4 weeks I will be introducing you to some of Lori Boyd's new images along with the other design team members.

So let me introduce you to "Sunday Best Landon" he is a member of the Puddle Jumper family.

Next up is "School Time Landon" who is also a member of the Puddle Jumper family.

Next week I will introduce you to the "Lollipop Sisters".

Enjoy!

all aboard

A couple of cards to share with you today using some new stamp sets I have purchased recently.

My first card uses the new train set and die from PTI along with papers by MME from the "lime twist" collection.

Next up is a new set by Inky Antics "birthday elephant honeyPOPS collection. Isn't he just adorable?

What is fun about this set is that it includes fun images and sentiments for the inside of the card and if you buy the honeycomb papers you can embellish it even more. See how the balloon fans out when you open the card?

We just got these in at the LSS where I work and I know I will probably be buying a few of these in the near future.

I want to wish a Happy Mothers Day to all my friends here.

Enjoy!



may spotlight at BLD

(this is my 2nd post today please scroll down for the ADFD new release post)

As you can see Lori has been really busy lately working on new digital images for the month of May. Stop back next week and I will have a couple new images to show you.

Enjoy!

hello friend

It is Friday and time for another new release over at A Day for Daisies. I know I say this every week but I just love all of this weeks new releases.

For my card I used the image "our friend" and one of the butterflies from this weeks new release.

Now let me show you all of the releases.

Hope you enjoy this weeks new release. Have a great weekend!

new kids on the block...



Happy Day Everyone!!

We have some super exciting news here at By LORi Designs!

We have gone EXCLUSIVE!!

That's right from now on you will only be able to find your beloved Puddle Jumpers, Lollipops and Sugar Sticks Digis at By LORi Designs!!

Yipppppeeeee!!

Now what does that mean?  It means that May will have the biggest release ever!! 

All the Puddle Jumpers are coming home and you will be able to purchase all the Puddle Jumpers that Lori has drawn HERE at BLD!!

Isn't this fun and exciting!?!?!?

Hop back over tomorrow for our big release!

could this be Spring?

I think we are finally going to see a beautiful day here in Minnesota or at least that is what the weatherman said last night.

I am working this afternoon at the LSS but wanted to share a couple cards I made last night.

I used a digital image by Lori Boyd along with new papers by My Minds Eye called "lime twist". This paper is just like the last collection "stella and rose". It has 4 different 6x6 pads with lots of fun patterns. You will be seeing it a lot here in the next few weeks.

For inspiration I used the newest sketch challenge over at The Pink Elephant. Don't you just love this fun sketch? 

Next up is a just because card that I made. While going through my ribbon stash I found this lone piece of ribbon and decided it would make a beautiful flower.

Don't you just love handmade flowers? I die cut a couple of leaves using my new spellbinders die "foilage".

Enjoy!

duck

I saw this stamp at Anchor Paper last week and just knew I had to buy it. My little Micah has a fascination with Ducks (all birds are ducks to him).

His Mom just sent me a text message and said that Micah just said "two big ducks ~ big jump ducks". Not sure what he means but he was pointing at a bird when he said it.

I used papers from Pink Paislee "hometown summer" and stickers by Cosmo Cricket.

Enjoy!



eat cake

I picked up a new 6x6 pad today of BasicGrey's "sweet threads" and could not wait to get home and play with it.

I love the colors and patterns in this collection and I found the perfect sketch for my inspiration.

I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch.

Okay that is it for me.

Enjoy!

oh baby

Friday and that means time for a new release and a challenge over at A Day for Daisies blog.

This weeks challenge is called "oh baby". Everyone loves a baby so let's get sentimental together. Show us your best baby design including a sentiment that melts your heart (and everyone elses) heart!

For my card I used this weeks new release called "tummy time" and I opted to go with a CAS white card with minimal coloring with the copics. My sentiment is an SRM sticker.

I hope you play along with us on this fun new challenge. Remember you must use images from A Day for Daisies to be entered into the drawing.

Here is a look at all of this weeks new releases and they are available in the store.

Enjoy!

hello friend

Okay one last card for today. I did this card for a new challenge I found while blurfing called "cards and things challenges".

For my card I used papers and embellishments from Emma's Shoppe by Crate Paper and sentiment by PTI.

Isn't this a great sketch?

So are you planning on watching the Royal Wedding? I have my DVR all set to record it but I might just be up then so will watch it live.

Enjoy!

bloom where you are planted

I have a layout to share with you but need to apologize for the lousy lighting on it. We haven't seen the sun in a couple days and I could wait no longer to post this.

I used the sketch over at Lasting Memories for my inspiration.  Papers and mini stickers are by Echo Park "summer days" and the larger stickers are by October Afternoon.

Enjoy!