Loni's Life

In January, I was blessed to be in Hawaii celebrating my grandmother's 101st birthday whilst others were here at home in Dallas remembering our friend  John Robbe  with root beer floats and other fun beverages.  Today, I participate in my first American Cancer Society Relay for Life and remember my friend. His love of good food, good wine, good friends, lots of laughter, and totally kicking my butt at midnight games of Words with Friends :)  Let's fight together so that no family loses another birthday to cancer.  Make a tax deductible donation here

Of course Tazzy had to supervise the construction of the Kitty Condo also...  He loved checking out every level As it was being built...  And he is a clever little fellow as he was trying to figure out if he could make it to the top of the TV  He really enjoys climbing and sleeping on the kitty condo 

Checking out the new kitty condo Supervising the unpacking A pair of kitties supervising the building of the new kitty condo Escaping to the Laundry Room Shelf Enjoying the new kitty condo

This week Kimber challenged us to make a fun card or scrapbook page for a girlfriend but we were not allowed to use flowers or pink in any form... Here's my project inspired by Card Maker Summer 2013 magazine, page 72 Design by Tami Mayberry. Stamps: Express Yourself (2013-14 Hostess set) Ink: Basic Black Paper: Pacific Point, Basic Black, Glimmer Paper - silver Accessories: Simply Scored/Simply Scored diagonal board w/stylus; 1/4 inch stitched grosgrain Pacific Point, Basic Jewels, Stampin' Dimensionals.

Operation Write Home Blog Hop Welcome to Loni's Life and a quick stop on the Operation Write Home Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop 2013 edition.    I am an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator and enjoy hand-stamping greeting cards for all occasions.  I realize that our military folks that are far from home don't have the convenience of a Hallmark store or card section at their local grocery store or convenience shop.   So I put my love of stamping to good use by sending OWH cards for our Heroes to use to send notes of love and care to their loved ones back home.  I know these Heroes enjoy picking out the cards for their loved ones and I know the loved ones back at home cherish each note or card they receive from their hero.    Based on OWH Sketch Challenge #171 Stamps: Million Dollar Moments (Spring 2013 Hostess set) Ink: Island Indigo Paper: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Not Quite Navy, Naturals White, Quatrefancy Specia...

Enjoy this Armed Forces Medley performed by Marina Arsenijevic, West Point Cadet Glee Club and the West Point Band. My thanks to all the Men and Women in the Armed Services who serve our country and especially to those who have given their lives to serve and protect. Enjoy the Operation Write Home Blog Hop .

I've combined Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge #173 with VC Rocks Weekly Project Challenge #03 .    Colors used: Elegant Eggplant, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, Garden Green, Cajun Craze.  Stamps: All Holidays Accessories: Buttons - Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Garden Green 

Mocha is getting used to having Tazzy in our lives.   She actually engaged in play with him this weekend and let him snuggle up with her to sleep.   When she gets tired of his frenetic kitten energy, she takes refuge on the high shelf in the laundry room or gives him a good swat and a big hiss and he backs off. Winner for Blog Candy #1 for this week is Stace. Chance to win Blog Candy #2 for this week still open on this post through Wednesday.

This week's challenge is presented by Terry K... Let's go Crazy for Color... Use at least 4 of the following colors in a project of your choice... Not Quite Navy; Garden Green;  More Mustard;  CajunCraze;  Elegant Eggplant My Digital Studio to the rescue with this challenge! I've used Not Quite Navy as the base; the images from Thoughts and Prayers with the leaves brushed in Garden Green, Cajun Craze, and More Mustard.

I was inspired by Stace's Hostess gift  and went back to an  old favorite tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers and played with some sneak peek items from the upcoming 2013-14 Idea Book & Catalog.  The box base is in Island Indigo and decorated with Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper; Label Love image stamped in Island Indigo ink on Naturals White cardstock and punched using the coordinating Artisan Label punch, Stampin' Dimensionals.  This mini-box fits 4 Ghiradelli chocolate squares perfectly.  Leave a happy comment by Wednesday 5/22 10PM Central and Tazzy will pick a Blog Candy winner on Thursday. 

Welcome to Loni's Life and the first of 4 Blog Hops to celebrate VC Rocks this summer!  This hop features Hostess Gifts and Booking Incentives just in time for the new 2013-14 Idea Book and Catalog launch on June 1st!  Here's a terrific little gift using Stampin' Up! fabric :) 1- You will need 3 pieces of fabric at 4" x 5 3/4"  and 2 pieces at 4" x 4"; the SU fabric packages work great because you get 3 coordinating fabrics in one package and you can cut several of these at once (especially if you have a wonderful quilting friend) 2 - You will fold the 4x4 pieces in half (right sides out) and finger press to 2 x 4; you will take the 2 pieces of 4 x 5 3/4 in the coordinating fabrics that are different from the 4x4 pieces and fold in half to 2 x 5 3/4 with the right sides facing out and finger press.    (Or if you have a wonderful quilting friend helping you, you can get all fancy and hot press with an iron if you choose) 3. Now...