Loni's Life

Stamps: Mingle All The Way Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Paper: Cherry Cobbler 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 base, 4 1/4 x 2 1/2; Old Olive 4 x 5 1/4, Whisper White 3 3/4 x 5 and 4 x 2 1/4 Accessories: Stampin' Write markers or Blendabilities in Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive; Cherry Cobbler 1" sheer ribbon; Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Big Shot, Stylish Stripes textured embossing folder.

Blog Candy Winners OWH Hop Winner - Debbie Caldwell VC Rocks Hop Winner - Cynthia Ferenz Congratulations!!!

As many of you know, I returned to graduate studies in the spring; so much of my time for 40 weeks a year thru Fall 2014 will be spent busy with studies.   However, as the summer semester wrapped up, I was able to find some time to stamp in the full Christmas Card swap that I hostessed; attend a post-convention wrap-up given by my Stampin' Up Grandma.. and this week, I went to a stamp class given by my Stampin' Up Mum aka Upline ~ the very talented Jackie Ross. A punched art longhorn Get Well card is posted as part of my VC Rocks blog hop entry here . This is the tutorial for the terrific, and amazingly quick, fabric travel tissue case made with some of Stampin' Up! fabulous designer fabrics.   I used Twitterpated. 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 wond...

Welcome Loni's Life and the final stop on 3rd VC Rocks Blog Hop of our Summer 2012 Season.   This month's theme features Hostess Gifts and Non-Card items.   If you've been hopping along, you've just arrived from Nancy at  Scrapbook Kits and More .    Don't fret, there's a link at the end of the post to get back to the VC Rocks Home blog with links to the start of the hop and the full list of participating stampers! My treat for you today is a sneak peek at a project I made using goodies appearing in our upcoming Holiday Catalog which will be available starting August 1st!  It features the  Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit which has:   20 printed double-sided tags: 10 ea. of 2 designs 10 glassine bags with die-cut edges: ea. 3" x 5" x 1-1/2" 50 adhesive-backed googly eyes (ea. 5 mm) 10 pieces Pumpkin Pie/Whisper White Baker’s Twine; ea. 8" (color exclusive to this kit) Make creative treat bags for little goblins. Coordinates with...

If you've been hopping along the VC Rocks Any Size Card Blog Hop, then you've just arrived from the wonderfully talented Elizabeth K. at Elizabeth's Stamp Room and you've arrived here at the final stop on the hop at my little blog, Loni's Life. If you are a family member or follower that started here.. or if you stumbled upon my blog, you can start at the top of the hop at the VC Rocks Home and wind your way through 30 stops to get back here to my blog. I've been so busy recovering from our Alaskan Adventure and tackling summer school as I work towards my MBA in Project Management, that I had to opt for a digital card creation via My Digital Studio.. and in honor of my birthday on Tuesday, it features a birthday theme and my favorite color (Red!) If you'd like a chance to win some blog candy which Mocha will announce on Monday along with last month's winner (since I was in Alaska on a cruise with very little internet access), then leave a com...

Welcome to Loni's Life and the last stop on the SU Stars Spring has Sprung Blog Hop.  I recently attended a Spring Soiree stamp camp given by some fellow demonstrators. It was just the thing I needed to just stamp and enjoy.  Here's the Candy Bouquet we made: Consumables: Poppy Parade CS (Box) - 7” x 8 ½” Scored @ 2 ½” all around Poppy Parade CS (Back) - 3 ½” x 5” DSP- Everyday Enchantment - 2” x 12” for box DSP-Everyday Enchantment - 3 ¼” x 4 ¾” layer for back of box Whisper White CS – ½ sheet (5 ½” x 8”) Stamping Images from Packed for Birthday Stamp Set Pool Party CS – ¼ sheet (4 ¼” x 5 ½”) Blossom Flower and Scallop Circle Punch Peach Parfait CS – ¼ sheet (4 ¼” x 5 ½”) Scallop Circle Punch Lucky Limeade CS – ¼ sheet (4 ¼” x 5 ½”) Scallop Circle Punch and Label Framelits for Celebrate Tag Poppy Parade CS – ¼ sheet (4 ¼” x 5 ½”) Scallop Circle and Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch Brad from Saleabration Free Brads - 1 Foam 2” Thick f...

If you've arrived here from Maria's Scrap Love Create  , then you're in the right spot and welcome to the final stop on the SU STARS first Blog Hop of 2011!   The fun officially kicks off at 7 AM Pacific/8Am Mountain/9AM Central/10AM Eastern on Saturday.  My card features a very clean and simple design in a classic color combination. Stamps: Language of Love standard wheel (available from the current Occasions Mini Catalog) Ink: Real Red/Standard wheel cartridge Paper: Real Red: 11 x 4.25 folded to 5.5 x 4.25; Basic Black 5.25 x 4 and a scrap for the heart; Whisper Whisper White 5 x 3 Accessories: Standard wheel handle; heart punch; Stampin' Dimensionals If you've started here, then continue on to the SU STARS blog home   page to continue onwards to see 12 more great projects.    Join us next month Feb 19/20  for another fabulous hop.    Leave me a comment of the most favorite or least favorite Valentine's gift you've ever receiv...

The Late Night Stampers Royal Blog Tour is coming November 5th thru 8th and I have been lucky enough to be selected as one of the Princesses on the tour. You can read my LNS Intro here .

Welcome to Loni's Life. .. if you've arrived here from Kelly Mayou at The Weekend Stamper     then you've been hopping along on the VC Rocks June Blog Hop and you've reached the last of your 29 stops... whew!   Great projects by all the Bloggers participating in the hop.   Our next Hop will be July 17th-18th. If you're one of my friends, family, or followers, then you'll want to start at the Top of the Hop   at the VC Rocks home blog featuring a project by Lauren Winemiller (Plus the post includes the full tour list).   Some of the bloggers, including myself, have posted a bit early... but the Official start is Saturday morning 10am Eastern, 9Central/8 Mountain/7 Pacific... and we hope that all of our Blogs will by daisy-chained by that time. My project features some items available from the upcoming Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog to be released on July 1st!!!  Stamps: Cute by the Inch (Hostess Level 2); and I {Love} Love jumbo whe...

Howdy and welcome to Loni's Life!     If you're one of the VCRockers or one of our Stampin' friends, then you've probably landed at my blog from Fancy Nancy  .. so you're in the right place!  Woohoo!!! If you're one of my family, friends, or fans checking in on what I'm up to, well today is our very first Blog Hop for Virtual Convention Rocks also known as VCRocks!   My blog is the last of the hops on the tour so if you're starting here at my blog, then be sure to continue onwards to our home page to start at the beginning of the Blog Hop.  My project features both retiring colors (boohoo, sniff!)  and a set from the current Summer mini-catalog.  Stamps: Favorite Thoughts, Sprinkles Ink: Brilliant Blue, Green Galore, and Pixie Pink ~ all soon to be retired... sigh... it's sad to see the colors go; but wow Stampin' Up! has some great colors planned for us with the upcoming catalog to be released July 1st.  Paper: Brilliant Blu...

Welcome to Loni's Life and my little stop on the Operation Write Home Springbreak 2010 Bloghop! If you're already on the hop, you have likely arrived here from Kas' Art Loves Chaos.  ~But if you are one of my regular friends, family, or followers, then as you can see, I have my stamps, paper, and ink out and am blog hopping with Operation Write Home... So if you want to see more, or for hoppers that get lost along the way, you can always return to the  Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps  page to go to the top of the hop.   The hop officially kicks off at 6AM Pacific/8AM Central on Saturday... so grab your favorite beverage and snack and enjoy the journey of paper artists supporting our Heroes. Why do I do thi s?    It's quite simple ~ I don't come from a military family, but I am very grateful that the ladies and gentlemen of our Armed Forces are out there every day doing what they do to protect and serve.   I am a Stampin' Up!...

Operation Write Home Blog Hop Alert!!! Operation Write Home is getting  plans together for a Veteran's Day Bloghop .... hopefully a BIG one like the Memorial Day hop they held earlier this year with 150 blogs, tons of inspiration, and lots of prizes! The Bloghop details: Hop date: Nov 14th (Veteran's Day is Weds the 11th, so we're moving our celebration to the weekend to give us time to hop and be inspired!) Sign up by midnight on Nov 11 by sending an email to bloghop@operationwritehome.org    Include your name, your blog title, and your blog's url, and let us know if you'll be offering a prize drawing on your blog. (You can change your mind later, this is just so we have a heads-up!) On Friday evening Nov 13th, bloggers will receive an email with a link to the blog that follows theirs. On Nov 14 by 10am PST, post an AnyHero card (or dozen!) and a Valentine card that you'll be sending to OWH. You'll also need to include a link back to OWH, and...