Loni's Life

Welcome to your final stop on the final blog hop of the 2011 VC Rocks Season.   If you joined the hop here or perhaps are one of List Mama Ellen's stalkers (I mean fans) over at Blinkin' Thinkin' & Inkin' , then you can start at the top of the hop from the VC Rocks Home Blog . My life has been a bit crazy this summer and I know that this features some now retired colors; but they make me happy... so enjoy!    As always, leave me a comment by 10pm central on Sunday 8/14 and the fabulous Mocha will announce a blog candy winner on Monday. Stamps: Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Stem Sayings Ink - Chocolate Chip, Versamark Paper: Yoyo Yellow, Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel, Basic Black, Only Orange Accessories: Black & White gingham ribbon; Circle Scallop punch, slit punch, circle punches, oval punches (the inside of the bird's beak is a pretty in pink oval).

VC Rocks ABC - Anything But a Card blog hop July 9-10, 2011... 36 blogs in under 5 minutes... Enjoy!

If you are friends, family, and followers then welcome back to Loni's Life.. and you guessed it, it is time for another Blog Hop.   This month's theme with VC Rocks is ABC ~ Anything But a Card.   The fun and games officially kick-off on Saturday at 9AM central time and will run through the weekend.     There are 35 stops on the hop, so grab a beverage and a snack and enjoy our tour! I have done a mini box that holds four Ghiradelli chocolate squares.   You can find the tutorial here . Stamps:  Four Frames, Short & Sweet Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White Accessories: Scallop border punch, Decorative Label punch; 1.5 inch real red/white striped grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, As always, leave a message by 10pm Central time on Sunday 7/10 and Mocha will announce a Blog Candy winner on Monday. Tune in next month August 13-14 for our final VC Rocks Blog hop of 2011 featu...

Welcome to the last stop on the VC Rocks June 2011 Blog Hop featuring Big Shot Madness.. and all projects using the Big Shot!   You've probably arrived from Brenda's Stamping Corner .     Unless you're one of my friends, family, or followers and you are starting here at Loni's New Life, then you can continue on to the top of the hop at the VC Rocks Home page . Combine babies, knitting, stamping and a Big Shot and you get some adorable Welcome Baby cards.  Stamps: Hand Knit, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Ink: Early Espresso, Bashful Blue, Marina Meist, Paper; Early Espresso, Bashful Blue, Whisper White; Accessories - Big Shot, Texture plates kit #4 (checkerboard), Top note die, Modern label punch, word window punch, scallop circle punch and 1 3/8 circle punch; Glitter Brads- Basics, Stampin' Dimensionals, paper piercer & mat pack ; whisper white organza ribbon Stamps: Hand Knit; Ink: Certainly Celery, Early Espresso; Paper: Early Espresso, Certainly Celery...

Hi Stampers!   You've most likely arrived here from Sassy Stampin' Shirley .    Since I was busy today with dorm move out of my youngest brother along with graduation ceremonies, Debbie Peterson is the VC Rocker that is the Guest Designer for the project on this final stop of the May 2011 VC Rocks blog hop. Father’s Day Card Stamp Set: For Father Cardstock: 5 1/2 x 8 Chocolate Chip, 5 ¼ x 4 Chocolate Chip, 5 3/8 x 4 1/8 Night of Navy, 1 x 4 Night of Navy, 2 ¾ x 2 7/8 Night of Navy, 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 Night of Navy, 2 5/8 x 2 ½ Always Artichoke, 2 ¼ x 2 ¾ Whisper White, 1 7/8 x 2 7/8 Whisper White Ink: Basic Black, Night of Navy (used for coloring the edges of the greeting whisper white strip) Accessories: Watercolor Crayons – Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Night of Navy, Always Artichoke, Black, Aqua painter used with the Watercolor Crayons, Metallic Eyelets Cutter kit – used the distressing tool on the Always Artichoke cardstock after I crumpled i...

VC Rocks is back in full swing for the Veteran Rockers. New Rockers will be accepted starting May 1. Preview Challenge #2     Preview Challenge #4 Use the three quarter sheets from preview challenge # 2 (pick a pair plus) to make a card of congratulations or praise. Use only ONE greeting or phrase stamp. NO other stamps may be used except the greeting or phrase. You may cut, die cut or tear your quarter sheets at this time if desired. The base cardstock is color of your choice. Stamps: Smarty Pants Ink: Chocolate Chip Paper: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Pirouette Pink Accessories: Sizzix Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die, Certainly Celery 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon Select three (3) colors... a pair of colors from the same SU color collection and one additional color from a different color collection. White and Vanilla are free and therefore do not count for this challenge . Cut a quarter sheet of each of your colors...