Now isn't this exciting? If you are a card maker, or know someone who is, you have stumbled upon a perfect gift!  It does not matter if you are a card maker or a scrapbooker; an experienced crafter or just a beginner, you will love these kits. Each kit is specially crafted for any experience level and…

Happy Tuesday dear friends and welcome to my blog! Today I am starting a brand new series called  "The Most Useful". I will be creating a few episodes of the most used items in my craft room. I would like to share my experiences and thoughts with you and I hope you will find these…

Hello friends and happy Tuesday! It is finally time for Altenew Inspiration Challenge for October. If you would like to see all the beautiful creations and find out more about this challenge, please click HERE. You still have time to submit your design if you wish to do so.  This week is going to be…

Hello my dear crafty and not so crafty friends. Today's day is reserved for Altenew Educators Blog Hop! Oh, trust me, you do not want to miss this hop! In this hop we will be sharing our "secret recipes", a lot of good tips and tricks and I cannot wait to see everyone's blogs. This…

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to my blog!  This Tuesday we are continuing with home décor. I am a big sucker when it comes to home decorations and I always look for fun ways to decorate my home that will not break my buck.  Last week I showed you how I created fun coffins and bats,…

Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday!  Today, I am continuing with my home decor ideas. I really got inspired by watching all the cool Halloween shows and fun posts.  Today's post, and my home decor was inspired by a post that Cardstock Warehouse did a while back and I wanted to do something similar.  If you are…

Hello dear friends and happy Tuesday! Welcome to my blog.  Today, I am featuring cardstock from the Cardstock  Warehouse, one place that will never disappoint you in quality of cardstock.  I have been using this brand of cardstock for at least 3 years and one of the main reasons why I always come back to…

Hello dear crafters, happy Tuesday!  The month of September is almost gone and the holiday season is starting. I have to admit that this is my absolute favorite time of the year. I am not sure how the weather looks your part of the world, but here, in Northern California is absolutely beautiful and I…

Hello everyone!  It is that time of the month again! I can't believe we are almost done with September. Time really flies! Especially when you're having fun! Today, I am sharing a new card that is inspired by Altenew; It is their inspiration challenge for the month of September.  This is what Nathalie DeSousa gave…

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Wait, what? Did you say 24 h crafting? YES!  All crafters and non crafters join us in this never done before event!  12 of us Certified Altenew Educators have come together and we will be having a…

Howdy! Happy Tuesday!  Today I wanted to share something that, I honestly do not recall seeing it, nor I recall doing it, ever. I am not sure if there is a name for such technique and if there is, please let me know.  I am just going to call it "Fill In" technique. I came…

Hello friends and welcome to my fun and happy place!  Today, I am sharing something special with you. Every month Altenew is inviting you to an inspiration challenge. They post an image with three or four major colors that you get to use and create something that is inspired by that image.  This is an…

Hello everyone, and welcome to my happy place.  On August 13th I went to Syracuse, NY where Altenew was hosting their annual Meet & Greet event. This was such a fun event and I am looking forward to visiting Altenew again next year.   This was a day filled with everything I like and enjoy doing:…

Burbank, CA, September 22nd

Hello friends and welcome to the new addition of LBL Design. I hope you are pleased with a brand new look as much as I am.   Today, I am sharing something that was/is so special to me and something that I so proud of sharing. To be frank, this is one of my favorite…

Altenew ECP Blog Hop - CLEAN & SIMPLE June 2022. Hello dear friends and welcome! A special welcome goes to all of you who are coming from Helen Kalb . You are on the right path and the next hop is Neha Aggarawal. I know it has been a while, but I ensure you…

Altenew IG Hop - Background Check May 2022. Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! Today is an Altenew Certified Educator IG hop and the theme is "Background Check - it's all about the background". Altenew will be giving away some a $20 gift card to 5 lucky winners. All you have to do is…

Altenew Craft Your Life Retreat May 2022. Early Bird Code: CYLCOLORPOPEB (valid from April 27, 2022 to May 11, 2022) Click HERE for more info! Want to brighten your spring with vibrancy and pops of colors? We've got you covered! Here’s to another day of virtual crafty fun with our Craft Your Life Retreat - Color Pop…

Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 5 + Giveaway (over $2000 in Total Prices) Hello crafty friends and welcome to the Altenew Anniversary blog hop DAY 5! Altenew is turning 8 today and we are celebrating with a big WOW! If you are blog hopping, you are coming from Penny Page and…

Craft Your Life Retreat - Fabulous Florals March 2022. Hello and welcome to another post! Last weekend was super fun and I have to share some of that fun with you. Last weekend I was honored to, for the very first time, hold a live class for Altenew. It was an amazing…