Monday, July 14, 2014

Dream As If You'll Live Forever

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! I have been having trouble with Blogger for a while now. People will leave comments for me and I don't get the email notification. I don't know that they've left the comments unless I scroll down to the comment section on my blog. Is anyone else having this problem?? I submitted a question to Blogger that has frustratingly gone unanswered. I've checked spam folders on my blog and email and nothing. I do get most of the comment email notifications, but there are a few people that always comment and I don't get theirs at all anymore. And many times, when someone new comments, I don't get that either. It's been happening for a few months now and I am so frustrated. Any help would be appreciated!! :)


I had a chance to visit my craft room this weekend and put together a tag to play along with Tim's July 2014 Tag Challenge. I absolutely love this month's tag!! I followed Tim's instructions HERE. I didn't have the larger sea horse die, so I used the mini one. I also didn't have the Bubbles Texture Fade, so I used the Ink Splatter Texture Fade


I tried to get a picture of all of the awesome texture. The cracks on the sea horse are so fun!!


I am entering this in the following challenges:
  1. Tim's 12 Tags of 2014 - July
  2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Let's Be Clear
  3. DL.Art - July Linky
  4. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
  5. Pause, Dream, Enjoy #14 - Tags
  6. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes 
  7. A Vintage Journey #10 - Dies and Distress
Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

59 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh - this is just lovely Lisa! What gorgeous colors. Love the seahorse, the crackle effect is amazing. It looks like a piece of enamel jewelery. The sand is amazing - just loving all the texture and dimension on this fabulous piece!
    Blogger....ugh. I have been having a totally different problem with them - when I publish a new post, it does not appear in my reader for several hours (like 8 -12 hours). I've googled the problem, I have written to Blogger and I've asked if others are having the same issue. Same as you - NO answers. Blogger is enough to make me want to swear off blogging on some days! Sometimes the problem just disappears as mysteriously as it appeared - hope that it happens for you and me both my friend!

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  2. AWESOME! Tim would give you a high five for this masterpiece of a tag.

    My blogger has been messing up, too. Sometimes my feed does not show when someone does a new post. Frustrating, huh?

    Have a good week, Lisa! hugs

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  3. soooooooooo goooooorrrrgeous!! :)

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  4. WOW This is beautiful!!! I love this tag it is my favourit color!!!! Have a great day.
    Gerda

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  5. Hi Lisa,
    WOW.... I Love your tag, You know, I can feel all the textures, without even touching it! Such a wonderful work of art :) Happy Monday!!!
    Hugs,
    Lisa
    CRe8n4u

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  6. Another wonderful adaptation of TH's techniques.I always enjoy seeing how bloggers interpret what TH does, using their on-hand supplies, and usually I like the adaptations much better. That's certainly true here. Your texture & colors are terrific, and the sea horse gleamed. Loved those sea colors for Mr. Seahorse, and the raffia tie looks so much like the sea grass we used to have at our So. Fla. beaches. That's great sand at the base, along with the pretty sand dollar & star fish. Really great tag. Love it! Good luck with Blogger. Thanks, too for your sweet anniversary wishes. TFS & Hugs.

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  7. Beautiful Tag Lisa, I love the colors! the seahorse is awesome and I love how you have given dimension to the starfish and the sand dollar and of course the sand is a great touch.
    Thank you for joining my DL.ART Thankful Thursday Anything Goes July Linky Party. Have a blessed day
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com http://dianamlarson.ctmh.com

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  8. Lisa I know I left a comment on your beautiful tag but I do not see my comment.. Did you get a email that I sent a comment - if not I will send another comment!!!

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  9. Swoon! This is just a gem! WHat beautiful bold colors, and perfect for the summertime! You've done a wonderful job with the July tag! Have a great day! ♥

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  10. WOW. I love the colors and all the wonderful texture on your tag, Lisa, especially the sand! Did you use real sand? And the colors and shine on the seahorse are dreamy. By the way, I've been having trouble with blogger for a while, too. My comments tend to disappear when I press the "publish" button. I've looked for a solution and can't find one. Hope they clear up these issues soon. Have a great day.

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  11. Beautiful tag Lisa! Love the under water scene...It's sureal.... love that sea horse and what looks like sand....

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  12. Wow!!! This tag is so beautiful!! I LOVE everything about it Lisa! The texture is just amazing and the details are fantastic....one of my favorites of yours:)

    Hope you having a great day! You know what I think of blogger, lol! I have been having problems for a while now :( What a pain and SO frustrating!
    Have a great evening!
    Sherrie K

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  13. Oh goodness, this is absolutely gorgeous! The colors and texture...well spectacular! As for blogger, I've had a few instances when I didn't get comments emailed. To get around this, I go to the comments moderation page at least once a day to double check. It's a bit of a pain, but at least I get all my comments! Hope you are enjoying your Monday (or Tuesday if Blogger doesn't send you an email! JK) Hugs, Debbie

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  14. This is gorgeous Lisa, I like the design the sentiment and the texture
    Kevin xx

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  15. I am no help when it comes to blogger as I just let it have its quirks. Fabulous Sea-themed tag. Years ago on a holiday I got to pet some little seahorses and it was truly an amazing experience. Memories are to be cherished! Creative Bliss...

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  16. Amazing background colours for your tag! Love to see all the textures you have created with your embellishments.

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  17. So beautiful Lisa! I haven't noticed any issues with blogger, but as you know I'm kind of on hiatus, so I wouldn't really know for sure.

    Have a good evening

    Susie

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  18. Oh my gosh Lisa, I love your tag!!! it is gorgeous..you never cease to amaze me :)
    cathyplus5

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  19. Fabulous tag, do love that colour combination and the details of the added beauties. You are an amazing creator and I have seen so many gorgeous beauties like this, I just want time to try them myself...you are my inspiration Lisa.xxx
    ♥aNNie
    The Journey is the Start

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  20. Oh Lisa, my sweetest friend, this is AMAZING! My heart has envisioned gorgeous oceanic creations, but never could I create something this outstanding. It is breathtaking. The design, the amazing colors, the unbelievable texture... the way you squeeze perfection into tags is just beyond me. :o) Inspiring and stunning work, my dear Lisa! (I noticed a couple of months ago that I wasn't getting all of my comment notifications... I have no idea how to fix it. I don't really think it's anything we can fix, but rather Blogger.) :( Have a twinkly night! :o)

    Hugs and blessings,
    Karen

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  21. Oh Lisa, this. is. GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!! I love all the texture and beautiful color you blended together!!

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  22. Gorgeous tag, the colors looks so beautiful and all of the details are amazing! I absolutely love all of the textures you have added! Have a great Monday!

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  23. WOW Lisa you are so talented..this is such a beauty. I love the colros and the starfish on the sand...super. I am pinning this!!
    Blogger acts real weird and the blogger help platform doesnt help most of the time...I find it easier to keep track of comments from my dashboard
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia

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  24. Wow, Lisa! This is so gorgeous! You are so talented, dear friend! As for the comments, some have always come through my email, and some, I have to publish from my dashboard. I've never been able to figure out why some do and some don't...if you get an answer, I'd sure be interested! Hugs...

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  25. Oohhh....is this ever a gorgeous tag!!! Love the colors, and embellishments!

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  26. Beautiful tag Lisa. I love the texture, the background and the sand. You get so much into a tag, it is amazing

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  27. Gorgeous tag, Lisa, just where I would love to be. . . at the beach! I love the little seahorse, and the sand between my toes. Have a great day!
    Mindy

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  28. What a gorgeous tag Lisa ..i love the colors and the textures on your tag ..So Beautiful !! ..I have been having blogger issues for the past few days as well..There are certain blogs which just don't open when i click on the link ..Its been very frustating! Hope blogger resolves all the problems soon.

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  29. A stunning seashore creation, one can fell one's toes in the sand.
    Hugs
    Desíre
    {Doing Life – my personal blog}

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  30. love this gorgeous tag, Lisa! The texture and colours really comes alive and the glitter-utee-embossing-glossy mixture for the sandy effect is stunning!

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  31. Stunning tag Lisa!! Love the vivid colors. I like yours better than Tim's.

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  32. Gorgeous tag Lisa! Love the underwater scene that you created! The sand adds an extra special touch!

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  33. Dear Lisa I have posted the blog hop post and shared the pic of this very tag as it is so beautiful !!

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  34. Such a pretty tag, Lisa! The sand on the bottom looks so amazing and the colors are so fun! The crackle effect looks awesome and I love that cute seahorse! Adding the starfish and sand dollar was such a great touch! I hope you have a great day! :)

    Karen
    craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com

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  35. just amazing, coming from Sonia's blog (from india)
    lovely tag
    hugs from california
    bibiana

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  36. This is gorgeous!!!! WOW Lisa you ROCK!
    AWESOME tag and love all the colors, dimension and just the whole overall design!
    AWESOME job my friend!

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  37. Dr Sonia send me to your blog to visit.
    Really beautiful tag.
    Gr Elly

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  38. Wonderful TH Tag. I like what you used for the background & especially like the sand. I made my TH Tag & posted on my blog. Friend of mine has had a similar problem with not getting email notifications on when I have a new blog post. I've not had the problem and get the emails when people comment. Blogger did make some changes a wk or 2 ago and Microsoft made a bunch of updates to my computer last Wed.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  39. this is absolutely gorgeous! love love love it! and thanks so much for your kind words that you left about my mom. and thanks so much for leaving me bloggy love while i was gone to be with her. you are the sweetest!

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  40. Wow...this is gorgeous......love that seahorse and how you have "crackled" him, I think every time I come here I learn something new and/or am reminded to use something I have...I love this tag and all it's colors and pretty details!! Sorry I am so late in commenting...I am way behind in everything from housework to card making...have a wonderful day my friend, wonder if it as cool there as it is here today!!!

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  41. whoops, I meant to add too, that I have had trouble with the commenting as well, I have to check my comments so often in blogger, that I just go there now and gave up on the other
    ...okay..back to work...lol!!

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  42. Such an awesome tag! I love anything under the sea. Why not, after all, I am a Pisces! It is a good replica of Tim's tag, but I like your colours better!

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  43. Oh Lisa this is absolutely beautiful! The colors are wonderful and I love the sand. It really does look like you are under the sea!
    Pam
    scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com

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  44. Beautiful !!!!! This is so cool , I love the colors and design !!! Always a work of art my friend !!! Hope you have a wonderful day !!!
    Hugs,
    Mayra
    Mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com

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  45. So awesome! My daughter would love this, she loves sea horses!

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  46. Blogger has been misbehaving here too! Maybe its the heat?..LOL
    Your sea horse is BEAUTIFUL!!! WOW! Awesome job on the sand! First time seeing something like this! LOVE it!!GORGEOUS tag my friend!! AMAZING job!!
    Have a wonderful day my fabulous friend,
    M'
    *Crafting With Creative M*

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  47. Oh my! I LOVE this Lisa! Fabulous textures and colours! :)

    I hope your Blogger issues get resolved soon.

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  48. Spectacular tag!!!! I LOVE it!!! It's clear that there is so much job behind...! It's a true wonder!!

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  49. My jaw hit the floor! I love anything related to the beach. Growing up in Florida and living in Hawaii for 9 years. My heart is there always. I think this is Ah-Mazing!

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  50. Oh you are a master at these tags!!! This one is amazing!!! I love the colors and that fabulous texture!! I'm in love with that seahorse, I sure wish I could craft with you :)

    Have a super day!!
    Shelly

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  51. I love how the texture pops out of this picture! You did a great job on it. I love the whole theme but the sand and seahorse really make it great to me. Thank you so much for sharing with us at PDE.
    - DT Jen

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  52. I have had problems with blogger too Lisa. It's enough to drive you crazy!! lol I love, love this tag!! The colors are beautiful, I love all the texture this tag has on it. I'm so in awe of this tag Lisa, it is just stunning! Hugs, Brenda

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  53. I'm sorry to hear you are having problems with blogger. Your tag is beautiful and all that texture is lovely:) Have a great evening my friend.
    Hugs,
    Norma

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  54. Beautiful! Thank you for Linking Up at PDE Linky Party.
    Your project is featured on our Facebook Page today and linked to your blog!
    ~Janis
    Pause Dream Enjoy Page on Facebook

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  55. Beautiful Lisa.....love the detail and dimension, great tag! I was having a similar problem with blogger....I cannot receive notification in my gmail account but it works in my personal account, I wish I new why. If you have another email , try that!

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  56. I Love Love Love your tag! I have not noticed a problem with blogger until today when my post went up and it was missing the last half of the post....Ugh I'm glad I saw it! Have a super great weekend!!
    ~Kim

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  57. WOW Lisa what a beautiful under water scene you have created. Love all the textures. You are amazing my friend.

    Have a creative day.

    Hugs Nana
    ♥ My Crafting Channel ♥
    ♥ Nana's Rag Quilts ♥
    ♥ 2 Creative Chicks ♥
    ♥ Silhouette Challenges ♥

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  58. I love this and yes I want this so bad. Awesome Textures.

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  59. I love that your blog name matches the theme of your tag! Love the cute little seahorse!

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