DeNami Product Spotlight!

Welcome to DeNami product Spotlight! So glad you could join us today! We have a super cute set to share with you just in time for spring!

Here is my card...

I just love this little bird house!  So cute!  I started to make a little tiny card, like a 3x3 and then somehow got inspired to make some Fun foam clouds!  I just cut out some random images and stamped them in white ink!  The grass and those little bird houses are colored with Copics!

You can see lots of other adorable creations at the DeNami blog!  Thanks for coming by today!

Totally Hues: Challenge #3

Super excited to be on time, this time, for Heather P's challenge! This weeks colors are gorgeous! I have loved her combos because she puts the colors together for me! I have a hard time with that sometimes and I love to "borrow" what she puts together beautifully!

So here is my card....

This is a new set I picked up this weekend by American Crafts, thanks to my friend Amy! We went to Michael's and she pointed it out! To top it off it was on clearance! Love that!!  The little orange squares in the centers are a little bit of Copic coloring to add in that orange I am so bad with!  I was happy with how this came out though!  Orange usually hates me!  hehe!

Here is Heather's combo for the week...

So that is it for today!  Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to scroll down or click HERE to see my DeNami sketch card for this week!

DeNami Sketch Challenge #7

Welcome to today's DeNami sketch challenge! Our sketch today is brought to you by the lovely Michele! Here is her sketch...

And here is my take on this sketch....

Don't forget to go back to the DeNami blog and check out the rest of the DT sketch cards!  We would LOVE for you to play along with us!



Supplies

Stamps: DeNami You are in my Prayers, Flower Vine Swirl
Paper: Purple DeNami cardstock, White cardstock, Ripe Avocado cardstock
Ink: True Black
Misc: Silver and white pearls, misc polka dot ribbon, Nestie, IP plate, Foam tape

Totally late for Totally Hues

Bummer! I knew I wasn't going to make it in time but I had to post a card with this color combo anyway! This way I can say that I have worked with all of Heather's color combos so far! :) Between potty training, ear infections, working 2 crazy days and on and on....I haven't had much time to do anything! BUT 5 minutes this morning and I came up with this....

I kept it pretty CAS!  I just love these colors with the splash of pink!  So fun!  I see Heather's new colors up already!  I hope to have a chance to play...on time!

Well, back to getting something done!  I get to go to Topeka this weekend and see my friend Amy!  So excited to have a little get away! 

See ya later!

Just because...

This last PTI release was FULL of amazing new stamps and of course, LOTS of great samples by the DT! I was struck by the layout of THIS (first one in the post) card by Dawn and had to case it!   This card  was also inspired by the Card Patterns sketch #104! 

Here is my version....

After stamping the back with Text Style II, I distressed the whole piece of Rustic Cream with Tim Holtz Frayer Burlap and Fired Brick! This is a technique that I have used alot after seeing it on Jennifer McGuire's blog!

This new PTI die is so fun!  I cut out 6 and then ran them through with this Cuttlebug folder!  Again, I made my own ribbon with Copics and added some of my FAVE rose buds by Recollections! 

Here is the Card Patterns sketch....

So this is it for today!  So glad you stopped by!

Curtain Call Color Challenge: {Act 71}

Good Morning! I am here today with my last color combo as the Guest Designer for Curtain Call! This last month has been alot of fun and I want to say thank you to Stacey for inviting me! All the DT girls have been so sweet and I am bummed that my month is over already! :) It went by too fast!

So here is my card....

I love that sentiment, don't you? It's from MFT! I have had that set forever and this is the first time that it has seen ink!

One more thing....I have had several emails and comments about the border punch I used HERE and in today's card!  HERE is a link you can go to to find out more about it! It's an EK Success punch and I do love it!

Here are today's colors....

The Curtain Call Crew has samples to show you today, too, so make sure you stop by to see:




Christina MacLaren at Seaglass & Sentiments
Jean Martin at Stampin' Scrapper
Julie Lacey at Stamps & Taxes
Laurel Seabrook at Seabrook Designs
Makiko Jones at MakInk Studio
Monika Davis at M.A.D. Stamper
Piali Biswas at Touch of Creation
Silke Ledlow at My Life





and February Guest Designer, Me!.


Thanks so much for stopping today! Thanks again to the CC girls!  I have had a great month!

PTI February Blog Hop!

Welcome to the PTI February Blog Hop! So glad you came by today! Our challenge this month is Scallops!

"We want to see your best use of scallops, of any sort, on a project! This can include scalloped borders, offset-scallops, stamped scallops, scalloped mats, scalloped frames, layered scallops, scalloped tags or anything else you can dream up! You can use dies, patterned scissors or even circle punches in a row to achieve your special look."

I have two cards for you today!  This first one is a complete CASE of myself from back in July!  I have always loved that card and when I think scallops I think of that card!

Since I had some new button stamps to play with, I just did some minor adjustments!  LOVE these new buttons! 

For my next card, I took some inspiration from Jessica Witty! She recently created a card with crepe paper and made sort of a ruffle.  I had to try it with cardstock and scallops! 

You might not be able to see but each layer is lifted for dimension!  This is one of my favorite color combos lately!  I love Melon Berry and True Black!  So fun!

So that is it for today!  If you want to go back to Nichole's blog you can see the BIG list of other scalloped creations!  Thanks for looking today!  Have a good one! 

Baby, Baby!

Going through my card stash, I realize that the cards I make the least of are baby cards! Why? I have no idea but I just never think of them! SO when I got my PTI happy mail and pulled out the new little background set...(name escaping me right now)...I had to make a quilt, which turned into a quilted elephant...which turned into 2 baby cards! Here they are...

I so love this background set! And the little zig zags are from the new button set! Tooo many fun things this time from the February PTI release! 

And then I had to make a coordinating card with the little quilted elephant and matching doily!  I don't know if you can see it, but his ear is popped up!  I glued the top party down and then put foam tape under the bottom of his ear for dimension!  The only thing I forgot to do this time, was go around the edges of the elephant with a brown marker!  I always do this for a more finished look...didn't even know I forgot till I got the pictures uploaded!  :(

I bet after playing with my new stuff I am going to have a stack of baby cards here pretty quick!

So glad you stopped by today! Thank you for visiting! Always makes my day!

DeNami Product Spotlight!

Hi Everyone! Welcome to this weeks DeNami Product Spotlight! Today we are showcasing the Lucky Irish Stamp set!

I have 2 cards for you today! This first card uses the Small Heart Outline to make your own 4 leaf clover and the sentiment from the spotlight set! Super easy and lots of fun!

This next one I wanted to give a very St Patricks day look to! I love that little clover stamp! So cute! For the sentiment, I just used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and lined up the sentiments to make a circle pattern! Then I cut it out with an 1 3/4" circle punch! 

I used DeNami's white and green cardstock in both projects! The green is the perfect St Patty's day green for sure!

Be sure to stop by the DeNami blog to see some other Lucky Irish creations!  Lots of fun stuff to see today!  :)

Have a good day!

Paper Dolls challenge #32

We have a new challenge on our Paper Dolls blog this last week! Here is Amy's challenge:

"Hi everyone! It's Amy here and today is another challenge day here at the Papertrey Paper Dolls blog and I am so glad to be the host this week. For my challenge I wanted to make a Spring card focusing on EMBOSSING with any floral image from PTI. "

The Challenge

1. Embossing

2. Use any floral image from PTI

3. Spring colors

You can go HERE to check out the Paper Dolls blog and to link up your challenge card! We would LOVE to have you play along too!

Here is my card for this weeks challenge....

I stamped the flowers in Bella Rose Palette and Toile Palette!  The for the more detailed stamps, I used Versamark and White Filigree Embossing Powder!  I love Amy's challenge just for this reason...I never emboss!  And then makes me want to do it more often!  :)

I know you have seen this Argyle background before!  I kinda like it!  Its so easy to line up that stamp 3 times and then score each edge at 1/2 inch!  Super easy!

I am so glad you stopped by today!  I hope that you can find a few minutes to play along with us!  We have challenges every other Thursday and there are lots of challenges still open!  If you go back through the Paper Dolls blog and see one you like, link up!

Have a great day!