Today I have a card to share that features lots of DeNami goodness. I’ve been trying to go outside my comfort zone lately, and decided that I’d use a stamp that I rarely use. This time around it was the Solid Scallop Dot Rectangle. Now don’t get me wrong, I adore the look of this stamp. However, I’ve never successfully made a card I liked with it…..well, until now.
After playing around with a few different options, I came to the decision that lots of colors were a must for this one. I pulled out various ink pads and went to town.
I used one of my current favorites, the Whimsical Oval Frame, as my focal point. I just love the versatility of this stamp! For my sentiment, I used the new Dropping You A Note, which is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. (Yup, lots of favorites on this card!)
Well, I hope I inspired you to go outside YOUR crafting comfort zone today. Thanks for stopping by!
I’m writing from sunny California today. After some crazy work months and long hours, I was in need of a little extra time off. Since I have family down here, I thought it’d be the perfect opportunity to take a weekend trip. Yesterday we went to Hollywood, LA, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach and Santa Monica. (Pics to come later) Lots of fun memories and laughs. :)
Today I’m sharing a card that I made quite a few months back, but never got around to sharing. For this one, I paired up DeNami Design & WPlus9, which I think work fabulously together.
I forgot how much I love Berry Sorbet- this color is just so delicious!
I must say, this sentiment “Sending You Love” is one of my absolute favorites. It works with so many different occasions, and I LOVE the handwriting!
That’s all for today. Have to go get ready for the beach!
Today I have a birthday card to share with you all. I must say, I was pretty excited when I made this one….I did something a little different. Can you spot it?
I am constantly amazed at how quickly I go through birthday cards. The other day I was looking through my stash of cards, and couldn’t find any “guy” birthday cards. Granted, I don’t make a lot specific for guys, but I had NONE that would work. *sigh*
Did you find what my surprise was on the card? I used an ice cream cone as the birthday hat! It still wasn’t quite as festive as I wanted, so I added a little pom pom to the top. Adds a little dimension and a ton of the “fun factor”.
Thank you to each and every person who hopped along in the DeNami & Lawn Fawn Blog Hop last week. It was so fun to read all of your comments! I hope many all of you will hop along with the DeNami Mini Cards Blog Hop on Sunday- it’s going to be fun!
Oh my goodness, I’m SO excited that today has finally arrived and I can spill the beans! The DeNami Design & Lawn Fawn DT’s are teaming up for an ultra fun, inspirational two-day blog hop! But wait, it’s not just any ordinary hop… it’s one where each of us are featuring both companies together on our projects!
If you have started at the beginning (over at the DeNami Design blog), you should be coming from Nichol Magouirk’s blog. If you’re starting here, be sure to head back and take a look/ comment on the other blogs as well. There’s an AMAZING prize to be had! (details below)
If you’re new to either company, they both have a large variety of designs. DeNami Design has whimsical, elegant, cute wood mounted rubber stamps, while Lawn Fawn has very cutesy images that are made of high quality photopolymer. They are both GREAT companies individually, but put them together and you have a crazy amount of goodness at your fingertips.
I have a total of four cards to share with you, so let’s get started!
I just love the polaroid image in the “Say Cheese” set from Lawn Fawn. It’s so great to create little scenes in it!
You have probably noticed in blog land that ticket images are SUPER popular. Well, Lawn Fawn has a cute one in the “Admit One” set. My favorite thing about this particular image- you can add your own image/ sentiment inside!
Next up is one that I had SO much fun creating. I’m usually not very good at creating scene cards, but it was really easy with DeNami & Lawn Fawn!
If you haven’t been able to tell, I LOVE glitter. This card really shows off this love (and also three of the fabulous colors DeNami Design carries!).
I hope that these cards inspired you! Again, if you haven’t checked out the other blog hop spots yet, be sure to do so today! You just never know…YOU could win this rockin’ prize package!
Okay, it’s off to the last spot on today’s blog hop. Head on over to the Lawn Fawn blog and check out what Kelly has created!
In closing, if you haven’t stopped by the Lawn Fawn or DeNami Design websites before, be sure to do so today. There’s so much goodness to be had! Happy shopping! :)
Thanks for stopping by today; have a wonderful rest of your day!
I hope you all had a great weekend. It’s been really low key for me, which was a very welcome change to how busy I’ve been lately. I love spending time with friends and family, but there are also days when I just need to have nothing planned. Does anyone else need these moments?
Since I did have some down time, I had time to make lots of cards. Here is one that I made (for the current Embellish Magazine challenge)….
As most of you know, I like to stamp my own patterned papers. It may be polka dots, argyle, damask, etc…. pretty much any stamp can be used to create your own papers. However, I must say, there ARE times when it’s nice to go the “easy” route and use printed papers. With the recent influx of cute ones recently, I’ve been known to pick up a few paper pads here and there. I’m so glad that the challenge today helped me actually USE some of them! :)
Well, that’s all for today. I’ll talk with you all later!
I have a card to share for the newest CAS-ual Fridays challenge. It’s hard to believe that it’s already at the 13th challenge! This time around, the theme was to create a long card (measuring 4 x 9). I rarely ever create long cards, so this was a nice change.
Since it IS CAS-ual Fridays, I kept it super duper simple. I think this card took about 7 minutes to make. The hardest part? Deciding which color to make the flowers! :)
Well, that’s all I have for today. I’ll be back soon; I have lots of other cards to share with you all. Oh, and don’t think I’ve forgotten about my giveaway. Since I was gone at CHA, I’ve been a little behind. I’ll hopefully have it in a few weeks!
I’m back here in sunny Washington. I cannot even begin to tell you how happy I am to be home. Chicago and I just didn’t get along very well. In between feeling dizzy and having bouts of nausea, I also couldn’t get used to the muggy weather! Yuck, yuck, yuck!
For today, I have a card that was based off of the current Lawnscaping Challenge #14: stamp a scene. I had such a fun time creating this card- the colors and the mix of DeNami and Lawn Fawn just makes me so happy!
Did you happen to notice the glittery rainbow? LOVE! If you’ve been eying this stamp, I actually have a sweet little deal for you. Here’s a coupon code good for 10% off your whole order on the DeNami Design website!
Well, that’s all for today. Thanks so much for stopping by!
We have just finished up Day #2 of the CHA SuperShow. Boy, oh boy, is it nice to sit here in an air conditioned hotel room. This muggy weather is absolutely horrid! Already longing for my rainy {cool} Seattle weather…..
Today I have a DeNami card to share with you all. It features some of the gorgeous new stamps, along with some oldies. :)
I cannot resist lime, white, magenta, brown and leaf green together. (Did you see the recent informal DeNami blog challenge? Yup, it’s these colors!)
You know I love my glitter, so I had to add touches of it to this card. I used my Quickie Glue Pen and Magenta glitter to add just a tad bit of sparkle.
I have to say, I have been horrid at taking pictures this time around in Chicago. Sadly, there won’t be any posts about my trip this time around. No pictures= not very interesting blog posts! I’ve enjoyed getting to meet some of my blog followers already, and I’m looking forward to meeting more of you tomorrow and Sunday!
Thanks for stopping by my blog today; I’ll talk with you all soon!
I arrived a few hours ago for the big CHA SuperShow this weekend. If you missed the news, DeNami Design has a booth there, and I’ll be working in it! You can find us at Booth #2222. Hundreds of card ideas, all of the new stamps along with many of you old favorites, Make N Takes and of course, demos by Nami! Hope to see you there….
Okay, now onto today’s card. I recently stumbled across a newer company, The Craft’s Meow. I had to pick up two of their sets- they were just calling my Copics! For this card I pulled out the set called “Happiness Is…” and created a card based off of the July challenge.
I had the hardest time trying to come up with a way to add a sentiment. After trying many different options, I finally decided to bring out some of my neglected vellum. Voila! I love the way it turned out. You can still see the pretty rose AND it adds a bit more elegance to the card.
Thanks for stopping by today. Sending you all hugs…..
Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes- they meant so very much to me! I appreciate each and every one of them. :)
While I was in my craft studio tonight, the new CAS-ual Fridays 11 was posted. Since I had just finished the other card I was working on, I just had to play along with the theme this week. It was so fun to play with a yummy sweet treat!
I usually struggle with CAS cards, but lately I’ve been starting to get the hang of it. Guess the saying “practice makes perfect” is true!
I hope you enjoyed my card today. Thanks so much for stopping by!
