Challenges

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DeNami Theme Challenge #1

Good morning!

Today I’m excited to be bring you a card based off of this week’s challenge on the DeNami Design blog. Since spring is in full bloom (pun intended), we thought it’d be fun to see YOUR Spring creations. This particular challenge is different than our other ones- you are not required to use a DeNami stamp. However, you know we love it when you do! ;) For all the details on the DeNami Theme Challenge, click here.
I have been loving the moss, aqua and white colors recently. I created a large array of cards and projects with this color combination, which was super fun. Can you guess where they will be debuting? Yup, the CHA SuperShow! I know I have said this before, but I’m really excited about this new display we are working on. If you are attending the show, you won’t want to forget your camera!
I hope that you’ll participate in this challenge! The Fabulous 3 receive a cute looking badge for their blogs….my friend (and fellow DeNami DT member), Michele, calls them blog tiaras. So cute!
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you were inspired!
Paper: White, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Aqua Boutique Buttons
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Compose A Card Challenge #9

Hello!
I’m excited that I was able to find time to play along with Becky’s Compose A Card challenge this time around. I have admired the entries from afar and thought I should join in on the fun!
This challenge was super fun- I just love mixing patterned papers and using different colors! I was going to *try* to do some sewing on this card but when I got the sewing machine out, I realized it wasn’t threaded! It’s been many, many years since I have sewn so I decided it would be best to wait until I knew how to do it properly. ;) I have a feeling that if I did it myself, I would have broke it or ruined my card!
I hope you’ve been having a great weekend. I can’t believe tomorrow it’s time to go back to work. Seriously, how does the weekends go by so quickly?!
Thanks for stopping by, dear friends! Hope you were inspired!
Stamps: Mega Mixed Messages
Paper: Cream, Brown Kraft, Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate, Bitty Box Basics, Bitty Dot Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: SU! scallop border punch, twine, Sand Boutique Buttons, Berry Sorbet grosgrain ribbon
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Color Cue Challenge #3

Friday greetings!

Today I have lots of exciting things planned- so excited to start off my day! Have lots of cleaning that needs to be done…but then the fun begins! I get to finally meet a Twitter/ blog friend today. I have loved getting to know this girlie and I’m so stoked that we get to meet! We’ll be meeting at a brand new scrapbook store! Yippee! Of course, I’m going to be mixing in a tad bit of business while I’m there- hoping this store will start carrying some DeNami products. :) After all of this, I’m going to a hot pot party. Now, I don’t know exactly how it works….I just know that my friends will be there and I’m told there will be lots of food!
I know that I mentioned I was having lack of creativity. Now, honestly, I wasn’t lying! I sat in my studio for two hours trying to come up with the last card. It was such a simple card- I can’t believe it took that long! Last night when I saw Dawn’s Color Cue Challenge and just *had* to try my hand at creating something. These are definitely not my “go-to” colors but I had to give it a shot. ;) Can I just say that I love Dawn’s stamps even more now that I have my Copics? So much fun to color and shade!
In closing, I want you all to know that I filmed my first tutorial. Don’t get too excited, it’s not that great. Last night I tried editing and that was a complete disaster. I’m using my mom’s video camera so I’m still learning the ins and outs of it. Next step: finding the disk the camera came with so I make it a file my computer can read! Eventually I will get it up. ;)
Have a great rest of the day, girlies! Hope this card inspired you!

Stamps: Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions (WPlus9), Funky Foliage (WPlus9), Polka Dot Basics

Paper: White, Summer Sunrise, Smokey Shadow

Other: Melon Berry grosgrain ribbon, twine, Pastel Boutique Buttons, paper piercer, corner rounder, Copics

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2 Sketches 4 You- Kazan’s Sketch #50

Hey there, girlies!
I’m so excited, I got my new WPlus9 stamp sets!!! I bought the Woodgrain Silhouettes bundle– couldn’t pass up the savings and also all those gorgeous designs! Everytime I get one of Dawn’s new sets, I always seem to have a million card ideas floating in my mind. However, I set them all aside because I really wanted to play along with Kazan’s Sketch! :)
This particular card is very simple in design- I took the sketch very literally (a rare occurrence). I decided to go with the light pink, cream and kraft color combo- it’s so soft and perfect for a Mother’s Day card! After I stamped my background in light pink and white I felt like it was still lacking something. After playing around for a little bit, I decided that it needed glitter….lots and lots of glitter. I used my Essential Glue Pad and went to town. Love the end result!
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you were inspired!
Stamps: Woodgrain Silhouettes (WPlus9), Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions (WPlus9), Dots Background
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Sweet Blush
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Essential Glue Pad, Sweet Blush, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Ivory grosgrain ribbon, Strawberry Freeze glitter, pearls, Marvy Scallop Oval punches
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Embellish Parties Color Challenge

It’s that time again- time for a new Embellish Color Challenge! This time I’m excited (and proud) to announce that DeNami Design is sponsoring this week’s challenge. You all know that I’m a HUGE Embellish fan- love everything that Ashley does on that site!
For this challenge, we were to use red, white, black and kraft along with the theme of parties. This can be graduation, birthday, baby, etc…. These colors really struck me as elegant so I decided to use the Decorative Crest stamp. One think I love about this particular image- you can easily color it in and/ or add glitter to make it even more special. For this card I used the amazing Ruby Red glitter. Love this stuff! Oh yes, and did you see the Black grosgrain ribbon? You can get 50 yards for only $16! Yup, I have it in every color. :)
I hope that you’ll take some time to particiate in this challenge. If you’re feeling even more ambitious, feel free to use a DeNami image along with a button, and enter it in the DeNami Button Challenge! You could win a $30 gift certificate along with a spot on the Fabulous 3 Spotlight!
Thanks for stopping by, girlies! Hope you were inspired!
Ink: Onyx Black, Tea Dye Duo
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Sweet Cupcakes

Happy Monday to you!
Today I’m excited to bring this yummy cupcake card to the blog. This card is one of many that will be featured at CHA. If you’re able to visit the booth, be sure to bring a camera!
If you’ve stopped by the DeNami blog, you’ll notice there is a new challenge up! Yippee! I just love being a part of this design team- there are so many great gals and I just love working with them! For this challenge, we were to use buttons. If you know me at all, you know this isn’t a hard thing for me to do. :) In fact, it’s more of a challenge NOT to use them! Instead of using the button as a focal point, I decided to use it as an accent. I just love how a single button can really complete a bow!
I hope you’ll play along with this challenge- it’s definitely a fun one and there’s sure to be lots of exciting entries!
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you were inspired!
Ink: Satin Red, Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
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Taylors Sketch Challenge #106

Hey there, friends!
Today I have a Spring card to share. In my effort to go outside my comfort zone, I colored these dahlias yellow. After seeing the end result, I really wish I went for pink or aqua. :( Lately I have been fighting myself on whether I should buy a couple Copics. When I use images like these, it would be so nice to do a little more shading and have a bigger variety of colors. On the flip side, do I really want to spend more money on crafty items?? Decisions, decisions….
This card was based of Taylor’s Sketch Challenge #106. Be sure to check out the fun cards her DT created!
Gotta keep this post short. Have a training session soon so I need to get going. Seriously, who schedules a personal trainer at 9:30 AM? Oh, that’s right, I do. ;)
Have a great Saturday!!

Stamps: Delightful Dahlia, Signature Greetings
Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise

Ink: Vintage Sepia, Tea Dye Duo
Other: orange rhinestones, Delightful Dahlia dies
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Embellish Stitching Color Challenge

Happy Friday!
Boy am I glad that the weekend is here. Last night I went to a rockin’ concert and of course didn’t get home til late. I woke up this morning and my body wasn’t feeling the greatest. Don’t feel sick, just really sore and stuffed up from my allergies. :( The other day I did the stair step machine at the gym…wanna guess how many floors I stepped? 200! Wish I could have gotten a pic of that huge number!
Since I didn’t have any plans today, I thought I’d try my hand at the Embellish challenge. Oh goodness, this one was right up my alley! Do you recognize the colors? Yup, I used them in my March Papertrey Blog Hop post! Guess Ashley and I were on the same wave link. The challenge wasn’t completely a walk in the park though. It also called for stitching- faux or real. I was just going to use some stitched stamps but thought that would be too easy. ;) I was then going to try sewing on a card but figured it would take too long to learn. I ended up using my paper piercer and threaded some twine onto the card.
Did you notice anything else familiar about this card? I used the sketch I designed over at the DeNami Design blog! Really, really happy with the way this card turned out! Don’t you love it when that happens? You may think that all of my cards turn out nicely, but believe me, that is far from the case. I regularly let my family members have my “rejects”….I’m embarrassed at how many end up in that pile.
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a fab weekend!
Paper: Cream, Brown Kraft, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, Bitty Box Basics
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, Fresh Snow, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Ivory grosgrain ribbon, button, twine, paper piercer, various circle punches
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Delightful Dahlia

Sunday greetings!
I just returned from church, which was awesome. I went to the dedication service for a local service and they brought in Matthew West and John K. Jenkins Sr. It was quite a service. Tonight Matthew will be having a concert- yippee! I’ve had the privilege of seeing him in concert twice before and afterwards got to do some pics and talk with him. A great guy who is really down to earth and truly loves the Lord. Super stoked that he came back to Washington!
Today I have a cheery card featuring one of the brand new PTI stamp sets. I just got my order which was FILLED with lots of fun stuff. I bought three colors of felt so I’m going to have to try those out in the near future. :) Have you ever used felt on a card? I’m a little scared but also excited since I’ve seen some cute creations using it. This card screams fresh to me. Love the aqua mist and spring moss together!
I hope you’ve had a great weekend. Love seeing those of you who have done my sketch at the DeNami Design blog. Can’t wait to see more!

Stamps: Delightful Dahlia, Polka Dot Basics

Paper: White, Brown Kraft, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist
Ink: Vintage Sepia, Onyx Black, Tea Dye Duo
Other: Aqua Mist grosgrain ribbon, button, twine, Cricut Expression, Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge, Delightful Dahlia dies, rickrack die
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DeNami Sketch Challenge- #1

Hey there!
I’m super excited to say that I designed my first sketch over at the DeNami Design blog! In case you missed the news, they are hosting two challenges a month- one on the 5th, the other on the 20th. They will range from color challenges to sketches, themes or certain products. Oh yes, and let’s not forget there are fabulous prizes each time too! This time around they have an assortment of stamps and some amazing glitters- it values at over $50! So easy to play along too…all you need to do is create a card based off the sketch and use at least one DeNami stamp!
For this card I decided to go outside my comfort zone and use just black, red and white. Rarely will you see a card from me without some sort of pink, green or aqua on it. However, lately I have been trying to “expand my horizons” and test my creativity. Did you notice the shiny ladybugs? I used Crystal Lacquer which dries to be raised and shiny. I don’t use it often since I’m impatient for it to dry, but there are some times where it really completes a card.
I would love to see you play along with my sketch! I purposely designed it to be super simple so there aren’t any excuses not to play! ;) Get stamping, friends! There are 10 days to play and you can enter more than one card (just be sure to create them in separate blog posts!).