Challenges

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Two Challenges In One

Hello! 
I’m stopping in really quickly for a Saturday post. With all these great challenges in blog land, it was hard to pass up on playing along in a few. Today’s card was based off the new CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #62 and the DeNami Addict Challenge #3.
 
Here’s what I came up with….  
The first thing that came to mind when I saw we needed to do a black card base- Halloween! Being as we just released this adorable Friendly Mummy, I knew I wanted to use him. Seriously, isn’t he cute?!

Since the CAS-ual Friday’s challenge is all about being simple, I though the new DeNami Addict Challenge #3 would be the perfect layout. I must say, I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. {You can play along in this sketch- you don’t need DeNami stamp, but you can use them if you have them!}
Thanks for stopping by- I hope you have a great weekend!  
 
 
*NOT LISTED: decorative die cut shape, embossing folder

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DeNami sponsors CAS-ual Fridays!

Hello!
Today DeNami Design is sponsoring the CAS-ual Fridays challenge, so I just had to join along in the fun. Polka dots as a challenge? I’m SO in! 

Here’s my take on a CAS (clean and simple) polka dot card:

 
Only THREE stamps were needed for this one- don’t know if I could get any more simple than that! The stamps are: Stomping By, Polka Dot Elephant and the Retro Borders set. 
 
No great challenge is without a fun prize, right? There’s a $25 DeNami gift certificate to the DeNami website up for grabs! Does this challenge sound like something you would like to play along in? You can find ALL of the details over on the CAS-ual Fridays blog. Also, be sure to stop by the DeNami blog as I have posted the links of the DeNami DT gals who joined along in this challenge. :) 
Thanks for stopping by!  

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Retro Sketches #13

Good morning! 
Just popping in really quickly with my take on the latest Retro Sketches #13. I just love these sketches! They aren’t too fussy, which is perfect for me. I like sketches where it leaves some “wiggle” room and doesn’t have lots of elements.
Here’s my card….
I decided to rotate my card this time around. Pulled out my well loved Whimsical Flowers set and went to town. {This card also works with the current DeNami Addict Challenge #1, which is a garden theme!}
 
Thanks for stopping by today. Until next time….
 

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Birthday Flowers

Hello! 
Recently I have had some extra time to do some “fun” crafting, which is SUPER rare for me. Most of the things I create are for work, so by the end of the week, I don’t often have energy to create things “just because”. A few days ago I needed to create a lot of things, but was stuck in a rut. After sitting for a while (with an empty craft desk), I finally decided to create something that wasn’t on my “to-do list”.  Imagine my surprise when doing this prompted all sorts of creativity that was carried out into my required projects. 
Here is what I created, which also fits into the awesome DeNami Addict Challenge #1. If you plan on creating anything garden related, you can link it up there! I’m also linking this to the Simon Says Stamp: Clean and Simple challenge.

I’m in LOVE with the Flower Box Window. There is just something about it that is so fun AND I’ve never seen another stamp like it before. For those in the city, I could picture these little boxes as a “garden”, since space would be limited.

 
That’s all for this post. Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to check out the two challenges I mentioned above! 

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DeNami Addict Challenge #1

Hello and Happy Monday! 
Oh, I am just so excited about this post. A while back, our friend Wendy started a blog called “Confessions of A DeNami Addict“. I was beyond floored that someone would have a blog dedicated to their love of our company!  Shortly after, Wendy introduced Tina to the world of DeNami and she has quickly become an avid DeNami collector. 
These lovely gals have done such a fabulous job of maintaining their blog. I always like peeking over there to see what new creations they made. Well, I’m excited to say that they are starting to do challenges now! TODAY being their very first one! Tina was gracious enough to let me join in on the fun- here’s what I came up with.
Since the weather has been SO nice and sunny, I just had to bring out some bright colored flowers. To top it off, they have glitter on them, which makes them even better. :)

I hope you’ll join along in the first DeNami Addict challenge. DeNami stamps aren’t required to play along, though you can use them if you have some! I know Tina & Wendy are looking forward to seeing your creations, and I’ll definitely be peeking in to look at them too. 
Have a GREAT rest of your Monday. Thanks for stopping in!

 

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Retro Sketches #11

*If you’re looking for the DeNami/ The Twinery Blog Hop post, click here* 
Hello! 
I am so excited that I’m able to play along with the Retro Sketch #11.  I’ve been following this challenge since the beginning, but I’ve been so busy, I haven’t had a chance to join along in the fun. Since I had a little bit of time to create a card, I couldn’t help but create a card based off of this awesome sketch. 
Here’s my take on this sketch:  
 
With tomorrow being Mother’s Day, I needed to create a card for my special mom. Since there are five of us kids, I thought it was appropriate to put five birdhouses on the card. :) 
If you’re a mom, I hope you have a very special Mother’s Day tomorrow. Thank you so much for stopping by- I hope you were inspired by this card. 
 

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DeNami Sketch Challenge #11

Hello there! 
It’s time the first Monday of the month, which means it’s time for a brand new DeNami challenge! This month we have a sketch and it just so happens that I got to design this one. 
I like to keep my sketches fairly simple, so there is room to add things, if the creative bug strikes you. Here’s the sketch I came up with…..
With it starting to get more sunny, I wanted to pull out some flowers for this card. One of my favorites: the Tulip Border. I just love coloring these dainty flowers! Would you believe that I only used THREE stamps for this card? Yup, that is all you need! (see below for the complete supply list)
I would love for ALL of you to join us in this sketch challenge. All you’ll need to do is create a card using at LEAST one DeNami stamp, and then of course, follow the sketch! You can find all of the details on the DeNami blog. 
Thanks for stopping by!
 

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Young Crafters Unite Challenge #5

Hello there! 
It’s my first blog post of 2012 (well, at least on my personal craft blog)! I hope you all had a super awesome holiday season. Now that life is semi back-to-normal, I am hoping to be a little more consistent in blogging. 
With a new year comes new challenges…..blog challenges, that is! To kick of 2012, we have a new Young Crafters Unite Challenge for you all. The theme this time around is clean & simple. Since I needed quite a few thank you cards, I thought this would be the perfect time to create them!
 
Here’s what I came up with….
Yes, I went completely clean & simple with these cards. Usually I have a hard time going simple, but I actually was able to restrain myself while I created these. :)
Need some more inspiration with this theme? No problem! Just stop by my fellow YCU DT member blogs and see what they created.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the Young Crafters Unite blog for all the details on this challenge! 
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Christmas Wishes

Hello there! 

I’m excited…..yesterday was my last “official” day at the office for 2011! Yes, that’s right, I now have the next 2 1/2 weeks off. Granted, I have lots of things scheduled, but it’ll still be nice to sleep in occasionally and also fit in some fun things here and there.

I have a new card to share with you all today. This one was actually created for last weeks Colour Q Challenge #114. I was so excited about the colors, I failed to read all the info before I created something. Last week, they changed it up and something besides a card was required to participate. (Good thing I read that before I actually submitted it!) 
Here’s the colors:

I couldn’t resist pulling out the Winter Evergreen Tree for this card. Yes, I am obsessed with these tree stamps! I “decorated” the tree with the Classic Christmas stamp set– these two work together so well!

 
Back in this post, I mentioned I was going out on a fun outing. There’s a city nearby that does something called “Snowflake Lane”. They have drummer boys, sugar plum fairies and other fun things walking around the outside of the mall. There’s also Christmas music playing (that the drummers play to), along with “snow” falling outside. This has been going on for a few years, however, this was my very first year attending. A pretty sight that definitely brought out the holiday spirit. :) 
That’s all for this post. I’m off to do some more crafting- yay for breaks where I can fit in lots of cardmaking! 
Hope you have a great weekend. I’ll talk with you all soon…..

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Colour Q Challenge #115

Hello! 
I’m beyond happy that I’ve finally had a chance to play in a challenge again. I was in need of a few more Christmas cards, so I thought it would be the perfect time to incorporate a challenge as well. As usual, the team at Colour Q had an awesome color palette! LOVE these colors together!
I couldn’t resist pulling out the Large Stocking for this card. I’m fairly sure I’ve said it before, but I truly love this stamp. Actually, to be completely honest, I can’t get enough of the new large stamps by DeNami. :)
Thank you to those who hopped along (and left comments) on the Gift Wrapping Blog Hop we had on Sunday. There were so many fabulous ideas- I was so inspired! If you didn’t get a chance to hop, you can click here to view the gift tags I created.
That’s all for this girl tonight. I’ve been staying up way too late, so I’m going to try to get to bed earlier tonight. Until next time…..