Today I have a card that features stamps by Wilson Designs! I always love supporting new businesses, especially when they are owned by sweet people! :) Kim is definitely a sweetheart, and her designs are super fun!
Here’s my card featuring the owl that’s in the Everything’s Owlright set….
I paired up the owl and branch with the DeNami sentiment: Owl Always Be Your Friend. Loved that I was able to pair up both DeNami and Wilson Designs!
Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Hope this card brought a smile to your face. :)
How are you, sweet blog friends? I hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was extra long, with my snow day, but it was AMAZING! I got a ton of cards made (for publication calls) and got some intense workouts in. In addition, I got a new toy…..I’ll post it at the end….
Today’s card was a reject for a pub call, but I still like the card. :) I did something different for this one- I stamp the sentiment multiple times (in two different colored inks) and created a “patterned paper”. I love this look- going to be doing this again!
Okay, now onto my new toy…..
I FINALLY got an iPhone! I don’t think I ever mentioned wanting one (on here), but I’ve been wishing for one for quite a while. I’ve heard so many great things about them, and with a larger than normal tax return, I went ahead and got one yesterday. I spent all of last night playing with it, downloading apps, and looking at different cases. There are so many neat apps- I’ve gotten quite a few already. I know many of my crafty friends have iPhone- what are YOUR favorite apps? I’d love to check them out!
That’s all for today. Thanks for visiting me today- I always love hearing from you all. :)
I’m so happy that I could play along with the Color Cue Challenge #12! I have to confess, these colors looked way too hard at first, so I put it off for a bit. After being “stuck in a rut” for a while, I figured I should just give it a shot. Here is the result….
I haven’t really had a chance to play with Poinsettia Patterns much, so I thought this would be a good time to pull it out. I think it works really well with Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions. What do you think?
I didn’t think I had inks to match this color combo, then I remembered my Brilliance ink pads! I used Jade and Purple. They work together so well! Then, just to add a teeny bit of bling, I used my Lavender rhinestones.
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed today’s card!
Snow is coming down steadily over here in Washington. I tell ya, we have some of the strangest weather. Yesterday, within 10 minutes, it was blindingly sunny, then it started to snow like crazy!
Since I wasn’t able to make it to the gym yesterday (because of the snow), I decided to play along with the super fun colors of the DeNami Color Challenge #6. Lisa did an awesome job with her picks!
I actually struggled a bit with this one- something I tend to do when there are only three colors to play with. I think my mind freezes because I’m used to using lots of colors! :)
For this card, I decided to pull out the super adorable elephant from the Safari Animals stamp set. A long way back, I created a card with a similar idea- it’s still one of my favorite “kid cards”.
Isn’t that elephant darling? I had the hardest time resisting putting a marker to him! Can’t you also see it paper pieced? I see those ideas running through that mind of yours. ;)
If you have a DeNami stamp, check out the blog so YOU can play along in this challenge too! Even if you don’t have a DeNami stamp (yet!), be sure to hop on over and take a look at the FABULOUS cards by the design team!
It’s been a few days since I’ve written. I had an extra long weekend (four days off), so I took that time to just relax. I had all these ideas of what I wanted to do, but hardly did any of it! One thing that I DID do….I took an day trip to Portland with my sister and BFF. Yes, we’re crazy like that. ;)
I just realized when I put the watermark on this card, that I JUST posted a get well card. I created quite a few for a recent publication call, so hopefully you don’t mind seeing another one! Like the previous one, this will hopefully bring a smile to the receivers face.
I pulled out my Spellbinders Labels Five as my focal point. I love the shape of this one- it’s so unique! Then, under the whales, I added a one of the shapes from the Ribbon Tag Trio set. Can you tell I’m addicted to Spellbinders? :)
Here you can see that I “highlighted” one of the whales. I paper pieced the whales with some polka dot paper. Paper piecing is great if coloring isn’t your thing, or just to add a fun pattern.
It sure it a good Saturday for me. Why? Because I still have three more days of my extended weekend! I love when holidays are on a Monday! Hoping to catch up on some publication calls and possibly pick up a new purse. :)
Today I have a recent reject from a publication call. I actually have quite a few to share with you, but with my crafting time being semi limited lately, I thought I’d space them out.
I don’t know about you, but when I’m sick, I want to see bright colors to make me happy. Can you imagine receiving this card when you were feeling under the weather? I’ve actually never received a “get well soon” card, but I think I’d enjoy getting one like this. :)
Recently I’ve been pulling out my WPlus9 stamps out a lot more. It makes me sad to see them unused! I used one of the stamps in Woodgrain Silhouettes Additions for my focal point. LOVE this image!
I hope you have a super great weekend. Thanks for stopping by and leaving me some love today! ;)
So….I’m still in the Valentine mode…well, at least in the colors of today’s card. Today I have a card featuring an oldie but goodie DeNami stamp: Espresso Scene. I haven’t used this stamp in F.O.R.E.V.E.R, so it was super fun to pull it out again!
You know how much I love polka dots- they make such a perfect background on cards. For this card, I used the new Medium Polka Dots. Can’t tell you how much I LOVE this stamp; I could seriously use it on all my cards. :)
I wanted to create super sparkly cups, so I brought out my Quickie Glue Pen (only $3.00!) and applied both Magenta and Ruby Red glitter. If you enjoy colored glitters, be sure to check out the awesome selection here!
Oh, for those who don’t follow my fitness blog, I posted my latest weigh-in results today. Slowly, but surely, making progress! :)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Before I start on my post today, I want you all to know that I truly {heart} you all! Thank you for always leaving such sweet comments and for visiting my blog(s). You all are such sweethearts!
Today I have a card that features lots of things that I love: polka dots, buttons and a bow! :) For my focal point, I used the Large Open Umbrella, then paired it with the new Happy Valentine’s Day. They are both whimsical, so they go great together!
If you’ve followed my blog, you know that I love paper piercing. Yes, it’s time consuming, but I think it adds a lot to a card. (One time, my sister said it was a waste of time to do it…..)
I hope you all have a very special day! {{big hugs}}
It’s time for the February DeNami Blog Hop! I always get so excited for the second Sunday to roll around….the DeNami Blog Hops are always chock full of amazing inspiration. I know that this time will be no exception.
If you started from the beginning of the hop, you should be coming from sweet Ayana’s blog. I can only imagine the beauty she has created!
My card today features buttons as accents. Recently, I’ve been putting rhinestones on top of my buttons and LOVE the look. It brings a little extra special to the cards plus, this is a great way to use the tiny buttons you may have.
I pulled out the new Rainbow stamp, which I can’t get enough of. To change it up a bit, I used pastel colors for my rainbow. THEN I added a doily, which I thought looked great on this card.
It’s off to the next stop on the hop: Karen Larkin’s blog. Be sure to comment on each blog for your highest chance of winning. There are THREE $20 gift certificates up for grabs; who can resist mini shopping sprees? On top of the hop, we have a special challenge that coordinates with the blog hop- both participants and blog hoppers can participate. Check out the DeNami blog for all the details!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great rest of your day!
Thank you SO much to those who left me congrats on my last card being accepted for publication. The card will be featured in the July issues of CARDS, so it’s only a few months away! (Perfect month too….it’s my birthday that month!)
I had so much fun creating for the Lawnscaping Challenge:All About Love…I created another card! For this one, I decided to create a little scene. :)
I just love coloring this dog with my Copics. It’s the perfect size, and it’s fun to *try* shading. You’ll notice, I also tried my hand at doing a little shading on the tree. Someday, I’ll master it….
Have you ever seen a glitter tree? Yeah, neither have I, but I would love to someday!! I just took my Quickie Glue Pen and covered the tree, then sprinkled Extra Fine glitter. Easy and quick, but super amazing results!
Hope you enjoyed this card! If you missed my other entry for the challenge, you can find it here.
