It’s time for the monthly DeNami Design blog hop and I won’t lie, I love the Fresh Florals theme this month. As you might be able to guess from my blog, I’m a girly girl and love flowers and any excuse to use them on cards. Instead of just creating one cards, I put together a trio of cards showcasing the same designs in different colors.
If you started the hop from the beginning, you should be coming from the super sweet Larissa Heskett’s blog. If you are one of my blog readers, or you happened across the hop midway, feel free to visit the DeNami blog for the complete list of participants. Leave comments on each stop for the highest chance of winning one of the coveted gift certificates!
When I first started creating these cards, I didn’t know which stamps I wanted to pair together. After I pulled out lots of my favorites, I got some scratch paper and played around with the different pattern possibilities. Ultimately, I came up with this and LOVE how all of the stamps work together.
I use the same green and blue inks on all the cards and just added different colored flowers and cardstocks. The first initial one took the longest, after I got the colors I wanted to use all pulled out, creating the others was super easy. {Links to all the inks and stamps below.}
There’s just one more stop left on this hop- head on over to the talented and uber sweet Lisa Elton’s blog! She is one of my very dear designers at DeNami and she always creates such beautiful items. Enjoy!
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With a rough patch in my health, I haven’t had a chance to create anything in quite a while. Thanks to my little stash of cards that haven’t been posted, I still have something to share! Did you hear that Avery Elle is now available at Ellen Hutson? Woohoo! Today’s card is courtesy of the beautiful set,Petals & Stems. {Other cards I’ve made with this set can be found here, here and here}
It may be a little hard to see in the picture, but I did my sequin/ rhinestone layers again. I just love how it looks and how it can bring two types of bling together! Also, how fun are these Hero Arts colored ink pads?
That’s going to wrap up this post. Today is my youngest brothers birthday, so I have plans to take him to Target and let him have a mini shopping spree. Also, it just so happens that it’s in the same city as Ellen Hutson, so I’ll be stopping by there as well. I think it’s a win-win all around! :)
Mother’s Day is on Sunday and I was scrambling to find the energy to create a special card for my mom. With my mom being the owner of a stamp company, I always find the need to “top” the last card I gave to her. Let me tell you, this is not an easy feat and sometimes I fail miserably. However, thanks to my infatuation with sequins {and shakers}, I think she’ll be pleasantly surprised with this card. She’s seen my recent creations and now she gets her very own shaker!
Okay, truth be told, I have already given her this card. I knew she would see it on the blog {since she reads daily}, so I gave her the card a little early. ‘Tis the life of a crafter and blogger!
My mom has a love for pinks and greens, so I definitely made an effort to include them in this card. You would think that after making her cards for all these years I wouldn’t get nervous about doing them, but I still do! I think it’s the desire to want to make her proud that gets to me…. thankfully, despite many flops over the years, she still likes my cards and also has something sweet to say about them.
Some of my readers have been able to meet my mom over the years, and I’m sure you’ll agree she’s a special woman. It’s not easy raising five kids, homeschooling all of them and also running a business. If I ever have the privilege of being a mother, I hope that I’m able to be the amazing example and role model she has been able to be for me.
I wanted to pay a little homage to my mom, so I have a list of five things my mother has taught and passed along to me over the years. {Why five? Because she has five kids!}…..
A love for creating cards {especially those with pinks and green and lots of bling} all stem from watching my mom do it when I was younger.
A heart to encourage others with small acts of kindness or words were brought on by seeing her do this for numerous people over my lifetime.
An unbreakable bond with family stems from those moments when we had many special family gatherings and holidays growing up. While sometimes we drive each other crazy, we love each other so much and would do anything for one another.
A hunger to keep learning and growing as a person. I can recall many times while going to the library as a kid, seeing her checkout different how-to books. Even now, she continues to have a passion for learning new things– I want to be like that when I’m her age!
A desire to share Christ’s love and hope with people around me from listening and watching her do this countless time with strangers and acquaintances. If you have something so special, why keep it to yourself?
For all of the mothers out there, I hope that you all have a truly blessed Mother’s Day weekend. Each of you has such a special role in a child’s life and I hope that you feel the love and know impact you make on our lives. For all of us kiddos, let’s be sure to shower our moms with love and kindness and share how much they truly mean to us.
Big, big hugs to all of you today. I’m off to a doctors appointment in just a bit and hopefully this one will provide some answers and physical relief! I hope you’ll come back on Monday- Hilari will be here with her very first feature as a contributor to Pretty Pink Posh!
I’m back with another sequin shaker card! When I created my original shaker card {post here}, I was so taken with all the fun sequins shakin’ about, I could resist making a few cards with this technique. Today we’re going under the sea and swimming with some adorable little critters who seem to enjoy the sequins, too!
Since I went girly for the last card, I wanted to go the opposite direction and go bright & bold for this one. Thanks to my large rainbow of sequin colors, I had many colors that would work in this shaker. While I would love to hoard all of these beauties, it’s just so hard to resist adding them to all of my cards!
Oh yes, I pulled out some more chevron twill ribbon for this card. If you’ve been eying these ribbons, be sure to check out Little Free Radical on Etsy! They are a sponsor on my blog this month and their service/ prices are fabulous!
Just in case you missed the video from my earlier post, here’s how I create my sequin shaker cards. Switch out the patterned papers/ stamps and you can create shakers for any occasion!
It warms my heart when you all share that you liked a card or technique I did and tried it out yourself. As a designer who spends quite a bit of time creating, knowing that that hard work is appreciated and well received is such a joy. I already had two gals share their sequin shaker card creations with me and I feel like a proud mama. :) If you give this tutorial a whirl, I’d love to see your creations!
Thanks for spending some time with me today, I hope you were inspired!
It’s always an exciting day when you get to spill news that you’ve been holding onto for a while. It’s even more exciting when the news has to do with sequins!
I’m the guest designer over on the Neat & Tangled blog today for the last part of the sequin series. For those who don’t follow that blog, each day this week they have showcased different ideas on how you can incorporate sequins onto a variety of projects. With all of those creative ideas, there was so much pressure to create something amazing. While my idea isn’t something super original, it IS something new and a technique I’ve never tried.
I present my take on a shaker card….with sequins, of course!
I’m sure that many of my readers have created shaker cards before. For some reason, I’ve always been intimidated by the thought of them and never took the time to create one myself. Well, I can cross this off my list- it has now been accomplished!
I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and video and give this technique a try. If you do, feel free to leave your blog link in a comment and I’ll take a peek at your post!
I just love introducing my readers to new {to me} companies and today I get to do just that. I recently stumbled across the company Clearly Besotted Stamps and was in awe of the vast variety of stamps and dies they design. While I had wanted many of their sets, the Full Steam Ahead set and dies caught my eye first. How cute is that little train?!
Truth be told, I actually received this set before, or right around, the time I first got my first batch of sequins. With my excitement of the sequins taking over my craft life, I didn’t immediately pull out this set. Once I got a little more time and was sparked with some creativity, I decided I was going to try to use the train with my sequins and patterned paper.
I had one of those “I can’t believe I made this” moments when I finished this card. It was exactly how I envisioned and I have to rave about these little dies- they work SO well! I have many more ideas for this train, so don’t be surprised if you see it again in the near future. *wink*
I don’t often work with companies that are outside the United States, mostly due to me being so impatient and wanting the products NOW. With that being said, I was SO impressed with how quickly my order was shipped, the great customer service, the quality of items and the fact that they arrived pretty quickly! It’s a win all the way around!
This stamp set and die set are currently out of stock, but I believe they’re being restocked in the future. I’ll see about getting an ETA and I’ll update this post when I do. :)
*The stamps and dies are scheduled to be restocked on Monday, May 6th!
That’s a wrap for today’s post. I will see you tomorrow for some more sequins AND a video!
I’m back with another card for the current 10 Minute Craft Dash #16! I’ll confess, these colors have been my go-to colors at work for quite some time and I’m so glad I was able to bring them here! There’s something about these colors that are so striking and well, this combo just makes me happy!
In yesterday’s post, I brought out the Avery Elle Petals & Stems set and it was more subtle, almost country in its feel. Today I’m doing a 180 and going bright and bold! I pulled out some of the other stamps in the set and went to work. Thanks to some paper strips and colored ink pads, this was finished with a little time to spare!
Time it took to create: 9 minutes 20 seconds
If I had an extra minute, I would have added polka dots on top of the strips….Yes, sometimes even I run out of time!
I hope that you can join the DT and I for the current 10 Minute Craft Dash. There’s still 3 more days to get your submissions in for a chance to qualify for that Avery Elle gift certificate!
That’s going to wrap up today’s post. Hope y’all have a fabulous rest of your day!
I am so impressed with a few of my readers {don’t worry, I LOVE you all, I’m just amazed at a few}. Late Sunday night I posted the “shop” section on the blog and had slowly started to add some of the items I’m selling there. Since I’ve been under the weather, it’s been a slow process getting everything up– for some reason, feeling light-headed and nauseous comes at the most inopportune times! Anyhow, getting back on topic, I quietly posted the page and was so surprised that a few already noticed and started checking things out. Way to go super observant readers! I still have quite a bit more to post, but if you want to buy anything now, the page is up.
This week the 10 Minute Craft Dash #16 is being sponsored by Avery Elle. I am loving the latest AE addition to my stamp collection, Petals & Stems. This set is so much fun to use and I love how easy it was to quickly cut out these bold images! Since I had used this set in a bold way previously, I thought I would switch it up and go a more subtle, almost country feel this time around.
In yesterday’s post, I LOVED that Cindy noticed I still managed to get sequins into the photo even though I didn’t add them to my card. She’s so observant! I wanted to share that there’s actually some reasons I’ve been adding them to my pictures, in case any of you were wondering.
They’re inexpensive and are a great “filler” for pictures.
They help my camera pick up on colors from the cards, hence making the pictures better. {Weird, right?}
I will find any way possible to include sequins on/ in anything. I have an full-on obsession.
This week was scheduled full of different things I was supposed to go to {including my very first women’s conference}. I REALLY don’t want to miss any of these things, so the plan is to just go to work and rest up as much as possible. If you think of it, I’d love prayers as far as this sickness bug– it’s definitely not something I need and it’s throwing everything out of whack, including flaring up my back pain. Yucky stuff. I know quite a few of my readers are prayer warriors, so I’ll welcome any prayers! :)
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope all of you are staying healthy and your week is off to a great start!
Fact: I truly dislike cooking, but I can’t seem to turn away from any cooking tv shows.
I am such a sucker for Top Chef, Master Chef, Chopped, along with many others. Another favorite: Iron Chef. The concept of this show is so neat- they highlight one particular ingredient and then the chefs compete to see who can use it the most creatively. While the show is over-the-top in regards to sound effects and the chairman’s facial expressions, I still love the premise of the show.
A little while back Chaitali contacted me asking if I would be interested in joining along in her Iron Craft challenge, which is similar to Iron Chef in its premise. Each week she has a special guest join her and each person uses the same stamp set/ colors/ sketch/ photo and creates something. Over the last few weeks she has had some of my favorite crafters join her- I am so very honored she asked me to be among them. {Though I also got nervous since I am nowhere in the same league as many of them! The pressure was so great!}
Here’s the inspiration photo and sketch we decided to base our cards off of…
I could not make the sketch look right, so I decided to flip it and voila! Just switching the layout completely got me back on track and I was able to whip up this card. I have to confess something: stamping with these strawberries definitely brought out cravings– thankfully this one was a healthy one!
I had so much fun creating for this challenge! With a busy schedule, I just haven’t been able to find time to create for a challenge other than my own, so this was a nice change of pace. Be sure to stop by Chaitali’s blog and see what she created!
I know it’s technically Spring, but sadly the weather here in Washington hasn’t reflected the season change. We had a couple of days with sunshine a while back, but now it seems to be all rain and we even had some hail here over the weekend. I am so ready for more sunshine- this dreary weather is just not fun anymore. If I could transplant my family, friends and job to another state, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
Since the sun hasn’t been shining lately, I thought I’d bring a little sunshine to the blog today. After all, we could all use a little more sunshine in our day, right?
The current Product Spotlight over on the DeNami blog is the Elegant Oval Frame. What does that mean? It’s 10% off until Wednesday! I LOVE this stamp so much, it was so hard for me to put it down so I could move onto other projects. If you didn’t get to see the post where the DT created items using it, click here.
I hope that you all get a little sunshine today. I’ll see you tomorrow for the 10 Minute Craft Dash #15 Highlights post. I went through all of the entries and left comments and boy, this one is definitely going to be a tough decision. So thankful I have helpers to help me make the final decision! Thank you to everyone who took the time to play along and share their talents!
I’m back with another card for the current 
