Crafty Creations Challenge #175 Baby, Baby, Baby

It is baby time and the challenge at Crafty Creations Challenges #175 is to create a project for a baby - welcome baby, baby shower, whatever!

I created this clean and simple card using die cuts from K&Co. I just added the stamped word 'BABY' using Fresh Alphabet (Papertrey Ink) and some glittery bling on the body of the butterfly.

You will need to check out the other baby creations by the design team ... head over to the Crafty Creations Challenges blog to see and also to upload your creation to win a prize from The Stamping Boutique!!

See you there!!

Paris in the Spring

Remember yesterday's card made from papers I received from Angela.  Well, today's card also features many items sent to me from Angela in a prize pacakge. 

Check out the cluster ... that flower die is from My Favourite Things, I believe, and cut from lovely felt!  

I saw someone on their blog use tulle behind a cluster of flowers and it looked lovely so I thought I'd try it.

Thanks again Angela for so many lovely things!

Donelda

Birthday Butterfly

I am so grateful for online crafting friends!  You see, this card is created thanks to one! 

I used my relatively new butterfly die from Papertrey Ink (why have I used it much less than I figured I would??) and creaeted this card from papers that I received from Angela - an online friend.  I won some goodies from her when I did a word scramble on a swap that we are both in.  Such beautiful papers and goodies.

Thanks for dropping by.

Donelda

PaperCrafts Magazine CASE My Choice 1

Welcome back to Lindsey and my fun at CASEing great cards from the March/April issue of PaperCrafts Magazine.  Today is my choice and I picked this interesting card.  (page 29 by Courtney Kelley).  I love the shape of that die cut!!!

I kept the great layout, the die shape and that bright red flower.

A close up of the cluster of elements.  Love it all!  The sentiment if from Hero Arts.

Okay, now it is time to check out and see what Lindsey did with this card.  She also almost picked this card so I am sure she will create a beauty!!

And you will need to drop back in next Thursday and Friday when Lindsey and I go at it again!  We have 2 more great cards from the March/April  PaperCrafts Magazine to CASE! 

Donelda

Spring - Stripes and Tulips

I love this package of designer paper that is all stripes and dots.

Here I've taken the bright pink stripes and created long panels.  I've also played on Dawn McVey's strategy shown on a Make it Monday video to take 1 small frame and use it to create a larger frame ... except I've done the same with 2 diecuts .. joining them to make 1 longer die cut.  The join is covered by the ribbon!

Tulip image is an inchie from Inkadinkado along with the peace sentiment. 

Peace Out!

Donelda

Stretching Supplies

Hello! 

A number of weeks ago on Make It Monday, Dawn McVey showed a snazzy idea of stretching your supplies .. specifically your frames or labels.  You simply stamp one image twice but then cover up the spot where they stamp beside each other to make it look like a bigger frame.  Here the butterfly and flower are covering up where the 2 are stamped on top of each other... but if you don't know that it just looks like a really big frame stamp. 

I really like these colours: lavender moon, spring moss, white, and kraft.  It looks really fresh and springy to me!!

Donelda

Thank You ... Imke!

This card was created for 2 reasons ....

1) to use up these great letters that Imke sent me ... she is such a thoughtful friend (thanks Imke!!)

and 2) to use that increadible BasicGrey wooden button ... see it on the left?!  Amazing!!

I found this great paper at my local Dollar Store.  It is really neat.  Very soft, almost like cloth.

I can hardly believe I actually used one of those buttons  and didn't hoard the whole package ... just 5 more left .... what will I do with them??

Thanks for dropping by.

Donelda

Home-made Rubber Stamps #7 - Flower and Stem

Okay, so today I am showcasing my favourite home-made stamps to date.  Yup, I hand carved that flower and that stem.  They are seperate images.  I could use them seperately or together like I've done here.

I had used Hibiscus Burst ink for the flowers ... and when I added the strip of Hibiscus Burst paper it was SO much brighter (probably because I am waiting - not so patiently - to purchase the new PTI ink as the old pads are getting dry).  So to fix the problem, I layered the pink cardstock with a bit of vellum punched with a scallop edge. 

It's true, I am totally addicted to creating my own stamps.  It is nice to be able to create something I want without having to purchase it or wait for it.

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a great weekend.

Donelda



Colour Q Challenge #117, Dilly Beans, and Lucy Abrams

I finally had a little time to sit down and do a little craft making.  I love the black and white + a colour challenges so the CQC #117 appealed to me.  And, check it out, Dilly Beans is running a red and black challenge ... which will work for my card as well!   Lucy Abrams is running with her sketch challenges this week (like she did last year) so I wanted to play along with one of those too.

I decided the strips could be home-made washi tape.  Pulled out some new Papertrey Ink products (Background Basics: Gingham, butterfly die, and Pure Poppy red ink) and got busy. Here is my card:

I've been browsing on Christine Middlecamp's blog again ... hence the many layers on the big red butterfly ... reminds me of this one I saw on her blog...

That was fun.  Think I'll drop over to these sites to see what other crafters created ....

Donelda

Embossing - Two Ways

So I was finally able to pull out some of my new toys that I received for my birthday and for Christmas.  I combined them with some old toys for a fun card.

New items used on this card: Half and Half die, and  Background Basics: Gingham (both Papertrey Ink)

Old favourites used: Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Labels 8 Nestabilities, Around and About Sentiments (Papertrey Ink)

Now, one part of the card you might not be able to see from the full card is the dry embossed butterflies on the half & half die cut.  Here is a close up:

I hand embossed them using a light board!  A bit of work but worth the effort as the effect is so subtle!!

And I was really focused on threes ... can you find them....

Thanks for dropping by.  I have LOTS of new toys to play with so you will be seeing new stuff from me as the weeks continue and I find time to actually play!

Donelda

Colour Q Challenge #114 - Best Wishes

I wanted to play along again this week with the Colour Q challenge #114 but almost missed out!  Sunday was the deadline!!   And then, I worked and worked on a card to realize that the challenge was to create anything BUT a card!  Oh well! 

Here was the card I ended up with:

You wouldn't beleive how many times I reworked this card and basic idea!  *Sigh*  These colours are just not easy for me I guess.

Donelda

Make It Monday # 39 - Multi-Stamp Background

I love making my own backgrounds using stamps so I was excited to see Nichole's Make It Monday Challenge #39.  I wanted to do something different than flowers and leaves so I pulled out the set Fruitful.  I also decided to go with an unexpected color combo - Scarlet Jewel, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise and Spring Moss. 

I created the senitment by combining a sentiment from Birthday Basics (it reads "Hope this day is as special as you are") and then adding the "Sweet and Juicy" using Simple Alphabet!  I like how the start of the sentiment is all neat and tidy but then the second part is lopsided and fun!!  LOL!!

Off to see what everyone else used for their background papers.

Thanks for dropping by.

Donelda