Make It Monday #37 - Layered Mats and Frames

Wanted to play along with this week's Make It Monday challenge #37 - to use layered mats and frames.  Trouble is, I only own 1 Papertrey Ink die (thanks Linda, a great Secret Sister!!).  Regardless, I knew I could be creative!!

I coloured in the small bloom from In Bloom (Papertrey Ink) with a blender pen and Lavendar Moon and Pure Poppy ink.  Cut the frame with Fillable Frames #4 and then the inside with a round spellbinder nestability oval die.  I added some text inside the frame with Background Basics: Text Style (Papertrey Ink).  The sentiment is also from the Fillable Frames #4 stamp set (thanks again to a wonderful Secret Sister, Linda!!).  The background is Hero Arts Decrative Woodgrain. 

This was fun, off to link it up and see what everyone else created!!

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - Color Challenge - Take 3

And finally ... here is my Take 3 card using this demask home-made paper and this awesome color combo.

I had spent many nights dreaming of this card ... the colors, the pop of red, the stripes, the demask, the shape.  Gotta love when a card turns out close to what you originally invision!  And this is an example of how you can use partial images/sentiments.  The strawberry actually comes from a house mouse image ... my favourite ... sleeping with strawberries.  I only used one of the berries, obviously.  The sentiments are also from bigger sentiments (both from Mixed Messages).  The "you're" is from the 'you're too kind' and the "Sweet" is from the 'Sweet baby' sentiment. 

That was a FUN Take 3 Challenge.  I might have to do that again.  I know I will be using this colour combo again sometime soon!  Yummy!!

Hope you have a great rest of your week.

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - Color Challenge - Take 2

Welcome back!  Today I am sharing my 2nd Take on this challenge - using the same color combo and home-made demask patterned paper (trying to stay on top of my scraps since tossing everything a few weeks ago).

This card is just a mini card.  Oh how I love to create mini cards!!

 This card is fairly clean and simple.  I adore the sentiment over the light leaf image (Turning a New Leaf, Papertrey Ink). 

Now you MUST come back tomorrow, becuase like usual, I have saved the best for last!  My Take 3 card was acutally the one that started it all off .......

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - Color Challenge - Take 1

Welcome to one of my Take 3 Challenges.  If you don't know about them, a number of months ago I decided to make better use of my stamps when I have them pulled out.  So instead of simply making 1 card wtih an image and then putting it away, I decided to always make 3 cards and then post them on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  I have to tell you, this has become so much fun!!  If you are intersted in seeing my other Take 3 Challenges, you can always just click on the "Take 3" keyword and it will bring up all of my previous posts.

Today's Take 3 Challenge is a bit different.  This time, I started out making 1 card but then I decided that I really liked the color combo and wanted to use up the scraps ... and, hence, a Take 3 Challenge was born.  So, this week uses the same home-made demask patterned paper (Demask Designs, Papertrey Ink) as well as the same color combo. 

Here is Take 1:

Arn't those colours gorgeous together??!!  See why I couldn't stop!  

Make sure you drop back tomorrow to see Take 2 ... it is a mini card .. oh how I love to create mini cards!!

Donelda

Less is More Challenge #37 - Cocktail

(Note: Today is my 3rd post ... scroll down to see my One Layer Wednesday (OLW) card

and my CAS-ual Fridays card)

Today I am really getting into some challenges.  This one is from the Less Is More blog.  I don't usually play with them but today's challenge was too good to resist!!  Challenge #37 is Cocktail.

 Inside says "...now would be a good time for a drink"  LOL  I can imagine this would be a great card when dear hubby arrives home saying he's been laid off ... or when your brother in law comes over to say his second wife has left him ... or when you arrive home from work and your wife says the school has called again about your son who has been suspended again ....

Off to see how everyone else interpreted "cocktails"

Thanks for dropping by!
Donelda

CAS-ual Fridays #24 - No Orange Halloween

Over at CAS-ual Fridays the latest challenge is to create a Halloween card that does not have any orange in it!  Well, that isn't really so hard now .. is it??!!

Here is what I ended up with ....  I really like it ... but it kinda makes me think of batman ... no it totally makes me think of batman!!  LOL!!

The bat was cut out of Sookwang tape and then covered with black glitter ... here is a closer picture that almsot captures the sparkliness of the glitter:

If you are a regular here you know that I love to create CAS (Clean and Simple) cards.  This is the first time I've played along with a CASual Fridays challenge but I am sure to be there again!! 

Thanks for dropping by,
Donelda

One Layer Wednesday (OLW) #68 - Triangles

Thanks to Susan R. for making 'triangles' the challenge for her One Layer Wednesday #68 challenge this week.  I've had this idea in my head for weeks and weeks ... and this gave me a chance to actually make it happen!!  LOL!! 

Hehe, isn't it funny!  The trees and trunks are actually shapes from the Fun With Shapes set (very old and very retired from Stampin' Up!).  I added some distressing, a few stars (Out on a Limb Additions, Papertrey Ink) and a holiday sentiment (also from PTI).  I left room on the left to address the tag to a recipient.  And check out that lace on the end .. just found it at a Dollar Store in a neighbouring town!  Love it!!!

Okay, what else can I do with triangles... going to have to give this one another go.

Oh, and here is another tag I made while I was "at it".  Sheesh, should have turned this into a Take 3 challenge... LOL!!

Thanks for dropping by.
Donelda

October Swap - Farm Fun

Here is the card I created with this great image I received from Vickie.  She wanted us to watercolour the image.  I did with a combo of my watercolor pencil crayons and watercolor crayons. 

My favourite part ... the hen!!  LOL!!!  and the apples, pumpkins, and sunflowers were fun too ... but

I love that little white hen!!

Thanks for stopping by to check  things out! 

Donelda

Hello Pink Butterfly

Hi everyone!  Just thought I'd pop in and share this card I made a while ago!  I used one of my home-made templates to create a "half and half" die like the ones that Papertrey Ink are selling (and I do not own!). 

I saw on someone's blog they were proving that you don't have to 'own it all' to create beautiful cards! 

Here is proof!!

Thanks for dropping by. 

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - Thankful Wheat - Take 3

And finally, here is my Take 3 card using this wheat stamp (First Fruits, Papertrey Ink)

This one ended up being my favorite.  I really like this layout ... with the sentiment seperating the bottom image from the rest!!

Very Clean and Simple and uses 'inchies' which I love.

Well, that is it for another Take 3 Challenge.  I have some AWESOME cards for my Take 3 Challenge next week so make sure you come back on Monday!!  See you then.

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - Thankful Wheat - Take 2

Welcome back to my Take 3 Challenge.  Here is my Take 2 using this wheat image

from First Fruits (Papertrey Ink)

Decided to try adding some patterned paper (from my wonderful Secret Sister!!).  I also wanted to try this layout ... not sure I am totally in love with this card ... mmmmm

Okay, a better card tomorrow .... very cas and a great new layout!!

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - Thankful Wheat - Take 1

Welcome to this week's Take 3 Challenge.  Since today is Thanksgiving in Canada, I wanted to create a thankful card.  So, I pulled out my First Fruits stamp set (Papertrey Ink) and got busy with this awesome bushel of wheat. 

A very Clean and Simple card to say how thankful I am for you ... my visitors who visit me and encourage me here on my little corner of the www !!! 

See you tomorrow for my second take....

Donelda

Make It Monday - Trigger Tuesday - One Layer Wednesday

Hi Everyone. 

I wanted to play around with some challenges tonight and ... believe it or not ... I actually combined a few.  I usually am amazed at folks who do this but tonight the 3 challenges just kinda fell together.

First off, this delicious looking image, from Moxie Fab World's Trigger Tuesday, got my taste buds flowing.   Then, I was inspired by Nichole Heady's Make It Monday #35 to create some home-made washi tape.  This is a BRILLIANT idea ... I just cannot afford those yummy tapes (only own 1 roll at this point) so making my own is a great option.  And finally, the One Layer Wednesday #67 was to make a Thinking of You card and donate to a cause of their choice.

So the colours and the stripes come from the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger picture.  Yummy!  The strips are some home-made washi tape using Polka Dot Basics II and Background Basics: Stars (both Papertrey Ink).  The apple is from Teacher's Apple (Papertrey Ink).  The sentiment .. making it a "thinking of you" card ... is from Around and About Sentiments (also Papertrey Ink) which I love because you can create small sentiments.   I know the apple is popped up ... which means it is not "technically" a One Layer Card ... but it is close ... certainly close enough for me!!

Off to camp this weekend!  The last outting of the season.  The van will go away until next spring. 

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!
Donelda

Forever and Always

Here is a card that could be a wedding card or an anniversary card. 

It is a combination of a rich purple and a soft grey. 

The bottom panel is a piece of purple cardstock with lines made by

 using my Versamark pencil.

Hope you have a great day!

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - A Dog and His Boy - Take 3

Okay, so here is my Take 3 using the October Afternoon set Kite Tales.  Except this time it might need to be called a Dog without his boy.  LOL

I used my mirror image stamp to make a few dogs facing the other way.  Then I could set them around with that adorable sad face, looking like they will miss their friend!!

Wow, that was a fun card to create!

Well, that is it for this week's Take 3 Challenge.  What a fun stamp set to play with!!

Thanks for visiting!

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - A Dog and His Boy - Take 2

Here is my second card using this cute little dog and boy image from October Afternoon's Kite Tales stamp set.  It all started with those clouds .. they are rub ons (from Studio Calico) that I got at 75% off at my local scrapbook store.  Love them!!

I adore this cute little scene.  Today, the boy is coloured with Copics while yesterday's
card was paper pierced.

Okay, one more card ... my Take 3 using this little stamp set will be here tomorrow.  It is a very
different take from these last 2 cards.....

See you tomorrow!

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - A Dog and His Boy - Take 1

Yup, this week I'm going cute and masculine!!  Here is my Take 1 card using these images from October Afternoon called Kite Tales.

No buttons, no ribbon, no pretty things = masculine card.  A very CAS card as well.

Stay tuned because my Take 2 card will be here tomorrow. Still masculine but done in a different way.

Donelda

One Layer Wednesday (OLW) - Inspiration from Janelle

So this week's One Layer Wednesday posted by Susan R. is a really different and very special challenge.  Susan has challenged us to be inspired by Janelle, a woman from Susan's home town who has been diagnosed with brain cancer.  Janelle is an inspriation as she faces this challenge in her life ... and we can all be inspired by her! 

I chose to use this amazing card as my inspiration - I love the colors and I adore black eyed susans. 

Here is my card.

I used Fancy Flourishes (Papertrey Ink) with Versamark ink and Everyday Classics (Papertrey Ink Anniversary set) for the sentiment.  I have had these black eyed susan flowers for a long time but haven't used them.  The little brown frame is from one of those old Stampin' Up packages you could buy that had a bunch of die cuts in them, before dies and punches were as popular as they are today.

I hope you join us in this great challenge! 

Thanks for dropping by my blog!  I appreciate your interest and a comment if you have time to leave one.
Donelda

Trigger Tuesday - Blue Bird and Red Gingham

Anyone who drops by regularly will know that I LOVE red gingham!  So, when I saw the Trigger Tuesday inspiration picture from Moxie Fab World, I really wanted to play along.  Problem was ... when I looked, I didn't have a scrap of red gingham paper to use!   Can you believe it ... I couldn't!!! 

So, I had to create my own, which I did using Papertrey Ink's Faux Ribbon stamp set and some ColorBox red ink!  And check out the background paper ... a perfect match to the photo.  It came from the Seaside 8x8 paper pack (October Afternoon).

The bird is a Magenta chipboard bird covered with somelight blue paper and sponged with Broken China and Walnut Stain Distress inks.  Sentiment if from Bird Watching (Papertrey Ink).

Off to check out what everyone else did with this spectacular inspiration photo.....

Thanks for dropping by...

Donelda

Gears and Robots

Always looking for ways to use up scraps!  This gear paper was a perfect match for my robot friend!

Stamps - Robot (Recollections), Sentiment (Papertrey Ink)

Excited that it is finally Friday!  Crazy week.  Going to try to make Holiday cards this weekend for World Card Making Day .... what are you doing???

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - Butterflies - Take 3

Welcome back to the Take 3 card from this week's Take 3 Challenge using this Studio G butterfly image.  Today's card uses this great butterfly as a background image!  I think it turned out great! 

And I love this color combo!  Yuuuuuummmmmy!!

Thanks for dropping by for this week's Take 3 Challenge.  If you decide to try your own Take 3 Challenge I'd love to check it out!  Make sure you leave me a note so I can drop by!

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - Butterflies - Take 2

Welcome back to my Take 2 card using this great butterfly image from Studio g.  This time, I stamped it onto a piece of transparency and cut it out.  Before adhering, I colored the back side of the butterfly with a Copic marker B000.   

The background paper was spritzed with some Tattered Angel Glimmer Mists (a silver and a pink).  A strip of patterned paper and black cardstock as well as a simple sentiment and voila, a CAS card. 

Okay, that is 2 takes using this same image.  One left - Take 3 - and you won't believe what I did with this butterfly next!!!  Drop back tomorrow to check it out!

Donelda

Take 3 Challenge - Butterflies - Take 1

Welcome to this week's Take 3 Challenge!  This week, I wanted to use this great butterfly image.  It is a Studio g butterfly that a friend of mine gave me! 

I had just watched the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday video on Free Style Copic Coloring.  I love how it turned out and will try that again with some other line images. 

A different technique tomorrow for Take 2..... see you then!

Donelda

Round Flower Boquet

My friend gave me an awesome "Card a Day" calendar where there are supplies to create a card every day of the year.  This image was in there.  I used it with some of my own supplies to create this round card.  I love round cards but don't make them nearly enough!!

Thanks for dropping by.

Donelda