Moxie Fab Challenge - Cure For the Winter Blues

Just squeezing this Multi-Blue and white card in for Moxie Fab World's challege - Cure For the Winter Blues.

It features another one of my home-made stamps - 'Military Chevron' stamped in rows using various shades of blue.  The whole overall design was stolen borrowed from Jennifer McGuire's card shown in THIS POST.  I accented the whole thing with some white feathers, apaper flowers from American Crafts, a paper flower (from my stash) and a few half pearls scattered around.

I love working with feathers!

Thanks for dropping by,

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

Crafty Creative Challenges - Stripes and a Colourful Thanks

This week at Crafty Creative Challenges Design Team 1 were working on Stripes this week.  Well, I love stripes so I just had to play along as well!!

I love the big bold look of this focal image I created by piecing strips of the specified coloured cardstock onto a diecut iamge (borrowed from Little Princess Cards site seen HERE).  Then, this great sentiment (Friends are Treasures - Hero Arts) was added on top.  The flourishes are from a set called Build Your Own Flourish (Gel a tins).  That black really pops off of all that colour!  I will definately be doing this again!

Thanks for visiting

Donelda

Modern Basics - Finally!

Yup, that's right!  I finally broke out my new-to-me (back in December) Modern Basics stamp set (Papertrey Ink) and created with it!  These cards were a long time coming!!

I'm additcted to those flag sentiment strips.

This one is just a 3x3 ... and oh so cute with various shades of yellow and orange ink. 

Thanks for dropping by.

Donelda

One Layer Wednesday (OLW) #81 - Cream, Black, and Bling

Jennifer set this week's One Layer Wednesday (OLW) challenge # 81 to use Cream, Black, and Bling.  Wow - this really stumped me!!  I just don't use cream that often so I kept having a big block ... until I polled out my new-to-me Mehndi Medallion stamp set (Papertrey Ink) ....

You will note that there is 1 black bling (half rhinstone) and 4 other regular rhinstones in the middles of the bigger medallions.

Love this set!!  So worth the $5!

Donelda

Tulip Baby Welcome

Hi everyone!

I tend not to combine challenges and then, if I'm ever brilliant enough to do so it is usually a maximum of 2 different challenges.  So you can imagine my surprise when I realized that I could combine 4 different challenges without my head exploding!  LOL!

First up, the CAS-ual Fridays challenge was to make a baby card. Also, Use it Tuesday's challenge is also to make a baby card - in celebration of Heather's new arrival Clarie!  As it just so happens, I need one!

Then I saw these lovely soft colours on the Play Date Cafe challenge ... that would work!

and finally over at Our Creative Corner the challenge is Over the Edge, which I love but rarely think to do....(and I see I am too late to link it up for the challenge ... sigh!)

In the end, it all came together with this card:

Featuring 2 of my own hand-created stamps.  The background image is a new one - a starburst of sorts, and then my flower image - which I think can be used as a rose (see yesterday's card) or as a tulip as shown here.  It also features my home-made template for the Sahara Sand (Stampin' Up!) panel across the front (looks way more kraft in the image but is a much softer sand colour in real life!).

Here is a close up of the dimension.  Senitment if from Round and Round (Papertrey Ink anniversary stamp set).

This card was so much fun to make!!! Now I'm off to load it up and check out what all the other challenge go'ers made with these challenges.

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



Home-made Rubber Stamps #6 - Smiley Face

Isn't this a FUN card!  Wouldn't it bring a smile to anyone's face!  I think so. 

And that perfect sentimet is from Hero Arts!

and the smiley face is a home-made stamp.  I stamped it in black ink and then used the largest single dot in Polka Dot Basics (Papertrey Ink) to fill in the smile with yellow ink.  These papers are from an Echo Park 12 x 12 pack called Dots & Stripes.  It has various papers of dots and stripes in this yellow and also in brown, blue, orange, and a soft and a bright pink.  What a great collection of papers!! 

Thanks for joining me today!!

Donelda

Crafty Creations Challenge #159 - Vintage Lady

Hi everyone and welcome to Crafty Creations Challenge #159 - Vintage Fashion.  This week's sponsor is Digi Doodle Shop and they have shared this lovely vintage lady for us to use!  I decided to go with a clean and simple vintage instead of a shabby vintage.

Her big beautiful dress just screamed purple to me!!  I wanted to keep the overall card clean and simple so I just added this great ribbon and flower embellishment. 

You need to check out what the others from Team 2 of the CCC Design Team did with this and the other vintage lady images ....

Peggy

Jaime

Lindsey

Kathleen

Now it is your turn ... create a card that reflects Vintage Fashion for your chance to win!

Donelda

Home-made Rubber Stamps #6 - Large Damask

So I finally got brave enough to try carving a stamp out of the "real" rubber - the pink stuff instead of just using cheap erasers.  And I also decided to kick the image up a notch and try a large damask design.

The dots near the top were very difficult but the rest was okay, and I think it turned out pretty good.  So much fun to create!

And here is a pic of the card without all the materials in front of it.  I used one of these fabric flowers from K&Company.  Love them so much.  The sentiment is from Autumn Abundnce (Papertrey Ink). 

Okay, so tomorrow is my Crafty Creations Challenges but I will return on Thursday with a FUN card using another home-made stamp.

Donelda

Home-made Rubber Stamps #5 - Interlocking Images

Welcome to another week of Home-made rubber stamps!  Today I am showcasing these cool interlocking stripes.  Cool!!  Again, I am just mimicing what I have seen on Godelieve's blog.  Her sample with these stamps is amazing (and I was tempted to just replicate it) but decided I should try something different. 

A close up.  And you can see that I stitched on some glass seed beads in the orange, turquoise, and blue colours (which was a colour challenge a while ago and it is way too late to upload!).

Wait until you see my stamp tomorrow ... It is created with the pink stamping rubber .... Can't wait to show you....

Donelda

Liebster Blog award

A big thanks to Ardyth for nominating me for the Liwbster Blog Award. 

The award is given to Bloggers with fewer than 200 followers, to help them gain new followers.  What a great idea!  And so kind of Ardyth for nominating me.  I will be passing on the Award to five other blogs soon! 

Thanks again Ardyth!!

Casual Friday #41 - Cheesy Love

I wanted to play along with the CASual Friday challenge#41 - Just for the PUN of it!  Haha!! 

Here is my card ....

The sentiment is computer generated.  The cheese is a Studio g that I found at Michaels.  So much fun.

Donelda

Runway Inspired Challenge #6 - Mosaic

So excited to be picked as a Fabulous Fashionista!! Thanks!!

Time for another Runway Inspired Challenge #6.  These are actually quite fun!  Here you see this great mosaic shirt and blue jean shorts (that's what I'll refer to them as..) 

I focused on ... the colours, the mosaic, and the 'jean short' material...

and here is my card...

It took some time to cut all those little squares but I like the final result so it was worth it.  Hard to see but I stamped the Not Quite Navy panel with a Linen background using Versamark to give it that jean-like pattern.

Lots of fun I tell you!   Off to upload and see what everyone else did!  I didn't dare peek at the DT samples or I would be unduly influenced....

Donelda

Home-made Rubber Stamps #4 - Even More Chevron

Okay, one last Chevron card for this week.  This time, I am showcasing my "Striped Chevron" stamp.  This stamp is a chevron shape that has 3 of the thin strips.  When stamped repeatedly, it makes this great long strip of colour! 

I have to admit this is my favourite of all the cards I've made so far using my chevron stamps!

The big paper flower is one I won from a blog and it is from American Crafts.  I altered it a bit, took off the brown button in the middle, added a black stamped medallion (Mehndi Madallion - PTI) in black on Ruby Red cardstock punched, and a black PTI button on top.  The sentiment is from Half & Half (PTI).

Let me tell you .. making stamps is so much fun!!  I have lots more to share with you.  Make sure you check back soon.

Donelda

Home-made Rubber Stamps #3 - More Chevron

Welcome back.  Showcasing 2 more of the Chrevron stamps I created.

 First up is my "Solid Chevron"

The Aqua Mist (PTI) and white chevron stripe at the bottom was made with my very own stamp!!  The main image is a new to me image from Purple Onion Designs - love it!  The inside says "have a happy birthday".

The next Chevron stamp is the one I call my "Arrow Chevron"

And check out what happens if you stamp it around in a circle ... it makes a little flower!  and see the green striped leaves in the tip right corner of the flower ... another chevron stamp that I call "Leaf Chevron".  Hard to see but I'll be using it on another card soon!

The background of this card was created using the Arrow Chevron as well ... makes an awesome background!

Okay, another card tomorrow!

Donelda

Word Verification Off - Moderating On

Hey everyone, just thought I'd let you know that I've turned off the horrible word verification!  Not sure why it is so different ... and difficult these days.  Anyway, I've turned on the moderating feature instead.  Not sure how that will work but giving it a try!!  Hopefully you will have an easier time making comments!

Thanks
Donelda

Crafty Creations Challenge #158 - Fancy Folds

It is Group 1's challenge this week at Crafty Creations Challenge but I decided to play along.  This week #158, they were challenged to make a fancy fold.  Robyn's Fetish is sponsoring and when I saw these cute mittens I knew a gate fold would be perfect.

Make sure you drop by the Crafty Creations Blog to see what all the projects created by the Design Team and to load up your Fancy Fold card!!

Thanks for visiting!

Donelda

Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday - Colourful Home-Made Stamp

Last week's Trigger Tuesday image from Moxie Fab was so crazy I knew I had to try it out!  I LOVED the pattern on that black and white douvet and I decided that it would make a great home-made stamp ... so I made one and used it on this card.

On my card I focused on the colours - black, white, turquoise, pink, gold and a small bit of orange!

See the black and white .. that image is my own!  I think it worked pretty good here.

Here is a close up of those great colours.  And that gold headboard is a sticker that a friend gave me.  I cut it in half and it worked perfectly. 

Of course today is Tuesday which means I am too late to actually load this up!  Some things just never change!!

Thanks for dropping by.

Donelda

Home-made Rubber Stamps #2 - Chevron

If you were here yesterday you will know that I have been playing around with making my own stamps.  I first saw it on Godelieve's blog who is taking a course from Julie Baltzer. 

Here is my second attempt ... actually a bunch of different styles of chevron. I don't own a chevron set so I thought this would come in handy.  You should see all the great cards I created with it!

Here is one example:

This particular Chevron I call "chevron stitched".  I thought it kinda looked like a jean pocket ... which reminded me of this star I had made out of some old jeans.  I think the end result is real rustic looking.  This card would be great for a young boy or teenager.

Tomorrow will be my Crafty Creations Challenge but then I'll be back on Thursday with some more cards using some of the other Chevron stamps I created!  One might just be a Christmas card!!

Thanks for dropping by, Donelda

Home-made Rubber Stamps #1 - Star

So I love to check out what Godelieve is doing on her blog regularly as she is an amazing crafter.  I was intrigued when I read that she was taking a class from Julie Balzer on carving your own stamps.  I loved what Godelieve was showcasing but can't take the course - so I started checking out this whole stamp-making adventure on line and decided to just go for it!

Here is my first stamp ... a little star... and a card I made with it.

I decided to buy some cheap Dollar Store white erasers to start with so I didn't want to waste the "good stuff" (sheesh, I'm even hoarding stamp rubber! LOL)

Stay tuned for the rest of the week as I will be posting a number of my other stamps and cards created with them.

Thanks, Donelda

Play Date Cafe #119 and One Layer Wednesday (OLW) - Hello

I love a black and white + splash of colour challenges!  This one was certainly no exception!  I decided to combine it with this week's One Layer Wednesday challenge - to use 3 or more stamps on your one layer card.

Here is my first card using a new set of stamps (Happy Spring Day - Inkadinkado).   The butterfly and flower centers were coloured in using a blender pen and some Raspberry Fizz ink (Papertrey Ink).  Love masking!

And my second card, however, as you can see I used different colours and added a border of the word 'friend' from Gracious Vases (Papertrey Ink).

Fun, fun, fun!

Hope you are having a wonderful long weekend.  I know I am!

Donelda

The most recent CASual Friday challenge #40 is to make a party card featuring ribbon.

This isn't what I origianlly had in mind but where my crafting hands took me....

Enjoy your Sunday.

Donelda

Tuesday Morning Sketch #133 - Finger Pointer

The Tuesday Morning Sketch this week is great ... but there are some additional guidelines that make it tricky .. 2 ribbons, 1 embellishment, and 4 layers ... yikes!

Here is the card I ended up with...

Hemp counts as ribbon, right?!  I really wanted to use these pointing fingers from Purple Onion Designs again!  They are so much fun.

Thanks for dropping by...

Donelda