Birthday Tree - Scraps

So here is another one of the cards I created using some of the scaps. 

See that pretty striped paper, I've had it for a very long time but have not found a way to use it up.  I have always had trouble matching the beautiful colors. 

For this card, I stamped this great tree (Memory Box) and colored it in with copic markers.  Then I added the small sentiment (Papertrey Ink).  I rounded one of the corners, sponged lightly and then popped it up. 

There are still a few more scrap cards to share so stay tuned.
Donelda

Teacher's Apples

You might remember THIS post when I was doing my strawberry week.   Well, here is the card that I mentioned that was a similar layout but made with apples instead of strawberries. 

These apples are very easy to create.  Punch a circle of light yellow cardstock.  Sponge on a few colors of read being sure to leave the "hightlight" part.  Add a hand cut leaf and stem that are also sponged with the appropraite color! 

Truthfully, you could use any fruit or vegetable that you want: lemons, bunches of grapes, oranges, carrots, pears (sorry Susan!!), peaches ... just cut the shape to be appropraite and sponge appropriately!! 

The rest of the card is very straight forward.  The letters are from Trajan Monogram Set (Papertrey Ink) and the sentiment is from Limitless Labels (Papertrey Ink).

Thanks for dropping in. 
Donelda

One Layer Wednesday (OLW) - Elephant Swirl

Susan's latest One Layer Wednesday Challenge #9 was to use Flourishes on your card.

I have a few sets of flourishes ... and look, this is all I could create! I think my creative mojo has gone on vacation!!

I don't own this little elephant punch that is so cute but I love it so much I hand drew one onto light cardboard and cut it out. Now I just use him as a template to create my own by tracing and cutting out. This time, I cut a mask and sponged on some Bordering Blue (Stampin' Up!). I then added the flourish (Finest Flourishes - Papertrey Ink) in Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink) which I thought totally looked like water! Finally, I added the little sentiment (Mixed Messages - Papertrey Ink) and a few small black accents and an eye. I ended the card by using my grey and a very light blue Copic marker to create a shadow which anchors this little guy!

Well, if I get my mojo back and think of a better idea I'll post!

Thanks,

Donelda

Doily #6 - Butterfly Time

Here is another doily based on Christine Middlecamp's awesome project. I will not be making a piece of decorative wall art, like she is doing, but will likley use my doily creations on cards or on altered items, like gift boxes.

This doily includes a few neat items:

- The dotted background is clear embossed dots with a mixture of Broken China distress ink (Ranger) and Garden Green classic ink (Stampin' Up!) sponged on top. It ended up being a great color.

- The clock (both cardstock and transperancy that is laid on top) is not a piece of chipboard but a creation out of a smARTworks stamp.

- The butterfly is cut out from a piece of BasicGrey paper - such beautiful butterflies!!

Well, I have a whole bunch more to create! There is a Flickr group for these doily creations so you should check that out if you are interested.

Thanks for dropping in!

Donelda

Lucy's Challenge #11 - White, Light Blue, and Kraft

Lucy's latest challenge #11 is to use these lovely colors - White, Light Blue, and Kraft. They were so soft and yummy I couldn't resist.

It totally made me feel "nautical" so I went with this lighthouse image from Cornish Heritage Farms (retired).

I stamped the imgage and then punched out a 1/2" circle from a Post It Note. I added the circle and sponged on Soft Sky (Stampin' Up!) ink. Stitched around this panel, added it to a panel of kraft folder paper that was embossed with the Distressed Stripes folder. Then added a sentiment with a great nautical symbol inside.

I guess this is pretty masculine and I didn't even plan on that!! Go figure!!

Supplies: Stamps - Lighthouse (Cornish Heritage Farms), Around and About, Out to Sea (Papertrey Ink); Ink - Jet Black (Ranger), Soft Sky (Stampin' Up!); Paper - Whisper White, (Stampin' Up!), a kraft file folder; Other - 1/2" and 1" circle punch, sponge, sewing machine and thread, dimensionals, Post It Note, Distressed Stripes folder, Cuttlebug.

Well, off to see everyone elses' crations using these yummy colors!!

Donelda

One Layer Wednesday (OLW) - Overlapping and Repetition

Okay, so it is soccer season and that means we are very busy. So busy that I didn't get a chance to create a card for Susan's One Layer Wednesday #6 - Overlapping (overlap sentiment on image). But that is okay because I totally think that I managed to combine overlapping with this week's One Layer Wednesday #7 - Repetition.

Ta Da!!!!! And just in the nick of time since it is Monday evening. Can't wait to see what Susan dreams up next for this coming Wednesday!!

And sorry for the horrible picture ... I so need new lamps for my photo box!!!

Supplies: Stamps - Giga Guide Lines (Papertrey Ink); Ink - Orange Zest (Papertrey Ink), Jet Black (Ranger); Paper - Whisper White (Stampin' Up!); Other - nothing!! hehehe!!

Thanks for dropping in tonight.

Donelda

Hero Arts - Antique Engravings #1

I had seen all the wonderful cards being made by this new stamp set called Antique Engravings by Hero Arts. I just had to have it!! So I kept looking until I found it in one of my local scrapbook stores. For the rest of the week I will showcase cards I've created with stamps from this set.

Today's card is created using one of the five amazing butterfly!

I colored the butterfly with some very light copic markers and then added it to the clan and simple card layout. This is such a nice butterfly image!! The sentiment is from Birthday Basics from Papertrey Ink.

I am proud to say that I continue to stick with my New Year's resolution to use up my scraps. All of the colored paper on this card is from my Papertrey Ink paper scrap bin!!

Make sure you come back tomorrow for another card using a different stamp from this amazing set!

Donelda

Paper Doily #3 and Color Combo Challenge

So these paper doilies (labeled tags by Martha Stewart and found at Michaels) has totally re-inspired me and my mojo is working overtime!!!

This time I combined using one with the new Color Combos Galore Challenge #144. The colors are so yummy!!!

I also realized that I didn't have to always use white doilies but I could change them to any color I wanted by sponging on my desired color! That is exactly what I did here and I can't wait to try some other colors.

This card actually has me perplexed. I like it and yet I don't. I think it is because the base of the card is soft and elegant while the blues and pinks are quite bright so I think the looks contrast too much. Maybe if I had changed up the combination of colors on my doily it would have blended in better with the card base. My attempts to 'connect' the 2 elements was to do some distressing on all items by sponging some Antique Linen and then some Chocolate Chip. Maybe I should have given it dimensional but I didn't because the ribbon and button was doing a good job of that.

What do you think??? I'd love your input!! Have you run out to get some of these doilies yet??? I hear from Christine Middlecamp (who has started a project with them that has totally inspired me) that they are hard to find.

Oh yeah, and when I was sponging on the turquoise color, I saw that it was leaving a beautiful mask on the scratch paper on my desk so I quickly slipped a piece of what cardstock underneath it and was able to create this card with it!! I don't have a whole sheet of tempting turquoise cardstock left so I sponged around the edge of a white card to create a card base. The sentiment says "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams". Eleanor Roosevelt

Supplies:

Celebrate Card

Stamps - Giga Guide Lines, Simple Little Things (Papertrey Ink), circle (g studio); Paper - Kraft, Tempting Turquoise, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla (all Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Anna Griffin); Ink - Antique Linen (distress ink by Ranger), Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise (Stampin' Up!); other - paper doily (called 'tags' on package by Martha Stewart), starburst punch (Martha Stewart), circle and scallop circle nestabilities (Spellbinders), vintage cream satin ribbon {I used the back side} (Papertrey Ink), button (my own collection), hemp cord (Darice), sponge, sewing machine.

Future Card:

Stamps - Meausre of Life (Stampin' Up! retired); Tempting Turquoise (Stampin' Up!), Jet Black (Ranger); Paper - Whisper White; Other - sponge, paper doily for mask (Martha Stewart), dimensionals.

Thanks for dropping in for a visit!! Leave me some commenting love :-)

Donelda

Decorative Doily and Kristina Werner color challenge #2

So for any of you who frequent here once in a while you probably know that I'm usually a 2 color girl ... sometimes I get crazy and throw in a 3rd color but only when I'm feeling dangerous!! LOL! So, you can only imagine my distress when I saw 6 colors on Kristina Werner's latest Reader's Choice Color Inspiration #2!! Gasp, oh my, how could anyone put so many colors together on one card???!!! But then I remembered that it is supposed to be a challenge....right??!! So I dove right in!! Of course it helped a lot having recently checked out Christine Middlecamp's blog and her amazing Martha Stewart paper doily project. Here creations are simply out of this world ... so much so that I ran to Michaels' today in the rain just to get some!! I also picked up the Martha Stewart starburst punch (you can see it under the flower and leaf) just because Christine used it on one of her doilies. I just couldn't resist. And just a note, other than the card base and the doily, all of the paper used on this card are from my scrap bins. You see, I am totally fasinated with Amy Heller's 1 hour challenge idea where she takes all her scraps and sees what she can create in exactly one hour. Reading about it has gotten me itching to use up some of my scraps again. Supplies: Stamps - sentiment from Autumn Abundance (Papertrey Ink), Borders & Corners (Papertrey Ink), Turning a New Leaf (Papertrey Ink), stitching is from Of a Feather (Memory Box); Ink - Archival Jet Black (Ranger), Tea Dye (Ranger distress ink); Paper - all scraps from my bin; Other - paper doily called "tags" on package (Martha Stewart), 1 1/2" circle punch (Stampin' Up!), starburst punch (Martha Stewart), flower punch (EK Success), yellow rhinstone (Me & My Big Ideas). You totally know that I will be creating more of these wonderful paper doily creations!! I can't wait! I think I might have to remember to stop long enough to eat this weekend!! Now I'm off to see what everyone else did with Kristina's wonderful colors!! Thanks for dropping into my little corner of the blogging world. So glad you could join me!! Donelda

Pink Berry Thank You

This is the 4th card for my Strawberry Inspiration week. Make sure you go back and check out Mon., Tues., and Wed. posts for more strawberry inspiration!!!

I found this delicious paper on sale at a local stamping store. I only bought one sheet at the time I was there but I might go back and pick up a few more sheets! I love it!! Not sure you can see it in the photo but there is just a bit of glitter added tot he seed side of those pink berries. And, to make the paper even better, the color is a perfect match to Berry Sorbet (Papertrey Ink).

Supplies: Stamps - Fruitful, Green Thumb (Papertrey Ink); Paper - Whisper White (SU!), sorry but I don`t know the name of the designer paper, it is probably on the back of the paper on this card - when I get more I`ll edit this post to let you know; Ink - Berry Sorbet (Papertrey Ink), Green Galore and Gable Green (Stampin`Up! - why are they retiring these colors?); Other - Berry Sorbet satin ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Labels 1 die (Spellbinders), dimensionals, sewing machine and thread.

See, I told you I was on a bit of a strawberry kick!!! LOL!! I challenge you to create something with strawberries!! Leave me a link so I can check it out!!!

Donelda

Bright Berry Thanks

So today is my 3rd day of Strawberry inspiration week!

For this card I wanted something bright and summery! I started out with this gingham strip background. You all know how much I love gingham.

Then I added the berries, a sentiment (from Remember, Papertrey Ink) and a bit of blue ribbon. Such a bright and shiny card!!

This is my second set of strawberry images I own. These are from the Green Thumb set (Papertrey Ink) and still one of my all time favorite PTI sets!!! If you don't own it you should buy it, totally worth every penny!!!

Well, another strawberry card tomorrow. If you have been inspired to create something with a strawberry on it I'd love to see it! Leave me a link!!!

Have a great day.

Donelda

Lucy`s Challenge /10 - Digital - Airplane Birthday

(note - second post for the day!)

Lucy is such an amazing crafter!! I love her clean and simple cards. And lately, she`s been throwing out challenges. This time, it is a challenge to use digital, something she is very good at. I, however, am not so good at that!! But I wanted to try!

A few weeks ago I purchased some stuff at my local scrapbook store and had spent enough to pick something out of the bucket for free. I saw a digital scrapbook memories CD that was called Oh Boy and had tons of sport images and papers on it so I picked it. I decided to try it out for Lucy`s challenge.

Here is the end result. I`m not totally sold on the card itself but I love the images. The clouds are a great turquoise gingham pattern - love them!! I chose the 3 clouds, resized them to what I wanted and printed them out. Then I picked the cute airplane, resized it, and printed it out. I cut all 4 items and adhered them to the card using dimensional foam for the plane and one cloud. A sentiment was added and some sponging. Voila, a digital card!

Supplies: Stamps - Birthday Basics, Simple Alphabet (Papertrey Ink); Paper - Whisper White (Stampin`Up!); Ink - Tempting Turquoise (Stampin Up!); Other - Oh Boy CD (Digital Scrapbook Memories), dimensionals.

I am going to continue to play around with digital but I love the feel of playing with paper and embellishments that I doubt I will ever become a true digital crafter! But I love the options of what digital can provide in a hybrid kind of way. I just need more practice!!!

Off to see what everyone else did for Lucy`s challenge.

Thanks for visiting today!!

Donelda

CAS Christmas branch

Nothing like creating a bit of 'christmas joy' when it finally starts to get warm here!!

I totally got my inspiration for this from Julie Ebersole. This branch is the small branch from Turning a New Leaf. The 'berries' are actually half pearls that were colored in using my Copic marker. The sentiment is from Mixed Messages (Papertrey Ink).

I might need to make some more of these as Christmas gets closer!!

Have a great weekend!!

Donelda

Pretty Scraps

I love making cards using up all the scraps I collect! I hate throwing away paper, especially bits of Papertrey Ink paper (it costs soooo much money to order it when you live in Canada. You have to make every bit count!!).

This card is made entirely from scraps of paper (with the exception of the card base). I love the little bit of glitter that is added to the pink strip of paper on the focal image.

Stamps - Life, Polka Dot Basics (Papertrey Ink)

Enjoy your day!!

Donelda

Challenged to use Kraft

A few weeks ago, Susan and Mary Dawn had a fun time using Kraft in making Clean and Simple cards. It was a lot of fun watching Mary Dawn stretch Susan out of her comfort zone. And the results were amazing!! I loved Susan's first challenge card - masculine - so I had to make my own card using it as inspiration!!

Here is the end results.

The main card base has been 'spattered' with Chocolate Chip. All stamps are from Papertrey Ink.

Gotta love Kraft cardstock!! Have you made anything with it lately??

Donelda

Scrap Polka Dot Flowers

So I saw the funky cool flowers with square petals on the Kioshi papers from BasicGrey and knew I had to recreate them.

I stamped this leaf image (Turning a New Leaf-Papertrey Ink) with black onto some designer paper (Creative Memories). Then, I punched out the squares and adhered them to the leaves. I added one of these metallic thing-a-ma-bobbers (Hero Arts) to the center of each flower and some green and black dotty paper!

This ended up not being my typical style...at all!! Not sure if I like it or not. What I do like are the flowers so I will probably make them again.

Thanks for visiting.

Donelda

Shiny Leaves

(Edited - Beastybunny asked a great question - what is the paper called and where did I get it? Well, I couldn't remember and the scrap of paper left did not have the manufacturer name on it (of course) - however, it did have the name 'poppy' on it. Then, just like a bolt of lightening, I thought of S E I, and sure enough, when I looked it is by them called Palmetto. I bought mine at my local hobby store, but I see that S E I is selling it for half price if you are interested!!)

I bought this totally cool shiny leaf paper and then for weeks I dreamed .. or was that had nightmares ... about trying to use it

... it totally had me stumped!!

I pulled it out and finally did something with it!! I was very worried that I wouldn't be able to pull off any cards using it but I think these turned out okay. What do you think????

Donelda

Bright yellow with white daisys

Here is a great summery card!! I love daisy's and I think the green gingham goes great with them.

This card is created totally out of scraps!! Yee ha!! Still making good on my New Year's resolution!!

Supplies: stamps - Vintage Picnic (Papertrey Ink); all other supplies are scraps .. even that little bit of brown floss!!

Hope you have a flowery day!!

Donelda

Mothers are the stitches

Happy Mother's Day! Here is my Mother In Law's Mother's Day card. It was so much fun to make! I made it especially for her and here is why ... she is a big seamstress so I used a piece of Stella Ruby paper from BasicGrey because it has the sewing pattern images on the beautiful papers. I also used the Quilter's Sampler stamp set from Papertrey Ink. I had so much fun hand stitching some yellow floss (DCM) coming from the needle. Finally, see those buttons ... they belong to Great Grandma Mary, my MIL's mother who passed away a fwe years ago. I have a special jar filled with her buttons (she collected lots of them) and use them on family cards!! I know that my MIL will appreciate these small little bits!! Thanks for visiting my small world of blogland!! Donelda

I can use anything to make a card!

Remember my card yesterday and how I created a card out of a piece of kleenex box. I told you how I tend to keep everything, just in case. You never know when you will be able to make something out of it ..right!! Well, my husband and son make fun of me all the time. A few weeks ago, my husband was sucking on a Halls and jokingly asked if I wanted to keep the wrapper "in case you can make something out of it" with a big laugh! So I took it and vowed to make something with it!

In the end, I used 2 of the same wrappers, cut different sizes of flowers out using some Cuttlebug flower dies, and then crumpled them up to create this awesome flower!! You will also see that background strip. I created it by coloring in various "spaces" of ink onto white cardstock (Lemon Tart, Melon Berry, and Spring Moss - all Papertrey Ink) and then stamped over it with my Designer Woodgrain stamp (Hero Arts). The sentiment is a piece of the birthday stamp form Around and About (Papertrey Ink). See, I CAN make somehting out of ANYTHING!!!! Can you???? Donelda