So here is an Anniversary card I made.  It was sooo complex and took me a few hours to get finished, even if it looks pretty simple!! 

I started out by stamping the smallest dots from Polka Dot Basics onto some vanilla cardstock using Tea Dye (Distress Inks) ink.  Then I did some stitiching around the panel with my sewing machine and some tan thread.  I added that to a white mat.  Then, I created my focal piece.  The flower (from smARTworks) was stamped and cut out.  I colored it with ink and Copic markers.  Adhered that to the oval, added the eyelet and hemp.  The rectangle focal piece is popped up on dimensionals!

The picture doesn't do a great job of sharing the true colors (I still need to buy better lights for my photo box).  The actually colors are a soft yellow, peachy pink, white, and kraft.  They look quite pretty in real life. 

Hope you are all enjoying your week.   I have an official count down until I'm done work.  Just 5 work days to go.  Woooohooooo!!!!

Donelda

Rooster Congratulations

I made this a while ago! It was a ton of fun! That rooster is a die cut from Martha Stewart!! I covered him with some of that red gingham paper and sponged around the edges. The circle that he is on is popped up with dimensional so the hemp would fit nicely under it. The sentiment is a little hard to read in the picture but reads "congratulations". The stitching around the various panels are done with my sewing machine and is a dark brown thread. I also sewed around the circle, which was actually quite a task!! Supplies: Stamps-Simple Little Things (Papertrey Ink); Ink - Basic Black, Close to Cocoa (Stampin' Up!); Paper - Whisper White (Stampin' Up!), Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink), red (Bazzill), designer paper (unknown); Other - hemp, thread, coluzzle, sponge.

Thanks for dropping in tonight. Check in tomorrow night as it is Blog Hop night!!! And don't forget to work on your Christmas ornament for the smARTworks tea party on Dec. 3rd.

Donelda