Foliage

Hi!

Time for a new code word from Addicted To Clean and Simple.

 

  Stephanie is our hostess and she chose the code word FOLIAGE.

 

Here's  my card:

 

I used this really great stamp set from Happy Little Stampers called " Born To Be Wild".

You can find it HERE.

I also used Simon Says Stamp - stitched circles

and My Favorite Things Die-namics - wild greenery 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I can't wait to see what foliage inspires you to make.

'till next time,

Doni

Yippee!

Hi! 

It's a beautiful day here in Ohio and before I get out to enjoy it

I wanted to share this cute, quick and easy card I made.

 

Supplies used:

My Favorite Things - Monster Sized  

Waffle Flower - Yippee! die

My Favorite Things - Black & White Stripes 6x6 paper pack

Copics

I'm entering this over at CASology : week 316 - Punctuation

 

Enjoy your day! 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

'till next time,

Doni

Autumn Colors

Hi!

Today starts a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps.  

The theme is Autumn Colors.

 Here's a side view. I'm not sure what this fold is called, maybe an "M Fold"?

If anyone knows please let me know.

Here's how I made it:

 

Then layer the smaller (brown) piece onto the larger (orange ) top fold card.

Then decorate as you wish.

 Supplies used: 

My Favorite Things- Fall Friends stamps and dies

brick wall embossing folder

Simon Says Stamp - small forest tree die 

Impression Obsession - DIE201-K (tiny leaves)

Darice - book pages ( shape die)

Distress Ink - Antique Linen

 Copic Markers

Thanks for stopping by today.

'till next time,

Doni

Thinking Christmas

Hi! 

Halloween...Thanksgiving...Christmas!

Time seems to go faster the older I get , so I'm thinking 

toward Christmas! Maybe I can get a jump on it this year.

The MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge

 got me started today. 

 

 

Here's what I came up with:

 

 

I used the My Favorite Things "Jingle All The Way" stamp set.

I'm also linking this up to:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog 

anything Christmas goes 

and

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog 

  let's get ready for Christmas

Thanks for stopping by!

'till next time,

Doni

 

Scarecrows and pumpkins

Hi!

The new challenge over at Double D Challenges

says they want to see your scarecrows and or pumpkins!!

 

So, here's my scarecrow and pumpkins!:

This was fun and I've already got it in it's envelope and ready to send to my Sister-in-law.

Here's what I used:

Simon Says Stamp - stitched circles die

Lawn Fawn - picket fence Border die

Simon Says Stamp - Happy Harvest Stamp Set

My Favorite Things - Fall Friends Stamp Set

Copic markers

 Foam Tape

It might feel more like fall if it wasn't 80 degrees out!

'till next time,

Doni

Diamonds

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS 

and our host Ceal has chosen diamonds as her code word.

 

 

Our Sponsor is Happy Little Stampers and as always, 

Kylie is offering the winner a generous $20. GC to the store!

 

 

Sometimes CAS is not simple!...to do that is!

I kept thinking diamonds as sparkly gems and I had no stamps or dies

that even came close to that.

So, I was excited when my wayward brain finally thought of the diamond shape.

The rest should be easy, right? Wrong! 

I played with different sizes, different layouts, different colors , different techniques,

Whew, my desk and my mojo was a mess.

I gave up, cleaned off my desk and went to lunch. 

Chocolate was involved.

 

When I came back this card went together rather quickly ...must have been the chocolate! 

 

I did try adding some bling, but I didn't like it. what do you think?

Here's what I used:

Spellbinders Nestabilities - classic diamonds

Memory Box - stitched rectangle layers

Distress Oxide Ink - spiced marmalade, picked raspberry, fossilized amber

Paper Smooches - sentiment sampler

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

Fall Birthday

Hi!

I love the Fall...I love the cooler weather and the rich colors of the season.

Here's a card celebrating those who have a fall birthday.

  

I used the newly released stamp set "Fall Friends " from My Favorite Things

and the MFT Die-namics "happy birthday".

Colored with Copic markers.

Here's a closer look:

 

I layered the die cuts 3 deep to give this simple card some dimension.

I'm entering this in three challenges:

The Sisterhood Of Crafters  - Fall is in the air

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Fall Goes

'till next time,

Doni

 

Paper Players

Hi!

Today I'm playing along with The Paper Players.

 

Here's the sketch:

 

I used a stamp from Simon Says Stamp called "Happy Christmas"

and patterned papers from my stash. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

'till next time, 

Doni

Let it snow!

Hi!

Today I'm playing along with  CAS(E) This Sketch.

 

 Here's my card:

 A closer look so you can see the snowflakes in the designer paper

 and the sparkle on the snowflake:

I'm also entering this in Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

'till next time,

Doni

 

CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY

Hi! 

I'm really excited to be a brand new member of the Design Team 

at Addicted To Stamps Challenge Blog!

Here's the card I made for this month's theme 'Christmas Comes Early'.

I used a cute little digi stamp which I colored with Copic Markers

and framed with some Christmas patterned paper from my stash .

There is still time to play along with this fun challenge.

'till next time,

 Doni

Surfing

This is the card I made today:

 

This is a digi stamp from "From The Heart Stamps".

Sadly the storefront has closed so this stamp is unavailable.

 

I'm entering this at The Paper Players blog (sports)

 and at

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog 

Bling it on ( there is glitter on the wave foam)

 

Got to run!

 

'till next time,

Doni

Tweet

Hi!

Time for a new code word from Addicted To Clean and Simple.

  Carolyn is our hostess and she chose the code word TWEET.

Our Sponsor is Happy Little Stampers 

and  Kylie is offering the winner a generous $20. GC to the store!

Here's my card:

 

and this is what I put inside:

 

and here's what I used to make this card:

plus Copic markers and foam squares.

Thanks for stopping by.

'till next time,

Doni

Happy Thanksgiving

Today I'm playing along with
MFT Sketch Challenge #402.

Here's the sketch

 

I started off by going through my stack of hand made backgrounds.

 

I came across this background with all these stripes of gorgeous fall colors

that I had made while watching a video of Jennifer McGuire's.

This used distress inks and a masking paper ( a post it note) to make the stripes, 

and then of course you sprinkle a little water on it!

I thought this made the perfect background for the little girl sitting on the pumpkin.

The stamps I used are from My Favorite Things new release. 

This set is called ' Fall Friends'.

Colored with Copics.

Thanks for stopping by!

'till next time,

Doni

Santa Paws

Made a CAS Christmas card to play along with the

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog.

 

Here's what I used:

MFT Die-namics - stitched rounded rectangles

Simon Says Stamp - You Are Pawesome stamp set

Pink & Main - Santa Paws sentiment

Santa hat - a digi stamp from my collection ( source unknown)

Memento-  tuxedo black ink

Copic markers -  A14, A29 and E43, E44, E49

 Stickles - diamond

Thanks for stopping by!

'till next time,

Doni

Best Friend

I made a birthday card for a friend.

 

I was inspired by the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge.

 

I started by creating a galaxy background with my distress inks.

You can see a video on this technique HERE.

I used the MFT Space Explorer stamp set . After I colored this cute space explorer

and used the die to cut him out, I didn't like all the white space between the balloon strings

so I took my C7 Copic marker and colored in those areas. Then I added just a few tiny white dots

 with my Signo uni-ball white pen. It really does look a lot better.

The whole panel was popped up using foam tape.

The sentiment is from the MFT Anything -but-basic friendship stamp set that was just released.

I stamped it with Versamark on black card stock and heat embossed it with

 detail white embossing powder.  This sentiment strip was also popped up using foam tape.

I'm am also submitting this card to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Time for breakfast....don't ask me why I was wide awake at 5:30 this morning!!

'till next time,

Doni

'Pop' A Wheelie

Hi! 

Today's card was inspired by the challenge over at 

Double D Challenges.

The challenge is to use anything that has wheels.

To help our creative juices get going they provided a great inspiration board.

 

I was inspired by the bottom right picture and here's what I came up with:

 Here's what I used:

Dies: Impression Obsession - Wheelbarrow(DIE165-H)

Impression Obsession - tiny flowers (DIE140-D)

Memory Box - Leafy Foliage

W plus 9 - Doodle Buds Stamps

Glossy Accents- (used as glue)

seed beads

ms. sparkle & co. - neutral woodgrain paper pad

Thanks for stopping by today

and a special thanks for leaving a comment. 

They really do make my day!

'till next time,

Doni

Casing Ksenija

Hi!
To all of you that celebrate it...Happy Labor Day!

So, this morning I was commenting on the cards in the new
 challenge over at Addicted To CAS .
Ksenija is the Guest Designer this time and I fell
in love with her blog, especially this card:

I loved the way the dog looks like he's flying right out of the center frame.

I don't know why, but this made me think of this cute little stamp I got
a while ago from Stampingbella. I hadn't used it yet, so I got her inky today!
This is what I made:

 

and while I was at it , I did this one too:

Thanks to Ksenija for inspiring me today!

I'm linking this card up over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.
The theme is Anything Goes.

'till next time,
Doni

Apples

Hi!

Time for a new code word from Addicted To Clean and Simple.

  Anja is our hostess and she chose the code word Apples.

 

 

Perfect time of the year for some bright red apples!

 

 

and here's what I put inside:

The stamp is from Lawn Fawn and I colored it with these copics:

E31,E35, E55  -  R08, R14, R27, R29  -  G14, G19  -  Y11

I hope this inspires you to make your own apple card. 

'till next time,

Doni

Handmade stencil

Hi!

I was looking for something ( I can't remember what )

in a drawer in my craft room when I came across a 

piece of cardstock that I had used as a mask when

 I made this card way back in 2012.

 

 This is what I'm talking about:

to make the hills    

 

and to make the sky  

 

and to stamp the trees  

 

By the time I made a bunch of these cards my mask was pretty grungy .

I have no idea why I saved it but I'm glad I did!

Here's the card I made from that old mask:

 

All I had to do was trim it down, add a tiny black mat showing only on the cut edges

 add a die cut sentiment (Avery Elle) and slap it on a matching card base.

This was fun...and super easy! lol

Thanks for stopping by.

'till next time,

Doni

Polar Bear and balloons

Hi!

Today I'm working on a card for

My Favorite Things Color Challenge.

 

 

Here's what I came up with:

 

Pretty basic, but I got all the colors covered, lol!

Thanks for stopping by.

'till next time,

Doni

Let it snow

Hi!

Here's the card I made today:

 I'm playing along with MFT Wednesday sketch challenge

 

and AAA Cards clean and simple challenges

to use a stencil

 

I used :

Simon Says Stamp- falling snow stencil

embossing paste that I added glitter to

vellum

MFT - stitched circle die

MFT - snowflake die

Pretty Pink Posh - snowflake sequin mix

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - You're so cool! stamp set ( sentiment)

Thanks for looking!

'till next time,

Doni