mix 'em up!

Hi!

  JanR is our hostess at Little Red Wagon this week

 and she's challenging us to mix 'em up!.....

that means we should use more than one company or designer.

I used the STAMPtember  Healing Hugs from Simon Says Stamp.

There is a matching die cut for the outside edge, so I used that in addition

 to changing it up by fussy cutting the inside edge, adhering it to some pretty 

designer paper and popping it up over some light green cardstock.

On the green background I stamped the sentiment which I 

found on a stamp set from Hello Bluebird called 

Spring Banner Script.

  I think these elements from two different companies work well together.

I hope you have fun this week mixing 'em up!

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Blue

Happy Wednesday, everybody!  

The challenge this week is Blue!"

Anything goes as long as it has some blue. 

The sentiment and the card base look black in the photo, 

but they're actually Navy Blue.

Here's what I used:

The stencil (source unknown) for some reason had eyeballs in the center???

I didn't want them so I just taped over them.

The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp. 

If you want more inspiration be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.  Then head on back here and link up your project.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Keeping busy

Hi!

I hope all of you are staying safe.

I have no problem keeping safe and just staying home.

However it is a bit of a challenge when you live alone,

I am now talking to myself when I walk past a mirror. lol

 

Anyway, my creative mojo seems to be absent right now,

so I've been looking through my pinterest boards at cards that I've saved.

I liked a card by Christine ( you can see her post HERE) 

 

 

 

I liked this card so much that I copied it exactly.... 4 times!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

                                                                              Doni

Using leftovers

Hi!

For Challenge #542 at Little Red Wagon, Imke challenges us to use our leftovers.

I have a drawer full of pieces and parts ...The pink paper was the only thing I had to cut for this card.
Last summer I spent a day with my friend Darlene in her awesome craft room.
She must have a kizillion dies and I had a field day just die cutting away!
Unfortunately... I didn't write the name or source of the things I cut.
These sweet flowers were cut from white cardstock.
They are joined as one unit across the bottom so I didn't have to arrange them,
I just added another leftover scrap of green check paper to cover the bottom and
 then just added a little color to the flowers with copic markers.

I hope you have as much fun looking through your leftovers as I did!

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Hot Chocolate

Hi!

Kate is our hostess at Little Red Wagon this week

 and she's challenging us to create a card about any sort of beverage.

So...being a total Chocolate fan, whats better than turning it into a drink?

Yummy!

Here's what I used:

Sizzix - round framelits

Penny Black creative dies 

Simon Says Stamp - holiday shapes

Impression Obsession - Small snowflake set 

My Favorite Things - Hug in a mug

Now you can head on over to The Little Red Wagon 

check out what the other girlfriends have made

 and  link up your own "Beverage" card!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

                                                                             Doni

Best Friends

Hi!

Another week has flown by and it´s challenge time again over at Little Red Wagon.

  Brenda is our hostess and challenges us to use three of something on our cards.

I put a ring around my three things...and now I have that song 

Put A Ring On It

stuck in my head!  Geesh!

Supplies used:

Your Next Stamp - Photo Booth

Simon Says Stamp - stitched circles (layered 4 deep)

Head on over to The Little Red Wagon 

to check out what the other girlfriends have made.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Irish blessings

Hi! 

Happy Tuesday!

Today I'm playing along withe the challenge over at Double "D" Challenges.

The challenge is:

It's all about the GREEN and/or St. Patrick's Day!

Yep...I made another shaker card!

The Leprechaun is  a free clip art image that I printed the size I wanted and then fussy cut him out.

Thanks for stopping by.

'till next time, 

Doni

Casing Melody

Have you ever come across a card that you instantly fall in love with?

Well that happened to me when I came across 

this card by Melody Rupple:

 

You can check out her blog post HERE. 

I had the stamp set so I got carried away and made three cards.

Thanks for stopping by today!

'till next time,

Doni

Tie one on !

Hi!

  This week is challenge #539 over at Little Red Wagon.

JanR is the hostess and she wants us to use twine, ribbon , string, etc.

I used white string which I colored with a Copic Marker to match the paper.

 

Here's the other supplies I used:

Lawn Fawn - jump for joy

Poppy - - Hello word balloon die

Memory Box - Stitched rectangle layers

Tiny wooden hearts - from my stash

Head on over to The Little Red Wagon

and show us how you tied one on!

  while you're there check out what the other girlfriends

have made.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Birthday Balloon

Hi!

  This week challenge is #538 at Little Red Wagon.

I'm the hostess this week and I'd love to see Balloons.

Any kind of balloons and any amount....a card full of balloons or just one like I did. 

 

Here's what I did on the inside:

The images are from Concord & 9th 

and the sentiments are from Technique Tuesday.

I think I'll save this and send it to my sister-in-law.....

she won't tell anyone how old she really is...lol!

I hope you can find time to give our challenge a try this week

just link up your project below!

I'm looking forward to seeing your projects and visiting you on your blogs.

I'm also linking up to this weeks Wednesday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp (anything goes)

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Have a heart

Hi!

This Wednesday  Imke picked "Hearts"as the theme 

for Challenge #537 at Little Red Wagon.

I made this card because everyone can use a hug!

I'm also entering this at Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge (add a sentiment)

 Here's what I used:

Art Impressions - image ( I've had this stamp for a long time! )

My Favorite Things - Bitty Bears ( sentiment)

My Favorite Things - Sweet Stack 6x6 Paper Pad

Tutti Designs - Nesting Hearts

Copic Markers

Bear E51, E53, E55, E57, R20

Heart R14, R29, R89

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

                                                                       

   Doni

Some Bunny loves you

Hi!

Today I'm playing along with
CAS on Friday whose theme is Love
and
  The Paper Players Challenge #477.

 

Here's what I came up with: 

I just love this little bunny with his black glasses, kinda reminds me of myself...lol!

Supplies used:

watercolor smushed background ( from my stash)

image is called nerdy but nice by Gerta Steiner designs

heart die cut - tutti designs

sentiment from The Cat's Pajamas

Thanks for looking!

'till next time,

Doni

Wild One!

Hi!

  This week is challenge #536 at Little Red Wagon.

This week Kate is our hostess and she would like to see 

any sort of a wild animal on our cards.

Here's what I made:

Supplies used:

Happy Little Stampers - Born to be wild stamp set

My Favorite Things - Wild Greenery Die-Namics

Head on over to The Little Red Wagon 

check out what the other girlfriends have made

 and  link up your own "Wild" card!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Birthday Baker

Hi!

Today I made this card to play along with Sugar Pea Designs.

 

I used the colors and shapes for my inspiration. 

I put a cut in her hand so it looks like she's holding the whisk.

Thanks for looking.

'til next time,

Doni

You are Loved

Hi! 

Today I'd like to play along with Double D Challenges

which has "Hearts" as this weeks theme

and

with Paper Players whose theme is "Love is in the air".

I'm sending this to my daughter and her husband who have ...yes, count them...9 kitty cats!

All are rescue cats and they love each one of them. 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Get Whale Soon

Hi!

  This week is challenge #535 at Little Red Wagon.

Brenda would like to see unfrozen water of any kind, rain - river -ocean.

 I chose Ocean.

 

I used a stencil from My Favorite Things called Drifts & Hills to 

ink up the background.

 The whale and tiny fishies are from the stamp set called

"A Dose Of Vitamin Sea" by Picket Fence Studios.

The sentiment is from a set called " Whale Done!' by Clearly Besotted.

Head on over to The Little Red Wagon 

to check out what the other girlfriends have made.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment on my card or project, I appreciate it!

 

 

Happy Birthday

Hi!

Here's another Birthday card...you can never have too many!

 

Supplies used:

Lawn Fawn - Wavy Sayings 

Lawn Fawn - Lawn Cuts (scalloped rectangle frames)

My Favorite friends - Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes stamp set

Copics and Distress Ink

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

                                                                             Doni

Getting Old!

Hi!

This Wednesday it's JanR's turn to pick the topic 

for Challenge #534 at Little Red Wagon.

She would like to see  masculine cards.

It just so happens that I have a nephew turning 60 this month! 

Yep 60, holy smokes!  He is soon going to be older than me!--or at least what I admit to!

I think this says it all. :)

IRL you can see that the background paper is all about birthdays. 

Here's a closer look:

Head on over to The Little Red Wagon 

to check out what the other girlfriends have made

and be sure and link up your masculine card.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Book Lover!

Hi! 

Isn't it amazing how fast Wednesday's roll around?

I'm the hostess for Challenge #533 this week over at Little Red Wagon.

January is a good time to curl up with a good book, so this week

 I'd like to see anything connected with books or reading. 

You could a sentiment with lots of words, or book pages as a background. 

I can't read without my glasses, so glasses on your card would work!

Here's  what I made:

 I used the really cute stamp set called "Our Story" from My Favorite Things.

I made this card and matching bookmark for my cousin who loves to read.

I tried talking her into trying a e-reader ( I Love my Kindle!), however 

she says that she just likes the feel of turning the pages in a "real" book!

 

Here's a quick tip:

When you're trying to figure out what colors to use here's what I do.

Look through your mountains of patterned paper and choose one you like.

Use  the colors in the print and they'll be sure to look good together!

'till next time,

Doni

 

                               Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, I appreciate it!

Birthday Toucan

Hi!

Over at Double D Challenges the theme is Balloons.

I was inspired by this card I saw on pinterest

This is what I came up with:

Supplies used:

Newton's Nook - Toucan Party stamp set

Technique Tuesday - Umpteenth Birthday stamp set (for the balloons)

Happy Little Stampers - mix mash ( for the Happy Birthday)

OK, I decided this looked like it was missing something, so I added some sequins and
Wink Of Stella on the balloons and hat.  Much better!

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

                                                                              Doni

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment on my card or project, I appreciate it!

Warm Birthday Wishes

Hi!

  This week challenge #532 at Little Red Wagon
 is all about Christmas after Christmas / Winter Cards.

My daughter's birthday is in January, so I made this for her.

 Nothing says winter like a penguin in a hat and scarf!!  

Here's what I used:

Memory Box - Chancery Snowflake

Mama Elephant - Framed Tags

Recollections -  penguin 

Copic markers

Pretty Pink Posh - 3mm sparkling clear sequins

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

                                                                         

   Doni

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment on my card or project, I appreciate it!

Sprinkles!

Hi!

Another week has flown by and it´s challenge time again over at Little Red Wagon.

Kate is our hostess and she says

" Have your cake & eat it too!"

 I chose to make a shaker birthday card with cake, sparkles and lots of sprinkles!

here's a closer look:

Supplies used:

Technique Tuesday - Umpteenth Birthday stamp set

Whimsy Stamps - Happy Large Word Die

My Favorite things - Sq. peek-a-boo window DieNamics

Little things from Lucy's Cards - Birthday sprinkles

Pretty Pink Posh - 3mm sparkling clear sequins

lots of colored fine glitter

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment on my card or project, I appreciate it!

Happy New Year!

Hi!

Happy 2020 every one! 

  This week is challenge #530 at Little Red Wagon.

This week Brenda wants Out with the Old

or in other words...NBUS (never  been used stuff)!

I buy faster than I use, so I had lots to choose from :)

What I settled on was a Stencil and Pixie Spray both having been untouched for a long time.

( Pixie Spray is a light repositionable adhesive )

 Here's what I made:

I used Distress Ink - Broken China and Blueprint Sketch

The You is a die cut from Avery Elle called Simply Said You.

The word rock is from My Favorite Things - All About You.

Head on over to The Little Red Wagon 

to check out what the other girlfriends have made.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment on my card or project, I appreciate it!

Toasty Greetings!

Hi!

I hope you all are enjoying your last weekend of 2019!

CAS on Friday  is having a Design Team Call,

so...you know how I love clean and simple... this is what I entered:

 

I think that little penguin is so sweet...no idea why he's looking a little sad today!

To make this card I used the stamp set from My Favorite Things called Toasty Greetings.

First I stamped the penguin on light gold colored cardstock, 

then stamped and cut out a mask and put it over the penguin

 that way I could stamp the fire and it would look behind the penguin.

I also made a mask and put it over the fire.

With both masks in place, I used post it notes to block off the bottom of the card front.

Then I used blending brushes and Distress inks (Mustard seed, wild honey and ripe persimmon)

in upward strokes to get the fireside glow.

Remove all the masks and color the images and stamp the sentiment and the card is finished.

Oh, and I used a white prismacolor pencil to do the penguin and the marshmallows because 

there is no white copic marker.

Thanks for stopping by

and have a 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Doni

Season's Greetings

Hi!

  This week challenge #528 at Little Red Wagon
 is all about Christmas.
Time is running short, so today I made a quick and easy
last minute Christmas card.

 

I made this with some really pretty patterned paper
and a new die from Simon Says Stamp.
To give it a little dimension, I layered the words two deep and
then added some clear Wink Of Stella for a little glitz.
Here's a closer look:

Head on over to The Little Red Wagon 

check out what the other girlfriends have made

 and  link up your own Christmas card!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment on my card or project, I appreciate it!