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

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Bells gone wild!

Hi!

 It's Wednesday and time for a brand new Challenge at Little Red Wagon. 

I'm the hostess this week and I chose the theme "Bells gone wild!".

Christmas bells, Wedding bells, bells to ring in the New Year,

School bells, Door bells...well you get the idea.

Have fun with this.

 

I am still making Christmas cards so I chose Jingle Bells.

 This is what I used:

Quickutz die( remember those ?) - Bell

My Favorite Things DieNamics - Horizontal Snow drifts cover

Happy Little Stampers - Mixed Christmas Sentiments

red glitter paper and thin red ribbon

Now you can head on over to The Little Red Wagon  ,

check out what the other girlfriends have made.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

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Frosty and Cold

Hi!

Check out Addicted To Stamps Challenge.
 For challenge # 180  Chrissy chose the theme of Frosty and Cold.

I'm still working on my Christmas cards, so I took this
as an opportunity to make one more.

These little guys may be outside where it's "Frosty and Cold"

but they're cute enough to warm anybody's heart!

Here's a close up so you can see the snow and the sparkley parts better:

supplies used:

Whipper Snapper Designs - image

Simon Says Stamp - Happy Christmas stamp set (sentiment)

Simon Says Stamp - Falling Snow stencil

Ranger - texture paste

Copic markers

Thanks for stopping by.

This is the last posting for the Addicted To Stamping Challenge Blog.

I have really enjoyed being a member of their design team.

Love to all.

spoils you rotten

Hi!

  It´s  Challenge time over at Little Red Wagon. 

This week the topic chosen by Imke is "wrap it up".

This time of year automatically made me think of Christmas presents.

 

I love this cute little elf! 

 I used B.B. Santa's Elves stamp set with matching

 Die-Namics from My Favorite Things to make this card. 

 Hope you like it.

'til next time,
Doni

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Snowflake Kisses

Hi!

  It´s  Challenge time over at Little Red Wagon.

The topic chosen by Kate this week Is " Snow Much Fun! " 

What's more fun than catching snowflakes on your tongue!?

 I'm also linking this over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
...this week it's anything goes.

Supplies used:

Simon Says Stamp - Falling Snow stencil

Hello Bluebird - - First Snow stamp set & Dies

Impression Obsession - Small Snowflake Set Die

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders

Ranger Distress Ink - Salty Ocean

Head on over to The Little Red Wagon 

check out what the other girlfriends have made

 and  link up your own "snowy" card!

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

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Christmas on Kraft

Hi!

 This morning I saw that the

 Thursday Ways To Use It challenge at Splitcoast Stampers

was to "Take Out The Kraft".

 

So, I made a Christmas card on kraft .

 

I used:

kraft cardstock (of course!)

Uniball white pen

white embossing powder

Impression Obsession - small snowflake dies

There She Goes - HoHoHo stamp set ( no longer available)

Simon Says Stamp - Merry Christmas stamp set

Also linking up to the Double D Challenge

They want to know what is your Christmas style...

 mine is Whimsical...I think?!

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,
Doni

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Happy Birthday

Hi!

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

Brenda would like to see lots of birthday cards this week.

Here's mine:

 

and the inside:

 

supplies used:

My Favorite Things - Sending Sweet Celebration Wishes

My Favorite Things Die-Namics - skinny stripes-vertical

W plus 9 - Sunshine Layers

Here's a quick tip on how I popped up my three cute little characters

without using foam tape:

Just use the corresponding dies to cut blanks ... glue them together

and wa-la  a nice firm solid thickness under your image. 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,
Doni

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Don't be shy!

Hi!

  It´s  Challenge time over at Little Red Wagon.

The topic chosen by JanR this week Is " Don't be shy!" 

......meaning use more than two words!

 

 So, I used a stamp from Taylored Expressions called graphic greetings birthday

which has way more than two words.

Head on over to The Little Red Wagon and  link up your own "word-y" card!

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,
Doni

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Warm wishes

Hi! 

We have the first snow of the season today and boy is it a doosey!

I'm glad I'm retired and can just stay home and look at it from my window. 

Here's what I made with the new stamps and dies I just got from 

Hello Bluebird. The stamp set is called Merry Mice.

 

This fits the requirements, so I'm linking up to Try It On Tuesday. 

'till next time,
Doni

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Anything goes

Hi!

Check out Addicted To Stamps Challenge.
 For challenge # 179  Veerle chose the theme of Anything Goes.

Right now, I'm working on my Christmas cards,

so this is what I did:

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

'till next time,
Doni

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Neutral Fall

Hi!

 Today I'd like to share a card I made for the Double D Challenges.

The theme is Neutral Fall.

I used the Oak Flourish die from Memory Box

and the Wrapped Stitch Frames, also from Memory Box.

Thanks for looking! 

till next time,

Doni

 

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

 

Talk Turkey!

Hi!

 It´s Wednesday and time for a brand new Challenge at Little Red Wagon. 

I'm the hostess this week and I chose the theme "Let's talk turkey".

Anything is OK as long as your card includes a speech bubble! 

Here's what I did on the inside:

I love that plaid paper!  I think I had a skirt out of that plaid back in the 60's!  LOL!

 

'till next time,

Doni

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Boo!

Hi!

  It´s Wednesday and time for a brand new Challenge at Little Red Wagon.

The topic chosen by Imke this week is anything scary for Halloween.

 

So...OK, this little ghost is more cute than scary...but I like him!

Everything on this card came from my  scrap stash.

I remember the background paper is from when  Jennifer and I had the 

Scrapbook Shop. That was ten years ago!  Wow, time flies.

Hope you can play along with us this week.

'til next time,
Doni

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Retirement

Hi!

  It´s  Challenge time over at Little Red Wagon.

The topic chosen by Kate this week Is " Don't forget about me!" 

You can make a card along the lines of ...farewell, bon voyage, or retirement...

You get the idea. 

Here's what I made:

 

Pretty easy...but I thought between the style and the colors that it

 would work for  either a male or a female.

Here's what I used:

Whimsy Stamps - Happy die cut

computer generated sentiment

matching enamel dots from my stash

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,
Doni

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Get Well

Hi! 

I'd like to share a card with you.

This morning early, I was looking around over at Splitcoast Stampers

and Monday's clean and simple challenge was to make a get well card.

 

Here's what I came up with:

I am also entering this over at The Paper Players.

Today they are featuring a clean-and-simple challenge by LeAnne.

She requests that we "Say It loud" by making a large sentiment the

focal point of your card.

I think this card fits both of these challenges pretty well!

 

I used a Paper Smooches - Get well phrase die

and the little flower is from Lawn Fawn.

 All the color stripes are scraps.

I started off by making the stripes straight across the card,

but as I was assembling them to see what color to put where

my cat bumped my hand and schooched one side smaller.

 I kinda liked it , so i made it look neater and went with it!

 stacked three deep for some great dimension.

Thanks for looking! 

till next time,

Doni

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Birthday Gift Bag

Hi!

My sister-in-law is in town for a visit this weekend.
Her birthday is next week, so I made this to put her present in.

The lettering is really pretty...here's a closer look:

 

The letters were die cut from some glossy paper that I inked and splattered

 using the Happy Birthday Script die from My Favorite Things .

This is perfect for their Birthday Project Challenge this month.

Check it out HERE!

Thanks for looking! 

till next time,

Doni

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Something Wicked

Hi!

 Today I'd like to share a card I made for the Double D Challenges.

The theme is silhouettes and since it's late October

this is what I came up with:

I used the Tree Frame wafer die from Simon Says Stamp and 

the sentiment is  from a Studio G stamp that I found at Michaels.

The purple background is from my pile of watercolor messes ( I call them messes because

that's what they look like till you find a place to use them!)

Also entering this over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
where the theme this week is Halloween.

Thanks for looking! 

till next time,

Doni

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Oh, Nuts!

Hi! 

I tried something new today.

Making a long card...one that might fit into a business sized envelope.

I was inspired by the Your Next Stamp Blog.

Their challenge this time is " go long".

Ok...this was fun , but I don't think I'll make too many long cards! 

'till next time,
Doni

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Birthday Bear

Hi!

 It´s Wednesday and time for a new Challenge at Little Red Wagon. 

This week Brenda wants to see Teddy Bears.

 

He's a cutie from My Favorite Things called BB Beary Special Birthday.

Yellow cake with strawberry frosting - YUM!

Here's a closer look:

 

and here's how I finished the inside:

 

Sorry, I don't remember where that sentiment came from.

I came across it in my digi file!

Now it's your turn.

 Head over to Little Red Wagon,

 check out the lovely creations from the other “Girlfriends”

and link up your own project.

'till next time,

Doni

Happy Thanksgiving

Hi!

Check out Addicted To Stamps Challenge.
 For challenge # 178  Sai chose the theme today -- add pumpkin!

Here's what I came up with:

 I wanted to try no line coloring, so I stamped this cute little girl sitting on a pumpkin
in Memento Desert Sand ink. I also stamped and cut out a mask of her so that I could add some other pumpkins around her...after all, Sai did say to add pumpkin!  lol
I need lots more practice but like my daughter said "it looks like a painting".

Supplies used:
 My Favorite Things - Fall Friends
My Favorite things - Witch way is the candy
Lawn Fawn - Happy Harvest
W plus 9 - Sunshine Layers
Memento - Desert Sand
Memento - rich cocoa
Copic markers

I'm looking forward to seeing what all you all
create by adding pumpkin!

'till next time,
Doni

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Birthday Chick

Hi!

Here's the card I made to enter this weeks 

My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge.

Here's the sketch:

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,
Doni

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Healing Hugs

Hi!

  It´s Wednesday and time for a brand new Challenge at Little Red Wagon.

The topic chosen by JanR  this week Is " cut it out" !

By that she means use die cuts or fussy cutting.

My card is made using lots of die cuts.

I think it's fun to combine elements from different stamp sets

 and different companies to get new looks.

Here's what I used:

Poppy Stamps - Massa Leaf Background

Simon Says Stamp - Healing Hugs 

Mamma Elephant - Framed Tags

My Favorite Things - Blueprints #13

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,
Doni

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Pumpkin Season

Hi!

 It´s Wednesday and time for a brand new Challenge at Little Red Wagon. 

I'm the hostess this week and I chose the theme "Pumpkin Party".

Anything goes as long as there is a pumpkin involved! 

I actually made two cards this week...same idea, only a little different.

Here's the first one:

 

and a side view, hopefully you can see the dimension a little better:

 The next card I made to enter in Double Dee Challenges
and they requested using only orange and white:

 

I was really excited when I came across this background paper in my stash.

Hope you have time to make some pumpkin cards this week!

'till next time,

Doni

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Good Friends

Hi!

I made a card today to play along with 

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge.

The theme is Friend or Friendship.

Here's a list of supplies I used:

Rubbernecker Stamps - Be Yourself

Clearly Besotted - Laugh Out Loud Friends

Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass

Memory Box - Wrapped Stitched Frames

Copic Markers

And since this week at Simon Says Stamp is "Anything Goes"
I'm joining that challenge too.

Thanks for looking.

'til next time,
Doni

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Fall is in the air

Hi!

The trees around here are still green, but they will be turning soon.

Today's challenge over at Little Red Wagon is to make a card that is "fall-ish".  

 I immediately think of fall leaves and since I've had so many people do nice things

for me lately, a thank you card came to mind.

I embossed the background and added a little color with distress ink.

The leaves were die cut from some water colored papers that were in my stash.

 The die I used was from Impression Obsession.

The Thanks is from Simon Says Stamp

 and I used 4 of them adhered together to give the needed dimension. 

I used a Stampin' Up stamp on the inside:

 

Thanks for looking.

I'm also entering in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

You can find that one HERE.

'til next time,

                                                                             Doni

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Candy Corn

Hi!

 

About this time last year, I ordered this cute little stamp 

and today was the first time I used It.

I actually made three cards. The first one is a box card:

and here's the other two:

These were really fun to make, and since I colored and fussy cut a ton of candy corns

 I have a lot left over to make even more cards.

'til next time,
Doni

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MFT Wed. Challenge

Hi!

Here's the card I made to enter this weeks 

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge.

this is the sketch:

 

I used the MFT - All about You stamp set.

 

 Here's hoping Mr. Random Generator picks me!

'til next time,
Doni

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Fruit

Hi!

  It´s Wednesday and time for a brand new Challenge at Little Red Wagon.

Fruit is the topic chosen by Kate this week.

 

 

The cute pineapple is from a Momenta stamp set I got at Pat Catan's

 and the sentiment is from Papertrey Inc.

Here's what I did inside:

 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,
Doni

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Celebrate

Hi!

Check out Addicted To Stamps Challenge.

It's good to be back from our summer break.

For challenge # 177 Marlies chose the theme - for a girl/lady

Here's what I came up with:

I'd say that was pretty girlie!  lol

I used the Wilma loves wine stamp from Stampimgbella

and the Celebrate word die from My Favorite Things

Thanks for stopping by. 

'till next time,
Doni

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Sending Love

Hi!

I'm so excited that I'm finally able to get back to card making.

I've got a few more months of Physical Therapy...but all is good!

 It´s Wednesday and time for a brand new Challenge at Little Red Wagon. 

Brenda is our hostess and she would like to see sympathy cards.

I chose to make a square card this time.

The flowers are from Neat &Tangled - Friendly Florals
and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up- Love & Sympathy

Thanks for looking!

'til next time,
Doni

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Bats

Hi !

I'm starting to go a little bat-sh*t crazy.

So This is the card I made to enter in this weeks My Favorite Things Wednesday Challenge #453 

Here's the sketch:

 

I used the MFT Witch Way is the Candy stamp set

and the bat was colored with copics and then I added a coat of Glossy Accents.

 Here's a better look:

 

'till next time,
Doni

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