Hip To Be Square!

Hi!

Happy Wednesday, every body!

  Brenda is our hostess  for challenge #580  at Little Red Wagon this week.

She says "It's hip to be square", which means she wants to see 

a square somewhere on your card.

 

Here's mine:

I made my square element into a shaker and added my favorite Christmas penguin.

 

Thanks for looking.

 

"till next time, 

Doni

 

Snow Days!

Hi!

  JanR is our hostess  for challenge #579 at Little Red Wagon this week.

She has chosen the phrase "Snow Days!" for our challenge this week,

meaning we're free to make anything that has to do with snow.

Remember it doesn't have to be a card it can be anything you want to make

that has to do with snow! 

 

Here's what I made:

Happiness is....

watching snowfall

through a window.

Yep! So glad I'm retired and don't have to go out in the snow if i don't want to.

 

Heres the supplies I used to make this card:

6x6 Whimsy Paper Pack (Blurry Flurries)

Simon Says Stamp - Eliza Snowflake Die

Hello Bluebird - Let It Snow Die

 

'till next time,

Doni

 

Santa Hats

Hi!

There is a Santa Hats Challenge going on at  Double D Challenges.

Here's my entry:

I splattered white paint on the dark green background...

only I wasn't too smart about it and I now have little white splatters all over 

my desk and keyboard!  lol

Thanks for looking.

 

"till next time, 

Doni

LRW Challenge #578 - Winter Birthday

 Hi there!

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

 I'm  the hostess this week.

  I would like to see your cards that celebrate a WINTER BIRTHDAY.   

While I was on a roll I also made this one:

 

For the snow I used a stencil from Simon Says Stamp and Nuvo Glimmer paste.

You can see the texture and sparkle better against the blue but it looks just as pretty on the white IRL. 

The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and the little house is a die from SSS.

Thanks for looking.

 

"till next time, 

Doni

Christmas Tags

Hi!

Happy Wednesday, every body!

  Imke is our hostess  for challenge #577  at Little Red Wagon this week.

She would like to see us get prepared for Christmas. 

 

I chose to get started on making Christmas gift tags.

 

 These are smaller tags ( around 3/4 inch ) perfect for little gift bags.

I used stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn (Tiny Tag Sayings)

For a bigger gift bag I made this one:

This tag from Pretty Pink Posh measures 3 inches across.

The little snowman is from Lawn Fawn.

I can't even imagine what Christmas will be like this year....

doesn't look like we'll be able to have our big family get together.

 

In any event, I'll be sure to keep Christmas in my heart.

 

Thanks for looking.

 

"till next time, 

Doni

 

Winter Blues

Hi!

Winter Blues is the new challenge over at Double "D" Challenges.

Here's my entry:

 The first thing I did was Ink blend the background (Distress Inks) and then splatter on some water.

This is what else was used:

Sizzix thinlets - (tree)

MFT Die-Namics - Believe

Lawn Fawn - Cardinal ( from the Birch trees die)

Wink of Stella (clear) - to add a little sparkle to the cardinal

Thanks for Looking.

'till next time,

Doni

Say it Loud!

Hi!

  Kate is our hostess  for challenge #576 at Little Red Wagon this week.

She would like to see us "Say it Loud" by using a big sentiment or word art.

 

I was lucky enough to find this really old stamp from Art Impressions,

so word art it is!

 

 

 

 This is what I put on the inside...also an Art Impressions stamp.

 Hope you can join us this week.

"till next time, 

Doni

 

 

CAS Christmas

Today I'm playing along with

 The Paper Players and Dragonfly Dreams 

with this clean and simple Christmas Card:  

I used:

Hero Arts - Stamp and cuts 

Hello Bluebird - O Christmas Tree

Simon Says Stamp - Sentiment Strips Reverse Holiday

Thanks for Looking.

'till next time,

Doni

Christmas

Hi!

  Brenda is our hostess  for challenge #575 at Little Red Wagon this week.

This week she would like to see Christmas cards with Non Traditional colors.

 

Here's the card I made:

I used a stencil from MFT

Blended distress ink (picked raspberry)

Added snow flakes from Impression Obsession 

and 

a sweet little bunny from MFT (Christmas Cheer)

Thanks for looking.

 

"till next time, 

Doni

 

Two Old Bats

 Hi!

Here's my November Halloween entry.   Check out Two Old Bats  

and see what I'm talking about!

 

 

Thanks for looking.

 

'till next time,

Doni

 

Pine Trees and/or Pine Cones Challenge

Hi!

This is the card I made especially for Double "D" Challenges.

 It started out when I found the background paper in my scraps. I have no idea where I got it , but this  is the only scrap I could find and believe me I looked for a long time! Lol!

Added a die cut tree ( Sizzix Thinlits) and stamped the greeting using  Momento Rich Cocoa ink.

Thanks for looking.

'til next time,

Doni

Color Me Happy!

Hi! 

This week it's JanR's turn to choose our challenge and she would like us to do some coloring .

Coloring does make me happy, so I printed out a digi stamp  and got on with the happiness.

You can find the digi stamp I used Here.

The sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps. 

 

Thanks for looking and I hope you get to enjoy some time coloring this week.

 

'till next time,

Doni

BOO!

 

Happy Wednesday, every body!

The Challenge at Little Red Wagon this week is all about Halloween.

 

 The best part of crafting this time of year

 is that there is a big bowl of Halloween candy near by.

 

For this challenge I made a cute little box card:

More cute than scary...but a lot of fun to make!

Get yourself some of your favorite candy to snack on and have fun creating!

I can't wait to see what you all make.

 

Harvest of Blessings

Hi! 

I spent my Saturday morning doing what I love to do...coloring!

Here's the card I made:

I was motivated by the challenge over at Double "D" Challenges.

Hope ya'll have a good weekend.

'till next time;

Doni 

"B" things

Hi!

Happy Wednesday, every body!

  Imke is our hostess  for challenge #572  at Little Red Wagon this week.

She would like to see cards about things that begin with a "B". 

I chose Blue Butterflies:

I  started by white embossing two butterflies from the Beautiful Butterflies stamp

 set from My Favorite Things onto watercolor paper. ..added some blue  watercolor paint

and cut them out. I added some Wink of Stella for some sparkle, but that doesn't show up in a photo.

The die cut script is from Pretty Pink Posh.

I can't wait to see what everyone else makes this week!

'till next time,

Doni

 

Magical

Hi!

  Kate is our hostess  for challenge #571 at Little Red Wagon this week.

Kate says "It's Magical" and so would like to see anything to do with magic,

or fantasy, or make believe.

I can't think of anything more magical than a cute little Gnome reading a magic book

 while sitting on a mushroom...so here he is:

 

and it opens up to be an easel card. 

The message says...Books don't just go with you, they take you where you've never been.

 

 

The stamp is from Stampingbella.

 

Thanks for looking.

 

"till next time, 

Doni

 

Candy Corn

For all you Halloween lovers out there

 check out this new blog: Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge!

I must be hungry....my brain went right to candy corn!

 To me it's not Halloween season without candy corn!

This cute stamp set is from Newton's Nook

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

Wreaths

Hi!

One of my favorite challenge sites is Double "D" Challenges .

The theme for their current challenge is "WREATHS!"

Here's what I came up with:

 

                         I used a wreath die from Impression Obsession and a die from Poppy

 called Goofy Halloween Decor for the bat, skull, and owl.

The background paper is from my stash...who knows how old ! 

The words are from a stamp set called Halloweenies from Paper Smooches.

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

 

Thanks Coach

Hi!

Happy Wednesday, every body!

  Brenda is our hostess  for challenge #570  at Little Red Wagon this week.

She would like to see our Best Hockey Card...or any other sport.

 

This is what I came up with:

Years ago I made scrapbook paper piecings  to sell at The Scrapbook Shop.

I still have a bunch so this one found its way onto this card.

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

 

Monstrous Birthday

 

Hi!

Happy Wednesday!

This week at Little Red Wagon

it's time for Challenge #569 "Just KIDing!"

JanR would like to see projects about kid/teens or for kids/teens.

I have a great nephew who loves to growl ...he's 3!

Sometimes he's a dinosaur and some times he's a monster when he growls,

so I made this card for him. 

I can't wait to see what everyone else makes this week!

'till next time,

Doni

Celebrate!

Happy Wednesday, everybody!

This week we for Challenge # 568 we would like you to "Celebrate!". 

You get to pick what you'd like to celebrate...it can be anything !

And remember, we're not just about cards, 

we'd love to see your pocket pages, tags, altered projects, layouts - any papercraft goes!

Here's what I'm celebrating:

I thought it was really fortunate that the Holiday Shapes die from Simon Says Stamp 

had the perfect size stars for this background designer paper. 

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!

 

Flora or Fauna

Hi!

  Imke is our hostess  for challenge #567 at Little Red Wagon this week.

Her challenge is "Nature" using flora or fauna.

I couldn't decide , so I used both.

I used:

Newton's Nook - Toucan Party 

My Favorite Things (Die-Namics) - wild greenery

My Favorite Things - Gift Card Greetings

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

 

Wishing

Hi!

  Kate is our hostess  for challenge #566 at Little Red Wagon this week.

      Her challenge is "Over the Rainbow". 

The object is to use more than three colors on our creation.

 

I used 5 different color hearts which were die cut using 

stitched nesting hearts by Tutti Designs.

The embossed sentiment is from the Sending & Wishing stamp set by Simon Says Stamp.

 

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

 

Treat Box

Hi!

Happy Wednesday!

This week at Little Red Wagon

it's time for Challenge #565 "No Cards!"

so....I made a treat box. :)

Right now my very favorite treat is the peanut butter M&M's......

so I'm filling this up with them!

Here's what I used to make this:

Printed cardstock

Lawn Cuts - Scalloped Treat Box Die

Lawn Cuts - Tiny Tags Sayings

Spellbinders - Back to basics Tag dies

My Favorite Things - Stitched Flowers Die- Namics

I can't wait to see what everyone else makes this week!

'till next time,

Doni

Digi Do!

Hi!

Happy Wednesday, every body!

Today's  challenge (Digi Do) is to use a digital stamp.

Check it out at Little Red Wagon.

My favorite digital character is Birdbrain, created by Faith Skrdla.

Sadly, Faith has passed away.  Her digital art work is no longer available,

so to honor her I made this card featuring Birdbrain.

Ah, yes!...a bubble bath is a great stress reliever!

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope you can have some fun this week with digital stamps.

"till next time,

Doni

Use a stencil

It's my turn to host the challenge this week at Little Red Wagon.

Anything goes as long as somewhere on your card you use a stencil.

I used a stencil to make the background:

Here's the supplies:

 The word YOU is a die cut from Avery Elle and the sentiment

is from My Favorite Things.

If you want more inspiration be sure to check out what the Girlfriends have made.

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

FALL

HI! Happy Friday!

Today it is supposed to reach 90 degrees in my part of the world. I'm thankful for my air conditioning, however I am looking forward to the 'nip' in the air that comes with Fall.

So, that thought is what inspired me to make this card for the MFT Color Challenge 147.

Here's the colors

 

 I used:

MFT - Hooray Kind of Day

MFT Harvest Mouse

MFT - Fall Friends

and 

MFT Die-Namics - Wonky Stitch Rec Stax

Thanks for stopping by.

'till next time,

Doni

Goodbye!

Hi!

  Imke is our hostess  for challenge #562 at Little Red Wagon this week.

Her challenge is to make a card that conveys the idea of goodbye...

like retirement, from school, moving, saying goodbye to a season...etc.

So.... I was coming up blank until I came across this Alligator!

He is SO saying Goodbye!

The green card front was cut from some leftover watercolor practice.

The Alligator is a stamp from Rubbernecker.

 I colored him with Prismacolor pencils because on the rough texture

of the paper I thought it made his skin look "Alligator-ish"!

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

Birthday Cupcake

Hi!

I got a new stamp set from Honey Bee Stamps called "piece if cake".

I was inspired by Kelly L's coloring .

and Anni's sentiment arrangement.

 

Thanks for looking!

'till next time,

Doni 

Happy Days

Hi!

  Kate is our hostess  for challenge #561 at Little Red Wagon this week

 and she would like to see a card that would make someone smile.

This sentiment made me smile....not only am I having trouble remembering what day it is

but I find myself forgetting what month it is.  LOL

Hang in there friends...this pandemic can't last forever!

'till next time,

Doni

Backgrounds

Hi!

  Brenda is our hostess  for challenge #560 at Little Red Wagon this week.

She would like us to make our own background paper by stamping,  smooshing,

paper piecing ....or as in my case...doing a little water coloring.

To create this background sky I tapped some distress ink ( broken china)

onto my glass mat..or you could use an acrylic block ..

spritzed it with water and then picked the color up with my paintbrush and

dabbed it in the left top corner of the paper...wa-la... sky!

The cute little clouds are Lawn Cuts ( simple Puffy Cloud Frames)

with some vellum behind them.

The cute bunny and the sentiment are from Casual Fridays Stamps,

colored of course with copics .

Both the bunny with his balloon and the sentiment strip are popped up with foam tape.

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

Hugs & Wishes

Hi!

Today I was just playing with making ink blended backgrounds.

I liked this one with the splatters, so I made it into this cute birthday card.

Hope you like it.

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

Dots & Stripes

Hi!

 

JanR is our hostess  for challenge #559 at Little Red Wagon this week

 and she would like to see spots or stripes.

I did both:

Easy Peasy with patterned paper and the Script Thanks die from Simon Says Stamp.

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Fantasy

It's hard to believe that we're half way through the month of July already.

But here we are and it's my turn to host the challenge this week at Little Red Wagon

I chose the theme "FANTASY"

so bring on your Dragons, Fairies, Mermaids, Gnomes ...

or in my case...Unicorns!

But most of all, have some FUN!

It's hard to see in the photo, but all the images are loaded with glitter...

because glitter is magical!

I used the stamp set from Mama Elephant.

Thanks for stopping by!

'till next time,

Doni

Embossing

Hi!

  Imke is our hostess  for challenge #557 at Little Red Wagon this week.

She would like to see embossing, either heat or dry.

So, being the overachiever that I am ( ha-ha) I chose to do both!

For the background I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder

and for the flowers (Pretty Pink Posh-Wild Rose) I used VersaMark

and gold embossing powder on cream colored vellum.

The sentiment is from StampinUp - Rose Wonder.

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

Summer

Hi!

  Kate is our hostess  for challenge #556 at Little Red Wagon this week

 and she would like to see anything to do with summertime.

Here's the card that I made:

Supplies used:

My Favorite Things - Penguins in Paradise

Paper Smooches - Kindness Sampler

Neat & Tangled - Hello Summer Dies

Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Circles

Yep, eating ice cream bars in the sunshine is pretty much my favorite

way to spend a summer day!

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope our Sunshine challenge inspires you to make a "summer" card!

'till next time,

Doni

Have a Blast!

Hi!

  Brenda is our hostess  for challenge #555 at Little Red Wagon this week.

  She's challenging us to have a sun, moon, planets or stars on our projects.

Here's mine:

       It's a shaker card and when you shake it 

                you can see all the little sparkly stars .     

    

         I used the stamp set called " Space Explorer" from My Favorite Things.

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

                                                                              Doni

Birthday Panda

Hi!

  JanR is our hostess at Little Red Wagon this week.

The topic this week is Animal Antics.

I choose a sweet little panda and my favorite color (lime green) !

The stamps I used are both from Simon Says Stamp - 

Cuddly Critters and Cuddly Critters Accessories

Wink of Stella on the hat, bow tie and balloon 

and some sequins to a little bling finish this card.

Oh, gee...almost forgot the green. It was ink blended with mowed lawn Distress Ink.

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Donuts

Hi! 

I played along with a Splitcoast Stampers challenge

and made this:

I did the no line coloring technique where you stamp the image with a very light colored ink.
 I used Hero Arts Shadow Ink - soft sand and colored with my Copic Markers.

Here's a real close up:

I like the way it turned out, However it took me about four hours to color it!

Don't think I'll be making a bunch of them!!!!

Thanks for looking.

'till next time,

Doni

sunshine

Hi!

  This week challenge is #553 at Little Red Wagon.

   I'm the hostess this week and

I'd like to challenge you to some sunshine!

 Use a sun or a bright yellow color or both ... as long as it makes you happy!

Here's what I made:

Here's another view so that you can see the dimension a little better:

 

Supplies used:

My Favorite Things - large sun die 

My Favorite Things - sunrise radiating rays stencil

Distress Ink - lemonade 

W plus 9 - sunshine layers die set

Lawn Fawn - puffy cloud borders die

Paper Smooches - spiritual sampler

Thanks for looking.

"till next time,

 Doni

Ink Blended Backgrounds

Hi!

  Imke is our hostess  for challenge #552 at Little Red Wagon this week

 and she's challenging us to use patterned paper or to create

our own background paper.

This week I did a "twofer"

I did some Distress Ink blending.

On the left I blended  twisted citron, squeezed lemonade, and carved pumpkin

from left to right and then sprinkled some water on it.

The pink background is pickled raspberry bottom to top giving it an ombre look.

On this one I sprinkled some water but then I also made a  watery puddle of ink on an 

acrylic block, dipped a little brush in it and splattered some pink ink.

Hope you like them... I made a mess on my desk and had fun!

to finish  I used the Hooray die from Honey Bee Stamps

and Greeting from Happy Hippos by MFT.

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni