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

sympathy card

Hi! 

Today I found a new (to me) challenge

called Stay Crafty with Hero

This is a Hero Arts Sketch Challenge.

 

This was the sample card:

 

I totally fell in love with this card, so I pretty much kept the same idea,

substituting  her flower for the daisies in the Hero Arts stamp set called In My Garden.

And I used the sentiment from the Hero Arts set called Remember.

 

So, here's what I came up with:

 I used gold embossing powder and then added a little gold glitter to the flower centers.

 

Thanks for looking.

'til next time,

Doni

Hello

Hi! 

Happy Friday, everyone!

I am so glad that I have a wonderful craft room in which to spend my 

coronavirus stay at home hours !

Today has been an adventure to be sure.

It started out when I messed up the hat on this birthday bear I was coloring

 ( tried to change the colors and it didn't work! lol)

Yuk...Instead of throwing it away ..

(because the bear was still really cute and it took quite awhile to color him with my copics)

I fussy cut him out.

While I was trying to figure out what to do with him,

 I looked at today's challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.

The challenge is to make a card with some shimmer or shine.

Here's what I ended up with:

It's hard to see in the picture,

 but there is glossy Accents on his nose and eyes (shine)

and wink of stella on the package ribbon (sparkle).

Here's a closer look:

 

Much better IRL

Thanks for sticking with me! 

Have some fun today!

 Doni

also entering:
Simon Says Stamp -Wed. Challenge- anything goes

Smile

Hi!

  Kate is our hostess at Little Red Wagon this week

 and she's challenging us to Line It Up!

( Include a line ( or lines) on your project.

Here's mine:

 

I found an ink blended and water splattered piece in my stash, 

so I sliced it into strips to use as "stripes" on my card front.

The smile is a die from Impression Obsession and I

 found the perfect size birthday words on a stamp set

 from My Favorite Things called -  It's a mice time to celebrate. 

I used the thin slices that I cut from the stripes on the front

and a cute saying from a company called Deep Red for the inside:

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

   Doni

Hang in there

Hi!

I was inspired bu a sketch over at Paper Players today.

Here's the sketch:

 

and here's my card:

 

I got to use 3 brand new  dies and one stamp set that I just got...

( coronavirus stay at home has made me an online shopaholic!)

Here's what I used:

Spellbinders - Hemstitch Rectangles

Simon Says Stamp - Mini Flowers & Leaves die

Impression Obsession dies - Hanging Basket

Honey Bee Stamps - Blah Blah Blah stamp

assorted enamel dots

foam dots 

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

                                                                             Doni

Recycled

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 something  reused/recycled on our cards.

Here's my card: 

The thing that I recycled was a little note card that a friend sent me.

The laser cut tree on the front was so pretty .

I reused the tree by putting the card front on to a blue A2 card base

and adding the die cut sentiment (Avery Elle with sympathy die).

Easy Peasy!

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Box Card

Hi!

  I'm looking forward to June with nice warm sunny days,

...and still doing the social distancing thing...

So I made a box card with the theme of

soaking up the sun while staying six feet apart and drinking!

Here's what I came up with:

and another view:

 

so, Here's To You...CHEERS!

I used the stamp set called Penguins in Paradise by MFT.

and the  large word cheers is a die also from MFT.

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time

Doni

Circle Shape

Hi!

  JanR is our hostess at Little Red Wagon this week

 and she's challenging us to SHAPE UP!

I'm glad she doesn't want me to diet, just to make a shaped card.

I chose to make a circle easel card.

Front view:

 

Open view:

and side view:

Look HERE for a tutorial  on how to make an easel card.

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

Birthday Flowers

Hi!

  This week challenge is #548 at Little Red Wagon.

 I'm the hostess this week and I'd love to see Flowers,

it can be just one or many....just as long as they bloom!

I made this card for my sister-in-law. Her favorite color is blue.

I used the Stitched Flowers dies from My Favorite Things.

All the flower pieces and leaves were die cut from white cardstock

 and then colored with distress inks.

The sentiment was made from a stamp set 

called Birthday Messages by Simon Says Stamp 

and

the number is from a stamp set by Heidi Swapp and colored blue with copic markers.

I'm looking forward to seeing your beautiful flowers this week

 and visiting you on your blogs.

'till next time,

Doni

White

Hi!

  Imke is our hostess at Little Red Wagon this week

 and she's challenging us to use white (or any other color)

and most of the card should be empty. 

So, here's what I came up with:

I used:

Memory Box - Isabella Butterfly die

Avery Elle - stitched square dies

Lawn Fawn - sentiment 

scrap of smooshed distress inks on glossy paper

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

                                                                             Doni

April Showers

Hi!

  Kate is our hostess at Little Red Wagon this week.

  Her challenge is to create a card that has something to do with April and/or Spring.

I immediately thought of April Showers.

supplies used:

My Favorite Things - Bitty Bears

Lawn Fawn - Simple Puffy Cloud Frames

vellum

Lil'inker Designs-  small sun die

tiny wood rain drops ( colored blue) from my stash

Lawn Fawn -  Rain or Shine sentiment

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

Doni

try again

Hi!

It's time for Challenge #545 over at Little Red Wagon.

 Brenda chose "Mother's Day".....but I love the way she chose to tell us.

( imagine Freddy Mercury...Mamaaaaa )

...so this is for Brenda:

Here's the card I made for Mother's Day:

The sentiment is from Stampin' up - Tinny Tiny Wishes

The flowers are from My Favorite Things - Stitched Flowers Die-namics

Thanks for stopping by.

'til next time,

                                                                             Doni

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!