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!

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