another sympathy card

Unfortuanetly, it is true. The older we get, the more we need these type of cards.

Here is the latest one that I had to make.

I was looking for a clean and simple style this time. I really liked how it turned out. I had used the wink of stella glitter brush on the flowers to give it a bit of a pop. Hope you can see it.

Have a great weekend everyone!
Donna

Stampin up stamp club Feb - June

I am finally getting to the cards that I have seriously neglected to post. I deeply apologize  for not posting sooner.

Here is the first group of projects from Feb

Our first project for this month is Case' d (with a video) from Deb Valder How to make your thinlits dies 3-D

Our 2nd project is the Flower Patch bundle. This  idea, Case'd (with a video) comes from Stamping to Share

The 3rd and last one for this month inspired by Card Creations by Beth Fun Foam Shaker Card

Projects from March
Our 1st project idea comes from NancyFerbShares.com  Irresistibly Yours Magic

Our 2nd project Designer Vellum CASE"Ed (with video) comes from Stamping to Share

Our 3rd project for this month is weekly deals and a gift card holder. This idea came from Buckeye Inklings

 Projects from April
Our first project is the Folded Corner Card  CASE'd from Flowerbug's Inkspot 

The second project is the Work Of Art Background CASE'd (with video) from Stamping Madly
Quick and easy handmade card .

Our third project is the Faux 3-Panel Card CASE'd from Too Cool Stamping Wetlands Masculine Birthday Tryptic Card

Projects from May

Project #1 is the Washi Sheets Hearts Collage CASE'd from Too Cool Stamping

Project #2  Peek-a-boo Card  CASE'd (with a video) from Stamping & Scrapbooking 

Project #3 Reflection Technique CASE'd from Flowerbug's Inkspot 

and our sketch challenge  came from Mojo Monday 237 here is my take on the sketch

Projects from June

Project #1 Congrats with 3-D Balloons CASE'd from RunningwScissorsStamper  FM169Confetti Party

Project #2 Step Panel Card CASE'd (with video) from Dawn's Stamping Thoughts 

Project #3 Congratulations Banner Card CASE'd (with video) from Dawn's Stamping Thoughts

and our June sketch challenge came from Freshly made sketch 188  and here is my card

WOW looking back at all our creations we made over these past few months were a ton of FUN!! so glad I can look back and see them all lots of ideas and techniques!
I will be posting our sept class really soon.

Hope you all enjoy what you see I know I did :)
Donna

Thanksgiving

It's Thanksgiving this weekend here in Canada. One of my sisters is hosting the traditional thanksgiving meal. I wanted to thank her with this card.

The background paper is from a used calendar. I tend to save SOME pages from calendars simply because I love the pictures. This one came in handy for this card.

The wheat and container were embossed with Liquid platinum, loved how it turned out. The background behind the wheat was made using the distress inks.

I am very pleased with how it turned out.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Donna

sympathy card

It was time for me to make a sympathy card.

The embossing folder I used came as a gift with the papercraft essentials magazine. I just love this new embossing folder!

The flower that I used is from Stampin Up  called Lotus Blossom. I used the distress inks victorian velvet and tattered rose loved how that turned out. The sentiment is also a Stampin up stamp which comes from the set called Loving thoughts.

Have a great weekend!
Donna

Hello

Hi everyone!
Here is my latest creation.  I bought a "new to me" Tim Holtz die from a garage sale and wanted to use it asap. Here you can see how I used it.

The die is Courtyard and the frame surrounding the "lattice" is from Stampin up called deco labels, the same die I had used in a previous card. Love this die set. I also scored the lines to frame the deco label using my scoreboard. The rose was made using the Mcgill punch called floral petals and the leaves came from another new die that I had purchased awhile back called Garden greens another Tim Holtz die. The tiny flowers were a combination punched from a Stampin up punch and an ek success punch. Finally the "hello" sentiment is a die from Stampin up . Oh and on the butterfly I used variegated flakes! something I had purchased a long time ago and finally decided I should try it! I will definately use it again.

I will be back soon with another card
Have a great weekend!
Donna

my nephew's wedding card

I'm a little embarrassed to see that my last post was in feb!! not good!

I will have a few cards to post as soon as I take the photos and upload them :)

Here is the lastest card that I made.

My nephew Jason was just married this past weekend, here is the card I made for both him and his new wife Christy :)

The wedding colour was purple so that was a good starting point for me.

I hope to post another card soon.
take care
Donna

Stampin' Up February 2015 challenge

The challenge for this month comes from Freshly Made Sketches

Here is my take on the sketch. Oh and I learned a new way to tie a knot!

Have a great weekend everyone!
Donna

Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2015 February

Here I am doing the second tag of the year!! go me LOL

Here is my take on the tutorial from Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2015 Feb 

I also decided to add in a little challenge to myself and fit in Linda Ledbetter Compendium of Curiosity challenge into this tag. If you have Tim's book you can turn to page 62 to learn how to use the dimensional cutting pad!.


Also this month  The Funkie Junkie Boutique is  sponsoring this challenge :)

camera2stamp

Last months stamp of the month from Stamps of Life was called camera2stamp. What a cute little stamp set. Here is what I created using parts of the stamp set.

I placed two of the stamps together to create my background.

The large camera was stamped with embossing ink, then white embossing powder was used to bring out the camera on the black cardstock. The camera was cut out with one of the many dies that came with this set. I am not able to cut straight so you gotta love the dies that come with this set :)

I really like how it turned out.

Have a great Sunday!
Donna

Stampin' Up Jan 2015

Here we are and its now Jan 2015

This month our card sketch challenge comes from  Pals Paper Arts  here is my take on the sketch.

Our first project is Case'd from Song of My Heart Stampers

Such a beautiful card.. Lyssa has "cheat sheets" for sale with the measurements if you are interested :)

Our second project is the shaker frame. This was really fun to make.

And now our third and last project was Case'd from Card Creations by Beth  another  beautiful card. We used the Lotus Blossom stamp for the main image and the background paper is the new Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP which has the clear pre-embossed designs that we inked.

There you have it. Our first month of the new year has started out with some beautiful cards. Thanks Charlene!

Stay warm and enjoy your weekend
Donna