March stamp club card sketch challenge

Here we go, our card sketch challenge comes from Freshly Made Sketches 223

 My take on the sketch

I saw those two strips of paper laying in my scrap paper stash and I thought to myself that they would be perfect for my card. I had used the stamp set Tape It with the colours Coastal Cabana and Cameo Coral. I really wanted to stick with those two colours for the card.

Using Coastal Cabana ink and a stamp from the Gorgeous grunge stamp set, I stamped onto a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock to create my background.  I needed a flower so I grabbed my flowershop stamp set and stamped out my flower using Cameo Coral.

There you have it. I love these colours and really enjoyed working with this sketch.

Have a great evening
Donna

My mothers name plate

My mother had moved into an independent seniors home. Right away I wanted to make her a special name plate for her door. I was finally able to make one for her.

and here is a closer look

I really like how it turned out and was hoping she would like it as much as I do. Well to my surprise she teared right up when she looked at it. Her comments were so moving. She is afraid that someone will take it . So she brings it in every night and hangs it back out again every morning :) So sweet. When I went to hang it up  that is when we both realized how it matched the colour of her name that was on the door already. It wasn't planned!

And now a little info on how I made it. I picked up the wooden oval from the dollarstore. I removed the chain that was attached to it then painted it with white acrylic paint. I replaced the chain with the ribbon I knew that my mother would like it better with the ribbon. All the flowers were handmade by me. I used a Martha Stewart punch to create the doily background. The butterfly was a die from Stampin Up. I used my cricut to cut out the name Rose. I think that covers it. If there is anything else you would like to know, please feel free to ask :)

Now I am off to make my card challenge for thursday's club night

Talk to you all soon and take care

Donna

February 2016 stamp club projects

Here are the  3 projects that we made at our last stamp club.

I don't have the links to the projects yet, but when I get them I will link them to the post :)

project #1
Here I am showing the front and inside of this very cute card. This looks difficult but it really was easy to put together. Love how it turned out.

As promised the links have been added :)

   This project was CASE'd from Where the Rubber Hits the Road

Project #2
This is a really neat little card. It measures 4 1/2 x 4 1/2.  Love the corrugated paper. I did not realize that it comes in both kraft and white!  Clean and simple  :)

and this project was CASE'd from Stamp with Brian

Project #3
So fun! a box card!

and this is the back of the box card.

And our last link.  

This project was CASE'd from Debbie's Designs 

And that my friends, are the 3 projects that we made. Thank you Charlene for another FUN class !

February stamp club sketch challenge 2016

Good Morning!

First I will start off with the link to the sketch challenge. It comes from Freshly Made Sketches # 221

Last month I finally ordered the woodgrain background stamp,  I have been wanting this stamp for awhile. Well I finally have it, and I really wanted to use it on this months sketch challenge. The ink I used was early espresso then stamped onto crumbcake cardstock. As you can see I cut the stamped image up to look like fence boards. I love how this card turned out.

I placed the fence boards a bit crooked just to help it give that "aged" look. It isn't showing up very good in the photo but I used the wink of stella on the word happy.



and here is the inside

Now I am ready for our stamp club  this thursday.

Have a great day!
Donna

January Stamp club 2016 what we made...

Hello my friends,

We made some wonderful cards at our stampclub in January that I would love to share with you.

Our first project was CASE'd from  Angela Lorenz Botanical sneak peek

I just LOVE this new stamp and die set, and of course the papers are gorgeous :)



Our second project was CASE'd from Flowerbug's Inkspot Party wishes fun fold card

Oh this was a fun one to make. I love gift card holder style cards and this is one I know that I will make again.

The idea for our third project came from Stamping to share Blomin' heart inlaid die cut

What a fancy heart die! very pretty. You can't see it very well but the white paper has some glimmer to it, very nice.



There you have it. All three projects from January. Thanks Charlene!!

Have a great long weekend everyone!
Donna

Stampin UP January 2016

I'm back! lol
Just getting ready to go to my next stamp club and wanted to quickly share the sketch challenge that was offered to us. This month the sketch comes from Stampin' Celebration SC109
here is my take on it

Here is a list of the items I used to make this card
Inks: are from Stampin Up : Sahara Sand, Coastal Cabana, and Calypso Coral
Stamp sets used are from Stampin Up: Gorgeous Grunge, Tape it, Secret garden stamp & die, and the leaf die from Flower Flair set.

I used a waterbrush and Calypso Coral to "paint" the flower. I then edged with the wink of stella.

I will be back soon to share what we made at our stamp club group. Until then take care and have a great weekend!
Donna

November Stamp Club

Here we go

As usual I will start off with the sketch challenge
Our sketch challenge comes from Freshly Made Sketches  sketch # 208
here is what I created

I used some craft foam and the Stampin up hello thinlit to cut the word out. I liked the texture that it gave the card.


As of today I don't have the links to link up to the projects so as soon as I get them I will share them with you

Here is our first,  project #1

Love this new ornament die from Stampin Up. And this embossing folder called falling snow is snow much fun :)

Project #2
Oh this card is just so lovely!!
Looks difficult to make but it really is quite easy and fun!

And our last, project #3

LOVE the look of this stand up card. I added a battery operated tealight to give the fire a warm glow.

Just gorgeous.

That is all and as I mentioned earlier, I will link up the projects so that credit will be given and the directions will be available on how to make these wonderful cards.

Have a great weekend!

Donna

Oct 2015 Stampin up Club

Here we go! October's stamp club projects

First off,  I would like to start with our sketch challenge Freshly Made Sketches 207
here is how mine turned out

Project #1
Timeless Elegance DSP
CASE'd  (with video) from Stamp & Scrap with Frenchie

This was an easy card to make and the results are beautiful! The size of this card is the note size so it is a bit smaller than the usual A4 card.

Project #2
Festive Fireplace with Stockings
CASE'd from Stamp With Amy K

Another fun card that came together fairly easy. The white embossing sure helps with the colouring :)

Project #3
Watercolour Salt Technique
CASE'd (with video) from Stampin' On The Fly
This technique was a ton of fun. I think it turned out great! I really like EVERYTHING about this card.

There you go another month done and another one coming right up!

Talk to you soon!
Donna

Stampin Up Club Sept 2015

Yes I am in for another round!! Love going to Charlene's and learning new techniques and getting great ideas along with a lot of visiting and laughter.

Here is Project #1
Embossing and  Shading with Colour
CASE'd (with video) from Deb Valder

Looks difficult but was very easy and fun to do. Loved how this turned out.

Project #2
Direct Inking on Embossing Folder
CASE'd (with video) from Stamp & Scrap with Frenchie

This was another fun card to make. Love this new embossing folder.

Project #3
Brayere Resist
CASE'd (with video) from Stamp with Tami

OH this was fun to make! love how it turned out.

And our sketch challenge for this month comes from Freshly Made Sketches 195
here is my take on it

September was a fun month for cards and now I can hardly wait to share the October projects with you.

I will be back soon!
Donna

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