Ladybug Hello

It’s time for another sketch from Stella Says Sketch – this challenge will be for the entire month of August so you have lots of time to participate!  As you can tell, I took the sketch and rotated it on it’s side – that’s one of the beauties of sketches as you can rotate them, you can even flip them!

Image: Hedgehog Flower – Bugaboo Stamps
Paper: Ladies and Gentlemen – Nitwit Collections
Dies: Flower – PaperTrey Ink, Scalloped Border – LaLaLand
Embellishments: Baker’s Twine, Charm, Gems, Clear Dome
Sketch – Stella Says Sketch #213

 

As you may have noticed, I Love, Love Nitwit Collections digi papers. I have stacks of papers I purchased over the years that are just sitting in my craft room. I love how I can print just the size of paper I need for my project and the fact they are scalable makes them even more wonderful. I anxious await each new release, in fact I just purchased their newest release yesterday – I just haven’t had a chance to play with it (think of your morning cup of coffee;hint,hint!).

Thanks so much for the visit!  Can’t wait to see your creations,  Dee

Challenges:
Charisma Cardz – Charm, Ribbon and Twine
City Crafter – Animal Magic
Simon Says – Anything Goes
As You Like It – Favorite Papers
Aud Sentiments – Thinking of You
Hanna and Friends – Animals
4 Crafty Chicks – Anything Goes
Crafty Girls – Anything Goes

Bunny Hello

Once again From the Heart Stamps has a fun sketch for you to try or as a twist you can make a project with a monochromatic color scheme.  If you are feeling creative to can do both the sketch and the twist!  I started out with a monochromatic color scheme but as you can tell that fell by the wayside when it came time to color my image – so let’s say a did the sketch with a half-twist 🙂

To make the gradient paper, I used a graphics program and printed out a rectangle with the lightest hue on it. From there I printed rectangles intensifying the color with each rectangle. I placed the strips of paper at an angle on the original rectangle base. After adding all of the rectangle strips, I trimmed the excess paper to make the card base. For the sentiment I made the strips much smaller and printed them as one paper and then die cut the hello sentiment. I placed the sentiment at an angle to showcase the gradient colors.

Image: Bunny Hello – From the Heart Stamps
Paper: Computer Made
Die: Hello – PaperTrey Ink, Chrissy and Leanna Butterflies – Simon Says Stamp
Embellishment: Gems
Sketch: I {heart} Sketch 058

I hope I inspired you to give our challenge I try – I can’t wait to see your creations!  Dee

Challenges:

2 Cute Ink – Easter or Use a Bunny

Great Impressions – Spring Celebrations

One Stitch at a Time – Use a Digi

Sentimental Sunday – Cute and Cuddly

Crafty Calendar – Animal Antics

My Sheri CRAFTS – Think Spring

 

Hello

If you haven’t seen it yet PaperTrey Ink is celebrating their 7th Birthday – Congratulations to PTI!  Today at Capture the Moment they have a challenge to grab 7 items and make a project in 17 minutes. Easy, right??? No, No, No!!! for me anyway.  I’m going to share with you my third attempt.  By the time I finished  – okay didn’t finish my first card, it was only half done by 17 minutes.  So off to my second card – I was done in 17 minutes and I counted my items and I used 8 items, I forgot to count my cardbase.  So starting on attempt number three I was bound and determined to make this one work.  I went super simple.  I used two sheets of cardstock, two sheets of patterned paper, one hello die and two enamel dots so hopefully my math is correct and that equals seven items.  All of the items I used are from PaperTrey Ink except the enamel dots.

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting me!  Dee

Challenges:

Come and Get It – Clean and Simple

UnstampaBelles – No stamps opt Get Dirty

Winter Wonderland – No Stamping Allowed

Hello….

This card took me less than 30 minutes to make – yes I know this is a Clean and Simple card 🙂 but for me I have to restrain from adding embellishments.  I almost didn’t add the flower – but what is a card without a little decoration?

My inspiration came from CAS-ual Fridays challenge this week to use Polka Dots.  I needed a Clean and Simple sketch and the sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches was the perfect layout.

Sketch: Freshly Made Sketches

Paper: Cardstock, PaperTrey Ink Polka Dot patterned paper

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug

Die: Hello – PaperTrey Ink

Embellishment: Flower – Wild Orchid, Brad – American Crafts

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Dee

Challenges:

Southern Girls – No Spoolin

Annabelle Stamps – Polka Dots (Polka Dots seem to be the theme for the day!)

hello

Wow! Where did the weekend go??? I can’t believe how fast the time went!  I did have a bit of time to make one card this weekend.  I went with the colors of the rainbow as I can’t wait for spring and rain instead of cold and snow as we are having right now.

Paper: PaperTrey Ink Cardstock

Stamps: hello and sentiment, Wonderful Words – PaperTrey Ink

Dies: Chevron Plate- Taylored Expressions, hello – PaperTrey Ink

Extras: Ribbon and WOW Embossing Powders

I love all of the background dies that allow you to switch up the colors, so much fun to cut and glue 🙂  I already have several color palettes I’d like to try with this die plate.

Thanks so much for the visit!  Dee

Challenges:

WOW Embossing Powder Challenge – Anything Goes

City Crafter Challenge Blog – Inspired by a Song (Somewhere Over the Rainbow)

Tuesday Alchemy – Anything Goes

Fab ‘n Funky – Add a Sentiment

Penny’s Paper-Crafty – Ribbon and Die Cuts

Natalie and Amy – Die cuts

Pumpkin Spice – Rainbow

Sentimental Sunday – Anything Goes

 

 

hello

Where does the day go???  The day just flew by!  I have the day off today from work, my hair stylist had to cancel my appointment so I’ve been playing in my craftroom most of the day. What do I have to show for it?  One card!!!

I saw the challenge this week at Capture the Moment – Glitter Trim.  I tried several different border dies and found the more intricate detailed ones just didn’t seem to work as well for this technique (for me anyway)!

Paper: PaperTrey Ink

Dies: Flower, Bloom Builder – PaperTrey Ink and Prima Donna Petals – My Favorite Things, Heart Swirl – Magnolia Doohicky, Medium Scallop Border Die – My Favorite Things, hello – PaperTrey Ink

Embellishments: Felt, Rhinestone Brad, Ribbon, Glitter – I’ve had this for years, I just don’t seem to use glitter very often as I seem to find it everywhere after I’m done with my project.

Thanks so much for the visit – see you soon!  Dee

Challenges:

Creative Belli – Red, Black and White, glitter and brad

Divas by Design – Anything Goes

Inky Impressions – A Splash of Red

Simon Says – Anything Goes

The House that Stamps – Black, White and Red

Scrappy Frogs – Use Red &/or Pink

Crazy 4 Challenges – Texture, Texture, Texture

613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes, don’t be afraid to Pile it On

Flourishes – Glitter and Shine

Clearly iStamp – Black and White with a pop of Color

Hop Along with Designed 2 Delight

This card is the perfect way to introduce myself to you if you’ve never visited me before.  This is my first monthly reveal as a Design Team member for Designed to Delight and I am super excited to show you a few of the new images Faith has created.

Meet “Happy Dance”, isn’t she adorable!  For this card, I did a bit of paper-piecing.  Did you know Designed 2 Delight has digital paper?  There is a freebie here to give it a try!  I love the versatility of digi paper it’s just like using digi images, you can resize it – print just what you need.  If you look at the scale of the print on the paper-piecing vs the background paper, you’ll see what I mean – so fun!

I did something a bit different with this card, I combined two of the new release images – “Buzzin By” and “Need a Lift”.  The background paper is digi paper from D2D – I told you I love digi paper!  I have a little freebie to share with you – I like to dabble with making my own sentiments, feel free to grab it.

Last but certainly not least is “Loving Thoughts Bouquet”.  I found this image a dream to color!  It would be so easy to change the look of this image by changing the color scheme.  You will find some amazing ideas from my team-mates, they are all so creative.

So grab a cup of coffee  – For more inspiring ideas from this new release, please visit the other designers’ blogs:

• Debbie Standard
• Kathy Curry
• Katie Tate
• Michelle Hebel
• Michelle Pearson
• Pat Wagner
• Imke Ludwig
• Jennifer Dunn
• Karen Howard
• Laura Bradley
• Lorie Ames
• Paige Grabau
• Susie Moore

Thanks so much for blog hoppin’ with D2D! Remember, you can enter our Blog Hop Challenge for a chance to win some FREE Digis! Also, all New Release Digital Stamps will be on Sale until June 23. Details HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping and hopping – I hope to see you again soon!  Dee

Challenges:

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge – Anything Goes Cards 1,2 and 3

Lollipop – Flowers in Bloom Cards 1, 2 and 3

Paper Playtime – Anything Goes with a Sentiment Cards 1 and 2

Bearly Mine – Flowers Cards 1, 2 and 3

Crafty Sentiments – Bright ColorsCards 1, 2 and 3

The Paper Shelter – The Great Outdoors Cards 2 and 3