Antiqued Hydrangea card

This is one more card for JustRite's #114 Botanical Bliss blog challenge. I colored this flower with Copics also and air brushed around it. I added some pretty cream rhinestones to the center of the flowers.I stamped my Medallion frame with brown ink on a tiny gingham print paper and die cut it with JustRites dies designed to coordinate with their stamps and made by Spellbinders.I layered the oval and the medallion. I stamped the background of my card front with JustRites Elegant Fronds background stamp. I rounded the edges of the card and sponged them to give a more aged look. I then die cut a small green print paper with the pretty lacy rectangle die from Spellbinders. I sponged it's edges before attaching it to the card and layering the flower and medallion mat on top of some vintage lace that I added in the middle of the card..My goal was to have a vintage aged feel to this card and I think I achieved that look.
  Once again I would suggest you check out the other wonderful cards over on the JustRite blog challenge.
  Have a great day.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Pretty yellow Iris card

Bold and bright that is what this card is. I stamped the iris from JustRite's Botanical Medallions set and colored it with Copic markers. I air brushed it when it was still in the die. I matted it with a pretty lacy oval and the bright and cheery yellow gingham print. I added a simple "ribbon" of diaginal striped paper to pull the whole thing together. I die cut the side of the green with a pretty Spellbinder border die and then sponged over it to "age" the ivory card stock the showed through. I love  how the iris is the star of the show on this card the green really makes it pop.
  This card was made as my second entry over at JustRite stampers #114 Botanical Bliss blog challenge.
Be sure to pop over and check out the other wonderful creations.
Thanks for stopping.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Sending love hydrangea card

I wanted the flower to be the star of the show so I used a soft blue gingham paper for the bottom and a tiny dot for the dividing border.I used a embossing folder for the top to add some interest. I used JustRite's Botanical Medallions stamp set for the hydrangea. I colored it with Copic markers and then added a small dot of white from a gel pen in the flowers centers. I air brushed around the flower before I took it out of the die.I diecut a mat with a pretty edge on it as well as a mat for the saying.( JustRite Your special Day) I stamped the lace boarder (JustRite Lace borders)  on the small dot paper as a transition from the top to the bottom of the card. It is a simple card but oh so pretty.
  This is for JustRites Botanical Bliss #114 challenge on their blog. Be sure to stop over and check out the other amazing cards the wonderful paper crafters have posted.
  Thanks for stopping.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Oval poppies card

I like to do several cards when I get out a stamp set and this is one I did with the poppy stamp from Raisin Boats stamp set Blissful Blossom's #10237. I did this on water color paper and used water color pencils. I  corner rounded the mats and the card to help pull out the long oval shape I stamped the poppies on.
  This is another card for Mod Squads Flower challenge. Same papers changed up with a different layout and design from the other card I did for this challenge.
  Thanks again for stopping in.
Donna
 
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Hexagon and flowers 2 challenges in one card

O.K. this is a combo of challenges one being for Moxie Fab's Hexagon challenge and the other is Mod Squad's Flower challenge. I must say I have not thought too much about using my Hexagon die set so this was a good kick in the pants to get it out and use it. I used Raisin Boat's Blissful Blossom's poppies flower.I stamped them on water color paper and then used  water color pencils to color them in. I stamped one extra and cut it out and then used foam tape to pop it up on the card for dimension.I die cut the flowers with the Hexagon as well as the aqua and black mats. I found a fun orange printed paper for the card background as well as a coordinating print for the stripe to put under the hexagon. I sponged the edge of the water color paper with black ink to pull out the black,I also did this on the cream and orange print paper. I added 3 small black rhinestones on the side. I stamped the Get well soon ( Raisin Boat) and die cut it with a small oval and edged it with black ink on a sponge also to tie in the black accents on the card. I love challenges they really make me go out of my norm. I like the results with these fun colors i came up with to go with my poppies.
  Thanks for stopping in and checking out my card.Be sure to check out the other wonderful cards on the 2 blogs I am entering this card to.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

A pocket warming Valentine

  I saw this cut little heart hand warmer idea on pinterest  I change it up a bit and used my Accucut heart die and cut the hearts out of some pink fleece. I sewed mine by machine and added rice not beans.( I used a small funnel to fill them with my daughter holding the heart and then pushing down with a wood skewer to get the rice in all of the corners) You just pop them in the micro wave 15 -20 seconds and you have some fun little fat free Valentine gifts.
  My daughter and I made a pair for each of her youth group leaders along with some Ghiradelli chocolate. She chose to make some pillow boxes Accucut die used and emboss them with a  heart embossing folder. She also cut the tags from the scraps.
   It is a simple inexpensive gift the leaders loves ( many are collage students)
  I hope you got some inspiration to make your own hand/pocket warmers.
  Thanks for stopping in and have a Great Valentines Day. Stay safe and warm with all of this crazy weather.
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

For you sweet and simple

I stamped the heart bouquet  ( a Gena K stamp )with grey ink and then used my momento markers to do a water color look by scribbling on the inside cover and then pick up the ink with a dove blender pen and use it to color in the heart, steam and bow. I added the saying with the grey ink. I layered it with a red mat. I embossed the card front with a simple line frame embossing folder. I used a glitter pen to go over the heart flowers.I like how this simple design turned out.
  This is made for the Mod Squad hearts and glitter challenge. I love all of the cards on the challenge, be sure to check them out for yourself.
 Thanks for stopping in.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Glittered love

I have had fun playing around with different colors for my Valentine cards this year. This one is full of texture too. I embossed the ivory card stock with a Sizzix embossing folder. I stamped the aqua blue paper with a JustRite background stamp and coco brown ink. I die cut the edge with a spellbinders die and then I rubbed the edge with a sponge and some of the brown ink. I die cut the lacy heart from brown card stock. I stamped some of the aqua blue with a different JustRite background stamp . I then die cut it with a heart die and edged it with the sponge and brown ink.I die cut the word love ( paper smooches die) I then layered things and attached them to the card. I used a glitter pen  and went over the word love.
  I made this card for Mod Squads Hearts and glitter challenge. Be sure to pop over and see all of the fun cards over at this fun new challenge blog.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Sweet Tweet Valentine card

 This is a fun and bright Valentine card I made with a fun Raisin Boat stamp from Tree's company #10200 I stamped it with grey momento ink and colored it with Copic markers. I added the Sweet Tweet saying with Lipstick red memonto ink. I added some glitter to the wings with a glitter pen.I die cut the bird and mats with spellbinders die's. I cut a stipe of blue dot paper and marked where it would go on the bottom of my page and then embossed the x's and o's above and below where it would go.For a pop of red I added a piece of 1/4" wide red dot washi tape above and below the embossed  lines. I stamped Hugs and Kisses( Raisin Boat Love Letters # 10226) with the Lipstick red momento ink and then went over it with the glitter pen. I punched holes on each side of the red mat and attached 2 aqua eylets on each side. I put a red bakers twine through them and attached the matted bird to the card.
  I made this for Raisn Boats Valentine Challenge # 19  and Mod Squad challenge ( hearts and glitter) 
Be sure to pop over and check out all of the fun cards the other talented paper crafters have made.
  Thanks for stopping and have some fun with your Valentine stamps this week you still have a few days!
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

JustRite aqua and kraft card

I was playing around again with my JustRite back ground stamps and I tried this pretty aqua blue embossing powder on kraft paper.I kind of like the look.I stamped the background using JustRites  Garden Gate background stamp with versa mark ink and then embossed it with the aqua blue embossing powder. I stamped one of JustRites Lace Borders on Kraft paper and embossed it with the Aqua blue embossing powder. I then stamped a  retired doily  stamp on Kraft paper and embossed it also. I die cut the stamped doily and also a aqua blue mat with spellbinder's die's. I cut a mat of the same aqua blue paper a bit bigger then the kraft with lace on it. I layered everything on the card using foam tape to raise up the matted doily. I also added a small blue dot I had from Michell's.
   This is a really pretty looking card and super easy to do. I plan on playing around with some other color combo's to see what else I can come up with.
    This is  one more card I did for JustRite stamps blog background challenge.Be sure to check out all of the other great cards.
Thanks for stopping.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Hugs and Kisses with hearts

I was looking for a simple design that I could use my new thin washi tape on and I came across this card by Kay to CASE I stamped my saying( Raisin Boat set Love Letters and hearts Raisin Boat stamp set Playing Cupid) on a strip of white card stock and then layered it on the blue.I added my stripes of skinny red dot washi tape on top and bottom.I embossed the x's and o's boarder on the bottom of my card and then attached the matted saying and hearts. It is a simple design but it really pop's.
  I will be posting this on Mod squads CASE challenge,and Raisin Boats Valentine Challenge
     Thanks for stopping in and checking out my latest stamping project.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

Filled with love

  

This is such a fun stamp set from Raisin Boat  Called Cup of Flower It can be filled with hearts or smiles,or flowers.I filled the cup with hearts for Valentines day.It would also make a nice thinking of your or get well card.I colored it with Copic markers. I embossed the card front with a provo craft embossing folder. I then matted it with a grey and raspberry card stock.
 I CASED this design from Carole Renneker over at Stamp TV.
    I will be entering this over at Stamp T.V. for their Valentine Challenge and Mod Squads CASE challenge and Raisn Boats Valentine Challeng.
Thanks for stopping in.
Donna
" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer

A Blue Valentine Card?

     I was playing around with my Elegant fronds background stamps from JustRtie stamps because they have a background challenge going on over on their blog.I had this pretty aqua blue paper in my scrap bin and decided to see what it looked like with brown. I must say I liked it and the blue Valentine card was born. I stamped the brown momento ink on the aqua blue paper ( I think it was a Bazzill paper) I cut it a tad smaller then my card front and attached it to the card. I die cut the ivory lacy heart and then the blue background heart and lastly I cut the filigree heart (Spellbinders die's)from gold paper as well as the word love ( paper smooches) 
  I put it all together and it made a pretty and fast Valentine or Wedding card.
     I am entering this over at Mod Squad Challenge blog and I CASED this card from a card Sue VAn De Vusse did  http://stamptv.ning.com/photo/from-the-bottom-of-my-heart. I also have entered this on JustRite stampers background stamp challenge and also Stamp T.V.'s Valentine challenge.
  Thanks for stopping.
Donna

" When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and I could say,"I used everything you gave me" Erma Bombeck Writer