Nortons Nook Color Challenge January 2019

Newton's Nook color challenge Red,Sky blue,and black and white.  I stamped the package and cut it out separate and popped it up to give a 3 D effect.I also added pearl pen for the center of the flowers.

Corny Birthday card

     My dad turned 78 and he loves pop corn. I love this stamp set from Raisin Boat called crunch time it has some fun sayings and cute stamps for easy and fast cards. I used copics to color my card.
   Thanks for stopping in. Easy card so I did not think I needed to say to much this time.
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

Diet Birthday Cake for Mom's 75th Birthday

    I saw the color challenge over at My Favorite Things blog  and thought of my Mom. She loves these bright  beautiful colors. The creating began and this is what I ended up with.
    I die cut the cake slice box's with Accucut die's  in 2 sizes from a pretty pearl card stock. I made the flower and the flourishes with MFT die's. I added a bit of glitter pen by Viva on the scrolls and numbers to add a bit of bling. I "diet" cake not calories in this cake only fun and lots of love.
     I pray I have many more Birthdays to celebrate with my Mom over the years!
    Thanks for stopping and checking out my "diet" Birthday cake.
    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

Gold embossing with water color hydrangea card

   I did one more card for the Mod Squad challenge blog. I used a pretty hydrangea flower from Raisin boat stamps. I used versa mark ink to stamp it on water color paper and then embossed it with gold. I die cut a butterfly with a spellbinders die and then covered it with versa mark ink and embossed it with gold. I then used water color pencils to color the flower and used a aqua brush to blend the colors. This is really easy as the water stays inside the embossed lines. I used an oval spellbinders die and a pretty mat die they have to put out the colors of the flower. I added the butterfly to bring out the gold embossing on the flower. A very pretty card that was really easy to do.
   The person I cased is Katerina she has done this technique and I always wanted to try it.
   I hope you pull out your embossing powders and water color pencils and give this technique a try.
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

Mod Squad Doily challenge card

     I knew what stamps I would use right away when I saw this challenge over at Mod Squad challenge blog.  I love this stamp set by JustRite called Lace Medallion Labels and the Lace background stamp the goes well with it.
     I stamped the background stamp and the medallion on Kraft paper and embossed it with white embossing powder. I die cut the medallion with the matching die from Spellbinders. I die cut the smaller size from plain kraft paper. I stamped and embossed the saying from JustRites cupcake wishes stamp set.I die cut it with a circle die from spellbinders and I also die cut the small doily and put it under the circle. To add dimension I used foam tape to put the medallion on the card.
   The lace doily is the star of the show for this card. I hope you enjoyed this fast and fun embossed card. Be sure to pop over to Mod Squad Challenge blog to see the other talented paper crafters cards.
  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 embossed fall leaves

   This is a card I made for my twin brothers birthday which is on the 30th. Pretty but yet not too feminine.
  I stamped JustRite's Autumn leaves background stamp on Kraft paper with versa mark ink.I then used a pretty orange pearl embossing powder.I stamped the saying from JustRite's Cupcake wishes stampset and embossed it on the bottom of the card along with a flourish. I then added a ribbon on the top embossed layer of the cart ( I cut it a bit to leave space at the bottom of the card to put my saying.
   I die cut the oak leave and then rubbed versa mark on it and embossed it with the orange pearl embossing powder.I attached it with foam dots onto the card.
   I love to emboss and this background stamp was just screaming to be embossed in this pretty orange pearl embossing powder. I am entering this in Mod Squad challenge blog Your favorite things contest. You are to make a card using your favorite card making technique. Embossing is on the top of my list.
   Thanks for stopping. I hope you all got out side and enjoyed our lovely fall.
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

Popcorn for my Dad

   This is a fun card I did for my Dad for his 76th Birthday. I used a Pop Corn bowl stamp from Crack Box Palace and stamped it on a red print paper and on white paper. I cut out the bowls and the popcorn separately, and one extra to cut a few single pieces of popcorn from. I then  used my stylist on a mouse pad to round out the bowl and pop corn, including the individual pop corn. I then used scotch quick dry glue to glue it on my card. This left the bowl and popcorn 3 dimensional on the card.I then used a yellow Copic marker to add some "butter" on the card. I then used liquid applique in a few spots and heated it to give even more dimension on the popcorn. I then stamped the Happy Birthday on the card.
   My dad loves popcorn and I found a big red metal bowl with popcorn on the side and the words more please on the bottom of the bowl for his Birthday.
  I wish the picture really showed how 3-D the popcorn really is.
This is for Moxi Fab's Birthday card challenge.I hope you like my card.
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

 This is a card I did for my Mom's Birthday on Friday. I used  JustRite stamsp for all of the elements of this card including the background music. I embossed the frame with a pearl embossing powder on a lavender craft ink. It really is a pretty look. I stamped the flower on water color paer and then colored it with water color pencils.I die cut it wirh a spellbinder die and then sponged the edge with lavender and tan ink . I added small dots of pearl pen in the centers of the flowers. I then sprayed it with goosebumps, a clear glaze with a bit of shimmer . I stamped the card with a music back ground stamp in lavender ink and then I edged it with a tan ink to age it.I cut some small strips of textured paper and layered them under the matted flower. I then added the green rayon hem tape bow at an angle on the top of the card.I found these fun flowers in with some rhinestones.
   I hope you like my card My February birth stone is Amethyst so I went with the pretty lavender on her card.
   Find some time to play in your craft room this week!
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

How about Orange and Blue? Opposites attract challenge #79

This is a fun little gift box all dressed up and ready to give that little something.The orange ( rust) and blue are so outside my box but I really like how it turned out. I stamped the cake from JustRites TopsyTurvy set which is one of my favorite sets with the whimsical cakes and fun little sayings.
 I colored it with Copic markers and then added some glitter pen to make the flowers sparkle. I die cut it with a spellbinder beaded oval die and then layered it on yellow and blue mats I cut using JustRite Nested Oval Medallion Labels die set by Spellbinders.I then attached the orange ( rust) mat onto the clear gift box and then put the white twill tape around the box and then attached the matted cake on top.
     Be sure to stop by JustRite's blog to see more fun projects by other talented Stampers.
I love a challenge. They make me think outside my box and it gives me a kick in the butt to do some projects and take some time to play  away from my busy world of Brides and wedding gowns.
     Take some time to play today!
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

Yellow and purple Birthday card

This card was made for a color challenge over at JustRite  Opposites attract.  
I chose to use yellow and purple. I stamped the cake Topsy Turvy Cakes with Tuxedo Black Momento ink and then colored it with Copic markers.I added some Crystal effects and some glitter pen to add some dimension to the cake.I die cut the cake and mats and the scalloped boarder and layered then together. I embossed the white card with an embossing folder and added the purple plaid paper on the side.
      Be sure to stop over and see the other projects the other talented stampers have made for this challenge.
   Thanks for stopping in.
Donna

Robot Birthday

 Boys Birthday coming up? How about a Robot card.I used Raisin Boats Robo Party for this Birthday Gift card.I stamped it in black in and colored it with prisma color pencils. I matted it with some of the bright colors I used to color the Robot and added a birthday flag.
  I hope you like today's card I made for Raisin Boats Birthday challenge. Check out the other cards that were made by fellow stampers over at Raisin Boats Blog.
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

Gears and Birthdays?

 Gears and Birthdays? I had to make some Masculine cards and was playing around with Raisin Boats Get it in Gear set. I randomly stamped the gears with various Momento inks on a strip of white paper. I then cut it to fit the card and matted it with some of the colors I used for the gears. I stamped the Happy Birthday( You said it set) after coloring it with Momento markers and hoofing on it.This was a fast card but I really like how it turned out. This same technique can be done with random flowers too and it looks really nice.
   So get out your ink pads out and use them with your own stamps to create a nice simple card or a bunch of them to have in your card box for when you need some.
  This was done for Raisin Boats Birthday Challenge, pop on over and see what else fellow stampers have done.
   Find some time to play today.
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

Poppie Birthday Card

     I love the Field of  Poppies set from Raisin Boat and have wanted to play with my water color crayons for a while now. So that is what I did with this card.
     I colored directly on the background flower stamp with the water color crayons and stamped then on my water color paper that I had misted lightly with water. I then stamped them on the moist paper and when I had all of my flowers stamped I went in and added a bit of  color at the center of the flowers with the crayons directly on the paper. I then misted the paper again. This caused the water color crayons to bleed a bit. I then waited until the flowers dried and then stamped with the outline stamp and black ink to finish the flowers. I love the artistic look these have and it is so easy to do.
     I die cut the flowers with a spellbinders die as well as the mat to bring out the colors I used for the flowers.You can easily do up a bunch of flowers at once since you have your supply's out and then you will have some beautiful cards ready for giving .I also did some sympathy cards with this set and they turned out lovely as well.
     The sentiment is from Formal Phrases.
  So pull out your Water color crayons that have been collecting dust in your craft room and see what you can come up with.
     Be sure to pop over to Raisin Boats Blog and see what else fellow stampers have come up with for their Birthday challenge.
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

Martini's anyone? Got my first badge from Moxie Fab

 I got my first badge on my blog from Moxie Fab World.I won for Random Fun.Love that blog! I go there daily  to see what Cath has found to inspire us ! The Stamps I used are From Raisin Boat called Drinks Anyone. It is so funny I don't even drink Martini's, in fact I hardly drink at all! O.K. a glass of wine now and then,. I saw this set and had to make a card for a friend I wanted to keep it simple and yet say CELEBRATE. I think this card did just that. I just stamped the martini glass's with black ink and then stamped the olive with momento ink in green and the pimento in red. I added a bit of sparkle with some diamond dust stickles. I used Raisin Boat papers. ( love the rich colors) and a simple birthday sentiment from the Raisin Boat stamp set No Loss for Words and that was all it took to create this fun and simple card. Great for a man or a woman and fun to give.
 I hope you all are getting your Holiday projects done and that you will find time to reflect on the true meaning of why we celebrate this Christmas.I wish you good health and happiness this coming year and hope you stop in again to see what I am up to.

Simple yet it says so much.

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

Moxie Fab Challenge here I come!

 I finally found some time to stamp and Moxi Fab had a few challenges I decided to play along with. I did 2 cards from the same sketch challenge with totally different out comes. I used Raisin boat stamps for the animal card and the Flower card. As well as Momento ink and paper from Raisin Boat. The stamped images and mats were all cut using Spellbinders dies.

Why not pop over to Moxie Fab and check out this challenge for your self.
Have a safe and relaxing Labor 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.

More warm wishes for you

 I had a few more cards to share and decided to spread them out since I don't have too much time to get things posted.
Again I hope you enjoy.

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

Warm hearted wishes

 I do alterations for a living and it is wedding season so I have had to sneak in some stamping. I have been working on these for a while and finally have some new cards to share with you.
  The stamps I have used are Raisin Boat stamps which can be bought or rented. I would recommend you check them out they add a new stamp set every week, and have over 200.

 I used Copics on most of not all of the cards and lots of fun printed papers as well as some distress ink to give a vintage homey feeling.  I hope you like them.
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 and simple

I have been working on some simple cards to do with my daughters 7th grade youth group for a service project we are going to do on Saturday for the senior's at our church and these are some of the cards I have come up with.
Take the time to play.
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

Water color crayon cards

I played around with my water color crayons on some of my Raisin Boat stamps and they worked great. I colored the stamp and then spritzed it with water and stamped it on water color paper.
I let it dry and then then stamped over it with the stamp that had been inked in a darker shade of ink to bring out the detail.I love how they turned out.
Thanks for stopping now go and pull out your water color crayons and play for awhile.
Donna

Justrite Birthday Challange

I had fun with this card. I used the flowers and oval border with versamark ink and gold embossing powder. I colored it with Copic markers. I then used some fun flock to add some dimension to the flowers.It was cut out with a nestiblitie die and also the gold mat was cut using a scalloped nestabilite die.I combined some fun paper to pick up the colors of the flowers with a striped of green paper that I punched the edges on. The Briton font was used to stamp the words Happy Birthday and die cut it using a nestability die.I went around the edge with a gold leaf pen to pull out the gold embossing.I added a paper flower and a brad and a few Kaiser pearls. The tag shaped card was cut with an Accucut die.
I hope you like the card and get inspired to play today!
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