tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27160547958465818412012-02-17T05:04:28.778-05:00I've loved making cards for years. Now it's nice to have a place to display them to look at when I want. I have been inspired by many and I hope to do so also. I try to give credit where it's due, please be as courteous. Thanks, djdj1952http://www.blogger.com/profile/00772554849088680183noreply@blogger.comBlogger2251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716054795846581841.post-33087886182655883312012-02-10T05:00:00.014-05:002012-02-14T08:13:42.482-05:00

Hello, this is a blog hop that friends of Dorcas have joined in on to let her know we care for her and want to comfort her in the loss of one of her fur-babies.  It is so easy to become attached to our furry friends. So we wanted to let her know we care. I did this wall hanging for her. Dorcas, as you now know, Stacey was the instigator of this idea; isn’t it wonderful to have such

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Isn’t it neat how you can make up you own words? LOL.  I’m still on a roll with my puns.  I know there’s at least one more.  (Sorry. )  The couple who’s getting this one is well deserving.  (Well the husband is, because he uses puns all the time.) I cut the base of the card with dies by Cheery Lynn.  I wanted the next layer to be smaller than the base, so after cutting the

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Did you think I had disappeared; especially with all of my puns lately?  LOL.  No such thing.  I’ve got a couple more coming up next month, too.  (Just thought I’d fore-warn you.) This is an image I’ve had pretty much from the beginning of my blog.  It’s so sweet, and is from a former site “winkwinkink.com”.  Melanie did such lovely animals.  This is the second time I’ve used him, and

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I must be in a “pun” mood.  This card also called to me for a pun.  Not as funny as the last card, but I thought it was cute.  Did you get the one on the inside? (Over the moon? They’re in front of the moon. LOL) This is a close up of just the owls.  It is by Elaine Cox of Sweet Pea Designs, and when I got it, I must have been in a “dark mood” because I colored it so dark.

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This image just had to have a pun for it’s sentiment.  I can’t believe I came up with this one fairly easily. LOL The image is by The Paper Shelter, and since I’m always on the lookout for couples for all of the anniversaries I do each year, I thought this would be perfect.  (Don’t tell them they’re supposed to be crocodiles, though. LOL) I’m going to show a couple of different shots, and

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Didn’t expect to see me again so soon did you? LOL.  And I’m not posting an anniversary card either.  Not that I don’t have more to do, I just wanted to do something else.  This beautiful girl and her companions are done by Wee Stamps.  I won a challenge over at Whimsy Stamps, and this was one of the options I had to choose.  I was able to select two stamps. Woo Hoo!  So at some time in the

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I had decided not to do a favorites list this year, since it was so difficult last year.  LOL.  But I was motivated into doing so after I visited Debby of A Scrapjourney’s blog.  She has a challenge to show top five (or more) cards and she will be drawing for candy on the 6th.   I already know it will be more than five, but let’s see what I come up with.  And it’s in no particular order. If you

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In a time when divorce is just another step in the marriage process for some, there is beauty in a lasting love.  This is for a couple that really aren’t as old as this card depicts, nor does she have weight issues LOL.  I’m using it more as a symbol of the depth of their continued love. I turn to another image by Mo Manning.  The image says it all.  It’s a beauty that can’t be found in young

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Wow, that’s a hard one.  I love so many of them.  However, I finally narrowed it down to two and of these I chose: Home Tweet Home.   I did this for some friends who bought a new home (to them) and then renovated it and finally were able to move in.  I do love easel cards and shaped ones also. I’m not included a photo of the runner up, since I don’t want to add anything that might disqualify

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I’ve lost count now of the anniversary cards I’ve done and still have to do.  My list just seems to grow longer.  But I don’t really mind, I enjoy doing them.  It’s just that I can’t always remember what image I’ve already used for any one couple.  I started writing down who I sent what card, but I got out of the habit, and now I couldn’t begin to remember who I’ve given what. This is a card

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Isn’t this just the most adorable couple?  I have so many friends celebrating anniversaries coming up in the next couple of months, and when I saw this one at Mo’s Digital Designs, I just knew I had to have it.  I also really love this combination of pink and brown, too. It’s just that my brain isn’t working very well right now.  So please just overlook any garbled language you might

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Good morning.  I want to share another anniversary card with you that I finished over the weekend.  This is for a younger couple that we really enjoy being around.  This is my first attempt at the “surprise pop-up card”.  I followed the tutorial here, most of you probably recognize the artist, Beate Johns.  It was much easier that I thought, and you can make it any size.   Here is a picture of

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Hi again.  I can’t believe I’ve finished another card!  (I did color up several images before I started making these cards, thankfully.)  This is obviously another anniversary card for some dear friends. I’ve used Basic Grey paper and I can’t remember who the rest is from.  I used my die cuts from Nestibilities for the tag and image.  The one for the card is by Cheery Lynn Designs.  The

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I guess you could say I’ve been busy lately.  I hope that I will be able to post a few more cards this week.  At least that’s the plan.  This is the first of several anniversary cards that I need to do this month.  I’m hardly ever on time with them, but I try. This cute couple are by The Paper Shelter.  They have so many lovely images.  I won a couple, and then of course I had to go

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This is one of those cards that took forever and was changed on several occasions.  I first had the idea to do a stair step card, and then a center step card, but I finally settled on this easel card with two additional add-ons after I saw a card by Pam Sparks. Pam’s tutorial breaks it down so easily.  She does fabulous work!  This was really so much easier than the stair step card, and

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When I was young I thought this meant my only love, or something like that.  Of course, once I was old enough to learn a little about other languages, I knew that was not correct.  In fact in means “my sun” (like my sunshine), so it is still a beautiful thought, especially to a loved one. This is the anniversary card I’ve finally done for my husband of 39 years.  I really liked the cards I did

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I know that everyone who joined in on my candy give-away would like to hear who the winners are.  There were a total of 11 who joined and qualified for both drawings.  The winner of the first prize is Nikki,  congratulations Nikki.  And the winner of the second prize is Annemaritta,  Congratulations Annemaritta. I used the random generator to select both names. If you ladies will send me your

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This is my third baby card that I’ve been working on over the last few days.  I already had a couple of little girls colored for the little girl card that I’m making, but I just had to get this one after I saw it at Mo’s Store.  But I now have some little girls colored ahead if I need them. She has so many cute little children images.  I’ve also used several dies by Cheery Lynn Designs.  I cut

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Not a very original name, but I’m just not thinking too well.  I have one of those nasty migraines coming on.  So I’m trying to get this posted before it hits full-force. As soon as I saw this little cutie by the talented Chrissy Armstrong at Whimsy Stamps, I just had to have him.  Of course, he could be a she, too, which makes it even nicer. I haven’t made a tri-shutter card in quite a

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A friend shared this with me today, and I thought I'd share it with my friends and followers.  Check this out. If you get over to their site here, you can join in on the give-away.  It won't be long, in fact you only have until November 25th. Have a great day.

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It's been so long since I’ve posted a card, I’ve almost forgotten how to do it. LOL.  It has been a while; I just haven’t felt up to par.  I think I’ve just been in a blue mood, and I’m trying to pull myself up out of it.  The cooler weather hasn’t helped with my joints, etc.  Oh well enough about me. This is one of four baby cards I’m working on at the moment.  I’ve got one more boy card and

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Hello crafters.  The other day I noticed that I had received over 22,000 hits on my blog.  Now I know that’s not a lot from some card maker’s viewpoint, but it is from mine.  I’ve actually had more than that since I actually started my blog, but I didn’t have a counter for a couple of months, so I don’t really know what the number actually is.  (And  it’s not really that important either.  LOL)

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I couldn’t come up with anything more original than that title today.  I must be slipping.  LOL.  It’s also a new one for me in quite some time to do a card without an image.  This is an anniversary card for some very dear friends.  And as usual, I’m a few days late in finishing it.  The beauty of the card is difficult to see.  But if you click on the card front, the close-up shows all the

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Hi, sorry it took me a while to get this posted.  I’m a little behind on everything right now.  This is the storage box I mentioned in my last post and as my tip to Top Tip Tuesday.  I found this fantastic box at Staples for the closeout price of $5.00.  I couldn’t pass it by, especially since I was looking for something similar.  But everything I found let small pieces slip through the bottom

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Hi, I’m been given the privilege to join Fairy Fun Fridays this week as their guest designer.  Isn’t that cool?  I chose this cutie pie to use for my card.  I named it “Swingin” because it reminds me of the song by John Anderson.  You know, it starts out “Me and Charlotte Johnson…” Of course, now I have the music stuck in my head. LOL Their challenge this time is heat embossing.  Now, I’m not

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The full title of the song this card reminds me of is: “San Francisco – Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair.”  This little beauty is one by Wee Stamps. Here's a close-up of the image. Since I seem to be in a “pink” mode, I wanted to use a different embellishment here or there on this card.  Of course I did have use some of my old favorites.  I seem to hang on to my charms, why

dj1952http://www.blogger.com/profile/00772554849088680183noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716054795846581841.post-82217848636251632312011-10-07T12:39:00.005-04:002011-10-08T10:46:34.877-04:00

Hello I’m here again with a card for Mo’s Digital Challenge.  Not sure why I’m doing so many of her images but it could be because I love working with all of the different characters she draws.   The card was commissioned by a friend, who wanted a “thank you” card to give the workers at the rehab clinic he had to go to after having had heart surgery.  He said they were very sweet to him and his

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The title reminds me of a little song we would sing as young ones if we knew a girl or boy liked each other:  “Two little love birds, sitting in a tree, k I s s I n g, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes (person’s name) with a baby carriage.”  And in my early years we never knew what any of it was but the kissing.  Oh how times have changed. I wanted to make a really nice card

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I couldn’t resist this little cutie when I saw her in Mo’s shop.   The name of the image is “patience”, and I’m sure that cat is as patient as they come.  (Not an easy thing for cats.  LOL) Here’s a close-up of the cuties.  Don’t look too closely, I seem to have a little dust on the photo.  And this is the inside, obviously.   Not too much here to look at, but I do like to finish the card.

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Hello,  I’m a little later than I wanted to be finishing this card, but if I weren’t that would be the surprise.  LOL.  I have friends that are working on a new home and I want to give them a card congratulating them for getting it and all the hard work they're doing before hand.  I can't believe I actually have something done before I need it! Some of you may recognize this as an image by Mo

dj1952http://www.blogger.com/profile/00772554849088680183noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716054795846581841.post-4784155505069497642011-09-15T06:00:00.007-04:002011-09-23T11:02:53.025-04:00

Isn’t that a cool name for this image?  I don’t think I could have come up with anything any better.  It’s time for a new challenge over at DDSC.  This week it is autumn colors.  Which shouldn’t be too difficult for anyone here in the northern hemisphere.  Sadly I have to announce that this is my last challenge with the DDSC team.  I’m stepping down because of several health issues.  And I

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I felt the title of Mo’s image was as good of a name for my post as any other I might choose.  I think he is so adorable.  He reminds me of a little boy on a show I used to watch eons ago (Family Affair). It was about a bachelor who had to take in his nieces and nephew after the death of their parents; the youngest were twins and the little boy’s name was Jody.  He was a little redhead and his

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It’s time for another week at DDSC.  This week our challenge is: Circles.  Now that’s not too difficult.  I chose to cut my image out with a scalloped circle die, then used a dark shadow for it, and finally a doily.  So, just that easily I have three circles on my card.  I’ve taken a peek at the DT’s cards and being that they are so very talented, you will love their cards, so be sure to stop by

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Isn’t she adorable?  Her name is Nelly, by Mo Manning, of course.  I had a couple of cards that I had to finish this week before I could to get to the card that I wanted to do for the challenge this week at Mo’s.  I really wanted to try for the last GD position.  I’m doubtful, but if I don’t try, I’ll never know.  Hopefully I’ll be much earlier with next week’s challenge. I’ve colored

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I imagine the title gives it away that this is for a very good friend and her husband.  It’s Stacey’s anniversary and as usual I’m late getting the card to her. She likes purples, so I decided to go with that color scheme.  Lili of the Valley is one of my favorite stamp company’s, and I love using their images for special cards..     Their challenge this week is a sketch  and I’’m

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At least that’s what I think she’s saying. I just love the expression on her face, don’t you?  It’s time for the new challenge over at DDSC this week.  This week the recipe is “Fantasy”. I think it’s a bit of a fantasy to think of a ladybug this large laughing at you.  You can find her here at the Shop.  You don’t have to use an image from DDSC, but if you do, you get two entries for

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It’s time for everyone’s favorite challenge over at DDSC this week.  It’s our “Anything Goes” challenge. If you win you get a $10 gift certificate from the Shop, to spend on any digi you would like; and there is always a sale going on. Be sure to stop by and check out the DT and see their cards too.  They are gorgeous. I seem to be in a very “toned-down” design style lately.  I’m not sure

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It’s time for the new challenge over at Digi Doodle Shop Challenges this week.    This week we have a recipe to follow.  You need to include a ribbon, two design papers, and three buttons. You should stop over at the challenge because let me tell you the DT have some awesome cards to share with you.  And the images we have to use are just as brilliant, and you can get them at the Shop here.  

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I have been planning to do this card for some time now and finally decided to get it done.  I’m entering this in Little Miss Muffet’s challenge.  It was for cutting outside the die cut, which I wanted to do, but she was too narrow for all of the dies that I own.  Thankfully she is one of their images so I was able to do anything goes. Nice, huh? Here she is close-up.

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Is it Wednesday already? Wow, how time flies.  This week over at DDSC our challenge is to do anything but a square or rectangular card.  So get those dies, or personal cutting systems out and work away. Do you like this beautiful vintage style, if not I'm sure you'll find what you do like?  Check by at the Digi Doodle Shop here and see what’s on sale this month.  You’re sure to find something

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I don’t know why I like to name my cards, but this just came to me as soon as I started to edit the card.  Of course, the image is by Mo Manning.  I did this on the off chance that I might be chosen to be a guest designer in the future.  That would be so great! Close up of top of card and bottom of card. It’s amazing how many talented ladies and men there are who

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Well, as I said, my second card for the “re-post” challenge over at Stamps R Us this fortnight was going to have a little humor in it.  What can be funnier than a pink and blue caterpillar?   I think that Doodle Pantry has some of the cutest images, as well as other great images.  Thanks again for looking. Hugs, dj

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Hello. This is not a new post for a challenge. In my search for challenges on Feline Playful this week, I came across this one at Stamps R Us Challenge Blog. Their sponsor didn’t work out for their challenge, so they decided to offer a spot as guest designer in a future challenge. As it says, it is a Re-post of an older card.  You can enter twice, so here’s my first card.   This is a card I did

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This is the cutest little girl that I’ve run across in a while.  She is appropriately called “Silly Girl” created by Beary Dust Stamps that can be purchased here at Stitchy Bears Stamps.   I made this card for fun and just to see if I could actually make a card worthy of being published.  Of course, I know that my card-making skills are nothing in comparison to the many wonderful

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It’s that time of week again. Time for a new challenge over at DDSC.  I hope that everyone had a great time with the anything goes challenge.  This week we have the sketch you see above.  As you see, I’ve turned mine on it’s side. I think this is such a lovely image and something that I can image seeing on a rainy or cold day.  Of course today, there are not near enough events when

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It’s that time of the week again.  Time for a new challenge over at Digi Doodle Shop Challenges.  There are so many gorgeous images to choose from that you’ll want to look here at the Shop to see what this month’s specials are.  This week is the challenge that everyone loves: Anything Goes. I’ve used this funny little guy.  I have a schnauzer, Oliver, who thinks he rules the house and he pretty

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This is another work that took me forever to finish.  Of course, I’ve been working on other things around it.  It’s definitely a labor of love.  This is my first time making any kind of box like this.  I saw the instructions here at Dannie’s Designs and saved it away to do later.  Here’s a close up of the image by Paper Pretties that can be found here.  A couple of subtle

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It’s Time for a new challenge over at DDSC and for me this is one of the most difficult cards I’ve made in a long time.  Now you’re probably looking at this card and thinking: “Why?” It’s because it’s a challenge for me not to put things all over my card. LOL. I really love it when I see the CAS cards, but I just find it difficult when I see mine because I always think it needs more.

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Now think of this in the manner that Oliver Twist asked for more food.  For some reason that thought came to mind when I decided to name this post. LOL. So it made me think of how we view the rain.  If we want to go somewhere, or it’s been raining for a while, we’re more than happy to see it leave.  But it really depends on what we want to do or need. Most of your probably already know this

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It’s that time of week again. There’s a new challenge over at Digi Doodle Shop Challenges.  This week we’re to make our own flowers.  Now everyone seems to be coming up with all kinds of flowers, so get out those dies or whatever it is you use to make yours.  You’ll love Digi Doodle images if you haven’t already tried them.  Judy and Mom have been coming up with some awesome new images.  Stop

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I thought this was the cutest image by Mo’s Digital Pencil.  I have several images by Mo and they’re one of my favorites.  I am always reminded of “Ann of Green Gables” when I see this one.  The challenge calls for the card to be distressed and use lace.  I distressed this with several techniques.  The frame around the image is a frame that I had left over after I cut a mat out on my card

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It’s a new week with a new challenge at Digi Doodle Shop Challenges.   Take your beautiful butterflies and add them to your projects and come join us.   I thought this was one of the cutest images.  I can just see a little boy offering his ice cream to his dog.  Of course, if it was our dog, Oliver, the cone would be gone. LOL.  Head over to the Shop  and purchase it or other great images

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It's another week with a new challenge at DDSC.  It's everyone's favorite: Anything Goes. So get your favorite sketch and come join us.  Don't forget if you use a DDSC digi, you are entered twice for each card. So go here to the Shop and check out what you would like to win, or better yet, check out the great sales.  There are so many wonderful images to choose from; whether you're just a

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This week at Digi Doodle Shop Challenges the new challenge is a sketch. Don't forget to check out the cards by the rest of this talented team.  They are awesome ladies with fantastic cards!  Mine is a graduation card for a dear friend.  We've pretty much known her since she was a very young little girl.  She is very intelligent and as sweet as anyone you can ever know.  So of course, I had

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I actually completed an anniversary on time.  Miracle of miracles.  LOL.  I seem to be 2-3 weeks late anymore.  Of course that doesn't say I'll get the card to my friends on time, especially as they are going out of town for about a week.  Oh well, I have the best intentions. I love to use the young images to portray a happy couple, I guess it's because they are less likely to be upset by each

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Isn't this just the cutest little guy?  I can just see him going down the drive.  When my daughters were about four we bought them little overnight suitcases that said "Going to Grandma's".  So we took pictures of them going down the driveway like they were running away.  Thankfully they never really tried. Appropriately this image is entitled "Runaway" at Digi Doodle Shop.  This week our

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Hi!  It's time for a new challenge over at DDSC.  Did you notice a slight difference in the name of our challenge?  Well, you need to stop over at the site and check out the blog's new look.  I think it's awesome!!!  Not only did the blog change it's appearance, so did the Store. And don't forget there is always a great sale going on for the month.  Also, be sure to stop by and see the cards

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Hi, this is an anniversary card I made for my friend that commissioned the "sailing" card.  I know orange is not a typical anniversary color, but I was looking for some elegant paper out of my stash, and this jumped out at me. As you can see this is Mo's image called "Young Love".  Aren't they an adorable pair.  I know when I see older couples walking together almost holding each other up, that

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Hi again. The challenge over at DDSB this week is: Weddings.  I don't have many of this type card to make anymore, but now I have one on hand if I do. LOL.  This is also my first venture in doing WOW.  I always love what other people do, I just don't know where to start.  I decided to do a tri-shutter card; I haven't done that style in ages. With the card closed you can see all of the pearls

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This is a card a friend commissioned me to do for her husband for their 49th anniversary.  She's such a sweet person and I've know her for about 30 years.  They've been married 10 years longer than we have.  So next year they'll be celebrating their 50th.  Wow! They both love nautical things and the summer, so I'm hoping they will enjoy this card.  The digi is one of Prairie Fairy's.  When I

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Oh, I'm sorry that was Mighty Mouse's catch phrase.  (I hate to think of how many of you out there are probably scratching their heads and asking who is Mighty Mouse. LOL.  I think this Penny Black stamp is so cute!  I colored the stamped images and then cut them out and placed them on top of the woven heart, pop-dotting them so they would be more three dimensional.  Some of you may have heard me

dj1952http://www.blogger.com/profile/00772554849088680183noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716054795846581841.post-89350244349363015542011-05-26T07:45:00.043-04:002011-05-29T17:55:05.609-04:00

I'm not sure if it was just too early or that I was still tired that I couldn't think of a witty name for this card.  I know that I didn't get much sleep last night, but that's normal for me.  This is my card for the  Digi Doodle's Best  challenge.  I know everyone loves the "anything goes"  challenges, so why not go to the store and grab one of their great images (not that you have to use their

dj1952http://www.blogger.com/profile/00772554849088680183noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716054795846581841.post-71850108732414625712011-05-24T02:18:00.014-04:002011-05-29T17:08:41.037-04:00

This is the last of the boxes I did for three young ladies.  This one likes jungle cat; and not wanting to create a box that was too serious, I searched for cute creatures.  I found this cutie at The Stitchy Bear Stamps Store. He worked out perfectly, and she really did like him.  I colored him with my Prismacolor pencils and used Gamsol.  Then I used Clear Gloss Accents on his eyes.  The 

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That's how things have been running for me the last couple of weeks. You know, Murphy's Law: "Whatever can go wrong, will".  So I thought this cute little guy was appropriate for my card for this week's Embossing Challenge at Digi Doodle Shop's Best.  Yep, that's right, it's one of every one's favorite challenges: embossing.  We'd love to see what you can create.  The prize is a gift certificate 

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As spring turns summer many young and not so young are getting ready for graduation.  It's a happy time for the graduate, the family, and friends. A good friend commissioned this card for her grandson's graduation this weekend.  He's graduating from high school one day and community college the next day with an associates degree.  I've used this cute image from Mo's.  I thought he expressed the

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Well it's tht time again.  Time for a new challenge over at Digi Doodle Shop's Best.  This week we've changed things around a little and we're doing a "color" challenge.  We need to see some "Pink and Blue".  Any image you would like to use.  But why don't you stop over at the Store and check out this week's sales.  Here's my card.  I'm using two little love birds from Digi Doodle, of course. 

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My husband has been a jewel in all that he's done for me since I had my surgeries last year.  So I wanted to make a special thank you card for him. This one has been on the back burner for some time. And I have to say that this card is by far one of my favorites.  I had the most fun doing it.  The idea has been swimming around in my mind for several months, and now I've finally been able to 

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 Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Challenge #57 - Sketch This week our challenge over at Digi Doodle Shop's Best is the sketch above.  As you can see, it's a very easy sketch.  I'm sure you'll love seeing all of the wonderful work the rest of the team did.  And don't forget to stop over at the Shop and check out this week's new images and sale.  They're fantastic.  You'll see a preview of a couple of

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I decided to go a little more nostalgic with this week's card.  I know everyone loves the "anything goes" challenges, and that's what we are having this week over at Digi Doodle Shop's Best.  This image is another of the newest images by our wonderful Judy.  If you want to get some fantastic images at fantastic prices, you need to hurry on over to Digi Doodle's Shop before the end of the month. 

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I mentioned a while back that I was doing a box for three young ladies; well this is for the oldest one.  I had purchased this image from Mo Manning some time ago, and I thought this would be a gorgeous image for a teen.  Can you guess which three colors she likes best?  The teal blue (or whatever you call it today) and hot pink were two.  The third one might be a little harder, but it's lime

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Can't you just imagine a little girl putting the bow on her dog's head; and if he could talk, this is what he'd be saying?  This is one of the new releases at the Digi Doodle Shop.  And he's even on sale! Now's the time to stop in and check out the other new releases and fabulous images.   And if that weren't enough all of the digis are on sale, too.  Woo Hoo!The challenge this week at Digi

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This is one of the images that I just had to go buy after getting a prize from one of my challenge wins.  It is by  Paper Pretties.  I have a young friend who has loved horses, most of her life.  (I think she's 11 now - lol.)  This is the first time that I've done one of these easel's with the box.  (I could tell you a story about getting the measurements right for the box, but we'll save that

dj1952http://www.blogger.com/profile/00772554849088680183noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716054795846581841.post-30023912255359276222011-04-14T03:00:00.131-04:002011-04-14T17:06:47.445-04:00

I'm so excited to be able to share my first card with you as a member of the DT of  Digi Doodle Shop's Best.  I think I put in my application as soon as I saw the call for new members. I love the digis that this uber talented mother and daughter team come up with.  They have any type of digi you might be looking for.  Stop on over at the Digi Doodle Shop here.  I'm working with one of the funnier

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Well, I guess you might guess that my card is blue.  LOL.  Not because that's how it makes you feel, (at least I hope) but because I decided to use all blues.  I don't know what it is about blues lately, because this is not a color I'm drawn to that often, but I seem to be using it on a few of my cards (sorry, you'll have to wait and see the other one on Thursday).  This is another digi by

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that I've been chosen to be on the DT for Digi Doodle Shop's Best.  Yeah!  I've loved their stamps since they came on the scene.  This mother, daughter team are fantastic artists!  I've got several of their images already, and now look forward to adding to my collection.  I look forward to sharing my first card with you next week as a member of the DT.  Until then, I hope to see you around

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I've seen a couple of these cards on the blog and thought I'd like to learn how to do that.  I ran across a template by the very talented Marlena here.  And I'm finally pretty satisfied with my results.  Would I do one again?  Probably NOT!  lol.  It's not all about the difficulty of the card (which I did have several challenges with, but I had brain freeze and couldn't decide what I wanted to do

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I'm so glad to have finished all of the sympathy cards for the men.  It's not really that difficult for me, it's just that I like to use brighter colors than I've used on the three cards here.  (I do like the color combinations, just not for so many cards back to back).  This image is one I colored about a year ago. The two previous ones I colored a couple of weeks ago. This is about as close to

dj1952http://www.blogger.com/profile/00772554849088680183noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2716054795846581841.post-52300811812896116982011-03-22T02:48:00.002-04:002011-03-22T22:26:18.845-04:00

This is the second of the sympathy cards I've been working on.  It's one of my favorite flowers for bringing in the house for its scent. The image is by Just Inklined Digital Stamps; and was one of the images I received for making a contribution to the "Help For Katie" fund.  I love magnolias as long as they are away from the house because anything you might want to plant under them will die. 

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This is just crazy.  Three of my friends had relatives who've passed away; and my dear MIL lost her youngest sister.  So that would have been four, but I feel that I also need to send one to her brother, sister and brother-in-law, since I know all of them.  I was able to give one of my past cards to my MIL, but I didn't have anything appropriate for the rest.  Having a mental block hasn't helped

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Well, finally this is the fourth of the Sugar Nellie images that I purchased a while back.  Her name is Faith and I thought that she was gorgeous.  I know a few have made comments that they find the little girls somewhat melancholy, but I find that makes them more intriguing.  I used papers from DCWV and some from my stash.  I thought I was being really cool reversing the colors on the matting

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Wow, Angela, over at Angelwood's Crafting Corner is offering not one, not two, but three candy give-aways.  You need to become a follower on her blog, her daughter's and her "Magnolia" blog.  To see the complete rules you can stop over here.  Winners will be announced on April 18th. I'm not going to tell but two of you I hope you win, because I'd like to be one of the three.  LOL! Hugs,

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Hello, I hope you've had a great day.  I don't know where the time goes.  I  can't believe that it's the last day of February already.  It also looks like March is coming in like a lion here in NC.  My daffodils and forsythia are already blooming.  I'm ready for spring, just not quite so warm yet (it was 80 here today). The images in this card came from two different sources.  The little girls

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Well, I guess if frogs could talk, we'd know, right?  LOL.  This beautiful creature is done by Deborah Boyet of Blackberry Lane Designs.  I am so happy to be on her DT and have the ability to color her images.  I like cute cards, but I quite like still life, also.  I never knew that there were so many types of tree frogs; until I did research to color this one.  This is a red-eyed tree frog from

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I never thought I would make a card with just a shoe. I'm just not a "shoe" person. (Please don't quit following me. - LOL)  However, one of my daughter's best friends commissioned one for her sister.  I was asked to use black and hot pink, diamond shapes, bling and a heel.  My DH took me shopping in a little larger town than we live in. (We only have Michaels.)  So, I was able to take advantage

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My mother-in-law lost her last aunt in death last weekend.  I volunteered to do two sympathy cards that she wanted to send.  I didn't do anything fancy, as I wasn't sure if they would appreciate a home-crafted card and whether they would keep them or not, but I hope they will.  I used K and Co papers for the background papers for both cards.  The right edge on this one is punched with one of

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There's a new digital stamp site that you may want to stop by and check out, called  Wee Stamps.  This little cutie-pie is free for a short period of time.  Stop by Sylvia's Blog to see the details.

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That pretty much sums up how much as grandparents, we love our grandchildren. (Not that we don't love our children the same.)  Our little 2-1/2 year old grandson, Noah, has been a little under the weather for several days now, and even had the flu, so I just had to do a card for him (of course, I don't really want him to play with it and tear it up, [lol] but for mom to save it for a future

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in the garden of life. I really do believe that friends brighten up our lives. Without friends who would we have to encourage us and share our problems with? (Of course, our family's help, but sometimes we're too close and they don't always really understand that we may just need to get things out, and then we'll be ok.) I have a host of friends. Many live far away now, and we only talk by

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I thought I'd do a little cheerful card, with this cute image from Doodle Pantry. I believe it was a freebie several months ago. Anyways, I colored them a while back and they've been calling to me to put them on a card. LOL. This was a very easy card to pull together. I used paper from my stash, the small flowers are by Recollections, the ribbon is from Bunny Zoe's. The larger flower is one I

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I see these adorable little birds out my window most every day. But even more so in the winter, when it's cold and they're looking for the seed we leave out. This is drawn by a fantastic artist, Deborah Boyet. You can see more of her artwork here. I'm on the her design team, which is not totally up and running yet, however her store is open. On this little guy I used mainly purple, yellow and

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At least I'm sure that's what she would have been called as an infant. This is the second of the images I did of the adorable head-shot images by Sugar Nellie, found at: Funky Kits . This little girl's name is Verity. Very pretty, but I'm not sure what it means. I decided to make an easel card this time. The papers are by K & Co.; the pearls (painted with my peach promarker)ribbon and buttons are

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This is another one of those cards that has been stuck in my mind since I purchased this adorable little lady months ago at Prairie Fairy Designs. However, I'm not as pleased with the execution as I would like, but it's done now.Gillian is supposed to be at a studio and dancing looking at the mirror with the handrail attached to the mirror; the area above the top brads is supposed to be the

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I just joined in a fabulous game that I found on Stacey's Crafty Creations' Blog. And this is how it goes: I promised to send something handmade to the first five people who comment on my post. However, before you decide if you want to comment, know that you must also post this on your blog, promising to make something to the five people that post to yours. The rules state that it must be

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Sprout is a precious little thing. She loves to play in the dirt (that's why her face, hands and clothes are dirty) and watch things grow. She also has a generous heart and loves to share her things with others. So today she is thanking a friend as well.On to a real life story. This is one image of several you can receive for making a small donation to help a young wife with cancer. You can find

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How do you top a card that you received 92 comments on? I guess it's by letting the stamp speak for you. My last card was commented on so often because of the design of the card, more so than my work (or at least that's what I feel), so this card had to have an awesome image (of course I still don't expect to get anywhere near that many comments).I found this lovely lady while blog-hopping. I've

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Hello again. I've been working a while on this card. It's something I've been planning to do since around October, when I purchased the .svg file from Cards, Etc. to use with my Cricut, which I discovered while doing some blog hopping. I just kept putting it off, and I finally decided it was time to do it. There are several different aspects to the card, so there are several pictures.This picture

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What more can I say? She is a sweetie pie. My card is quick and easy; all I did was cut my papers, sewed around some of them, put down some pearls, and added a sentiment from There She Goes Clear Stamps. Oh, I did color around the image from LOTV with a purple, glitter, gel pen and there is glitter on the flower centers. I think this is one of the most adorable baby images; the fact that you

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This is one of those cards that took foreverrrrrrrrrrr. LOL! I purchased Sadie a few weeks ago from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop along with a couple more. I actually colored her right away, and had my papers together ready to make a card.However, I had other cards that needed to be finished first. Then I saw the challenge for Mo's Digital Challenge this week and I really wanted to join in. However, I

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Hello, I'm playing along with Debby, of A Scrapjourney and showing my favorite cards from 2010. And just as she was unable to get it down to five, I couldn't decide either, so I cut it off at six, also (I almost did seven, but I didn't want to be too far off the mark).This was the anniversary card I made for my DH. He still has it displayed on the mantle even though our anniversary was in October

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Doesn't he have an adorable smile? He looks like he would really like to cheer you up. I think he's one of the cutest images over at The Caracter Cafe's Store. You ought to stop over there as most of the images are $1 for now.Then you could stop by and see what the rest of the DT came up with this week. These wonderful ladies offer much inspiration for all of us. And the designers Kendra &

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