Hi again. I needed a couple of sympathy cards last week, and while I have cards that I could have used for that purpose, I thought they were a little too cutesy.
I'm not much on making simple cards, because the ones I've made just seem unfinished with the one layer. After giving it some thought I decided to turn to someone I consider the master of such cards; Gina K. Designs, of Stamp TV. After searching through some of her recent posts, I found I liked this card. (This link will take you to her video.)
It’s easy to make, and I really like the results. I did these cards assembly-line style. As you can see I used green and blue distress inks. The stamp is by Stampability, and the ribbons are from Michaels' dollar bin; and of course you can use any sentiment you want.
I’m entering these in the following challenges:
Karen’s Doodles – spring
Lollipop Crafts – spring
Love to Create Challenge – friends
Die Cuttin Divas – garden
Shelly’s Images – anything
Craft Us Crazy – flowers
Wags ‘n Whiskers – anything
Craft Room Challenge – ink it, no digis
Crafty Boots – no girls allowed
Bunny Zoe – ribbon or twine
Thank you for stopping by again to see my work. If you'll leave me a comment, I'll try to get by and check your's, too.
Hugs,
dj1952 (Debra)
No, you’re not imagining anything; I’m really posting a new project finally. I’ve just had issues, which I know many can understand.
I was invited to be a guest designer over at Paper Creations Ink this week for their challenge number 23, “April Showers Bring May Flowers”.
Their sponsor this challenge is Tiffany Doodles, and this is my use of the image. These flowers are special they bring mouth-watering fruit, too. It has been colored a couple of times and some pop-dotted on top of some, and others are just in the background. Some are even behind this “small French lattice” by Cheery Lynn Designs.
Here’s a close-up of the strawberries:
The supplies used on my card are:
Image – Tiffany Doodles
Dies – Cheery Lynn Designs
Punch – Martha Stewart
Ribbons, Button, Gems – Stash
Glossy Accent and Open Stock papers
I’m entering this in the following challenges:
Crop Stop – button and bows
Do You Stack Up – glitter, bling – Glossy Accents and gems
Paper Play Challenges – things with wings
Prairie Fairy Fridays – anything
Sweet ‘n Sassy – button and bug
Totally Papercrafts – things with wings
The Squirrel and The Fox – things with wings
Phindy’s Place – food or drink
Sketch Saturday – sketch
Totally Gorjuss – bling
Pile It On – pop it up
Platypus Creek Digitals – fancy folds
Cupcake Craft Challenges – die cuts
Karen’s Doodles – spring
Incy Wincy Designs – digis
Lollipop Crafts – spring
My Craft Spot – make it pop
Southern Girl's Challenge – fancy folds
Crafty Sentiments – digis
Die Cuttin Divas – garden
Scrap Creations – April showers bring May flowers
Party Time Tuesdays – red, black and rose
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge – butterflies
Tip Top Challenges – spots
Paper Crafting Journey – 3 or more layers dp
Shelly’s Images Blog – anything
Crafty Ribbons Challenge – wings and opt. ribbon
Craft Us Crazy – flower
Delicious Doodles – layers
Wags ‘n Whiskers – anything
A Gem of a Sketch – sketch
Really Reasonable Ribbon – black, white and one other color, plus ribbon
Sunday’s With Crissy – favorite color combo
Alota Rubber Stamps – easel card
Lexi’s Creations – punches
Hotshot Craft – young love
Bunny Zoe’s Crafts – ribbon or twine
I hope that you’ve enjoyed something from me again, and will stop by again soon.
Hugs,
dj1952
Well, as you can see, I have another anniversary card; and no puns this time around.
This is for a couple who we’ve known the husband since he was a young brat, I mean boy. LOL. They have been happily married for eight years now. I did this card in one of my favorite colors, I’m not sure if you can see, but the red background paper is lightly embossed with hearts. The image is by Digi Doodle Shop; I thought they were so sweet. Her dress and his shirt is paper pieced and then shaded over, to add depth.
All of the doilies are by Cheery Lynn Designs. I love, love, love their die cuts. The paper at the top of the card and the bottom doily under the image is by Basic Grey. The doilies top might have looked better if they were cut a little darker, or backed with a dark color, but at this point I decided not to trash it and start over. And don’t you just love the Victorian Romance Flourish? How do you like the idea of using them like a frame?
The pearls there and on the lace are a very deep red, even though they look a little more like black. The bow is another one that was made with the Bow-Easy. The flowers and lace are from my stash.
I’m entering this card in the following challenges:
Paper Play Challenges – something old (lace), something new (digi)
Jellypark Friends – favorite film: Grease
Crafts 4 Eternity – digi
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge – dies or punches
Totally Paper Crafts – song: Grease
CES Challenges – flowers
Digi Designs Challenge – lace and pearls
Our Creative Corner – music: Grease
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle – scraps – roses, lace
Sketch Saturday – Sketch
Scrapper's Delight – bling
Cheery Lynn Designs – doilies
The Pink Elephant Challenge - layers
Craft Your Passion – anything
Bunny Zoe’s Crafts – celebration
Kaboodle Doodles – spring (flowers)
Love to Create – monochromatic
Incy Wincy Designs – something old (lace), something new (image)
Paper and Such – paper piecing
Paper Take Weekly - anything
Deep Ocean - spring
Party Time Tuesdays – bling
Divas By Design - favorite thing: flowers
The Stamping Boutique – pearls and swirls
Little Darlings Challenges – pearls
Creatalicious Challenges – lace
Paper Crafting Journey – anything
Delicious Doodles – Grease
Fairy Tale Challenge – paper piecing
Saturated Canary Challenge – doilies
Hotshot Craft - ribbon
Little Claire’s Designs – romance
Basic Grey Challenges – spring photo inspiration
The Cutie Pie Challenge – swirls and pearls
Corrosive Challenges – paper piecing
Gingerloft Challenge – spring
Paper Creations Ink – spring
Hooked On Craft Challenges – more than one fold
Stamp and Create – paper piecing
Thank you for stopping by.
Hugs,
dj1952 (Debra)
So here’s the framed wall hanging I did for some of my friends in the Pay-It-Forward project I took on last year. This is one of my favorites, mostly because it used the colors I like the best. I really love lavenders and all its shades. This is also one of the favorite colors for my friend, too.
I just love the Wee Stamps image and all of the Cheery Lynn Designs dies that I’ve used. The glitter that’s on the doily, behind the image was a happy accident. I sprayed what I thought was the back of the die cut to adhere it to my paper, instead I had sprayed the front. So the only thing I could think to do was to pour glitter over it and heat seal it. And yeah! It worked. All of the gems by Recollections were added to have lots of bling, too, since I know my friend loves bling.
The flourish worked perfectly for the flowers and bow I made with my Bow-Easy. Stitching, faux or real seems to add so much to a project, so I finished it off with that.
My friend really enjoys this scripture, so it’s even more personal to her. I’m hoping it will be enjoyed for years to come.
I’m entering this in the following challenges:
Allsorts Challenge – anything
Truly Madly Crafty – ribbon and bling
Fairy Tale Challenge Blog – spring
Lexi's Creations – monochromatic
Love to Create – stitching
Nettie G’s Digital Gems – anything
The Cutie Pie Challenge – flowers
Kaboodle Doodles – shades of purple
The Crazy Challenge – anything
Die Cuttin Divas – feathers, flowers or fabric + dies
Everybody-Art-Challenge – monochromatic
Party Time Tuesday's – anything
The Sisterhood of Crafters – digi
Stampin For the Weekend – bingo: bow, glitter, flowers
Daisy Doodles – colors (purples)
Top Tip Tuesday – stitching
Gingersnap Creations – faux technique (stitching)
Paper Crafting Journey - anything
4 Crafty Chicks - anything but a card (ABC)
Crafty Ann's - ABC
Thanks for stopping by again. I look forward to hearing from you again soon.
Hugs,
dj1952 (Debra)
Hi, I know I said I’d be back soon, but it’s just been one of those weeks. No get-up-and-go. 
I hope you will enjoy seeing my 2nd of five pieces of framed artwork that I’ve created. These are my Pay-It-Forward projects, which I know didn’t have to be so entailed, but I really wanted to do this for my friends.
This friend loves pink, animals flowers, bows, gems and butterflies.
I know she likes lambs, and I thought this one from K and K was so cute (unfortunately I’m unable to find the website any longer.)
The die cuts I’ve used are by Cheery Lynn Designs. They are my favorite, and if I had the means, I’d buy more and more of them. My wish list is humongous, especially since they’ve come out with even more new ones.
The papers are by DCWV and are scraps from other projects. The ribbon for the flower is from Bunny Zoe’s (made with Bow-Easy) and the flowers and gems are from Recollections. The punch is by MS
I’m entering this in the following challenges:
Cheery Lynn Designs – pretty in pink
Paper Makeup Stamps – cropped digis
Paper Pretties – use flowers
Craft Room Challenge – cute and cuddly
Die Cuttin Divas – two colors (pink and white)
Digital Tuesday Challenge – scraps
Scrap Creations – 3 layers
Papercraft Star – butterflies
Divas by Design – wings and things
Flutterby Wednesday – anything with wings
Inky Impressions – punches or dies
The Pixie Cottage – anything but a card or sketch
Shelly’s Images – show us what you’ve got
DDSC – anything
Delightful Challenges – scraps
Phindy’s Place Challenge – bling
DYSU – layers
Paper Play Challenges – critters
Hiding in My Craftroom – glitter (on butterflies and some of the paper)
Totally Papercrafts – ribbon or bows
Lily Pad Cards – patterned paper
Crafty Catz - favorite thing - flowers
Allsorts Challenge Blog – anything
Secret Crafter – bingo: gems, flowers, leaves
Stamp, Scrap + Doodles – 2 or more layers
Stamps R Us – anything
Dancing In Pajamas – ABC (anything but a card)
The House that Stamps Built – leftovers
Penny's Paper Challenges – anything
Truly Scrumptious – all creatures great + small
Craft Us Crazy – favorite embellishments (flowers)
Paper Crafting Journey – cute
Delicious Doodles – pink
Cardmadfairy’s Digi Days – don’t be square
Fairy Tale Challenge Blog – spring
Truly Madly Crafty – ribbon + bling
Sparkles Forum – things with wings
Thank you for stopping by, and I will work on posting more often. I love to hear your comments and I will try to stop by and comment on your blog, also.
Hugs,
dj1952 (Debra)
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 thoughtful friends? If you’ve come from Dionne’s blog, you’re on the right track. Please check out the lovely projects we have all created for our friend, and hopefully you’ll leave a comment. If you get lost along the way or have started in the middle, you can go to Stacey’s blog and start from the beginning.
Anyone that knows Dorcas, also knows how much she loves ducks. So I thought I’d do something to hopefully make her smile. (This is also my “Pay It Forward” gift to her. It only took me a little over a year to get it out, but that’s me. LOL) Now you know why I've been not been posting lately.
I hope the colors show up correctly; as it’s difficult to get it right sometimes. The colors on the image by Prairie Fairies, ‘Singin in the Rain’ are prettier in person.
I’ve used die cuts by Cheery Lynn Designs, and then distressed with Tim Holtz inks. Knowing how much Dorcas loves buttons, I thought these would make some lovely flowers. I used my Bow-Easy to make my bow from ribbon I love. I did go easy on the bling, though, but a girl’s got to have some. (LOL) The Bible Scripture is one of her favorites, too, typed on my computer.
Next, please hop on over to Tracy’s blog and see her beautiful design.
I’m entering this in the following challenges:
The Crafty Pad – spring colors
Karen’s Doodles Challenge Blog – cute and cuddly
Crafty Sentiments – get girly
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog – sparkle + glitter
Papertake Weekly – anything
Ribbon Carousel Challenge – ribbon (bow)
Sparkles Monthly Challenge – new thing (image)
Crafts and Me Challenges – new image
Scrapbook Sisters – anything
Craft Us Crazy – anything
Just Inspirational Challenges – inspired by photo (used some of the colors)
Paper Pretties – add texture (embossed frame)
Phindy’s Friday Challenge – circles (buttons)
Wags ‘n Whiskers – home decoration
Allsorts – free and easy
CES Challenges – lots of layers
Cutie Pie Challenge – not a card
Get Hippity with Ippity – color challenge
Craft Room Challenge – cute and cuddly
Little Darlings Challenges – favorite embellishments - buttons
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards – orange, teal and brown (brown is frame, I hope this qualifies)
Lily Pad Cards – patterned papers
Truly Madly Crafty Challenges – ribbon and bling (bow was made with ribbon)
P.S. The other on my 'Pay It Forward' list will be receiving something in the mail as soon as I can get them out. (You know who you are. LOL) I’ll post them soon, so just in case your mail runs extremely slow, you’ll know what’s coming.
Hugs,
dj
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. 
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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 patterned paper again I had to trim it by hand (I don’t have a full set.) 
I also used the Doily heart, the border hearts and one of their great leaves.
The image is one of those adorable ones over at Digi Doodle. After coloring them with my Prismacolor Pencils I used the Creative Inspirations paint on her, so she would sparkle. It’s a shame it doesn’t really show up.
The ribbon, flowers, gems and paper comes from my stash. I just had to use one of my Cuddle Bug embossing folders, so it looked a bit more like a snake.
Well, I think the rest is self explanatory. I’m entering this card in the following challenges;
Cheery Lynn Designs – dry embossing
My Time to Craft – favorite embellishment – flowers
CC Monthly Challenge – love is in the air
The Stamping Boutique – die cuts
Alota Rubber Stamps – hearts
Paper Crafting Journey – flowers
Simon Says Challenge – anything
Do You Stack Up – ribbon
Sundays With Crissy – beat the mid-winter blues
Shelly’s Images – text on front
Craft Us Crazy – love/animals
Wags ‘n Whiskers – love
Sketches by Carly – sketch
Fairy Tale Challenge – movie – Jungle Book
The Poodles Parlour – love
Stamping With the Dragon – anything
Cutie Pie Challenge – favorite song – “Come to Me” from Jungle Book - (I like it with this card)
Allsorts Challenge Blog – hearts
Mark’s Finest Paper – 4 + layers
One Stop Craft – stitching
Secret Saturday – ribbons
Dream Valley Challenges – animals
Robyn’s Fetish – sparkle – Creative Inspirations paint
Creative Inspirations Paint – someone special
Digi Doodle Shop Challenges – anything
Stamp, Scrap + Doodle – anything
One Stitch At A Time – digi
Bunny Zoe’s Challenge – photo inspiration
Crafty Boots – inspired by a song – “Come to Me” from Jungle Book
Hotshot Craft – flowers
Stampin’ for the Weekend – embossing
Sparkles Monthly Challenge – new thing – image
Creatalicious Challenges – “love” theme, punched border, ribbon, flowers, bling
Pattie’s Creations Challenge – embossing
Whimsy Stamps – bling
Papertake Weekly – happy highlights – mrs. snake
Stamp-n-Doodle – animal
So that’s all. I hope you will leave a comment for me. I hope you all have a great week.
Hugs,
dj1952 (Debra)
