Club Scrap Shades of Winter

I'm a little late for the Club Scrap Shades of Winter Blog Hop.  We decided at the last minute to go visit my brother for a few days and I was away from my craft room.  Not to say I didn't have some crafting fun with my Sister-in-law!  But this card has been on my mind since I saw the Jumbo UM branch with the berries.  So here is "Shades of Winter meets Watercolor Christmas."

It's a little sad that the sparkly berries don't show up well in photos.  The blue background paper is sparkly too!  IRL it is gorgeous!  

There's still time to link up on the Club Scrap Shades of Winter Blog Hop.  Check out what the design team did - there are some gorgeous projects on display.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Celebrate the Season

The new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog is to "Celebrate the Season."  We're looking for Holiday cards (any holiday we celebrate this time of year).  Here's one of my Christmas cards I'll be sending out this year (I sometimes make a few multiples of five but no more than that).

I had one 12 x 12 piece of this great plaid paper left to use as a background.  I decided it would look cute with some punched out trees that are glittered up and a snowy base.  This was a great way to use up scraps of DP for the trees.

Come see what the rest of the design team came up with on the Cards in Envy blog.  Then link up your Holiday cards.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Wouldn't That be Sweet

Time for another challenge on the Cards in Envy blog.  We are asking for you to create a card that features something sweet such as candies, cookies, cupcakes or maybe a sweet teddy bear, animal, child, etc. In your post tell us what is sweet on your card.

My sweet card today features cherries!  My favorite is cherry pie but I didn't have a stamp for that (LOL).  So I just went with the cherries.

Come on over to the Cards in Envy blog and check out what the other Design Team members made sweet on their card.  Then link up with us for a chance at bragging rights with your card.  Remember no lumpy bumpy cards but any card size/shape is welcome as long as it fits in a standard mailing envelope.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Club Scrap Paradise Blog Hop and Linky Party

Today Club Scrap is having their Paradise Blog Hop and Linky Party.  The Linky is open for the entire month to participate but you must use at least 50% Club Scrap products to participate.  This Paradise kit is gorgeous but the colors especially called to me to use alcohol ink to get the bright colors that go well with the kit.

I planned where I wanted my jungle leaves to go and inked that area first.  Then I inked the sky area where I wanted the sentiment to be.  I stamped with Archival ink over the alcohol ink.  (I accidentally smeared the first one I stamped because I forgot how easy this glossy paper is to smear ink).  Come check out the Club Scrap blog and see what the design team came up with for this Paradise kit.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Club Scrap Christmas Thyme BlogHop

It's official -- the shopping has started, the wreaths are hung, trees are decorated and Christmas cards addressed and mailed.  Today at Club Scrap we are having a bloghop with the Christmas Thyme collection to give you ideas for Cards and Scrapbook pages. If you came here from Annette's blog you are in the right place.  If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop go here to the Club Scrap blog. 
     After I completed the 20 cards that Tricia gave us Assembly Line Card instructions for, I had cardstock and paper left over because I make 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card fronts and attach them to white folded cardstock.  I was able to make these three cards and a tag and I have enough left over for at least six more cards.

Three Cards and a tag.

Here's a close up of each card.

Sweater Card

Ornament Joy

Pine Cone Christmas

Christmas Tree Tag

There's gold paper and gold  DP cardstock in the Stamp collection.  I took advantage of that and used Super Fine Detail Gold embossing poweder to glam up the sentiments.  I used a gold paint calligraphy pen to edge some of the cards.  This collection will really help you get ready for Christmas!

TIP:  Here's a great way to stretch your paper even more when making cards fronts.  This is the back of the ornament card where I cut out the pieces needed for the front.  Once it is mounted on a blank card no one will know!

Hop on over to Jill's blog next.  If you get lost you can go back to the Club Scrap blog to find your way.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Thank You

Time for a new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog.  We are looking for Thank You cards (cards with Thanksgiving scenes or colors are OK as long as it says "Thanks" or "Thank You.")  Here's my card for the challenge.

I found this card on Pinterest and had to CASE it with the new Stampin'Up Floral Boutique DP and the Floral Phrases and Flourishing Phrases Stamp sets.  

Check our the Cards in Envy blog to see what the other Design Team members came up with.  Then link up your Thank You cards with us. 

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Just Pumpkins

There is a new challenge today over on the Cards in Envy blog.  Show us your pumpkin cards.  Here's my card for the challenge.

I used the CTMH Autumn Wishes stamp set for the patterned pumpkin.  My DP was a freebie from Stampington & Co Take Ten magazine.  Really Reasonable Ribbon finished it off nicely.  

Come on over to the blog and see what the rest of the design team came up with.  Then link up your card with us.  Remember no lumpy bumpy cards (they need to fit in a standard mailing envelope).  Your card can be any size/shape.

Happy Crafting

Donna

Club Scrap Literature

I missed the Literature blog hop on the Club Scrap blog but fortunately they leave the link open all month for me to get a project loaded on the blog.  Here's a card I made from the ACLM (Assembly Line Card Making) instructions for the Literature Club Stamp kit.

After I finished all 14 Club Stamp Cards from the kit I decided to make some Christmas Cards.  There was some gorgeous ribbon in the Club Scrap Literature Embellishment Pack and I had a few pieces of paper left over from the 2014 Retreat Elegance Kit.  I came up with six of these pretty Christmas Cards using a Cheery Lynn Die.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Purple and Green

The new challenge over on the Cards in Envy blog is a color challenge.  Show us your purple and green cards.  I love color challenges.  I dig through my magic paper stash and try to come up with some DP (CTMH Sonoma retired) that fits the challenge.  I used a sketch from OWH (slightly modified).  The stamps are from Graphic 45 Hampton Art "Time to Flourish" stamp set.

Come on over to the Cards in Envy blog and check out what the rest of the Design Team came up with.  Then link your Purple and Green cards.  Remember no lumpy bumpy cards.  Your card must fit in a standard mailing envelope.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Happiness is a Warm Puppy

The challenge on the Words 2 Craft By blog is to craft with the "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" theme.  October is adopt a shelter dog month.  You can see my shelter rescue dog "Ghost" over on the right side of my blog.  Ghost is a Weimeraner and came to us from the Mile High Weimeraner Rescue.  He is seventh in a long line of rescue Weims we had as our best friends throughout the years.  This challenge required that I break out my precious Graphic 45 "Raining Cats and Dogs" Designer Paper.

Link up your Doggie crafts over on the Words 2 Craft by blog

Happy Crafting!

Donna.

Garden Shed - More Cards

Just wanted to share a couple of more Club Scrap Garden Shed Club Stamp Cards.  I dug out my Club Scrap "Bugs" set for this sentiment.

This card I added the HB and some bees from the Garden Shed Greetings Set.

I'm adding this to the Garden Shed Linky HERE - it's open almost all month for you to link up your Garden Shed Creations.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Frame It

It is a new challenge over on the Cards in Envy blog.  We want to see you create a card that has a frame.  Square, rectangle, circle, oval etc., as long as it frames something.  I decided to make a card with a window frame.

This will add to my stash of Christmas Cards.  I am behind on making Christmas Cards so I'll have to get busy and make more!  

Stop on over at the Cards in Envy blog and check out what the rest of the design team came up with, then link up your card with a frame!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Club Scrap Garden Shed Blog Hop

Today is the day for the Club Scrap Garden Shed Blog Hop and Linky Party.  I get my Club Stamp kit right after the 20th of the month.  I love some of the cute stamps in the Greetings and Art Nouveau sets.  There are some cute puns on the Greetings stamp set.  I had to make this card!

and the inside....

Hop on over to the Club Scrap blog and check out what the Design Team came up with for this adorable kit and then link up your Garden Shed projects.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Hello Autumn

Yes in a few more days it will be officially Autumn!  Time for a new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog.  This time we want to see your cards with a  Fall or Autumn theme.  Here's my card.

As I was digging through my paper stash I came across this newsprint DP (Stampin'Up  Soho Subway retired) with this Autumn poem on it.  I used the Stampin'Up Truly Grateful (retired) stamp set for the images and CTMH Always Grateful for the sentiment.  

Come check out what the other design team members did on the Cards in Envy blog.  Then add your card to the linky.  Cards can be any shape or size as long as they are not too thick to fit in a standard mailing envelope.  No lumpy, bumpy cards.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy For the Kids

Our new challenge at Cards in Envy is to make a card "for kids."  It could be birthday, hello, encouragement etc. as long as it is a "kids card."  Here's a cute birthday card I made using one of the Deep Red Stamps Operation Write Home fundraiser stamp sets.

I love puns and this one is so cute!  The stamp set is retired now but it still works perfect for kid's cards.  

Come check out what the other design team members came up with - they are all sure to be adorable.  Then link up your cards for a chance to win bragging rights on the Cards in Envy blog.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Club Scrap Sunflower Blog Hop

It's Blog Hop day over on the Club Scrap Blog!  This month we are all highlighting the beautiful Sunflower kit.  I decided to play with watercolors again and did this card.

Go check out what the design team came up with for this beautiful kit on the Club Scrap Blog.

Then link up your Sunflower projects too.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Playing along with a few challenges

After recovering from a three week vacation in a travel trailer all the way to New Hampshire and back (to visit my husband's son), I finally have some time to play on a few challenges. The Words to Craft by blog had this challenge for August/September.

 The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.  ~~ Lao-Tzu

Here's my take on the challenge.

The sentiment is Impression Obsession but the rest of the cards is from the Club Scrap Navigation kit.  I am also entering this in Darnell's NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) challenge #7 since I have had this sentiment for a long time but this is the first time it has seen ink.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Square Challenge

The new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog is "Hip to be Square."  Show us your square cards or cards with square shapes on them.  Here's mine.

There's a store in Golden Colorado that takes used craft items and quilt fabric.  One of the owners has had several classes on how to make these beautiful paper quilts in different designs.  It takes a lot of patience to work with those tiny paper squares but I am pleased with the results.  Hop on over to the Cards in Envy blog and see what the rest of the design team did.  Then link up your square card or a card with squares on it.  Remember we don't have a card size restriction but your card must be thin enough to fit in a standard mailing envelope.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Wings Challenge

It is time for a new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog.  This time we want to see wings on your cards ... bugs, butterflies, fairies, angels, etc.  I decided that a bird would be perfect and that I needed to start working on my Christmas cards.  Here's what I came up with.

I like that this design is simple and I can make a few dozen easily.  Hop on over to the Cards in Envy blog and check out what the rest of the design team came up with.  Then enter your any size, any shape card (but make sure it is flat enough to fit in a regular envelope).

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Heat Wave

The new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog is "Heat Wave."  This cute sentiment says it all for us "mature" women!

I used the Club Scrap Cantina set for this card.  The sun has Stickles to make it shiny.  

Come join us over on the Cards in Envy blog and show us your summer cards or cards with HOT colors such as orange, yellow, hot pink, etc.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Stripes

Happy 4th of July!  The new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog is "Stripes" any kind, any theme.  I chose to make my card with the Stars & Stripes for this special holiday!

The flag stamp is Rubber Cafe.  I stamped in black and heat embossed in clear so it was easy to watercolor with Distressed inks.  I made a mask over the flag and stamped the fireworks in VersaMark and heat embossed them with Zing Red Glitter EP. (too bad glitter doesn't show up well in photos - those fireworks really sparkle)  The sentiment is stamped in black and heat embossed in clear. 

Come on over to the Cards in Envy blog and see the rest of the Design Teams striped cards.  The upload your striped card to the challenge.  

I'm adding this to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Red, White & Blue.

God Bless the USA!

Donna 

Club Scrap Boardwalk Blog Hop

This month's kit at Club Scrap is titled Boardwalk.  Living in a land-locked state (Colorado) I don't have a lot of trips to the beach to scrapbook.  I looked at the colors in the kit and knew right away they would work great for any of my patriotic or military photos.  Here's a couple of pictures from my retirement ceremony in March of 2008.  (Yes I haven't scrapped them all yet,) I used a Pixels2Pages Star template to start my page.

I did want to try a watercolor beach scene for a card.  Those beach chairs are so adorable I just had to watercolor them using distressed inks.

Be sure to check out the Club Scrap blog for some great inspiration.   

You can link up your Boardwalk creations there.

Happy Crafting!

Donna 

Summer of Creative Chemistry Perfect Pearls

I finally had some time to play at Online Card Classes Summer of Creative Chemistry.  Here's two tags I made using Perfect Distress Technique on the left and Perfect Splatter technique on the right.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy White Wedding

It's time for a new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog.  This time we would like to see your Wedding/Anniversary Cards.  Here's my card.

I used Stampin'Up Something Lacy (Retired) for the background embossed in White on Tip Top Taupe.  The flowers are the Botanical Builder Framelits, the sentiment is from Stampin'Up Best of Greetings (Retired). 

For the challenge all we ask is that your card fits in a standard mailing envelope.  We no longer have a size restriction on the card but it must be a card (no tags allowed).

Come check out what the rest of the design team made for this challenge and then link up your Wedding/Anniversary card on the Cards in Envy blog. 

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy No Girls Allowed Challenge

It's time for another challenge over on the Cards in Envy blog.  This time we want to see your masculine cards.  Here's my card.

Tim Holtz stamps and dies to the rescue when a masculine card is needed.  This compass rose is a little tough to cut out because the points are not symmetrical.  I had to move the thinlits around to get them to match up and cut the right way.  DP is Stampin'Up.

Come check out what the other Design Team members did for their cards and then link up your masculine card on the Cards in  Envy blog!

Happy Crafting

Donna

Club Scrap Creative License Card

I finally had time to get out my Club Stamp Kit and make a card.  You would think by looking at this card that it is for a male graduate but the young lady this card is going to happens to drag race with her parents and my DH at Bandimere Speedway so I know she will like the tone of this card.

I used the Club Stamp Creative License kit for DP and the Club Scrap Embellishment kit for the sentiment and the dream key and key chain.  I wanted the graduate to be able to remove the key and chain from the card so I used two eyelet holes for the key chain to thread through.  I popped the DP up from the card base so it is easy to take the key and key chain off the card.  It's a busy weekend for us with two graduation parties.  I'm off to make another graduation card.

Happy Crafting!

Donna 

Club Scrap Creative License Blog Hop

Time for another Blog Hop at Club Scrap.  This month it's all about cars!  The new Creative License kit is so much fun to work with.  Especially since DH is into drag racing.  Here's a quick page showing two of the drag racing cars we have owned. I don't have photos of the newest one yet - need to get up to the track and see it run. I used the digital kit that I get at the first of the month to do this page.

I'll be back later this week with some cards out of the Club Stamp kit.  My kit just arrived yesterday so I haven't had much time to play with it yet.  Be sure to check out the Club Scrap blog and link up your Creative License projects.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Deep Blue

Time for another challenge at Cards in Envy.  This time we would like you to use mostly Deep Blue colors on your cards.  This reminded me of a Club Stamp Kit from May 2015 called "The Blues." I have a niece graduating from High School this month who lettered in Choir so I created this musical card for her.

I used SU Night of Navy as my ink and boy is that deep blue ink! LOL  I added some Wink of Stella to the dark blue inked areas so it is not so dark.  

At Cards in Envy we ask that your cards be no more than 1/4" think without lumps so they fit in a standard mail envelope.  We no longer have a size restriction on cards.  Come check out what the other members of the Design Team did and then link up your card with us on the 

Cards in Envy Blog.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Just Us Girls

It's time for a new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog.  This time we want to see your feminine cards.  Nothing to me is more feminine than floral cards.  I am in love with this Dahlia DP from Club Scrap designed by Swarup Murthy (Sanketi on her blog).  Here's a card that I think will be perfect for my Mom this Mother's Day.

My Mom is 88 years old and has Macular Degeneration.  When we go out she always wants to hold on to me (even though she has a cane to help keep her balance).  I realize that she held my hand when I was little and needed help - now it's my turn to help her.

Cards in Envy asks that you only post cards that are flat (no more than 1/4" thick) so they can me mailed in a standard envelope.  We have no size restrictions on cards now.  Check out the other design team members cards on the Cards in Envy blog and then link up your feminine cards with us.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Club Stamp Dahlia Cards

Yesterday I discussed the differences between the Club Scrap Greetings to Go kits and the Club Stamp Kits.  Last night I had some time to finish up some cards from the Club Stamp Kits.  Sometimes I use Tricia's cutting directions to make my cards.  Other times I get inspired to create cards without using the directions.  This month I used Tricia's Assembly Line Cardmaking (ALCM) directions because I wanted to be sure I would use all the gorgeous pieces of paper to the limit.  (Something that Tricia is famous for!)   I do one thing different withe the ALCM directions.  Instead of using all the cardstock to make the card bases (8.5 x 5.5 inches), I cut them in half (4.25 x 5.5 inches).  I make card fronts and mount them to white cardstock bases.  That way I have extra cardstock to play with.  Here's two cards I created using Tricia's ALCM but adding my own additions to them.

On this card I stamped the butterflies in Eggplant and colored them with orange and purple.  They have a coat of Wink of Stella for sparkle.  They show up dark in the photo but look much lighter IRL.  I also inked the edges of the DP to give it some depth.

On this card I switched out a Happy Birthday stamp from the Club Scrap Bugs set and added the multi-colored ribbon from the Embellishment Kit 

(I always order the Embellishment Kit as an add on to my kit order).

Come back on Monday for my Cards In Envy card to see one more of the Dahlia Cards from the Club Stamp Kit.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Club Scrap Dahlia Blog Hop

It's that time again for the monthly Club Scrap Blog Hop - this month showcasing the beautiful Dahlia kit with watercolor designs by Swarup Murthy (Sanketi on her blog).

I get the digital kit at the beginning of the month and I created this page with it.

On the 20th of the month my Club Stamp kit arrives and I like to make cards with that kit.  I didn't get a chance to finish my cards - I'll be back tomorrow with them.  The difference between the Greetings to Go and the Club Stamp is that Greetings to go has more pre-printed sentiments and different card sizes.  Club Stamp is for stampers who like to make A2 sized cards.  All of the papers are designed to fit that size of card.  With either kit you get fantastic instructions by Tricia (Club Scraps owner).  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Winners of the Dahlia Stamp Sheets

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Here are the winners of the Club Scrap stamp sheets from my Guest Artist Giveaway.

Winner # 1 (#11) is Pia SApril 21, 2016 at 1:57 PM

Winner #2 (#9) is Sybrina KApril 20, 2016 at 9:24 AM

Winner #3 (#4) is JacquelineApril 19, 2016 at 2:05 PM

Ladies please email me your mailing address to donna dot nuce at gmail dot com.

I will send the stamps sets based on the order I get your email (Jumbo UM first, Greetings second, Art Nouveau last).

Congratulations and I look forward to seeing your creations with these stamps!  

For more inspiration check out the Club Scrap blog.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Silver Linings W2CB#28 #rrcb36

I had some time today to squeeze in a card for two challenges.  

I designed this card for the Retro Rubber Challenge.  The water puddles stamp at the bottom of the card is from the Club Scrap Serenity Kit September 2012.  The heart raining clouds stamp is a Hostess Stamp Hello Love from Stampin'Up from their 2014 catalog.  The sentiment is from the Stampin'Up Sprinkles of Life in their current catalog.  Hard to see but the dark clouds are cut from silver foil with the Memory Box Puffy Clouds die. 

I also want to enter this in the Words 2 Craft by challenge.

Our spring has come at last with the soft laughter of April suns

and shadow of April showers.   Byron Caldwell Smith

I think my showers fit well with their theme too.

Happy Crafting!
Donna

Club Scap Dahlia Greetings to Go Guest Artist

Today I am over at the Club Scrap blog as a guest artist for their Dahlia Greetings to Go kit.

Come check out my card designs for this beautiful kit!  Here's a sneak peek of what you'll see!

Blog Candy Alert!

Because I am subscribed to the Club Stamp Kit and I always order the Art Nouveau and Greetings stamps along with my kit, I have blog candy to offer to my faithful readers!

Blog Candy item #1 Dahlia Club Scrap Jumbo Unmounted

Blog Candy item #2 Dahlia Club Scrap Greeting Unmounted

Blog Candy item #3 Dahlia Club Scrap Art Nouveau Unmounted

Click on the link on the right to follow me.  Just comment below on which of my cards on the Club Scrap blog you liked the best.  You have until Sunday April 24th to leave your comments.  I will announce the winners on Monday April 25th.  Three lucky followers who comment will receive one of these unmounted stamps shown above.

Happy Crafting!

Donna