30th Wedding Anniversary

Thirty years of wedded bliss to the same wonderful man!  Here's a peek at the outside of the card that I made to give him today.

I generated my own sentiment using Creative Memories Storybook Creator 4.0.  The fonts are Lucinda Bright and Aquiline.  The 30 is stamped with Close to My Heart Bohemian Alphabet using Tim Holtz Walnut  Stain Distressed Ink and then coated with Ranger Glossy Accents.  I also used Glossy Accents over the "Love Story" letters.  The paper is from a Simple Stories 6x6 Documented Pad.  Lace and Ribbon are from my stash.  I inked the lace with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distressed Ink so it would match the paper.

Happy Crafting and Happy Anniversary to my Dear Husband!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

Blog Candy Winner

Thank you to all those who commented and viewed my blog during the Operation Write Home World Cardmaking Day Bloghop!  It is not too late to go back and view all the wonderful cards on the hop.
I had five comments on my blog candy post right below the bloghop post.  Random.org gave me this number.

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The Winner is

Nancy MOctober 7, 2012 1:21 PM who said:  Thank you for this; I am a FOUR-time survivor (!!) and my friend, Jule has survived 20 years from it!! Thanks again!! HUGS!!

PS Oops, I follow you now!

Congratulations Nancy, your lucky number 4 brought you the blog candy!  Nancy please email me at d dot nuce at comcast dot net with your mailing address and I will get the Simply Beautiful Chic Photo Album Accents in the mail to you.  Congratulations!

I have a special card tomorrow to show you.  It will be our 30th Wedding Anniversary.

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.

World Cardmaking Day Bloghop Graphic 45 Style

 

Welcome to the Operation Write Home World Cardmaking Day Bloghop!

For my card I started with OWH Sketch #10 because I wanted to do something with tags. I got some great free chipboard tags when I went to Scrapfest at the Mall of the America.  

They are from the Graphic 45 Nutcracker Sweet.  

(yes I know, "suite" is the word for the ballet music 

but this is all about the beautiful  "eye" candy that Graphic 45 is famous for!)
Note:  the blue is a little more intense IRL.

This is the Graphic 45 8x8 Nutcracker Sweet pad.  To bling up the card I was able to glue rhinestone jewels inside the holes of the chipboard tags using glossy accents.  This is so the card is not bumpy and should be able to make it through the post office mashing machine!  I also used glossy accents wherever the design had a sparkle star I highlighted it with Glossy Accents.  Ribbon is from my stash.

One of my favorite memories is taking my DD to see the Nutcracker Ballet done by a local ballet school.  Professional Ballet Companies can't hold a candle to the fun of watching a ballet school perform the Nutcracker!  Enjoy the rest of the bloghop by clicking on the picture at the top of the page to take you back to the page with all the list of blogs.  

Donna
**BLOG CANDY ALERT** Read the post below this one for a chance to win blog candy!

You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE and scroll down to the next post to see the great "Think Pink" products that CM has to offer for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  

Think Pink Breast Cancer Awareness

**BLOG CANDY ALERT**
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  I am grateful that my dear Aunty Helen survived breast cancer and is still going strong!  Did you know that Creative Memories has a very pretty "Think Pink" paper crafting line that donates a portion of the proceeds for every purchase to breast cancer research?

Think Pink specialty Paper Pack

Think Pink Embellishment Pack (While Supplies Last)

Think Pink Ribbon Punch

Think Pink Universal Digital Kit or Think Pink Digital Kit for Storybook Creator 4.0

You can order from my website by clicking HERE.

**Now for the blog candy.**  1) Please click on the follow button on the right to follow me.  2) Post a comment below about who you know has been touched with breast cancer.  I will pick a winner on Monday October 8th.  The prize is a Creative Memories "Simply Beautiful Chic" Photo Album Accents package.

It is perfect for cardmaking or slide in photo albums because of the small size of the papers and embellishments.

Apron Strings Croptober Reboot Day 1

The Apron Strings blog is doing a Croptober.  Reboot Day 1 is to use the image below for inspiration.   

I decided to make a card using the Apron Strings "September Smaller Than a Breadbox" kit.  I have been dying to use the Simple Stories paper with the large circles with sayings in them.  Here is the card I made.

The background paper is Simple Stories also.  The flowers are from the September Smaller than a Breadbox kit.  The ribbon is from my stash and the bling is  from Creative Charms.
Happy Crafting!
Donna
P.S. Did you know that Creative Memories has a universal digital format of their "Think Pink" Kit? A great way for Breast Cancer Survivors to Scrap their story. There is also a Storybook Creator 4.0 version too.

You can order the universal digital format HERE or the Storybook Creator 4.0 version HERE.  For traditional scrapbooking there is a "Think Pink" paper pack, a separate embellishment pack, and a ribbon maker punch!  

Think Pink Embellishment Pack

Think Pink Paper Pack

Think Pink Ribbon Punch

Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #28

The Doodle Pantry Blog is doing digital challenge #28.  The prize for participating is a beautiful digital image of poppies!  My daughter especially loves poppies.  Also poppies are a symbol for Veterans Day.  So I just had to participate in the challenge to get that image!  Here is my card.

This was the August challenge freebie but because of vacation I never entered the challenge.  Those ants on the moon are so darling.  The background paper is from the Creative Memories Discover Baby Boy Digital Kit  for Storybook Creator 4.0.  I thought the distressing in the upper left corner looks like tree leaves behind them.  The paper says "precious baby boy" all over it.  I printed the design twice so I could cut out and pop the stars and sentiment for some dimension.  The Sweet Dreams sentiment is die cut with the Stampin'Up! Apothecary Accent Framelit and inked with Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distressed Ink.  Bling is from Creative Charms.

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories Website HERE.

P.S.  Did you know that Creative Memories has a universal digital format of their  "Think Pink" Kit? A great way for Breast Cancer Survivors to Scrap their story. There is also a Storybook Creator 4.0 version too.

You can order the universal digital format HERE or the Storybook Creator 4.0 version HERE.
For the traditional scrapbooking there is a "Think Pink" paper pack, a separate embellishment pack, and a ribbon maker punch!  

Think Pink Embellishment Pack

Think Pink Paper Pack

Think Pink Ribbon Punch

OWH Sketch Challenge 140

It has been a while since I did a sketch challenge for OWH.  You will be seeing another from me when we have the World Card Making Day Bloghop on 6 October!  Here is my card from OWH Sketch 140.

The background paper is from a Simple Stories "Documented" 6x6 paper pack.  The lettering is from an unknown scrap and the damask print and postcard are from the same Simple Stories paper pack.   The LOVE lettering is from the Simple Stories Document Expressions Cardstock Stickers page (item #2303).  I inked everything with Tim Holtz Brushed Corduroy Distressed Ink.  The little bit of lace was a scrap laying on my work table and the card just needed a little something to finish it off.

Happy Crafting!
Donna
You can visit my Creative Memories website HERE.