Cards in Envy Santa Baby

Time for a new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog.  Create a card that uses anything that makes you think of Santa.  Could be Santa's hat, belt, sleigh or Santa himself!  I decided to make a card with Santa.

This vintage Stampin'Up Santa worked well with the Tim Holtz Sizzix retro Merry Christmas die.  There's just a touch of bling on the Christmas tree and a rinestone on the i in Christmas!  Come on over to the Cards in Envy blog to see what the other design team members did and then link up your Santa cards!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Typography

The new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog is called "Typography."  Create a card using letters, words or a sentiment as the main focus.  This Merry Christmas sentiment from Cherry Lynn is so pretty and is so big it becomes the focus of the card.  I cut it out of 5" tear tape and used silver guilding flakes to cover the die.  Then I cut a black cardstock one to mount on back to give it some lift off the card. 

The black and white carols paper from Stampin'Up made a great background.  I mounted it on metallic silver cardstock and attached a metallic silver bow. 

Come see what the rest of the design team's Typography cards look like on the Cards in Envy blog and then link up your Typography card with us.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna 

Cards in Envy Blowin' in the Wind

The Fall Season is upon us!  The new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog is for Autumn cards with leaves on them.  This is my favorite The Aspen trees are turning gold in the mountains. The air is crisp and the skies are brilliant blue. Here's my Autumn card.

It's a little hard to see but the leaves are die cut from metallic gold cardstock.  Head on over to the Cards in Envy blog and check out what the rest of the design team came up with.  Then link up your Autumn cards with us.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Penny for your Thoughts

The new challenge on the Cards in Envy blog is titled "Penny for your thoughts."  Show us your cards with thought  or speech bubbles on them.  Here's a belated birthday card I made.

It was fun coloring this funny animals.  Hope it gives my friend a laugh!  Come on over to the Cards in Envy blog and check out what the other design team members came up with.  Then link up your cards with thought or speech bubbles on the blog.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Keep it Simple

The new challenge over on the Cards in Envy blog is to "Keep it Simple."  One-layer, CAS, Stamped only, quick cards you could make in 10 minutes or less.  I chose the quick cards idea.  Here's my card.

Here's my recipe for a quick card.  

1) Pretty DP

2) Matching cardstock

3) Stamp set with matching Die

4) Versamark ink & embossing powder

5) Embellishments to cover up where I dropped the ink pad on the card stamping the sentiment (LOL)

Come see what the rest of the design team came up with on the Cards in Envy blog.  Then link up your simple card with us!  

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 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

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

Cards in Envy Let it Snow Challenge

Time for another challenge at Cards in Envy challenge blog.  Show us your cards with snowmen, snowflakes, snowy scenes.  I opted for the snowy scene.

I used shimmer cardstock for the sky and snow.  The background was cut with Stampin'Up Sleigh Ride die.  The bunny is Lawn Fawn Winter Bunny.  The sentiment is from Stampin'Up Jingle All the Way.  

This is my last post before Christmas so I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

I'll be back on December 30th with the Club Scrap Navigation Blog hop.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Cards in Envy Trick or Treat

The challenge at Cards in Envy for the next two weeks is Trick or Treat (Halloween cards that make us think of Trick or Treating).  Here's my card for the challenge.  

Yes even though this is a fancy fold card, it still folds up flat to 4.25 x 5.5 so it will fit in a standard envelope (the requirement for playing our challenge).  I used the Stampin'Up! Thinlits circle card die to cut the card out.   The image is NBUS for me (even though it is retired from Stampin'Up!).  I colored it with my new Zig clean color brush markers.  I took a class at Scrapbook Expo when they were in town 2 weeks ago.  I really like working with these watercolor markers.  Here's a look at the card open.

My trick for the sentiment is to stamp it with Jet Black Archival ink and emboss it with clear embossing powder.  That way you don't get any black dots of embossing powder showing but still get a clean dark black shiny image.  

Come join us for some Halloween challenge fun over at the Cards in Envy blog.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

The last few Cards for OWH

My box of cards for Operation Write Home goes out to the Post Office tomorrow.  I want to be sure it gets there before August 1st (the deadline!).  I made six birthday cards from a 12x12 piece of DP.  I made 3 a little more feminine and 3 more masculine or generic.  Here's the two types of cards together.

Here's a close up of the feminine card.

and the masculine card.

I am entering these over at the Seize the Birthday Challenge blog without the red white and blue toppings.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

CASE-ing Christmas Judy

Welcome to another week at CASE-ing Christmas.  We provide a card for you to CASE (Copy and Share Everywhere) and you get ahead on your Christmas Card stash!  This week we are CASE-ing Judy!  Here is my take on the CASE!

I pretty much stuck with the design that Judy used.  I wanted more of a winter theme to the card so I switched to blues and snowflakes.  I still kept the bling!  Here is Judy's card for you to compare.

Here's a close up of that bling and the shiny silver cardstock, heat embossing and washi tape!

Stamps are Stampin'Up! Christmas Bliss and Festive Flurry.  

Check out the other designers cards and join in with us at the CASE-ing Christmas blog.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

CASE-ing Christmas Challenge

There's another challenge at CASE-ing Christmas.  What exactly is this challenge about?  We are a weekly challenge devoted to the holiday season--year round! ;)  How does this challenge work?  It's easy!  We give you a card to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) and you CASE it!

If you've never CASEd a card, here's what you need to do:

1. Look at the CASE card photo.
2. Be inspired by some element of the card.  This could be colors, layout, image, etc.
3. Make a card based on that inspiration.

See!  Easy peasy!  We cannot wait to see what you have for us this week and each week this year!   Are you ready for the next CASE card?!  This card is by DT member Pat.

Here's my CASE of Pat's cute card.  

I was inspired by her large gold snowflake and the combination of blue/red (which I changed to blue/pink).  I used the StampingUp! Festive Flurry stamp and die set.  

So come and join us at CASE-ing Christmas.  One LAST thing--PLEASE make sure to check out our RULES before linking up.  There aren't many, but we do like those who follow them!

Happy Crafting!
Donna

The Crooked Stamper Challenge #2

My bloggy friend Leslie Hanna over at The Crooked Stamper has initiated her second challenge.  If you haven't been to her blog you are in for a treat and a laugh.  Here's what I came with for her second challenge.

As you can see I flipped the sketch.

Cardstock is Pool Party and Soft Suede.  The stamp set is The Open Sea.  I was inspired by 

this PIN on Pinterest.  Hope you get a chance to play with Leslie this month on her challenge.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

The Crooked Stamper Sketch Challenge

My blogger friend Leslie Hannah over the The Crooked Stamper has initiated her first sketch challenge.  If you haven't been to Leslie's blog you are missing some great cards and some fun blogging.   Here's my take on the sketch (inspired by a pin from Pinterest).  This is 2014's Sale-A-Bration You're Lovely Stamp set and Sweet Sorbet DP.  I am happy to use up some more of my schtuff!

So join Leslie over at The Crooked Stamper and help here celebrate her first sketch!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Glittery Color Challenge

Happy New Year!  I'm back with another monthly challenge from the House of Cards.

To use glitter and/or be inspired by this~


Now glitter is not one of my favorite things to work with so I had to dig around to find anything glittery but here's what I came up with.

I used my NBUS (never before used schtuff) (see Darnell at DJKardkreations.com for more info) Stampin'Up! Thinlit Snowflake Card Die.  Here's what it looks like opened.

Isn't that "BRR" cute?  For the card I used two kinds of glitter paper.  The blue glitter paper is from DCWV, my preferred kind to use because the glitter is embedded in the cardstock and does not shed.  The silver glitter is from Stampin'Up! and it does shed but creates a beautiful sparkle.  You can see the difference here in this close-up.

The challenge at the House of Cards is for all month long.  You don't have to use glitter - you can just follow the color scheme instead.  Hope to see you on the House of Cards Challenge Blog.

I am also entering this in Darnell's NBUS Challenge #3.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards September Classic & Elegant

It's time for another challenge at the House of Cards Challenge Blog and the Classic & Elegant team is posting this week.  This month our challenge is a photo/color inspiration...

  

Here's my card from the inspiration...

I loved the weathered boards in the inspiration photo.  I found this cute weathered boards DP from Basic Grey "herbs & honey" and the cute fruit advertisement in my Apron Strings August All Year Cheer Card Kit.  The canning jar is from Stampin'Up! Perfectly Preserved (retired) and the sentiment is Stampin'Up! Hostess Hello There.  Ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. Come join us at the House of Cards Blog for this month's challenge!  

I am also entering this in Darnell's latest NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) Challenge as I had never used the stamps in the Hostess Hellos set or the DP and Ribbon.  Click on the picture below if you want to play in her challenge.  She has some great prizes!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards August Classic & Elegant

It's another challenge over at the House of Cards Challenge Blog and it is the Classic & Elegant team's turn to post.  This month our challenge is a sketch.  

Here is my inspiration for the sketch.  

I wasn't happy with the harsh lines in the sketch and wanted to find a way to soften them into something a little more elegant.  The punched circles from Basic Grey Fresh Cut DP helped a lot.  I used the Stampin'Up!  Beautiful Baroque EF and the Lovely Romance stamp to further soften the lines of the sketch.  Come join us and link your inspiration of the sketch HERE.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Day 5 and 6

Day 5 and 6 at  Online Card Classes was about stretching outline stamps.  The stamps used were floral stamps (not my favorite).  I CASEd Jennifer Rasa's card where she debossed her image and then stamped and watercolored it.  I was trying to do an easier way than she did by using Stampin'Up!'s Backyard Basics that come with dies to cut out the images.  If I had it to do over again I would stamp first and then emboss with the die.  It was hard to stamp perfectly in the embossed image.

Stampin'Up! Backyard Basics. Picked Raspberry and Evergreen Bough Distress Markers on Stampin'Up! watercolor paper.  Really Reasonable Ribbon.  Close to My Heart A Flowering Bunch sentiment heat embossed with Zing White EP.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Stretch Your Stamps 2 Day 3 and 4

Days 3 and 4 of the Online Card Classes was about stretching your alphabet and sentiment stamps.  Kelly Marie Alvarez of Lawn Fawn Stamps made a cute card with an umbrella.  I CASE'd it using Stampin'Up! Life's Adventure stamp (Hostess gift) and an alphabet Studio G by Hampton Art Stamp Set I picked up at Michael's in the bargain bin.

The fox is clear heat embossed and colored with Derwent Inktense Pencils.  I used Stampin'Up! Soft Sky and Blushing Bride ink and Stampin'Up! cardstock.

Happy Crafting!

Donna