DeNami Design Product Spotlight, Diploma

Today is product spotlight over at DeNami Design. The design team is showcasing Diploma by having a DeNami blog hop. You should've arrived at my blog from Lisa Petrella's blog. If you visit each design team members blog and leave a comment along the way, you will be eligible to win this stamp! You can also add this fabulous stamp to your shopping cart and save 10%, one week only.

 

 

The inspiration for my card came from this card from former DeNami DT member, Laurie. When I saw her stripes, I knew I wanted to ink up Three Line Border for my background. I inked up Diploma, colored it in with my copics and then trimmed it out. I stamped my Congratulations sentiment on a white panel that I adhered on an angle. I tucked in a piece of some PTI saddle stitch ribbon and added my diploma with foam adhesive. I love the simplicity of this card. It kind of reminds me of a clipboard.

 

Well that is all from me today. 

 

Wendy is your next stop!

DeNami blog

Lisa Petrella

Deb <------that's me

Wendy Elliot

Emily Keaton

Lisa Elton

Patti Goldman

Tammy Hobbs

Retro Sketches #105

Hello friends! Yay, it's Friday! Today I have a card to share with you for the current Retro Sketches challenge. Believe it or not, I made this card on Monday, but I have been so busy, I have not had time to photograph it or post it until today. Just in the nick of time.

 

I created this card for our friend's little boy who is turning 5. Tomorrow we will attending his super hero themed party. So I decided to create his card with Superman colors and play along with this sketch.

 

 

I used my Thin Lines embossing folder that DeNami carries. The sentiment is from CAS-ual Fridays Woot Woot,  and the star is PTI Star Prints that I attached to some coaster board. I die cut the letter "L" and added some glossy accents. Lastly, I added some Mister Huey splatters.

 

Well, that is all for me today. I hope to find some time to be creative in my craftroom this weekend. Lately it just seems like I am organizing in there. Either way, it's productive for me. Just nothing exciting to share on the blog lol.

 

Have a great weekend!

 



DeNami Design, Product Spotlight Turkey

Sorry for the delay in this post. I didn't realize that I never hit publish. Thanks for bearing with me.


Hi friends! It's Product Spotlight time over at the DeNami Design blog. Today the design team is showcasing Turkey. This image is so cute and fun to use. You can head on over to the blog to see what the rest of the design team has created. And you can add this stamp to your cart and save 10%, one week only.

For my card, I used some white cardstock. I ran it through my cuttlebug using my Thin lines embossing folder.  I used an old sketch previous DT member, Laurie, over at Retro Sketches. I wish I had more time to participate with current challenges, but that doesn't mean I can't use them when the deadlines are passed. I love a good sketch. Anywho, I used Stitched border along the angles of my trimmed cardstock. Then I inked up Give Thanks Circle and Turkey which I colored in with my copics. My daughter had a blast using this stamp for the recent Touch of Twine blog hop. I think this CAS card really allows this stamp to make a statement.

 

That is all for me today. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

A day to remember and a birthday wish

For us Americans, today marks the 12th anniversary of the collapse of the World Trade Centers. In talking with my co-workers yesterday, we remember exactly what we were doing when the day's events unfolded. Our prayers are with all of those whose lives were affected.

Today is also my husband's birthday. Happy Birthday, Andy! I made him a card to celebrate his special day. My hubby is an accountant by day and a musician by night. He plays several string instruments and can rock out on the drums too. When I saw the DeNami fall release this year, I just knew that I had to have that Rock Band Chickie stamp along with the You Rock! sentiment.

I created my card to play along with the current Retro Sketches challenge.  Life gets so busy, that I hardly have a chance to play along with challenges. So happy to have created a card with a current challenge and not just because I found a great sketch. lol! I used some CAS-ual Fridays paper by Gina K. Designs, the black button is from my Halloween boutique pack and some Denim twine from the Twinery.

Since my DeNami cardstock is scored on the left, I used my exacto knife to cut an opening to pull my twine through. And for some reason, the tension keeps pulling that button to the side. Oh well. I don't think my hubby will mind.

 

Stay tuned to the blog for my second post today for DeNami's product spotlight. Thanks for stopping by!

CAS-ual Fridays, Embossing

Hello friends! This morning I have a card to share for CAS-ual Fridays. The challenge this week is to create a clean and simple project using embossing: dry or heat.

The winner of this week's challenge will win a $25 gift certificate to SimonSaysStamp. They will also win the spot of guest designer next month.

 

 

For my card, I created embossed scoring lines using my Martha Stewart score board. I used the triangle piece that comes with it to help create the angle. Then I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from PTI's Birthday Basics. I think I use this stamp the most in this set. It is hard to see the score lines in this photo. You won't believe how many I had to take to finally get the right angle for these to show up and they are still somewhat hard to see.

 

 

 

After stamping many rainbows of sentiments on the cardfront, I trimmed it out using my long rectangle nestability. Then I added some banners and another piece of white cardstock that was impressed using my PTI Linen/canvas IP. The cardbase was impressed using the other side. The sketch for my card is the very first sketch from Retro Sketches. Don't forget that you have until noon on Thursday to link up and play!

 

 

 

I am also entering this card into the Moxie Fab challenge: The Focal Point.

 

 



A day of remembrance and celebration

Hello friends. Today is the 11th anniversary of the World Trade Center tragedy. For many of us, that means we will most likely be glued to the television watching recaps of the tragedy, remembering exactly where we were as the events unfolded. Thank you to all of the heros that day, that saved the lives of many.

Today also happens to be my husband's birthday. For us this day has many mixed emotions. We show respect for those affected by the events of 9/11, but we also celebrate.

As I perused blog land the other day, I saw the challenge over at Runway Inspired Challenge. This is my first time playing along. As a CAS girl, I love those clean graphic lines, perfect for my hubby's card. Since we are both graduates from the University of Florida, I just had to participate with the orange and blue colors.

 

I trimmed out some squares and adhered them to my card front. Then I used Solid Block Border from DeNami to create my panel. I heat embossed the sentiment from PTI's Birthday Basics in white and attached that to the panel. This also plays along with the fabulous sketch over at Retro Sketches. Thanks for stopping by!

Bloga-what?

That was exactly my husband's response when I told him that today was my blogaversary. I just had to share a card to celebrate this occasion. I never thought that I would even enter the blog world. And now a year later, I have formed many wonderful friendships, gained tons of inspiration and have even had the opportunity to be a part of 2 amazing design teams.

I had to pay tribute to the stamping company that started my love of cardmaking. Upon discovering Papertrey Ink, I have come to love stamping. I have been making cards with stamps since the fall of 2009. Once I started blogging, I discovered CAS-ual Fridays. It was then that I realized that style of crafting suited me best.

So here is my card for today. I thought it fitting to use some of my favorite colors which you have seen on my header and many cards. I used a sketch from Retro Sketches. This one is super fun and you just may see it again. Thanks for stopping by!

Retro sketches #14

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. Work, for me, was super busy this last month, but this weekend I found the time to play with  my PTI goodies and created today's card for Retro sketches.

This is my first time officially playing along. I used PTI's Bacground Basics: Diamonds for my strip, Pretty Peonies for the image and Botanical Silhouettes for the sentiment.

Unfortunately there is a real reason for creating this card. My friend, Gina, who has been fighting breast cancer has had some recent difficult news. She has gone through 2 rounds of chemo, and was on her second clinical trial, when she suffered complications that admitted her to the ICU. The cancer has now spread to her brain. This whole thing is hard for me to wrap my head around at times. My throat hurts, my stomach hurts and I have cried a lot. If you have read this far, please, please say a prayer for her and her family. Pray for God's utmost comfort. Thank you...