Relax It's Your Day

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I'm popping in with a card i made for Unity Stamp Co's Show & Tell Facebook Challenge. I needed to do something a little different and set aside my DT stamps for a few hours and this is one the cards i made!

The challenge is a sketch:

I started by cutting white card stock rectangles and then stamping the couch, chair and lamp from Unity's Comfy Cozy stamp set. Then i decided to do some paper peicing so i found some pattern paper that i liked.

Next i picked out one pattern paper and wrapped some black twine around the panel, tieing it in a bow. After adding the patterns to the furnature i stamped the sentiment Relax It's Your Day above the couch.

Last i added the rectangles to my panel with foam tape and then added the panel to a white card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Hugs and Kisses

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Happy Friday!!! I'm sooo ready for the weekend!!! Today i'm popping in with a little sneak peek of a tutorial i did for Crafter's Companion!! Make sure you stop by CC's Blog to see my tutorial and project!! Can you guess what is??? :)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Art Impressions Challenge #177 Love, Love, Love

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It's time for a new challenge over on Art Impressions blog!! The challenge is Love, Love Love, all to cellebrate two new Valentine stamp sets!!! Though you can use them all year long for love theme cards!!!

Along with the challenge, i have a little tutorial on how i made a shaped card with the new In the Air stamp set. The shaped card was made with a metal heart die! I hope you will stop by to see my tutorial and the new stamp sets!! And of course i hope you will play along with the new challenge for your chance to win some Art Impressions stamps!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Dana

Skip a Beat

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I'm stopping by with a Valentine card I made for Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #37! The Challenge is Anything Goes as long as you use at least one SSS product! I decided to use a few SSS products, including a valentine stamp set that saw some ink for the first time!!!

I cut a panel of white card stock with a stitched rectangle die, then i used SSS Falling Backgrounds stamp set (the hearts) to stamp a background. I used Kraft ink because picked out a piece Kraft colored pattern paper that i decided to use on my card.

Next i stamped a small heart from SSS Locking Hearts stamp set. I used red ink, second generation to stamp the hearts over the Kraft hearts. Then i added the grid pattern over the hearts and off to the left with foam tape.

Then i die cut and stamped three of the hearts from the Locking Hearts set. The two with the kind of heart cut out, i scored down the middle and added foam tape to one side of the heart. This helped the hearts stand out.

I stamped the You Make My Heart Skip a Beat in dark brown ink and last added a few clear sequins!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Dana

Chin Up Buttercup

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It's time for a new challenge at Pinterest Inspired Challenge!! It's a great challenge this month, lots ways to get inspiration!!

Here's the photo:

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I really liked the geometric pattern and the watercolroing of the each triangle. My goal was to do something similar! First i found a stencil with a pattern and then cut a stitched rectangle from watercolor paper.

I picked out three distress ink colors that i used for the card, Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge, Peacock Feathers. I placed the stencil over the water color panel, then i added water over the stencil, which i think allowed the color to seep under the stencil a little more! Next time i'm not going to add the water and see if the pattern is a little less blurry!

After applying the ink with some water i set the panel aside to dry. I noticed that the stencil had some water and ink still on it so i pressed the stencil on some extra watercolor paper. It looked like i had flicked ink all over, i liked how it looked so i stamped the from Darcie's Heart & Home Buttercup Bee stamp set. In the center of the frame i stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set.

The flowers i used on the card came from the same stamp set. I used the same ink colors to color the flowers, then i fussy cut them out. Next i added the watercolor panel to a black card base and a black strip over that. With foam tape i added the frame and flowers, then last a few black enamel dots!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you will play along with at the Pinterest Inspired Challenge!!

Dana

Friends

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Can you believe its almost February?!?! Before we know it will be summer!!! Today i sharing a Jumbo tag, which i think would make a great bookmark for a book lover!!

I die cut the jumbo tag from white card stock and again from some chipboard. I don't buy chipboard, instead save it from cereal boxes or packaging!

On the card stock i stamped Crafter's Companion Sheena Douglass Monarch Butterfly stamp with versamark ink several times on the tag. I used a copper embossing powder and heat embossed the butterflies. I colored the butterflies with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens, Smoke Quartz, Harvest Moon, Soft Jade, Blue Topaz.

Next i stamped the Friends sentiment from the Kimono Lotus Flower stamp set. I trimmed it to a strip and then notched one end at an angle. I added it to the tag with foam tape.

Then i just used double sided tape to adhere the card stock tag to the chip board tag. Last i used some brown ribbon to finish it off!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Dana

Art Impressions Challenge #176

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I'm popping in with a card featuring paper piecing!! Art Impression has a challenge going on right now called Paper Piecing Party, i hope you will get your paper piecing on and play along with us!!

I started by picking out a 6 x 6 pattern paper pad, that way i know everything matches. I stamped the lady in a big coat form the Hobby Lobby exclusive clear stamp set Dare to Be Fabulous, many times on different patterns.

I stamped her one more time on white card stock and after fussy cutting all the pieces i adhered them on the white image. Then i used my Spectrum Noir markers to color her skin and hair. Next i fussy cut her out of the white card stock.

Next i dry embossed a flowery pattern and adhered it to a white card base. I cut a strip of another pattern and added it across my card.

Then i cut a stitched oval from white card stock and then stamped the Dare To Be Fabulous sentiment from the stamp set on the oval. Last i added the lady with foam dots. I decided against enamel dots or sequins because it was already busy enough with the patterns and the embossing!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope to see you play along with us at the Art Impressions Paper Piecing Party Challenge!!

Dana