Hello friends!

I hope everyone is doing well. I wanted to pop in today to share a few projects that I created this past month that I shared over at the DeNami Desigh blog. Even though the blog has been quiet, my craftroom has been busy. Busy crafting and decluttering!

 

Most of my projects had a Valentine's Day theme to them. To see the products I used, I will link each project to the DeNami Design post.

 

I created this card for Leah. My little girl loves animals, especially cats and dogs. When I first saw this image, I knew it was made for her.

 

 

My next project  shows how I used the same stamps, but different colors. By changing the colors you can easily make the card for a boy or girl.

 

 

 

Next up are the treats that I made for my kiddos to give to their classmates and teachers. For the ones that they actually gave to their classmates, I did not emboss them. That's because I made 40 of them!

 



The last set of cards I created using a sketch that I created. I love being able to use a sketch over and over again!

 

 

As tradition has it, I took photos of the kids for Valentine's Day. Those photos will be included my next crafty endeavor as I work on their traditional Valentine's Day albums. I am certain that you will see many images and sentiments from the latest DeNami release.

Thanks for stopping by!

2014 Year in Review

 Hello friends! Today I am sharing some of my favorite cards from the past year. Some months I had some difficulty choosing between two cards and towards the end of the year *gulp* I didn't have many to choose from!

This year, I did accomplish a major crafting goal before my son turned 3. I finished his baby album! I am a very slow crafter, especially when it comes to scrapbooking. It was really monumental. I had planned to start his school album next. But, if you follow my blog then you will know that I developed my heart issues in the middle of the summer. That forced me to take a good hard look at my health and start making better decisions for me and ultimately for my family. It has been a great change for all of us.

I hope you enjoy your trip down memory lane!

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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Happy Birthday, One stamp

 Hello friends in blogland! I am popping in today with a clean and simple birthday card. I am linking it up to a few challenges.

 

 

 

This week's CAS(E) this Sketch!  and Virginia's View: Clean and Simple and Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes.

To create my card, I used some leftover patterned paper I have been itching to use up. To create my border I used my Pretty Pink Posh stitched borders die. And the sentiment is from Altenew: Faux Veneers. The final touch on this card is some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

 

 

Those of you that follow my blog may be wondering why there have been huge gaps between posts. You may recall that in the middle of the summer, I started having some cardiac issues. Well, after all of the tests were completed, my doctor put me on some medication and recommended exercise. Well, given that I haven't done that in almost 20 years, I have had to do some research and ease my way into it. The events that took place this summer have been a real eye opener. I have taken my health for granted. Thanks to some inspiration from my sweet friend Paulina, I have been making huge changes to the way I eat, feed my family, exercise and simply take care of myself. It has been a huge change, all for the better.

 

So, do not fear dear friends. My craftroom is not neglected. It's just not a busy as it usually is. Halloween is around the corner, so Leah and I will be busy making treats for her classmates and Josh's classmates. And I still have hope that I will be able to make Leah her costume this year.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Happy Birthday

Happy Monday! Lucky for me, I had today off from work. That meant doing something I haven't done in nearly 2 decades...I went running! Actually, there was more walking than running, but that is the plan when you start a workout routine. I certainly did not want to overdo it, since I don't want be too sore tomorrow. So excited about this new adventure in my life.

 

 Onto today's card. It plays along with the current CAS(E) this Sketch! and CAS on Sunday challenge: to make a celebration card using sequins.

 

 

 

 For my card I inked up Tiny Tags II by PTI. I used some Buttercup twine from The Twinery to hang them using glue dots. The die cut tag behind them is Tag Sale #5, also from PTI. My sentiment is from CAS-ual Fridays, Casual Elegance. And lastly, I sprinkled some Pretty Pink Posh sequins to finish off the card.

 

 

That is all for me today. Work beckons me the rest of the week and now my new workout routine does too. I still hope to find some time to get crafty. Halloween is around the corner and I've got some costumes and treats to make.

 

Thanks for stopping by!



Congratulations!

Happy Sunday, friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Yesterday I spent the afternoon watching my nephew play some tennis. Boy, do I love watching him play. It also means that I get to hang out with my sister, too. Love that!

 

So I am popping in super quick with a card for the current CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge. On Saturday, a friend of mine will be getting married and I thought this would be a perfect sketch for her card.

Although the theme of her wedding is a beach wedding, I thought I would create a rainbow card. But once I uploaded my card, I realized it is not ROYGBV, but ROYBGV. Oops. Since I had added some white in each of the corners, I thought I would keep the card as is. I think she and her man will be delighted, nonetheless, at receiving a hand made card.

 

 

 

I used my curved stitch border die from Pretty Pink Posh and adhered the pieces together. Then, using my rectangle nestie, I marked off where I needed to trim. Then I used the same nestie to cut out the black cardstock to adhere my trimmed cardstock. The sentiment is from Altenew Faux Veneers.

 

That is all from me for now. I hope you have an awesome week!

CAS-ual Fridays, Happy B-Day

Hello friends! I am popping in with a quick card for the current CAS-ual Fridays challenge. It is the last challenge for this year. As you can see by the challenge graphic, it is tic-tac-toe. The previous card I submitted, you can find here. My girlfriend delivered her precious little girl yesterday and I am so happy for her and her family. Blessings to you all!

 

 

For my card, I chose to play along with the top row: chevrons, black and sequins. The stars are from Altenew Faux Veener and the chevrons are from DeNami Design. I used a speech bubble cut file (Design ID #50306.) I simply deleted the text and added my own. Unfortunately the font escapes me at this time. The clear sequins are Pretty Pink Posh. They seem to be picking up all kinds of reflection in my craft room, but they are clear. This card will make it into the hands of my precious soon-to-be 7 year old, Leah, on Thursday. Somebody pinch me. Where did the time go?

 

 

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Congrats!

Hello friends! I hope you are all well. I know the blog has been quiet. Two weeks ago, I actually worked some overtime. And last week, we took a family vacation. I have been busy in the craftroom working on decorations and favors for my kiddos birthday party that will take place in 2 weeks. I have also had some tests done for the palpitations that I have been experiencing. I have my stress test on Monday, and I will be following up with the cardiologist in 2 weeks to go over everything.



 

So now that you are caught up on what's happening with little ole' me, I have a card to share with you. I cleared away the yards of felt off my desk to create a sweet little baby shower card for a friend of mine. I combined a few challenges to create my card and matching tag. I used the current challenge over at CAS(E) this Sketch! and the current and last challenge for 2014 over at CAS-ual Fridays. 

 

I inked up Lawn Fawn Plus One and did some paper piecing. This stamp set is dear to me since I used my winnings from my first challenge win over at CAS-ual Fridays to buy it. I also used it for my first guest design spot at well. I used Stitched Borders from Pretty Pink Posh along with some 6mm and 4mm clear sequins. I used clear sequins to mimic raindrops. And lastly, I added some Lawn Fawn twine for my bow. So if you haven't figured it out, I am playing along with the far right column: sequins, emboss and twine.

 

 

 

 

That is all I have to share for now. It's back to my sewing machine and felt. I hope you have a great rest of the weekend!



DeNami Product Spotlight, Balloon Trio

 Today is product spotlight over at DeNami Design. The design team is showcasing Balloon Trio 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.

 

 

This stamp is so much fun and can really be used to create a variety of cards. This time I chose to  create a mini birthday card. Perfect to tuck in with any present.

 



 

I used some PTI cardstock and chose my balloon colors based on what copics I had to blend. I just realized that they are almost the same as the product spotlight image. lol. I inked up Balloon Trio and Happy Monster w/Balloons and colored them in. I inked up Happy Birthday from Thoughtful Greetings petite four. To finish off my card, I added some clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh using crystal lacquer.

 

 

Well that is all from me today. Thanks for stopping by!

 

Wendy is your next stop!

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Lisa Petrella

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

Wendy Elliot

Emily Keaton

Lisa Elton

Patti Goldman

Tammy Hobbs

DeNami Inspired by Tina

Hello my friends! I hope you are all having a wonderful week so far.  Today I have a card to share with you for this month's DeNami Inspired by post. Today the design team and I are sharing our creations inspired by Tina M.. You can find her original card here.

 



 

For my card, I wanted to go with a graphic feel. So I embossed my white cardstock with my Chevron EF and layered it over my white cardbase slightly off. Next I inked Double Note in gray ink in a random pattern. Instead of forming a rectangle,  I trimmed my stamped piece at an angle. Then I stamped Hello Friend in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I attached it to the cardfront. Then using my star boarder die on some black cardstock I adhered them to cover the edges. Lastly I added some Silver Stars from Pretty Pink Posh using Crystal Lacquer.

 

Don't forget to stop by the DeNami blog to see what the rest of the design team has created. Thanks for stopping by!

DeNami Design Product Spotlight, Little Fawn

Hello friends! Today is product spotlight over at DeNami Design. The design team is showcasing LIttle Fawn. You can add this fabulous stamp set to your shopping cart and save 10%, one week only. 

I started off with a rustic cream cardbase. Then I trimmed some patterned paper to fit. I diecut some more rustic cream cardstock using my tag die and then stamped Little Fawn  and You're A Deer with Rich Cocoa Memento ink. I trimmed off the top portion of the die and then adhered it to the card front using my ATG. I tied a double bow using my wrinkle ribbon and added a brown border to the bottom using my heart border die. Lastly I added some clear Pretty Pink Posh sequins with some Crystal Lacquer.

 

Well, that is all I have to share today. Please stop by the DeNami Design blog to see what the rest of the DT has created. 



DeNami Design, Hello Friend sneak peek

 Hello friends! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! Today I have a card to share over at DeNami Design. Here is a sneak peek.

 

Head on over to the DeNami Design blog for a full reveal. Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Mother's Day, Marsha!

I am back today as promised. Yesterday I shared the card I gave my twin sister for Mother's Day. Today I am sharing the card I am giving my mother-in-law. As I mentioned before, I really like This week's CAS(E) this Sketch! #75.

 

 For my card, I started off using some PTI Soft Stone cardstock. I ran a scrap piece through my cuttlebug using Tag Sale #5. I inked up Mums the Word from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. I used the two smaller floral images in versamark on the tag, but they don't show well in the photo. Then I inked up the sentiment in Smokey Shadow. I trimmed off the top portion of the die and stitched it to the cardfront with my sewing machine. Lastly, I added some Pretty Pink Posh sequins. I also used another sentiment from Mums the Word for the inside of the card.

 

 

This card is for my mother-in-law, Marsha. She is truly an amazing woman. You see, when I was only 3 years old, I lost my father and grandfather. So I was raised by my mother and grandmother. In 2004, my mother lost a 3 year battle to ovarian cancer and in 2006, my grandmother passed away due to complications from pneumonia. So my husband's parents are the only living parents I have. The love and support they showed me through the loss of my family was nothing short of amazing.

 

They have always lived about 30 minutes from us. After the birth of our daughter, they came to visit us almost every Saturday. Leah turns 7 this summer, so that adds up to a lot of Saturdays! You would think by now that they would've worn out their welcome. But quite the contrary. My mother-in-law has always lent a hand to help watch the kids or pick up lost toys around the house. She has listened to me and encouraged me through situations at work. Despite major shoulder surgery last year, she still continued to do what she always did. Almost 2 years ago, my in-laws moved about 5 minutes away. And now that my mother-in-law is retired, she has us come over once a week for dinner. A welcome break to my weekday cooking!

 

My mother-in-law has made me feel so welcome and a part of the family, just as if I was her own daughter. Marsha, thank you for being an incredible mother to me and your son and an incredible grandmother to your grandchildren. We are blessed beyond measure!

 

I love you, Mom!



Happy {early} Mother's Day!

I know, I know. It's only Saturday and Mother's Day isn't for another day. But this card will be in the recipient's hands today, so I thought I might as well share. I also have another scheduled post for tomorrow for my mother-in-law so I wanted to keep these cards/posts separate.

I am so excited to be able to link up and play along with this week's CAS(E) this Sketch! #75. I am a bit smitten with this sketch because I created this card a while back which I really loved and it had a similar design. So in a weird way, I get to CASE myself. Thanks for the awesome sketch, N@Ali .

 

 

For my card, I started with some DeNami white cardstock. I used my Martha Stewart score pal to create the diagonal lines. Then I inked up Camera  from DeNami Design and trimmed it out with scissors. Then I inked up  You're Special from Thoughtful Greetings petite four. I trimmed out another piece of white cardstock that was large enough for the image and then I attached the camera to the banner using foam adhesive. I used my ATG to adhere it to the cardfront and then added some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

 

The Happy Mother's Day sentiment is on the inside of the card. You may be wondering why this Mother's Day card would have a camera image on the front. Well, that's because my sister is a photography hobbyist. I try to learn as much from her as I can. Now whether I can find the time to practice myself is a different story. She started this hobby after bringing home her son from China. I have watched her grow in leaps and bounds in her photography skills. If you want a glimpse of how she can take simple things in life and turn it into something amazing, you can visit her blog here. She has taught me to embrace the simple things.

 

Thanks sis, for being an AMAZING mother to your children. I love you like crazy cakes. Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Birthday sis!

Today I want to wish my sweet twin sister a very Happy Birthday!!! I love you, Eva!!!!!! We will actually celebrate our birthday together tomorrow since her family will be heading to our neck of the woods on Saturday. It's great that we only live 1 hour and 30 minutes from each other. We do wish is was closer, but for a short time she lived 10 hours away! Btw, she is wearing the striped shirt and I am in the solid shirt. Unfortunately we only have two photos of the two of us together in the last 10 months. Yikes!

 

After my term as a Girl Friday ended in February, I wanted to spend some time finishing up some other crafty projects. I am happy to report that I am oh so close to finishing my son's baby album. Meanwhile, I have been itching to play along with the last few CAS-ual Fridays challenges, since this blog challenge is where I found my crafting niche. Thanks, Michele!

 

 

For the current CAS-ual Fridays challenge, we are to create a CAS card using three of something on a third of your card. For my card, I chose to use 3 elements: sentiment, image and embellishment, all in 3 different colors. I used each of these 3 times and I placed it all on the bottom third of my card. I hope I understood the rules right. The stamps are from DeNami Design and the sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh. Anyway, this card is for my dear sister!

 

Happy Birthday girl!

 

 

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Make Way sneek peak

Hello friends! Today I have a card to share over at the DeNami Design blog. Be sure to stop by and see my card in its entirety.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

DeNami Design Product Spotlight, Happy Easter

Hello friends! Today is product spotlight over at DeNami Design. The design team is showcasing Happy Easter. You can add this fabulous stamp set to your shopping cart and save 10%, one week only.

 

 

For my card, I kept it CAS and crisp using only white cardstock. I stamped Lily onto some cardstock, colored it with copics and then trimmed it out. I added another white panel on top of my cardbase. I used Happy Easter for my sentiment and then added my lily using foam adhesive. To finish off my card, I used some Crystal Laquer to adhere some Clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

 

Make sure to stop by the DeNami Design blog to see what the rest of the design team has created.

 

Also if you would like to see the latest DeNami creation from Leah, you can visit this post. Thanks for stopping by!

DeNami Design Product Spotlight, Cuddly Pals

Hello friends! I hope you have been having a wonderful week so far. Today is product spotlight over at the DeNami Design blog. The design team and I are showcasing Cuddly Pals. You can add this fabulous stamp set to your shopping cart and save 10%, one week only.

I know, I know. You may be thinking that you have stumbled across someone else's blog. But you are in the right place. This is not my typical CAS card. Truth be told, I decided to challenge myself: 1.To use supplies I have not used in a very long time 2.To create something out of my comfort zone. So I hope I did this card some justice.

 

I started off with a rustic cream base cardstock and then added some layers of patterned paper. Next I inked up Modern Borders in kraft ink and adhered it to some kraft cardstock. Then I die cut it using my nestie labels one. This was one of the first nesties that I bought. I inked up the doggie image from Cuddly Pals, colored it on with my copics and then used my 1 inch circle punch. I tied some wrinkled ribbon in a double bow and added my image on top using foam adhesive. I die cut more cream cardstock and stamped Friends Fur ever in brown ink. And to finish off my card, I added some Sparkling clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

 

That is all for me today. Make sure to stop by the DeNami Design blog to see what the rest of the design team has created!