Thank You Card ~ An Awesome Day

I have a thank you card to share.

I have had this design paper forever just waiting to come out to play.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Sentiment from the Better Together stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Border cut using the Scalloped Trim Trio Die Set from Verve Stamps.

*Circle cut using the Nesting Circles die set from We R Memory Keepers.
*Design paper from the Kathy Davis Journeys 6x6 pad from GCD Studios.
*Rhinestones from Triveni Craft.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

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Viva la Verve April week #2 sketch
Loves Rubber Stamps #148 Use at least two dies
DL Art April linky Anything goes
Simon Says {Mon} Anything goes
Simon Says {Wed} Anything goes
Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday
Word Art Wednesday #181 Anything goes
Craft Your Passion #259 Always anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams #1 Let's see spring
V's Sweet Ideas #33 Anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge Use some pattern paper
Kitty Bee's Aloha Friday #46 Girly cards

     Inspiration sketch

Thinking of You Card ~ A Spring Day

I have a few things to share...
First, I would like to thank the sweet ladies at Cupcake Inspirations

and Debbie at Paper Sweeties who sponsored the gift certificate
I used to get some of the goodies I used on my card.
I was one of their very lucky challenge #300 winners.

 And I am so excited to announce I have been asked to be the
guest designer at Paper Sweeties for their challenge that starts May 1st.

Stop back by Friday to see what I have created to share.

And now for my card info...
The grass, flower tops and clouds are die cut from fun foam.
The clouds are actually cut using a cupcake top die.
The stems, leaves and dragonfly are cut from card stock.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Flowers cut using the Hippity Hoppity Easter Wishes die set from Paper Sweeties.
*Clouds cut using the Sending Sweet Thoughts die set from Paper Sweeties.
*Dragonfly from the Home Tweet Home stamp set from Paper Sweeties.
*Dragonfly cut using the Home Tweet Home die set from Paper Sweeties.
*Grass cut using the Grassy Border die set from Lawn Fawn.
*Memento Grape Jelly stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Paper Sweeties #30 Photo inspired {colors pink, yellow, blue, white}
Cupcake Inspirations #307 Spring
Loves Rubber Stamps #148 Use at least two dies
DL Art April linky Anything goes
Simon Says {Mon} Anything goes
Simon Says {Wed} Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #181 Anything goes
Scrapbook Blessings Club Anything goes with pink, white and green
Dragonfly Dreams #1 Let's see spring

Thank You Card ~ You Brighten My Day

I would like to thank Laura from Loves Rubber Stamps 

for the stamp set I used for the sentiment in today's card.

I was one of her lucky challenge winners a while back and 

used the gift certificate to purchase this set and a few others.

Oh my goodness our weather has been crazy.

Yesterday it was 81 and sunny. Today it is 61 and rainy.

This little guy is having a little fun playing in the puddles.

First I colored up the umbrella and duck with a few of my Copic pens. 

Next I cut them out with the wonderful coordinating dies.

I die cut the sun in orange and yellow then hand cut the sun's center.

The circle and puddle were cut with a circle die. 

The raindrop dies came in the same set as the sun.

To finish up my card I simply stamped the sentiment.
I used the Lawnscaping sketch for inspiration.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Umbrella and duck from the Hello Baby stamp set from Lawn Fawn.
*Umbrella and duck cut using the Hello Baby die set from Lawn Fawn.
*Sun and raindrops cut using the Spring Showers die set from Lawn Fawn.
*Sentiment from the Summertime Charm stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

*Circle cut using the Nesting Circles die set from We R Memory Keepers.
*Y15, YR04, N0 and N2 markers from Copic.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Lawnscaping #104 Sketch
Loves Rubber Stamps #149 Use at least two dies
Marker Pop #67 April showers

Thank You Card ~ Spring Birds

I would like to thank Carrie at Double-Click Skittles 

for the pretty Skittles I used on my card.

I was her lucky challenge #17/18 winner. 

These Skittles were part of my prize goodies.

I also used some new Your Next Stamp 

goodies I just received last week.

You may already know I love cute little bird stamps.

The birds in this set are AWW-dorable. 

They each have their own little personality.

I used both the YNS sketch and colors to create my card.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Birds and limbs from the Spring Birds stamp set from Your Next Stamp.
*Birds and limbs cut using the Spring Birds die set from Your Next Stamp.
*Sentiment from the Smiley Happy Critter Crew Two stamp set from Your Next Stamp.
*Skittles from DoubleClick-AKA Abusybee.
*Circle cut using the Nesting Circles die set from We R Memory Keepers.
*E33, YR04, BG09 and R37 markers from Copic.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

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Your Next Stamp #12 Sketch and/or color inspiration
DoubleClick Skittles #20 For a teacher or thank you
Cupcake Inspirations #307 Spring
DL Art April linky Anything goes
Simon Says {Mon} Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #180 Anything goes
Eureka Stamps #138 Add some bling
V's Sweet Ideas #33 Anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams #1 Let's see spring
Tuesday Throwdown #241 Up in the air

        Winner at YNS

Mother's Day Card ~ A Little Spring {2nd Post}

I created a Mother's Day shaker card to share.

First I die cut the cloud from my background then added a few sequins.

Next I stamped, colored and die cut the butterfly and flowers.

To finish up I stamped this pretty sentiment.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Butterfly and flowers from the Just Bugcause stamp set from Craftin Desert Divas.
*Butterfly and flowers cut using the Just Bugcause die set from Craftin Desert Divas.
*Sentiment from the Happy Celebrations stamp set from Craftin Desert Divas.
*Cloud cut using the Sunny Skies die set from Lawn Fawn.
*Sequins from my Darice.
*R83 and BV11 marker from Copic.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Craftin Desert Divas Shaker linky party
Word Art Wednesday #180 Anything goes
DL Art Thankful Thursday #155 Mother's Day
Cupcake Inspirations #307 Spring
Digi Sketch  F is for flowers and/or sketch
Die Cuttin Divas #212 National garden month
Tuesday Throwdown #241 Up in the air
Clear It Out {T} Mother's Day {S} flowers

Thinking of You Card ~ Buzzing By {1st Post}

I have a little shaker card to share.
Aren't these little bees the cutest?
When I saw that this stamp set had a
coordinating die set I just had to have them both.
I added a few yellow and black beads for the shaker element.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Bees and sentiment from the Just Bugcause set from Craftin Desert Divas.
*Bee cut using the Just Bugcause die set from Craftin Desert Divas.
*Circle cut using the Nesting Circles die set from We R Memory Keepers.
*Beads from my stash.
*Y15 marker from Copic.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Craftin Desert Divas Shaker linky party
Word Art Wednesday #180 Anything goes
DL Art April linky Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown #241 Up in the air 

Birthday Card ~ A Birdie Told Me

I've been in a black and white color combo mood.

I added the little bird to the zebra's back 

to go along with the "a birdie told me" sentiment.
It kind of looks like he's whispering in the zebra's ear.

To finish off I added an "it's your birthday" sentiment inside.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Bird and sentiment from the Woofers and Tweeters stamp set from Paper Smooches.
*Zebra from the Zoo Crew stamp set from Paper Smooches.
*Circle cut using the Nesting Circles die set from We R Memory Keepers.
*Beads from my stash.

*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

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Word Art Wednesday #180 Anything goes
DL Art April linky Anything goes
Simon Says {Wed} Clean and simple
Simon Says {Work it Wed} Use stamps
Craftin Desert Divas Shaker linky party
Cuttin and Stampin #12 Cute critters
Sentimental Sundays #255 Animal love
Through the Craft Room Door Anything goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters Monochromatic

Thinking of You Card ~ Hi

Hooray for Friday!!!

I just loVe cute panda stamps and this Unity one is a cutie for sure.

I added strips of washi tape to create my background.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Panda and sentiment from the Plenty of Pandas stamp set from Unity Stamps.
*Washi tape from my stash.

*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

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DL Art April linky Anything goes
Simon Says {Wed} Clean and simple
613 Avenue Create #120 Anything goes
Cuttin and Stampin #12 Cute critters
Sentimental Sundays #255 Animal love
Crafts 4 Eternity #223 Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door Anything goes

   Inspiration sketch

Thinking of You Card ~ Sparkling Hummingbird {3rd Post}

For my third card I colored up this pretty image then 

added some loose glitter to the hummingbird's chest.

Hummingbirds were a favorite of my late Grandma in-law.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Bahama Woodstar digi from Sparkle n Sprinkle.
*Waterfall Semi Transparent Glitter from Sparkle n Sprinkle.
*Sentiment from the Many Thanks stamp set from Verve Stamps..
*BG09, BG10, V15, YR23 and YG25 markers from Copic.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

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DL Art April linky Anything goes
QKR Stampede #135 Spring flowers
Artistic Inspirations #129 Anything goes with twist of spring
Pile It On #65 April showers bring May flowers
Digi Sketch  F is for flowers and/or sketch

Birthday Card ~ A Little More Happy {2nd Post}

Here is the second card I made with this sweet digi.

I changed the color combo to include some bright colors.

The sentiment is part of a sentiment border die cut I trimmed to fit my card.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Smiling Flowers digi from QKR Stampede.
*Sentiment cut using the Happy Birthday Border die from Lawn Fawn.
*YG25, BV00, V15, V17 and E15 markers from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

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Artistic Inspirations #129 Anything goes with twist of spring {colors}
Suzy Bees Bloomin #76 Anything goes with twist use die or punch
Pile It On #65 April showers bring May flowers
Digi Sketch  F is for flowers and/or sketch
Die Cuttin Divas #212 National garden month

Birthday Card ~ A Little Happy {1st Post}

I have today off and am finishing up a few cards I started this week.

I made two cards with the same sweet digi. Here is the first one.

I started with a purple and green color combo then added black accents.

The sentiment is part of a sentiment border die cut I trimmed to fit my card.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Smiling Flowers digi from QKR Stampede.
*Sentiment cut using the Happy Birthday Border die from Lawn Fawn.
*YG25, BV00, V15, V17 and E15 markers from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
QKR Stampede #135 Spring flowers
Cupcake Inspirations #306 Colors pistachio, amethyst, grape
Artistic Inspirations #129 Anything goes with twist of spring
Suzy Bees Bloomin #76 Anything goes with twist use die or punch
Pile It On #65 April showers bring May flowers
Digi Sketch  F is for flowers and/or sketch
Die Cuttin Divas #212 National garden month

         Inspiration colors

Birthday Card ~ Watercolor Wishes

Spring is in the air and so are my birthday balloons.

First I water colored stripes using ink from the distress ink pads.

Next I die cut the balloons and stamped the sentiment on the largest one.

To finish my card up I stamped the stitched balloon strings.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Balloons cut using the Balloons die set from Avery Elle.
*Sentiment and strings from the Sending You stamp set from Avery Elle.
*Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean and Seedless Preserves Distress pads from Ranger.

*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

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Simon Says {Wed} Clean and simple
Cupcake Inspirations #306 Colors pistachio, amethyst, grape
Artistic Inspirations #129 Anything goes with twist of spring {colors}
Suzy Bees Bloomin #76 Anything goes with twist use die or punch
Top Tip Tuesdays 3 of something {balloons}
Craft Your Passion #258 Always anything goes

Thank You Card ~ Tweet, Tweet

Hello my sweet bloggie friends. 

I hope your week is a good one so far.

I started by printing this beautiful bird digi.

Next I colored her up and added loose glitter to her chest feathers.

I chose to frame her up with black and turquoise paper to accent her colors.

To finish up I added this sweet sentiment.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Western Tanger digi from Sparkle n Sprinkle.
*Waterfall Semi Transparent Glitter from Sparkle n Sprinkle.
*Sentiment from the Many Thanks stamp set from Cardz TV.
*BG10, G24, E33 and YR23 markers from Copic.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Sparkle n Sprinkle April use loose glitter, embossing powder and/or flocking
DL Art April linky Anything goes
DLArt Thankful Thursday #154 Color orange {or alternate thank you}
Artistic Inspirations #129 Anything goes with twist of spring

Thinking of You Card ~ Friend {2nd Post}

Hello friends. 

I have a friendship filled with a little springtime fun.

I must confess I have a little obsession with little birdies.

It doesn't matter if they are stamps or dies I just loVe creating with them.

I think they add a little calmness to my projects.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Sentiment cut using the Die-namics Blueprints 8 die set from My Favorite Things.
*Flowers cut using the Die-namics Flower & Leaf Trio die set from My Favorite Things.
*Bird cut using the Die-namics Notched Tag die set from My Favorite Things.

*Embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss dots folder from Provo Craft.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

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MFT Card Challenge  #19 Colors
Word Art Wednesday #179 Anything goes
Suzy Bees Bloomin #76 Anything goes with twist use die or punch
Crafts 4 Eternity #222 Spring
Top Tip Tuesdays 3 of something {birds}
Artistic Inspirations #129 Anything goes with twist of spring
Craft Your Passion #258 Always anything goes

                               Inspiration sketch and colors