Birthday Card ~ A Cuppa Tea {1st Post}

I have a birthday card to share.

I have been totally enjoying my spring break.

A little crafting, a little housework and a lot of rest.

*Card base 5.5 x 4.25 in.
*Cups from the One Cup stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Happy Birthday Plain Jane sentiment stamp from Verve Stamps.
*Doily cut using the Picot Edge Circles die set from Spellbinders.
*G14, RV34 and B05 Copic.

*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Coffee, tea or cocoa
Verve Diva Inspiration Photo inspiration sunny boho
Viva la Verve March sketch #2
DL Art March Linky Anything goes

 

Just Because Card ~ Even More Latte Love {2nd Post}

Oh my gosh I have been having fun playing with fall colors this week.

I found this Dots and Zig Zags embossing folder and just HAD to have it.

My name is Dawn and I am addicted to embossing folders....

Seriously I have almost 400 of them. Shhh don't tell. lol.

It is that time of year again. 

Time for the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop and Challenge.

There is a lot of creative inspiration happening there.

Hop on over and take a look.

Verve just happens to be one of their generous sponsors.

AND Julee is having a sale right now, too.
I created my card using some yummy Verve freebie digis.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Cup and sentiment from the Latte Love digi set from Verve Stamps.
   {digital freebie until Oct 15th!}

*Ovals cut using the Classic Ovals Large die set from Spellbinders.
*Embossed using the Dots and Zig Zags folder from Sizzix.
*Banner cut by hand.
*Memento Rich Cocoa stamp pad from Tsukineko.
*YR07 and G05 markers from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Viva la Verve Week #4 sketch
Verve Inspirations Autumn lovelies
Verve Latte Love Share what you make with digis
Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and Challenge Fall and coffee
DL Art September linky Anything goes

     Inspiration sketch

Just Because Card ~ More Latte Love {2nd Post}

The leaves are falling and it's time for something warm to drink.
Okay maybe not here yet. It is going to be 84 tomorrow.
But soon, oh so very soon we will need warm drinks,
and coats, and boots, and umbrellas and hats.

It is that time of year again. 

Time for the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop and Challenge.

There is a lot of creative inspiration happening there.

Hop on over and take a look.

Verve just happens to be one of their generous sponsors.

AND Julee is having a sale right now, too.
I created my card using some yummy Verve freebie digis.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Cup and sentiment from the Latte Love digi set from Verve Stamps.
   {digital freebie until Oct 15th!}

*Oval cut using the Classic Ovals Large die set from Spellbinders.
*Design paper from the Camp-a-lot Collection from Bo Bunny.
*Banner cut by hand.
*Memento Rich Cocoa stamp pad from Tsukineko.
*YR07 and G05 markers from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Viva la Verve Week #3 sketch
Verve Inspirations Autumn lovelies
Verve Latte Love Share what you make with digi
Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and Challenge Fall and coffee
DL Art Thankful Thursday #165 Fall

    Inspiration Sketch

Just Because Card ~ Latte Love {1st Post}

I have another fall themed card to share.
This time I added a little Latte Love.

It is that time of year again. 

Time for the Fall Coffee Lover's Blog Hop and Challenge.

There is a lot of creative inspiration happening there.

Hop on over and take a look.

Verve just happens to be one of their generous sponsors.

AND Julee is having a sale right now, too.
I created my card using some yummy Verve freebie digis.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Cup and sentiment from the Latte Love digi set from Verve Stamps.
   {digital freebie until Oct 15th!}

*Oval cut using the Classic Ovals Large die set from Spellbinders.
*Banner cut by hand.
*Design paper from the Camp-a-lot Collection from Bo Bunny.
*Memento Rich Cocoa stamp pad from Tsukineko.
*YR07 and BG99 markers from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Viva la Verve Week #4 sketch
Verve Inspirations Autumn lovelies
Verve Latte Love Share what you make with digis
Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and Challenge Fall and coffee
Word Art Wednesday #202 Anything goes
DL Art September linky Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #18 Anything goes

     Inspiration sketch

Birthday Card ~ Sailing Away {2nd Post}

I used the extra pieces from my first card to create my background again.

This time around I stamped and colored up that cute sailboat.

I added the sentiment in the water below it.

This one will probably go to my father-in-law.

He permanently displays all the cards I make him.

That's 35 years of cards. tee hee hee.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Sail boat from the Learning To Sail set from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment from the Doodled Occasions set from Verve Stamps.
*Embossed using the Anchors Aweigh folder from Cuttlebug.
*Ovals cut using the Clasic Ovals Small and Large sets from Spellbinders.
*B05, B24 and E57 markers from Copic.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Viva la Verve July week #5 sketch
Verve Diva Inspiration Celebrate
DL Art August linky Anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack #99 Anything goes
Craftin Desert Divas Keeping cool
Artistic Inspirations #137 Anything goes with twist of water
Craft Your Passion #273 Always anything goes

     Inspiration sketch

Birthday Card ~ An Amazing Birthday (2nd Post}

A quick post to finish off today.

I fell asleep trying to finish this post. lol.

I used the extra pieces from my first card to create my background.

This time I added the sentiment to an oval base,

To finish up I added a little poppy and a few leaves.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Poppy and sentiment from the Poppy Birthday stamps set from Verve Stamps.
*Poppy and leaves cut using the Build a Poppy die set from Verve Stamps.
*Ovals cut using the Classic Ovals die set from Spellbinders.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Viva la Verve July week #5 sketch
Simon Says {Wed} Anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack #99 Anything goes

     Inspiration sketch+

Birthday Card ~ Pretty Little Poppies {1st Post}

Sometimes challenge sketches just talk to me.

This one from Viva la Verve is definitely one of them.

Yesterday I created two cards and today I created four more.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Poppy and sentiment from the Poppy Birthday stamps set from Verve Stamps.
*Circles cut using the Nesting Circles die set from We R Memory Keepers.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.

May your day always be filled with love and laughter.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Viva la Verve July week #5 sketch
DL Art August linky Anything goes
Simon Says {Wed} Anything goes

     Inspiration sketch

Thinking of You Card ~ Hello Friend {1st Post}

I have a little shaker card and a quick post to share.
I used some of my new Unity goodies.
I just fell in loVe with this little panda {and his friends}

Inspiration Sketch

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Panda from the Plenty of Pandas stamp set from Unity Stamp Co.
*Sentiment from the Sweet Panda Friend stamp set from Unity Stamp Co.
*Frame cut using the Classic Rectangles Small die set from Spellbinders
.*Brilliance Mediterranean Blue stamp pad from Tsukineko.
*Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Tsukineko.
*YG67 marker from Copic.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Unity Friends With Flair Show us your Unity
Unity Friends {Be Inspired} Sketch and or photo/color inspiration
Word Art Wednesday #175 Anything goes
DL Art March linky Anything goes
613 Avenue Create #115 Anything goes
Simon Says {Mon} Lions and lambs, oh my {animals}
Hiding In My Craft Room #191 Super Scrap Saturday
Craft Your Passion #253 Always anything goes
One Crazy Stamper Anything goes
Digi Sketch Ch. Anything goes
Anya, Oddies and Others Unity anything goes {thanks for the invite Anya}

Thank You Card ~ Birds On A Wire {2nd Post}

I would like to thank Kathi at 613 Avenue Create 

for the cute bird dies I used on today's card.

Kathi sent me a package of goodies for playing along 

with their annual block party in January. Thanks so much.

I fell in love with these sweet bird dies she sent me.

I thought they would make wonderful silhouettes so I cut them in black.

To get the two shades of blue I inked up the sky part of the embossing folder,

ran it through my Cuttlebug then framed it with a blue card stock frame.

To finish off my card I added the die cut sentiment.

Okay I think I need to explain this photo. LOL.

Since it gets dark before I get home I've been trying to 

take my blog photos at school during my afternoon break.

When I was trying to take my photos of this 

card the 4th and 5th graders were out on recess.

The picture above is the only one I got without feet running through it.

I jokingly told the kids their feet were going to be on my blog tonight 

and well that is all it took to get a photo filled with feet. LOL.

Times like these are priceless and remind me why I'm a teacher.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Birds cut using the Birds On A Wire dies from Spellbinders. {at Simon Says Stamps}
*Sentiment cut using the Scripty Thanks die from Lawn Fawn. {at Simon Says Stamps}
*Embossed using the Cuttlebug Skyward Set cloud folder from Provo Craft.
*Summer Sky stamp pad from Memento.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
613 Avenue Create #110 Anything goes w/twist color bingo {blue, free/black, blue}
Simon Says Stamps {Wed} All creatures great and small
Simon Says Stamps {Work it Wed} Something new {new dies}
Open-Minded Crafting Fun #29 No pink and no red
Crafty Gals Corner #6 Anything goes
Suzy Bees Bloomin #66 Anything goes with twist something with wings

Love/Valentine Card ~ Love You {2nd Post}

I just love this cute little bird and thought he would make a fun Valentine card.
I layered some glitter paper and card stock hearts behind him.
I added a handwritten sentiment and faux stitching to the heart die cut.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Ducky Doing Splits #8502(456) from Eureka Stamps.
*Sentiment heart cut using the Wavy Hearts Die Set from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment and stitching hand drawn by me.
*Large hearts cut using the Classic Hearts die set from Spellbinders.
*YR04 and Y15 markers from Copic.
*Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Memento.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

Dawn

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Eureka Stamps #121 Something Old {dies} Something new {bird}
QKR Stampede #120 Anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps #132 Something old {dies} Something new {bird}
Word Art Wednesday #164 Anything goes
DL Art January linky Anything goes
Connie Can Crop #30 All that sparkles {glitter design paper}

Love/Valentine Card ~ Crazy About You {1st Post}

Tis' the season of love and I have my first 

Valentine card of the season to share with you.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Sentiment from the Bold Statements stamp set from My Favorite Things.
*Small hearts cut using the Die-namics Blueprints 8 die set from My Favorite Things.
*Large heart cut using the Classic Hearts die set from Spellbinders.

*Cottage Ivy stamp pad from Memento.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

D~

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
My Favorite Things Sketch #208
My Favorite Things Color palette #12
Loves Rubber Stamps #131 Holiday Blitz Anything goes {used My Favorite Things}
DL Art December linky
Hiding In My Craft Room #180 Freestyle {No Christmas}
Simon Says (Wed} Anything goes
Time Out #21 Christmas is LOVE with all the trimmings {love}

                                Inspiration sketch and colors

Christmas Card ~ Warm Winter Wishes {2nd Post}

I wanted to create another white on white shaker card.

It seems like forever since I played with my Paper Smooches goodies. 

I think this cute little PS puppy looks great in white.

I even added a little bling to her hair bow.

{The sun came out so I replaced this one. Now the wind is back. lol}

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Woofers & Tweeters stamp set from Paper Smooches.
*Embossed using the Snowflake folder from Darice.
*Window cut using the Classic Rectangles Small die set from Spellbinders.
*Sentiment from Close To my Heart.
*Rhinestone {on her bow} from Prima Marketing.
*Glass beads from Bead Landing {Michaels}
*Ribbon from Offray.
*Tuxedo Black stamp pad from Memento.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

D~

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Paper Smooches Anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps #130 Winter or Christmas {used Paper Smooches}
DL Art December linky
Cardz TV Card #6 Let it snow
Craftin Desert Divas #45 Christmas
Simon Says {Wed} Bling it up {rhinestone on dog bow}
Simon Says Work it Wednesday  Anything goes holiday
Cuttlebug Mania Anything Christmas
Cuttin and Stampin #3 Christmas
613 Avenue Create #101 Anything goes
Scrapbook Blessings Club December linky Christmas/holiday/winter
Suzy Bees Bloomin #59 Add a snowflake
Add a Little Dazzle #55 Anything goes or gold
Crafts 4 Eternity #206 Christmas
Sentimental Sundays #236 Embossing
Pile It On #49 Anything goes Christmas/holidays
Artistic Inspirations #121 Anything goes or snow
Wednesday's Creative Inspirations #293 Anything goes {option sketch}
One Crazy Stamper Anything goes


 

Thinking of You Card ~ More Vellum

I played with a little more vellum.

This time I stamped this beautiful butterfly then die cut it out.

Next I die cut the vellum doily and even added 

a vellum panel behind the light blue one.

I embossed the purple panel to add a little dimension.

To finish off I added rhinestone accents.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Butterfly from the Happy Place stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Butterfly cut using the Happy Doodles die set from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment from the Treasured Words stamp set from Verve Stamps.
*Vellum doily cut using the Tear Drop Circles die set from Spellbinders.
*Embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder from Provo Craft.

*Danube Blue stamp pads from Memento.
*Rhinestones from my stash.

May your day always be filled with love.

Crafty hugs,   

D~

Please join me and play along with these wonderful challenges:
Verve Diva Inspiration Naturally navy
Verve Diva Dare Vellum visions
Viva la Verve November week #1 sketch
Word Art Wednesday #158 Anything goes
DL Art November linky
Jo's Scrapshack #66 Anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps #126 Cool colors
Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday
Add a Little Dazzle #51 Inspiration photo or anything goes

     Inspiration sketch