Birthday Card ~ All Kinds of Happy {2nd Post}

I have another card to share with you.

I am trying to use some of my crafting goodies that 

I haven't used or have only used once or twice.

This set from Unity hasn't come out to play for a while.

I had an extra ladybug hanging out on my desk.

I think he likes his new home with these sweet flowers.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Flowers and sentiment from the All Kinds of Happy set from Unity Stamp Co.
*Ladybug from the Hey There Little Lady set from My Creative Time.
*Y13, R29 and YG06 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:
Unity Friends with Flair Share your Unity projects
Unity {Be inspired} Sketch and/or colors
Little Scrap Pieces Show it off Saturday
Marker Pop #74 Anything goes

   Inspiration sketch

Thinking of You Card ~ Hello {1st Post}

I created a card the other day using this washi tape. {here}

I liked the design so much I used it on this card, too.

I love the bright colors in this washi tape.
This time around I focused on the aqua and orange.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.

*Flip Flop FREEBIE digi from Newton's Nook

*Sentiment from the Versatile Vases set from Newtons Nook.

*Summer Fun washi tape from Doodlebug Designs.

*BG15 and YR04 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:
Newton's Nook #23 Summer lovin'
Jo's Scrap Shack #100 Anything goes {Congrats on your 100th challenge!!!}
Eureka Stamps #152 Washi tape
QKR Stampede #151 Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #195 Anything goes/family friendly
Marker Pop #74 Anything goes
DL Art Thankful Thursday #161 Summer time
DL Art August linky Anything goes
Sweet Stamps #233 Summer

Birthday Card ~ A Time To Celebrate

I wanted to play with this sketch one more time.

This time I used overlapping pennant die cuts to create my background.

I stamped, colored then fussy cut the presents to add to the sentiment.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Presents and sentiment from the Doodled Occasions set from Verve Stamps.
*Pennants cut using the Pennant Trim die from Verve Stamps.
*Rectangles cut by hand to fit sentiment and presents.
*B05 and B12 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
Word Art Wednesday #195 Anything goes/family friendly
Crafty Gals Corner #31 Let's celebrate
Craft Your Passion #273 Always anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door 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 ~ Anchors Aweigh {1st Post}

I'm back again with two more VLV inspired cards.

Both cards have a nautical feel.

I embossed the two blue papers then cut them out.

Next I pieced them back together alternating the colors.

For my first card I stamped the rope circle, added the 

sentiment to its center then die cut them out with circle dies.

To finish off I stamped and die cut anchor to add.

*Card base 4.25 x 5.5 in.
*Rope and anchor from the Strong Anchor set from Verve Stamps.
*Anchor cut using the Nautical set from Verve Stamps.
*Sentiment from the Doodled Occasions set from Verve Stamps.
*Embossed using the Anchors Aweigh folder from Cuttlebug.
*Memento Tuxedo Black and Paris Dusk stamp pads 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
Craftin Desert Divas Keeping cool
Word Art Wednesday #195 Anything goes/family friendly
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