ColourQ

I'm stopping in with my card for this weeks ColourQ. I am so in love with this color combo. There is a story behind this weeks card. First here is what I came up with.

Are these colors amazing together or what? I kept my card pretty simple. To help me make sure I kept my butterflies where I wanted them, I drew a light line with a pencil. After I stamped my butterflies I erased it. I love the flow of the butterflies.

This weeks colors:

Okay, here is the story behind my card. As soon as I saw the inspiration picture I knew exactly what I was going to do. If you are a Papertrey Ink fan, you know they just came out with this great hexagon set. I went right to work on my card. I got it all done and went to post it to the design team page for Arielle, and Kara had the same idea as me. I wasn't fast enough..darn it. I put so much work into my card I had to share it.

Did you notice that my hexagon colors match the pattern on the inspiration photo? After I got the card done I decided I should have used Berry Sorbet paper instead of Pure Poppy. I had so much fun putting this card together.

I hope you will join us at the ColourQ this week. You have until Sunday August 5th at 12 noon CST to link up you creations.

Deanna Jean

Supplies:
All supplies are Papertrey Ink unless stated otherwise
Butterfly card:
Stamps: Beautiful Butterflies &  Year Of Flowers Morning Glory
Inks: Sweet Blush, Simply Chartreuse, Berry Sorbet, Orange Zest & True Black

Sending You card:
Stamps: Sending You, Beautiful Blooms II & Lovely Layers
Paper: Sweet Blush, Simply Chartreuse, Orange Zest & Pure Poppy
Cover Plate: Hexagon Die
Die Beautiful Blooms II #2 
  

Welcome Little One

Are all of you glued to the TV watching the Olympics too? We love them at my house. I found a little time between Olympic events to see if I could locate my Mojo. It's not back in full force, but it did make a short appearance. Here is what I was able to come up with.

I just love this sweet little Polka Dot Elephant from DeNami. When I make baby cards I tend to make them for either a baby boy or a baby girl. For this card I decided to make it generic.

Thanks for stopping by,

Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps Polka Dot Elephant from DeNami and Script Sentiments from Papertrey Ink
Ink Papertrey Ink's Spring Moss, Lemon Tart, Sweet Blush, Spring Rain and True Black
Impression Plate Papertrey Ink Stripes  

My Mojo Has Taken A Vacation

My Mojo has taken a vacation. I've sat down at my craft desk several times this week and just look at everything, then get up and walk away. I'm just not able to focus and create anything. I've tried several of my favorite challenges and still no luck. I was looking back through some of my older cards for some inspiration and found this one I never posted. So I thought I would share it with you.

I stamped the present on a separate piece of cardstock and cut it out by hand. I have the die but I didn't want any white space around the edges. I attached the present with my dots for just a touch of dimension. When I stamped the bow I stamped it once then stamped it again right away without adding any additional ink.

Well I'm off to watch the Olympics. I hope you all have a wonderful evening. With any luck I'll be back over the weekend with something new.

Deanna Jean

Supplies:
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated

Stamps Make A Wish, Celebrations & Script Sentiments
Paper Berry Sorbet
Ink Berry Sorbet & True Black
Dots My Etsy Store   

DeNami Spotlight Sending You

It's product spotlight time over at DeNami. This week we have this super cute sentiment Sending You Smiles Across The Miles.

Here is my card.

For my card I paired the sentiment with Spring Butterfly. I love the size of this sentiment. And isn't that font so much fun? To finish off my card I added twine from the Spring Twine Pack.

Here is the stamp:

Head on over to DeNami and add it to your cart. It's 10% off this week. While you're these be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has created.

Deanna Jean

ColourQ #147

Happy Tuesday! Yep..it's ColourQ time.

My tea cup is supposed to be the darker blue, but I couldn't get it to stamp any darker. I have a new one coming and I hope it works better. For the frame I did a little free hand. I use my ruler and lightly drew some guide lines. Then I take my pen and go over the lines being sure to make them wiggly. I went around twice. When you are done erase your lines you used as a guide.

This weeks colors:

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll join us this week. As always be sure to stop by the ColourQ and see what the rest of the design team has created. There have also been some changes to the design team you'll want to check out.

Deanna Jean

Supplies:
All supplies are Papertrey Ink
Stamps Tea For Two Additions, Garden Variety &  Communique Sentiments
Ink Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky, Berry Sorbet & True Black
Paper Blueberry Sky
Impression Plate Simple Stripes 

Limited Supply Challenge

For this next challenge I'm participating in over at Papertrey Ink's Summer Camp we were given limited supplies we could use.

Here is a list of what we were allowed to use.

• STAMPS: Natural Beauties only (or another floral set as a substitute if needed)
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse
• RIBBON: Hawaiian Shores Bitty Dot
• BUTTONS: Simply Chartreuse

Here is my card.

I've had this stamp set for a couple of years now and I honestly think I may have used it twice. I pulled it out the other day and I'm really liking it. Well I'm off to see what I can come up with for the tie die challenge. I hope to get something made in time.

Thanks for stopping by,

Deanna Jean

Supplies:
All supplies are Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Flower Garden & Think Big #15
Inks: Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist & True Black
Paper: Hawaiian Shores & Simply Chartreuse
    

Ribbon Techniques Challenge

I hope all of you that joined in on the PTI Summer Camp fun had a great time. I didn't get as much stamping done as I wanted to. I got a couple of the cards done for the first few challenges first thing in the morning. The rest of the day was spent getting ready for a BBQ at our house. It was sooo yummy. We had BBQ carne asada and beans and rice. Then the evening was spent just sitting around talking. So my hopes for today is to get a chance to complete some more challenges.

Here is my card for the ribbon challenge. I decided to go with Erin's technique. I only had four colors of ribbon to work with.

I used one of my Flower Fusion #10 die. The two flowers are actually cut with the same die. I just turned the die a little and it gave it a totally different look.

I made this card for the morning make and take but didn't get it posted in time to link. I thought I would add it here anyways.

I'm off to see what I can create. I will be back with more.

Deanna Jean

Supplies:
All supplies are Papertrey Ink

Ribbon Card:
Stamps Flower Fusion #11 & Sending You
Dies Flower Fusion # 10  
Ink Simply Chartreuse
Paper Simply Chartreuse
Impression Plate Simple Stripes
Ribbon Pure Poppy & Lemon Tart Twill

Make & Take Card:
Stamps Flower Garden, Beautiful Blooms II, Turning A New Leaf & Think Big #13
Paper Raspberry Fizz
Ink Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse, Orange Zest & Nior Black     

Stamp-A-Faire Summer Camp

Well tomorrow is the big day over at Papertrey Ink. I cleaned up my work space..aka the Kloset and think I'm ready to go. I'm looking forward to spending the day getting crafty. I don't have any friends that are crafty so I will be going at it solo. I'm sure the hubby and daughter will check in on my from time to time. I hope all of you campers have a wonderful time and I will see you bright and early.

Deanna

ColourQ 146

Happy Tuesday. It's time for this weeks ColourQ..already. Where did last week go? This weeks colors are amazing, and I had so much fun working with them.

Here is my card.

I wanted the sentiment to be the focal point, so I stamped it and then worked around it. I've had this stamp set for a couple of years now and this is the first time I've inked up this flower. I think it's going to be seeing a lot more ink in the future.

The colors:

I hope you can find the time to play along this week. You have until Sunday July 22nd at 12 noon CST to link up. Be sure to head over to the ColourQ and get some inspiration from the rest of the design team.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day.

Deanna Jean

All Supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated:
Stamps: Harvest Berries, Beautiful Blooms II, Flower Garden & Think Big Favorites #14
Inks: Pure Poppy, Simply Chartruese & Kraft
Paper: Kraft and Pure Poppy

Enjoy Your Special Day

I hope all of  you had a wonderful weekend. We were very busy around here making garden boxes..pics below. We sold our swimming pool a few months back. We decided to put in a raised garden and a shed where is used to be. Well, for now we are going to have just the cement. We will us it for a dance floor for our daughter's wedding next summer. Once the wedding is done we will build the shed. So needless to say I didn't get to spend much time stamping. I did manage to make this wedding card.

For the background I did the same technique I did on this card. When I inked up the stamp, I didn't worry about making sure the entire stamp was covered. I stamped it at random lengths because I didn't want an even edge. I then stamped the flowers and the sentiment. I stamped an additional flower on a seperate piece of cardstock and fussy cut it. I attached it to the card with my dots. I then attached the panel to the card base with foam tape.

Here is our weekend project.

Not too bad for two people with no idea what we were doing. The true test will be seeing if we can actually grow anything. Of course it's too late to plant this year. The second picture is our dog Jessie helping me. She has this thing for flashlights. She thought that's what I had..haha. 

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for this weeks ColourQ. You're going to love this weeks colors!

Deanna Jean

Supplies: All supplies are Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated.
Stamps: Background Basics Text Style, Happy Hydrangea &Daydreamer
Ink: Smokey Shadow (old formula) and Winter Wisteria
Paper: Winter Wisteria & Spring Moss
Dots: My Etsy store

On My Couch

I hope all of you are having a wonderful week. I'm on vacation this week and it's been so nice. I could really get used to this. I wanted to share with you some really cute cards I made for an order I received. There is a gift shop in town that purchased some of my cards back in November. I was told they would contact me if they wanted more.  I was very excited to get an email from them a few days ago. I took them my baskets of cards that I have and they selected another good size stack. A couple of days later I receive another email requesting some specific card types. (wedding, sympathy, bridal shower and couches) She said the couch cards they got from me last time were a big hit.  Here are a few of them. I just have to say that the new PTI pattern paper and On My Couch =  lots of fun.

For all of the cards I used the stamps that are just the outline. I stamped them on the various PTI pattern paper colors and prints then cut them out. (no I don't have the die..but remember I love to fussy cut)

Each couch and chair as well as pillows are attached to the card using my dots.

 

How cute is this one with the table and the coffee cups? 

For this one I used one of the stamps from the Happy Hexagon set to create the pattern on the couch. For the pillow I used the polka dot stamp from the Bitty Background Blocks.

Sorry that was such a long post. I wanted to show you all the variations I was able to create. She asked me to make 6 and I was having so much fun that I ended up making 9 and she purchased all of them :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI On My Couch, Bitty Background Blocks, Happy Hexagon & Heart 2 Heart #1
Cardstock: PTI Simply Chartreuse & Berry Sorbet
Pattern Paper: PTI Pure Poppy, Simply Chartreuse, Aqua Mist & Mellon Berry
Inks: PTI Berry Sorbet
Dots: My Etsy Store

DeNami Spotlight Fly A Kite

It's product spotlight time today over at DeNami.  We have this super fun kite for you. The color possibilities on this are endless, allowing you to use it for a boy or a girl. Wouldn't this be so sweet in pinks and purples?

I stamped the kite on the card base. Then I stamped a second one on a separate piece of paper and cut it out. Those that know me know how much I love to add dimension to my cards.

Don't forget this stamp is 10% off right now. Head on over to DeNami and see what the rest of the design team has created.

Deanna

Supplies:
Stamps: DeNami Fly A Kite & Happy Birthday To You 
Paper: DeNami Brown Kraft  & Leaf Green
Copics
Impression Plate: PTI 

ColourQ #145

Happy Tuesday!  It's time for another ColourQ challenge. Arielle has done it again and given us some amazing colors to work with. That is what I love about this challenge. I would have never put these colors together.

For my flowers I stamped them once on my white card panel, then I stamped an extra set of the flowers on a piece of scrap paper and  hand cut them out. To give them a little extra color I used a Copic marker.

And of course I had to add some dimension. I attached the white panel with foam tape and the flowers with my dots.

Here are this weeks colors.

I hope you will join us this week. Be sure to stop by the ColourQ and see what the rest of the design team and Arielle have created with these amazing colors. You have until Sunday July 15th at 12 noon CST to link up your creations. I can't wait to see what you do with these colors.

Thanks for stopping by,

Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Botanical Silhouettes & Heart 2 Heart #2
Inks: PTI Simply Chartreuse, Summer Sunshine & True Black
Paper: SU More Mustard and PTI Dark Chocolate
Impression Plate: PTI Simple Stripes 
Dies: PTI Heart Boarder
Dots: My Etsy store

Freshly Made Sketches #42

I hope all of you are having a wonderful weekend. We've spent the last two days working in the yard, and I'm one tired cookie. We haven't had much sunshine yet this year and it decided to make it's appearance. The tempature has been in the high 90's. My body hasn't adjusted to the heat yet.

I did get a chance to sit down last night and create a card for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches challenge. I also got to ink up my new Hexagon set from PTI...LOVE it!!

When I first put the hexagons on the card they didn't have the "stitching" around them. Because the colors are so soft they blended in with the white a little too much.

Here you can see my layers. I attached the Aqua Mist strip with my Dots and the white panel with foam tape. I love mixing the two.

Here is this weeks sketch. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Happy Hexagons & Flower Fusion #9
 Inks: PTI Aqua Mist, Spring Moss, Melon Berry, Classic Kraft & True Black
Paper: PTI Kraft, Spring Moss & Aqua Mist
Dots: My Esty Store

DeNami Blog Hop Summer

Welcome to the DeNami July Blog Hop.You should have come here from  Jennifer's blog Jen and Paper. If not, and you want to start at the beginning so you don't miss anything head over to DeNami. 

The theme this month is Summer. I don't know about you, but around here we do a lot of barbecuing in the Summer. So that is what I based my card on, an invitation to a BBQ. Here is my card.

 

Isn't he just the cutest thing ever? By the amount of smoke coming off that BBQ, I would have to say I think he's burning whatever it is he's cooking..haha. For the checker board "table cloth" I used the Solid Block Boarder stamp. I'm not the tidiest of stampers, so I ended up with red ink everywhere, but it was worth it.

You have until July 9, 2012, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize). DeNami Design is giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to their website! They'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!

Your next stop is Pattie at Paper Silhouettes. Before you leave be sure to leave a comment to be eligible for the prizes.

Thank you for stopping by and have fun,

Deanna

Supplies:
Stamps: DeNami  BBQ Chickie, Solid Block Boarder & Brushed You're Invited
Paper: DeNami Black Cardstock 
Copic Markers