Fusion #9

Happy Friday to all of you. I hope you have had a wonderful week.  I'm stopping in with my card for this week's Fusion challenge.

Here is my card:

I made this card for another co-worker who lost her job because of the resent changes..her last day was the same as mine. I've been making way too many of these types of cards lately.

The sketch and inspiration photo:

Thanks for stopping by and I hope can play along with us this week.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Happiness In Bloom & Script Sentiments
Inks: SU Rose Red, Primrose Petals, Lucky Limeade, Old Olive & Daffodil Delight
Dies: Papertrey Ink: Beautiful Blooms
Impression Plate: Papertrey Ink 

Seize the Birthday #18

Here we are already..time for a new sketch at Seize the Birthday. And with a new sketch comes a new sponsor. We have Neat and Tangled for our sponsor for the next two weeks.

Here is my card:

Our sponsor:

Neat and Tangled

For as long as I can remember I've been dreaming and doodling; experimenting with handwriting and design. A few years ago I fell into the world of paper crafting, and quickly became addicted. Now these two loves have come together to form Neat and Tangled Stamps.

Neat and Tangled is a small company based on the East Coast in Northern Delaware. The focus is on producing the best quality photopolymer clear stamps. Not only are they the best quality, but they are also produced right here in the USA! They have a cute, hand drawn, heartwarming feel and the various sets can be used together to create endless possibilities! I love seeing what you create so be sure to join our Flickr and Facebook pages, as well as follow our blog.

Our Sketch:

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you can join us. Remember you now have two weeks to play so you have until Tuesday June 11th to link up.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Polka Dot Basics II, Birds & Blooms, Happiness in Bloom & Cutting Garden
Inks: SU Old Olive, So Saffron, Summer Starfruit & Crumb Cake

RetroSketches #65

Hi there and happy Thursday. I'm stopping in really quick with a card I made for this week's RetroSketches challenge.

Here is my card:

I'm loving this new set from PTI..I can't seem to put it down. I added a few touches to the centers of the flowers with a black pen.

The sketch:

Well I'm off to do a bunch of errands. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Ruby Rose, Mini Blooms & Side By Side Sentiments
Inks: SU Old Olive, Pool Party & Wisteria Wonder
Paper: SU Wisteria Wonder
Buttons: Papertrey Ink

ColourQ #191

Happy Tuesday! I hope all of you in the US enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend. We stayed home and worked in the yard. We have just under 3 months until our daughter gets married..in our backyard..so we have been busy getting it ready. I'm stopping in with my card for this week's ColourQ.

Here is my card:

I thought this week's bright colors were perfect for a fun birthday card. This was the first time I've had a chance to ink up this set, and it was so fun to play with.

Here are this week's colors:

I hope you can join us. Be sure to stop by ColourQ and check out what the rest of the girls have been up to.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Watercolor Wonder & Stylish Sentiments: Birthday
Inks: Stampin' Up! Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist
Paper: Gray that I had in my scraps

A Wedding Update

Sorry I've been slacking on keeping all of you up to date on my daughter's wedding. We are now under the three month mark..crazy! Everything is coming together really well.  My mom and dad have been such a huge help. My dad is a retired cabinet maker and he's been building all of the wood items, and my mom has been doing a lot of the painting. I don't know what we would have done without them. We've spent a lot of time in the yard these past few weeks getting it ready. We planted a bunch of purple petunias and they are beautiful. Here are a few pictures of some of the things we've been working on. As you can tell there is a lot of lace and burlap :)

We decided to skip putting in a garden this year and put flowers in the boxes instead. I planted these three weeks ago. We purchased pre-made hanging baskets and put two in each box. They are about triple the size they were when we planted them. Can you imagine how big these are going to be come August!

 I'm not sure what these little flowers are but I love them.

These are the flowers for the girls to wear in their hair as well as the corsages.

This is the super cute cake stand my dad made..love it!

These are some of the boxes for the flowers, also made by my dad.

The super cute cookie jars.

The boutonnieres for the guys made my the bride..she is so proud of them.

We've had so much fun making everything. It's going to be simply gorgeous!

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Rainy Day Stamping

Happy Memorial Day to those is the US. It never fails to rain here on Memorial Day weekend..and this year was no different. I thought we were going to make it, but it rained most of the night and on and off all day. So I figured I would take advantage of not being able to go outside and do a little stamping. I've been so busy with wedding plans and design team obligations I haven't had much time to just stamp and it felt really good. I made a card for this week's Play Date Cafe' challenge.

Here is my card:

I got so giddy when I make this super cute bike. I think my family things I've gone off the deep end. Isn't it just the cutest thing? I would love to have a bike like this. I die cut and stamped the bike and basket of flowers and attached them with my dots.. I stamped the grass on the white panel and then added some to the die cut bike so it would look like the bike was actually sitting in the grass.

The colors:

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

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Pedal Pushers, Side By Side Sentiments & Daydreamer
Inks: SU Summer Starfruit & Night Of Navy Papertrey Ink New Leaf
Dies: Papertrey Ink Pedal Pushers

Fusion #8

It's time for a new sketch and inspiration photo over at the Fusion challenge. I'll confess now..I had a really hard time with this challenge. I normally don't work with circles and they were getting the best of me..haha. But I finally got through it and came up with this card.

When I got my card done I realized my colors happen to match this week's inspiration photo. I did a fusion card and didn't even know it. It's hard to see in the picture, but I did two score lines across the card to take the place of adding another color or pattern to the bottom of the card.

Here is this week's sketch and inspiration photo:

I hope you can join us this week. Be sure to stop by Fusion and see what the rest of the design team has created.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Cutting Garden & Happy For You
Inks: Stampin' Up! Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Primrose Petals & Lucky Limeade
Paper: Stampin' Up! Lucky Limeade

ColourQ #190

Happy Tuesday. It's time for a new set of colors over at ColourQ.

Here is my card:

I've seen a lot of people making cards that are tilted and thought I would give it a try. I really like how this turned out. I tried using the Midnight Muse in with the pattern and it was too dark, so I used it for the sentiment instead.

This week's colors:

I hope you can join us.

Blessings,
Deanna

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Square Prints & Stylish Sentiments: Birthday
Paper: Stampin' Up! Baja Breeze
Inks: Stampin' Up!  Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze & More Mustard Papertrey Ink Canyon Clay

Fusion #7

Happy Friday! It's time for a new challenge over at Fusion.

Here is my card:

I've had this set for a long time and I've used once I think. I figured it was time to ink it up. I stamped the umbrella then stamped the polka dots and fussy cut it. Before attaching it to my card I stamped the sentiment and drew my lines. I did another one with pink instead of the blue..so cute!

This week's sketch & photo inspiration:

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can play along with us this week.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Paptertrey Ink Scattered Showers, Celebrations , Think Big #16 & various sets with dots
Ink: Papertrey Ink: Spring Moss, Kraft & Spring Rain
Other: Zig Memory System Pen and My Dots

Seize the Birthday #17

It's time for a new sketch at Seize the Birthday.  Remember this sketch will be for two weeks and you can make either a femanine or a masculine birthday card. For the next two week's we have Bugaboo Digi Stamps for our sponsor. One lucky winner each week will get to select 7..yes... 7 free digital images!

Here is my card:

I have several Bugaboo images and love them. This little guy is so sweet and great for those men in your life that like to fish. I actually colored him back in December and ended up not using him at the time. I don't have a list of Copic colors..sorry.

 This week's sketch:

Our sponsor:

Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Bugaboo Stamps: A Short Essay

As if raising five children in the frozen land of the North was not enough of a challenge, Jodie Mackrell decided to dip her cold little Canadian toes into the world of papercrafting by opening an online store full of her illustrations. That was two years ago. Today Bugaboo Stamps is one of the leading companies in digital images, and we're still growing!  From seriously snarky to sugary sweet to sublimely soulful all the way over to the other side of the super sexy spectrum, you're bound to find all that you need and more to create your paper projects.  Jodie works very hard to provide New Releases and Freebies every week! 

 If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps   at Totally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT   for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can join us this week.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean 

Supplies:
Digital Image: Bugaboo Sunboneet Fish 2
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Stylish Seniments Birthday
Paper: Stampin' Up! Chocolate Chip & Papertrey Ink Spring Moss
Buttons and Twine: Papertrey Ink
Other: Copics

ColourQ # 189

It's Tuesday already. Wow, where did that week go? I hope all of you moms out there had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. Mine was pretty low key and that's the way I like it. Time with my beautiful family is enough for me. Well, I'm here with my card for this week's ColourQ.

Here is my card:

Look....I made a single layer card! I now, shocking, right? I just felt this card didn't need it. I really like the large sentiment stamps from Papertrey Ink. They make a great focal point and don't require a lot of other stamping.

This week's colors:

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can join us this week.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Beautiful Blooms II & Stylish Sentiments Birthday
Inks: Stampin' Up! Riding Hood Red, Calypso Coral & Certainly Celery

Dynamic Duos #18 & CAS(E) this sketch #27

I had a little time today to do some stamping. I went looking at my favorite challenges and decided to play along with Dynamic Duos and CAS(E) this sketch. Dynamic Duos is celebrating their one year anniversary..congrats!! I was so blessed to be on the design team for this amazing challenge.

Here is my card:

For the anniversary of Dynamic Duos you get to select any past color duo you want. I decided to go with Poppy Parade and Lucky Limeade. I don't have Poppy Parade so I used Riding Hood Red instead. I stamped the leaves on the kraft and the flowers on a separate piece of paper and fussy cut them and attached them with my dots.

The colors and the sketch:

Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Stylish Sentiments & Stampin' Up! Summer Silhouettes
Inks: Stampin' Up! Riding Hood Red & Lucky Limeade
Paper: Papertrey Ink Kraft

Fusion #6

Happy Friday friends. I'm here today with my card for this week's Fusion challenge. I know I did a wedding card last week, but it is wedding season and I didn't have anything in my stash.

Here is my card:

This card went together so fast. I already had the heart, rose and leaves cut and colored. I always keep anything extra I make and don't use. You never know when you might be able to use them. To create the stripes on the kraft I used VeraMark ink.

This week's sketch & inspiration photo:

I hope you get a chance to join us this week. Be sure to stop by Fusion and check out what the rest of design team created.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Rosie Posie, Background Basics Super Stripes & Birds & Blooms
Ink: Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy & Simply Chartreuse VersaMark
Paper: Papertrey Ink Kraft
Other: My Dots

Seize the Birthday #16 Week 2

Welcome to week two of Seize the Birthday's sketch #16. If you missed the announcements about the challenge changes, be sure to stop by Seize the Birthday and get the details.

I don't know about you, but I love the new two week schedule. There are so many times I see a challenge I want to play along with and can't get a card done in time.

Here is my second card using sketch #16.

This week we have The Cutting Cafe' as our sponsor once again. I've had so much fun working with their images. Love this owl from their Fun With Owls set. I had no idea what colors to use so I hit the web to see what I could come up with. I found this and loved the colors.

I printed the branch directly on my card base and the owl was printed on a separate piece of paper and fussy cut and attached with my dots. I used my white Gelly Roll pen to add the detail to the leaves and the owl's chest and eyes.

Our sketch:

Our sponsor:

                          This week's winner gets their choice of three sets form the shop.

The Cutting Cafe is your one stop for affordable cutting files and printable stamps. We offer several different files in just about every occasion from Birthdays to several different Holidays. Come on by and check us out. I am sure you will find something you like.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can join us.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Image: The Cutting Cafe Fun With Owls & Birthday Greetings Inside & Out
Copics: YG63, BG72 & E44
Other: My Dots

ColourQ #188

Happy Tuesday to all of my friends out there in blog land. It's time for a new set of colors at ColourQ. Arielle has given us a beautiful set of soft colors..perfect for Mother's Day cards.

Here is my card I made for my Mom.

I'm so in love with these flowers! I love how big and bold they are. I stamped the large flower in the corner first, then made a mask and stamped the other two. I did the same for the leaves. On the leaves I stamed the base, let it dry, then stamped the center with the same color.

This week's colors:

I hope you can join us this week. I always look forward to seeing your amazing creations. Be sure to stop by ColourQ and see what the rest of the girls created.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps:Papertrey Ink Happiness In Bloom & Think Big #2
Inks: Stampin' Up! So Saffron, Calypos Coral, Pink Pirouette & Wild Wasabi

Dynamic Duos #51 & Retrosketchs #62

It was so great to see what the new design team at Dynamic Duos created for their first challenge. If what I saw today is any indication of what the next six months holds..we are going to see some amazing things! It seems weird to be on this side of the challenge but so fun to still get to play along. The new sketch it up at Retrosketches so I decided to combine the two.

Here is my card.

I stamped my flowers on a couple of different colors of patterned paper and fussy cut them. I just have to say...I love polka dots:) They are so fun. After I stamped the sentiment I added the double lines to match the flowers and stems.

The sketch:

The colors:

Thanks for stopping by. I'm off to my parents house for a BBQ.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampin' Up! Awash with Flowers & Papertrey Ink Beautiful Butterflies
Inks: Stampin' Up! Daffodil Delight & Baja Breeze
Paper:Stampin' Up! Polka Dot Parade & Snap Color Vibe

Fusion #5

Happy Friday. I'm stopping in with my card for this week's Fusion challenge. With Summer upon us there are a lot of weddings in the near future, so I thought I better build up my stash.

Here is my card:

To keep the end of the stripes even, I created a mask where I wanted them to end. I fussy cut both of the roses. I attached the bottom one directly to the card, then cut the edge off even with the card. The second one I attached with my dots for some dimension. I love how it turned out. Another design to add to my favorites.

Here are this week's sketch and photo inspiration:

I hope you can find the time to play along this week. If you're looking for some more inspiration be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has created.

Kelly Griglione

Allyson Andersen
Amy Tsuruta

Stacey Schafer
Lyndal Higgins

 

Blessings,

Deanna Jean

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink The Sweet Life, Background Basics Super Stripes & Year Of Flower Rose

Inks: Papertrey Ink Berry Sorbet, Pure Poppy & Scarlet Jewel Stampin' Up! Lucky Limeade & Old Olive 

 

Muse #15

I haven't had a chance to play along over at Muse for awhile now. I had some extra time today to craft so I created a card for this week.

Here is my card.

This week's Muse is the very talented Jen. I love beautiful CAS style. Below is the card she created for this week. For my card I kept with her color scheme and layout but changed it up by adding a flower instead of a butterfly.

Thanks for stopping by.

Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Beautiful Blooms II, Turning A New Leaf & Gracious Vases
Ink: Stampin' Up! Pool Party & Daffodil Delight
Paper: Stampin' Up! Pool Party