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Cards a Plenty!

So, I've been busy lately doing mostly my scrapbooking for my Disney Trip in 2015 (Jake's 5th Birthday).  HOWEVER, my Family reunion was last weekend, and for the silent auction I donated hand made cards, and I worked on these for about 2 weeks!  This was the only thing broght in for the auction, and our Treasurer liked them so much, she bought them!  YES!

 

I won this stamp set from Nina Marie's Blog, and I shamelessly copied these cards, so not my original ideas.  

They are cute though!!

Reverse Confetti Forest Friends

Copic coloring on Fox and Owl and clouds

Water color with Distress Inks

Saw this stamp set on sale at Hobby Lobby, had to have it!  However, I found that it worked really well with no line coloring!  I tried this 3 times before getting it "right".  Copic coloring for beginners!  I'm getting better!

 

When I first got interested in stamping and card making, I would watch Lawn Fawn videos every day they posted a new one, and went into the back posts and watched as many as I could!  Love Lawn Fawn!  

Pizza My Heart 

Shaker card from various sequins and beads from when I used to do all those felt applique Christmas decorations.  Copic Coloring.

Flamingo Together

Made this when I first got this stamp set!  SO CUTE!

Copic Coloring (flamingos), pigment ink stamping (trees and heart), distress ink background

Ranger Ink Glossy Accent

My very first set I got from Lawn Fawn! 

Party Animal

Clouds are from my new die set from Paper Smooches

Distress Inked background and Copic Coloring

 

I love the Lawn Fawn Mini stamp and die sets!  Great prices for very cute stamp sets!

Believe in Yourself 

I LOVE this Jack-a-lope!  I also use that sentiment for Santa Cards!

Copic coloring, Distriss Inked background

Treat Yourself

simple cute stamp set, got it since we got an awesome ice cream maker, 

but have yet to gift anybody ice cream, but I'll be ready!

Copic Coloring on this one.

Apparently I'm kind of lucky on the Blog give-aways!  I won a gift card from Avery Elle and got this too cute Wild Birthday set!

Copic coloring on the Hippo and banner, paper die cut background

 

Simple cards!

The heart was from my Cricut, it's one of the lacy simple or everyday or holiday cards, I can't remember!

Hocus Pocus was from stamps that I had, cat is a wooden stamp, Hocus Pocus is a cheap $1 spot stamp from Michael's. Background is Sizzix Swirl Embossing Folder

 

These are from stamp sets I got from Hobby Lobby or Michaels (again on sale)

Make A wish - Distress Ink - water color on the Sizzix Swirl Embossed background

Many Thanks - background distress ink over embossed background.  Folder is from Sizzix, not sure what it's called.

And, This one is from an really old Stampin Up floral layering set.  

Pink And Green are Distress Inks stamped on Water Color paper then painted over with water to blend.  

Such a fun and easy technique!

Happy Birthday is Heat Embossed over Vellum, just stuff I have in my stash.

I bought this (and several others) stamp set in the late 90s and early 2000s.  Still quite lovely!

So, as you can see I've been busy!

Happy Crafting!!!

New Toy!!!

So, As you know, I do a lot of scrapbooking.  Card Making is something new to me,and I do love doing it, but my first love is to the pictures.  So, for my birthday, my husband surprised me beyond my wildest dreams when he got me my new toy

Introducing my new Cricut Explore Air 2!

I was hesitant to want one of the newest machines that Cricut was coming out with.  Mainly that you always need to have an internet connection to even use this.  And, as I just found out, unless I'm not doing it right, you can ONLY use cartridges that you have linked to your account, you cannot use a cartridge that is not linked to your account.  I find this strange, because it's a physical cartridge, you should be able to use it, but that's another story.  This was found out because I'm having trouble linking one of my newest cartridges because it says it's already linked but it was new when I got it.  

BUT, the best part about this pretty mint green machine, is that I can cut images from my own computer as well as my system fonts.  Check out what I've cut out so far that I don't have cartridges for!

 

My son is on the Orioles this season.

TEEN TITANS GO!!!

This is only my first time playing with the new features, so I cannot wait to try more!

I'll be sure to post once I do!

And, I'm working on my Disney World album.  Here's my latest page, still a work in progress (WIP) but it's coming along nicely!

Simple Stories - Say Cheese II

(and probably some Say Cheese elements in there as well)

I Love Pizza!

So, I have a really great friend and co-worker who was so very nice enough to give me a gift card for Christmas and instructed me to "Get something for yourself, no buying other gifts or dinner, just something for yourself!"  and I DID!

I got a great stamp and die set from Lawn Fawn.  I have LOVED it since I first started following their blog.  So, I made this thank you card for him.

Pizza My Heart - Lawn Fawn

Pizza My Heart Lawn Cuts - Lawn Fawn

Thank You Border - Lawn Fawn

Copic colors:

Pizza:  R27, E00, E33, E57, Y21

Pizza Cutter: 

Blade:W1, W5,W7

Handle: E33, E57, Y28

Memento tuxedo black ink pad

Stamped toppings from Recollections Pigment Ink Mini Pack

Red, Green, and Brown

All the card stock was just some stuff I had in my stash

Card base is heavy white card stock from Michael's (Recollections)

Happy Cardmaking!!!
Dayna

Its Been A While

I've decided I want to try to start blogging again, focusing on crafty things.  Nothing fancy, nothing flashy, just what I'm doing with my Scrapbooking and my newest hobby, Card Making!  I have a few things to show you now, but I'll get this thing going and do some cool stuff.

I'll get better at product description and pictures in future posts.  For now, here's what I've been doing

I got a Lawn Fawn stamp set for Christmas just in time to make Valentine's day cards!

Flamingo Together

I'm just starting on my Copic Coloring, but it's sure fun!

I'm just now starting to scrapbook my WDW trip for Jake's Birthday in 2015.  Here's the title page!

I used my cricut for this one!  Mickey and Friends and Micky Font

The silhouettes of the parks were pieced together mostly from shapes from the Disney carts and misc shapes.  The tree is also all cricut, and the ornaments and lights were cut in heavy white card stock and then colored with Copics.  Turned out so awesome that I did the gifts that way too!  Saves time looking for all the paper in the right colors!

I hope to be back sharing my crafty side soon!  And, i'll probably throw some family news and happenings along the way too.  

Have a Crafty Day!

Dayna