At the Seaside

Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you from Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight Shaz has chosen our challenge and she would like to see "At the Seaside".  Great challenge!

I pulled out an adorable DeNami chick to use, along with a new 12x12 paper pack that included some stickers.  I don't really used stickers...I don't really know what to do with them....  I did decide to give them a try with this card though; the red rimmed circle and the stars worked rather well and I accented them with some Swarovski flatbacks.  Here's a close-up:

Image: DeNami Designs
Ink: Memenot Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Aqua Mist
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Montana" and "Siam"
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details.  We hope you will play along and show us your version of "At the Seaside".

A Gem of a Challenge: Summertime
Allsorts Challenge Blog: Use a Stamp, Not a Digi
Cards in Envy: Red, White, and Blue
Clear it Out Challenge Blog: Theme: Your Style, Stash: Use Your Favorite Craft Item (Bling for me!)
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge: Sketch

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Springy Flower Chick

Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you from the ladies at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight Shaz has chosen our challenge...it is "Soon to be Spring".  That really sounds perfect...especially after all the snow we received last weekend...sounds like we are to get more this weekend too!  Ugh!

Well, Spring makes me think of flowers....  I thought of this adorable DeNami chick and paired her with some delicate, colorful papers.  She is colored with pencils and I've accented her flower with glitter.  I've used Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS for the die cut flower and leaves.  CAS...but I love it...the colors and the chick make me happy!

Image: DeNami
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, American Crafts Patterned Paper, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS
Embellies: Martha Stewart "Cotton Candy" Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Dies, MFT "Royal Leaves" Die-namics Die, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's Springy creations here.  We would love to have you join us and play along!

Challenges entered:

Allsorts Challenge Blog: Flower Power
Card Mania: Add Some Red
CAS on Sundays: Flowers
Clear it Out: Anything Goes/Anything Goes (stash item Sugar Coated CS)
Craftin' Desert Divas: Red, White, Pink
Creative Card Crew: Glitter

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Sketch Saturday

Good Saturday morning!  We have a new sketch for you at Sketch Saturday, along with Simon Says Stamp for a sponsor.  Check out the awesome sketch from Debra:

I love this sketch, it was perfect to showcase my tiny DeNami chick image!  (Love DeNami's adorable chicks!!!)  I made this card for a co-worker who just retired...her favorite color is yellow so this Nurse Chick was the perfect image.  She is colored with pencils...how do you like her red clogs?  She is very trendy!  LOL  I did some simple layering and kept the pattern small so that it didn't overpower the chick; I've embellished simply with some grosgrain ribbon.

Just a word about the retiree....  Mary Ellen put in more than 40 years as a staff nurse...that is simply amazing!  She is awesome and will truly be missed...I better stop, I am getting teary-eyed....  To sum it up...Congratulations Mary Ellen for a job expertly done and Best Wishes for your retirement!

Image: Denami
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Harvest Gold, SU! Dark Red (not sure of color), Jillibean Soup Patterned Paper
Embellie: Grosgrain Ribbon (a small scrap from my stash)
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, The Cat's Pajama's CutUp Die (leaves), Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details.  Play along for a chance to win an awesome prize from Simon Says Stamp!

Challenges entered:

Clear It Out: Anything Goes (stash items: patterned paper and scrap of ribbon)
Creative Moments: Anything Goes/New Beginnings (new beginnings-retirement card)
Top Tip Tuesday: Keep it Simple

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Inchies

Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you from Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight Jennifer has chosen our challenge theme...inchies!  I have to admit that this was quite the challenge for me...I ended up tearing my card apart and re-working it before I was satisfied.  I guess that's why it is called a "challenge"!

I immediately thought of my DeNami chicks since they are so tiny.  The images are stamped, colored, and die cut with Spellbinder's dies.  I added some distressing and pearls for embellishing.

Image: DeNami
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Aqua Mist, SU! Ruby Red, Simple Stories DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Pearls
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the DT's efforts and play along with our challenge!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

A Little Bit Crafty: Something Sweet
Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Wings
Card Mania: Shabby Chic
Deep Ocean Challenge: For a Girl
Love to Create: Vintage or Shabby

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Hey Chickie

I'm back with my second post today!  (Please scroll down for Creative Card Crew post.)  We have another sketch challenge for you at Tuesday Morning Sketches...Jessi designed our sketch this week and I think you'll like it...so many possibilities!

I was trying to come up with a tiny stamp to put in the circles...then I remembered my DeNami chicks...they're perfect!  I colored the cute, tiny chicks with pencils and added a bit of glitter to their bows.  The chick panels are popped up just a bit whereas the sentiment is popped up higher, plus I added some leaves to that flower.  It's pretty simple on one hand, but on the other hand there are a lot of layers.

Image/Sentiment: DeNami
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Harvest Gold, and Dark Chocolate, Jillibean Soup DP, My Mind's Eye DP (leaves)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellie: Doodlebug Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Dies, MFT Royal Leaves Die-namics Die, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will head on over to TMS to see what everyone else has created with Jessi's sketch.  What will you create?

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps: Things With Wings
ATCs and Cards With Attitude: Add a Sentiment/Anything Goes
Dilly Beans: Anything Girl
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge: Use 2 or More Circles
Southern Girls: Animal Crackers
The Crafty Pad: Anything Goes
The Squirrel and The Fox: Flowers, Hats, or Horses

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Congratulations, Jan!

One of my teamies from Creative Card Crew recently got married, so we decided to have a blog hop to honor the occasion.  So this one's for you, Jan!  Congratulations and best wishes!

If you'd like to hop along with us, here is the line-up:

Creative Card Crew Blog
Margaret
Elle
Joanna
Angela...that's me
Deanette
Vicky
Sheena
Mari

I'll bet Jan would love it if you stopped by and wished her well!

Here are the details for the card:

Image: DeNami

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream

Embellies: PTI Vintage Cream Felt, The Paper Studio Pearls, Cream Satin Ribbon

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities

Angela

Ruby's Rainbow: Neapolitan Chicks

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from the ladies at Ruby's Rainbow!  For this fortnight, Silvi has chosen Brown and Pink +White/Cream.

I love these colors and immediately thought "neapolitan"...although I explored other ideas, I went with my original and got out my DeNami chicks.  They are colored with pencils, the eyes are dotted with a black gel pen and I used some Crystal Effects on the cherry.  The image is diecut with a Spellbinder's ribbon slide and attached to the card base with twill.  I did add a dimensional for a little extra "oomph".  Clean and simple, but I like how this one turned out.

Image: DeNami
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate, KI Memories DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellie: PTI Dark Chocolate Twill
Extras: Crayola Pencils, Spellbinders, SU! Crystal Effects, Dimensional

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Forever Friends Challenge Blog: Think Pink (must include a critter)
Ribbon Carousel Challenge: Anything Goes (must use something on a spool)

I hope you will play along with this fun color combo...I'd love to see what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Happy Easter!

Good morning!  I was looking through the challenge list at Feline Playful and found some that I could combine into a CAS card.  This is what I came up with...what do you think of all the sparkle?!  I'm loving it!

The image is colored with pencils, diecut, and layered on second diecut with a dimensional.  I made a rainbow out of Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS (love the stuff!) strips and added a simple sentiment.

Image: DeNami Designs
Sentiment: Pink Cat Studio Digi
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Dimensionals

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: "Happy Easter" Sentiment
CAS Stamping: Sketch
Card Crafter's Circle: Easter
4 Crafty Chicks: Easter
Moving Along with the Times: Cute 'n' Cuddly
Polka Doodles: Easter and Blog Hop
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Simply Create Too: Eggs and/or Bunnies
Stampin' for the Weekend: Anything Goes
The Pixie Cottage: Cuddly Critters
Totally Papercrafts: Easter
Whimsy Stamps: No Patterned Paper

Thanks for stopping by today; enjoy the weekend!

Angela

TMS#136

Good Tuesday morning!  Marie has designed our sketch this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  It's a really versatile one; as soon as I saw it, I thought that you could do a large image in the bottom panel, or use a cute little image in the circle....  I decided I'd used a DeNami chick...love them!

The chick is colored with pencils; her eyes are dotted with a black gel pen and I added just a touch of glitter to the center of the flower.  I added a bit of paper piercing for interest and popped the image panel up on dimensionals.

Image: DeNami Designs
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Baja Breeze and Rose Red, 3 Bugs in a Rug DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellie: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Tim Holtz Piercing Ruler, Dimensionalss

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's cards today...I know I can't wait to see their interpretation of the sketch!  What will YOU do with the sketch?!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

"Hey Chickie" Revision

Good morning! As I was making my TMS card this week, I was thinking I could utilize another coordinating DP by turning it into a square card...there would also be more room to write a message inside.

I simply added a square card base, distressed DP, some ribbon, and another felt flower diecut. This one is my favorite...which one do you like better?

Image: Stampendous

Sentiment: DeNami

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Smokey Shadow, My Mind's Eye DP

Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Topaz", Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust"

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, MFT Die-namics "Upsey Daisies" Die, The Cat's Pajamas Felt, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Making Memories Distressing Tool

Today is my first day of a little stretch off work; I am hoping to break out of my craft funk and get busy creating!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#114

Good Tuesday morning! It's time for another fun challenge at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog.... We have a unique twist this week...a circular card. I have to admit, I have only made a couple of these....

I've been a Halloween-a-thon (as my blogging friend Amy would say) so I continued with that theme and pulled out one of the Calendar Chicks. She's so darn cute with her little treat bag! I colored her with Prismas and added a bit of glitter. I did some distressing, added a die cut flower and some Swarovski flatback crystals to finish it off.

Image: Stampendous

Sentiment: DeNami

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Smokey Shadow, My Mind's Eye DP

Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Topaz", Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust"

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, MFT Die-namics "Upsey Daisies" Die, The Cat's Pajamas Felt, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Making Memories Distressing Tool

I can't wait to see the DT's circular cards...you can check them out here. Our sponsor this week is One Stop Cards...play along for a chance to win a prize!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

SC319: CAS Neopolitan Chicks

Hello! I know a lot of people don't eat as much ice cream when it's cold, but I am always up for ice cream...and cute chicks! Even when it's cold.... I keep wondering when it is going to warm up. It was below zero this morning again! Hope you are keeping warm wherever you are located.

Anyway, back to the card.... Today's sketch challenge on SCS turned out to be CAS for me, which was a surprise. Usually I do multiple layers with the sketches. The trick to this sketch was finding an image to fit the small panel; I knew I could resort to a sentiment, but then I remembered these chicks. They are colored with pencils and their eyes are dotted with a black gel pen. As I was looking through my stash for some paper, I came across this pretty pink pattern and thought it would be perfect; it reminded me of neopolitan ice-cream. The image is cut with a Spellbinder's die. I Cuttlebugged the background panel and added a bit of ribbon. It came together quickly, which is unusual for me.

Image: DeNami
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate, KI Memories DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellie: SU! Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: Crayola Colored Pencils, Spellbinder's Tag Die, Cuttlebug "Bubbles" Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by today! Stay warm! I'm off to make myself a cup of something hot....

Angela

DeNami Cuddly Critters Blog Hop

Good morning! Welcome to the DeNami Cuddly Critters Blog Hop! The hop officially starts at 8 AM, PST, so I am a bit early. If you would like to hop along, you have until September 16, 11:59 PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

DeNami is giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to their website! They'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant and TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop! How cool is that?!

If you are here for the hop, you probably arrived from Annette's blog: Feeding the Soul with Art If you encounter a hiccup during the hop, you can refer back to the DeNami Design blog.

I have actually made 3 CAS cards for the hop. I used the same stamp, colored the same way, for each card. The images are colored with Primsacolor Pencils and Goo Gone. I thought it would be fun to show how you can get different looks with the same stamp.


First up is a card using a technique that I love to do...it's as easy as 1-2-3! Pierce, score, embellish.... This technique is quick and easy and I love the fun little border it creates! I went monochromatic with the cardstock and choose Swarovski "AB" Crystals for embellishing. I was so glad I was able to capture the pink shimmer of the crystals when I photographed the card.

For my second card, I again kept the card monochromatic with shades of cream. The felt flower is cut with a Spellbinder's die; I added some pearls and finished off the card with some satin ribbon.

For my third card, I was going for a Tiffany effect with the blue card base, made with Bazzill Bling which has such a lovely shimmer. I embellished with white satin ribbon topped with a taffeta gingham ribbon. This card measures 4x4.

Following are the recipies for the cards:

#1

Image: DeNami

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Sweet Blush

Embellies: Swarovski "AB" Flatback Crystals

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Tim Holtz Piercing Ruler, Lasting Impressions Piercer, Scor-Pal, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, EK Success 3D Dots

#2

Image: DeNami

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream

Embellies: PTI Vintage Cream Felt, The Paper Studio Pearls, Cream Satin Ribbon

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities

#3

Image: DeNami

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Pure Black, Bazzill Bling
Embellies: White Satin Ribbon, Black/White Taffeta Gingham Ribbon

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, EK Success 3D Dots

Thanks for hopping along! Next up is DeNami's DT Member Rebeka with Beca's Sketches.

I hope you have enjoyed the hop today...don't forget to comment for the chance to win a DeNami gift certificate!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

CAS Neopolitan Chicks

Good morning! What's up? Today I have a clean and simple card to share with you; I sent one of these to my Secret Sister in her reveal package earlier this week.

I tend to be a fan of "chicks" in general, and these DeNami chicks are no exception.... I love their tiny size and they are a bit whimsical too! I thought of neopolitan ice cream right away when I saw the 3 chicks. They were super easy to color with my Crayolas and the card went together quickly too. I stamped a row of the chicks and scored a couple of lines for a bit of definition. The image panel is cut with Nestabilities and popped up with foam tape. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. I think this card is truly clean and simple with all the white space.

Image: DeNami

Sentiment: Hero Arts

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Pink Passion

Extras: Crayola Colored Pencils, Scor-Pal, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by today! I'll be back tomorrow with a card for Bellarific Friday.... Have a good one!

Angela