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Thursday, July 13, 2023

Stitched Foliage with Vintage Screen Stenciling

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Thursday! I have a quick share today that features stenciling and die cutting. It was an easy card to create and turned out soft and sweet.

Using a stencil from A Fun Stampers Journey, stitched foliage dies from Kat Scrappiness, a sentiment from Stampendous and Distress Oxide Inks, I've created a Sweet and Simple card design.

I had a short amount of crafting time this past weekend and wanted to create something easy and fast. This card was the result of a 30 minute block of time. I've stenciled 2 shades of purple distress oxide inks through a Vintage Screen stencil from A Fun Stampers Journey by Spellbinders.

I've die cut the foliage from gold mirror card and adhered flat to the stenciled panel. The sentiment has been stamped directly to the panel and iridescent, clear sequins added for additional interest. This is a one layer card; there is no actual mat behind the focal panel. I've masked off the edges of the panel and blended ink along the sides to create an illusion of layering.

That's all for today. Thanks for stopping in and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Creative Inspirations

Outlawz Twisted Thursday - My card is Rustic Elegance (Vintage Screen Stencil/Gold Die Cuts)

Through the Purple Haze

SSS Wed Challenge

Penny's Challenges

Word Art Wednesday

Sisterhood of Crafters

Happy Little Stampers Die Challenge

Stencil Fun

Unicorn Challenge

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Big Polkadot Birthday

Happy Tuesday Crafty Friends, hope your week is off to a good start. Today I have a quick share for you featuring stenciling and die cutting.

Over the weekend, I had a small block of time to do something creative and I thought some stenciling would be perfect for creating a quick and easy card. Using a large dot stencil and coordinating colors of Distress Oxide inks, I've created a fun background panel.

The die cut word and stamped image are from a set by Crafter's Companion. I've adhered the scripty die cut directly to the panel and stamped underneath. Lastly, I've added clear iridescent sequins for added sparkle. This would make a nice masculine card as it's not too blingy. I love the fresh color combo too.

That's all for today, until next time - Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges for Days

Try It on Tuesday

Unicorn Challenge

Outlawz No Stamp Challenge

Ally's Angels

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Die Cut Divas

Monday, July 10, 2023

Mid Century Modern Shapes

Hello and Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was great and you found time for yourself. I did find some time in my crafty space and have a quick share for you today. I've used a stencil from Uniko and a stamp set from Woodware to create a colorful, fast and easy card.

To start, I've stenciled Distress Oxide Inks through the Mid Century Modern Stencil from Uniko onto a card panel. Once dry, I stamped the silhouette images and sentiment from the Woodware Autumn Flowers Stamp Set.

To finish off, I've added white sequins for a bit of sparkle and called this card complete. Quick and easy, especially when you need a card in a hurry and want something fun and cheerful.

That's all for today. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Stencil Fun Challenge

Ally's Angels

LIL Patch of Crafty Friends

Aud Sentiments

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Hope, Believe, Dream

Happy Saturday Friends! I missed my craft table last week, so it was nice to sit down yesterday evening with a cup of Chai Tea and create a card to share. It's a quick and simple one using die cuts, ink blending and glitter.

I love silhouette images and I was inspired to create this Fairy card from several I saw on Pinterest. I leafed through my die binders and found these dies. The words have been die cut multiple times and layered for dimension, the fairy has been cut once and adhered directly to the panel.

I've ink blended 4 Distress Oxide Inks Shades, then splattered the panel with water, white acrylic gloss spray and black ink spray. I wanted the effect of glitter spilling from her Wand so I dotted liquid adhesive from the wand tip to the panel bottom and covered in Stickles Distress Glitter.

No bells and whistles, I thought the glitter was enough but.....I HAD to add Wink of Stella to her Wings as no self respecting Fairy would fly around with naked wings! Thanks for visiting me today, have a fantastic Saturday. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Park Hopping My Happy Place - Inspired by Tinker Bell at Disney

Happy Little Stampers Die Challenge

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Prismatic Snowflakes

Happy Saturday Crafty Friends! I have a quick share for you today, featuring some heat embossing and ink blending.

To start the panel, I've ink blended Prize Ribbon and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Inks and let thoroughy dry. The Simon Says Stamp Stemptember Set "Prismatic Snowflakes" and sentiment have been heat embossed with White Sparkle embossing power, also by Simon Says Stamp. The sentiment is from the Memory Box "Yuletide Moments" Sentiment Set.

Before mounting the panel on Silver Mirror card, I splattered with white acrylic paint, for the snowy effect. I got a little heavy handed with some of the splatters, but I guess we can call that "artistic expression". TIP: before splattering with white paint or ink, make certain the blended panel is completely dry, otherwise the white splatters will take on the color underneath.

Lastly, I popped the matted panel on craft foam, adhered to the card base and spritzed the card with Shimmer Spray. You'll have to trust me when I say, between the White Sparkle Embossing Power and the Shimmer Spray, this card has the WOW factor...very sparkly, wintery, shimmery and festive.

That's all I have for today. I wish you a great weekend and until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Monday, August 1, 2022

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge - Narly Mermaid

Hello Everyone and Welcome Back! It's a new challenge week at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and our sponsor this challenge is Newton's Nook. For my team project, I've created a fun card using the Narly Mermaids Stamp set from Newton's Nook (this set may now be retired as I was unable to find it in the shop). I did locate it at The Frantic Stamper HERE.

To create my card, I started by stamping the little images included in the stamp set to create a background panel. I decided to keep the panel black and white. I've die cut an oval panel using a die from Alina Crafts and stenciled using the Waves Stencil from Sugar Pea Designs and Distress Oxide Inks.

To give the water scene more interest, I've splattered the panel lightly with water. Distress Oxide Inks are water reactive, so the results were "bubbles". After the oval was dry, I stamped the sentiment directly to the die cut and weaved Baker's Twine through the fancy scalloped edge.

The mermaid was colored using alcohol markers and has been adhered flat to the panel. The panel has been popped on craft foam for dimension and clear sequins added for additional "bubbles".

Please join in the fun at Pammie's Inky Pinkies this week...you just may be a winner!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Moving Along with the Times

Pearly Sparkles

Mirtillamente

Your Scrapbook Place

Monday, April 11, 2022

Fortune Teller Tabby at Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Hello Everyone and Good Monday! Today begins a new challenge week at Pammie's Inky Pinkies and our generous sponsor this round is Lawn Fawn.

For my design team project, I've created a 5.5" square card using the Fortune Teller Tabby Stamp Set from Lawn Fawn, the Star Gazer 6x6" stencil from Simon Hurley, Diagonal Stitched Circle Dies from Pink Fresh Studios, Midnight Sky Pearl Mix from Kat Scrappiness and Distress Oxide Inks for blending.

I've colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and added Wink of Stella to the stars on the table cloth and I've splattered the background with diluted ink.

To complete the design, I've popped the die cut circle focal image on craft foam for dimension and added a buit of silver thread behind.

Please join us at Pammie's Inky Pinkies this week. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Dream Valley

Colouring in Scrapland

Stamping Sensations - I Love cute fortune teller kitty cats!

Crafty Animals

2 Crafty Critter Crazies

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Through the Purple Haze

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Thankful, Grateful and Blessed with Sunspot Background Die

Hello Crafty Friends. Today, I'm on the Kat Scrappiness Blog with an Autumn themed card featuring ink blending, the Kat Scrappiness Sunspot Background Die, new Embellishment Spoon and Gold Mine Rhinestones.

To start, I blended an A2 sized panel of Kraft Card with Dusty Concord, Fired Brick and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Inks. After allowing the inks to dry completely, I die cut the blended panel with the Kat Scrappiness Sunspot Cover Die and adhered to a Kraft Card base using liquid adhesive.

The cover die cuts a circle in the middle and I wanted to place a sentiment there and needed a larger area to stamp on, so I stamped and die cut a larger circle. For dimension, I mounted the sentiment circle on craft foam and adhered to the card.

Lastly, I wanted sparkle and shine on my project so using the new embellishment spoon by Kat Scrappiness, I scooped some Gold Mine Rhinestones and adhered the medium sized gems around the sentiment circle.

That completes my card for today. Below, please find affiliate links to the Kat Scrappiness Products I've used and thanks for visiting. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Affiliate Links (if used, they are at no cost to you and provide me a small commission that enables me to stay crafty).

Sun Spot Background Die by Kat Scrappiness
from: Kat Scrappiness, Inc Gold Mine Rhinestone Mix - New Release
from: Kat Scrappiness, Inc Embellishment Spoon by Kat Scrappiness - New Release
from: Kat Scrappiness, Inc

**Challenges Entered:

TTCRD

House That Stamps Built

Word Art Wednesday

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Avenue 613

Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes

Happy Little Stampers Die Challenge

World Wide Open DT Challenge

Friday, June 25, 2021

Faux Letterpress with Magnolia Branches

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Fri-YAY! We've made it to the weeks' end and I hope you have great plans for something fun. Today's card features embossing for a faux letterpress look.

To start my project, I inked the smooth or debossed side of the Simon Says Stamp Magnolia Branches embossing folder with Salvaged Patina and Antique Linen Distress Oxide Inks. To get a smooth blend between colors, I used a brayer to roll over the inks where they meet and slightly above. I placed the panel of Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80 lb. card in the folder and ran through my die cutting machine.

The result was ink on the debossed areas and no ink on the embossed areas. I really like this technique, it makes for an impressive card front with little to no effort. The tip is to use a brayer to create a smooth ink blend. I stamped a small sentiment, added sequins and matted with black card and Voila! Complete.

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Daring Cardmakers

Cardz TV

Creative Fingers

Outlawz Festive Fridays

Paperbabe

Let's Squash It

Createful Heart

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Bugaboo Saturday Summer Sign

Hello and Happy Saturday! Today begins a new bi-weekly Anything Goes challenge on the Bugaboo Stamps Catch the Bug Challenge Blog. My design team project today is a card celebrating Summer.

Summer Dreams of Camping, Fishing, Swimming, BBQ'ing, Fireworks, Holidays and the Beach are filling my head.

For my card, I colored the Summer Sign digital stamp with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, ink blended a sky using the Mini Cloud Edges stencil from My Favorite Things, Die cut rolling hills and blended all with Salvaged Patina and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Inks from Tim Holtz. Please stop by the challenge blog and enter your design, we would love to see what you create!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Outlawz Festive Fridays

Cardz 4 Galz

Aud Sentiments

Saturday, May 22, 2021

You're An Oranginal

Hello and Welcome to Saturday! Todays make and share features ink blending, stamping, die cutting and Oranges!

The card started by stamping a juicy bunch of ripe Oranges from the Hero Arts Orange Blossoms Stamp Set. I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and die cut with the coordinating dies. I die cut a circle in a snippet of masking paper and ink blended orange tones using Distress Oxide Inks.

I then splattered the inked area with water and White Gloss Spray by Dina Wakley, mounted the image on foam pads and stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set.

Living in Florida, we have an Orange Tree in our Garden, it's at least 40 years old and continually produces delicious fruit for us each season.

**Please stop by our challenge at the Inspiration Station! It's an inspirational challenge and your interpretation of the photo is your own! Visit and Enter :)

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

All Sorts

Gem of a Challenge

Little Patch of Crafty Friends

A Place to Start

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge

TTCRD

Hero Arts Stay Crafty

As You Like It - Fav coloring medium is Alcohol Markers but I also like Watercolor

Time Out Challenges

Happy Little Stampers

Dies R Us

River of Creativity

Friday, May 21, 2021

Japanese Proverb

Hello and Happy Friday! We've made it to the week end and I hope your week was spectacular. Today's make and share features a beautiful blossom and a Japanese Proverb.

Using the Altenew Camellia Build a Flower Stamp and Die Set, I stamped the bloom using distress oxide inks and mounted on foam pads; cutting out with the coordinating dies. Then added two snippets of card; one a silver mirror and the other a stripe, to accent the flower. The sentiment is from the same stamp set and lastly, adding sequins for additonal interest. It's a lovely sentiment.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Please stop by our challenge at the Inspiration Station! It's an inspirational challenge and your interpretation of the photo is your own! Visit and Enter :)

**Challenges Entered:

Outlawz Twisted Thursday

Taylormade Cards 4 U

Crafter's Castle

Simon Says Stamp

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Fairy Dust Makes Everything Better

Hello and Happy Thursday! Today's make and share features ink blending, Splattering and die cutting...mixed with a little Fairy Dust.

To create the design, I ink blended an area with shades of blue distress oxide inks; I wanted the edges uneven so I tore pieces of copy paper and tacked down with removable adhesive. I splattered the area with White Gloss Spray by Dina Wakley and drops of water. I doubled-up the die cuts for thickness/dimension and arranged how I wanted them. The sentiment strip, which is from the Simon Says Stamp Encouraging Sentiment Strips Pack was added but in hindsight, I wish I would have popped up on foam pads. Lastly, added sequins for sparkle and shine. You are your own Superpower!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Please stop by our challenge at the Inspiration Station! It's an inspirational challenge and your interpretation of the photo is your own! Visit and Enter :)

**Challenges Entered:

Through the Purple Haze

Craft Rocket - Blue/White is a Fav for a clean look

Addicted to Stamps and More

Die Cut Divas - Used Uneven Edge, Friendship and Flowers

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Happy "Bird" day Chickie

Hello and Happy Saturday! Today begins the new Anything Goes Challenge at Bugaboo's Catch the Bug Challenge Blog! For my design team project, I've used the Happy Bird Day Chickie digital stamp to create a fun Birthday card.

I've colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and die cut the focal image with a scalloped die. I created the background using the "smooshing" technique and Twisted Citron, Rustic Wildnerness, Blueprint Sketch and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Inks. The focal and sentiment flag were popped on foam pads for dimension, sequins and doodling added for interest.

Please join us at Catch the Bug for the Anything Goes Saturday Challenge. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

All Sorts

Di's Digi Design

Outlawz Festive Fridays

Creative Fingers

Crafty Catz

Let's Craft and Create

Monday, April 19, 2021

Inspiration Station Challenge #4

Hello and Happy Monday! Today begins a new fortnightly challenge at Inspiration Station and challenges are based on your interpretation of an inspiration photo. The photo this challenge is:

For my design team project, I was inspired by the couple in the photo and the love they seem to share. I used the Gina K. Designs "Watt's Up" Mini Stamp set, which is a new set to me and this was it's maiden voyage so to speak. This was an incentive set at the last release and may be made available once she releases a new kit the end of April 2021.

I inked a small portion of the background with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink, splattered some water for effect, stamped the image with sentiment and heat embossed all. The only bells and whistles used were sequins for sparkle. The stamp does not include the doodled electrical cording, I hand drew that in to tie the light bulbs together.

Please join us this round at Inspiration Station. We would love to see how the photo inspires you! Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Get Creative

Always Fun

Friendship Challenge

NBUS

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Beautiful Friend

Good Sunday Morning! My make today features ink blending, ghost stamping and heat embossing.

I started by ink blending Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink on a panel of Neenah Solar White Classic Crest card. Using an older stamp set from Close to My heart; the "Find Your Style" set, I stamped over the panel with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink. I stamped the main image and sentiment, heat embossed them, added a ribbon with bow and gems for a finishing touch.

A simple card with lots of added interest. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

As You Like It - Embossing or Stenciling: I like both techniques but really enjoy stenciling lately

Saturday, April 17, 2021

Thanks Ever So Much

Hello and Happy Saturday! Today was a rainy day here in Central Florida so I spent the day in the craft room and re-discovered a technique that I had forgotten about.....Stenciling on Vellum.

This Sweet and Simple card started with stenciling on a piece of vellum. I die cut a frame and placed the stenciled image against a piece of white card and adhered the frame around the image. Mounted the stamped sentiment on foam pads and added irridescent sequins as a finishing touch.

The stencil and sentiment are from a box of crafty goodies I purchased at a Church Bizarre so they are unbranded...or at least to me as they do not have the original packaging. I used Distress Oxide inks to stencil and thoroughly allowed to dry so no smudging would occur when I placed ink side down.

I like the soft look of this piece and I will try this technique again soon. Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Addicted to CAS