Thank You Lisa

I created this card for the challenge over on Just Magnolia. We were to use Animals or Insects. I thought a bird may qualify for an animal. I got this wonderful bird brad from my friend Lisa. She won a gift certificate to her local craft store and she made me a care package from all her goodies. She sent the brad, the button, the stickles on her heart basket, and this awesome ribbon. I masked this image and added the bird to her hand. Thanks Lisa. Your friendship warms my heart...Hugs.


Check out the challenge HERE.

Have a great day,
Dawn

Strawberry Jam

I created this card for the Penny Black Challenge and the Ways To Use it challenge on SCS. Both were to use buttons. I love this image. When I was a little girl my mom would pick strawberries and we would make frozen strawberry jam. The entire house would smell of cooking strawberries. Such a great memory.

Want to join the Penny Black Saturday Challenge check it out HERE.

I am off to a strawberry patch field trip with my son. I guess that is what got me in the mood to make a strawberry card. Have a great day....

House Mouse Birthday Challenge

This week the challenge over on the House Mouse and Friends blog was to create a birthday card. This week Lori ( a DT member) had a birthday. I thought this would be a great time to use this cute little cupcake image. I found the pattern HERE. If you would like to join in th fun check it out HERE.


I used my bow-easy again. I LOVE this tool. It makes a perfect bow every time I use it. Jerry Kay did a fantastic video showing how to use the Bow-Easy.. Check it out HERE.
Sharon is selling them in her store.. Check it out HERE.

Have a terrific day..

Quilted Love

Just like a big quilt, families are put together piece by piece. This is a tribute to all the military families out there. Thanks for giving of yourselves the way you do. I really appreciate what it must take. This is going to my blogging friend Danni... Hugs girl...

Have a safe and happy holiday weekend...
Dawn

Play Ball

This was created for the House Mouse and Friends challenge. This week we were to created with a sketch. Love this sketch. I turned it on it's side. I always think a sketch gets you started in a direction you wouldn't normally take. It challenges me outside of my old habits...

This image is a RAK from my friend Sue. I love it. Baseball takes up a lot of my time and I love it.....and the one that makes me love it is here:









Here is the link for the challenge: MOUSE

Have a great day....
Dawn

Happy Birthday MariLynn

I created this card for my dear friend MariLynn. I am hoping she received it by now.

I wanted to share this wonderful tool I used for the bow. It is called Bow-Easy.

Jerri Kay put a tutorial together HERE.

The Bow-Easy is availabe from Sharon's store HERE

Cowgal

Created this card for a little challenge I have with some friends. This image is an RAK from my friend Pat Smethers. I love it. It is a difficult image to color. Love it. This image reminds of when my daughter was young. She used to show horses and Pat sent me these images. I used Prisma Pencils and GooGone. Then I added a some sparkling H2O's to highlight.

Have a great day.....

House Mouse and Friends Challenge

This weeks challenge for House Mouse and friends is to create a card with a moving theme. I didn't have a stamp that fit that category but I thought this might work for a new address card or sorry to see you leave...you have big shoes to fill.

This second card was for last weeks challenge to create a gatefold card.






Have a super day.....

I love this paper. It is so pretty. I rarely use yellows. It is urban prairie from Basic Grey. I coordinated it with Bo-Bunny's Back to Backs. Stitched around the edges and added a punched flower and button. This one is in the mail....

Have a great day,

Thank You

I am finally back to doing a little stamping. Thank you all so much for your emails and phone calls. I am feeling much better..

Created this card with my Whipper Snapper dog stamp. I have used this stamp so many times. I cased a layout that my favorite WSD dt member used the other day.. Shellie is so creative and talented..

Have a great day....

Dawn

MariLynn's Quilled Flower Tutorial

My friend MariLynn has created this amazing tutorial for the quilled flowers you see on the above cards. The second card is a card she sent to me for my birthday. They are so easy... Read on



Tools: Glue, Scissors, 1 inch punch, 1/4 in punch (hers is a flower), quilling tool or large paper clip and a small piece of cardstock.


A quilling tool has a handle with a top that has a slit. They can be purchased at most craft stores for under $5.



If you do not have a quilling tool you can use a paper clip. Unfold it into a straight line and with a pair of pliers make a tight U on one end.


Take your 1 in paper punch and punch out a 1 in circle.


Use the 1/4 in punch to punch the center of your 1 in circle. Save this piece, as it will be used at the end to make the base of the flower. Starting at the edge of the circle cut towards the center punch making a spiral cut..






Slide the end of the spiral into the quilling tool or paper clip U. Start rolling the tool so that the paper rolls up around the tool.



Here is your spiral rolled up around the tool or paper clip.



Carefully slide the paper off the tool or paperclip and add glue to the end. Using light pressure, hold the glued edge against the rest of the flower for about a minute or until the glue takes hold.

Take the small piece you saved from the punched middle and glue it to the bottom of your flower. That will give it a good strong base.

FINISHED. You can glue this to any project by added a drop of glue to the base or using sticky dots or dimensionals.

If you have any questions let me know... I will send you to Marilynn..hehe..

Have a great day,
Dawn

Sugared Cowboy

I created this for the challenge over on the Sugar Bowl blog. We were to created a manly card. I used my sweet Sugar Nellie cowboy. I love this little guy. The paper is by Moxie called Cowboy.. Used my star punches, nesties, Gamsol Magic and Copics. Hop on over and check the challenge out...SUGAR BOWL

I got the template from House of Stir Fry. I was inspired by a card I had seen Mothermark create on SCS.

Have a great weekend.
Hugs,
Dawn