Monday Mood Board #14

Hi there blog friends. I hope all of you are having a wonderful start to your week. I got my first WPlus9 stamp set a few days ago and let me just say....I'm in love! There is something about their stamps that makes them so easy to line up on the die. And what a fun set to play with.

Here is my card:

My yellow box didn't turn out like I wanted it to. I was going for a lighter uneven look. To make the box of color I die cut a square and used the negative. I took an ink dobber and inked it up and rubbed it inside the square. Then I added the black line right along the edge and decided it needed more so I added the second one. I attached the flowers with my dots and some foam tape.

The mood board:

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a blessed evening,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals
Inks: Sorry I didn't write down what inks I used but they are SU!

Best Dad EVER!!

Yep, I have the best dad ever! I was in desperate need of a different way to store my ink pads. I've seen several on the web but none of them would fit where I needed them to go. I showed my dad some pictures of what I needed and BAM...look what I got :)

They are exactly what I wanted. To keep my PTI ink pads from being pushed back in the opening, I cut some fun foam and put it behind them...works great. Now I have all my inks right in front of me and they are so easy to get to...thanks dad..you're the best!

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Fusion #11

It's Friday and that means I'm stopping in with my card for this week's Fusion challenge.

Here is my card:

For this card I stamped the flowers first and then cut the paper into four pieces. I love the look this gives and it's so easy to do.

This week's sketch and inspiration photo:

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

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps:Papertrey Ink Botanical Silhouettes
Inks:SU Real Red and Old Olive

Time To Cut Back

If you follow my blog you may have noticed I haven't been around much the last few weeks. After much thought and prayer, I have decided it was time to cut back. I have been on challenge design teams for the past year..at one time 5 at the same time. While I loved creating cards for these amazing challenges, I found that my crafting was starting to feel more like a job, and not a hobby. Every time I sat down to create it was for a challenge deadline. I missed being able to just sit and craft and not worry about what colors or sketch I needed to follow. I will however be on the Fusion team until the end of the month. Thank you all so much for support and kind comments. Not to worry..I will still be making cards and I will still be doing challenges..just as a participant instead :)

I do have a card to share too..not all sad news :) I actually sat down and played the other..just for fun!
 

I love these flowers from PTI. They are so fun to mix and match and layer.

I attached the flower centers with my dots and then bent the leaves up...super cute in person.

 

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be seeing you all soon.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Pedal Pushers & Ruby Rose
Inks: SU Pool Party, Real Red & Lucky Limeade
Paper: SU Polka Dot Parade Designer Series
Die: PTI Fabulous Frames 

Fusion #10

Happy Friday to all of you. I think we're actually going to have a weekend that feels like summer....finally. The forcast is calling for mid to upper 80's..perfect weather. I'll be outside enjoying every minute of it too. I'm stopping in with my card for this week's Fusion challenge.

Here is my card:

This week's sketch and inspiration photo:

I hope you can play along with us this week. As always, thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Blessings,
Deanna Jean

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Happiness In Bloom, Turning A New Leaf & Happy For You
Inks: SU Pumpkin Pie, Summer Starfruit & Old Olive
Paper: SU  Polka Dot Parade

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