dannisdoodles

oh yum!

 I wanted to share a couple of cards that I have created recently.  Can you tell I am in the mood for sweets @ least on cards? :)

I am really worn out tonight (we are painting & entertaining wee ones in addition to CHA creating in the wee hours trying to finish up & get ready to ship), & so I'll keep this short.  I am very, very sorry I am not more chatty tonight.  That being said, I want to thank all of you, from the bottom of my ♥♥♥ for all your most incredible comments & emails.  I can NOT express how incredibly blessed i feel, to know you, and read every single one, thank you thank you! 

have the sweetest day card

 

 a little yummy for your tummy card

 

Thank you ♥♥♥ CARDS MAGAZINE  ♥♥♥

 have a wonderful weekend ALL!

hugs & so much love!

danni

 

A New Friday Challenge

@ Embellish On-line this week.  The challenge this week from Michelle is titled "Wildflowers not Weeds".  The challenge is to create a card, layout or project with a flower being the FOCUS of the project.  We'd love to see your creations & upload in the GALLERY using KEYWORD: FC50 (no spaces between) so we can all be inspired by your creations. 

Get Well Soon

  

 

 

This is for a dear friend, so I won't go into too many details, just in-case ;)

American Crafts Splash pp, American Crafts Boing pp, Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock, button, stamp, ink, Chatterbox chipboard, twine from stash 

And you can shop the EI Store & receive 20% off your ENTIRE order EVERY day

Use coupon code: GLITTER (to receive the discount)

Have a wonderful weekend!

hugs & so much love!

danni 

Be Inspired #39--the NEW Owl folder

The DT @ Cuttlebug Challenges, received the 11 Cuttlebug  embossing folders to be released at CHA this summer from the amazing people @ Provo Craft.  We are so honored & blessed to get to share these with all of you as our Month-Long Countdown to CHA begins.  There will be new inspiration EVERY day & the new folders will be showcased on the Cuttlebug Challenges Blog & the DTs will be creating tons of projects with all the new folders.  AND, if that wasn't enough, you can WIN these NEW folders ALL month long, yay!

 

This week we are showcasing: The OWL Folder

The challenge this week:

Woodsy Creatures (use stamps, die-cuts, rubs, stickers, sheers, journal tags, sentiments of woodsy creatures) DT who have received the OWL folder will be sharing inspiration with the NEW folder to be released @ CHA.

Use something non-scrapbook related (since it's a woodsy theme, you could use pebbles, sticks, leaves, bark or any offic supply or non-scrappy related item you can think of)

use this color scheme:

 

As soon as I opened this folder, I knew I had to create a set of:

Magnetic Reading Log Bookmarks

WIth reading being such a HUGE building foundation for all learning, wee ones need to read, regularly, often & need to LOVE doing it.  When I saw this folder, I thought it would be fun to create a set of magnetic bookmarks for my daughter's teacher to hand to the kids to "log" their minutes reading during the week (keeping them on the refrigerator as a colorful reminder to read) and for an entire month, turning them in every Friday (her established schedule) for the teacher to check & then being returned to the wee ones to begin another week of reading & logging.

I have created an entire set to give to her upon the start of the school year & will make them for her once a month so as to eliminate the work on her part.  I was suprised that once I pre-cut everything (writing down all measurements for future reference...giggle) the "assembly line" went very, very quickly for the entire set for the class.  It will be fun to change the theme with each new holiday or upon her request.

the "directions" gift tags can be removed by the students or in-class once the teacher has given them to the students & explained the routine.  (next month, won't even have to do those little tags because they'll be in-routine, yay!)

 

with there being so many lined notebook pp on the market, it makes the logging block easy, fun & colorful. (the bookmarks are matted on white cardstock for additional logging minutes on the back of the bookmarks)

 

This cuuuute little owl was my focal for the "play on words" for these bookmarks

 

bookmarks read:

 AND

 I loved this folder so much, I also wanted to create a birthday card, what fun colors for a birthday right?

Whoo's having a birthday?

 

used every little piece of circular chipboard i could find in my stash of Basic Grey & was so happy that several lines used the same little colorful dot as flower focals, i feared i might run out & my tree would be bare)

 

little twigs (something not scrapbook related & just a wee bit woodsy)

 

You'll be eligible to win these folders the ENTIRE month @ Cuttlebug Challenges when you participate in our BE INSPIRED challenges EVERY Wednesday during the month of July! 

 

hugs & so much love to ALL of you!

danni

 

2nd Post today...

I wanted to post my card for Rasberry Suite Color Challenge #11.  Dawn's gorgeous pic below, shows amazing, colors that you find it nature all the time, could I translate that to a birthday card?  A challenge for sure & I can't wait to see her brilliant interpretation.

 

Wow, what a gorgeous pic.

Here's my interpretation, hope it worked.

make a wish card

  

(sprinkles galore)

 

 

 

Papertrey Ink Soft Stone Cardstock,  Papertrey Ink True Poppy, New Leaf, Rasberry Fizz & True Black Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Mega Mixed Messages stamps,  Bella Blvd Celebration patterned paper, Provo Craft Scallop Scissors & machine-stitching  

And my card for Kazan's sketch this week @ 2 Sketches 4 You.  This one also fits the challenge over @ Use It Challenges.  Sweet Joke challenged everyone this week to:

• Use your newest papers (Cosmo Cricket Early Bird) for me 

• There has to be a name on the card (I cheated; no name but ONLY because she reads my blog & I want it to be a surprise)
• Use @ least one button
• Use your sewing machine

    Let's Dish Over Icecream Card

 

 

 

Cosmo Cricket Early Bird patterned papers, Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock, Basic Grey Lime Rickey button, twine from stash, machine stitching   

Hope you're having a beautiful Monday, I'm off to go finishing painting my walls...

hugs & so much love!

danni

Coming Soon...

Mark your calendars for Embellish On-line's Backyard Blast 3-Day Blog Hop beginning THIS Wednesday starting right HERE.   The It Girls are showcasing the awesome Backyard line from American Crafts.   The oh so talented Christine created an amazing sketch for us all to use.  AND, for everyone that creates something with the sketch & uploads into the EI Gallery, using keyword: BLOGHOP1, you will be eligible to win a prize package of American Crafts Backyard products, ribbons and other goodies. 

So, start HERE on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, to see the sketch & amazing inspiration from the DTs

 

I shared this sneak peek yesterday

 

 

 

I would also like to share a card I created this week for EI using our new July Kit of amazing goodies from American Crafts Backyard line & a Stampavie Stamp by Sarah Kay .  This stamp & line of A.C. is so incredible to work with, makes me happy! 

 

Sweet Baby Card

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Crafts Cardstock,  American Crafts Backyard line,  Stampavie Stamp, American Crafts Rockabye Thickers, Kelly Panacci rub, Martha Stewart bling, twine & stick pins from stash

 

AND

 

And this is the card I created for the the Friday Challenge this week.

 

the challenge:

 

to use Christine's amazing sketch to create a card

 

  

 

Summer Card

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

American Crafts Cardstock, American Crafts Backyard line,  The Cutting Cafe Digital Stamps, Papertrey Ink button 

 

To receive 20% off your ENTIRE order EVERY day @ Embellish On-line 

 

Use coupon code: glitter  

 

I hope you have a beautiful week!

 

hugs & so much love!

danni

CupCards To Go Reveal--July Finale

Good Morning.  I hope you had a beautiful & safe 4th of July filled with colorful & fun celebrations!  We had a wonderful day together with some friends & are so thankful to ALL the men & women who have made, make & will make that possible for us, as a country, to celebrate our Independence Day.  May God continue to bless YOU & your families, daily, it IS truly the ultimate sacrifice, whether giving life, limb or time, YOU ALL ARE HEROES, and I thank you from the depths of my soul!

 

Today, I would like to share with you the rest of the cards created with the July CupCards To Go Card Kit.  A kit, that ALL the designers, fell head over heels for.  A kit, I know will be LOVED whether you have birthdays to create for, anniversaries, celebrations, or just fun little notecards, this kit is so FUN, thank you Sonda.  If you haven't seen the gallery filled with all the gorgeous colors, embellies & trims from the kit, you can view all the DT creations HERE.  

 

The first card I would like to share with you is the "specialty card" that was in the kit this month.  This is a GROCERY SACK card.  So cuuuuuute.  I stitched the sides up, decorated front & back & created handles so as to insert a gift card to a favorite store for someone special. 

 

A little something for the birthday girl card

 

 

 

 

 

It was sweet Sonda's birthday this month & we, all, decided to create a card from our kit for her special day.  As soon as I saw this gorgeous ribbon, I KNEW I wanted to create her birthday card with it. 

 

Sonda's birthday card  

 

  

 

 

 

Do you see this FUN "sucker/lollipop" stamp from Unity Stamp Co.?   

 

 

 

Giggle....it's actually this candle stamp from Unity Stamp Co.

 

 

My kids love these twisty lollipops that you can buy at the amusement parks.  They usually don't even buy one but they love to look at all the colors & designs, so the minute I saw the stamp in the kit this month, it reminded me of those lollipops & I set out to try to create one with it.  This is a "mom-friendly" twirly lollipop, NO mess, NO cavities....giggle

 

 

 

 

 

July '09 Sketch

 

Best Wishes Butterfly Card 

 

 

 

 

 

And a "fluttering" envelope to get it there...

 

 

 

I LOVE mini cards, especially to use up scraps.  They are perfect to stick in lunch boxes, gifts, or for gift cards.  This one is a 3" x 3 1/2" mini card.

 

Happy Birthday Cupcake Mini Card

 

 

 

 

 

Also!  Mark your calendars for Embellish On-line's Backyard Blast 3-Day Blog Hop beginning THIS Wednesday right HERE.   The DT is showcasing the awesome Backyard line from American Crafts.   The oh so talented Christine created an amazing sketch for us all to use.  AND, for everyone that creates something with the sketch & uploads into the EI Gallery, using keyword: BLOGHOP1, you will be eligible to win a prize package of American Crafts Backyard products, ribbons and other goodies. 

 

So, start HERE on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, to see the sketch & amazing inspiration from the DTs. 

 

(I'm scheduled to post on Friday July 10th for the hop.  Wanna sneak peek?)

 

  

  

I hope you'll join us, we'd love to have you play with this amazing sketch.

 

 

Thank you from the bottom of my ♥ for visiting me & for your emails and wonderful comments.  You, all, are so amazing & i am so blessed.

 

hugs & love!

danni 

CupCards to Go Reveal Part 3 & tutorial

Today I want to share my 3rd personal challenge with you from this month's CupCards to Go Card kit.  The main kit has sold out but there are a couple of Mini Kits still available.  The mini kits include all the gorgeous contents from the main kit with the exception of a couple of things (the stamp, paint dabber, grocery sack card & crocheted flowers).  However, you can purchase the crocheted flowers in the toppings section this month so you'll have the "t-shirt" & gorgeous flowers.  (you can use any paint dabber to create with, like the one that came in last month's kit ;) )

 

THE PAINT DABBER--PERI COOL

 

I had not worked with one of these before so it was an easy pick for a challenge this month for me.  I really wanted to see if I could make these a must-have in my personal scrapbooking supplies & well, hubby will be THRILLED to know, that I LOVED it...giggle.

 

happy birthday sweet girl card

 

 

In the CupCards To Go July Kit, you will receive Laundry Line Crocheted Flowers & they come on this adorable, little t-shirt.  (that shirt will be used as a template over & over..giggle)  I took the t-shirt & used it as a "mask" on the kraft cardstock & using the paint dabber, painted around the edges of the t-shirt to create my little girl dress.   Let it dry & then cut the kraft card down to the size you'd like your image to be & then begin embellishing as you like.  (there are sequins, trims, rubs, stick pins, heart tags, buttons, all in the kit, so you have tons of options)  The DT has shared several ideas of embellishing that adorable t-shirt/dress in the DT GALLERY using paint, papers, pleats, trims....etc.

 

 

 

 

I LOVED using the Jillibean Soup labels to create my gardens for my flowers.  They are awesome & were the inspiration for my next card.  I painted a piece of kraft with my dabber, let dry & then cut scallops around a half circle.

 

  

 

Adhered to card; added rub, trims & "scene"

 

 

 

 

 

BUTTERFLY MASK TUTORIAL

 

And then I thought that it would be fun to use a "smaller" mask.  I had some butterflies that I thought would make the cutest little notecards if I could mask them.  Well, with the dabber that would be a little bit hard.  So, I just removed the cap (after shaking it up really well) & used a q-tip to mask my butterflies.  It worked perfectly & left a "painting" texture to the card which I loved!

 

  

 

 

 

TUTORIAL

 

Supplies: (overcast day, sorry about the darker lighting)

 

 

 

Step 1

 

use any chipboard piece, lie flat on cardstock (leave room for edging the image); using q-tip, draw a "line around your mask" with paint

 

 

Step 2

 

remove chipboard.  use q-tip & additional paint to paint outward strokes from the masked line.  continue all around butterfly.

 

tip #1

when removing your masks, i don't try to "lift" mine from my projects.  i simply turn my cardstock over & apply a small amount of pressure or tap in the middle (if needed) once or twice & the mask falls off; leaving a clean masked image & not smearing paint inside your masked lines while trying to lift it off.

 

 

 

Step 3

 

Cut image down to size you'd like to use on your card front & embellish

 

  

 

I can't wait to see all the cool projects that will be created using this paint dabber.  It was oh so much fun & the best part is.... I still have a ton of paint left for more, yay!

 

If you have any questions whatsoever, please don't hesitate to email me!

 

hugs & so much love!

danni

 

 

CupCards to Go reveal part 2

I hope you have had a chance to visit the DT Gallery @ CupCards to Go to see all the beautiful DT creations, this kit is so happy, makes you feel like having a party, at least it does me ;)

 

As promised, I will be sharing projects/cards with you on my blog, over the next few days, so if you have a specific question or just want to see the beautiful kit contents even more, I hope you'll come and visit.  If I haven't covered something, or you have a product question, please don't hesitate to email me. 

 

First, I would like to share the 2 cards that I created with the "Cupcake Paper" challenge in THIS post.  

 

Birthday Wishes Cards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I'd also like to share some creations with my second personal challenge this month....

 

THE STICK PINS

 

I wanted to really push myself to see what I could come up with, with these gems.  A new challenge, a fun challenge, & an embellie I will reach for regularly now.

 

Single Flower Card

 

 

On this card, I used the stick pins as a "budding flower" instead of a full bloom to add to the gorgeous Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday blooms.  I also really, really loved these  Jillibean Soup labels.  This was my first time working with those & they are beautiful & so much fun. 

 

 

 

a little something for the birthday boy... card

 

 

This card actually was a two-fold challenge for me.  I wanted to use the stick pins & use the Melissa Frances "birthday boy" rub.  This DID present a challenge. 

 

As I looked through all these gorgeous papers, I was torn if I should create a "boy card" out of the glitter swirls or the gorgeous flower palettes....giggle.  That's when I focused on my tags (including the heart tag) & leftover letters from my Cupcakes to go Gift Bag.  I traced all the little tags on a scrap of kraft paper from one of the cards & cut them to form my robot.  I noticed the alphas all had different patterns & some, well, more boyish, yay!  Now, to cut them apart & stripe that robot...giggle.  The flower sequins were cut in half to form the ears & shoulder joints, & THE STICK PINS were bent to form the arms.  I then adhered pom poms to the eyes, twirled a little wire here & there & adhered him to the pp.

 

 

 

 

Sisters are different flowers...card

 

 

I used the stick pins for the flower center & the flower stem

 

 

 

THE STICK PINS were used to create the candle on the cupcake

 

 

 

THE STICK PINS were used to tag/embellish the cupcake supplies too

 

 

 

 

I ♥♥♥ them!

 

Have a wonderful Thursday!  The wee babes & I have been very busy getting festive attire & games for the 4th created & ready, it's been sooooo much fun!  

 

hugs & so much love!

danni

Sweet Treats (2nd Post today)

& how sweet it is @ the CupCards to go reveal tonight.  We, all, have shared how much we absolutely loved working with this kit & I think the gallery will show you, in pics, what we have described in-words & sneak peeks, a card kit FILLED with gorgeous papers, trims, embellies, kraft & specialy cards(even a grocery sack, how cool is that?) & awesome, awesome envelopes. This entire kit screams fun, party & girls, but wait, there is also room for the boys, the Melissa Frances rubs said so.....giggle.  

We, all, created so many things with this kit & I am so excited to begin to share mine with you up close, with tutorials & tips here. (you can see ALL my designs & ALL the designs of the AMAZING DT, I am so honored to create with, in the gallery starting TONIGHT). However, I will be sharing my creations on my blog, over the next couple of days, since there are so many cards, gift ideas & pic-heavy posts, as you wait for your kit to arrive ;) 

As I shared with you in the blog hops, I really wanted to challenge myself with 3 things in-particular this month: 

the cupcake paper from Bella Blvd

the stick pins

and the

Cool Peri--Paint Dabber from Ranger

One of the first things I noticed about all the CupCards to go kits, is how much Sonda packs into that adorable little pizza box.   She puts together every little thing you need to create 10 cards but what if you have a special occasion that month, say a birthday party, girls' fun-day party, day with Grandma, anniversary,  etc?  With all the amazing contents of these kits, you could create a gift/project and give a piece of YOU for your gift :)  And, we, all, like to stretch our supplies & get the most out of every kit, so each month, I'd like to share a little gift idea or project that can be created with these kits, with LITTLE or NO additional supplies needed. 

I decided to share my Cupcakes to go Gift Bag tonight, to share my personal "cupcake paper" challenge.  I loved ALL these papers and really wanted to capture the "party feeling" I felt the minute I opened that adorable box.  I felt like I wanted to go to a party right then & there & really wanted to draw that out & share that feeling with you.  My wee babes LOVE to create/decorate cupcakes, especially with their Granny, so this gift is one for them to give to her, one that says, "School's out & we're ready to party Granny."

(During the blog hop this month, I gave away a blog candy with the additional supplies I used to create my gift project this month....sneaky huh?  But, if you were not the winner of that blog candy, and there was only one....giggle, I will give a detailed supply list at the bottom and where I purchased my supplies, originally, (these are things I keep on-hand now :) )

Cupcakes to go Gift Bag

 

Close-up of Cupcake

tip #1

to create button cupcake; use Zip Dry adhesive (or any other strong liquid adhesive) to coat the top of your button, sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles, various other sprinkles, or nonpareils, let dry.  Once dry, adhere heart sprinkle to front of cupcake (use toothpick to apply adhesive to back of heart, then adhere the heart to your cupcake).  To create candle; use stick pin (cut round ball off with button shank remover or wire cutters), adhere flower gem, adhere candle to cupcake.

 

adhere bling around the cupcake

 

tip #2

I did not have all the letters I needed on my sheets of paper to spell "cupcake".  However, I created the "E" out of a "B" & the "P" out of an "R".  So if you find that you want to spell words & may not have a letter or two, look at the other letters to see if you can create one out of those.  If not, draw a letter on a piece of patterened paper (backside) & cut out since they are all different patterns.

 

Gift Bag Includes:

6 cupcake toppers

Cupcake Papers

4 tubes of Sprinkles

You could also include a handmade cello bag of cake mix, a boxed cake mix, frosting, etc...

 

cupcake papers

tip #3

use the stick pins with a cut-out cupcake to "spruce up" your tulle cupcake paper ensemble

 

3 of the cupcake toppers

 

close-ups

 

 

 

tubes of sprinkles & mini chocolate chips

 

The Gift Bag

This bag is an Eco-Friendly Gift Bag.  I LOVE to create these sturdy gift bags out of cracker, tea, crayon, snack or any other type of boxes that the kids' snacks/supplies come in.  All the snacks come in bags inside of boxes, for shipping, and the boxes never see the snacks they are housing.  So, I remove the snack bags & save the boxes to create these gift bags.  I have a full tutorial HERE on how to create these bags with 2 sheets of 12 x 12 cardstock or patterned paper. 

SUPPLIES

(all of these items I keep on-hand for my projects & are go-to supplies for me):

Clear Round Tubes (sprinkles), Cardstock from Bazzill,  Cello bags from Target, Tulle from wedding section @ Michael's, Cupcake Papers from Michael's, Sprinkles from baking section @ grocery, Large Button from Creative Cafe, trim from JoAnns, Scallop Scissors from Provo Craft, Rub from Luxe Designs, computer-generated text for the tags and twine from jewelry section @ Michael's. 

Want to see more?  Want to see the cards? Want to see ALL the cards/projects from the amazing designers?  Then hurry over HERE.  This is a must-have ;)

hugs & so much love!

danni

Be Inspired #38--THE N*E*W STARS FOLDER

The DT @ Cuttlebug Challenges, received the 11 Cuttlebug  embossing folders to be released at CHA this summer from the amazing people @ Provo Craft.  We are so honored & blessed to get to share these with all of you as our Month-Long Countdown to CHA begins.  There will be new inspiration EVERY day & the new folders will be showcased on the Cuttlebug Challenges Blog & the DTs will be creating tons of projects with all the new folders.  AND, if that wasn't enough, you can WIN these NEW folders ALL month long, yay!

 

This week we are showcasing THE STARS FOLDER.  I can NOT tell you how much I ♥♥♥ this folder, this is a go-to folder, my swiss dots has a new companion, swoooooon!  So many ideas are still SWIRLING in my head with this one, you'll be seeing a LOT of this folder here. 

 

Wanna see what I am swooning over?

 

 

 

Okay, onto the challenge & my creations.  Yes, plural, I couldn't stop @ 1 card, I created 6. 

This week's challenge over @ Cuttlebug Challenges is:

 

Use Red, White and Blue and buttons

 

This week is also sweet Meda's Birthday.  We wanted to wish her the happiest of birthdays & to thank her for ALL she does for ALL of us each week, so we made her birthday cards with this challenge. 

 

the assortment

 

Meda's birthday card

 

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These stars cut out PERFECTLY....stitch them, sew them, layer them, you name it.  I ♥ them.

 

  

 

 

 

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Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock & Sentiment Stamps, Basic Grey Lime Rickey buttons, Melissa Frances rubs,  Bazzill Cardstock, American Crafts Rockabye Thickers, Martha Stewart Stamps, machine stitching, trim, twine & pom poms from stash AND Provo Craft Stars Embossing Folder & scallop scissors

 

You'll be eligible to win these folders the ENTIRE month @ Cuttlebug Challenges when you participate in our BE INSPIRED challenges EVERY Wednesday during the month of July! 

 

ALSO! 

 

I will be back tonight!  Yes, 2 posts in 1 day.  The July release @ CupCards to go is tonight @ 6:00p.m!  These kits are FILLED with Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday & so many other unbelievable papers, cards & the most gorgeous of embellies.

 

These kits are first come, first served, so I hope you'll join me tonight, early ;) 

 

The full July kit reveal will be HERE; ALL the projects from ALL the designers.  (I can NOT wait to see the full reveals from the designers, I've been drooling over their peeks since last week)   

 

I will be sharing a couple of things tonight on my blog & ALL my projects, over the next few days, including a couple of tutorials.  I hope you'll join me, I am so excited to share with you, this is an AMAZING kit!

 

Thank you ALL for all your sweet comments & emails from the bottom of my ♥!

 

hugs & so much love!

danni