DeNami Design May Blog Hop - pretty pastels

Gosh, I really look forward to DeNami's blog hops each month, so much fun and inspiration to be had!
And this month is no different...

Here's all the info you need:

When: The blog hop starts on May 20th at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until May 21, 2012, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!

You should have arrived here from the fabulous Lisa Petrella's blog. If not, don't worry, you can always go to the DeNami Design blog to get back on track!!

I know Mother's day is over, but I created this with both my Mother and the hop in mind...

I just LOVE the Mimi stamps, don't you...she's so flirty, fun and elegant all at the same time!! For the sentiment, I actually used the new "Happy Mother's Day" cling stamp. I simply masked off the stamp with clear tape before inking it up. I have always used DeNami's cardstock but recently purchased the iridescent strawberry freeze. Ohh my, it's so pretty!! There was no way to capture it here in this picture, but what it lends this little card is wonderful!! I paired it with some kraft and cream cardstocks along with ivory & pink grosgrain ribbon. I wish you could see how soft and pretty this looks in person. 

That's it for me today, it's time to visit with the very talented Pattie Goldman. Remember to leave those comments along the way so that you will be eligible for the randomly drawn gift certificates!!

PS: One more thing...Did you hear that Wendy & I are now hosting our own monthly challenges over on our DeNami Addict blog. Our first challenge ends on June 11th, we'd love to see you there!! The current challenge over at DeNami Design ends May 28th.

Looking for a little inspiration??

Did ya'll know that besides this personal blog, I'm partners with my BFF on another blog called DeNami Addict? We both wanted to show our addiction love for all things DeNami and started a little blog to post all of our DeNami Design creations. If you are looking for a little inspiration, check it out!! And don't forget to check out the DeNami Design web site for even more inspiration!!

Here's some of the inspiring ideas you'll find there....

Hope ya'll have a great day!!

Ravishing Ribbons.....

Hello everyone and welcome to the April DeNami Design blog hop! This month's theme is none other than....

~~RAVISHING RIBBONS~~

Isn't that a great theme? Here's all the info you need to get yourself started along this wonderful hop...

When: The blog hop starts on April 15 at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until April 16, 2012, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO people who comment along the hop!

I'm your first stop, but if for some reason you get lost along the way, the list of participants are on the DeNami Design blog to help you get back on track.

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I wanted to do something different than what I've done in the past. So, with that in mind, I crawled out of my "place a piece of ribbon across a panel and add a bow" box and came up with this....

The ribbon on the red panel was ran through the corners and met in the middle. I tied it off in a little knot leaving the ends long, then tucked another length of ribbon under it and tied a bow. The two corner pieces on the white panel are separate and if you look closely, you can see the tiny bows I made and attached to the fan handles. The fans are actually stamped (using the masking technique) and colored in using a vibrant red Tombow marker. I added a little Onyx glitter to give them some bling.

Well I hope you enjoyed my creation. It's time for you to move along and visit with the UBERLY talented and newest DeNami DT member, EMILY Keaton. I can not wait to see what amazing project she has in store for us!! Remember, if you get lost, just head back to the DeNami blog to get back on track and don't forget to leave comments for your chance to win a great prize!!

Sometimes you win some and sometimes you just don't...

I decided to take my card making skills up a notch and entered a few into a magazine call. As expected, I got my "thanks but no thanks" e-mails on all four. However, that is not going to stop me. They get thousand of submissions for each publication and I'm just a small fish in the pond. Someday I will be picked but until then, I'm just gonna keep swimming!

I just love the black / cream color combo. The stamps are a clear set by 7 Gypsies. The inks are Memento Vintage Sepia, Antique Linen & Bundled Sage Distress inks.

Happy Spring!

Hello everyone and welcome to the 3rd Lawnscaping Blog Hop! I'm so happy to be able to participate once again. This hop is being sponcered by the wonderful Lawn Fawn stamp company and Sweet Stamp Shop!!

Heres all the info:

When: The blog hop starts on April 6th at 12:01 AM, EST. Everyone will have until Sunday, April 8th at 11:59 pm EST to leave comments on all the blogs to be eligible for a prize! The winners will be announced on Monday, April 9th.

THEME: SPRING! Whatever says Spring to you. Is it flowers? Foliage? Bright colors? Create any project you like (card, scrapbook page, home decor, altered art)

Prizes: We will have sponsors for the hop! So we will be offering prizes from our sponsors in addition to other prize packs up for grabs! Two prizes will go to two random hop participants (DT members not eligible) and then THREE prizes will go to three random people who comment along the hop! The specific prizes will be mentioned on the Lawnscaping page, which will be the start of the hop! Sweet Stamp Shop Stamps, May Arts ribbon and Lawn Fawn Stamps are a few prizes that are up for grabs.

You should have arrived here at my blog from Jenny Stucky's blog. If you didn't and have gotten lost on the way, don't worry...there's a list of participents on the Lawnscaping blog. Just head there to get back on track :)

Well, when I think of spring, I think of flowers starting to bloom and the birds singing sweetly in the early morning light....

I just puffy heart L O V E Lawn Fawns new Gnome Sweet Gnome set. Flamingos are my thing. I even loved flamingos before they got all retro and cool again (even have a tattoo of one...shhh). I stamped and fussy cut some clouds the ran them through my Cuttle bug for dry embossing and finished them off with a little dusting of chalk. I stamped the "flower" stems using the Lawn Fawn Petiete Florals set, then masked them off and stamped the grass from Gnome Sweet Gnome in 3 shades of green ink. I then stamped (using masks again) the flamingos for my flowers. The fussy cut birds flying around are from Gnome Sweet Gnome also. The string for the bow on the center flamingo is from Lawn Fawn also...I saved it from the packaging when I got my order! I love how they tie the sets together with a pretty little bow :)

I hope you liked my card, and hope you have had a great time joining us for the hop. Are you worn out yet...only 6 more to go. So grab ya a cuppa Joe and prepare to see some more wonderful creations!! Now off you go to visit with Ayana Posadas!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you...

I'm gonna stop right there...you'd know that I am sparing ya'll a LOT of pain if ya ever heard me sing ;)

Welcome back for another, what is sure to be, an AWESOME blog hop hosted by DeNami Designs! I'm sure ya'll have seen some great and amazing creations so far. Hope mine doesn't let you down too much! Isn't this an interesting little theme, makes me think someone may have a birthday coming up...like DeNami Designs, perhaps??? ;)

Here's all the info you need:

Just follow the links in the posts to hop along and visit everyone. If for some reason you get off track you can head over to the DeNami blog to get back on track. DeNami Design is giving away two $20 gift certificates to two randomly picked people that have left comments along the hop, you have till March 12th @ 11:59pm PST!! So be sure to leave everyone a little love….we bloggers live for your comments and besides, who wouldn’t be excited about the possibility of winning a DeNami Design gift certificate??

You should have arrived here from the uber mucho talented Pam Wendt's blog. If not, and you're a little off track, just click on the above link for DeNami's blog for the full list of participants. Now as you all know, I am a sucker for DeNami's style of stamps...hence my partnership with Wendy on the DeNami Addict blog. Of course when the new stamps were released, we both decided that we HAD to have them all! After getting my new goodies I just couldn't resist nixing the card I had ready for this hop and make a new one....

Can you spot all the new stamps?? To be honest, when I opened my little box I was way overwhelmed! I ran upstairs to my crafty room / bedroom and dumped them on the bed to run my fingers through them (tmi?? hehehe) check them all out. What yummy goodies indeed!! But where to start...I must admit that I sat there staring at them for the longest time. I managed to get some inky but just had a hard time coming up with something...when Mojo saw the sheer volume and cuteness that she had to do justice to, she ran and hid in the closet. It took some coaxing to get her out...well, okay, just a new ink pad ;)  but I managed and am on a roll. I have quite a few for the DeNami Addict blog in the works so stay tuned!
 Well, hope ya liked what I came up with, now off you go to see the wonderful creation that Pattie Goldman has to share with us. She's amazingly creative, have fun! 

Lawnscape distress challenge

I'm not very good at using distress inks...I just never seem to do it so I don't get much practice. However, I love the result...so why is it that I don't do it more??? Sigh, one of life's mysteries!!

I was pretty excited when I saw the Lawnscaping challenge theme AND knew I had time to make a little sumthin' up for it! I made the base card using a chocolate cardstock then took white cardstock and layered on 2 shades of rose and one shade of green distress inks (victorian velvet, tattered rose & bundled sage), blending them untill I got a nice soft background. I added some slpatter on top of that using my favorite ink...vintage sepia Versafine.

For the focal panel I started with cream cardstock and scored the four panels. After folding the scored lines I sponged on Vintage Sepia Versafine and stamped the flowers using the same distress inks I used to make the background. To finish it off I sponged more of the rose distress inks onto the four panels. For the ribbon, I layered a pretty shade of grosgrain ribbon with the crocheted chocolate ribbon...just love the effect I got doing that.