House of Cards December Blog Hop

Hi everyone!  I can't believe I am at the end of my fourth term here at House of Cards!  This is my last post for the House of Cards - I needed a little break for some family time.    To say goodbye and thank you to all DT members, we're celebrating with a blog hop!  You should have arrived here from Daen'Ys Blog.

This hop will run FROM December 1ST AT 6:00 AM CST THROUGH December 15TH AT NOON CST,  ANY CARD STYLE is welcome and we've got a gorgeous photo inspiration for your crafting enjoyment!

***PRIZE WINNERS FROM THE BLOG HOP WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE 20TH OF DECEMBER. CARD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED NEXT MONTH ON THE 15TH, AS PER THE USUAL AT HOC.

BEFORE WE START--we'd like you all to know that this blog hop is also a DT CALL!  The House of Cards blog has all the information on the DT Call. 

Here is the photo inspiration for the blog hop~

Here are my cards using our sponsor's images. 
First up is a card using "Ornament Traditional" from our sponsor DeeDee's Digis.

  I cut out and folded the stars on the lines to give them a 3D look.  They are coated with a Wink of Stella for shine and have gold glitter in the center.  I heat embossed the banner  

Next up is a card using a beautiful image from our own Mynn at MHK Designs.   The tag and sentiment are from Inspired by Stamping Holiday Tags. 

I added Wink of Stella to the snow in the image for some sparkle.  I heat embossed the tag and the sentiment.  DP is from Stampin'Up Winter Wonderland Specialty Designer Series Paper..

Next up is Donna T .  I hope that when you are done hopping you will join us at the House of Cards blog and link up a project for a chance to win a mystery prize from one of our fabulous sponsors. 

Happy Crafting!

Donna

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House of Cards Stamped Punch Window Challenge

We have a technique challenge for November over on the House of Cards Challenge Blog.  There's a video on how to do this technique on the challenge blog.  Here's my card for the challenge.

As you can see the sentiments are recessed inside the punch hole.  It gives the card a unique look.  Hard to see but the ribbons are gold shiny  pen and I covered the ornaments with Wink of Stella. 

Come join us over at the House of Cards and play along with us!  Check out what the other Design Team members did with this technique!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards October Challenge

It's time for another challenge at the House of Cards.

This month we are asking for cards with:

Add texture &/or Color Challenge

I somehow saw the dark color as more of an eggplant color.  Now it looks more like a really dark green on my screen.  Anyway here's my card.

I used CTMH Poster Tidings in the background and CTMH Bountiful Season for the center.  I added texture to the stitched squares and cut the leaf out and popped it over the ribbon.  Ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  This card is going to my Chiropracter as an apology for missing a scheduled appointment with them.  I hate when I over commit myself!

Come on over to the House of Cards and show us your colorful creations this month!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards Stitch it Up

It's time for another challenge over at the House of Cards Challenge blog.  This time we are asking you to ....

Here's my stitched up card!

I got the idea from this card on Pinterest.  I used more quilt like DP for the squares.  These are Simon Says Stamp Stitched Squares Dies.  The sentiment was a free one from a magazine purchase.  

Come check out what the House of Cards Design Team has stitched up for you and then join us in the challenge.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards August Challenge

It's time for another new monthly challenge at House of Cards!  We loved all the beautiful creations from last month and we cannot wait to see what you do with this month's challenge which is....

To create a card with using this word cue~

Here's my card for the challenge.

Here's a close up of the shine metallic on the card.

I started with this gorgeous metallic copper ribbon from the Club Scrap Lock and Key kit. (retired but still available as a digital file).  I took a chipboard key and stamped it with Versamark and heat embossed it in Copper Metallic EP.  I used a copper paint pen to highlight the design on the DP.  I punched the heart out of copper metallic paper and dry embossed it.  The love sentiment is heat embossed with copper metallic EP also.

The DT cards will be showcased here throughout the month!

Hop on over to the House of Cards and play along with us. We hope you join in the fun--please check out our House Rules HERE before linking up! 

I am also adding this to the Simon Says Stamp blog challenge "Anything Goes."

Happy Crafting!

Donna

July House of Cards Challenge

It's the first day of the month and it is time for another challenge at the House of Cards Challenge blog!  Here's a peek at this month's challenge.

Use a food image and/or Colors

Here's my card for the challenge!

My Dad loved to pun and made us groan at his puns. This is such a cute pun that doesn't draw a groan out of me LOL!  Close to My Heart Stamp and paper.  Really Reasonable Ribbon.  

Come join us over at the Challenge Blog and meet our new design team members.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards End of Term BlogHop + Prizes

This blog hop is also a DT CALL!!!  

If you're interested in working with us a HOC for a six month term from July through December of 2015, please put DT at the end of your entry name when you link up!!!  We're looking for crafters comfortable in any card making style and it might just be YOU!  You will be contacted by June 18th  to know if you've made the team. :)   Each DT member will just be in charge of one or two cards/projects per month plus commenting.  

Please email Mynn at onastampageATyahooDOTcom if you have any other questions!  And now...

If you came from Dana's blog you're in the right place on the hop.  If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop go to the House of Cards to start at the top.  

 We are saying a fond farewell to some of our DT members and feel so grateful to those staying on.  To say goodbye and thank you, we're celebrating with a blog hop! 

 This hop will run FROM June 1ST AT 6:00 AM CST THROUGH June 15TH AT NOON CST,  ANY CARD STYLE is welcome and we've got a gorgeous photo inspiration for your crafting enjoyment! 

Here's our photo inspiration~

Here is my card for the Hop.  I used the background paper and Postcard image from Eclectic Anthology.  The poppy image is from Stitchy Bear and the Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.

We've got some fabulous sponsors to share with you!  Make sure you leave a comment at each person's blog along the way because the prizes are hidden and we'll be doing random drawings from the blogs where they are hiding! :)  After you're done, make a creation to share with us here, too, for another chance to win!

Here are all of our fabulous sponsors.

Our team will be using a variety of products

from these amazing companies!

Deedee's Digis
Prize: Gift Card to the online store.

Eclectic Anthology
Prize: $50 gift voucher to the shop.

Great Impressions
Prize: Prize Package

Inspired By Stamping

Prize: Gift Card to Store

Stitchy Bear
Prize: $10 gift voucher to the shop.

Your next stop is Donna T. 

Don't forget to link up a project with us after completing the hop for an extra chance to win a mystery prize from one of our fabulous sponsors, too! 

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards May Bokeh Challenge

It's time for a new challenge over on the House of Cards Challenge Blog.  This month our challenge is all about bokeh.

There are several You Tube videos that demonstrate this technique.  I took my inspiration from this PIN on Pinterest and came up with this card.

I love how the gold on the black cardstock is so elegant.  Here's a close up of the bokeh. 

Stamps and dies are from Just Rite.  

Come join us over at the House of Cards for a fun month of bokeh!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards April Challenge

Good morning fellow crafters!  No April foolin', today is the start of the April challenge at the HOUSE OF CARDS Challenge blog.  Here's my card for the challenge.

The challenge is butterflies or the color combination below. . .

I covered both angles with the color and a butterfly!  The background is alcohol inks with gold heat embossing over the top of it.

Hop on over to the House of Cards challenge blog and link you butterfly and/or color creations with us!

I am adding this to the Craft Stamper Magazine April Challenge:  Take a Technique, Color.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards - Enamel Dots

Good Morning everyone and welcome to the House of Cards March Challenge - Enamel Dots.  There are some wonderful tutorials on the House of Cards blog on ways of making enamel dots rather than purchasing them.

Don't you hate it when you can't find something in your craft room?  I was totally frustrated because I purchased some enamel dots just for this challenge.  I know they made it to my craft room.  When it was time to make the card do you think I could find them?  I didn't want to make any enamel dots since I rarely use them.  They are too thick for Operation Write Home cards (or for any mailing in a regular envelope).  So I used my candy dots instead.  Here's my card - just pretend those are enamel dots on it (LOL)!

With all the snow we are having here in Colorado I needed something bright and cheery!  

Come join us at the House of Cards for some fun with enamel dots.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards February Inspiration

Were back at the House of Cards Challenge blog with another inspiration for you.  This month's inspriation is:

Word Cue Challenge

Here's my card for the challenge:  

I used some DP from my Apron Strings Design January All Year Cheer Card kit and a retired Stampin'Up! set called Hearts A Flutter.  I love this Pool/Red color combo.  

Come play with us over at the House of Cards!

Happy Crafting!

Donna 

Glittery Color Challenge

Happy New Year!  I'm back with another monthly challenge from the House of Cards.

To use glitter and/or be inspired by this~


Now glitter is not one of my favorite things to work with so I had to dig around to find anything glittery but here's what I came up with.

I used my NBUS (never before used schtuff) (see Darnell at DJKardkreations.com for more info) Stampin'Up! Thinlit Snowflake Card Die.  Here's what it looks like opened.

Isn't that "BRR" cute?  For the card I used two kinds of glitter paper.  The blue glitter paper is from DCWV, my preferred kind to use because the glitter is embedded in the cardstock and does not shed.  The silver glitter is from Stampin'Up! and it does shed but creates a beautiful sparkle.  You can see the difference here in this close-up.

The challenge at the House of Cards is for all month long.  You don't have to use glitter - you can just follow the color scheme instead.  Hope to see you on the House of Cards Challenge Blog.

I am also entering this in Darnell's NBUS Challenge #3.

Happy Crafting!

Donna

HOC End of Term Blog Hop

Hi friends!  Can you believe we've come to the end of our third term here at House of Cards?!  We are saying a fond farewell to some of our DT members and feel so grateful to those staying on.  To say goodbye and thank you, we're celebrating with a blog hop!  

This hop will run FROM DECEMBER 1ST AT 6:00 AM CST THROUGH DECEMBER 15TH AT NOON CST,  ANY CARD STYLE is welcome and we've got a gorgeous photo inspiration for your crafting enjoyment! 

Here's our photo inspiration~

You should have arrived here from TONI's blog.  

If you haven't, and you'd like to hop with us, please make sure you start at the

 HOUSE OF CARDS BLOG and continue through 

the whole thing for the most chances to win!  

Speaking of winning, we have some amazing sponsors!

Here are all of our fabulous sponsors.

Our team will be using a variety of products

from these amazing companies!

Daydream Designs
Prize: $20 to their digital store

Deedee's Digis
Prize: Gift Card to the online store.

Eclectic Anthology
Prize: $50 gift voucher to the shop.

Great Impressions
Prize: Prize Package with 5 Stamps

Paper Sweeties
Prize: $20 gift voucher to the shop.

Stitchy Bear
Prize: $10 gift voucher to the shop.

 My First card uses the darling HOMESPUN HOLIDAYS Stamp Set from Paper Sweeties.

My second card uses gorgeous Aged Aqua Paper from Eclectic Anthology.

I also used one of the Free Christmas Tags from Eclectic Anthology to make this tag.

I glammed it up with red and gold Stickles and Wink of Stella on the M, C & Bow.

Now keep on hoppin'!  Your next stop is ANITA'S blog!  Don't forget to link up a project with us after completing the hop for an extra chance to win a mystery prize from one of our fabulous sponsors, too!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards November Challenge

This month at the House of Cards Challenge Blog we have a sketch for you to try.

Mynn has a video tutorial for you on how to create the fun textured focal image on her card.

Here's my card for the challenge.

As I was looking at all my Pinterest pins I noticed that I had pinned a lot of yellow and black cards.  So I dug out some yellow and black DP from Hot Off the Press and one of their Paper Tole designs.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards October Classic & Elegant

It is time for another challenge over at the House of Cards Challenge blog.  This week it is the Classic & Elegant team's turn to post.  This month Mynn our challenge host is sharing a tutorial and asking us to make cards using a die or punch.  Here's my card for the challenge.

This is a CASE of a Sue Wilson card.  I loved her idea of the black Embossing Powder on Black paper.  Here's a closeup of it.

A little hard to see but truly elegant!  The banner is Lawn Fawn and the sentiment is Inspired by Stamping.   Die cuts are Spellbinders and Stampin'Up.  

Come join us at the House of Cards Challenge Blog and use your dies or punches!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards September Classic & Elegant

It's time for another challenge at the House of Cards Challenge Blog and the Classic & Elegant team is posting this week.  This month our challenge is a photo/color inspiration...

  

Here's my card from the inspiration...

I loved the weathered boards in the inspiration photo.  I found this cute weathered boards DP from Basic Grey "herbs & honey" and the cute fruit advertisement in my Apron Strings August All Year Cheer Card Kit.  The canning jar is from Stampin'Up! Perfectly Preserved (retired) and the sentiment is Stampin'Up! Hostess Hello There.  Ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. Come join us at the House of Cards Blog for this month's challenge!  

I am also entering this in Darnell's latest NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) Challenge as I had never used the stamps in the Hostess Hellos set or the DP and Ribbon.  Click on the picture below if you want to play in her challenge.  She has some great prizes!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards July - Classic & Elegant

We'd like to thank everyone who's played along with us so far here at House of Cards!  We've got a NEW format--we're now a monthly challenge with style teams posting inspiration weekly!  This week, the Classic & Elegant team is showing off their creations using our monthly challenge prompt.  Please welcome the newest members of the Classic team- Angie from Making Mayhem and  Pat from Created by Pat. Welcome back to the rest of the Classic & Elegant team!!

The challenge for this month is:  

ADD A BOW

(or more than one)

Here's my card for the Challenge.

All products are from the Club Scrap Picnic Kits.

I hope you'll join us for whatever card style you like to create!  Looking forward to seeing you creation. 

Check out our House Rules HERE before linking up!

Click HERE to be taken to the original challenge post to link up!

Happy Crafting!
Donna

House of Cards June Blog Hop and Challenge

Hi, all!  It's time for an end of the term blog hop over at House of Cards and we have a super fun challenge AND tons of great prize opportunities for those of you who join in the fun!!! :)  You should have arrived here from Anita's Blog.  If you haven't, please start all the way back at the House of Cards hop post and follow the list found in the body of the hop post!

Here's our photo inspiration~

Here are our fabulous sponsors~

Eclectic Anthology
Prize: $50 gift voucher to the shop.

Inspired By Stamping
Prize: $15 gift voucher to the shop.

Paper Sweeties
Prize: $20 gift voucher to the shop.

 

STAMPlorations
Prize: 5 stamps sets--your choice--from the shop.

Stitchy Bear
Prize: $10 gift voucher to the shop.

Here's my first card highlighting one of our sponsors Inspired By Stamping (IBS).

When I saw the wire basket in the photo I thought of a new Chicken Wire Die from TCW that I had.  That led me to thinking about chickens and from there to French Country.  (I know weird train of thought!)  I used the IBS French Country stamp set to make the diamond background DSP, the chicken and the corners are from the same set.  I used the IBS Fancy Circles set for my sentiment (I love the font in this set!).  The other DP is G45 French Country.  Really Reasonable Ribbon completes the look.  

My second card highlights another sponsor Eclectic Anthology.

This card is more of a CAS style than my usual Classic and Elegant style.  I started with an Eclectic Anthology Vintage Background Paper and added a Antique Scientific Wildflower Illustration of a poppy to it.  I colored the poppy using my Panstorian Artisan Software and then printed it and layered it on colored cardstock.  The Thank You Sentiment is Cuttlebug. 

So there you have it -- one CAS Card and one Classic and Elegant Card.  That's how we roll at the House of Cards Challenge blogs.  

Now get to hoppin'!  Your next stop is Judy's Blog!  If you get lost along the way, you can always head back to the original blog hop post--and don't forget to link up a project at the House of Cards blog after completing the hop for an extra chance to win a mystery prize from one of our fabulous sponsors, too!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

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