Sizzix $2500 (5 Winner) Ultimate Giveaway!

If you love Sizzix like I do then you will want to sign up for this Giveaway at Scrapbook.com.

If you've ever daydreamed about trying out the Sizzix Big Shot Plus, this is the giveaway for you! The $2500 Ultimate Sizzix Designer-Bundle Giveaway is an an amazing chance for 5 winners to receive a $500 Big Shot Plus Starter Kit PLUS loads of accessories from designers Stephanie Barnard, Eileen Hull and Jen Long. More details here. So, drop everything you're doing--unless you're, say, holding a baby or a crystal vase--and enter this giveaway now for a chance to win big!

Good Luck and may the best crafter win!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Stretch Your Stamps 2 More of Day 1 and 2

Here's a couple more cards from techniques with background stamps from Day 1 and 2 Online Card Class.

This is a technique with the Tim Holtz Reverse Damask Stamp and Gold Perfect Pearls.  Die cuts are from Stampin'Up. 

Using the same stamp, watercolor paper and Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  Really Reasonable Ribbon and Sizzix Leaves #2 Diecuts. 

Happy Crafting!

Donna

House of Cards January Challenge #2

There's some new changes at House of Cards.  A new look to the blog and a different combination of challenges.  Challenges go for two weeks now.  The first two weeks of the month (Challenge #1) are for Cute & Fun or Shabby & Vintage cards.  The last two weeks of the month (Challenge #2) are for Clean & Simple (CAS) or Classic & Elegant cards.  Here is my Classic & Elegant card for the January Challenge #2.  This month it is a sketch challenge.

The DP and Stamped Bow are from the Club Scrap Bon Appetite collection.

Sizzix Lacy Oval, Ovals Small, and Pariesienne Dies.

Wreath stamp and sentiment from Inspired by Stamping Fancy Circles.

Ribbon and bling from my stash. 

Hope to see your designs from this sketch over at House of Cards Challenge Blog. 

Happy Crafting!
Donna

Words 2 Scrap By Challenge #1

Some blogger friends of mine Bobbi and Sybrina, have a new challenge blog called Words 2 Scrap By.  Their first challenge involves The Sound of Music "Favorite Things" song.

So, what's the inspiration for the first challenge? Our first month's inspiration comes in the form of the song "My Favorite Things" from Rodger and Hammerstein's  The Sound of Music. You know the song, "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens..."

The challenge is to choose a lyric from the song and make a card based on your chosen lyric. Maybe your card will feature roses and raindrops... or kittens with whiskers... or another one of those favorite things mentioned in the song.

I was inspired by Carol L. who blogs at Our Little Inspiration.  She used the line "cream colored ponies" from the song.  Her card is gorgeous!  I remembered I had this great stamp from B&J's Art Stamps.

Cream Colored Ponies

Products Used:

Sizzix Labels 17

Tim Holtz Distressed inks in Antique Linen (to color horses) and Brushed Corduroy for edging.

Image stamped with Momento Rich Cocoa Ink

DP is Jillibean Soup Hearty Barley Mushroom

Sentiment is from Simple Sayings set Stamper's Anonymous (Tim Holtz)

On a different note, I gained 22 followers overnight!  Thank you all for joining my little blog.  I owe it all to Darnell at djkardkreations.  She gave me a shout out on her blog and wow!  Welcome everyone thanks for joining!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

OWH Midweek Throwdown Chalkboard

Chalkboard is all the rage and OWH has a Midweek Throwdown asking for Chalkboard cards.  I made this one as an assignment for a class at Big Picture Classes with Kim Kesti (well known in the cardmaking world).

Stampin'Up Elementary Elegance (Retired),  Sizzix Labels 22 and Fancy Labels 22, DP and Ribbon from my stash.  

Happy Crafting!

Donna

Inkspirational Challenge #9

This weeks challenge at the Inkspirational Blog is a Sketch Inspiration.

Last month on the Inkspirational blog,  I won a gift certificate at "A Day for Daisies" digital stamp store.  I decided to use one of my purchases for this card.

Products Used:

A Day for Daisies "A Kiss for my Unicorn"

Tim Holtz Distressed ink in Tumbled Glass and Broken China

Tim Holtz Distressed Markers in Tattered Rose, Scattered Straw and Mustard Seed

Ranger Stickles in Gold

DSP from my stash

Ribbon Joanne's

Sizzix square and scalloped square dies.

This also qualifies for the Operation Write Home Our Daily Bread March Challenge Scallops.  Our Daily Bread will pay to ship one box of cards to our troops for every 25 cards posted.  Everyone get busy and fill this challenge up!

Happy Crafting!

Donna

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