DeNami August Mini Cards Blog Hop!

Hello fellow followers in blogland!  It's that time again, time for another DeNami blog hop!  This months theme is to create some Mini Cards using DeNami Design stamps!

Hopefully, you came here from the wonderful, incredible, amazing blog of one Paulina Nakamura!  WOW I can't believe I have to follow her, but I'll do my best!  =)  Of course, if you need to start back at the beginning or see the full list, check back HERE at the DeNami Blog.    

So, this time around I chose to use my DeNami stamps to create a fabulous card set!  It's a seasonal/all occasion set containing five cards that all have similar elements!  Here's what I came up with: 

As you can see, each card is 3.25" by 3.25" and has 6 similar elements: a DeNami critter, a sentiment, pearls, baker's twine, glittered areas using the Spica glitter pen, and an accent panel on the inside!  Finishing off the insides was an idea that I got from this "All About Stamping" video of contributing designer Britta Swiderski!  She used patterned paper, but I chose to use solid colors that match some elements on the front for each mini card.  Here are the insides of the cards: 

I used several DeNami stamps, including three from the new release!  =)  Here's close up pictures of all of the cards: 

 

 

I love LOVE making mini card sets, and this one was no exception!  I really enjoyed the chance to have each card contribute its own look while still making each card a part of a set that has similar elements!  Did you spot the Lawn Fawn stamps in the holiday card?  I thought it was appropriate to use one card to show how well DeNami and Lawn Fawn work together after the fabulous Denami/Lawn Fawn blog hop this past week!  =)  

OK well you still have lots of hopping to do!  Your next stop is Heidi Spoelhof, whose cards are AWESOME!  You won't be dissapointed for sure!  =)  

Enjoy your hopping friends!  Don't forget to comment on each blog for a chance to win a $20 DeNami gift card!  =D  Have a happy, hoppy day!  =D 

DeNami Lovely Layers Blog Hop!!!

Hello friends!  Welcome welcome to another fabulous DeNami Designs blog hop!  I'm sure by now you've already seen some amazing creations -- are you inspired?  =)

You should have made your way here from the always amazing blog of Karen McAlpine!  If not, head back HERE to start from the beginning!  AND, now onto this month's theme:

I do enjoy a card with lots of great layers!  To me, layers does not just constitute paper, but often textures as well!  =)  So I featured one of my favorite DeNami stamps using both colored layers, dry embossing, twine, stitching, and glitter to add different textures:

The J109 Happy Birthday Cake is one of my all time favorite stamps, and so I stamped this image, die cut the circle, added coloring and glitter elements, inked the edges with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink, and then stitched around the edge with pink baker's twine.  The stitching is a little wonky, but with a whimsical stamp like this I think it adds a fun and funky dimension!  =)

I also added a colored cardstock strip containing some PP that I had in my stash.  Before adhering down the circle, I added more baker's twine (you can NEVER have enough of that!) I also love this background, which I dry embossed and then inked with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink.  Finally, I finished the card with some Fruit Punch Stickles and a little more stitching on the bottom!  =)

Hopefully, this project gives you some ideas for how to use layers on your future projects with DeNami stamps!  And now, hop forth for more magnificent inspiration from the blog of Annette Holleger!  Thanks for hopping along!  =D

Young Crafters Unite Blog Hop!!!!

Hi blogland, and welcome to the Young Crafter's Unite Blog Hop!

 

What a great reason to have a blog hop! By now, you should know a few key things.  First, be sure to comment as you go on the blog hop for a chance to win some AMAZING prizes!  =)  Second, the theme of the hop (other than young crafters) was to use our favorite things!

If you are hopping along, you should have made your way here from Deena's Blog.  If you just stumbled upon this post and would like to start from the beginning, please head over to www.youngcraftersunite.com!  The blog hop starts at 12:00 PM CST on July 1st!  =)

So what makes me a young crafter?  Well, I'm only 27 so my age qualifies me as pretty young, but also I definitely have a very fun, whimsical and vibrant style that gives my cards a cutesy and young feeling!  I truly believe that my personality is that of someone that will always be young at heart no matter how old I get, and that I show that style often through my paper crafts!  =)

For this blog hop, I chose to feature two of my three favorite stamping companies.  I also tried to use many of my favorite products to make these two cards.

When I really got back into card making about a year ago, two stamp companies really stood out to me and caught my eye as fitting my style!  The first was DeNami Design!  If you've never checked out their awesome, high quailty, adorable rubber stamps, you should!  DeNami has a fabulous style and is known for their cute and whimsical images, especially animals: 

Here's a card showing off some of my favorite DeNami Design images - their owls!  I just think they are so cute, versatile, and super easy to paper-piece (another thing I love about DeNami stamps)!  And how cute is that sentiment?  I also used some of my other favorite products for this card: VersaMark watermark ink (the best for watermark images AND embossing) and Copic markers.  I cut and colored the tree free-hand!  Here's a close-up of the Copic coloring:

The second stamp company that caught my eye when I started blogging is ALSO super whimsical, fun, full of animal images, and easy to paper piece!  That's right, it's Lawn Fawn!  =)  Lawn Fawn has super high quality photopolymer clear stamps that are fun and easy to use!  Again, I chose animals (and birds too, I do like birds on cards) and did a lot of paper piecing:

One of the things I love most about Lawn Fawn's stamp sets is how well they all work together!  Here I'm using several Lawn Fawn sets: Critters in the Snow, Hats off to You, Bannerific, Sophie's Sentiments (I needed the loose exclamation point), AND Teeny Tiny Backdrops.  I also used Copic markers again here (because they are awesome), and two of my other favorite types of ink: Memento's Tuxedo Black (the best all around for Copic coloring), and Tim Holtz's Distress Inks (here showing in Broken China and Tumbled Glass, these inks are super versatile and amazing for creating a distressed look or many other inking techniques).  Finally, I used a new favorite tool here - my Spica Glitter pen!  If you've never used one of those, they are amazing and worth every penny!  =)

Finally, there are TWO favorite items that I have that I use ALL of the time but that didn't make it on either card, and I wanted to take a second to share those items with you because they both rock!  First are my handmade clay embellishments that I make with my molds from MoldMuse.  These molds are SO easy to use and produce beautiful embellishments:

Second, I love pearls!  I've tried many pearls from many different stamp companies, but my FAVORITE by far, for both quality, price, and convenience, are the pearls from Queen and Co.  I love these pearls because they come in a TON of colors, they are individually adhered (not attached by a row of adhesive), and each package of 60 (which includes 3 sizes) runs between $1 and $1.50!  Here's a picture of mine, which you can see are very loved:

 

OK!  I know that was a long post but in the past few years I've learned a lot and have a lot of favorites and I wanted to pay homage to them all correctly!  =)  It's time to hop along to Jillian's blog!  Thanks for stopping by, happy hopping young crafters!  =)

PTI June Blog Hop!!!

Hello everyone!  I'm back with another blog hop today... the PTI June Blog Hop!  It's the 25th of the month and so that means another fabulous PTI Blog Hop!  To play along, just check out their post HERE.  This month we had an inspiration photo as opposed to a specific technique!  Here's the amazing photo:

 

When I saw this photo... four colors specifically caught my eye: yellow, orange, pink, and blue!  I wanted to play with some of my newer PTI goodies - Mehndi Medallions and Think Big Favorites #3!  Here's what I came up with:

I'm really happy with how this card turned out!  On the Summer Sunrise and Lemon Tart cardstock, I stamped the large Mehndi Medallion in Versamark Dazzle Frost ink.  If you look closely, you can see how they sparkle!  Then, I stamped one of the smaller medallions in Berry Sorbet ink on the Summer Sunrise cardstock.  Then, I used another of the medallions to make a pattern on the Spring Rain card base.  I used Ranger's Tumbled Glass distress ink on the card base.  On the Lemon Tart cardstock, I stamped the sentiment and the smallest medallion in Berry Sorbet ink over the Versamark Dazzle Frost ink for a super cool effect.  Here's a close up:

Finally, I adhered everything together and added pearls and a yellow crocheted ribbon as a finishing touch!!!!  Recently, we went to Philadelphia for the weekend and stayed with some friends.  They were fabulous hosts, and so I wanted to send them a thank you card so I think that I will send this to them!  =D 

I hope everyone else is having a fabulous weekend!  I'm off to a friend's house for some fun tonight, and then a lazy Sunday with my husband!  =)  I'll probably be back with another post tomorrow!  Until then blogland!  =D

DeNami June Blog Hop!!!

Hello friends!  It's time for another DeNami Designs Blog Hop!!!  

As you know, I'm always super excited for these blog hops and love love LOVE making cards based on them!  You should have made your way here from the lovely and fabulous blog of Vera Yates!  If you stumbled on this hop another way, just simply head back to the DeNami Blog to start from the beginning!

Since the theme was fabulous frames, I thought I'd create a frame out of one of my favorite DeNami stampables - their flowers!  Since my flowers here are just starting to bloom, I was really inspired by my gardens to make this flowery framed card:

I used the D75 - Small Daisy Blossom around the edges.  Each daisy is stamped, colored, cut out and adhered.  Then, in the middle I used the J77 - Large Daisy Blossom as a focal point, and added a sentiment from the PF42 - Love Sentiments Stamp Set.  I finished the whole thing off with some fun pearls and a button accent on the large daisy with a little matching twine!

This card did take awhile to accomplish, but with the nice, bold lines on the DeNami stamps the flowers were not hard to cut out!  Also, it's a nice way to add a fun shape and layer to your cards without using patterned paper or an actual frame stamp!  =)

Well, you still have lots of blogs to hop to!  Next on your list is the wonderful blog of the incredibly talented Annette Holleger!  I'm certain that she has something fabulous for you!!!  =)

Enjoy the rest of the hop and don't forget to comment along the way!  =)

DeNami Girlie Girl Blog Hop! =)

Good morning and Happy Mother's Day to all of the fine mothers that I've met all over blogland!  =D  It's that time again, another DeNami blog hop is upon us!!!  =D  Hopefully, you have just come here from Karen Larkin!  Her creations are always SO fabulous... I'm sure she left you inspired! If you just stumbled upon this blog hop, head on over to the DeNami blog to start from the beginning!

This month's theme is "Girlie Girl."  When I think of this term, I think of several card making things... first of all PINK!  I love pink in certain situations and ways.  Next, I think hearts and ribbon, scallops and rhinestones.  =)  And since I also refer to my girlfriends as "chickies" sometimes... well the DeNami chickies were an obvious choice!  Here's what I came up with:

This sentiment(F190 Just Chickin' up on You) is one of my favorites, and always great for a get well/encouragement/thinking of you card.  It can be used so many ways!  Along with that sentiment stamp, I used the B108 Heart Chickie because I think that chick is adorable, and the E132 Small Heart Outline to make the background.  I then colored them with copics, added a ribbon and rhinestone accent, and voila!  Here's a close-up of the focal point:

=)  Well, don't forget to comment on each blog for a chance to win a $20 gift card for DeNami!  =D  Also, if you want a chance to get in on the blog hop for next time (and to win a few stamps of your choosing) don't forget to play along with the challenge listed on the blog hop post over at the DeNami blog!  Now, happy hopping!  Your next stop is DT Member Laurie Willison!  Her projects are always so amazing, and I know she won't dissapoint!  =D 

DeNami Monochromatic Blog Hop

Hi blogland!  Welcome to another DeNami Blog Hop!!!  =D  Hopefully you came over here from the AMAZING blog of Melissa Tousse!!!  I love her projects!

I'm super excited about this hop, since the theme is MONOCHROMATIC projects!  It was tough to decide what color to use here, but in the end I ended up with BLUE!!!  Here's some details on the hop:

When: The blog hop starts on April 10 at 6 AM,PST. However, you have until April 11, 2011, 11:59pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).
Why: To be inspired by beautiful creations featuring DeNami Design stamps and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!
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!

So be sure to comment all along the way to win!!!  OK and now onto my project: 

I really love my DeNami Owls, and I knew that when I bought that Thank You circle that I'd be using the center of it to fill with an owl sooner or later!  I distressed the background piece, and then embossed it and distressed it again with a darker shade of blue for a dramatic effect!  Finally, I added some ribbon and stickles!  =)  


I hope that you are enjoying all of the amazing projects along the way!  Now, hop on over to Ruza Rebel's blog, Ruza's Craft Corner!!!  You surely won't be dissapointed, she does just great work!  =D  

Have a lovely Sunday! =D




Paper: 
* PTI - Select Stamper's White Cardstock
Stamps and Ink: 
* DeNami Design - F178 Thank You Circle, PF32 Owls Stamp Set
* PTI - Tag It's #1
* Ranger Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass and Broken China
Other: 
* Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
* Sheer White Organza Ribbon
* Ranger Waterfall Stickles

Papertrey Ink March Blog Hop!!!

Hello readers!!! I'm participating in my first ever PTI blog hop this month!!!  I hope that you are all enjoying the blog hop so far!!!  =) 

 

This month the challenge was to use embroidery floss!  I've been using floss a lot lately on my projects, and so I had a plan for this card. Here's the card:

I thought it would be fun to attach my die cut with some floss that was "fanned out" on the card for a dramatic effect!  I also distressed the edges and created my own background image!  This card was also inspired by the Papertrey Paper Dolls Challenge #34 - a thank you card with a stamped background image.  Enjoy! 

Happy hopping everyone!  Please head over to Nichole's Blog in order to see the entire list of participants!  =)


Paper: 
* PTI - White, Black and Berry Sorbet Cardstock
Stamps and Ink: 
* PTI - Flower Fusion #2 and Signature Greetings
* PTI - Berry Sorbet Ink
* Memento - Tuxedo Black
Other: 
* Foam Adhesive
* DMC Embroidery Floss - Black

DeNami Floral Frenzy Blog Hop!

Hello!!!!  Welcome to the DeNami Floral Frenzy Blog Hop!  I'm sure that you've already seen some AMAZING projects, and I know you'll see many MANY more!!!!  =)  A few things to remember:
1. The Blog Hop runs from 6 AM PST on March 13th until 11:59 PM PST on March 14th.  Comment on all of the blogs during this time to be eligible for the prizes! 
2. If you stumbled upon this or got lost head back HERE to the DeNami blog to start over! 
3. You should be coming here from the LOVELY blog of Laurie Willison.  Aren't her creations just absolutely BEAUTIFUL!?!?!?!  I love her blog!  =)

Ok, so enough!  Let's get on with it!  Here's my card for the blog hop:

I think these colors explain my absolute NEED for spring to GET HERE FASTER!  =)  Anyhow, I stamped and embossed the big flower and then used the emboss resist technique to create the background!  Then I die cut the chipboard circle, stamp the sentiment, and then paper-pieced the small flower.  I really ended up liking the result! 

Flowers are some of my favorite things to stamp!  What are some of your favorite things to stamp??  =) 

Anyhow, thanks SO MUCH for stopping by!  The next stop on the blog hop is the awesome and awe-inspiring Pattie Goldman!  Her creations are always so beautiful and intricate!  =) 

Thanks again!  Have an amazing day! 


Paper: 
* PTI  - Stamper's Select White Cardstock
* Recollections - Jewel Yellow and Bright Purple Cardstock
Stamps and Ink: 
* Denami Design - F178 Thank You Circle, D75 Small Daisy Blossom, and J77 Large Daisy Blossom
* Versamark - Watermark Ink
* Whispers - Clear Embossing Powder
* Memento - Lilac Posies Ink
* Memento - Tuxedo Black Ink
Other: 
* Yellow Satin Ribbon

DeNami Beautiful Buttons February Blog Hop!!!

Hello hoppers! It's another DeNami Blog Hop!  Here are all the details: 

When: The blog hop starts on February 13 at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until February 14, 2011, 11:59pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Why: To be inspired by beautiful creations featuring DeNami Design stamps and also the chance to win mini shopping sprees on the DeNami Design website!

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!

Hopefully, you are coming over from the lovely Amy's blog, and I'm sure you've already been inspired by some great creations!  If you get lost along the way, be sure to head back HERE for the master blog hop list!  Now, onto my button-filled creation: 

 

I was SO excited this year to finally get my hands on some DeNami Valentine stamps!  And of COURSE I love all of the DeNami chickies!  Since I used the chickies, I added some little yellow buttons to the pink and purple theme, and I love how it turned out!!! 

Well, thanks for hopping along and checking out my card!  =)  Next up on your blog hop is the absolutely fabulous Vera Yates!  I know she will have something amazing!  

Thanks for stopping by and for all the great comments!  =D  See you again soon! 

 

Paper: 

*Neenah and Recollections Cardstock

Stamps and Ink: 

* DeNami Design - B108 Heart Chickie, PF42 Love Sentiments Stamp Set

* Memento - Tuxedo Black Ink

* Ranger Distress Ink - Chipped Sapphire

Other: 

* Pink, Yellow, White, and Purple buttons

* Purple Baker's Twine (Divine Twine)

* Copic Markers