Sending A Grateful Thank You!

Hi Everyone:

I guess you may have thought that I forgot all about you right! That really is not the case but I have been extremely busy working on some projects. Also, I have not been feeling so great lately.  I have been fighting off a flu bug for the past couple of weeks. Funny thing is once I feel better, it comes crashing down again. I am feeling much better now though and that is great because I have way to many things to do, to be sick right now! Lol.   I  also have some BIG NEWS to share next week and have been working on projects that will tie in with this announcement.  So please forgive my absence from here and make sure to check back for my news.  

I wanted to share a card with you that I made for my brother-in-law who is a Solider with the Canadian Armed Forces. He has been on many trips overseas and have been fortunate enough to return to us each time unharmed. For that we are all truly blessed and thankful. So this card below is to show my family's appreciation for all that he has done for our country and also to show respect for this very special day - Remembrance Day.

Close-up of Flower Coloring


I colored this flower using fine tip markers and I wasn't sure it was going to work really. But I am so happy with the way that it turned out. The white is empty space that I left on the petals to indicate where my light source was and to had high-lites. The shadowing around the flower is something I saw someone else do on their card and thought it wold be fun to give it a try. Not sure if I got this mastered or not. Thanks for looking.

Card Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill, Recollections

Watercolor Pencils: Karat Aquarell 
Markers: Triplus Fine Liner Markers/STAEDTLER

Inks: white pigment ink & basic black/StazOn

Die Cuts: Big Scalloped Ovals Lg. Nestabilities/Spellbinders

Adhesives: E-Z Runner/3L, Double sided tape - ultra clear/Scrapin Gear
Stamps: "Wonderful Words"- Stampin Up', "Delicate Blossom Stamp" - CL449/Hero Arts

This card is also being submitted to the following challenges & contest:

Use Older Stamp Challenge
 ( I am using my older sentiment stamps  & hope this counts!)

Paper Piecing Challenge 

Photo Inspiration Challenge - Field of Poppies!

Challenge # 33 - Be Thankful

Be Thankful Challenge 

Thanks so much for dropping bye. I trust my card inspires you to create a Thank You card and to show someone how much they mean to you.

Until next time, take care of yourself & each other.

Hugs

Dana

Breaking Out The Christmas Stamps & Music!

Well the time as come when Christmas Challenges are popping up everywhere it seems. And so I thought I would give it an early start this year. But I just could not get the mojo going until I put the Christmas music on. Sure enough! My juices were following and I must say that I am extremely happy with the end result.

Hero Arts is starting a new challenge for the month of October and this time around it includes making Holiday Cards. I love the fact that they have provided not 1 sketch but 3 to help inspire all of us. Also, we can make a Holiday card using non-holiday stamps. Check out these beauties on the Company Blog.



Check Out The Details!

The colours for this challenge were based on the challenge over at Paper & Such blog. I so love these colours and so will you. There is still time to play along!

 Paper & Such Current Colour Challenge

Design Seeds - You Have To Check This Out!

Now I know that some of you may think that these colours are more for Autumn but really when you do up a Christmas Card country style, these colours fit right in with the rest of the card.  Tell me what you think!

This is the pic my hubby thought I should use. But here is my pic that I thought was better. (I took them both, while he held up the flashlight! Honest he did!) I think that my pic shows the true colours of the above challenge better. It doens't really matter I guess as long as the picture is nice. I would love to take better pics that is for sure. I love my camera, but wish I knew how to use it better! Some day!

This card is also being submitted to the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday - Must use a stamp - So Distressing

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Anything Goes

Card Supplies:

Adhesive:  Easy Glider Pro

Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks - Ranger, Stampin Up'

Pattern Paper & Cardstock: Cosmo Cricuit (Wanted Collection) & Bazzill

Embellishments: Handmade Flowers, jute, pearls, die-cut flowers and border. 

Stamps: Woodgrain Stamp S5298, Enjoy The Season CG210 - Hero Arts, Mini Snowflake - Studio G

Instructions:

The woodgrain stamp with white craft ink was stamped onto drk. brown cardstock. The piece was then inked around the edges with drk.chocolate chip. This was then trimmed and added to card base. A cranberry red strip of cardstock was inked with walnut distress ink and drk. chocolate chip around the edges. The snowflake image was then stamped in various places on the strip and adhered to the card front. The paper that is seen from the bottom of the card, is a piece of old paper bag that has been crumpled, smoothed out and then distress with the two inks mentioned above. This was added to the card front in the bottom location. The scalloped border, along with pattern paper were added to the center of card. Jute was then wrapped around card and tied in a bow at one side. To complete card, handmade flowers, pearls, and distressed die-cut leaves where then added to the card. 

I know that I was suppose to share the card that I made for Thanksgiving. In all honesty I didn't get it all completed. I needed to add some ribbon and some embellishments. I thought that was no big deal and that I could get that completed this morning when there was testing going on in our Homeschooling. Well that didn't happen. Other important things came up and my crafting had to wait. So I hope to complete it tomorow and share some pics of our Apple Picking Adventure as well. 

I trust that your all doing well and enjoying the Autumn weather. Maybe a good time to get a head start on your Christmas crafting. Until next time. 

Blessings

Dana