Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Joan's Garden Challenge



I created this card for Joan's Garden Challenge.
  It had to include: An Oval

                              Polka Dots 
                              Vellum
I used Cherry Lynn's Polynesian Oval, Happy Birthday, leaf flourish and Butterfly dies. I added vellum behind the opening and behind the butterfly.  The background polka dot paper is Echo Park's Dots and Stripes.  I added Rhinestones to the butterfly.
  I have been having problems downloading photos but I finally figured it out.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Joan's Garden Weekly Challenge #31

 
     For this weeks challenge at Joan's Garden I used a Cheery Lynn Framed Lattice for the background on blue cardstock. For the vertical greeting I also used the same blue cardstock and Tim Holtz's Vintage Market Alphabet die. The Hummingbird was created by using a Memory Box Die and PK Glitz Glitter. The flower was made using the Heartfelt Creations/Spellbinder Die and a Cheery Lynn Die for the leaves .

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

A 2nd card for Joan's Garden

A 2nd card for challenge #30 at Joan's Garden,  I used all white card stock.  I embossed the front of  the card with an embossing folder and a scoring board.  I used Memory Box dies for the window, tree and deer, and a McGill for the fern over the window. I added ribbon to look like wainscotting and I added Diamond Stickles to the tree and deer.

Challenge at Joan's Garden #30

  This card is for Joan's Garden challenge, it needed to be an all white Christmas card using an image from nature and stickles.  I used all white card stock and a holographic paper for the bacground.  I used a Sellbinder die to cut the oval opening and Memory Box dies for the tree, deer and star. I added Diamond Stickles to the tree, deer, star and edges of the openings.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Joan's Garden Challenge #26

I  made this card for Joan's Garden.  I used yellow, green and white cardstock.  For dies I used Cheery Lynn's Polynesian Sails, Lace Corner Deco B, Pair of ferns and a Butterfly.  I glittered the back of the butterfly and added rhinestones.
  • Make a butterfly card
  • Use green and yellow
  • Use something from nature (for instance a fern)
  • Have at least 3 layers

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Joan's Garden Challenge #25


The challenge this week at Joan's Garden is to create a card: using 4 layers, use ivory and green,use only a stamped inage and a sentinent.  The stamp is from Past Times and is stamped with VersaMagic gingerbread and colored with Copic Markers,  The paper is Stampin' Up Very Vanilla and Coordinations Meadow.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

At Joan's Garden Challenge Week #24

I made this card for Joan's garden challenge.  I used Cherry Lynn's Polynesian Sails die and Marianne's Rose Basket die. The paper and red, white and blue cardstock and the banner/tag is a Spellbinder Banner die using Stampin' Up's striped paper.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Joan's Garden Challenge #21

  This week at Joan's Garden the challenge is to use pink and white, use an embossing folder, use a die for an opening on the front of the card, and leaves as an accent.
  I used Sizzix Loving Thoughts embossing folder, and oval die, Cheery Lynn's Pair of Ferns and Fanciful Flourish.  Thwe flower was made using Tim Holtz's tattered flower die.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Flower Pot card for Joan's Garden Challenge


I made this card using Spellbinder/Hearfelt Posy Patch dies, a Punch Bunch small sun, Sizzix leaves and embossing folder,Cheery Lynn's olive branches and small exotic butterfly die, Stickles, and Martha Stewart border punch.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Joan's Challenge No. 5

       I made this card using the Cheery Lynn lattice die, the Memory Box perched reed bird, Sizzix leaves and a Punch Bunch daisy.  I colored the bird using Copic markers and added Stickles to the flower centers.  The blue background is a text weight mettalic paper.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Another Christmas card for Joan's Garden challenge


I used Stampin Up's "Hello Doily" stamp and heat embossed with Versa Mark and detail white EP on SU's whisper white card stock, I then used Tim Holtz's Barn Door as an ink resist.  The "Joy" stamp is from Heartfelt Creations with red EP.  For the verse inside I used SU's "Comfort and Joy" and heat embossed with Versa Mark and red EP.  I added a red rhinestone to the center of the stamped doily.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

A Chrstmas card for Joan's challenge

I used Stampin Up's real red paper for the card, I embossed SU's whisper white paper with Sizzix's Starry Night folder, gold glitter paper from Joann's and I used Versa Mark's Red Magic ink and SU's Comfort and Joy calligraphy bird, the ribbon came from Michael's.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Joan's Garden Challenge

I used Marianne's dies to create this card and a Martha Sewart butterfly punch. I added a sheer ribbon bow, pearls and crystal and silver Srickles.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Joan's Garden Challenge

 I made this gift card holder using the Spellbinder Rose Creations dies, Martha Stewart border punches, and sun punch.  Tim Holtz 'old paper' distress ink, and flower soft.  I popped the heat embossed shells and sea. horse.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Joan's Garden Challenge


I created this heart for Joan's Garden Challenge.
I used Marianne's dies for the roses and swirls, Martha Stewart's butterfly, and spellbinder's scalloped heart die, and Sizzix leaves die.

Saturday, January 1, 2011

My first posting

I've set up this blog in order to enter blog hops but hope to post my own designs in the future.