Halloween Cutie

Hi!  Here is another layout that was published in the September issue of Create magazine.  Remember, it's a free on-line magazine that you can download.  It's packed with wonderful ideas and product information, not just for scrapbooking but cards, tags and gift wrap ideas, too, so you'll never need to go anywhere else for your scrapbooking hobby!

The supply list is on page 152.

Also linking this to the awesome Word Art Wednesday blog, for another one of their Anything Goes challenges.  Check out their blog - so many great projects are posted! 

Have fun perusing the magazine, and enjoy your day!

Smiles,
Denise

O Come All Ye Faithful

Hi!  It really isn't too early to start thinking about Christmas, especially in terms of getting your cards ready.  With that in mind, I made this new one to add to the selection of Christmas cards that you can purchase from my blog:

It's hard to tell, but the white paper has a gorgeous shimmer to it.  To see the inside, check out this link.

I hope you like this new card.  Thank you for visiting, and see you soon!
Denise

Personal Get Well Card

Greetings,

Am I glad I have this great hobby!  Not only does making cards help to take my mind off things, but I get to help others feel better.  I made this card for a friend who requested it say something personal to his friend, who is recovering from a serious illness:

I made the saying with a lobster font and my computer.  All the dies are from My Favorite Things, and the card stock is from Stampin' Up!  The DSP is from the Secret Garden collection by KaiserCraft.

Since this week's challenge from Word Art Wednesday is "anything goes", I'm linking this to their page as well. 

Thanks so much for visiting.

Smiles,
Denise

Grateful

Hi!  Thanks for visiting today!  I was inspired to make this card based on this week's MOJO Monday challenge, and the gorgeous weather that was outside my office window today:

This is the sketch:

Supplies:
Stitched rectangle dies:  My Favorite Things
Inks, cardstock, embellishments, stamps and leaf die:  SU
Designer Paper:  Fall Blessings by Echo Park

Just love using all the fall colors together!  I'm sure I'll be using a lot more of them the next few weeks.  Hope they inspire you to do some creating, too!

Smiles,
Denise

Yeti or Not!

OK, so it may be a little early for this, but I saw this week's sketch by MOJO Monday and had just received this new stamp set in the mail, which I knew would work perfectly with the sketch...so this is the result:

This is the sketch:

Yea, I changed it up a bit, but that's the fun of sketches...they get your creativity going and you never know what you end up with!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Kelly's Yeti Stamp & Cut by Hero Arts
Card Stock and Ink:  SU
DSP:  Graphic 45
Tab Die:  My Favorite Things

Thanks for visiting!

Best,
Denise

Hello, Autumn

Happy day to you!  Thought I'd share what I spent my spare time over the weekend working on.  It was inspired by a card from Karen Burniston:

And here is the inside, using Karen's Adirondack Chair pop it up, her bear, tree and leaves:

Other supplies:
Hello Autumn stamps:  Hero Arts
Sending you a hug stamp:  Verses
Ink and Card Stock:  SU
DSP:   Echo Park I Love Sunshine
Pumpkin Dies:  Impression Obsession
Sunshine Die:  Lil Linkers
Copic Marker for the pumpkin tops

The chair was a little tricky, but worth the effort!  I was going to make two of them, but since it took two days, decided to stop at one!

Also linking this to Word Art Wednesday's Challenge 202 - "Anything Goes".

Thanks for clicking by,
Denise

Open if You Dare!

Greetings,

I loved putting together this cute card, as it combines fall and Halloween:

To design the card, I used a My Favorite Things sketch for Blueprints 20.  The DSP is Fall Blessings from Carta Bella, and the stamps and ghost dies are from Lil Inkers.

It's going to be a rainy weekend here -- perfect for crafting!  Hope you find some time this weekend to get your crafting on.

Smiles,
Denise

Create with me this Saturday!

Greetings!  This Saturday, I will be teaching another card making class at Angela's Happy Stamper in Herndon, Virginia!  We will focus on using Blueprints 20 from My Favorite things, and all materials except adhesives will be provided.  We will meet at 1:00 for a couple of hours.  If you would like to join me, please call Angela's (703-657-2952) to reserve your spot, so I know to make up materials for you.  Here is one of the cards we will be making:

I know you will love working with Blueprints as much as I do!

Also linking this to Word Art Wednesday, whose challenge this week is Anything Goes!

Hope to see you there,
Denise

May All Your Pumpkins Make Pies

Ok, that saying is just too cute not to use!  Thought it would like nice with MOJO Monday's sketch this week, so here's what I put together:

This is the sketch:

Supplies:
Card Stock, inks, tag punch and Gobble stamp:  SU
Pumpkins saying stamp:  Stamps by Judith
DSP:  The Story of Fall by Lori Whitlock
Leaves die:  Elizabeth Crafts
All other dies: My Favorite Things
Twine:  Target

Hope this helps inspire you to do some creating today!

Best,
Denise

Incredible Tokyo

Hi!  Today I'm sharing with you the two page layout I did for the September issue of Create magazine (a free digital magazine published by Scrapbook Generation).   It highlights some of the main activities I did while in Japan earlier this year, visiting my daughter:

Here is the sketch that I was asked to work from:

As is my usual MO, I followed the sketch pretty closely.  I like this sketch a lot because I was able to get so much into it!  Normally for documenting vacations, I would make one or two pages to showcase each day.  But I was able to put most of the things I did during the week into this one layout.  Love that!!

You can check page 52 of the magazine for my supply list.

Thanks for visiting,
Denise

Check Out the September Issue of CREATE!

Greetings!  I'm so excited to share with you the newest issue of Create!  Here is the cover:

It's packed with dozens of wonderful ideas.  Definitely check it out and remember, it's free, even for downloading!!

Enjoy!
Denise

Celebrating with Word Art Wednesday!

This week is Word Art Wednesday's 200th challenge!  There's all kinds of fun going on over there, so check it out!  Here is my submission to help them celebrate:

I used a simple sketch from My Favorite things, and as a result, the card went together really easy!

Supply List:
Card stock, ink, ribbon, tag punch:  SU
Dies, stamp:  My Favorite Things

Thanks for clicking by,
Denise

September's Card of the Month

I'm happy to share with you September's card of the month:

The inside of this sweet card is blank.  Hope you like it!!

Sending You Warm Thoughts

Hi, long time no see!  I know I've been quiet lately -- went away for the long weekend with my husband.  Told him I was giving up three days of crafting!  He still loves me.  :)  We really had fun!  We sailed to St. Michael's, Maryland, and stayed two nights in a B&B.  Lovely couples escape!  Here's a couple of shots of the harbor.

It's a beautiful little old town, so yea, it was worth giving up three days of crafting!

When I saw MOJO Monday's latest sketch, I instantly fell in love with it.  It's so versatile!!  Easy and perfect for so many card options!!

Here's the sketch:

 

I changed it up a little bit but not much. 

 

Supplies:

Plum cardstock:  Bazzill

Green cardstock, ink and embossing folder:  SU

Stamp and all die cuts:  My Favorite Things

Designer Paper:  Graphic 45 Rare Oddities

 

I would be totally remiss if I didn't honor those who lost their lives on this day 14 years ago.

In remembrance,

Denise