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

Happy Birthday to You!

Happy Monday (if there is such a thing)!  Just four more days til Friday! :)

Here's another card I made with Blueprints 26 from My Favorite Things.  So easy and so cute!  The stitched rectangle is from Blueprints 24.  The puffy cloud paper is from Echo Park's I love Sunshine collection, and the stamp message and the rest of the papers are from SU.  I couldn't quite get the background blue paper to look right in the photograph, but it's more blue than green in real life (Marina Mist from SU).

I'm also linking this to Word Art Wednesday's challenge 194, which is Anything Goes / Family Friendly.  I think this card qualifies!!

Thanks for visiting, and hope you do some creating today!

Smiles,
Denise

You're The Coolest!

Happy day to you, and thanks for visiting!  In case you haven't seen it, here's July's card of the month:

The inside of this card is blank, so you can adapt it to any occasion.

Have a wonderful day!
Denise

Mr. & Mrs.

Yay!!  My blog has just had over 10,000 views!!  Thank you, everybody!!  I love doing this and I hope you like the projects that I post.

It's wedding season, and a new gal at work is getting married next week.  I put this together for her:

It was pretty simple!  Just one stamp (from Stampin' Up!) plus some spiffy papers and dies.  The bow was made with Stampin' Up!'s bow die and the other dies are from My Favorite Things.  The scripty paper is from Basic Grey's Scarlett Letter -- an oldie but goodie collection!!

Thanks a lot for clicking over here!  Hope you find some time to craft today!

Smiles,
Denise

April Card of the Month!

No kidding, this stamp of a balloon animal is one of my most favorite stamps ever, and even has a coordinating die to boot!  Earlier this month I picked it up again to play with, and I decided to make the new card using it my April Card of the Month.

To see what the inside message is and for ordering info, check out my Card of the Month page!

Happy Spring!!

Smiles,
Denise

So Sorry / MOJO390

Greetings,

Thought I'd try my hand at another MOJO Monday sketch!   Here's the sketch:

This is my take on it:

Except for the stitched dies, which are from My Favorite Things, all the products I used are from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for clicking by, enjoy your creative day!

Smiles,
Denise

Everything Will be OK

Love this saying!  Sometimes we get so caught up in life's little crisis that we over react and lose focus.  It helps to remember the big picture.

The stitched banner die is from My Favorite Things, and everything else is from Stampin' Up!

I hope you get some time today to do some creating.  Thanks for visiting!

Smiles,
Denise

I Can't Wait to See You

When I saw this stamp set from My Favorite Things, I had to get it.  So. Stinken'. Cute!!  And I can really use it, too, since both my daughters are living in different countries. 

The airplane, banner, puppy and tulip dies are from Impression Obsession, the tree and grass dies are from Elizabeth Crafts, and the cherry blossom punch and papers are from Stampin' Up!  I also colored the tulips and girl in window image with Stampin' Up!'s Blendabilities markers, which, sniff, are no longer available (at least for now!).
Thanks for clicking by!  Hope you find some time to create today!

Smiles,
Denise

Sprinkled with Love / MOJO 387

SNOW DAY TODAY!!  YAY!!!  It's beautiful!  Everything is closed so I was able to stay home and "work" on this post. :)

I'm sharing with you my first entry into a MOJO Monday contest.  In case you aren't familiar with MOJO Monday, they have great card sketches every Monday.  Lots and lots of card makers play along with them.  I've used several of their sketches in designing my cards.  They're a great resource, even if you don't play along.  I really like this particular sketch, so I thought I'd finally try my luck.  Here's what I came up with:

Yes, I did glue each sprinkle on one at a time!!  Time consuming, but too cute not to!

I used a combination of products from Stampin' Up! and My Favorite Things for this card:

Papers, inks, starburst die cut, twine and ribbon:  Stampin' Up!
Stamps, button and background and donut die cuts:  My Favorite Things

Thanks for clicking by, and see you next time!

Smiles,
Denise

Donut Forget I Love You

Who doesn't like donuts?!  My Favorite Things recently released the most fun stamp set called Donuts and Sprinkles, which has a coordinating die set.  I couldn't wait to start playing with them!  BTW, the papers, ribbon and dots stamp are from Stampin' Up!  Here's my first donut card...more to come! :)

Thanks for clicking by...squeeze in some time to create today!

Smiles,
Denise