Love You Today, Tomorrow & Forever

What do I do when I can't sleep at 3 am?  I come downstairs to my crap room and play with paper!!!  That makes me happy :)

Last night was a really rough night.  I woke up at 3 and was WIDE AWAKE!!  UGH!  So I came downstairs to my crap room and whipped up a quick little card using the Teresa Collins Family Stories line.  I love how this turned out.  Quick, clean and simple and I love the colors, they make me happy :)

It is freezing here (actually it is 20 degrees outside right now, brrrr!) and it will be cold all weekend, so I plan on getting lots of crafty time, so hopefully I will be back with another card tomorrow!  Stay warm!

Thanks for stopping by!

TTFN
Dawn

paper: Family Stories by Teresa Collins
stamps: collectible by MME (My Minds Eye)
sequins, washi tape by Teresa Collins
twine by American Crafts
color shine in blush by Heidi Swapp

WRMK Christmas Cards

Happy hump day!!!  I was asked to do a guest design team post for Scrapdoodles (where I work and teach classes) and I decided to use the cute North Pole paper by We R Memory Keepers.  I love the colors and the fun patterns.  For the first card I made a poinsettia and kept it really simple.

The next card uses a tag that comes on one of the 12x12 sheets.  Again, keeping it simple and letting the paper do the work for me.  I added a green scalloped border under the sentiment and added a button and twine bow.  That panel is popped up.

The last card that I made uses another tag that comes on the 12x12 paper.  Again, I added some twine and popped the tag up!

Anyway, my craft room looks like the craft fairy threw up in here.  I seriously need to do some cleaning up before I tackle any more projects! 
I'll be back again soon with more Christmas cards to share with you.

TTFN
Dawn

supplies:
paper:  WRMK and bazzill
ink:  versafine
twine and button from my stash

Summer Card Camp 2 Week 3 Day 1

Yippee!!  I am excited to be back playing along with the online card class that I am taking.  I was having withdrawals, lol!!  I am not a purple person, so I was a little nervous about the colour combo for this week, but after taking some deep breaths and realizing that I had just bought a whole bunch of the beautiful new memento luxe ink pads (occupational hazard for working in a scrapbook store, lol!!),  I felt a lot more comfortable with it.  I went with sketch 3 and kept it simple, but I am pleased with how it turned out.  When I struggle with a colour combo, I tend to just use little bits or strips of the colours.  I find that helps.  Here is my card:

 

supplies:

ink: aqua mist (pti), memento luxe - rich cocoa

lilac posies, sweet plum

paper: marshmallow, kraft (bazzill)

aqua mist (pti) mme limetwist

bakers twine WRMK (we are memory keepers)

stamps: MME the sweetest thing

sentiment: hero arts

scallop border punch: SU

sequins

corner chomper

 

http://onlinecardclasses.com/summercardcamp2/

 

favorite product of the week

Hi peeps!  Happy 4th of July!  Do you all have plans today?  I think hubby and I are heading downtown.  They have a boat race and a street fair with lots of different craft vendors.  Last year I picked up some pretty cool little things and I am hoping some of the same vendors will be there again today.

Anywho, every week at Scrapdoodles a different employee takes a turn at showcasing our favorite product and this week it is my turn and I chose embossing folders by Lifestyle Crafts.  I love the crisp impression that you get and they have some very cool designs!  I am a pretty clean and simple card maker, but I love texture and dimension and I can achieve that with embossing folders!  I have quite the collection and I love that they work in all kinds of manual die cut machines.  Here are a couple of close ups and you can really see the detail.

 

Enjoy your day, hopefully you will get to spend it with family and friends.

I will be back soon with another card to share.  Here is the link to Scrapdoodles blog: http://www.scrapdoodlesblog.blogspot.co.uk/

TTFN

Dawn

 

Sneak Peak at cards for July

Happy Monday!!  I was a busy girl over the weekend and had lots of crafty time.  Yay me!!  I got all my cards made for my regular July card class.  But first I had to clean up my mess from the kids cards that I was working on last week.  I love to start working in a nice tidy area, but of course it doesn't stay that way for long!  I know what I will be doing when I get home from work today; yup, cleaning up my mess from the weekend, ha!

Anyway, here is a sneak peak at the cards for July's class.  I will post full photo's when I get them up at the store! 

Have a great day!

TTFN
Dawn

Cards For Kids Class

Yikes!!  It has been so long since I posted to my blog.  It's not that I haven't been doing crafty things, I just haven't blogged them!  Anyway here is a sneak peak of the cards we will be making at one of my classes in July at Scrapdoodles.  It is a class designed for kids and I think it will be fun.  I have never taught a kids class before, but I am looking forward to it!

That little robot peaking out is my favourite, complete with googly eyes, lol!  I am getting ready to go to work today, I hope you all have a great weekend.  I will be back soon with more cards to share!

Toodles
Dawn

Still Playing Around

Just playing around with the blog.  Made another quick card using some Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm paper and another new die from Memory Box and stamps from Simon Says Stamp.  I also used some of my beloved rolls of washi tape.  I might have a 'slight' problem with washi tape, ha!!  I also got a new camera today and am just trying to get used to it!  Here is my card: 

 Still playing with lighting too!  This blog thing is certainly a learning curve!!

Have a great day!

Dawn

 

Clean and simple card class

I wanted to share my next card class that I will be teaching at Scrapdoodles.  Spring is in the air (or at least that is what the weather man says, lol!) so it is time for some butterflies! Anyone that know me, knows that I love butterflies!! Anyway, my next card class samples are done and I am ready to show you how to get a little inky and use some fun new products (to me). I have discovered that it is OK to get inky and still stay true to my clean and simple style. Here are the cards that we will be making in class:

Call the store at 540 548 3788 to register or stop by in person! I am offering this class on 2 seperate days, so pick the day that works best for you!

Clean & Simple Cards With Dawn
At Scrapdoodles, Fredericksburg, VA
Saturday April 6th at 1pm
AND
Wednesday April 10th at 10:30 am
$15.00

Supplies needed: basics kit, double sided tape, pop dots, ink blending tool, distress inks in these colors: peacock feathers, wild honey, vintage photo
black ink, heat gun, craft mat, corner rounder, mini mister.

I look forward to seeing you!

Dawn

First Blog Post!

Well I have finally taken the plunge.  I'm jumping on the band wagon!   I have wanted to start a blog for a while, and just never got around to it.  But today is the day!  Not sure how often I will be posting, but I hope I can get the hang of it lol!

Here is a quick litle card that I made the other night.  Just testing this blog thing out!