Summer butterfly

I was having such a good time with that sketch from Retro Sketchs' challenge, I just couldn't resist one more entry. I went a whole new direction with this little creation!

I chose some bright summery colors. That Iridescent Aquamarine adds just the right touch with the vibrant Magenta and Leaf Green. I just super puffy heart polka dots...can one ever go wrong with them?? DeNami sure has the polka dots covered, for this card I used 4 separate polka dot patterns! Sigh, no wonder I heart them so....

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Thought I'd try a couple of challenges

Good Morning everyone! Today is Wednesday and we all know what that means...this week is 1/2 over!! Can't wait for the weekend for some relaxation and much needed crafty time :) I will have to admit that since I started reading a little book series that my crafty time has taken a hit. I just can't seem to put these books down...I'm on the 3rd one and am sad to see them end...sigh, I'll miss Mr. Grey ;)

I did get busy and finish up a couple of cards I had started for the following challenges...
DeNami Design color challenge

CAS-ual Fridays Sweet Spot challenge

I'm really loving the color palette that DeNami DT member, Wendy, came up with...how pretty!! Then add in one of my all time favorite things...polka dots, how can a gal go wrong??

I started out with a black card base and added lots of layers using charcoal grey, iridescent pearl and white cardstocks. I used the dots from the basic borders set to bring in the polka dots from the dry embossed panel and added a simple vase with greenery. For the vase I stamped it and colored it in with a dark grey marker. I then stamped a leafy sprig and colored it in. I wasn't happy with the "neat inside the lines" coloring, it just didn't pop enough. I decided to trace outside the lines making the yellow bolder. I then re-stamped the vase and fussy cut it out, colored it and filled in the whole thing with Crystal Lacquer to give it shine and dimension.  After it was all dried I cupped it a little and attached it over the one I stamped on the panel. I had a hard time deciding weather or not to put a sentiment on the card, in the end I just left it off. I hope ya'll like it as much as I do :)

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Have a great rest of the week!

Graduation Owl

Paulina's graduation card she posted over on the DeNami blog today is ADORABLE isn't it? Funny enough, I had this little guy ready to post today. Not only the same theme and simular layout, but even the colors! I just needed to add a little green ;)  What's that saying...the great minds think alike????? Stop over there and see the video on how she created her cute little owl graduation card!

It's officially graduation season and I need to get busy...I have a few people I know graduating from a whole slew of things, beauty school, kindergarten and college. I've managed to get one done...

Unfortunately I don't own the ohh so adorable Graduation Owl, however I do own the cute little owls stamp set and the new graduation cling set so it was easy to come up with something close. I wanted my back ground to look like the old primary school writing paper we all used in school and was easily able to create it using the basic borders cling set.

Don't forget, you still have a little time to enter our very first monthly challenge here at DeNami Addict! Just click the link on the sidebar for all the information.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Polka dots

I'd like to start out this little post by welcoming Stacy from Sweethearts and Sweettarts and Barb from Kinsale Creations to our little DeNami Addict family! These ladies are mucho talented and super sweet! Wendy and I would like to thank Stacy and Barb for showing their support of our little blog by placing our blinkie on their blogs! Remember, if you'd like your blog featured...just grab our blinkie :)

Today, I have for you a little card that I made for two separate challenges...

ColourQ had some seriously yummy colors to play with

The Paper Players theme is one of my favorite things...Polka Dots

Here's what I came up with...

I just love how simple and clean this turned out.

marbled vase

A few weeks ago I was thumbing through a magazine and saw a card that instantly gave me some inspiration to create this....

The card in the magazine had the black bottom and a couple of different sized vases with flowers. I'm really loving what I came up with here. Yes, sometimes I do pat myself on the back, lol! Honestly, I'm not always in love with my work...it's just "ok", but this one...yeah, I'm really fellin' it. The effect on the vase was a fluke...but a good one! I stamped, colored and fussy cut the vase, then filled it in with Crystal Lacquer.  The glaze gave my coloring a marbled look...pretty cool, hunh? After it dried, I kinda rolled / cupped it and glued it on. Basically I wanted it really puffed out and dimensional. For the lines (where the sentiment is written), I used 2 of the stamps from the basic borders cling set.
Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!

Purple chickies...

 I just love the Easter chickie! And the best part about Easter and chickies...you can get away with coloring them any color you want!!

I used a lot of traditional Easter pastel colors for this little card but couldn't help coloring that darling chickie purple!

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Veggies for Easter dinner...

Hi DeNami friends! Can you believe how fast 2012 is flying by...next Sunday is Easter!! To celebrate the Holiday that has an abundance of my favorite candies (chocolate marshmallow eggs & robin eggs) I'm going to do a full week of nothing but Easter cards...hope you enjoy it!

Today I will start you off with this little card...

I made the "veggie rows" by using the new basic borders cling set. I just bent the stamp a bit when I put it on the block to get the rounded effect. Then I stamped and colored the vegies and lastly added some distress ink for the dirt.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think....good or bad....or even better - what would you have done differently??...crafty minds wanna know!