Hugs and Kisses and Butterfly Wishes

DCWV paper.http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2015/01/1st-stack-holic-challege-for-2015.html

I had purchased two paper pads at Joanne's just before Christmas. This is my NBUS. Then I heard about DCWV's website. Since it was the end of December, I only caught a few of their projects. Let me tell you, I loved everyone of them. DCWV has a monthly sketch challenge for scrapbook pages and cards. I looked at the sketch for January and thought...I do not know about this sketch.

Then I scrolled down and saw the cards made with the sketch and decided to play along. Since I had just bought the paper, that is what I will use. The Mariposa stack has beautiful paper and the sketch had my favorite...lots of layering!! Shopping Our Stash challengehttp://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2014/12/sos-182-thrice-as-nice.html
is to use three patterned papers. There are a total of five patterned papers.

Since the paper is so gorgeous, I let it talk for itself. House of Cards http://houseofcardschallenge.blogspot.com/inspired me to use glitter. I cut around the wings of the butterfly after covering it with glass glitter. It looks like it is in flight. I thought Hugs and Kisses was the perfect stamp for this beautiful card!!

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2015/01/happy-new-year-2015-nbus-challenge-3.html

Let's Get this New Year started

Happy 2015!! I hope this year brings many good things your way. I started the year in the craft room and hope to spend many more hours this year there too. Freshly Made Sketcheshttp://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/ has a great sketch I wanted to play along with.

This card fits into the Fusion Card Challenge.http://fusioncardchallenge.blogspot.com/ It is a fusion between the photo and the sketch.

NBUS is "new" to me.http://www.djkardkreations.com/ My style is layering but love the white space cards. So I tried a "new" style. I am going to make one white space or clean card a month...once again, "new".
I have also done "new" techniques on my card like using a punch vs paper for a banner and cutting dies and then running them through the inked cuttlebug folder as seen on the butterfly. I think I have found a "new" background I will be using this year. Oh, I am using my "new" sand copic marker to color the scalloped circle. That is a lot of "new" for 2015. Could not get up to 15 "new" things...but I tried!!

Oh my, I still layer... blue, yellow and pink... it is in the butterfly!!
Stamplorationshttp://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2015/01/january-challenge-stamps-inks.html January challenge is stamps and inks so Butterfly kisses will be linked there.

2014 highlights

Today is time to highlight 2014 and plan for what is ahead in 2015. This year, I spent time learning to blog. I still have a lot to learn but it comes with a son that I pay to help with the blog, practice, networking and perhaps taking a blogging class. I have had a lot of fun using my stamping supplies and adding to my stash!! Note to self (join hoarders anonymous)!

Here come the top five highlights of 2014:

I entered the digi world ...felt out of my comfort zone but love the results. You can always teach an old dog new tricks!! A look at my favorites.

I became a CCC enthusiast http://dominodebi.typepad.com/sos/card-chain/ . I mailed my card to Mauritius and received a card from Florida.
How much fun to get snail mail that has no bill enclosed! I also learned how to use a light box for picture taking.

I did my first blog hop(Coffee Lover's blog hop.) I commented on all the posts and admired all the creativity. Here is my card for the Coffee Lover's blog hop.

I entered the Jingle Belles Pink Christmas Challenge on my first blog post. My lesson here is listen to others!! My blogging buddy Becca at the Damsel of Distressed Cards http://damselofdistressedcards.blogspot.com/ encouraged me to do it and I won!

I entered the Archiver's Online Make, Share, Win contest. New word carpe dium. The card was featured in their email along with the other three winners!

In 2015 expect great things! My grandson will be born in January. This will be grandson #2.This is my first grandson named Reily.

My youngest son goes through driver's training(EEEEK!)
I will spend the year stamping and having a BLAST!

Sugar Rush

Yeehaw! I got my Sugar Rush stamp set in the mail today from STAMPlorations and a few hours later...a finished card!! I think this is the fastest I have ever used a new stamp!! The Mojo Monday sketch works perfectly.

After fussy cutting the ice cream sundae, I colored it and used tulip pearl paint for the whip cream under the cherry. I had this paper with the ticket stubs for one banner and the flowered paper to match for a few years. I knew someday there would be a perfect card to use it on. I love this new stamp set and the card I made with it!!

This card is posted to Mojo Mondayhttp://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ STAMPlorationshttp://stamplorations.blogspot.com/p/stamplorations-anything-goes-challenge.html Tuesday Morning Sketcheshttp://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/ Simon Sayshttp://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Sweet stampinhttp://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/anything-goes.html Loves Rubber Stampinghttp://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/

Made with lots of LOVE

I love homemade things. It means someome has taken the time to put together something while thinking of you. Today, I made a card that was made with lots of love. Although there is no one specific I made it for, someone very special will get it for a valentine. I used the sketch from Retro Sketches

and the photo inspiration from Just Us Girls.

Here is how the card turned out. It is a new Bugaboo stamp and I used some old papers I had. This week I have been using papers that are growing old!! I just love it!!

This card is linked to: Just Us Girls http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ Retro Sketches http://retrosketches.blogspot.com/ Hiding in my craft room http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/ Simon http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Sweet Stampinhttp://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Loves Rubber Stampinghttp://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/

Cute Boots

Today, I decided to play and CASE Becca's design. Her blog is The Damsel of Distressed Cards. http://www.damselofdistressedcards.blogspot.com/2014/12/you-can-stand-under-my-umbrella.html Here is her card I CAS'd...but I needed to add a twist.

Becca wanted a sad rainy day but also wanted to incorporate the brightness of the sunshine. I used tissue paper and inked it with Weathered Wood DI. After adhearing it to the cardstock it looks like a grey, dreary day. Then I found this digi stamp that says When it rains on your parade...just put on really cute boots. I added some sunshine in the corner of the sentiment. Then I framed it, added some chalked clouds and raindrops. I added an umbrella and the cutest boots with bling!

I am linking this card to: Sketch Saturday Challenge http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ Simon Says http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

Love you snowmuch!

I had fun using the My Favorite Things sketch this week to make this card

The snowman stamp is one of my favorite with the hair all over the place and the big heart! I also used a Memory box snowflake to bling it up a bit! This card is posted to: My Favorite Things sketch challengehttp://www.mftstamps.com/blog/Eureka http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/