New News..... New Card

Hi everyone and I am so very glad to be back, after nursing a really bad shoulder for a month, doing what I love, making cards, but first I have some great news to share.  I have been asked to be a Design Team Member for Through the Purple Haze!!!!  

You have got to come visit and see all of the awesome cards that are made by some really great talented team mates!!!!  It is really a fun place and I know you will enjoy visiting and entering our challenges.   So let's get going here!!

Since I have been off for a month I really enjoyed making this card. So here is the materials I have used and a little about how it was done.

I started with a 12x6 piece of white cardstock and cut the heart with my Zing cutter in the front of the card.
I used the dotted Pattern paper from a 6x6 Pad, Dots and Stripes by Echo Park and cut the heart shape in that also, but fussy cut after tracing the original heart to be sure it would line up exactly.
The heart trims, front and back of the heart, was cut from 2 doilies.  The small hearts were parts of the doily also.
The image is from Sassy Studio Designs and she is "Fire Pole Girl SSD 628". She is a real cutie!!!
I printed the image twice, but the second one was a mirror image so they would match when I put them on the spinner cord, which is monofilament fishing line, and I colored them with my Copic Markers. 
 I used my Xyron to run the images through and put the monfilament line exactly center from top to bottom and also put the line between the dotted paper and the white cardstock being sure they were centered also so she would turn.  (Be sure to use good adhesive tape to secure line if you should make a spinner.)
I then cut some flames, 4 sets also, so when I put them on the inner strip they would also line up and match exactly.
I glued the other end of the strip on the inside of my card with the sentiment.
Added some flowers from my stash and that was the finishing touch. 

I will say, this took some time because of it being a spinner and having to line up exactly all the pieces so when you looked at the front of the card you would only see the Firehouse Girl on the pole.  Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

You really need to check out our awesome sponsors shop Sassy Studio Designs. You will just want to get all the digis....  kind of like potato chips, you can't have just one.  LOL

                                                       
So now it's your turn to start creating a card to post in our Challenge #27 - Love is in the Air and you could  be the lucky winner of 4 free images from our generous sponsor.

                                                        
I hoped you enjoyed your visit and I will be back with more creations soon.

Until then

Take care and God Bless.

Hugs

Joanie

This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Creative Cutting Challenge - Valentines Day
Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - Love
Sassy Studio Designs - Make Your Image Pop

Best Friends

Hi my friends, here is my creation for Challenges 4 Everybody, February Challenge and I wonder what this little cutie is thinking.   I think she is thinking about her best friend or maybe just looking out the window waiting for her to arrive.  Anyway, she is a cutie and was provided by our sponsor The Paper Nest.  

I started with some cardstock and patterned paper from my stash .   Yay me! I have really been doing good using up some of my stash.  I really need to make room to put my new paper..  lol ... new stash!

I colored the image from The Paper Nest with my Copic Markers and added a few tiny rhinestones to the flowers, but they are not showing up really good in the picture. :(

I punched the stamped sentiment with Stampin' Up's, Artisan and Label Punch.  

I cut the border strip with a Martha Stewart Punch and added a little double bow made with some seam binding.  Oh, and the butterfly was just laying on my desk waiting to be used.  I really don't know where he came from.... just fluttered by!  

Well, I am glad you stopped by to visit and hope to see you again real soon!!  

Now it's time for you to get your card entered and join in the the fun!  And you can win a $25.00 Gift Voucher to The Paper Nest.  Now that is what I call one fantastic, great, awesome prize!!!!  

Just a reminder, that we are now a monthly challenge.  Starts the First Sunday of each Month.  Hope to see you joining in!!

So until next time,

Take care and God Bless.

Hugs

Joanie

Sending Love

Hello, glad you're back to visit and I am so glad to be back also after being MIA because of a bad shoulder, but it's getting better and I am able to make cards and get on the computer for shorter lengths of time.  I was having Scrappin' withdrawals.  :0   

So let's get started with my card for Sunshine Mail to be sent to the children. 

The image is named "Sending Love" and is from our Sponsor Sitchy Bear's Digi Outlet.  You really need to visit their shop because they have some really awesome digis and we thank them for being our Sponsor.

Now it's time for all my scrappy friends to get a card made and join in the Challenge "Anything with a Heart".   I hope to see lots of entries posted and you could be the next winner!!   So Easy-Peasey!!!!
                                                  

Please visit Sunshine Mail and see how you can help put a smile on the childrens' faces by just sending a card or fulfilling some of the requests.  You will have a happy heart!!  

So until next time, 

Take care and God Bless

Hugs

Joanie 

This card will be in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #112 All You Need is Love
Allsorts -  #244 Love Is In the Air
Crafty Calendar - Love is All Around
 Di's Digis Designs - Love and/or Valentine
Kitty Bee Designs  - Valentine's/Love
Sugar Creek Hollow - #79 Love and Adore
Sunflower Fields Designs - Valentine's Day/Hearts

Something a little different.....

'First of all,  I am sooooo glad to be back Scrappin'.  I have been missing in action because I started the new year off with Acute Tendinitis in my shoulder. OOUUCCHH, I would have rather given birth!!  LOL  But it's getting better and I can at least scrap, make my cards and get on the computer for short periods of time.  So, let's get going here.  Inky Impressions theme for this challenge is Monochromatic and I will admit that I've done very few of these type of cards but. here is my card and I hope you like it.

I used some card stock in different shades of Gray from my stash and layered several pieces.
The sentiment and image are from "Our Daily Bread" stamps and I thought they were perfect for this card.
I added a little corner flourish, that, I used a little differently, from a Spellbinder Die Cut set and then added a little double bow.  So here is my creation and I think it turned out pretty nice.

So Scrappers you need to get your mojo going and join in the Challenge and you can win 4 images from the Inky Impressions Store!!  That is an awesome prize!!

I hope to be back soon, because I love doing my cards and sharing them with my friends that visit here and if you are new, please feel free to look around and enjoy.  See ya real soon.

So until next time,

Take care and God Bless.

Hugs

Joanie

This is where the fun is!!


This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge  - #294 Anything Goes

Love, Love, Love

Hi my friends and any new friends too if this is your first visit here.  Just happy to have all of you here and hope you like what you see and if so, leave me some love in the comments.  You are my inspiration!!  Well, we here at Inky Impressions are having our Inky Impressions New Releases for January and I chose "Love Shack" because I thought this digi was the cutest ever!!!!  This house has a lot of love for sure!!

I  used some pink patterned paper and blue card stock from my "hoarders pile", lol.  
The die cut is from Spellbinders that I just received and it's called Decorative Labels 27.
I colored the awesome love shack... I just think it's so cute...with my Copic Markers.
Added some flowers from my stock and also, the pink bow for a little more embellishments.
Also added some leaves cut with a Spellbinder die and added a "Love" tag punched with a Stampin' Up punch.

So my scrappy friends, you can win some of these digis by Inky Impressions just by creating your card and entering the Challenge!!!  Is that easy peasy or what???  So get goin' guys and dolls and let's see if you can be the next WINNER!!!!!!  Good luck to those of you that enter!

Well, that's if for today, but it's definitely not all!!  I'll be back with more real soon.   

So until next time

Take care and God Bless

Hugs

Joanie

Lots of Love

Hi, I am back once more to share another card I have made and I hope you enjoy it and want to thank y'all for coming back to visit, after all, y'all have become family!!  lol  I look forward to your visits and if you're new here,  feel free to browse around and have fun and leave some love in the comments.  So here we go to show and tell!!!

First of all, I think this is one cute digi and it's from Inky Impressions and is called "Sent with Love Girl".  She is a real cutie!!   The theme for this Challenge is "Pretty in Pink", so I started with the image and colored it with my Copic Markers. 

I used patterned paper from a 6x6 paper pack from Authentique, Essentials Collection.

I decided to use jute instead of ribbon, "for shipping", lol and added a burlap flower from Paper Studio, Spare Parts.  I used Craft cardstock from my "hoarder's pile".  lol

I then added a small tag cut with a Spellbinders tag die and hung it with a tiny bow with a heart charm. 

Inky Impressions has some awesome rubber stamps and digis, as well, as other items you will just have to have....  yep,  you will want them all!!!!

Hope to see lots of your creations being posted in the challenge!!

I enjoyed our visit and hope to see you back soon!

Until next time,

Take care and God Bless!

Hugs

Joanie



Snow Much Fun !!

Hi my friends, welcome back, but before I get started with my card and some "Great News" too!!, let me Wish All of You a Very Happy and Healthy New Year!! 

Okay, now for the good news!!!!!!!!  I have been chosen to be an "Inkette" with Inky Impressions!!!!

I am really excited to be a part of their team and you will not believe the awesome items they have in the shop...  gooooooo check it out!!!!!!

And to start the year off we have our New Challenge - Anything Goes!!  So scrappers it's time to get Scrappin' to make it Happin' in the new year!!

So here is my first post for Inky Impressions and I hope you like it and leave me some love in the comments.  Remember you are my inspiration!!

I began with some brown cardstock from the stockpile along with blue Snowflake patterned paper.  I used Martha Stewart punches to punch various sizes of snowflakes for a little added embellishment.  The image is from Inky Impressions and is called....Danny and Delilah's Sled Ride.  How cute is that??  Of course I colored the image with my Copic Markers.  I added a little bling to the center of the snowflakes and also on the band of the ducky's cap.

Well, that's it for now, but I will be back soon with more postings and lots of good fun!  See ya soon.

                                              Until next time,
                                     Take Care and God Bless
                                                     Hugs
                                                   Joanie