DDH9 Challenge: Handmade Flowers ~ Week 1

Ready for a NEW Challenge??

Our NEW Challenge is Handmade Flowers. Michelle is our hostess for the next 2 weeks on the DDH blog.

I used a 3/4" and 5/8" circle punch to create my flower.  The paper used is a DDH FREE download Black and White II.  I used a pinched circle flower technique - if you'd like to see a video on how it is done - click HERE.  Heather Scott made this fabulous video.  I added a second layer (5/8" punch) to make my flower fuller. 

The image is DDH Swans.  This is a great image for an anniversary or wedding card. I colored the white floss with Copics to match the cardstock.

Supplies-- Digi: DDH Swans, Papers: DDH Black and White II, Raven, Whirlpool, Copics: N1, N4, B000, BG10, Bone Floss, Buttons, White Souffle pen, 5/8" punch, 3/4" punch.

Next week I will have another card with a flower made of ribbon.

We would love it if you played along! This challenge is open until 6 pm (CST) Sunday, July 10th. Visit DDH and add a link to your creation to our card gallery and you will have a chance to win a FREE DDH Digi!

We would love to see your card using a DDH Digi, if your entry features a DDH image you will have 2 chances to win! There will be a second drawing for entries using a DDH images. Won't you join us?!?

Be sure to visit all the DDH Dream Team Members blogs...

DDH Dream Team Members

Christine Pennington (Guest Designer) - Christine's Digi Designs
You are HERE --->; Debra Miller - Cream City Angels
Dee Pritschet - Dee's Designs
Hannah Clark - Delightfully Distressing Designs
Michelle Single (Coordinator) - Caffeine & Stamps

Paula-Kay Bourland - Digi Designs by Paula-Kay
Stephanie Serrano - Stephanie's Stampin Spot
Teresa Jenkins - Mama Pickle's Paper Creations
Tracy Jackson - Stamping Seasons

Abundant Blessings,

Deb

Inspiration Catalogue and Seminar 2011

Here it is!

Angela Kelley's creation is featured on the cover.

The stamp is "Enjoy the Scenery"

What a perfect saying for Angela, her blog title is "Artistic Detours".  I had the pleasure of meeting her - she is as lovely as her creations.  Her samples in the the catalogue are amazing! 

Congrats to all the 2011 Design Team members Angela (Angi), Christine, Heather, Holly, Kerry, Michelle, Marisa (Risa), Paula-Kay and Rita.  Plus some fabulous contributing designers: Barb Foster, Candi Dierenfield, Chris Franco, Chelsea Comer, Kim Sears and Mabelle R.O. 

So many wonderful things in the new catalog... 

• 3 new illustrators - Soft Pencil Studios, Nina B and Phyllis Harris, plus new sets from Mabelle RO
• 60 Smoothies cardstock colors
• Individual Sketch Copic markers
• Sew Easy fancy floss and bakers twine
• New Mementos line - ink pads, dew drops, markers, I-Zing glitter glue with reference to coordinating cardstock.
• Big Kick die cut machine, texture plates and dies
• New Nestabilities Dies
• Copic XPress-It cardstock
• Spica pen sets
• New flower punches
• 8 New Level A Hostess Sets
• 4 New Level B Hostess Sets
• 1 New Level C Hostess Sets (coordinating greetings available for purchase)
• 12 New GWP stamps (FREE with $30 purchase)

Lots of Classes and Make 'n Takes...

I was really bad at taking pictures. 

Below was my last one (and I didn't take it)... 

 (Mischelle Smith and believe or not me!)

Receiving the "Heart of The Angel Company" Award was surreal.

Thank You to The Angel Company Staff!

Seminar 2011 was truly Fabulous. 

Abundant Blessings,

Deb

Well, it is Sunday evening after seminar.  I've had a long day of travelling and thankful to be home safely.   What a wonderful weekend of classes, friends, plus a brand new catalogue. 

DDH8 Challenge: Vintage ~ Week 2

It is week 2 of the DDH Vintage/Pearls and Lace Challenge and Tracy is our hostess on the DDH blog.  This birdhouse is from DDH Cherry Blossom Bird.

Supplies -- Stamps: TAC You Whoo (Verse), DDH Cherry Blossom Bird, Papers: TAC More Mimi SWIC, Copics, Inks: Cognac and Burnt Umber Palette; Gems, Nestabilities Circles. 

We would love it if you played along! This challenge is open until 6 pm (CST) Sunday, June 26th. Visit DDH and add a link to your creation to our card gallery and you will have a chance to win a FREE DDH Digi!

We would love to see your card using a DDH Digi, if your entry features a DDH image you will have 2 chances to win! There will be a second drawing for entries using a DDH images. Won't you join us?!?

Be sure to visit all the DDH Dream Team Members blogs...

DDH Dream Team Members

Christine Pennington (Guest Designer) - Christine's Digi Designs
You are HERE --->; Debra Miller - Cream City Angels
Dee Pritschet - Dee's Designs
Hannah Clark - Delightfully Distressing Designs
Michelle Single (Coordinator) - Caffeine & Stamps
Paula-Kay Bourland - Digi Designs by Paula-Kay

Stephanie Serrano - Stephanie's Stampin Spot
Teresa Jenkins - Mama Pickle's Paper Creations
Tracy Jackson - Stamping Seasons

Abundant Blessings,

Deb

Vintage Rides ~ Sneak Peek!

We have another Sneak Peek today on Savvy Project Blog.  This set is called Vintage Rides and was designed by one of our new illustrators Nina B.  

You can purchase Vintage Rides before the new catalog comes out for $16.95 (retail $23.95).  This offer ends June 30th.



I used a red, white and blue theme today since it is Flag Day.  Kerry our hostess today on Savvy invited the design team to make cards today with this theme. YAY!  

I love this plane.  It is colored with Copics (B41, B45, B37, R24, R29, R59, W1,  W2, W3) the cut out with mini kai scissors.  The papers are Great Lakes and Berrylicious.  The clouds are punched circles in different sizes, shaded with Copics and outlined with a Copic Multiliner pen.

This set is so fun. Love it.

Hope you enjoy today and the rest of the sneak peeks this month!

Abundant Blessings

Deb

DDH8 Challenge: Vintage ~ Week 1

Ready for a NEW challenge??

Vintage/Pearls and Lace is the theme for the next 2 weeks and Tracy is our hostess on the DDH blog.  This week, I chose black and white and roses to go with the vintage theme.  The black and white floral is a FREE DDH download paper!

Supplies -- DDH Portfolio Collection , Papers: Raven, DDH Black and White II FREE download, 3/4" punch, Nestabilities Circles, White ribbon.

There will be a second post next Monday, June 20th, on the DDH blog with more vintage creations. I will be posting another card idea next Monday.

We would love it if you played along! This challenge is open until 6 pm (CST) Sunday, June 26th. Visit DDH and add a link to your creation to our card gallery and you will have a chance to win a FREE DDH Digi!

We would love to see your card using a DDH Digi, if your entry features a DDH image you will have 2 chances to win! There will be a second drawing for entries using a DDH images. Won't you join us?!?

Be sure to visit all the DDH Dream Team Members blogs...

DDH Dream Team Members

Christine Pennington - Christine's Digi Designs
You are HERE ---> Debra Miller - Cream City Angels
Dee Pritschet - Dee's Designs
Hannah Clark - Delightfully Distressing Designs
Mandi-Lee Klinger (Guest Designer) - Copic Me
Michelle Single (Coordinator) - Caffeine & Stamps
Nancy Kirk (Guest Designer) - Seaside Creativity

Paula-Kay Bourland - Digi Designs by Paula-Kay
Stephanie Serrano - Stephanie's Stampin Spot
Teresa Jenkins - Mama Pickle's Paper Creations
Tracy Jackson - Stamping Seasons

Abundant Blessings,

Deb

TAC June Blog Hop - Favorites

Ready for a Hop?

This is a fun one - OK they are all fun, but we get to see everyones favorites.  What is your favorite set?  I had a really hard time choosing.  I went with a classic set Happy Trails  - one that I've had numerous customers order over the years and one I just got in the last few months believe it or not. 

I've been thinking about this card for awhile.  I was looking for something simple, relatively easy to make several.  I make cards for the shut-ins at our church almost every month and thought this would be a good one, something different than flowers.

The horse is stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink on kraft cardstock punched with Labels Large nestabilities.  I colored the horse with Copics (E31, E33, E37, E47).  The background is chalk - Basic Brights, a teal to match the Rustic Chic paper.

I finished it with some hemp cord (still had it out from my Relax & Fish sneak peek card - that new set would qualify as a favorite of mine as well!) tied like a lasso - at least that was what I was going for.

Supplies -- Stamps: Happy Trails, Papers: Rustic Chic, Kraft cardstock, Bazzill Pinecone, Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa ink, Labels Large Nestabilities, Basic Bright Chalks, Copics, Hemp cord.

Hope you enjoy the rest of the hop.

Abundant Blessings,

Deb  

DDH June Blog Hop ~ Fancy Folds

Ready for a Hop??

This months theme is Fancy Folds.  Love this DDH image Budding Iris.  It is just like the ones blooming in my back yard.  This is a side step card.

Supplies -- Image: DDH Budding Iris, Stamps: TAC All Things of Nature (retiring - on SALE); Bazzill papers: Lizard, Grape and Emma Cardstock; Copics: YG93, YG95, YG97; B91; BV02, BV04; YR21, YR23, YR24

This hop is open until 6 pm (CST) Sunday, June 12th. There are hidden prizes, if you leave a comment on each stop on the hop you will have a chance to win a FREE DDH Digi!

You should have come from Stephanie's blog - next stop Paula Kay's blog.

If you are lost or just started the hop here is the full list of DDH Dream Team Members...

DDH Dream Team Members

DDH Blog
Hannah Clark - Delightfully Distressing Designs
Stephanie Serrano - Stephanie's Stampin Spot
You are HERE ---> Debra Miller - Cream City Angels
Paula-Kay Bourland - Digi Designs by Paula-Kay
Christine Pennington - Christine's Digi Designs
Dee Pritschet - Dee's Designs
Michelle Single (Coordinator) - Caffeine & Stamps

Teresa Jenkins - Mama Pickle's Paper Creations

Tracy Jackson - Stamping Seasons

Abundant Blessings,

Deb

Relax and Fish - Sneak Peek!

Today we have another Sneak Peek! I can't wait to see the catalogue at the end of the month. From the bits I've seen we are going to have some fabulous new images. This is Relax & Fish - isn't it a great masculine image? I had a LOT of fun coloring it.

Like usual, I studied the image. I actually searched online to get an idea how to color the fish. Is it a Salmon? Rainbow trout? Still not sure. I picked a salmon. Then I compared my general color palette to my TAC paper swatch book and came up with Winchester as a great match for the colors I had in mind.

I colored the image with Copic markers. I ended up using a lot of colors and even some of the new ones released this year.

Fish: W1, W3, R01, R02, E30; Trees and Foliage: E31, E33, E55, E57, E59, E87, YG91, BG93; Water: BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78, B21; Fisherman: E21, E13, YR24, W3, YG91

The sky is a light pastel blue chalk. The edges of the image are sponged with Cognac and Burnt Umber Palette ink.

This image has my Dad written all over it. So I added "for you Dad" from Thinking of You...one of my favorite word sets. Also some hemp cord from the local craft store, just a little rustic touch to finish it off.

Supplies-- Stamps: T-3473 Relax & Fish, Thinking of You, Papers: Winchester SWIC and Cardstock, Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Cognac and Burnt Umber Palette ink, Copics, Pastel chalks, hemp cord.

You can purchase this stamp before the catalog comes out for only $6.95 ($8.95 retail).  This offer ends June 30th.

Hope you enjoy today's Sneak Peek! 

Abundant Blessings,

Deb

Upcoming Events:

This Friday, June 10th we are having a hop right here. Hope you come back and join us - the theme is "Favorite Angel Company set"...Whatever YOUR favorite is!

Next Tuesday, June 14th, Kerry will have another sneak peek so be sure to check back!

DDH7 Challenge: One Layer Wonders ~ Week 2

It is week 2 of the One Layer Wonder Challenge and Christine is our hostess on the DDH blog.  Lets see your creations with DDH digi's.

I did all the layering in MS Word, it is all digital.  I used a DDH FREE download paper Robyn.  I copied a section of Robyn and pasted it into a blank Word document.  I added some more blocks and then the image.  I printed, colored the image with Copics and added a couple buttons - done.

Supplies -- DDH Everyday Mice, DDH Robyn FREE download paper, Copic cardstock, Buttons, Tawny Floss, Copics: YG23, G82, E31, E33, RV42, W1.

We would love it if you played along! This challenge is open until 6 pm (CST) Sunday, June 12th. Visit DDH and add a link to your creation using a DDH digi to our card gallery and you will have a chance to win a FREE DDH Digi!

DDH digi's are encouraged for this challenge.  Won't you join us?!?

Be sure to visit all the DDH Dream Team Members blogs...

DDH Dream Team Members

Christine Pennington - Christine's Digi Designs
You are HERE ---> Debra Miller - Cream City Angels
Dee Pritschet - Dee's Designs
Hannah Clark - Delightfully Distressing Designs
Michelle Single (Coordinator) - Caffeine & Stamps
Paula-Kay Bourland - Digi Designs by Paula-Kay

Stephanie Serrano - Stephanie's Stampin Spot
Teresa Jenkins - Mama Pickle's Paper Creations
Tracy Jackson - Stamping Seasons

Abundant Blessings,

Deb