Tuesday, July 26, 2011

August Card Club Set ~ Happy Leaf

Today's post features the August Card Club Set - Happy Leaf.  During August this hostess set is available for $4.50 with a $30 purchase. 

All the monthly card club sets are in the new catalog on pages 6-10.  Look for the balloon next to the name, this is the month the set will be available for purchase. 

This card was inspired by a technique Mischelle posted on her blog.  It uses VersaMark ink and chalks.  I stamped the leaves on birch cardstock and went over the leaves with Earth Tone chalks, greens and browns.   

I used Nestabilities die #16 for the birthday wishes - it is cut in half.  The patterned paper is Willoughby SWIC.

Supplies -- Stamp: Happy Leaf, Papers: Birch cardstock, Willoughby SWIC, Earth tone chalks, VersaMark ink, VersaMagic Jumbo Java, Nestabilities #16

Hope you enjoy the rest of the ideas on Savvy Projects Blog.
Blessings,
Deb

Monday, July 25, 2011

DDH11 Challenge: Black and White ~ Week 1

Ready for a NEW challenge??

Black and White is the theme for the next 2 weeks and Paula-Kay is our hostess on the DDH blog. This week, I chose the black and white floral from DDH Black and White II, which is a FREE DDH download paper!

The image is DDH Fruit of the Spirit
Supplies -- DDH Fruit of the Spirit, Papers: Raven, DDH Black and White II FREE download, White ribbon.

There will be a second post next Monday, August 1st, on the DDH blog with more black and white 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, August 7th. 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

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Peace Be Still

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Happy Tuesday!

Today, I thought I would share the story behind this card, using Peace Be Still. It ended up in the catalogue on page 88, but wasn't created specifically for that purpose.

This card was created for my card ministry. Monthly, I send cards to "shut-in" members of my church. People who are in nursing homes now or home bound and unable to get to church like they use to.

It was April when I created it, so I took the liberty of coloring the bird like a robin. {The stamp says snow bird - creative license - right?} After a long winter in Wisconsin, we long to see the first robin of Spring. The robin is a sign of Hope where I live...green grass, flowers blooming - new life is right around the corner.

I try to send hope and encouragement to the men and women on my list every month and Peace Be Still is a perfect set. I used all the sentiments in this set "Peace, Be Still" on the front, "Be still, and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10 inside left and "You're in my thoughts today." inside right. A simple card using just one set.
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Supplies -- Stamps: T-3309 Peace Be Still; Papers: Kraft, Birch & Brown Cardstock; Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento ink, Palette Burnt Umber, Copic Markers [B41, E55, YG93, R29, E13]

This card uses one of Heather Scott's sketches we featured here on this blog back in May. The supplies used are simple. Note that this image is stamped on Birch cardstock and I only used a few Copic markers with a feather technique leaving some "white space". When you make multiples of a card - simplicity is a good thing. There is beauty in simplicity. The focal point is my robin and my message is Hope.

The Angel Company started a new program this year called -- "TAC Card Clubs". It is about cardmaking with a purpose or I've heard some Angels at seminar call it "Cards for a Cause". As cardmakers we have the wonderful opportunity to bless others with our handmade creations.

It is the outward giving that is a natural part of cardmaking that attracted me to this particular form of art. There are so many in our immediate community or family who could use a kind word or simply would love to receive a card for a special occasion or out of the blue.

When I started, I did not know any of the men or women on my list, but over the past year I've had the opportunity to meet most of them. Our church goes Christmas caroling at the nursing homes in mid-December and that is when I met Edna, one of the ladies on my list. I found out her sister had been a cardmaker and she sincerely appreciated receiving my handmade cards now that her sister had passed.

You can make a difference.

Mischelle talks about making "Cards for Kids" on page 2 and 3 of the catalogue. There are a number of Angels who make cards for birthdays, anniversaries, veterans, wounded soldiers, female soldiers, families of deployed soldiers, the sick, the lonely and the imprisoned. What is your cause? Who can you celebrate, bless, uplift, encourage?

Abundant Blessings to you...

Deb

Monday, July 18, 2011

DDH10 Challenge: Summer ~ Week 2

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It's Week 2 of our DDH Challenge ~ Summer. As promised we have some more Summer themed creations for you this week. I used "A Day at the Beach" again this week.

Summer2_week2_djmillerSupplies -- DDH A Day at the Beach, Papers: Bazzill cardstock, Great Lakes, Ruby Red, Fawn, Beeswax, Copics, Nestabilities 17, hemp cord
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Challenge Details:

1. DDH images are not required to enter this challenge, however we would be thrilled if you did - not to mention you will be entered into 2 drawings for FREE DDH sets! Yes - 2 chances to win as your reward! Don't have a DDH image? Take a look at our great digi sets over at DDH.

2. To enter please use the link tool at the end of this post. This Summer Challenge is open until Sunday, July 24th at 6 pm CT. Winners will be chosen at random, using a random number generator.

3. Please use the full extension to your blog post when linking in so your entry is easy to find. If you are linking in using SCS, TAC's Papercrafting Community or site similar, please use DDH10 in the name of your entry. Please no back posting. Limit 3 entries per person.

4. Have FUN and check out all the amazing entries. Can't wait to see all the fabulous ideas.

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Hope you are able to join us, just link your summer creation to DDH with the linky tool.

Abundant Blessings,

Deb

Monday, July 11, 2011

DDH10 Challenge: Summer ~ Week 1


There is a New Challenge at DDH - Summer!  I'm hosting too.  What do you think of when you think of summer...the beach, vacations, picnics, parades, flowers in full bloom?  Show us what means summer to you. 

DDH images are not required to enter this challenge however we would be thrilled if you did - not to mention you will be entered into 2 drawings for FREE DDH sets!  Yes - 2 chances to win!  Take a look at our great digi sets over at DDH.

I used DDH's "A Day at the Beach" this week and actually will have a second card to share next week using the same set.  I used some new Nestabilities - #16 and #17...I'm loving them. 
Supplies -- DDH A Day at the Beach, Papers: Bazzill cardstock, Great Lakes, Ruby Red, Fawn, Copics, Pastel Chalk, Nestabilities 16 & 17, ribbon

There will be a second post next Monday, July 18th, on the DDH blog with more Summer 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, July 24th. 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

Friday, July 8, 2011

July Blog Hop ~ Spotlight


We are blog hopping today...the theme is spotlights.  I used a couple of my favorite new sets Be Fabulous and For Everything.  

I stamped 2 images and colored the flower and bee on one image with Copics.  I used Nestabilities Circles to die cut the colored area, then added the spotlight with pop dots to the black and white image.  For Everthing has a border with the same pattern as Be Fabulous so I used it as an accent.

Copics -- Sky: B000, Flower: YR21, YR23, YR24, E55, E57, E59, Stem & Border: YG93, YG95, YG97, Bee: YR23, W2, W5

Hope you enjoy the rest of the hop.
Abundant Blessings to you...
Deb



DDH July Blog Hop ~ Christmas in July!

Ready for a Hop??

This months theme is Christmas in July!  Love this DDH image Poinsettia.  I printed several images out, colored, then layered the flower to make it nice a full - and look 3D. 
I added some faux stitching with the ScorBug and ScorBuddy.  All the papers and cardstock is from TAC's Emma Collection. 

Supplies--Image: DDH digi Poinsettia, Stamps: TAC Thinking of You, TAC Emma SWIC; Copics: R24, R29, R59, G82, G94, G99, YR12, Spica gold pen, Ink: Noir Black palette ink, ScorBug.

This hop is open until 6 pm (CST) Sunday, July 10th. 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
Tracy Jackson - Stamping Seasons
Christine Pennington (Guest Designer) - Christine's Digi Designs
Dee Pritschet - Dee's Designs
Michelle Single (Coordinator) - Caffeine & Stamps 

Abundant Blessings,
Deb

Challenges I'm entering this card in:
Craft Us Crazy - Christmas in July
Moving Along with the Times - Christmas in July
Little Red Wagon - Christmas in July
The Paper Variety - Christmas in July
Sweet Stamps Blog - Christmas in July
Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas in July

Monday, July 4, 2011

DDH9 Challenge: Handmade Flowers ~ Week 2


It is week 2 of  the DDH Handmade Flowers Challenge and Michelle is our hostess on the DDH blog

I used white ribbon to create my flower.  Folding the ribbon back and forth then fanning the folds out to create the flower.  I added some stacked buttons to the center and sewed the layers together.  The leaves are from DDH Spring Sprigs.  The saying is from one of my favorite Angel Company sets Thoughts and Prayers.
Supplies-- Digi: DDH Spring Sprigs, Stamps: TAC Thoughts and Prayers, Papers: TAC Emma SWIC, Inks: Jardin Moss Palette ink, Copics: G82, G94, G99, White Ribbon, Buttons.

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

Friday, July 1, 2011

America I Love - New Hostess Set


Happy July 1st!

Today we are featuring the new set "America I Love" on TAC Savvy Projects Blog.  This is a great vintage stamp perfect for The 4th of July weekend.



Supplies -- Stamps: America I Love, Papers: Red, Navy and Kraft cardstock, Mementos Tuxedo Black ink, Palette Cognac and Burnt Umber ink, Pastel chalk, Antique Copper hardware.

Copics:
Shirt, Bow, Stripes: R46, R59
Face: E21, R01
Foliage: YG93, YG95, 9YG7
Water, Pants; Star panel: B91, B95, B99
Hair, Shoes, Boat: E33, E35
Rocks: W3, W3


Hope you enjoy all the samples today!

May God bless America.
Abundant Blesssings to you...
Deb