tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86751386364116176512024-03-13T22:24:30.969-05:00Paper CrushedDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.comBlogger256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-23334427426216371872016-07-04T00:00:00.000-05:002016-07-04T00:00:27.465-05:00happy fourth of julyHere are the last two cards that I created with the same digital paper kit from last week. I did a version of the same card just changing up the layout a bit. I really liked using the stamp to create my background by just stamping it over and over. <a href="http://catherinepooler.com/2016/06/13/fathers-day-card-word-clustering-and-highlighting/">Catherine Pooler</a> inspired me to try this technique. I am sure it will be one that I use again.<br />
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Shaker cards are one of my favorite ways to use them, but it can be tricky to mail them when you use thicker cupped sequins. One of my tips is to use the flat ones. You still get the sparkle, but without any of the bulk. On this card, I used digital paper printed at 5x5 and die cut my shape in the middle. I also used very thin fun foam to die cut the same shaped and used it to make my shaker holder. The fun foam is a lot cheaper than the foam tape and works just as well. Since my sequins are only slightly cupped, they still move around when you shake the card. I finished with a few sprinkled onto the front of the panel along with a stamped sentiment and two enamel stars.<br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-64539625310569394152016-06-13T06:00:00.000-05:002016-06-13T06:00:22.899-05:00you are amazingI have been wanting to give water coloring with distress inks a try and I just fell in love with this new sentiment set from <a href="https://kaleidoscopecreationsstamps.blogspot.com/">Kaleidoscope Creations Stamps</a>. I think it is a perfect set to go with so many image stamps, but especially works well with flowers.<br />
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I heat embossed my floral stamp onto Ranger Watercolor paper using Versamark ink and a fine detail white embossing powder. I then wet my image with a number 2 round brush and dropped in color from my distress pads and allowed the color to dry naturally. I came back and added more color where I felt the flower needed it. Again, letting it air dry and then stamped my sentiment twice to get into all of the texture of the watercolor paper. I finished with some Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins. I love the end results and will definitely be using this technique again.<br />
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Today's card is a quick card perfect for a forgetful mind (like mine) or a great masculine card. It is using a new stamp set by <a href="https://kaleidoscopecreationsstamps.blogspot.com/">Kaleidoscope Creations Stamps</a>. I popped up the candle and tied a string around it to mimic tying a string around your finger to help you remember something. I then finished it off by adding a few tiny enamel stars and a sentiment from the same stamp set.<br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-50182143585057038852015-10-15T20:02:00.000-05:002015-10-15T20:02:09.294-05:00Hero Arts and Distress InkI told you I was making a ton of shaker cards lately. This one is using distress inks to create a blended background to resemble a night sky. I stamped and Copic colored the Hero Arts image and added google eyes for a bit of a whimsical touch. The sequins are a homemade mix of Pretty Pink Posh solid colors. I put foam tape on the back of the purple panel and tied it with a bow. The panel was then adhered to a stitched cut card front.<br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-65350267940490904222015-10-09T17:54:00.003-05:002015-10-09T17:54:44.979-05:00Cedar LaneI have been in a shaker card making frenzy lately. My latest creation is using the new Pink Paislee Cedar Lane paper collection and the Lawn Fawn leaf dies. I used the dies to make my own confetti with the pattern papers from the Cedar Lane 6x6 paper pad. I inked and curled the edges of the two larger leaves for the outside of the window and placed them on a bed of gold twine. The heat embossed fall sentiment is from <a href="http://kaleidoscopecreationsstamps.blogspot.com/">http://kaleidoscopecreationsstamps.blogspot.com</a>.<br />
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I have been toying around with the idea of a blog update for some time now. I am not much of a computer techy person so this was not as easy as it may have seemed for me. I wanted something to reflect the person I am. I like simple, clean lines and just a touch of whimsy. I searched Etsy for pre-designed blogs and I decided on a shop call <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheBlogShop">The Blog Shop</a>. Citra was such a wonderful person to work with and she gave me exactly the type of look I was going for. I may still have a few tweeks here and there, but nothing major. I am hoping that this new look will help me want to blog more in 2015.<br />
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Ok, onto more fun stuff. Today I want to share a birthday card that I made for my sister. (Happy Birthday, Nikki!) I used deli paper and stamped it with Memento black ink. Once dried, I sprayed it with three colors of Distress Sprays and blended the colors with water. I stamped the image using black ink and colored it in using Copic markers. I added some clear Wink of Stella to the cupcake icing for a bit of sparkle. I then used the coordinating dies to cut my images out and added foam tape to the pieces for dimension.<br />
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I know its been a little since I posted last, but blogging more is on my to do list for 2015. so in the meantime, I will share a few projects before the holidays that I didn't get around to posting.<br />
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DaniDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-87273601911239753212014-09-01T19:39:00.000-05:002014-09-01T19:41:05.027-05:00Life Right NowAfter almost a two week break from creating, I finally sat down this weekend and worked on a couple of projects. Today's layout is using the main scrapbook kit and card kit from last month's Studio Calico release. It is called Sandlot and I mixed the two kits together to create one large kit. I usually don't keep kits and add-ons separate if they are in the same collection. I also used a few of the printables from the same month and a couple of the stamps.<br />
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DaniDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-35637101788903029892014-08-11T20:49:00.000-05:002014-08-11T20:49:18.771-05:00To Be ContinuedToday's layout is using the July card kit, Penny Arcade, from Studio Calico. I usually only buy kits from clubs in the months that I like them. This month, I decided to use the 6x6 papers to make a couple of layouts to show you that you don't need to buy a kit made specifically for the type of projects that you want to do.<br />
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I have used project life cards to create a mixed media layout and I have never even done a project life page. So don't feel limited by the supplies that you have. Use what you have on hand and make it work for you.<br />
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DaniDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-60344171681731590342014-08-05T13:00:00.001-05:002014-08-05T13:02:10.470-05:00Hello LovelyThis week, for <a href="http://craftwithmay.com/">Camp Scrap</a>, I created a layout using design lesson five. I used a border strip and placed all of my elements on top, like a shelf. I used the Brighton Pier collection from Studio Calico and pulled together this layout in under an hour. The longest part was waiting for the painted wood veneer to dry.<br />
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DaniDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-48197193524195156392014-07-30T06:30:00.000-05:002014-07-30T06:30:00.901-05:00Mixed Media With Camp ScrapPlaying along with May Flaum, in <a href="http://craftwithmay.com/">Camp Scrap</a>, but instead of doing mixed media on a canvas, I decided to do it on a layout. I used the Dear Lizzy Daydreamer collection along with playing with some gesso and neocolors. I love these watercolor crayons for use on top of gesso. The color glides around really smoothly until it dries. One tip though is to let each color dry thoroughly before you add the next so that your colors don't blend. Unless that is the look you are going for. I cut hearts out of one of the pattern papers and layered them with vellum and paper hearts that I punched out. A touch of mist and a sprinkle of enamel dots and I called it done.<br />
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DaniDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-78565744582031068862014-07-28T07:41:00.000-05:002014-07-28T07:41:05.456-05:00Featured Layout<div style="text-align: left;">
I loved making this layout about my girl turning twenty. I am thrilled to have it featured today on the <a href="http://www.studiocalico.com/blog/2014/7/28/weekly-challenge-from-the-heart-with-danielle">Studio Calico blog</a>. </div>
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DaniDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-19743574200163939902014-07-07T12:41:00.001-05:002014-07-23T14:32:06.505-05:00Camp Scrap 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I am taking <a href="http://craftwithmay.com/">May Flaum's Camp Scrap</a> class again this summer and I started off last week working through the first Kit-tastic lesson. I put together a small kit using a 6x6 paper pad, a few letter stickers, a couple of rolls of washi tape, and one sheet of puffy stickers for embellishments. I grabbed a few random things to add as I worked on each project such as mists, a doily, a few tags, other than that, it was a rather small kit. I wish I would of photographed the kit before I started using it. Here are the projects that I created using just those supplies.</div>
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-4257247958165513662013-02-21T09:44:00.001-06:002013-02-21T09:46:41.640-06:00Birthday PrepsI am still working here, just not on scrapbooking or card making ideas. My little niece turns one in three weeks and I am determined to give her the best cowgirl birthday party a little girl could wish for. This week, I am working on the banners for the backdrop of her cake table. I printed the font in brown and I altered the size of the letters from 1 1/2 to 2 inches. I circled cut them and pop dotted on to scalloped circles. I used my Silhouette to cut the banners, inked all of the edges brown, and assembled the flags. Next up is to string on to some jute and hang. (I just wanted to say that the letters are not glued down yet, that is why some are crooked and off the flags a bit.)<br />
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I must admit that I am having so much fun planning her party. I haven't had to do this in years.<br />
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DaniDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-73996223893854630452013-02-18T05:30:00.000-06:002013-02-18T05:30:00.715-06:00For the Love of CupcakesIf you have followed my blog for anytime, you will have seen that I love to bake, maybe even more than scrapbooking. It is just another creative outlet for me. While I like to try my hand at all kinds of sweets, cupcakes have become my signature dessert within my family. I try all kinds of flavors to please each family members taste. My homemade carrot cake with cream cheese and marscapone frosting is a favorite of my Dad's. My sister loves turtle cupcake which is a version of her favorite candy. And these below, vanilla bean cupcakes with vanilla bean marshmallow frosting is a favorite of small children, which is why I made these for the kiddos at the daycare where my daughter worked.<br />
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So to tie my two loves together, I decided to create a page documenting my desire for the sweet treat. I used a Pink Paislee paper for the background and since it was already pre-printed, I just went with that design adding just a few touches to complete my page. I sewed additional doilies at the top corner to match the ones in the bottom. I stamped a few embellishments, cut them out, and adhered them with pop-dots for added dimension. The title is some old Making Memory puffy letter stickers and the new Doodlebug letters from Two Peas. They are so stinkin' adorable that I picked them up in every color. I finished off with a few drops of mist and called it a day.<br />
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DaniDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-90718463991402160202013-02-15T05:10:00.000-06:002013-02-15T05:10:00.021-06:00Just one moreI hope that you can bare with one more Valentine card. It is another masculine one that I created on the spur of the moment before picking up all of my love embellishments for the season. Again, I tried sticking with neutral colors such as cream and gray. I added wooden hearts that I stained with Mr. Huey's mist. I distressed the edges of the gray paper for a bit of texture. The only sparkly touch was one glittered heart that I just couldn't resist adding.<br />
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This was the first time I blogged a whole week on one holiday. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.<br />
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DaniDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-17761895717583694042013-02-14T05:47:00.000-06:002013-02-14T05:47:01.212-06:00I Love YouHappy Valentine's Day to You! I hope that you all have someone special to share it with, even if it is just yourself and a bottle of wine or a box of chocolate. You deserve it! <br />
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My daughter is not too fond of today because she says that it sucks to be alone on this day. I wanted to make her feel special, so I made her this card so that she would know that she is loved. I am also going to make her a favorite meal and a special dessert for her to enjoy with her Dad and I, tonight.<br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-62257895334013841142013-02-13T05:34:00.000-06:002013-02-13T05:34:00.760-06:00For the Man in My LifeI know that sometimes we can get stumped at making cards for the men in our lives. I can easily throw together some pink embellishments and girly ribbon and have a great feminine card, but I always struggle a bit when making something more masculine. <br />
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For this card, I started with a kraft base. I find that by using a neutral base such as kraft, it keeps me more focused on using natural elements such as wood and twine, which tend to lend itself better for a manly card. I added some embossed dots for texture. I cut the word Valentine from a long title and added the SC wooden alpha veneers to complete my sentiment. Then with a few quick embellishments, my card was done. <br />
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DaniDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07900991753971280310noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8675138636411617651.post-4138300017846848732013-02-12T06:00:00.000-06:002013-02-12T06:00:06.071-06:00Valentine's Week continues...I needed one more card to send to one of the youngest godchildren, so I pulled out the leftover scraps from the Crate Paper Fourteen line, and this is what I came up with.<br />
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On Sunday, I decided to make my usual triple chocolate cupcakes, but I wanted something different for the frosting. Instead of just cream cheese and powdered sugar, I added marscapone to the mix. It made for a lighter and fluffier frosting. I always get asked what is the little brown specks in my icing, well, I use vanilla bean paste instead of vanilla for a deeper flavor. Plus, it is a bit cheaper than the Madagascar vanilla extract that I use in my other baked goods.<br />
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