Fleas Navidad

Hey there! Super quick post to share the Christmas card I made for my six year-old nephew this year! He adopted a wiener dog not too long ago, so I thought this would be perfect!

Here's what it looks like when it's closed:

And here's a view of it opened up (HA!):

That ADORABLE wiener dog, his hat, the punny sentiment, and the bones are from "Santa Paws" by Paper Smooches! (Thanks to my inky buddy, Michele, for letting me borrow that set!!) I'm going to enter this card into the Paper Smooches January Guest Designer Contest! 

Using the fold of the card as a guideline, I stamped the front of the dog (masking the tail end). Then I stamped the tail end and masked off the front. Then, I used a black Sharpie marker to connect the two and did some paper piecing to dress him up!

The strings of lights are from "Retro Christmas Backgrounds" by Practicing Creativity Designs and the patterned paper is "Dots and Stripes: Christmas Collection" by Echo Park!

I hope you like my creation!!! I had SO MUCH FUN making this card!! I hope my nephew gets a kick out of it!!!

Happy Holidays!!!

An Apple A Day...

Hi there! It's Product Spotlight day at DeNami Design, and today we're featuring the Small Apple! I LOVE this image! It's the ideal size to color or paper piece! And it's so perfect for teacher gifts and autumn-themed projects!

You're probably thinking...there she goes again with that paper piecing...but I couldn't resist!!! A gingham apple...c'mon...so cute!!! And, do you like the apple background panel??? I handstamped that using the solid and outline apples from the Apples and Pears Stamp Set! It was really fun and I LOVE the results!

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to head on over to the DeNami Design Blog to check out what my fellow DT gals and our Guest Designer, Emily, have created!

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Supplies:
Stamps: Small Apple D137, Apples and Pears Stamp Set PF31 (DeNami Design)
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine (Tsukineko), Squash (Amuse), Grass (Amuse), Rhubarb Stalk Memento (Tsukineko)
Cardstock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Papers: Lost and Found Two: Rosy (My Mind's Eye), Chiffon Journal (Bo Bunny), Dots and Stripes (Echo Park)
Punch: Round Binding Edge Border Punch (EK Success), Fancy Square (McGill)
Quickie Glue Pen: (Sakura)
Ribbon: Red Grosgrain (DeNami Design)
Button: Espresso Boutique Buttons (DeNami Design)
Rustic Twine: (Papertrey Ink)
Adhesive Tape Runner: (Therm-o-web)
Pop Dots: (All Night Media)
Zots: (Therm-o-web)

MOOchas Gracias

***This is my second post for today. For the winners of my blog candy giveaway, please scroll down to my earlier post. Thanks!

Hello! Dropping by to share a card I made for the most recent CAS-ual Fridays Challenge! Their challenges always have a SUPER FUN twist to them and this one was no exception! In honor of International Literacy Day the challenge was to create a card using a BOOK as your inspiration and the color combo: black, white and red! CLEVER,right?!?!

I'm a licensed elementary school teacher and one of my favorite children's books is Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type! It's a HILARIOUS story, the illustrations are AWESOME, and kids LOVE IT!!

And here's my creation:

That DARLING cow is from the set, For All It's Worth, by Market Street Stamps!! I JUST LOVE HER!!! I created the "note" using Smitty's ABCs (Lawn Fawn) and then tacked it up to the woodgrain embossed (Tim Holtz) panel with a little thumbtack image from Just My Type (Lawn Fawn)! The patterned papers are from Echo Park!

SIDE NOTE: My husband turned in his application for tenure at the university. Now we just have to wait until April for the committee to announce their decision. Keep your fingers (and toes) crossed for us! He's been working REALLY hard, so I wanted to do something special for him to celebrate this first hurdle. I made him his favorite dinner, chicken marsala with mashed potatoes and peas. And we opened a bottle of almond champagne that our sweet friends from San Diego had given to us in anticipation of this occasion.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hibiscus

Hi there! It's Product Spotlight Day at DeNami Design!!! Today we're featuring THIS beauty:

And here's my creation:

The hibiscus reminds me of sunny days at the beach, so that's where my color inspiration came from! I LOVE these patterned papers from October Afternoon and Echo Park and thought they were the perfect fit! I wish I would have had a slightly darker shade of aqua ink (like the background on the larger polka dot paper) to stamp out the hibiscus image. I feel like it looks a little washed out (although if I tilt my computer screen back just a little, it looks much better...hmmm....).

So...what do you think? I hope you like my card for today!!! Be sure to head on over to the DeNami Design Blog to check out all of the FABULOUS ways my fellow DT gals have used this same stamp!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Large Bold Hibiscus M47, Everyday Greetings Stamp Set PF29 (DeNami Design)

Cardstock: Vintage Cream (PTI), Gold (scraps from my stash)

Ink: Seaglass Color Box (Clearsnap), Onyx Black VersaFine (Tsukineko)

Patterned Paper: Thrift Shop: Collector's Item (October Afternoon), Thrift Shop: Great Find (October Afternoon), Fly A Kite: Lemonade (October Afternoon), Dots and Stripes (Echo Park)

Border Punch: (Fiskars)

Rustic Twine: (PTI)

Button: Rusted Sun (Fancy Pants)

Gold Embroidery Floss: (Janlynn)