Flowers!!!

I love taking pictures especially of flowers.  Here are a few from the last couple of weeks.  The first two are the same rose,  the first one was on a rainy day and the second one is the same rose 2 days later in the sunshine. The third picture is of poppies in the rain.  Yes it rains a lot here on the west coast LOL.  For the first picture I made the background black and white so the colors of the rose stood out more. 

Thanks for visiting my blog!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Dee

New Season New Look!!

I decided to revamp my blog for summer.  I'm not sure about the design but it will do for now.  I may get bored and change it again soon.  My Internet was not working for about a week or so, it is amazing what you can get accomplished if you turn off your computer LOL.  Anyway my husband and I made a trip to Ikea to get a new table top for my craft room and found one I really liked it was about 7 feet long or so and about $70.00.  We went to pick it up and thought hey this will never fit in the car and delivery would make it too expensive.  So we went into the as is department and found 2 table tops that were just over 4 feet long and 23" wide and I thought perfect and even more perfect is that they were only $6.00 each. I have units that i could put them on to make desks.  The only problem the units were not deep enough so I used some storage boxes behind them to make it fit.  It worked perfectly. The first picture is my desk and workspace before.

The picture below is my new desk and workspace!!!

So much better.  The room is only about half done there is still lots more to do.

I will post more pictures once I finish the room.

Whenever that happens to be LOL!

Dee

Class Information

These are the other items that will be taught in the "You're the Man" class.  The first is a card that measures 5"x5" and the patterned paper is from the Rusted Sun collection by Fancy Pants.  The stamps are from the Car Classics stamp set by Crafty Secrets.  Again I used water color pencils to color the image because I wanted a vintage look. 

Class Dates are

Sunday June 6th 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Sunday June 13th 1:00pm - 3:00pm

The next item for the class is a simple gift card holder.  I didn't color the images in for the sample but students will be able to color it however they like.

Here is the last item for my "Dream On" class.  It can be used as a gift tag or a bookmark. The other items in this class are the 2 cards posted on May27th and the Basket I posted on May 11th. The dates for this class in June are

Sunday June 20th from 1:00pm - 3:00pm 

Sunday June 27th 1:00pm - 3:00pm

These classes will be offered again in July.  I will have some new classes for July as well.  I will post them as soon as I have them ready.  I guess I better go work on that now.  Thanks for stopping by my blog.  

Happy Crafting

Dee 

Dream On

That is the name of my other class for June. Here are two of the cards for the class. The first one I call an Easel card with a twist. It started out to be a simple half fold card. I just kept adding to it and it turned into this. I had to take 3 pictures to show it in different stages. The card stock is bazzill Brown and Parakeet (2 of my favorite colors). The patterned paper is from the Brook collection by Crate Paper. Stamps are by Jillibean and Crafty Secrets. The next card is also using the same papers and tools and just a simple Happy Birthday stamp. I used the forest branches cuttlebug embossing folder and scalloped circles spellbinders for both cards. I used a fiskars border punch for the decorative edge on this card.

The flower basket I posted in my May 11th post will also be part of this class as well as a gift tag. I will post that in another post.

Thanks for visiting my blog. Happy Crafting!!!

Deanna

Car Classics

We just got this brand new stamp set from Crafty Secrets in at work and I couldn't resist. These two cards will be part of a class I will be teaching in June at Scrap Arts. I'm not sure of the dates yet but I will post them as soon as I know.

I really wanted to try a side step card and here is what I came up with. All the stamps are from the new stamp set and I used black and white bazzill and the patterned red paper is from the Fancy Pants Rusted Sun collection. I colored the car and the flag with red watercolor pencil and went over it with an aqua brush. I could have used my prisma's but I wanted a worn vintage look and I used a fine black marker to go over a few details on the car. The rest of the items are stamped and cut out and some are layered on black card stock. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

For this card I wanted that old vintage black and white comic strip look. The entire background is all done with a variety of stamps from the set. I just kept filling up the spaces with as many stamps as I could fit. I then stamped my main image and twisted the layering pieces to give it a different look. The solid blocks of black add a bit of impact to the card. I edged all the pieces with Black Versa Magic ink.

I have 2 more items for this class and will post as soon as I get the pictures and details ready. Also have another class coming in June and will post those pics soon as well.

Until then, Happy Crafting.

Deanna

Updates on older posts

OK so I promised I'd update a couple of posts as soon as I figured out some colors. For the post on April 10th the colors I used on the cat image were sand for most of the image and jasmine for the eyes (prisma markers). For the Mother's Day card I posted the on Sunday here are the rest of the details. For coloring the image the prisma markers I used were french grey 20%, light walnut, eggshell, jasmine, deco pink, walnut and cold stone. I also used a sakura clear stardust pen on her wings and the flowers. The patterned paper is from the 3bugs in a rug Little Chick line and the card stock is bazzill ruby red & african daisy.

The latest project on Stamp TV was so very cute I just had to give it a try. Here is my version of what Gina K. did. Not too bad for my first attempt at it. I didn't have any flowers to put in mine. The patterned papers are from the Crate Paper Brook Collection and the card stock is bazzill brown & parakeet. The stamps are from Crafty Secrets.

I've been in my studio quite a bit this last week and where I go Kit must follow. Here she is helping with some stuff I was working on last week. I think I need a bigger desk. This one just isn't big enough for the both of us. Not to mention all the mess I make while I'm working LOL.

Happy Mother's Day!

I remembered all my Moms this morning and yesterday. I have a few. So now I'm wishing all the other Moms out there a wonderful day.
Here is one of the Mother's day cards I made this week. This is using a new stamp we got in at Scrap Arts. It is Spring Birgitta by Swiss Pixies. I'm not usually a fan of these stamps because I find it disturbing that these cuties don't have any mouths or noses LOL, but this one is really cute. I thought the little bunny in her arms made for a good Mother's Day image. I will put up more details on this card tomorrow, when I have more time.

Until then, have a great evening and Happy Crafting!

Deanna

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!

What a busy day today. I've spent the last few days helping move Scrap Arts to our new location. It was a lot of work but we opened today!
I haven't had much time to get in my studio yet but here is a card I made a couple of months ago. Another card with my Bombshell stamps. I colored her with my Prisma Markers and then cut the image out. I then traced around all the edges with a black marker (hides all cutting flaws). There is a pattern on the waistband of her outfit so I added pearls to it. I only had white pearls so I colored them red with the same prisma marker I used on her outfit...perfect match. The patterned paper if from the Basic Grey Boxer line and the card stock is Bazzill.

I totally plan to spend Monday in my craft room and will post some new projects soon. Until then happy crafting everyone!

Dee

Finally!!!

I'm finished all my work that had to be done for April. Now I can finally get back in my craft room and do some work.

Of course, I still have to help with the big Scrap Arts move, but that will be fun work. I'm so excited about the grand re-opening on Saturday May 1st, which also happens to be National Scrapbooking day. Tomorrow will be our last day open in our old location and then closed for 2 days for packing, moving and unpacking.

Here is a card I made a couple of months ago. I love the Child's Year Cricut Cartridge, there are so many great card options on it. This is one of my favorites. The stamps are from the Crafty Secrets Seaside set. I colored it with my Prisma Markers and used white gel pen and stardust glitter pen on the water. The crab has been glittered with Glitter Ritz ultra fine deep copper. The Happy Birthday greeting is from a Local King stamp set.

Well that's it for now. Time to get back in the craft studio and make some great new projects. I'll post them just as soon as I can. Until then, Happy Crafting everyone!

Dee

Such a busy month

I have so much work to do this month and not enough time to get it done. I always feel this way every April. I end up getting it all done but I don't get to spend much time in my craft room. This April is even busier than usual because of the Scrap Arts move at the end of the month. We are busy packing and cleaning and preparing for the move. We have a great sale on this weekend - 50 - 70% off almost everything in the store, until April 13th.

Here is a card I made a couple of weeks ago. The cat image is a stamp from Local King. I stamped and colored it a few months ago. I forget what colors I used for it (as soon as I figure it out I'll post an update). I finally decided what to do with it. I love the Mesh cuttlebug embossing folder it's great for so many designs. I used a versa pen and fine detail clear embossing powder on the eyes to make them pop.

Until next time,
Happy Crafting
Deanna

Greetings from Wonderland!

I can't wait to go see the new Alice in Wonderland movie, especially since Johnny Depp is in it. I just had to have this new stamp set "Greetings from Wonderland" by Crafty Secrets. There are so many great stamps in this set. The Alice & watch have been colored with my Prisma Markers, then cut out and covered with clear embossing powder. I used other small stamps from the set to create the background behind Alice. The patterned paper is A Shore Thing * Getting Hotter, Need Water, from Imaginisce. Alice was put on with 3d dots and I then stamped the Greetings from Wonderland on the side with Momento ink.

I also have to say a big Thank You to my Husband. He bought me 20 new Prisma Markers for our Anniversary last month. What a great present!!! He is the greatest Husband ever!!!

I have been doing some more work on my craft room. We had a garage sale at Scrap Arts last week end and I wanted to sell some old supplies. So I went through my craft room, I only planned on going through things and pulling out what I no longer wanted. I ended up rearranging half the room again. I did find lots to get rid of though. I'm feeling so inspired by this that I may continue the organizing this week. If I ever get it the way I want it, I will post photos. Well off to do some more work in my craft room.

Happy crafting everyone!

Deanna

Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone

Hope everyone has a wonderful St. Patrick's Day. I planned on making many cards for this occasion but only managed to get 1 done. I am so far behind right now.

I have been so busy at work the last couple of weeks I haven't been able to spend much time in my craft room. We are getting ready to move the store to a new location next month. So we have been deciding what goes and what doesn't and putting a bunch of stuff on sale. I have also been working some extra shifts.

This is another great card from the Child's Year cricut cartridge and I used the same method I used for the Easter Egg card in the previous post. I used moss green ultra fine glitter ritz glitter for the shamrocks and the swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder for the white paper.
Happy Crafting everyone!

Dee

Easter Card Class

So I am way behind at getting this posted, nothing new there LOL. This is the Easter Card Class I am teaching at Scrap Arts. I have already taught the class once. If you are interested in taking this class you can contact Scrap Arts.

Two of the cards bases were actually cut out on the Cricut. The Child's Year cartridge is amazing, there are so many wonderful cards on it. The vanilla and brown Bunny card was cut out on the Cricut, I then covered a piece of brown card stock with sookwang double sided tape and attached it to the inside of the front panel and then added brown fun flock to the bunny die cuts. The same method was used for the Easter egg cut out card. I used the tape and a white piece of card stock for the inside and then used glitter ritz ultra fine glitter for the eggs.

The stamps on the Waterfall card, chick card and the gift bag are from the Crafty Secrets Clear Art Stamps Easter Set. The patterned paper on the Waterfall and Chick cards is from The Three Bugs in a Rug "Little Chick" line, I love the colors in these papers. So much fun for Spring. The papers used for the gift bag are Sprout, French Vanilla and the patterned paper is from Basic Grey Marrakech line.