Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Don't Forget about my 10,000 Hits and 1 Year Anniversary Giveaway!!!

Just wanted to remind everyone to comment on my give away post here:

10,000 Hits and 1 Year Anniversary Giveaway!!!

I have a mini album I made a few weeks ago that I will be adding to this blog candy. So, don't forget to enter!!

Also, exciting news, I will be taking my first Copic class next week! I'm so excited. They are offering classes in my area and it happened to be at a time I could take off of work. I can't hardly wait. WooHoo!!! Maybe I will be able to become a certified trainer and teach classes in my area. That would be a blast!!
Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,
Dana Desmond

Monday, February 20, 2012

Birthday Gift for My Daughter's Friend

Today is my daughter's friend, Megan's, birthday. She couldn't think of a gift for her, so she asked me to make something. The criteria: blue and green, butterflies, peace signs and lots of sparkle.

I went into my craftroom and found a peace sign stamp from Studio 112 that had butterflies inside of it. How perfect is that! Here's what I came up with.


Using Versamark, I heat embossed the peace sign stamp on a piece of Whisper White cardstock from Stampin' Up. I used a combination of yellow, blue and turquoise Glimmer Mist to color the background. I wanted the peace signs to standout, so I painted them with the darkest blue Glimmer Mist.


I created the peace sign with my Gypsy by using a couple of circles and a rectangle from the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge. I cut that in green glitter paper from DCWV. I cut a shadow out of Island Indigo cardstock from Stampin' Up. I attached this to the background using Dimensionals.

I cut "Megan" out of Tempting Turquoise and Island Indigo cardstock from Stampin' Up. I added glitter to the Tempting Turquoise using Heat and Stick embossing powder from Stampin' Up. I attached this using a double layer of Dimensionals. The butterflies were cut from the Straight From the Nest Cricut cartridge.



I added the pearl swirls from Prima and put it in a shadow box frame Hobby Lobby. I think Megan will really like it.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Dana Desmond

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Peachy Challenge 05 - Just Cards Challenge - Friendship Submission

Wow! Two posts in one day!
I've been wanting to get back into the challenges, so I went challenge crazy this weekend. This card is for the Peachy Challenge 05 Just Cards Challenge. The criteria, a card for a friend. All materials are from Stampin' Up, except the black glitter.


I started with a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock cut to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, folded to 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. I put a strip of score tape across the card, but didn't remove the paper. I used the Full Heart punch to add a heart-shaped window. Using the Heart to Heart stamp set, I heat embossed the "Friend" image on Real Red cardstock. I punched this out with the Full Heart punch and added it to the inside of the card so it would show through when the card was closed.


I punched a bunch of hearts out of the Love Letters Designer paper using the Heart Trio punch. I removed the liner from the score tape and placed the hearts on the tape. I added Martha Stewart fine glitter in onxy to the exposed tape.


I finished the card by adding faux stitching with my Gelly Roll white gel pen.

Don't forget to enter my Blog Anniversary and 10,000 Hits give away. To enter, comment on this post: http://danasimaginationcreations.blogspot.com/2012/02/10000-hits-and-1-year-anniversary.html.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Dana Desmond

"Colors Of Love" Whimsical Wednesday Challenge Submission

It's been a while since I entered any card challenges, but when I saw this week's Whimsical Wednesday's color challenge I couldn't resist. The challenge is to make a project using red, white, and another color of your choice. I chose brown as my second color.


 All cardstock is from Stampin' Up. The patterned paper is from DCWV Christmas collection from 2010. The ribbon is from Stampin' Up. I used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder to emboss the white cardstock running down the middle of the card.


I did a combination of Copic coloring and paper piecing on this image from Fiskars. I've been looking at this stamp set for a while because I'm such a coffee addict. I love the sayings with this set. I used my Spellbinder Classic Ovals and Classic Scallop dies to cut the center focal point.

 
Don't forget to enter my Blog Anniversary and 10,000 Hits give away. To enter, enter a comment on this post: http://danasimaginationcreations.blogspot.com/2012/02/10000-hits-and-1-year-anniversary.html.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Dana Desmond

Saturday, February 18, 2012

10,000 Hits and 1 Year Anniversary Giveaway!!!

It's hard to believe it's been a year since I started blogging. I have had so much fun sharing my creations with the world. I logged on the other day and much to my surprise, I had passed the 10,000 hit mark!!!! So, what better way to say thank you to all of my readers than to have a giveaway!


 I went through my huge stash of craft supplies and picked some of my favorite products. I then added to the pot by purchasing a few more items. Here's the result. I will try to list everything in the giveaway at the bottom of this post.

I started with 2 sheets of 12 x 12 double-sided Basic Grey Out of Print paper and added a couple more sheets of My Mind's Eye Lost and Found paper.



Stampin' Up Large Oval Punch (I accidentally purchased 2 of the same punch. My mess-up is your gain.) and a stamp from American Crafts.


I purchased two stamp sets, one Inkadinkado and one Studio 112.


I included (Mist)ables from Pink Paislee.


Die cuts from Basic Grey


I'm not sure who manufactures these, but they are lace birds with matching embroidery floss.


I went through my stash of buttons and included a little of everything. This has buttons, brads, metal corners, theme buttons and slides.


Ribbon from my stash.


Brand new Cherry Cobbler Classic ink pad from Stampin' up. Various die cut stickers.



As a bonus seven homemade cards.


Here's a full list of goodies:

2 sheets Basic Grey-Out of Print collection
2 sheets My Minds Eye-Lost and Found collection
1 Large Oval Stampin' Up punch
1 American Crafts stamp set
1 Inkadinkado stamp set
1 Studio 112 stamp set
1 pkg Pink Paislee (Mist)*A*bles fuzzy stickers
1 felt bird accent
4 hat pins (2 stars and 2 grey pearls)
1 pkg of 8 Basic Grey-Out of Print die cuts
2 lace birds
1 pkg clothing tags
embroidery floss
1 spool green rick-rack trim
1 spool pink pom-pom trim
1 Jenni Bowlin Studio journaling stickers
1 strip of canvas trim
3 various ribbons
1 spool of pink satin 5/8" satin ribbon
1 die cut sticker sheet (I think Pink Paislee, but not sure)
1 pack of Colorbok layered die cuts and chipboard tags and alphabet
1 Stampin' Up Classic Ink pad - Cherry Cobbler
1 pack of assorted buttons, theme buttons, brads, photo corners and ribbon slides.
7 handmade cards

Rules for Giveaway Entry:

1. Leave a comment on this blog letting me know what is your favorite card/project I posted over the last year.
2. Second chance to win, like my Facebook page, come back and leave a comment letting me know.
3. Third chance to win, advertise this giveaway on your blog and leave a comment letting me know (I'm excited to visit your blogs).

Please, no more than 3 comments per person. Remember to leave me a way to reach you if you win.

I will draw a winner at random on March 16th, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. CST. I will post the winners that evening. If the giveaway is not claimed within 2 weeks, I will drawn another name.

I want to say thank you to my readers, for giving a fun year of crafting and sharing. I love all your comments and hope to continue blogging for a log time.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!!!

Dana Desmond