Butterfly sketch

I had fun making this card today for a few of my favorite challenges.  I've been working on design team cards for the rest of the year so I can concentrate on Christmas projects, looking forward to working on some Christmas projects and sharing them with you.!  I used  patterned paper by Recollections and Moments on this card, cardstock and sequins from my stash. Banner die cut is Hero Arts.   I just realized that their is no stamping on this card!  Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
P.S.  Harebell is pale blue to bright blue almost purple, and I used sequins for hoops.

A few fun challenges:
Butterflies &H for Hoops and/or Harebell 
Just Keep on Creating  10/31
Repeat Impressions Sketch O2616

Monthly Challenge MHKDesigns October/November

Time for another fun challenge at MHKDesigns!  You can go with the photo, the colors or if you use a MHKDesigns image anything goes! I hope you will join us for a chance to win a fabulous prize.

 

 

 

I went with the photo and the colors on this challenge:

 

This was such a fun photo to work with.  I used a brick embossing folder for the background.  Used my score buddy for the door and its panels and "stained them" with Tim Holtz distress inks.  The wreath is from MHKDesigns Wonderful Wreath set, colored with Copics and embellished with red pink gems, brad for my door knob.  You can purchase this set from Etsy MHKDesigns., direct link below. 

I hope you will join in this challenge and take a look at the talented design teams creations!


A few fun challenges:
Our Daily Bread  Color Challenge  11/6

Glitter N Sparkle 210 Anything Goes  10/22
LTSCB Anything Goes  10/30
TTCRD  week of Oct. 18, 9/25
Sweet Stampin' Challenge  10/21
Weekly Christmas Card Challenge  10/21

New Year Greetings

Day five of the October release at MHK Designs with a New Years digital set to wrap up the release: New Year Greetings.  Yes it is almost that time, 2016 has sure flown by fast.

Remember to comment at MHK Designs and on each design team members blog for a chance to win each individual set or the entire release or go to MHKDesigns Etsy shop for your favorites.

A few fun challenges:
Artistic Impressions Challenge Blog  165 Just for fun  10/22
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge  11/1
Glitter N Sparkle #210 Anything Goes 10/22

Thanks for visiting!

New Year Greetings

Perfect Poinsettia

Day four already of the October release at MHK Designs.  Another darling Christmas design by Mynn: Perfect Poinsettia , I made several of these for Christmas also, such a fabulous saying to go with this darling poinsettia.

Remember to comment at MHK Designs and on each design team members blog for a chance to win each individual set or the entire release or go to MHKDesigns Etsy shop for your favorites.

A few fun challenges:
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  Anything Goes  11/7
Sweet Stamping'  Seeing Spots   10/20


Thanks for visiting.

Perfect Poinsettia

Wonderful Wreath

Day  three of the August release at MHK Designs.  Today is featuring Wonderful Wreath and I also used Deck the Hall Papers.  I made of several designs of this card for my Christmas stash for this year but this was my favorite.  Close up below.

Be sure to comment at MHK Designs and on each design team members blog for a chance to win each individual set or the entire release or go to MHKDesigns Etsy shop for your favorites.

Thanks for visiting.

A few fun challenges:
Cardz TV Challenge #2: Anything Goes   10/27
Digi Designs: Add a sentiment 10/22
DL.ART October Linky Challenge

Various Vehicles

Day two of the August release at MHK Designs.  Today is featuring Various Vehicles  and the digital paper set: World Traveler Papers. 

Be sure to comment at MHK Designs and on each design team members blog for a chance to win each individual set or the entire release or go to MHKDesigns Etsy shop for your favorites.

Thanks for visiting.
A few fun challenges:
Crafting by Design: Add a Sentiment 10/18
Crafty Sentiments  10/18
Inspiration Destination #103 Anything Goes

Various Vehicles

Chicken In

Welcome to day 1 of the October release at MHK Designs.  Today is featuring Chicken In and the digital paper set: Country Farm Papers. 

Be sure to comment at MHK Designs and on each design team members blog for a chance to win each individual set or the entire release or go to MHKDesigns Etsy shop for your favorites.

Open:

We have 3 guest designers this month so be sure to check out their work at MHKDesigns.

Chicken In

A few fun challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #166: Vintage & A Sentiment  10/24
Craft Your Passion: #333 Anything Goes  10/14
Crafting With an Attitude #20  10/20
Pennys Paper Crafty Challenge 299: Anything Goes  10/18

Hedgehog Fall

Time for fall with the progressive monthly challenge at Gerda Steiner Designs with cute and cold hedgehog, is he not adorable. I made the Z fold card with a band that is so popular right now, I had been wanting to try this for awhile and my friend Shirley brought one up as a project last time she visited and it is so fun and easy!  Hedge hog and leaves stippled with distress inks, pumpkins, pear and apple colored with Copics and then covered with Glossy Accents.  Open view and close up below:

A few fun challenges:
Deep Ocean: Favorite Season #139  10/18
Double D Challenge: Pumpkin Time 10/17
Gerda Steiner October Progressive Challenge
Inky Chicks #73: Animals  10/14
Repeat Impressions DCC1012 ~ Food or Beverage
The Crafty Addicts: Autumn Colors  11/26
The Paper Shelter: Food  10/19

Butterfly Birthday

 

 

I needed one more card for the birthday celebrations at work next week so used a new stamp I just got from Unity and followed some of my favorite challenge themes:

Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge: #64 Butterflies + C is for Checkered and/or Cyan.

 WIW Color Challenge ~ Orange, Turquoise and Violet



Sketch Saturday

Sedona/Grand Canyon

Just in case you missed me, we just got back from a trip to Sedona and the Grand Canyon, we had a wonderful time hiking and getting away.  I'm looking forward to catching up with your blogs over the next week.

MHKDesigns Inspiration Post

                                                

 Donna here with my monthly inspiration post for MHKDesigns:

 

I used Beautiful Bottles  from the July release, this is a fabulous set and the creations by the  design were amazing, you may want to go back and check them out

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First I printed the bottle and saying on vellum and as soon as they came off the printer poured gold embossing powder over the print and them embossed.  I layered on a glossy white paper with just a tinge of pastel color to it.  My background is of 1/4 inch strips of paper glued to a sheet of paper and trimmed to 5 1/4" by 4" and then embossed with an embossing folder and layered on gold.  This would be a good technique to use up scraps of papers.

 

Close up:



Beautiful Bottles

Happy Birthday Kevin

I had to do a mirror image of this sketch to fit my images and the words that I wanted to use but it worked. Image is from Repeat Impressions: Sunbeams, papers are from MME, round die Lawn Fawn, and banner die Hero Arts.  Wishing my older brother a very special day.

A few fun challenges:
Sparkle N Sprinkle
The House That Stamps Built: Repeat Impressions Blog

House of Cards October Challenge

Welcome, time for another monthly challenge at House of Cards, you can either create a gatefold card or go with the colors:

 

 

 

 

I went with a Gatefold card:

 

 I am so inspired with the words of this set from Inspired by Stamping (designed by Mynn Kitchen) and have been itching to use it,  I used some patterned paper from my stash and just a few embellishments as I wanted the sayings to be the focal point. 

 

Inside:

I hope you will share your creations with us at House of Cards, and stop by to see the beautiful creations of the design team.

A few fun challenges:
Cute Card Thursday: 445  10/3
Deep Ocean #138  10/5
Word Art Wednesday- Weeks #250-251  10/11

Thanks for visiting.
Donna