That was then, this is now #6

I know a few people (hi Janna) have been wondering where my That was then, this is now posts have been so I thought I better get one done. Just too many stamps and not enough time! LOL!

I don't know what I was thinking with this card. I think I was trying embossing but not sure.

That was then......

This is now.....

You can see the stickles sparkle in this photo.

Forgive this photo being blurry.

supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: TAC Flutter By,

paper:Georgia Pacific, TAC Rustic Chic

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Boudoir Blush,

others: prismacolors, OMS, ribbon, cotton candy stickles

Rainy Day Friend

For our monthly mystery image on my RAK group, Ann sent us all images from Paper Pretties Rainy Day Friend. Fun to see all the cards made with it and so funny how many used yellow!

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: image from RAK

paper: TAC Rustic Chic,

ink:

others: prismacolors, OMS, mint shimmerz, pink copic glitter pen, Colorbox Metal Dots,

3 Clovers Thursday Challenge #2

I was so bummed that I missed doing the first 3 Clovers Thursday Challenge last week so I tried to get it done quickly this week so I didn't miss it again!

This week the challenge is to use Blue, Brown and Buttons. Fun!!

So here's what I came up with~~

You can see the shimmerz on this photo!!

Supplies:

card size: 5 x 5

stamps: Felicia and Crabby, TAC Fun in the Sun-retired-on inside, TAC Curls and Swirls-inside

paper: Georgia Pacific, some I've had for a while--sorry I don't remember the name

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMagic Ocean Depth, Palette Nude

others: copics, prismacolors, OMS, pixie dust blingz shimmerz, buttons,

Be sure to check out.....

Anki has a wonderful tutorial on Susana's store blog on making a criss cross card! Be sure to check it out!!!

In a Tilda mood

I seem to be doing alot of Tilda cards lately, guess I'm just loving these cuties.

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: Standing Fall Tilda, retired TAC stamps on the inside

paper: from my scraps

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and some Palette inks that I didn't write down, LOL!

others: copics, prismacolors, OMS, stickles, button, CM pen

March TAC promotion

I'm mainly a hobbyist demo for TAC (The Angel Company) but I just have to share this CUTE promotion for next month!!
I will be placing an order around the 4th of March, if you'd like to order this, please email me and let me know! dannisdreams at gmail dot com


http://www.theangelcompany.net/Promos_Flyers.html

I see it doesn't all fit on my blog...you can check out the whole thing at the TAC site under promotions.

A flutter by card....just late!

I have been wanting to use this image ever since Jami shared it with me. How sad is it that I'm just now using it..the day after I got the actual stamp set. LOL! I just love this set though, it's called Value of Joy and it's drawn by Jami herself! Wow!

So this is my flutter by card for the week. Again with the colors orange and yellow as they are my friend, Carla's favorite colors and I wanted her to know I was thinking of her.

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: Value of Joy,

paper: Creative Memories

ink: TAC Golden Wheat--discontinued

others: prismacolors, OMS, buttons, diamond stickles, stardust pen

Is it summer yet?

The theme for the mingle on one of the Magnolia groups I'm in was summer so I looked through my image box and found this fun Tilda. She just makes me grin and think of splashing around in the pool!

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: image from RAK, TAC Fun in the Sun-retired-on inside, TAC Curls and Swirls-on inside

paper: TAC Miss Moxie-cardstock and designer paper,

ink: Palette Orangerie, Palette Paris Lights

others: prismacolors, OMS, glaze pen, stardust stickles, corner punch,

It's as done as it's gonna get!

Still not totally thrilled with my area but it's better than it was and I weeded some things out so life is good.
Before~


After~











Edited to say that I didn't mean I wasn't thrilled with my area, just not how I envisioned it in my head. I absolutely am blessed and love my area and all my crafty supplies. I've also been doing this for over 10 years--well the scrapbooking part--so I've had lots of time to collect things!! Thanks for all the compliments on my room/area....wish I could have you all over to play!!

Copic bundles!!

I'm so excited! while I was MIA, Susana got in some copic bundles! What is so cool is that they are colors designed to work together and Suzanne has tutorials on them too!! These are unique to Susana's store! Here's a few more great things about them!
-colors were put together that work and blend well together, great starting point for those starting out with Copics
-if someone isn't interested in spending $60+ on a set of Copics this is a wonderful way to start out and add to your collection
-there are Copic tutorials for each bundle
-there will be additional bundles added in the future!
Have you ordered some yet? Why not? Get shopping! I know I am!!

Flutter By Wednesday #46

It's time for another Flutter By Wednesday!! I'm so happy to see more and more people playing along each week! Just makes me smile! Next month there will be blog candy again so keep checking in!!

I'd love to see your Flutter By creations! Just leave a comment with a link or if you upload to PCP or SCS, use the keyword FBW46.

The challenge this week was to use the colors orange and yellow as they are the favorite colors of one of my friends that I haven't been able to be in touch with as much lately as I use to. I just wanted her to know I was thinking of her. So this weeks cards are all for Carla.

Thought we'd try something a tad different. Instead of a slideshow of all my Flutter By Team cards each week I will feature one team members card here on my blog each Wednesday. The rest will have theirs up on their blogs too so be sure to check them all out and leave them some love!

This week our Flutter By Team member's card that is featured is Kimmie!! And here's her wonderful card~

We also have a guest designer this week!! Janna Hull!!! If you haven't visited her blog, do so! Her talent is out of this world and she is just the sweetest!! Here's her card for this week~

Be sure to stop by all the Flutter By Team's blogs and leave some love and also visit Janna's!!

Ami

Ann

Ashley

Cassie

Cathy

Heather

Kimmie

Michelle

Tina~ I'm sad to say that this is Tina's last week on the team. Her life is becoming more hectic and busy so she's stepping down from the team to concentrate on other things! I had to add her card as it's just too cute!! Thanks for all your hard work on the team, Tina and we'll miss you but I still will visit your blog often!!!

Janna

And sadly, I have no card to share. With the frustration of no internet, phone or cable I threw myself into another project~~going through and reorganizing my scrap/stamp space. Here's the before photos and during photos and hopefully I'll have "afters" soon!!

For those of you who make your flutter by cards early...no challenge for next week other than to have a butterfly somewhere on your card!!

Try It Out Tuesday #7

(Read here to see why this post is late)

This week's Try It Out Challenge was to use any 3 embellishments from Susana's store. Extra credit for a charm but you must have 3 embellishments (can be shimmerz, flock, stickles, charms, buttons, geosparklers,scrappers floss, etc.).

We'd love to have you play along! Just leave a comment on the store blog, Follow Your Heart, with a link to your project or if you upload to SCS or PCP use the keyword TIOT7. Be sure to check out the store blog too to see the other design team members creations.

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: Julia with flowers, A Muse Essential Ovals, TAC retired GWP's-inside

paper: Georgia Pacific, Wild Asparagus stack,

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Haystack, Palette Burnt Umber,

others: copics, prismacolors, OMS, CM cutting system, string of pearls bella baubles, ribbon, pink poinsettia blingz shimmerz, antique linen stickles,

Madelynn's Twinkling Tuesday #11

( Read here to see why this post is late)

Madelynn threw me for a loop this week! Instead of a sketch, we have an inspiration challenge!!

Hope you can play along! Just leave a comment on Madelynn's blog with a link to your creation or if you upload to SCS or PCP, use the keyword MTTSC11.

Here's the inspiration for the week~

The main thing that struck me from this delicious looking mug, was the big bow and the colors so that's what I tried to use on my card. I used this cute Sarah Kay image I received as a RAK as it has such a big bow on the back of her dress. I used a sketch by Sarah that was to be for a bella but I thought it would work well for this image too.

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2

stamps: image from a RAK,

paper: Wild Asparagus stack,

ink:

others: prismacolors, OMS, CTMH ribbon-discontinued, oyster bella baubles,

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long #5

(If you haven't read the post below this, be sure to so you know why my posts from Monday and today are late)

Time for another Christmas Monday! This week we not only had a sketch but also a color challenge. The colors were pink, purple and blue.

Be sure to check out the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Blog to see the sketch and check out all the other challenge divas creations!

I said ACK when I saw the sketch this week. The tilted panel threw me but when I started looking through my stamps I saw these new Pink Cat Studio Lily and Billy Winter ones and knew this would work perfect.

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: Pink Cat Studio Lily and Billy Winter,

paper: Georgia Pacific, an old from the heart stack

ink: Memento Tuxedo black, VersaMagic Pretty Petunia, VersaMagic Pink Petunia, VersaMagic Sea Breeze

others: copics, prismacolors, OMS, snowflake embossing folder, circle punch, snowflake punch, shimmerz (I used iced lavender, pink poinsettia and December sky), stickles,

Miss me?

YAYYYYYY!! I'm back! Did you miss me?? We did our landscaping on our yard on Saturday and despite me telling people to not dig where my cable was, they did and you guessed it...my cable got cut. Which means we've been without cable, internet and phone since then. GASP!!

I have TONS to catch up on and several posts to catch up on too but for now I have to be a mom and help with homework and then head to kung fu. Stay tuned!!

Trying SU markers....

This is another image I colored at my friends house one day. I used her SU markers on her. I like them and almost decided to go that route, but I do love my copics so I am going to stick with them but the SU markers sure are nice.

Supplies:
card size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
stamps: image from a friend, TAC Swirlies on inside
paper: TAC Genevieve
ink: VersaMagic Purple Hydrangea
others: SU markers, stickles, matte lilac bella baubles, iced lavender shimmerz,

Cupcakes

Another image that I had colored in my "colored image" box. I had stamped and colored this at my friends house. So fun to try other stamps. I did the frosting with liquid applique. The whole card is sort of crooked but I'm pretending that's the way I meant for it to be. LOL!

Supplies:

card size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

stamps: SU Crazy for Cupcakes, TAC GWP on inside

paper: just scraps

ink: SU Basic Black--I think , Palette Claret

others: prismacolors, stardust pen, liquid applique, clear glaze pen, dew drops

Dreamin' of spring...

I found this sweet Tilda on my scrappy table partially colored so I decided to finish coloring her and get a card created with her! I think she's dreaming of nice spring days filled with sunny skies and beautiful flowers.
I used a Mojo Monday sketch, MOJO73.

Supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
stamps: Dreamy Tilda, TAC Static Words-retired, TAC Hello Seasons-retired-on inside
paper: some given to me--I'm thinking it's from the Blossoms and Butterfly stack
ink: Kaleidacolor Calypso, Palette Claret, Memento Tuxedo Black
other: prismacolors, OMS, baby blue stickles, ribbon, Blue Moon Flower Charm

Lily and Milo hand in hand

I received this adorable image as a RAK. It's been sitting in my "colored image" box for a while with some other images so I thought I'd get them made into cards. The OCD in me doesn't like them sitting there unfinished!

Supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
stamps: Rachelle Anne Miller Lily and Milo hand in hand image from a friend, TAC Just Smile-retired- on inside
paper: Basic Grey Euphoria
ink: Memento Tuxedo black
others: prismacolors, OMS, crystal stickles, pink poinsettia blingz shimmerz, buttons, Fiskars Threading water punch, scrappers floss,

Magnolia Birthday Card

I needed a birthday card for one of the Magnolia groups I'm in and this is what I came up with.

Supplies:

card size:

stamps: image received from someone else, TAC Calendar Doodles, TAC-retired-Greetings

paper: Georgia Pacific, paper from my scraps, vellum from my scraps,

ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Palette Belle Rose

others: prismacolors, OMS, stardust pen, tag punch, prima flower, brad,