Stamp It Renaissance Squares

Hi Everyone!! I am here on this Friday with another sneak peek using the Stamp It collection that will soon be available at Crafter's Companion! I used the stamp Renaissance Squares for my project today.

I created a spotlight card, except I didn't spotlight just one little thing, I spotlighted 4 things.

I was sitting here looking at these stamps, I picked this stamp out and thought it would look good with a few of the squares highlighted.  So I picked out 4 of them and colored them using the new Spectrum Noir alcohol ink markers.

I then cut out each colored square and popped them up using pop dots onto the top of another stamped image.   I double matted my finished image and then added a few pearls and voila, card is done.  Pretty simple today, but I think I really like how it turned out.

See you all next Friday with another sneak peek of another new release..

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn B

Winner of the $100 Gift Certificate At Crafter's Companion

Hi Everyone.  I am back this afternoon to announce the winner of the $100 Gift Certificate from Crafter's Companion.  And the winner is........

Kathy Boisvert

Congratulations !!!!

Have Fun Shopping!!!!

And the Design Team Winner is ......

Dawn Bennett  - YEP THAT IS ME....

I am sooo excited..... 

You will want to keep checking in on the Crafter's Companion Blog to see when the next contest will be. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Crafter's Companion February Challenge

Hi Everyone!!!   Today is the 1st of March and that means it is time for a NEW challenge on the Crafter's Companion Challenge Blog.  This month our challenge to you is to make a project using a Crafter's Companion Stamp and the theme "Going Green".  We want you to create a project with the color green in mind, it can be a card, layout, altered item, etc.  Just make sure you use a Crafter's Companion stamp in order to have a chance to win an awesome PRIZE.


The prize for this challenge is 3 packages of the new Spectrum Noir Alcohol Ink 6 Marker Sets (your choice of color groupings) and a Spectrum Noir 36 Pen Zipper Bag to store your new markers.  These are some really awesome markers and they are very affordable.  Give them a try and you will like them as much as I do.

Here is my creation for the March Challenge of Going Green:

 I used the Swalk Daydream Believer stamp set.  I didn't want to use a dark or a really bright green color, so I went for a very soft green color.  I also used my blender pen to make the lightest color very light.  I used the tip to tip method.  I also used my  markers to color my white ribbon the same green color that I used on my image and to color the white pearls in the 4 corners. I used a cloud template and created some clouds.  My sentiment is stamped onto card stock and I cut it to look like a banner.  I created it to look a bit wavy when I attached it to my card.

Here's a picture of my card flat so you can see the wavy banner:

I added a bunch of pearls to finish off my card.

 So get out those Crafter's Companion stamps and start creating for this challenge and you could win the awesome prize mentioned above.

Make sure you go to the Crafter's Companion USA Challenge Blog to get all the details of how to enter, etc....

Thanks For Stopping By,

Dawn B

Designer's Choice Challenge - Repeat Impressions

It's time for a new Challenge over at the House that Stamps Built!

The Challenge is called Designer's Choice. 

Here's how the "Designer's Choice Challenge" will work!
All of the fabulous design team members for Repeat Impressions 

will be assigned a Wednesday, and we get to set the 

"theme" for the challenge!  The Theme for this

week's DCC is hosted by Karen and she is

challenging the Rock Stars to make a Spring card using pastel colors!!

Here is my creation for this challenge:

 I used "1313-P, Easter Friends" as my image and "1304-J, Beauty of Springtime" as my sentiment for the inside of my card.  Picture of inside to be posted soon......

 Hope you all will join in the fun over at Repeat Impressions.....

Take a peek at what the rest of the DT has created for

this great Challenge. 

*  Darsie *  Dawn (You are Here)  *  Joy  *  Karen  *
*  Kendra *  Lynette  *   Makiko   *  Miriam  *

   *  Cheri *

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Butterfly Kisses

I have a special project that I did today.  Today I found out that one of my favorite die companies is having a DT call and well I decided to give it a try.  The challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs Blog is "Layers".   I made this awesome hinged box for their Pretty in Pink challenge 2 wks ago and I needed a card to go with it.  So this card is to compliment my pretty in pink box.

My card is decorated with Cheery Lynn dies.   My project uses 5 different Cheery Lynn Dies.  I used Border Carnival for my border across the bottom and top of my card.   Next, is the French Pastry die and layered on top of the French Pasty die is the English Tea Party Doily die. Next is the Oriental Butterfly die.  I used my Cuties 1 die, I cut this in pink 4 times and also in white.   I layered the 2 colors together and rolled them, then I just kinda fluffed/squished the petals open.  I added some pink pearls and Viola it is done.  Hope you like my project today.....

 Challenges that I am entering this project:

Cheery Lynn Designs Blog Challenge - Layers



Thanks For stopping By and taking a peek at my creations!!!!!!

Dawn

Sweet Stamps Happy St Patty's Day

 Today our challenge at Sweet Stamps blog is to create a St. Patrick's Day project/card. This is an awesome challenge, we want to see what you come up with for this theme. Can't wait to see what you all can come up with, but be sure to use a Sweet Stamps stamp....

Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp you get two entries into the challenge for a chance to win a $20 shopping spree. Visit the design team blog and you will see what everyone on the Design team has done.


Here is my creation:

I used the "Sweet Stamps Clover Circle Silhouette" and the "Happy St. Patrick's" sentiment on my card today. I stamped the Clover Circle first using Shades Dye ink in Forest Greens color and then I stamped the sentiment using the same color inside of the Clover Circle.  I used a circle die to cut out my image.  I wanted a bit of sparkle to the stamped image, so I dug out my Spica Glitter Pens.  I used my olive spica glitter pen and went over the clovers and the capital letters in my sentiment to give it a bit of sparkle. Next I decided that I wanted to have some sort of mat  behind my cut out image, but nothing I had really worked.  So I used the Cherry Lynn Lace Light Deco Border and cut the border apart and layered each piece behind my cut out image to create a double frame around my image. I finished off with some ribbon, some pearls and a pearl brad for my bow.

I even decided to finish the inside of my card.  Here is what that looks like:

I used the same techniques for the inside that I did for the front of the card.  Hope you have enjoyed your visit here to my blog today.......

 Be sure to visit Sweet Stamps blog and see what the rest of the team has created for you.   And please join in on the fun!

Sweet Stamps Design Team:

 

*   Bonnie  *  Dawn B (You are Here) *  Dawn L  *

* Eve *  Jacqueline  *  Jacki  *  Jenn  *  Joni  *

*  Kendra  *  Linda  *  Nazeema "Calypso  *

*  Shelly  *  Tamara  *

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

Repeat Impressions Stamp of The Week

Repeat Impressions "Stamp of the Week" is on their blog "The House that Stamps Built", and the "2627-I, Rocking Chair" is the featured stamp! The details to this offer is only available on their blog! Also, check out the rest of the design teams' fabulous creations with this fun stamp!

 Here is my creation:

I also used the sentiment "2809-I, Retirement is . . .".

Be sure to check out the creations by some of the other RI Rock Stars 

below to get more inspirations!!!!

Darsie Bruno * Joy Hadden 

 Lynette Neus *  Dawn Bennett (You Are Here)

See you all on Wednesday with the new DCC challenge.....

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn