Donalda's Creative Place

Altered Clipboard and Pen Swap

2012-02-06T11:35:00.000-08:00

Yet another swap I did on A Little Scrap of Heaven. This one is also hosted by Cynthia Anderson. We were to make a Altered Clipboard and Ink Pen my swap partner is Jessica Baker. We both told each other that we didn't care what color so when I got hers it was really funny that we both chose the same colors. If you would like to see the one she made please go to my Youtube channel and see my video.... It's really beautiful. The one I made for her is and regular size clipboard. I used Tradewinds paper from DCWV. Lace from an shop in Terre Haute. The flowers I made myself out of nylon curtain panel that I cut into circles and stamped on. The brown ones are ribbon. I used feathers and butterflies that I got from Michael's. This was a really fun swap.

Clipboard and Pen

Top of clipboard

Pen and Holder

Bottom of Clipboard

Close up Clipboard flowers and butterfly

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look. Feel free to leave a comment for I do read them
Hugs
Donalda

Scented Soap and Sachet Swap

2012-02-05T18:29:00.000-08:00

Did another swap on A Little Scrap of Heaven called Scented Soap and Sachet Swap. Hosted by Cynthia Anderson. We were to used designer soap and to make our own sachets. My partner for this swap is LaDeana Barman. She is so sweet. If you would like to see what she made for me go to my Youtube channel and see all the goodies she sent me.... Here is the items that I made and sent to her.

Sachet

Scented Soap

Side of Scented Soap

Altered Bottle

Pin Cushion

Top of Pin Cushion and Stick Pins that I made

Had a great time doing this swap and LaDeana is such a sweetheart. Thanks so much for being my partner.
If you would like to leave a comment comment for I do read and respond to them.
Hugs,
Donalda

New Year Masquerade Mask and Clutch Swap

2012-01-27T08:17:00.000-08:00

Another swap at A Little Scrap of Heaven that I did. This one was hosted by Cynthia Anderson also
We were to make a mask and clutch. Cynthia make the template for the clutch. We could use hers or another one. I used hers. My swap partner Linda Anderson likes butterflies so when I saw the butterfly mask I had to have it.
I painted the mask with Folk Art Metallic Sequin Black. I used a teal braided trim that I got at Hobby Lobby and I made the flower from a vintage lace that I found in Indiana. The center of the flower is a vintage ear ring that I took the back off of. I also used the other on on the clutch. I also painted the clutch with the same paint.
The bling is from Michael's

Had lot's of fun making this. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my creations. Please feel free to leave comments for I do read them. Also have videos of these swaps link on the right side. I must apologize for the clicking noise on my camera. I don't know why it does that maybe from dropping it to many times. Have to get anew one soon.
Hugs
Donalda

Altered Journal and Pen Swap

2012-01-26T19:31:00.000-08:00

Journal and Pen

I did a swap on A Little Scrap Of Heaven and we were to alter a Journal and a Pen. My swap partner was Gloria Westerman. This swap was hosted by Cynthia Anderson. So here is my journal and Pen.

This is the pen

Top of pen

Flower that I made for the front

The front inside cover

The back inside cover

The back

Had a great time making these . I used a 5x7 journal that I had gotten at the Dollar Tree sometime ago. I covered it with batting then cover it with polished satin. Edged it with lace. The flower was made from the same lace as what I edged it with. Used black feathers. I also made the little butterfly that is on the flower.
The pen was a pen form Michael's and I first wrapped it in white ribbon then used some pink trim and around the top is the same lace that I used on the journal. I also used black feathers and a pick bling in the center. The pen still moves up and down.

Thanks for stopping by and I would love to read your comments
Hugs
Donalda

Lili of the Valley Has A Giveaway!!!!!!

2012-01-08T14:37:00.000-08:00

http://ideastoinspire.blogspot.com/ Go Check it out.....
Hugs
Donalda

Really Reasonable Ribbon 2-year Blogoversay GIVEAWAY!!

2012-01-06T06:57:00.000-08:00

Go Check this out for a chance to win this Yummy stuff.
Hugs ,
Donalda

First Post of the New Year!!!!

2012-01-05T10:59:00.000-08:00

I hope that everyone had a great Holiday and that things are beginning to get back to normal. We spent the Holidays with our middle son and his wife here in Nashville. We had a real nice time but would have loved to have all the kids here.
Now on to what I hope to do this year is keep this blog more up to date than what I have in the past. I also want to participate in more things as far as my crafting goes. I also plan on getting my Etsy Shop going again.
I am trying my hand at doing videos on Youtube. So far they are just what I have made or received but I hope to do some tutorials. If you look at my side bar you will see the videos of the things I have been doing this last month.
So feel free to leave comments and please come back often for I plan on doing better
Hugs
Donalda

Merry Christmas!!!!!!

2011-12-25T06:37:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all our family and friends. Jim and I are having a great timing hanging out with Kurtis and Amanda. We wish that our other kids could be here with us today but they can't but they are in our hearts.We hope that you have a Blessed and wonderful day . Getting ready to go to church where Jim is speaking this morning then back to Kurtis and Amanda's for another day filled with love and the joy of being with family.
Love you all of you.
Remember that Jesus is the REASON for this Season.....

Hugs
Donalda

12 Days of Giveaways!!!

2011-12-12T10:32:00.001-08:00

Go Make Something

2011-12-01T09:48:00.000-08:00

Go Make Something has her 6th Annual 25 days of Christmas collage pages up and running. She always has such beautiful vintage images and they are free so go grab them while you can.
Hugs
Donalda

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

2011-11-24T08:36:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!! We have so much to be thankful for. We have moved and things are going good, enjoying our little home. Our kids are healthy and are all living their lives to the fullest. I thank God for all of my family and friends.
Just wanted to do this post to wish everyone that has followed this blog a wonderful day
Hugs
Donalda

Well We Did It!!!!

2011-09-06T07:49:00.000-07:00

Well We Did It!!! We moved. We are now living in the Nashville area. Wow who would have ever thought that we would move here. Our middle son Kurtis and his wife Amanda moved here so we came to help them move and we fell in love with the area so Jim applied for a job and got it. So as of this last weekend we have finally gotten our furniture and of course all of my crafting supplies here. Now the hard part begins..... putting it all away. We found a small 2 bedroom older home that needs a lot of tender loving care but we can put our own taste to it.... I wonder what that will be? LOL Anyone only has to look at my things to know that I love Victorian and have made a believer out of Jim. We will miss all our friends and family that we are leaving in Indiana but we know that this is God's will in our lives at this time. Just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten my blog and will be back to posting more of my things and getting my Etsy account restocked ASAP.
Thanks for everything
Hugs
Donalda

Making Changes

2011-07-20T11:50:00.000-07:00

Jim and I are in the process of making some big changes in our lives. Not able to put them all in writing right yet but we are in transition. So that is the reason I haven't blogged. Where were at we can't always get on line and our cell phones don't work as well but we are among the living. God is doing great things for us and as soon as I can I will put it on here. So for now just keep us in your prayers. Will post again soon.
Hugs
Donalda

A Day Of Living!!!!

2011-05-31T17:01:00.000-07:00

As many of you know that I had weight loss surgery on March 18th 2010. I have lost close to 200lbs this last year and still have some to loose. I had what is call the Duodenal Switch. It is a very aggressive surgery but it was the one that best suited me. I have had a weight problem all of my life but I always was what I thought in control of my life. About 10 years ago I started having other health issues such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, which lead to Pulmonary hypertension. Then I started having problems with migraines and after several years they realized that I had glaucoma I lost my sight in my right eye. On November 14, 2010 they removed my eye which was the second best thing I have done for myself. During this time I had to quite working and I only left the house to go to church and to Dr appts, or if I did go I would wait for Jim in the car while he did the shopping or whatever. I couldn't walk very far or do anything that I always did. I was dying a slow death of my own making. So over this last year I am getting my life back. I am able to do things that I haven't been able to do for a long time. This weekend we went to a swap meet not far from here and I walked all the way around. Then we went to another one further from here and I walked all around it also. Then on Sunday I sang with the praise team something I haven't been able to do for about 3 years, after service we went to Staples and I walked all around there also. So today my love asked me if I wanted to walk with him to the post office and library. I said sure let's give it a try and so we did and I wasn't out of breath at all. Yes I have had to make some life style changes but was it worth it. Yes a thousand times yes. Is weight loss surgery for everyone. No!!!!! It's not. It's not the easy way out, for you have to change everything you know and thought you knew. I just wanted to put it out there that there is help for us.

The first picture was taken the night before my surgery and the second on was taken on March 13, 2011 and I have lost more since then just haven't taken any pictures.

Now to what I have been working on. I found this little rocking chair at a garage sale and decided to alter it and make it into a pin cushion for the stick pins that I make and swap. I found the lace that I put on it at the swap meet that we went to this weekend. I also got the wooden thread spool this weekend. This was really fun to do.

The paper on the spools is K&Co, The flowers are Recollections for Micheal's and Bling is from Hobby Lobby. Everything else is from my stash.

Thanks for looking ... Please leave a comment for I do read them.
Hugs
Donalda

Fun!!!!!!

2011-04-22T11:50:00.000-07:00

I have had the pleasure of doing two swaps this month. The first one is for Life on the Scrap Beach and the theme is Vintage Tag. You know me I love anything vintage so I had to do this one. The host of this swap is Juliana Montoya. She loves vintage also. I created the tag out of chip board cover it with designer paper. Distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Distress ink in vintage photo. Used glimmer mist from Tattered Angels in Bronze. The vintage photo I got from Marie's freebies. She has a wonderful blog with so many beautiful pictures. I printed it out on Staples Matt photo paper and then I distress the edges of it with my Making Memories distressing tool and then distressed the edges again with the vintage photo distress ink. Glimmer misted the lace with Moonlight and Cranberry Zing. Then place the bronze lace on top. The flower is from Recollections, Made a stick pin. Used Fiskers stamps for the Dream and Love pieces. I stamped them also in Vintage photo distress ink.

The second swap is on a Lil Scrap of Heaven.     Hosted by Misty Busby.. It is a Springtime Trim Swap     It is to have 3 different laces and 3 different trims, plus two flowers. One being handmade.   I made both of mine . The white and peach is made from a flower from Stampin up and the peach center is grosgrain ribbon gathered and layered then place on white flower with a half back peal in the center.   The second flower is made out of organza. It is called a Lolly Pop flower. I put it on a green skeleton leaf and feather and a string of flat pearls. I made the stick pin also.   I love doing these and when I get mine from the others that participated I will put them on here also.

Thanks for stopping by.... Please feel free to leave a comment for I do read them....   Also please visit my Esty store.

Hugs,
Donalda

Farewell Daddy!!!!!

2011-03-19T15:00:00.000-07:00

As many of you already know that my Dad went home to be with the Lord on Monday Feb 28, 2011 at 4:30 pm in his home in Dieball, TX. He was surround by his loved ones and he was so ready to meet his maker. His name was Donald Eugene Wilsie he was 79 years young. On Saturday morning during one of his lucid moments he asked my brother if he could put him in the car. My brother asked him where was he wanting to go and he said to heaven. Well you have to know my brother, all of our first thoughts were that if he went with Bub he was sure to make it to heaven real fast for my brother only has one speed and that is fast. Daddy was a Master Electrician and a Minister. We traveled a lot either for his job or starting pioneer churches. It was a great life at times when I had to start a new school it wasn't so great but now that I am older and I look back I wouldn't trade any of it. I learn so many things that I would not have if we had been in one place. My Daddy was 20 years and 21 days older than me and my brother is 20 years and 1 day younger than me and yes we all share the first name Donald( mine being the feminine form). I have two sisters also between Bud and I. We were all with Daddy before he passed. We sang for he loved music, he played the piano, trombone, saxophone, harmonica, guitar just about any instrument that he could get his hands on. He also sang. We prayed and read the word to him for that was so much a big part of his life. My second Mom has been so good to him and I want to thank her for all the love she had to give to him. I know that she will miss him so very much. Just a few pictures of his life. Love you So much Daddy and even tho you are gone from this earth you will always be in my heart.

Thank you for letting me share a little of my Daddy with you......

Hugs,
Donalda

I Now Have an Etsy Shop

2011-02-06T18:50:00.000-08:00

Jim and I have been working on getting my Etsy Shop open. We finally have somethings in it so I hope you will go and take a look. You can click on the link here. Or click on the picture on the right hand side bar.
Thanks for looking,
Donalda

A Tag and Flower Swap

2011-01-29T18:28:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine sister had a birthday in December that I was unable to make a card for. So I decided to make this tag in it's place. All I know is that she likes Victorian and that she and my friend are twins so I thought that this picture was a keeper. I cut the tag shape out of chipboard and covered it with designer paper, I distressed the edges. I put lace on the bottom and I sprayed it with gold Smooch Spitz. I made the flowers and the charm that is on it also. I had a lot of fun making this tag. They can become addictive.

The Recipe for the tag is. Chipboard - backing from a paper pack
Designer Paper - K&Co
Lace and Ribbon - From my stash that I have no clue where it came from
Flowers - Handmade by me
Charm - Handmade by me from beads I got at Michael's
                                        Gold Smooch Spritz - Stampin Up
                                    Bling - Hobby Lobby

I join a flower swap for Jan at Life on the Beach and the colors were white, purple and blue and a stick pin that matched one of the flower colors. So I did mine to match the purple flower. This was my first flower swap and I have become addicted so I have signed up for Feb also.

Recipes for flowers:    Purple ribbon - Christmas ribbon from Walmart
Blue chiffon - Hobby Lobby
White Tulle -   Mangelson's in Omaha
   Bling - Hobby Lobby
   Beads - Joann's
   Cardstock - Stampin Up

Please feel free to leave comments for I do read them.

Hugs
Donalda

RAK

2011-01-28T08:47:00.000-08:00

I received a RAK from someone on the Scrap Beach and I want to Thank you so very much. It is paper, stickers for a mini album. We are going to Iowa in May so I'm going to use this paper for that.
So here is what I got. I'm so excited and I can't wait to use them.

Thanks again
Donalda

Out With The Old In With The New!!!!!!!

2010-12-31T08:04:00.000-08:00

This year has been a trying year and also a good year. I have had some medical issues fixed and am doing so much better. I have been blessed with my family and most of all the love of my life Jim. He has been there for me through thick and thin. And I do mean thick and thin. In March I had Weight Loss Surgery and am doing really well. It has given me back so very much but I still have a way to go.
Then in Nov I had to have my eye removed and that and the weight loss surgery has been two of the best things I have ever done for myself. Having my eye removed has taken away all of the pain I was having and I'm able to spend more time on my projects. I'm looking forward to this New Year. I have a lot of ideas running around in my head. Now I just need to get them done and share them with you. I hope your New Year is going to be the best you've ever had.

May God Bless You and Keep You
Donalda

Go Make Something Holiday Countdown

2010-12-08T15:14:00.000-08:00

Go check out Lisa's 5th Annual Holiday Countdown. She has a new collage of images everyday until Christmas
I have followed her for several years now so go check it out here: http://countdown.tentwostudios.com/

Have a great day
Donalda.

Blog Candy

2010-10-31T16:03:00.000-07:00

Go over to Cards n Greetings http://cardsngreetings.blogspot.com/ she has some really great blog candy until Nov 8, So go check her out you won't be disappointed

Hope everyone is having a great Halloween.

Hugs
Donalda

Baby Girl Mini Album

2010-10-28T14:42:00.000-07:00

Here is another mini album that I made for a baby girl. I made this one for a Great Grandma of her Great grandchild. The Grandma is giving it to her Mom for Christmas. She will bring me the photos to put in it, so in the mean time I thought I would share what I have done so far. The book is made from medium weight chipboard. I painted the edges with Delta Ceramcoat acrylic paint in white. Used designer papers for pages and tags. I used clip rings to bind it together. I made the accordion fold flowers.

Recipe: Medium weight chipboard - The backs
of designer paper packs.
Flowers - Prima, silk flowers that I took
apart to make my own and paper flowers
made by me
Rhinestones - Micheal's
Lace and Ribbon - From my days of doll
making. Joanne's, Hobby Lobby and Big
Lots
Buttons - Walmart
Fiber's - Big Lots and Dollar Tree
Designer Paper - Nana's Nursery by
DCWV
Stamps - Clear Stamps by Paper Studio
at Hobby Lobby
Cardstock - Stampin Up

Thanks for taking a look and please feel free to leave comments

If interested in anything on this blog please contact me at my email address on the right

Hugs Donalda

My First Mini Album

2010-10-26T06:49:00.000-07:00

Good Morning, It started out here in Indiana with a Tornado watch, high winds and rain. We live one block for the city square where the court house is an they have the sirens and the warning message so it's real hard to sleep though that. So I decided to post my mini th at I made. The cover is made from medium weight chip board that I covered with crumped packing paper from Stampin Up. I ran a ink pad over it to give it a weathered look. The Spine is heavy handmade paper that looks and feels like leather. The letters are scrabble blocks that I distressed, the flowers are silk flowers and some bling. I have to have bling.

The inside pages are made out of lunch sacks cut down. I distressed the edges of all of the designer paper

I made tags for the inside of the bags and for some of the pages. This mini was so much fun to make and I hope you enjoyed seeing it.

Recipe: Chipboard - Backing for paper packs, scrap works,
Flowers - Walmart, Dollars Tree, Prima,
Stamps - Dollar stamps from Micheal's , Some that my husband got for
me at garage sale, Martha Stewart flourish stamps and others that I don't
know who made them.s
Ribbon and Fibers - Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree, Big Lots
Lace - From supplies that I have left over from my doll making days
Buttons - Walmart

If interested in anything on this blog please contact me at the email address on the right.

Hugs
Donalda

First Tag

2010-10-23T07:43:00.000-07:00

Since I have not been doing a lot of crafting I have watched a lot of tutorials on U-tube. There are alot of talented people out there. Anyway I found several that are doing tags, Mini Albums and so forth. So I said to myself you can make them also so here is my first Tag.

I also watched a lot on making flowers. The flowers on this tag are handmade by me. Yesterday the one on the shadow box was made of paper this on is make with ribbon. They are really alot of fun to make. The ribbon has wire on both sides. You can make them out of anything you have.

Recipe: Chip board from back of paper packs Flowers - Handmade by me
Vintage photo - Vintage freebies
Rhinestone Flourish - Walmart
Fibers and ribbon - Big Lots
Designer paper - K&Co
Cardstock - Stampin Up
Ranger Distress Ink - Vintage photo
Vintage lacy - from my friend Ms Fredia

Have a great day.

Hugs Donalda

If you see anything on this site that you are interested in please contact me at the email address on the right.

Shadow Box

2010-10-22T09:19:00.000-07:00

Again here I am saying I'm sorry that I haven't been blogging like I should. It seems that life just gets in the way. I get past one thing and something else seems to take it's place. I was diagnosed 5 years ago with Glaucoma in both of my eyes. Because of it I have lost the vision in my right eye. Last Wednesday I went to see my Glaucoma specialists and he sent me to a eye surgeon for my eye has deteriorated to the point that it has to be removed. It causes sever migraine's. I had them also when the nerve was dying but now the eye itself is becoming hard from the pressure so on Nov. 16. I will be having this done. The surgeon said that it is an out patient procedure and I will be in the Operating room for 20 min to and hour. They will remove the eye and sew it shut for one week. They will remove the stitches in one week and then in 4 to 6 weeks they will put in a prosthesis. The Dr said that it will be hard to tell that it is a prosthesis that they are so advanced to what they use to be. I know that it is the best thing for me to do because the pain is not my friend and when in pain I don't do my crafts like I want to....... I know that God is in control and he will see me through this as well. He has in all the other things in the past. So I know he knows my future. But I would appreciate all the prayers.

So that being said here is a Shadow box that I made recently.

I had a great time making it. I also made the flower and the stick pin. The flower is made from pages out of an old dictionary. You cut round circles in two different sizes then you fold them in thirds, then use your deco scissors to cut them out. Then you can use Glimmer mist or what ever to color them. I use Perfect Pearls water colors for I do not have any Glimmer mist yet. You can put what ever you want in the center. I also distressed the edges with Distress ink. I put leaves, feathers and tulle behind with a strand of pearls that I colored with alcohol ink in the color Steam. I also used it to color the pearl and a clear bead on the stick pin. So much fun. I so used some Prima flowers around the edge.
There is puzzle piece that I covered in mini beads and glitter.

Recipe: Shadow box - Dollar Tree
White acrylic paint
K&Co designer paper
Picture of 1920's Bride - I can't find it right now but it is one of the Vintage freebie sites
Rhinestone flourish - Walmart and Michaels
Flowers - By me and Prima

I have two mini albums that I have made also that I will share in the next couple of days so please check back.

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment.
If you are interested in anything on this blog please contact me at the email address on the right side.

Hugs
Donalda

50 Years

2010-08-26T15:27:00.000-07:00

My mother's baby sister Darlene and her husband Kenneth just went on an Alaskan Cruise with their children and some of their grandchildren to celebrate their 50th Anniversary. My Aunt Elaine and Uncle Cobby also went and they are celebrating 56 years. I was in both of their weddings.

Aunt Darlene and Uncle Kenneth 1961

Aunt Darlene and Uncle Kenneth 2010

New Bling

Aunt Elaine and Uncle Cobby 2010

I love both of my Aunt's so very much and want to wish them both many more years and I know that my Mama is watching from heaven and smiling for she really loved her sisters.

Thanks for letting me share a little of my family with you today
Donalda

Our Anniversary

2010-08-21T18:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my DH and I celebrated our 39th anniversary. We had to go to Indianapolis yesterday for I had two Doctors appts. So being the wonderful man that he is we went to Micheal's Crafts Store. I got a Martha Stewart Scoreboard and a Craft Matte. He is so good to me. We went to Red Lobster for dinner. Just wanted to brag a little about my best friend.

Hope you all have a great day

Donalda

Finally

2010-08-17T10:59:00.000-07:00

Well I have finally gotten some pictures taken of some of the cards that I have made recently... It has taken me a while to get back into the grove after being under the weather and then surgery but hopefully everything is going in the right direction.

This card I made for a friend that is having his 8oth Birthday this week.

Recipe:
Cardstock: Stampin Up - Chocolate Chip
Designer Paper: KC Company
Stamp Set: Stampin UP
Peel Offs: UK
Paper Studios: Gold hail heads - Hobby Lobby

I hope you have a great day.

Donalda

I'm Back

2010-07-03T10:15:00.000-07:00

So much for keeping my blog updated this year. I had surgery on March 18, and now I am finally beginning to feel like I can do things again. I have so many ideas running around in my mind, now to get them into card form is the next thing. I hope to get some new pictures on here the first of the week sooooo!!!!! Please come back and take a look.

To all my friends Thanks for all the well wishes.

Have a great day

Donalda

Wishing You A Happy New Year

2009-12-29T09:43:00.000-08:00

As I reflect back on everything that has taken place this last year were are so blessed. We have gained a new daughter in love, we have a home and a great church family. We have had a hard year in some ways but still we have so much. God is so good to us.

We are taking this time in the next few days to redo our goals for the coming year. We both are working on getting our health issues under control, and trust me that will be a full time job. We both want to be used more by God in whatever he has for us.

One of my goals is to do better at keeping this blog up to date.

I hope each and everyone of you have a wonderful New Year.

Hugs
Donalda

Sharing Birthday Cards

2009-11-12T09:25:00.000-08:00

Nov 1st was my birthday and I belong to a Birthday card swap from a forum called The Crafty Cow, The cards below are from the that forum. I just wanted to share them with you.

Janet/Lady of Kent

Andrea

Christine

Lesley/Batmouse

Sue/Topgram

Juli/Cosmic Fairy

Jane/Poppytree

Jane also sent me these ATC cards

I know that I will have more, will share as soon as I get them .
Thank you for sending these.

The Crafty Cow is a get place, they have a live show usually twice a month. They are having some temporary problems with there browser so they haven't been able to have there show this last week. Be sure to check it out, you couldn't ask for a better bunch of ladies and gentleman.

Thanks for letting me share my wonderful day with you.

Donalda

Keith and Lisa Wedding Day

2009-09-20T17:52:00.000-07:00

Our oldest son Keith got married yesterday to a wonderful young woman that I am so proud to call my Daughter. It was a beautiful day for a wedding. They had pictures taken at a local park and then at the church. The photographer was a friend of Lisa's. We are impatiently waiting for them to be finished. My DH and her father did the honors of marrying them. It was a small ceremony with just family and a few friends attending. We then went to Pino's a local Italian restaurant for the reception. We do have a few pictures that my DH and Megan Lisa's sister took and she has also edited them. They are the ones that I would like to share here.

If you are my friend or family on facebook you can see all of them in my photos.

Thanks for letting me be a proud Mom
Donalda

So Excited

2009-09-10T07:02:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited Keith and Lisa are getting married next weekend Sept 19th. It is going to be here at our church and her dad and my DH are going to do the ceremony. Ethan's Lisa's and Amanda's sister's boy is celebrating his 6th birthday the 18th so they decided to get married the next day since we are all going to be together. It will just be family but we are so excited for them. Lisa is everything that I could hope for in a wife for my son.

I made several wall hangings and I would like to share three with you today.

Recipe
Artist board 6x8 - Dollar Tree
Beaded fringe - Dollar Tree
Design Paper - K&Co.
Lace - Had it forever
Ribbon - Joanne Fabrics
Flowers- Prima and Dollar Tree
Rhinstones - Walmart
Cardstock - Stampin Up
Vintage Picture -Magical Moonlight

Recipe:
Artist board 5x7 - Flower Factory
Designer Paper - Hobby Lobby single sheets
Fringe - Dollar general
Rhinestones - Michaels
Sentiment - K&Co.
Ribbon - Walmart
Cardstock - Stampin Up
Vintage Picture - Magic Moonlight

Recipe:
Artist board 5x7 - Flower Factory
Designer paper - single sheets - Hobby Lobby
Distress ink - vintage photo - Ranger
Fringe - Walmart
Ribbon - Don't know where I got it
Black cardstock - Stampin Up
Edged with a Gold Krylon pen
Rhinestones - Was from Cindy won blog candy.
Vintage photo - Magic Moonlight

Hope you have a wonderful day
Please let me know what you think of my projects
Donalda

Guest Designer At Digital Two For Tuesday

2009-08-24T09:21:00.000-07:00

Today I have the privilege of being the Designer of the week at Digital Two for Tuesday. Cora thank you for allowing me to share with your followers. She has this wonderful digital stamp blog and another blog called Clearly Vintage both have free images that you can use. It was a challenge for me, but I really had a great time using these digital stamps.
The first on is a card size 4 1/4x5 1/2 and the second one is a wall hanging.

Card Recipe
Digital art - Digital Two for Tuesday
Cardstock - Stampin UP
Designer paper - K&Co.
Ribbon - Clearance from Joanne Fabrics
Rhinestones - Joannne Fabrics
Flowers
Markers - Stampin Up

Wall Hanging Recipe
5x7 Artist canvas
Digital Art - Digital Two For Tuesday
Designer paper - Hobby Lobby
Beaded trim - Dollar Tree
Ribbon and trim - Big Lots
Flowers - Prima
Rhindstomes- Joanne Fabrics
Markers - Stampin Up

Thanks again Cora and please go check out her blogs
Have a great day!!!!
Donalda

Celebrating

2009-08-20T14:20:00.000-07:00

Today my best friend and love of my life are celebrating 38 years of marriage. There isn't a day that I haven't thanked God for bring Jim into my life. He has been there for me thorough sickness and death of my mother and Grandparents. He was there for all the good times and all the bad and I love him more today than the day we said I do. I hope that my kids all have the same experience with their love ones. We are in Tennessee at a Ministerial conference with Dave and Cheryl and having a wonderful time.
Hope you are having a great day for I am.
Donalda

Wedding !!!!

2009-08-04T06:55:00.000-07:00

PJ and Ashley (a young couple in our church) is getting married Sat. We had her personal shower Sunday afternoon. So of course I had to make something, Right!!!!! This is what I made.

Recipe: 6x8 artist canvas
DP from K&Co.
Chipboard pieces K&Co
Flowers Prima
Brads Making Memories
Fringe - Hobby Lobby
Ribbon - Dollar Tree
Picture taken by Brenda Bell, PJ's cousin

The Card - Very Simple but I didn't want to take away from the picture. Again Brenda took this picture.

Recipe: Premade card that I got on clearance.
Ribbon - Black velvet - Joann Fabrics
Slider - Paper Studios
Peeloffs - UK
Cardstock - Stampin Up
Picture - Brenda Bell

Congratulations PJ and Ashley, My hopes and prayers go with you both on this new journey that you are taking. I know that if you put God in the mix you will win.

Hope you have a great day!!!!!
Donalda

WOW!!!!!

2009-08-03T06:38:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited I was chosen to be a Guest Designer on Digital Two For Tuesday. Will be featured Aug. 25th. Thanks Cora. She also has a blog named Clearly Vintage with a lot of beautiful free vintage pictures and some awesome stamps. Go check out both blogs you will be there for hours.
Have A Great Day
Donalda

My Try AT What I Learned From Michelle

2009-07-12T13:13:00.000-07:00

This card is one of the cards that I have created using a brayer and the technique that I learned from Michelle. I really love the look that you can get from this technique. This reminds me of a California sunset, we lived in the San Francisco Bay area for 18 yrs and loved every minute of it.

This card is on Stampin Up card stock. The flourish stamps are Martha Stewart, the Palm tree is from Innovative Stamp Creations. the elements and inks are from Stampin up.

This card is using the same technique, this one reminds me of the area where my mothers family lived in Idaho not far from Sun Valley Lodge. In fact my grandfather and his oldest kids (which is my mother and his son) fell and got the logs out of this area for the Lodge at Sun Valley. They cut the trees with what is called a two man saw and dragged them out with horses. They also got a lot of the logs out for Ernest Hemingway's home in Sun Valley. My grandparents, my mother and her brother have passed but we have a strong heritage.

This card is on Stampin Up cardstock, used there inks and brads. The stamps are from Innovative Stamp Creation. Ribbon is from Big Lots and peeloffs from the UK. I really enjoyed making these cards. I have a long way to go before I am any where near as good as Michelle but it sure is fun practicing. I am taking her advanced class the end of August. I can hardly wait.

I hope everyone is having a great day

Donalda

Love Ya!!!!!

2009-07-07T05:48:00.002-07:00

My mothers family is having a family reunion and Memorial for my Uncle in Twin Falls, Idaho today and tomorrow. I sure wish I could have gone but wasn't able to. My grandparents had a farm with cows and horses when I was a little girl, Then my Uncle took it over when my grandparents move into town. I have great memories of the farm including milking some of the cows by hand. LOL !!!! So when I got this cute 3d image from my 3d group and I had to use it. I'm really not into cows but this graphic is so cute, I had to do it up. I hope you all enjoy looking at it as I did in making it.
The base of the card is from Stamping Up. The DP if from Hobby Lobby one of there scrap packs. The boarder is textured cardstock from DCWV, punched with a Fiskers punch. I got the ribbon from Big Lots in a clearance bin. The rhinestones are from Joann Fabrics. The sentiment is handwritten and punched out with an oval punch from Marvy. The inside is done with the DP and black boarder on Whisper white card stock

Have a great day!!!!
Donalda

Southern Charm

2009-07-06T08:26:00.000-07:00

I love this 3d image it reminds me of the Southern belles. I should have been born in the Victorian age but so glad that I wasn't. I love the look but am glad that I don't have to ware it.

The base card is from DCWV and the image is from my 3d group. The black card stock is from Stampin Up . The flowers and Rhinestones are from Spare Parts from Hobby Lobby. The border punch is from Fiskers. The leaves are from the same Fiskers punch. The Peeloffs are from the UK. Have a hint of Dazzling Diamonds on the earrings and on the flower. Wish you could see the layers on this card but all I have right now is my scanner so you can't get anything but flat images.
Had a great time doing this card. Hope everyone is having a great day
Donalda

A Couple New Cards

2009-07-02T14:54:00.000-07:00

I love this couple for Jim and I are slowly making our way to this age. On this card I used for the base kraft card stock and the DP is DCWV Luxury pad. The ribbon is from Big Lots and the flower is from Dollar Tree. The peeloffs are from the UK and the Rhinestones are from Joann Fabrics. The 3d image is from a 3d group that I belong to

This second card is of the same couple and it reminds me of when I was a girl on my grandparents farm and we had to take baths this way. Again this image is from my 3d group, the card base is DCWV, the ribbon is from Dollar Tree and the buckle and brads are from Stampin Up. The Flower and brad buddy is made by Spare Parts from Hobby Lobby.

I will try to do better at putting new things on my blog, last month was really busy for I did the crafts for Spotted Horse Ministries Bible Camp for two weeks. That was a real experience that I was so blessed to be a part of. They kids had riding lessons in the mornings and in the evenings they came back and had Bible camp. The first week was for kids 3 to 11 and the second week was for kids 11 to 18. This is a free camp and all the kids can learn to ride a horse in the morning sessions. If you would like more information go to Spotted Horse Ministries.

I hope you have a great day
Donalda

Blog Candy

2009-06-01T14:44:00.000-07:00

Here's a couple of Bogs that I follow that is giving away blog candy

First is Donalda's (yes another one) Her Blog is Enjoying the Journey.

Second one is Bev from All the Thing I Love

The links are in the side bar under Blog candy.

Good Luck to all of us.

Have a great day.

Donalda

Late Mother's Day Cards

2009-05-26T06:17:00.000-07:00

I know that it is kind of late to be showing Mother's Day cards. But here they are any way.

This card I made for Cheryl's Mom. Cheryl is our Pastor's wife . This is a Tri fold card and is so much fun to make. I used a 3d image that Penny made from the 3d group that I belong to. The card stock is from Stampin Up. The DP is from DCWV The Luxury Stack. The flowers were given to me and the ribbon was on a clearance isle at Walmart. The Peel Offs are from the UK.

Inside of card

Second Card
Inside of card
This one I made for my friends mother. She is a stately woman and she loves blue.
The card stock is from Stampin Up The DP is from Hobby Lobby but I don't know the maker for it it was scraps that I had. The 3d image sheets were made by Danielle from a 3d group I belong to. The Elements are from Walmart and Michael's and Hobby Lobby. The Peel Offs are from the UK. The little rhinstones are made by Taylored Expressions which I got from the blog candy I won.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Donalda

Michelle Zindorf Class

2009-05-16T12:18:00.000-07:00

I just got back from taking Michelle's Beginner's class in Covington. If you ever have the

opportunity to take one of her classes do so. It was so much fun and boy do you learn a lot in the 3 hrs. I'm also going to take her Advanced class in Aug. so I have plenty of time to practice. And I do mean I have to practice.

Here are the three cards we did today. Don't look to close for there are a lot of mistake but you have to begin some where and they say practice makes perfect. Well see!!!!!!

Have a great day.

Donalda

Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday

2009-05-09T06:59:00.000-07:00

May 3 our middle son Kurtis and his wife Amanda celebrated their anniversary so of course I had to make a card.

This is the inside of the card.

Base is CS from Stampin up. Shimmer paper from Hobby Lobby embossed with Texture tile with Big shot both from Stampin Up. Elements from Dollar Tree and Walmart. and peeloffs from the UK. Punch from Fiskers. 3d sheet from a 3d group I belong to.

May 8th is Lisa's Birthday so here is her card.

Inside of Card

CS from Stampin up, DP from Making Memories. Elements from Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby, Walmart, Peeloffs from the UK . 3d sheet for a 3d group that I belong to.

Thanks for looking

Have a great Mother's Day

Donalda

18 Cards for A Eighteen Year Olds Birthday

2009-04-26T08:19:00.000-07:00

I did 18 cards this week for my sister's Pastor's daughter. She is turning 18. Her name is Kaylen and she love Vintage things and the color blue. All of the CS is from Stampin up. Pictures that I have collected from all of the wonderful people that have them on their sites. Such as The Graphics Fairy, The Vintage Moth, Art Freebies, Shabby Chic, Etc. Elements for all over.

I love doing these and I hope you enjoy seeing them.

Have a great day

Donalda

Just Because I Care

2009-04-07T07:53:00.000-07:00

Found a sketch that I had put in my folder that I hadn't tried so I gave it a try. I like they way it turned out. I used Chocolate Chip CS for my base and the card is 5 1/4 x 5 1/4. Ran a piece of 5 x 5 Very Vanilla card stock through my Big Shot using the Argyle texture plate from Stampin Up. Also used Damask texture plate on a piece of CS that I don't know where it came from or what the color really is but it went with what I doing. I used black ink pad to bring out the embossed areas . I stamped the images on to the same CS and Very Vanilla. The stamps are Stampin Ups Carte Postale retired . Ribbon from Michael's and gold pearls from Cindy.

Have a great day

Donalda

My Boys Are All Together

2009-03-30T08:16:00.000-07:00

My two younger sons left Saturday morning for Ca to get there older brother to move him to Ohio. This will be a time that they will never forget. I know that both of the girls are on pins and needles waiting for them here and in Ohio to get back home. This is a big step in Keith's life for he has spent all but 3 years of his life in Ca. 16 yrs in the Bay area and 17 in LA. So moving to Ohio is going to be quite a change but that is where his heart is now. We are so excited to have all of out kids with in 4 hrs of us.

Kurtis and Kalvin ready to leave.

Have a great day

Donalda

More Blog Candy

2009-03-24T07:42:00.000-07:00

Donalda (yes another one) At Enjoying the Journey has Blog

Candy check out her link in my side bar under Blog Candy and Blogs that I follow.

Here's a picture of what she is giving away.

Have a great day
Donalda

Big Shot Die

2009-03-23T09:58:00.000-07:00

A quick card using the Stamp In Up Top Note Die and my Big Shot. Placed folded card stock with folded edge down approximating 1/4 inch into the die so that it won't cut top portion of the card. Did this on Pink Pirouette. Then cute it out on Rose Red CS and fold it in half and place this on the fold. You now have half on the front of card and the other on the back. Add sentiment in Rose Red ink from Stampin up. Added Ribbon from Dollar bin at Michael's and Prima flowers and rhinestones from Hobby Lobby. Quick and easy card but lots of fun to make.

Have a great day

Donalda

Blog Candy

2009-03-21T07:21:00.000-07:00

Bev at All things I love has awesome Blog Candy Link is on my side bar under Blog Candy.
Go take a look.
Have a great day
Donalda

I'm So Excited!!!!

2009-03-03T05:38:00.000-08:00

I registered for a Brayer class with Michelle Zindor, May 16th in Covington , IN. What a talented lady. Her blog is on my side bar under web sites. Go check her out. I can hardly wait for May to get here.

This is a St Patrick's Day card and ATC for a swap I'm in at Angelcardwishes. This is a fun group of ladies from all over the world. All of the this card and ATC is left overs from other projects and I don't know where they all came from but for the Prima flower and the brad ( Cindy's blog candy). The graphics I can't remember which site they came from but I'm trying to do better at putting them in folders from the site that I got them from. I will try to find the site and edit this post at that time.

Have a great day!!!!

Donalda

3 More Cards

2009-02-26T06:51:00.000-08:00

I love these lovely ladies, but I am so glad that I don't have to get dress like that every day. I have used a lot of my cards recently so I am making some new ones to replace them. This is an Anniversary card. The card is 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 kraft paper and envelope. The red is from some of the haul that my DH got at a garage sale last summer so is the kraft paper. The ribbon is from a bulk buy bag from Hobby Lobby and the punch is Martha Stewart. I don't know who made the stamp for again it is one that I got in the stamps my DH got at the garage sale.

These two cards are 3X3 note cards. They are so quick and so much fun to do. Card stock is Stampin Ups Chocolate Chip and Pink Pirouette, So Saffron

Stamp: Snag'em Stamps

Art From: The Feathered Nest

Rhinestones: Paper Studio

Ribbon : Unknown

Have a great day

Donalda

Finally!!!!!!

2009-02-24T10:23:00.000-08:00

I have finally gotten some of my newer cards scan in and a couple of them have items from the Blog candy I won for Cindy at Heart's Delight Cards. Go check out here blog it is worth the trip.

This card I us a retired Stampin Up stamp that my DH found at a garage sale for me this summer. I stamped it on watercolor paper and cut it out with my new nessties for Cindy. Then I water colored it with Stampin Up markers and pearlscents also from Cindy. The pearlscents are hard to see because I still having to use my scanner but hoping to get a new camera soon. The DP is from Making Memories Boho Chic collection. I don't remember where the ribbon is from but I think it was a bulk assorted bag from JoAnn Fabrics and the Prima flowers and brads are from my blog candy from Cindy. The inside is also part of the stamp set and I used the same thing that I did on the front of the card only I used the Large oval nessties. All the cardstock is Stampin Up. I had alot of fun doing this card.

Thanks for stopping by

Domalda

Blog Candy

2009-02-19T15:48:00.000-08:00

Check out the Blog Candy being offered in my sidebar. It is well worth your time and these blogs have some real talented ladies sharing there talents with us.

I WON!!!!

2009-02-14T06:48:00.000-08:00

I won the blog candy on Cindy's blog Hearts Delight Cards.
I can hardly contain my self for I have never won any of the ones I have entered.
I want to thank Cindy for putting this blog candy out there for me to win. Thank you again
Donalda

I'm Getting Back In The Groove.

2009-02-12T16:08:00.000-08:00

This is a card that I made for Kurt and Amanda before Christmas but I put it into a file folder on my computer that I usually don't use and then I couldn't find it. That seems to be the story of my life putting things where I can't find them. I get so organized sometimes that I can't find what I organized. LOL !!!!
This card is using Stampin Up card stock and water colored with Stampin Up inks . The stamp is one that my husband got at a garage sale for me this last summer and the ribbon came in a kit for Sam's a couple of years ago.

I just love the look on this little girls face. The card stock is from Stampin Up and the scalloped ring is a paper coaster made by Wilton. Peeloffs from the UK
I hope everyone is having a great day.
Donalda

Heart's Delight Cards has Blog Candy

2009-02-07T12:26:00.000-08:00

Head on over to http://heartsdelightcards.blogspot.com/ she has blog candy and while your there look at all of her cards
Have a great day.
Donalda

Digital Scrapbooking

2009-01-29T07:29:00.000-08:00

Doing a little digital scrapbooking. I love the way both of these turned out. I used digital art from J3 Designs (link is on the side bar). Shawn is such a talented lady so go and check out her site.
May God Bless You

Donalda

A Day In History

2009-01-20T06:43:00.000-08:00

Today we are witnessing a great period in history. I am not a Democrat or Republican today. I am an American that is celebrating the fact that this could only happen here in America. We need to pray for this man and his family that is taking our county into a new period in our history. It is great to be alive today.
Donalda

We Are So Blessed And Excited

2009-01-06T07:18:00.000-08:00

Our oldest son Keith called us last night to give us the news that he had proposed to Lisa and she eccepted. We are so thrilled to have her in our family. So now we have two daughters in love from the same family. I just wanted to share our joy with you.
Have a great day.
Donalda

Happy New Year!!!!!

2009-01-01T07:32:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to pop in and wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope that your new year will bring everything that God has in store for you. We had a quiet night watched the New Year in with Dick Clark in New York. We are just relaxing today and getting our goal list finished for 2009.
Happy New Year
Donalda

What A Fantastic Surprise

2008-12-12T09:16:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful surprise last Sunday morning. All of our kids were in our church for the first time in 15 yrs. Our oldest son lives in Los Angeles, in the last 6 months he has started dating our middle son's wife's sister. She lives in Columbus, Ohio so he came out to see her and they came down here to see us and his brothers and her sister. I thought that they were going to be here late Sunday evening since they were going to have lunch with her family. So our youngest son called Sunday morning wanting to talk to our pastor and I asked what for and he just made up some kind of an excuse. Then we were to take our little dog(Lucy) to the kid's house before service so that we wouldn't have to go back to Rockville. When we got there our youngest son's car and the middle son's car were in the drive way. So Jim took the dog to the door and they wouldn't let him in, but we were running late so we really did not think anything about it. So we went on to church and service started and we had worship service. Then our Pastor said that we were going to do something that we haven't done for a long time and that was to go greet two or three people that you haven't greeted for a while. So being the dutiful Associate Pastor's wife, I started down the isle to do just that. When Cheryl (our Pastor's wife) came up to me and said turn around. I did and there stood all of my kids. Talk about the tears that started to flow. OH MY !!!!! This was such a surprise and one of the greatest things was that my church family got to enjoy that moment with us. Lisa also brought hers and Amanda's nephew Ethan with them. I had the privilage to hold him when he first came home from the hospital. We were in Nebraska for my husband's mother's funeral. We have had a wonderful friendship with Lisa and Amanda's family since Kurt and Amanda have been married. The girl's mother passed away 5 years ago. She and I were great friends and I miss her so much. Megan (the youngest sister and Ethan's mom) has allowed me to call myself Noni to Ethan and my DH is Pappa to him. Here is a couple of pictures that was taken during the few day that they were here. Keith is going home on the 14th.

Keith and Lisa
Amanda and Lisa (My girl's)

Brotherly Love (Kurt works nights and he hadn't gotten much sleep)

Uncle Kurtis and Ethan

Kurtis and Amanda

Kalvin
These last pictures are of all of us just before they left. This is the best present that I could have wished for. THANKS KIDS!!!! Dad and I love you all so very much.
Thanks everyone for sharing a little of our surprise.
Donalda

Want Some Blg Candy

2008-12-02T06:09:00.000-08:00

Do you want some blog candy then head over CLAIRE'S BLOG http://clairebsd.blogspot.com/
she is celebrating 36,000 hits for the year. She has an awesome site. So check it out.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We did now we are planning for next week when all of our kids will be home. I can hardly wait it will be sixteen yrs since we were all together during the Holiday Season. So this is one special year for me.
Have a great day
Donalda

I Love Vintage

2008-11-25T06:30:00.000-08:00

Good Morning!!! So glad that you could stop by my blog and see some more of my humble attempts at making cards. I see cards that so many of you make and just drool. Went shopping yesterday to get the thing that I am making for Thanksgiving. We are going to our middle son and our daughter in love home. Our youngest will be there also. Our oldest son and his girlfriend will be here on Dec 8th. We haven't seen him for a year and a half when my husband had triple by pass surgery. We are so excited that we will all be together for a few days during the holiday season. This card is on Stampin Up old olive CS. DP from a scrap pack from Hobby Lobby. Buttons from a garage sale. Peeloffs from the UK. Picture I'm not sure where I got it but it is one of my favorites.

This card is on Stampin Up CS and elements from their hodgepodge hardware in antique brass that is discontinued. Flowers from JoAnn's Fabrics. Ribbon from Dollar Tree and picture from public domain.

I just love anything vintage maybe because I am too!!! Isn't it anything over 25 years old. I guess that is in a car LOL!!!

Hope everyone has a great day and a Happy Thanksgiving.

Donalda

More Birthday Cards and Swap Cards that I have received

2008-11-22T08:31:00.001-08:00

Just a few more cards that I received for my Birthday and a few that I have received from swaps that I am in.

Jayne1966 (Crafty Cow Forum ) UK

Janette/Cally (Crafty Cow Forum) UK

Carol Weber (Angelcardwishes) Thanksgiving Swap

Marti Peters (Angelcardwishes) Snowflake card and ATC.

Thank you ladies for the beautiful cards. I'm so excited to be included in this swaps.

Donalda

Tis the Season

2008-11-13T06:49:00.000-08:00

Today is a beautiful sunny morning here in the Midwest. Yesterday it was cold and raining but the sun is shining today. Starting to make plans for Thanksgiving. How about you? We usually put our tree up Thanksgiving day after all the festivities especially when the boys were home. When we lived in the Bay area we would go to Pier 39 for the lighting of the Christmas Tree which started the Christmas Season. I really love this time of year. So I have a couple more cards to share with you today

The card is kraft paper cards that my husband got at a garage sale for me. Santa stamped on Whisper white card stock,matted on black CS. Stamp and CS are both from Stampin Up Ribbon and buttons are from Walmart.

This card is on Baja Breeze, matted on DP from Hobby Lobby. Snowman is stamped on Whisper white and colored with markers all from Stamping Up. The Matting behind the Snowman is a hologram paper made at a company I used to work for. Ribbon and snowflake is from Dollar Tree.

Have a great day.

Donalda

Shaker Card

2008-11-12T10:22:00.000-08:00

Card made out of Stampin Up Whisper white CS. Stamped with Stampin Up stamps. Colored with watercolors. Peeloffs from the UK and I don't know where I got the ribbon. This is my first shaker card and it was fun to make. Use a little to much glitter but that's one of my faults I LOVE`GLITTER. We have had a very exciting week full of great news but not able to share here as of yet. Hope everyone has a great day
Donalda

Masculine Cards

2008-11-10T07:29:00.000-08:00

This card is done on kraft paper that I got at a garage sale. The DP is scraps by the pound from Hobby Lobby and the Stamp is from Stampin Up.

This card is black CS from Stampin Up stamped with Stampin Up stamps on Whisper white CS. Peeloffs from the UK and message from Hobby Lobby

Thanks for looking

Donalda

Birthday Cards from Friends

2008-11-08T07:09:00.000-08:00

Nov 1st was my birthday and I received several beautiful cards from all over. So I'm going to share them with you.

Gillan AU (Angel Card Wishes)

Gillian AU (Angel Card Wishes)This one isn't for my birthday but for a swap I'm in for Thanksgiving.

Jan/Cubbie66 UK (Crafty Cow Forum)

Robin PA (Crafty Cow Forum)

Jacky/Craftworker UK (Crafty Cow Forum)

Andrea UK (Crafty Cow Forum)

Christine UK (Crafty Cow Forum)

Sue/Topgram UK (Crafty Cow Forum)

Mikki (Crafty Cow Forum)

This the box that my never ending card was in. This card is made by Sadie/Scotty UK (Crafty Cow Forum). The next few pictures are of the card.

I want to thank each of you for making my birthday a very speical day. I can't pick a favorite for they are all so special.
Thanks again.
Donalda

Another Christmas Card

2008-10-12T04:53:00.000-07:00

I have been making all kinds of cards this last week but have not had time to scan them in but I do have a Christmas card that I have not shown you. This snowman is a sticker with felt edges that I got last year at Hobby Lobby on clearance and so was the stamp. The snow is whisper white from Stampin Up and the card is DCWV.
I won't be posting for a week for we are going to Laurel Mississippi for a conference with the Fellowship that my husband has his Ministerial Licence though. So have a great week and will post again as soon as we get home.

Fall Is In The Air

2008-10-02T06:43:00.000-07:00

It is a chilly fall day here in Indiana and the leaves are turning and the air is crisp and I just love this time of year.
The little town that we live in is gearing up for the start of a 10 day festival starting next Friday. It's called the Covered Bridge Festival for we have a lot of covered bridges within a few miles of each other. Each of these places have venders set up with there wares. Some of the farmers clear there corn fields just in time so they can rent them out for parking. They say that we have thousands of people from all over come to this . They even have a day off of school so that they can attend. We live only 3 blocks from the downtown square and that is where most of everything here is set up at and out at Billie Creek where the bridge is at. So we have to put up no parking signs in front of our place so we can even park our own cars. It's loads of fun and lots and lots of different food. So on to the card that I made several weeks ago so enjoy.
Stampin up card stock in Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze. Stamps are retired Touch of Nature by Stampin Up. Stampin up ink in Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze, ribbon and flowers are from Hobby Lobby
Stamped bird on branch first then colored it with ink and waterbrush then covered stamp design with a versamark pen and put clear embossing powder and heat set it. Then I stamped the leaves in Kiwi Kiss and Baja breeze then used my Fiskers oval templates and cut them out. and mounted them on a 41/4 x5 1/2 in card. Stamped leaves on envelope also.
Hope you are having a great day

Christmas Card

2008-09-30T07:00:00.000-07:00

Well I'm beginning to think about Christmas and this Noel stamp is one that my husband found at a garage sale for me. In fact he found about 35 that day and I would say that half of them were never used. Plus there was card stock, card packets, embossing powder, 12 ink stamps(most of them had never been opened), stickers and he got it all for $25.00. Stamped this on Stampin Up Black card stock. Used Versamark and gold embossing powder. DP of embossed holly was from Hobby Lobby. Put on Kraft paper cards (they were in the box that my DH got for me). Inside of Card: Stamps were from Stampin Up sets, Sleigh Bells Ring and
Wondrous Gift.
Hope you have a wonderful day

Start of New Week

2008-09-28T13:33:00.000-07:00

Here it is a start of another week. We are finally getting all of the boxes emptied and thing put away. I have had a few minutes to do some cards. This is a Christmas card that I did the snow is whisper white from stampin up which I tore and put Diamond Dust on the edges. The Penguins are wood elements that I got last year from Hobby Lobby.
Thanks for Looking

I Love This Stamp Set

2008-09-26T06:44:00.000-07:00

As a teenager we lived in the state of Washington and our yard was full of different types of flowers and one of my favorites was our lilac bushes. So when I saw this stamp set from Stampin Up I had to have it.
Stamped the image on Whisper White with Stampin up Eggplant ink, Kiwi Kiss and Old Olive the lighter color is Brilliance pearlescent purple.
The Whisper White was put on Eggplant card stock. Elements and ribbon form Michaels.
The sentiment is from Stampin up and it says my friend.

This picture is the inside of the card.
This is Friday and we are getting ready to go clean the church. So have a wonderful day

Got My Scanner to Work

2008-09-24T10:41:00.000-07:00

Here is a four note cards that I did before we started moving Wanted to share them with you. Each one is on Stampin up Card Stock and Stampin Up stamps, Some Dollars stamps, ribbon and elements from Michaels.
Stamped on watercolor paper from Stampin up with black Stazon ink and watercolored with Stampin up ink pads and water brush. This is a first for me and I am hooked. I also stamped the image on the envelope.
Have a great day

Finding My Way Out.

2008-09-19T09:16:00.000-07:00

I'm finally finding my way out of the boxes. We have been moving and even though it was just a few blocks from where we did live it is still a lot of work for us now than it was a few years ago. I still can't find my camera or the cord to the scanner so I can get some of the cards that I have made before we started this move. We move from a 1200 square foot house to a 600 square foot apt. so I'm having to down size and boy is it hard. I'm having a time in finding what to do with all my stuff.
So my DH went and rented a storage unit a block away so that when I need it he will go get it. I have friends that said that their husbands would have said just get rid of it. I'm so bless to have my gem (Jim) . He has been so great all of these years, when my mother need a place to live (she was paralyzed from the waist down at the age of seventeen) after she and my father got a divorce. After 21 years of marriage she came to live with us and Jim took great care of her until she passed away from breast cancer at the age of 59. My grandfather also need a place to stay and he was with us until he passed at t89 years old. I don't know to many men that would take on that kind of responsibility. We celebrated 37 years of marriage August 20. I wouldn't change anything for all of the wonderful years he has given me. I almost lost him two years ago he had a triple by pass. He is doing better so please keep him in your praers for now he has to be my eyes for I'm have glaucoma. I have lost my sight in my right eye and have limited sight in my left. I can now longer drive or work so that is why we moved to a smaller place.
Have a great day and I will get things going again soon

Thinkg of You

2008-08-06T07:22:00.000-07:00

Well it the middle of the week and tonight we have bible study and Friday we are doing my youngest son's girlfriend sisters wedding. Then Saturday we will be preparing for Sunday. It's a full week but it's something that we really love to do. This is a quick card that I made in my spare time. This is the new Stampin Up In Color CS Pink Pirouette, and black
Ink Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss and black Stazon
Stampin Up hodgepodge hardware and white gross grain ribbon.
Stamps: Retired Artfully Asian and dollar stamps from Michaels.
Have a wonderful day

Just A Note

2008-08-05T05:09:00.000-07:00

We're having a thunder storm this morning so maybe it will cool things off and hopefully the humidity will go down.
Made this note card from the stamps I got from the yard sale on Sat.
Supplies: Retired Stampin Up set from 1996 A thing of Beauty.
Colored pencils, Making memories DP, Ribbon from Flower Factory, Buttons from Walmart, Stampin Up CS whisper white, and hodge podge hardware. Card base DCWV.
Stamped with Stampin Up black ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder then used color pencils to color it in.

Our Youngest Turned 24 Friday

2008-08-04T06:40:00.000-07:00

Friday our youngest turned 24. We went to Applebee's for dinner with Kalvin and he's girlfriend Chelsie and our middle son Kurtis and his wife Amanda. On Saturday Jim came home and said you need to go with me to a garage sale they have a bunch of stamps that you might want. So we went and of course I wanted them. She had about 10 retired 1996 and on Stampin Up sets that were her mothers before she passed. Plus paper and single stamps, blender pens and color spritzer tool got it all for $25. I was so excited for the find. Now I get to play.
Have a great day
Donalda

Note Card

2008-07-30T19:23:00.000-07:00

Today was a rainy day here in Indiana. We had some thunderstorms over night but nothing bad some areas got as much as 3 inches which is a lot for this time of year. We really needed it but not that much at a time. This is a cute card that I thought I would share. I used crystal effects on her shoes and on the pink flowers on the background. Not sure where I got the ribbon or the paper. Card is DCWV.

In A Scrapbooking Mood!!!

2008-07-29T06:44:00.000-07:00

I've been doing some digital scrapbooking and this is a Layout of our middle sons wedding. I got the digital kit from Shawn at Designs by J3 see side bar for link. She is amazing with her talent. I love vintage things and she has a lot. So go and check out her site and let her know that I sent you.
Dee

That's Hollywood Baby

2008-07-28T13:45:00.000-07:00

This is my oldest son after he first moved to LA with several of the guys that he went to high school with. They all were trying to get into the acting world some have made it and others have not. These were taken by one of his friends
This was done with a freebie digital kit that I have on my external hard drive that just died on me so I can't give credit to the maker. As soon as I can I will give her credit.
Dee

Friends!!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-26T15:01:00.000-07:00

Here's a card I made for a dear friend of mine.
She is always there when you need her.
Sorry the pictures are so blurry I can't figure out if it's the camera or me. It's has to be the camera right!!! LOL. Hope everyone has had a great weekend so far. Dee

I Love These Ladies

2008-07-23T05:46:00.000-07:00

I love the vintage ladies, I wouldn't want to have lived then but I love the way they dressed. I thought that this flapper needed a little art deco. Sorry this picture is fuzzy. Supplies: DWCV card Pearlized DP paper for teabag folding, peel offs.
Second card Supplies: DWCV card, DP paper by Making memories. Elements: Button I got from a bag of buttons at a garage sale. peel off. Hope everyone has a great day.

Good Morning!!!

2008-07-22T06:44:00.000-07:00

I found the links for the baby shoes.
Girls Template:http://www.lovebugscrapbooking.com/crops/shoe_template_girl2.pdf
Boys Template:http://www.lovebugscrapbooking.com/crops/shoe_template_boy.pdf
Go by and thank Sophie.
Here's a another card that I made
It's made on a DCWV card and DP paper from Hobby Lobby and brad from Pamida and a peel off.
Dee

It's A Boy!!!

2008-07-21T10:09:00.000-07:00

This is a baby boy card that I made using DCWV note card and glitter paper. Embelishment by K&Co. and peeloffs.

Exploding Box

2008-07-19T15:21:00.001-07:00

Made this exploding box for a young couple in our church for her baby shower. The baby is a girl and her name is Aubri Isabella and she is due in Aug. I used Stampin Up card stock and graphics form PC Crafters and some of others that are public domain. The onesie I made myself from some on the large ones I have seen on the web. The shoe in the center is made of paper and from a template that I got years ago and I'm not sure where but I know that one of the ladies on the web has one also for a girl shoes and a boys shoe . I will try to find the link and post it later. The tag has a place for mom to put Date of birth, time, weight and length. This was a real fun project. Thanks for taking the time to look
Dee

We Have A New Memeber of Our Family

2008-07-17T09:38:00.000-07:00

We got Lucy a couple of months ago. Our Daughter in Love called an said she knew of a little dog that needed a good home. The family that had Lucy had gotten her from a man that was abusive to her and they couldn't have another animal in their apartment. SOOOO she called us and we now have a very spoiled rotten rat terrier mix. She has a attitude but we love the stuffing out of her. She's my dog when Jim's not at home, but as soon as he walks in the door she is his shadow. We both didn't think we could love a dog so much. We have had other dogs but we didn't get as attached to them as we have her. Maybe we are getting older. LOL!!!!
On this LO I used Shawns digital art from Designs by J3. Go and check out her beautiful designs at www.designsbyj3.com
Have a great day
Donalda

I's Been A While Since My Last Entry

2008-07-14T08:12:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since my last entry. I have been feeling well but I do believe that I am on the mend with God's help. On my last entry I had just joined Stampin Up and as of date have not been able to do what I had intended. Want to share of few of the cards that I have made that I haven't posted.Supplies: DCWV card and DP from Making Memories, Elemants from Hobby Lobby

I Did It

2008-03-19T11:23:00.000-07:00

I signed up as a Stampin Up Demonstrator and I just received my kit and I have not had time yet to play with all of my new stamps. I already have a list of things that I want but my wants are a lot bigger than my pocket book. I am now going to have to start building my business so that it can take care of my wants. Please check back often as I go down this road so that you too can see the progress of the journey. Hope to post something in the next few days
Dee

Made a couple of cute cards

2008-02-21T15:19:00.000-08:00

Hope everything is going well for you today!!!
It is extremely cold here today and we are in a severe weather warning for this evening. It is snowing, then sleeting and then some freezing rain going on. We live about 28 miles from the town where our youngest son works, we sent him down there today (it was his day off) to stay with his brother so that he doesn't have to drive in this in the morning. We have a very dangerous road that we have to travel on to the town where he works. It's bad enough when it's dry so it's better to be safe than sorry.
This card is a birthday card
The materials used is: Card made by DCWV and graphics from PC Crafters this months Hug club content called Just Ducky by Laurie Funell. She is one of my favorite graphic artist. Peel offs from the UK and ribbon from Dollar store
Elements for Hobby Lobby. I love glitter and this has some on it. They call me the glitter queen at church. LOL I would put it on everything if I could and I usually have some on me when I get to church ssssooo hence glitter queen.

This card is on a card by DCWV and the graphics are from PC Crafter, Cuddly Friends by artist Peggy Jo Ackley . Fiskers heart border punch.
Has some glitter on it but it is hard to see at this angle.
Have a safe and wonderful evening.

Teabag Folding

2008-02-19T05:44:00.001-08:00

I found this wonderful site a while back called The Crafty Cow out of the UK. They have a program called Moovision which comes on at their time of 11:00 am to 1:00 pm every Friday.
I have to get up here in the Midwest to watch it at 6:00 am. They do different techniques every week for card making. This last Friday was teabag folding. You should watch if you can. They have a great time and they also have a forum with a great bunch of ladies and gentlemen.
I have learned so much from them all.
This is two of the cards I made using the technique that they showed. I had a wonderful time making them. Then I do with every card I make. LOL !!!! Materials are DCWV cards and paper purchased at Hobby Lobby.
Peel offs from the UK. This one is an anniversary card. The sentiments on the second is Follow your dreams.

Note Card box

2008-02-16T05:43:00.000-08:00

I made this box to hold 6 of the note cards that I have made. I got the basic pattern from Melissa Bickford's blog, Enjoy the ride. Added my own take on it. Materials basic black and white cardstock , deco scissors and Fiskers boarder punch.

Did a few more card that I would like to share

2008-02-15T08:54:00.000-08:00

This is a few more cards that I have been making
I just love these Victorian Women for Harrison Fisher. Had a great time making these.
Materials used was blank cards made by DCWV purchased at Hobby Lobby. Some of the papers are K&Co also purchased at Hobby Lobby and the ribbon and other elements at various places.

Here's a few of the cards I made this week

2008-01-27T15:03:00.001-08:00

This is a set of 6 Note cards that I made this week. Basic cardstock and Pictures of the Victorian ladies are public domain. Ribbon and elements and peel offs are from different stores such as Hobby Lobby and Dollar Tree.
Peel offs came from the UK.
This is a real fun set to put together.
Hope everyone had a great weekend.
Thanks for looking.

Here We Go

2008-01-25T13:28:00.000-08:00

This is my first time at doing a blog and I'm not sure that I will do it justice. I have been making cards and scrapbooking for a year now I love doing both. I want to be able to share some of them with you and I know that they will get better as time goes on. So if you see something you like please let me know. Most of my things will be from graphics I have bought or from the many freebies that is out there. If I know who the artist are I will let you know . Please give these talented people the respect that they deserve.