New Weeks Creations

Well, the start of a new week, and a few more cards for the weekly challenge at Joans Gardens, my first card is also for a Monthly contest at our local Stamp Store The Cove, they supply the PP and card stock, and some embellishments, you have to use all or some of all, and can add anything else you want.
For the contest at Joan's this week, it is ANYTHING goes for Christmas, so easy enough.
The first one is a new die for me, from Memory box, a Christmas tree. So dainty, but enjoyable to work with. It does not show here, but the tree was sprayed with a spray called Mr. Hueys, and it adds a very nice glimmer to it. I would have used bling and not the red bows that are on the tree, but had to use them as they were part of the package supplied by the cove.
Be back shortly with second card.
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs
Donna

Winter Window

I am so excited, I just got in the mail yesterday my new dies from PoppyStamps, they are two window dies one of which I used in this card I am showing today. I used the bigger of the two dies for this card. I stamped some trees with distress ink, using different shades of color to create depth, then to add more depth, I added 3d foam dots under the window.
I made the wreath with the Martha Stewart sprig punch, and some bling and a bow.
Then added some more sprigs at the bottom of the window and draped some lights that I have had in my stash for some time.
I had to use this PP, as the card was made for a local contest and they provide the supplies and you have to make whatever card you would like with what they give you, and you can add what ever you would like as well, The card is also for the weekly Challenge over at Joans Gardens. She is now carrying these window dies as well, when I ordered them I did not know she would be carrying them, as I saw them used on another blog, called KittieKraft, she does beautiful work.
So if you have time check out the challenge over at Joan's, wonderful place to visit and do some shopping !! :)
Another wonderful blog and place to get some inspiration is over at Wee Memories, Jenny and all the girls there do a fantastic job, and have challenges, and such, there is always a lot going on. So this challenge is a free for all, anything goes, so there are a few guidelines and must do's, go on over and check it out!!
So many wonderfu challenges going on, another terrific blog I came across, and entering in their challenge as well, is Card Makin Mommas, really enjoyed myself check it out!! Challenge #35 - Christmas, is their challenge at this site, Card Makin Momma's.
I am also entering this card in Crafty Emma's Store's Blog contest, they have a lovely site with some awesomely talented folks posting, so if you have time, check them out!!

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Thanks for looking,
Donna

Final Tag for the Month

Well, here is the last tag I will probably make this month, have to finish my shopping and clean my house!!! Used the same embossing method and products with this tag as with my first of the day today, the snowman. Used embossing folders, distress ink, perfect pearls misting spray and bling.
And make some cards! :)
Thanks again for looking.
Will also be entering this tag in the weekly challenge over at Joan's Gardens, wonderful, wonderful blog and shop, and also check out Selma's blog as well, as she is Joan's design team and is so so TALENTED and her cards and creations are just AWESOME!!
Donna

More Christmas Tagging!!

Well, here is another Christmas tag, this one was done following Mr. T!m Holtz, hope you enjoy, again, this will be entered in Joan's weekly contest, over at Joan's Garden's, a wonderful place to get inspiration and to shop!!!
Thanks for looking.
Hugs
Donna

Another Tag for Challenge

Well here is another tag for the Weekly Challenge over at Joan's Gardens, it has been a nice change doing some tags from making cards, I used to get breaks doing some layouts, but I have stopped making layouts until I fill up and use all the finished ones that I have piled up!!!
So here is another tag I made, and afterwards it will be another bookmark for me!!
Thanks for looking,
Hugs
Donna

Christmas Tag Inspired by Tim

Well, for the last 3 years I have done the 12 tags of Christmas along with the oh so talented T!m Holtz, but after the first 3 tags, I ran out of steam and did not even have some of the products to complete one of the tags, and had nothing to substitute even for it, so I just decided with all that is going on and that I had to do, to forgo doing the rest of the tags this year. But I am going to enter the first Tag I did, at the challenge over at Joan's Garden this week, the theme was to do a Christmas tag, anything goes, may even enter the one or two Tags I did manage to get done, have to see if I have the steam to photo them and make the posts!!
So I hope everyone is having fun preparing for the Holidays!! I have mixed feelings about them, so won't go into it right now.
Take care and Happy Holidays.
Hugs
Donna

Snowmans Delight

Well, here is a Snowman card that I did for a challenge over at Cheery Lynn Designs Blog,to use what Dies you can of Cheery Lynn and to make a card anything but Square, so I used a spellbinders die to get the shape of my card, and then used a older stamp that I had of a snowman, and cut it out, colored it with copics,
Used the Italian Flourish Die, and also used parts of the Victorian Romance Flourish, and also some of the Pine Branch's set, along with Olive Branch's to make the wreath.
And that is it, oh added some bling to the wreath and the little bow to the wreath as well. If you have not used the Cheery Lynn dies yet, I highly recommend them, they are great, I love them along with my spellbinders of course!! :) Check them out, they have a lot of gorgeous dies, and ship quickly as well, in that they are better than spellbinders, :) !!!
I also used one of Martha Stewart punches for the edge at the top.
That is all for now, may be back later, who knows.
Have a great rest of the week.
Hugs
Donna