Showing posts with label make it merry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label make it merry. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

♥ i'm a sketchy guest ♥

I am a sketchy guest indeed and so incredibly honored to work with an amazing sketch by my friend, Ulrika Blomfelt.  She has a gorgeous sketch and challenge posted for her readers and I wanted to share the card I created using her sketch as inspiration.

 card sketch by Ulrika

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Something Wonderful Card


 I created my card using the new MME Kate & Co. Cambridge Court

 I hope you'll pop over and say "hello" to her and her readers, and if you have time, post a card for her challenge, would love to see all the different interpretations of her sketch.

and I can not leave here without posting a Christmas card
(I am happy that I am staying on schedule with these this year, I will be oh so thankful in December)

"Dear Santa" card





Sunday, January 27, 2013

♥ hello Farm Girl ♥



good morning!  how are you?  i hope you are enjoying your weekend.
i am up over at the October Afternoon blog today, yes! i know, on a SUNDAY, wahoo!  with CHA this month, they designed the calendar so as to have sneaks and pics from the show, and in order for all of us to have our posts, i was selected to have a lucky sunday post, how fun is this? and since it's a sunday post, and we are possibly still in jammies, i thought i would share a few of my thoughts and feelings on this line as well as the cards, something i don't usually do, but hey, it's sunday.....giggle!

so today i am sharing three new cards created with the October Afternoon Farm Girl line to show you how incredible versatile this line is.  like ALL of the October Afternoon lines the 'B' sides allow you to create anything you like, regardless of the 'theme' of the line which is of course brilliant!  so let me share with you some of the colors and patterns in this cuuuute line.


http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_PP687_iA.jpg 

at first glance, you may not need the 'A' side of "Barnyard" for your project, but if you flip it over, you can see, you can use the 'B' side for a LOT of various projects....no secret, but just sharing how i really loved it in this particular line

http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_PP687_iB.jpg



 http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_PP691_iB.jpg

and i didn't need the "tomatoes" for my card from the "Wooden Crate" paper, but i really needed that wood-grain....a lot!

http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_PP691_iA.jpg

http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_PP690_iA.jpg

i will definitely be using the seed packets from the "Wheelbarrow" paper, but not on these cards, so check out the 'B" side i was able to play with today

http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_PP690_iB.jpg 

i know this is not a new thing for October Afternoon, it's what we love about them, but i share this with you because when i first looked at this line, i wondered how i would use it "everyday" and i have a little red-headed, long-haired beautiful daughter, but it is PERFECT for your everyday.


homemade hello card

love, love the label stickers in this line, the color is PERFECT to accentuate the bolder palette of the line, baby blue.....

http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_SS452_iA.jpg 




 and these stickers.....swooon!  perfect for layering and adding embellies or MORE stickers...wink!

 http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_SS450_iA.jpg




and LOVE these, a LOT!  they off-set the color in the line drawing you back neutral and it's so fun to see the contrast between the two


http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_SS453_iA.jpg




on my next card, i wanted to play with the summer, homemade feel to this line, without the veggies, but still with the feel that you had just come in from the garden

homemade love card

 i think you already know how much i love the miscellany packs, they are my go-to embellishments, i love them so much

http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_DC194_iA.jpg


and it's hard not to put these on every single card, multiple times, i just might run out of these packs


http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_EM471_iA.jpg





don't those colors just scream summer?  creating these cards really made me happy, the feel of summer all over my desk, it was so much fun.


and for my last card, i wanted to play with some of the cute die cuts and "farm stickers" but still keep it an "everyday" card


oh happy day card


 and how about these doo dads?

http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_FG_DC199_iA.jpg




http://www.octoberafternoon.com/images/products/OA_MM_EM462_iB.jpg 


♥ it!

i hope you have had a great weekend and maybe find a little time to pull out your October Afternoon Farm  Girl supplies and create a little happy on your desk too!

thank you so very, very much for all the incredible comments and taking time to visit me!

i'll be back tomorrow with CupCards to go cards as the new Heartbreaker Valentine Card Kit will be going on sale.  

hugs & so much love!
danni

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

♥ Wrap it Up with Make It Merry ♥

good morning!  i am up on the OA BLOG with an idea dressing up your Christmas pillowboxes using the new Make It Merry line.  This line is so perfectly Christmas, vintage, fun, perfectly October Afternoon. 
 look at this tape, i could use it on EVERYTHING

To.from oa washi

and these cuuute journal cards that are perfect for layering with the gorgeous buttons and brads in the pack

Oa miscellany make it merry
it make is all too easy and fun!

here's the pillowbox i created, layering and layering (i didn't want to stop)


Make it merry pillowbox danni reid 2


don't these little embellies, tapes, brads, buttons, trims make the cutest wrappings?  i am going to be using them a LOT this year.  i love to give gift cards so this year it will be fun to pretty them up!

Make it merry pillowbox danni reid details

aren't these ribbons, buttons and trims that come in that pack the perfect little touches?  i just love them and can't wait to see what you do with yours!

Make it merry pillowbox danni reid details 2

and joining me today is Marcy with the cutest of boxes, so we hope you'll hop over and join us!  thank you so much for all your incredibly kind notes, they make my day every day and i am so thankful for the friendship every single day!
hugs & so much love!
danni

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

♥ OA Make it Merry blog hop ♥




welcome to the October Afternoon Make it Merry blog hop

you should have arrived via Michelle's blog, if you did not, you can start the hop on the October Afternoon blog for a chance to win a lot of amazing OA Make it Merry prizes!

today, i will be giving away some Make it Merry Washi tape!  i love, love washi tape and this is the cutest tapes for Christmas cards, tags and wrap.




aren't those cuuuuuuute?



the Make it Merry line is filled with the most adorable vintage images, the cutest embellishments and the most amazing papers!  i decided to create my card with a die-cut as a focal because i absolutely love, love the die-cuts in this line.




special delivery card





i cut the santa from the die-cut block and adhered it to the journal tag


 

 i love the new chipboard bundles too, check out all these amazing numbers



i decided to stitch mine with a deep red thread and can not wait to use these on more projects!




next up on the blog hop is the incredibly talented and sweet

make sure to leave comments on all the blogs for a grand prize, a MAKE IT MERRY collection kit, and you can start the hop over on the OA Blog

Comments will be left open until Wednesday November 14, 2012. The grand prize winner will be announced on.
thank you so much for visiting me today!
hugs & so much love
danni