♥ card kit swap cards ♥

good afternoon.  over at My Scrapbook Nook  the dt and members host a "card kit swap".  members/dt sign up in a thread to participate, a list of partners is established, we exchange addresses and ship a card kit created from your supplies for your swap partner (the card kit must include enough supplies to create at least one card minus cardstock.  you can add more supplies if you like, but it is not meant to be an expensive swap).  your swap partner then takes a pic of the kit and creates at least one card and posts the card/kit picture in the "card kit swap" thread.  it's really, really fun and i wish we could do these every month.

here is the current CARD KIT SWAP thread with the various kits and cards being created

APRIL CARD KIT SWAP

it's fun to peruse the thread, there's tons of inspiration and lots of fun kits.

i received and sent two card kits this time around (odd-number of friends participating and since i coordinate these, i was happy to be able to create more than one kit and create with the gorgeous kits i received from marinette and pam

i am really excited to share a couple of those cards here because the kits were a LOT of fun

(i'll be back tomorrow to share a couple of cards created from pam's kit)

card kit from marinette

 and a couple of the cards i have created with this kit so far

dad i'm happiest when i'm with you card 
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 these amazing Papertrey Ink  stamps came in her kit, aren't they awesome?

 miss you card

 

every cloud has a silver lining card

(there are TWO of the stamps on this card, the sentiment and the "label" clear stamp.  i used the label stamp to create the background because it kinda felt like airy clouds when paired with the chipboard clouds)

if you would like to participate in our next swap, you can find the sign-ups and details here:

SUMMER CARD KIT SWAP

and!

don't forget about our SUMMER CROP

(it starts this week)

 

thank you for your incredibly sweet comments, they make my day every day and they mean the world to me. hugs to ALL of you♥

danni

♥ simple stories summer fresh ♥

yep, it's true!  a crop that lasts ALL summer long.  a crop where you can go at your own pace and yet still get a lot accomplished.  a forum to share all your creations in and YES prizes.  hope you'll join us, it's coming very, very soon!

it has been crazy busy around here, and i am sorry for my lack of posting.  my son's high school graduation was amazing, i am so thankful and proud.  he finished and now gets to start on a new journey and that, too, will be exciting.

during this busy time, i received my JUNE KIT from My Scrapbook Nook Kits and was so excited to see it packed full of Simple Stories Fresh Summer.....i LOVE this line, it makes me so happy.  today, i wanted to share a couple of cards i've been creating with it.

 hello card

 

i love the sweet stickers that came in the kit.  they are so fun to leave as-is and layer.

these jillibean soup chipboard shapes are so fun to layer and stitch for extra dimension

 

 summer fresh

 

  is that tree not the cuuuuutest?  i just love it, it makes me really happy and reminds me of one that you would find for a picnic, pack your house up and head for a fun afternoon.

so happy card

(gift card holder)

(shown with gift card removed)

 hello card

 

thank you for stopping by today.

hugs & so much love!

danni

♥ mme indie chic tapes = love ♥

good morning.  it the last week of school, yay, but that means business around here...giggle.  we have all the graduations this week and end of the year activities, but we are getting closer.  i am sorry if i am just popping in during this week, it's crazy quick around here.

i wanted to share a card today that is up on the mme blog.  i created this card using the new indie chic citron designer tapes.  i love, love these tapes, they are amazing and making creating so much fun.

daring card
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 i love all the various patterns that each of these tapes have, it's so much fun to mix and match them

supplies: indie chic citron designer tapes, nostalgia chipboard accent, die-cut and designer brad

misc: bazzill beetle blace cardstock, star punch, twine, machine stitching

i hope you'll come check out the gorgeous layout from Tamara

hugs and so much love!

danni

♥ memorial day weekend ♥

 

good morning. 

this weekend in the US, we will be celebrating Memorial Day.

 for those that have lost their lives in protecting our freedom in this war or previous wars, i thank you with all my heart for your service, protection and honor, there are truly no words.  

for the troops abroad, continuing to fight for our freedom and the freedom of those abroad, i thank you with all my heart for enduring every day, protecting us every day, for every hour of training and time away from your personal loved ones.

 for the families that endure the deployments, endure the fear they have for their loved one's safety, i thank you with all my heart. 

may God bless you, your families and always keep you!

♥end-of-the-year teacher thank yous♥

good morning.

are your kids out of school yet?  my kids have ONE week, can't wait.  i love this time of year, it's like Christmas for me, i anticipate this time of year with my babes.  we can sit around doing nothing and i love it or camp our guts out and i am in heaven, it's just so fun, beautiful trees, water, hikes, kayaking, swimming, smiles, icecream.....sigh, i can't wait♥

so, in preparing for the last week, i am creating some "thank you" end-of-the-year teacher's gifts for my kids' teachers and for hubby's staff.  today, i would like to share the gifts i am creating for my kids' personal teachers.

this year i decided to create boxed monogram notecard sets and a card for each of their teachers.  i chose to use the Indie Chic Saffron line because all of their teachers this year love pinks, greys and oranges yay!

 boxed monogram notecard set and card
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monogram notecards

(i kept them un-embellished, so they would be flat/mailable notecards)

 card for teacher

 clear box belly-band details

 monogram notecards

monogram notecard details

Supplies:Indie Chic-Saffron:6 x 6 paper pad,garland, decorative buttons, layered chipboard stickers;Misc: pom pom trim, Papertrey Ink flip flop dies and clear card box, Martha Stewart doily, Cameo (monogram)

you can check out another amazing end-of-the-year teacher gift idea on the MME blog today.

we are going to be out of town through the weekend, another basketball tourney :)

for those of you in the US, happy Memorial day

hugs and so much love!

danni

♥ sketchy love-mme nostalgia ♥

good morning.  today over on the MME blog, we are posting the monthly card and layout sketches and interpretations from some of the designers.  these are such fun sketches this month and i hope you'll find time to create and link us up. 

here is the card sketch for the month

(gorgeous card sketch by Anam)

i absolutely fell in love with the floral/sentiment block in this sketch and wanted that block to be the focal on my card. instead of creating flowers i really wanted to create half-pie charts with the gorgeous papers from the MME Nostalgia line and accentuate them with a fun 3-D sentiment. the Nostalgia line has such an amazing vintage feel, i am in love. this sketch is so fun and versatile and i have so many ideas for it, so don’t be surprised to see it again soon.

you are such a happy spark of life card

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 i love the brads in this line so, so much, they are so cool.

supplies:

Nostalgia Diamond, Scallop, Chevron and Vintage pp, Nostalgia layered sticker and decorative brad,

Misc: Martha Stewart heart punch, Bazzill Beetle Black cardstock

make sure to check out the blog to see the gorgeous creations from  Tina, Jana and Tamara.

i hope you have a creative day♥

hugs & so much love

danni

♥ echo park hello summer ♥

we are getting ready to leave for the weekend (basketball tourney) and so i thought i would pop in real quick to share a couple of cards created using the Echo Park Hello Summer line.  i created these cards for the "summer birthdays" at the schools.  i have to finish all the cards before school lets out in two weeks.....eeeek.  here are 4 that i created today for some of the elementary birthdays during the summer months. 

 

happy birthday butterfly card

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 happy birthday puppy card

 happy birthday birdie card

 happy birthday mail card

supplies: Echo Park Hello Summer 6 x 6 paper pad and chipboard sheet, Pebbles Dimension Stickers, "Pacifico" Computer font, Martha Stewart Doilies Misc button

are you getting excited for summer?  I am, can't wait.  I love this time.  The next few weeks?.....not so much...giggle.

have the best weekend♥

danni