Coffee

Excited to be the guest designer at LATTES & LAYERS with LAUREL at Coffee Loving Papercrafts.
This month the theme is "coffee/tea/hot chocolate and green".

Here's my creation.

My card has all the cozy coffee vibes ! I paired a bold green card base with a beautiful alcohol ink background patterned paper in earthy greens and touches of gold. The arched panel frames the artwork perfectly, and the layered coffee cups with swirly steam add such a warm, inviting feel. A perfect card for the coffee lover in your life !

Sharing my project with:

~Farm Quest Grocery Game-anything food-related

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Mix It Up-option (dies)

~A Cut Above-anything with diecuts

~Path of Positivity-twist (use 3 gems)

~Fab N Funky-shades of green

~Creative Friday-monochromatic

~Do Al(l) Kreatives-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Bundled Up!

I am beyond excited to introduce the first challenge at ONE MORE PAGE ! Starting something new is always special, so I wanted our challenges to feel open, inspiring, and stress-free, "anything goes" !

Create what you love. Tell your story. Try something new. Most of all, have fun.

If you know me, you know I’ll take coffee and a campfire any day ! This “Bundled Up !” page captures one of those crisp Fall days where the mittens come out, the blanket gets wrapped a little tighter, and Zoe is right by my side. Lots of red, lots of warmth — and lots of memories.

Sharing my project with:

~Farm Quest Home-anything home-related

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Mix It Up-option (dies)

~Can You Handle the Pressure-anything with an embossing folder

~Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~A Perfect Time to Craft-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Love To Craft-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Coffee Before Talkie

The March challenge is posted at FIRST CUP CHALLENGES and "it's always any kind of drink/ beverage on your project".

Here's my project, a card made using my Cricut with cardstock and vinyl (for the sentiment).

We all know someone who lives by the motto “Coffee Before Talkie” ! I designed this bold orange mug card to celebrate that morning mood. The layered details and cozy whipped topping make it almost good enough to sip — but for now, it’s just here to bring a smile!

My Coffee Before Talkie mug shaped card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Farm Quest Grocery Game-anything food-related

~Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~Crafts Galore Encore-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Conjurer of Dreams-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Treat Yourself

The new challenge at PAPER ROCKS SCISSORS is posted for March. As always, it's" anything as long as you used paper and/or scissors to make it".

I love making cards that celebrate everyday joys, and this one is all about taking a moment for yourself. The layered makeup elements add such fun dimension, and the soft pink embossed hearts in the background keep everything sweet and playful.

Sometimes we all need a little reminder to treat ourselves !

I used my Cricut to make this, using cardstock, distressing ink, an embossing folder and gems.

My Treat Yourself makeup card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Crafter's Cafe-for a girl

~Farm Quest Home-anything home-related

~Heart's Quest-anything with a heart on it

~Twisted Challenge-for a special woman

~Try It On Tuesday-feminine

~Creative Friday-monochromatic

~Can You Handle the Pressure-anything with an embossing folder

~Do Al(l) Kreatives-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Birthday

HEART'S QUEST FOR SHAPED CARDS AND TAGS challenge has been posted. The challenge is "create a shaped card or shaped tag".

Here's my card I made. I made it with my Cricut and used cardstock and vinyl.

I created this rockin’ easel birthday card featuring layered vinyl records and a bold red “Happy Birthday” sentiment. The star centerpiece highlights a silhouette drummer surrounded by musical notes, making it perfect for any music lover. The dimensional layers give it that extra “wow” factor !

My Happy Birthday Record and Drummer easel card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~AAA Birthday-birthday and diecuts

~Carlin's Challenge-more than one fold

~A Place To Start-option (no squares)

~Make My Monday-for a male

~Krafty Chicks-masculine

~Creative Creases Challenge-anything with fun folds

~Send a Smile 4 Kids-birthday

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Penguins Love Tags

HEART'S QUEST FOR SHAPED CARDS AND TAGS challenge has been posted. The challenge is "create a shaped card or shaped tag".

Here are my tags, made with my Cricut using cardstock and Stickles glitter.

A pair of adorable penguins with sparkly red hearts — perfect for spreading warm wishes on chilly days.

My Penguins with Hearts tags can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Critter Crazy Challenges-featuring a critter, no people

~Dream Factory-any animal

~Heart's Quest-anything with a heart on it

~Moving Along With the Times-birds and/or bees

~Papercraft Challenge-hearts and hugs

~Tag-Along-tag

~Crafty Animals-anything with an animal

~Cardz 4 Galz-things with wings

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Birthday To You!

This month, the challenge at 613 AVENUE CREATE is "things with wings" or anything goes.

I created this birthday card using layered Cricut cuts to give these cute little birds extra dimension. Their party hats and bold orange beaks make them look like they are ready to sing “Happy Birthday!” It’s a clean and simple design with just the right touch of fun. Chirp, chirp !

My Happy Birthday To You birds card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~AAA Birthday-birthday and diecuts

~Critter Crazy Challenges-featuring a critter, no people

~Dream Factory-any animal

~Moving Along With the Times-birds and/or bees

~Snippets Playground-anything made with snippets (the hats of the birds are snippets)

~A Place To Start-option (no squares)

~Fab N Funky-dies/punches

~Little Red Wagon-L is for leftovers (scraps) The patterned papers used for the hats are scraps found in my scrap basket. I never throw away a good piece of paper !

~Cardz 4 Galz-things with wings

~Alphabet-V is for volume (dimension) I used foam dots to create dimension on the birds and their hats and beaks.

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Birthday Ribbon

The challenge at ANYTHING BUT A CARD is exactly that— "anything except a card".

Here is my project, made totally of cardstock.

There’s something about a birthday ribbon that feels festive and fun. It’s bright enough to feel special, yet classic enough to suit anyone — the perfect way to mark another year ! I think my afterschoolers would enjoy wearing this on their special day.

My Happy Birthday ribbon can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Mix It Up-option (dies)

~Creative Creases Challenge-anything with fun folds

~Creative Friday-monochromatic

~Girlz Splash It With Colors-blue and/or yellow

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Chase Your Dreams

March challenge at DRAGONFLY DREAMS is "butterflies".

My card feels like a little burst of sunshine, don't you think?  The yellows and oranges of the butterfly tones add life and motion, making the whole design feel uplifting and encouraging. It’s a sweet reminder that dreams are meant to be chased — boldly and beautifully.

My Chase Your Dreams butterflies slippers card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Dream Factory-any animal

~Try It On Tuesdays-3 2 1(3 patterned papers, 2 butterflies, 1 sentiment)

~Fab N Funky-dies/punches

~Sisterhood of Crafters-stitching (faux stitching around the tops of the slippers

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Cardz 4 Galz-things with wings

~Ellibelle's Garden Party-anything from or in a garden

~Alphabet-V is for volume (dimension) I used foam dots to create dimension on the slippers and legs.

*If you want to see my other Slippers cards click HERE.

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Spread Christmas Cheer

The challenge at CHRISTMAS CRAFTS ALL YEAR 'ROUND in March is "E and F". Create anything Christmas/Holiday-related with something that starts with E and/or F.

I created a card with adorable elves to help celebrate and cheer on the Christmas spirit.

This card was such a joy to put together and it instantly makes me smile. I think it's wonderful for truly spreading Christmas cheer.

My Spread Christmas Cheer elves slippers card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Merry Little Christmas-anything Christmas

~Girlz Creative Christmas-Christmas card and anything goes

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~CRAFT-Christmas

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

*If you want to see my other Slippers cards click HERE.

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~