Layout Sketch SSINKSS15

"I love a good scrapbook page layout...don't you?"

Said this girl NEVER.

Scrabooking totally overwhelms me...but I do find this layout intriguing!

 *go there! play along now!

so instead of getting all sweaty and hivestricken...here's what I did!

Can you say super easy?!

It was!

a few pieces of Flower Pot Designer Series Paper, some Color Me Autumn washi tape

and Poof!!

Wanna check out some real layouts?   Head on over to SSInspiration and see what the girls have done with this sketch!  Don't forget to play along with the challenge!

SSInk Blog Hop: Gratitude for you!

Thank you.

Words that you mean a lot, but maybe don't always know how to say it.

Thanks for hopping along with SSInk today as we give you a few ways to express your gratitude to those around you

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 4 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Bree at Craft Somnia. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

Can we talk for a second ... I just want to say THANK YOU to all of you who are here!

Eeeeeeeeek!  I love MDS!!  This is a super quick way to make thank you cards for your friends and family.  (or you could make prints to frame!)

With MDS you can create this card, and have them printed...easy peasy lemon squeezy!

and because its a digital image, look how quick and easy you can change things!

Did you know you could rip the edges of paper in MDS?!  just right click on the paper layer and there's an option for torn edges.  Its the same way you can get rounded edges.  The best part, you can rip any and all of the 4 corners!

I hope this inspires you to create and print some great looking thank you cards.  Use them often.  

~Donna

head on over to see what Tonya has for you

Get lost?  Here's the full Hop List

Blog Hop Participant List:

Darcy at Dj's Stampin' Place
Cynthia at Ink-A-Doodle Creations
Diana at Stampin' Fun with Diana
Bree at Craft-Somnia
Donna at Organized Chaos
Tonya at Stamp with Tonya
Kim at Stamping with Kim

Technique Tuesday! Markers and Blocks

Happy Tuesday!

Are you excited to see a fun way to use your markers today?

We're going to stamp with our markers and our clear blocks.  Wait..What?!

First Step.  Pick out any of your markers that you'd like to use.

Then grab a block that is at least as big (if not bigger!!) than the paper you will be "stamping on"

Next:  Color your block!

I colored in stripes 

* wanna see something fun? *

 color your block however you want...

Spritz with alcohol and watch the magic happen!!

and you get this!

How cool is that?!  i think it kind of looks like mud.  :)  love it though!

then put all the pieces together and you have a visually awesome card with minimal work!

Want to see some more?! Head on over to SSInkspiration to see what the girls are making today too!

Happy Stampin!

Jazz up that cell phone folks!!

Well hello hello!

Ever look at your cell phone and think, "I wish I could just make something cute and personalized for my wall paper!!"

Well Look...No...More!

Head on over to SSInkspiration where I am guest blogging on JUST that topic!

This is my current phone background....don't you just love it?!

~Donna

SSInk Pumpkin Blog Hop!

Thanks for stopping by today and hopping along with SSInkspiration Pumpkin Hop!

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 3 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Diana ~ Stampin' Fun with Diana. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.


There is nothing that says "Hello Fall" like the start of Pumpkin Spice season!

I love love LOVE pumpkin spice everything :)


Pumpkin Spice Coffee (courtesy of Starbucks Via!) Card

Used the Perfect Blend and Gorgeous Grunge stamp sets.  Blendabilities help made the coffee cup POP! :)  and don't you just love the Scentsy warmer Pumpkin?!!  I wish you could smell the heaven of the pumpkin spice coming out of it!!  The orange sequins came in the September My Paper Pumpkin....LOVE !!

Did you know there were such goodies...Like Pumpkin Spice M&M's ?!!  Um yes please!!

 The tag was made using the Fall Fun stamp set, and a tag leftover from the September My Paper Pumpkin kit!  There were so many cute embellishments in that kit!  And who doesn't love a good treat topper every now and again?!  And yes, those ARE pumpkin spice M&M's...and yes, I DID eat all the green ones because they didn't match my color scheme.  ;)

And my favorite new addiction....

  um... hello !!  Did you know?!

I found this yummy goodness and KNEW I had to share!!  I made a cute little box for the gum and added some washi tape from the Seasonal Snapshot Project Life accessory kit, and Color Me Autumn.  Those cute little bats...you guessed it...the September My Paper Pumpkin Kit :)

Thanks for checking out my Pumpkin Spice addiction.  Be sure to keep hopping along with us and see what Darcy has lined up for you!

Get a little lost along the way or just wanna back track?  Here is the full list of bloggers!

Blog Hop Participant List:

Jennifer at Happy 2 Scrap 4 Life
Cynthia at Ink-A-Doodle Creations
Diana at Stampin' Fun with Diana
Donna at Organized Chaos <-------------------------------------You are Here!!
Darcy at Dj's Stampin' Place
Erica at Stamping Starlette
Tonya at Stamp with Tonya
Bree at Craft-Somnia Momma
Kim at Stamping with Kim

To Bokeh or not to Bokeh...

I am always on the hunt for different techniques and ways to make my cards unique.

Have you ever heard of Bokeh?

Websters defines it as:

bokeh

noun

a Japanese term for the subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of a photographic image

Otherwise known as:  every picture I seem to take these days.... haha

Wanna see some Bokeh in action?  Head on over to SSInkspiration for the tutorial I shared today!

All three cards were made using the Bokeh technique and the stamp set Mingle All The Way!

I LOVE the versatility of that set!  Many holidays in one set!

Christmas Cards!!

Ho Ho Ho!

Happy Merry Christmas!

I cannot WAIT to show you the cutest stamp set!

Get Your Santa On #136907

Yes!  This is by far my favorite Christmas stamp set.  I LOVE all the parts of it.  Don't you?!

Ain't he so cute?!

I got to use my new favorite embellishment:  Flocking Powder!!

Can you see how soft and fuzzy his hat and coat is?!  :)  Flocking powder is an amazingly easy way to add soft texture to a card!

And the Crystal Effects give the belt and boots some Santa Shine!

and the paper!

is from the Trim the Tree Paper Stack!  

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you love it as much as I do!