Masculine Monday!

Masculine Monday!!

Have a special guy in your life...but he's not really sentimental?

Are you a crazy coffee lover?

I have the PERFECT Valentine for you!!

I love love love this!  haha   

I got to use the Skinny Minnie Alphabet set, plus the splotches were from the very first My Paper Pumpkin set (seriously!) and the "coffee rings" are actually just an embellishment lid dipped in Crumb Cake ink.

Then I used my Aqua Painter to smear the words (Early Espresso) and the images.

I have to admit, I saw this on a poster...and what I put on the inside of the card was just below the word coffee on the canvas;

HAHAHA!  Don't you just love it!?

(also:  I wish I had better handwriting!)

Want some more Masculine ideas?

Head on over to SSInkspiration for Masculine Monday!!

Masculine Monday!

Masculine Monday!!

Have a special guy in your life...but he's not really sentimental?

Are you a crazy coffee lover?

I have the PERFECT Valentine for you!!

I love love love this!  haha   

I got to use the Skinny Minnie Alphabet set, plus the splotches were from the very first My Paper Pumpkin set (seriously!) and the "coffee rings" are actually just an embellishment lid dipped in Crumb Cake ink.

Then I used my Aqua Painter to smear the words (Early Espresso) and the images.

I have to admit, I saw this on a poster...and what I put on the inside of the card was just below the word coffee on the canvas;

HAHAHA!  Don't you just love it!?

(also:  I wish I had better handwriting!)

Want some more Masculine ideas?

Head on over to SSInkspiration for Masculine Monday!!

Bye Bye 2014! Hello 2015!!

Happy New Year's Eve!

I hope you have the perfect plans for tonight!  I'll be hanging out with my parents and my husband.  Can't beat that low key kind of awesome after the holiday we have had!! 

(lets not ever say the word Flu again....k?!)

Its been a while since I have used my awesome sistah friends...so I thought we'd say good bye to 2014 in true Donna fashion....With my girls and my blendies!!

This was one of my favorite stamp sets in the 2014 Catalog.  I am stoked to be able to add more fashion to their wardrobe with NEW BLENDIES!!  yes...you heard me right...NEW BLENDABILITIES in the 2015 Occasions Catalog.  EEK!!  as if that is not enough of a reason to celebrate today!!

This gorgeous lady was colored with the Wisteria Wonder and the *Bermuda Bay Blendies

And this is my favorite part....The Dazzling Details really make this circle embossing pop this bling look!  The wonky little 2015 was from the Skinny Mini Alphabet set, 

(totally appropriate for her eh?!)

Thank you SO much for stopping by today.  Have a safe, fun, and CELEBRATORY! New Year's Eve.  

DO NOT FORGET

Tomorrow we start counting down until the 2015 Occasions and the Sale-a-Bration catalog come out...

You do NOT want to miss this!!

~Donna

Freedom isn't Free. Thank You to every service member and their families...Past, Present, and Future

Happy 4th of July!

Also known as Hug-a-Service-member day!

I always loved celebrating the 4th of July as a kid.  Lots of family, bbqs, and fireworks.  I never really grasped the true meaning until I was an adult.  Yes, we celebrate our nation's freedom...but near and far we tend to forget that that freedom came at a price.  Soldiers lost their lives, families worry while their loved ones are at war/in service, and people mourn the lives of the brave who have gone before us.

Never will my words be enough to say thank you.   But I will continue to say it over and over and over again.

THANK YOU.

to the men and women who serve

to the families who live in limbo while their loved ones are away

to the people who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

Today we celebrate Freedom.  It will always be something I am extremely grateful to have.

While you're out celebrating this weekend, don't forget to nod your head for those who have made this day possible.

Join me and my fellow design team at SSInkspiration as we celebrate our service men and women (and their families)!

Wanna make this card and show someone you appreciate their contribution to Freedom?

Stamps:  Skinny Mini Alphabet , Flower Patch

Ink:  Momento Tuxedo Black, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Smokey Slate

Cardstock:  Going Gray, Smokey Slate, Whisper White

Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details