Ayana's Creations

Mountain Vista

Hello and Happy Monday! :)

There's a new Stamp of the Week being featured over on the Repeat Impressions blog today. It's called "Mountain Vista" and I've made two new card samples to showcase it:

Head on over to the Repeat Impressions blog today, in order to view more great samples from the rest of the designers and for more details on this week's stamp.

Hope you all have an amazing day!

SUPPLIES:

Mountain Vista Sympathy Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper)
Stamps: "Mountain Vista" & "Deepest Sympathy" (Repeat Impressions)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento) & "Tempting Turquoise" (Stampin' Up)
Other: thin black marker, sponge dauber

Mountain Vista Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper) & PTI Cardstock
Stamps: "Mountain Vista"  (Repeat Impressions)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento)
Other: scallop border punch (SU), yellow grosgrain ribbon, thin black marker

Some of My Favorite Things......

HAPPY FRIDAY Everyone!

Today is MY day to share some of my "Favorite Things" with you over on the DeNami Design blog! 

The "Baby Bear Card" (shown above) was made using three of the fun items that I listed below. It's was definitely hard to narrow down my list to only a few items. But in the end, here is what I came up with, along with the reasons WHY I love these items so much!...... 

1) Filigree Centerpiece- When I look at the Filigree Centerpiece image, I simply think: “pure elegance”. I just adore the classiness and stylish design of this image. One of my favorite things to do is to stamp it down multiple times in order to create an elegant background for a card. However, it can still be used as a main focal point too. It really is such a beautiful design!

2) Teddy Bear- I absolutely adore this little bear for one single reason---> CUTENESS!!! He just makes me smile! I think he’s just so perfect for any baby cards or new arrivals, showers, etc. I used the “Teddy Bear” image once on some baby party favors, and it was just the perfect touch! You can color him in or even just paper-piece him together. One of the great things about this particular Teddy Bear image is the fact that it can be used for both a boy and/or a girl. There are no limitations when it comes to this adorable bear! 

3) Large Winter Tree- I never realized just how many things one could create with just a single bare tree image. Immediately after the first time that I inked up the Large Winter Tree stamp, I figured out just how versatile this tree really was. In the past, I have transformed this tree into a “Rhinestone Tree”, an “Apple Tree”, and even a “Button Tree”. One can even add leaves to the tree using one of the various styles of leaves that DeNami also carries in a few of their Petit Fours collection. Depending on what leaf is used will determine what “season” the tree is appropriate for. I always love a stamp that can be used in more than one way! This Large Winter Tree image is definitely one of those kinds of stamps!

4) Boutique Buttons- Hands down, in comparison to many of the other stamp companies, DeNami has one of the most amazing assortments of buttons. They are offered in so many fabulous colors! My two favorite assortments are “Bubblegum” and “Espresso”. I just love these boutique buttons and their variety in colors, shapes, textures, and sizes. 

5) Polka Dot Background- I LOVE background stamps of all sorts. I also LOVE polka-dots of all sizes. That’s why I was beyond excited when I first saw this particular “Polka Dot Background” stamp. What more could I ask for? Two of my favorite things combined into one image!... Ahh, It was love at first sight! :)

Thanks so much for reading today!!! Hope some day you get a chance to try out some of these products too, if you haven't already. Then you'll definitely see why I love them so much! :)

SUPPLIES:

Baby Bear Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper) and "Kraft" (PTI) and brown cardstock
Stamps: "Teddy Bear" & "Polka Dot Background" (DeNami Design)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento) & "Tempting Turquoise" Stampin' Up)
Other: Fiskars border punch, blue Divine Twine, light blue grosgrain ribbon, brown buttons

"Be Original"

I absolutely love paper piecing and it just so happens that there are currently two challenges going on this week that have to do with "paper piecing"! I'm entering them both:

Lawnscapings Challenge #4: Paper Piecing and Paper Piecing Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

I made this card using sets from one of my favorite companies: Lawn Fawn. I paper pieced the polka-dotted dress with the bow, from the "Sew Lovely" set, and then I used "Harold's ABC's" to make up my own sentiment.....

I figured "Be Original" would be something unique to use. Perhaps this could be a card for encouragement or it could be used to inspire someone to be bold and confident and to not be afraid to stand out from the crowd.

Hopefully you guys get the concept that I was going for! LoL

Anyways, I urge all of you to play along with these challenges too. Paper piecing is so fun and SO easy to do. So i'm sure you'll be able to come up with some fun creations!

Ok, well i'm off for the night. I'm very excited that I have the day off tomorrow and Friday too! I have some errands to run, but other than that, i'll be relaxing and hopefully getting some crafting done too. 

So, until next time... have a fabulous night/day! :)

SUPPLIES:

"Be Original" Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper) and "Pure Poppy" & "Kraft" (PTI) and pattern paper
Stamps: "Sew Lovely" & "Harold's ABC's" (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento) 
Other: Martha Stewart border punch

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hey guys!.... I'm back again today with my 2nd post for the day. Please click here for my RI Bird Sketch Card from earlier.

Today, I have fun little card to share with you all. This is actually the FIRST St. Patrick's Day card that I have ever made. LoL....

We are showcasing the "Lucky Irish Stamp Set" as our Product Spotlight over on the DeNami Design blog today, and so the DT girls and I each made a project with these fun little images. I used the clovers in the set in order to make my own piece of pattern paper. 

Hope my card inspires you a bit! Be sure to stop by the DeNami blog for more fun cards to see!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

SUPPLIES:

"Happy St. Patrick's Day" Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper) and Papertrey Ink cardstock
Stamps: "Lucky Irish Stamp Set" & "Happy St. Patrick's Day" (DeNami Design)
Ink: "Glorious Green" (Stampin' Up) & Versamark
Other: green grosgrain ribbon, orange rhinestones, white embossing powder, corner rounder

 

Bird Card

Good Morning Friends!.... There's a brand new Sketch Challenge over on the Repeat Impression's blog today. Check out the fun diagram below:

You may have noticed that I ending up turning the sketch layout, in order to make my card horizontal, instead of vertical. The color combo that I used is from the latest Embellish Color Trends Challenge featuring "Birds". I just love this chickadee image. It's so sweet and realistic.

I hope that some of you will give this RI Sketch Challenge a try. It really is a pretty design. You can stop by the Repeat Impressions blog in order to view more card samples and to get all of the details too.

Hope you play along! :)

SUPPLIES:

Bird Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper) & PTI Cardstock
Stamps: "Chickadee at Rest"  (Repeat Impressions)
Ink: "Close to Cocoa" (Stampin' Up)
Other: embossing folder, white pearls

 

You're A Blast

Happy Monday Everyone! Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. I actually had lots of fun. I got the chance to hang out with some friends on Saturday, and yesteday I went to the beach for a few hours. The weather was just perfect! What did YOU do??... I'd love to hear. :)

Well, with the start of a new week, I present to you the DeNami Color Challenge #6. This super fun color combo (shown below) was created by my very sweet and talented friend, Lisa Petrella. 

I chose to use the newly-released "Outer Space Stamp Set" for my card. The little planets were so fun to color in.

I sure hope many of you will be inspired to play along in this new color challenge. Be sure to stop by the DeNami Blog today for all the challenge details and also to check out what the other crafty DT girls came up with!

Until next time.... Have a wonderful day!!!

SUPPLIES:

You're A Blast Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper) and Papertrey Ink cardstock
Stamps: "Outer Space Stamp Set" (DeNami Design)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento)
Other: Copic markers, blue string, circle punches, Spellbinders dies

MY CASE Card

Hello Everyone! Happy Wednesday!

If you've been following my blog for a while, then you already know that I feature a new CASE Challenge from Rpeat Impressions every other week, right?... Well, guess what! Today is MY Turn to be featured as the CASE mule for the current challenge. Yay!

I decided to keep my card layout very simple. I didn't want to add too many details, otherwise it would be harder to follow. I sure hope some of you will be inspired to CASE my card from today and post it over on the Repeat Impressions blog.

We would love for you all to participate, and I personally, would LOVE to see what you can create, using my card as the inspiration piece. Just visit the RI Blog for all the details! =)

SUPPLIES:

"Every Day With You..." Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper) & PTI Cardstock
Stamps: "Sketch Heart" & "Every day with you"  (Repeat Impressions)
Ink: (Stampin' Up) & Versamark
Other: Martha Stewart border punch

A BLACK & WHITE Card

Happy Monday Everyone!.... 

Oh, and HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY too! I hope you are all having an amazing day so far!

With the start of a new week, comes another fun "Stamp of the Week" image from Repeat Impressions. This week, we are featuring this lovely "Tulip Bouquet" stamp....

This card is definitely different from any of my other cards that I have made in the past. It has absolutely NO COLORING on it!... I Just stamped the image various times and left it as is.

I think this is the first "Black & White" card that I have ever made. I was SO temped to add color, but at the same time, I really liked the unique look of it. So I decided to just let it be.

Let me know what you guys think! I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Don't forget to stop by the Repeat Imressions blog today too, in order to see what some of the other DT girls have created with this beautiful image, as well.

Until next time.... have a sweet and happy Valentine's Day with the people you love! Big Hugs!!!

SUPPLIES:

Black & White "Tulip Bouquet" Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper)
Stamps: "Tulip Bouquet"  (Repeat Impressions)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento)
Other: black satin ribbon (PTI), white pearls

DeNami Buttons Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome Everyone!

It's that time again for another fabulous monthly Blog Hop from DeNami Design! You should have arrived here from Lisa Petrella's blog (love her work!). However, if you'd like to start at the beginning, just be sure to visit the DeNami blog for a full list of all of the participants of today's hop. 

This month's theme is BUTTONS! Who doesn't love buttons, right?! They come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. And they're just so versatile and fun to use!

My card for today features the newly-released Simple Tree image. If you've been following my blog for a while, then some of you may remember when I made this ---> Button Tree Card, a while back. Well I decided to make a similar version to that card, only this one would be considered a "MINI Button Tree". Cute, huh?... And of course I used mini buttons in order to embellish the little tree image.

Hope you  all enjoyed this card today! I can't wait to see what all of the other designers and participants have made too.

Your next stop on the "Buttons Blog Hop" is my lovely (and super talented) friend ---> Paulina! I always love her creations, so I know you won't be disappointed with her project for today. Be sure to check her out, along with the rest of the participants, which can all be found on the DeNami blog for today's post.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you are all having a great weekend!

SUPPLIES:

Mini Button Tree Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper) and "Kraft" & "Plum Pudding" (PTI)
Stamps: "Simple Tree", "Mini Open Button" & "Hello Friend" (DeNami Design)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" (Memento) & Versamark
Other: mini buttons (Basic Grey), Loop border punch (Martha Stewart), corner rounder

DeNami Valentine's Day Card

Hey Blog Readers! Happy Friday!!!.... I'm so happy that the weekend is finally almost here. My week has been pretty busy, so I'm looking forward just relaxing and hopefully getting some things done on my To-Do List. What are some of your plans for the weekend??

Well, today I just wanted to share another Valentine's Day card that I recently made for the both the WeeMemories Challenge #42: "Dust Off Those Scraps"and the Just Add Ink Challenge #55: "Just Add Love".

Here are some close-up images of my card. I decided to use the sentiment as the main focal point, simply by stamping it several times and by using different colors of ink.

I also did the "ruffled ribbon technique", which is always so fun to do, and I always seem to love the end result. Hope you guys like it too!

Ok, sweet friends... that's all for today....... 

Don't forget to stop by again on Sunday for the DeNami Design monthly blog hop. This month we are all showcasing creations with buttons, so i'm sure there will be LOTS of fun inspiration, as usual. Hopefully you'll get some time to check it out!

Have a fantastic weekend!!!

SUPPLIES:

Happy Valentines Day Card

Paper: "Solar White" (Neenah Paper) and "Kraft" (PTI) and Amethyst (DeNami Design)
Stamps: "Happy Valentines Day" & "Teeny Heart Background" (DeNami Design)
Ink: (Stampin' Up) & Versamark
Other: pink button, crochet thread, purple grosgrain ribbon