Monday, August 1, 2011



Happy Monday! If you're looking for the Haunted Design House 100th Challenge Celebration, please scroll down. Trust me, the blog candy at HDH is worth checking out!




With school just around the corner for many, our BBTB2 DT sister Lori, has come up with a school themed challenge using any of the school supplies from Locker Talk (or any other appropriate cartridge). I was inspired by a cute project my friend Margie made for the Stampotique challenge HERE (she was a designer's fave, WooHoo!) and borrowed her sentiment for my card. I was going for a primary school feel so I used Micky Font in all caps. I thought the sentiment captured the excitement a child feels when they rush home with something they've made at school. Obviously my "school supply" was scissors and I made a heart chain, welding the hearts from George.


It's a shaped front card, using Design Studio. The colors were chosen from the Cosmo Cricket background paper that I thought was perfect for this challenge.


Yeah, lots of layers and I've creased the heart chain to look like it was actually cut with the scissors by folding accordion style and cutting half the heart. (YKWIM, don't you?) Anyway, it's only popped in the middle of each heart and was embossed with Swiss Dots. I actually had to dismantle some of the card because I'd forgotten the embossing and couldn't stand how plain it looked without. Couldn't get the original chain off so I cut another one and sort of slid it in under the portions that overlapped. Phew! I worked. Then just a little doodling and it was good to go.


To make sure the inside sentiment didn't show through to the front, I cut another heart chain and glued it directly under the one on the front. I think I craft and blog because I never lost the thrill of creating, especially for those I love. My DT sisters have done just fabulous projects for this challenge, so I hope you stop by, and we invite you to share your love of creating with us at BBTB2. Our challenges run for 2 weeks and we only ask that your project be a new one and that you mention and link us in your post so that others can join in the fun. Hope to see you there.

26 comments:

  1. I can't even get the words out on how cute this is. Always Amazing Donna....
    Carole

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  2. This is ADORABLE! You always make the cutest stuff! :)Amy
    amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com

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  3. So SO cool, Donna! Another fab creation!!
    Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

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  4. What a super cute card!! I just love it..

    Scrappy Hugs,
    Amanda:0)

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  5. I LOVE this card Donna! It's so cute and colorful! And of course your signature dimension looks Fabulous! :o)
    Theresa

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  6. I just wonder where you find all the time to do these amazing cards.... super super cute.. hugs

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  7. You are just WAY TOO TALENTED !!!! The time and thought that you put into each of creations is amazing. Another darling card - just LOVE it Donna !!!! HUGS - Lori

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  8. Oh wow! That is so freaking cool!

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  9. Oh Donna this is So Stinkin CUTE! Great colors, papers and of course Dimension, as Always! LOVE IT! I love the chunky letters from the Mickey cart and after seeing this you've totally convinced me that I NEED this cart, I can't believe I haven't got it yet, I guess there's always another that I Need to have, LOL!
    ((Hugs)) Theresa

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  10. Ohmygosh! This is so cool! LOVE LOVE LOVE it! The cut out front is amazing.

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  11. Donna, I love it. You are so creative. Look for Jacob he should be arriving any day now. Talk to you soon. Traci

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  12. Great job Donna! Love all the bright colours and your layering is just perfect as usual. You think of everything, ie: folding heart chain. Love it. x

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  13. Hi Donna...You are one of my favorite design team sister...u r just so talented and sweet..Love the look of this..WOW! Krista

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  14. Donna this is so adorable! Your layers are so amazing! Fun papers too!

    Carri~abusybee
    www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com

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  15. I am totally blown away by this card. It is super--all that layering you did gives it so much dimension. Absolutely wonderful job!--Pat N.

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  16. No one can do these shaped, pop-dotted, dimensional, awesome cards like you can! You manage to out-do yourself every time and seriously, that's not an easy feat to do!

    Love it Donna, but then...I love all your projects.

    :Dx

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  17. Hi, Donna! What an amazing card!!!

    Bet you thought I'd forgotten you, huh -- NEVER! Actually, I have ran in and out several times to see something or other wonderful you created but didn't comment. Trying to catch up isn't easy...! Anyway, I knew you'd understand, and I know you know I'd never neglect you!

    Hugs, my friend!

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  18. I think the front of this would be really cute as a magnet to display artwork on the frig.

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  19. SUPER cute, Donna!!! Love the accordian heart, the scissors, and the font! I love everything! Absolutely adorable!
    hugs!

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  20. Another super duper Donna card. Great design. I was wishing I had that ruler paper back that I put into storage for this challenge. Here I see it on your card. Well done!

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  21. Well, how cute is this! I thought I was wearing 3-D glasses because it jumped out at me. AMAZING, DONNA!!

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  22. This is priceless. I love all the layers and the inside sentiment is awesome!

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  23. Oh my Donna,This is soo AWESOME!I LOVE all the layers and all the great details,WOW it is such a FUN and COOL card!AMAZING job as always!!:)

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  24. Aww this is so sweet. When I first saw it I immediately loved the hearts. It is a different touch to a school themed project. Then loved it even more to see the sentiment revealed when you open it up! Terrific!

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  25. LOVE IT!!! OMG, Donna, love the whole thing! I used to love making those paper chain thingys and your card takes me right back to grade school. LOVE the colors too! I think my crafty chick could take some lessons from you! LOL!

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  26. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard my kids say that :) Just LOVE this Donna--have missed looking at your fabulous projects. Creasing the heart--only you would think of that :)Doesn't get any better than this!!!!

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Thanks for making my day!