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I create Today as a celebration of my life - jlh

I hope you enjoy my blog.
I will do my best to make it a blog you will want to come back and visit often.

Be sure to invite your friends to follow or view
my blog.
If you have any questions, please email me. Comments are always appreciated in the comment section in each post.
Have a beautiful day and always remember to share some smiles today.

Blinkie Maker

Sunday, August 18, 2013

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

BLOG CANDY WINNER!!!!





Thank you all so much for your support and kind wishes!!!
It really means a lot to me!

WOW, It feels like forever since I've been here.
I've missed my blogging and my blogging buddies!


Cheryl is our newest winner! How funny is the fact that I am neverenoughrubberstamps
and Cheryl is neverenoughstamps. I think Cheryl was around before me. We must be Soul Sisters!

CONGRATULATIONS CHERYL. Your surprise will arrive shortly once you email me your address

Good luck to the next surprise winner!

Hugs, Dorothy

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Blog Candy Winner, A Card and YIPPY!....More Blog Candy!!!





Congratulations to Angie!!!
You are this weeks blog candy winner!
Please send me your name and address.
I will probably not send your package out for a few
weeks as I am having surgery tomorrow.
I promise not to forget you!
If I do....Please remind me!



Enter here for the next Blog Candy!
The weekly blog candy will continue!
I just need a little healing time before I
can get to your packages. Please be patient!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!


Hugs,

Dorothy

P.S. I will also get back to regular posting soon!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

A BUSY CARD and BLOG CANDY WINNERS

I think I got carried away with this card.
It's busy, but there's something about it that
speaks to me

SURPRISE BLOG CANDY
I have decided to have another bonus winner for week #4.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WEEK 4 WINNERS.....
BERTA and DENISE
Visit Berta's blog at http://happyberta.blogspot.com/

and the bonus draw winner is Denise at http://deniselovesstamps.blogspot.com


Please be sure to email me your addresses and enter for the next draw.


ATTENTION:
I ask that ALL WINNERS make
something with whatever they win,
post it on their blog and then send
the card or gift to a blog friend or
someone who is lonely.
Enter here for this week
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!



Hugs,



Dorothy

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Blog Candy winner and more blog candy...

Sorry I'm late posting today!

This week I have decided to give away two candies.

THE LUCKY LADIES ARE......

CONGRATULATIONS to Beth Jaffe !
Beth is the winner of the Week 3 Blog Candy.


And the BONUS BLOG CANDY goes to......
Jenny V from Honolulu CONGRATULATIONS Jenny!

Don't forget to email me your addresses.



To enter this weeks blog candy, please leave a comment here.
In your comment, Please fill in the blank in the following statement.
My favorite craft items are____________.
(ie: vintage rubber stamps, embellishments, stickles, paper etc.)
see earlier post for a sampling of blog candy

Good Luck for week #4

Hugs,

Dorothy

Monday, June 22, 2009

A Sympathy Card

Don't forget....Wednesday is the Week 3 draw
for more blog candy surprises.
See Details in previous post

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Blog Candy Winner....(week # 2)

CONGRATULATIONS to Sandie You are the week #2 winner!
Random # 32 http://sandiesspace.blogspot.com/


Please send me your address so I can send you a surprise in the mail.

Hugs,

Dorothy

P.S. To enter week #3, please post comments here.

Monday, June 15, 2009

DOG versus DINO........

Sorry for the sporadic posts as of late.
I hope you are all keeping well.
My Grandson Connor's Birthday is in 5 days.
He will be 4 years old. (Love him so much!)
First I made the Doggy Birthday card and
then wondered how friendly it looked for a 4 year old.
I think I'll give him the Happy Dino Card and
save the puppy one for next year! LOL
The Very Cool Doggy Stamp is from Rubbernecker.
Sweet Dino Stamp is from Paper Makeup.
All Star Kid Stamp is from Inky Antics
Grandson Stamp is from the Stamp Barn


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Blog Candy Winner....(Week #1)

Week # 1 Winner!
Congratulations Eileen! (random #9)
Please send me your full address,
so I can send you your surprise.
Don't forget, you can enter up to
5 times per draw.
Leave your comments under this
post for the next draw. (wk #2)
GOOD LUCK!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Dorothy's WEEKLY BLOG CANDY....

Please Read
Instead of giving away large blog candy gifts to
one winner, I will instead, be giving away one smaller
blog candy each week.
Small sample of some of the prizes below.
This way everyone has a better chance at winning.
It might be a single stamp, a sheet of stamps,
embellishments, a stamping related tool or a
stamping video or CD.
You will not know until it arrives at your door.
I just love surprises! I hope you do as well.
You may enter by leaving 1 - 5 comments each week.
Maximum of 5 entries per week per person.
You may win more than once!
I would really appreciate you posting this Candy on your blog.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
PLEASE NOTE:
My postings will be very sporadic over the next few
months, due to some surgeries coming up..
I will do my best to get some cards posted.
Thank you for your patience.
Hugs,
Dorothy







Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Masculine Card, A "Love Life" Card and a Tutorial

Lets Call This Technique "Manipulated"
There will be more cards using this
technique to come.
You can also put a vellum or mesh over these.

The picture below looks terrible!!! I couldn't get
a good photo for some reason. The photos above
look a little more like real life.
For the Background You Will Need:
You will need to know that you will be wasting some ink.
White glossy card stock
Alcohol inks (several colors/lights and darker colors)
StazOn or Memories ink
Very important: non stick craft mat
something to cover your work surface.
A few folded pieces of paper towel
TUTORIAL:
Try to visualize what your scene will look like.
Now realize that it will never come out exactly
like you imagined. LOL
You can do an abstract design or scenery.
I prefer scenery.
Always apply lightest color first, as in most art!
Hold card stock (over some folded paper towel) -
on an angle and apply the first color of your
alcohol inks.
***Touch the edge or corner of card stock on the
paper towel to allow the excess ink to be absorbed.
You want the ink to flow down your card,
while you manipulate where the flow goes,
by tilting your card stock to different angles.
ie: if you are doing a nature setting then you
might want to start with the sky. I would start with
Yellow and manipulate your card so that the yellow
ink only flows where you want it. Then incorporate
your different sky colors. I always use yellows, orange,
reds, purples a few different
blues, and I always use some metallic pearl mixed with
the blues. Then for the middle ground you may
want earth colors. Maybe flat or maybe you might create
some mountains.
For the foreground you might want some hilly areas.
Just use your creative imagination and see
what you come up with.
Stamp your choice of images over this background -
using memories or stazon ink.
Some will turn out better than others.
If one turns out bad then use your spellbinders
to frame the good part of it or just make butterflies out of it. lol
JUST HAVE FUN and
BE FEARLESS WHEN CREATING ART!
Hugs,
Dorothy
P.S. one day I might learn how to make a video and upload it.
Be patient!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Dorothy's Been Playing......

These are some fun backgrounds I did today....
I will try to post at least one finished card
tomorrow, along with the instructions for these backgrounds.
These are so much fun to do, and you never know
what you will come up with.
Cheers,
Dorothy


Saturday, May 16, 2009

Thinking of You in Copper

Cuttlebug Embossed Copper SheetsI embossed the metal sheet with cuttlebug embossing
folders, Inked the edges with StazOn.
Theses cards are really easy to make.
HAVE FUN!
Happy Victoria Day Weekend!


Friday, May 15, 2009

HELP!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLIES!
I appreciate it!
For some reason, my blog won't let me upload
my photos. Has this happened to anyone else?
Can anyone help me out?
Thank you!

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Thinking of You / Funky Background

Finally!
You get so many different looks with
different backgrounds
Take a Ziploc bag and place a piece of heavy
CS inside. Make your CS just slightly
smaller to fit snug in a the Ziploc.
Now take white glue and randomly draw
a design onto the Ziploc bag.
Set aside for approx. one hour.
Then cover with different embossing
powders and heat until melted.
cut any remaining plastic away.
Have Fun! xo

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

For someone very special...

A Mother's Day Card I did for my
Daughter-In-Law.
Sorry I couldn't post these earlier.
Janis gets email updates of this blog.

Below is the card my 7yr old
Granddaughter Jazzy did for her Mom.

All Jazzy's design!

I always have some backgrounds embossed,

some die cuts done and lots of punched out

goodies hanging around. Jazzy came over with

a glass stone from her back yard. Within 5 minutes,

I turned around and this card was layed out.

Often, Jazzy leaves me scratching my head!

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Beauty.....

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
TO ALL THE BEAUTIFUL MOTHERS
OUT IN BLOG LAND!
xo
For the background I first sprayed it with a few
color wash colors. Then I painted over it with Sheer
Gold Glaze by Delta and immediately wiped it off
leaving just a fine coating. Once dry, I gave it a
couple of squirts of spray webbing by Krylon.
The Butterfly and flower center were
explained in an earlier post

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Flying.......




Emboss with Cuttlebug, swipe with versa mark
and emboss with sparkly powder.
Bought the flowers in the wedding section at Micheals
I spray painted the flowers with 18K gold plate krylon.
(spray outdoors!)
Butterfly and lettering is QuicKutz
More to follow later

Friday, May 8, 2009

My Mojo is Back....

Here is a sneak peak at a couple of things I've been playing with.

Tomorrow I will be posting a couple of cards.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

No MoJo = Easy cards.....

I haven't been feeling very creative lately.
However......I am working on some fun stuff now.
Hugs,
Dorothy
The Stamp is from The Stamp Pad Company

The Earth is starting to laugh!

This is a cute little bouquet of flowers that my
Granddaughter Jazzy picked for me.

This time of year it's like the Earth is waking up

from a long winter's nap. So much life all around us!

Buds on the trees and cute little baby sprouts everywhere!

Flowers are blooming and Children are out playing!

I know it puts a smile on my face.

The inspiration for this card came from the flowers
Jazzy picked or me. Thanks Jazz! xo
This is a real cut and paste card. All I did is glue
everything together and distress.

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