Dana's Dabbling Studio

A {You're A Hoot} Card...

2012-01-30T10:34:00.001-05:00

Pin It Hello there! I hope you are off to a good start this week. I worked as a sub on Thursday and Friday and it totally wore me out. I another card I made for the Clear & Simple Stamps January release. This card uses a technique that I had totally forgotten about. Not masking, but masking using die cuts. Here's what I did. I totally meant to take pics of the process, that would be

Papertrey Ink January 2012 Blog Hop...

2012-01-25T16:45:00.000-05:00

I should be doing a million and one other things right now, but I'm just going to quickly post this for the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. The card on the left is one that I made last year for a Make-It-Monday Challenge and I just love it. Click here to see that original post. I happened to need a birthday card for my nephew today, so that's pretty much why I went in the direction I did. Lots of

A {Good Luck} Card...

2012-01-24T13:13:00.001-05:00

Hi there! I was about to say Good Morning, but I guess that ship has sailed. It felt so good to participate in a card challenge today. It's been a while for me. I printed off this week's CPS Sketch and jumped in with a new stamp set (Background Basics I) from Clear & Simple Stamps. First I created the black and white background (not sure what the technical term is here). I cut them into

An {I Love You Always} Card...

2012-01-23T10:50:00.001-05:00

Hi there! It's nearing the end of the month and I just realized I haven't shared very many of the projects I created for the Clear & Simple Stamps January release. Although I have been using the stamps a lot in my everyday posts. So here goes one! I started this card with a layer of patterned paper that is very much in style with how my Grandma decorates her place (very Victorian), but

A {Happy Birthday Friend} Card...

2012-01-20T12:31:00.001-05:00

Hi there! I have a fun and easy card to share with you today. I went to the store this morning and made an impulsive purchase, a Xyron machine. It was only $8! Of course I was anxious to use it, and it was so easy to put adhesive on the back of these narrow rick rack strips. I actually thought this card out a bit before I started to assemble it. I wanted to use the "triangle rule" with

Blogher Book Review: Why Women Need Fat

2012-01-18T16:31:00.000-05:00

Hello! I have another book review for you. I signed up for this book review knowing that I would have issues with it. Since I started eating a plant-based diet in June, I have read books about nutrition, watched documentaries about nutrition and I'm even attending a cooking class tonight at Whole Foods using recipes from a book promoting a plant-based diet. In saying all that, I think

A Mehndi {Thank You} Card...

2012-01-18T11:22:00.000-05:00

Hi there! First off I want to thank you guys for all the get well comments I received yesterday. You guys are awesome and it was just what I needed. I went to the chiropractor this morning (third day in a row and going back again tomorrow) and left feeling so much better. It was a really painful session, but in the end it was well worth it to feel a little normalcy. So, onto today's card

A {Runway Inspired} Card...

2012-01-17T12:24:00.000-05:00

Hello! It's so rainy here today, the perfect circumstances to spend a morning getting crafty. Clear & Simple Stamps is sponsoring the Runway Inspired Challenge this week. One of my favorite shows is Project Runway, so this challenge was really fun and I can't believe this is the first time I'm participating. Here's the runway look for this week, pretty cool, huh? And here's my

A {Thinking of You} Card...

2012-01-12T09:00:00.000-05:00

Hey there! It's been a while since I've made a grid card, they used to be my go-to layout. I guess I've been a little more clean and simple lately. Although this card is clean, it wasn't very simple to make. I stamped the medallion in the center of a 3" square of card stock and then cut the square into 9 pieces. The hardest part was not getting the pieces mixed up. I'm afraid that

Clear & Simple Stamps: Group Project

2012-01-09T23:59:00.000-05:00

Hello! It's group project time and we are kicking off the year with a really fun one. Clear & Simple Stamps has just released a bunch of dies and they include 3 new party favor dies. We were asked to create a project showing one of those bags. So, this project is IN THE BAG! I truly enjoyed putting together this party favor. Once I had the basic critter finished, I had so much fun adding

A {Smitten} Card...

2012-01-09T13:43:00.002-05:00

Hello there & happy Monday! It's been a busy day for my (Mondays always are) but I couldn't resist making this little card. Today is day 1 of Clean & Simple Card Classes and they posted a few sketches to get us started. Anyway, here's my card. It's pretty much a CASE of the one Kristina made in her video, just some changes in colors and stamps. I do feel that this card is a bit

Clear & Simple Stamps: Release Day!!!

2012-01-04T23:59:00.000-05:00

Hello! I hope you are as excited as I am! Today is the BIG day that Clear & Simple Stamps is releasing all kinds of goodies. They have some amazing stamps sets, coordinating dies to go with the stamps, some dies for party favors, and last but certainly not least-- BaKer'S TwiNe!!! There are so many new stamp sets that it would take up an entire page of my blog to show them all, so I'm just

Clear & Simple Stamps: Release Sneak Peek!!!

2012-01-03T09:16:00.002-05:00

Hi there! It's so nice to be back in the swing of things. The kids went back to school this morning and I am such a creature of habit and I really like being in a routine. We had such a nice holiday break. Many days were spent in our pj's the whole day. So, I have a sneak peek today of some new stamp sets from Clear & Simple Stamps that will be released on January 5th. Mark my words,

My Official Holiday Card & A Giveaway!

2011-12-22T12:06:00.002-05:00

Well, well, well. Did you think I was ever coming back? It has seriously been a while. I've noticed that a lot of the blogs I follow haven't been posting much either. Boy, I would just love to sit at my craft table and craft and blog to my hearts content, but things have been a little hectic and overwhelming at the moment, like I'm sure it is for you too. Also, my computer got a nasty

Clear & Simple Stamps: Group Project

2011-12-13T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hi there! It's the last Clear & Simple Stamps Group Project of the Year. This was a fun challenge and I can't wait to see what CSS has in store for us next year. This month the Design Team was challenged to create a set of cards using the new limited edition set, Celebrate. Details on how to get the set can be found here. I made a set of card with the same basic design, I just switched

An {Elf Quote} Holiday Card...

2011-12-12T11:26:00.000-05:00

Hello! I hope this finds you all well and rested from the weekend. I have a simple card to share with you today. I love making one layer cards but find them to be frustrating. I think I like the challenge and the zero margin of error that comes along with one layer cards. This sentiment is a quote from the movie "ELF" and I love it! I think I've only seen the movie once but I love

Holiday Gifts & Tags

2011-12-09T14:52:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday! I'm so excited to be giving my first gifts of the season tonight. Every December I go out to dinner with my three girl friends and we always exchange gifts. Nothing big, just a little something. I always like to give something handmade and this year was no different. This year I crocheted them each a scarf. I chose yarn that was really soft and chunky, it was a little

A {Celebrate} Card...

2011-12-08T14:29:00.001-05:00

Hello! I'm getting a late start today. I made this little card earlier today and then ran out the door. I have a few minutes before we do homework, eat dinner and head to basketball practice. It's been like this every day this week. Anywho, here's my card! It's sorta elegant. The main blue panel is scored using my Martha Stewart scoring board, it's popped up on dimensionals and lightly

A {Thanks for Being a Deer} Card....

2011-12-05T13:05:00.001-05:00

Hey guys! It's been a while, right? Well, I didn't share here on the blog, but I've been looking for a part time job since my kids are both in school. I was hired to be a substitute teacher and substitute para-educator (teacher's assistant) in my kids' school district. A lot of it is last minute when a teacher is sick, so that's what happened on Friday. I worked with a group of autistic

Blogher Book Review: The Lake of Dreams

2011-12-01T13:03:00.001-05:00

Hi there! I'm here with another BlogHer book review for the BlogHer Book Club. I like to read just as much as I like to craft. This next selection is The Lake of Dreams by: Kim Edwards. You may remember her from the widely popular The Memory Keepers Daughter. I did not read the that book, so I can't really make a comparison. However, this book is a continuation of the Edwards' first

Clear & Simple Stamps: December Release

2011-12-01T07:23:00.000-05:00

Happy December! Clear & Simple Stamps is releasing a limited edition sentiment and stamp set this month. Purchase from the CSS online store between now and the end of the year to receive your FREE "Celebrate the Season" sentiment stamp. Purchases over $100 will receive a full Limited Edition "Celebrate" stamps set. My first release card shows the limited edition sentiment stamp paired

BlogHer Life Well Lived: Getting Happy

2011-11-30T12:54:00.001-05:00

Hi there! BlogHer asked me to write a post giving my best tips for surviving the holiday season of parties, celebrations, and family get-togethers. Well, this is something that I've been thinking about a lot lately, like I'm sure we all are. This is the first Christmas I will be getting ready for with both of my children in school all day. Honestly, I thought that I would have all of my

Clear & Simple Stamps: APP Sneak Peek

2011-11-30T12:45:00.001-05:00

Hello! Just a quick note, I have a card featured on the Clear & Simple Stamps App for the iPhone. For more info about the App and how to get it, click here. See you shortly. I have another post in the works!

A {Welcome Baby} Card...

2011-11-29T08:25:00.001-05:00

Hello! I have just one more release card to share with you using Trendy Tags and Taglines from Clear & Simple Stamps. This card really shows the versatility of these sets. I cut two small tags and stamped them with a tag outline stamp from Trendy Tags. On one of the tags I stamped "baby" and on the other I stamped the bunny (which I then paper pieced). One of my favorite features of this

A {Happy Birthday, Dad} Card...

2011-11-20T20:18:00.001-05:00

I used to never get crafty on the weekends (unless we have a girls craft night) but I've been finding myself needing last minute cards for the past three weekends. Yesterday we celebrated my father-in-laws birthday and I only had girly looking cards in my stash. That called for a special card to be made. I quickly browsed my pinterest boards for a quick and easy card before I headed