Happy New Year!
Happy FIRST day of 2014, everyone! I hope the new year is starting out very well for you all! I thought it would be fun to have the amazing Debby Hughes as our guest once again to give us some really fun and unique inspiration to kick off the new year!
Happy New Year everyone! It’s Debby here with a New Year’s look at stretching your supplies. As I was looking through my stamp sets the chevron from Friend Flags reminded me of the symbol for military rank found on the sleeve of service uniforms. It got me thinking of what better time to thank those that serve and are away from their families in the holidays. So I used the chevron to create a military medal on my card. Stamping the chevron below the thanks flag in lipstick red and then navy. I trimmed around this and then used Distress Inks to give a vintage look. I also stamped the star from the set and trimmed it out too. I set the medal on to a panel on which I’d added a little embossing paste love :) Stamped the sentiment in the same direction as the thanks flag and then mounted my panel onto a Khaki card base.
I just wanted to say a little something about the pilot wings and book in the photograph. They belonged to my very charismatic, learned and hugely musically talented Great Uncle. In this photo he’s holding my young Father :)
For my next project I wanted to use one of the dies from the latest Simon Says Stamp release; lots of lovely Valentine’s treats and hearts galore. I used the heart die from Hearts & Spoons to create a little apple. I’ve seen this project in various forms over the years and wanted to give it a go myself. I cut 18 hearts and trimmed away the point of each – this becomes the base of the apple and gives stability. Then I used Distress Inks to color each heart before scoring and gluing the hearts back to back with each other. I rolled a little Dark Chocolate card to form a stem and then added a couple of leaves from the Clustered Leaves die which had been given the same Distress Ink treatment.
Finally I added a tag from Filled With Love and a sentiment from From Us all tied up with a little twine :)
Well that’s me for today. Enjoy the start of the New Year!
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Debby never fails to inspire…both projects are great!
You are a creative genius…love your work.
Great projects
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Neat card idea! And I love your heart apple! Happy New Year! Thanks for sharing,
Katie B.
YEAH!! Happy New Year!! LOVING the Creations shared today by Debbie!! AMAZING as usual!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS New Year’s Week!! =)
That apple is too cute! Thanks for sharing!
Great Inspiration! Happy New Year Simon Says Stamp! :)
Such a cute apple here and thanks sooo much for all the great inspiration all through the old year, and I´m sooo looking forward to see, what you´ll all bring us in the new year.
So HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone, and I hope this willbe the best year ever to all of us.
Bonne année 2014 !!!
I wish all the best to the best Team EVER !!!
Hugs from France
Lunea
Gorgeous project and a great way to stretch your supplies. Totally love that apple. Happy New Year everyone!
Happy New Year!
very sentimental card which touches us all.
great idea to make an apple.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Beautiful apple. Love the blending of red and green.
Beautiful! I love the apple made from a heart die! How clever!
Wow she did it again amazing projects Debby is so talented what a way to kick of the new year. Happy new year to everyone and thanks for sharing.
Wow! Beautiful card and awesome creation! x
Hi debby, loved the card, innovative ideas !! Also enjoyed the story behind the book andthe batch :) have a creatively satisfying 2014 !! Cheers
Amazing card, as per Debby’s style! Happy New Year!
Wow, these are amazing. Love the apple and the beautiful card too
amazing projects. Happy New Year everyone.
Debbie’s projects are always awe inspiring. She does your products proud. Happy New Year!
Very classy
Your military card is a wonderful tribute. Your little apple is so cute – what a fabulous idea. Thank you for sharing your inspirational projects with us.
Oh Debby, what a photo to cherish! Thank you for sharing today and Happy New Year!
Happy New Year ! I love the apple and I already follow by email.
These are fabulous! Debby is amazing!
You and Kelly are starting the New Year off with a bang. Her New Year day cards was so sparkling and now taking time to remember our service men and women. I have a grandson there now in Afghanistan. The apple reminds me of the saying “A apple a day keeps the doctor away”. I sure hope so this year. All of u have done so well in keeping our minds whirling already. TYFS
Debby’s projects are always incredible! :-)
Great projects!
Great projects! Thanks for the inspiration!
Amazing projects as ever Debbie- here’s to a happy and creative 2014, Rebecca x x
great projects – the first card would be great for Operation Write Home cards. thanks for sharing
Barb Housner
lovin’ that apple…tfs
I love that apple.
Wow!!!! Really elegant and amazing card. Congrats!
Absolutely love that dimensional apple!
I love seeing those old family photos. The card is great but the apple is amazing! So clever!
What awesome projects!!
Wonderful cared and the story behind it!
That Heart/apple is fabulous!
Wonderful projects! I love the strip of paste and loving that sweet little apple!
Fantastic projects as always!
Happy New Year…wonderful masculine card and I love the apple!
How cute is that apple?? Love it!
Debby’s projects are always fabulous! Happy New Year everyone!
Nice projects – Happy New Year!
Love both projects – thanks for sharing.
Amazing projects! Love! TFS :)
Happy New Year. I love the apple. The color gradation is amazing.
Thank you for the inspiration and I like both your projects. Being a veteran myself, I like the card the best!
Lovely card, and that apple is so cool! I love the inking, it is so beautiful!
Lovely, lovely. Thanks for sharing your projects and your photos. Such a nice tribute. Happy New Year!