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Welcome!

What a month!
All my plans to do the 30 cards were stumped by work!
Work puts food on the table, so I will continue as soon as things normalise.

It was fun to be the Guest Designer for November at Deedees Digis!

And, the progressive challenge at Deedees Digis I cannot miss!

Here is my card using the super cute Polar Peace!

There is still time to join!

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Rene

Day 5 - Remember them

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11 November is observed as a day to remember the end of World War I, but also those who died in war and hostilities. In the USA it is Veterans Day. The day is also called Poppy Day or Armistice Day.

I want to use one image in different ways to create different types of cards. That image is the little church from the Now & Forever Set.

I've 'planted' some poppies in the garden.The image was layered on red and black card stock from my stash. I created the background with soft pastels. The punched flowers continue the poppy theme.

Pop in again tomorrow to see what I've done with the little church!

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Rene

Day 4 - GDT Spot

Welcome!

The day has arrived when I am introduced as the Guest Designer for the month at Deedees Digis.

I'm rather excited, because one never knows what the reaction will be of the regular followers of the blog. I had a few ideas up my sleeve, but in the end decided to go with this card for the reveal:

I've used the gorgeous pre-coloured basket from the Autumn Harvest set. The patterned papers compliment the image and some 3D-gloss adds texture and interest.

The sentiment is from the Sending Love Set.

All the autumn colours are so pretty. I was born in autumn (April here in the South), that is most probably why I have such an affinity for autumn colours and leaves and pumpkins! ;)

Pop over to Deedees Digis and have a peek around. I've given Zella some information that you might find interesting. There are also links to challenges and of course the shop!

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Rene

Day 3 - Seasons

Welcome!

The past few days we had a variety of seasons. It is supposed to be summer, but we had one of the worst rainstorms in decades. The Cape is a winter rainfall area and does not get that much rain in summer. We had the heat and cold and even the pleasant.

I love summer, but I do try to enjoy each season in it's own way.

That is what this card says:

I used the sentiment from the 'In Season' Set

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Rene

Day 2 - Pitter Patter

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 It's Monday and day 2 of my 30 Days of Cards/Projects. Keeping this one a bit more open, then I can slip in the odd tag or ATC or even a box or some other project.

The main idea is that I'm using a digital image from Deedees Digis for the month of November. That will enable me to use my prize as well as celebrate my Guest Designer spot.

Today's card is all about the rain that fell yesterday!
We are so grateful, because we really need the rain. Summer can wait, water is more necessary!

Here is my card:

Details of card: Umbrella : Chance of Showers
Coloured with pencils, background created with soft pastels and a silver pen, matted on blue gloss card.

Here you can see all the posts.

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Rene

Day 1 - Feeling Blessed

Welcome!

Today is the first day of November. It is supposed to be summer in Cape Town, but it is pouring with rain and there are even flood warnings in certain areas. It is cold, not summery at all!

I have won a GDT spot at Deedees Digis with my entry in the World Card Making Day Challenge as well as a $10 coupon to spend in the shop! That means extra digis that I can use, but when? 

Easy peasy! I have decided to make a card/project for every day of November using the Deedees Digis that I have. That means 30 days of showing something new. I'm definitely making a few Christmas cards, but I've decided to make a variety of projects. Using images in more than one way is also on my list, and I will be using pre-coloured images and colour some myself. Are you excited yet? I am!

The GDT posts will be published at Deedees Digis on a Wednesday and I will correlate my post on that day with some extra info on the making of the project. Yes, it might be a card, an ATC, an up-cycled something, really, it is still happening here in my workroom!

I am really so glad this month is starting on a Sunday. Deedees Digis have some lovely scriptures and sentiments. For today's project I have decided to use one.

Here is my card:

I have used the dove from the Endless Beginnings Set.
The sentiment is also from the Endless Beginnings Set.

The sentiment was layered on matte gold and green paper and added to a white card.
The dove was fussy cut, added with foam tape to the card. The beak and rose was highlighted with 3-D gloss.

I will add the links as they get published on the 30 Days Page.

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Rene

Pumpkin Patch

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If there is one vegetable that I loved and still love, it is pumpkin. I can eat it in any way be it cooked, baked, made into a soup or a fritter or a pie. Day or night, you can really twist my arm with pumpkin.

That is why this sweet Pumpkin Patch Set from Deedees Digis for the October Digi of the Month Challenge stole my heart. The scarecrow is cute, but oh my, those pumpkins bring up visions of delicious pumpkin with cinnamon and a dash of butter. No, beautiful soup with a sprinkling of pepper and a swirl of cream, what about some golden fritters with a sprinkling of sugar and some more cinnamon.

Hope you like my card, my mouth is watering for some pumpkin!


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Rene

Pick your Pal

Welcome!

I've decided at the last minute to take up the challenge at Deedees Digi's: "Pick your Pal" World Cardmaking Day Challenge.
It is a Tic Tac Toe Challenge which means using the elements in a row or column.
Here is the Grid:




I have decided to go the whole way and do a blackout...I so love Deedee's Digi's that I couldn't pick just one pal to play for, and there wasn't enough time to think up 3 cards.

Anyway, here is my card:

1. My Pinterest link
2. Twine bow at the top op the wreath
3. Autumn Blessings : non-Freebie
4. Used Autumn colours for colouring
5. The postal service is very poor here in South Africa, so I am taking the card to a friend tomorrow.
6. Button on the wreath
7. I kept it clean and simple
8. I coloured the image with pencils
9. The scripture was printed in grayscale to the sides and in red in the wreath, something I wanted to try. Looks like it worked.


Hope you like my card and will join the challenge too!

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Rene

Autumn is in the Air!

Welcome!

It is time for my Monthly Challenge card using the cute freebie from Deedees Digis! This month it is Leaf your Cares Behind.

I decided to print out the coloured image and add it to a card. I also added one of the sentiments and some silver and gold lines.

This was a bit of a quickie because of limited time.

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Rene

Warm Wishes

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It is time for my creation with the pretty DeedeesDigis Freebie we received for August: Seasonal Baskets

The rain started falling this afternoon, and it is cold tonight. Well, it is still winter here, but my heart longs for summer. That is why I picked the Summer Basket to create a card for the Monthly Challenge.

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Rene

Time for Ice Cream!

Welcome!

This month we received such a fun image from Deedee's Digis: Ice Cream Truck

And here is my card for the July Monthly Challenge :

There is still time to join!!

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Rene

Diving Fun!

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It's time for the DeeDee'sDigis Monthly challenge again!

Diver Daniel is the super cute digi set we received last month just for taking part!
I made a collage type card and will decide on a sentiment when I have a recipient.

Don't you just love Diver Daniel and his cute fishy friends!

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Rene

Leaving on a Love train

Welcome!

Time for the March Monthly challenge at DeeDees Digis.

What a lovely set of digital images we received this month!

I used some of the pre-printed images printed on glossy photo paper.

You can get your own set of the Right on Track here.

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Rene

Forever Friends

Welcome!

The card I made for the monthly challenge at Deedee's Digis

It is a very simple card using the monthly freebie I received for taking part last month.

The background was created with soft pastels.

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Rene

Gone fishing!

Welcome!

I've made a card to enter in the Deedee's Digis Challenge:

I used the paper, image and sentiment from the set Ice Fishing that is a freebie download!
My design is maybe not the most original, but I still think it is a fun card!

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