Danny's Cards Blog

Over on My Favorite Things they are celebrating their 500th Sketch Challenge. What a milestone! This week's sketch challenge was so beautiful I couldn't help but participate. Like my entry for the Diversity Cards , I used paper from Capitol Chic Designs and a stamp from Hero Arts . This was the sketch challenge this week: And here was my creation: I happened to also have some Paris paper from an old C'est La Vie paper pad. I used 3D adhesive dots both in front of the heart and on the pink banner to really make the heart pop. Take a look from a different angle: And that's my submission this week. This card feels wholly unique, and I'm super happy with it. Check back later this week for more card submissions. Related posts: The Card Concept #138B Entry: O Christmas Tree   The House Challenge #JL2920 Entry: Diversity Cards Sketch Saturday #620 Entry: Purple Border Cut Card Fab Friday #194 Entry: Fantastic Flip Card TGIF Challenge #274 Entry: Pinwheel Card Global Des...

This week I took a look at the website The House That Stamps Built . For their Wednesday challenge, they gave out this sketch design: Link to Sketch Challenge It's a pretty popular silhouette, so it was easy to get inspiration with this design. I recently received my brand new  United as One Stamp set from Hero Arts . I wanted to make sure that diversity was embodied through my card, so I used paper from Capitol Chic Designs which is a stationary and planner company that celebrates diversity (and is run by a Black entrepreneur).  So with that in mind, here was my entry for this challenge: I used 3D adhesive dots to make the heart pop a little. I'm really happy with the results. And I never make cards in one, so I made a second version with a different stamp from the same Hero Arts collection. What I love about the stamp set is the versatility of the hands. It's the first time that I've seen Black representation explicitly on a stamp set. I settled on the Are you OK? ph...