Hello, Hello!
For those of you who celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday, I hope you had a wonderful day! Huge hugs to you if the day is a sad one. I also want to say my heart goes out to all the families whose lives have been impacted by the ferocious wildfire happening in Alberta, Canada.
I'm sure I've told you before that one of my card artist heroes is Kay Miller. Her blog is My Joyful Moments. I mean, first of all, what a great and befitting blog name! I can tell you I've had a mazillion joyful moments drooling scrolling through Kay's blog! If you live in the shady side of the forest and haven't yet had the pleasure, take a day and visit her to see for yourself. You might want to wire your jaw shut first.
So it was beciting for me to see that sweet Kay is the featured card artist to be CASEd over at the "CASE with a twist" challenge at Time Out. I couldn't pass that up! When I CASE (copy and share everything) someone's card, I call it DJKASE because I like to mess with letters and words and aaackronyms. And it confuses new readers. Wait. What?
Let's reveal.
Kay's card is this beauty:
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| Kay's card |
And here is my DJKASE:
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| Darnell's card |
I went old school and used a wooden stamp from Stamp City with a built-in frame. I colored the flowers and dragonfly in unusual colors with my Ziggies. I wanted to follow Kay's pretty colors and, hey, that's the beauty of having an artistic license, right?! I can paint pink irises with gray leaves if I want. The sediment stamp is from SU and the flourish was a die cut sent to me by a friend long ago. Of course, Stella wanted to play:
Challenges
- Cards in Envy: Just Us Girls: cards for girls or ladies.
- Pixie's Snippets Playground: Use your snippets.
- STAMPlorations Theme and Sketch: Stamp and anything goes.
- Sweet Stampin' Challenge: May flowers.
- TIME OUT Challenge: CASEing Kay.
Mother's Day
We were fortunate to have the grandtwinsons for a weekend sleepover! Many of you have seen the boys enjoying the Playhouse over the years so I thought you would love to see the cards they made for their marvelous mom:
Featuring watercolor pencils.
Featuring "that colored tape."
And if you'll indulge me, I'll add these:
Being goofy after their baths. They are going to be tall men; it wasn't that long ago they both easily fit onto just one cushion!
Don't mention it to them, but I'm still jealous of those eyelashes!
And this one looks like a good one for the Christmas card photo, doesn't it? Henry is on the left and Adam is on the right in all the photos. How does that happen?
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New Friends Corner
I'm so happy to be welcoming these five new friends and I'd like you to meet them:
Archana Bhurke (Ranjan) of Handmade Cards by Archana. Archana is originally from Mumbai and now lives in Germany. She started blogging in 2011 and has become a well-known and talented artist in Blogland. She is a frequent challenge award winner and a Girl Friday at Casual Friday Stamps. After trying her hand at jewelry making, painting, and sketching, Archana says that creating card art is the most satisfying of any hobby she has tried!
Deepti Aggarwal of Vishesh Collections - Handmade by Deepti. Deepti is originally from Bangalore and she now resides in the United Kingdom. She started blogging in 2010 and after taking a little hiatus the last few years, she is back to being very creative this year. You may have seen her in the winning galleries of some of your favorite challenges!
Lilian YF of The Leaf Studio. I'm sure Lilian needs no introduction to most of you as she has been blogging since 2007!! Lilian also loves photography, which she has been enjoying since 2000. She started working with paper craft in 2004. I am in awe of those statistics and of her beautiful and consistent card art! You will find buckets of amazing inspiration when you visit her blog!
Carrie Sheridan of Carrie's Custom Cards. Carrie just started blogging in 2015. She is the mother of four who loves making cards when she is not tutoring online in French and English or busy with her church. Carrie has become a frequent challenge winner with her beautifully designed and uplifting cards!
Susan Renshaw of Calling All Crafters. Susan has been blogging since 2013. She serves on design teams and excels at challenges throughout Blogland. Susan's card designs are always so unique and creative. You'll also be charmed by her talent in scrapbooking and journaling!
Thank you for joining, ladies, and welcome to the Playhouse!
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113 comments:
Oh my word! I thought the original was fabulous when I saw it - but wow, wow, wow - yours is even more so! I love your grey and pink irises!
This is truly the most wonderful CASE, stunning colouring and I adore the placement off centre and the white die. And thank you so much for leaving us a comment on out main blog, very appreciated as was your email. Humming bird stamp is on its way! Great cards from fhe kids and adorable phots. I am so pleased our challenge inspired you and thanks for joining us at To
WOW...stunning card,dear Darnell.This stamp is gorgeous,and you color it perfectly...hugs...Ċ½eljka
A beautiful card Darnell - such lovely colours and a fabulous image too. Lovely photos of the boys too!
Kath x
Hi Darnell, Lovely cards.
Those boys are going to break some hearts.
You take care. Sue
Love your CASE Darnell, that stamp is so pretty!
Hope your ears weren't burning on Saturday as I was discussing your itinerary with Shirley at the HLS stamp fair. It appears you are stopping near my daughter. Looking forward to July! :)
Your card is absolutely gorgeous Darnell. A lovely CASE card and what a pretty stamp. Lovely photos of your twin grandsons. I'm sure Mum was delighted with her cards. Barbxx
Love the gorgeous pictures of your grandsons! They are so handsome...and they are definitely sprouting up! Your case of Kay's card is amazing. The soft texture is absolutely fabulous! I'm with you on being a huge Kay fan! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Time Out!
WOW!!! Gorgeous CASE Darnell ..... pretty stamp and beautifully coloured. xx
Your twinks are beautiful, and they are growing up so fast! :-)
Gorgeous DJCASE, both versions are wonderful (the 'cased' and yours). Your grandsons are growing up and their cards are also wonderful. Say hello to Hammie and family :) Hugs, xxx
Your card is flippin gorgeous! Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day.
Beautiful cards!! Awesome pictures of your grandsons. I love the last one of them
All three cards are fantastic! I adore Kay and your take on her card is a pure delight. Love how you said Stella wanted to play. :D Your grandsons' cards are so sweet. You are training them up right, that is for sure. Great photos. They are handsome young men, with lots of glorious hair! Thanks so much for sharing, Darnell. Have a fabulous week.
Love your DJKASE. The flowers are beautiful. What fun to share your crafting with the grands. Cute boys.
Love your DJKASEing card and how you had the flower panel pop up above the embossed background. Great technique that I will try soon! Thanks for sharing!
your card is wonderful Darnell - looks like a winner to me - love the color of those iris!
Wow, this is gorgeous, Darnell! Great coloring and I love the flourish. Great family pics too, thanks for sharing!
Wow.. such a beautiful card Darnell..and Cards made by your grandsons are just awesome...they are cute :)..and thank you so much for introducing me to your friend;s corner..i am touched.. Hugs Deepti
Wowser Darnell - that's one stunning card! Great CASE and just perfection!
Love the piccies of the boys - they're growing so fast too. Love their cards :)
Hugs
Di xx
Your card is gorgeous! And loving the photos of the boys! That is funny they always end up on the same side! HA!
This is so beautiful. The original and your CASE is simply beautiful too. I adore the grey leaves and the pink Irises. Lovely photo of the boys and so sweet that they made the cards for their Mom. So sweet. Xx
LOVE your CASE Darnell! So pretty! I also love the cards the boys made for their Mom - what good boys they are! They are also stunning looking boys, who, I am sure, will break hearts when they are older! I too, am jealous of those eyelashes . . . why is it that males seem to have so much more luxurious eyelashes than us females, I have noticed it with my husband too?!! How is that fair? LOL Have a very lovely week my friend! Hazel xx
My Card Attic
Kay's card sure is beautiful and I LOVE your CASE of it, it is gorgeous! Love seeing the photos of the boys too, I too, think they are going to be very tall, can't believe how quickly they are growing up. The cards they made for their Mum are so lovely... Hugs, Annie xx
Such a beautiful card Darnell and I love the sentiment. The image is coloured beautifully and looks just perfect with the die cut. Hope that you're keeping well and happy. Warm crafty hugs, Sandra :) X
Both the original card and you CASe are fabulous but yours has the edge because I love the floral image better
Smashing pix from you today too
Happy Tuesday
Kathyk
Well done Darnell! You've captured the tulips I had in my Denver garden! Good looking boys who'll be heart-throb handsome men. Why guys always get the long lucious lashes?! Have a wonderful week.
OMG DARNELL!!! Yes am shouting .... just love love love this card. Awesome. xx
I love your CASE Darnell! Your grandsons are adorable~they created such sweet cards too~
You made a great casecard! Love your super colouring and the way you did that and not to much splatters makes this a beauty! Thanks for joining us again at TIME OUT! Hugs, Gerrina
Your card is simply gorgeous! Beautiful job of CASeing Kay.
Beautiful CASe! I love the stamp you used and how you cut around the edges....very creative!
Two gorgeous cards Darnell, yours and the one from Kay. I adore the Irises in the frame and your flourish, spattering and sequins. The photos of the boys are great, they are big lads and I'm sure their cards for their Mom were a great hit. You don't say but hope things are back to normal now. x
I love your take on the card, the original was stunning but yours was fabulous darling! Thanks for sharing the Mother's Day cards and pics, they are awesome. Take good care of yourself and don't over do it. Cara x
Your card is absolutely stunning!! It's a perfect case of the original!! I love the details!! And what sweet pictures of the boys!! The cards they made are so fabulous!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
Wow!! Stunning DJKASEing!! :D Love very much Kay's CAs and yours!! Very sweet and vibrant both, so elegant and feminine! Your adorable grandsons have both the eyelashes more long that I have ever seen on boys... wow! They will make fall in love so much girlies, in the next years...eheh So you will be even more jealous :)
Have a great week!
Love your DJKASE of Kay's card. It is every bit as beautiful as her's. Such fun pictures of your grandson's. Glad to hear that you are feeling a little better. Hugs, Linda
Gorgeous take on a gorgeous card. Elegentamente! That's Spanish for awesome sauce I'm sure. And whoa.... them grand kiddos have gotten large!
BEautiful card! Darling boyS!
That has got to the world's best CASE, because your version is even MORE beautiful than the original, wow! The pink and gray irises are elegant and striking. My favorite flower happens to be the iris so I was drawn to it immediately but your creative coloring takes this card over the top.
Looks like your weekend with the twins got your mojo back in gear big-time!!
Absolutely FABULOUS, Darnell!! Kay is the best! And you are right behind her with your creativity!!
I always enjoy Kay's creations,as well as your beautiful take on her card. Your grandsons are adorable and so are the cards they made for their mother. I love your upbeat attitude, writing style and how you showcase other card makers. TFS
You created a beautiful card and I love the grey being used. It is a prefect homage to the original card. Your grandsons look great and look at their hair! I am so happy that they don't get it buzzed like so many do. They created wonderful cards for their mom-you must be a proud grandmom
What a perfect DJCASE! Pretty, pretty and with just enough *twists* to make it totally your own. Love the grandson pics and cards! (I'm a grandma, just not a mom...) :D
Absolutely nailed the CASE card...fabulous!
Mmmmm!! you did Kay proud with your CASEd card!! I love the beautiful colors you selected for your image! I bet you have God scratching His head thinking: "why didn't I think of that!" heeheehee
Love seeing the pictures of the boys!! they are two good looking kiddos!! You are a blessed grandma!
SO! glad to see you back! hope you are feeling GREAT! : )
Patti
Thanks for sharing Joy's card and your CASE of it. I love both versions. And, I also loved to see your Mother's Day cards too. The grandkids are very good looking and I loved the photos you shared. I am sure it was a fun time for all of you!
Hello Darnell, your card is stunning, such a beautiful floral image with lovely colours.
Fabulous cards made by your Grandsons and will be treasured by their mum,super photos too, thanks for sharing them, Kate x
The DJKASE of Kay's card is so beautifully colored...pink and grey irises really do it for me. I, too, drooled over Kay's card for a long time before I did anything about it. As it turns out, I practically copied it (boo, me!). Think the twins legs look a good deal longer than the last photos I saw of them. They did a stellar job on the cards for their Mom. Hope your Mother's Day was memorable & you're feeling better. Think of you often.
Your card is beautiful Darnell, I love the pretty pink irises and the curly flourish.A super DKCASE of Kays lovely card.
Jean x
WOW! Your card is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!
Love, Love, Love!
Have a blessed day,
Migdalia
Crafting With Creative M
Love the card that you cased and love your case on the card.
Fabulous photo's of your Twinies.
Kath x
Love all your cards! The one for our challenge is stunning! Love it! Thanks for sharing it with us at Cards in Envy.
Darnell,
Love your CASE of Kay's beautiful card! And, yes gray leaves are perfectly acceptable in our artistic worlds. :)
Thanks for sharing the pics of the boys. They really are getting so big. How nice that they made cards for their mom. :)
Wonderful CASE Darnell, such a pretty card! Your grandboys are growing up!! Great pics of them, Cathy x
Wow, your card is gorgeous Darnell. I like the original but love yours even more. Great job my friend.
Fabulous case, and I love that you kept the flourish!
Wonderful DJKAS of an amazing card. Everything is possible in a crafting world, also grey leaves. :-)
Your twins are talented boys. Just like their grandma. They have created super nice and sweet cards. Thank you for sharing sweet photos.
Hugs, Sonja
AMAZING CASE of Kay's card Dolly!! LOVE that gorgeous image and your colouring is awesome. Love the pink and gray with the shimmer.
Great cards by the boys. I bet their mom felt very special getting handmade cards from both. Lolly xx
Geeze woman! You have too many commenters - my scrolling finger is sore!!!!! Lol.... Back fro holidays I am & lovely to see you case-ing as beautifully as ever. I've got my eye on a Wink or two... Don't have any ATM & they look so winkin' pretty ..... As do your grand twins - but don't tell them that!!!!!
Wow, your case is lovely. The colors are so pretty and I do like the frame around the flowers. Thanks for sharing the pictures of the twins. They are growing up so fast and are so darn cute. I hope you are still feeling better and that you had a great weekend with the boys and a fun Mother's Day.
I love pink irises and if gray stems and leaves hold them up, I'm all for them! LOL, I love artistic license and use it often. Love that pretty flourish too! A great design! I'm glad you had a great Mother's Day gift of time with those 2 handsome boys! We'll be celebrating this weekend with our crew. Can't wait!
WoW! I thought Kay's card was super and then yours came along! Your stamps, color choices and design is a perfect casing of her card! Your twins are good sports letting you capture so many pics of their visit too.
Beautiful card...really love your take on Kay's card, just gorgeous my dear friend! I love all your sweet photos too! Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day!
Your CASE of Kay's card is beautiful Darnell, love it!! The boys are so cute and growing up way too fast!!
What a masterpiece your DJKase is - I think it is better than the original, if you don't mind me saying so!! Love it.
Your twins are growing like mushrooms - and yes, I know what you mean about young boys and their eyelashes!!
Blessings
Maxine
Beautiful DJKASE on a beautiful subject card! Who wouldn't just love pink and gray irises?
Wow, the boys sure are getting big! Happy day with them, I'll bet!
Beautiful cased card.
Great pics of the twins too :)
A beautiful take Darnell!
Oh how very pretty...love the softness of it and you have 'cased' it perfectly...how fun!! Great pics of the grandsons, too...wow they sure are growing up fast!!
Darnell, your card is a stunner, as always! The boys' cards are great too and so good to see them.
Hugs,
Em xoxo
Well, Darnell. You know I'd grow these if I could. But for now? LOve your card ... pardon me, whilst I stare ...
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Darnell your case of Kay's card is simply elegant and you should feel very proud. The twins cards for their mother are delightful. Hope you are feeling well and that you had a marvelous time over Mother's Day.
:) BBB
Darnell your CASE of Kay is just gorgeous, you captured all of the beauty of Kay's design with your own fabulous twist. That wood block stamp created the perfect image to use. Love love love this! A Happy (delated) Mother's Day to you and the boys are growing up and made their mama fabulous cards! xoxo
Your CASE of Kay's card is fabulous! Great job! And then those twins........my goodness they're handsome young lads! You are one lucky grandmother to get hand-made cards from them too! I hope your Mother's day was a good one too :)
By now I have seen so many beautiful CASEs of Kay's card, but your beats them all - truly outstanding! Wow - such an eye-candy!
Hey sis,beautiful cards.Just wanted to let you know that I think the boys are very handsome and you're right, they're going to be a couple of very tall drinks of water. It was so nice chatting with you today. I love you.
Hey sis,beautiful cards.Just wanted to let you know that I think the boys are very handsome and you're right, they're going to be a couple of very tall drinks of water. It was so nice chatting with you today. I love you.
I love Kay's card and CASEd it myself (as you will soon see) but your take on it has just blown me away! That stamp is so beautiful and perfect for it and you colored it expertly! Together with the white swirl and the splatters it is a true gem!
Wow, those boys have grown (and I know they are not done yet)! Love their sweet cards!
Your CASE'd card is wonderful, and I love the colors used on your flowers. Good to see this use of your artistic license. :) Thanks, too, for sharing some fun photos of your grandsons.
FANTASTIC CASE of the other card Darnell. Very pretty indeed, and very inkspiring.
Hugs, Sarn xxx
Delightful CASE and delightful eyelashes.
I love Kay's work too! You CASed her card beautifully Darnell! Your cute Grandsons did a great job with theirs too ... What a talented family!
Ooh your card is wonderful! Love the stamp and your case worked out awesomely! The colours are fab and the added die cut looks gorgeous! The boys are gorgeous too! Such delightful photos! I bet you still get cuddles even though they are growing up! Their cards are fabulous! xxx
Just as beautiful here as on FB Darnell, an amazing take on Kay's gorgeous card. Love the boys cards too, it obviously runs in the family, great pics of the boys looking very as we might say, gangly (tall and slim) and also quite handsome, gonna be heartbreakers for sure !!
Hugs Lottie xx
Quite right waving your artistic license about, Darnell ... those framed pink iris with their cool grey leaves are simply beautiful ... and you know how much I love to see Stella joining in with all the fun! So delighted to have you playing along with us at Time Out! Adam and Henry did a great job with their cards (runs in the family!) ... their Mom must've been so delighted! Fab photo's ... those boys certainly have the dishy gene (as well as the eyelash gene!). MYMMA ... hugs & bisous, Anita :)
Gorgeous card!
xoxo Olga
What a stunning amalgamation of softness! From the airy pink to the artful splatters, this one is a real winner! It's so fun to see what the grandkiddos are doing. :) Thank you thank you thank you for linking up your lovely creation with the STAMPlorations challenge.
Your pink Irisses and the grey leaves are so pretty and your DJKASE of Kay's card is fabulous!!!! I've got that flourish die from MFT and I love it - you have used it so beautifully here!!!! Such a lovely card!!!!
Thanks for sharing the boys' cards - their mom must have been so happy on receiving these special cards - both are just gorgeous!!! They are such handsome little guys!!! TFS the photo's!!!
Have a great day!!!
Hugz
o wow, the card and your CASE are so beautiful and elegant. I love the photos of the boys, they are so sweet and their cards are really original.
Hello Darnell,
Beautiful card, great are the irises. Wonderfully painted! Have a nice day,
hugs,
Bozen
Well... You sure rocked this one, Darnell.
Really stunning. X
What a fabulous CASE of your friends beautiful card and what handsome grandsons!
I have to admit that I drool over Kay's blog, too...and your take on her card is absolutely GORGEOUS, Darnell! Love how you colored the blooms and dragonfly, and your flourish is to 'die for'! WOW!
Thanks for sharing pics of those beautiful young men you have there! They're growing too fast, for sure ~ How sweet that they spent the weekend with you...their Mother's Day cards are really fabulous!
Love the card you created. SHHH!! I like it better than the card you cased. Beautiful.
The twins are good looking boys. Mom is going to have her hands full. Chuckle.
Love, Hugs and Blessings,
Jim
Wonderful CASE of Kay's card. Love those pretty flowers. And, what handsome grandsons you have, and they are talented card makers as well. Thanks so much for playing along at Time Out.
Love your pretty pink & sparkly irises Darnell! A lovely CASE of Kay's card. Your grandsons are good looking boys who not only have gorgeous eyelashes but also that gorgeous hair!
Hmm... I have a feeling I already commented on this pretty card... But I'm not sure and another comment doesn't hurt! : )Thanks for taking TIME OUT and joining our challenge! The coloring of your flower looks gorgeous and what a pretty stamp that is, perfect for clean cards like this one. Great job.
You're an expert with those Ziggies, Darnell. The coloring is wonderful and I have seen irises in various colors, artistic license or not. The entire card is a beautiful DJKASE. Speaking of beautiful, oops I mean handsome, those boys are. And talented, too. It must be fun to share the playhouse with them.
Super card. The original card was lovely, but I love yours too!
Thanks for sharing at Sweet Stampin'.
Susan
What a perfect CASE and a real beauty! Thanks for playing along over at Cards in Envy and sharing the handsome pics of those grandsons!
I LOVE this card, Darnell! That is all: completely, absolutely and totally LOVE it! As for your grandsons: oh my, but they become more handsome every time we see them! Have I mentioned that cute niece I have? Perhaps they ought to meet at some point...Yes, call me 'match-maker'...
Hugs~c
Beautiful cards by all of you. Those boys are certainly growing up. I'm envious of my grandsons eyelashes too.
What a gorgeous DJKASE!
Your grandsons are going to be tall and very popular, they are two handsome boys!
WOW,,SUPER DUPER post! Your CASE of Kay is totally amazing blows me away!!! And I have to join you on the Tag you are it challenge !!!
This is a great card. I love Kay's designs and you did a fabulous job.
I think your CASE is my favorite of all I've seen, Darnell--just gorgeous! So glad you got to enjoy time with the boys who are just too cute & growing up so fast!
Isn't it amazing how something so similar can look so totally different!? Beauties, both of them!
Darnell, So glad you shared this beauty over at Cards in Envy. :)
Darnell, your CASE of Kay's card is gorgeous. Love those pretty flowers and the embossed flourish. Wow, you grandsons are such handsome dudes...love that they take after their talented grandma making cards :-)
Gorgeous CASE of Kay's card, Darnell! Love that you have it down to the colors, splatters, flourish, and sentiment placement -- very similar and yet different still!
Oh your CASE of Kays card is STUNNING!! I LOVE the shiny on it!! The way you placed the flourish rocks and the colors are divine. I also love the cards your grand kids made too. So fun that they like to play cards with you!!
Very gorgeous flower card. Thanks for sharing at STAMPlorations.
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