I'm having some FUN.....

Two days in a row now I've got to play with paper and get my Pinky's Inkie!!!! I had 2 more swaps I needed to work on and complete for my group ARTHaven, Creations & Friendships
This first one I'm sharing is for the ATC Swap - Lady theme......I wanted to do something vintagy so I thought.......Why not do a picture that is very special to me.....So I did.....This is actually MY Grandmother & Grandfather's wedding picture!!!! Aren't they a good looking couple.....And they shared almost 50 years together!!! They both went to heaven several years ago but they were both SO precious to me!!!! To me they were always Mimi & Papa!!! There were none better on this planet!!!! I miss them terribly!!!
To create this I printed off their image onto some Water Color paper with my Color Laser printer....I really like the rustic vintagy worn look that it came out with....I then adheared it to a thick cardboard base....I wiped the edges of the ATC with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Tim Holtz distress inkpads.....I added some gold dots the decorative ribbon, flower and the took a piece of scratch water color paper and wrote the words True Love stippled with some Walnut Stain Tim Holtz disress inkpad and then glued to the surface and added the gold dots....

I'm absolutely thrilled with how this turned out and can't wait for it's recipient to recieve it....I do so hope she'll be able to feel the love I put into this ATC!!!

Now my next piece of art is for the Playing Card Swap - Joker.......LOL, yes I'm hosting a monthly swap where we will in time complete an entire deck of cards!!! Doesn't that sound like fun......no 2 cards will be close because we'll have different people we send to each month....that way when we're complete we'll have a 1 of a kind deck of cards that no one else will have!!!

So, this is my creation for the Joker.......Isn't it fun looking!!!! It was alot of fun to create......I printed my fairy off with my Laser color printer and cut it out .......I then modge podged it to my base which is actually a hot pocket box that I sanded the paint off the surface then wiped it with some Tim Holtz Distress ink then coated with some Tim Holtz distress crackle paint in Vintage Photo.......once dried I spritzed with some yellow pearl ex spritzer dried with my heat gun then applied my fairy and the words Joker that I cut with my cricut.......Oh yeah, before I applied the Joker words and the fairy I used my Stazon black ink and rubberstamped the swirleys on the background.......

This definately isn't my usual style but it was a fun card to make and the recipient it's going to I really think will like it!!! I'm hoping so anyway!!!!


Ok.....Now my attention is going back towards my creation of some more SVG files and the design of some more Journals for the cancer project my friend Shirley Nagel is working on.....I will be posting more in the next day or so.....so I do hope you will check back with me!!! I SO appreciate you allowing me to share my creations with you...I hope you enjoy them.....I as always, want to THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me!!! I hope you all have a very blessed Thursday!!!! Please come again, until next time!!!!!

Fun in the Neighborhood......

Doesn't that sound fun!!!! Over at my group ARTHaven, Creations & Friendships a dear friend of mine Diann Scholl is hosting this FUN FUN FUN idea for a swap.....Actually it's on going cause next month it's a Halloween theme...so we're building our own little Neighborhood!!! So this is MY first creation.....Isn't it FUN looking??? I designed and created the SVG file for this House.....IF you like it you may feel free to download the file on MY SVG PAGE
So....there are DEFINATELY alot of layers on this house to give it the 3D Look.......I even used actual screen on the windows and acetate for the window pane of the front door!!!!




I'm sharing several pictures just to give you an idea of the detail......I thought it turned out really cute.......Also, you can see what I did for the back to allow it to stand on it's own......

Ok, this is my latest creation....I really hope you like it.....As ALWAYS I want to THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me......I hope you will come again....I hope you have a very blessed Wednesday!!! Until next time!!!

Another Swap Complete....

I'm on a roll today!!! I completed another swap I'm signed up for in my group ARTHaven, Creations & Friendships this one was for a Tag swap........I wanted to do something different so I created this tag file in Inkscape and cut with my cricut.....IF you like this file you may download it from My SVG Page .........I had fun creating this and hope the recipient enjoys it!!!!!





I, as always, want to THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me again.....I hope you enjoy this tag and perhaps will enjoy the file....I do hope you will come by and visit again!!! I hope you have a very blessed evening....Until next time.....

Journals of Love for Cancer Patients...

A VERY dear friend of Mine Shirley Nagel has started a WONDERFUL mission she feels she been led to do for collecting Handmade or designed Journals for Cancer Patients....as a way for them to keep record of there journey through this horrible disease that afflicts so many!!! I think this is an AMAZING mission and feel so blessed and honored to be able to contribute to her mission!!!

Here is a journal I designed and created tonight to send to Shirley.......I will be creating more but was so anxious to share and help her get the word out!!!! In the design of this journal I did design and create the flourish on the front of my journal in Inkscape for my Cricut....if you like the FLOURISH you may go to My SVG Page and dowload it for free....
If you would like to contribute to Shirley Nagel's mission of creating Journals of Love for Cancer Patients please email Shirley Nagel at SRcattle@aol.com she would LOVE to hear from you!!!!

I do have some new svg files I've created and will be sharing by this weekend so I do hope you will stop in again and visit with me!!! I pray you all have a very blessed friday!!!

Happy Thursday.....

I hope you've all had a wonderful day.....Guess What???!!! I actually had the chance to play with paper tonight!!!! Wahooo, for me!!! I made this quick card for a swap I was behind on for My ARTHaven Creations & Friendships The theme was Glitter....




I designed the card in Inkscape and cut with SCAL with my cricut......If you like the card template you can download it from My SVG page........I also used one of the flower files I've created in the past........It's a simple card but It does have a nice look....I cut out the envelope with a 5x7 envelope file I created in the past as well......All of these files can be found on MY SVG page .

While you're there you'll find 2 other new files I've created....I had a request for a Hot Air Balloon file and also I created a Star Frame......These files can also be found on MY SVG page !!

Ok, that's it for me tonight....I do have some other swaps I'll be working on this weekend and I have a few more cut files ideas floating around in my head....I do hope you will check back....As always...THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me!!! I pray you all have a very blessed Friday!! Until next time....

Fun Fun Card.....

I had an online friend mail me an article of a screen door card that someone had cut freehand......well I decided I wanted to create a cut file to do this for me....AND I used the hinge file I made several weeks ago and have previously shared with you all.......So I just HAD to make a mockup of the file I created.......I used alot of techniques in designing the card......lots and lots of distress ink.......distress crackle paint, distress embossing powder...cuttlebug embossing sleeves....actual screen.........digital image......This was such a fun fun card to design create cut and decorate!!!


Definately has a country feel to it don't you think......



Ok, as always...I'm attaching the svg file if anyone is interested in it...please feel free to download...either click the image or the designated area!!!!

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I enjoy so much when you stop by to visit with me....I so hope you enjoy this file......THANK YOU again and I do so hope you will stop by another time....Have a VERY blessed evening!!! Until next time...

Having some fun....

Hey Everyone....Hope you had a wonderful Monday!!!! Tonight I was able to work on a few things I needed to do.....the first was a Get Well card that needed to be masculine......I know it looks like a basic 6x6 square card...but it actually isn't.......It's a bit different of a folding card as you can see below.......I really like the way it turned out......






Isn't that cool........simple but kinda cool!!! Below here is the link to download the svg if you like it.......

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Then I had a request for a header/background layout for a blog......This is what I came up with....what do ya think???? I like the softness of the colors!!! You're welcome to use this header/background if you like and if you need help installing it I do have tutorials how to install both the header and the background if you need any help.....

Direct Link: http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/pennyduncancreations/PDC%20Blog%20Bkrgrds%20Headers/PDCShadesofGreenHeader.png


Direct Link: http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/pennyduncancreations/PDC%20Blog%20Bkrgrds%20Headers/PDCShadesofGreenBackground.png

I didn't get everything accomplished tonight that I wanted to work on.....but had a productive evening.......As always...THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me.......I hope you will come by again......I hope you all have a very blessed Tuesday!!! Until next time.....

A Heart Request....

I received a request for a heart card for someone to use for a birthday card they were wanting to make.......So I accepted the challenge to come up with something different.....This is what I came up with........I'm sharing several pictures so you can get the full affect of the card.......If you would like to have the card file and the envelope file they are listed at the bottom of this post...either click the image or the designated area.......

I used several techniques to create this card.....used some of my hinge and closure files I had previously designed and shared...they can be found in the SVG section of the labels to the right side of my blog if anyone didn't get them for and would like to have them........

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I really hope you like my newest design....if anyone has any questions on how I created it I'll be happy to help you...you may feel free to email me at pennyduncan@att.net ......I want to THANK YOU as always for stopping by to visit with me.......I hope you all have a VERY blessed Friday and please come see me again...until then.....

Hey I've been playin' some more.....

I had a request for a Window Card so I thought I would make up 2 different ones and then I decided to create an oval card front......Just thought I would share with everyone....and I hope some of you find them useful.....IF you would like to have them please just click on the image of the cut file or the designated link........IF you have problems downloading them please feel free to email me pennyduncan@att.net and I'll be more than happy to email them to you.....



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Ok, now I'm off to work on my yahoo group... ARTHaven Creations & Frienships so I want to THANK YOU ALL for stopping by to visit with me........I pray you all have a very blessed Wednesday....Please come by and visit with me again....until then.....

I'm been having some funnnnnnnnnnnn.....

I just absolutely LOVE playing with Inkscape......I'm getting to where when an idea comes to my mind I'm beginning to sketch out ideas as quick as I can so I don't forget what I'm wanting to do.....I have an amazing beautiful journal coming my way soon from a very dear friend I plan on using for this very purpose......Anyway....I spent most of my day yesterday creating some files in Inkscape.........I love tags and just won't allow myself to buy blanks anymore so I decided to make up some cut files........I've done mock ups of them and also am putting a link under each mock up for the file if any of you are interested.......please feel free to grab them....

I didn't think you all wanted me to go in to great detail on how I quickly did the mock ups...BUT if any of you have any questions, PLEASE feel free to email me I'll be happy to help you out and explain what I've done pennyduncan@att.net .




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Then I decided I wanted a box that would have a top to it...you know the kind that fold over and that's how it stays together.....so I designed and created one......I only created the one file.....all you need to do is make it a wee bit bigger and you have the top.......easy peasy!!!!!





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Then this is an envie I created a week or so ago....I couldn't remember if I shared it or not and didn't want to take time to look .....LOL so I'm sharing here.......I cut it out of wallpaper and it cut like butter!!!!! I made it to fit the shudder card I make several weeks ago.......as I decided to put the card/envie set in my ETSY store......


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Ok, so that's all my creations to date....I really hope some of you find some things that may be useful to you!!!! As always I want to THANK YOU for stopping by to visit with me....I SO enjoy hearing from you all........I do hope you will come by again and leave a comment here if you would like!!! I hope you are all having a very blessed day and an equally as blessed Tuesday!!!! Take care, until next time....