August and Back to School...

Can you believe its August? Other than a few hot HOT days I have done very little to enjoy summer. I do craft in my craft room with my grand daughter, Danielle and with the AC when needed.Other than that Ive been busy on the computer trying to figure it out. Why didnt they teach computer class 32 years ago??? I know dumb question.
Any way as summer fades away we have the Fall to look foward to. Falling leaves, crisp cool breezes, pumpkins and Back to School. Did I say back to school? This year both my Grand children will be in school and riding the bus.I did how ever buy the grand kids some school supplies. So Im ahead of the game.
well, today I want to share "what I think About Going Back to School" I hope you enjoy it as much as I did creating it.
Enjoy whats left of summer.
Dawn RI

Thank yous and another tshirt day

Today is a beautiful sunny day with a temp of 83*. This is my kind of a perfect summer day. Ive been on the computer almost all day, (I miss my craft room). I had asked a few people on Facebook that I have friended if they could help announce my blog on their blog posts. They responded postively and it helped me get some followers. Im asking for you continued support as I am new to the bloggers world. But I really wanted to say thank you for your support. Without you My Blog would never be seen. Also thanks for your crafty computer advice. I am making plans for a followers give away. More about that to come in the near future.
Also today, I wanted to share a t shirt I made for my grand daughter Dani. The image is is appropite for todays post and that is "Making Friends". Thats what I want my followers to be, my new friends. The image is from "Best Friends" Imagine cartridge printed on tshirt transfer paper, then ironed on a cotton tee. I used Printworks t-shirt transfer paper,compatible with all inkjet printers.
SO ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU AND I DO LIKE MAKING "NEW FRIENDS".
Bye for now, Im going to enjoy the rest of this perfect day.
Hugs, Dawn

Looking For FOLLOWERS...

I haven't posted in a while and Im sorry for that. I've been quit busy and the heat wave that affected most of the country was too much for me. Today here on the East Coast it's a litte cloudy and the temp is 74*. This is my kind of weather, A little more sun would be just right.
So today Im looking for followers to my blog. Im looking for help to get the word out and I'm open to suggestions to attract followers. My goal is to post at least 2 times per week through the summer. With the cooler weather I should be able to get more time in the craftroom and on the computer.
Todays card is what I will try to accomplish, admitting one follower at a time to build my blogsite. "Admit One". thanks for stopping by today.
Dawn RI

Paper Piecing

Todays cards are done with a technique called paper piecing. When I went to the Stamping and Scrapbooking stamp show I did a few of the make and takes. I stopped at the Bella Stamp booth, which happens to be my local stamp store. In the picture I used the same stamp and have 3 different looks. Paper piecing is where you stamp a stamp then cutout the pieces of designer printed papers. In this case I pieced the dresses and changed the backgrounds creating a different look with one image.The stamp set is Pure Innocence for My Favorite Things. The set is a set of 2 sentiments and a image stamp. I fell in love with this set called, Bunch of Blooms and the little girl. So I thought Ide share this with all of you. Hope you enjoy.
Dawn RI
I have since gone back to Bella and bought more stamps of this little girl. I uses my Copics markers for the coloring.

H.S. graduate leaving for colledge

Todays card was inspired by my dear friends daughter and her decision about going to college. We were all so excited to hear she was accepted to her 1st choice of college, it meant she'de be leaving for a state halfway across the country. Then she was accepted to our local college and offered a full scholarship in Law, so plans changed. Then I recieved an invite to the annual family picnic ....and going away party. I didnt understand, and then I heard she changed her mind and is going to college half way across the country.
So I made her a card using the "Locker Talk" cartridge, its key #34. The sentiment is by Pink By Design. So where ever she goes she has the whole world ahead of her and new things to learn...
Bye for now, Dawn RI

A Few School Cards

Today I just want to show some school cards I recently made. My grandson is ending 1st grade and my grand daughter just graduated from pre-school. So to thank their teachers I made a couple of cards. The Crayons box is for Dani's pre-school teachers, shes graduated from crayons to using some of my older stamping markers. She even now asks for the bone folder. ;) Jaysn's card is the one with the pencil. Being in First grade he had to use pencils and there was alot of erasing to get thru homework.
The 3rd card is a card for a dear friends daughter who just graduated H.S. She also babysat the grand children when they were younger.
All the cards were made using cricut cuts from Simply Charmed and Every day Paper Dolls. For the crayon I used a action wobbler and for the pencil I used popdots. The graduation card was embellished with chalks. The sentiments are from www.pinkbydesignstamps.com.
Enjoy, Dawn RI

A Wedding card

My daughter in law asked if I could make a wedding card. She didnt want to buy one since she knows I spend most of my free time making cards or scrapbooking. With a grim look I said I would try. I used the Imagine and printed swatches of background papers from Lori's Garden. I then chose an image of a wedding cake I liked. Sorry I dont remember which cartridge I used, will have to learn to jot down the specifics of each item I make. I made two different cards using the same image, what a huge difference between both cards. The card my DIL picked was made with Loris garden, the other card I made I used glitter and a second color. I agreed with her choice and I felt releived that she actually liked it. With a little boost of confidence I can accomplish great things.