Present Card with Guest Designer Dana Tatar

Hi Craft-Dee BowZ fans! Guest Designer Dana Tatar here today sharing a festive holiday card. I thought it would be fun to make a card that looked like a wrapped present and this is what I came up with.

I attached a fun piece of red polka dot patterned paper to a cardstock card base and then applied green polka dot fabric tape both vertically and horizontally across the center of the card. I added a large canvas flower to the center of the card and tucked gold Starform Stickers around the flower. I backed the gold holly leaves with green paper for a pop of color. I added a stamped gift tag under the edge of the flower. I topped the flower with a large glittery triple-loop bow that I tied with my Craft-Dee BowZ Tool. I finished the card with a patterned paper tag, small flower, twine bow and some acorns.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye, Nikki Sivils; Tag: Avery; Gold Stickers: Starform; Ink: Ranger; Stamps: Paper Wings Productions; Canvas Flower: Canvas Corp; Other: Ribbon, Twine, Small Green Flower, Fabric Tape, Cardstock

Paris Reverse Canvas with Guest Designer Dana Tatar

Hi Craft-Dee BowZ fans! Dana Tatar here today sharing a Paris themed reverse canvas. It is so great to be back as a Guest Designer this month! My favorite color is green, so I was absolutely thrilled when I opened my package from Donna and found beautiful green ribbon and lace.

I cut the floral pattern from the lace and stitched several pieces together to create a flower. I then stitched on a small cluster of pearls for a dimensional flower center.

I used my Craft-Dee BowZ Tool to tie this floppy quadruple-loop bow. I don't think a project can have too many bows, so I used my Craft-Dee BowZ Tool again to tie a double-loop bow, that I attached to the top of the canvas.

Thanks for stopping by today!
~Dana

Magical Canvas with Dana

Hi Craft-Dee BowZ fans! Dana here with my last post as an official Craft-Dee BowZ designer. I had a lot of fun with the Butterflies and Fairies theme and aqua color palette for this month. I created this 6x6 canvas for my scrap space.

I incorporated a lot of different textures on this piece. I love the mix of canvas, metal, organza and satin.

I used my Craft-Dee BowZ Tool to die this simple double-loop bow.

Thanks for stopping by today! Don't forget to enter the June Anything Goes Challenge for your chance to win a spool of ribbon!

Love Card with Dana Tatar

Hi Craft-Dee BowZ fans! Dana here today sharing a card. This month Craft-Dee BowZ has partnered with The Graphics Fairy, an amazing source of fabulous, free digital images. If you have not visited this site it is fantastic! I have created a card using one of their fairy images.

I started with an embossed cardstock base and then added some script stamping and a wide strip of lace. Donna set me a gorgeous handmade butterfly and some beautiful butterfly lace, which I was happy to use on this card! I inked the edges of my image with Distress Ink and Stickles for a bit of shimmer.

I tied this pretty double loop bow with two different pieces of ribbon and my Craft-Dee BowZ Tool. I loved the look of the gold satin under the sheer organza striped ribbon. Simply layer the ribbons on top of each other and use the Craft-Dee BowZ Tool as you would with a single piece of ribbon to create this two-toned bow.

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy crafting!
~Dana

Fun with Dana Tatar

Hi Craft-Dee BowZ fans! Dana Tatar here today sharing a layout. I like big bows and I cannot lie! I really like to use big bows on my layouts. The theme this month on the Craft-Dee BowZ Blog is layers and I had a lot of fun layering patterned papers and embellishments on this page.

Not counting the sweet photo of my daughter, this beautiful bow is my favorite element on this page, and I couldn't have created this gorgeous bow without my Craft-Dee BowZ Tool. I hope I have inspired you to add a big bow to your next scrapbook layout!

Thanks for stopping by today!
~Dana

Spring Flings and Easter Things with Dana Tatar

Hi Craft-Dee BowZ fans! Dana Tatar here today sharing an Easter themed card. I chose a beautiful cardstock sticker for the focal point of my card. I embellished the sticker with a flower and added some pearl accents with a pearl pen. I die-cut a scallop edge mat for the sticker and the topped that with a beautiful double-loop bow that I tied with my Craft-Dee BowZ Tool.

I topped my bow with a bunny charm. The green die-cut that I placed under the sticker was lined in black. I mimicked that design element on the yellow cardstock to tie the design together.

There is still time to enter the March challenge! Click here for all the details.

Thanks for stopping in today and have a great week!
~Dana

Supplies: Cardstock: Recollections; Patterned Paper: Moxxie; Cardstock Sticker: Moxxie; Scallop Circle Die: Lifestyle Crafts; Flower: Prima; Bunny Charm: Trinket Track; Pearl Pen: Viva; Marker: Sharpie; Other: Ribbon

All You Need Is Love

Hi Craft-Dee BowZ fans! Dana Tatar here today sharing a card that I created to help share my love with someone special. I use hearts all the time in my crafting, but really played up the love theme of this card.

I punched out and stamped different sized hearts onto a book page. I placed a piece of pink cardstock under my punched paper as a fun way to add color to my card.

I added a pretty double loop bow that I tied with my Craft-Dee BowZ Tool to finish the card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies: Cardstock: Recollections; Pin: Teresa Collins; Stamps: Paper Wings Productions; Ink: Ranger, Quick Quotes; Distress Marker: Ranger; Punch: Martha Stewart; Other: Book Page, Ribbon

Cold Hands Warm Heart with Dana Tatar

Hi Craft-Dee BowZ fans! Dana Tatar here sharing my first project as a member of the Craft-Dee BowZ team today! I like to dress in layers during the cold Winter months, so in keeping with that trend, I created this card that also sports several layers of patterned paper, cardstock and ribbon.

I topped the cozy pair of mittens with a perfect double bow. This bow measures 1.5 inches from loop to loop. I wouldn't have been able to create a beautiful bow of such small size without my Craft-Dee BowZ Tool.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies: Cardstock: Recollections, Cardstock Tag: Core'dinations; Patterned Paper: Authentique; Pearls: Couture Creations; Snowflake Die: Spellbinders; Mittens Die: Memory Box; Ink: Ranger; Embossing Folder: Provocraft; Foam Mounting Tape: Couture Creations; Bow Making Tool: Craft-Dee BowZ; Sanding Block: Couture Creations; Other: Ribbon

Design Team for 2014

Hi Everyone,

We are so excited to announce the 2014 Design Team here at Craft-Dee BowZ. All of these designers are extremely talented and we feel fortunate that they are on the Craft-Dee BowZ design team.

Let me introduce them to you.

Here are our regular designers

These ladies will take turns posting every Tuesday. 

Dana Tatar

I am a biochemist turned stay-at-home mom. I love spending every second with my beautiful girls, husband, and basset hound and scrapbooking. My interests include home renovations, gardening, sailing, baking and scrapbooking.

Kim Bell

I am happily married for 6 years to a wonderful husband. We are so opposite. Smiles. I have been paper crafting for 4 years. I love paper,rubber stamps,and Sketch Copic markers. I have learned so many things on my path and will continue to learn. I am so blessed to have such wonderful teachers, friends, and family. My blog Scraps of Faith Creations From the Heart. Is very true to me. I walk and live by faith everyday! God is AMAZING and what he is continually doing in my life

Rebecca Deeprose

I love to share ideas and inspire others to create the images of their dreams. Because life is better when we share, I give tips, templates, material lists and soon…videos! I do believe we’re all blessed with a creative spark. We ignite that spark in each other and it makes life so very much richer. Follow me on this path and I will share the creative skills and ideas I find along the way! When you can, share what you’re creating with me. I really would love to see! One of my favorite quotes and a thought I live by is, ‘It doesn’t have to be perfect, to be wonderful!’ Don’t wait for ‘perfect’ to share!

Barbara Bruder

I love working with stamps, digital images and papercrafting in general. Stamping for 15+ years has been a great time. What a wonderful way to express yourself, give inspiration to others and give joy to a card recipient.

The following ladies are our guest designers during the January thru June time frame
The guest designers will take turns posting  on the 2nd Friday of each month

Monica Edwards

Monica works at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Loves scrapbooking and card making.

Robin Ann Parker

My greatest achievement is being a proud mom to three amazing children. Originally from Virginia, I currently live in a small town in the southeast part of Minnesota where I create.  I have been a papercrafter since 2009 and I like learning about all the new products available.

Vicki Robertson

I love art in all forms.  Crafting with my hands has been a life long hobby of mine.  Paper crafting...scrapbooking, cards, altered and mixed media art, is currently the most outstanding of these crafts. It has given me the opportunity to make and meet many friends while sharing my own creations. I'm married to my best friend, have two beautiful daughters, two handsome son in laws,  two wonderful grandsons and a sweet baby granddaughter.

What a diversified group of talented artists that comprise the Design Team for 2014.

You will see posts from the designers each Tuesday with guest designers taking turns posting on the 2nd Friday of each month.  So stop in every Tuesday and the 2nd Friday of each month to check out the projects that the ladies will be presenting, spotlighting bows made with the Craft-Dee BowZ bow making tool.

Wedding Anniversary Card with Guest Designer Dana Tatar

Hi Craft-Dee BowZ fans! Dana Tatar here with you today sharing my guest design project with you. June is the month for weddings and I'm celebrating my sister's wedding anniversary this month. I thought it would be fun to send her a card that featured one of my favorite photos from her wedding to remind her of her special day.

I added a vellum sentiment right to the photo, which is adhered to an embossed and sanded piece of whitewashed cardstock.

My card wasn't complete until I added a beautiful double loop bow created with my Craft-Dee BowZ Tool! I added a small die-cut flower and rhinstone button to the center of the bow for a touch of sparkle.

A big thanks to the Craft-Dee BowZ Team for inviting me to share my work this month! I'd also like to thank everyone who stopped by and left a comment on my blog during the hop last week! If you didn't win the Craft-Dee BowZ Tool prize, there is another chance to win this month by playing along with the June Challenge!  You can find all the details HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today!