Deena Rutter

Blackbird and Superstition: Happy October crafting week - day six + a freebie

If you like cutting files, paper, ribbon and all the trimmings, you are going to love this mantle that my friend Courtney made for her home.  She used my SUPERSTITION cutting files, BLACKBIRD paper, SUPERSTITION PAPER, my free BANNER BORDER found here, chipboard letters from the local craft store, pom-poms bought on ebay, and a lot of imagination.

 

Want to make a banner like the one you see here?  Download this layered .psd file and use the SUPERSTITION digital paper as your background, print, cut, and add your own letters.

 

 

 

 

 

Blackbird and Superstition: Happy October crafting week - day five

Tiff has been making some fun stuff, now it's my turn. For today's project, I used BLACKBIRD diecuts, paper, and brads, plus my digital cuts from SUPERSTITION at Design House Digital. 

First, I cut lots of circles out of the BLACKBIRD paper varying from 2"-5".  I strung them with fishing line.

I cut houses from the d-cuts.

Using a wire mesh that I found at Home Depot, I simply cut with some cheap household scissors, and added brads to hold them in place. I tied ribbons at 4 different spots to hang it all evenly.  Then I just tied the fishing wire through the wire mesh in random spots at different lengths.

I placed the cute little die-cut sticker people on the fronts of circles. For a final touch, I added brads to the wire mesh going around and through the center.

 

Deena Rutter - Designer Weekend Sale at Design House Digital

Stop by Design House Digital this weekend for great deals on my digital products.  Two of my favorite things in the shop, The Maybe Collection and my D 365 Layered Layouts.

 

 

Design House Digital Release: Maybe Mega and D365 Layouts vol. 9

 The Maybe Collection all in one and with an awesome price!  63 pieces of digital paper all for $14.99 (Release date cost is only $10.49.)

 

 

Design House Digital Release: Layered Layouts vol 6

Grab your Design 365 Layered Layouts Vol. 6  for 30% off today only at Design House Digital.

 

Deena Rutter Layout Contest + Freebie

***contest closed***

Today I am announcing my first Deena Rutter layout contest. I want to see what you've been working on with your Deena Rutter product...and what you will soon be creating!

Enter to win a $15 gift card to my Digi-shop at Design House Digital. 

Don't have a lot of Deena's product? Check out the HUGE sale happening at DHD this weekend, commemorating International Scrapbook Weekend. New Layouts are in the shop for 30% off today!

Here's how you enter:

- Create a layout with the theme of "FRIENDS", using the following free layout and/or any Deena Rutter DHD products (you can enter more than once, the more layouts you submit, the better your odds.)

- Submit your layout to the Design House Digital gallery, then send me the link by commenting here, on facebook.

*Layouts must be 85-90% Deena Rutter product in order to be entered*

*Entries must be received by Friday, May 7 at 12:00 pm MST*

*Winner will be chosen by Deena Rutter*

   

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Deena Rutter Shop Sale at DHD and *FREEBIE* #digiscrap

 

Design House Digital is having a designer sale April 24-25, 2010

....and this week I am the showcase designer! 

Hurry over for great deals on some of my most popular products. 

Here are just a few on sale in my shop.

HOTEL CALIFORNIA ON SALE 

 

HAPPIER ON SALE

 

D-365 LAYERED LAYOUTS

D-CUT 12x12 edges (use png for masks) - $1 DOLLAR SALE

FREEBIE - A KIND WORD vol.2

March Design 365 Layouts + my creative space

layout template available at design house digital

Wow, have I been busy.  Working on a brand new line for My Mind's Eye with Jen Allyson is so amazingly fun and fulfulling, but completely exhausting.  My office space was full of stacks of inspiration and ideas...as well as many empty diet coke cans waiting to be taken to the recycle bin.

I was more than happy to accept the offer from my good friend (and new jewelry design collaborator), Allison Dayton when she offered to pick up this great new set of drawers from Ikea for me.  I couldn't wait to take a break from designing and get my creative space looking like a spot I could actually create in.

Oh, how I love my little inspiration nook.  In the rest of my home, I love clean lines and non-cluttered surroundings, but in my space I love having little knick-knacks of inspiration everywhere: postcards from my European study abroad, my notebook collection, my guitar, words of inspiration and more. 

Floral Borders and Frames + Almost Free Layered Layouts

Dollar Days at Design House Digital are drawing to an end.  Time to go fill up your cart with dollar items and such.  There are tons of amazing deals by so many talented people.  I have the priveledge of entering the last item into the February bargains.  It will only be one day, Feb. 28th, so mark your calendars. Here is a sneak peak. You won't want to miss out!

Here is a quick layout I made using one of the layered templates.

another dollar deal at design house digital

and another super simple page using the borders and frames

Design 365: January in Review

Design 365: Rutter Style.  You may be surprised to know that this is more scrapbooking than I have done since my oldest was a toddler.  So far it has been such an amazing eye-opener...watching for the moments of our day that make the Rutter family tick.  Thank you, Design 365.  I would have missed these moments without you.