Scrapy Land Blog Challenge #4 - Halloween

Happy Wednesday!! It's time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land Blog Challenge!! Thank you to those of you that are playing along!! All of the entries have been amazing!! The theme for Challenge #4 is Halloween, using any brand of die that Scrapy Land carries - there are over 40 brands!!

For my Halloween card, I used papers from Echo Park's Chillingsworth Manor paper stack. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA and then inked with Black Soot Distress Ink. The brewing witch is from Impression Obsession. She was cut several times for the different layers and then she was popped up with foam tape for dimension.

The smiling skeleton is from Memory Box Dancing Skeleton die. The spider and webs are from Impression Obsession. The flowers are from Prima.

I used more of the spider webs on the inside, as well as a stamp from Craftin Desert Divas Wonderfully Wicked stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Craftin Desert Divas - Halloween
2. DL.Art - October Linky
3. Dies R Us Challenge #12 - Halloween
4. Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday
5. PDE Linky Party - Halloween 
6. Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Scrapy Land to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Halloween project using a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Something Special Just For You

Happy Saturday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! I've finally decided to embrace fall - I do love fall, I just wasn't ready for summer to end. And I'm so not ready for winter and snow. So, in the spirit of the season, I purchased some pumpkins to decorate around the house and I hope to add more festive touches this weekend :)

I came across a card I did a few years ago - it's called a Box Card - and I loved the look so I wanted to make another one :) My sweet friend Beate put this tutorial together. Unfortunately, she doesn't blog anymore, which is a shame because her projects were amazing. You can find the directions HERE. It looks complicated but it's incredibly easy to create. The double-sided papers are from K&Company. The scalloped die along the sides is a Die-Versions Lacey Dots die.

For the belly band, I used a Memory Box Orbit Circle die. My Craft Spot Tiny Doily Dies were used for the center of the circle. The sentiment is from My Craft Spot's Stamping All Around Spring stamp set. I stamped it on vellum and adhered it to the paper.

Once you remove the belly band, the card expands into a box. How cool is that??!! You can add a gift card inside to make a sweet gift for someone special :)

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
2. DL.Art - September Linky

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a wonderful weekend :)

Giveaway WINNER!!

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a fabulous week!! I want to sincerely thank you all for voting for my card in the Spellbinders A Gilded Life Challenge!! I also want to thank all of my "Campaign Managers" who posted about the contest on their blogs, Facebook, sidebars and encouraged their friends in groups and teams to vote!! I appreciate you all so much!! I came in second place!! It was a much better outcome than I hoped for or expected!!

Since I can't send something to all of you, I created this card for all of my followers to express my appreciation :) I used the Memory Box Tiffany Frame and Cherise Label dies that I'm giving away today...well, not the actual dies - I bought two sets ;) But I wanted to show you how beautiful they are!!

The papers are from Pink Paislee. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA. The Tiffany Frame was cut first in cardboard and then patterned paper...I wanted it to have a little dimension from the Label and it's too thin for foam tape. Thank You is a Spellbinders In'spire die. It was cut once in black and once in patterned paper for a shadow effect. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The button on the bow is a Die-Versions Wee Petite Button die. By the way, I purchased all of these dies from Scrapy Land...they have such an amazing selection!!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
2. DL.Art - September Linky
3. DoubleClick Skittles Challenge - Anything Goes

And now for the winner of my Giveaway!! I had 76 entries in the linky, plus one who couldn't get her name to show up in the list. I added her name to the end. So there were 77 entries total. I used Random.org to choose for me and it chose....................................................

And #39 is.......................................................................................

39.  katieO

Congratulations, Katie!! Please email your address to me at indymermaid(at)gmail(dot)com and I'll get the dies in the mail to you!!

Thank you all again for voting for me!! I have the best followers in blogland :)

Last Day to Enter Giveaway & Happy To Be Alive Tag

Happy Sunday!! I hope you are having a wonderful last weekend of summer (how is that even possible??!!) Today is the last day to enter my Thank You Giveaway!! If you haven't entered to win a set of Memory Box dies, click HERE for all the details!! If you have, thank you so, so much :)

I have a tag to share with you today. The papers are from The Paper Studio's Kirby Teesdale stack. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA and then inked with Tim Holtz Walnut Distress Ink. Memory Box Chloe Stems were adorned with gems and tucked behind the paper. The bottom circles are a Memory Box Loopy Rings dies.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. A Memory Box Magic Flourish was cut in vellum and tucked among the blooms. The leaves are from My Craft Spot's Flowers Daisy die set. The sentiment is from My Craft Spot's Music stamp set. It was heat embossed with white embossing powder and then I ran some chalk over it for a chalkboard effect.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. My Craft Spot - Chalk Art (MCS products used: Music Stamp Set, Flowers Daisy Dies)
2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Tag It
3. DL.art - September Linky
4. Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for the Die-Versions / Great Impressions Blog Hop!!

There will be lots of inspiration and you will have the chance to win some awesome prizes!!

I will announce the winner of my giveaway on Tuesday!! Thank you again for voting!!

Happy Sunday :)

Craftin Desert Divas September Stamp Release Day 2

To enter my Thank You Giveaway, click HERE

Welcome to the September stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas!! We have six new stamp sets in this release. We will be sharing with you sneak peeks from 2 different stamp sets a day. This release is Fall and Halloween inspired!!

These images and sentiments will also come with a matching SVG cut file that is FREE to you.

There are a few specials during this release we want to share with you.

• Every purchase receives a FREE Too Cute by Jessica SVG pattern made especially for this release.
• Any minimum 2 Stamp purchase will receive a FREE mini stamp. Both stamp & pattern will be revealed during the hop.
• Also there will be a sale 20% off your ENTIRE purchase using code: September starting on Saturday. The free mini stamp sale will end Sept. 30, 2014.

Welcome to Day 2 of Craftin Desert Divas September stamp release!! Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at two of the six new stamp sets. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, we will have a blog hop with prizes each day. There are some awesome creations being shared today during this stamp release. We also have some special guest designers who will be joining us.

Today we are showcasing the Ghostly Greetings and Wonderfully Wicked stamp sets.

6 - 4x6 stamps.

Made in the USA.

Stamps will be available to order on Saturday.

We hope you will stop by the Craftin Desert Divas Shop and the Craftin Desert Divas Gallery Facebook group. We would love for you to join us and share your creations with us using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps. In this group we first show previews, have giveaways and much more!!

Here is my sneak peek project ...

My first project uses the Ghostly Greetings stamp set. The pumpkin was created with Spellbinders Standard Circles dies. The face was cut with a Memory Box Glowing Pumpkin Face die. The leaves are a Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die. The stem was hand-cut and wrapped with twine.

Carve Out Some Halloween Fun is from the Ghostly Greetings stamp set, as are...

The adorable images on the kisses!!

My next project uses stamps from Wonderfully Wicked. The papers are from K&Company. The base is a Spellbinders Resplendent Rectangles die. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces. The button is a Die-Versions Button die.

This little cutie is from Wonderfully Wicked. She was stamped on a Spellbinders Labels 10. She was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and inked with Tim Holtz Dusty Concord Distress Ink.

The sentiment is also from Wonderfully Wicked. It was stamped on a Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags 1 die. It was also inked with Dusty Concord.

Sneak Peek Giveaway!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs!! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning!!

Tara will announce today's winner tomorrow. The winner will be picked from a different blog every day, so be sure to visit and leave comments.

Thank you all so much for joining us today and I hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks.

Scrapy Land Blog Challenge - Embossing

To enter my Thank You Giveaway, click HERE

Happy Wednesday!! It's time for another super-fun Scrapy Land Blog Challenge!! Thank you all who participated in making our first challenge a huge success!! This week, the theme is Heat Embossing. We want to see your projects using any brand of dies that Scrapy Land carries (there are over 40) and heat embossing. You could win a gift certificate to Scrapy Land!!

For my project, I created an anniversary for my parents...it's not until November so I'm ahead of the game (for once!!). The papers are from My Mind's Eye Pretty Things stack. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA.

The banners were cut with Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets 1 dies. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Memory Box Floral Vines were cut with vellum and tucked among the blooms.

Spellbinders Opulent Ovals were used for the base of the sentiment. Happy is a Die-Versions Sweet Hearts Happy Birthday die. I just cut the happy from the heart. Anniversary is a Die-Versions Sweet Wordlet Anniversary die. They were both cut in cardboard and heat embossed with Sparkle and Sprinkle Frosted Juniper Embossing Powder - love it!! The words were also cut in black and offset for a shadow effect.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - September Linky

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Scrapy Land to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Heat Embossing project using a die that Scrapy Land carries!!  I can't wait to see what you create :)

Craft It Up & Link It Up - Fall

** Please vote for my project in the Spellbinders A Gilded Life Contest: #1 Love Card HERE. Thank you so, so much!! **

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! It's time for another Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party at Craftin Desert Divas. The theme this week is fall.

For my fall card, I created a Thanksgiving card...it will be here before we know it!! The papers are from DCWV's Fall Mat Stack from a couple of years ago. The background is a Die-Versions Floral Background die. I used a sheet of sticky dots to adhere it to a sheet of shimmery paper from the DCWV stack.

You can see the shine of the paper better from this angle. The clock is a Tim Holtz Weathered Clock die. The leaves are Spellbinders dies. They were sanded to bring out some of the texture. The swirly leaves are a Memory Box die cut in vellum.

The sentiment is from the CDD Happy Celebrations stamp set:

You can purchase it and all the stamps in the Craftin Desert Shop HERE.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - September Linky
2. Little Scrap Pieces - Show it Off Saturday

The sponsors for our Fall Linky Party are:

Craftin Desert Divas: One Stamp Set

Miriam's Crafting Supplies: $5 credit (not on ATG or stamping)

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs: $15 in files

KaDoodleBug Designs: $25

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Craftin Desert Divas to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then Craft It Up & Link It Up!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

First Scrapy Land Blog Challenge - Anything Goes

** This is my third post of the day **

For Day 3 of the My Craft Spot Sneak Peeks, click HERE

For Decorate to Celebrate Fall or Birthday, click HERE

Happy Wednesday and welcome to the first Scrapy Land Challenge!! This is a bi-monthly challenge posting on the first and third Monday of each month. The theme of the first challenge is Anything Goes using one or more dies that Scrapy Land carries (there are over 40 brands to choose from!!). You could win a $15 gift certificate to Scrapy Land!!

I created this card for a dear friend who was celebrating a very special day with her family :) The papers are from The Paper Studio. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The bottom layer of the butterfly is a Memory Box Isabella die and the top is a Memory Box Pippi die. They were coated with a layer of Sugar Coating.

The window was cut with a Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Two. The frame was made with a Spellbinders Decorative Labels Twenty-Two and a Labels Twenty-Two. The frame was covered with TH Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint. Once it dried. TH Victorian Velvet Distress Stain was applied to the cracks. The button on the ribbon is a Die-Versions Sweet Petite Button die.

Congrats is from Craftin Desert Divas Say it Big stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Craftin Desert Divas - Anything Goes
2. DLArt - September Linky
3. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
4. Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
5. Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
6. Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
7. Card Mania - Butterflies and Bows
8. Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
9. Sister Act - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Scrapy Land to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Anything Goes project using a die that Scrapy Land carries!! You have until September 14th. I can't wait to see what you create :)

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party - Anything Goes

This is the second of two posts today...please click HERE for the My Craft Spot Sneak Peek!!

Happy Monday and happy Labor Day to my friends in the US!! It's time for another Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party at Craftin Desert Divas. Our theme this week is a fun one - anything goes!!

For my card, I used papers from The Paper Studio's Kirby Teesdale Studio paper stack. The edges were inked with a Zutter DIA.

The window was cut with a Spellbinders Standard Circles Large die. A Spellbinders Picot Edge Circle was adhered to clear plastic and inserted in the window. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Leaves were cut in pink vellum with a Memory Box Fresh Foliage die. The butterfly is also from Memory Box and it was covered with Doodlebug Sugar Coating.

Thank you is from CDD's Say It Big stamp set. I taped off the stamp to make it one line instead of two.

You can purchase it HERE.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - August Linky 
2. Little Scrap Pieces - Show it Off Saturday

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

CDD - one stamp set

 Digital Delights by Loubylou: $5 G.C.

TCBJ: $30

NNow it's your turn!! Head on over to Craftin Desert Divas to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then Craft It Up & Link It Up!! I can't wait to see what you create :)