DL.ART November Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy first day of November!! Wow, this year has absolutely flown by!! I hope those of you who celebrate Halloween had a safe and happy one!! It's time for a new monthly linky challenge at DL.ART and as always for the month-long linky, the theme is Anything Goes. If you use the code l01210, Diana will give you 10% off your order at DL.ART.

For my cards, I created two circular Christmas cards. I cut the shape with Spellbinders Grand Circles. The papers are from Maja Designs.

Texture paste was added through a stencil and while the paste was still wet, I sprinkled it with Sparkle N Sprinkle Crystal Ice glitter.

A Tattered Lace Lamp Post die is the central feature of the card. The banner is a Joy Crafts Banner die and the sentiment is from My Craft Spot (no longer in business).

The birds were cut again in white and covered in Crystal Ice glitter. The poinsettias are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Tucked under the flowers are Impression Obsession Pine Branches and Pine Sprig Dies and some sisal. The gorgeous ribbon is RAO Red from The Newspaper Bundle. The card was finished off with a DecoArt Snow Writer and some paint splatters with a Tim Holtz Splatter Brush.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
2) Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday
3) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
4) The Merry Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
5) Sparkle N Sprinkle November Challenge - Anything Goes using Glitter...

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to DL.ART to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Anything Goes project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #191 - Fairy Tales

Happy Thursday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!! It's time for a new challenge at DL.ART and the theme this week is one of my favorites...Fairy Tales :) If you used the code l01210, Diana will give you 10% off your order at DL.ART.

I had so much fun making these cards!! If you look in the dictionary, the definition of a fairy tale is a children's story of magical creatures...wizards, fairies, goblins, mermaids... Of course I had to pick my favorite fairy tale creature...a mermaid :)

I started with papers from Maja Designs Summer Basics stack. The edges were all distressed with a Zutter DIA. The wave die is from My Creative Time.

This beautiful ribbon is Silvery Hue Sea from Mermaid's Tale Second Edition. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Tucked under the blooms are Memory Box Chloe Stems and Paper Smooches Foliage 2 dies. Pearls were added to the Chloe Stems.

This gorgeous ribbon is Blue Hue Tale from Mermaid's Tale Second Edition. Some cheesecloth and rope-type lace were added for a nautical touch.

The beautiful mermaid is a Tattered Lace die. She was cut three times...once in black for a shadow, once in patterned paper and once again in patterned paper that was covered in glitter.

The frame is a Spellbinders die that was covered in Wendy Vecchi Crackle Paste. Shabby White Frantage was added behind the mermaid. Celebrate is a Penny Black Doodles die.

The cards were topped off with white paint using a Tim Holtz Splatter Brush. I'm entering this in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes
3) Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday
4) Scrapping4funChallenge - Anything Goes
5) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to DL.ART to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Fairy Tale project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

So I haven't had a chance to take very many nature pictures lately, but I wanted to share some visitors to my yard. This guy ventured close to the house. But when I snapped pics of the groundhog...

...he was not happy about it - and he let me know it :)

And there are a flock of turkeys that live here all year around, but I was surprised to see a tree full of these guys...

Ugh!! Turkey Vultures!! Quite possibly the most vile birds in nature. Thankfully, they didn't stay long and they moved right along :) Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a wonderful Thursday :)

Brighter Days are Coming Your Way

Happy Sunday!! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!! How can October be half over already??

I have a couple of cards to share with you today that I created for a very special cause. My sweet friend Becca of The Damsel of Distressed Cards is hosting The Hop to Stop, a blog hop to raise awareness for victims of domestic violence.

Becca is an such an inspiration and I hope you'll stop by her blog to read her story and then join me in supporting her very important cause.

I used Lemoncraft Everyday Spring papers for this card. A Memory Box Distressed Windham Collage die was used in the top corner.

Tucked among the Wild Orchid Crafts Pretty Flori flowers are Memory Box Chloe Stems, Elizabeth Craft Curvy Leaves and Impression Obsession Foliage. The beautiful crinkle ribbon is Pure Love from the Valentine Bundle at DL.ART.

A Spellbinders Decorative Labels 1 die was used to hide the sentiment tag. The butterfly is a Fiskars punch. The lace and cheesecloth are from my stash.

The tag is a Sue Wilson Pierced Tag die. I thought the sentiment was perfect for this hop. It's from My Creative Time's Be Awesome set. I finished it off with some white acrylic paint using a Tim Holtz Splatter Brush.

Because I can never make just one card, I made another in pink :) The papers for this one are from Lemoncraft's Neverending Summer stack. The rest of the details are the same except for the beautiful ribbon...it's my favorite - Sweet Love from DL.ART's Valentine Bundle.

Another perfect sentiment for this hop...Never Give Up is from My Creative Time's You Matter set.

I am entering this in Becca's hop and the following challenges:

1) Hop to Stop - Anything Goes Using Purple
2) Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #184 ~ Summer Foods or Thank You

Happy Thursday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!! It's time for a new Thankful Thursday challenge at DL.ART!! The theme this week is Summer Foods or you can always make a Thank You card. If you use the code l01210, you'll get 10% off your order at DL.ART.

I decided to make thank you cards today so I could use my new Penny Black sentiment dies that I purchased specifically for a Thankful Thursday challenge :) The papers are from Lemoncraft's Everyday Spring collection and I stitched them to the heavyweight cardstock. I so love their papers :)

Tucked among the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts are Sue Wilson Mosaic Leaves dies and some cheesecloth. The banners are from Joy Crafts. The butterfly is a Fiskars punch and I punched it out three times for dimension. White acrylic paint was applied with a Tim Holtz Splatter Brush.

This gorgeous crinkle ribbon is Sweet Love from The Valentine Bundle.

This beautiful ribbon is Mint from The 2016 Spring Bundle.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Flora and Fauna
2) Frilly and Funkie - All Lined Up
3) Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday - Anything Goes
4) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes
5) Live and Love Crafts - Sprinkles of Summer (Flowers and Butterflies)

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to DL.ART to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Summer Food or Thank You project. I can't wait to see what you create :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #177 - Anything Goes

Happy Thursday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!! It's time for another Thankful Thursday Challenge at DL.ART. The theme this week is everyone's favorite - Anything Goes. Have you seen Diana's new spring ribbon colors?? Oh my gosh, they're so gorgeous!! I had to use two of them for today's cards. You'll be seeing projects with the other two soon :)

I started with papers from Prima's Tales of You and Me stack. I then applied texture paste through a Jenni Bowlin North Star stencil.

The doily is a Cheery Lynn French Pastry die.The two circles are Memory Box Stitched Circles dies and they were each popped up with foam tape for dimensions. The images are from the Prima paper.

Beneath the flowers, I've used Marianne Leaves Dies inked with Wilted Violet and Carved Pumpkin Distress Inks. Sue Wilson Faux Quilled Leaves and Impression Obsession Open Scroll Vines were also used.

The butterflies fluttering about are My Creative Time's Mini Butterflies covered with glitter. The tags are Taylored Expression Banner Stacklet dies cut in vellum. This gorgeous crinkle ribbon is Peach and below is Lavender from the 2016 Spring Bundle. I used a Tim Holtz Splatter Brush to sprinkle some white acrylic paint across the cards.

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Anything But Cute - Crazy for Color

2) Pause, Dream Enjoy Linky - Anything Goes
3) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
4) Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday - Anything Goes
5) 2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to DL.ART to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Anything Goes project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)