Decorate to Celebrate #77 - For Dad or Birthday!!

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a great week!! It's time for another challenge at Decorate to Celebrate!! This week we are celebrating Fathers!! We want to see you celebrating everything wonderful about Dads with your table decorations, party banners, pennants, yard signs, cupcakes, party favors and more!!

For my Father's Day gift, I created a fishing vest gift card holder. My Dad doesn't actually fish and he doesn't hunt (thank goodness - I'm an animal lover!!) but he loves to camp so I thought this would be a fun gift card holder for him :) I found a big book of fabric swatches at Goodwill for $.99!! Actually, there were about three and they all had amazing swatches of fabric. I cut the vest first in Kraft paper and then I chose a fabric that would work for a vest. The die is from the newest Die-Versions release - Vest Card. It cut through the fabric perfectly!! I thought the frayed edges added a bit of flair. The pin on the pocket is supposed to represent hand-tied fishing lures :)

I added a fabric pocket inside to hold the gift card. Velcro circles hold the vest closed. The banner is a Spellbinders Ribbon Banner die cut in vellum. Happy Father's Day is from Craftin Desert Divas Happy Celebrations stamp set.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - June Linky
2. ePlay Challenge - Fabric
3. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
4. Funday Friday - Anything Goes
5. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Decorate to Celebrate to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Father's Day or Birthday project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Just For You

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! The weather was perfect here...sunny, high 70's. I was able to keep the windows open all weekend :) It's time for another fun challenge at Craftin Desert Divas!! It's a fun one this week - we want you to use your Favorite Color on your project!! Easy peasy, right/?!! Our sponsors are: CDD - one stamp set; My Scrap Chick: $10 Discount Coupon; Scrappin Doodles: $10 G.C.; Creative Embellishments: $20 Gift Voucher to store.

For my card, I used my favorite color - pink :) I also used papers from my favorite paper company - Prima. These are from the Lyric stack. And I used my favorite crafting tool - a Zutter DIA to distress the edges.

The branch is a Spellbinders Cherry Blossom die. The centers were inked with Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet Distress Ink. The bird is a Die-Versions Crow die and it was cut twice, once in black for a shadow effect. It was covered with Doodlebug Designs Sugar Coating, as was the Memory Box Darla Butterfly. The flowers are a mixture of Prima and The Paper Studio. Tulle was tucked among the blooms, as was twisted copper wire. Spellbinders D-Lites Corner Sprigs were cut in vellum and added as well. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces. The button is a Die-Versions Wee Petites Button die.

The banner is from Lil' Inker. Just for You is from Craftin Desert Divas Simply Said Stamp Set:

You can purchase this set, as well as all of the CDD stamps in the store HERE.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - June Linky
2. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
3. Funday Friday - Anything Goes
4. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
5. Just B Creative Crazy - June Linky
6. Amuse Studios - Dies
7. Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenges 4 Everybody
8. Dragonfly Dreams - Things With Wings
9. Pile it On - Use Patterned Paper
10. The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
11. Crafting at the Weekend - Anything Goes
12. Open Minded Challenges - Things With Wings
13. Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
14. Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
15. Cute Card Thursday - Perfectly Pink
16. Paper Crafting Journey - Perfect in Pink
17. Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
18. Craft Room Challenges - Things with Wings
19. Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
20. Card Mania Challenges - Flowers
21. Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Craftin Desert Divas to see the amazing projects my talented 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 :)

Bride and Groom!!

Happy Friday everyone!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog and I'd love for you to stop by and say hi :)

I have two cards to share with you using the newest dies from the May Wedding Bells and Father's Day release. The first card features the beautiful Floral Bride and Groom Whispers Die.  It was cut in black cardstock, adorned with crystals and popped up with foam tape for dimension. The flowers are from Prima and the black ribbon is from my stash.

The new Sweet Spots Bride and Groom Die was added to the top. The bottom border was created with a Whispers Lacey Dots die. The gem strip is from The Paper Studio.

For the second card, I wanted to feature the gorgeous Whispers Wedding Dress Die again!! I just love this - it's so elegant and beautiful :) The sentiment is from My Creative Time's Many Greetings Stamp set.

The papers are from Prima. The edges were lightly distressed with a Zutter DIA. The dress was cut once in white cardstock, once in black and offset for a shadow effect. The white layer was then covered with glitter. Pink vellum was added behind and it was popped up with foam tape.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - June Linky
2. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
3. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
4. Just B Creative Crazy - June Linky

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

Independence Day!!

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a wonderful first week of June!! Wow, how is that possible?? It's my turn to post on the Craftin Desert Divas blog and I'm sharing a project with you using the new Celebrate Freedom stamp set from the May release.

I haven't made a shaker card since November 2011 (HERE), but after seeing so many gorgeous ones lately, I decided to make one for my stars and stripes card :) The star was cut with a Spellbinders Star die. The papers are from Bo Bunny's Anthem stack. The star was filled with iridescent sequins and stars punched with vellum. I used a Cuttlebug Stars embossing folder and Distressed Stripes embossing folder to mimic a flag. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA.

I used the Independence Day stamp and turned it on it's side. The banner is a Taylored Experssions die. The sentiment was heat embossed with red and blue embossing powders. The stars along the top were punched with cork paper. The gems are Prima Say It In Crystals.

Look at all the fun sentiments and designs on this set!! Perfect for your patriotic cards and projects!! You can purchase the stamps at the Craftin Desert Divas Shop. And we would love to see your projects using any of the stamp sets in our Craftin Desert Divas Gallery.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - May Linky
2. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
3. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
4. Just B Creative Crazy - May Linky

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a fabulous week :)