CDD Sneak Peeks Day 2 - Kindness Matters

Are you ready to get the sneak peeks started? I am!!!

Welcome to Day 2 of our June stamp release party!! Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at one of the four new stamp sets. Then, on Tuesday and Wednesday, we will have a blog hop with prizes each day. The design team has some amazing creations to start this stamp release party.

Today we are showcasing the Be Inspired stamp set. This is my absolute favorite set!! I love all of the sentiments!!

All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA. Stamps will be available to order on Tuesday.

We hope you will stop by our store Craftin Desert Divas Shop and our 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 show previews first, have giveaways and much more!!

Here's my project I created:

The background paper is from My Mind's Eye. The edges have been distressed with a Zutter DIA. A strip of corrugated cardboard was dry-brushed with white paint and layered over a piece of vellum. Tulle was added on top for a bit of added texture. The shabby light post is from The Paper Studio Spare Parts.

The gorgeous flowers are from Prima. The butterflies are Memory Box dies and they were covered with Doodlebug Designs Sugar Coating. The ribbon is from May Arts. The button is a Die-Versions Button die.

In keeping with the whole shabby theme of the card, I embossed the sentiment, "Kindness Matters" with Ranger Antiquities Embossing Powder in Verdigris.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
2. DL.Art - June Linky
3. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
4. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

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!! Just click on the DT's name to get to their blog.

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!!

Winner and New Stamp Sneak Peeks!!

Happy Friday!! I hope you have fun plans for the first weekend of summer!! Wow, this year is flying by!! I have a winner to announce from my guest design spot at My Craft Spot, but first, I want to let you know about a couple of things :)

First, sneak peeks started today for the Craftin Desert Divas June Stamp Release!! You are going to love the new stamps!! They are amazing!! Head on over to Craftin Desert Divas to see today's projects!! Be sure to stop by here tomorrow - I'll have a sneak to share with you using my absolute favorite stamp set :)

How would you like to guest design with us??!! Now's your chance!! See the above with all the information you need to apply!!

And now for the WINNER of the My Craft Spot stamps!! Thank you all who stopped by!! I used random.org to choose and the winner is.........

Congrats, M!! I'll pass your info along to Kimberly!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you will come back tomorrow!! Have a great day :)

It's All Perspective

For my GIVEAWAY, click HERE!!

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! I was able to spend a very happy Father's Day with my amazing Dad :) I even had a chance to sneak into my craft room and play along with Tim's June 2014 Tag Challenge!! I really enjoy playing along with the challenges when I can. I have been lucky enough to have won twice, including last month :)

For this tag, I pretty much followed Tim's instructions HERE. I used his Schoolhouse stencil for the watercolor background. The edges were inked with Pumice Stone Distress Ink. It's All Perspective is from Tim's Good Thoughts stamp set. The other two sentiments are TH's Idea-Ology Remnant Rub-On's Words. The butterflies are from Tim's Papillion stamp set. I fussy cut the butterflies and colored them with Distress Inks and a waterbrush. I was so bummed to walk into my Hobby Lobby last week and find the new French Flight Framelits with the butterfly dies like Tim used for his tag. I bought them, but decided to still use my fussy cut ones.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Tim's 12 Tags of 2014 - June
2. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
3. DL.Art - June Linky
4. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
5. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

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

Enjoy The Little Things In Life & GIVEAWAY!!

Happy Friday the 13th, everyone!! You aren't superstitious, are you??!! I am so excited and honored to be a guest designer for My Craft Spot today!! I adore all of Kimberly's stamps and dies and am constantly awed and inspired by her amazing design team!! They are so creative and talented!! Have you seen her latest release?? All must-haves!! I am so grateful to Kimberly for this opportunity :)

I am sharing with you today my shabby little garden, using one of my favorite My Craft Spot stamp sets, Simply Sentiments. The paper for this card is from Prima's Lady Bird stack. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA.

The flowers are a mixture of Prima and The Paper Studio. Vines were cut with vellum and tucked among the blooms. The birdhouse is a Prima Shabby Chic Treasure and I attached it to the fence with floral wire that has been twisted. The birds were fussy cut from the paper. Sugar Coating was added to the butterflies to make them sparkle. They were attached with foam tape for dimension.

I thought Enjoy the Little Things In Life was perfect for this card...flowers, butterflies, birds...little things that make life grand :) The sentiment is from Kimberly's Simply Sentiments set:

Aren't all of the sentiments awesome??!! You can purchase it HERE. I also used the Tiny Doilies Metal Dies:

You can purchase them HERE.

I love this stamp set so much, I created another card to share with you :)

I used Bo Bunny's Primrose Collection for this card. The flowers are again a mixture of Prima and The Paper Studio.

Spellbinders Opulent Ovals were used, and the top layer was inked with Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters Distress Ink. The butterflies were fussy cut from the paper.

This is my favorite sentiment because it is so true...faith does make things possible!!

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - June Linky
2. Little Scrap Pieces - Show Off Saturday
3. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes 
4. Fussy & Fancy - Things With Wings 
5. Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes 
6. Crafty Girls Challenge #20 - Anything Goes 
7. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes 
8. Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes 
9. Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
10. Amusing Studios - Dies
11. Pile It On #23 - Use Patterned Paper 
12. Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes w/Sentiment

** GIVEAWAY **

Kimberly has generously offered a free set of stamps for me to give away!! Woohoo!! How awesome is that!! All you have to do is:

1. Head on over to My Craft Spot to see all of the wonderful products Kimberly has to offer
2. Pick your favorite stamp set
3. Come back here and leave me a comment with your choice. I will pick a winner on Friday, June 20th!!

Thank you for stopping by!! Have a great day :)