DL.ART Thankful Thursday #231 ~ Red, White and Blue

Hello, everyone and happy Thursday!! It's time for a new Thankful Thursday Challenge at DL.ART and the theme is Red, White and Blue. If you use the code LF222, Diana will give you a 10% discount to shop at DL.ART.

For my cards, I created flag cards, using Patriotic Red and Patriotic White ribbons from the Patriotic Bundle. I adhered Sparkle N Sprinkle Tear-ific Tape 1/2" to the back of the ribbon and alternately placed them on cardstock.

The Statue of Liberty die is from Die-Versions. It was covered with SNS Liberty Glitter and popped up with foam tape for dimension.

The USA letters are from Altenew. The sentiments are from  K Andrew Designs (no longer in business) and heat embossed with SNS White Detail Embossing Powder.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challengeb> ~ Anything Goes
2) Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
3) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday ~ 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 Red, White and Blue project. I can't wait to see what you create :)

Happy Fourth for Sparkle N Sprinkle

Hello, everyone and happy Saturday!! It's my turn to post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog and I have a couple of patriotic cards to share with you today featuring the new Baxter Pup 901 stamp set.

Isn't he adorable??!! I am so super-excited that Demo Donna used my card to create the June Video Kit available HERE from Sparkle N Sprinkle!!

To create the flag background, I used Super-Adhesive Sheets on cardstock and then covered one sheet with Gypsy Red glitter and another with Diamond Dust glitter. After brushing cardstock with a Anti Static Bag, I used Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp the Sentiment with Versamark Embossing Ink Pad and then heat embossed it with Red Apple embossing powder.

I then cut the the papers into strips, attached Tear-ific Tape ½” to the back and layered them together.

Next, I covered a sheet of cardstock with Super-Adhesive Sheets and sprinkled on Blue Lightning glitter. The stars are an old punch and I used Tear-ific Tape 2” over cardstock and then covered them with Diamond Dust glitter.

After brushing cardstock with a Anti Static Bag, I used Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp Baxter Pup with Versamark Embossing Ink Pad and then heat embossed it with Black Detail. Baxter was then watercolored and cut out with a Tonic Mixed Edge Oval. Below, another Tonic Mixed Edge Oval was cut from cardstock covered with Super-Adhesive Sheets and then sprinkled with Liberty glitter. I then adhered Nuvo Golden Years Confetti stars.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday ~ Anything Goes

Products Used

Stamps: Baxter Pup 901
Glitter: Gypsy Red (GM2005); Diamond Dust (GM1116); Blue Lightning (G1008); Liberty (G1026)
Embossing Powder: Black Detail (EP171); Red Apple (EP276);
Adhesive: Tear-ific Tape ½” (SAT04); Tear-ific Tape 2” (SAT12); Super-Adhesive Sheets (SAS02)
Dies: Tonic Mixed Edge Oval (1456E)
Other: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform (1707E); Versamark Embossing Ink Pad (VM001); Anti Static Bag (99512); Nuvo Golden Years Confetti; Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors 6.5” (404)

We'd love for you to participate in our monthly challenges on our Facebook page. Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

Scrapy Land Challenge #92 ~ Anything Goes

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday!! It's time for a new Scrapy Land Challenge and the theme as always is Anything Goes Plus a Brand of Die Scrapy Land Carries...there are over 55 to choose from!! If you play along, you could be one of two winners of a $10 gift certificate to shop at Scrapy Land.

For my cards, I used the Karen Burniston Tag Book die and I absolutely love, love it!! It's so fun!! I'm addicted to her interactive dies :) I used papers from Lemoncraft's Yesterday stack, which you can find in my ETSY store HERE.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Tucked beneath are Sue Wilson Orange Blossom Leaves and Elizabeth Craft Leafy Branch dies. I used a Frantic Stamper Elementals #18 - Stitched Bracket and a Frantic Stamper Tangled Frames to frame the Lemoncraft butterfly.

Isn't the inside pop-up fun??!! In here, I used Jeanine's Art Vintage Flowers and Cherry Lynn Floral Bouquet as well as several of the dies that come with the KB Tag set. The sentiment was stamped on a Sue Wilson Pierced Flags and heat embossed with Sparkle N Sprinkle White Detail Embossing Powder.

This sentiment was heat embossed with Sparkle N Sprinkle Black Detail Embossing Powder.

Scrapy Land Products Used

Karen Burniston Tag Book

Frantic Stamper Elementals #18 - Stitched Bracket

Frantic Stamper Tangled Frames

Frantic Stamper Assorted Foliage

Sue Wilson Pierced Flags

Jeanine's Art Vintage Flowers

Cherry Lynn Floral Bouquet

Sue Wilson Orange Blossom Leaves

Elizabeth Craft Leafy Branch

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Double D Challenges ~ Butterflies
2) Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
3) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday ~ Anything Goes

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

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #230 ~ Wedding

Hello everyone and Happy Thursday!! It's time for a new Thankful Thursday Challenge at DL.ART and the theme is Wedding. If you use the code LF222, Diana will give you a 10% discount to shop at DL.ART.

For these cards, I used papers from DCWV's Wedding stack.

A Memory Box Stitched Circle die was layered over a Cherry Lynn French Pastry Doily. The sentiment from My Craft Spot (no longer in business) was heat embossed with Sparkle N Sprinkle Gold Detail Embossing Powder on a Sue Wilson Pierced Flag die.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Tucked beneath are Memory Box Chloe, Elizabeth Craft Leafy Branch, and Frantic Stamper Assorted Foliage dies. This gorgeous ribbon is Caribbean Coral from the Tropical Summer bundle.

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday ~ Anything Goes

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

I would like to sincerely thank my sweet friend Mia of Craftartista for the box of goodies she sent to me from Greece!! Everything is so beautiful including handmade wooden cross stitch ornaments, earrings and a ring as well as candies, coffee and crafty goodies!! Thank you again, Mia for your generosity!! I love everything you sent!!

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

Discover Beauty Every Day for Sparkle N Sprinkle

Hello, everyone and happy Tuesday!! It's my turn to post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog and I have a card to share with you today featuring the new Colorful Cosmos Blooms DIGI899 stamp set.

For this card, I placed Super-Adhesive Sheets over two Tonic Mixed Edge Oval dies. On the bottom one, I sprinkled Frosted Juniper embossing powder and on the top I used Cotton Candy embossing powder and heat embossed them. I printed out the pre-colored digi from the Colorful Cosmos Blooms stamp set and die cut it with a Tonic Mixed Edge Oval. The edges of the oval were inked with Pink Sherbet from Nuvo Diamond Hybrid Ink Pad Rose Garden. I added Nuvo Crystal Drops Party Pink.

I printed out a slightly larger version of the flower, fussy cut it and popped it up for dimension. I used a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Midas Touch Glitter Gloss Pen for shimmer and shine.

I used a Karen Burniston Twisted Pop-Up die for the inside.

On the pop-up panels, I used Tear-ific Tape 2” and then covered them with Forest Green embossing powder. The next layer was covered with Luau Green glitter. The flower panels were adhered with Tear-ific Tape ½” and the edges were inked with Dried Oregano from Nuvo Diamond Hybrid Ink Pad Rose Garden.

On the banner, I used Tangerine and Sugar Plum gliter and Golden Sparkle and Cotton Candy embossing powder.

A Tonic Jasmine Sunset Layering Die was covered with a Stampendous Moroccan Mesh Stencil and then spritzed with Nuvo Mica Mist Fresh Pear. The sentiment was cut out with a Tonic Mixed Edge Oval and the edges were inked with Dried Oregano from Nuvo Diamond Hybrid Ink Pad Rose Garden.

Products Used
Stamps: Colorful Cosmos Blooms DIGI899
Glitter: Luau Green (2004); Tangerine (GM2043); Tooth Fairy (G2036); Sugar Plum (G1096)
Embossing Powder: Cotton Candy (EP121); Forest Green (EP282); Frosted Juniper (EP406); Golden Sparkle (EP106)
Adhesive: Tear-ific Tape ½” (SAT04); Tear-ific Tape 2” (SAT12); Super-Adhesive Sheets (SAS02)
Dies: Tonic Mixed Edge Oval (1456E); Tonic Jasmine Sunset Layering Die (1110E); Karen Burniston Twisted Pop-Up
Other: Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Midas Touch Glitter Gloss Pen (881N); Nuvo Diamond Hybrid Ink Pad Rose Garden (83N); Nuvo Mica Mist Fresh Pear (574N); Nuvo Crystal Drops Party Pink (690N); Stampendous Moroccan Mesh Stencil (FMS4086)

We'd love for you to participate in our monthly challenges on our Facebook page. Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

Enjoy the LIttle Things for Sparkle N Sprinkle

Hello, everyone and happy Saturday!! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!! It's my turn to post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog and I have a shaker card to share with you today featuring the new My Wild Rose Stamp Set.

To create this card, I started with Tear-ific Tape ½” along the edges of cardstock and then I heat embossed it with Black Detail embossing powder.

Then I covered cardstock with a Super-Adhesive Sheet and sprinkled on Tangerine glitter.

To create the shaker, I used Tonic Mixed Edge Oval dies. After brushing watercolor paper with an Anti Static Bag, the rose from My Wild Rose was stamped with Versamark Embossing Ink Pad using a Tim Holtz Stamp Platform and then heat embossed with Black Detail. After the rose was watercolored, I then created a mask of the flower and spritzed on Nuvo Mica Mist Fresh Pear. After I removed the mask, I used a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Midas Touch Glitter Gloss Pen to give the rose a beautiful subtle gold shimmer.

I also used Nuvo Mica Mist Fresh Pear on the banner and Tonic Mixed Edge Oval. The sentiment was embossed with Forest Green embossing powder

Products Used

Stamps: My Wild Rose 898
Glitter: Tangerine (GM2043); Luau Green (GM2004)
Embossing Powder: Black Detail (EP171); Forest Green (EP282)
Adhesive: Tear-ific Tape ½” (SAT04); Super-Adhesive Sheets (SAS02)
Dies: Tonic Mixed Edge Oval (1456E)
Other: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform (1707E); Nuvo Mica Mist Fresh Pear (574N); Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Midas Touch Glitter Gloss Pen (881N); Versamark Embossing Ink Pad (VM001); Anti Static Bag (99512); Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors 6.5” (404)

We'd love for you to participate in our monthly challenges on our Facebook page. Plus, there are all kinds of fun contests and games where you could win!! Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

Scrapy Land Challenge #91 ~ Anything Goes

Hello, everyone and happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week :) It's time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land and the theme, as always is Anything Goes Plus a Brand of Die Scrapy Land Carries...there are over 55 to choose from!! If you play along, you could be one of two winners of a $10 gift certificate to shop at Scrapy Land.

I needed a special card for a dear friend, so I couldn't wait to use the Uchi's Bird Circle Slider die. It's so fun!! The bird "flies" and tweets hearts when you move the slider :)

To make the slider, I used a Concord and 9th Happy Card Frame banner die, and then layered a heart from the same set over a flower from Cheery Lynn Floral Bouquet set.

The butterfly is a Poppystamps Stitched Butterfly Trio die and Celebrate is from Elizabeth Craft Celebrate die.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is from DL.ART. Tucked beneath the flowers are Memory Box Chloe, Elizabeth Craft Leafy Branch and Elizabeth Craft Leafy Branch 5.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday ~ Anything Goes

Scrapy Land Products Used

Uchi's Bird Circle Slider

Memory Box Chloe

Cheery Lynn Floral Bouquet

Concord and 9th Happy Card Frame

Elizabeth Craft Leafy Branch 5 

Elizabeth Craft Leafy Branch

Elizabeth Craft Celebrate

Poppystamps Stitched Butterfly Trio

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

Carson's Creations Blog Hop WINNER!!

Hello, everyone and happy Monday!! Thank you all for stopping by this weekend for Carson's Creations 8 Year Blogaversary!! We had so much fun with the hop and I hope you did, too :)

I have a winner to announce of the Lemoncraft Everyday Spring paper collection!! I used Random.org and it choose #42 and that is...

Congrats, Cindy!! Please send your address to me at indymermaid (at) gmail (dot) com and I'll get the paper in the mail to you!!

Thank you again for stopping by!! Have a great week!!

Celebrating 8 Years with Carson's Creations

Hello, everyone and happy Saturday!! Today we are celebrating Carson's Creations 8 year blogaversary!! Georgiana has been creating amazing and inspiring projects for eight years and we've been blog buddies almost that long!! I'm so excited to be sharing this celebration with her today :)

There are 8 stops and you won't want to miss any of them! If you are here from Sherrie's blog then you are in the right place. If you just happened onto my blog today and would like to join us, then start at Carson's Creations ~ Georgiana's blog. There is also a complete line-up at the end of this post just in case you need it.

What would a hop be without Blog Candy?!?! Since this is a celebration, each blog has a bit of candy that is randomly being given away. Yay for candy!! Be sure to be a FOLLOWER and COMMENT on each blog for your chance to win. If you are a follower, your comment could be randomly drawn to win some fantastic prizes.

My Project!!

Since this blog hop is about a celebration, I chose to celebrate the arrival of summer, my favorite season, later this month :)

The papers for these cards are from Lemoncraft's Everyday Spring collection, which you can find in my Etsy store HERE.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is from DL.ART. Tucked under the flowers are Memory Box Chloe Stems, LaLa Land Open Leaf Fourish, Frantic Stamper Assorted Foliage dies. Prills were added for texture.

A Memory Box Stitched Circle was layered over a Sue Wilson Flora die. Hello is a Penny Black Doodles die.

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes
2) Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
3) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday ~ Anything Goes

Blog Candy!!

I am giving way a Lemoncraft 6x6 paper stack of the papers I used for these cards :) Be sure to be a follower of my blog and leave a comment!!

You have until Sunday night, June 3rd at 9:00 pm EST to hop along with us. All winners will be announced on Monday, June 4th on each individual blog. The winners will also be posted on Carson's Creation Facebook page after all the winner's posts go live on each blog.

Here is the Blog Hop Line-up...

Georgiana, Carson's Creations

Janis, Pause Dream Enjoy

Theresa, Theresa's Crafty Creations

Migdalia, Crafting with Creative M

Sherrie, Sherrie Scraps with Passion

Lisa, A Mermaid's Crafts (you are here)

Lee-Ann, Snappy Scraps (next)

Beth, Beth's Beauties

Thanks for celebrating with us today! Your next stop is Lee-Ann. Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)