Craft It Up & Link It Up - Mother's Day

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! Spring is definitely here - I saw my first hummingbird of the season on Friday :) It's time for a Craft It Up & Link It Up Challenge at Craftin Desert Divas. Our theme is Mother's Day...we want to see your projects celebrating Moms. Our sponsors are Craftin Desert Divas: a stamp set; The Cutting Cafe: any 3 files (winner's choice); Lori Whitlock: $15 GC to her SVG store.

Did you get the chance to hop along with us this weekend to see the new release??!! Aren't the new stamps fabulous!! I am using stamps from two of the sets for my project today...a card I created for my amazing Mom :) The papers are from Prima's Princess Paper Stack. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA (I warned you I was addicted to this machine!!) The back layer is a Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight. The circles are Memory Box Large Ringlets Die...love this one!! The next layer is a Spellbinders Captivating Square with a Classic Square Large die used for the cutout. The corner gems are Prima's Say It In Crystals.

The flowers are a mixture of The Paper Studio and Wild Orchid Crafts. Memory Box Floral Vines were cut in vellum and tucked amongst the flowers. Copper wire was twisted and also added. The butterflies are Memory Box dies and they were covered with Doodlebug Design Sugar Coating and popped up with foam tape.

The tag is a Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Flag die. Love You is from the new Simply Said stamp set (I masked off "More") and Mom is from the new Sugar & Spice stamp set (I masked off the "my"). The button in the center of the ribbon is a Die-Versions Buttons Wee Petite die.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Little Scrap Pieces - Showoff Saturday
2. DL.Art - April Linky
3. DL.Art Thankful Thursday - Love You Mom
4. My Sheri Crafts #132 - In Celebration of Moms
5. Just B Creative Crazy - April Linky
6. Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
7. Funday Friday Challenge - I Love You Mom
8. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
9. Hiding in My Craft Room #147 - Mother's Day 
10. Classy Cards 'n Such - Garden Party (Spellbinders Decorative Labels 8, Memory Box Large Ringlets)
11. Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes
12. Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
13. Crafting By Designs - April Showers Bring May Flowers
14. Crafting With Dragonflies - Mother's Day
15. Creative Moments - Anything Goes
16. The Sisterhood of Crafters - Things With Wings
17. Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
18. Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
19. Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
20. Tuesday Throwdown - Lots of Sparkle
21. Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
22. Created With Love - In the Garden
23. 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
24. Challenges for Everybody - Anything Goes
25. Glitter N Sparkle - Add Ribbon
26. Crafty Calendar Challenge - Things With Wings

You can see all of the new release and purchase the stamps in the Craftin Desert Diva's Shop. And we'd love you to share your projects using the CDD stamps in the CDD Gallery.

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 link up your Mother's Day project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Craftin Desert Divas April Release Day 3!!

Welcome to the Craftin Desert Diva's April 2014 Stamp Release Week!!

Are you ready for more sneak peeks??

This is Day 3 of 4 of the April stamp release party!! Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at one of the four new stamp sets. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, 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 Sugar and Spice stamp set. All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA. Stamps will be available to order on Sunday.

We have a new Craftin Desert Divas Shop and a 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:

For my card, I used papers from My Mind's Eye. The base is a Spellbinders Grand Large Labels die followed by a Large Labels die.

The baby stroller is a Die-Versions Precious Cargo die that was popped up with foam tape for dimension. The tired are adorned with Prima's Say It In Crystals Circles. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The button on the center of the bow is a Die-Versions Button die. The banners on the end are Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Flag dies.

The tag is also a Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Flag die. It's A Girl is from the new Sugar and Spice stamp set.

I am linking this up at the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - April Linky
2. Just B Creative Crazy - April Linky
3. Pause, Dream, Enjoy - 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.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Be sure to come back tomorrow for another sneak of a new stamp set!!