Good Times

Happy Friday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog and I have a project to share with you featuring some fabulous Die-Versions dies :)

I do love fall, but summer is my favorite season, so I made this card to bring back some sweet summer memories :) The papers are from Fancy Pants Wave Searcher stack. The focal point of the card is the fabulous Good Times Sweet Frames die. It was cut twice in the patterned paper and offset for a shadow effect. You can't tell in the pic, but I used a Wink of Stella Clear Brush Marker on the frame so it glitters. The swimming friends are from Artistic Outpost's Boardwalk stamp set. They were shaded with Tim Holtz Distress Markers and a TH Waterbrush.

A Wee Petites This Way Arrow die was used on the top right to point out the To The Beach sign on the paper. Wee Petites Button dies were used in the enters of the flowers and the ribbon. "Sweet Summertime" is from Craftin Desert Divas Summer Lovin stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Artistic Outpost - October AO Challenge
2. DL.Art - October Linky

Be sure to mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 21st. The Die-Versions Design Team will be hosting a Think Pink Blog Hop to promote Breast Cancer Awareness. You can participate by linking your Think Pink card...you could win a $25 gift certificate to shop at the Die-Versions store!! Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Craft It Up & Link It Up #35 - Summer

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! It's time for another Craft It Up & Link It Up linky party at Craftin Desert Divas. The theme this week is a fun one - summer. We want to see your summer-themed projects. Our sponsors this week are: CDD - one stamp set; Trendy Twine; Designs on Cloud 9 - $10 G.C.; Papermilldirect - Box of Cards.

Nothing says summer to me like a trip to the beach :) For my card I used Fancy Pants Down By The Shore paper for the background.

The cloudy background was sponged with a handmade cloud template and Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The ocean was inked with TH Salty Ocean Distress Ink, and the sand with TH Gatherd Twigs Distress Ink. The sun peeking through the clouds is a Lil' Inker Small Sunshine die. The button in the center of the twine bow is a Die-Versions Wee Petites Button die.

The surfboards were cut with a Taylored Expressions Surfboard die. They were then wrapped with twine from our sponsor Trendy Twine in Blue Berry, Peppermint Stick and Twisted Lime.

The banner is a Spellbinders Ribbon Banner die. It was lightly inked with TH Old Paper Distress Ink. "Ride the Waves" is from the CDD Summer Lovin' stamp set:

You can purchase this awesome set HERE.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - July Linky
2. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
3. Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
4. Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes
5. Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
6. Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

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

A Day For Play

Happy Saturday!! I hope you have fun plans for the weekend!! It's my turn to post on the Craftin Desert Divas blog and I have a springy card to share with you today featuring sentiments from Tara's Summer Lovin' stamp set!!

When I think of spring, I think of flowers, sunshine, butterflies and bike rides. I tried to recreate that feeling with this card :)

I used several dies to create the scene. The Gas Lamp Sign Die is from Die-Versions (have you seen the new April Back to Basics 2 release?? The new dies are gorgeous!! Click HERE to see what's new!!). The bike is from Marianne Designs, the grass is from My Creative Time and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

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The stitched flag die and sun are from Lil' Inker. Fun in the Sun is from Summer Lovin' as is...

...A Day For Play. For this one, I masked off the words to stamp it vertically. Look at all the fun sentiments and fonts on this set:

You can purchase this set, along with the Teenage Dream and Punny at the Craftin Desert Divas Shop. And we would love to see your projects using any of the three stamp sets in our Craftin Desert Divas Gallery.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - April Linky
2. Just B Creative Crazy - April Linky

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Ride The Waves!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!! I hope you are having a great week so far!! It's my turn to post on the Craftin Desert Diva's blog and I have a project to share with you today using Tara's awesome new Summer Lovin' and Teenage Dream stamp sets!!

I am so loving these new stamps...so many fun uses!! I created a surfing-themed card to showcase the sentiments. The background paper is from Recollections. Spellbinders Standard Circles Large were used to cut the circles and the edges were sanded. The surfers are from Taylored Expression's Ride the Waves stamp set.

The waves are a Taylored Expressions Ride The Wave Border die. The surfboards are Taylored Expressions Surfboard die, with matching stamps from the Ride The Waves stamp set.

The banner is a Spellbinders Nautical Frames and Accents die. Ride the Waves is from the Summer Lovin' stamp set. #Dope and...

...#awesomity are from the Teenage Dream stamp set:

  

You can purchase both of these sets, along with the fun Punny set at the Craftin Desert Divas Shop. And we would love to see your projects using any of the three stamp sets in our Craftin Desert Divas Gallery.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - April Linky
2. Funday Friday Challenge - Anything Goes
3. Every Day is an Occasion - April Linky
4. Just B Creative Crazy - April Linky

Finally, after what seems like the never-ending winter, there are signs of spring!!

I took this on Sunday...my first Daffodil of the year!! Okay, so it's not totally open yet, but it's close!! It's rained practically non-stop since so I couldn't go out and get a picture when it was fully open. But it still makes me happy to look at :) Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Craft It Up & Link It Up Challenge - Anything Goes

To enter my 3 Year Blogaversary Giveaway, click HERE

Happy Monday and last day of March!! Another month bites the dust!! It's time for a new Craft It Up & Link It Up Challenge at Craftin Desert Divas. The theme for this challenge is an easy one and everyone's favorite...Anything Goes :) Our sponsors this week are: Fresh Squeezed Stamps - Mother Knows Best stamp set; Lovebug Creations - $10 gift card; Fleurette Bloom - $10 gift card.

I've been anxious to use the new Julie Nutting Sea Sallie Mermaid stamp so I inked her up for this challenge :) The tag is a Prima Doll Tag and it was covered with paper from K&Company's Happy Trails stack. Sea Sallie was stamped on old book paper and then she was lightly colored with a Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Marker and a TH Waterbrush. Her hair was colored with Distress Inks in Salty Ocean and Mowed Grass and blended with a waterbrush. The waves on the bottom are a Taylored Expressions Ride The Waves Border die. Sea Sallie is on an Action Wobble that my sweet friend Dee of Dee B's sent me.

I just love the Memory Box Hibiscus die!! You can't tell in the picture but the flowers, Sallie's hair and outfit were all brushed with a Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker. They really sparkle!! Sun Kissed is from Tara's new Summer Lovin' stamp set:

You can purchase it or the Punny orTeenage Dream stamps HERE.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - March Linky
2. Every Day is an Occasion - March Linky

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 :)

Craftin Desert Divas Stamp Release Blog Hop!!

For my 3 year Blogaversary Giveaway, click HERE!!

Welcome to our 2 day Craftin Desert Diva's stamp release party and blog hop!! The big day is finally here!! This is the Grand Opening of the Craftin Desert Diva's Shop!!

We have a new Craftin Desert Divas Shop!!

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Craftin Desert Divas Gallery on Facebook!!

Without further ado...here are the new stamps:

Punny - Purchase HERE

Teenage Dream - Purchase HERE

Summer Lovin' - Purchase HERE

If you've arrived from the fabulous Jessica then you are in the right spot. It not, you will want to start at the beginning with our amazing leader Tara. A complete blog line-up is located for you below my post in case you get lost along the way.

And now for my project....

Summer/beachy projects are my absolute favorite to make :) I was so excited when I saw Tara's Summer Lovin' stamps. Then I came across this beach die from Taylored Expressions and I just had to have it to showcase Tara's stamps :)  The base of the card is watercolor paper. For the rays, I spread Wendy Vecchi Translucent Embossing Paste through a Tim Holtz Rays stencil. The background color was made with Twinkling H2O's. It really shimmers but you can't see it in the pictures. I popped up the beach scene with foam tape for dimension.

I wanted the "Summer Lovin'" sentiment to stand out, so it was heat embossed with snow embossing powder.

I would so love to be laying in that hammock right now :) Your next stop on the hop is the awesome Karen!! Please be sure to come back tomorrow for Day 2!! Tara is giving away one stamp set each day of this hop, so the more you comment the more chances you have to win.

We also have a couple more wonderful sponsors:

KaDoodle Bug Designs - $25 in reg priced patterns.

Too Cute by Jessica - $25 in Reg priced patterns.

Thanks so much for hopping with us today!! Here's the entire list in case you get lost along the way:

Saturday
Tara - www.craftindesertdivas.com
Kathy - http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/
Shelly - http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com/
Sukie - http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com/
Krystle - http://krystlescraftyniche.blogspot.com/
Mayra - http://mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Michelle - http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/
Jessica - http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/ < YOU ARE HERE
Karen - http://craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com/

Sunday
Tara - www.craftindesertdivas.com
Melissa @ KaDoodle Bug Designs - http://kadoodlebugdesigns.blogspot.com/
Georgiana - http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/
Jessi - http://www.mylifeinartsncrafts.co/
Michelle B - http://michellescricutfun.blogspot.com/
Robin - http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
Melissa - http://iliketocreate.blogspot.com/
Emily - http://molliemugsblog.blogspot.com/
Lori - http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com/
Migdalia - http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/

Craftin Desert Divas Sneak Peek Day 3 - Summer Lovin!!

For my 3 Year Blogaversary Giveaway, click HERE!!

Happy Friday, everyone!! It's finally here ~ welcome to the first ever Craftin Desert Divas Stamp Release Sneak Peek Party!!

This is day 3 of a 5 day party celebration - the final day of the Stamp Release Party!! Each day of this release party will have a prize, so make sure you visit Craftin Desert Divas for sneaks of Day 1 - Punny and Day 2 - Teenage Dream. You won't want to miss amazing projects by the design team. Saturday and Sunday will be a 2 day Blog Hop.

I'm so excited to be sharing with you today a project using Tara's newest stamp set, Summer Lovin'.

For the Summer Lovin' stamp release, I created a beach bag :) I used the tutorial HERE for most of it, but I altered it to add a round handle created with Spellbinders Grand Circles. The pink paper is from The Paper Studio and the beach paper is from Recollections Surf's Up paper stack.

The gorgeous pink crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces. The tag is a Spellbinders Nautical Frames and Accents die. "Soak Up The Sun" is one of the many awesome phrases on the Summer Lovin' stamp set :)

Thanks so much for joining us!! Don't forget to stop over at Craftin Desert Divas for more sneak peeks, amazing inspiration by the DT and for a chance to win today's giveaway!! The winner will be chosen from one of the blogs today, so the more you visit and comment the better chance you have to win!!

Stop back tomorrow for the first day of our Stamp Release Blog Hop!! You won't want to miss all the amazing projects with Tara's fabulous stamps!!