I Adore You Wall Hanging

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Happy Friday, everyone!! I hope you have fun plans for the first weekend of April!! Today is the last day to enter my Blogaverary Giveaway, so if you haven't linked up a picture, make sure you do before midnight tonight (click on the link above)!! Remember, it doesn't have to be your baby picture, it can be your children, grandchildren, pets or favorite project...whatever you would like to post :)

It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog and I would love for you to stop by and say hi!! I have a wall hanging to share with you today :) The base is chipboard and it was covered with white acrylic paint. Once the paint dried, it was sanded it to take some of the color off. The papers are from Prima's Divine paper stack. I dry-brushed some of the white paint onto the background paper to soften it up a bit. A Die-Versions Whispers Hexagon Background die was cut in heavyweight cardstock and added next. The banner was created with a Die-Versions Whispers Lacey Dots die and the triangles were cut from the paper.

I used one of my older Julie Nutting Prima Doll stamps for this project. She was just the right size :) She was stamped on old book paper and cut out. Her dress was paper pieced and the top layers were popped up with foam tape to give some dimension. The butterfly on her shoulder and the bird were fussy cut from the paper.

The Die-Versions I Adore You Sweet Phrases die was cut from the Prima paper and then it was embossed on a piece of white paper. The patterned paper was then placed over the embossed white paper so that the letters popped through the holes. I then glued the small pieces from the patterned paper back on. The flowers are from Prima and the butterfly is a piece of chipboard that was covered with the paper and then covered with Glossy Accents and crystal gems.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Craft It Up & Link It Up - Anything Goes
2. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
3. DL.Art - April Linky
4. Pause Dream Enjoy Linky #7 - 3D Projects 
5. Funday Friday Challenge - Anything Goes
6. Every Day is an Occasion - April Linky
7. Just B Creative Crazy - April Linky
8. Word Art Wednesday #121 - Anything Goes 
9. Scrapping4fun Challenge - Anything Goes
10. Divas By Design - Anything Goes
11. Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
12. All Crafts Challenge - Anything But a Card
13. Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Die-Versions Dies Used:

Die-Versions I Adore You Sweet Phrases
Die-Versions Whispers Hexagon Background
Die-Versions Whispers Lacey Dots

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I will be announcing the winner of my giveaway this weekend :)

Die-Versions Post - I Adore You!!

To enter my 3 Year Blogaversary Giveaway, click HERE

Happy Thursday and happy first day of spring!! Yay - it finally arrived!! Now if Mother Nature will just cooperate ;) It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog and I have a card to share with you using the new I Adore You die from the March release, as well as a few other dies :)

Please head on over to the Die-Versions blog for all the details!! I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - March Linky
2. Every Day is an Occasion - March Linky
3. Just B Creative Crazy - March Linky
4. Word Art Wednesday #121 - Anything Goes
5. Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

DIES USED
Die-Versions Sweet Phrase I Adore You
Die-Versions Whispers Hexagon Background
Die-Versions Wee Petites Buttons
Die-Versions Wee Petites Heart Doodles

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Come back tomorrow for a sneak peek of Crafin Desert Divas new stamps :)

Die-Versions / Operation Write Home Blog Hop!!

Happy Friday and welcome to the Die-Versions / Operation Write Home Blog Hop!! We are so happy to have you join us today!! Die-Versions New Release this month will be featuring new sets of dies that will be a fundraising product for OWH:

You should have arrived from Paula's blog. If not, you will want to start at the beginning at the OWH Stars & Stamps blog. You don't want to miss out on all of the fabulous projects, plus the chance to win blog candy!! Be sure to leave a comment for each post along the hop for your chance to win. All the details can be found at the OWH blog.

Operation Write Home's mission is to support the men and women of our armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on, as well as "AnyHero" cards of gratitude to encourage them. You can find more information HERE.

If you would like to participate, you can find all the details and guidelines HERE. The basic details are an A2 sized card that can be mailed easily, no very lumpy embellishments and definitely no glitter, which is a safety hazard.

Now on to the hop!! We hope you are inspired by the projects!! By purchasing any of these dies, you will also be supporting our armed forces!!

I was very inspired by this release, so I have a few cards to share with you today :)

For my cards, I tried to incorporate a few flat layers while still staying within the OWH guidelines (my regular followers know how much I love layers)!! I used the sunburst technique for this card with papers from My Mind's Eye. The edges were all inked with Walnut Distress Ink. The scalloped border is a Die-Versions Lacey Dots die. The new Sweet Phrases Miss You die was popped up with a thin piece of foam tape.

I used the same Sunburst technique, but horizontally instead of vertically. MME paper was used for this card, too and the edges were inked with Walnut Distress Ink. I embossed the white layer with an Argyle embossing folder for a bit of texture. The Lacey Dots and Sweet Phrases Miss You dies were used as well.

For this card, the MME paper does most of the work. I used the new Sweet Phrases I Adore You.

The Sweet Phrases I Adore You was used for this card as well. The paper is from Prima. A Express Edge XOXO Edge die was used along the bottom. The banner at the top was created from cut pieces that were left over from the XOXO Edge die.

A Hexagon Background die was used to accentuate the shape of the Sweet Phrases I Adore You . I used the the Express Edge XOXO Edge die along the side. A Wee Petite Heart Button was added to the bottom of the card. The paper is from Prima.

For my final card, I used the new Whispers Eagle Badge die. I wanted the background to look embossed, so I cut several of the badges in the same heavyweight white cardstock and glued them down.

Your next stop along the hop is Marlene.  Here is the entire list in case you get lost along the way:

1. OWH Stars & Stamps

2. Sandy

3. Lori

4. Kristie

5. Archana

6. Paula

7. Lisa < YOU ARE HERE

8. Marlene

9. Mary

10. Donna

11. Irit

12. Marianne

13. Patti

14. Nancy

15. Anne

16. Samantha

17. Emilia

18. Julie

19. Nicole

20. Die-Versions Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Enjoy the hop!!