DL.ART February Linky

Hello, everyone and happy first day of February!! It's time for a new monthly linky challenge at DL.ART and the theme as always is Anything Goes. If you use the code LF222, Diana will give you a 10% discount to shop at the DL.ART Store.

For my CAS-for-me project, I created a couple of cards to celebrate the upcoming Mardi Gras!!

For the base, I embossed the shimmery purple paper with a Cuttlebug Fleur De Lis embossing folder.

The masks are Die-Versions Fancy Mask 1 and 2 dies. Celebrate is a My Creative Time die.

The beautiful crinkle ribbon is Jewel from the Jewel and Crown Bundle. I also used Yellow and White Twine.

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes
2) Word Art Wednesday ~ 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 Anything Goes project. I can't wait to see what you create :)

Scrapy Land Challenge #68 - Embossing

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!! It's time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land and the theme this week is Embossing (either heat or dry) PLUS a brand of die Scrapy Land carries...there are over 55 to choose from!! And now there are TWO winners!! Yes, 2!! One will be selected by the DT and the other randomly!! So you have two chances to win a $10 gift certificate to shop at Scrapy Land!!

For my birthday cards today, I used papers from Maja Designs. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The crinkle ribbon is from DL.ART.

For the base of the cards, I used Spellbinders Grand Labels 1 dies. I dry embossed the second layer with a gorgeous Anna Griffin Embossing Folder sent to me from my dear, sweet friend Sherrie :) An X-Cut Doily die was added next, followed by a Sue Wilson Peony Diamond die.

The butterflies are Memory Box Pippi and Memory Box Isabella dies. The sentiment was heat embossed with Sparkle N Sprinkle White Embossing Powder on vellum cut with a Sue Wilson Pierced Flag die.

Tucked among the blooms are Paper Smooches Foliage 2 dies and Elizabeth Craft Curvy Leaves dies.

Here's a close-up of both the wet and dry embossing.

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:

Spellbinders Grand Labels 1

X-Cut Doily

Spellbinders Curved Borders 1

Sue Wilson Pierced Flags

Paper Smooches Foliage 2

Sue Wilson Peony Diamond

Elizabeth Craft Curvy Leaves

Memory Box Isabella

Memory Box Pippi

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Scrapy Land to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Embossing project...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Mr. & Mrs.

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog and I have a couple of cards to share with you today featuring one of the beautiful dies from the newest release.

I love the Whispers Iron Gates. They're so elegant, I thought they would make a perfect decoration for a wedding card. I popped them up with foam tape for dimension and...

covered them with Crystal Ice glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle. I tried to get a close-up of the sparkle. The heart is a Wee Petites Heart Doodle die. It was also covered in glitter and popped up with foam tape. A Sweet Wordlet Mr. & Mrs. die was cut in gold paper, as was a Sweet Wordlet Happy and a Sweet Wordlet Anniversary die for the other card.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Djkardkreations NBUS #6 - New Iron Gates Die

2. Pause, Dream Enjoy Linky - Anything Goes
3. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
4. Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday - Anything Goes
5. 2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes
6. Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday - Anything Goes

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

Celebrate the Season

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a very happy Christmas!! And I hope Santa brought you everything on your wish list!! Any fun new craft supplies??!! I'm sorry I haven't been around to visit this weekend...we had a family celebration and I took an "unplugged" break all weekend, so this is a scheduled post :) I hope to be able to stop by your blogs sometime this week. It's my turn to post on the My Craft Spot blog and I have some last Christmas cards to share with you :)

For these cards, I wanted the texture to be the focal point, so I used embossing folders from Sizzix and Cuttlebug. I lightly sprayed the heavyweight cardstock before I embossed it for maximum effect. The poinsettia is a Spellbinders die and I added berries from Hobby Lobby to the inside. The tag is a Tiny Tags die and the layers were adhered with foam tape. The sentiment is from the Tiny Tags Christmas stamp set. It was heat embossed with red embossing powder.

The cards are secured with a belly band that slips off so you can open the card to reveal...

...the beautiful sentiment from the Christmas Chalkboard stamp set. It was also heat embossed with red embossing powder.

I am entering these in the following challeges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you have a very Happy New Year and that 2015 brings you much love, happiness and many, many blessings :)