DL.ART May Linky Challenge

Hello, everyone and happy May!! My goodness, this year is flying by!! The start of a new month means it's time for a new monthly linky challenge at DL.ART and as always, the theme is Anything Goes. If you use the code LF222, Diana will give you a 10% discount to shop at DL.ART.

I'm not very good with masculine cards, but I do love everything to do with the ocean, so I thought these could be for either a man or woman :)  The papers are from Graphic 45 and I popped up the layers for dimension. I also cut popped up the middle stamp. I used Steel Blue from The Blues Bundle as the water.

I recently purchased the Karen Burniston Twisted Pop Up die and I absolutely love it!!  It's so fun to use!!

The lighthouse and nautical images are from Impression Obsession, and the palm tree is from Die-Versions. Happy Birthday is from Little B.

 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 design team sisters created for today's challenge. Then link up your anything goes project...I can't wait to see what you create.

Sail Away With Me Nautical Cards

Happy Friday!! I hope you have fun plans for the last weekend in July!! Ugh - almost August already. It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog and I have some nautical-themed cards to share with you today featuring dies from the June release :)

I used papers from Graphic 45's By The Sea collection. A Sweet Wordlet Happy and Sweet Wordlet Birthday were used for the sentiment. A Whispers Life Preserver Border was used along the bottom, with steel brads used to anchor them to the paper.

A Whispers Message in a Bottle die was inked Salty Ocean with a touch of Mowed Grass Distress Inks for a sea glass look and then covered with crackle medium. Once it dried, Walnut Distress Ink was used to highlight the cracks. The stopper was cut from cork paper. The message was cut with parchment paper that was crumpled and then inked for some texture. 

This card used all of the same dies: Sweet Wordlet Happy, Sweet Wordlet Birthday, Whispers Life Preserver Border and Whispers Message in a Bottle.

This one uses the same Whispers Life Preserver Border and Whispers Message in a Bottle, but the sentiment is from the Sail Away Stamp Set.

I have a very busy weekend planned so I may be late in visiting you. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Graphic 45 Le Cirque Bookmark

Happy Monday!! I hope you are having a wonderful start to your week!! I still haven't found time to get to my craft room. I have so many projects I want to work on and I'm having withdrawal from not being able to work on my art journal. Life is just getting in my way.

I wanted to share bookmark I made with the gorgeous Graphic 45 Le Cirque paper that I won from my sweet friend Diana of DL.Art - thank you again, Diana!! I love it!! My long-time followers might remember me sharing a story that when my paternal grandfather was young, he really did run away to join the circus. And for a little drama, one day a friend borrowed his jacket and then was tragically killed by an elephant. When they recovered the body, he had my grandfather's identification on him so the authorities assumed it was my grandfather and they notified my great-grandparents that he had been killed. I have the telegram my grandfather sent to them to let him know that he was alive. He only stayed with the circus for a year, but he got to travel, which he loved. I never got to meet him. He died when my dad was 10. But I inherited his love of traveling. Anyway, to make a long story short, I've always had a special fondness for the circus, so I just love this paper :)

The black paper is from The Paper Studio, the rest is from the Graphic 45 Le Cirque stack. The crinkle ribbon at the top is from my dear friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces.

The Gentry Bros. Circus picture and Magnifique are images from the Le Cirque paper. The dimensional blue diamond gems are from my stash.

The stars are a Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Celestial Art stamp. It was stamped with Tim Holtz Embossing Ink and then heat embossed with Recollections Blaze embossing powder...the sparkle is amazing. I tried to capture it but the picture still doesn't do it justice.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art Thankful Thursday- May Linky Party
2. Sunday Funday #9 - May Linky Party

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! I hope you have a fabulous day :)

Krafty Girls Challenge #13 - Get in Shape!!

Happy Tuesday!! Are you ready for another super-fun challenge at Krafty Girls?? The theme of Challenge #13 is "Get in Shape"...we want to see your shaped cards :)

The base and first layer of this shaped card are Spellbinders Grand Labels 23 dies. The paper is from Graphic 45 Botanicabella Collection. The next layer is a Spellbinders Labels 8 die. The black designs are Spellbinders Floral Doily Motif dies. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

The butterfly is a Spellbinders Fanciful Flight die, cut twice and attached with foam tape for dimension. The gems are all from Recollections and the ribbon is from May Arts.

The frame is a Tim Holtz Ornate Plate. "Live in the here and now" is from K Andrew Designs Beautiful Thoughts stamp set:

Click HERE to purchase this set or to see the entire line of stamps.

I am linking this up the following challenges:

1. Little Scrap Pieces Fun Fridays - Use an Animal
2. Jaihart - Sundays are Lovely 
3. Die Cutting Divas - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Krafty Girls to see the amazing projects my Design Team sisters have created, then link up your Get in Shape card. I can't wait to see what you create :)