Happy Easter Holy Cross

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! It's my turn to post on the Die-Versions Blog and I have a card with you using a couple of dies from the Newest Release. Don't forget to use the code lisa15 to receive 15% off your regular-priced Die-Versions order.

I know I say this about every new release, but this one is my very favorite ever!! The Whispers Holy Cross die is so beautiful. You can't tell in the picture, but the cross is covered with Crystal Ice Glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle. I popped it up with foam tape for dimension. The papers are from Prima.

I used the new Whispers Stitched Nesting Circles for the sentiment. Happy is a Sweet Wordlet die. Easter is from My Craft Spot (no longer in business). The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the gorgeous ribbon is from Little Scrap Pieces. The button is a Wee Petites Button die.

I tried to get a close-up of the amazing sparkle. I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday - Something New (Dies)
2. 2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes
3. Pause, Dream Enjoy Linky - Anything Goes
4. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

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

Thank You Teacher

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a fabulous week!! I have a thank you card for a teacher to share with you today :)

The papers are from Prima's School memories paper stack. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. The beautiful crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces. The button is a Spellbinders die.

Teacher was cut from a TH Wordplay die. I cut it first in cardboard and then the patterned paper. Every other letter was popped up with foam tape.

Three layers of Tiny Doily Dies from My Craft Spot were used for the sentiment. Thank You is also from My Craft Spot, the Simply Sentiments stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. My Craft Spot - Back to School
2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
3. DL.Art - August Linky 
4. Little Scrap Pieces - Show it Off Saturday

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Star Student!!

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! It's time for another Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party!! Our theme this week is Back to School. We want to see your projects celebrating the start of a new school year :)

For this card, I distressed the edges with a Zutter DIA. Both of the torn edges are Spellbinders dies, as are the tag, stars and sentiment tag. The crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces.

You Can Pass The Test is from CDD's School Zone stamp set. It was stamped with ColorBox Balloons 6-Color Ink from our sponsor, ClearSnap.

The adorable image is the freebie stamp from July's release. He was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. The wings of the bee were colored with a Wink of Stella pen. The tag was inked with a ColorBox Art Dauber from our sponsor, ClearSnap. Star Student is also from CDD's School Zone stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) DL.Art - August Linky

The sponsors for this challenge are:

CDD - one stamp set

 My Scrap Chick: $10 Discount Code

Clearsnap: Prize Pack

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 :)

Bloom Where You're Planted

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!! I've been out of town for a few days so I'm hoping this posts when it is supposed to :) It's my turn to post on the Craftin Desert Divas blog and I have a card to share with you using the new Blooming For You stamp set.

The papers are from Prima's Natures Garden stack. The edges were distressed with a DIA. The strip of butterflies down the side is Tim Holtz Tissue Tape.

The stamp is a Tim Holtz Spring Sprung. It was stamped with Wendy Vecchi Fern Green Archival Ink and then stamped again without reinking for s ghosting effect. The butterflies are a punch and they were covered with Doodlebug Designs Sugar Coating. The crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces. The button is a Die-Versions Wee Petites Button die.

The frame is from The Paper Studio Spare Parts. Bloom Where You're Planted is from the Blooming for You stamp set. I heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder to match the frame.

You can purchase this stamp set, as well as all of the stamps at the Craftin Desert Divas Shop. And we would love to see your projects using any of the stamp sets in our Craftin Desert Divas Gallery.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
2. DL.Art - July Linky
3. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

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

Hang In There

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!! It's my turn to post on the Craftin Desert Divas blog and I have a card to share with you today featuring the Be Inspired stamp set.

I've had this Spellbinders Reflective Moment die for a while and hadn't used it. I actually forgot about it until I saw the beautiful card Kathy Jo of I'm a Little Teapot posted!! So thanks for the inspiration, Kathy Jo :)

The papers are from My Mind's Eye and they were inked with Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters Distress Ink. The next layer is a Spellbinders Romantic Rectangle die, popped up with foam tape for dimension. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces. The button is a Die-Versions Button die.

The butterflies are Memory Box dies. Spellbinders Adorning Squares was used for the frame. Hang in There was stamped with Versafine ink. You can find this sentiment on my favorite stamp set, Be Inspired:

Aren't these sentiments awesome??!! You can purchase this set HERE.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. DL.Art - July Linky
2. Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Craft It Up & Link It Up - Color Challenge

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! It was sunny and in the mid 70's all weekend here...perfect weather :) It's time for another fun challenge at Craftin Desert Divas. The challenge this week is a Color Challenge...you must use at least one of the colors in the the inspiration photo. Our sponsors are: Artful Delights: A Card Kit; 3GirlJam: $10 G.C.; and Resale ClipArt: $10 G.C.

The papers for this card are from Prima's Sunny Days. The edges were distressed with a Zutter Distress-It-All. I've had several people ask about one and I purchased mine a few years ago online. But I just noticed that my local Hobby Lobby is now carrying them so you could use a 40% off coupon!!

The burlap in the center and the next two layers were cut with Spellbinders Card Creator Basics dies, followed by a Spellbinders Fancy Weave die. The butterfly is a Memory Box die and it was popped up wit foam tape. The flowers are from Michaels.

The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces. The tag is a Spellbinders Charmed I'm sure die. "Sunshine Smiles" is from Tara's awesome new Summer Lovin' stamp set:

You can purchase this stamp set, along with Punny and Teenage Dream in the Craftin Desert Divas shop HERE.

You can use one, two or all of the colors in the above inspiration photo.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Winged Things
2. DL.Art - April Linky
3. Just B Creative Crazy - April 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 :)

Decorate to Celebrate #72 - Easter Baskets or Birthday

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Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a great week!! It's time for another fun challenge at Decorate to Celebrate!! We would love to see your Easter Baskets or you can always enter Birthday Decorations :)

For my Easter project, I used cardstock from The Paper Studio and cut Spellbinders Decorative Labels 8 dies for the sides. A Die-Versions Loopy Lace die was used for the handle. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces.

Heavyweight cardstock from Canvas Corp was cut with a Spellbinders Labels 8 and then stamped with the flowery weeds stamp from Tim Holtz Spring Sprung stamp set. They were stamped with Fern Green Archival Ink and then stamped again without reinking for a shadow effect. The edges were inked with TH Seedless Preserves Distreee Ink The bunny is from the same stamp set and he was inked with TH Victorian Velvet and Seedless Preserves Distress Markers and a TH Waterbrush. A Marvy Uchida Snow Marker was used to give him a puffy tail and ears. He was fussy cut and then popped up with foam tape. The banner is a Lil' Inker Stitched Banner Die. Easter Wishes is from the Joann dollar bin.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
2. DL.Art - April Linky
3. DL.Art Thankful Thursday #129 - Bunny
4. Pause Dream Enjoy Linky #7 - 3D Projects
5. Every Day is an Occasion - April Linky
6. Just B Creative Crazy - April Linky
7. Simply Create Too #58 - Easter or Bunnies

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Decorate to Celebrate to see the amazing projects my talented design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Easter Baskets or Birthday Decorations...I can't wait to see what you create :)

My Sheri Crafts Guest Designer!!

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Happy Saturday, everyone!! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!! I'm so excited to be a guest designer at My Sheri Crafts today!! Thanks so much for having me, Sheri!!

The theme for Challenge #130 is Anything Celebrating Easter Except for a Card, so for my project, I created an Easter basket :)

The base of the basket was constructed from a piece of 8 3/4 x 7 Kraft cardstock.

The papers are from the Tim Holtz Seasonal paper stack. I love the vintage images!! The edges were inked with TH Old Paper Distress Ink. The grass is a My Creative Time Stitched Grass die.

The egg shapes on the sides were created with Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large dies. The white paper is from Fancy Pants and it has little bits of sparkle that you can't see in the pics. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is from my sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces. The tag is a Spellbinders Charmed I'm Sure die. The sentiment is from My Craft Spot's Tiny Tags 2 stamp set and it was stamped in TH Peeled Paint Distress Ink.

For the inside, I decoupaged two plastic eggs with papers from the same paper stack using Mod Podge. I then cut the flower seed images from the paper and glued them onto packets created from a Tim Holtz Pocket Envelope die so that they look like little seed packages.

A Die-Versions Lacey Dots die (you can purchase it HERE) was used for the handle. Aren't the little bunnies on the paper adorable :)

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Little Scrap Pieces - Show It Off Saturday
2. DL.Art - March Linky
3. DL.Art Thankful Thursday #129 - Bunny
4. My Craft Spot #130 - Anything Goes
5. Every Day is an Occasion - March Linky
6. Simply Create Too #58 - Easter or Bunnies
7. Crafty Girls Challenge #14 - Anything Goes
8. Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
9. Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
10. Challenges 4 Everybody #39 - Anything Goes

Also, I am working on a tutorial for the gallery for those of you who requested it. I should have it posted in the next couple of weeks!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Die-Versions Eagle Badge Tag

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Happy Friday, everyone!! Can you believe it's the last weekend in March?? Seriously, where did this month go?? Its my turn to post on the Die-Versions blog and I have a Patriotic tag to share with you today :)

I the following Die-Versions dies for this tag:

• Eagle Badge Whispers
• Stars Tag
• A Little Mint Font

I used the chalkboard technique for the sentiment. For all the details, please stop by the Die-Versions blog.

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you will come back tomorrow - I will be the guest designer for My Sheri Crafts!!

#TOOCUTE4U

To enter my 3 Year Blogaversary Giveaway, click HERE!!

Happy Monday!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! Did you get the chance to hop along with the first ever Craftin Desert Divas Stamp Release Party??!! Aren't Tara's new stamps awesome??!! I am so excited for her and her new venture!! I have a project to share with you today using her new Teenage Dream stamp set :)

I have several new products I've been dying to use so I created this tag. My dear, sweet friend Dee of Dee B's sent me some absolutely amazing goodies to play with, including the awesome Tim Holtz Sketch stamp set (she knows how much I adore Tim!!) Thanks again for everything, Dee!! My sweet friend Karen of Little Scrap Pieces sent the gorgeous crinkle ribbon. Thanks again, Karen!! I started with a tag from Prima's Doll Tag Pad and inked the edges with TH Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

The shield from Tim's Sketch set was stamped on white cardstock and then inked with Walnut Distress Ink. It was then fussy cut and adhered to the tag. Becky is another new item I couldn't wait to ink up. She's a Julie Nutting Prima Doll stamp. She was stamped on old book paper and popped up with foam tape. The papers are from FarmHouse Paper Company's Fair Skies paper stack, and the edges were inked with Walnut Distress Ink. The two Silver pieces on each side of Becky are also a gift from Dee...they are from Recollections.

The silver borders and arrows are from TH's new Idea-ology Industrious Borders Stickers. They were attached with Tim's Tiny Attacher. I also used a couple of the borders for Becky's shirt.

The banner is from the same TH Sketch set. It was inked with Walnut Distress Ink and fussy cut. The awesome and adorable sentiment, #toocute4u is from Craftin Desert Diva's Teenage Dream stamp set. You can purchase it at the new Craftin Desert Diva's store HERE. It was heat embossed with TH Fired Brick Distress Embossing Powder.

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you will enter my BLOGAVERSARY GIVEAWAY!! If you don't have a baby picture to post, you can post your favorite project or your children, grandchildren, pets...whatever you want :)

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

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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!!