DL.ART DECEMBER LINKY

Happy Thursday and December!! Wow...Christmas really will be here soon!! A new month means it's time for a new monthly challenge at DL.ART and the theme as always is, Anything Goes You could always substitute a Thank You card. If you use the code LF222, Diana will give you a 10% discount to shop at DL.ART. And if you haven't done so already, check out her new store here!!

For my cards, I used Floral Cover Plates A and B from Altenew. I love these!!

I popped foam tape between the layers for added dimension.

This beautiful ribbon is Burnt Leaf from the Fall Bundle. I also used Twine from Diana's shop.

This beautiful ribbon is Pumpkin Spice from the Pumpkin Spice & Latte Bundle. The tag is from My Craft Spot and the sentiment is from K Andrew Designs (both are no longer in business).

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
2) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
3) 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 have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Anything Goes project. I can't wait to see what you create :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #216 ~ Patriotic

Happy Thursday!! It's time or a new Thankful Thursday Challenge at DL.ART and the theme for this one is fitting for Veteran's Day in the USA: Patriotic. You could always substitute a Thank You card. If you use the code l01210, Diana will give you a 10% discount to shop at DL.ART.

I decided to make three cards to showcase the three beautiful colors of ribbon in The Patriotic Bundle.

For this card, I embossed the background with a star embossing folder. The Statue of Liberty is a Die-Versions Whispers die covered in Sparkle N Sprinkle Crystal Ice. This beautiful ribbon is Patriotic Blue from The Patriotic Bundle. The Twine is also from Diana's shop. The sentiment is from K Andrew Designs (no longer in business).

For this card, I used the star embossing folder and a stripes one to mimic a flag. The Eagle Badge is a Die-Versions die. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions and the banner is a My Craft Spot die (no longer in business). The beautiful ribbon is Patriotic Red from The Patriotic Bundle.

For this card, I used a rays embossing folder. The Bursting Stars die is also from Die-Versions, covered in SNS Crystal Ice. The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions. The ribbon is Patriotic White from The Patriotic Bundle.

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 have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Patriotic project. I can't wait to see what you create :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #212 ~ Back to School

Happy Thursday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!! It's time for a new Thankful Thursday Challenge at DL.ART. The theme for this week's challenge is Back to School, or you could always substitute a Thank You card. If you use the code l01210, Diana will give you a 10% discount at DL.ART!!

For my cards, I went with a very CAS-for-me style!! I know - shocking, right?? No flowers!! I wanted to use the Avery Elle Bookmark and Stamp set I've had for a while but never used.

The papers are from Maja Designs. The doily is a Cherry Lynn French Pastry die. The bookmark is behind a Avery Elle Wonky Stitches die. Layered on top is a Technique Tuesday Magic Circle Die. The stamps and circles are from My Craft Spot (no longer in business).

This beautiful ribbon is Red from The Rainbow Bundle and I tied it off with Red Twine.

This beautiful ribbon is Blue from The Rainbow Bundle and I tied it off with Blue Twine.

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 created by my design team sisters. Then link up your Back to School projects. I can't wait to see what you create :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #205 - Boys or Men

Happy Thursday!! It's time for a new Thankful Thursday Challenge at DL.ART and the theme this week is Boys or Men. If you use the code l01210, Diana will give you 10% off your purchase at DL.ART.

For my Father's Day cards, I used a Tim Holtz car stamp. I masked it off and then inked the edges with TH Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.

The panel behind the card was embossed with Emerald Creek Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder. The Memory Box Gear Assembly die was embossed with Emerald Creek Hammered Metal Embossing Powder.

Here's a close-up of the Hammered Metal...the texture is fabulous.

I tried to get a picture of the texture of the Burnt Copper Leaves embossing powder.

I used black and brown Twine from DL.ART for my cards. The tags and sentiments are from My Craft Spot (no longer in business).

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 have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Boys or Men project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #190 - Halloween

Happy Thursday!! I hope you're having a wonderful week!! I'm still getting caught up after being away so if I haven't been by, I will be soon :) It's time for a new Thankful Thursday challenge at DL.ART. The theme for Challenge #190 is Halloween. If you use the code l01210, Diana will give you 10% off your purchase at DL.ART!!

For my Halloween projects, I created coffin shaped cards using the layered coffin dies from My Creative Time's Spooky Time set.

I wish I could tell you where the papers are from, but I honestly don't remember. I've had them in my stash a while. If anyone recognizes them, please let me know. I fussy cut the skull from the paper and popped it up with foam tape.

The witch image is from My Creative Time's Happy Haunting set. The spider is from Impression Obsession and he was covered in Sparkle N Sprinkle glitter.

The bats are from My Craft Spot (no longer in business). The sentiment is from MCT's Happy Haunting set. The gorgeous crinkle ribbon is Orange from The Rainbow Bundle. The button is a Poppystamps Stitched Button die. The twine is Orange Twine from Diana's shop.

I used the same Orange from The Rainbow Bundle and Orange Twine from for this card. The sentiment is from MCT's Happy Haunting set. I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Saturday - 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 Halloween project!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #189 - Fall

{This is a scheduled post} Happy Thursday and happy first day of fall to all my northern hemisphere friends...or happy spring to those in the southern hemisphere!! I am leaving today for two weeks so I will not be able to visit you until I return. It's time for a new Thankful Thursday challenge at DL.ART and the theme this week is fitting...Fall!! If you use the code l01210, Diana will give you 10% off your order at DL.ART :)

For my fall cards, I used papers from Maja Designs Walking in the Forest stack. The edges were distressed with a Zutter DIA and inked with Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.

For the focal point on my cards, I used a wheelbarrow die from My Craft Spot (sadly, no longer in business). I popped it up with foam tape and added leaves from My Creative Time. The leaves were crumpled and then inked to give them a worn look.

The banner is a My Creative Time Stitched Banner die. The sentiment is from My Craft Spot. This gorgeous crinkle ribbon is Caribbean Coral ~ Tropical Summer Bundle.

And this beautiful ribbon is Green ~ The Rainbow Bundle.

Thanks so much for stopping by!! I will catch up with all of you when I return!! Big hugs :)

Colorful Happy Birthday

Happy Tuesday!! I had a little time in my craft room today and I was determined to make a card to participate in my sweet friend Becca's 30th Birthday Bash.

From Becca's mood board for her challenge, I chose bright, bold explosion of colors and circular shapes. It's been a while since I've made a shaped Spellbinders card (you can see the tutorial on how to make shaped cards HERE), so I thought I'd make a circular one and I used a Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Circle for the base.

I had the perfect papers for the cards...DCWV's Colorful Life stack. I used a Spellbinders Grand Circle for the bottom layer and popped it up with foam for dimension...actually, all of the layers were popped up with foam tape.

Next, I adhered a Memory Box Large Ringlets die cut in black cardstock with Mod Podge. A Memory Box Stitched Circles die was next, covered with Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and Elizabeth Craft Curvy Leaves.

Another MB Stitched Circle was added next, along with a banner from My Craft Spot (no longer in business). The happy die and birthday stamp are both from My Creative Time.

This gorgeous DL.ART crinkle ribbon is Red from the Patriotic Bundle.

And this beautiful DL.ART ribbon, which was perfect with the papers, is the Limited Edition Grape-Strawberry Sherbet, which sadly, is currently sold out. I am linking this up with Becca's 30th Birthday Bash.

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

Jo's Scrap Shack 4th Blogaversary Hop

Happy Tuesday!! Today we are celebrating Jo's Scrap Shack's 4th Blogaversary with a two-day blog hop full of amazing inspiration showcasing projects with a theme of Anything But a Card!! I was so honored when my sweet friend Jo asked me to be a part of her celebration :)

You should have arrived from Jo's Blog. If you are just stopping by or visiting me from your dashboard, you'll want to start at the the beginning at so you don't miss any of the projects. Plus, Jo has awesome prizes up for grabs:

Sponsors & Prizes

1. Jo's Scrap Shack - $15 Silhouette Store
2. Scrapper's Delight's - 3 Digital Stamps
3. DoubleClick Connections- 3 bags of Skittles
4. Sunny Studio Stamps- $20 gift voucher
5. Little Blue Button Stamps- $15 gift voucher
6. Lawn Fawn- 1 Stamp Set & a 6x6 paper pad
7. Bugaboo Digital Stamps- $30 gift voucher

Look at all those amazing goodies!! To be eligible to win this prize, you must:

1. Visit each designer's blog on the hop
2. Follow & leave a comment on each blog

You have until 11:59PM on May 6th to leave comments. Jo will announce the random winner from one of the designers blogs on her blog on May 7th.

Now for my project...

I created a birthday gift box using Lemoncraft papers from the Neverending Summer stack. (Shhh...don't tell Jo, but I created a couple of cards that go with the box!! I'll keep with the theme of Anything But a Card for this post and share them at a later date ;)

I purchased a Bodhi wallet for my mom for Christmas and it came in this box. It's really sturdy and perfect to recycle. I was intrigued by the quote, so I did a little research on Yahoo and found this as the definition someone provided: "Nearly all of our behavior is driven by our 'passions' - a semi-technical Buddhist term that refers to impulses, delusions, ignorance, and other afflictive mental states. These states prevent us from seeing the truth of each moment and then responding to that truth with wisdom and compassion. Buddhist practice - the 'magic' of Buddhism - enables us to transform these 'passions,' which means to see them as empty of self-nature, and to become free of them." I really did hate to cover up the quote.

I inked the edges of the papers with Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. A Cherry Lynn French Pastry Doily was cut in half and placed on the top and bottom of the lid. They were then covered with Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Cherry Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourishes, Sue Wilson Mosaic Leaves and Memory Box Chloe Stems.

Texture paste was applied through a stencil...I am completely blanking on which one. The butterfly is a Memory Box Isabella and the top layer was covered with Sparkle N Sprinkle Crystal Ice.

The sentiment is from My Creative Time and the banner is from My Craft Spot (no longer in business).

Your next stop on the hop is Heather. Below is a lineup in case you get lost along the way or want to revisit a blog:

Day 1- May 3rd

Jo's Scrap Shack

Lisa < You Are Here 

Heather

Georgiana

Antoinette

Tina

Joyce

Carri

Michelle

AJ

Day 2- May 4th

Jo's Scrap Shack

Sherrie

Angie

Millie

Christina

Darlene

Kellie

Mendi

Linsey

Amanda

Margaret

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Happy hopping :)