Sympathy Cards for Sparkle N Sprinkle

Hello, everyone and happy Saturday!! It's my turn to post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog and I have a couple of sympathy cards with you today featuring the newly released Pretty Blooms 873 stamp set.

Products Used

Pretty Blooms 873
Glitter: Crystal Ice (G1058)
Embossing Powder: Antiquities (EP266)
Flocking: Pink Spirit (SS108)
Adhesive: Sticker Paper (99558); Super Adhesive Sheets (SAS02); Nuvo Glue Pen Smooth Precision (206N); Tear-ific Tape 1/4 " (SAT01)
Dies: Memory Box Tender Leaves and Stitched Ovals; Taylored Expressions Banners
Other: Versamark Embossing Ink Pad (VM001); Tonic Spring Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors (404); Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, DL.ART Ribbon; Prismacolor Pencils

For these sympathy cards, I started with a sheet of Sticker Paper (99558) and I covered it with Pink Spirit (SS108) flocking.

I stamped the Pretty Blooms 873 stamps with Versamark Embossing Ink Pad (VM001) and then heat embossed with Antiquities (EP266) embossing powder. The flowers were then cut with a Memory Box Stitched Oval die and adhered to the flocked paper with Super Adhesive Sheets (SAS02).

I also used Antiquities (EP266) embossing powder to stamp the sentiment and to cover the butterfly.

The flowers were colored with Prismacolor Pencils. I then used a Nuvo Glue Pen Smooth Precision (206N) and covered the edges with glitter. They were then cut out with Tonic Spring Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors (404). I added foam for dimension and adhered them with Tear-ific Tape 1/4 " (SAT01).

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

Waving Hello!!

Happy Saturday!! I hope you are having a wonderful last weekend in July!! How is that even possible?? Good grief, the days are flying by so fast :/ I have a fun summery card to share with you today :)

Isn't the mermaid adorable??!! My dear, sweet friend Dee of Dee B's sent me the most adorable card:

It's so sweet!! I just love it!! She also sent me these awesome Lawn Fawn stamps:

I had to make a card with them so I CASE'd Dee's fabulous card!! Thank you again, Dee!! I love them so much!! I wanted my mermaid to move like her card, so I purchased the Lawn Fawn Slide On Over dies.

The clouds were created with a Poppystamps Puffy Cloud Border die and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The adorable Plane With Banner is an Impression Obsession die. The sailboat and seagulls are Die-Versions Sail Away stamps and dies.

The ocean was created with Salty Ocean and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Ink and a Tattered Lace Ride the Waves die. The seaweed, fishies, mermaid and dolphin are from Lawn Fawn. I learned the hard way that I couldn't have too much dimension or the mermaid and dolphin wouldn't slide easily.

Here you can kinda see how she moves. I should've taken a short video to show you. So fun to play with :) Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a wonderful weekend :)

Craftin Desert Divas Mini Release Facebook Hop

Happy Saturday, everyone!! Today we are having a Craftin Desert Divas's FB Mini Hop Stamp Release!! Head on over to the Craftin Desert Divas Facebook Fanpage to start the hop!!

The purpose of this hop is to introduce you to the newest members of the Craftin Desert Divas Design Team!! They have created some amazing projects that will certainly inspire you!!

Plus - we're super excited to share with you two brand new stamp sets that are perfect for all your crafty creations. As you will see some of the ladies have shown how these stamps can be used for Halloween or everyday projects.

We will be showcasing one new stamp set each day, and that set will be available in the Craftin Desert Divas Shop.

There is a hidden link in this hop that will send you to a FREEBIE SVG from Too Cute by Jessica. Be sure to keep your eye out for it. There will be a new freebie for tomorrow.


I want to thank Tara for having me as part of the hop. I made the difficult decision to step down from the design team, so I'm excited to be able to thank her and use her amazing stamps for this hop :)

For all the details, on my project be sure to visit my Facebook Fanpage. And be sure to hop along...Tara is having a SALE during this hop. Use Code: MINI to receive 20% off your entire purchase. Sale ends Sunday at 12pm MST. Also, with a minimum 2 stamp purchase you will receive the Sept. spider freebie stamp. It's perfect for Halloween!! All the fun begins HERE!!

CDD Sneak Peeks Day 3 - Bookworm

Today starts the July stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas. We have some exciting news to share with you!! Tara has added some adorable Trina Clark images to go with her sentiments. These images will also come with a SVG cut file that is FREE to you!!

There are a few specials during this release we want to share with you:

• Every purchase receives a FREE Too Cute by Jessica SVG pattern made especially for this release.
• Any 2 Stamp purchase will receive a FREE mini stamp. Both stamp & pattern will be revealed during the hop.
• There will also be a sale 20% off your ENTIRE purchase using code:JULY starting on Friday. The free mini stamp & sale will end Aug.1,2014.

Welcome to Day 3 of Craftin Desert Divas July stamp release party!! Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at one of the five new stamp sets. Then, on Friday and Saturday, we will have a blog hop with prizes each day. There are some amazing creations being shared today during this stamp release.

Today we are showcasing the School Zone stamp set.

All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA. Stamps will be available to order on Friday.

We hope you will stop by the Craftin Desert Divas Shop and the Craftin Desert Divas Gallery Facebook group. We would love for you to join us and share your creations with us using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps. In this group we show previews first, have giveaways and much more!!

Here's my project I created:

I created a book mark for a bookworm :) The background was created with a Tim Holtz stencil. Versamark was tapped over the stencil and then white embossing powder was heat embossed. TH Distress Inks in Spiced Marmalade, Salty Ocean, Mowed Lawn and Squeezed Lemonade were inked over the embossed background, and Gathered Twigs was used along the sides.

The tag is a Taylored Expressions Banner die. It was inked with Salty Ocean and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. Back 2 School is from the new CDD School Zone stamp set, as is...

Bookworm. The tag is a Lil Inker Stitched Banner die and it was inked with Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade and Gathered Twigs. It was attached with a TH Tiny Attacher.

The adorable worm and apple is a Trina Clark image, also on the new CDD School Zone stamp set. They were colored with Prismacolor pencils. Glossy Accents was added to the glasses.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

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

Sneak Peek Giveaway!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning!! Just click on the DT's name to get to their blog.

Due to Tara's blog designer having issues, all winners will be announced after it is resolved. The winner will be picked from a different blog every day, so be sure to visit and leave comments.

Thank you all so much for joining us today and I hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks!!

CDD Sneak Peeks Day 1 - Chillaxin'!!

Today starts the July stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas. We have some exciting news to share with you!! Tara has added some adorable Trina Clark images to go with her sentiments. These images will also come with a SVG cut file that is FREE to you!!

There are a few specials during this release we want to share with you:

• Every purchase receives a FREE Too Cute by Jessica SVG pattern made especially for this release.
• Any 2 Stamp purchase will receive a FREE mini stamp. Both stamp & pattern will be revealed during the hop.
• There will also be a sale 20% off your ENTIRE purchase using code:JULY starting on Friday. The free mini stamp & sale will end Aug.1,2014.

Welcome to Day 1 of Craftin Desert Divas July stamp release party!! Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at one of the five new stamp sets. Then, on Friday and Saturday, we will have a blog hop with prizes each day. There are some amazing creations being shared today during this stamp release.

Today we are showcasing the Gotta Wear Shades stamp set.

All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA. Stamps will be available to order on Friday.

We hope you will stop by the Craftin Desert Divas Shop and the Craftin Desert Divas Gallery Facebook group. We would love for you to join us and share your creations with us using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps. In this group we show previews first, have giveaways and much more!!

Here's my project I created:

For my card, I used papers from Fancy Pants Wave Searcher paper stack.

I used Primsacolor pencils to color in the napping bear.

Getting My Tan On and...

Chillaxin', as well as the adorable napping bear are from the new Gotta Wear Shades stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

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

Sneak Peek Giveaway!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning!! Just click on the DT's name to get to their blog.

Tara will announce today's winner tomorrow. The winner will be picked from a different blog every day, so be sure to visit and leave comments.

Thank you all so much for joining us today and I hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks!!