My Craft Spot giveaway day 2

 

 

Hi All, I am so excited to have one of my favorite stamp company's My Craft Spot, sponsor a giveaway here on my blog, and today is day 2.   In case you did not read yesterday, I will be sharing some of the cards I made with the  Birthday Wishes clear stamp set. .   All you have to do for a chance to win a free stamp set of your own is check out all the gorgeous stamp sets over at My Craft Spot, then leave me a comment and tell me which stamp set you like best (a difficult decision, I know) and you may be chosen as the winner on Monday!  I got really carried away with this set so I will be posting more cards using this versatile set tomorrow for more chances to win!  (Contest open to US residents only).

The minute I saw this set I had a ton of ideas for all the great Gecko Galz collage sheets that would work perfectly with this set!  I love the this picture, something really speaks to me here I think it must have been an advertisement from the late 60's or 70's, I remember seeing it in my youth, I guess that is why it is so fun to work it into a really fun card.  I used Birthday Wishes clear stamp set. for the fab sentiment, Gecko Galz Retro Style collage sheet for the fab ladies and their "Party Hats".  I printed the image on Staples matte photo card stock twice, fussy cut the middle hat and added some foam dots underneath for added dimension.  I trimmed the cut edges of the hat with distress ink, added some liquid pearls for the earrings and a big silk flower and some beads!  The stamped sentiment has been cut with a spellbinder die and trimmed with a coordinating Staples gel pen.  The back ground paper is the Windsor digital paper pack from Sassy Designs.  I used my Perfect Paper Crafting Mini Rulers to get the blue background trim around my image.

Be sure to stop by My Craft Spot and see all the gorgeous designs done by the talented Design Team over there, be sure to check out all the items they have like the sweet metal dies that match up with the stamps and the awesome deals on twine too.  That's it for today, please stop by tomorrow, thanks for stopping by and best wishes in the draw!   Remember you can enter all 3 days to increase your chances of winning!   ~Diane

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My Craft Spot sponsoring a cool giveway here!

 

Hi All, I am so excited to have one of my favorite stamp company's My Craft Spot, sponsor a giveaway here on my blog.  Not only that, but I am the Guest Designer on their blog today too, how cool is that!  All you have to do for a chance to win a free stamp set of your own is check out all the gorgeous stamp sets over at My Craft Spot, then leave me a comment and tell me which stamp set you like best (a difficult decision, I know) and you may be chosen as the winner on Monday!  I got really carried away with this set so I will be posting more cards this weekend for more chances to win!  (Contest open to US residents only).

On to the card I made using one of the 11 awesome stamps that came in the Birthday Wishes clear stamp set.  I really love how these stamps are perfect for mixing with my digital hybrid printing, they take to ink really well too, I used Memento tuxedo black ink, I love the clean crisp look.   I printed the background paper from Gecko Galz ATC Papers In Dreams along with the image from the Ever After set on to Staples photo paper.  Those life like flowers were printed from the Optic Illusions Measure of Time set.   I added a little bling with some Waterfall Stickles and printed my envelope liner in the matching paper.  I used my Perfect Paper Crafting Mini Rulers to set the Night of Navy trim and to space out the area to trim around my stamp too.

Be sure to stop by My Craft Spot and see all the gorgeous designs done by the talented Design Team over there, be sure to check out all the items they have like the sweet metal dies that match up with the stamps and the awesome deals on twine too.  That's it for today, please stop by tomorrow for another card and another chance to win!  Thanks for stopping by and best wishes in the draw!  ~Diane

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Stars and stripes, glitter and spice

 Hi All, I am sharing this card I made for the Gecko Galz design team using this months image from Little Miss Firecracker, this image really spoke to me.  I added some lace Stickles to the stars, I cut a few extra stars for embellishments then sprinkled with some clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter.  I mounted it to a Night of Navy blue card stock with my Perfect Rulers, then mounted that to my white card base.  For the envelope I used some tissue paper to make the matching liner.

So where is the glitter and spice you say?  My friend Debbie saved these awesome spice containers from her husbands clearing out spree.  I'm so happy he decided she did not need them any more, but even happier that she knew I would find a way to re-purpose them.  I packaged up the spices and passed them on to my son and his girlfriend, washed out the jars and filled them with GLITTER!  The tops are perfect for sprinkling or pouring and the nice wide mouths make them perfect for pouring the glitter back in.   I just love looking at them, I even mixed a few glitters together, I love the new blue I came up with!  Next week I will show you a card I made with the new blue glitter too.  Well that's it for  today, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Playing with Embossing Paste

Hi All, this is another Gecko Galz DT piece I made this month trying to incorporate the use of some Dreamweaver embossing paste. This works out perfectly with the NBUS 1st challenge at at djkardkreations, since this is the first time I have used this "Schtuff".  The theme is anything goes with the emphasis on Friendship, I like to keep some cards in my stash that I can send to friends for no reason at all, other than the fact that I am thinking of them, so this will do for the theme I think. I am a bit new to working with it, so it will take me some time to get comfortable with using it I think.  I should also mention the more "virginal schtuff" I used also being the Bubblegum Stickles, that Martha Stewart bow I bought on sale at Walmart about 5 years ago, but I have used a few of them I think before.

For this 5 x 7 card I used the Carnival paper for the envelope liner and the card itself, it was such a strong and beautiful paper I felt it could hold it's own on this card.  I printed the card on Staples matte photo paper, printed an additional piece of the paper with the flower, fussy cut it and mounted it with foam.  I used some Dreamweaver embossing paste, added 3 flowers from a stencil I cut, added some pink bubblegum Stickles and clear rock candy distress glitter along with a tiny bow.  The envelope liner was printed on copy paper and glued into the envelope.  That's it for today, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Time is on our side.

Hi All, I am sharing a card I made for the Gecko Galz DT using some of the amazing items from our partner this month Optic Illusions.   We want to show you how easy it is to blend other products with the beautiful Gecko Galz products.  This month the theme was Time, using Optic Illusions Measure of time set.  There were so many wonderful papers and pieces to this set I had a hard time choosing what one to use first, so you will be seeing a lot more of this set!

Here are my directions for this 5 x 7 card.   I used the clock charm and rusted bird cage from Optic Illusions along with the Gecko Galz image from June Dreams and the paper liner printed from the Carnival paper pack.  I printed the image on to Staples matte photo paper then added some Stampin Up crystal effects to the watch charm. I mounted this on to a piece of black card stock then on to my white card base.  The envelope liner was printed on copy paper, trimmed and placed inside the envelope. 

Well, that's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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May Flowers

 

 

 Hi All, today I am sharing a card I made for the Gecko Galz DT.    For this 5 x 7 card I used the image from May Days along with the Floral Symphony paper.  I printed them both on to Staples matte photo paper, distressed the edge with Ranger Weathered Wood, added some tiny pearls to surround the medallion and some Stampin Up Crystal Effects to the medallion itself.  My bottle of Crystal effects is very old and it has started to yellow a bit which made it work perfectly on this medallion.   I used a little pink lace to finish it off.  I printed the envelope liner on regular copy paper and glued it inside the envelope.

Don't forget there is still time to enter the Gecko Galz Mothers Day May challenge at the Gecko Galz blog.  I hope to see some of you there.   

That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Sharing some Happy Mail

Hi All, today I am sharing a card "I received" from my sweet and talented friend Lynne from Adorn.  I must say her cards are more beautiful close up and in person than I had ever imagined!  She made this beauty for me to say thanks for sharing some digital image tips with her, isn't that sweet?  If you have not stopped by her blog now is a good time, she is very talented and has been published numerous times, I am sure you will love her and her work as much as I do.  Thank you Lynne, the card is beautiful and truly a treasure for me, just like your friendship.

On another note, I am slowly catching up on my correspondence and blog visits which I am sorely behind on.  I have been busy making some large volume items for my daughter and a close friend of mine.  I will soon be finished and all caught up. 

That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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CHNC Extra Guest DT

 Above uses Bugaboo Stamp Merry Christmas Tree, Millstream Cottage Christmas Cookie papers.   

 Above card uses Bugaboo Stamp Merry Christmas Tree and Krewella Gingham papers     

  Above card uses Bugaboo Stamp Merry Christmas Tree and Bearly Mine papers   

Hi All, I am the guest DT at CHNC Challenge Extra this month, this is my second, mid month post and I had so much fun working with these Bugaboo Stamps  that I made 3 different cards with this one called Merry Christmas Tree.  Along with the papers I used from 3 different designers I double printed the Merry Christmas Tree image and fussy cut it and mounted it over the 2nd print.  2 of them were printed on green card stock 1 was colored in with my Letraset markers.  I used a combination of gel pens and Stickles to color in the ornaments.   

 We would love for you to join us at CHNC Challenge Extra.  This is also card #13, 14 and 15 for for my Christmas card a week challenge, Whoo Hoo!  That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane
I am entering these in:
 Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Let it shine

 

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Sweetly Singing

 

Hi All, this is another piece I made for the Gecko Galz DT using a combination of  Gecko Galz Floral Symphony paper and Vintage by Me  for the bird image. 

For this 5 x 7 card I printed the Floral Symphony paper and Vintage by me image (twice) on to Staples matte photo paper.  I fussy cut the daisy's and mounted them with a foam dot, added some lace.  I distressed the image by tearing all 4 edges and a center split, I then rolled the center split, added a piece of the image back in, I then used Ranger distress ink on all the torn edges.  I added glue and Flower Soft flowers to the tear in the image and some straw and baby's breath above the daisy's.  I printed the envelope liner in the matching Floral Symphony paper on regular copy paper and glued it inside. 

I am entering this into the challenge at Craft Hoarders Anonymous using the new items of the papers along with the lace, Flowersoft and baby's breath I have been hoarding for ages.  

                                                     That's it, thanks for looking.  ~Diane

*Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Ribbon, Lace and Twine oh my!
**Try it on Tuesday  - Springtime 
*Love to Create - Say it with flowers

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Gecko Galz meets Vintage by Me

 

Hi All, I am sharing a card I made for the Gecko Galz DT Vintage by Me cross promotion featuring Vintage by Me products along with Gecko Galz products.

For this 5 x 7 card I printed the Gecko Galz Floral Symphony paper and Vintage by Me bird image (twice) on to Staples matte photo paper.  I mounted the image on to a piece of black card stock and trimmed a 1/16" edge around it with my Perfect Layers Mini Tools.  I then mounted both pieces on to a die cut frame and a doily (that I sprayed with turquoise blue Glimmer Mist).  I fussy cut the little bird and mounted him with a piece of foam on to the image.   I added a spray of pale blue and white pearls and 3 large pearls. I added the thought bubble with the words sweet sweet cut and printed on my Zing.  I printed the envelope liner on copy paper using the same Floral Symphony paper.

That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

I am entering this into the 
*City Crafter Challenge Speech Bubbles. 
*Sentimental Sundays Shabby Chic or use a lace doily 

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Gecko Galz Mothers Day May challenge

Hi All, this is my Gecko Galz design team card featuring this months newly released digital products.  I made this for the Gecko Galz challenge for Mothers Day, pop over to the Gecko Galz blog to join us and see all the beautiful work done by the design team too!  For this 5 x 7 card I printed  Heartfelt Creations Papers along with the image from the Within the Pages collage sheet on to Staples matte photo paper.  I cut the purple card stock frame with my Zing and added lots of Stickles and lace.  The matching envelope liner was printed on plain copy paper and glued into the envelope.  The May challenge is anything goes, we would love for you to stop by and join the fun!   That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Christmas Card a Week #13

 Hi All, trying to catch up on my late start to the Christmas card challenge and also meet my personal challenge to enter more challenges.  So this is my second Christmas card this week.  

  For this 5 x 7 card I used digital paper from Sassy Designs along with a simple star cut from my KNK Zing.  I also used another one of the stamps from My Craft Spot  Merry Christmas set.  I framed it with some rhinestones from the Dollar Treasure.  The bow was a pale lavender gingham that I colored with my Letraset marker then covered in rhinestones.  I made this card to fit the bill in a few challenges so here goes.

*My Craft Spot - Black and White plus 1 color

Festive Friday - Inspiration photo

*Fusion Colorful Chevron Challenge

So that's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Guest DT at CHNC Challenge Extra

 

Hi All, I am the guest DT at CHNC Challenge Extra this month and I made this cute little 5 x 7  Penguin card with the digital stamp from Bugaboo Stamps.  I colored this in with my Letraset markers and  added some silver Sakura gelly roll ink and Crystal Stickles.  For a little added texture I added the white flock to the hat and some rhinestones from my stash.  I also used some free paper from the Coffee Shop blog to make the card and the envelope liner.  We would love for you to join us at CHNC Challenge Extra.  This is also card #12 for for my Christmas card a week challenge.  That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Happy Birthday

Hi All, I made this 5 x 7 card for my sweet hubby's birthday today.  We have a running joke about the bully squirrel in our yard, he is very territorial, so he will enjoy this.    I used Gecko Galz Chocolate Box papers for the background and the image is from the Harvest Time collage sheet. 

  Speaking of Gecko Galz, Leanne has generously offered a 1 day, buy 1 get 1 free sale today 4/29/14.  Better get there quick before I buy it all, lol.

 I am entering this into the Top Tip Tuesday challenge to use a number, and my tip is shown in the 3rd picture down.  When I am working with a digital image and plan to fussy cut a part of the image to layer it, like I did for the squirrels tail, I use the Microsoft Word Snipping tool to just grab a portion of the picture and then copy it right on to the page.  It saves paper and ink because I only grab the section I need and it is the exact same size because I snipped it from my page.   Be sure to stop by *Top Tip Tuesday and see all the great tips and inspirations from the DT, the girls there are really nice.  That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane
I am also entering this into the Big Birthday challenge at Crafty Boots

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Christmas card a week #11

 

 Hi All, week 11 is here and I have a mini "Shaker" card to show you this time for the challenge at My Craft Spot using another one of the stamps from My Craft Spot  Merry Christmas set.   I made the shaker on this card with a layer of gold Stickles first then 2 more layers of Stampin Up Crystal Effects, I dried between layers and when the top layer was dry yet still tacky I added some 2mm crystal gems from PizzazAPlenty to shake around and then put a piece of clear plastic on top.    I love the way the new  Perfect Layers Mini Tools and Perfect Cutting Mat made making this card so easy too, especially when making the frame for the Believe, the smaller size really helps!   The Santa image is from Free Vintage Digital Stamps  and the paper is also free from  The Coffee Shop blog.  Feels so good to have 11 cards in my Christmas card stash already, feel free to join the fun and get a head start on yours too.  That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

 I am joining Marina's link party at My Perfect Life

Entering these challenges:

*My Craft Spot - Shake it On

*Crafty Hazelnuts extra challenge  

*Completely Christmas Challenge -  9 Anything goes  

*Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes 

Jingle Belles - All Bundled up 3 or more layers

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Paint it

 Hi All, I had so much fun making this tag for Tag Tuesdays prompt Africa and the City Crafters Challenge to "paint it ".  I am not much of a painter so I guess that's why I am so happy with my result.  I sprayed my tag with some Glitz Spritz just to get it wet and add some more shimmer, then I used my wet paint brush to paint on pink, yellow and blue Yasutomo paints, they already have some shimmer but last time I tried them they were really thick.  Wetting the tag was key to getting a light clean coat I think.  Both images were from the Graphics Fairy, I mounted the Zebra on some foam dots and added the blue jewels.  The black lines in the pale yellow ribbon are supposed to look like zebra print, lol.  I had fun getting out of my comfort zone and painting this tag.  So I will be entering this into *City Crafters Challenge Paint it Challenge.  Pop by and see all the beautiful work the DT has done over there.  That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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3 quick and easy cards

 

Hi All, I am sharing 3 quick and easy cards today showing how easy it is to use the Gecko Galz digital papers.  For these cards I used Gecko Galz Garden Botanica papers sized to a  5 x 7 card size.  I printed all the cards on Staples matte photo paper, and all the envelope liners were printed on copy paper.  All I did was add a little something to each of them to make them my own.  For the 1st one  added a gold sticker embellishment and highlighted the flowers with Crystal Stickles. The 2nd card has gold corner stickers placed on top of the  medallion, the 3rd card has gold embossing powder and ruby jewels on crown and some corner stickers added.    

That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Happy Easter

 

 

 Hi All, I hope you are enjoying a nice Easter Sunday today.  

This is the card I made from the tag I made for the Egg prompt at Tag Tuesday using Gecko Galz  A Touch of Easter image along with Solarium papers.  

I watched my friend Lindsay, The Frugal Crafter make some cute little enamel dots in a video and thought it would work perfect for my eggs, I loved the results,  I can see me making more of these little things they are a bit addictive, lol.   I decided to be a bit adventurous and use some Dreamweaver Pearlescent embossing paste with a stencil I made with my KNK Zing.    That's it, thanks for looking, and for all your sweet comments.  ~Diane

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Christmas card a week #10

 Hi All, I made another Christmas card for the challenge to make 1 card a week so I will have them all done early!  Feels good to have 10 done and waiting already!  For this card I used the image from Gecko Galz Sweet Mommy collage along with the Solarium papers.  I have to say, these papers are becoming a real favorite of mine, I love every one in the set and I love printing them as many times as I want too!

I did a close up so you could see the one of beautiful stamps from My Craft Spot  Merry Christmas set.  My friend and DT sister Lisette (Mrs. Bees) was very generous to share her winnings from City Crafters with me, (thank you Lisette).  I chose this beautiful set of 10 stamps with the Christmas theme, I just love the fine line detail in this stamp, doesn't it look beautiful?   Other details on this 5 x 7 card, I used True Blue Stickles for the halos, and I used gold embossing powder around the frames before using my Perfect layers Mini rulers (perfect for these small cuts)  to put a 1/16th black trim edge.  I also went a little crazy with the Liquid pearls, the beading in this image really caught my eye so I wanted to accentuate it a bit.  Well that's it, thanks for stopping by and thank you for all of your encouraging comments too.  ~Diane

 I am joining Marina's link party at My Perfect Life

Crafty Hazelnuts extra challenge  

 

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Beauty in Pink and Black

Hi All, I am sharing a card I made for the Gecko Galz Design Team using some of the new paper from the Solarium paper pack and the April Colors collage sheet.   This is my usual  5 x 7 card, I printed the paper and the image on Staples matte photo paper,  framed the image with my in black card stock using my Perfect Layers Rulers. I added a digital die cut from my Zing by Krewella Kreations.  The envelope liner is printed on copy paper.

That's it for today, thanks for stopping by. 

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My Arty tag

Hi All, today I am sharing a tag I made for the Gecko Galz cross promotional challenge featuring beautiful Gecko Galz product with A Day for Daisies Stamps.   Speaking of challenges, this months challenge at Gecko Galz is anything goes, have a look at the challenge rules here.

For this tag I used the A Day for Daisies Gather Flower stamp image and the tag background from Gecko Galz April Colors image.    The lace trim was attached with red liner sticky tape to get the ruffled edge, Ranger distress ink in Concord and the ribbon with the butterfly charm I have been hoarding as it was a gift from my friend Valerie.  I like how the stamped image shows through the paper so I chose not to color it in.  Well, that's it for today, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

  

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Christmas Card a Week #8

Hi All, week 8!  Whoo hoo, it sure feels good to have 8 Christmas cards done and ready to go!   This card was a bit hard to photograph, the card stock is a deep gray the red border is some leftover industrial plastic, it is see through and the snowflake was die cut from a gift box and it picks up every color of light in the room.  The image is from Gecko Galz Vintage Christmas digital stamps

I added some white lace Stickles to the Mistletoe Berries and red Stickles to the holly berries.  I trimmed the image in some pale blue embossing powder also.  The die cut is from Birds Cards.  I used my new Perfect Layers Mini Tools and Perfect Cutting Mat. to cut the clean red border, don't forget today is the last day of the Perfect Paper Crafting Brand Ambassador Blog hop, see details in the 2 posts below.   That's it, thanks for stopping by, and thanks for all the great comments.   ~Diane 

 I am joining Marina's link party at My Perfect Life

*Completely Christmas Challenge -  5 Anything goes

*Crafty Hazelnuts extra challenge  
*Merry Monday Challenge Mistletoe 

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