Pretty Poppie

For today's DT card I used the Poppy from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Fancy Flowers along with the Sweet Stitches Paper.  I used a technique from Technique Junkies newsletter called Level Up to add some dimension.  I also use some red Stickles to add some interest.  The lovely 5/8 red satin ribbon is from Pizzaz Aplenty.  I also used Spellbinders Labels 8 and Cuttlebug Mandarin Screen embossing folder. 

Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog The Frugal Crafter to see what she has made and to get the Thursday freebie.  Don't forget to check out the rest of the amazing design team, they really never cease to amaze me.  

Lindsay  
Margie Visnick
Tracey Allen
Leanne Garner
Tamara Bennett
Cindi Hooks
Micki Harper
Karin Martin
Jennifer Bliss
Rhonda Walker

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Bold and Bright 
Alota Rubber Stamps - Use a Nestability
MyGrafico  -  Anything  Goes 

I've got the moon on a string.

 

I hope you can get the idea of this card from the photo's.  The Santa Moon is wound up by twisting it in circles about 15 times so that when you open the card he will spin.  I used the cute Santa Moon and Seasons Greetings stamps from Scrolls Work.  I stamped the Santa Moon once on white card stock and again on clear acetate with Stazon black ink.  I used the back side of the acetate image so I could flip it in the other direction.   I colored in the skin tone on the front and back of the white cut out so it shows through the acetate.  I have a piece of fishing line secured with Zots going from the top inside if the card, through the moon and then underneath the foil which was embossed with a Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder.  I used Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Large to cut both the opening and the top of the foil.  I heat embossed the Seasons Greetings inside the card.  I used Stickles Silver to trim the scallops and the star.

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering this into the following challenges: 
Aly's Sunday challenge - Anything goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Sparkle and Shine
Christmas All Year - Use a Santa
Craft Your Days Away - Punch it out
Elephantastic Cards & Crafts - Wish upon a Star/Christmas
Hodge Podge Shop - Blue and Silver

Quick and Easy Christmas card

So this week Lindsay asked us to make a quick and easy card, something you could mass produce or make in 10 minutes.  Of course this 10 minute card only took me 1 1/2 hours to make which compared to my usual 2-3 days is a pretty good in my book lol.  I am sure now that I know how to do it I could make it a lot quicker, not 10 minutes though, it takes me that long to trim and fold my card.  But this was easy once I had my idea all nailed down, the Snow Lady required no coloring, I just pulled it all up in Word and printed it out, you could do it all on 1 page of 8/5 x 11.  So to make this quickie card I used the Snow lady from Winterland, the Uptown Houndstooth  paper was printed in 2 different sizes and the Happy Holidays is from the Vintage Christmas Labels set.  I used a Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder and  Spellbinders Classic Circles Nestabilities.  Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog The Frugal Crafter she always has some awesome ideas to share and a freebie too.  Speaking of awesome ideas, check out the rest of the design team, they are all so talented and much quicker than me too.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

*  Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer) *  Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator  *  Shannon Neparko  *  Margie Visnick   *  Tracey Allen  *   Leanne Garner  *  Tamara Bennett  *  Cindi Hooks  *  Micki Harper  *  Karin Martin  *  Jennifer Bliss  *   Rhonda Walker  *  Tracy Vinson   *  Laurel Seabrook  *

I am entering this into the following challenges:

My Graphico - Christmas Contest

 Stop by the blog and see the fabulous items they are offering in this contest.  All you need to do is use a MyGraphico image and Lindsay's Stamp Stuff images are MyGraphico (this includes freebies too)

Die Cuts Dreams Christmas Club - Use a die cut

Gingersnap Creations Chestnut Theme - Snowpeople

Ooh La La Bachelorette Party

Isn't this just the cutest idea for a Bachelor or Bachelorette party?   Lindsay has so many cute party sets now.  These swim suits would make adorable invites and the  corset could be used as a thank you card or a table decoration.  The swim suits would be perfect for a pool party also.  These were so easy to make with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Ooh La La Card and Crown SVG Template and my Cricut, it cut this quickly and it only took a minute to emboss the corset and add the trim and the necklace.  The blue swim suit paper is a freebie from Lindsay's blog The Frugal Crafter, stop by to see what freebie she has for you this week.  You can make this as naughty or nice as you want.  The set also includes a crown.  Wouldn't you love to see your friends faces when they get this invite in the mail?  Be sure to stop by the LSS Design Team blogs to see what awesome inspiration they have for you too.

*  Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer) *  Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator  *  Shannon Neparko  *  Margie Visnick   *  Tracey Allen  *   Leanne Garner  *  Tamara Bennett  *  Cindi Hooks  *  Micki Harper  *  Karin Martin  *  Jennifer Bliss  *   Rhonda Walker  *  Tracy Vinson   *  Laurel Seabrook  *

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Crafty Card Makers - Dry emboss

 Beary Scrap - Anything goes

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Masquerade

What fun it was to make these masks!   I finally figured out how to work the Sure Cuts A Lot I won from Scrappy Go Lucky and Enfys!  What fun you will have when you see Lindsay's Stamp Stuff is having a sale 40% off today only, in fact everything at MyGraphico is 40% off today only!  I made these with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Masquerade Masks SVG and PDF Template cutting file on sale today for $1.80.  Look at all the different masks you can make! 

Looking for more fun?  Check out the Halloween Contest they are having at MyGrafico, you could win a Cuttlebug die cut machine and other great prizes.  Stop by Lindsay's blog The Frugal Crafter to see the awesome new set she has and to grab your freebie.  I can't wait to see what the rest of the Design Team has made, they never cease to amaze me, and don't forget the 1 day only 40% off sale at Lindsay's Stamp Stuff!  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

*  Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer) *  Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator  *  Shannon Neparko  *  Margie Visnick   *  Tracey Allen  *   Leanne Garner  *  Tamara Bennett  *  Cindi Hooks  *  Micki Harper  *  Karin Martin  *  Jennifer Bliss  *   Tracy Vinson   *  Laurel Seabrook  *
I am entering this into the following challenge:
My Graphico - Embossing on anything

 Other products used:
Stampin Up Big Shot Texturz Plate Perfect Details  pattern 1
Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls embossing folder

Tim Holtz Alterations texture fades Patchwork 

Foil card stock and jewels Dollar Treasure

Trick or Treat

I just had to show the inside and outside of this card, it measures 4" x 9" and has a pocket inside where you can tuck in a Hershey Bar or a Halloween treat certificate.  The adorable Treaters are from Scrolls Work  Halloween collection, along with the Large Corner Web and Trick or Treat sentiment.  I used Stazon ink, Spellbinders Grand 12" Classic Lace Border, Shapeabilities Fancy Tags on the inside and  Labels 8 Nestabilities on the front.  I embossed with Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls embossing folder.  The card stock is DCWV , Stampin Up and vellum.  I used a little Crystal Effects on the spider and lots of dimensional foam all throughout, I love that stuff!  Stop by the Scrolls Work blog and see the awesome work my DT sisters have to share with you too.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

I am entering this into the following challenges;

Order of the Opus Gluei - Halloween 

Paper Romance - Halloween or Fall card 

Simon Says - Halloween

Up, up and away!

For today's challenge at KWED we are using the travel images  I chose Hot Air and combined it with a request for a Grandpa card.  Stop by the KWED blog today to see what my fabulous DT sisters have made for inspiration and pick up your free image too!

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Supplies:

KWED image Hot Air

Stampin Up mostly Mustard CS

DCWV Stack cs

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tags

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye

Sizzix Texture Plates

Cuttlebug A2  Mandarin Screen embossing folder

I am submitting this card to the following challenges: 

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Let's get digital!

Corrosive Challenge - For the guys

Cards for Men - Long summer days

The Paper Players - Anything Goes! (new challenge site)

Bee Crafty - Anything Goes

Crafty Emma's Store - Anything goes

Challenge suggestions compliments of -  Feline Playful

Sweet and Juicy

I made this card for this weeks Fruit Smoothies challenge at Kahwinkedink, I hope you will join us there this week.  This image is called Orange Slice and it's available in the Kahwinkedink store.  The fab layout is from the sketch I found at 2 Sketches 4 You.  I had a lot of fun making this card, I painted the little white seeds with poster paint for a little more dimension.  I printed the image twice, cut and glued the darker orange onto the slices.  I used Versamark ink to stamp and trim all the edges of this card.  The dp and butterfly are DCWV.  The Mardi Gras beads are from Dollar Treasure.  The My Friend stamp is  Stampin Up along with Texture Plates Kit 4  Distressed.  I also used Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.  Please stop by Kahwinkedink for your free Digi Tuesday stamp and to see the inspiration from the rest of the DT.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am submitting this card to the following challenges: 

2 Sketches 4 You - Sketch 
ABC Challenge - X is for Xtra Dimension 
Crafty Katz weekly challenge - Let's go Digital

Jen Jumps Rope

For this weeks challenge of Sticks and Stones at Kahwinkedink I chose to use "rhinestones" on my card. This sweet little image is Jen Jumps Rope, she just makes me want to smile!  I followed the card sketch at Card Patterns Weekly Sketch Blog.  I used the pink and green colors from Forever Friends challenge blog.  I used DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies card stock,  Spellbinders Petite Ovals Nestabilities, and Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder.  Be sure to stop by Kahwinkedink  today to pick up your Tuesday freebie digi image.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Ready 2 Rock

The challenge at Bitten by the Bug 2  uses the Hannah Montana Cartridge, Ready 2 Rock.    I don't have this cartridge, but they do allow improvisation.  So I used my Cricut Plantin Schoolbook to cut the Ready 2 Rock, and the Cuttlebug 5x7  Oriental Weave embossing folder on my silver foil card stock.  This is a 5 x 7 card, the guitar is Iron on Art by Horizon Group, it is made for fabric but it worked very well by ironing it on to my card stock.  The little metal sandals have been in my craft box forever. A big thanks to the BBTB2 group, they always have a great idea for a challenge, and lots of Cricut inspiration!.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Crafty Secrets Friendship and Flowers

I made this card for the Crafty Secrets Challenge I am co hosting at Paper Craft Planet.  The challenge is Flowers,  please stop by and see what the other Crafty Secrets lovers have made.  I found this fun challenge site on my  friend Mona's blog, it is called
2 Sketches 4 You  it is hosted by Kazan Clark and Laura Davis.  I used their fab sketch to make this card, I'm not sure if I can post their sketch here, so you will have to go check it out.  I would also like to enter this into the Let your Garden Grow challenge to make  DIY flowers at Quixotic Challenges.  I actually bought the lovely little pearl centers for my flowers at Quixotic Paperie, and I am in love with them.  And last but not least my friends at Order of the Opus Gluei are hosting a challenge to use ribbon in a different way.  This is a 5 x 7 card, I used Memory Botique cs, Crafty Secrets Friendship and Flowers image, velvet ribbons and rhinestone lace are from JoAnns.  I embossed the cs with Cuttlebug A2  Japanese Scales embossing folder, I cut the flowers with Cricut Pagoda, colored them in with Niji Pearlescent Watercolor Set and set Quixotic Flat Backed Pearls - 4mm - Cappucino - in the centers.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Tea Anyone?

I made this card for 3 different challenges.  The sketch idea is from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and I used this cute KLM digi stamp which I love!  I also used the Cuttlebug Challenge to Create Glass or Crackled Glass embossed embellishments for your project, this was so much fun to do.  Instructions are at the Cuttlebug site, you have to give this a try!  .  And I thought I would try Embellish Magazine's color combination of green, yellow, pink, peach and 2 borders.

Recipe for this 5 x 5 card is Graphics 45 dp, Papertrey Spring Moss ribbon and bias tape, KLM digi image, Spellbinders Lotus Pendant, Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder,
 Paper and More pink blush vellum, yellow and pink cs from DCWV and Stampin Up Sale-a-brate scallop punch.  Oops, sorry, I neglected to mention I also used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Mum

I made this card for 3 different challenges, Play Date Cafe for "deep yellow, pale yellow and white".  My Time to Craft "Just for Mum" and A Spoon Full of Sugar "beads".  It is hard to see, but the white and dark yellow card stock both have a shimmery sheen.  The white is Wausau and I don't have the name of the shimmery yellow.  The pale yellow cs is DCWV, the beads are mardi gras beads from Dollar Treasure, except the center bead which is a 1/2 bead from JoAnns.  I used the Spellbinders  New Lotus Pendant Shapeabilities cut twice for the center, and the Deckled Mega Rectangles Nestabilities.  The Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls embossing folder and MUM was cut at 3/4 with the Cricut Plantin Schoolbook.  This is a 5 x 7 card.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Diannie and Andy

 

How cute is this image!  Kristen at KardsandKlay drew this image and named it Diannie and Andy for me!  I just love it.  This is her FREE image this week and she is using it for her Kahwinkedink Challenge.  All you have to do is make something with this image, so go over and snag it for yourself.  I am also going to enter this card in a few more challenges.   The Order of the Opus Gluei is a fun new challenge site looking for ruffles and flourishes. Thank you Rosemary, I scraplifted your ruffled embellishment idea (yours looks better).  Speaking of scraplifting, I got the idea for the Faux Metal Tin Cieling (Stamping with Di) from a tutorial at Papercraft Planet.  I didn't have the right stuff to make it like hers, so mine only looks similar.  Practical Scrappers challenge is for anything stamped, digi, ink, whatever.  They are featuring a new product called Stampee Foil, you will have to check it out, it's really cool!  Saturday Spotlight's challenge is messy or distressed, I hope my tin roof qualifies as distressed.  

I used Diannie and Andy free digi image, silver cs with the Cuttlebug A2  Mandarin Screen embossing folder, then I rubbed the Stazon black ink on it to give it the distressed faux tin look.  Black cs, Stampin Up Patterns pack Designer Series Paper 111, Spellbinders Petite Ovals and I don't have the mfg on the Flourishes stamp.  Flowers and lace are JoAnns, card is 5 x 7.    Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Asian Influence

I made this card for the Order of the Opus Gluei challenge to make something Asian.  I used Core'dinations card stock, along with black, metallic gold and red.  I did the border with the Stampin Up Sale-a-brate scallop trim border  punch.  I cut the lanterns on the Cricut with the Pagoda cartridge at a size 4.  I used the Cuttlebug 5x7 Emboss folder- Bamboo, lightly sanded and painted the leaves with my Niji Pearlescent Watercolor Set.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

My card club swap

 

I just love this cute digi image Aimee Josephine from Kahwinkedink so much I had to use her for my card swap last night.  In fact I love her so much, I saved a few extra's for myself.  I am going to enter her into Crazy for Challenges, they are looking for a Valentine.  She makes a cute Valentine, but she could also be a sweet any occasion card.  I used Stampin Up dp for the border and the hearts, Stampin Up Kraft and Ivory cs, I had another beige cs I used also.  The dp ribbon border is from from Briar Press (not a typo, they call it dp ribbon).  The border punch is Martha Stewart lace.  This card is a standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, not my standard 5 x 7.  I ran the whole card through my Spellbinder Wizard with the Cuttlebug 5 x 7 embossing folder Plum Blossoms.  I ran the lighter colored cs through with the Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls Embossing Folder.  The hearts were cut with Cricut Plantin Schoolbook.  I printed Aimee Josephine on my computer from Word, colored her in and then cut her out and mounted her on to the card front.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Aimee Josephine

 

Aimee Josephine comes from the Kahwinkedink Primitive line of digi stamps.  I don't know if I did her justice, I maybe should have aged her a bit, to keep with the primitive influence.  The lovely border background came from Briar Press, it is called a button border.  It reminded me of a primitive art necklace which is why I chose to use it here.  I printed it out on the aqua cs and then cut it out and mounted it to the Core'dinations red cs that I embossed with the Cuttlebug D'vine Swirls Embossing Folder.  I printed Aimee Josephine on white cs and then colored her in.  I used my Spellbinders Petite Ovals to cut her out.  I made 2 copies of my digi image, I experimented and colored in the first one, then cut her out and used her as a mask.  I used some of the Zig, 2 way glue, let it dry so it would be re-positionable and mounted 1 image on top of the other so I could use the Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Turquoise Blue.  I really love that glimmer mist!  If you would like to see more of Aimee Josephine stop by Kards and Klay, you will see more of her there.  I am going to enter her in the Color Chef challenge, red, blue and white.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Wilhelmina Marie

Beautiful Wilhelminamarie is a digi stamp my friend Kristen made.  The minute I saw her I fell in love with her.  Kristen has many more sweet digi's available at her site, Kahwinkedink.  You can stop by her blog Kards and Klay and see the many beautiful cards she has there.  And this digi is FREE, just stop by her blog and snag her, she's near the bottom of the page!   It's Kards and Klay, and be sure to leave her a sweet message.

I made this card for a challenge at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps at SNR Universe.  The challenge is to use buttons, and there is a free digi image involved, but you must submit your card today!  

Sweet 'n Sassy also has a store where she too has beautiful digi's.  After all, we can never have too many digi's can we?

This is a 5 x 7 card, I used Stampin Up kraft and Patterns 3 dp and Core'dinations cs.  I embossed the Core'dinations with Cuttlebug 5 x 7 Embossing folder - Plum Blossoms.  I used the Spellbinders Deckled Mega Rectangles Nestabilities also.  The 2 miniature buttons are from my stash.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Cuttlebug Kimiko Geisha's

 

I made the Geisha's on this card with my new Cuttlebug 5 x 7 Emboss Folders and some wonderful foil cardstock, I love how you can see the reflection in the picture.  The Giesha'a are from the Kimiko folder.  I embossed and debossed so that I have 2 images facing different directions.  This was quite easy, I folded the foiled card stock in 1/2 so the shiny side was facing front and back.  After I embossed them in the blue foil I cut them out.  Then I ran double scraps of white card stock through for the heads and hands, which I also colored, cut out, then glued on.  The lovely dragon is from the Cricut Pagoda cartridge I received for Christmas and haven't used yet!  I cut this at 2 1/2 in the gold and red foils.  I also used the Cuttlebug A2 Japanese Scales to give the dragon more texture, and the Cuttlebug 5 x 7 Oriental Weave on the Wausau Copper card stock.   This card is for the Practical Scrappers Die Cut Challenge.   Which works out well, because they encourage us to use what we have, and I bought these earrings at least 1 year ago!  I used both my Cricut and Cuttlebug folders to make this.

 I thought it would be fun to share a picture of my embellishments, the silver fans I used.  These were inexpensive earrings that I cut up and glued on to the card.  I found my earings and foil card stock  at my local Dollar Treasure.  By the way, I absolutely love the new 5 x 7 folders from Cuttlebug!  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Edith Mayfly

My friend Kristen of Kards and Klay has some fab new digi images, this one is Edith Mayfly.  Edith got her sweet name in a contest "name the digi", that Cheri, at The Paper Freak won.  Kristen will be offering free images on her blog in the future.   Be sure to stop by and see what she is making, she is a prolific card crafter!  I just had to Google "prolific" and make sure I was using the right word.  Here's the definition: 1. producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree. 2. producing in large quantities or with great frequency;   Yep, that sounds right, that is Kristen to a T!  She also has a shop Kahwinkedink, where you can buy some of her images.

I used card stock from DCWV The Sweet Stack, and some pink vellum.  I also used some Studio g glitter glue on the wings and the Cuttlebug embossing folder Mandarin Screen.  Thanks for looking,  ~Diane