In the Garden

I used 3 shades of green to give the Relish our Friendship image this vintage look. The challenge this week at Kahwinkedink is in the garden or green. Kristen is offering a free digi image at Kahwinkedink and a different one at Crafter's Digital Art Center. My relish jar was printed once on white cs and then again on Tinkering Ink Haberdasher dp. That dp looked like pickle relish. The background dp was made from a copy of an old Ira Wilson & Sons Dairy cookbook from my old cook book collection. I used a little Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen on the relish jar, the aged look on the dp is original. The flower is from Your Scrapbook Stash (my new favorite place to shop) from a previous win at Scrap it With a Song. (Thank you Christine) I almost forgot, my leaves are from the Stampin Up bird punch.

Thanks for looking. ~Diane
I am submitting this card to the following challenges:
Order of Opus Gluei - Whats cookin, good lookin?
Creative Belli Blog - Alter it (cookbook cover) 
Stamp Something - Something digital 
The Shabby Tearoom - From the Garden 
Practical Scrappers - Stash over 1yr old (Tinkering Ink dp and ribbon from 2008)

Vintage Thank You

This is the Grunge Gear image from the Steampunk Stamp Set at Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.  This card measures 5 x 5 and I cut the card in the shape of a gear.  I think it would make a great card for a guy.  There are so many wonderful images to choose from in this set.  I must say it is one of my favorites!  I printed the image twice and folded it in the center so the gear image is 2 sided.  I used Color Throwdown for my color inspiration.  The center is made with Spellbinders Classic Ovals Nestabilities.  I used Stampin Up Texture Plates Kit 4 Distressed (again).  Be sure to stop in and see what Lindsay has to offer this week, she always offers a freebie on Thursdays and some awesome inspiration.   Please check out the talented LSS Design Team for more fantastic ideas using stamps from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, here are their links.
Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cheryl Gorka (DT Coordinator)
Cindi Hooks
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Leanne Garner
Lisa Jurecek
Margie Visnick
Melissa Craig
Rebekah Doak
Rhonda Walker
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
Tracey Allen
Micki Harper
Tracy Vinson
   I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Color Throwdown - 

Clearly iStamp - Gratitude
KL Stampin n Scrappin - Dry emboss

Fancy Some Humor

The challenge at Kahwinkedink is to make a Punny card and the design team will really tickle your funny bone this week!   Kristen has added a new twist to the freebie, it will be a followers choice. How awesome is that!  She has close to 100 images to choose from so hurry over to pick the image of your choice.

I made a Punny Wedding card or I guess it would work for an Anniversary too.  The card is 5 x 7, I used the adorable Poochies Wedding Image, the paper is DCWV and Stampin Up along with the Texturz Plate Backgrounds #1 Flourish.  The border is a Martha Stewart punch and I used the Spellbinders Labels 8 Nestabilities and  Fancy Tags  Shapeabilities.  Almost forgot, a smidge of
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Moxie Fab World - Fun and Cute

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Red and white or blue

Craftalicious Challenges - Cute

Double Dutch - Based on the movie Love Story

 

 

Crafty Secrets Recipe Card

2 Sketches 4 You Sketch
I made this card for 2 Crafty Secrets Challenges.  For the one I co host with Jan at Paper Craft Planet, I suggested we use Crafty Secrets Designer Paper or make our own from a Crafty Secrets stamp.  I did both, I used dp from the Crafty Secrets Classic pad and I also made the print on the left with the Crafty Secrets Cupcake Party stamp set.  The challenge at Splitcoast Stampers calls for a recipe card, this one is 4 x 6.  I have had this recipe in my recipe box for about 30 years, I add it to all my wedding cards.  Sadly I do not know the Author, I wish I could give them credit for the lovely recipe.  I used Stampin Up cs and Texture Plates Kit 4,  Distressed along with Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen.

For my lay out I used the sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You.  I would love for you to join in any of these challenges as they are all a lot of fun. Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Happy Birthday Lindsay

Color Throwdown is celebrating 100 Challenges 

This week we are celebrating Lindsay's Birthday and she is too with a 34% off sale at Lindsay's Stamp Stuff whoo hoo!.  Happy  Birthday Lindsay and thank you for designing this awesome Steampunk Style set!  I was like a kid in a candy store when I saw this with so many awesome images! You will be seeing a lot more of this set here.  I had so much fun making this card, the hardest part was deciding which image to use, I wanted it to be just right.  I printed the bike images and Birthday sentiment on to the Certainly Celery cs, then used my favorite Stampin Up Texture Plates Kit 4 Distressed.  The circles were cut with Spellbinders Classic Circles Nestabilities, and I used my new Martha Stewart edge punch.  I love the little flower button I sewed onto the bow, it was part of an old jewelery kit my (now 25 yr old) daughter and I had made into necklace's back in the day!  My inspiration came from this weeks beautiful colors from Color Throwdown (100th challenge party, awesome prizes!) and the Just Us Girls sketch.   

Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog today to wish her a Happy Birthday and pick up your free stamp.  You will also want to see what  the talented LSS Design Team has made using stamps from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, and remember the 34% off sale too!

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cheryl Gorka (DT Coordinator)
Cindi Hooks
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Leanne Garner
Lisa Jurecek
Margie Visnick
Melissa Craig
Rebekah Doak
Rhonda Walker
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
Tracey Allen
Micki Harper
Tracy Vinson  

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Color Throwdown - Color combination

Just Us Girls - Sketch 

Incy Wincy Designs - Punches

The Shabby Tea Room - Embossing

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Fore... Summer

I made this cheerful Summer card using the adorable FU...Fore Female image from KAH-Wink-E-Dink.  I think this image has so much character and personality!  I printed this image twice, once on white card stock and again on the blue cloud paper so I wouldn't lose any of the details.  I then colored and cut out the white image and pasted it over the other image.  I cut the grass 4 times with  Cricut Plantin Schoolbook, used pop dots between layers and  used some pop dots under the golf ball for extra dimension.  The cloudy blue paper is some old notebook paper.  I stamped the sentiment with an older Just Rite stamp.  Be sure to stop by the KAH-Wink-E-Dink blog and grab this weeks free image, I've been hearing quite a "racket" about it.  See what the rest of the design team has done to inspire you, and say hello to our newest design team sister Linda too!  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Kahwinkedink - Summer Sports

By The Cute and Girly - Warm Summer Days

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Summer

E C P The Challenges - Summer 

Glittered Wings

 

Did I tell you I have a passion for butterflies?  Lindsay's Stamp Stuff has this beautiful set called Winged Things.   There are so many beautiful butterflies in this set to choose from.   I have been wanting to try this new background technique and I decided this would be perfect with my butterfly taking center stage.   I used some old Mac Tac adhesive backed paper that I salvaged a few years back.  I peeled off the backing to expose the sticky side and stuck my piece of lace to it.  Then I poured on the extra fine glitter and spread it around, I removed the lace and shook off the excess glitter.  I added a piece of clear polyester on top to seal it in.  I printed the butterfly onto the teal vellum, traced it with Diamond Stickles and when it was dry cut it out. You can do this same technique with a piece of packaging tape, (eliminating the need for polyester) but my card is a 5 x 7 so the tape was not an option for me.  I hope you enjoyed this,thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog today to pick up your weekly freebie, and don't forget to check out the talented LSS Design Team for more fantastic ideas using stamps from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff!  We are also welcoming a new designer this week, Tracy whose work is awesome, be sure to say hello and welcome her.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cheryl Gorka (DT Coordinator)
Cindi Hooks
Diane Bove
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Leanne Garner
Lisa Jurecek
Margie Visnick
Melissa Craig
Micki Harper
Rebekah Doak
Rhonda Walker
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
Tracy Vinson

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge -  Monochromatic and Wings

Oh, Alice - Twinkle Twinkle

The Character Cafe - Anything goes with Digital

Cooking it up with Katie - Add some Sparkle to a Cut Out

Craftalicious Challenges - Monotone

Incy Wincy Designs - Things with Wings

Pile it on - Do something over the top with your paper

Scrap it with a Song - I can see clearly now (clear polyester)

Supplies

Winged Things digital stamp

MacTac adhesive paper

teal vellum

ivory card stock

clear polyester

lace remnant for glitter pattern

lace trim

glitter

Diamond Stickles

DRS Designs Butterfly stamp

DRS Designs

A huge thank you to DRS Designs Stamp a day give away.  I was so delightfully surprised when I stopped by their blog this morning and saw my name as the winner of this gorgeous Butterfly stamp!  What a beauty!  DRS Designs has been generously offering a stamp a day all month long.  Stop by the DRS Designs blog, the designers have some awesome inspiration to share.  Then stop by the DRS Designs Store and see all the beautiful stamps they offer.

This is the awesome Large Silhouette Butterfly #115G stamp I won. Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

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

Lovely Lady

I hope you will join Jan and I over at the Paper Craft Planet Crafty Secrets challenge group.  This week Jan chose buttons for the inspiration.  Be sure to stop by Card Patterns too, they have a lovely sketch and an awesome prize this week too!  I used a Crafty Secrets image.  The card stock, ribbon, embossing (Texturz Plate Backgrounds #1 Eyelet) punch (Sale-a-brate scallop punch and corner punch) and stamp (Elements of Style)  are all from Stampin Up.  I made the flowers using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Turquoise Blue and I distressed it all with Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

This card was inspired by these challenges: 

  Paper Craft Planet  - Crafty Secrets - Using a button. 

Split Coast Stampers  - Crafty Secrets - Distressed.

Card Patterns - Sketch

Play Date Cafe  - Color inspiration.

Retirement Sale at MyGraphico!

Just a quick note to let you know MyGraphico is having a Retirement Sale, retiring sets are just $1.00.   Lindsays Stamp Stuff  has some great sets retiring, so go take a look!  This is your chance to stock up!   Sale ends June 30th at Midnight!    Thanks for looking. ~Diane

Birds and Branches

 

I love this gorgeous  Birds and Branches  digital stamp set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, it was so easy to color in and just look at all the stamps that come in this set!  Then I used this fabulous sketch at   2 Sketches 4 You to put it together.  I'm not sure if you can see in the photo, but I cut the flowers and eggs twice, used a little TSC Designs  Puffy 3-D Glue behind them to give  some dimension.  I used my Spellbinders Deckled Mega Rectangles Nestabilities, Stampin Up Texture Plates Kit 4 Distressed, Texturz Plate Backgrounds #1 Eyelet, and Forever in Time lavender flower.  The dp is Kioshi, the other cs is unknown.  The card size is 5 x 7.    Please take a minute and stop by Lindsay's blog today to pick up your free stamp.  Be sure to check out the LSS Design Team for more fantastic ideas using stamps from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff!

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cheryl Gorka (DT Coordinator)

Cindi Hooks
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Leanne Garner
Margie Visnick
Micki Harper
Rebekah Doak
Rhonda Walker
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
I am submitting this card to the following challenges: 

2 Sketches 4 You - Sketch 

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Flowers

Caardvarks - Embossing 

Tuesday Throwdown - Dry embossing

Marks Finest Papers - Embossing

Fresh Brewed Designs - Anything Goes

Slice of Summer

I made this 5 x 7  sweet summery card with one of my favorites,  Kahwinkedink's Slice of Summer digi stamp.  For those for you who have not stopped by the store, this image is only $1.00.  You can't go wrong with that, even if you only make 1 card with it!  Along with the Slice of Summer digi I used Stampin Up Green Galore and Pixie Pink cs to paper piece this together.   I also used Stampin Up Crystal Effects on the seeds and Texture Plates Kit 4 Distressed and  Backgrounds #1 Eyelet.  Added some glitter and glued it onto a folded card I was done.  Be sure to stop by the Kahwinkedink challenge today to pick up your free image, see what my talented design sisters have made and join us in this weeks challenge.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering this into the following challenges:
Annabelle Stamps Blog - Pink and Green
Caardvarks - Dry Embossed
The Character Cafe at Crafters Digital Art Center - Paper Piecing 
The Character Cafe Blog - Paper Piecing
Crafty Anns Challenge - Embossing
Quirky Crafts Challenge - Summer

Thank you Kristen for the RAK

 

I want to share this awesome RAK I received from my awesome digi designing friend Kristen.   She knows I have recently found a new love in all things vintage.  So out of the blue she just up and sent me all of these beautiful things!  Thank you Kristen, I really don't deserve this.  The embossing folders are to die for!  Tim Holtz Alterations texture fades Bingo and Patchwork set!  I've been drooling over pictures of this on the internet!  Whoo Hoo I can't wait to use it!   The gorgeous papers from Hambly I have never seen around here and they have stickers to match!  She bought them all at a fancy scrapbook store called Craft Fancy.  Thank you Kristen for your generosity, you really leave me speechless!  Stop by Kristens Kahwinkedink store and blog for some awesome digi's and inspiration!  You will be glad you did, you will have a chance to meet a sweet,wonderful,talented and caring person.  I'm so glad she is my friend and that she chose me for her design team.  Thank you Kristen, and thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Tea and Sympathy

I love this Teariffic stamp set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff!  There are so many possibilities with this set, you can go from serious to silly.  I made the flower by clipping some lace into pieces sticking them on a glue dot with a button in the center.  I cut the outside edge of a doily, gathered and glued then added some  Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen.  The Teariffic tea cup was printed twice, once on ivory cs (inside cup) and again on the DCWV.  Then I paper pieced them together.   The blue and green cs and is Stampin Up Big Shot Texturz Plate Perfect Details  pattern 1.  I also used  Spellbinders Jumbo Scalloped Border Petites and Ribbon Tags Trio Shapeabilities.

Here is what you will find in the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Teariffic stamp set.

Stop by Lindsay's blog today to pick up your free stamp and tutorial on custom vinyl decals.   Be sure to check out the LSS Design Team for more fantastic ideas using stamps from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff!

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cheryl Gorka (DT Coordinator)

Cindi Hooks
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Leanne Garner
Margie Visnick
Micki Harper
Rebekah Doak
Rhonda Walker
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Paper Piecing

 Crafty Pad - Paper Piecing

Rosie D's - Something blue  

There She Goes - Worn, Torn, or distressed

All Sorts Challenge- Lace or Buttons

Caardvarks - Distressing

The Purrr-fect Dad.

My sweet Kitty is a digi image from Kahwinkedink store.  The Kahwinkedink blog challenge this week is to make a Fathers Day card, I hope you will join us.  Today Kristen is offering another free image (every Tuesday) so stop over and see what she has in store for you.   While you are there see what my DT sisters have made for this challenge too.  These talented gal's have a lot of wonderful ideas for Fathers Day cards.

 A funny thing happened on the way to making this card.  This card must weigh 4 pounds by now.  It started out with just the lay out you see, but I did not have a place to put the sentiment, so I thought I would have the card open on the front panel, great idea huh?  I couldn't remove my original panels so I glued the folded pieces over the top.  Then the inside did not look right so I added 2 green panels, the sentiment was hidden, so OK lets add more panels to the inside, problem solved.  Now the card won't stay closed!  OK add some pennies behind  Kitty, 2 no, I needed 4 to balance it!  Dare I tell you when I placed the sentiment on the inside I placed it upside down?  I love this lay out, I will use it again, but next time I will start off with a plan! 

I used Kahwinkedink's Kitty digi image, DCWV cs paper pieced, Spellbinders Deckled Mega Rectangles Nestabilities, and
Stampin Up Big Shot Texturz Plate Backgrounds #1 Large dots.

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges:

Cards Blog - Fathers Day

The Corrosive Challenge - Sketch

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Fathers Day

Charisma Cardz Challenges - Spots and Stripes

Double Dutch - Fathers Day

Drunken Stampers - Fathers Day

Incy Wincy Designs - One for the guys #45

Paper Cutz Challenge - Fathers Day #45

Pear Tree Designs - Fathers Day

Thanks for looking, ~Diane

More Crafty Secrets Fun

                                                                                                           

I made this card for the Crafty Secrets Challenge I am co hosting on Paper Craft Planet.  It is a 2 week challenge, it runs through to June 26th, I would love for you to come join the fun there with us.  All you need for this challenge is a Crafty Secrets item and lace.   I did have a little help in making this card.  I used the sketch from Mojo Monday, the color palette from Play Date Cafe and the inspiration to fray my Crafty Secrets Cotton Scraps, from Mona at Cupcake's Creations.  Mona has a fun tutorial on her blog showing how to print on fabric, check it out.  The beautiful background stamp I used on the Kraft cs is a digital called School Papers from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff and the 40% off sale runs through midnight tonight.  It's on sale for just $2.39, can you believe that?  It's a steal!   Even if you don't do digitals this is a must have, you just print it on to any colored cs in Word.  I stamped the aqua cs with Stampin Up Elements of Style, I made the flower with crepe paper and Spellbinders Blossom 2, I trimmed my lace down a bit to fit and the metal charms had 4 ends which I used wire cutters to cut down to 2 to give it the visual effect I needed for the sketch.  I enjoyed making this, thanks for looking.  ~Diane

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday Sketch

Play Date Cafe Raspberry, Aqua, Kraft and White

Paper Craft Planet Crafty Secrets (my challenge) Crafty Secrets and Lace

Split Coast Stampers Crafty Secrets  Old, New, Borrowed or RAK (thank you  Jan)
Just Us Girls - Digital

Summer Fun

We Won! I was chosen as a top 5 winner at Scrap It With a Song!  I get to display this awesome badge and I won a $25.00 gift certificate at Your Scrapbook Stash .com!  Thank you so much, this is an awesome prize!  My thanks to you Terry at Tellens Designs for this too cute bathing beauty digi, which she has now named Beach Diva Diane!   You are the We,  in We won.
I made this card for the BBTB2 challenge using Arlana's sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday.  This week the BBTB2 team asked us to use the sun image from the Doodlecharms cartridge.  My fabulous bathing beauty is from Tellens Designs, I love her playful digi images.  I used Cricut Doodlecharms,  DCWV, and Spellbinders Classic Circles Nestabilities.  Be sure to stop by the BBTB2 blog and see what the DT has done with this cut, they are so creative.   They also have a contest to use any summer themed cut from any cart along with an image, so lets all join in!  

I'm also submitting this card to the following challenges:

 BBTB2 Summer themed

Sweet Sketch Wednesday  Sketch

Paper Sundaes Summer Fun

Scrap It With a Song Girls Just Wanna Have Fun  Whoo Hoo!  Thank you so much for choosing this card!  I won a $25.00 gift certificate at Your Scrapbook Stash .com!  Thank you so much, for this awesome prize!

Thanks for looking, ~Diane

Spinner Card 1CardCreator

Spinner card in action.

I made this card with the Grad Cap, this weeks free digi image available at Lindsays Stamp Stuff.  I have made these spinner cards before in fact there is a tutorial on how to make them here too.  My son helped me make the video so I could show you just what it looks like in action.  Sorry, I need more practice with the camera, this was my first You Tube video.  These cards totally fascinate me, I have a close up of the card also. 

Along with the LSS Grad Cap I used  DCWV, Cricut Plantin Schoolbook, Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Pendant Shapeabilities,  Stampin Up Big Shot Texturz Plate Backgrounds #1 Harlequin and Word Window punch.

If you are not too dizzy from watching this, spin over to Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, she has a 40% off sale going on Thursday through Saturday   Check out the School Rules, School Papers, Grad Cap (free) and Grad Paper (free also).

I'm submitting this card to the following challenges: 
2 Sketches 4 You 
Caardvarks dry embossing
Corrosive Challenge diecuts
Cupcake Craft Challenge dazzle us
Wee Memories Punch it
 Hand Full of Stamps hats off to you 
Ai Factory Challenge Cards that have movement

 And don't forget to check out the talented Design Team's blogs, they have some awesome work to show you too.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cheryl Gorka (DT Coordinator) 
Cindi Hooks
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Leanne Garner
Lisa Jurecek
Margie Visnick
Rebekah Doak
Rhonda Walker
Tamara Bennett
Micki Harper

Land That I Love

 

For the Red White and Blue or Flag challenge at Kahwinkedink I  made a flag card using this cute  Land that I Love  Kahwinkedink digital stamp from the Primitive Collection. I love how easy it was to make this look vintage!  I used the Stampin Up Texture Plates Kit 4 Distressed and paper pieced the stars.  I also used Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen.  My lace had the wrong shade of blue so I used a marker to tint it the right shade of blue.  Please stop by the Kahwinkedink blog and see what my DT sisters have made, you will be amazed!  While you are there you can pick up todays Tuesday Freebie.  We hope you will join our new KWED Fan Group over at Paper Craft Planet!  We have lot's of fun stuff going on over there!  Thanks for looking, ~Diane 

I am entering this in the following challenges.

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges #26 Piece that Paper

Delightful Sketches Use Texture

Dare U to Digi Red White and Blue World Cup

Crafty Ann's Challenge blog #16 Fly the Flag (USA)

Crazy for Challenges Pleats on your project (pleated lace)

Love is a flower

Whew!  This card gave me so much trouble!  I spent the whole week working on it!  I made it for the Crafty Secrets Challenge at Paper Craft Planet which calls for the use of pink and aqua. Shouldn't be hard but it was.   I finally found some inspiration this morning with a cute card sketch from this weeks JUGS challenge.

I used the Crafty Secrets Love and Romance image, (RAK, thank you Jan)  Stampin Up Big Shot Texturz Plate Perfect Details  pattern 1and pattern 2, Cricut Pagoda flowers, Vintage Holiday Crafts for the printed forget me not  paper, Liquid Pearls white Opal, Stickles Gold, pearl strands, feathers and Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen.  If you love Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage products we would love to have you join us on PCP, we have a group there and we do bi weekly challenges.  Thanks for looking, ~Diane

So Glad We're Friends

The challenge over at Split Coast Stampers Crafty Secrets is to use Kraft paper.  The colored image is Crafty Secrets Friendship and Flowers, a gift from my friend Jan.  Yours Truly is an image from The Graphics Fairy and the 2 beautiful printed sheets are from Elegant and Shabby Scrapbook and card papers.  This is an awesome vintage set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff MyGraphico. They print 4 to an 8 1/2 x 11 page and the vintage aged edges were already there for me.  I love this set, I bought it before I joined the dt, I could see so many uses for it.   The Kraft paper is Stampin Up and the vintage texture is Stampin Up Texture Plates Kit 4 distressed.  The iron on flower is from JoAnns, the jelly postage stamp dollar store. That's it, thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Bless this nest

I made this card for the challenge at BBTB2, they are using the Bless this Nest font from the Sweethearts cartridge.  I don't have the Sweethearts cart so I used my  Cricut Plantin Schoolbook for the font.  I used the layout from Sweet Sketch Wednesday for this card also.  I can always count on the ladies there to come up with an inspiring lay out for me.  The darling image is from Birds and Branches, a digi set from  Lindsay's Stamp Stuff MyGraphico.  The card stock is DCWV, and I used the Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink Dusty Concord and
Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen.  The more I use these distress inks the more I love them!  I also used my Spellbinders Petite Ovals Nestabilities.   Be sure to stop by BBTB2, they are having their monthly blog hop with lots of inspiration and excitement!  As always, thanks for looking.  ~Diane