Yoko and Suki

I made this 5 x 7 card using Scrolls Work #6539 Large Yoko and Suki and  #4544 Zenigata Fountain rubber stamps.   I stamped the images onto vellum and colored the underside to give it a softer silk screened kind of Asian look. The bg paper underneath is Susan Godfrey Winter Wonderland digi paper which is muted by the vellum.  I am really pleased with the results. 

I found a wonderful online shop called Pizzazz Aplenty this week.  Judy has a wonderful assortment of beautiful, high quality lace, ribbons and bling of all sorts!  I bought 30 yards of satin ribbon, 5 yards of lace, 9 yards of pearls on a cord, 9 yards of trim on the spools, 3 yards of gingham, 100 rim stones in 2 colors, 100 purple rhinestones and a 2 gel pickers.  All this for only $20.55 including shipping!  Everything arrived within 2 days of ordering, and not only did I receive the Special of the week (5 packages of Cranberry rhinestones) but also some samples of some of her other stones.  Thank you Judy for the excellent service and prices along with all the extra special goodies you included.  Everything was packaged beautifully, I'll be sure to come back again.

All of my goodies shown above.

The very generous freebie included with my order below.

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering this into the following challenges:
Challenge Up your life - Clean and simple
Die Cut Dreams - Use rubber and a digi 
Woodware USA - Anything goes

Posh 'n Trendy Thursday

This is Lindsay's newest set Posh 'n Trendy, which is already a favorite on my list!  I love all the vintage items in this set.  The background paper is another one of my favorites Bold Black and White the perfect set to those who are new to digital stamping and afraid of using too much ink to print a sheet.  You print the black designs on to your colored paper, so black is the only color ink you use.  You also have a huge variety of papers because every time you change the color of your paper you get a different look. Not only that, but you also have a sheet of matching colored card stock to go with the print, another reason I love it, this is a total bargain!  It's Thursday so be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog The Frugal Crafter to see what wisdom she has to share along with the Thursday Freebie.  Don't forget the rest of the awesome Design Team, their work is always top notch!

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

*  Lindsay Weirich (Owner and Stamp Designer) *  Cheryl Gorka DT Coordinator  *  Margie Visnick   *  Tracey Allen  *   Leanne Garner  *  Tamara Bennett  *  Cindi Hooks  *  Micki Harper  *  Karin Martin  *  Jennifer Bliss  *   Rhonda Walker  *
Other products used
Spellbinders Labels 8
Tim Holtz Distress inks, broken china, antique linen
Flower soft
Tattered Angels

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Creative Cowgirls Challenge - Turquoise and black

MyGraphico - Anything goes

Learning something new

I have been playing with digital images for over a year now but I keep learning new things.  I found out from my awesome DT Sisters the difference between a JPG and a PNG file is that the PNG can be layered transparently.  Really simple thing to do in Word, I actually have 3 images layered up here, the Shabby Houndstooth paper,  Old Paper set and the Cute Easter set.

I printed the torn page twice and cut it out so I could give it more dimension and I ran some Cotton Candy Stickles around the edge also.  The tag was printed in Word and cut with Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio Shapeabilities.  The card is a 5 x 7.  Well it's Thursday and you know that means Lindsay has something special and free on her blog The Frugal Crafter.  Stop by the Design Team's blogs also to see their gorgeous work.  I really admire these gals, they are always getting published and winning challenges, go see for yourself it is an awesome group.   

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

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

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Alota Rubber Stamps - Anything Spring

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Anything goes

Pile it on - Anything goes

Flourishes - Go big (5 x 7)

Tellen's Place - Ribbon

Smeared and Smudged January Members Blog hop

Whoo Hoo, I made top 5 at Scrap it with a Song with this card!
Smeared and Smudged  a community of Alternative, Vintage, and Gothic Art Rubber Stamping is having a blog hop today, the theme is New, use something new or try something new, I did both.  I decided to use this card I made using a new technique I learned through the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  The technique is called Texture Shadows and it was a lot of fun to make.  Please stop by and see all the stunning work the Smeared and Smudged group members have come up with.  We invite you to join us also at Smeared and Smudged.

Jane * Black Dragon * Steph * Meredith * Alison * Teri * Kristie * Paula * Monica * Shelley * Paper Addict Catherine * Diane
;;Lady Brayton * Kelli * Kapree * Terra * Tori  * Helen  *

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering this into the following challenges: 
The Artistic Stamper - Things with wings
Scrap it with a song - Born to fly
The Latte Lounge - New (technique)

MyGraphico Birthday Sale

There is a store wide anniversary sale at My Grafico starting today January 15th and it runs through Sunday January 16th.

Grab some sets from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff while they are on sale for 25% off!

Have a great weekend!  ~Diane

Tea Anyone?

I thought I'd give you a new twist this week with this vintage 6 x 6 card. I used Vintage Alice Printable Stamp Sheets, a set I bought from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, before I was on her design team.  She has a few Vintage Alice sheets to choose from, one of them is in color too.  I also used one of my favorite papers, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Bold Black and White, printed on Stampin Up More Mustard.  The Chestnut Theme challenge over at Gingersnap Creations is Hot Beverage, the Mad Hatter and his tea is my interpretation.  I used the sketch from Card Patterns.  I don't know if you can see it, I used the Utee thick embossing powder on the Mad Hatter and then gave it an aged crackled look, I printed him with the color change option in Word.  I also used Tim Holtz Weathered Wood, and Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles.  Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog The Frugal Crafter to see what she has made for us this week and to get your Thursday Freebie.  And don't forget my Design Team Sisters, they are all so super talented!  

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

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Gingersnap Creations - Hot beverage 

Card Patterns - Sketch

Craft Your Days Away - anything goes

Bunta in Blue

New stamp, new paper, new technique, whoo hoo!  I love this Asian stamp called Bunta by Scrolls Work, she inked up so well.  Don't forget the Scrolls Work 35% off sale ends tomorrow the 9th.  I used black embossing powder to give her more depth.  I used a paper piecing technique from Technique Junkies layering her up.  The beautiful paper is Websters Pages Vellum Designs 2 Digi Collection.  I printed the paper twice, once 7 x 7  on to a 5 x 7 formatted sheet size the other 8 x 8.  I stamped her on the 8 x 8 sheet and cut her out and pieced her on to the other page, that way the wheel spokes would look like the bg paper (my card size is 5 x 7).  I stamped her again to get her beautiful Kimono, cut and pasted that and took the hands from the one underneath and pasted them on top.  I took the words live your dreams from the 8 x 8 with a Spellbinders Labels 10.   I used Tim Holtz Weathered Wood distress ink which is a bluish black color.  I made the flowers with my Cricut.  That's it for today, I hope you liked it.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering this into the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Newest stamp 
Alphabet Challenge blog - J is for Journey
4 Crafty Chicks - Travel 
Stampin for the weekend - Blue and New (stamp & DP)
Try it on Tuesday - New Beginnings (travel adventure)
Woodware USA - Something new (Stamp & DP)

Sweet Stitches paper, Sweet Sale too.

  I used Lindsa's Stamp Stuff Fancy Flowers and Sweet Stitches Paper  to make this card.  Speaking of Sweet Stitches, that is one of the awesome sets on sale for only $1.00!   The Mygrafico New Year retirement sale runs through January 9th.  All retiring sets are only $1.00.  This is your chance to stock up.  I also used a new technique I learned from my Technique Junkies newsletter called Whisped Frames.   Be sure to stop by Lindsay's MyGraphico shop, and she has a freebie on her blog The Frugal Crafter today too.  Last but not least see what my Design Team Sisters have made this week, they will astound you. 

*  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  *    Laurel Seabrook  *

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering the following challenges: 
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Other products used
Spellbinders Labels 2 Nestabilities
Spellbinders Labels 11 Nestabilities
Yellow Stickles
Tim Holtz Distress Ink broken china
Stampin Up Chrystal Effects
Stampin Up Watercolor Wonder crayons

Just for fun

These cats looked so mischievous I just had to create a scene for them.  The cat stamp is #8037 Christmas Kats from Scrolls Work and it is on sale.   My friend Jan gave me the cute Tim Holtz bird cage to play with.  Paper is DCWV from a stack.  My New Years Resolution?  I plan to start early this year on my 2011 Christmas cards!

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Happy New Year!

 Happy New Year to all of you! Scrolls Work Stamps is celebrating their 1 year Anniversary with a special 35% off sale!  I stamped # 4046 Reese  in Memento Rich Cocoa (also available at Scrolls Work).  The Happy New Year is a computer font I printed on to my Websters Pages Paris Collection digital paper.

Thanks for looking.   Have a Wonderful and Prosperous New Year! ~Diane

Seasonal Pointsettia

 

 Sorry I was not around to wish you all a Merry Christmas, I had some major computer/internet issues that kept me away.  I didn't keep me from making some cards though.  I love this Poinsettia image from Scrolls Work Stamps, (check out the 1 Year Anniversary Sale that starts today) it is so versatile.  It is actually a block of 4 that I cut my flowers from.  The card is a 4.25 x 5.50 , not my usual 5 x 7.  I used the sketch at Cardabilities for my layout inspiration and I used the Technique Junkie technique for acetate flowers.  Paper is one of my favorites Uptown Houndstooth.

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

I am entering this into the following challenge:

Cardabilities - sketch

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

My Graphico Christmas Contest

 

Get in on the fun!   MyGraphico is having an awesome Christmas Contest with some awesome prizes!  I made this card using MyGraphico Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Warm Winter, Uptown Houndstooth and Vintage Christmas Labels stamp sets. I hope to see some of you over there, the prizes are awesome! 

STARTING 4^TH OF NOVEMBER – ENDS BY 25^TH CHRISTMAS MIDNIGHT

COMPETITION:

Create a design using any MYGRAFICO product ( Including items from freebies section) Design can be anything

Such as card design, scrapbook album page, embroidery, or other creative designs. Do not post designs that are old . Create something new! Anything goes, You can post this design to other Challenges as well.

 The RULES are easy:

1- You need to host your own Image at your blog or website and Post your ENTRY under this post from ADD LINK button -  and become a follower of the blog.

2- Mygrafico Competition banner   ( grab it below) should be posted to your blog's / website sidebar  and linked to the  Challenge Blog . Without the badge your entry won't be counted.

3- You can enter as many as you wish to increase your chance for winning. Each entry will be counted.

4- Competition is open to anyone in the  US & International contestants (  International winners must pay for all shipping cost of the prize) 

5- Winners will be picked by a draw (random.org)

6- Last entry day Christmas midnight  ( 25th of December) - winners will be announced IN 1 WEEK at the  Challenge Blog and FACEBOOK FAN PAGE 

Check out these prizes! 

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Last minute gifts

This week Lindsay challenged us to make some gift packaging.  I always keep a few gift cards on hand just in case I forget someone, (I forget a lot of things lately).  These store brand gift card tins are perfect for this, you can dress them up in a matter of minutes just before you run out the door.  I used Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Winterland and Uptown Houndstooth to make these little cuties.  This is easy peasy, I just print, used the clear plastic template I traced out a while back, cut, glued and I am done!   Have you noticed I am in love with the cranberry houndstooth?   (On sale for only $2.24 through Saturday)   I love the digi papers, you can size them up or down to suit any occasion or project. They are on sale today along with everything else in the MyGraphico Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Store.   Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog The Frugal Crafter to grab your Thursday freebie and see her latest awesome project.  Speaking of awesome projects the LSS design team always has something splendid to share be sure to stop by.  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 challenge:
MyGraphico - Christmas Contest

Sweet Snowman

 

 

 I have so much to share with you today, MyGraphico is having a 1 day sale today only, including these items from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.  I love this cute snowman with the candy cane ski's from the Warm Winter set, I also love how little coloring is required on him.  The easy Happy Holiday label is from the Vintage Christmas Label set and the sweet retro striped paper is from the Winterland set.  Lindsay has a Thursday freebie waiting for you on her blog The Frugal Crafter and the design team has tons of awesome inspiration waiting for you too.  Don't forget MyGraphico blog is sponsoring an awesome Christmas Contest too, check out all the great prizes!

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
say 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:
MyGraphico - Christmas Contest
Gingersnap Creations - Snowpeople
Iris's Spot - Holidays / Winter 

Christmas Lantern

 

This Christmas lantern was way too much fun to make and really easy too!   In the center is a battery operated tealight which looks really cool at night.  I used 4 fabulous stamps from Scrolls Work Rubber stamps to make this gem.  I used #8047 Noel Blocks, #8037 Christmas Kats,  #8024 Snow Kisses, and #8022 Christmas Tree.  I stamped them on vellum with Stazon ink and colored them in with markers and used some Stickles.  The holly leaves are made with Cricut Joys of the Season and I used Spellbinders Labels 2 Nestabilities to make the windows.  The shiny green cs is a heavy foil which I embossed with Stampin Up Texture Plates Kit 4 Weave.  Pop over to the Scrolls Work blog to see what the rest of the design team has made.

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything but a card

Fun with Crafts - Everything but a card

Make it Crafty - Anything but a card (Fun)

ABC Christmas Challenge -  Y is for Yuletide  Red and green, holly and berries use a candle. 

Allsorts Challenge - Light up the night

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

Lady Flourish Silhouette

I wish you could see this IRL, it has a lot of sparkle and dimension that I could not get the photo to pick up.  The gorgeous image is Scrolls Work image # 2557 Lady Flourish Silhouette #1.  I stamped her with Adirondack snow cap white and heat embossed with opaque silver powder onto Night of Navy cs.  I used the Spellbinders Impressabilities Snowflake to dry emboss the silver foil cs and added rhinestones to the centers of the snowflakes.  I trimmed the image in Stickles silver, blue and black.  The ribbon was a wide one that I trimmed down to this size.  The layout is from a sketch at Waltzingmouse Stamps that I found on Allison's Stampin When I Can blog.  Be sure to stop by the Scrolls Work blog to see what the rest of the Design Team and our Guest Designer have made. 

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering this into the following challenges:
Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge - Sketch
One Stitch at a Time - Bling it Up 
Totally PaperCrafts - Untraditional Christmas colors

 Black Friday Sale - 50% off everything

(sale runs Friday and Saturday)
Happy Black Friday, if you are busy doing your holiday shopping today be sure to make time to swing by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff so you can find all the stuff you need for packaging your gifts, scrapbooking and making loads of handmade cards and tags. There are even party printables too and today and tomorrow they are 50% off, this is the biggest sale of the year so don't miss out!

Happy Thanksgiving to all living in the US,  I hope you are having a wonderful day with your families. If you get a chance pop over to Lindsay's Stamp Stuff and check out all of her new stuff, everything is 40% off today along with all of the MyGrafico shops.  ~Diane

Global Holly Shaker card

 I've been working on this card for over a week now, trying to get it to look like the vision in my head.  The minute I saw this gorgeous Scrolls Work image of Holly I knew I wanted to make her into a shaker card snow globe. That took quite a bit of engineering, I'm so glad I persisted.  The finished size of the card is 5 x 7.  I stamped her in black Stazon ink on to the gold card stock and the clear acetate.   I colored her in on the back side of the clear image so it did not cover up all of the detailed shaded lines in this stamp.  Then I added a circle of doubled up foam mounting tape to the back of the acetate image then added the snow and the front of the acetate card.  I trimmed and mounted the gold cs on top of that.  That's when I decided to color in her skin, so I stamped her again on to white cs and cut out her arms and face.  I had already closed up the globe so I added these pieces to the back of the clear card which really gives her a neat dimensional look.  Then I added some light blue cs to look like the sky and a darker blue to match her dress and frame the card.  So the layers are gold, clear, foam tape, snow, clear, arms and face,clear, light blue and dark blue.   The Christmas bulbs were made with a punch, 1large whole circle of foiled cs, and the glittered adhesive cs was made by aiming the punch to only cut a sliver of circle at a time which gives it the nice curves.  I also cut the circle in the gold cs with my Nestie.  I hope you stop by Scrolls Work to see all of their gorgeous unmounted rubber stamps.

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Anything goes - Let it snow  
2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas
Alota Rubber Stamps - Let's celebrate Christmas
The Crafty Pad - Christmas Sparkle
Crazy for challenges - Christmas
Ladybug Crafts TLT - Christmas Sparkle
Magical Monday - Let it Snow
Pear Tree Designs - Shaker card
Splitcoast Stampers - Christmas cards CCC10
The Cheerful Stamp pad -  Deck the Halls
Easy Craft Projects - Snow