Believe Angel

Here is another stunning Angel from Dezinaworlds.  Christmas Angels.   I used more of Websters Vellum 11 Digital paper, the vintage looks go together so well.  Another fabulous border frame called Fancy Borders is a SVG from Mujka  Chic at MyGraphico.  I had to trim the tops off the fancy Fleur de Lis so you could still see the word Believe.  I did more of the fussy cutting, I cut the wings and added some Diamond Stickles and some foam to lift them up.  Not sure if you can see it, but I also cut all the fur trim including her pocket, sleeve and bottom of the coat and hat to give it more dimension.  It really does not show that much in the pictures though.  I used some of the scraps from the frame to make the fancy envelope liner, that I punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  My girlfriend wants me to make her some Vintage Angels for her Christmas cards this year so this set is perfect for me!   Hope you are getting some of the warmer weather we are getting here in Michigan.  High of 62 today, whoo hoo!  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
Here is a cool update, this card was just featured on Inspire Me, Websters Pages Ning community!   Thanks so much!
I am entering these challenges:
The Crazy challenge - Something with wings
Heart Song Inspirations - Anything goes 
Make it Monday - Anything goes

Christmas Angel 1

I made this sweet little angel card with Christmas Angels, a printable  collage sheet I bought from my friend June at Dezinaworld.  I just love her vintage collage sheets.  Stop by her Dezinaworld blog and see what her amazing design team does with these images!   I  cut her and mounted her with some foam tape so she has a bit of a 3D look.  I also fussy cut a few of the roses and brought them forward out of the border.  Speaking of borders, the fabulous border frame called Fancy Borders is a SVG from Mujka  Chic at MyGraphico.  I can't get enough of these!  The floral DP is Websters Vellum 11 digital paper another one of my favorites.  I am really pleased with how this came out, I guess a little surprised too, I had no vision for where I was going, it just seemed to all come together for me. Well, thanks for looking, I really appreciate your comments.  ~Diane
Challenging Challenges:
Papercrafting Journey - Use a digi
Lady Bug Crafts - Non traditional or Distressed Christmas
By the Cute and Girly - Christmas Girls
Cupcake Craftroom - Sweet Christmas

Sweet Baby card and a Big Sale at MyGraphico

 

I made this card for my son's girlfriend to give to her sister for her baby shower.  It was really easy to make with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Sweet Baby SVG.    I must say, I felt like I was playing with my Barbies, dressing up this card with the lace, ribbons and pearls, it really was fun to make.  Pearls and roses from Pizzazz Aplenty.  I cut the SVG twice, the card stock was not 2 sided so I just glued them together.  I used my Zyron 1.5 create a sticker to adhere the lace.  This card measures 4.75 x 5.  This set along with everything at MyGraphico is on sale for 40% off  today.  Hurry over so you don't miss the savings.  If you are looking for some great ideas be sure to stop by my DT sisters blogs, the links are in my sidebar.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

 

MyGraphico Sale ends at Midnight!

Entering these fun challenges:

Crafty Boots Challenges - Young at heart

Heartsong Inspirations - 3 or more layers

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Paper Playtimes - Anything goes

Come and get it - Anything goes

Dream Valley - Anything goes

Gecko Galz is having a Blog hop!

 I just had to share this blog hop with all of you.  Gecko Galz has an amazing blog hop running from 10/27-10/31 with 11 blogs to visit.  They are offering a free collage sheet at every blog (which means we are all winners just for playing)!  The prizes are awesome, 4 of them to be exact!  The grand prize is  

ONE FULL YEAR of FREE DIGITAL COLLAGE COLLECTIONS!!! Gecko Galz puts out 5 digital collage sets each month and you will get all 5 sets for an entire year! This is a $120 value.

How awesome is that!   Hop on over and enjoy the fun!

Thanks for looking ~Diane

You've Been Ghosted!

I just love this Ghosted SVG set by Lindsay'a Stamp Stuff, so easy to make!  This cuts like butter and makes it so easy to Ghost the little Ghouls in my neighborhood.  What's really cool is that she has the Ghosted poem explaining what it is and what to to do, along with a sign to put on your door or in a window so they know who's already been ghosted.  Lindsay has this set on sale for $2.50, it has the SVG set along with a printable version that is just a few simple cuts, so hurry over and get ready to Ghost your neighborhood too!  I also used a sheet of Mod Summer Papers.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Autumn Harvest Sale at MyGraphico

 

Sunday October 23rd, one day only sale at MyGraphico!  40% off savings on awesome sets!  I refashioned this card, I made it a year ago as a Mothers Day card and I did not like how it came out, but I love the new look I achieved with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Fancy Flowers Digital set. (sale price $3.00).  The die cut is Spellbinders, the embossing is a Cuttlebug folder and the rhinestones and flowers were colored in with my Letraset ProMarkers.

Please accept my apology, I have been away from posting on my blog and visiting all of your blogs for the last 3 weeks.  I have been suffering from a really awful sinus infection that rendered me unable to see.  Between the teary eyes, migraines and later into it, the swollen face that would not fit my eyeglasses,  I have been a mess.  It took 2 trips to the doctor for more medications, thankfully I am better now.  I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful Autumn weather like I am.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
Challenges:
One Stitch at a Time - Emboss it

End of Summer Sale

Love this card, so easy to make, had to share it with you today.  I used the SVG set Fancy Borders by Mujka Chic to cut the gorgeous (deep pink) frame .  I printed the sentiment on to the white card stock and set it behind the frame.  This set along with everything at MyGraphico are all on sale today only for 50% off.  This set is a mere $2.00, can you believe that!  All 6 frames and they cut like butter too.  I used the butterfly from Tattered Angels and Tim Holtz distress ink, a little Stickles and the stick on pearls to make this quick card.  Be sure to stop and shop at MyGraphico today and snag some great bargains from a cool variety of designers like Mujka Chic and Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.

Steampunk SVG sale price $1.50

Thanks for looking and for leaving me sweet comments, I really do appreciate them.  ~Diane

Shabby Chic

This is a re post of a card I made back in March, definitely one of my favorites.  Cindy Adkins has a new club called Shabby Chic Girls Club, she has invited us to post something Shabby Chic, I sure hope this qualifies Cindy.  Pop by and add your Shabby Chic work to the link party, it does not have to be something new.  Check out what all of the other bloggers have added too.  If you are wondering where this beautiful digi stamp came from, it's a freebie from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.  Lindsay's sale, 35% off, is still going on through Sunday night, so check out the bargains and pick up this freebie too.  Thanks for looking  ~Diane.

Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Sale is now in session

Lindsay's Stamp Stuff  Sale is now in session.  Check out the great bargains on digital stamps, papers and SVG's at Linday's Stamp Stuff today through Sunday.
  I made this card using a new stamp set Halloween Doodles, Mod Summer Papers, and a freebie Best Witches.  Super easy to make, I printed the spider web on to the bottom of the Mod paper and just traced it with Stickles.  The cute shiny black ric rac is a recent buy from Dollar Treasure.   Be sure to check out Lindsay's wrap up with all the amazing work done by my DT sisters, they are all so talented.  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

What would you make...

What fun this was!  My sweet blogging friend Trisha at Easily Amused Hard to Offend offered up a fun challenge asking what would we make with her stuff.  She sweetly mailed us all the same products and when she reveals the results we will all get to see how different or alike we designed our cards.  She said that she had participants from coast to coast including Hawaii so this should be exciting.  I can't wait to see what the others made with Trisha's stash.  I used all of the pieces she sent me except some orange tickets.  I added these products from my own stash.  Brown Cinnamon Stickles, Tim Holtz brown glassine paper that was embossed with a Tim Holtz folder, the kraft and blue card stock, the gold ruffled ribbon that I nestled her black lace ribbon into.   Be sure to stop by her blog and see what the rest of the participants made.  Thank you Trisha, this was so much fun!  Be sure to check out Trisha's blog, Easily Amused, Hard to Offend to see what other people made with her stuff. Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Proud as a Peacock

This is one of my favorite images from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, I have wanted to attempt it forever!  I am really happy with how it came out too.  I printed it twice once on the new Mod Summer Papers, which I changed to the color blue and again on white card stock.  I colored the big centers on the white cs in with my 3 different colors of Letraset Pro Markers, then cut them out and pasted them onto the blue print.  I did some shading on the blue print along with a ton of Stickles, I outlined just about everything with Stickles.  The picture truly does not show the sparkle I have going on here.   The gorgeous jewels are from Pizzazz APlenty the StampinUp background paper matched the embossing plate and that lace reminded me of the peacocks fan. Both of these sets are on sale today,  Lindsay's Stamp Stuff and MyGraphico are having a  1 day 40% off sale.  Please check out the bargains, you will kick yourself if you don't!  Thanks for looking, I really appreciate all of your sweet comments, ~Diane.

I am entering these challenges.

Creative Inspirations Paint - Lots of layers

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Passion for Pro Markers - Anything goes

Daisy Doodles - Anything goes

Sew Sweet

What a fun SVG to work with, this sweet little sewing machine from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff cut like butter.  So did the pretty doily from La.La. Studio, another MyGraphico designer.  I cut the machine in black and in silver, I love all the details she added to this cut.  The buttons are Stampin Up and the twine is from Pizazz A Plenty.  The stitched card stock is from a Sams Club jumbo pack I split with a friend a few years ago.  The vintage lace is from a tag sale and the fabric flower is from my fabric stash.   Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog along with her other talented designers to see fabulous work they have done.

Well, we are still working on the back splash, ran into a few challenges but we are hopefully getting over them, Mr Perfect needed to be persuaded that it did indeed look good like this, lol.  Thanks for stopping by to have a look.  ~Diane

Birthday card

 Enabler alert!  Stop by MyGraphico and grab all those goodies you have had your eyes on at a 40% savings!  Lindsay has a new set, these fabulous Mod Summer Papers!  I made this card for a friend's Birthday using the new Mod Paper set and a free eye chart image from Lindsay.  I found a new way to attach the brads, I clipped the legs off and attached them with a foam dimensional, so much easier!  I love how easy it was to put these papers together too.  Be sure to stop by and see Lindsay's blog and the rest of the design team too, they always have so much inspiration. 

The remodel is moving along but we still have not found our way to the floors, the main reason for the remodel  lol.  The glass tiles for the back splash arrived last night, I am so excited!  I found some awesome wall plates that are made of clear beveled glass, so I can paint them to match the tiles.  Thank goodness for the www, I have not liked any of the options I've seen in stores for the wall switches, they all seem to stick out like a sore thumb.  Anyone doing a back splash should check this online store out Arnev Products Inc.  I must say I never would have thought this back splash would  be such a difficult thing to design.  Now my dear, dear husband gets to do all the hard work installing it, this should be fun, he is a perfectionist.  I've shared with my friends his obsession with doing it right.  He was using a 48" double fluorescent bulb shop light, (the kind you hang over a work bench) shining it at every angle he could to find imperfections in the walls and ceilings.  He found 47 nail pops/imperfections in the great room ceiling alone.  We had to mark them with tape so he could go back with a magnet and find them again to fix them.  Yea, the tape was needed because if the light was not shining from the exact same angle they disappeared and you could not see them, lol.  That is how he painted the whole house! 

All the walls are patched and painted, thank goodness and I must say, my ceiling's and walls look as smooth as a baby's bottom now .  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering these challenges.
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Try It On Tuesday - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Anything Goes with a Digi
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes 

Classroom Managment

 And it's on sale today!

My daughter asked me to case this idea from another teachers website, One Extra Degree.  She used wooden cupcakes for hers, and she cased it from First Grader at Last who used brownies.  I used the clip art from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Cupcake Variety Pack to make mine.  Magnetic tape is attached to the back of the cupcakes so they will hold to the cookie sheet.  I also took mine to the Teachers Store and laminated them so they will last.  As you can see I also added in some of my favorite LSS paper, Bold Black and White.  Teachers use this for behavior management in the classroom,  the students earn cupcakes by getting compliments for great behavior from other teachers, working together as a class on assignments, hard work from all students during literacy or math stations, or just any other thing they do as a class that shows great behavior! When the pan is full of cupcakes, the kids get a party to celebrate their hard work! 

All of the designers at My Graphico are offering a 40% off sale so grab some savings!

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

Back to school prep and 1 day sale!

How fun is this!  My daughter teaches 3rd grade at a year round school in Kentucky.  I made this banner for her classroom using the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Movie Party Banner and Candy Wrapper set.  I just printed out the image with the blank yellow circle, cut the letters and added a free SVG border from Bird's Blog.  My daughter took the pic with her camera phone of how it looks over her doorway.  I made this as a  surprise for her and I can't believe the color combo worked out so perfectly with the yellow door frame and blue walls!  

Talk about working out perfectly, check out the 40% off sale at MyGraphico!  Lindsay has so many great digital and cut files just begging to be made into classroom decorations. Check out all the MyGraphico Designers sales (I know I will be), there's no better time to shop! 

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
Hot off the press!  Letraset Buy 1 get 1 Sale click here to shop.

Starts Friday 29th July until Monday 1st August 

For this weekend only Letraset are offering a fantastic saving on all ProMarker 5 Sets: Buy any ProMarker 5 Set and get another free! To take advantage of this weekend's autumn special offer, simply select 2 or more of any 5 set from the Manga, Seasons or original ProMarker 5 Set range, add the items to your basket and instantly view your savings, finally complete the order process as you would normally - no promotional codes are required to claim your special offer.This offer does not include shipping prices and is only available whilst stocks last.

Sweet, cold, vintage watermelon.

Deep red, ice cold watermelon is definitely on the menu today, it is going to be a scorcher!  I paper pieced this fun watermelon card using 2 sets from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.  My all time favorite Bold Black and White  and the Strawberries and Watermelon set.  

Be sure to stop by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Store because she is having a 3 day Birthday Sale 7/21-7/23/11 on everything in the store!  Don't miss out on your chance to pick up one of these awesome sets at a bargain price.  Be sure to stop by Lindsay's blog The Frugal Crafter  and the rest of the design team (side bar links) to see what they have today, it's sure to be awesome!

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
I am entering these challenges.
Crafty Creations - Seeing double (2 slices)
Order of Opus Gluei - Beat the heat

Feast or famine!

I made these cards with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Cupcake Carrier SVG set.  Don't miss out on the MyGraphico 1 day sale 7/14/11, 40% off everything, including this sweet set!

  It was a breeze to make these, even with most of my supplies moved out of my craft room.  I could not get to all my papers so I used the same paper for the first 3 cards, used some glimmer mist and color wash to change it up a bit.  I cut out the Lindsays Stamp Stuff Cupcakes Carrier cupcake pieces with my SCAL software easy peasy, and made the lines with my Martha Stewart score board, then used a little Tim Holtz distress ink to color in the cupcake wrappers.  The cherries and flames were sparkled up with some stickles, except the one I used my Atyou Spica pen to glitter up.  The pink glitter was so easy to apply with Scrapbook Adhesives adhesive sheets.

I am really sorry I have not been visiting or creating much, it just feels so chaotic with everything I own scattered around, even my computer.  I am a really organized person so this really messes with my head.   I appreciate all of your comments and well wishes, the remodel is moving along.  I can't wait till it is done and I can go back to the way things were before.  I really appreciate your understanding especially Lindsay, thank you all.

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
P.S. The top of my sidebar has a special coupon code and link for 60% off Letraset ProMarker Theme Sets.  I just bought 2 sets of 10 for $35.00 complete; shipping included! One day sale July 15 only.
I am entering the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time-Anything Goes

Make it Monday-Anything Goes
Paper Issues - Life is Sweet

Shh...! You know I can't keep a secret!

Well at least not one this good!  I have to share this one with my friends.  

Secret Sale! on Friday 17th June

Letraset Secret Sales are special sale events that are not even advertised on the website and only a select few of our customers are invited to take part.

This week we offer you the chance to try out the professional's choice marker in fabulous complementary colour selections, suitable for a wide range of illustrative applications, at a great saving!

For this Friday only we are offering a whopping 65% off the Tria Marker 12 Sets with the coupon code below.

To take part in tomorrow’s secret sale, simply add the item(s) to your shopping cart and enter the coupon code when prompted at the final checkout stage. This offer does not include shipping prices and is only available whilst stocks last.

Do you want the best performance from your markers, or simply to be a super savvy shopper? Add one of Letraset’s high quality pads to your order and, with 15% off our pad range, you'll increase your overall saving in one shopping trip.

Coupon Code: SHH-0611 
 Click on the link below and use the above code.

I only have a few of these now but I love them!  They have 3 different tips which makes it so easy to fill in the small spaces.  I am definitely going to stock up on these tomorrow!  Hope I get there before they are gone!
Thanks for looking.  ~Diane