Cricut 360 - Challenge #1 Invitation

Good Morning Everyone,

Happy Friday to you all! The day has finally arrived!! Today is the official launch of Cricut 360 and I am super excited!! As a proud Design Team member, I invite you to join us for all the fun :0) Our very first challenge is called “Invitation” and it is a way for all of us here to invite you in following our blog and joining us every week for new challenges. We also invite you to stop by each Design Team member’s blog; there is so much diverse inspiration out there. You will be amazed by all their talent. Also, spread the word and invite others to join in on our crafty fun. So, here is what I used for my invitation to you all.

* Cartridge Used: "Pack your Bags" Welded 2 shadow images and cut image & layers @5.50"
* All Solid cardstock: Recollections

* Patterned Paper: DCWV Citrus Mat Stack

* Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - "Forest Branches" Used on Coconut (horizontally) & orange (vertically)

* Xyron Machine (For cherry)

* Martha Stewart Glitter "Garnet"

* Stickles - Cinnamon & Orange Peel

* Chalks

* White Gel Pen

Okay, so now it’s your turn. Create and show us an invitation to any type of event (BBQ, Baby Shower, House Warming, etc.) and you can use any cartridge you want. Make sure you to link up your creation over at Cricut 360 Blog.  I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!!

Crafty Hugs,
Diana

 

Let's Celebrate USA

Hi everyone,
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  Tonight I have a quick post on a card that I will be entering in a few challenges.  It has been a while since I have participated in a challenge and I have really missed it!  So, I thought what a perfect time it would be to do one.  While I was surfing around my favorite blogs, I noticed that a few of the challenge blogs had a similar theme this week.  So, I will be entering this card for the followings challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge #66 Use Red, White & Blue
Birthday Sundaes - Challenge #15 Stars & Stripes Birthday
Whimsical Wednesday Challenge #12 Let's get Patriotic (Use Bling, Brads or Buttons)
Scrapbookaholicbyabby Challenge #8 Use Red, White & Blue

Stop by their blogs and join in on the fun! 

Also, don't forget that starting this Friday July 1st there will be an awesome new challenge blog starting.  Cricut 360 will have weekly challenges every Friday and I am super excited to be part of their wonderful Design Team.  Stop on by and become a follower, you won't want to miss out on any of the crafty fun :0)

My Card is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" and the materials I used are as follows:
*Carts Used: A Child's Year @ 3.00"
*Solid cardstock: Bazzill and Recollections
*Patterned Paper: Doodlebug (Love their papers...always so cute)
*Cuttlebug & Star Embossing Folder
*EK Success Punch: Decorative Tag
*Sentiment: TPC Studios-Everyday Greetings
*Red Ink Pad
*Baker's Twine
*Jeweled Stars - Bought these last year @ Jo Ann's
*Stickles: Diamond

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,
Diana

Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award!

Hi Everyone,

I received the "Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award" from Pam last weekend. Thank you so, so very much Pam for passing this awesome award on to me and I do apologize for the delay! Please stop by and visit Pam's Blog.


The rules for the award are:
1) Send a thank you to the person who nominated you and include their link.
2) To accept this award, tell 7 random facts about yourself.
3) Pass the award on to at least 8 other awesome blog buddies


7 Random Facts About Me
1. I am an only child.
2. My blog name is in honor of my mother, Daisy…I miss you mom :0(
3. I love being creative (crafting, cooking or decorating…I love it all)
4. I love shopping for new crafting stuff (paper, cartridges, embellishments, etc)
5. My favorite holiday is Christmas, however, Thanksgiving & Halloween are not too far behind!
6. I love surfing different blogs to see what my crafty bloggy friends are creating :0)
7. I hope one day to have a room just for my crafting!


Here are the awesome 8 that I have chosen for the
"Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award"

1. Sylvia of http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
2. Georgiana of http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/
3.Giselle of http://crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com/
4. Gloria of http://girliascards.blogspot.com/
5. Anita of http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
6. Sherrie of http://www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com/
7. Angie of http://invitationsonly.blogspot.com/
8. Valerie of http://whostolemyscissors.blogspot.com/

Now pass this sweet award on to 8 of your awesome blog buddies!

Check back a little later on today, I will be posting a new project :0)

Hugs,
Diana

Cricut 360 - Blog Candy!!

Good morning crafty friends and Happy Friday :0)

Today, I have some super exciting news! We are just 1 week away from the official launch of the new challenge blog Cricut 360º! Yes, only one week away and we can’t wait!! So to get the party started, the Cricut 360º Design Team and I are inviting you all to stop on over for a chance to win some awesome blog candy! There is a great cartridge up for grabs to one lucky winner! The cartridge up for grabs is Create a Critter. Now, I believe this to be a must have cartridge and it is definitely one of my top 5 favorites! So, here is what you need to do in order to have a chance at winning this awesome cartridge.


Please hop over to Cricut 360 and do the following:


1. Become a follower.
2. Subscribe by e-mail.
3. Leave a comment.
4. Post about Cricut360 on your blogs and link that post with in-links so we can see it.
5. Grab our blinkie and post it as a gadget on your blog.
6. Join our Facebook Group.

7. Follow the designers. (Optional, but we would really appreciate it) 

We will use random.org to pick the winner and it will be announced next Thursday June 30th. So definitely come back and check to see if you are the lucky winner. Again, don’t forget to mark your calendars for next Friday July 1st as the official launch date. We will be posting our first challenge and the design team and I are eagerly waiting to show you all our creations! Let the fun begin :0)


Hugs,
Diana

Winner of the Cupcake Birthday Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are all having a fantastic week! Thank you so very much to everyone who hopped along with us for the Cupcake Birthday Blog Hop. I am extremely thrilled and grateful to have so many wonderful followers :0) Sorry that I was a day late in posting the winner but I was having difficulty with posting on Blogger yesterday.  So without further ado, the winner of the Cupcake Birthday Blog Hop is.......

#30 - mom2fivekiddos said...



Love the cupcake! It is so cute!

Congratulations Kristin!! I will be notifying you shortly so that I can get your goodies mailed out to you soon.

Wishing you all a great evening and I will be back tomorrow with a new post and some exciting news :0)

Crafty Hugs,
Diana

 

Cupcake Birthday Blog Hop!

Hi Everyone,
Welcome to my Blog and thank you for joining the Cupcake Birthday Blog Hop! Hosted by the birthday girl herself the very talented and sweet Sylvia.  Happy Birthday Sylvia!! We hope to inspire all of you with our Sweet Creations! If you happen to stumble upon my blog and would like to play along. Please start at Sylvia's http://www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/.

For today's blog hop I decided to go with an Easel card.  I have wanted to try my hand at making an Easel Card for a long time and so glad I did :0)  I thought it would be difficult but I sure was wrong.  I found a great tutorial on it click here Splitcoast Stampers.  They really have alot of great tutorials at this website.  My card is a 5x5 size easel card and here are the materials I used:

• Cart used: Straight from the Nest - Cupcake & Layers @ 3.00"
• Solid Cardstock: Recollections
• Patterned Paper: Recollections - "Pink Gingham" & "Sweet Treats"
• Peachy Keen Stamps - Happy Lashes  
• Sentiment - TPC Studios - Everyday Greetings
• Pigment Inks: Colorbox - Pink & Black
• Embossing Powder - A La Mode Sparkle Embossing Powder
• Martha Stewart - Lace Border Punch
• Stickles - Star Dust
• Ranger Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick
• Ribbon: Michael's
• Buttons - My stash
• Baker's Twine
• White Gel Pen
• Prismacolor Colored Pencil - Red
• Chalk
• Pop Dots

I really loved the way this little cutie turned out and hope you all like it as much as I do. You will definitely be seeing more easel cards in the future. 

So what's a blog hop without a little candy :0)
I have put together a little bag of goodies for one lucky person. 

1. Colorbok - 16 Cardstock Stickers "Sweet"
2. Colorbok - 8 Paper Accent Photo Mats "Sweet"
3. Colorbok - 10 Rub-ons "Sweet"
4. American Crafts - Pink w/cupcakes Grossgrain Ribbon
5. G Studio Rubber Stamp "Sparkle & Shine"
6. G Studio Rubber Stamp "Sending Congrats your way"

All you need to do to win is:

1. Become a follower, if you aren't already.
2. Post a comment
3. Please make sure to leave a way to contact you

The winner will be chosen on Wednesday-June 22nd by random.org
Easy peasy..right :0)

Well, thanks for visiting my blog and your next stop is the super talented Anita

Have a Sweet Day!


Here is a list of Participants, in case you get lost along the way:
Sylvia- http://www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/.
Sandra- http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/.
Theresa- http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/.
Giselle- http://www.crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com/.
Brynn- http://www.flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com/
Bonnie- http://www.pinkbonbons.blogspot.com/.
Sherrie- http://www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com/.
Lisa- http://www.prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/.
Becka- http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com/.
Jenny- http://www.jennyplace26.blogspot.com/.
Sandy S. http://www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/.
Jessica- http://www.chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/.
Tiffany- http://www.sparkledmemories.blogspot.com/.
Diana- http://www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/. YOU ARE HERE
Anita- http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/. YOUR NEXT STOP
Jazmin- http://www.jazzyscards.blogspot.com/.
Tami- http://www.tamboscreations.blogspot.com/
Lissi- http://www.littledetails-lissi.blogspot.com/.
Kristi- http://www.kreations-by-kristi-crafting.blogspot.com/.
Coralyn- http://www.sweetlilscrapper.blogspot.com/.

Father's Day Card

Hi everyone,
Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!  Just wanted to do another quick post and this time it's a Father's Day card.  I made this for my fiance's dad, who is a sweetheart of a man :0)  I really hope he likes it as much as me and my fiance do.  I really loved the way it turned out for so simple and quick it was to make.  Sometimes I can spend an hour or more on a card and still not be happy with it and I have to go back to the drawing board..go figure..lol?! This card took me 20 minutes and probably half of that time was trying to figure out what papers I wanted to use. I picked out my pattern paper first and then went with those colors for the rest of my card.  I  am pretty much addicted to my Gypsy and so I use it for all my projects including this one.  Here are the specifics:

Carts used:

•  Elegant Edges (card base @ 5.50" welded 2 shadow shapes; olive green mat @ 5.25" hid the butterfly on it..gypsy to the rescue! and pattern paper mat @ 5.0" again hid the butterfly)
• Celebrate with Flourish : #1 Dad and all layers @ 3.50"

Other Supplies:

• Solid cardstock: Bazzill Papers (Dk. Blue-"Handsome") & (Green-"Mint Chip") and Recollections (Craft & Lt. Blue)
• Patterned Paper: My Stash
• Hemp Cord
• Button: My Stash
• White Gel Pen
• Pop Dots

That's it, super easy and quick to put together :0)

Hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend!! 

Hugs,

Diana

Made it Myself Mondays - Link Up Party

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had a great weekend! Just a quick post today to remind you all to visit Alex over at her blog. Every Monday she hosts a link up party for us to show off our craftiness. Let her know how much we all appreciate her kindness in doing so. In case you don't have her info, here is a link that will directly take you to her website  http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/. So here are the party rules and they are copied directly from her website:

1. Link any crafty project NEW or OLD.
2. Link UP to 3 projects.
3. Place the party BUTTON on your post.
4. VISIT and comment on 2 blogs.
5. Comment HERE with contact info in case you WIN the GIVEAWAY!

Don't miss out on the fun!
Hugs,
Diana

Masculine Birthday Card

Hi crafty friends,

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! Today, I wanted to share a masculine birthday card that I made for one of my best friends.  While I enjoyed making the card, I did struggle a bit at first with an idea. Masculine cards are a little difficult for me. But hey....I figured that I could sure use the practice. So, I started by picking a patterned paper through my stash that had masculine colors. I came across this one that had been so generously given to me by my cousin from one of her paper stacks. Which by the way, she has now become my papercrafting buddy!!  I really created a "monster" here...lol  We are constantly trading papers back & forth to each other, we are like little kids....but we love it :0) Anyway, rambling on here..lol  I picked out this paper and then started to get ideas from it. Since the paper had party hats on it, I decided to go with that type of image as my cut.  I used the Celebrations cartridge for the party hat.  I knew I also wanted to make a shaped card, so I decided to use a cut from Elegnt Edges cartridge.  I really love this cart! I used my Gypsy to weld the two shadow cuts together for my card base.  Overall, I like the way the card turned out, however, I know I sure need more practice when it comes to masculine cards.  So here is the complete list of the materials I used...

• Cartridges used: Elegant Edges (card base @ 5", layer @ 4.75") & Celebrations (Party Hat & Layers @ 4")
• Solid Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper "Handsome", "French Vanilla" and  Two Scoops "Mint Chip" which comes embossed.
• Patterned paper: Paper Stash
• Sentiment: Michael's Dollar Section
• Embossing power: Stampendous "Jeweled Gold"
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink: "Tea Dye" lightly around edges of party hat
• Gold Gel Pen
• Gold Rhinestone: Michael's Dollar Section
• Pop Dots

Thanks for stopping by :0)

Hugs,
Diana

Teacher Thank You Card

Hi crafty friends,

I made this card for my best friend who is a teacher. She needed a thank you card to give to the Principal of the school where she works. So I came up with this little card, hope you all like it.

Cartridges used: Gypsy Wanderings (Card base @ 5.60" welded together, Layers @ 5.35" Red Mat & 5.10" Patterned Paper) Create a Critter (Worm @ 3.25" & Apple @ 3.25"), Everyday Paper Dolls (Glasses @  4.90")

Solid cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: Me & My Big Idea
Peachy Keen Stamps: Everyday Faces

Sentiment: TPC Studio “Everyday Greetings”

Stickles: Christmas Red, Green, Cinnamon, Black & Diamond

Gel Pens: White

Chalks

Bling- My stash

Thanks so much for stopping by :0)

NEW CHALLENGE BLOG - DESIGN TEAM MEMBER...YAY!!

Hello Everyone,

Happy Wednesday to all of you! I have super exciting news to share, as some of you may already know…I made the Design Team for the new weekly challenge blog Cricut 360 Challenge Blog ...Woo-hoo!! I am thrilled at the opportunity to be working alongside so many wonderful & talented crafters. I know it will be a lot of fun and I’m eager to start :0) The official launch of the blog’s weekly challenges is on Friday July 1st. There will be a new weekly challenge every Friday plus, there will be other crafty related topics throughout the week. So make sure you spread the word and mark your calendars, you won’t want to miss out on any of the fun!! Don’t forget to become a follower too! I would also like to welcome all my new followers and I promise I will be visiting your blogs soon, if I haven’t already done so :0) Thank you to all of you who comment on my projects and please know that you make my day!

Much crafty love,

Diana

Cricut 360 - New Challenge Blog - Design Team Call

Hello all my crafty friends,

Hope you all have had a great week. Today, I want to share with all of you a card I made for another Design Team Call I am entering. I was very excited when I came across a new challenge blog http://www.cricut360.blogspot.com/. and discovered that they were having a Design Team Call. I decided to give it a try and submit a project. So the challenge was to create a card or layout using the color Lime Green and any type of bug you wanted. I decided to go with a 5 x 7 size card as my submission, so here are the details.

*Cartridges used: Create a critter (Worm & Layers @ 3.25”) & Paper Dolls for Everyday (Grass @ 1.55”)

*Solid Cardstock: Recollections

*Patterned Paper: DCWV (Assorted Splats) Bought @ JoAnn’s

*Martha Stewart Punch: Lace Border

*Fiskars: Mini Flower Punch (I love this little punch!)

*EK Success: Corner Punch

*Sentiment: TPC Studios “Greetings”

*Embossing Powder: A La Mode “Sparkle”

*Stamping Ink: Pink (American Crafts)

*Recollections: Rhinestone Embellishments

*Ribbon: Michael’s

*Black Gel Pen (For eyelashes)

*Pop Dots

*Chalks

Good luck to all of you who are entering this Design Team Call and I will let you all know if I make it. Hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Weekend!

Until next time,

Diana

Cricut-tastic Award!

First, I'd like to send a big apology to Patty at www.craftykitten1.blogspot.com. And Lisa at www.prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com. They were both so generous in awarding me the Cricut-tastic Award. Yet, I have been a bit of a slacker to getting around to this. The month of May has just been crazy for me!! So I do apologize ladies :0) It's always a wonderful feeling to open up your email and find that someone took the time out of their busy schedule to acknowledge your work! I am truly grateful and humbled by their generosity. If you have not checked out their blogs, you really should because you are missing out! Both ladies are truly fantastic!!

So, here are the rules for this award:
Wear this badge proudly on your blog and share it with friends.
Share this award with 10 people that you think have Cricut-tastic blogs.
You also have to tell 5 cricut related things about yourself.
So here goes...
1) I purchased my Cricut Expression in the Fall of 2009 on Ebay, after seeing countless infomercials on late night t.v.
2) After my Cricut Expression arrived it sat in my closet un-opened for 3 months!! Can you believe that?!
3) I received my Gypsy as a gift from my boyfriend about 9 months ago and I never leave home without it!!
4) I am constantly updating my Cricut Cartridge Library :0)
5)


I'd like to share this award with the following great bloggers…they truly are great in their own unique way!

Valerie of http://whostolemyscissors.blogspot.com/.
Sylvia of http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/.
Kimberly of http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com/.
Tiffany of http://bkfastattiffanys.blogspot.com/.
Georgiana of http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/.
Debbie of http://wwwdebbiesdoodles.blogspot.com/.
Gina of http://gigiscreativedesigns.blogspot.com/.
Jen of http://www.jenscraftcorner.com/.
Joann of http://jlopezdesigns.blogspot.com/.
Lynda of http://lyndascreativetouches.blogspot.com/.


Congrats to all!

Hugs,
Diana

 

Made it Myself Mondays

Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a great weekend!  I am doing a quick post today and it is for the Link Up Party that Alex over at www.youhadmeatcraft.com has generously started.  I just love her blog and in case you have not visited her, you DEFINITELY should!  This is week #2 and I am posting her Party Rules here and they are directly from her blog:

1. Link up ANYTHING CREATIVE that you made yourself. Did you sew? garden? paint? create home decor? make jewelry, use vinyl? color? quilt? papercraft? knit? crochet? bake? cook? WHATEVER !

2. Include the party "button" somewhere on your post and invite others to join the fun and SHOW OFF their crafty stuff TOO!
3. Promise to visit and comment on at least two other blogs. Scouts honor, ok :) This way everyone gets some cud-dos for their crafty genius. You may even discover a new blog you've never see before!

4. Each time you post a new project (limit 3 per Monday) you'll be entered to WIN my bi-weekly GIVEAWAY! That's up to 6 chances to WIN every other week!
5. Leave a comment HERE to say HELLO!


So lets show Alex how much we truly appreciate her allowing us to link up to her website. Stop by her website and show her some love for being so sweet.  You never know, you might just discover a new favorite blog or designer. Plus, you might just get some new followers as well.

Crafty Hugs,
Diana

Design Team Call - Crafting with Cristina

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all having a great Friday evening! I wanted to share with all of you a card that I made specifically for a Design Team Call over on Cristina's Blog www.craftingwithcristina.com. While visiting her blog last weekend, I saw that she was having a Design Team Call.  Needless to say, I was super excited!! I have never been on a Design Team but have always wanted to be on one ever since I discovered they existed!  What a great opportunity it would be to work along so many other crafty individuals and get to share your own crafty creations with others as well. Just a few weeks ago I was in 2 blog hops and I must say I was hooked! So I know making a special project for a challenge blog as a Design Team Member on a weekly or bi-weekly basis would be totally awesome!  Gee, did I just give away that I'm a child of the 80's...lol.  Well, here is my card.  I decided to make a Birthday card because well...it seems you never have one ready whenever you need one.  Plus, I have a few birthdays coming up soon so I figured it will definitely get used.  I just got the Elegant Edges Cartridge a few weeks ago and I knew I had to use it for this card.  So here are the specifics:

*Elegant Edges Cartridge: My cardbase is @ 5.65" (I used my Gypsy to weld together). I used the "Frame Feature" and cut the frame @ 5.00".  I really love this feature, so many ideas are coming to mind already!

*Gypsy Wanderings: Sentiment @2.85" (used the shadow feature) and Flowers cut @ 1.50" & 1.00" (used the hide feature on my Gypsy)

*Solid Cardstock: Card base (Bazzill -French Vanilla) & Recollections (Yellow & Pink)

*Patterned Paper: Doodlebug

*Pearl Embellishments: Recollections

*Chalks

*White Gel Pen

I really liked the way it turned out, hope you all like it too :0)  Wish me luck and I will keep you updated.

Crafty Hugs,

Diana

Whimsical Birthday Card

Good morning paper lovers,

Hope you are all having a wonderful week! Today’s post is just a quick simple card I made over the weekend. I have a lot of birthday’s coming up in the next few months and decided that I better get a jump on it. So, you probably will be seeing lots of different birthday related cards. Of course, there will be the occasional challenge project here & there. Plus, there are a few home décor projects I am thinking of doing. So definitely check back :0) Now, onto today’s card. I wanted to make a cute whimsical type birthday card. Nothing says cute & whimsical more than a cut from Simply Charmed and Peachy Keen Stamps! I really love this cartridge and I really can’t say enough about these stamps…just fabulous!
The card size is a 6 x 6 and here are the specifics:

*Cartridge Used: Simply Charmed (I hid the face with my Gypsy so I could use the Peachy Keen Face Stamps)

*Solid cardstock: Recollections

*Patterned Paper: Doodlebug

*Cuttlebug (not sure folder name)

*Peachy Keen Stamps: Everyday Faces

*Stickles: Star Dust

*Ribbon: Michael’s Dollar Section

*Punches: Scallop & Circle

*Sentiment: TPC Studio “Greetings”

*Ink Stamps: Black & Pink

*White Gel Pen

*Chalks

Well, thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day :0)

Crafty Hugs,

Diana

Cupcakes & Butterflies - Birthday Party

Hi everyone,
I hope you aIl had a great week and are having a wonderful weekend...so far :0) I have been trying to get these pics posted for the past few days but Blogger has been having some problems so it has taken me awhile.  I have been wanting to share with all of you the pictures of some of the projects I did for my cousin's birthday party. The theme for her party started out as "cupcakes" but then somehow "butterflies" were added in at the last minute.  But overall, it came together nicely and the birthday girl was very happy.

So this first pic is of her invitations that I made for her. We had so much fun assembling the invitations together.

Here are the specifics of the invitations:

*Cartridge used: Sweet Treats (welded the shadow feature with my Gypsy to make card base)

*Solid Cardstock: Recollections

*Patterned Paper: Recollections "Pink Plaid"

*Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Divine Swirls

*Xyron Machine

*Martha Stewart Glitter: Tourmaline

*Stickles: Star Dust

*Ribbon: Michael's

*White Gel Pen

Next up is the banner I made for her,

Here are the specifics of the banner:

*Cartridges used: Birthday Bash (Letters & Scalloped Circles) Plantin Schoolbook: (Circles) and Create a Critter (Butterflies)

*Solid cardstock: Recollections

*Patterned Paper: Recollections

*Ribbon: Michael's

*Mini Flower Punch - Accents on butterflies

*Stickles: Waterfall

*White Gel Pen

Here is a picture of the Dessert/Cake Table

There were so many yummy treats!! She had mini-cupcakes and the frame that you see on the table held the menu of the different flovored cupcakes. She also had chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate covered pretzels, and chocolate covered oreo's.  Along with the candies and the mini orange-pineapple upside down cakes, she had her birthday cake that resembled a cupcake.  Everything was soooooo good!!! 

Well I hope you all enjoyed my post and I am working on some new projects at the moment.  Hopefully, I can get them posted tomorrow.  Till then :0)

Crafty Hugs,

Diana





And the winners are......

Hello everyone,
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the blog hops!! I certainly enjoyed participating in them.  I had never been lucky enough to participate in one and then I was invited to participate in 2 and in the same weekend...what fun!! Thank you to Jenny and Sylvia for including me in their hops, they are truly amazing crafters and it was an honor to join in on their fun.  I would also like to welcome all my new followers and promise to visit you all very soon. So onto the good stuff, the winners for my blog hops were picked by random.org and they are:

Jenny's 3-OH Blog Hop Winner is:
#15-Robin of scrapandchat.blogspot.com.

Robin said...

Such a cute card! That butterfly is adorable.


Disney Blog Hop winner is:
#14-Crystal of littlecreationsblog.blospot.com

Crystal said...

This is cute!! I love the Title banner. I don't have a gypsy so I am super excited for the craft room to open up. I am a follower.

Congratulations ladies!! If you would email me your addresses, I will get these items out to you both this week.  Again, I would like to thank the hostesses of the hops, along with all the participants and hoppers.  Can't wait to do another hop :0)

Much crafty love to all,
Diana

 

Disney Blog Hop!!

Welcome everyone and thank you for joining us for the Disney Blog Hop!  I just LOVE anything & everything Disney! So I am super excited to be participating with so many other talented ladies on this hop :0)  You should have arrived here from Nicole's blog over at http://www.teachdanz.blogspot.com.

If you just happened to stumble upon this hop, please be sure to go back to Silvia's blog at http://www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com. You don't want to miss any of the fabulous projects we have to share with all of you today. Since today is National Scrapbooking Day, I decided to make a layout. So here is my layout and all the details:

*Cartridges Used: Mickey & Friends (Mickey & Minnie), Mickey Font (Mickey Ears w/Letters) and Baby Steps (Heart) I used my Gypsy to weld all the Mickey Ears & the heart together

*Soild Cardstock: Bazzill (Real Red) and Recollections (Black)

*Patterned Paper: From my stash - Can't remember where I bought this...sorry :0(

*Xyron Machine

*Martha Stewart Glitter: Garnet

*Bling: EK Success Disney "Mickey Heads"

*Ribbon: Michael's

*Buttons: Michael's Dollar Section

*White Gel Pen

So what is a blog hop without some blog candy?? But since this is a Disney Blog Hop, we need some Disney Blog Candy ;0)  One lucky person will win a Mickey & Friends 8x8 Page Kit from EK Success. This page kit includes 6 sheets of patterned paper, 2 sheets of dimensional stickers, 1 page of decorative borders and 1 page of decorative elements for journaling. So, in order to win this kit all you need to do is 1) become a follower (If you aren't already) and 2) leave me a comment with your email so I can contact you if you are the winner.  That's it...easy peasy! I will use random.org to pick a winner on Monday May 9th.  Good luck to all and thanks for hopping along with us today.

Here is a list of all the participants, in case you get lost

Sylvia- http://www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/.
Amber- http://www.pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/.
Nadia- http://www.nadiasbeautifulmess.blogspot.com/.
Giselle- http://www.crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com/.
Sandra- http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/.
Jenny- http://www.jennyplace26.blogspot.com/.
Becka- http://www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com/.
Sherrie- http://www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com/.
Lisa- http://www.prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/.
Monica- http://www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com/.
Sandy S- http://www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/.
Patti- http://www.creativediva98.blogspot.com/.
Julie K- http://www.jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/.
Donna- http://www.donnasdreamworks.blogspot.com/.
Nicole- http://www.teachdanz.blogspot.com/.
Diana- http://www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/.  YOU ARE HERE
Melanie= http://www.inlovewithabug.blogspot.com/.  NEXT STOP
Crystal- http://www.littlecreations.blogspot.com/.
Mary- http://www.marybcreates.blogspot.com/.
Heather- http://digipage-blog.everything-digital-scrapbooking.com/.

Have a Magical Disney Day!!



Jenny's Big 3-Oh Birthday Blog Hop!

Welcome everyone and thank you for joining us for Jenny's Big 3-OH Birthday Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Jen's Blog over at http://www.jenscraftcorner.com/. If you just happened to stumble upon this hop, please be sure to go back to Jenny's blog at http://www.papercutcreations.blogspot.com/. You don't want to miss any of the wonderful projects we have to share. For today's blog hop, I decided to make a card. So here is my card, the card size is a 5x7 and here are all the details:

*Cartridges used: "Create a Critter" (Butterfly & Layers @ 3.40") & "Carousel" (Banner @ 1.60")

*Solid Cardstock: Recollections

*Patterned Paper: Doodlebug (Spring Paisley)

*Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Paisley

*Xyron Machine

*Glitter: "Deco Art" - Glamour Dust
*Sentiment: TPC Studio "Greetings"
*White Ink
*Embossing Powder: A La Mode - Sparkle
*Fiskars - Mini Flower Punch
*Bling: Michael's Dollar Section
*White Gel Pen
*Pop Dots

So what's a blog hop without a little blog candy?  One lucky person will receive the following:

*K & Company: "Confetti" Mat Stack
*K & Company: "Confetti" Dimensional Stickers
*Studio 112 - Adhesive Gems

To win, all you have to do is become a follower (if you aren't already) and leave me a comment...easy peasy! I will choose a winner on Monday May 9th using random.org  Please make sure to leave your email so that I can contact you.


Thank you so much for joining us for Jenny's Big 3-OH Birthday Blog Hop! Your next stop is Kristen over at http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/.

In case you get lost, here is a complete list of the hop:


Jenny http://www.papercutcreations.blogspot.com/.


Linda http://www.fancyframework.com/.
Jennifer http://scrap-a-tude.blogspot.com/.
Katie http://kwilliamskreations.blogspot.com/.
Jennifer http://craftyfulgardens.blogspot.com/.
Kathie http://kathleessnippitsncricuts.blogspot.com/.
Jen http://www.jenscraftcorner.com/.
Diana http://www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/. YOU'RE HERE
Kristen http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/.  NEXT STOP
Nadia http://www.nadiasbeautifulmess.blogspot.com/.
Giselle http://www.crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com/.
Belinda http://theembellishedcard.blogspot.com/.
Savannah http://www.simplecricutcrafts.blogspot.com/.
Amber http://www.amberscraftsandstuff.com/.
Monica http://www.stampindaisies.com/.
Michelle http://www.madebymisha.blogspot.com/.
Nikki http://www.theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/.
Juel http://jandjsyummycreations.blogspot.com/.
Sher http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com/.
Darlene http://www.talesoftayandbay.blogspot.com/.
Kara http://www.karassweetcreations.blogspot.com/.
Jamie http://cutecardsandcraftsbyjamie.blogspot.com/.
Jessica http://www.bakingupcrafts.com/.
Elaine http://www.expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/.




Have a wonderful birthday Jenny!!

Much crafty love,
Diana