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

Disney Blog Hop!

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share some exciting news about another blog hop that I will be a part of next weekend.  The Disney Blog Hop will be hosted by Sylvia over at www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com.  Stop by and see some of her great projects! She truly is amazing and I can't wait to see what she comes up with for her Disney project.  I am super excited to be participating in this blog hop.  I just LOVE anything Disney!  Since I live in Miami, Florida, Disneyworld is just a few hours away :0)  I will also be having some blog candy for this hop, so don't miss out! As always, thanks for stopping by.

Crafty love,

Diana

Jenny's Big 3-OH! Birthday Blog Hop - May 6th & 7th

Hi Friends,

I will be participating in a Fabulous Birthday Blog Hop with a group of very talented ladies. We will be celebrating Jenny's Big 3-OH!  Visit her blog at http://www.papercutcreations.blogspot.com/. Let's help her celebrate this wonderful milestone birthday in style!! Please come back and visit my blog on Friday May 6th & Saturday May 7th for some birthday fun! I will also be giving away some Blog Candy!!

Much crafty love,
Diana

Challenge Me Monday #56 - Do the Bunny Hop

Hello everyone!

Hope you are all doing great and having a great week so far. Today, I wanted to share a card I made for the challenge over at http://www.fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/. The challenge this week was to make any project with either a bunny or a chick. So I decided to make a card that represented both. Ever since I bought the “3 Birds on Parade” cartridge, I have wanted to use this cut. I think this particular cut is soooo stinking cute! But really, what cut on this cart isn’t? I will definitely need to use this cart and a few others a little more often. Ahhh, so many cartridges and so little time…lol! I will also be giving this card to my cousin for Easter, which is why I used a lot of pink (her favorite color). Like the sentiment states, she is one of my favorite peeps :0) So here are specifics of my card.


*Carts used: Card Base (Birthday Bash), Bunny Chick (3 Birds on Parade), Doodlecharms (Eggs & Basket) and Accent Essentials (Sentiment Tag)
*Solid Cardstock: Recollections
*Patterned Paper: Doodlebug “Pink Lemonade”
*Cuttlebug: Not sure the name of the folder, used it for the basket.
*All Ribbons: Michael’s
*Stickles: Diamond, Waterfall, Yellow, Lime Green & Cotton Candy (I LOVE STICKLES!!)
*Punch: Fiskars Mini Flower
*Embellishments: Recollections - Mini Pearl
*Sentiment: Jo Ann’s Dollar Section
*White Gel Pen

Thanks for stopping by!


Diana

Minnie Mouse Birthday Card

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share with all of you a card I made for my future mother-in-law’s birthday. Her birthday is today Friday April 15th and we are all headed off to Disney World to celebrate. So with that in mind, I decided to make her a Disney themed birthday card. I thought it would definitely get her excited and eager to begin the celebration even before we get there! This is only the second time I have used this cartridge and I must say that I am really loving this cartridge!! There are so many cute images on here and if you LOVE Disney as much as I do..…it is a must have!! I can’t believe I had ignored it for so many months, go figure! I will definitely be making some layouts for all the pictures I am planning on taking while I am there. So definitely check back to see them, I hope to have some done by next week. In the meantime, here are specifics for this card.


*Carts Used: Mickey & Friends (Minnie Mouse), Storybook (Card Base & Mat), and Create a Critter (Happy Birthday Sentiment).
*Solid Cardstock: Recollections
*Patterned Paper: Colorbok “Bright Collection”
*Xyron Machine
*Martha Stewart Glitter: Red (My boyfriend refers to this as the GOOD glitter..lol)
*Buttons: Michael’s Dollar Section
*Flowers: Recollections (Bought last year)
*White Gel Pen

As always, thanks for stopping by!


Crafty Hugs,
Diana

Birthday Layout

Hello crafty friends,
Today I wanted to share with all of you one of the few projects I have been working on for my cousin’s upcoming birthday party. She decided to go with a “Cupcake” theme for her birthday. So of course, it only made sense to use one of my favorite cartridges “Sweet Treats”. So here is the first project that I will be sharing with all of you. I made this layout for her using some of the pattern paper we had left over from the banner I am currently working on. I will be posting the invitations and the banner at a later time, so stay tuned. I really like the way the layout turned out and of course she loved it very much too! So here are specifics.

*Solid Cardstock and Patterned Paper: All Recollections (Kraft 12x12), (Pink Mat 11 ¾ x 11 ¾)
& (PP 11 ½ x 11 ½)
*Cart Used: Sweet Treats - Cake @ 3.60”, Cupcake @ 2.50” & Happy Birthday @ 2.25”
*Peachy Keen Stamps – Everyday Faces (I really need to get more of these PK stamps…LOVE THEM!!)
*Embellishment Rhinestone: Recollections
*Baker’s Twine: Martha Stewart (I bought this during Christmas)
*Buttons: Michael’s Dollar Section
*Stickles: Orange Peel and Stardust
*White Gel Pen

Glad you were able to stop by, see you real soon!

XOXO,
Diana

Challenge Me Monday #54 - April Showers

Hi everyone,
Hope you all have enjoyed your weekend. Tonight’s post is for a challenge over at www.fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com . This week’s challenge was called “April Showers” and you had to submit a project with either an umbrella or a hat. Like many, I chose to go with the umbrella. My goal lately has been to try and use Cartridges that I have either never used or haven’t used in a long time. I purchased the Mickey & Friends cartridge about 8 or 9 months ago and have not used it once! I decided to use this cartridge because I just loved this particular cut. Plus, I guess you can say I am in a Disney state of mind since I will be going to Disney World this Friday…yay!! It definitely is my “Happy Place” :0)

So here are the specifics of my card:


Card Size: 6 x 6
Carts used: Mickey & Friends (Minnie Mouse), A Child’s Year (Umbrella & raindrops) & Plantin Schoolbook (Grass border)
Solid Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: K & Company “Berry Sweet”
Sentiment: Stamp from Michael’s Dollar Section
Punch: Mini Flower
Mini Pearls: Recollections
White Gel Pen
Chalks
Glossy Accents on Raindrops
Pop Dots


Thanks again for stopping by!


Crafty Hugs,


Diana

Baby Shower Card - It's a boy!

Hi everyone,

Just a quick post on a card I made for a co-worker’s baby shower that I will be attending this weekend. Ever since I got the Create a Critter Cartridge I have wanted to use this cute little turtle for a project. So, I decided to go with that image since she is having a baby boy. I really do love the Create a Critter cartridge, there are so many wonderful cuts to use. I decided to use blues and browns for my color palette based on the patterned paper that I wanted to use. The card size is a 5 x 5 and here are the specifics of this super simple card.


Carts used: Create a Critter (Turtle w/layers) and New Arrival (It’s a boy sentiment)
Solid Paper: Recollections
Pattern Paper: DCWV Baby Boy Stack
Xyron Machine
Martha Stewart Glitter: Lapis
Ribbon: Michael’s
White Gel Pen


Thanks for stopping by!


XOXO,
Diana

Great Week - I won some blog candy & have 2 new awards!!

Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you are all having a great week. Although it has been over a week since my last post, I have been super busy crafting away. I have been working on some birthday related items for my cousin’s upcoming party. Since my last post I have made 21 birthday invitations, a birthday banner and a birthday layout for her and I am still not done with all the birthday projects. I do not have any pics just yet but I will definitely have some very soon! In the meantime, I would like to share all the wonderful things that have happened in the past week. I won some blog candy and also received 2 new awards!! I won the blog candy from Rae over at www.wahoocrafts.blogspot.com on her achieving 100 followers…CONGRATULATIONS RAE!! I have to say that she has to be one of my favorite crafters out there and she truly inspires me when I am having a difficult time coming up with a design. She is super sweet and you all should definitely check out her blog. Thanks again Rae :0)

I also won two new awards from 2 very talented ladies as well. Laurie of http://scrapsbysissy.blogspot.com/ and Judy of http://www.scrapbookgoddess67.blogspot.com/. Definitely stop by their blogs and check out some of their wonderful projects. THANK YOU so very much ladies for thinking of me when passing along these awards. So upon receiving these awards I must post 7 things about myself and pass it along to 15 other talented crafters. So here goes:



7 Things about myself
1. I was born in the month of October
2. My favorite season is fall. However, since I live in Miami, Florida I do not get to experience it =0(
3. I LOVE to travel, unfortunately I do not get to do it as often as I would like.
4. I LOVE to decorate! I have taken a few Interior Design classes.
5. I do not have a specific favorite color, I LOVE ALL COLORS!!
6. I am of Cuban descent and speak Spanish fluently.
7. I visit Jo-Ann’s and Michael’s 2-3 times per week, even if it’s just to look around. But really who am I kidding, I always end up buying something even if it’s just from the dollar section..lol!


I have chosen to pass along these awards to the following 15 crafters and they are in no particular order:


1. Judy of http://craftyjar.blogspot.com/
2. Tiffany of http://bkfastattiffanys.blogspot.com/
3. Joann of http://jlopezdesigns.blogspot.com/
4. Valerie of http://bestisyet2be.blogspot.com/
5. Jenny of http://papercutcreations.blogspot.com/
6. Sheandra of http://lawyersscraptoo.blogspot.com/
7. Arlene of http://waterdots.blogspot.com/
8. Julie of http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/
9. Miranda of http://nanasscrapspot.blogspot.com/
10. Courtney of http://keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com/
11. Ashley of http://cricut-crazed-lady.blogspot.com/
12. Valerie of http://whostolemyscissors.blogspot.com/
13. Debbie of http://wwwdebbiesdoodles.blogspot.com/
14. Gina of http://gigiscreativedesigns.blogspot.com/
15. Kelly of http://kellysmemorycraft.blogspot.com/

Congratulations ladies!  You are all awesome and I love visiting you. Definitely stop by their blogs and check out some of the great projects they have.  

I would also like to take a moment to welcome all my new followers and say “thank you” for following me and all of your super sweet comments, it is truly appreciated =0)


Much crafty love,
Diana