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

Challenge Me Monday #53

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to take a quick moment to say WELCOME to all my new followers!  I am so glad you could join me in this paper crafting journey!  I will be visiting many of you in the next few days and I can't wait to see all of your wonderful creations!  Well, It's Monday and time for another challenge over at http://www.fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/ This week's challenge is to create any project/card that looks like spring.  Well, this cute little chick cut definitely looks like spring to me :0)  I think he is so cute!  This card actually happened by accident.  I was actually making this card for another challenge and I thought I had to use the "Simply Charmed" cartridge.  In fact, you had to use the "Smiley Cards" cart...ooops!   Since I realized my mistake after I had everything cut, I decided to use it for this challenge instead.  So it all worked out in the end.  My card is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" and here are the specifics:

Carts Used: Simply Charmed (Chick & Sun) and Create a Critter (Grass, Flowers & Cloud)

Solid cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: Colorbok (bought at Walmart)

Stamp: Peachy Keen "Funshine Face Assortment" Just got these and sooooo loving them! 

Sentiment Stamp: Jo-Ann's Dollar Section

Colored chalks

White Gel Pen

Stickles:Stardust

As always thanks for stopping by!

Diana

Cricut Cardz Challenge #67

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share another card with all of you.  This card was made specifically for the Cricut Cardz Challenge.  This week's challenge was to make a card for Spring with the colors: Pink, Green, and White.  I had been wanting to use this butterfly cut for sometime now and thought it would be perfect for Spring!   So here are the specifics of my 5 x 7  card.

Carts Used:

A Child's Year - Scalloped Circle

Accents Essentials - Circle

Create a Critter - Butterfly & Layers

Other items used:

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Solid Cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Design

Fiskar's Edge Punch - I think it's called Threading Water

Ribbon & Buttons: Michael's Dollar Section

Sentiment Stamp: Jo-Ann's Dollar Section

Pink Gel Pen

Thanks for stopping by :0)

Diana

Special Thanks to Momo and My New Followers !

Just wanted to say thank you to Momo from Made by Momo on her great idea!  She came up with the idea that any blogger with less than 200 followers could link up to her blog to meet other bloggy friends! What a great way to make new crafting buddies :0)  If you are visiting me from her site, please let me know.
I plan to visit you (my new followers) all by this weekend and make sure I check out all your blogs and follow you back as well! So happy to be "meeting" new people :0)
Much crafty love!
Diana

Valentine Layout

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to share with all of you a layout I was working on today.  I really have been behind on my crafting lately, I have been working overtime and get home so tired. I'm out like a light by the time dinner is even over....lol.  But today...I just had to play =0)  As some of you might already know, my boyfriend proposed to me on Valentine's Day.  I have wanted to make a layout for this special ocassion for sometime now and decided today was the day. Many of the items used were from my Valentine's Day stash, so here are the specifics.

Cart used: Sweethearts
Solid Cardstock: Recollections (Valentine Pack)
Patterned Paper: K & Company (Valentine)
Embellishments: Recollections
White Gel Pen
Ribbon: Michael's
Calendar (Michael's Dollar Section)

Thanks for stopping by!

Groovy Love - Cricut Cardz Challenge #65

Hi everyone,

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  I was a little busy this weekend, but, I just had to enter atleast 1 challenge!  Can you say addicted...lol!  I entered this card over at http://www.cricutcardzchallenge.blogspot.com/

This week's challenge was to make a 9" x 4" card with any cartridge or any theme you'd like. I choose the Groovy Times cartridge for this challenge because ever since I purchased it I knew I wanted to use this lava lamp cut.  So here are the specifics:

Cartridge Used: Groovy Times (Lava Lamp) & Birthday Bash (Card Base)

Solid cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: I think it's Recollections too ( I purchased it at Michael's)

Foil Paper: DCWV Citrus Matstack

Sentiment: Computer Generated

Corner Rounder

Flower Punch

Martha Stewart Bling

Brown Gel Pen

Ribbon: Michael's (I bought during Christmas)

Thanks for all who take the time to stop by and comment! I truly appreciate it =0)

Sweet 16 Invitations

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share with all of you what I have been working on over the past few days.  I was busy making 20 invitations for a Sweet Sixteen.  The design was based on a sketch that the birthday girl had provided me with. While the design seems simple, it did take a long time to put all the layers together.  At one point, it seemed like the butterflies were multiplying...lol.  Anyway, she was really happy with the final product and I'm so glad that she was.  Wishing her a very Happy Birthday!  The images used were from Create a Critter and the font was from Birthday Bash. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Chocolate Bunny...Yum!!

Hi everyone,

Just thought I would share with you all a very quick and easy card that I made. Hard to believe that we are already in March and that Easter is next month! With that in mind, I decided to get a jump start on some of my Easter projects. Again, this card was super quick and easy to make and I think it turned out pretty cute =0) This card has a 5 x 7 base and each layer after that was cut ¼” smaller on all sides. Here are the items I used:

*Carts used: Gypsy Wanderings (Rabbit & Shadow @5.25”) & Storybook (Scalloped Tag s@ 3.25” & 3.60”)
*Solid cardstock: Recollections
*Patterned Papers: My stash
*Sentiment: Jo-Ann’s Dollar Section
*Bling: Michael’s Dollar Section
*Martha Stewart Punch: Classic Butterfly
*Pop Dots

Thanks for stopping by!

I Love Moo!

Hi crafty friends,

This evenings post is for two challenges that I am participating in.  The first one is for the Scrappy Mom's Tuesday Challenge. Their website in case you don't know is http://www.scrappymoms-stamps.blogspot.com/.  Check out their awesome stamps while you're there, I have 2 of them already and hoping to get a few more real soon!  Their challenge was to use the Create A Critter Cart. I just love this cart, there are so many cute cuts and so many possibilities.  It's just an awesome cartridge.  The next challenge is over on Paula's Blog at http://www.morethanfavors.blogspot.com/.  Her Wacky Wednesday Challenge #27 was to use a farm theme project.  I decided to combine the two after I noticed a lot of other crafters entering different challenges but only making one project.  So, I thought I'd give this a try as well.  Glad I did, as I really like the way it turned out. 

Lucky Duck - Cricut Cardz Challenge #63

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all my new followers and all of you who have congratulated me on my recent engagement. Your comments always make me smile =0)  It has been a while since I've participated in a challenge and I certainly have missed it!  I know I should be finishing up the invitations I'm working on but I needed to take a little break.  I decided to play along this week over at cricutcardzchallenge.blogspot.com  The challenge this week was to make a St. Patrick's Day card or project, however, no shamrocks were allowed in the design.  It was a little challenging since pretty much everyone associates the two. So I really had to give this one some thought and this is what I came up with.  I had wanted to use this little duck for sometime now and was planning to do so for either a spring or Easter project.  Then I thought hmmm...what about a lucky duck for St. Patrick's Day!  I just love ducks they are so cute!!  I decided to go with that and here are the specifics:

Cartridges Used:
Gypsy Wanderings: Card Base @ 4.90"(welded two tags together) & Layer @ 4.40"
Just Because Cards: Duck & layers @ 6.25"
Disney -  Mickey Font: Lucky Duck @ 0.65"
Paper Dolls Dressup: Top Hat @ 2.60"
3 Birds on Parade: Horseshoe @ 5.00"

Supplies used:
Solid cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: My stash
Rhinestones: Michaels Dollar Section
Ribbon: Michaels
Gold Gel Pen
Chalks

Thanks again for stopping by =0)

Diana

2 New Awards and some babble

Hi everyone,

Sorry that I have been a little out of touch this past week. It has just been a whirlwind of events for me since Valentine’s Day. All is good, in fact all is great! My boyfriend of 2 ½ years proposed to me on Valentine’s Day! He surprised me when he gave me the ring that I had my heart set on. We had looked at rings over a year ago and he remembered the one I had fallen in love with. Unfortunately, the ring while beautiful and very expensive was not a good choice :0( The first one, the one that he gave me on Valentine’s Day within 4 hours a stone fell out! The next day he exchanged it and was given another one, upon inspecting it I realized it had some white/frosted spots within the main stone…arghhh! So we decided to return the ring altogether and look elsewhere. After looking around for a few days and visiting several different jewelry stores. I’m happy to say that not only did I find a more beautiful ring; it was also much less expensive. So that means more money for paper crafting and Cricut Cartridges...lol! Hey, at least I have my priorities straight :0) I also have been busy making my very first custom order; I am making invitations for a Sweet Sixteen. I will be posting the pictures in a day or two. In the meantime, I wanted to take a moment and thank two very talented ladies for their generosity and awarding me the “Liebster Award”! The Liebster Love Blog award is designed to recognize bloggers who have less than 300 followers but whose work deserves gigantic praise.

 Thank you to Gina from ginascraftingspot.com and Rae from www.wahoocrafts.blogspot.com these ladies are absolutely amazing!! Definitely stop by their blogs and check out their incredible creations. So upon receiving this award  I am to spread the love by recognizing up to five blogs whose work I follow and admire.  I follow so many blogs and there are so many creative bloggers out there, that it really is so difficult to choose only 5.  Nevertheless, I am excited to pass this honor on to the following talented bloggers:  

Kelly of http://kellysmemorycraft.blogspot.com/
Valerie of http://whostolemyscissors.blogspot.com/
Kellee of http://kelgentry-lovetoscrap.blogspot.com/
Debbie of http://wwwdebbiesdoodles.blogspot.com/
Anita of http://scrappingwithglitter.blogspot.com/

Congratulations ladies, you are all awesome and I love following your blogs!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Valentine Banner

Hey everyone,

This is my 2nd post today and I might have another one later.  Yes, last minute Valentine Projects..lol!  I have done several banners before and I just love making them...they are just so much fun!!  Since my blog is still pretty new, I have never posted one until now.  I made this banner for my cousin, I think this is the fourth one I've made her.  She is so funny, she knows that when a new holiday rolls around, she will be getting a new banner made especially for her =0)  So, she loves pink!! Then again, what girl doesn't...lol.  She wanted me to incorporate some pink as well as the traditional red in her Valentine banner.  So here is all the specifics:

Banner 

• Cartridges used: Sweethearts (Scalloped Hearts @ 7.15" & Cupid @ 7") Plantin Schoolbook: (Hearts @ 5.20" ) and Jasmine (Love @ 4.40")
• Solid Cardstock: Recollections
• Patterned Paper: K & Company - KP Valentine
• Pink Boa: Joann Fabrics

Glittered Clothespins

• Terrifically Tacky Tape from Provo Craft
• Martha Stewart Glitter - Garnet

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Much love,
Diana

Olive You Card

Hey everyone,

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend.  I have been very busy making last minute Valentine's Day projects.  Today I made this card for my cousin to give to her boyfriend.  She wanted something very simple with red, black & white.  This is what I came up with and I really like the way it turned out ...she did too!  Not sure if you can tell in the pic but the top layer of the martini glass is a piece of the plastic casing that the ciruct cartridges come in. I cut the plastic casing flat, removing all the sides and ran it through my cricut for the image. This was the first time I had tried this and I'm glad I did. It gave the image the effect that it was glass.  I used my regular cricut blade and used a pressure of 6.  I did have to run it through twice since the first time it didn't cut all the way through.  So glad that I saved those plastic casings!  So here is a list of all the items used:

 

The card is 5x7

• Plastic Packaging  from Cricut Cartridges
• Carts Used: Nifty Fifties (Martini & Layers @ 4.75") and Doodlecharms (Heart - Pimento @1.25")
• Solid & Metallic Paper: Recollections
• Jim Holtz Distress Ink: Peeled Paint
• Sizzix Embossing Folder
• Xyron Machine
• DecoArt: Glamour Dust in Crystal
• Ribbon: Joann's Valentine Section
• Sentiment: Computer Generated
• EK Success: "Shimmering Pink Hearts" - Mini Hearts on Sentiment

 

Stop by again, real soon =0)