Baby Blog Hop!!

Hello everyone and welcome to Daisylove Creations! I am super excited to have you stop my blog and join us for the Baby Blog Hop!! If you just happened to stumble onto my blog and would like to play along with us. Please do so by starting at Sylvia's Blog, we would love for you to join us for all the fun. If you came here from  Veronica's Blog, then you are in the right place. Please make sure to stop by all of the blogs as there are some really talented ladies with fabulous projects on this blog hop. You are sure to find some fantastic inspiration along the way. I would like to begin by thanking Sylvia for having me be a part of her blog hops as they are always so much fun to do. This hop is to showcase some fun Baby Projects. I immediately knew what cartridge I was going to use for my project. I I had purchased the Baby Steps Cartridge when it first was released and had not used it even once!  So happy I finally got to use it, there are so many adorable images on here!! Here are all the details :0)

My Card size is: 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"


Cartridges Used
Baby Steps (Baby on Moon @ 1.80") (Stars @ 0.75") & (Sentiment Cloud @ 1.00")
Elegant Edges (Scalloped Rectangle Mat @ 4.75" w/Shadow)

Other Items used
Solid Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper (Vibrant Blue & Cinnamon Stick) & Scraps (Moon & Stars)
Patterned Paper: DCWV Baby Boy Paper Stack
Sentiment Computer GeneratedStickles: Star Dust
Chalks

Okay, so what's a blog hop without having a little blog candy to sweeten things up?!

One Lucky winner will win the following...

1. Colorbok Cardstock Stickers

2. Colorbok Photo Mats

3. Colorbok Rub-Ons

4. Studio-G Clear Stamps

5. Wood Block Stamp "Enjoy Today"

6. Asst. Red Buttons

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 Tuesday-February 28th by random.org


Super easy ;0) - Good Luck everyone!


Well, I hope you all enjoyed my project and up next is the super talented Esther


Here is the complete line up in case you get lost along the way

1. Sylvia- http://www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
2. Sandra- http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/
3. Sandy Suarez- http://thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/
4. Patricia Carrillo- http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/
5. Gaby Villasenor- http://www.gabycreates.com/
6. Anita Cannon- http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
7. Eva Laney- http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com/
8. Veronica Gonzalez- http://mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
9. Diana Rivero- http://www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/
10. Esther Porter- http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/
11. Pam ~ http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/
12.Evila French - http://www.frenchconnectiondesigns.blogspot.com/
13.Tonya Morgan http://www.ittybittyladybugs.blogspot.com/
14.Zenita Smith - http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com/
15. Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/
16.Jamie - http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/
17. Vicki - http://mawmawsthoughts.blogspot.com/

18.Alina Coronado- http://www.neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com/

Crafty Cutters Creations Blog Hop - Day 5

Hello everyone,

Welcome to Daisylove Creations and to the Crafty Cutters Creations Blog Hop - Day 5! The wonderful ladies of this group will be showing you one of their crafty creations. There is so much crafty goodness, we know you will find inspiration along the way :0) We would love for you to play along, please start over at Connie's Blog.  I decided to make a Birthday card for my project, I never seem to have enough on hand when I need them! Here is my card and all the details.

My card is a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Cartidges used: Create a Critter (Tulips & Grass)

All the paper used: Scraps (I have so much, I needed to start using them)

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Embossing Folder: Forrest Branches

Sentiment: TPK Studios "Everyday Greetings"

American Crafts Pigment Ink: Pink

Stickles: Icicle

Chalks

White Gel Pen

Pink Gem Adhesives

I do have some blog candy and will be posting a picture of it tomorrow Friday (Sorry for the delay in posting it.) You will have until Monday February 27th and I will pick a winner using Random.org.

Hope you all enjoyed my card and up next is Cori's Blog. 

Connie Wallenbrock- http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com/
Carla ~ http://racincrafts.blogspot.com/
Diana ~ http://www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/
Cori- http://createdbycori.blogspot.com/
Eva - http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

Rhonda - bluecrayons - http://craftingwithblue.blogspot.com/

My Valentine Gift and POP Link Up Party!

Hi Crafty Friends,

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Hope you are all having a wonderful week, I know I am :0)  I am super excited to share with all of you the Valentine's Day present I received from my honey.  It's a Silhouette Cameo...woo-hoo!!!  I can't even begin to tell you all how surprised I was when I un-wrapped it. I still can't believe it...lol!! I will be setting it up this weekend and I hope to have a project to share with all of you real soon :0)

Also, don't forget that today is Patches of Pink Thursday Link Up Party.  They are having a special Valentine's Day Link-Up Party. Link up your recent Valentine's Day creations and see some amazing projects from the Design Team as well.  You never know, you might just discover a favorite new blog :0)

Valentine's Day Card - Disney Style

Hi everyone,
Happy Valentine's Day!!  Hope you are all having a fabulous day and sharing this day with someone special.  I wanted to share with all of you a card I made for my Valentine :0)  My fiance and I recently took a trip to Disney World and we always have such a great time together, there truly is something magical there!!  I knew I had to make him a Disney Valentine Card. I was looking through my Mickey & Friends Cartridge the other day and I saw so many cute images... I really love this cart!!  So many ideas came to mind.  I decided to go with this adorable image of Chip, isn't he just the cutest little thing!! I decided to keep it fairly simple, not too much embellishments but it had to have just a little sparkle ;0)  I really LOVE the way it turned out!!  Hope you like it too!!  Here are all the details of my card.

Easel Card 5 1/4" x 5 1/4"

Cartridges Used
Doodlecharms (Scalloped Heart @ 5.42" Width & 5.30" Height) and (Heart @ 4.64" Width & 5.20" Height) Used my Gypsy to make the heart longer but not wider so it could fit my card base.
Mickey & Friends (Chip @ 4.55")

Other Items Used
Solid Cardstock: Bazzill Basics "Classic Red" & Recollections
My Creative Time Stamps: 100% Sweetness
American Crafts Pigment Ink: Red
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots"
Stickles: Star Dust
Ribbon: My stash
Mini Heart Punch
White Gel Pen

I will be entering this card in the following Challenges

Whimsical Designs - Color Challenge (Red, White and one other color of your choice)

Creative Cutter Room - Design Time Thursday - Valentine's Day


Celebrate the Occasion - # 50 - "Valentine's Day (must use a heart)"

Thanks for stopping by :0)

Crafty Hugs,
Diana

Be My Sweetie Valentine Card

Hello crafty friends,

Hope everyone is having a great week so far and getting ready for the weekend.  I know I am looking forward to the weekend, all I can say is thank GOD tomorrow is finally Friday…yay!!  I have a bit of a busy weekend planned.  Other than my usual household chores (boooo…lol) I really need to get my crafting space organized…again. It gets completely out of control so quickly, especially since my crafting space is so tiny and actually serves as a dining/living/office/etc (well, you get the picture.) Yes, it is very much a multi-purpose room…lol.  I think I may even have to purge some items but we’ll see.  Anyway, let’s get on to today’s project.  I made another Valentine’s Day card and I will be entering this card for 2 different challenges.  I wanted to use a cupcake cut…..I just LOVE cupcakes, they’re so yummy!!  So here are all the details of my card.

Card Size is 5 x 5

Cartridges Used

Elegant Edges: Scalloped Mat @ 4.25”, shadow cut @ 4.35”
Simply Charmed: Cupcake @ 4.25” – hid features with Gypsy

Other items used

Solid Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: Doodlebug “Sweet Cakes” 6x6 Mat Pad (LOVE this, so many cute designs)
Xyron Machine
Martha Stewart Glitter: Garnet
Sentiment: My Creative Time “100% Sweetness” (it came with the stitched heart die!!)
American Crafts Pigment Ink: Red
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug “D’vine Swirls
TH Distress Ink: Worn Lipstick
Stickles: Star Dust
Adhesive Heart Gems: Recollections
Doodlebug Twine: Valentine
White Gel Pen
Round Corner Punch


I will be submitting this card in the following challenges:

Paper Playtime - Challenge #67 Cricut Creations with a Heart or Love Theme

My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #43 - Valentine's Day

Hope you enjoyed my card and thanks for stopping by :0)

Diana

FCCB Challenge Me Monday #97

Hi crafty friends,



Can you believe its Monday already, where does the weekend go?? While I don’t really like Mondays in general, the best thing about them is that it’s the start of a new challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut. For me, that is always something to look forward to. There is only 1 week till Valentine’s Day and you can definitely feel that there is love in the air. So this week that is the challenge at FCCB, to incorporate a heart(s) in your design. So here is my entry for this week’s challenge and a list of all the goodies I used. Hope you like it :0)


Card size is 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”


Cartridges Used
9 Months (Caterpillar @ 2.10”)
Create a Critter (Hearts for body @ 1.40” & hearts for antennae @ 1.15”) and (Branch @ 2.80”)


Other items used
Solid Cardstock – Recollections
Patterned Paper – Martha Stewart "Enchanted Woodland Mat Pad"
PK Stamps – Everyday Face Assortment Set
Colorbox Pigment Ink: Black
Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug (Divine Swirls & Forest Branches) and Sizzix (Hearts)
Stickles: Christmas Red
Sentiment: Computer
Doodlebug Twine: Valentine
Heart Shaped Button: Jo-Ann’s
Mini Flower Punch
Adhesive Gem (Michael’s Dollar Section)
Chalks
White Gel Pen

I will also be entering this project over at

More than Favors - Wacky Wednesday Challenge #64 - Love

Well thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful crafty week!!


Hugs,
Diana

FCCB Challenge Me Monday - Valen-tiny Cards

Hi everyone,

I'm so happy the weekend is finally here!! Hope your weekend is off to a fabulous start too. I just wanted to share with all of you a little set of Valen-tiny cards I have been working on. I made them for the challenge this week over at FCCB-Challenge Me Monday. I had never made cards this little before, but I really love how easy & fun they were to make. I decided to go with a theme and after thinking about it for a while I decided to go with a "Fruits of Love" theme :0)  I also wanted to use my new set of Peachy Keen Stamps that I had purchased over the holidays and still had not used...gasp!! I really love the way these little cuties turned out.

Here are all details of my little cards, hope you all enjoy them!

Cartridges Used
Create a Critter (Apple @ 1.75") and (Banana @ 2.25")
Preserves: (Orange @ 2.15")
Doodlecharms (Melon @ 1.90")


Other items used
Solid cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: K & Co. "Berry Sweet"
PK Stamps: "Cornie Faces Assortment"
Sentiments: Computer
Chalks
Color Box Ink: Black
White Gel Pen
Mini Heart Punch

Well, I hope you have enjoyed my little Fruits of Love  as much as I have :0)

Crafty Hugs,
Diana

Valentine's Blog Hop - Winner Announced!!

Hi Everyone,
Hope your week is off to a great start! Sorry I am a day late in announcing the winner of this past weekend's Valentine Blog Hop.  I'm still trying to get back in the swing of things after my mini-vacation :0)  I would like to just take a moment to say THANK YOU for all the wonderful and sweet comments you all left me and to say WELCOME to all my new followers. So without further delay, the winner of the Valentine's Blog hop is......


#2 - Georgiana

she said....
Super cute Valentine's Day card. You sure are good with those facial expressions. Hope you will stop by and see my stick pin pictorial. Let me know what you think!

Georgiana
Carson's Creations

Congratulations Georgiana!!  I will be contacting you shortly. 

Thanks for stopping by :0)

Crafty Hugs,
Diana

Valentine Blog Hop!!

Hello everyone and welcome to Daisylove Creations! I am super excited to have you stop my blog and join us for the Valentine Blog Hop!! If you just happened to stumble onto my blog and would like to play along with us. Please do so by starting at Sylvia's Blog, we would love for you to join us for all the fun. If you came here from Chriss' Blog, then you are in the right place. Please make sure to stop by all of the blogs as there are some really talented ladies with fabulous projects on this blog hop. You are sure to find some fantastic inspiration along the way. I would like to begin by thanking Sylvia for having me be a part of her blog hops as they are always so much fun to do. This hop is to showcase some fun Valentine Projects.  I decided to make a card for my project. I really love the way it turned out, those little hearts are just too cute! Here are all the details :0)

Card Size is 5 x 7

Cartridges Used
Simply Charmed: (Hearts @ 2.50" & 2.35")

Other items
Solid & Patterned Paper: Recollections "Valentine's Day Paper Pack
Peachy Keen Stamps: "Happy Lashes Assortment Set"
Martha Stewart Heart Border Punch
Adhesive Heart Rhinestones: Recollections
Sentiment: Jo-Ann's Dollar Section
White Gel Pen
Red Colored Pencil

Okay, so what's a blog hop without having a little candy to sweeten things up?!

One Lucky winner will win the following...

1. K & Company Designer Mat Pad "Poppyseed"
2. Mint Colored Adhesive Rhinestones
3. Block Stamp "Sending congrats your way"
4. Block Stamp "Sparkle & Shine"
5. Irredescent Ribbon - Lavender
6. Irredescent Ribbon - Light Blue

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 Monday-January 30th by random.org


Super easy ;0) - Good Luck everyone!


Well, I hope you all enjoyed my project and up next is the super talented Eva


Thanks for stopping by!!


Here is a complete list of the blog stops, in case you get lost along the way :0)


Sylvia- http://www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
Veronica- http://www.mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
Esther- http://www.forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/
Chris- http://www.chrissandlou.blogspot.com/
Diana- http://www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/ <~~~YOU ARE HERE
Eva- http://www.evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com/ <~~~UP NEXT
Patty- http://www.creativediva98.blogspot.com/
Sandy S. - http://www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/
Cori- http://www.createdbycori.blogspot.com/
Pam L. http://www.mzlavr2.blogspot.com/
Laura- http://www.sunflowercreations9530.blogspot.com/

Pink by Design Team Call - Project #3

Hi Crafty Friends,

Happy “Hump” Day! I'm so happy that it is finally Wednesday!! Today was my last day at work until next Monday. I’m headed off for Disney World in the morning…YAAAYYY!! I would definitely have to say that this is one of the major perks of living in Florida, at least for me anyway. I really LOVE going to Disney World!! So definitely check back next week for some Disney inspired projects ;0)  As many of you already know, I have submitted a few projects for the DT Call over at Pink by Design Stamps. Tonight I will be sharing with you my 3rd and last project for the call. I wanted to use my Pink by Design “Spanish Greetings” Stamps Set.  I have so many relatives who only understand & read in Spanish that this set was a must have for me. There is such a fantastic assortment of sentiments with this set. I am really happy that I purchased it. I decided to make a birthday card because as I’ve learned from experience, you can never have too many birthday cards on hand. That is really were my inspiration for this card got started. I also knew I wanted to go with a shaped card and I remembered that there was a particular cut on the Birthday Bash Cartridge I just had to use. So here are all the details of my latest creation.


Cartridges Used
Elegant Edges: (Card base-shadow cuts @ 5.00” welded with my Gypsy and Mats @ 4.90”, 4.25” & 4.0”)
Birthday Bash: (Piñata @ 3.25”)


Other items used
Solid Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: DCWV “Rainbow Stripe”
Sentiment: Pink by Design “Spanish Greetings”
Colorbox Pigment Ink: Black
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Textile
Black Hemp Cord
Red Crochet Flower - purchased through Ebay
Amber Colored Gem Stone
Hot Glue Gun
Black Gel Pen

Well, I hope you have enjoyed all my projects for the call. Although I will be out of town for a few days, I will be participating in a Valentine’s Day Blog Hop this coming Saturday, January 28th. So check back to see what I came up with and a chance to win some blog candy :0)


Crafty Hugs,
Diana

Pink by Design Design Team Call - Project #2

Hi Everyone,

Hope your week is off to a great start! I am super excited to be sharing with all of you my 2nd project that I have submitted for the DT Call over at Pink by Design Stamps.  If you are still interested in trying out for the DT Call, you are in luck.  They will be accepting submission through tomorrow Wednesday, January 25th.  You need to make a total of 3 projects, and one of them has to be something other than a card.  Please click here for all the details. So for my 2nd project I decided to make some pillow boxes.  I have wanted to try making them for quite some time.  I’m so glad that I finally did.  These little boxes are super duper easy to make and look super cute once completed.  They are perfect for shower favors, birthdays and holidays.  I know I will certainly be making more of these in the future!  With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I thought they would be ideal for gift giving.  So here are all the details of my project.


Cartridges Used
Wrap it up: (Pillow box w/Diploma @ 5.50”) used my gypsy to hide the diploma
Sweethearts: (Heart @ 1.40” and Shadow cut @1.50”)


Other items used
Solid Cardstock: My scrap stash
Patterned Paper: K & Company “KP Valentine”
Sentiment: Pink by Design Stamps “Be Mine”
American Crafts Pigment Ink: Red
TH Distress Ink: Worn Lipstick
Twine: Doodlebug “Valentine”
Ribbon: Studio G (Assorted Pack of Red Ribbon) Purchased at Michaels over the holidays
Pink Glittered Button from Jo-Ann’s (sold in little packs)


Hope you enjoyed today’s project and don’t forget to stop by again tomorrow for my 3rd and final project for the Pink by Design Team call.


Thank you to all of you who have left me such wonderful comments, they do mean the WORLD to me!!


Crafty Hugs,
Diana

Pink by Design DT Call

Hi Crafty Friends,

I can’t believe its Monday again!! Gees, where did the weekend go...lol!? I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. My weekend was fantastic because it was a very crafty one and that’s just how I like it ;0) I made several projects and I will be sharing them all with you in the coming days. All the projects I worked on this weekend were for the DT Call over at Pink by Design Stamps. I absolutely LOVE their stamps!! During the holidays I purchased 2 sets and I have to say they are just awesome!! You can check out all their fabulous stamps here. I really had no problem coming up with ideas for my projects. As a matter of fact, I had too many ideas and I was not able to do all of the projects that came to mind…lol!! But, rest assured they are already in the works ;0) If you are interested in joining the DT Call over at Pink by Design Stamps please click here for all the details. Okay, so here is the first of three projects that you needed to submit for the DT call. Wish me luck :0D


Cartridges Used
Create a Critter: (Peanut @ 2.75”)
Plantin SB: (Heart @3.70” & Shadow @ 3.75”)


Other items used
Solid Cardstock – Recollections
Patterned Paper – Bo Bunny “Crush”
Cuttlebug Embossing folder: “Tiny Mosaic”
Sentiment: Pink by Design Stamps “Be Mine”
Colorbox: Pigment Ink - Black
TH Distress Ink: “Tea Dye”
Stickles: Christmas Red
Mini Heart Punch
White Gel Pen


Okay, perhaps I am being a bit partial here but I just LOVE the way this turned out!!


Hope you all liked my project too and check back tomorrow for my next DT Call project.


Have a wonderful evening!


Crafty Hugs,
Diana

"Eye" Love You Card

Hey everbody,
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend...I know I certainly am ;0)  I am making this a very crafty weekend and have another card to share with you all.  I do need to do some house chores but well that can always wait..hehehe.  So for today's card I wanted to make another Valentine's Day card and I saw that there are a few challenges out there that want you to incorporate a cartoony type of a cut. Since that is right up my alley, I knew I had to join in too and that is how I really got my inspiration.  I kept the card very simple without much embellishment since I will be giving this card to my boyfriend for Valentine's Day.   Here are the details...

Cartridges Used
Best of Pixar: (Mike @ 3.75")
Sweethearts: (Hearts @ 1.80" - Shadow and @ 1.65" Blackout)

Other Items
Solid Cardstock: Recollections for the card base and for Mike I purchased it at a local scrapbooking store but no name was displayed
Patterned Paper: Purchased at Target's Dollar Section - last year
Sentiment: Computer/Printer
White Gel Pen

This was a very simple card to make but I love it so much..he just looks so darn cute!! 

I will be entering this card for the following challenges:

More than Favors - Wacky Wednesday Challenge - Let's get animated

Scrappy Mom's Stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Cartoon Characters

Well, I hope you have enjoyed my card today and thanks for stopping by!

Crafty Hugs,
Diana

Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #94 - Snow Fun

Hi everyone,


TGIF!! I am so happy the weekend is finally here!! I am planning on doing some much needed crafting this weekend ;0)  There are quite a few projects that I have planned out and I want to get a jump start on them. Also there are some great challenges going on and I really want to play along too.  So for today's project I decided to join in on the fun challenge this week over at Fantabulous Cricut.  Their challenge this week is called "Snow Fun" and it must have either a Snowflake or a Snowman.  I decided to incorporate the two and here is what I came up with. 

Cartridges Used
Joys of the Season (Snowflake @ 5.0" welded shadow cuts for card base)
Gingerbread: (Snowman @ 3.75")

Other items
Solid Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: Echo Park "Winter Park"
Glitter Paper: Colorbok - White
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Snowflake
Martha Stewart: Blue Ombre Gem Stickers
Xyron Machine
Martha Stewart Glitter: Turquoise
Colorbox Pigment Ink: "Robin's Egg"
Ribbon: Celebrate It -Sheer Creations

As always thanks for stopping by to check out my latest creation and hope you all enjoy your weekend!!

Hugs,
Diana

Bee Mine

Hi Crafty Friends,

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!  Mine was great just too short, the time just seems to fly by!!  I had hoped to do a little more crafting this past weekend but I was not able too :0(  But atleast I was able to make 1 project and I wanted to share it with all of you tonight.  I have been wanting to get a jump on my Valentine projects, so I decided to make a card.  Here are all the details.

Card size: 5 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Cartridges used:
Walk in my Garden (Flower @ 3.00") and (Stem-originally w/sunflower @ 6.75")
Create a Critter (Bee @ 2.50")

Solid Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: Adornit "Bee Happy" Collection
Embossing Folder: Swiss Dots
Peachy Keen Stamps: Happy Lashes Assortment Set
Sentiment: Pink by Design "Be Mine"
Color Box Pigment Ink: Black
Mini Heart Punch
Stickles: Diamond
Chalks
White Gel Pen
Action Wobble (Couldn't get a good picture of it moving but it does look adorable)

Well, hope you have enjoyed my card.  Thanks for stopping by and see you next time ;0)

Hugs,
Diana

Fantabulous Cricut Top 5 Winner!!

Hello my crafty friends,

Hope you are all having a wonderful week so far.  I am super excited to share with all of you the exciting news...I made the Top 5 over at Fantabulous Cricut!!  What an honor it is for me to have been chosen, there were so many wonderful entries.  I still can't beleive it!!  Here is the card that made the Top 5, it was for last week's challenge "Warming Up with Cocoa"

If you would like to see all the details of my card, please click here.

I do not have a new project to post tonight, but I am working on one for another challenge this week.  So definitely check back.

Hope you all have a wonderful evening and see ya soon!!

Hugs,
Diana

My 1 Year Blogoversary is Today!!

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog!! Today is exactly 1 year since I started my blog!!  Wow, how time flies when you are having fun :0)  I am so happy to be a part of this wonderful crafting community.  In this past year I have gotten to know a lot of you and I am so happy to call you all "my friends."  I appreciate each and every one of you who follow my blog, visit me often and leave such kind and sweet comments...again I really appreciate it :0)  Like many of you, I have set some new crafting goals for this year and I am on my way to achieving them.  My first goal is to post atleast 2 new projects per week.  So far, so good ;0)  For today's project I wanted to make a card in celebration of my blogoversary.  Here are all the details of my card.

Cartridges Used:

Cricut American Alphabet- (Cupcake @ 3.00") comes preloaded on the Expression 2

Elegant Edges - (Mat w/shadow@ 3.75")

 

Other Items:

Solid Cardstock: Recollections

Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye "Deena's Penny Lane"

Stickles: Stardust

Craft Smart Pigment Ink "Fuschia"

Sentiment - Computer Generated

White Gel Pen

Pink Rhinestones

Well, I hope you all enjoyed my card and thanks for stopping by!!

Big Crafty Hugs!!

Diana

Cricut Cardz Challenge #99 - Happy New Year Card

Hello Crafty Friends,

Happy 2012!! Hoping your new year has started off wonderful & full of life's blessings!! For today's project I wanted to make another quick & simple card. I am trying to get back in the swing of things when it comes to my crafting. So for now my cards have a little bit more of a simple design to them. I made this card for the challenge over at Cricut Cardz Challenge #99 - "Make a Happy New Card."  You could use any colors or any cartridges you want for this project. While I kept my card very simple and with no patterned paper.  I did want to add some texture to the all white background.  So I decided to use my Martha Stewart Score Board for a little more interest. Here are all the details of my card.

Cartridges Used:
Straight from the Nest: (Happy w/shadow @ 2.10")
Kate's ABC: (2012 w/shadow @ 1.45")
Wild Card: (Stars @ 1.50" & 1.0")

Other Items:
Solid Cardstock - Recollections (White, Silver & Black)

Martha Stewart Score Board
Xyron Machine
Martha Stewart Glitter - Sterling
Corner Rounder Punch

Well I hope you enjoyed my card and thanks for stopping by to see my latest creation.

Hugs,
Diana

FCCB Challenge Me Monday #92 – Warming Up with Hot Cocoa

Hi everyone,

Happy New Year and welcome to my blog!! I am starting off my New Year by jumping right into my crafting!  Wow...I have really missed it!! I love playing along in challenges, visiting all your wonderful blogs out there and just having more time to create and play :0)  So, I decided to start off 2012 by joining in on the fun challenge over at FCCB this week.  I really love all their challenges and the inspiration from the design team are wonderful motivation!! Their challenge this week is "Warming Up with Hot Cocoa."  I have been very eager to make this card for quite sometime now.  It actually was on my to-do card crafting list during the holidays. But, I never got around to making it.  So when I saw what the challenge was this week, I thought it would be the perfect moment to get it done.  Plus, as an added bonus... we are finally getting some cooler temperatures!! Yaaayyy... because I really love the cold weather!! It really was one hot Christmas here in Miami this past year!! So, I'm definitely enjoying our 40 degree weather tonight :0D  I sure am ready for that cup of hot cocoa now!! Here are the details of my super simple card that I designed on my Gypsy.

Carts used:
Elegant Edges: (Welded Card Shape @ 4.75") (Blue Mat @ 4.40") & (Steam @ 5.40" - hid the outter shape)
Winter Frolic: (Cocoa Cup @ 4.50")

Other items:
Solid Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: DCWV "Tis the Season"  (purchased at Michael's -2010)
Sentiment - Scrappy Mom's Stamps  "Winter Wishes"
Xyron Machine
Deco Art "Glamour Dust"
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Swiss Dots"
Tulip Puffy Fabric Paint "White" for marshmallows
Stickles "Diamond"
Ribbon - Holiday Selection from Michael's
White Gel Pen

I hope you have enjoyed my card.  Thanks so much for stopping by :0)

Hugs,
Diana

Top Ten of 2011 and Happy New Year!!

Hello crafty friends,
Happy 2012!! I just can't believe the Holiday season is over and we are onto a new year. Time just goes by too quickly.  But before I jump on into the New Year in full swing, let's take a look back at some of my favorite projects of 2011.  Many of you have posted all of your favorite projects of this past year and it was sure fun to see them all once again!!  I will pick my top 10 favorite projects of 2011 plus there will even be an extra project that I never got to post due to the holiday madness. Hope you all enjoy and I will be posting a fe new projects in the coming days :0)

Here is the project that I never got to post during the holidays.  It was my Christmas banner that I made this year.  I just love the way it turned out!!

So here are my top 10

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Well, I hope you have enjoyed my Top Ten Favorites for 2011.  Looking forward to all the fun projects yet to come in 2012!! Wishing all of you a very blessed New Year with lots of health, happiness, love and much prosperity!!

Hugs,

Diana