Sending Sunshine ~ Craftin Desert Divas Sneak Peek Day 6

Hi There! It's Wednesday!! We are half way through the week! Yay!

Today is the last day of Craftin Desert Divas Sneak Peeks. The reveal is happening tomorrow. Have you picked your favorites yet?

We have 4 new stamp sets for this release and 2 new die sets designed by our own design team member Leah!

Today we are showcasing the new Pocket Pieces Hi Dies.

I have created another card featuring these dies. I love them to pieces!!

 

My focal image is from CDD Autumn Wishes stamp set. It is colored with Copic markers. I used my favorite CDD Fancy Frames Dies for the base of my card. The burlap piece behind my image was die cut with the new CDD Mix It Up Dies (available for purchase Thursday). I used the CDD Pocket Pieces Hi Dies for all the other elements on my card and finished it all off with a green paper clip and piece of twine. 

Make sure to head on over to Facebook to participate in the page hop. There is a cute SVG that is free to all those who participate!

Join us this Thursday & Friday for our blog hop that will begin at the Craftin Desert Divas blog:  craftindesertdivasblog.com and we will have more FREE SVGs. Not only will you get free SVGs for hopping but Tara is also giving away 2 - $25.00 gift certificates. All you have to do is comment on all the DTs blogs for your chance to win!!

I will be back on Friday!! Have a great rest of the week!

Autumn Wishes

Hi There! As much as I have fought i,t it looks like autumn has officially found me here in PA!

Now don't get me wrong! I do like autumn and all the beautiful colors that come with it. I just didn't feel like I had enough summer this year.

So, I am diving in and looking forward to all things pumpkin! HA!!

Today I am sharing a a cut little card. It features a cute little bear from KaDoodle Bug Designs and a few Craftin Desert Divas goodies.

For this card I started with a base that I die cut with Craftin Desert Divas Fancy Frames dies.  I added a strip of grass cut with CDD Outdoor Landscape Dies.

My sentiment is from CDD Autumn Wishes set and I added a few leaves and acorns from this same set.

This cute little bear is from KaDoodle Bug Designs Pumpkin Patch Bears. I inked all the pieces and added Glossy Accent to the eyes.

This card is perfect for the Fall challenge on the Craftin Desert Divas Gallery on Facebook. You should check it out!

Thanks for checking in with me today!!

Feline Spooky? ~ Craftin Desert Divas FB sneak Day 2

Hello friends! Today is day 1 of the Craftin Desert Divas September release sneak peeks on Facebook. You can join us on the CDD page HERE and see the wonderful projects and also get a free SVG file!! 

For my project I had a bit of inky fun!

I used the CDD stamp set called Fright Night. I started with my background and used some Distress Inks to create a night sky. My stars were created by using some white acrylic paint with a very small paint brush.

I colored my kitty with Copic markers and added some clear Wink of Stella and some Glossy Accents to the eyes.

My sentiment is heat embossed with white embossing powder. I randomly placed CDD Hocus Pocus sequins around the sentiment.

I pictured my kitty sitting on a fence so I created one in Silhouette Design Studio. I ran the pieces through my Big Shot with the Distress Stripes embossing folder. For a worn look, I added Distress Ink and dry brushed the fence with white acrylic paint. Lastly, I added the Jack-o-Lantern to finish the scene.

I hope you will join us on Facebook for today's hop!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Celebrate ~ CDD Linky Party

Today is the Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party hosted by Tara of Craftin Desert Divas! Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly linky party and you could win fabulous prizes!!

 Welcome to our mid post for this week's "Favorite Color Combo" challenge.

Here is what I created.

My youngest sister's birthday is coming up very soon so I thought this would be the perfect time to create here birthday card. She doesn't follow my blog or is on Facebook so I am pretty safe posting it before her birthday!

I wish this picture truly showed the colors. The base of the card is a pretty pinky peach color. I layered a piece of gold shimmer vellum on top of the base. It is such a subtle detail but I love when it catches the light. The next layer is a mint patterned paper that I die cut with CDD Fancy Frames Dies.

A piece of acetate with some gold bows was layered on top of the mint. I, then added a strip of the gold shimmer vellum and some peachy ombre' paper. I actually adhere the strips of paper down first before I sent the mint panel through my Big Shot.

I stamped my sentiment from CDD Say It Big sentiments then I added my embellishments.

The card is embellished with die cuts made from CDD Party Dies. I used gold cardstock to create the banner and one of the balloons. The gold theme was carried through to the strings on the balloons and the bow on the present.

Visit Craftin Desert Divas for all the rules and to play along. 
This week we have some fabulous sponsors.

To link up your "Favorite Color Combo" project go on over to Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party page to get all the details!

For more inspiration and to share your Craftin Desert Divas projects join the Craftin Desert Divas Gallery on Facebook.

Birthday Wishes ~ SSS September Card Kit

Hi There! I hope you all have been having a fabulous week! Yay! It's Friday!!

So, I have had my Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit for a few weeks and I finally found a little time to make a card with some of the goodies.

I actually made this card for my sister's birthday. I hope she liked it.

I wanted my card to be a bit more grown up and not so cutsie and I think I accomplished it. All of the papers I used were included in the kit except for the black and vellum.

I stamped the balloons from the stamp set (included in the kit) on gold vellum, then heat embossed them with gold embossing powder.

I stamped the strings to the balloons with some Hero Arts shadow ink in Soft Granite and added my sentiment. 

The scallop layer of my card was cut from Craftin Desert Divas Fancy Frames dies. To finish off the card I used some sequins from Neat and Tangled that I believe was a limited edition birthday mix.

If you have not used your kit then it's time to get it out and play!! I love receiving these goodies every month!!

I hope to have some more projects very soon!!

Have a great day!!

Relax ~ KBD Feature Day

Hi There! I hope you all are having a fabulous week so far!

Today I am sharing a card here and on the KaDoodle Bug Designs blog.

This card would be great to go with a bubble bath gift or even a gift certificate to a spa!

I used one of the KBD Cutie KaToodles files called Bathtime Giraffe. 

The scallop shape is from my Silhouette library. I used it to create the base of my card. Ribbon was added to match my patterned papers. I popped the die cut up on some foam tape and added Ranger Glossy Accents to all of the bubbles and my giraffe's eyes. 

This guy was one of the weekly freebies a while ago. So make sure you "LIKE" KaDoodle Bug Designs Facebook page to catch all the freebies.

That's it for me today!

Make sure to check out the KBD Blog for daily inspiration!

Woah! ~ Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party

Hi there! Welcome to my blog!

Today is the Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party hosted by Tara of Craftin Desert Divas! Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly linky party and you could win fabulous prizes!!

 Welcome to our mid post for this week's "Just For Kids" challenge.

Here is what I created.

For this card, I used the cute little pony from CDD Punny Farm stamps, as well as, the sentiment. I colored him with Copic markers and fussy cut him out.

For my card base I used the CDD Fancy Frames dies (Love them!!) and added a strip of grass cut from the Out Door Landscape Dies.

To finish it off added the present and balloons from the new CDD Party Dies and added a bit of jute twine.

 Visit Craftin Desert Divas for all the rules and to play along. 
This week we have some fabulous sponsors.

To link up your "Just For Kids" project go on over to Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party page to get all the details!

For more inspiration and to share your Craftin Desert Divas projects join the Craftin Desert Divas Gallery on Facebook.

Scarecrow Kisses ~ CDD Daily Post

Hi there! It's my day to post over on the Craftin Desert Divas Blog.

Here is what I am sharing...

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler. That's a sure sign that summer is soon coming to an end. At least, here is Pennsylvania it is!!

With that in mind, thoughts are definitely turning toward all thing autumn. I love the new Autumn Wishes stamp set from Craftin Desert Divas and used it for today's fall card.

This card was a lot of fun to put together. I used my Fuse tool and a clear pocket to create the different sections to add all this cuteness.

After I colored my images with Copic markers, I created a scene for one pocket. I used the Outdoor Landscape Dies for my grass.

For another pocket I added some Corn Maze sequins. Love this mix! The orange, yellows, and greens are beautiful together.

I stamped my sentiment and the little crow together, both included in the Autumn Wishes set, and added them to another pocket. Lastly, I added an acorn and leaf to another pocket and sealed it all up.

I finished off the card with a few more leaves, acorn, and some jute twine.

Here are the CDD products I used to create this card:

Autumn Wishes

Corn Maze Sequins

Outdoor Landscape Dies

Thank you for joining me today!