Sunday- Morning

Good Morning,

I will try to post some cards later today I've been really busy getting ready to visit with family. I have been working on getting things set up so I can spend time with them and still meet my commitments to my blog all of you  and myself.
See you all later.

SATURDAY- Morning

Good Morning everyone,

Yesterday just got away. I got to the gym. Got a few minutes on the blog and that is about it. I really like to visit, but I was just able to get 5-10 minute intervals a few times.
Here is a card I made late last night for a challenge, but I won't be able to link it until later in the morning.
You could try to guess what challenge it is that might be fun. I hope you enjoy. Have a great Saturday.!!! See you all later.

I entered thisdesign into 

MAG challenge by the page (65)

and Cricut 360: travel

Travel

FRIDAY-MORNING--again

This card was inspired by the Birthday Sundaes Challenge photograph here, but in the planning stages I also took into consideration circles frosted design that is why the background paper of circles and anything that has to do with water, Paper Cutz challenge.  I  came up with this scene, for a Birthday card.  Any matey that likes pirates, would be pretty happy to get a B-day card like this, one would think.  The sharks look pretty realistic, it might scare someone too young.

Enjoy!! I'm going to get to the gym work off some of the ice cream cards I've been making.

FRIDAY- MORNING

Good Morning Everyone,

It is Friday, I can't believe I posted 4 times  yesterday. My third post was actually my gypsy battery failure design, that I had planned on posting much earlier I lost the whole design because my battery died while I was working on it and I did not think  to save it, ahead of time.
I made this to enter into a challenge: over at Die Cutting Divas (click here)  the theme is sweet treats-  I have done so many ice cream cards lately I think I have gained weight just looking at them. (lol) .  I added stickles to the hey sugar and glossy accents to the highlights of the jars.

I hope you enjoy this card and I will be visiting you all later. Hope you all have fun plans for the weekend.

THURSDAY-- AFTERNOON -- AGAIN

I made this card  from the "Just A Note" cartridge that came with the CE2- This is a pretty neat cartridge.
I wish I could hook it up to my gypsy. The 4 cartridges that are installed on the E2, came with booklets but no cartridges, as far as I know these can not be hooked up to the gypsy, although I haven't tried it.  You never know what Provo Craft will come up with next.  Those who own the E-2 ---- if we ask for it they may give it to us.  FYI
anyway this qualifies for the
Whimsical Wednesday Challenge.
Fun with Folds

This fits an A2 envelope it is 5.5 x 3.8
I used Bazzill basic yellow (I can get 2 cards Bases out of a 12X12)
My minds eye
basic grey
DCWV

THURSDAY - AFTERNOON

This was my gypsy battery expired redo---
I changed it in midstream as I do frequently -- I liked the way it turned out and-- I made it so it would qualify for a few challenges. I hope you enjoy.
Cricut Cardz
anything goes Holiday
Throwback Thursday
Old cartridge anything goes fabric- 
More than favors
Christmas in July
The paper variety
Tic Tac Toe
Colour Create
Pink, green ,white

THURSDAY-- MORNING- again --- FCCB- Challenge

Good Morning  Everyone,
I have to say I really enjoyed making this card. Everything about it made me happy. I even made a video for all of you check it out.

A2 card watermelon cut @ 3"
quarter watermelons cut @2"
Thanks a cut @ 1 1/4"
Melon cut @1"
sakura white gel pen.

Cartridges:
Preserves
Imagine more
Lyrical letters

THURSDAY-- MORNING

Good Morning Everyone,

I spent a lot of time yesterday, working on some designs and I had one completed that worked for a couple of challenges, on my gypsy when the battery went dead. I lost the whole thing.  I have it fresh in my mind now. So tomorrow I will have to get it all set up again.  I will post something in the late morning and then probably again in the afternoon.  I should have some time to come visit in the evening.

WEDNESDAY-MORNING AGAIN

I made this card for Shelley for winning the 400 follower giveaway--  You are all more like friends than followers , I do appreciate each and everyone of you. Enjoy your day everyone.

WEDNESDAY- MORNING CTO CHALLENGE

This is for Celebrate the Occasion Challenge : Blue & White any occasion

This is the second term of Celebrate the Occasion- I wanted to stay and they wanted to keep me so it was a win -win situation (Ha ha ha)

I think all of you are really the winners the challenges are really fun and all levels of creativity are welcomed.
This is my week off, but If I can, I like to participate and support Team #1. You can enter the challenge until Sunday the 31st of July @ 11:59 EST.
Please mention CTO in your post,
no back linking,
one entry per person. That is it.
Except that you have a chance for the monthly win of "block Party" which is donated by Kristen from Team #2--- Thank you Kristen. Have fun and we look forward to seeing your work.
I have also entered this into.
Pals paper arts:
Paper piercing

Recipe: A2 card
DCWV
Thanks from Lyrical letters
MS punch
stickles-- I love stickles

TUESDAY- Afternoon- Cricut 360- Challenge

I hope you are all having a great day! Did you notice I am not using any embossing on this?
It seemed busy enough for me. The weeds in front fell apart when I took it off the mat, so I had to glue each one on by itself,. I really like the way this cam out. It was a lot of fun.



Cricut 360 Challenge:The great outdoors.
Recipe A2 size card
Cart:  EDPD & Kate's kitchen
Cuts various sizes
Paper: Cosmo Cricket

Thasnks for your comments , I truly love reading them.

TUESDAY- MORNING- RANDOM DRAWING -from my guest designer spot at Getting Cricky

As you know a little over a week ago I had a guest Designer spot at getting Cricky and I offered to give a set of the "Positive Thoughts" stamp set away through a random drawing. I had 52 comments on my site and 21 over at the getting Cricky site. I removed my comment and came up with 73.  The winning # is 19.
Congratulations .........

19

Amy said...

Congrats, congrats, congrats!!!!! That is so awesome that you are a GD! This is so clever and so cute! I love it! AND, thanks for the chance to win some of K.Andrews stamps, I don't have any yet... :) Amy redheadedcrafter.blogspot.com Congrats Amy, Send me your snail mail and I will get this out  to you ASAP

MONDAY-Evening-- CHALLENGE ----------------BBTB2

Another beautiful day.  I just love summer 70 degrees nice gentle breeze and I got all my mailings out today and have just been playing with some new products.  Without going on about my wonderful day I sure hope you all had a wonderful day also.  Here is something to make everyone have a happy summer

This is A2 size gate-fold
I haven't done one of these in a long time
BBTB2  (CLICK HERE) The challenge: was to use the ice cream cone from sweet treats, but I don't have that cartridge, so I used The imagine YUMMY cartridge I love this cartridge -- It is a sweet cartridge if I do say so myself.  Hope you enjoy see you soon.

MONDAY-B&W challenge

This is an A2 card
I made this card for my niece I'll send it to her if she likes it for their announcement I will make more.  They have picked the name Leila, I think that is very pretty,

It is also for a challenge: B&W

Sunday Evening-

Good Evening,

I hope you all are having a great day.  We are enjoying 68 degree weather here, it is quite a nice day. I have a design I did today to enter into the MAG challenge.  I thought My design was due today and it is not due until next week, so I decided to do some other designs, which more will be finished in the next couple of days. Hope you enjoy. 

For Mag challenge it was to use only page#59 of Create a Critter-- This was one of the easier challenges. I added some Imaginesce studs to the points of the star to give it a little masculine bling. 6x6 card

I appreciate you visiting and leaving comments,

Happy Sunday!! WINNER

The winner of my 400 follower  which I drew on the 16th of July is:

                                              Shelley    click here to see the post

I need you to contact me so I can get your Michael s gift card out to you.

E-mail me and send me your snail mail address.


If I do not hear from you by July 27th

I will pick a new winner.

SATURDAY- Morning (late)--- Death is Part of Life

Hi Everyone.
I just found out a dear friend of mine from church, husband died unexpectedly. They have two small children. I cannot even imagine what she must be going through. I made this card for her and her two daughters.

It is a 5x7 (A7)

I used the imagine more cart
and DCWV paper
& vellum on the edge to soften it
CEF
TCP stamps
Jenni Bowlin spice tin ink

SATURDAY- Morning

Good Morning  Friends,

I hope you are all getting to sleep in. I'm going to try and hit the gym today. If not at least ride my bike.  I will post something later. I have a few ideas spinning in there.  I need to tame them and then, get them out there.  I just finished a blog hop.  I got a couple new cartridges I am really looking forward to playing with.

See you all later.

FRIDAY-- LATE AFTERNOON-

I had this card laid out to put together on Wednesday, a  lot of other things came up at home, that needed my attention.  The whole idea behind this card is------ it is scrap -- I mean scrap---- they were little pieces left over, that should have been thrown out.  All except for the red is pure poppy from PTI- It really was scrap luckily it was a big enough piece to fit on the top of the A2 card-the twine was left ove from the smitten kitten card I made the other day the tag I cut out of scrap and used my MPS punny-licious stamp set on.
I thought this would be a great card to send to someone just to let them know what's up.

You 'll probably see me out and about later-- I had a meeting last night so I did not get much time on the web
Whimsical Wednesday.-click here

 I love reading your comments
Thanks for stopping by

FRIDAY-- AFTERNOON

I must have a streak going. I won over at frosted designs. This is my second week in a row.

Yesterday in the mail I got this from Carri over at Busy Bee

 So this is what I made with the wins from Carri's

The love card
I don't know where I am going to enter this. I just made it to use the winnings I got yesterday

 Recipe:
This is an A2 card I used a background piece of echo park, to make it fit the card I cut it in half and over lapped it
I cut out the love strip, taped it down
stamped the butterfly with jenni bowlin spice tin ink
added the rhinestone butterfly and dots, that was it, super easy.

Hope you liked the card,  Thanks for leaving a comment 

More- Friday- Frosted designs

I revamped this card to meet the requiremnts of two challenges. I added the white satin ribbon on the bottom right corner and the  three buttons beneath.  I have to say I don't think it helped the card any, I think the buttons are too big and too orange in color OPO (one persons opinion) Now that I've done that I'm going to enter the card anyway I think I will go look for some smaller buttons that are more purple y -red.

The recipe for this card is on yesterday's post.

Frosted designs: use buttons(click here)
 Picture perfect creations(click here) :  use two ribbon and three buttons

FRIDAY- MORNING

Happy Friday Morning everyone,

This week has flown by.  Yesterday I got a wooden stamp and some Bling in the mail (from one of my winnings)that I will probably use later today to make a sweet card. I got that from Carri over at A busy Bee . She has the cutest lollipop card you have to see it. I actually thought she put real lollipops on there Check it out come back and let me know what you.


I will see you all a little later.
Hugs DIANA L.

Thursday Morning Again-MY PINK STAMPER- DT CALL-

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know that    My Pink Stamper  Design Team call ended yesterday Robyn had 193 entries. There were so many wonderful entries I hope you all had a chance to look at them if not Click Here. If you did enter I want to wish you the best, getting on the team. I know that whatever decision is made will be the right one for the right time. I'm hoping I get picked.

Hope you all have a great Day.

I'll be watching on the 23rd when the team is announced.  Hopefully you will all be there also

Thursday- Morning Fabric

Remember the other day I told you I was playing around with the fabric and not much luck well here is my finished project I think it came out pretty darn cute. As you Know, I have a niece on the way in October.
I'm getting a head start. I will be crocheting a baby blanket and little hats (They all get that, I think they expect it), along with other goodies.  It was fun shopping for baby stuff the other day.

Here is the finished onsie and the card.
The card is an A2
I embossed swiss dots and added to it, then applied a ribbon and a bow to another strip of swiss dots and added with ATG tape
The sentiment was cut a 1.3
the onesie was cut @3.3
CEF: Swiss dots

ONESIE:
I used steam a seam 2 the star is cut @4"
First I peeled the paper off the one side and pressed the steam a seam on to the fabric
 cut the star out and then removed the paper from the other side and steamed it to the onesie: EASY PEASY



Thinking of crocheting made me think of this :
 I just got word that the scarves  we knitted and sent to Zambia on a women's mission trip were received with High praise, singing and dancing to God, for us making them.
This qualifies for CC weekly challenge #36
I'm also linking this up to the TGIF linky party At   Craft Junky too

WEDNESDAY-MORNING AGAIN

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Good morning again Everyone,

I found a few challenges to enter. I came back, I am so in the Zone right now my mind is going a mile a minute for being creative- which is good and bad-  I have a lot of other things, I need to do. So I will see you all later and hopefully get to visit you also.

Recipe 5X7

I used a Fiskars texture plate for the grid pattern

I am entering
this into these challenges:
Cooking with Cricut  CLICK HERE
Paper Variety  CLICK HERE
Color Throwdown  CLICK HERE
Cricut cardz  CLICK HERE

WEDNESDAY -MORNING- Smitten Kitten

Recipe:  A2 size card

PTI: Spring Moss
Cosmo Cricket for the patterned papers
I used prismacolors to color in the ears and the mouth
Sweethearts cartridge for the kitten and the phrase
The ribbon choker was American Crafts.
I used sakura glaze pen for the nose


CCCC-  click here

TUESDAY AFTERNOON

Hi all,

I got a chance to get a card finished so I am posting it now. I've got a lot going on today.
I did this one for three challenges so far.
 Enjoy

Echo park and Cosmo cricut papers
CAC for Penguin & umbrella
The sun is from Better Together
A7 card

BBTB2
Paper Playtime click here 

I was really inspired by the photo over at paper variety for this, but unfortunately they closed at 6:00 some other time zone.  I Also had designed it for the BBTB2 challenge, I'm looking around to see where this will fit. If any of you dear followers see any thing please don't hesitate to let me know

CELEBRATE THE OCCASION and The New Design Team

Make sure you pop over to Celebrate the Occasion (click Here) today to check out the New design Team #1, Some are new some are carry overs, like me.

I'm very excited to see their designs myself. So that will be the first place I visit today.
Remember we have two teams, next week will be team #2. and A new challenge
See you all around today.

Thanks for visiting.

MONDAY- evening- another challenge

Hi All,
I spent a lot of time today trying to cut some fabric with the Cricut- very frustrating, I ruined a lot of very good fabric and came away with, no where close to getting a good cut able image. So I went back to paper and this is what I came up with. I have to say the Sizzix dies work a lot better with the fabric. I also got a good deal of de-hoarding done Wednesday is our Monthly Pick up from the charity truck that comes around.

I have quite a bit for them, but I also have some things for our local women's shelter. Those I will have to drive over.  hope you like my finished project.

This is for Cards for men : must have a key (CLICK HERE)
Cricut 360 theme: parents(click here)

A7 card
Teresa Collins
Images and  paper
CEF; Swiss dots

MORE MONDAY- morning

Recipe
A2 PTI Lavender moon
CEF: swiss dots
AC ribbon
Stamp MPS Punny-licious 9I used the sweet from sweet chick)
Yummy (IC)

Fantabulous cricut challenge (click here)

MONDAY- Morning-Fun being together

Good Morning Everyone,

Last week I was playing around with all my cartridges and came up with this: Let's Picnic
Recipe:
Papers
AC  cardstock Black  & White
Cosmos cricut hopscotch for the cloud paper
Kates kitchen for the checked paper
Two young girs from Best friends
Two girls hugging & flower Better together
Burgers PDDU
From my Kitchen: the BBQ




This qualifies for the cricut circle monthly challenge, let's eat, picnic, food, gingham or check.
Paper cutz Challenge  (CLICK HERE)

Thanks for stopping by Love to hear form you.

Sunday Evening-

Good Evening All ,

I think I have to real my self in --my last couple of cards were out there- my mind gets in the mixed media mode of thinkng or Monty Python-ish-- does this make sense to any of you?
 Probably not it is rambling ons  of "outside of the box thinking" -- I have a back to reality, sweet card here for the Birthday Sundaes challenge anything goes- and wherever else I think it will work or if any of you have any challenges you think it would work, I'd be happy to hear from you.
Then after dinner I will do a bit a visiting.  See you all later.
A2 Lavender moon PTI
PTI Scarlet jewel
Sweet stack DCWV
The paper co. Brown card stock
Basic grey
Inkadinkadoo stamps
Stazon timber brown ink

hugs DIANA  L.

Sunday Afternoon---- A Stitch in Time

Hi Everyone,



I won a some cool embellishments over at the blog hop last week at frosted designs- check it out here is the link to all the embellishments I on from a company called Pizzazz a plenty (Click here to see th egoodies I won)
I was really having a bit aof fun here playing around with different images and paper the Background paper is Basic grey.
The rest are just different images in various sizes;
This fits the challenge for Frosted Designs. I made it specifically for their challenge

A2 size card

Sunday- Morning-Fantabulous cricut card challenge

This is an A2 card
PTI chocolate brown
Carts used: Give a hoot,
Destinations, and imagine more
I used Sakura moonlight pen in orange
I hope you enjoy this card was fun to make, isn't that little bear in the garbage can the cutesiest ever

SATURDAY-AFTERNOON-- CHA in JULY

HI all,

I really wanted to go to CHA in Rosemont, Illinois next week , but my family are coming out this way to celebrate mine and my nieces birthday in a few weeks, it would just be too much--.

I will be there in spirit because they will be flying banners from all the states as decorations whether I win any thing or not it will still be fun just being part of helping decorate- my banner is very simple and I used Birthday Bash @Fit to page , and then Destinations for my images the papers I used were AC card stock, Core'dinations and then my stash or should I say scrap. I used gold stickles on all the little scallops except for where the emblem of San Francisco is

SATURDAY -- 400 follower WINNER announced

Hi all,

IF you are the winner please send me your snail mail address I will get this in the mail ASAP I know you are all busy on Saturday
Here it is 11:00 am
Saturday, July 16  time to announce  the winner of the 400 follower giveaway
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and the

WINNER IS 

71

Shelley said...

Thanks Diana for the chance to win! This is great! Been a follower! :) Shelley Congrats Shelley!!! I'm looking forward to sending you  gift card Thank you all for playing along.  Hugs, DIANA L.

SATURDAY- Reminder -------drawing today

Good Morning Everyone,

This is just a reminder that I will be doing the 400 follower drawing in 3 1/2 hours Click on the Micahael's card to the right , and be  sure you have left a comment there.  Those are the numbers I will be choosing from.

See you all later.

FRIDAY- Yesterdays outing/ Design Idea

Hi Everyone,
I want to thank you all for your well wishes for my DT trial and stopping by to see my DT guest spot I was pretty excited for both of those. I was gone all day yesterday; Hubby and I went to Museum/garden,  here are a few shots. It is called FILOLI Gardens in Woodside CA. The soap opera Falcon Crest was filmed, (Has anyone seen it ? I think I saw it once or twice.)  it is also used for other movies and films. it was freezing - near San Francisco. There is a lot of history to the house and gardens. It is in the National trust for historic preservation. I like to go here- anytime of year the gardens change with the seasons this time was no exception, it was beautiful. Hope you are all having a good night.
Hugs Diana
Chat tomorrow