Inspired by: Anything goes at Creative Inpirations Paint

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Inspired by: Anything goes

Thanks to all those who joined in our "Red, white and blue" challenge, 
we enjoyed all your wonderful creations!

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This week's challenge is:

Inspired By: Anything Goes

Here's some inspiration:

I know you are all excited about this challenge and we get a lot of entries. 


I used the Creative Inspirations shimmering antique gold, antique silver, and fairy dust paints to
accentuate the frame and the doily

here is a close up of the frame and the doily

I used the Creative Inspirations shimmering paints to match the colors in the background of the
 patterned paper


The patterned paper I used is Basic grey Lucille
the brads are from mm
the button is BG
and the ribbon is from LSP

I also used this weeks sketch from Mojo Mondays

I hope you have enjoyed my project and will play along with this week's challenge!!
Remember you do not need to use CI Paints on your projects but if you have them we would LOVE to see how you used them!!

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General Challenge Rules

Each week you will be given a challenge to find inspiration in/from what ever the challenge theme is... you can be as literal or abstract in your inspiration as you want....Just make sure you can tie it back to the theme! Challenge closes at 6:00pm Eastern on Saturday.

You will always be able to jump back to the current challenge by clicking the "Current Challenge" link in our sidebar. The rules can always be found by clicking the tab "Challenge Rules" at the top of the page.

You do not need to use the Creative Inspirations Paints in your project, however, if you do, tell us which colors you used, and your name will go in the drawing twice! Each month, one person will win 5 jars of paint in the colors of their choice. The winner will be randomly drawn from all the people who have played that month, so make sure to join in on our challenges each week!

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Challenges:
MOJO: sketch
DCD:BDAY + 3




As always thanks for stopping by and
have a great  and blessed week!
DIANA L.

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DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #112

THEME:   PATRIOTIC

                                                                         

The papers I used are  AC card stock and DCWV and the cricut cartridge I used is Stand and Salute.

That is from memory because I made this card 2 years ago. 

I spent two hours with the silhouette this evening and nothing seemed to come out the way I wanted it to and I really needed to get to bed, I was so super tired. 

Because this is one of my old cards I won't be entering this in any challenges, but I may case it tomorrow and enter it in something. I hope you like the card even though it is old and I hope I have inspired you to enter the challenge.

The challenge will be open until 11:55 PST  July 9, 2013.
3 entry limit

THE PRIZE:

Challenges:

Have a blessed day, Diana

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Winner of the #111 DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY CHALLENGE Father's day / or for a man

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Good Morning Friends,

It is time to announce another challenge winner, I loved seeing all the Father's day and masculine cards and projects  entries that were submitted,  you  all really rocked the challenge!!  You are going to love tomorrow's  challenge, because it is relevant to this time of year (hint).  Mr. Linky will be waiting for you at 9:00 am. tomorrow morning!!
Remember my sponsor for this challenge is Avocado Arts.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTRIES

CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of the DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY #111 CHALLENGE.
There were  67 entries.  I use random.org -

I used  Random.org to select the winner and
The winner is: Rea
CONGRATULATION!!!!  Rea

Please send me an e-mail, with your address  so I can get your prize to you. My contact info is at the top of my blog

Have a blessed day, Diana

Paper trey inks June Blog hop

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Good Morning Friends,


The roofers came back yesterday to touch up the nicks and marks they had made to the paint on the house, but then they had to leave, do to the rain.
I got in my art room once yesterday.  There are lots of building codes and rules in CA., so to get the roof signed off, it is necessary to have smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in various places in the house.  When our  home was built it was up to code, but the laws have changed since, so my hubs spent the day putting the alarms in.  So now we are up to code -- and now, Wednesday  I can get back in my art room. I have a busy day today. I stayed up late last night to make this card and get a few visits in.

My card has nothing to do with the painting of the house, except that I would love my hubs to fly away with me somewhere,  I would love for us to go on  a vacation.

Papertrey ink June blog hop challenge

I used PTI  true black, aqua mist. the butterfly print paper is DCWV mariposa.  The Ink I used for the sentiment is memento tuxedo black. I inked the edges of the tag with encore metallic gold ink. The butterfly embellishment is from creative charms.

 

The sentiment stamp is from up up and away.


Have a blessed day, Diana

Monday-- Thanks for the lift

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Happy Monday morning,

The roofers are finished.  Now, for the touch up on the paint, there were are few areas where it just could not be avoided. The last four years have been one major repair after another. Now we are hoping to have some peace and quiet for awhile. This morning I was able to peacefully make this card. Except it is raining, perfect timing to have the roof finished. Now, we can find out how good of a job they did. Funny how that works.
When we first moved in this home we had a lot of roof leaks even though it was a new home, it had gone through the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 (the one most people call the San Francisco earthquake). The epicenter was actually 6 miles from where we live.
Do you have any drippy roof stories?

Base PTI stampers select

patterned paper :PTI Beautiful blooms

stamp set and die cuts: up up and away

many copic markers

Kraft card stock: ATC card cut from 

rives print paper.

Challenges:

Card mania: use Kraft

Kraft Journal: use markers:

MIM:AG

Sunday funday: AG

Inspire me Friday: AG

613 Ave: AG

PDE:AG

Have a wonderful and Blessed day, Diana

Inspired by: Red, White and Blue- Reminder week #2

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Thanks to all those who joined in our "Father's day" challenge, 
we enjoyed all your wonderful creations!

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This week's challenge is:

Inspired By: Red, white, and Blue

Here's some inspiration:
It is my design day over at Creative inspirations paint, I hope you are ready for a lot of fun this is sure to be a fun challenge!!

I did a quick sketch and then painted the flag  using

creative inspiration paints in Royal blue, garnet and
winter frost. The flag pole was painted uesing gold for the finial and tan for the bottom portion


I used dots to represent  the stars

I love how this paint shimmers

I hope you have enjoyed my project and will play along with this week's challenge!!
Remember you do not need to use CI Paints on your projects but if you have them we would LOVE to see how you used them!!
As always thanks for stopping by and
have a great week!

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General Challenge Rules

Each week you will be given a challenge to find inspiration in/from what ever the challenge theme is... you can be as literal or abstract in your inspiration as you want....Just make sure you can tie it back to the theme! Challenge closes at 6:00pm Eastern on Saturday.

You will always be able to jump back to the current challenge by clicking the "Current Challenge" link in our sidebar. The rules can always be found by clicking the tab "Challenge Rules" at the top of the page.

You do not need to use the Creative Inspirations Paints in your project, however, if you do, tell us which colors you used, and your name will go in the drawing twice! Each month, one person will win 5 jars of paint in the colors of their choice. The winner will be randomly drawn from all the people who have played that month, so make sure to join in on our challenges each week!

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Have a blessed day, Diana

Saturday- a little late on the MOJO

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Oh Happy Day!!!

Good Morning Friends,

Whenever, I hear those three words I start singing that song. I am singing it right now.  Sing it with me if you know the words. 

Anyway, I hope you all have a "happy day". I am really late with my MOJO this week, but that is a good thing, because  Before I made the calendar card I looked around to see what other challenges I could work it into, now I have made it fit some other challenges.  For Moxie fab it was mixed patterns.  If you look closely, you will notice I have 11 patterns on this card. It took awhile to get them to work.  I switched out quite a few. I was trying to work from my scraps to-- That was my own personal challenge 

The paper I used is  MME's Lost and found-- Rosy and I think I put of few scraps from Carta Bella Beloved.

The sentiment and flower stamp is from Happiness in Bloom. The bow is made from a piece of burlap thread that was on my work space. The print was done with a sharpie marker and a Sakura white gel pen.

I used momento Tuxedo black ink on the vellum flower and colored the stamped image in with copic markers. Tim Holtz walnut stain  around the lightest piece of paper

Challenge:
MOJO: sketch
PDE: calendar or layout
Moxie fab: mixy-matchy
WAW:uplifting sentiment
My Sheri crafts: Birthday
A gem of a challenge: Male birthday



Have a blessed day, Diana

First weekend of the Summer

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Good Morning Friends,

I have had the Tim Holz Alterations in the bag Die for sometime, and I thought this might be a quick way to make some goodie bags.  The stamp is from Docerela " Je t'aime Paris. The three elements to the right are skittles from my friend Carri's shop, you can get them here. The burlap is from  my huge stash left over from an art exhibit. I have a show coming up next month. So I will be very busy in the next few weeks doing production type stuff, but also trying to keep everything unique and one of a kind except for multiples  ( like dozen of something order).

The  twine is from the Twinery, from shop Pumpkin Spice  when I was on the design team

 Here is a side view so you can see it is a bag, also it is a good wight, not a flimsy little bag

Challenges:
Docerela: use Kraft
Simon Says stamp and show: Kraft
Kraft journal: use burlap

Have a blessed day, Diana

Fun Friday Challenge "Summer Luvin"

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This weeks  challenge at LSP is for you to make a   card,
project or layout, using  "Summer Luvin' " as the theme

Link up at  my friend Karen's blog Little Scrap Pieces

I had a lot of fun with this design, room for two small photos.  It brought back fond romantic memories 

Click on the link above and play along with our "Summer Luvin' "  challenge.

Supplies:
Card stock-PTI
Stamps Docerela creations, The crafts meow
ink: momento tuxedo black
DP: Carta Bella
copic markers


Challenges:
Cute card Thursday in the summertime
5simple:AG
MIM:AG
Creative corner:summertime
Brown sugar: summer
Patti's creations: summertime
PDE: calendar or a layout
Eureka stamps: AG
QKR: summertime





Have a blessed day, Diana

week #2 DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY Challenge #111 Father's day / or a card for a man

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Hi Friends,

Fathers day has come and gone, but you can still make a guy card. I have some more inspiration  for you.

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #111

THEME:   Fathers day/ or card for a man

                                                                         
 Do you find making guy cards difficult?

Challenge yourself

Remember  last week I told you,  this past march I was at the scrapbook expo in Pleasanton.  I took a work shop from a woman  named Michelle who owns Avocado Arts stamps.  Wonderful whimsical stamps. "The perfect blend" was  the stamp set I received for part of the class kit.  I love it. When I got home I was able to order the cut file for the dies that match the stamps.   I  die cut every single stamped image and I have almost used everyone from the stamp set with these three cards.

The strip of paper is from AC Studio Calico, darling dear with gingerbread crinkle ribbon from  My Craft Spot. I used Jenni Bowlin malted milk to stamp the cup. The heart and the tea bag are colored with copic markers.   Does this look like a face with lips? It does to me.

I used Kraft card stock for the base, PTI dark chocolate ink and green copic marker to color in the cup. I used the cup dots to add the design to the take-out cup. I used a die to cute the flower shape out of the burlap. The flower brad is from making memories

The papers I used are recollection

the Base card stock is PTI,
ink is PTI dark chocolate

AVOCADO ARTS

THE PRIZE:

Will be coming from my sponsor for this challenge

AVOCADO ARTS

I am so thrilled for all of you that one of you will
win something from my awesome sponsor

The challenge will be open until 11:55 PST  June 25, 2013.

3 entry limit

Challenges:
Kraft journal: use burlap
MIM:AG
Lady Anne: AG

Have a blessed day, Diana

BBTB2-- yeah!! summer food!!

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Hi Everyone,

The roofers moved all the stuff out of our driveway today and have moved up the street. I am pretty happy about that. So I made a happy "I LOVE IT!!!" card.

I eat ice cream more in the summer than any other time of the year-- I have been craving one of these for a few days- doesn't it look yummmy ?

A2 card
I used the yummy cartridge
stampsets inkadinkadoo hero arts
Jenni Bowlin ink maleted milk and soap powder


challenges
BBTB2: summer food
DCD: refresh summer
MIM: AG
Sundayfunday:AG

Have a blessed day, Diana

Monday afternoon

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Hi Friends,

The roofers are still at it.  Can you believe it I took a nap, while all that was going on.  The hammering is noisy, but not that bad. They are really nice, there is one guy who keeps singing, he has a beautiful voice. Last year we had the singing painters, this year the singing roofers. How blessed can a person be?

I had so much fun with the zentangle I did another in color and other elements to fit some other challenges.
Birthday sentiment with balloons: stampendous
cup cake: serendipity stamps
whispers strokes : colored pens
burlap my stash
all card stock PTI
ribbon: little scrap pieces


Challenges:
Kraft outlet: Kraft with burlap
MIM:AG
3 girl jam; B-day and ribbon

Have a blessed  afternoon
Diana

Happy Monday 6-17-2013

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Good Morning Friends,

The roofers arrived at 7:15!!!  They are not as noisy as I anticipated. GOOD NEWS!!

My Mondays are usually peaceful and quiet.  Monday is the day of the week I normally keep to myself and rejuvenate for the week.


The flowers are embossed with white embossing powder and then I colored each one with PTI Kraft, canyon clay and winter wisteria. I used a cuddle bug folder for the embossed background (I have no idea which one)on stampers select white. the flowers are placed on PTI lavender moon with ribbon from my stash. The stamps and the sentiment are from beautiful blooms. I used brads from my stash for the centers of the flowers. All this is on top of an A2 card base of enchanted evening.

I stamped the leaves with PTI ripe avocado on heavy vellum and then I fussy cut them out

 I absolutely love how this card came out, although my fingers are ripe avocado.  The ink smears on the vellum. Next time, I will give it a day to dry before fussy cutting.

Challenges:
MIM:ag
Inspire me Friday:AG



Have a blessed day everyone,
Diana

Early Monday Morning-Zentangle

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Good Morning Friends,


Happy Monday, it is early in the wee hours. We are getting a new roof today the roofers will arrive in less than 7 hours so I thought I better get this post in and get some sleep before they show up.  I have no idea what my day will hold, but I think it is going to be noisy...
I am still working on getting the guest room cleared out.

The  image on my card was a basic stamp of a cupcake from serendipity stamps ,  all the design that is on the cupcake is zentangle, organized doodling. For the zentangle, basically I basically used alphabets, can you pick them out?

I am entering this in a zentangle challenge at Serendipity Stamps

I used basic black SU taffeta ribbon, on PTI's lavender moon, mounted on an A2 card base of true black. The sentiment is also serendipity stamps. The ink is versamark onyx black.

Other challenges:
Play date cafe:photo inspired

MIM: AG
613 Ave:AG
CAS:b&w plus one


Have a blessed day, Diana

Inspired by: Red white and blue

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Thanks to all those who joined in our "Father's day" challenge, 
we enjoyed all your wonderful creations!

 ---------------------------------------------

This week's challenge is:

Inspired By: Red, white, and Blue

Here's some inspiration:
It is my design day over at CI paints, I hope you are ready for a lot of fun this is sure to be afun challenge!!

I did a quick sketch and then painted the flag  using

creative inspiration paints in Royal blue, garnet and
winter frost. The flag pole was painted uesing gold for the finial and tan for the bottom portion


I used dots to represent  the stars

I love how this paint shimmers

I hope you have enjoyed my project and will play along with this week's challenge!!
Remember you do not need to use CI Paints on your projects but if you have them we would LOVE to see how you used them!!
As always thanks for stopping by and
have a great week!

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General Challenge Rules

Each week you will be given a challenge to find inspiration in/from what ever the challenge theme is... you can be as literal or abstract in your inspiration as you want....Just make sure you can tie it back to the theme! Challenge closes at 6:00pm Eastern on Saturday.

You will always be able to jump back to the current challenge by clicking the "Current Challenge" link in our sidebar. The rules can always be found by clicking the tab "Challenge Rules" at the top of the page.

You do not need to use the Creative Inspirations Paints in your project, however, if you do, tell us which colors you used, and your name will go in the drawing twice! Each month, one person will win 5 jars of paint in the colors of their choice. The winner will be randomly drawn from all the people who have played that month, so make sure to join in on our challenges each week!

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Challenges:
The craft place: Independence day

Have a blessed day, Diana

SHOUT OUT!!!!!!

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Hi Friends,

I know  I have been MIA---- so sorry. Here is a video for you. I have just been super busy.  We are getting a new roof on Monday, so clearing the attic out was a must.  We gave almost every thing that was in there, to the women's shelter and Good will.  I am exhausted and now I am working on the guest bedroom.

I also found a hornets nest in the storage area off our dining room deck - eeks!! I don't care for them that much.

Yesterday when I came home   I found a fawn sleeping on my porch

Be blessed, Diana

NEW SPONSOR-check it out!!

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Hi Friends,

 in case you missed, what my prize is on yesterdays post,click above I have a new sponsor...

I will reveal more next Thursday.



Have a blessed evening.
Hugs, Diana

DL.ART THANKFUL THURSDAY CHALLENGE #111 Father's Day/A card for a man

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Hi Friends,
I hope your ready for fathers day coming up this weekend- if not check out my challenge



DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #111

THEME:   Fathers day/or card for a man

                                                                         
 I have seen so many father's day cards lately, how about you?  For those of you who haven't finished yours yet this challenge is a good reason to get going on one.  If you have, why not make a card for another guy in your life.

This past march I was at the scrapbook expo in Pleasanton.  I took a work shop from a woman  named Michelle who owns Avocado Arts stamps.  Wonderful whimsical stamps. " the perfect blend" was  the stamp set" I received for part of the class kit.  I love it. When I got home I was able to order the cut file for the dies that match the stamps.  Makes life much easier than fussy cutting.  Check it out for your self.

The papers I used are recollection

the Base card stock is PTI,
ink is PTI dark chocolate

AVOCADO ARTS

The challenge will be open until 11:55 PST  June 25, 2013.
3 entry limit

THE PRIZE:

Will be coming from my sponsor for this challenge

AVOCADO ARTS

I am so thrilled for all of you that one of you will
win something from my awesome sponsor

Challenges:
http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.com/2013/06/anything-goes-with-twist-fathers-day.html

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/2013/06/challenge-54-one-for-guys.html
http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com/2013/06/challenge-69-for-men-in-our-lives.html
http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/2013/06/iic-112-fathers-dayfor-guy.html
http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/3/post/2013/06/stamp-challenge-9.html
Milk Coffee:Fathers day or male inspired
http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/2013/06/iic-112-fathers-dayfor-guy.html
http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2013/06/its-all-about-boys.html
http://thestampingchef.wordpress.com/2013/06/05/new-challenge-for-dad/
http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/06/winner-and-perfect3-fathers-day-or.html

word art Wednesday: ag

Have a blessed day, Diana

I got my MOJO back

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Hi Friends,

I totally missed my MOJO last week

So, I will make up for it this week, and get it done early . Last weeks sketch was easier.

Still just the same, they are my favorite sketches.  I may start looking at the CAS sketches in the future, along with the MOJO.

We were so cold here along the coast yesterday. I don't think we got over 62 degrees, the weather folks had promised us 78.   It is looking like the same kind of weather today

I used Kate's kitchen for the daddy chef 

For the camper background I used the Good Old days cart, for the banner I cut it out of scrap and used a sharpie marker to write Happy fathers day on it!!
My green dotted background paper is MME lost and found Rosy.  The black triangle border shapes are from a Martha Stewart border punch. The scallop circle is from the basic shapes in the imagine machine and the color fill is from the good old days PTI Kraft card stock for my base.

Enjoy!!


Challenges:
MOJO: sketch
BBTB: in the kitchen
catered crop: for the boys
Fantabulous:fathers day
Kraft journal: for him

Paper playtime: AG
pile it on: fathers day
love to create: Vintage or shappy
MIM:AG
Tammy's: Manly card

The pink elephant: Fathers day
lexi's creations: fathers day


Have a blessed Monday!!
Diana