It is a Good Day to be Happy!!

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Hi friends,

BBTB2  has a great challenge going on right now use a die cut as a stencil.  From the moment I bought my machine I have wanted to do this, so I am doing it today. I printed and cut a bunch of birds from Lori's garden  (an Imagine cartridge),  I will be using these for mini cards, but I am using the stencil part as a background for my card. I used viridian green which is my absolute favorite watercolor color . I painted the background on PTI stampers select white card stock, let it dry. The, I embossed with creative inspiration deliquesce platinum , then  tied a vintage cream PTI ribbon underneath the bird stencil and then pop dotted my birdie on top of the ribbon and the stencil to give it the look of a shadow. Then, I adhered it to PTI vintage cream card stock.

 Fantabulous cricut challenge is having a use your favorite color Challenge.  I'm in.

Here are all my little birdies aren't they adorable?

Here you can see where I have painted over the stencil.

I was saving up stencils and I don't know how many I had and I finally just threw them out a couple of weeks ago, only to make one and then use it. I am loving today. I hope this inspires you to go over to BITTEN BY THE BUG 2 and enter a piece.

Challenges
BBTB2
FCC
MIM
613 Avenue


Have a blessed day, Diana

TGIF

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Hi friends,

I hope your week went well. Ours was super busy. I was able to make these cute bird note cards with envelopes. I make the envelopes from a sheet of  20# bond paper, it is the perfect wight for these small cards.
  I use the MS scoreboard. They are the perfect size. Here are the measurements in case you would like to make your own envelope.

cut a piece of paper 5 x5 from an 8 1/2 sheet of paper (use what ever you like) Place the envelope thing- a- ma- jig ( it slides out from the back of the board. put your point in the corner and score at 1 7/8 all at every corner. tape two flaps close leaving one open to slide your card in wa la--- a 3 1/4" square envelope.

For the back ground I used AC Amy tangerine . the pink circles were from my stash - I had some of scraps and decided to punch a bunch of 1.5 " circles. My birdie image is from Lori's Garden (IC). This will now go in my ETSY store. If you haven't been there check it out. you can go to it by clicking on the QRcode on my side bar.

Challenges:
http://blog.docerelashop.com/2013/09/september-stamp-release-challenge-46.html
http://asimplefive.blogspot.com/2013/09/inspire-me-fridays-121-anything-goes.html


Have a blessed day, Diana

MONDAY?

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Hi Friends,

Did you  miss me this morning?

I thought I would do something different. I went for a walk in the neighborhood and found out one of my neighbors got bitten by a dog a few weeks ago (ouch), and it was on a leash.   Go figure..., anyway I did not walk down the hill where the dog was, and she is ok.

Came home worked on some things that have been needing attention and now I just made these mini notecards, for a few challenges and to add to my Etsy store.


Here are the details:

PTI kraft card stock
AC Amy Tangerines sketchbook
offray ribbon
stamp beautiful blooms
white gel pen Sakura
versamark onyx black ink
viva pearl pen: white ice
Bird image Loris Garden (ic)

Challenges:
Paperplaytime: pearls
Kraft journal: color challenge
BBTB2: bird
Crafteebowz : Hand tied bow
MIM:AG
ave 613: AG+faux or real stitching
cardsto envy: birds
craftin desrt divasAG
Abc Challenges:lots of layers

Have  ablessed day, Diana

Sunshine and Bright Day

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This weeks  challenge at LSP is for you to make a   card,
project or layout, using some form of "bug, or insect"

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

The beautiful periwinkle ribbon is from Karen at "Little Scrap pieces"

She makes it for the fun of it and gives it to friends and gives it away in her challenges and the little bumps on my bug are called skittles, my friend Carri makes these and sells them on her blog at  A Busy Bee

My back ground paper is from American Crafts Amy Tangerine "sketch book"
My favorite color (green)

Click on the link above and play along with our "Insect or bug challenge challenge".

Supplies:
Card stock-AC, Amy  Tangerine Base card base (stash)
Ribbon: Little scrap pieces ( periwinkle) I am almost out of this (Hint- Karen)
skittles:
bug and journal  sunshine card  are from Loris Garden (CC)
Verve: Sentiment stamp Brighter days


Challenges:
Docerela Creations: Sun
Pause, dream, enjoy: Outdoor critters




Have a blessed day, Diana