What have you been working on?

Hey all... it has been a busy time ~ I have been preparing our home for SALE...

 and paper crafting has taken a back seat!!!

I was able to attend an event in Oshawa previewing some of the new items in the upcoming catalogue!!!  

I can not share with you just yet ~ so I will share photos from that day!

I won a Prize... It pays to be married a long, long time & have a bunch of kids... LOL!

What an amazing group of creative ladies & gentleman (he was taking the picture)!

We LOVE Close to my Heart

Silliness

There was sharing of information given at convention..

And some just plain silliness!  

Me dressed my in Calypso inspired outfit!

Keep on playing with Paper

Diana

7 Water Color Techniques

Today we have a Watercolor tutorial for you to view from Close to my Heart!

Be sure to let us know if you tried any of these & how they turned out!

Keep on Playing with paper!

Diana

Introducing the Calypso Workshop

I just LOVE this collection...

Introducing Calypso

Order your Calypso Workshop Your Way today & come create with me... 

Let me know if you want to join us for this workshop... 

FREE with purchase of the Workshop Your Way Scrapbooking Kit

Keep on Playing with Paper

Diana

The Everything ABC's Blog Hop ~ Letter J

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop

For this hop we will be featuring the letter 'J'

This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment.

Whatever the crafter has choosen as their element will be featured in their post.

If you have come from Wendy's , you are on the right track.

I am featuring Juniper ~ Ink & Card Stock
Just in time for Spring & Summer cards

Set up the stamps & do all the stamping at once by placing the stamps on card stock (cut to size) then place a 4 X3 Acrylic block on them... this way they are all positioned ready to stamp.. 

I then stamped several for use later... just changed up the sentiment...

I added the stem with a Fine black marker... and our ruler using the grid to keep it straight

Next Stamp the Leaf... I staggered mine along the stem...

Then I experimented with different coloring methods
 ~ ShinHan Markers & Water Color Paint ~

(use water color paper when using water color paint)


This is the card I created for the this Hop... using Juniper Card Stock & a watercolor background

Here is another Card...
 this one is using ShinHan Markers

My second Juniper Card...

I created a Juniper on Juniper background... using a Botanical Backgrounds stamp set
The tag edges have been inked with juniper using a sponge dauber
Stamped with Friendly Pets Stamp Set colored with Shin Han Markers
Some Glimmer trim & Extra Thick Twine to embellish

Thanks for stopping by...

Your next stop on our everything ABC's blog hop is back to the beginning with Catherine 

In case you get lost along the way Catherine has a complete list of participants Here!

Keep on playing with paper

Diana 

Make It Crafty Blog Hop ~ Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Welcome to the •MAKE•IT•Crafty• Seasonal Blog Hop!

 This month we will be featuring Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

 If you’ve arrive from Sheena's Blog, you are on the right path! 

The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around. 

If you get lost, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE

This month we have a number of Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using various CTMH products to help you get in a Spring mood.

Here is what I have created.... 
using one stamp and 4 different looks

Playing with placement... hmmmm

For the first card I used
 Pear Ink & Card Stock
B&T paper (penelope)

The next card uses:
 Sorbet Ink & CardStock
B&T paper (penelope)
Kraft Card Stock

The next card uses:

White & Kraft Card Stock

B&T paper (Regatta)

Chocolate Ink

The last card uses:

Glimmer Paper

Peacock Ink & Card Stock

B&T Paper (Regatta)

I used the following CTMH products to make these creations:

Thanks Stamp (retired)
Try this one ~ Victorian Gratitude

Card Stock

Exclusive Ink

Glitter Paper

Thank you so much for following along on our Blog Hop today! 

I hope you enjoyed all the lovely artwork… 

Now it’s time to head on over to Pam's Blog and see her artwork! 
Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get

some great crafting ideas! 

Look for our next Blog Hop where we will feature more seasonal  projects, see you

soon!

Keep on playing with paper

Diana

National Scrapbooking Month ~ Happy Times

Join us in celebrating National Scrapbooking Month ~ And on May 7th celebrate with your friends

Get the paper packet for free with a qualifying order

And purchase the limited time offered stamp set 
that co-ordinates with it

Check out the following video 

or go to my website for more information

Happy Times Offer

Keep on playing with paper

Diana

It's here... Seasonal Expression 2

Look... It is here

The Seasonal Expression 1 is now retired & the Seasonal Expression 2 is now live!

Check out the amazing paper, Stamps & Thin Cuts... Oh my ~ What should I order first?

 Calypso

Florence

Magic 

And don't get me started on Summer Themed Stamps

Head on over to check out the catalogue online & let me know what your favorite item is...

Keep on Playing with Paper

Diana

Everything ABC blog Hop ~ Letter "I"

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop

For this hop will will be featuring the letter 'I'

This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment.

Whatever the crafter has choosen as their element will be featured in their post.

If you have come from Darlys, you are on the right track.

I am featureing some card created using stamps & our amazing INK!

My inspiration for this card is from a visit to the Zoo & Aquarium in Bermuda

 Sea Turtles

Using an older stamp set I have dabbed with the Sponge dabber some Sorbert INK in the centre, then some lagoon INK around that... then I rolled the edge of the stamp into Pear... 

the effect is a tri colored stamped image!  

Just love how this turned out!

 

Your next stop on our everything ABC's blog hop is Catherine 

In case you get lost along the way Catherine has a complete list of participants Here!

Keep on playing with paper

Diana 

Make It Crafty Blog Hop ~ Spring is in the Air

Welcome to the •MAKE•IT•Crafty• Seasonal Blog Hop!

 This month we will be featuring Spring is in the Air.

 If you’ve arrive from Lisa's Blog, you are on the right path! 

The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around. 

If you get lost, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE

This month we have a number of Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using various CTMH products to help you get in a Spring mood.

Here is what I have created.... 

What fun creating these cards for the grands & great Niece & Nephew... 

Playing with placement... hmmmm

This is more like it!

I just love how this one turned out ~ I followed a tutorial from YouTube here to create this card using a pencil, a ruler & an exacto knife ~ it just goes to show that you do not need fancy tools to create a cute interactive card... and it was not to difficult either! 

Next I created a couple little closure cards for attaching to some sweets as an Easter surprise ...

I used the following CTMH products to make these creations:

Penelope Paper

Spring Critters Stamps set

Animal Creations ~ an Operation Smile set

 Card Stock ~ Daisy White  , Sorbet & Pear

Chalk marker

Thank you so much for following along on our Blog Hop today! 

I hope you enjoyed all the lovely artwork… 

Now it’s time to head on over to Julie's Blog and see her artwork! 
Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get

some great crafting ideas! 

Look for our next Blog Hop where we will feature more seasonal  projects, see you

soon!

Keep on playing with paper

Diana