Everything ABC's Blog Hop ~ Letter 'A'

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter 'A'. This may be the name

of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has

chosen as their 'A' element will be featured in their post.

If you came from Jenifer then you're on the right track!

My letter 'A' is for Artistry...

I have chosen to use a stamp set from the Cricut Artistry Collection called "Love Right Now" 

  ~ This stamp set is only available in the Cricut Cartridge Collection~

~ Here is the card that I made ~ 

The supplies used:

And again the card:

For direction along with a video on how to make Banner tails continue to read below... 

If you jump to the bottom you can see who is next in the hop ~ 

How I Made this simple card

Using a Sweet leaf card base I random stamped the LOVE stamp in Sweet leaf ink creating my own background paper.

Next I found some Background & Texture paper from my scraps... 

I used retired paper scraps, although you can very easily recreate with any of the amazing Fundamental Creative Basics Papers!

I cut various strips in widths of 1" to 2 " then created banners

 

I stamped 'Be Happy ~ Be Bright ~ Be You' onto a strip of 1 1/4" x 2 1/2" piece of White card stock using black ink.  Cut Banner tails on it then glued it to a piece of Cranberry cardstock  1 1/2" x 2 3/4"  ~ keep top edges aligned flush then banner cut the bottom of the cranberry piece.

Next attach patterned paper banners in a pleasing arrangement flush with top of card base using bonding Memories Glue ~ I really like this glue as is gives a little time to get in the correct place before it dries permanently.   

Place sentiment banner on top using foam tape for some added dimension

Supplies used for this project were:

Cricut Artistry Collection  

Sweet Leaf Card Stock 

Sweet Leaf Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad

Scraps of background paper

(alternately Fundamentals Creative Collection)

My Acrylic Block 2" x 2" 

My Acrylic Block  3" x 3" 

Spritz Cleaner

My Acrylic Stamp scrubber

Sure Cut Deluxe Craft PaperTrimmer

Micro Tip Scissors

Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Darlys of Crafty Happy

In case you get lost along the way…go to Jen's Messy Studio for a complete list of participants!

Thanks for Stopping by...

Looking forward to seeing you again real soon!

Keep on Playing with Paper

Diana

National Paper Crafting Month

Every January, we celebrate National Paper Crafting Month as a way of acknowledging the pure joy of playing with paper! We scrapbook with it, we make cards with it, we decorate with it—in short, we craft with it!

This year, we’re celebrating the joys of paper-crafted home décor with the beautiful Welcome Home wreath kit. This kit comes with pre-cut pieces you can simply pop out and attach to the sturdy chipboard wreath base, making a welcoming décor piece for your home.

There are four ways you can get the wreath kit:

1. Buy it for $24.25—no qualifying purchase required!
2. Get it for free with a qualifying $60 purchase!*
3. Get it for free by hosting a party that reaches the second level of Hostess Rewards.
4. Get it for free when you sign up to be a Consultant!

No matter how you get your Welcome Home wreath kit—or how many you get—you are going to love how easy this kit makes it to add a little more paper crafted beauty to your life.

(CTMH)

Keep on Playing with Paper

Diana

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