Anything Goes At The Sisterhood

A fun challenge (an an EASY one, too) is up and running at

The Sisterhood of Crafters

and the theme is 'Anything Goes' being hosted  by our lovely 'sistah' Vickie!

I have to admit that this is not at all what I intended to create

but I have been bogged down with working on a new release for Tutti Designs

and time just got away from me

and here it was time for our new challenge and I had nothing even started..gulp!

So, in a pinch I went to my 'scrap' panels I created last winter

to create my card for today!

These panels are perfect to just grab and use, which is exactly what I did!

Everything on this card is OLD!

I used an older Flourish stamp set (Country Road) for the sentiment

and a Hampton Art stamp for the butterfly (Spring Butterfly)

I think this stamp is from the 90's!

Even the inks are older from SU~Groovy Guava and Pacific Point!

I used a Lawn Fawn die to cut the panel and the new

TH Tonic Stamp Platform for the perfect placement of the sentiment.

Because of using that, 

I was able to stamp the sentiment 3 times to make a bolder image.

I have to say this is my favorite new tool and have used it daily since it arrived at my door!

(thanks Sparkle N Sprinkle)!!

To finish I added sequins.

I often wonder if cards with sequins make it through the mail or if they fall off

before they get there?

I used Tombow glue to hold mine on.

Head on over to The Sisterhood and see all the fabulous variety

of creations my 'sistahs' have created and join in with us!!

It's A Giraffe Kind of Day

I have a simple and I mean very simple card for today!

I saw a challenge I really wanted to join in

Sunny Day Crafting .... Giraffes

but as usual time was passing me by and the challenge ends in a couple of hours.

I just couldn't not join in, hence the 'simple' card.

I grabbed all scraps for this and a cute little stamp

I bought a few years back from the $1 bin at Michael's.

I stamped him with SU Close To Cocoa ink

and cut him from a Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Oval die.

Ribbon was added from my RRR ribbon stash.

I can use this card for a birthday for one of the 'grands' I think.

3D Cup Featured At The Cutting Cafe

Okay, I'm late..as usual...but today is the day at

The Cutting Cafe where all the DT girlies get together

to show you all the awesome creations made with our

TCC cut files....and our assignment was the new 3D cup...

so just by visiting TCC blog today you can see all

the wonderful and various ways this cut file was used.

I made a friend cup...

for a tea lovin' friend!

This was such a simple, simple cup to make on my Cricut,

but it also comes in PDF if you don't have an electronic cutter.

I used some pretty G45 papers and then filled my cup with...well

TEA of course..tea bags to be exactand tied
with a pretty ribbon from RRR.

So pop on over to The Cutting Cafe blog and leave a comment there

for YOUR chance to win 3 cut files of your choice!

Also a 'heads up' for Sept 7th!!

We will be having a blog hop and on each designers blog

when you leave a comment, a winner will be chosen from EACH blog

to win the cut file that was used...now that's a lot of winners!!

Entering the following challenges:
Really Reasonable Ribbon .... ATG

Grateful

This is my post on the

Sparkle N Sprinkle blog today.

I have all the product links not only throughout

the post but listed at the end of the post as well

for your convenience.

Hi, Diane with you today featuring one of the newly released stamp sets for August

'Basket of Hope'.

I decided to make a 'quilted' background for the image

complete with a glitter 'quilt binding'.

I embossed a teal card stock panel with WeR Memory Keepers quilt EB folder.

It was adhered to a white base.

Double sided Tear-ific Tape 1/2" was added along all four side,

then Creamsicle glitter was added to look like the binding.

I used the Glitter Brush to clean off all the excess glitter.

The image itself was stamped with Versamark on a Tutti Designs Stitched Nesting Circle Die,

then embossed with Gold Detail embossing powder and colored in with Copics.

I once again used Versamark to stamp the sentiment then embossing with 

'Beach Cruiser' embossing powder.

I hope you have enjoyed my pretty glittery card and will try one yourself.

Thank you for visiting with me today!

Entering the following challenges:

Coloring IN Scrapland August .... ATG (m)

Stamps:  Basketof Hope #866

Glitter:  Creamsicle G1140

Embossing Powder: Beach Cruiser EP224

Gold Fine Detail EP168

Other:  Versamark VM001

Tear-ific Tape ½” SAT04

Glitter Brush SG1400

Misc:  Copics,

Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Circles Die

WeR Memories Keepers EB folder Quilted

New Christmas Dies

I am filling in over at the Tutti Designs blog while someone is away...
kind of like a substitute teacher...lol.

I have three cards using the newly released Tutti Designs Christmas dies.

First up is the gorgeous Fancy Holly die.
I simply embossed a background, die cut an ornament die and added the holly.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Winter Wonderland .... Embossing wet or dry

Next is a fun fun die 'Festive Reindeer'.

He was die die cut, then I adhered him to a Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Circle.

Copics were used to 'color' him in.

I added 'ornaments' (sequins) to his antlers and

Nuvo Crystal Drops Autumn Red to his nose.

Entering this guy in these challenges:

Dream Valley .... Christmas Animals 8/25)

The last card is also using a new beautiful die 'Holiday Wreath'

It was simply die cut, then layered on a scalloped circle with a doily underneath.

Sequins were added for color along with the sentiment.

Entering this card in these challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks .... Sequins

All of these cards were made as samples for the Tutti Designs store

and you are the first to see them!!

I would love for you to visit the Tutti Design blog and leave me some love there...thanks!!

Rock On

Because I am working so diligently on the next Tutti release,

I haven't a moment to spare but wanted to put a little something on my blog!

I have had mostly pretty, girly cards on so today have a card

that would be great for a teen boy.

I used a embossing folder from Cuttlebug that honestly I didn't

know if it would ever get used.

I had purchased a Cricut 'Mystery Box' a few years back

and it had over 30 embossing folders in it and this was one of them...FUN!

I die cut a Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Banner,

then embossed it.

To that I added a Tutti Designs Musical Stave with a tiny glitter heart

and a Tutti Designs Acoustic Guitar with a gem.

That's it ....  easy peasy!

Entering the following challenges:

Watercooler Wednesdays  ....Masculine ATG

All White Challenge at Double D

Today at Double D Challenges Team Darlene is hosting
and the theme is an ALL WHITE challenge
using the gorgeous mood board below for inspiration!

I love these mood boards and I love these challenges as sometimes
they put me a bit out of my comfort zone,
which is what a challenge is all about...right?

I knew right away the creation I was going to make for this challenge though.
Several years ago I had purchased a Christening Dress die from Cottage Cutz
and absolutely love the sweetness of it.
Plus the fact that this summer I am expecting my 4th great grandchild (a girl)
and will be needing a card for her christening.
(I know, you don't have to mention it, I am waaaay too young to be a great-grandma...LOL)

I used a Spellbinders Labels Four die to cut an opening in my card stock.
Once cut out, I embossed with a Sizzix EB folder.
I computer generated the sentiment, one I love,
and placed under the opening (window).
Then I added my christening gown and bonnet,
a few CLD Leaf Flourishes and branches from the CLD Wreath Strip dies.
These are two of my 'go to' dies most of the time, I just love them!
Three little white Roses were then added!

So, make sure and visit (and join in with us) the Double D
and see all the gorgeous, gorgeous creations from the Double D girls!!

Entering the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday .... ATG
Ooh La La .... Flowers
The Paper Girls .... Flowers
Use Your Stuff ... For The Love of Children
Scrap and Craft ....  New Baby