Welcome March Blog Candy!!!!!

For my regular postings, please scroll down!!!!

I decided to give out a little blog candy to celebrate the month of "March"!!

The way to win is super easy...and you can enter as many as six times plus on this post!!

What you will win is this wonderful die "Susan's Garden" Mini Lily and I printed out the directions for you!

1.   To be entered to you must be a follower of my blog and leave me a comment on this post letting me know you have become a "new" follower.....already a follower?...just leave me a comment telling me so!

Now for some more fun and MORE ways to win....after following rule number 1 above,
you can earn additional entries by completing one or more of the rules below.  Just be sure to leave a "separate" comment for each one you have done!!  Blog candy will run the month of March and chosen
April 1st....international bloggers are welcome... you must have a blog to enter!!
  Didn't win this time...well don't fret...there is more blog candy on April 1st!!!!
Okay here are some additional ways to enter.

2.  Subscribe to my blog.
3.  Go to the Classy Cards 'n Such blog and become a follower there.  Come back HERE and tell me you did.
4.  While at the Classy Cards 'n Such blog, sign up for the newsletter...you will be glad you did, as each month are special discounts (and they are good ones, too) for subscribers only.  Come back HERE and tell me you did.
5.  Check out our weekly challenges at Classy Cards 'n Such, do one, or do all 4, get an additional entry for each one you do.  Come back here and tell me you did!!
6.  Purchase something from the Classy Cards 'n Such online store and get 2 more entries!!  Come back here and tell me you did!!
ALL comments must be left here on my blog to be eligible to win!! 

Remember you must leave a separate comment for each "rule" you do and must be a subscriber of "my"
blog to be eligible to qualify!!!!!

Colors of The Rainbow.......

Hi All....
Today my post below is on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog
we have a great challenge going.....
I hope you will "pop" on over, see what it's about and join us!!
You might want to sign up for the newsletter there,
there are special coupons each week for those that do!!

Hello Classy Friends!!

Diane here with you today sharing my card for our weekly challenge

and hopefully inspiring you to play along!!

This weeks challenge is "Colors of The Rainbow".....

Lots of wonderful colors to brighten your day!

I had this card in mind for quite some time...

I have to say it is slightly bigger then  a business size envelope....

Good  thing I have the WeR Memory Keepers envelope maker..

 I can easily make an envelope to fit!

I have been purchasing some of the most gorgeous card stocks from Beverly...

Wonderful quality, gorgeous colors, and a nice very sturdy weight...

I cut  all my butterflies from these gorgeous papers using 

 my "new" Joy Butterfly Trio die, using the largest size of the three..

I will list all the colors of the papers at the end of my post with the links for your convenience!!

The stamp I used in also a "newly" just purchased item that Beverly has started to carry.

It is from Impression Obsession stamps "Leap of Faith"...love it,

these stamps are a wonderful "cling" quality!

My card was built on a shimmery white card stock which was mounted onto 

Banana Split-Pop Tone acid free 100# card stock,  

the yellow butterfly was cut from the same.

Other papers used for the butterflies are:

Bluebell Stardream Metallic acid free 110# card stock

Mandarin Curious Metallic acid free111# cardstock

Stardream Jupiter Metallic acid free 105# card stock

Stardream Punch Metallic acid free 105# card stock

Stardream Serpentine Pearlized Metallic 105# card stock

I hope you will join in with our challenge this week!!

I would "love" to see "you" there!!

Entering the following challenges:

City Crafters....Beautiful Rainbow
and
Word Art Wednesday....Anything Goes
and
Pumpkin Spice....Rainbows
and
Doodle Garden Challenge....Anything Goes
and
Crafty Girls Challenge....Anything Goes

MY EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!!

Yes, I am yelling...

Yes I am excited.....

My news is "I have been selected to be a "SHABBY GIRL"

at "The Shabby Tea Room".....

Oh my goodness.....how can it get much better then that....

You will see my creations starting March 17th.....

I will be on board at least through Sept....

I will be a "Special Friend Gourmet Designer".....

Pinch me somebody so I know it's true...lol

This is the inspiration photo we were to use for our entries.

Here are my entries you will see at "The Shabby Tea Room"

that I submitted for the DT call....

I am so looking forward to working with the much talented other "SHABBY GIRLS"

Spring Will Get Here Yet!!

I have a pretty quick card for this cold, but bright and sunshiney Sunday here.

I was printing a digital to color for my Mom's birthday in May

when I decided to print a few more...

This image comes from Digital Two For Tuesday...

they have tons of wonderful images taken from old catalogs, books etc.

This image was so fast to color with my Copics...

I know it is hard to tell, but the cup is lightly colored with lavender...so pretty!

I added a little heart lock that has been in my stash for quite awhile....

and my favorite...gingham...ribbon of course...

I kept this card simple as I think the image speaks for itself.....

Don't forget to sign up for my "blog candy"....you will want it!!!

Entering this in the following challenges:

Annabelle Stamps...using the color scheme below

 and

Simply Create Too.....Shop In Your Stash...I used the little heart lock

Spring Time......and a bit of "Excitement"

Here I sit thinking of Spring....

It is snowing...so what's new right....

It was 42 here yesterday, the first day in months I was actually warm..

even the dog was panting!!

To ease "the pain" of winter, I went right for a Spring card..

Before I get to my card, I would love for you to stop by my blog on Monday....

I have some very exciting news I am "bursting" at the seams to share with you!!!

Okay, on to my project......

Pale yellow has become my favorite color for a few years now...

However, I seem to make more "pink" cards then anything...

maybe because pink is also a favorite...who knows!!

Once a month Sandy at "Crafty Secrets" has a challenge...

I try to play every month.....

The DT does some amazing work there...check it out....

For my card I used a Crafty Secrets digital of Easter Eggs.....

I had a hard time choosing which one to use, as they are gorgeous!!

....I went with these sweet birdies and pretty flowers...yes, because it has "yellow" in it.

I made my flowers and used PanPastels to color them....

A tiny black gem was place in the center of each.....

I added a matching little Easter egg tag to the bow.....

Products used are:

Banana Split Card Stock......from Classy Cards 'n Such

Green Gable Card Stock....SU

PanPastels.....from Classy Cards 'n Such

Tattered Floral Die....TH Alterations (the leaves, too)

Polynesian Sails die....Cheery Lynn Designs...Classy Cards 'n Such has ALL CLD dies 32% off

just enter code CLD at check out!!!

and of course the Digital from Crafty Secrets

Don't forget to sign up for my  blog candy on the post above this one!!!

Entering in the following challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack....anything goes
and 
 Crafty Girls Challenges....anything goes
and
Crafting For All Seasons....Spring Into Spring
and 
Word Art Wednesday....anything goes

The Colors of Spring

 This is my post that is on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog today.

By using my coupon code DIANE-10 you can recieve

10% off all orders....and don't forget we always have a

challenge going on..why not join in??

Hello Friends,  Diane here with you today on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog.

I just recently received some wonderful NEW products from Beverly's shop

and I have to tell you, it was "love" at first site!!

First up are the new stencils from "Memory Box". These are fun, easy and

when finished "beautiful".  The stencil I used is called "Textured Mesh".

I simply sponged on some TH Distress inks with no rhyme or reason,

just what was pleasing to me!

The die on top is a brand new one just put in stock in the store from 
Joy Crafts, called "Billie's Circle"....Isn't it gorgeous??  

I popped it up a bit using "Joy Foam PadsSmall".

Another new and "just in" is the "Zinnia Bouquet" 
and "Zinnia Bouquet Background"

both from "Memory Box".

I sponged some of the same colors from the TH Distress Inks I used to make the

stenciled background on the "Zinnia Bouquet Background".

I hope you have enjoyed today's project...thank you for visiting...see you again soon!!

Susan's Gardens Dahlia

This is my post at the Classy Cards 'n Such blog today
and my card I made for the Susan's Garden Flower Challenge.
I hope you will join us in the challenge there.
The prize is a Susan's Garden mini daisy die!
I also am giving away a Susan's Flower die, right here on my own blog
if you would like to sign up!!

Hello Friends,

This week at Classy Cards 'n Such our challenge is to use a

Susan's Garden flower die.

Now, the only challenge for me, was deciding which one to use!

Being the "gardener" I am, I seem to have acquired quite a collection of them.

After much debate, I chose the Dahlia

I grow these gorgeous flowers myself and one of the best things about them,

besides their beauty, are all the colors they bloom in!

To start my card, I used a paper called "Banana Split -  Pop Tone".

I had been searching for a pretty, high quality yellow card stock and this one is it!!

My next layer was made using the Polynesian Sails Doily Angel Wing.

I embossed it with a gorgeous new "in store" EB folder "Matelasse by Anna Griffin" 

On top of that, my next layer is the Polynesian Sails Oval die.

Both of these dies are Cheery Lynn Designs and are on sale right now...

hurry and get yours before they are gone!!

My Susan's Garden flower was made with the same 

Banana Split - Pop Tone paper.

I bet you couldn't tell, could you??

I used PanPastels Flower Coloring Kit - Susan's Garden...

applied with Soft Covers No.4  to give my Dahlia  the yellow/orange tones you see.

In making these flowers I used some very handy tools,

Susan's Garden Tool Kit, 

this is a must have for making any kind of flowers, a wonderful investment!

Last is my little butterfly made with a just purchased Joy die "Butterfly Trio".

I hope you have enjoyed my post today......

I am looking forward to seeing "your" entry in the "Susan's Garden" flower challenge!!!

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Die Cut Diva's .... Emboss It
and Cuttin and Stampin .... Butterflies are Buzzing
and 
Sweet Stamps .... Spring Flowers
and 
Come and Get It Challenge .....Flowers Galore