Pretty Fall Wreath

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Hello Everyone, it's Diane here with my design for Classy Cards N Such...

I am super excited to share some of my creative projects with you the next few months!

Today I have this gorgeous fall wreath made with Impression Obsession Leaves die....this die comes with 5 different leaves, and I have used 4 today, each cut 4 times.  The leaves have been painted with

different tones of color from Autumn Brilliance Twinkling H2Os...oh my, these are so fun and easy to work with and add such a gorgeous "twinkle".

I kept my card, though layered, rather simple so the focus is on the wreath itself.  Each leaf was mounted with Joy Foam Pads small.  My wreath is mounted on one of my very favorite Cheery Lynn Designs die called French Pastry.  This is a beautiful, but intricate die and I can highly recommend the Cuttlehug and Crafters Tools both by Cheery Lynn Designs to enable you to have a perfect cut every time!!

The background paper under the wreath is a lovely design from Simple Stories called Vintage Bliss.

It is a stunning 6 x 6 paper pad, even the little butterfly you see is from the pack.

I hope you have enjoyed my card for today and have fun creating one of your own!!

Today's The Day For The Prima Doll Hop

 

WOW!  Have you seen the Prima Julie Nutting Mixed Media Doll stamps?  They are ADORABLE! 

A few of us are having so much fun with them that we’ve decided to put together a 4 Part HOP and the rules are very simple.  Each Tuesday throughout the month of August we will be sharing creations made with a variety of these fabulous stamps to inspire you.  All you will need to do is HOP to each of our blogs each Tuesday in August and leave us a comment.  Be sure to include your email address because on August 30^th we will EACH BE GIVING AWAY A PRIZE.  We will be sharing what our individual prize packages are on our blogs.  REMEMBER … you will need to comment EACH TUESDAY to qualify for the prize!  AND … if you share our hop info on your blog, your name will go in twice towards the prize.  WAIT THERE’S MORE!  If you become a follower/subscriber you get a THIRD CHANCE!!

So what do you say?  Ready for some fun??

 

Welcome to my blog and very first week of our 4 week hop!!

For our first week, we are doing "Spring".....

did you ever play paper dolls when you were little??

Remember all the fun you had dressing them??

Well, these dolls are just as much fun....

so addicting finding "just the right" paper for their clothes!!

 

So addicting, that I had to do not one, but two dolls...

My first doll uses the paper from the gorgeous Graphic 45

Secret Garden line.....

 

 

she has such a "secret garden" that the only way to get in

is with a key....

see her little key around her neck?

 

 

And how about that banner at the bottom...love??

 

 

I stamped her dress 3 times to get the layered look and pockets

I wanted..just so I could give her a spade...

Her seed packet has a tag that pulls out

to add something personal to....

 

 

My second girlie is a bit more "funky".....

 

 

 

check out those striped tights she has on

and her glittery sparkle shoes!!

 

She is mostly made from my scrap bin!!

Here is your hop lineup.....

 

Dar's Crafty Creations

Primitive Seasons

A Mermaids Crafts

Nellies Nest (that's me)

Mulberry Mindy

Scrap For Joy

 

Don't forget to read the rules, leave comments, hop along

and you could win this from me.....

 

 

Thanks and see you next Tuesday!!!

Pretty August Lilies

Here is my post that is up on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog...
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Well, hello my garden friends, Diane visiting with you today!  Don't you love flowers?  I know I do and when all these

flower dies started "popping up" in the Classy Cards 'n Such shop, I was super excited!!

Today I am showing you two alike, but very different cards using some of the

 

 

Cheery Lynn Designs build a flower and embellishment dies....
these dies contain numerous petals, bases

and leaves to build an endless "garden of flowers"

One of the easiest flowers to make is a Lily...goodness, there are so many colors of lilies

it is hard to choose one!!

Both flowers were "built" using the dies listed below:

Cheery Lynn Designs Build A Flower #2 embellishments (the base for the petals)

Cheery Lynn Designs Build A Flower #3 (petals)

Cheery Lynn Designs Build A Flower #3 embellishments (stamens)

Cheery Lynn Designs Build A Flower #2 (leaves)
 

 

The orange flower was colored with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Markers.

The colors used were Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, and Dried Marigold

Did you know that Classy Cards and Such has a wonderful marker club you can join to get all

the fab marker colors?  There are also 12 "new colors" you can preorder now!!
 

 

The Pink flowers were colored with Pan Pastels.

 

 

Both cards have the gorgeous Memory Box Quinn Flourish under the Lily

and the Spellbinders Classic Edges 2 for trim....
 

 

The paper used on the pink card is from Kaiser Craft called "The Lake House"

The paper used on the orange card is Graphic 45 Secret Garden.....the one in stock

is a bit different, but just as beautiful!!
 

A few other of my favorite products used are the

Cuttlehug  this is a "must have" in my opinion to cut the intricate dies...

you will be glad you bought it!!

Cheery Lynn Designs Tools  these also are very useful for the intricate dies....

 

I hope you enjoyed the Lilies and I will be back again soon with more creativeness!!

I am entering this in the Card A Day challenge "anything goes"

Kiss Me In The Summertime

Did I get your attention???

Probably not what you think....

I bought this cute little "critter" card from a set of six at Blue Moon Scrapbooking

they are from "Pretty Little Studio".....

The bitty bit of gingham paper, the heart and the fabric flower

are all pieces from my scrap bin and somehow the "kiss me" just seemed so right

as the little chippie looks like he is going to give a big ole' kiss to that strawberry!!

I also used an already cut top note die from my scrap bin....I have always loved this SU die!!

 

 

This week at City Crafters, the challenge is "summertime"....

now lots of things come to mind thinking of the summer...

beaches, flowers, umbrella drinks, but strawberries are always a

 sure sign of summer to me...I can hardly wait for their juicy goodness to appear.....

 

So this is my take on summertime...strawberries!!

Entered into City Crafters Summertime

and

Inky Chicks Summer Colors

Hello Sweet Friend

I took some time out of my busy day for "me time"....

I came across this "new to me" challenge at "Paper Secrets" 

using the sketch challenge below.

 

 

This sketch just called to me, I think it was the doily that did it...

you all know how I love doilies.....
I know the sentiment looks washed out, its the lighting
for the photos...next month I am ordering a light box
which should improve things greatly!!

 

 

I even finished the inside of my card for once !!!

 

 

I love how it all came together...the flower I made while in Indiana

last week at Joan's Gardens.....I came away with a mountain of new stuff....

had a ball meeting up with other friends, Dar from Ohio, Judy from Indiana,

Bette and Gretchen both from Illinois and met a new friend, Rita from Arizona

(she was there with her dog in her big RV and camped at  a nearby state park)

and then of course visiting with Joan herself!!

Supplies used are as follows:
Graphic 45 Little Darlings DS paper
SU Very Vanilla card stock, Soft sky Ink, Sentiment is from Six Sided Sampler, and oval punch
Cheery Lynn Designs French Pastry Doily Die
Heartfelt Creations Flower and leaf and dies

Waiting

A few weeks ago I came across a new blog called
"Our Beautiful World".

It's a blog different from our papercraft world

and kind of fun to "take a day off" you might say

and share photos of what going on in your life...

 

This week the word was "waiting".

 

My photos were taken quite a few years ago with

my Kodak Easy Share of our barn during one of our Michigan winters...

We have a metal roof over the deck of the barn and it had started to slide off....

a perfect representation to me of the word.....

go check out the blog

 read the rules, visit, see what's been shared and join in!!

On The Road With City Crafters

I have been gone from my poor neglected blog for so long

that I had to find time to post again!!

Remember the old song from Jim Croce "Time In A Bottle"??

well, I wish I had that bottle, because I would take a BIG swig of it

as I sure could use some more time!!

 

I rarely miss a challenge at City Crafters, but I have, so I couldn't let

another week go by without joining in!

 

 

This week the challenge is "On The Road"

which made me think of "travel"

which made think of a stork....now don't ask me why...

that is just how my tired old mind works!!

And just remember we all have traveled with that stork once...Ha!

 

I cut my stork on my Cricut and mounted him on some gorgeous

Glitz paper with pink girlie clouds on it!!

The welcome baby sentiment as well as the one inside is from SU

I added some pink gingham ribbon (hard to see) and white sheer ribbon

and a gorgeous Prima (I think) flower.......

 

well, that's it for now...back to my creative room to finish my designs

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