Grateful At The Shabby Tea Room

Happy Monday morning!!

It's time once again for our new challenge at 
"The Shabby Tea Room".

Our theme is "Grateful" using the photo below for inspiration

and adding burlap and/or twine.

Our sponsors this week are 

Bugaboo Stamps Jar- Autumn

Digitals by Janet ..Autumn Wind

I stitched burlap paper onto card stock.....

Trying to "mimic" the strip in the photo, I added a strip of paper across the center.

The image was printed digitally, then carefully colored with my

"limited" amount of Copics I own.

Using the Digitals by Janet image, I made a small tag with bow.

I know it is hard to see, 

but I added a couple little Swarovski crystal beads to the bow.

I made my own sequins as well.
using My Favorite Things Sequins die.

Take a "peek" over at "The Shabby Tea Room"

and see what the other "shabby girls" have to inspire you

and while there, why not join in our challenge with us??

Sorry this is such a short post, but as I write this I am still "under the weather".

Entering the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday .... Anything Goes
and
Great Impressions .... Thankful Thoughts
and
Jo's Scrap Shack ....Anything Goes
and
Wags 'n Whiskers .... Add Some Leaves
and 
Sweet 7 Digital Design .... Color Inspiration 

Rustic Christmas

This is my post this week at the

Classy Cards 'n Such blog....

thanks for looking!!

Hello Classy Friends

Diane here with you today.

I have been in the mood to make Christmas cards lately.

Must be the cooler air and the fact the trees are bare

that is making me think of the holidays fast approaching.

If you are like me, you make your cards as early as you can

before the season sneaks upon you and you have no time for anything!

I love this newer die by Memory Box called Pinecone Frame.

This die cuts a negative, a bit different from most dies.

I cut it using paper from Authentique Believe 6 x 6 paper pad.

Before I adhered it to my card stock, I sponged TH Distress inks

brushed corduroy and walnut stain under the places where

the pine cones would be.

I cut it a second time on a scrap piece of paper to get the brown branch,

I also cut several Memory Box Pine Needles, gluing them down

where I wanted them, then adhering my branch on top of them.

I used a stamp from the JustRite Inner Thoughts set for my sentiment.

The card was finished with twine from the Doodlebug Doodle Christmas Assortment

and a jingle bell from my stash.

Thank you for visiting today and don't forget we have a weekly challenge.

By clicking on the current challenge tab, it will lead you to right spot for your entry!

Entering the following challenges:

Time Out Challenge .... Home Sweet Home With Inspiration Photo

and

Crazy Hazelnut's November Patterned Paper Challenge 

and

Sweet Stampin .... To Die For..use a die and of course a stamp

Window Dressing

Hello,

So how is your weather??

Did you get the "Artic Blast"??

As I write this (Tuesday the 11th) it is 60 degrees out, but that all is to soon change..

It is to be very, very cold and snowy here on the day you read this post!

Brrrrr....good thing I am inside and staying warm and cozy creating!!

Speaking of creating, it is time again for  a new challenge at the

"Dies R Us" challenge blog and our theme is "Anything Goes Christmas"!

The Design Team has amazing projects once again,....

 pop on over and take a "look see"!!!

I think I was in the vintage/shabby chic mood when I designed this card.

I love everything about it...the colors, the glitter, the vintage image AND

all those wonderful dies I used!!

I added Stampendous "Frantage Shabby White" to my leaves that

are under the poinsettias.  Then I used my heat gun to "melt" it together.

I wish you could see it "up close and personal" as it such neat "stuff" and is really shiney...

makes me want to make some jewelry with it!

Here are all the wonderful dies I used that can be purchased at 

the Dies R Us store

Cheery Lynn Designs Icicles Border

Cheery Lynn Holly Lace Flourish

Poppystamps Small Madison Window

Impression Obsession Fir Trees

Spellbinders Nestabilities Snowflake View

Entering the following challenges:
52 (Christmas Card Throwdown ....Window
and
Alphabet Challenge .... T for Traditional Christmas
and
Chocolate Coffee Cards ....Favorite Holiday (Christmas)
and
Word Art Wednesday .... Anything Goes
and
Inspirational Challenges ..... Shine

and
C.R.A.F.T.. Christmas

Up On The Roof Top

Good Morning!

It's Friday and I am so excited to say this is my "debut" with my new Design Team position

at the Fussy and Fancy challenge blog.  I am very honored to be working with such a

wonderful group ot girls that are not only very nice, but extremely talented as well!!

I encourage you to pop over to the Fussy and Fancy blog and look at all the

beautiful work by my teammates and to join in the challenge as well!!

Our challenge for the next two weeks is Two of a Kind or Pairs

being sponsored by Crafty Sentiments Designs.

Here is my project....

A beautiful little Christmas cottage made with a 

Sizzix Brenda Walton Country Cottage die!

I have to say, this is one of the easiest, well thought out 3D dies I have worked with.

It goes together in a breeze!!  

You will see many more of these pop up on my blog, that's for sure!!

I think the hardest part was deciding how to decorate it!!

The entire house "flips up" so you can add one of those little battery candles if you wish.

With the top flipped up to add the candle

This is the side view lit!

The following supplies were used in the making of my cottage:

Sizzix Country Cottage Die, Marianne Icicles, Darice Small Snowflake Embossing Folder,

Cheery Lynn Designs Santa and Reindeer die, Impression Obsession Christmas Icons die,

glitter and "snow" and a small sisal tree I "bleached and glittered!

Entering in the following challenges:
Crafty Calender November .... It's All About Christmas (M)
and
Daring Cardmakers .... Light A Candle
and
Crafting Musketeers .... Anything but A Card

and

The Crafting Cafe .... Anything But A card
and
Try It On Tuesday .... Homemade Decor Item
and
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge .... Christmas
and
Sweet Stampin Christmas .... Snow People
and
Inspiration Destination ....Anything Goes
and
Through The Purple Haze .... Punch and/or Die
and
Winter Wonderland .... Christmas Decorations
and
Decorate To Celebrate .... Anything Goes

Thankful For The Simple Things

Morning All,

As I write this I am a month ahead of The Sisterhood challenge...

yes, you heard me right, it is cool, raining and a great day to be in my

crafty room playing "catch up or get ahead" as the case may be.

I made this card for our new challenge at "The Sisterhood" being hosted by "Terri".

The challenge is "Thank-ful".

I spent forever trying to find what the heck I did with this stamp set from Flourishes.

It was in the most illogical place (not) in with all my Fall and Halloween stamps

that I keep separately ... now why didn't I think of that sooner!!

Plus, the fact, that once I finally did locate the stamp I wanted,

 I used a different one from the set then I had originally intended...lol

I stamped my image on watercolor paper, 
cutting it out with a favorite Spellbinders Die Exquisite Circles
and since lately my goal has been 

to use some of my much neglected things that I "just had to have"....

and then they sit untouched forever, (I am sure you know how that is)

I pulled out my TH Distress markers and went to town water coloring my image!

The paper is from doodlebug design "happy harvest", that I bought last year.

The ribbon I bought this fall, I am trying to buy ribbon that is mostly double sided

as it seems to work better for me.

I do encourage you to "pop" on over to "The Sisterhood" and see what my talented "Sistahs"

and our "Guest Designers" have to inspire you this week...

and while there, why not join in the challenge with us...

we would love to see "your" project there!

Entering the following challenges:
Catered Crop .... Gratitude/Attitude
and
Stampendous .... So Thankful
and
Craft Hoarders Anonymous .... For All That You Do, Thank You
and
Scrapyland .... Anything Goes using a die they carry
and 
Stampin Royalty .... Being Thankful
and
Word Art Wednesday .... Anything Goes
and
{Pin} spirational .... Image

and

Color Q .... Image

Kitchen Memories

It's beginning to get really cold here, 

and we are to have "lake effect" snow by Thursday.

A good time to stay inside and create, which is what I have been doing a lot of!!

I am feeling a bit "under the weather".

And I hardly ever get sick, but some nasty old bug has

grabbed a hold of me.....

I am trying so hard not to give into it..lol!!

I had so much fun working with the new 

"Kitchen Digital" sets Sandy from  Crafty Secrets has just released!

They are jam packed of wonderful stamp sets, images and papers....

all digital, all right at your finger tips so to speak!!

Because I am almost out of ink, I had to choose carefully what I printed

but luckily for me, I still had some of the gorgeous things printed

leftover from the potholder card I did  "HERE" a few days ago!

I decided to make a shaped card and came up with an apron.

I printed off the whisk, rolling pin, spatula, and potholder

all digital stamps that I just colored in as easy as can be!

I added a pocket, ruffle trim, rick rack, a tiny cookie cutter button

gingham ribbon, did some machine stitching, and I had a cute card,

I think this would make a wonderful Bridal shower card..

The sentiment is also part of the kitchen kits..I love it, as it is so true.

I have great memories of baking with my kids in my kitchen!

The sets I used, with a link are listed below.

Kitchen Queen Digital Stamp Set

and

Retro Kitchen Digital Kit (All my design papers came from this kit)

and

Kitchen Memories Digital Kit

Don't forget, there is still time to join in our "Crafty Secrets November linky party".

Entering the following challenges:
Get Creative Challenge .... Anything Goes/Stitching
and
Word Art Wednesday .... Anything Goes
and
Little Claire's .... Shaped Card

Holiday Sparkle

This is my post "live" on the

Classy Cards 'n Such blog today!!

Hello Classy Friends, Diane with you today.

Our challenge this week is to make a project with an ornament theme.

We had the inspiration picture shown below, and my first idea was to go with the

reds and ribbons, but I had this new die that was "itching" to be used.  Actually

I had so many idea's for this, but narrowed it down to the one I am showing you below!!

I started with a beautiful piece of designer paper from the

Wild Rose Studio Frosted Lace paper pack.

Not only is the paper in this pack gorgeous, but who could resist that name?

I cut out a snowflake background using Pearlized Esse White Metallic 105# cardstock.

Oh my goodness, this paper is beautiful!! 

Wonderful shimmery weight for all your holiday projects!

The die I used for the background is Impression Obsession Snowflake Background.

Look how delicate and beautiful the snowflakes are!

I cut an ornament first from Memory Box Traditional Ornament die

and next using Memory Box Lydia Ornament die.

One was layered on top of the other.

I have to tell you I bought this ornament die not only for it's beauty,

but also for it's name.  I had someone in my life that meant a lot to me

that has since passed away and her name was Lydia, so I knew I

just had to purchase it.  Do you ever buy things for their names?

I added a silver bow and tied my ornament with silver cord, adding it to the bow,

which allowed it to hang down like a real ornament.

I encourage you to join in our weekly challenges.  Each challenge is so much fun

with the inspiration photos.  Take a peek at what the other Design Team members

have to inspire you, leave a comment, we love hearing from you!!

Entering in the following challenges:
Craft-Dee Bowz ..... Anything Goes With A Bow
and

Merry Monday .... Ornaments
and
Crafty Calender .... Christmas
and
Simon Says Monday  Challenge .... Ornaments
and
Lia Stampz Challenge .... Anything Goes