"Artsy" Tree Challenge

Good Monday Morning to you!!

I have been working on quite a few projects...

and am excited today as I have ordered a few new things

and the UPS man should be bringing them shortly....

don't you just "love" those men in brown!!!

I was up very early this morning, as Nellie had another seizure....

We are going to have to increase her meds, something I dread.

The poor baby, she is such a good girl and I hate it that this has to happen to her!

Since I was up early, I decided to join in the soon to end today challenge at 

City Crafters, which is "Artsy Tree".

A year or more ago, I purchased this lovely Memory Box "Swirly Tree die 

and its partner "Leaf Swirl".

I have to admit I have never used the Leaf Swirl part as I wasn't quite sure

how to use it!  Dumb on my part, but I guess I thought it would cut all those little

leaves, but what it does cut is the "negative" part...and the tree goes "over" that!

I used some Anna Griffin paper I had won at a previous challenge last year

a MS punch for my glittery birds and a SU heart punch for my glittery hearts.

The ribbon is a gorgeous sheer, also from SU .

The heart backing is one of many  doilies I purchased from a garage sale several years ago!

I even finished the inside with a Spellbinders die and another tiny heart!

This is a rather large card, I am thinking of using my Memory Keepers

punch board and make a matching envelope!

I am entering this card also int he following challenges

DL ART Thursday challenge "hearts"

and

Simply Create Too "Valentines Day/Hearts"

Snowflakes at Cheery Lynn Designs

When I saw the challenge this week at Cheery Lynn Designs

I almost went "ugh"....lol...ONLY because last week we had

23 1/2" of snow, then another 6" on that, then another 6"....and

guess what...yep, yesterday ANOTHER 6"...and more predicted for today and tomorrow.

I was pretty much sick of seeing "snowflakes".....but hey, it is January, it is winter....

so being the "good sport" I am, and the fact that I now own over 80 Cheery Lynn Designs

dies, I decided, "why not" join in!!

However, I gave this a lot of thought....

I decided to do a heart made out of snowflakes!
And
the snowflake die I chose, if you look carefully,
has little hearts cut out in it!!

I made a square 4 /12" card, embossed it with a Darice heart EB folder

and used that for my base to "build" my heart!

I cut 14 Cheery Lynn Designs Snowflowers #2 and layered them on. 

 Seven were cut from Glitz "Hello Friend" paper,

 and seven from MS "enchanted woodland" paper.

I added pearls for a "girlie" look.
I also "picked" each snowflake up with one of the CLD picks to give it a 3D look!

what do you think...likey???  I do!!!!!

Also entering in the following challenges:
Simply Create Too.....Valentines Day/Hearts
and
DL Art Thursday Challenge "Hearts"

Sketch Challenge At The Shabby Tea Room

I am back online...yah!!!  I feel like I have been given my life back...lol.

Wow, it is so hard not to have a computer, actually makes me wonder if

I spend too much time on it, I missed it so much...lol.

Last week my "pink" card HERE won the top honor at "The Shabby Tea Room"

I was so honored and appreciate it so much!!  I won some wonderful stamps from

"Paper Sweeties", and can't wait to go on my "shopping spree" there!

  I also will be guest designing there the week of Feb.2nd, I hope you will join me!

This card I am sharing today I made for the "sketch" challenge at  

"The Shabby Tea Room" this week!

I seem to "ignore" my colored card stock, so one of my this years card making

"resolutions" was to use more of it.  I choose SU Rose Red for my base.

The background paper is from an almost used the entire pad...almost....

of one of my favorite 6 x 6 pads from Glitz "Hello Friend".

The pink strip you see is a "paint" sample from Valspar.

The chipboard piece is from a "new", just received "Ruby Rock-It die cut package

called "mother nature".

the flowers and the butterfly are from Heidi Swapp.

So there you have it.....it feels so GOOD to be "back"!!!

Hearts and Doilies

This a Scheduled post as I am still offline.    This is my Classy Cards 'n Such post     if you scroll on down the links will be there for the CCNS challenge.  I hope you will join us.                                                                        Hello "Classy Friends", Diane here with you today!

I hope you all are staying warm and cozy in your part of the world!!

After the Christmas Holidays, the first thing that comes to my mind is

Valentines Day.

It is a favorite  of mine, not sure why, maybe it is just the pretty hearts

and an excuse to eat a box of chocolates!

My card today was made for the challenge this week at "Classy Cards 'n Such"

which is Challenge #15 "hearts and doilies".

I not only have a love for hearts, but doilies as well.....

 I am once again using my favorite doily die Cheery Lynn Designs "French Pastry".

I cut it on wonderful paper that Beverly is carrying at Classy Cards 'n Such

called Stardream Jupiter.  The weight of this paper is fabulous, and it has a gorgeous

metallic shimmer to it!  With each order I purchase a few packs, as the colors are gorgeous!!

Underneath the doily I used a Darice  embossing folder "Doily Lace".

The Valentine cones were made with 2 small doily dies that come in the center of

the Cheery Lynn Designs die "Polynesian Sails Oval".

I simply rolled and glued them to make my cones.

The cute little flower "heads" were made by using the center fringe piece from the

Cheery Lynn Designs die " Black Eyed Susan Strip" .

Aren't they cute???  They take only minutes to make!

I glued the flower heads to Cheery Lynn Designs "Flourish Leaf Strip".

Added a few stick pins to complete my card.

Other products used in the making of my card are:

Cuttlehug Large....I highly recommend this to get a full, clean cut for the more intricate dies.

Scor-tape 1/4"

Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive

Thank you for visiting with me today!!

I'm Not Here

Just wanted to let you all know my computer is out for repairs (hopefully) and hope to be back online soon.  You might see a few scheduled posts depending on the time frame.

New Challenge At Classy Cards 'n Such

Hi All,

A fun reminder today the new challenge #15 Hearts & Doilies

 is on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog

Just for following the rules and entering, you could win the

fabulous prize, which is a Cheery Lynn die this week...

go take a peek...speaking of "peeks"

here is a "peek" of my DT card

AND, don't forget you can always get a 10% discount at Classy Cards 'n Such

by using my discount code DIANE-10...and I want to thank those that have

"THANK YOU"

I've Got The "Blues"

Whew...what a mean blogger week I have had!!

No way was I able to load my pictures.

My links were "messed" up....

So my title rings true..."I've Got The Blues"

However after reading, reading, reading all the same issues in Blogger

and doing all kinds of strange things to try and get photos on,

someone finally had a link to Google Chrome that worked for me

So for the time being I will (hopefully) be able to load my pictures through Chrome!

Now that feels good to get that off my chest, so on to my card.

I have a "love" for the Impression Obsession background stamps.

So many to choose from...this one I bought not only because of the flowers, but

when I saw the "winged heart" on it...I knew right then and there I was having it!!!

The name of the stamp is "Lace Rose"...I inked it in VersaMark and used a

Ranger Adirondack Embossing Powder "denim"..it has glitter in it...so pretty.

After embossing it, I stamped just the heart with Memento Lady Bug red,

fussy cut it out and popped it up on top of the blue heart...

added a bit of silver cord, with crystals tied at the end...

a "simply" pretty card!!

The challenge this week at Impression Obsession is "BLUE"

so guess where this is going?