Fall Is In The Air

This is my post on the

Dies R Us Inspiration blog today!

Hi there!

I feel so lucky to live in a place that has the four seasons.

(Remind me I said that in the middle of zero temps and snow waist deep..lol).

But really, the changing into fall is so gorgeous....

all the beautiful mixed colors of trees/leaves, fall flowers, pumpkins.

It's a wonderful time of the year!

That brings me to the card I created today.

A fun fall card.

The birds are enjoying their last bath of the year....

making a splash with a few "dew drops" I added!

The squirrels are gathering their nuts.

A red squirrel sits by and takes it all in!

The leaves are slowly coming off the trees.

A peaceful and tranquil scene that goes as fast as it arrives!

The dies used for this scene are:

Cheery Lynn Designs Birch Tree with Cute Critters

Cheery Lynn Designs Bird Bath Set of 2

Impression Obsession Small Leaf Set

Thank you for visiting with me today!

Diane

Visit our challenge blog and better yet,  join in with us HERE!

Don't forget to visit us Monday - Friday right here on the

Inspiration Blog to see all the wonderful dies in use!

Entering the following challenges!
Simon Says Wednesday ...Die Crazy
Little Red Wagon .... Try Something New (new bird bath die)
Creative Knockouts .... Happy Fall Y'All

You're Sweet

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

for our latest challenge "An Apple A Day"

using the inspiration photo below.

You are welcome to use my discount code DIANE-10

anytime to save 10% on your order.

Hi, Diane with you today.

Our challenge this week is An Apple A Day.

My first thought was a get well card,

but somehow it ended up a You're Sweet card.

I used a white card stock for the base of my card

and another piece of white card stock that was embossed

with Crafts Too! Dots embossing folder.

Four circles were cut from Pearlized Esse White Metallic

using Spellbinders Heart Circles.

Apples were cut using PoppyStamps An Apple A Day die.

The paper used for the apples were

Stardream Rose Quartz and Aquamarine Stardream Metallic.

The little hearts were cut from Stardream Jupiter Metallic paper.

The die used for the tiny hearts is Memory Box Beloved Hearts.

I simply cut them off the die....

I love it when dies can serve multi purposes!

Before I leave, I wanted to mention

that you should take a peek at all the metallic papers

in store, they are gorgeous, reasonable, and high quality.

I save every single scrap as they are perfect

to cut small hearts, stars etc.

Thank you for visiting with me today!

Craft-Dee  Bowz .... ATG with a handmade bow
Aud Sentiments .... ATG + Sentiment
Crop Stop ... Product/Company Sold (Memory Box)

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Mason Jar Fun

Hi there!  It is time once again for a new challenge at the 

Dies R Us challenge blog.

Our challenge is "Hot Colors" and using the inspiration photo below.

I am not sure sure my choice of colors are "hot", 

but maybe a bit more "bright"...lol!

I started with SU Pink Passion card stock as my base.

I embossed a Mason Jar by Darice  on a 110# heavyweight card stock.

I think using the heavier weight really made the embossing stand out.

The flowers are PoppyStamp Flower Stack.

What I love about this die, is it cuts the outline of the flowers,

then you can also cut a separate back piece if you want.

I added a gem/bauble to the center of each flower.

The sentiment was created using a bright embossing powder, 

A bow was added with a tied on button.

I know in the photo the button looks red,

it's not, it is a hot pink...

oh wait I guess I did use "hot" colors after all..LOL!

Head on over to the Dies R Us challenge blog and

take a peek at what my DT friends have created to inspire you

to join in with us.....

We also have a Dies R Us inspiration blog with daily posts...

a great place to see the dies in use!

Thank you for stopping by!!!

Entering the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion .... ATG
Creative Knockouts .... Clean and Simple
If You Gave A Crafter A Cookie

Summer Blooms

This is my card on the

Classy Cards 'n Such blog today.

You are welcome to use my discount code DIANE-10

anytime to save 10% on your order.

Hi, Diane with you today.

It seems summer has almost slipped by.

I am seeing lots of beautiful fall projects

but I am resisting as I am not quite ready to let go of summer!

The card I am showing you today has been made

with a few new dies I recently purchased.

I started with a background paper from 

Kaisercraft Key To My Heart 12 x 12 paper pad.

I used Spellbinders Elegant Ovals for the placement of the flowers.

The flowers and the white branches/stems you see are both from

Sue Wilson Finishing Touches Cornflower.

(If you ever see an item used and not a link, just send Beverly an email

and she can most likely order it for you)!!

The flowers were put together using the Paper Blossom Tool Kit ,

Paper Blossoms Craft Molding Mat , 

and Art Institute Dries Clear Adhesive.

Black Pearls were used for the flower centers.

I tucked in a few greens using Spellbinders Romantic Vines.

This is a beautiful new vine set!

The sentiment is from JustRite Hello Daisy stamp set

and was stamped on a die cut from the same 

Elegant Ovals set I mentioned above.

Thank you for visiting with me today!

Entering the following challenges:
Dragons Lair Designs .... photo inspiration (flowers)
Southern Girls .... Layer It Up

Happy Halloween

Happy Thursday to you!

The way the months are flying by it will be Halloween before we know it!

I love to make Halloween cards!

Though I haven't used any here,

there are a ton of Halloween dies in the Dies R Us store.

Try typing different Halloween words in the search box

and be amazed at what comes up!

I started my card with a base of Halloween scrap papers,

cut in strips and adhered down on card stock.

Using black embossing powder, vellum, Copics, and

a never before used
Prickley Pear Midnight Choir stamp,

I created the focal point for my card.

The sentiment is framed in black with Shaker Square Frames by Memory Box.

The orange background was created with Stitched Square Layers

also by Memory Box.

These two dies are made for each other and work extremely well together!

I have to say I have a slight addiction to the stitched dies

and have been getting quite a nice collection of them!

They cut perfect every time...love that!

There again if you type "stitched" in the search box,

you will see all  kinds of things come up....and remember

to check often as there are always new ones added!

A bow, a tag and a few gems were added to finish!

Make sure to visit us here Monday - Friday for all the DT inspiration.

It is a wonderful place to see the latest dies in use!

Pop on over to our Dies R Us challenge blog as well.

Not only is there also lots of inspiration there,

but if you join in, you could be the lucky winner

of a $10 credit to the store!!

Entering the following challenges:
Pixie's Snippets Playground #196 .... Snippets
Addicted To Stamps .... ATG
Word Art Wednesday .... ATG
Never Before Used Stuff 

Warmest Greetings

It's time for a new challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters.

Our hostess for this challenge is our "sistah" Lisa.

She has chosen a beautiful color inspiration photo for us.

For my card I dug out a very old SU stamp from the set Lexicon of Leaves.

Also, being I just received a brand new set of Earthtone Color Bursts from

Classy Cards 'n Such, I decided to combine the two!

I did two cards, same supplies, two different techniques.

The colors used on both cards are

Sepia, Indigo, Terre Verte, Merlot,

Yellow Ochre and Burnt Orange.

(if you are interested in any of these I have provided the links for both the set

and the individual bottles...AND if you use the code DIANE-10 at checkout

you can get 10% off)

The first card I am showing you is my favorite.

I used TH Distress Watercolor card stock.

For this card I used the back side or plain side of the paper.

First I "puffed" on my colors, then spritzed with water.

Once I had the look I wanted, I used my heat gun to dry it.

My next idea was to stamp the design with Staz On ink,

but to my dismay, my ink pad was all dry.

I used regular Tuxedo Black ink, and wished I had used

embossing powder instead, I think the design would of shown up better.

Live and learn!

I was excited to use the designer paper for the background as

it is an older Prima The First Blush from 2008...

yikes, that means I have had this paper for 7 years 

and never had even opened the pad.

Goes to show you I have too much!

The sentiment is from Flourishes Autumn Blossoms, 

stamped in SU Concord Crush.

The next card I did, I used the rough side of the watercolor paper.

spritzed it first, then "puffed" on the color bursts,

exactly opposite from the first card.

The background paper on this one is

from doodlebug design and called

"Happy Harvest".

The sentiment is Hero Arts Birthday Mess,

stamped in SU Old Olive.

I found it interesting that I used the same supplies for a totally different look!

Now head on over to "The Sisterhood of Crafters"

and take a peek of what the other

"Sistahs" have to inspire you!

Entering the following challenges:
The famous, one and only 

Never Before Used Stuff ... ATG

Try It On Tuesday .... Try Something New (color bursts)

Word Art Wednesday ....ATG 200th celebration

Mod Squad  .... Marvelous Marveling 

Fall Floral

This is my post on the

Classy Cards 'n Such blog today

for our challenge using the inspiration photo below.

You are welcome to use my code DIANE-10 anytime

to save 10% on your order!

Hi Diane with you today.

This week our challenge theme is  Autumn Wedding.

All our challenges always have a beautiful inspiration

photo in addition to the theme,

making it so easy to participate.

For my card I chose not only the fall flowers, but the fall colors as well!

I started with an embossed base using Anna Griffin Cherry Blossoms embossing folder.

I cut a Joy! Crafts Bille's Circle die from 

Champaign Neenah Pearlized Metallic card stock.

The Mum flowers are a Spellbinders Blooms Two.

Little Roses were added using Memory Box Scallop Posie and

Memory Box Pinwheel Posie.

I filled in with PoppyStamps Gentle Leaf

and LeCreme Pearls.

Thank you for visiting with me today!

Entering the following challenges!
PoppyStamps #12 .... Autumn Splender
Crafting From The Heart .... ATG
Crafty Cardmakers .... Floral Embellishments
Make My Monday .... Something Beginning With "F" (flowers)

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