Life Is A garden

Can you believe that today it is already mid month of October?
WOW, honestly where does the time go anyhow??

Which of course brings us to a new challenge theme at
Dies R Us and that is Anything FALL!

I used some really FUN dies for this card and it was fast and super easy to make!

I first die cut my sentiment from Sue Wilson Life Is A Garden
and backed it with Stick-It Adhesive Sheets
which makes something as delicate as this to adhere down.
If you haven't tried this adhesive make sure and do!
(if something is out of stock, just add it to be notified when in)

I used Sue Wilson Wooden Garden Cart  for the cart and inked it with
Tim Holtz Oxide Ink Gathered Twigs.
The pumpkins were from the same die set and colored with copics.

Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders were used for the hilly ground
and I added a Tutti Designs Fall Leaves Scroll to the top right.

Visit the Dies R Us challenge blog to see all the FABULOUS 
creations by the DT and join in with us...
you just might win a prize!

List of Dies Used:

Tutti Designs Fall Leaves Scroll

Sue Wilson Life Is A Garden

Sue Wilson Wooden Garden Cart

Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders

Tim Holtz Oxide Ink Gathered Twigs

Stick-It Adhesive Sheets

Meow-ry Christmas To You

This is my post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog today HERE!

Hello, Diane with you today with  the cutest stamp set
Christmas Kitty!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Christmas Kitty 921

Dancing Penguin 913 (sm snowflake)

Embossing Powder:  Gold Detail EP168

Sparkle EP107
Red Apple EP276

Glitter:  Tangerine GM2043

Sugar Plum G1096

Butterscotch GM2051

Gecko GM2045

Marine Blue GM2049

Fire Engine Red G1007

Sparkling SnowG1003

Other:  Glitter Brush SG1400

Dreamweaver Embossing Paste DWDEP

Versamark VM001

Nuvo:  CraftSpoon 978N

Deluxe Adhesive 200N

Misc.:  Memory Box Tree die,

Lawn Fawn Hillside die

To make this sparkle-y Christmas card I first started out by using Versamark
then embossing with SNS Gold Detail embossing powder.
I colored in the kitty and the lights with Copics.
Then using Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive and SNS glitters,
I started adding glitter, one color at a time starting from the top to the bottom
(you can see in the picture below)
so as not to contaminate my glitter colors with each other.
to do this successfully, I used the neatest glitter tool
Nuvo Craft Spoon, making it a snap to add the colors...a MUST HAVE! 
glitter colors added were 
Tangerine, Sugar Plum, Butterscotch, Gecko, Marine Blue, and Fire Engine Red.

Once all the glitters were added, I set it aside to dry for a bit, then carefully

and quickly fussy cut the kitty out.

Brush away any excess glitter with your Glitter Brush once it is dry.

I next die cut a tree and leaving it in the die,

I coated the entire thing with Dreamweavers Embossing paste.

Once the  embossing paste was done, I quickly removed the die cut

and then sprinkled on SNS Sparkling snow.

A tip is to also quickly wash away the Embossing paste from your die

as it dries very quickly.

Using a hillside stitched die, 

I cut a few 'hills', added Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive along the edges

then added more of the Sparkling Snow glitter.

I used Versamark to stamp the sentiment and embossed with 

Red Apple Embossing powder.

Using the small snowflake from the  Dancing Penguin stamp set

I stamped 3 snowflakes in Versmark and  used

Sparkle Embossing Powder. (they are better seen IRL).

To finish I added the snowy hillside, the tree, and popped up the kitty!

Thank you for visiting with me today!

(All products used are listed above for your convenience.)

Happy Haunting

Today at The Sisterhood of Crafters a new challenge theme begins

and it is 'Cute Spooks' 

and chosen by our very talented 'sistah' Terri.

I had lots of fun creating my cute little spooky scene.

I inked up a bit of scrap paper with TH Oxide Distress Inks,

spritzed a little bit of water, then used a circle punch to cut it out...easy!

The fence is a Spellbinders die that I won several years ago from a challenge

and was a perfect addition to the scene.

The tree is from Cheery Lynn Designs.

I cut it once from black card stock and once from a Halloween striped paper,

offsetting the black just a bit for a shadow effect.

The little owl ghost is a die from Cottage Cutz,

I think he is just the cutest little ghost.

The sentiment is one from the dollar bins you see in various stores,

stamped with Dew Drop ink Grape Jelly.

For a bit of sparkle, I added a few orange sequins.

Head on over to The Sisterhood of Crafters blog

and see all the fun 'cute spooks' my 'sistahs' have created!!

Don't Be Afraid

This is my post on the Tutti Designs blog today

Hi All, Diane here with three Halloween 'spooky' cards

using the fabulous Tutti Designs die

'Tree With Lantern'.

The first one was fun, 

using an embossing spider web folder

and a bolt of lightning I printed from Pinterest.

I die cut the pumpkin twice for interest.

 For the second card, I used a small diamond design embossing folder,

spider design paper and a chipboard banner and sentiment.

The next card I kept pretty simple,

adding a couple chipboard corner pieces, fun sentiment

and a few sequins 

Make sure to visit the Tutti Designs Store (link below)

for LOTS more Halloween dies!!

Come back tomorrow for lots more Tutti Designs inspiration!

and here are some Tutti Designs quick links:

Tutti Designs Store

Tutti Designs Pinterest

Tutti Designs Facebook

Tutti Designs Blog

Thank you for visiting with me today!

Pretty Fall Cotton Wreath

This is my post on the SNS blog today.

Hi Diane with you today using a beyond gorgeous digital

'Fall Cotton Wreath'!

I fell in love with this as soon as I saw it

as I had just purchased a real cotton wreath for my fireplace,

though this one is MUCH prettier!

This digital set has many more options 

and also comes in black and white so you can color it yourself if you choose!

I chose the already colored one as it was so beautiful.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Fall Cotton Wreath Digi3150J

Glitter:  Golden Wheat GM2026

Flocking: Twinkling Clouds SS107

Other:  Glitter Brush SG1400

Sticker Paper 99558

Stardust Gelly Roll Pen Sakura

Nuvo:   AquaShimmer Midas Touch

Deluxe Adhesive 200N

Misc.:  Sue Wilson Backgrounds Swirly Vine die

I printed out my Fall Cotton Wreath digi (in microsoft word)

then quickly fussy cut it out, only took minutes.

I set it aside , then die cut a pretty Sue Wilson die that I adhered to

Sticker paper and started applying Golden Wheat Glitter.

I pretty much just dumped it on and used my 'finger' tool

to rub it in, then brushing off the excess with my Glitter Brush.

Next came the fun part, 'dressing up' the digi.

I used a Stardust Gelly Roll Pen on the little white sprays of flowers 

and on random places on the wreath.

I also added lots of gold sparkle to the bow by adding 

Nuvo  Aqua Shimmer Midas Touch (gold).

Can you see how real the 'cotton' looks?

That's because I first carefully added Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

to each little cotton ball, then using craft tweezers

I sprinkled with SNS Twinkling Clouds Flocking.

I hope you have enjoyed my small tutorial of how this card was created!

Thank you for visiting with me today!!

Holiday Blessings

Happy October!!

Today at Back To Basics and Beyond Challenge blog

we have a fun new theme and it is

Water Colors!

I have so many different water colors

I was overwhelmed of which one to use.

In the end I chose my newest water colors from

Nuvo~Aqua Flow Aqua Splash.

On a Spellbinders die cut, I first ran it through my Cuttlebug,

embossing with a snowfall embossing folder.
I decided to do a 'splash' of water color rather then water coloring an image.

I spritzed my water color paper , then added my aqua color, letting it flow where it wanted.

I used my heat gun to quickly dry it

then stamped my tree image on that with Cottage Ivy ink.

I added a bit of 'sparkle' to the trees

using a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss.
(I wish you could see it)!

I die cut a little banner and stamped the sentiment on that,

then popped it up a tiny bit.

The card base is one of many I already have ready for A2

cards which I am trying my best to use up

since I tend to use mostly white card stock bases!

All my stamps were stamped using the

Tim Holtz stamp platform, my favorite 'tool' of the year!

I have all the products (and some links) for you below.

Now make sure to pop on over 

to Back To Basics and Beyond

and see all the beautiful

water colors the design team has for you!

Entering the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday .... Let's Get Ready For Christmas
Crop Stop .... ATG (Spellbinders~cuttlebug)
Addicted To Stamps & More .... Make Your Mark

Supplies:

Art Impressions Tree Stamp

Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss

Nuvo Aqua Flow~Aqua Splash

Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

Memento Dew Drops Cottage Ivy Ink

Flourishes Country Time Christmas sentiment

Spellbinders dies

Sizzix Snowfall embossing folder

Scare n' Up Some Pumpkins

BOO!
 Today at Double D Challenges we are
'Scare'n Up Some Pumpkins'!!
That is our theme for the next two weeks,
meaning we want to see your pumpkins and/or scarecrows.

There is a FABULOUS 'mood board' below for inspiration!

I purchased this Cottage Cutz die purposely just for this challenge!
Kind of crazy I know, but it gives me a good excuse to shop!

Honestly this Harvest Scarecrow die has FORTY pieces.....
wowzers, but it was so EASY to die cut.
 basically cut one thing at time,
meaning first the pumpkin, then the sun flowers,
adhering together as I went making it very fast to create!
I was able to use all kinds of paper scraps
from my scrap bags, that made me kind of happy!!
I love,love this detailed die
and I make sure I wait for the Cottage Cutz sales (60% off)
before  purchasing as I am a stickler for sales lol!

I also added a burlap paper background
on a big 5 1/2" card base
(I needed room for all the scarecrow details)
and a 'crow' using a bird die from Cheery Lynn Designs.
The sentiment is from Firecracker Designs,
(a set I won years and years ago) and was stamped
on a Tutti Stitched Oval!

So make sure and visit the Double D Challenge blog and see
all the WONDERFUL designs the fabulous Design Team has in store for you!!

Entering the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday .... ATG
Scrapyland .... ATG with a SL die
Pixie's Snippets Playground .... Snippets (and did I ever use a ton of them)
The Paper PLayers .... (top row across and middle row down)