BBTB2 - Apple for the Teacher

Happy Monday!

I seriously need to get my craft room set up ;)

This week over at BBTB2, 

Caroline has chosen an Apple theme

for our cards or projects.

I decided to make a teacher appreciation card.

The apple is from Doodlecharms and my b/g paper is all 

from DCWV "School Days".

The sentiment is from Craftin' Desert Divas.

I hope you will join us this week over at BBTB2.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Back To School Supplies

Happy Monday!!!

Oh my, my life has gotten busy!

I went back to work after a 6 1/2 year break (kids),

and I can't believe the difference it has made

in how I don't have time for anything!

Especially crafting :(

Luckily, I made time this last week to get a card done

for the challenge I am hosting over at BBTB2!

And because it is Back To School time, I thought

it would be a perfect theme for this week.

But to add a little something to the challenge,

let's see School Supplies on your projects!

I pulled out my Recess Lite cartridge and cut out a few of the

super cute images and displayed them on my card.

The paper is from DCWV and

the sentiment stamp is from

Craftin' Desert Divas.

Please join us this week over at BBTB2!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas - Back To School Linky Party

Happy Monday!!!

Welcome to another

over at Craftin' Desert Divas!!!

The theme for this Linky Party is:

Back To School!!!

AND

Our Sponsors are:

Craftin' Desert Divas

One Stamp Set

My Scrap Chick

$10 Discount Code

AND

Clearsnap

Prize Pack

My Project:

How many of you know some kids that are just dreading

going back to school and have the "Backpack Blues"?

Well, I made this card with all those kids in mind :)

especially my 12 year old niece!

This fun sentiment comes from Craftin' Desert Divas

School Zone Stamp Set

You can purchase this set HERE.

The DT was so lucky to have some amazing products to

use from Clearsnap - a colorful ColorBox ink pad and some daubers.

I'm totally converted to the daubers!

So I inked around the edges of my base card and my blue pattern papers

with the fabulous blue ink from ColorBox.

I used the Recess Cartridge for the backpack.

LOVE this cut!!!

I also used paper from DCWV Grade School paper stack

and some other scraps in my stash.

The twine is Trendy Twine Blueberry - LOVE!

And the bling is from Darice (JoAnn's)

Here is the inside:

I kept it super simple, but inked around the edges of

the white cardstock mat and pattern papers with the

same blue ink.

Seriously, the daubers are FABULOUS!!!

I hope that you will join us for the linky party

over at Craftin' Desert Divas.

Here is a video showing how my card came together:

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas Daily Blog Post - What A Scholar!

YAY! for Saturday!!!

Did you all survive the week?

I am so happy it's the weekend!

I am so excited to be showcasing one of my favorite stamps

from Craftin' Desert Divas School Zone set -

"What A Scholar!"

I absolutely LOVE this stamp,

the font is fabulous!

It can be used for so many occasions during the

school year!

So here is the card I created using this sentiment...

Here is a close up...LOVE it!

My card is 5x5 and I used paper from The Paper Studio's

All Occasion pack (Hobby Lobby).

My little nerd (who I really think needs a tan) is from

Create A Friend - I LOVE this cut!

He is popped up on some foam tape

which gives the card some great dimension.

The yellow brads are also from The Paper Studio.

I inked around the edges of my papers with Tim Holtz

Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Super fun card!

And take a look at the rest of the AMAZING

sentiments on this set...

You can purchase this set HERE.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Sneak Peek - School Zone

Today we continue the July stamp release over at
Craftin Desert Divas!!!

AND we have some exciting news to share with you!!!

Tara has added some lovely images from

Trina Clark to go with her sentiments!!!

These images will also come with a matching
SVG cut file that is FREE to you.

There are a few specials during this release as well!

Every purchase Receives a FREE Too Cute by Jessica

SVG pattern Made especially for this release!!!

Any minimum 2 Stamp purchase will receive a FREE mini stamp.

Both stamp & pattern will be revealed during the hop!

Also, there will be a sale 20% off your ENTIRE purchase

using code: JULY starting on Friday.

The free mini stamp & sale will end Aug.1, 2014.

So let's continue on with the sneak peeks!

Today is Day 3 of Craftin Desert Divas July stamp release!

Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek

at one of the five new stamp sets.

Then, on Friday and Saturday, we will have a blog hop

with prizes each day.

There are some amazing creations being

shared today during this stamp release.

We also have some special guest designers who will be joining us!!! 

Today we are showcasing the School Zone stamp set.

All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA.

Stamps will be available to order on Friday.

We hope you will stop by the  Craftin Desert Divas Shop

and the Craftin Desert Divas Gallery Facebook group.

We would love for you to join us and share your creations with us

using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps.

In this group we first show previews, have giveaways and much more!

Here is my project:

I used Create A Friend for my card.

The face comes from PKS Everyday Face Assortment.

The Trendy Twine color is Blueberry.

My paper comes from DCWV School Days Stack.

I LOVE this stamp that Tara came up with- it's so clever!

I used Color Box Frost White Pigment Ink to stamp it

on the black chalkboard.

Sneak Peek Giveaway!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs!

You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog,

but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning!!

Just click on the DT's blog page name to get to their blog.

The winners will all be announced in a few days

once Tara's blog resolves some of the issues it's been having.

The winners will be picked from a different blog every day,

so be sure to visit and leave comments.

Tara is giving you a few extra days to make comments :)

Thanks for checkin' in!!!