Craftin' Desert Divas - Favorite Color Linky Party

Favorite Color

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Hey All!

Welcome to another Linky Party over at Craftin' Desert Divas!

This party is all about YOU!

Well, kind of, it's all about your favorite color!

I think that at this point in my blogging and card making,

I have made it pretty well know that PINK is my favorite color!

I LOVE PINK!!!

So here is my project using my favorite color 

AND 

my favorite complimentary color to pink - BROWN.

My Project:

And while I was at using my "favorites",

I decided to use my favorite gift/present cut 

that is found on the Celebrations cartridge, as well as

my favorite ways to dress up cards-

embossing.

I found the embossing folder at JoAnn's (Darice)

and I LOVE this design.

I also LOVE flat back pearls to use for my embellishments!

Then let's get to the sentiment - OH MY!!!

I LOVE this sentiment!!!

The font is FABULOUS!!!

This sentiment is found on the Simply Said Stamp Set

that Tara has created and I LOVE it!!!

The mat I used for the sentiment is found 

on the Sweethearts cartridge.

You can purchase this set HERE.

I hope that you will join us over at Craftin' Desert Divas

for the linky party that starts today!

And be sure to check out the DT's projects!!!

I am also going to be linking this up over at Die Cuttin' Divas

for the sketch challenge and Little Scrap Pieces.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas - Holiday Hop

Welcome to Craftin Desert Diva's Holly Jolly Christmas Blog Hop!!

I'm so happy that you could join us today! If this is the first time that you have hopped with us, you will not be disappointed. This is the Craftin' Desert Divas design team's first hop and I have to say my fellow design team sisters are all AMAZINGLY talented.

This is Day 1 and the start of the Holly Jolly Christmas Blog Hop! You will not only get some inspiration, but you could win GREAT prizes, too!! You must FOLLOW and COMMENT on all of the stops, both days, to have the chance to win.

Here are the wonderful sponsors for this hop...

For this two day hop each blog will be offering a prize from one of the sponsors listed above!!! You must visit each stop both days to be eligible to win. Winners will be announced on Dec 18. The entire winning list will be posted on Craftin Desert Diva's website.

My sponsor for today is..

Here is my project that I've created.... 

 

I decided to create a Home Decor piece using a 6x6 tile from Home Depot.  I used Mod Podge to adhere the pretty green background paper.  My present comes from the Celebrations cartridge and I have to say it is my MOST FAVORITE present cut that I have!!!!  My pattern paper is from Hobby Lobby open stock 12x12.  I cut it at 5" along with the shadow, which was cut out of some cream cardstock.  I inked around the edges of both my green b/g paper and cream shadow using Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress ink.  My tag was created by printing the saying "The Magic of Christmas is not in the Presents but in His Presence" on some cream cardstock just from my computer.  I cut it to the size I wanted, then just rounded the corners on one end with my large corner rounder from Hobby Lobby.  I also inked around my tag with the same ink.  My sheer cream ribbon is also from Hobby Lobby and I premade then attached the bow with a glue dot.  I used foam tape to pop up the present off of the tile for some added dimension.  My two red flat back pearls are from Michael's.  I really love the simplicity of this decor piece, and I LOVE the message!!!  I hope you become a follower and continue (or start) the hop!!!

Thanks so much for hopping with us this weekend!!!

Saturday Dec. 14 Line Up

(in case you want to start at the beginning or get lost along the way!)

1. Tara http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/

Sponsor: KaDoodle Bug Designs
 

2. Kathy http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/

Sponsor: Jaded Blossom
 

3. Karen http://craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com/

Sponsor: CardzTV
 

4.Tracy http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com

Sponsor: Designs on Cloud 9
 

5. Migdalia http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/

Sponsor: Fleurette Bloom
 

                                                   

7. Shelly http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com/

Sponsor: Lawn Fawn

 

8. Emily http://molliemugsblog.blogspot.com/
(YOU ARE HERE)

Sponsor: My Scrap Chick
 

9. Michelle.B http://www.michellescricutfun.blogspot.com

Sponsor: Sparkly Sweet Craft Notions
 

10. Lisa http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

Sponsor: Tombow

The Perfect Day...

Here is a card I created for one of my oldest and best friends whose birthday is at the end of the month.  I followed a few challenges, of course (my favorite thing to do), to put this together.  My Craft Spot "Favorite Technique", My Creative Time "Birthday", The Scrapbooking Queen "Color Challenge", and Little Scrap Pieces "Linky Party".  This card is a clean and simple card, and I used one of my favorite techniques -Embossing! I love to find new embossing folders, but I'm a hoarder and don't use them for months after :) Anyway, I used Cuttlebug's "Happy Birthday" and "Swiss Dots" embossing folders and Sizzix's "Flowers and Bow Strings".  I was also excited to use a couple sentiments from a stamp set I won from a challenge over at My Creative Time.  "Enjoy" and "The Perfect Day" come from the "Life Is Good" stamp set, which I LOVE!  I used Celebrations for the gift image (and some scrap pattern paper), George for the circles, and Elegant Edges for the scallop border on the front.  My ribbon comes from JoAnn's.  I did take inspiration from the Mojo Monday sketch this week, but it's too far off that I'm not going to enter it in over there. I hope that my friend will enjoy this card as much as I enjoyed making it.  I also have a video for you to watch.  Thanks for checking in!!!

Three's A Bling!

This week over at Die Cuttin Diva's they have challenged us to create a Birthday card using three embellishments; My Creative Time has issued the challenge to "Bling It Up"; and of course the sketch is from Mojo Monday (LOVE this sketch!).  So this is what I came up with.  I used George for the circles and Celebrations for the gift cut.  The flowers and bling are from Michael's.  All the paper comes from the We R Memory Keepers 6x6 Anthologie pack (LOVE it!).  Thanks for stoppin' by!

You Would!

I'm sad that I could not get this to photograph well.  I don't feel the true colors and details of this card are perfectly represented and it's a shame because these colors represent me to a "T".  My husband and I have a running joke that anytime I see something that I absolutely love, my husband knows me so well and will say "You Would!".  It's been a rough weekend dealing with his cancer and I have to remember and keep hold of those fun moments with him.  We will get back to those times, but for now it SUCKS!  Anyway, I digress...this card was made for a couple challenges Cardz TV Stamps  "It's SO You" and Little Scrap Pieces "Fun Friday Birthday Challenge".  So not only do I love this color scheme of pinks and browns, I LOVE presents!  So this card is definitely "SO" me.  I found the layout in the Mojo Monday archieves (seriously am obsessed with these layouts).  The present is cut from Celebrations, the scallop cloud is from Once Upon a Princess, and I used Swiss Dots embossing folder for the mats.  The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye Blush 6x6 pack.  I also inked around the edge of the base mat with ColorBox Dark Brown Chalk Ink.  I really am in love with this card and will never give it to anyone - I'll keep it for myself - as I do with many of my cards :)

Happy Birthday Challenge - FCCB

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge http://www.fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/ issued a challenge for a Birthday themed card. There are two Birthday's going on over there Robin and the actual blog. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY to them!!! Anyway, this challenge came at a great time, I needed to make a birthday card for my brother-in-law. I really liked how it turned out, I think the colors are complimentary of each other. I hope that my brother-in-law likes the card, (but maybe I am more concerned with if my sister is going to like it).

Paper Playtime "Party" Creation

Here is my creation for the Paper Playtime challenge to make anything party related. I used one of the cakes from the Celebrations cart.

My Pink Stamper "Yummy" Creation

Robyn over at My Pink Stamper is going to be releasing a new stamp set this coming weekend and my guess is it is going to have something to do with cupcakes. She left a clue relating to her daughter, and I know from watching her videos that her daughter loves cupcakes, so that's my guess - we will see if I am right. Anyway, she wanted creations made of something "Yummy". I have made a few cupcakes already, so I decided to try the cake from the Celebrations cart.

My Pink Stamper Birthday Challenge

So for The Pink Stamper's Birthday today, she issued a birthday challenge. This is what I came up with using the Celebrations cart. Happy Birthday Robyn!!!

cardztv cupcake challenge

So I found another fun blog with challenges! It's cardztv.blogspot.com. This challenge was to use any sort of cupcake image. I chose to use one of the cupcakes from the Celebrations cart. I also just bought a cupcake stamp set from Roberts and I was able to use the "Yummy" stamp from that. How fun!!!

Here are a couple more cards I put together. I think they turned out pretty cute. I know that they are super simple, but sometimes less is more - right?

This is another Birthday card I put together. It took me a while to figure out the cupcake from the Celebrations cart, but I did it and it turned out cute. I didn't really have a stamp to add to it, I think it could use one, but it still is cute.

So, I have made a handful of cards and am going to upload them. I am just starting out, but some of them are really cute. I think my favorite is the Celebrate Birthday Card. It is so super cute!!!