BBTB2 - Football Season

Happy Monday!!!

Welcome to another fun challenge over at

BBTB2!

This week we want to see Football themed cards.

Either kind of Football will work :)

For me Football means NFL and Fantasy Football!

I love Fantasy Football, although this year I am 

not having a winning season :(

Oh well!

I used the Create-A-Friend cartridge for my images.

I cut the football at 18", if you can believe it!

It's only meant to be a small image because it is in

the hands of a football player, but it didn't prevent me

for enlarging it :)

I love the background paper too!

It is from Karen Foster Design's "Sports" 6x6 paper pad.

I found it on clearance at Hobby Lobby for $2.87 :)

I hope you will join us over at BBTB2 for

our Football challenge!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate #100

Happy Wednesday!!!

Welcome to another challenge over at Decorate To Celebrate!

This week for our Anything Goes challenge,

I decided to make a sign for my son's Kinder teacher

to give to her for an end of the year gift.

I used Create A Friend for this phrase

and just cut it out of cardstock - not vinyl.

The background paper is from Hobby Lobby's

The Paper Studio.

I used Mod Podge to adhere and seal it.

Here is a side view so you can see the thickness

of the wood that was used.

I painted it with black acrylic paint.

I hope you will join us for our challenge this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

BBTB2 - Football Season!!!

Happy Monday!!!

I hope you all have recovered from the weekend!

Today over at BBTB2 we have a super fun

challenge all about FOOTBALL!!!

Our lovely Brenda has chosen this theme and

I couldn't be happier!

I LOVE FOOTBALL!!!

So I decided to create a Good Luck card

with a Broncos theme (LOVE the Broncos!)

I used Create A Friend for my little football player.

I used pieces of paper from my scrap stash

and the "Good Luck" sentiment comes from

a TPC stamp set.

The enamel dots are from Recollections.

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

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!!!

CardzTV - Graduation Challenge

 I AM SO EXCITED!!!

This is my first post as a DT member for Mary over at CardzTV!!!

I have to tell you when I first started getting involved with
card making and the Cricut at the beginning of 2011,
 I found this "little" YouTube channel called CardzTV
and started getting "taught" by Mary.
I seriously watched EVERY single one of her videos!
I have learned so much from her,
practically everything I know about making cards,
I learned from her!
She inspired me - still does - and I thought to myself
(more times than once),
"I want to be just like her when I grow up"
:)

I was also so intimidated and in awe of Mary,
that I would never leave her comments,
just admired her from afar,
so now being on her team
and the fact that she knows my name
is CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY to me!!!

Anyway...

There is a new DT for CardzTV,
and they are all so extremely talented!!!
Mary also has a whole bunch of fun
and exciting challenges coming up,
so I hope you will stay tuned
and participate along with us :)

The challenge that is starting today is all about
Graduation!
We want to see all your cards and projects
that have to do with this momentous occasion!

My Project:

This is the card I made for my Dad!

He is in his 60's and finally got his Bachelor's Degree!

I am so proud of him!

I used Create A Friend for this cute little graduate

and Elegant Edges for the shaped mat.

I used Mary's "This N That" stamp set for the "Way to Go!"

LOVE this set!

The inside:

This sentiment comes from Mary's

new stamp set "Congratulations"

This set contains practically EVERY occasion you

could congratulate someone for - LOVE it!!!

Please swing on by CardzTV to see all of the other DT projects

and join us for this challenge!

You can purchase any of the CardzTV stamps HERE.

I am also going to enter this card into My Craft Spot's Congrats/Grads challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Here's the video:

FCCB Challenge #208 - April Showers (Use An Umbrella)

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #208 April Showers

This Weeks Sponsor

Winner will receive their choice of 3 digital images

~This Weeks Challenge~

April Showers

Create a project using an umbrella

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

Here is my project for the week:

I used Create A Friend for my little umbrella girl and Elegant Edges for the mat.

All my paper comes from My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary - Jack and Jill 6x6 pack.

My twine is from American Crafts and my sentiment is from

Craftin' Desert Divas Summer Lovin' stamp set.

I have a video for you to see how this card all came together.

I hope that you will join us over at FCCB this week for our April Showers/Use an Umbrella challenge!

I am also going to link this up to Little Scrap Pieces and CardzTV.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas Stamp Release - Simply Said "Heartfelt Thanks"

I am so EXCITED!!!

Are you ready for more sneak peeks?

You are in for some FUN!!!

Welcome to Day 2 of this 4 Day April stamp release party!!!

Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at one of the four new stamp sets.

Then, on Saturday and Sunday, we will have a blog hop with prizes each day.

The design team has some amazing creations to start this stamp release party.

Today we are showcasing the Simply Said stamp set.

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

Stamps will be available to order on Sunday.

We have a new store Craftin Desert Divas Shop and

a 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 show previews first, have giveaways and much more!!!

Here's my project I created:

I used Create A Friend, Create A Critter, Peachy Keen Stamps,

My Mind's Eye paper and American Crafts Twine to put this together.

I also inked the edges with Color Box Creamy Brown Chalk Ink and used

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink for the sentiment.

Isn't this font the greatest!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

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 name to get to their blog.

Tara will announce today's winner tomorrow. The winner will be picked from a different blog every day, so be sure to visit and leave comments.

Thank you all so much for joining us today and I hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks!!

I am also entering this card into the Exploring Cricut challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas - Sneak Peek "Summer Lovin"

How have you been LOVING the Sneak Peek Party so far?!?!

Today is the final day of the Sneak Peek and tomorrow will be the start of the 2 DAY BLOG HOP!!!

And remember there are still 3 prizes up for grabs!!!

One Today, One Saturday and One Sunday

So if you have missed out on the last two days, there is still time to comment and participate :)

 Today, a few of us are showcasing our projects created with the Summer Lovin' stamp set.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this stamp set!!!

PERFECT for all those summer projects
we are so anxious to get started on!

 Here is my project: 

Don't you just LOVE this stamp?!?!

My card was made using the Create A Friend cartridge (LOVE)

and Peachy Keen Everyday Faces.

My background paper comes from a Basic Grey

6x6 pack called "Fact" 

and the swimming pool paper comes from Imaginisce.

The ribbon is from American Crafts.

 Thanks so much for joining us!!!

And don't forget to stop over at Craftin' Desert Divas

for more sneak peeks, amazing inspiration by the DT

and for a chance to win today's giveaway.

The winner will be chosen from one of the blogs today, 

so the more you visit and comment

the better chance you have to win!!!

AND remember the BLOG HOP starts tomorrow!!!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!