Craftin Desert Diva's Linky Party "Mothers Day"

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Happy Monday!
Today is the Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party hosted by Tara of Craftin Desert Divas! Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly linky party and you could win fabulous prizes!! Welcome to our mid post for this weeks "Mothers Day" Challenge Linky Party. Visit Craftin Desert Divas for all the rules and to play along. 
Wow, can you believe we are about to celebrate Mother's Day....how can it be May already??? And to top it off Thurs. my little boy, my baby, is turning 10......how did that happen??? phew...time flies :(
Well, we are certainly in mothers day mode over at Craftin Desert Divas, make sure you stop over for some fabulous inspiration! I just love how diverse our creative team is, you get to see every style and design from CAS, traditional, playful, trendy, shabby chic, etc.... I think we cover it all :) So today I'm sharing a playful card with you.

I just love yellow and grey together, so I thought of the this card for my mom.  She is an avid gardener and LOVES flowers. I sure wish she passed down the green thumb :(

I added a cute little tag and stamped it with "Love you" from the newest release "Simply Said"  

and added some YUMMY Twine Lemon Tart Trendy Twine and finished it off with a few rhinestones and two little Skittles to represent water drops. 

 

Again look at that great stamp.... It's really awesome!

Don't forget... if you purchased a set from CDD, please make a project and enter the challenge or join the Craftin Desert Divas Gallery and show us your creation!

Have a WONDERFUL day!

Happy Mother's Day!

Hi Everyone!

I can't even believe that I'm making cards for Mother's Day.  I looked at the calendar and realized it's almost summer vacation.(well 6 weeks) That makes me happy but wow the year just zoomed on by - AGAIN :)

We've had some nice weather so I photographed my cards outside this morning.  Natural sunlight makes for such a nice photo :) This was a pretty simple card that started with some daisy flowers from the Walk in my garden Cartridge.

Card - A2

Paper - Basic Grey

Instant Camera die - Lil Inkers

Sentiment - My Creative Time

Ribbon - Little Scrap Pieces

Machine stitched

Challenges

Fantabulous Cricut - Use paper flowers on your card or project

DCD - Challenge 113 ~ Anything Goes

Cuttlebug Mania - Something special for Mom - Die - Instant Camera die (Cuttlebug)

Go fish Challenges - Mom

DL.ART Thankful Thursday challenge #108- Mothers day

Everyday is an Occasion - Sunday Funday

Have a NICE day everyone!

 

Little Scrap Pieces DT Post - Flowers

Hi Everyone!

Did you enjoy the week? As you read this we should be on a gold mine tour in Angels Camp Ca having a blast! I sure couldn't forget about Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday! I hope you will join us for this challenge it's an easy one - Flowers. Just use a flower on your project and link up with us! I chose something Clean and simple

I cut the card and flowers using my gypsy. The flowers are from Walk in my garden and I used one of the card cuts. I just placed the flowers in a random pattern on the card and cut!

Next I added fun pattern paper in the colors of the rainbow because I saw Miss Cassandra's awesome challenge over at My Creative Time and I LOVE this theme! Lastly I added the perfect sentiment from the MCT Color me happy stamps.

cas-ual Fridays - Chevrons and Flowers

I sure hope you stop over and see ALL the fabulous designs from the team and join us!

Love 4 Sale

Hi Everyone!


Hope you all are enjoying your weekend! We sure are having a great one! I have to make this quick so I can get to making my spinach artichoke dip for the super bowl. I so look forward to the Super Bowl just for the FOOD! Here is a cute little card I made for my Mom for Valentines Day. Of course I'm entering it in some challenges, how can you not enter in some of these....so much Love everywhere, LOVE it!
Challenges:
Go Fish Challenge - Color Challenge - Stop over and check out the fabulous color inspiration
Scrapbookaholic by Abby - Anything with 3 hearts
My Sheri Crafts - Love is in the Air - At least 2 hearts

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Cricut Cartridges - Just Because Cards, Create a Critter & Walk in my Garden 

Paper - We are memory keepers - love struck

Buttons - MM

Ribbon - MM

Machine Stitched

Ink - Tim Holtz

Sentiment - Printed

Sweet Friend

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Hope you all are enjoying your day! I have a card that I made for a few challenges. I followed the Photo inspiration over at Peachy Keen Stamps. You have to see what the DT created and you'll love the entries! Fabulous!

Isn't this just beautiful? I just LOVED the pop of blue and bright pink. Here is what I came up with.
Challenges:
Paper Playtime - Anything goes (Stop over, they are having a GREAT blog hop!
My Craft Spot - Anything Goes  Fabulous inspiration this week!

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Cricut Cartridge - Walk in my Garden

Paper - Recollections & Provo Craft

Stamps - PKS-487 In Stitches

Sentiment - My Creative Time

Tag - My Creative Time Die

Ribbon - Martha Stewart & Celebrate it

HELLO Pumpkin!

Hi Everyone!


First, I just wanted to say a quick Thank you to Kate over at Scrappers Creative Corner.  I received my new Creative time for me stamps (Emma) and I love them so much!!! Thank you Kate!!  

I really wanted to play in a few of the "Fall" challenges, so I created this cute little pumpkin card! Oh those peachy face just get me!!!  Well here is my card and hope you are enjoying your weekend!

CHALLENGES:

Scrapalicious usa ~ Fall Theme
Love to Crop ~ Fall
Paper Cutz ~ Going to the pumpkin patch

Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cartridge - PDDU, Walk in my garden(sign), Sports mania (grass)

Paper - BOBunny, Recollections

Ink - Colorbox & Tim Holtz

Stamps -PK-754 Critter Faces SET A Medium 

Brads - MM

Sentiment - Printed

White Gel Pen

Stardust glitter pen

Thank you - Sunflower

Hi Everyone!


I didn't realize that the My time to craft challenge ends tomorrow(I think). The challenge is called In Full Bloom.  I have a ton of thank you cards to send to all of my wonderful friends and family for my birthday. Well here is one special thank you created for this challenge! I know this is not my usual type of card but I'm not sure why I lean toward this style when creating Thank you's.... Anyway, I think this just may be my favorite card since I've started my blog! I used Walk in my garden (sunflower) and sized each flower smaller than the last  using my gypsy. I added pop dots in between each layer to give dimension.  I used brown and black glitter (mixed) for the seed head. I inked and inked :) the edges of the petals and added some ribbon(also inked) and a cute little sentiment. I hope you all have enjoyed the Labor Day weekend! 

Card – 5.5” x 4.25”

Cartridges –  Walk in my garden

Paper – DCWV

Ribbon – Celebrate it

Ink – Tim Holtz, Colorbox

Sentiment - Printed

  

With Love - Garden Card

Hi Everyone!

Happy Sunday! It has been a wonderful day despite our overcast weather.  We headed off to Church this morning and then we all went to breakfast.  Now, the boys are out riding bikes.  Mommy gets to do laundry and make a quick card :) I really wanted to participate in the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge.  This week it's all about Bugs....  Also, the challenge over at Die Cuttin Divas looked so fun! So I combined the two, and came up with this.  I love being in the garden, although I could do without the bugs.  I created this in my gypsy using Walk in my garden.  Hope you enjoy! 

Card - 4.75" x 6.5"

Cartridge - Walk in my garden

Paper - Recollections, Pressed Petals

Ribbon - Celebrate it

Buttons - MM

Sentiment - Printed on computer

White Gel Pen

So Thoughtful - PKS Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone!

Here is a quick card I made for Peachy Keen Stamps Sketch Challenge.  I wasn't sure if you were able to add details such as ribbon or other shapes so I left it exactly as the sketch.  I like how it turned out! I love the look of simple cards!

Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cartridge - Walk in my garden

Paper - GCD Studios, Recollections, Bazzill

Ink - Tim Holtz, Versa Mark (sponged flower and printed paper)

Sentiment - "So thoughtful"

Grillin' & Chillin' Bug Hop - It's Chillin time

Hi Everyone and welcome to My Paper Love and BugBites first ever Bug Hop, Grillin’ & Chillin’ Bug Hop! To celebrate the beginning of summer, Barb over at BugBites is hosting two consecutive weekends of Bug Hops. This weekend it is all about the Chillin’, June 4-6.

If you've come from visiting Kim’s at http://uscrap2.blogspot.com/, you're in the right place! If you just stumbled across my blog and would like to play along with our Grillin’ & Chillin’ Bug Hop, click HERE to start from the beginning. Each designer along the bug trail is featuring a project based on the Grillin’ & Chillin’ theme. What’s more exciting is you can participate too by creating a project and linking it up over at BugBites for a chance to win a Big Prize.

But, there’s a twist. Your project must include at least one Cricut cut and at least one of the critters that have been hidden within some of the bug stop blogs. Be sure to visit all the bug stops to find all your critter choices.

While you are looking for the critters, be sure to check out the blog candy that each designer has to offer you. You don't want to miss out on any of it!

I am so excited and honored to be part of this HOP. Here is what I came up with. When I think of chillin the first thing that comes to mind is something cool to drink. So here’s a tall glass of lemonade!

5.5" x 5.5" Card

Cartridges - Simply Charmed & Walk in my garden

Paper - Recollections & Bazzill

Paper Edger - Martha Stewart

Ribbon threads from my collections

Sentiment - Printed on my computer

Oh and you can’t go before you see my Blog candy:

2 Making Memories 8x8 paper packs (Just Chillin Boy and Girl) How perfect for the hop right??? 46 stickers and 111 chipboard alpha stickers.

Please become a follower and leave a comment letting me know if you are a “New” or “Already” a follower. Please don't forget to include your e-mail address.

 That's all you have to do for a chance to win the candy! Please, U.S. mailing addresses only. I'll randomly choose a winner on June 7^th. Good Luck to everyone!

Now it's time to HOP

Your next stop is ...Amy’s blog, http://www.lovetocrop.com . Hop over and see what she has in store for you today.

Remember, once you have hopped to all the bug stops, it's your turn to show us your Grillin’ & Chillin’ project.

Just in case, here is the list for our buggy hop!

Barb http://bugbites411.blogspot.com/

Tanya http://nonnascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Jenn http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/

Jovan http://www.cardsbyjovan.com/

Britt http://sunshineandcrafts.blogspot.com

Brynn http://www.flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com

Maureen http://mosaddiction.blogspot.com

Cherie http://oneheartscrapper.blogspot.com

Jen H http://theholtonshome.blogspot.com/

Diana L http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

Priscilla http://priscrafteeescape.blogspot.com/

Heather www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

Theresa www.miislucky.blogspot.com

Peggy Sue http://ICrea8Cards.blogspot.com/

Kim http://uscrap2.blogspot.com/

Shelly http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com ***THAT’S ME***

Amy http://www.lovetocrop.com ***NEXT STOP***

Lezlye www.lezlyes.blogspot.com

Hope you have a GREAT time!

Don't forget to link up your project at the first stop!

Barb @ Bug Bites