Die Cuttin Divas - Celebrate Spring

Happy Tuesday!
It's time for another Die Cuttin Diva's Challenge! This week its all about Spring! Oh how I love Spring, the green grass, the fresh flowers, the beautiful colors everywhere... Love it! 

I'm in love with these colors! I started with a new frame die from My Creative Time Hello

I used every color of Spring I could think of and then some :) I stamped the word spring and added some fun sequins. Very simple but oh so Spring :)

 Thank for stopping by and hope to see you join in the fun!

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Craftin Desert Divas March Stamp Release

Happy Birthday Craftin Desert Divas stamps!!

Today is Day 1 of the sneak peeks for the March stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas. We have 7 new stamp sets in this release. Craftin Desert Divas stamps now has an exclusive license with Kristi W Designs to add Kristi's super adorable images to Tara's stamps.

 These images and sentiments come with a SVG outline that is FREE to you. They are in the CDD Gallery on Facebook under the files tab.

Here are the release special for you:

1. Use Code: Birthday to receive 15% off your entire order. Sale ends 3/22 10pm MST.

Each day, there will be a new FREE SVG pattern.  You can email craftindesertdivas@gmail.com to request it. You must comment and follow each blog in order to get the free file. Join us this Friday & Saturday for our hop and more free files!!

 Now for some birthday fun! All week long we are going to host games and have prizes in the CDD Gallery.  Be sure to join us. Now put on your party hat on and get ready to celebrate with us!! Join us this Friday & Saturday for our blog hop.

Today we are showcasing the "All Aboard & Birthday Express" stamps

Here's what I've created for you.....

I've used the "All Aboard" stamp set.

Yes, this set is ABSOLUTELY perfect for all things TRAINS.... It's SOOO CUTE! But, look at the versatility of it, you don't just have to use it for traditional trains :)

These are just two of the sentiments in this set that are FABULOUS!

Here's another sneak using the same set.....

Oh my goodness... look at these numbers! I am in LOVE.

I chose to only use the candle portion on the focal number but they all have a candle - SO CUTE!

Look at how AWESOME this is! I love these numbers and I'm sure you will too! I hope you enjoyed my cards and I hope you will stop over to the CDD Blog and see the rest of the fabulous inspiration!!

Be sure to join us tomorrow for another great new stamp set.

Here's today's free pattern:

Be sure to comment and follow each blog in order to get the freebie pattern.

CDD stamps are..

 4x6 stamps

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 Divas' stamps. In this group, we show previews first, have giveaways and much more!

Thank you so much for joining us today.  I hope you will visit the CDD blog tomorrow for more sneak peeks.

Eater Bunny Treats with Trendy Twine

Hi There Trendy Fans!

I'm over at Trendy Twine today sharing some fun bunny treats using the most gorgeous Watermelon Taffy Trendy Twine & Small Candy Sacks. 

While shopping in a party store I found some pink and green candies and knew instantly where these were going! 

The flat bottomed candy sacks were just perfect for my little bunny treats. I decided to adhere a little grass to the bags before I put the candy inside. Next, I dropped the candy inside and tied them with the Watermelon Taffy Trendy Twine and added a sweet little tag.

I used a scallop and circle die from MCT and a die cut bunny. I tied my Watermelon Taffy Trendy Twine into three knots very tightly until it formed a teeny tiny bunny tail :) I just think the kids will love these for Easter... As long as I don't eat them first.

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Die Cuttin Diva's - St. Patrick Day

Happy Tuesday!
It's time for another Die Cuttin Diva's Challenge! This week we have a St. Patrick's Day Challenge. Get out your green, shamrocks, leprechauns... whatever inspires you for St. Patrick's Day and come join us!

I made a pretty simple "Good Luck" card. 

 I'm pretty sure I have a bit of an obsession with my glittery gold paper. I think I pull it out for every project... I just LOVE how it looks with every color!

I started with a nice clean wood grain card stock, and then pulled out some chevron dies. Would you believe I found the horseshoe in my die cut box just waiting to be used :) I attached two strips of the chevron die cuts but it wasn't enough... a third was too much (I sound a bit like Goldilocks) and so I actually used the piece of scrap from the green die cut and it was just right :). Popped the horseshoe on top of the chevrons, stamped a little good luck and voila...Finished. Thank for stopping by and hope to see you join in the fun!

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Craft It Up & Link It Up "Green" Linky Party"

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 "Green Linky Party".  Visit Craftin Desert Divas for all the rules and to play along. 

This week we have some fabulous sponsors.

One Free Stamp

$25 gift Card

I created a birthday card with a Green theme ":) So I guess it would be perfect for a boy, but girls love green too so that worked out great! I wanted to share something with you today. I had an email from a company that asked me a few questions about my Crafting/creative process, among a few other questions. Honestly, I think every time I enter my craft room I have a different intention....Quick, simple, fun, fussy, artistic, necessity, and the list goes on. So just for fun I thought I'd share my process on this card.

 I really lwanted to see if I could make a card in under 15 minutes which includes the inspiration, design, and elements. I mean literally walking into my room and leaving it 15 minutes later with a card in hand :) So I sat down and pulled out my CDD's stamp set Bring on the cake So I may have cheated a bit because I guess the theme was already set for me with the whole "Green" thing. (It doesn't matter anyway because I still didn't make the 15 :)) This sentiment stood out to me as I thought it would look great on a circle die cut... I pulled out my circle and scallop punch.

 Next I got out a paper pad from Basic Grey that had a few shades of green and just picked three of my favorites. Next I cut the scallop and circle and stamped the sentiment and then matted them on the lime polka dot paper. But something didn't look right. I originally had a lime green color instead of the white I ultimately chose. But this is why some cards usually take a little longer that 15 minutes :) 

With the white card stock  I could color in the image and get a much more clean look. Lastly, I added a black and white striped ribbon. Not sure where that inspiration came from but I liked it. The white circle card stock still needed something. Adhered the scallop to the ribbon and adhered the lime polka dot paper to white card stock.  So at about the 18 min mark (HAHA) I punched three small black circles and glued them to the bottom of the circle and added some glossy accents. I think I finished it under 20 minutes. It's hard for me because I always change my mind :) Thanks for visiting and sticking around to the end. I really appreciate it! 

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Craftin Desert Divas - Animal theme week

Hello CDD Fans!

It's day 6 of the animal week at Craftin Desert Divas! How much fun has this week been? Aren't all the animal projects so cute? Today I'm sharing a card using an older set punny. This set has some of the cutest sentiments, it is still one of my favs! 

I found an adorable cut file from KaDoodle Bug Designs Cutesy Zoo Animals. Isn't this elephant cute?

I used some fun valentine paper and some pretty pink embellishments from my buddy Helen :) I stamped an  adorable peachy keen face and inked up this little elephant for some dimension.

I used this fun sentiment, so cute huh? 

That's all I have for you today so make sure you leave a comment for a chance to win $10 to the CDD store!

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CDD Gallery - We'd love you to share your projects using the CDD stamps.

     

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Die Cuttin Divas - Sketch challenge

Happy Tuesday!
It's time for another Die Cuttin Diva's Challenge! This week we have a sketch for you. So get your paper out and come join us :)

I kind of flipped the sketch and made a few thank you cards. The day I made this it was raining and I think I was hoping for a rainbow :) 

I used the lil inker rainbow and cloud die and My creative time stamp. I added some embellishments that I made with perler beads.

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