Bear Hugs & An Awesome Giveaway!

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Hello crafty friends! My posting has been kind of sparse recently because I'm so preoccupied with Lexi. We got some more potentially bad news this week that now her kidneys might be starting to fail. We're still waiting on some more test results, so there's lots of prayin' going on in our little world! We're really hoping beyond all hope that it's just a kidney infection, which can be cleared up with a few weeks of antibiotics, but we'll have an answer in the next couple days.

Anyway, I find it helps me to make ridiculously cheerful cards (online shopping also helps but that's a whole other issue), so that's what I've been focusing on. I made this pop-out frame card for my sister-in-law's birthday. Once again, I used the Jinger Adams All-Occasion card kit, which I am still obsessed with :)

 

SIZE:  5 x 6"
CRICUT:  Imagine
CARTRIDGES:  "Better Together" & "Teddy Bear Parade"
PAPER:  Jinger Adams & Core'dinations
STAMPS:  My Pink Stamper "Fabulous Phrases", "More Punny-licious" & "Itty Bitty-licious", CTMH "Card Word Puzzle"
INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Holiday Red", Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"
PUNCHES:  Martha Stewart & Fiskars
OTHER:  Jinger Adams cardstock stickers, CTMH Liquid Glass, Stickles "Fruit Punch" & "Star Dust", Fiskars Paper Edgers, Sakura gel pens

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Challenges:

DL.ART -  Thankful Thursday September Linky Challenge, anything goes
Every Day Is An Occasion -  Sunday {Fun}day #13, anything goes
Happy Campers - Challenge #22, flowers
5 Simple Things -  Inspire Me Fridays #121, anything goes
Hiding In My Craft Room -  Challenge #116, "Lots of layers"
Little Scrap Pieces -  Fun Friday Linky Party, anything goes
Sister Act -  Challenge #25, anything goes (cards only)
Simon Says Stamp -  Wednesday Challenge, anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays -  Challenge #139, anything goes
Totally Gorjuss -  Challenge #202, "Dotty"

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GIVEAWAY!

All you have to do to enter is comment on this post. That's it! You don't have to become a follower to qualify. 

The deadline is Friday, October 4th @ 11:59pm PST. 

I will use random.org to pick the winner.

Here is the prize bundle....

CardMaker card kit "Simple Comfort", CTMH "Live Out Loud" stamp set, Cuttlebug "D'Vine Swirls" embossing folder, K&Company adhesive borders (pack of 28)

 Thank you for visiting me! Have a blessed day!

-Diana :)

Getting Cricky "Show Us Your Style" Design Team Blog Hop

Hi friends! I'm so happy you could join us for this month's Getting Cricky Design Team Blog Hop!!  We have an EXTRA SPECIAL hop for you this month -- For the past week we've been celebrating the BRAND NEW additions to our Getting Cricky team by showcasing some of our favorite K Andrew Designs stamp sets...

And NOW, we'd like for you to get to know more about us and our very special Guest Designer (and former Getting Cricky Design Team Sister), Larelyn from Handmade from My Heart!!

If you've hopped along from Patti's blog then you are in the right place!! If you are just joining me from your dashboard, or reading this via email, please be sure to CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Kristal's blog (you'll want to catch up on all the FUN!!)...

Each of Kristal's stamp sets benefit charity. At least $1 per stamp set goes to benefit the charity noted on the stamp set package. Kristal is donating to the following charities: Cancer Angels, Storefront Shelter for Homeless Children, Intrepid & Fallen Heroes, E. Glaser Pediatric AIDS  Foundation, Doorways Shelter for Women & Children (Domestic Violence), Wayside House for Women, Camp Good Days & Special Times, Adopt a Classroom, and Autism Research Institute. Kristal will donate $1 for every stamp set sold, retail or wholesale to the charity noted; and over time believes this will add up to some wonderful miracles for these special people. So you can feel good that each time you purchase a K Andrew Designs stamp set, someone around the country is receiving some good help!

K Andrew's stamps are all made and assembled here in the USA, which is very important to Kristal. This ensures all product materials are safe and that jobs are being provided and maintained here in America.  You can learn even more about Kristal's stamps (and pick some up for yourself) by visiting her online store K Andrew Designs....

For my project, I'm featuring the Owly Hoo Sentiments and Winter Wishes stamp sets:

And here's my project!...

This is a 5" square card base, using Kraft cardstock. I used my Imagine machine for this card. All of the images & patterned papers are from the "Better Together" cartridge. The hearts are from the stock images that come with the Imagine machine, cut at 5", 4.5" and 4". The girl/dog image is from page 20 and is cut at 3". The image is mounted using pop-dots. The pearls are from Darice. I inked all of the edges with some Martha Stewart ink in "Chocolate". I added & tied the little pink bows to her hair using some Offray ribbon. And of course the stamps are from K Andrew Designs, using the sets shown above & Tim Holtz Distress Ink in "Walnut Stain".

What is my style? Well, I love anything & everything having to do with animals - specifically dogs. Although this card is more serious, I mostly make projects that are fun & whimsical. The thing I love most about Kristal's stamps is that I can always create the perfect sentiment because her stamps are so versatile & have so many mix & match possibilities. In addition to animals, I also love using flowers & hearts. I'm not a girly girl in real life at all, but in my crafting I totally am! I like to use soft pastel colors as well as bright & fun colors, depending on my mood, lol. Also, I am totally obsessed with details - probably too much! Thank you so much for hopping by tonight!


*** Remember -- As a special THANK YOU for joining us in welcoming the new team this week, you can use the promo code "letshavefun" at checkout for 20% OFF your ENTIRE stamp purchase!! Be sure to take advantage of this special before it's GONE!!  :)

Now you can hop on over to your next stop:
Faith Abigail 

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