Craftaholics R Us Challenge #9 ~ Sequins

Hello friends!! I hope you are having a wonderful week! It's time for another challenge over at Craftaholics R Us and we hope you can join us! To join in on the fun or just to check us out, simply click on the badge below....

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SIZE:  A2
CRICUT:  Expression 2
CARTRIDGE:  "Create a Critter"
PAPER:  DCWV; Core'dinations
STAMP SET:  My Pink Stamper "Punny-licious"
INK:  Memento "Tuxedo Black"
OTHER:  Stickles "Star Dust"; Darice sequins & gems; Smooch Pearlized Top Coat



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Thank you for taking the time to visit me and have a great day!!

PDE Linky Party #171 ~ Anything Goes

Hello crafty friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and, more importantly, looking forward to an awesome weekend! Now it's time for another PDE Linky Party! We would love to have you share your fabulous crafty projects with us! To see the full guidelines and link up your creations, click HERE or on the badge directly below. We look forward to seeing what you create!

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SIZE:  5" square
CRICUT:  Expression 2 & Gypsy
CARTRIDGE:  "Create A Critter"
PAPER:  Recollections; Bazzill; DCWV
STAMP SET:  My Pink Stamper "Punny-licious"
INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Cocoa"
OTHER:  Fiskars edge punch; Stickles "Xmas Red" & "Platinum"; 3M foam tape


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Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have an awesome day!

Just Keep Swimming

Hello & happy Sunday to you! I'm feeling blessed to be enjoying another gorgeous California weekend with my human husband & canine children. Today's card is another scene card, which I seem to be into recently. I also seem to be stuck on the beachy & oceany (is that a word?) themes lately, so I'm just goin' with it!

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SIZE:  A2
CRICUT:  Expression & Gypsy
CARTRIDGES:  "Animal Antics", "Cherry Limeade", "Create A Critter", "Pet Shop"
PAPER:  Bazzill; CTMH; Core'dinations; Recollections
EMBOSSING:  Cuttlebug with "D'Vine Swirls" folder
STAMP SET:  Peachy Keen Stamps "Critter Faces"
INK:  Tim Holtz "Black Soot" & "Antique Linen"; VersaMagic "Sea Breeze"
OTHER:  CTMH Liquid Glass; Smooch Pearlized Top Coat; Fiskars punches; Sakura gel pens


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Challenges:

DL.ART -  Thankful Thursday July Linky Challenge; anything goes; 2nd entry
Crafty Catz -  Challenge #240; "Hot Summer"  
Creative Card Crew -  Challenge #66; sea/beach
Cut It Up -  Challenge #49; "Under The Sea"
Die Cuttin' Diva's -  Challenge #174; "Just Beachy"
Little Scrap Pieces -  Saturday Linky Party; anything goes
Peachy Keen Stamps -  Challenge #14-11; photo inspiration
Pumpkin Spice -  Challenge #78; anything goes
Simon Says Stamp -  Wednesday Challenge; "Spots & Dots"
Simply Create Too -  Challenge #66; "For A Child"


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Thank you for visiting me & have a fantastic day!

-Diana ♥

K Andrew Designs - Stamp Sale Promo Week

Hi everyone! This is my first official post as a Getting Cricky Design Team Member. I'm super excited! Welcome to the K Andrew Designs Stamp Sale Promo Week! For the next 7 days, two DT members per day will be sharing a project showcasing their designated stamp set. Now here's where the real awesomeness comes in...... Each day the two featured sets will be available to purchase for 20% off!!! Just enter the code ***letshavefun*** at checkout. The links are at the end of this post. Happy shopping!! 

So let's get right to it shall we?! Here is my project with all the details & info listed below....



The card size is 5 x 7" and the base is Kraft cardstock. This entire card was done with my Imagine machine, using the color pallette from the "Imagine More Cards" cartridge to flood fill the images. The owls are from the Cricut Lite cartridge "Hoot 'n' Holler" and the tree limb is from "Create a Critter". I embossed the tree limb with the "Distressed Stripes" Cuttlebug folder and embossed the leaves with the "D'Vine Swirls" folder. The patterned background paper is from Paper Pizazz. I used Stickles in "Lime Green" to accent the leaves and "Black Diamond" for the little spot on the red owl's tummy. The rhinestone flowers are from Darice.

Now onto the best part..... the stamps!! My featured stamp set is called "Owly Hoo Sentiments". All of the wording and the little hearts came from this set. Here is a picture of this awesome set!....



Isn't this such an adorable set?! Her stamp sets are so versatile that the possibilities are virtually endless! As you can see, it can be used for WAY more than just owl-related projects. Actually, I am currently working on some baby shower invitations featuring this stamp set!

To purchase this or any of her other stamp sets, click HERE

To check out her Getting Cricky blog, click HERE 

Make sure you check out the Getting Cricky blog every day for the next 7 days to see some more amazing projects from my DT sisters!!

I hope you enjoyed my project and have a fabulous weekend!!

Baby Shower Invitations

Hello! I have taken a little break from blogging just because I've been so busy & had so many projects going on all at the same time. However, I thought I would take a few minutes & do a quick post of my major project of the moment......

My stepson & daughter-in-law are having a baby & she's due April 1st! We are having a big co-ed shower for them next month & I'm doing the invitations - 50 of them! I am the WORST mass producer ever! I normally put so much attention to detail into every card or project I make that it's very hard for me to do quick & simple, but I'm getting better at it now. Anyway, here are some pics of the invitations.... (I should mention that the baby is a boy & his name will be Fox, hence the fox on the invites)....
                      
                                 

                           

Here are the details....
The base is Bazzill cardstock in "Bitter Chocolate" cut at 5 x 7". I rounded the corners with my Fiskars corner rounder. I embossed the top & bottom, leaving the middle flat so that the blue paper would lay smoothly. I used my Cuttlebug machine & the "Seeing Spots" embossing folder. My daughter-in-law composed & printed the text on the light blue paper with her computer. I then cut them down to fit & edged the top & bottom with my Fiskars Paper Edgers scissors in the "Deckle" pattern. The fox is from the "Create-a-Critter" Cricut cartridge (size 2") & was printed & cut with my Cricut Imagine machine, then attached to the card with pop dots to give them some dimension. I added some Stickles in "Black Diamond" on each nose & a tiny bit of "Star Dust" on the tip of the tail.

Well.... I think that's it for today. I still have about 15 more to do so here I go! Thanks for visiting!

A Christmas Card....

Hallelujah!! I finally figured out how to get bigger pictures on here!! There was an issue with my browser apparently, but thanks to those of you who sent me their suggestions!

This is a card I did earlier today when I couldn't decide which image I wanted to use next (anyone else suffer from this problem??) The result? A very busy card! I know this particular reindeer is a very popular image but I just love him so much that I have to use him at least once every Christmas....

 
This card is 4-3/4" square (don't ask about the weird size - I had some issues, lol). The background papers are from the DCWV "Merry Christmas Stack" & the background scalloped image is from the "Songbird" cartridge (p.61) & was cut with my Cricut Expression machine. All the other images were printed & cut with my Cricut Imagine machine. The reindeer is from the "Create A Critter" cartridge & is cut at 2-1/2". The tree is from the "Winter Frolic" cartridge & is cut at 3". The lights are also from "Create A Critter" & are cut at 1-1/2". I used several different colors of Stickles & some Glossy Accents for the antlers, hooves & spots.

Well.... I think that's it for today! I'll be posting more cards & projects throughout the week...
And, of course, a continued happy holidays to everyone!