Back In The Saddle

Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a fabulous week! Wow, I haven't posted in almost a whole month. If you read my last post then you know why I've been MIA. Here's a quick update on my Lexi.... she had her CT scan which revealed that her tumor is too big & too spread out to safely remove it. So, now we pretty much just wait for her to start having symptoms, which could be 6 months or 3 years. Although there's no way to remove the tumor, we are exploring other avenues of treatment that may be able to at least slow down its growth. We have started giving her some natural supplements & will be taking her to an acupuncturist & an energy healer. May as well try everything, right?

Anyway, onto the crafting segment of my crafting blog, lol. I made this card for a dear friend of mine & former client who is due to deliver a little baby girl any day now. She had a baby shower a couple weeks ago, which I wasn't able to attend, but I was able to get her gift to her & this is the card that went with it....

 

Inside

SIZE:  A2

CRICUT:  Imagine

CARTRIDGE:  "Nursery Tails"

PAPER:  My Minds Eye, David Tutera (card base), Anna Griffin, Colorbok

STAMPS:  Joy's Life "Everyday Occasions", Scrappy Moms Stamps "Special Delivery"

INK:  CTMH Exclusive Inks "Desert Sand", VersaMagic "Pixie Dust" & "Aloe Vera"

OTHER:  Martha Stewart threader punch, Fiskars Paper Edgers & corner punch, Smooch, Stickles "Vintage Photo" & "Star Dust", Viva Pearl Pen "Ice White", ribbon & gems from my stash, foam tape

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Entering in these challenges:

Paper Playtime -  Challenge #4, use a sentiment stamp

DL.ART -  Thankful Thursday Challenge, February Linky Party, anything goes

Joyful Stamper -  Inspire Me Fridays #96, anything goes

Dream Valley -  Challenge #51, ribbons & bling

Simply Create Too -  Challenge #31, Mother's Day or for a female

Craft Junkie Too -  TGIF Linky Party #86, anything goes

Every Day Is An Occasion -  Sunday {Fun}day #6, anything goes

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Thank you so much for visiting me today! It feels great to be back in bloggie land!!

-Diana :)

More French Fun

*** My challenge entry is card #2 (please scroll down) ***

 Hello my friends! I hope you're having a fabulous weekend! Today I am one of the featured design team members at Getting Cricky, along with my super-talented DT sister, Lisa from A Mermaid's Crafts. We only feature the photos of our projects on Getting Cricky, so I'm posting all the details here. I have 2 cards to share with you today. I hope you enjoy!....

SIZE:  6.5"

CRICUT:  Imagine & Expression

CARTRIDGES:  "Four Legged Friends", "Art Philosophy", "Nursery Tails" (patterned paper & color palette)

PAPER:  Core'dinations white cardstock

INK:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"

OTHER:  Glossy Accents, clear rhinestones, dew drops, black Sakura pen 



And here is Card #2....

SIZE:  5 x 7"

CRICUT:  Imagine

CARTRIDGES:  "Art Philosophy", "Bubblegum Stripes" (color palette)

EMBOSSING:  Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" folder

PAPER:  Core'dinations white cardstock

INK:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"

RIBBON:  Offray "Antique White"

OTHER:  Darice rhinestone flowers


Entering this card into the following challenges: 

Party Time Tuesday -  Challenge #76, "Let's Get Punchy", use punches or die cuts
4 Crafty Chicks -  Challenge #98, "Stripes", use any kind of stripes
Joyful Stamper -  Inspire Me Fridays #67, Anything goes
Little Scrap Pieces -  Fun Friday Challenge, Anything goes
Frosted Designs -  Fabulous Friday Challenge, "Stamping"
Stampin' Sisters in Christ -  Challenge #148, "Sparkle"
Challenge Up Your Life -  Challenge #73, "Rainbow"


For both of my cards I used this mini stamp set by K Andrew Designs....

 

French Thanks

For a limited time you can get this stamp set FREE with any $25+ order at K Andrew Designs!!

Thank you so much for visiting me today!

It's Baby Shower Time!

Hi there everyone! My daughter-in-law is having a baby (due July 7) so it's shower time! Her mom and I are co-hosting and my first duty is to make the invitations. What started out as a small get together has exploded into a full blown event! When I started on this endeavor there were only going to be about 30 invitations, which is no problem, right? Well....the guest count keeps climbing and I now have to make 75 of these! Yikes! I am the WORST mass producer ever! My pace is naturally very slow and I'm obsessed with details, but if I'm ever going to finish I have to keep it simple and not obsess over every little thing. This presents quite a challenge for me! I'm actually pretty happy with how they turned out.....

The base is very heavy cream cardstock, sized at 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". I don't know who makes this particular cardstock - I've had a giant stack of it, which my mom gave to me about 2 years ago, lol. I finally found a use for it! The pregnant girl image is from the "Everyday Pop-Up Cards" cartridge (pg. 56), cut at 3-1/2". I used my Imagine and flood filled the image using the color palette from the "Nursery Tails" cartridge. The "It's A Shower" stamp is just one giant stamp, from EK Success. The ink is "Walnut Stain" Distress Ink by Tim Holtz. I rounded the corners with a Fiskars punch. The little pearls are from my stash. I used Stickles in "Star Dust" on the bottom of her dress and on her shoes.

The "Sweet Baby" sentiment is from two different sets by K Andrew Designs. "Sweet" is from the "Sweet Wishes" set, which was a bonus set offered last Christmas season. "Baby" is from the "Owly Hoo Sentiments" set. They are stamped with Martha Stewart ink in "Hibiscus", which I also used to ink the edges.

*** Just a reminder that there is a HUGE sale going on right now at K Andrew Designs. All you have to do is enter the code **letshavefun** at checkout and you will receive 20% off your entire order!*** Isn't that fab?! In addition, the Getting Cricky Design Team is showcasing specific stamp sets each day and there will be even more discounts on the featured sets! To check out the awesome deals and amazing design team projects on the Getting Cricky blog click HERE. To go directly to the K Andrew Designs online store click HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!