Die Cuttin DIvas - February Sketch

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to a brand new challenge over at Die Cuttin Divas!  Today's challenge is a SKETCH challenge.  I can't wait to show you what I created.

Super cute, isn't it?  I do SO love Hello Kitty...  I cut her out with my Cricut, and she is from Hello Kitty Greetings.  The mat that she is on, was cut out with some dies that I picked up from a crafty yard sale - so I'm not sure what company made them, but they are super cute :)

Be sure to pop over to the Die Cuttin Divas blog, to see what my fellow Divas created, and please play along with us!  I can't wait to see what you created!


A la prochaine,

Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to a brand new challenge over at Die Cuttin Divas!  Today's challenge is ANYTHING GOES.  I can't wait to show you what I created.

Love me some Hello Kitty!  This cut is from Cricut's "Hello Kitty Greetings" cartridge.  The sentiment is from Pretty Cute Stamps "Many Thanks" set.

We have a lovely sponsor for this week's challenge.  Stamp Simply is that sponsor!  The winner gets 2 prizes - they can choose either 2 stamp sets, or one stamp set and one die set.

Be sure to pop over to the Die Cuttin Divas blog, to see what my fellow Divas created, and please play along with us!  I can't wait to see what you created!

A la prochaine,

Die Cuttin Divas - Valentines

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to a brand new challenge over at Die Cuttin Divas!  Today's challenge is a VALENTINE project.  I can't wait to show you what I created.

Isn't she cute??  She is from the Hello Kitty Greetings Cartridge from Cricut.  I used sparkly paper for the bow and heart.  The sentiment is from Craftin Desert Divas "Say it Big" stamp set.

Be sure to pop over to the Die Cuttin Divas blog, to see what my fellow Divas created, and please play along with us!  I can't wait to see what you created!

A la prochaine,

Happy Graduation

Happy Monday everyone!  We are mid-way through the Linky Party over at Craftin Desert Divas and it is Team B's Day to inspire you.  Tara challenged us to create a GRADUATION project.  Here is what I created:

Isn't it adorable?!  I love Hello Kitty, and I think she makes the most adorable Graduate.  The patterned paper is from Doodlebug while the cardstock is from Recollections.  I used the Seeing Spots Cuttlebug embossing folder on the mat just under Hello Kitty.  I used the Banner Die to cut the flagged mat. 

The sentiment is from Happy Celebrations.  You can buy your own at the Craftin Desert Divas Store HERE.  I also used the Banner Die on this card, which you can find HERE.

I hope you all come play with us!  There is still one week left to link up.  We have 2 amazing sponsors for this Linky Party:

  

1 stamp set of the winners choice

$25 in regular price files

I can't wait to see what you create!!

A la prochaine,

Day 2 Craftin Desert Divas April Release

Today is Day 2 of the sneak peeks for the April stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas. We have 4 new stamp sets and 1 die set.

 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 specials for you:

1. Use Code: April to receive 10% off your entire order. Sale starts on 4/17 and ends 4/26 10pm MST.
2. Purchase 4 bags of sequins and get 1 free! Just put a note in the order comments with what sequin you would like as your free one and it will be added in. Ends 4/26 10pm MST.
3. Just Bug-Cause stamp and die combo set will be at a special price Friday ONLY!! Both stamp and die will be in stock on Friday and this price is for what's in stock only.  Ends 4/17 9pm 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!!

Today we are showcasing Happy Thoughts.

Here's the project I created for you...

I so love Hello Kitty!  She is from Hello Kitty Greetings - the sun, from Doodlecharms.  This card is for my daughter - she loves Hello Kitty too!  

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

Here's today's free pattern:
Email craftindesertdivas@gmail dot com to get your pattern.

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

CDD stamps are..

 4x6 stamps

 Stamps & Dies are made in the USA

Stamps & dies 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.

A la prochaine,

If Friends Were Flowers

Happy Wednesday everyone!  I am back with another springy card, in the hopes that winter might loosen her grip one of these days!!  Making springy projects is at least giving me hope...  I decided to use Blooming For You again, from Craftin Desert Divas.  It is perfect for all of those spring projects.  Here it is:

Now, anyone who visits my blog regularly will know that I love me some Hello Kitty!!  As soon as I saw this sentiment, I thought of this cut from my Hello Kitty Greetings cricut cartridge.  I think she is perfect for this card.  The cardstock is from Recollections, the patterned paper from an old stack.  I embossed the pink paper with a Sizzix Embossing folder.  The ribbon is from Michaels and the enamel dots are from Michaels and SU.

The sentiment, which I just LOVE, is from Craftin Desert Divas "Blooming for You" set.  I love each sentiment in the set.  It is definitely giving me hope that spring may come again.  

I'll be back tomorrow with my "Throwback Thursday" Craftin Desert Divas post.  I love the set I used, so be sure to come back and check it out!

A la prochaine... 

Happy Birthday!

Hi everyone, it's my day to share a project over at Craftin Desert Divas.  I have a super cute birthday gift set to share with you today.  Of course, I used two of Tara's amazing stamp sets to create my project!   Not only is it Animal Week, but it's Throwback Thursday!

So, I created some fun projects that include and animal AND used some of Tara's older stamp sets.  I can't wait to show you!  Here it is:

Don't you love it??!!  My niece turned 4 this weekend, and like a smart girl, she is obsessed with Hello Kitty, so I created her a custom birthday gift set.  The Hello Kitty's are both from my Hello Kitty Greeting Cricut Cartridge.  The cardstock is from Recollections and the patterned paper is from an old strack from Michaels.  

I found the perfect sentiments on Happy Celebrations.  Below, you can see both the card, and a close up of the tag, so you check out the great fonts, and the lovely stamp I used for the tag!

I used the Happy Celebrations and Tag It stamp sets to create this project.  You can buy your own in the Craftin Desert Divas Shop HERE.

Be sure to stop by Craftin Desert Divas everyday.  There is always something going on, from Linky Parties, to Blog Hops, from Stamp Releases to Inspiration!  See you there :)

A challenge or two for my birthday set:
Crafting by Design - anything goes
Crafting for all Seasons - girly girl
Inky Impressions - dots or stripes
Inspiration Destination - anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - for the girls
Deep Ocean Challenge - our furry friends
Bitten by the Bug - use a cartridge you haven't used in a while (HK Greetings)
Bunny Zoe Crafts - for the girls
The Crazy Challenge - happy birthday
2 Creative Chicks - anything goes (but not a card - so just the gift bag)
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes for a birthday

A la prochaine... 

Hugs - Craftin Desert Divas Sketch

Happy Monday everyone!  We are mid-way through the current Linky Party at Craftin Desert Diva's, and it is Team B's turn to inspire you!  Tara challenged us to A SKETCH CHALLENGE!!  Here is what I have created for today:

Isn't this a great sketch??  I love it.  My pretty Hello Kitty is from the Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut cartridge.  I love pulling those cartridges out periodically.  The patterned paper was from my paper stash.  The card stock is from Bazzil and Recollections.  

Here is the sentiment Set I used - Simply Said - you can buy your own HERE.  It has lots of great sentiments on it!  This is one of my favorites...

I hope you all come play with us!  There is still 1 week left in our party, so be sure to link up by August 17th.  There are great prizes for a few lucky participants, so get your crafty on!  I can't wait to see what you come up with.

A challenge or two for my cutie card:
Brown Sugar - use a banner
Crafty Girls - anything goes
In the Pink - anything goes with pink
Crafting for all Seasons - animals
2 Cute Ink - animal 


A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 6

It's Day 6! Hello Kitty Party week is almost over. Today I am showcasing on of our party games. Pin the Bow on Hello Kitty. I thought I was brilliant, coming up with this, then when I was on Pinterest, I realized that there were some other very smart ladies, who had come up with it before me :) here is the version I came up with:

I used my 12x24 mat, and cut Hello Kitty's head as large as possible. I then cut out a bow for each little girl, using the same pattern as I did for the Hello Kitty goody bags/ I wrote their names on the bow, so we would know whose was whose.

Here is one of the little girls playing it. They had so much fun!

A few challenges for my little project:
Allsorts Challenge - free and easy February
Catch the Bug - inspiration photo
Fun With Shapes and More - birthdays with die cuts


A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of Hello Kitty Party week here at my blog. I hope you have been enjoying all the ideas so far. Today's idea is not an original one. I was on Pinterest a few weeks ago, hunting for Hello Kitty ideas and found THIS. I thought it was FABULOUS and knew that I could recreate it, so I did. Here is my Hello Kitty bouquet:

Isn't it awesome??!! Gabrielle and her girlfriends loved it, and so did I! All the cuts are from Hello Kitty Greetings. I cut them all nice and big. Anywhere from 3.5 - 5.5 inches. I mounted them all on wooden skewers, and stuck them all into some of that green foam you can find in the fake flower section at Walmart. I tucked the whole thing into a box that I made using my Martha Stewart Score board. I chose all of Gabrielle's favorite colors. I was so thrilled with how it came out!

A few challenges:
The Crafty Pad - fresh spring colors
All Sorts - free and easy february
Catch the Bug - anything goes
Cutie Pie Challenges - anything but a card
Make It Monday - anything goes
City Crafters - colors of the rainbow
Celebrate the Occasion - anything goes birthdays
Craft Room Challenge - cute and cuddly (is anything cuter than Hello Kitty?)
Crafty Sentiments - let's get girly
Made By You Monday - linky party

A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 3

Welcome to day 3 of my Hello Kitty Party Week! Today I have 2 projects to share with you. A cute little note pad that I made as a party favor, and the card I made for Gabrielle for her birthday. Here they are, first the note pad:

Isn't it cute? I used old Cheerio boxes for the card stock, covered them with some paper, and cut Hello kitty's head out of Hello Kitty Greetings. "Your the cat's meow" is from Scrappy Moms Stamps. The bling is something I picked up at Michael's. I used my Bind it All - which I ADORE - to make the note pads, and voila! A super cute party favor :)

On to the card:

Gabrielle's favorite colors are purple and pink, so they seemed the perfect colors to use on her card. I cut yet another Hello Kitty from HKG. I embossed the pink paper with my Spots and Dots embossing folder, and used a cute stamp I bought about a year ago from my LSS - I will have to go to my scrap room to figure out who made it... The ribbon is from Michael's. My girly loved it!

A few challenges for my little note pad:
Fairy Fun Fridays - anything but a card
Aud Sentiments - anything but a card and a sentiment
Do You Stack Up - anything goes
The Poodles Parlour - anything goes
Glitter Geeks - pets
Bloggers Challenge - alter it
Pixie Dust - girlie girl
The Pink Elephant - pink

A few challenges for my birthday card
Fussy and Fancy - polk a dots
DRS Designs - birthday card
Sundays with Chrissy - happy birthday card
Stampin for the Weekend - embossing
Squigglefly - birthday
Birthday Sundaes - birthday
Pan Pastel UK - birthday card



A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of my Hello Kitty Party Week!! Today I have one of the party favors for you. I decided to make most of the favors. Many of the girl's have unusual names, and I thought they might like something personalized. I made them each a door hanger. i think they are so cute:

So I designed these on my Gypsy girl. The rectangle is from George and Basic Shapes. I then took a circle, and welded them together. Then I made another rectangle to shadow it, and welded the same circle in the same spot. I cut hello Kitty's face out of Heloo Kitty greetings, and cut each girl's name out of Don Juan - I haven't used this cartridge in so long, that I can't remember the last project I used it for! Once they were done, I decided they looked a bit naked, so I pulled out something I have NEVER used before - twine. I am in LOVE with how this finished up my project! I am going to have to use it again.

I made 11 of these. One for each of the girls at Gabrielle's party, and one for my work friend's niece. I can't believe I didn't take a picture of them all!! In the chaos of the party prep, I just didn't. Silly me! Oh well, at least I took a picture of one of them :)

Be sure to come back tomorrow - I will have TWO projects to share for Day 3.

A few challenges:
Whimsical Wednesdays - use something old (Don Juan cartridge)
Paper Pretties - ribbon/twine
Divas By Design - anything goes
Shelly's Images - tie it up (twine or ribbon)
Fabulous Fridays - ribbon or twine
Drunken Stampers - use something new (twine)
Craft Your Passion - anything goes with no patterned paper
Crafty Catz - pink and white
Craft Us Crazy - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes


A la prochaine...

Hello Kitty Party Week - Day 1

Welcome to Hello kitty Party Week - Day 1! As you know, my baby girl turned 6 last Thursday. On Saturday she had her very first "friend party". She decided on a Hello Kitty theme. My Cricut has been working overtime the past week or so, so I could get everything done. I made her invitations first, you can see that post HERE. The first project I am going to show you this week, is the banner I made for my girl. I apologize in advance for the photo quality, this wasn't the easiest thing to photograph :)

Here is a photo of the entire banner, a bit tricky to see... so I did closeups :)

I cut the banners from Birthday Bash. I have never used the banner feature before. It is awesome! I have never had a banner come together so easily. i will be using this again, and soon!

I decided to use the font from Once Upon a Princess. I have always thought this font was really pretty, but because it only has uppercase letters, I haven't used it often. this seemed like the perfect opportunity. I also found some awesome pink glitter paper - pricy? yes. worth it? YES!

Here is the first of the Hello Kitty images on her banner. This one is so cute! I used her on a lot of the party favors.

Here is the second Hello Kitty I used. The heart kitty - for the little girl I love! Gabrielle loved her banner. we are going to keep it in her room - per her request, once she decides she wants to take it out of the dining room!

Here are my babies after her party. She is in her new Hello Kitty shirt, which she loves... if you look closely, you will see in the background, a sneak peek of one of the other project's I'll be showing you. please join me tomorrow for day 2!

A few challenges -
Whimsical Designs - love home decor project
Paper Playtime - love
Tuesday Throwdown - use a heart
Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes
Die Cuttin Divas - anything goes (hope HK counts as a die cut)
Moving Along With the Times - at least 1 heart visible
I Brake for Challenges - love
Freshly Brewed Challenges - love
By the Cute and Girly - love is in the air
Bling It On - love is all around
Wags'n'Whiskers - home decor
Fairy Tale - love,love,love
One Stop Craft - for the one that I love
Stampin Sisters in Christ - something to show love
One Stitch at a Time - with love
Gingerloft - love is in the air
Come and Get it Challenges - love
Hooked on Crafts - hearts
Incy Wincy Challenges - love with pink, white and black
Fantabulous Cricut - love is in the air

A la prochaine...