Showing posts with label Plantin Schoolbook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plantin Schoolbook. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Die Cuttin Divas - Golf

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

So, golf is not really my thing, but my husband and father in law enjoy it.  I used quite a few cartridges for this card.  The golfing teddy is from Create a Critter 2, the sun is from Doodlecharms and the grass is from Plantin Schoolbook.  I chose the background paper, because it reminded me of a pin-striped shirt.

The sentiment is from a retired Scrappy Moms stamp set called "For the Boys".  It's a fun set, with great sayings for masculine cards.


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,

Thursday, January 29, 2015

CDD January Release - Sneak Peeks Day 3



Today is Day 3 of the sneak peeks for the January stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas. We have 3 new stamps in this release.

These images and sentiments will 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: Jan to receive 20% off your entire order. Sale ends  2/1 10pm MST.
2.  2x3 Freebie is for a $30 minimum purchase (before tax & shipping) in the CDD Shop
Freebie offer ends Feb.1 

Each day, there will be a new FREE SVG pattern.  You can email craftindesertdivas@gmail.com or send a message to the CDD  Facebook page 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 the Short and Sweet Tags set.

Here's the project I created....



















I make homemade jam every summer.  I make lots of different varieties from the fruit available in the Annapolis Valley.  This particular jam is a Spiced Peach Jam.  I decided to make a cute little tag to give this jam to a friend.  I cut the tag from Plantin Schoolbook an the peach from Just Because Cards cartridge.  I'm trying to use my Cricut more often.  I forgot how much I enjoyed using it!

The face is from Peachy Keens "Piles of Smiles" set - it has 24 different 1 inch faces.  The paper is from Michaels and Bazzil, and the little dots are from Stampin Up.  I doodled around the tag with my Sakura Jelly Roll pens.  The ribbon is from Michaels.  Here is a close up of my cute tag, so you can see all the details:


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 the full release!  We can't wait to show you the GREAT stamp sets.  You are going to LOVE them!!!

A la prochaine... 

Friday, June 8, 2012

52 Questions - The Beach

Happy Friday everyone!  It is challenge day over at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges.  Today Janis challenged us to make a beach themed project. Living in Nova Scotia, we are surrounded by ocean, so the beach can be very cold, but the kids love it!   Here is what I came up with:


The tag is from Plantin Schoolbook, the sun and crab are both from CAC.  I ripped some random pieces of brown paper to make the sand.  The stamps is from Flourishes Sweet Days of Summer.  I doodled around with my Sakura pen, and on of my old Creative Memories pens.  The paper is from my scrap box and the ribbon is from Michael's.

For June, there will be two winners - one from Canada and one from the USA.  How awesome is that??  Here is what's up for grabs...


The lucky Canadian winner will get this fabulous CTMH stamp set, from Canadian consultant Darla Haverstock.  Shop with her HERE, and see her blog HERE



The lucky American winner receives this great CTMH stamp, from Lucy Kelleher.  You can see Lucy's blog HERE and shop with her HERE

Pop over to Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges, see what the DT came up with and then play along with us.  You just might win!!

A challenge or two for my tag:

I Brake for Challenges - summer fun
Try It On Tuesdays - anything goes
Fashionista Challenge - summer
The Squirrel and the Fox - winter or summer
Cupcake Inspirations - beach theme
All Sorts - by the seaside
My Sheri Crafts - summer lovin

A la prochaine...

 

Friday, June 1, 2012

52 Questions - Favorite Verse or Quote

Happy Friday!  It is challenge day over at Pause Dream EnjoyChallenges.  Today Janis challenged us to make a project featuring our favorite verse or quote.  Here is what I came up with:


This is one of the first bible verses I memorized as a little girl.  I always thought it was a verse about Thanksgiving - (the action, not the holiday)...  Thanking God for all He has created.  The stamps are both from Flourishes - the bunny is from Spring is Sprung, and the verse is from Lenten Roses.  The tag is cut from Plantin Schoolbook.  I colored the image with my SU chalks and my Prismacolor Pencils.  This coloring thing is still new for me - and using chalk t do anything other than color in cheeks, was a bit intimidating but, on the whole, I am pleased with what I created!  The paper is all from Recollections and the ribbon is Michaels.

I hope you come on over to Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges, see what the DT came up with, and play along with us!  There is a chance to win too :)  June will have TWO winners!  A Canadian winner and an American winner!!  They will each win a beautiful Close to my Heart stamp set!


The Canadian consultant is Darla Haverstock - here are links to her BLOG and STORE


The American Consultant is Lucy Kelleher - here are links to her BLOG and her STORE

A challenge or two for my tag:
Divas by Design - anything goes
Simon Says Challenges - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments - anything goes
Craft a Scene - may flowers
Stampin Sisters in Christ - add a technique you are afraid of (chalking, well coloring in general...)
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - anything goes
Bearly Mine Challenges - animal kingdom
Everybody Art Challenges - anything but a card
Flourishes - thank you card or tag - this may be stretching it a bit, but it is a tag about giving thanks - hopefully it counts...

I hope everyone enjoys a gorgeous weekend - the weather looks like it may be starting to clear here after a week of cold and rain!  Hope you all get a little time to craft!

A la prochaine...

 

Friday, April 27, 2012

52 Weeks of Tags - home

Happy Friday everyone!  Today is challenge day over at 52 Weeks of Tags.  This week Janis challenged us to create a project with a house on it - any kind of house.  I chose a dog house - here is what I came up with:


Isn't it ca-ute??  The tag base is from Plantin Schoolbook, and the puppy and her dog house are from Create a Critter (my favorite!!)  Her adorable little face is from Peachy Keen's Critter Faces.  The sentiment is from Close to my Heart - it was an old stamp of the month..  I doodles with my Sakura jelly roll pens, and the paper is all Recollections

This month there is a prize!!  One of our wonderful DT members, Darlene from Simple Southern Blessings is giving away this to one lucky US resident who played along with us in April...


Echo Park's SWEET SUMMERTIME paper pack - it is GORGEOUS!!  I wish I could win it :)  So, be sure to link up below, or over at Pause Dream Enjoy, where you can see what our talented team came up with :)







A challenge or two for my little tag:
Crafting for all Seasons - anything but a card
Belli Challenge - animal
Creative Craft Challenges - animal antics
365 Cards - white, black and 2 other colors (white, black, light pink and dark pink)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - favorite word (right now it's "home")


A la prochaine...

 

Friday, April 20, 2012

52 Weeks of Tags - Acrostic

Happy Friday!  It is challenge day over at 52 Weeks of Tags.  Today's challenge was a doozy!  Janis challenged us to make an acrostic with our name.  Michelle is a really long name, and trying to fit it on a tag was a real challenge!  Here is what I came up with:


The tag is from Plantin Schoolbook, the tulips are from Walk in my Garden and the font is from Quarter Note.  I typed all the words out on the computer.  The paper is mostly CTMH.  Despite the challeneges, I am really happy with how this turned out :)

Please hop over to Pause Dream Enjoy, check out what the DT came up with, and play along with us!!

A challenge or two for my little tag:
Aud Sentiments - spring colors
Card and Scrap - use flowers
My Mojo Monthly - tagology

A la prochaine...

 

Friday, April 6, 2012

52 Weeks of Tags - April Showers

Happy Friday everyone!  It is challenge day at 52 Weeks of Tags.  This week Janis challenged us to make a tag celebrating April Showers.  April is one of my favorite months of the year.  My birthday is the 8th and my son's is the 25th, it often has Easter, and is, usually, the end of winter here in Nova Scotia, and winter is my least favorite season, so all in, lots to celebrate.   Here is my tag:


 The tag is cut at 4.5 inches from Plantin Schoolbook.  I cut the girl from A Child's Year at 3 inches.  The ribbon is from Michaels.  The sentiment is from a Close to my Heart set.  I stamped some flourishes on the background paper.  They are from a CTMH set as well.  You can see the flourishes a little better in the picture below.


I hope you all hop over to Pause Dream Enjoy, see what the DT came up with, and play along with us.  Tags are so fun and rewarding to make, they come together so quickly!

A few challenges for my little tag:
Paper Playtime - umbrella cut
Paper Pretties - april showers
Victorine Challenges - april showers
Crafting for all Seasons - april showers
Inky Impressions - april showers

A la prochaine...

 

Friday, March 16, 2012

52 Weeks of Tags - green

Happy Friday everyone!  We are nearing the end of March Break, and my kiddies head back to school Monday.  It is challenge day over at 52 Weeks of Tags.  Today Janis challenged us to create a green tag.

OK - confession time.  Green is my favorite color - well that and pink.  Part of me has been so excited about all these green challenges over the past few weeks, but at the same time I have been stumped.  I have felt as though I should be making St Patrick's Day cards- but I kind of don't get it.  What's the big deal about St Patrick's Day?  I certainly don't send cards for that occasion.  I don't drink green beer, or any beer at all for that matter...  It's all cute and fun, but it has been giving me crafter's block - that's a real thing I'm sure...  Once I decided to forget about the St Patrick's angle, and just make green cards, things got better :)  So I made this tag in honor of my son - he likes icky, slimy things...  Here is what I came up with:


The tag is from Plantin Schoolbook, cut at 4 inches, and the cute little lizard is from Boys Will be Boys.  I added some Googly eyes and a cute sentiment from Whimsical Design's Whimsical Fun stamp set.  The paper is all from my scrap box.  I am such a hoarder of paper, that I am trying to use what I have before I buy anymore - well within reason :)


I hope you all hop over to Pause Dream Enjoy, see what the rest of the DT has come up with, and play along with us.  There is a great prize for one lucky person who plays along in March!

A challenge or two for my little tag:
Simon Says Stamp - green
Anything Goes - boys to men
Use it Tuesday - green (my hoarded item is my paper)
Critter Sketch - use only green (hopefully the black ink doesn't count)
My Craft Spot - manly man cards (boys are little men, right?)


A la prochaine...

 

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Animal Book

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I'm back with another Wednesday post.  If you are looking for my Cricut Cardz Challenge submission, you can find it HERE, or just scroll down to the next post...  So, this is my submission for this week's Peachy Keen - Anything Goes Challenge.  I debated about what to do for this challenge.  My daughter has been wanting me to make her something with lots of animals for a while.  She is in primary, in French Immersion, and is learning to read, so Gabrielle and I decided to make a book.  It is in French, and uses Create a Critter and lots of cute Peachy Keen faces :)   It is designed to help her with her colors and learn the names of the animals in french.  Gabs chose the animals and decided on all the colors - I have spent the last few days getting it cut out.


The base of the book is cut from Elegant Edges using the book function.  The title is cut from Alphalicious.  the animals are all from Create a Critter.  The Peachy Keen Stamps used are from  Boy Mates, Princess Faces and Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed.  The book is titled "The Animals".


The shape on each page is from Elegant Edges.  I just bought that cartridge and I love it!  The pup and all of the other cuts are from Create a Critter.  the faces are from Critter Faces and Boy Mates.  The text says, "Here is a dog.  The dog is black and white"


Each page of the book is made out of cereal boxes.  Crafting is my favorite way to recycle :)  The owl is from Create a Critter and the faces are from Critter Faces and Boy Mates.  The text says "Here is an owl.  the owl is blue"


The fish and all other cuts are from Create a Critter.  The stamp is from Critter Faces.  I put it at a bit more of an angle than I had planned, but he's still cute :)  The text says "Here is a fish.  The fish is green"


Almost every piece of paper used for this whole project came out of my scrap boxes.  With my Cricut, I almost never throw paper away.  I can use big pieces and small pieces of scrap.  I must say, this project made a dent in my scraps boxes.  The super cute purple skunk is from CAC, as are the cloud and the stump.  The faces are from Wide Eyed Kids, and Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed.  The text reads "Here is a skunk.  The skunk is purple."


The sheep is from CAC.  The fence is from EDPD and the grass is from somewhere - I will have to look at my Gypsy to figure out where.  The face is from Critter Faces.  It reads "Here is a sheep.  The sheep is grey."



Again CAC for all the cuts.  The faces are from Princess Faces and Boy Mates.  The text says "Here is a bee.  The bee is yellow and black."

 I know, shocking, most cuts are all from CAC, the grass is from Easter 2010.  The faces are Critter Faces and Wide Eyed Kids.  This page says "Here is a Pig.  The pig is pink."


This ducky is one of my favorite cuts from CAC.  His little face is from Critter Faces.  The text says "Here is a duck.  The duck is yellow and orange."


I wish I had moved this cute cow's face over about 3 cm.  It would have centered her a little better, but I think she's cute anyway.  The cut is from CAC - I will have to check on the grass - I should know this, but I looked at SO many grass on so many cartridges, that I'm not sure where it came from :)  Her cutie face is from Critter Faces.  The text says "Here is a cow.  The cow is brown and white."


last page :)  This little girl and all her cuts are from EDPD.  Her face is from Wide Eyed Kids.  It reads "Here is a girl, who's name is Gabrielle.  She has a red dress.  She love all the animals"  I typed up the little story on the computer, and used my Bind It All to bind it.  Voila - MANY hours later, my daughter has a new book!

She plans to bring it to school Monday, once March Break is over, and show it to her teacher and all her friends.  She has already read it to me twice, and is currently up reading it to her brother :)  I love how my crafting can be special for the whole family!  Hope you all like my little book.  See you back soon!

A challenge or two:
Peachy Keen - anything goes
Crafty Ann's - anything but a card
Hiding in My Craft Room - use up your scraps
Pink Cricut - link up party

A la prochaine...

Friday, March 9, 2012

52 Tags - Vacation

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Happy Friday everyone!  I hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend!  March Break starts here this weekend, and the kids are looking forward to a week off.  Unfortunately my daughter has an ear infection and started on antibiotics last night.  Hopefully she'll be feeling better soon, so we can do some fun things later in the week.

I am back today with my DT submission for 52 Weeks of Tags.  Janis challenged us to create a tag about our last or next vacation.  Our family's favorite vacation spot is White Point Beach.  It is right on the Atlantic Ocean, is famous for it's bunnies, and is the most peaceful place in the world I know.  Here is what I came up with:


My tag was cut from Plantin School Book at 4 inches.  The bunny is from Easter 2010.  The sun is punched with a circle punch and inked with my SU ink spots to make it look like a sun set.  The brown paper, which looks like sand is from Creative Memories, and all the blue paper in the ocean is from my scrap box.  I doodled with my Sakura Jelly Roll pen, and the stamps is from Whimsical Design's Whimsical Fun Vol 1.






Doesn't it look like an amazing spot?  Sadly, they had a fire which destroyed the Main Lodge (the building in the background of the first picture) just after our last trip there for Thanksgiving last year.  They are rebuilding, but we will miss our annual trip this year.  When the kids saw the tag, they knew instantly that it was White Point, and were sad, but happy to think of all the good times we have had there, and the good times we will continue to have there starting again next year.

I hope you all go over to Pause Dream Enjoy, and play along with us, remembering you last, next or favorite vacation destination :)  Don't forget that there is some blog candy to be won by anyone who plays along in march!

A Challenge or two for my little tag:
More Than Favors - vacation
Paper Minutes - blue, white and black
For Your Inspiration - photo inspiration
Crafting When We Can - animals

A la prochaine...