Saturday, September 26, 2015

Hello Autumn, Goodbye Summer!

Hello everyone 
and welcome to the first post in 
"Autumn"!
Time is flying and
I'm not quiet ready to letting summer go,
holding on to every sunny warm day,
shorts and flip-flops,
just a little while longer.
Still working with summer yarns and 
bright colors for my cowls,
hoping cooler weather stays at bay!
 This is a new pattern I found on Pinterest
super easy and fast to knit.
 Knitted with "Elegance" by "Loops & Threads".
This yarn is so soft and great to knit.
 Another "Forest Glade Cowl" 
this time with "Cotton Fair" by "Premier Yarns".

 Shiny black cowl knit with "Patons Metallic" yarn.

 But just in case the weather should turn cooler
I started my first winter cowl .
Almost finished. 

Thanks for taking time and stopping in!
I hope I did not bore you to much with all my crazy cowls!
Have a wonderful week!

Diana

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Playing with a Vintage Car!

Hello everyone
and
"Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Sure enjoying an extra day off,
I hope you all do too!
But I have to admit, WoW, it's hot outside
and I been hiding out inside in my cool,
air-conditioned stamp room.
I'm not complaining,
loving every minute of it!!!
Well, I been playing with some different layouts
for some vintage inspired masculine cards
and here are the three results.
 Love this vintage Pickup Truck.
 Vintage car stamps from Tim Holtz "The Journey" set.
 A little burlap and a little sparkle.




One stamp set, three different ways.
Hope you liked the results as much as I did.

Wishing you and your families 
a wonderful long relaxing
"Labor Day"
weekend!
Thanks for stopping in!

Diana


Sunday, August 23, 2015

WooF! WooF! BarK!

Hello everyone
and 
Happy Sunday to you all!
No I have not gone to the dogs,
but I sure had a dog gone good time
making this little gift set for a sweet friend
who just adopted a beautiful rescue dog from the
"Paws in Prison" 
program in her home state of Arkansas!

 Cute dog stamp from Inkadinkado set "Dogs".

 See the bling on the collar?


 Every dog needs some treats!
Little fire hydrant from Recollection set "Woof Woof" 
What a fun day in the stamp room
and feeling not a bit guilty skipping out 
on my yard chores
for some play time!
Congrats Amy, 
to the new additions to your family!
Can't wait to meet her!

Thanks you all for stopping by!
Wishing you  a wonderful creative week!

Diana






Sunday, August 9, 2015

Front Porch Sitting!

Hello everyone
and welcome to my Front Porch!
I apologize in advance,
"Sorry" no card in this short post!
 The weather is been just to nice to 
be inside in my stamp-room.
So I moved to our front porch,
the perfect spot for
reading, knitting or just sitting (daydreaming)!
 I started this beautiful fall colored cowl last night.
Yarn is Loops & Threads - Elegance.
 And if you like yarn, knitting and murder,
here is one of my favorite "A Knitting Mystery" series
by Maggie Sefton.
"Purl up and Die" is the latest in her series.
Sorry, another scarf,
I hope you are not getting tired looking at them.
Found this beautiful red sparkling yarn 
(Loops & Threads - Payette)
at Michaels.
I made this one for a friend who is a
Louisville Cardinal fan!

Thanks for stopping in,
and I apologize for the short post
but you guessed it
I have some more
"Front Porch Sitting"
to do before this weekend is over!
Have a wonderful week!

Diana

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Lazy Summer Days!


Hello
and 
Happy Sunday to you all!
First I would like to say 
"Thanks you"
to all of you who came to visit during the
"Where Bloggers Create"
blog party!
Thanks for all your sweet and kind comments,
they mean the world to me!

"Lazy Summer Days", 
they have finally arrived after all the rain
of the last few month.
Enjoying every minute I can spend outside,
watching the Butterflies, Hummingbirds
and Bees buzz by.
So what better opportunity to create a
summer inspired card.
Sweet Honey Bees!
 Sun shiny yellow flower.
 Bees and background flowers are from Stampin'Up! set
"In Full Bloom".
Bee hive was cut with Cricut cartridge "Sentimentals".

 Hope this weeks card brought a little sunshine into your day!

I would like to finish this post with a few pictures of my summer flowers.
 My old strawberry bed converted into a wildflower bed.
 Can you see the Hummingbird?



Our Mimosa tree had a hart time this winter
but bounced back fairly well.
I wished you could smell the sweet fragrants which fills the air
and at times it seams like the tree has wings with all
the pretty Butterflies and Hummingbirds buzzing 
around the sweet blooms!

Wishing you a wonderful Sunday
and a sunny week!
Thanks for stopping by!

Diana 


Saturday, July 11, 2015

Where Bloggers Create 2015!

Hello everyone
and 
Welcome to
"Where Bloggers Create 2015"
and 
my humble little space!
Before I let you go to take a peek into my 
little creative space I would like to 
extent a huge
"Thank You"
to Karen Valentine at
for putting on this awesome event!
Thank you Karen!

And now,
 come on in and take a peek at
"My Paper Daisy".
I moved into this room about 2 years ago 
and
made it my own.
It's still a work in progress and
I haven't quiet handled the storage issues yet
but it's my little sanctuary, a place I can escape to!

 Lots of photo boxes for easy storage.
 My favorite spot in the room,
my little desk with a view of our backyard.
Love the sunshine coming in. 
 Old shutters.
 Some of my stamps.
 Love displaying some of my favorite cards all over the room.

 Old cabinet door re-purposed as memory board.
 Old re-purposed cork board.

My other addiction,
knitting and crocheting. 
 What's behind the door you ask!?
Well, it's my dark and messy secret
or better my tub collection holding all my goodies. 

Thank you so much for coming in for a visit.
I hope you liked what you seen and 
come back often.
I'm off now to join the party,
can't wait to see all the other wonderful creative spaces,
meet the folks who created them
and hopefully make some new friends on the way.
And of course find some great ideas to take home!

Happy Blog Hopping!

Diana