Gnome Love!

Hello everyone

and welcome to a post all about

"Gnome Love".

Yes I jumped on the bandwagon and joined Gnomemenia, 

but to my defense who can resist those adorable little bearded fellows?

Just saying!

And if you have been following me on Instagram 

you already know I fell quiet hard for the Gnomies.

So to top it all of I decided on a Gnome themed 

Valentines Day Card this year,

so say hello to

"Gnome Love".

 Gnome was cut with the Simon Says Gnome die - sssd112037

and the background was dry embossed with the Sizzix 3-D  embossing folder - 663201. 

 The heart balloons are made with the Spellbinders Glimmer Kit of the Month January 2020,

GOM-JAN20

 Love sentiment is also made with the January Glimmer Kit.

 Love my Gnomie.

So what do you think,

can Gnomie melt your heart?

Thank you for stopping by,

hope you have a sweet and happy

Valentines Day!

To next time!

Diana

A Warm Winter Thank you!

Hello

and 

welcome to the first post of the new year.

I hope everyone had a great start to the new year,

we sure did and after a few well deserved vacation days

we are all back to work and our daily routine. 

I used the time between the holidays do get busy in the stamp room

and design a "Thank you" card 

for all the lovely gifts we received.

This year I decided on a beautiful snowflake card

even so it sure dose not feel like winter around here, LoL,

actually we are having severe thunderstorms, high wind and

flash flood warnings as we speak.

Mother nature gone a little mad in Kentucky.

So with all the craziness going on outside 

I would like to share with you my

snowflake inspired thank you card.   

And I'm also keeping my fingers crossed that we don't  loss electricity

before I'm done with this post.

 Snowflake was cut with the Spellbinders

small die of the month, November 2019, DOM-NOV19.

 The sentiment was done with the Spellbinders glimmer kit of the month,

February, GOM-FEB19

and then punched out with a Stampin'Up! punch.

What do you think?

I hope you liked my simple little thank you card

and maybe I inspired you 

to send a little snowflake to someone you love.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

To next time!

Diana

Peace, Love and Joy!

Hello everyone

and sorry, 

I know it has been a while since I last wrote

but all is well and I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things

and give my little neglected bog a bit more attention in the new year.

But to my excuse I have been busy crafting for Christmas

and if you follow me on Instagram you probably know

what I have been up to while absent from blog world. 

Today I would like to share with you the two different cards I made for 

this years Christmas.

The first one is called "Peace-Love-Joy".

 Card was made with:

Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace-Die of the Month, DOMAPG-Nov18, for the large frame,

Spellbinders APG Reindeer Prance Layering set, S4-1005 and the

Magnolia Doohickeys, Spruce, DOOH-SCD11, for the little trees.

Snowflake was cut with the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month, DOM-NOV19,

Kaleidoscope Snowflake.

Sentiment was stamped with Papertreyink stamp set #2424, stylish sentiments: Holiday.

What do you think?

Red or blue, which one is your favorite?

And the second card I made is called

"Naughty or Nice", lol,

a lot of giggles went into this one!

Reindeer was cut with Spellbinders Large Die of the Month, DOML-NOV19,

Santa's Helpers and Spellbinders die, Santa's Reindeer, S3-396. 

 Sentiment was made with the Spellbinders Glimmer Kit of the Month, GOM-NOV19.

 Envelope was stamped with the TPC Studio stamp set

 "Christmas Expressions" 

and the sentiment on the inside of the card is a 

Spellbinders Fun Stampers Journey stamp set called

 "Tinsel Tangle", AT-0357.

May I ask!?

Did you make the nice list?

Glad you stopped by

and sorry again for the delayed posting,

I promise I will do better,

at least that is one of my New Years resolutions!!!

From the bottom of  my heart

""Thank you So Much""

for supporting my humble little blog

and as this year is drawing to an end 

I would like to wish everyone a 

very Happy New Year,

may 2020 bring you joy, happiness

and good fortune!

Thank you

and have a wonderful day!

Diana

Happy Haunting!

Hello everyone

and 

welcome to the first blog post in quiet a while.

No I haven't giving up on being crafty, blogging

and social media, I just needed a bit of time of to concentrate on my

mental and physical health and step away from all the craziness

going on in the crafts world and social media.

So with that said I'm back and 

I have a few treats

for you today,

one is a new Halloween card and as some of you

know around this time of year I'm a bit obsessed with

knitting and crocheting pumpkins.  

Have fun looking around,

sorry the post is a bit picture heavy.

 My 2019 Halloween card.

Stamp is a Tim Holtz--Stampers Anonymous stamp set 

called Halloween Cutouts--HC018.

Frame was cut with the Cricut cartridge "Happy Haunting" 

and

the tree came from the Cricut cartridge " Chic & Scary".

 Pumpkins are Martha Stewart punches and all the leaves

are cut with the Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits--660955.

A bit of cheese cloth for a spooky effect.

 What do you think?

Is it spooky enough for little ghosts and goblins?

Last but not least a few pictures of my pumpkins.

 This one I crocheted with velvet yarn and he is super soft.

 My favorite one so far, love the cable pattern. 

 A little touch of sparkle.

Hope I didn't go overboard with all the pictures? 

Fall is one of my favorite seasons, 

not just because of Halloween but mostly because of the absolute

amazing colors mother nature likes to show off,

look around, you can get a lot of inspiration from the beauty of nature.

Wishing you a safe and 

Happy Halloween!

Thank you so much for stopping in!

To next time!

Diana

The Sun, the Sea and the Little Mermaid!

Hello

and happy weekend to you all!

I'm hoping you are staying cool and safe

with temperatures reaching the triple digits this weekend.

For me the best way to escape the heat is a trip to the lake,

my little quiet place, just 10 minutes from the house,

 and the reason I been a bit absent from

social media and my little blog.

Sorry everyone but I decided to take up Kayaking this year

and I'm in love,

I promise I will get better in posting as soon as the weather turns cooler! 

But with that said, all the time spend on the water

inspired me to make a

Little Mermaid card.

 It has been a while I used the Cricut machine but

I found the most adorable little Mermaid on the

"Life is a Beach" cartridge which was just perfect for this project.

The size of the Mermaid depends on the size of your card,

I cut mine at 4.5 inches for a small card and decided to paint 

the Mermaid tail with glitter paint for a bit of sparkle. 

 Plant was cut with Spellbinders Die of the Month, Month 7, DOM-007

and the little seashell was cut with the Recollection cut and emboss die, 542693.

So what do you all think,

ready to escape to the lake and

find some relief from the heat?

Sadly no, I have not seen a Mermaid yet,

but one can hope and dream!

Thanks for stopping in,

have a wonderful weekend,

stay safe in the heat!

To next time!

Diana

Friends Forever!

Hello

and 

Happy Sunshiny Sunday to all!

Well sunshiny for a few hours at least,

already can hear the next round of thunderstorms moving in:(

So I decided to snap the pictures outside with the card propped up

 in one of my flower boxes right quick

before the next torrential downpour.

It's becoming a sad little story around here,

hoping for a better start to summer after the wettest spring on record.

But with that said and nothing we can do about the weather

I would like to show you one of my latest creations

"Friends Forever"

a Birthday card I made for my best friend.

The outer frame was cut with the Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace 

Die of the Month November, DOMAPG-NOV18,

which is actually a Christmas set, however it is a perfect matches to the

 Spellbinders Layered Friends Forever Cafe Scene, S4-983.

For the  flowers and leaves I used the Spellbinders Die of the Month--Month 7--DOM-007

and a variety of different size flower punches. 

 Frame was cut twice and layered with foam pieces in between. the layers.

 Love using gold foil paper.

 Sometimes in life you meet a person who is like a sister to you,

I'm fortunate enough to have such a wonderful sweet person in my life.

Happy Birthday sweet friend!

Thank so much for stopping by,

hope you have a wonderful creative week,

to next time!!!

Diana

Card Variations!

Hello all

and 

happy weekend to you!

I been playing with some different layouts recently,

and if you think the cards look somewhat familiar,

you are right, 

I used the same dies for a more masculine card a few month back.

But since I'm a girly girl I love to add flowers to my cards whenever I get a chance.

And since I could not come up with a good title for this post 

I just named it 

"Card Variations".

 Large silver foil panel was cut with the Spellbinders die 

Fleur De Square, S6-114

and the pink and cream doily was cut with

Spellbinders die Special Day Frame, S5-374.

 Many thanks is a combination of Spellbinders Small and Large Die of the Month

December, DOM-DEC18 and DOML-DEC18.

 Birthday wishes was cut with Spellbinders Small Die of the Month December, DOML-DEC18.

 I have to admit this little floral die set has been my favorite over the 

last few month and I have used it quiet often in almost every card I made.

In combination with different flower punches it makes the most beautiful flowers.

Spellbinders Die of the Month, Month 7. DOM-007.

 I always try to match my handmade flowers with the flowers on the floral paper.

What to you think, did I do a good job?

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you liked what you seen and

I gave you a little inspiration to create some

beautiful cards of your own.

Have a wonderful creative week!

To next time!

Diana