It's a good Day to...

... hunker down and stay inside!

Hello everyone!

What a week, 

snow, ice, rain and -12 Brrr... degrees!

The only happy one in the family was our 

youngest son.

 Snow day, 4 to be exact.

He won't be looking so happy in the summer 

when he has to make all those days up.

After missing 3 days of  work

I was ready to brave the sub zero temps and 

slip and slide to work.

I made it and it

never felt so good to get out of the house!!!

The only good thing of not being able to go anywhere

was I got quiet a few things done.

Finally painted my laundry room and

I spent some quality time in my stamp room

to refurbish some of my card stash.

Here is one of the cards I made,

notice the bright yellow sunshiny colors,

wishful thinking on my side ;) 

 Sentiment from Stampin'Up! set "Watercolor Trio". 

 One of my handmade crocheted flowers and 

punched flower peddles.

I found the adorable denim ribbon at Michaels. 

 Wishing you a sunshiny day!

And I spend some time with a monkey.

Do you have a project you just can't get yourself to finish?

Well this is mine,

the monkey who is been hibernating in my knitting basket 

for the last year or so.

Well I made some head-waves.

Body, tail and arms are done.

Working on the ears right now

and have a muzzle to go.

Hope to get him all done for my next blog post,

keep your fingers crossed!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wishing you a sunshiny day 

and a great week!

Diana

Happy Hearts Day!!!

Hello everyone

and thanks for stopping in!

First I would like to say thanks to everyone

who stopped by during the 

"Grow your Blog Party'

sponsored by

Vicki and her wonderful blog

"2 Bags Full".

 Thanks to all of you who came to visit,

and left kind comments!

I love hearing from you and

appreciate every single comment!

As some of you know I love using my

Cricut machine as often as possible in my cards.

This years Valentines Card is no exception.

Almost the same...

 ... but a bit different.

All the hearts and the dove are punches.

 Letters and the cute little clown were cut with

Cricut cartridge "Victorian Romance".

Clown 3.5 inches, Love 1 inch.

 Could not decide which one I liked better..

... so I made a few of both to send to family and friends.

Hope you have a great week and

a wonderful

Valentine's Day

filled with love!

Thanks for stopping by!

Diana

It's a "Grow your Blog" Party!

Hello everyone

and 

welcome to 

"My Paper Daisy"!

Before I get started I would like to send a

heartfelt 

"Thank you" 

to

Vicki at "2 Bags Full"

for putting this wonderful event together!

And thank you to you all for participating and taking

time to stop by my humble little blog.

I promise I will keep it short since we all want to 

visit as many wonderful creative blogs as possible 

and maybe even make a few new friends on the way!

My blog is manly about my little or

better extremely large addiction to

"Card making"

but on occasion I will venture out and share

some of my other adventures in

knitting, crochet, travel and

other craftsy stuff. 

So without further ado here are just a few

pictures of my creations...

 ... paper crafted gift and treat bags ...

... I love to integrate Cricut images in many of 

my projects ...

 ... one of my favorite card ...

 ... wreath ...

 ... scarves ..

 ... a little bit of Monkey business...
... my knitted sock monkeys ...

... more bags ...

... and a little stenciled sign ever now and then...

... and ...

 ... my favorite room in our house...

... my little sanctuary, my stamp/crafts room!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop in!
I hope you liked what you see and come back for many
more visits!

I LOVE to here what you have to say
and appreciate every comment!
Off to join the party now!
Have a wonderful weekend
and
a great "Grow your Blog" party!

Diana

   

Warm Winter Wishes!

Hello

and welcome to the first 

blog post of the year!

Hope everyone had a great start to

"2015".

Mine was busy making "Thank you" cards

for family and friends

and since it is still quiet frosty outside

I stuck with a winter theme.

"Warm Winter Wishes" with lots of 

fluffy mittens.

Mittens are cut with Cricut cartridge "Gingerbread".

I choose three different sizes 2, 2.5 and 3 inches.

 Sentiment is from Stampin'Up! "Winter Memories".

 Die cut Snowflake and Snowflake brat.

 At the last minute I decided to change the color of

the small mitt to a more brighter patterned cardstock.

Warm fluffy mittens and a warm winter thanks you

to everyone!

I hope you will join me and many
other talented artists next week for...

... so excited to be participating for another year!
Thanks Vicky at "2 Bags Full" for sponsoring this wonderful event!!!

Thanks for stopping in
and
hope to see you all back next week!
Have a wonderful week!
Diana

Were has the Year gone?

Hello,

are you asking yourself the same question?

It sure went by fast!

Looking back, I have to say it's been a good one.

No major disasters, just a few bumps in the road,

like the Easter Bunny bringing us

a new furnace instead of chocolate eggs

and our riding mower giving out around the same time.

And me not always sticking to my new years resolutions,

like writing a blog post every 2 weeks,

sorry everyone, I had good intentions!!!

Well, what you gona do, life went on

and we worked through all our ups and downs

and made it to the end of the year just fine.

It's always been a good year when we could find

some time in our busy schedule to do

some traveling.

Nothing big this past year,

a trip to Kentucky Lake and 

a trip home to Louisiana for some well deserved R&R.

Visiting family and friends, eating the best seafood in the world,

fishing and did I mention some very good eating.

A plantation visit is a must when visiting Louisiana.

 Beautiful San Francisco Plantation in 

St. John the Baptist Parish.

 A little side trip down to Grand Isle.

 A magnificent place for bird watching...

 ... and fishing.

 And no visit home is complete without a stop

in New Orleans.

 I absolutely love this city.

So rich in history, color, flair,

it just takes your breath away and 

you fall in love.

And if you in the city I highly recommend a... 

 ... Jazz Cruise on the Natchez.

We did the daytime lunch cruise.

The food was fantastic, the Jazz was great

 and the sights breathtaking.

My Beautiful Crescent.

Yes, looking back it was a great year and 

I can't wait to go back to Louisiana very soon.

And I think that is the only new years resolution I'm going to make

because it is the only one I'm going to keep!!!

With this I'm closing this last blog post of 2014,

wishing you and yours 

a safe and prosperous 

New Year!

See you all in the new year!

Diana

The Joys of the Season!

Hello everyone

and 

Happy first Day of Winter!

Yes, I know,

for some of us it felt like winter for quiet a while.

But on the up side, now it is official,

just hoping it will be a better one then last year.

Not sure I can make it through another "Arctic vortex".

No fun driving to work on icy roads,

that is if your car even wants to start 

because of subzero temperatures:(

The first day of winter also means you only have

"3 Shopping Days Left" to Christmas!

Crunch time!

So glad I took a few days off to finish up 

my shopping, cleaning, baking, wrapping and

maybe, just maybe get some R&R in.

My Christmas Cards were mailed a while back

and all arrived at their destinations.

So with no further delay,

proudly presenting our 

2014

"Joy of the Season"

Christmas card. 

I decided to keep it simple this year.

Just a little splash of color. 

 Stamp is "Joy Collage" from Hampton Art.

 One of my handmade crocheted flowers.

Pine branch is a die cut. 

 I hope this card brought as much joy 

to the recipients as for me making them.

Our smallest friends received...

 ... a Gingerbread House treat bag 

filled with lots of Christmas goodies this year.

Gingerbread House die is from Sizzix.

I have to admit I love getting Cards

as much as I love making them

and it does not matter they are handmade or store bought,

receiving a card means something special to me.

For years I kept the tradition of displaying them in our 

hallway, carefully hung with clothespins, 

for everyone to admire.

Thank you so much for taking time

and stopping in!

I would like to wish you and your families

all the Joys of the Season

and

a very Merry Christmas!

Diana