Winter's Solstice Snowflake Christmas Card

 Hello friends,

hope everyone is having a good week!

Wow, I know I surprised myself,

LoL, 2 posts in 1 week!

I definitely will NOT get a prize for best blogger this year,

in the contrary if there is one to win for 

"You fell of the blogger wagon during the wild ride through the pandemic"

I'm probably running for first place.

Anyway, I have been busy and accomplished a few things in the 

last few month and I'm hoping to share and 

catch up with more new posts over the next few weeks.

And since we are counting down to Christmas

I would like to share our families Christmas Card

"Winter's Solstice Snowflake".

I decided to go with a red/gold and green/silver color pattern

 and a snowflake theme this year.

The cards where cut with the Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace

Die of the Month, DOMAPG-NOV19,

Amazing Paper Grace Picot Petite Circles, S5-431.

Poinsettia and greenery were cut with dies from the 

Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month, DOMAPG-NOV20. 

And for the first time I used the Foil Quill heat pen with my Cricut Air2

on one of my cards.

I have to admit it was easier then I thought.

The sentiment was hot foiled with the fine heat pen. 

I think the card came together right nicely.

I would like to take the opportunity

 to thank each and everyone of you for

sticking with me through the ups and downs of blogging.

I hope I will do better in 2021!

Thank you for stopping by.

To you and yours's

a very 

Merry Christmas!

Stay safe and healthy!

Diana

It sure has been a while!

 Hello everyone!

Wow, it sure has been a while!

It is amazing how time flies even during a pandemic. 

Sometimes I think it still should be March when our lives 

came to a screeching halt.

I sure have the feeling I been idling since then. 

Anyway, with less then 2 weeks left in this year, 

it seems there might be a little light at the end of the tunnel. 

Or one can hope!!!

So with all the craziness around us I been trying to find

 refuge in my little stamp room,

it sure helps to create something beautiful in 

a time were our world is turned upside down.

And I have to apologize, this Birthday card was made

quiet a while ago for all my family and friends who

had fall birthdays. 

I have to admit I'm in love with Amazing Paper Grace dies by Becca Feeken. 

This card was made with Amazing Paper Grace die

Splendid Trilliant (S5-426) and Antiquities Square (S5-396).  

Sentiment was stamped with the Stampin!Up Watercolor Trio stamp set, 

little flowers and leaves are a combination of punches and the Spellbinders 

small die of the month "W

arm Wishes" DOM-DEC18.

Well, what do you think?

I hope you enjoyed looking around

and come back often.

I will try to get my Christmas card posted 

sometimes this week but in the

meantime you can visit me on

Instagram 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stay safe and healthy!

Diana

 

Bundle of Joy!

Hello everyone!

Wow, it has been a wile since my last post

and lots of things have happened since.

We have become Grandparents again to a sweet little

baby boy named Joseph in May,

we could not have been happier and

everyone is healthy and doing fine.

Also I decided to take a little break from posting and

social media in general, 

working though the pandemic, wearing PPE for 9 hours plus at work

and then again when just hunting for the necessities of life in stores,

cancelling our vacation for the second time this year

as well as the unrest in our country is taking its toll on me.

With all this going on I have not felt very creative lately

but I promise I'm working on getting my MoJo back.

   Here are some cards I made over the last few month 

for family and friends who welcomed their 

"Bundle of Joy"

during this crazy time in our world!

All cards are made with the

Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Grand Arch 3D Card, S6-138 and

the Layered Bundle of Joy, S4-852 die sets.

Flowers are made with the Spellbinders Die of the Month, DOM-007 and

a variety of different pushes.

Lol, one baby boy card in all the sea of pink.

One thing I can say,

it sure has been a baby year

and 

if you had a sweet addition to your family

Congratulations to your 

"Bundle of Joy".

Thank you for stopping by!

Stay safe and have a great week!

Diana

Happy Mother's Day!

Hello everyone on this somewhat

different

Mother's Day weekend!

But never the less it will be a beautiful day

don't matter how we celebrate

and for most of us it will be just face time or a phone call

but it sure will be filled with love!

And maybe a little surprise...

...sorry can't tell and will explain in a later post!!!

Today on Mother's Day I would like to share with you the 

Mother's Day card I made for my Mama.

Sorry, lots of pictures, please bear with me!

Sentiment was stamped with Papertreyink's Tucked in-Mother, Item #2962.

The card was made with the Spellbinders

Elegant Reveal Shutter Card,

Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month, DOMAPG-FEB20.

I think the card came together beautifully

and I can report my Mom received it in time

and absolutely loved it.

To my Mom, all the Moms, Grandmas

and special women in our lives

 no matter where you are

a very

Happy Mother's Day!

Thank you for stopping by,

have a wonderful week!

Diana

May the 4th be with you!

Hello,

I'm hoping everyone is doing alright?!

Sorry it's been a while but if you are like me,

the currant circumstances are really messing up my routine

and it has been hard o find a healthy balance between

still going to work, social distancing, wearing a mask,

the crazy issues at the stores and finding time to be creative.

Who would have thought a year ago that buying toilet paper would 

be like finding a needle in a hay stack:(

But anyways, 

there is light at the end of the tunnel 

and we will make it through this.

I'm so glad I have a healthy stash of paper and yarn

which will keep me busy for quiet a while.

With that said I would like to share with you a card

and some other things I made in a Star Wars theme for

my oldest sons March Birthday.

 Star Wars R2-D2,  C-3PO and BB-8 were cut with the Cricut Air 2.

 Happy Birthday banner was made with the Spellbinders Glimmer Kit of the Month,

 August 2019, GOM-AUG19

and 

the balloons are made with the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month, May 2019, DOM-MAY19. 

 Darth Vader cup...

...and last but not least I made him a little sign to hang in his 

little cubical at work.

Sorry again, I know Star Wars Day was May the 4th and

I had good intentions but I terribly failed.

Always remember:

Your focus determines your reality!

May the Force be with you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Diana 

An Easter to Remember!

 Hello

and 

Happy Easter to all of you!

Or better we will make it a happy one.

Even so, it will be quiet a bit different this year then any other

and I'm sure it will be one we will remember for years to come.

With shelter in place, social distancing and a lot of places closed 

I had a hart time even getting into any kind of Easter routine,

decorating, making and sending cards,

but I snapped out of it

 and

told myself

why should this virus keep me from doing all the things I love!!!  

So here is the 

"An Easter to Remember" card

and I hope it will brighten your day the same 

as it did mine making them.

Back panel was dry embossed with Spellbinders embossing folder called Garden Delight, ES-008

and the big flower oval was cut with the Spellbinders die called Venise Lace, S6-125.

 The little flowers were made with different punches and layered.

 The bunnies and greenery were part of the Spellbinders large and small 

die of the month set for March 2020,

DOML-MAR20 and DOM-MAR20.

 Easter egg and sentiment are part of the Spellbinders Glimmer kit for the month of March 2020, 

GOM-MAR20. 

 What do you think?

Last but not least just a few pictures of the gorgeous 

spring flowers blooming on my front porch right now.

Ranunculus, aren't they pretty?

I just love spring, time for renewal, 

time to come out of the house after gray and cold winter days,

to get your hands dirty, clean the flower beds, get the garden ready for planting

and I know we can not go anywhere right now

and do what we used to do but

if you are fortunate to have a yard

go outside, look around, get creative or

just listen to the birds.  

And always remember #weareinthistogether

oh and wash your hands!!!

With this I would like to wish you and yours

a very blessed Easter!

We will make it through this together!

Diana

Oh TWOdles!

Hello

and Happy Sunday to you all!

Just a short little post today,

the weather is absolutely gorgeous around here

and I'm ready to go out and do some spring cleanup in the yard.

Today I want to share another February birthday card with you all.

Our Queen Bee aka Grand Baby No. 1 turned TWO

and as you can see, she wanted a Minnie Mouse Birthday Party

and Meemaw delivered.

 Minnie was made out of  3 simple circles cut with the Cricut.

Number 2 was cut with the Cricut as well and 

the bow I just free styled.

 Happy Birthday was cut with the Spellbinders 

Large Die of the Month February, DOM-FEB18.

 Just a simple little card which I think turned out really cute.

And while I was playing with the Cricut I thought of

this little Birthday Memory Board. 

You can make this any size you want or with any material you have laying around,

mine was just recycled cardboard, leftover snippets of paper, small clothespins,

add a few cute pictures and voila!

Thank you so much for stopping by,

I hope you liked the post 

and come back often for more craftzy inspirations!

Have a wonderful week!

Diana

Flowers in Winter!

Hello and

Happy Sunday to all!

Today I would like to share with you 

the Birthday cards I made for

family and friends which had a birthday in the month of February.

And since the weather in February is still cold and dreary,

I thought some flowers and bright colors are in order 

to brighten up everyone's day.

Say hello to

"Flowers in Winter".

 Antiquities square was cut with the Spellbinders die S5-396,

Doily layer was cut with Spellbinders die "Brillante Rondelle", S4-991,

the flowers and leaves are made with variety of punches and the Spellbinders 

Die of the Month DOM-007.

The Happy Birthday sentiment was made with the Spellbinders

Glimmer kit of the Month GOM-FEB19.

What do you think,

what is your favorite color pink, orange or just plain white?

I know, I had a hard time deciding too, 

so I just made a few of each color.

 And if you had a Birthday this month

"Happy Birthday to you"!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful week!

Diana