A little bit of everything!

Hello everyone!

Hope you all are enjoying your 

weekend!

I been playing with odds and ends,

and trying some new stuff!

Since I'm always in need of 

"Thank you" and "Note" cards

I finally came up with a general card

with a clean and simple layout!

No stamping just some playing 

and cutting with the Cricut machine.

 After some dial playing I finally found the 

right size for the frame.

Frame was cut with Cricut cartridge "Fancy Frames"

in size 3 inches.

 Remember on this cartridge it's not the frame size,

it's the size of the picture going into the frame.

 Letters where cut with Cricut cartridge "Sophisticated".

I also dry embossed the little panel and 

added a few little rhinestones for a bit of bling.

I think I will make a few more of these cards in different colors.

And "Yes" I finished another cowl!

A girls never can have enough cowls!

 This black sparkling beauty is knitted with

Isaac Mizrahi's Premier yarn "Barrymore".

 Pattern found on "A bit of Yarn Play!".

 And last but not least here is my new venture!

 Ever wonder what to do with all the yarn leftovers!

Well this is the perfect little project.

The little bracelet is made with a "Strickliesel" or

"Tricotin Spool" and very little yarn!

I found some cute pictures on Pinterest but sadly

no patterns, so this project is still in the development stages

to I can figure out the right lengths of my cords. 

Not to bad looking for the first try.

Well I'm off to make another one!

Thank you so much for stopping in!

I hope you liked what you have seen

and if you tried something new lately, let me know!

I always like to hear what other creative minds are up to!

Have a wonderful week!

Diana

Love is in the Air!

Love is in the air

that and a bit more snow!

LoL

Happy Valentine' Day

to all of you!

I hope everyone is having a great

weekend blooming with Love

and everything to keep your

heart warm!

This is this years shabby chic Valentine's Day card

which was super quick and easy to make. 

Big red heart and xoxo were cut with Cricut cartride

"Art Philosophy".

 A little bit of sparkle and cheese cloth.

 White heart is a Martha Stewart punch.

From our house to yours a very 

"Happy Valentine's Day"!

Thanks for stopping by!

Diana

The Lady in Purple!

Hello 

and 

Happy Sunday to you all!

Hard to believe the first month of

this year is almost over

and February is right around the corner!

February also brings most of the 

great Birthdays in our family.

5 to be exact, 

so I been quiet busy making cards

for everyone's special day.

Here is the card I sent my Mama and 

my wonderful great-aunt who is turning

"85" years young in February.

"The Lady in Purple" easel card.

"Vintage Lady" stamp from Inkadinkado.

 A bit of bling!

 I went on a bit of a Cricut cartridge shopping spree

in December/January, just could not pass up a great sale

and acquired a few Anna Griffin cartridges. 

The pretty layered border was cut with 

"Anna's Flourish Cards and Embellishments' cartridge.

It took a bit of playing to get the size right but

I think it turned out quiet well. 

 Layered label cut with "Lacy Labels" Cricut cartridge.

 2 punched purple paper flowers.

A very special Birthday card for the

two wonderful loving Lady's in my life!

"Happy Birthday to You"

Hope you enjoyed the card!

And if your birthday is in February

"A very Happy Birthday to you Too".

Wishing you all a great weekend

and 

a fabulous week!

Diana

A bit of Yarn Play!

Hello and

Happy Monday to you all!

Hope everyone had a great weekend

and a good start to the week,

and maybe you are lucky like me and are

getting an extra day off for

Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Since it is a little chilly outside I thought I would

share my newest warm knitting creations with you.

Fluffy warm cowls,

definitely come in handy around this time of year. 

 Crux Cowl knit with Red Heart Boutique, 

Unforgettable in color Meadow.

 You can find the pattern in the book

"Knockout Knits" by Laura Nelkin.

 Remember the easy lace cowl I started a while back,

yes, it's finished.

 "Easy Lace Cowl" was knit with cherry color JitterBug yarn.

 Ah, another Isaac Mizrahi cowl.

Just love his yarn and the beautiful colors.

This is Premier yarn, University in color Pratt.

Sorry, the picture does not show 

the pattern very well,

but it is a very easy lacy mesh pattern 

I got from my Mom. 

Pattern:

Cast on 152 sts.

Place stitch marker and join to begin knitting in the round. 

Rd. 1 : knit

Rd. 2 : *k1, yo, sl1 knit-wise, k1, psso*, repeat from *.

Repeat Rd. 1 and 2. 

Pattern stitches will lean to the left.

I used 1 skein of Premier yarn one this one but 

I think it would look better being wider!

Happy knitting!

Thanks for stopping in,

hope I got you inspired to pick up your needles and

start a new knitting project!

Have a wonderful week!

Diana

Hello 2016!

Happy New Year

to all my Blog friends

and

thank you so much for sticking with me

through out the year,

the ups and downs 

and all my wild creations!

Thank you, I appreciate all of you

more then you can imagine!

With the Holidays behind us, 

and a few days off,

I'm enjoying a little quiet time.

Reading, knitting and 

Stamp-room time!

"Thank you" cards for all the beautiful gifts 

I received were on the agenda

and I think I found the perfect stamp

to bring a smile to everyone!

Aren't they adorable?

 House Mouse stamp 

"Bow Tied".

 Maxwell, Monica and Amanda sending a heartfelt 

"Thank you".

 Sentiment from Fiskars "Celebrate". 

 Mousy cuteness!

 Sorry, I think I went a little overboard with the

picture taking,

still trying to figure out the camera and all the

fancy settings!

Thank you for taking time and

stopping by!

Wishing you all a wonderful start to the 

New Year

2016!

Diana

The Beauty of the Season!

Hello everyone 

and welcome to the revealing of this years

Seal Fam.

Christmas Card.

"The Beauty of the Season"

I think it is finally safe to show it off,

all of them were mailed and most of them arrived

safely at there destination!

Enjoy! 

 This is the first time I used watercolors on a stamped image.

I was amazed how easy it was to blend the colors.

 Just a little bling.

 Cardinal stamp from Stampin'Up! set

"Beauty of the Season".

I made cards and matching gift bags for my 

sweet co-workers

which will be delivered next week! 

I hope you enjoyed looking around!

Wishing you and your family a

safe, peaceful and blessed 

Holiday Season!

Merry Christmas and a very 

"Happy 2016"

Frohe Weihnachten und alles

Gute fuer das Neue Jahr!

Diana and Fam.

My Stocking is hung...

... by the Chimney with care!

Hello

and 

Happy Saint Nicholas Day

to everyone! 

My mega size stocking is hung.

You think it's big enough?

I been a real good girl you know this year
so I think the size is adequate. 

 Well, we broke a Christmas tradition this year.

For the first time ever we have an artificial tree!

  It will take some therapy/counseling on my side to get

over this but after fighting with falling needles 

and furry family members the last few years

we decided to give it a go.

I think we will be O.K. 

but

I'm missing the fresh cut tree smell just a bit.

Still playing with my Cardinal Christmas stamp.

I had some cardinals leftover from my 

Christmas card production so I decided

to make these gift bags to match

the Christmas cards.

Cardinal from Stampin'Up! set 

"Beauty of the Season".

I promise I will post the Christmas card 

as soon as the last one is mailed.

Don't want to spoil the surprise!

Thanks for stopping by!

Wishing you and yours a

Happy Saint Nicholas Day!

Diana