Happy Halloween!

Hello everyone

and

Happy Halloween 

to y'all!

I'm not sure about it all,

but with temperatures in the 80th for

Trick -or-Treating we might have to put those treats

on ice or they might melt before they make it home!

Anyway I'm not complaining, 

enjoying every bit of warm weather we can still get 

before the Brrrr... season starts.

I haven't been overly creative the last few weeks,

just trying to get all my started projects finished 

before diving into something new.

But I added one more little thing to my 

Halloween decor,

a little skull frame.

 Very easy to make, frame and stamp came out of Michael's 

$ bins and the paper is just a piece of scrap I had laying around.

 While digging through my Halloween decorations I came 

across this little door-hanging.

WoW, it sure is ancient, I made it when the boys were

still little and I thought I should try my hands on quilting.

I confess, it was a very short lived experiment and 

the little Jack-o-Lantern hanging is all I have to show for.

Heads off to all the quilters out there, I admire your talent!!!

And last but not least...

 ... Hurrah...

... it's finished!

My little afghan is finally done!

Time to snuggle up under it, well, 

I might have to wait for cooler temps do do so!

Anyway, now I have time to knit more Pumpkins, LoL,

 for my Thanksgiving decorations that is!

Hope you enjoyed looking around!

Have a Safe and 

Happy Halloween!

Thank you so much for your visit!

Diana

Pumpkins, Pumpkins...

Pumpkins everywhere!

Good Sunday morning to y'all!

Well I did a little detour with my

knitting needles this week!

This time through the Pumpkin Patch, LoL!

But it was well worth it,

they are absolutely adorable!

 They are true stash busters,

anything goes, 

because shape or size don't matter.

 Little bitty...

 ... or large.

 From sock yarn to cotton and anything in between.

They are just to cute!

I meant to make them last year but never gotten around to,

but I'm glad I did them this year 

and

I already have a few more colors lined up.

Here are a few links to the patterns I used:

DIY Knit Pumpkins

Knit Pumpkin by Katrina McNerney

and

Autumn Pumpkins by Jan Lewis

I promise they are super fast and easy to make

and the best of all,

you can't just stop with one!!!

Ask my Hubby, 

because there are now

Pumpkins, Pumpkins everywhere!!!

Have a wonderful day

and

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy Knitting, maybe "Pumpkins"?!

Diana

It's Fall Y'all and Time to Dress up the Cat!

Good Sunday morning to everyone

and 

yes, Fall has officially arrived!

Now the only thing missing is the 

fall like temperatures! 

But to get you a bit in the mood of the upcoming

Halloween season I actually (for a change) got an

early start on my cards!

"Dress up the Cat"

is for all my cat loving friends,

including me.

 Kitty is stamped with the new Art Impression stamp set "Howl-oween".

 Sparkly pumpkin embellishment.

 The kitty is the spitting image of one of our fur babies,

our Russian Blue "Max",

and "No" we do not dress him up for Halloween,

also he should wear a cape on occasion, 

the way he flies through the house and over furniture, LoL!

The letters for "Boo!" are dies and 

the spider web was cut with Cricut cartridge

"Potions and Spells".

The itty bitty spiders are a punch.

 I hope you liked my

"It's Halloween...

time to dress up the cat"

card.

The stamp set also features a cute dressed up doggie,

I might get creative and make a few cards 

for my dog loving friends!

Last but not least a little update on my

 crochet afghan...

... it's growing nicely...

... just a few more color sets to go.

I have to admit the longer I been working on it

the more I fall in love with the colors and pattern.

It sure will keep me warm on cold winter nights!

Thank you so much for taking time to stop by!

Just curious, do you dress up your pet for

Halloween?

Have a wonderful week,

to next time!

Diana

Flying high!

 Hello everyone

and 

I'm hoping you are having a great weekend!

It's still hot around here

but you can feel a bit of Fall in the air.

The County and State Fair has come and gone,

school is back in session,

the morning air is a bit crisper and

some of our trees are losing their leaves.

I'm not sure I'm ready for Fall or even what comes

after it, I wished summer could last forever!

Anyway,  welcome to September!

September marks not only the beginning of Fall

but is also my uncles Birthday month.

So for the special occasion I created this

Hot Air Balloon card for him.  

 "Flying High"

Image was stamped with a 7gypsies stampset

by Hampton Art.

 Hot Air Balloon was cut with the Cricut  cartridge

"Victorian Romance" in two different sizes.

4 inches for the background and 

2.5 inches for the smaller front one.

 A bit of sparkle.

I know, the Balloons are actually meant for

Valentines Day,

but they were the only ones I could find on my cartridges

and since I'm sending lots of love his way,

they will work! 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hope you have a great weekend 

and a wonderful week ahead!

Diana

Textured Afghan Planked!

Hello

and 

Happy Sunday to everyone!

Well I did it again!

Yes, 

I started a new project before I finished my old one!

But I couldn't resist, the afghan was just to cute

and I really wanted to try out the pattern!

And best of all, I found the pattern book on our

Libraries bargain table, 25 cents,

now who could resist that?!

 Originally called "Pale Green Textured Blanked"

but after taking inventory of my yarn stash 

I decided on a bit different color theme.

The new color line up.  

 The bargain book.

"Crocheted Afghans" by Melody Griffiths.

Just love how the classic waffle stitch gives the 

afghan that wonderful texture.

I'm hoping to get the blanket done before the weather turns cooler,

oh yes, and my fall cowl too! 

Looks like I'm going to be busy 

knitting and crocheting the next few weeks!

Thank you so much for stopping in!

Hope you all have a great week 

and 

maybe I got you inspired to start a new project! 

Diana

Believe in your Dreams!

Hello everyone!

Hope your weekend is going well!

I been busy in my stamp-room 

creating cards for upcoming 

Birthdays and other occasions

on top of trying to keep up with our crazy yard.

The grass is growing faster then we can mow it,

it's August, it supposed to be brown and dead,

not so this year, we are at it twice a week, 

ARRG!

But I was able to squeeze in some playtime

and made a card for a sweet 

friend and co-worker who is leaving us to

follow her dream in becoming self-employed!

 "Believe in your Dreams"

is for her!

 Sentiment from Inkadinkado stamp set

"Friendship". 

Flower from Stampin'Up! set "Friends".

 One of my crocheted flowers.

Pattern for Daisy flower here.

 Butterflies were leftovers from previous projects. 

I hope she liked the card!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Wishing you a great weekend 

and 

a wonderful week!

Diana

Playing with Flowers!

Hello,

I'm hoping everyone is having

a great weekend!

First I would like to say

"Thank you"

to everyone who came over for

a visit to my

"Where Bloggers Create 2016"

blog post.

You are all awesome!

Thanks you so much for the 

many kind comments,

they mean the world to me!!!

A few weeks ago I was playing with some 

flower punches, die cuts and my

newly acquired

WeR memory keepers 1-2-3 punch board

and here is the result...

 ... A Flower Pot Card!

 After re-arranging a few/many times

and playing with different flower shapes and sizes,

it finally fell into place.

 Still need a little more play time with the new punch board

but the bow turned out o.k.

This was my first Flower Pot card

and it took me quiet awhile to get the flowers picked

and arranged

the way I wanted it to look.

Well what do you think?

Thanks for stopping by,

hope everyone is having a great week!

Diana