Back to blogging

It's been a while since I've posted, so I thought I'd start again by letting you know what I've been doing.  I've decorated my kitchen with Tuscan Style wine elements.  I painted the walls white, went over them with yellow then scrapped it off to make it look like the paint flaked off in places.  I've collected all kinds of wine related decor by going to yard sales and thrift stores.  I've even started making some wine crafts, and called that part of my business The Wine Rack.  I don't make wine, but I decorate wine glasses with vinyl, make coasters, magnets, wine glass charms, wine bottle charms, light switches, etc..  I take all my crafts to craft shows and festivals.  I just attended a festival in Guthrie, KY and on the way home stopped at a yard sale, and purchased 2 old windows.  We are adding a bathroom/laundry to our basement and I want to decorate that window and hang it on the wall.  This bathroom will have no real windows and I thought that would look nice.  That's all for now.

Diana

Violets Spring Card

Today I'm the designer at Card a Day Blog

 The Theme is Spring cards and Violets always remind me of spring. Since I'm an amateur photographer, I also took a bunch of pictures of my spring violets, so I decided to use them as the focus in my card. I have a small collection of copic markers and have been practicing blending colors, so I though I'd try using my pictures I took.

It was more of a challenge than I thought it would be, I tried several times before I got the colors close to what I wanted.

Here are the colors I used Violets BV31, V15, V06, BV08, B28
Center Y13
 Leaves YG06, G14, G17
Shadow C1, C3
 I always lay down the lightest color first, and color the whole image, ie. violet petal, then I go back and put down the darkest color, then the next darkest and blend the previous color in, I did flick the B28 on top of the BV08 then when I blended all of it with the BV31 I went over the B28 lightly. I hope that makes sense. I used C1 and C3 to go around the outside of the violets and leaves and I used nestabilities to cut out the oval and the mat. I'm not 100% happy with the way the colors turned out, what do you think?
 See you next time,
Diana

Happy Easter Card

I'm proud to be the designer featured at Card A Day Blog
Today. See below the picture for details on making this card



I used Bazill paper and stamped a swirly design on gold ink (you have to look hard to see it in the scan), I also highlighted the punched border and the score lines with the same ink. On the bottom I used my Score a Pal to make 1/2" score lines, I used a Stampin up punch for the border between the 2 papers and pop dotted my image and sentiment. I did use a slightly darker paper for the mat and the top paper, just for some contrast, but the colors are so similiar it's almost hard to see. I hope my grandkids like this card when they get it in the mail.

Diana

CAD Papertheads Blog Hop

It's that time for a Customer Appreciation Day Blog Hop!



I love making Thank You cards, this one is using the negative after I cut out the letters Thank You, so I used it on this card.

Make sure you visit all the blog participants, they may be offering more
prizes and fun on each blog!

Also, comment on each blog, and you get an entry into the GRAND PRIZE drawing, which will include:

Xyron Mega Runner
2 Greeting Farm Stamps
Quickie Glue Pen
Platinum Pllus Flex Pod Gripper Tripod
9" roll of Silhouette Vinyl (can be used on most die cut machines)
2 - Metallic Rub n Buff
10 Color Souffle Gel Pens
10 Color Glaze Gel Pens
12 Color Crushed Velvet Flock by Doodlebug Design
1 Activation code to Make The Cut software

Check out the blogs today,

Wedding Card

Today we are going to make a white on white on white wedding card.
I used the dotted folder to make the textured background.
I used a heart sizzix to cut out the heart and then the Stampin up Doily die for the inside of the heart.
I used 2 sizes of flower punches, and on the large one, I punched border punches for the edges of the petals. I used brads from hobby lobby for the centers.
I used a martha stewart butterfly punch.

I haven't decided if I want a saying on the front of the card or not, my daughter is getting married this year and I want to make some awesome invites for her to choose from. Be sure and check over at http://cardadayblog.blogspot.com/ for the February Challenge.

Diana

Valentines Day Card

I was surprised by my husband this morning. He usually leaves for work before I wake up, I went to get coffee and in front of the coffee pot was this card and a bottle of wine.




He had my friend, who is a stamping up rep, make the card for him and he wrote the poem on the inside.
32 Years
32 years since the day you were asked,
The words that made your respond "Are you serious?"
It meant a lot to me then and even more now,
32 years later all I can say is wow!
Some people said that we wouldn't last,
Now 32 years later, they're in the past.
I've loved you through good and loved you through bad
But 32 years later I remember the good times we've had.
They say love is blind but my heart is sincere,
As we start off this 32nd year.
I love you today way deep in my heart.
I still remember those words "Til death do us part."
With this wine I have given I offer a toast
To 32 more years with you as my host
Happy Valentines Day,
Charles

My husband is still as romantic as he was 32 years ago, he still surprises me with candy, flowers and romance even when it's not valentines day. He actually proposed marriage to me 32 years ago on Valentines Day, and on our 25th valentines day, he asked me to renew our vows and gave me a ring, and told me he already had the church reserved for Aug. 6, which is our wedding anniversary. I think I'll keep him forever. Hope you have a great Valentines day.

Diana

Blog Hop

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The designers at Card a Day Blog are joining together to do a blog hop this weekend! The theme is Masculine cards!
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This card is a fun card that adults or children would love for their birthday, I used the swirl embossing folder on the white background and matted all the items with dark green, used the same color ribbon and even though I added a pin with a dragonfly bead it still is mostly a masculine card. I have several of these made, fo different occasions to send to my male relatives and friends. The image and sentiment is from The Angel Company.

My Christmas cards and my thank you cards are the same design. I was so busy this fall and I've just gotten back into town from visiting my daughter in Cincinnati, Ohio. I was staying with her for a while after she had her first baby.



I used paper from Daisy D's and I used Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 8 for the green mat and used Memento ink to stamp the corner leaves and to sponge around the edge. I used Memento black for the Sentiment. I used stamps from The Angel Company. It's a very simple card, I hope you like the way it turned out.

Diana

Christmas Sweets

I know it's been a while, and I'm going to do better posting. I'm now a member of Card a Day Blog were several designers get together and post a card a day. I'm really hoping this will motivate me into getting back into card making and posting my creations on my blog. Anyway here is my card. The theme is Christmas Food and whenever I get invited to dinner or just to visit at someone's house I bring a gift, during Christmas it's usually a dessert.



For this card, I kept it simple, I paper pieced a pie, I just hand cut it out. I used a retired stamp from The Angel Company. The paper I used is Heidi Grace "Jolly and Bright.

People are really surprised whenever I show up with my treat for them, I think I get some invites back because they need a dessert :)

Be sure and visit A Card a Day Blog every day to get inspired with all the different cards posted.

Diana

Yardsales

Every weekend I look forward to going to yardsales. I'm decorating my dining room/kitchen area in Tuscan style, so always on the lookout for cute grape stuff, I buy newborn boy clothes for my daugher whose expecting in December. My son has 2 children a girl and a boy that I buy stuff for. So here is my haul from this weekend.

Baby's first Christmas bunting and bib for $1.00
9 shirts, 5 pairs of pants, 2 pairs of boots, 3 dresses and a jacket for $4.00
2 nice pictures for my son's house $3.00
Washstand with a marble top that will look really nice once cleaned up $3.00. Not really a lot of stuff to find at yardsales this weekend, already looking forward to next week.

Diana

Pocket Peepers

Here is a card made from the new set "Pocket Peepers". I colored in the baby with prisma pencils, pop dotted him so it looks like he's looking over the border, and then used a thank you from "Thinking of You" retired set. I'm going to give this to my daugter at her baby shower so she can send out thank you's for gifts for the baby.

Diana

Bear 4

Here is another bear, I guess I can get going on them when I really try, I think I like this one the best. I used the bear and saying from Bountiful bears, and the border punch is from stampin up

Diana

Bear # 3

OK, this one I kept simple and easy. I'll be making these with my card club to send to Iraq for the Soldiers to send back home.

D-75 Mega Circle 2.5"
D-701 Giga Scalloped Circle 3"
SC900 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
Brown Sheer Ribbon
Brown Plaid Paper
v-9983 Smoothies Cardstock Nougat
I used a saying from retired set Thinking of You
PrismaColor pencils

Enjoy,
Diana

Another Bear

Today's bear is using a retiform technique, put down 3 sides of sticky notes and sponge color into the design I used a oval for one of the sides of sticky notes and then stamped a bear in the center of it. Here is the supply list
Bountiful bears stamp
Memento rich cocoa
Memento Cantalope
Memento potters clay
Nestabilities Label #20
Nestabilities Oval
Hydra Sponge

Have fun making your cards, Let me know if you'd like to order any of the suppliels from The Angel Company.

Diana

Bountiful Bears

This week I'm concentrating on making items out of "Bountiful Bears" for a friend of mine that is having trouble using this stamp, I'm trying to do at least 3 projects for our stamp club. Here is the first one with instructions for making it




Dark Brown paper 4" x 5.5"
plaid paper 3.75" x 5.25"
off white cut with nestability label 20 2nd to largest die
leaving die on paper sponge memento rich cocoa
off white cut with nestability label 20 3rd to largest die
leaving die on paper sponge memento rich cocoa
Stamp Bear from Bountiful Bears on kraft with memento tuxedo black
Stemp saying "for someone "beary" special" on off white .75" x 2"
glue on 1" x 2.25" dark brown and pop dot

Let me know what you think about this card. Also let me know if you want to order any of the inks, stamps or nestability from The Angel Company.

Diana

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Another Sunflower

I wanted to participate in The Angel Company's Card a day in May, so I followed their sketch and made another sunflower card. I used a swatch of Emma paper and used the Sunshine Stamp set for the images, colored with colored pencil and blended with goo gone.

Diana

I got this Sunshine stamp set about a month ago, cut it apart and filed it, never once stamped it, so I got it out and decided to use it, I made about 7 cards, a couple were cased cards and these are 4 of mine.

This one I used the stamp as a background and made a tag out of one, very simple.

Used the same stamp and just decorated around it.

Inked the edges with burnt umber palette and used a Martha Stewart punch for the border

Used another border punch and my newest 2 1/4" scalloped punch 2" circle punch and dew drops.

Hope you enjoyed my stamps,
Diana

New card

The Angel Company just came out with a new list of stamps that are being discontinued. Wouldn't you know the 2 sets I just bought last month are in that list. I've made a card with 2 of those stamps, hope you like it. I used Emma Paper, coordinating bazzill and stamps from Delicate Florals and Swooping Sentiments.
Let me know what you think.
Diana

I'm working on making page kits to teach at classes and to sell at crops. Here are my 2 newest ones, the castle digital cutter file you can find at my store in Paperthreads

and the Ballet digital cutter file is a complete collection with more in it than shown also
at my store at Paperthreads

Let me know what you think about them, I'm selling the kits for $10 each. If you want to purchase the digital files, I can make one up for the My Little Princess, just let me know.

Diana