Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party#44 - TAG!!

Welcome to a new Craftin Desert Divas linky party!!!

We would love to see you create a tag

or use a tag on your project.

 

Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly

linky party here. Tara will designate a theme and invite you to share

projects you've made!!  And don't forget about the prizes!

Every linky party will have a sponsor and a winner, plus a top 3!

The winner will be announced on a semi-weekly basis. 

The more times you link up, the more chances you have to win!! 

Sponsors will be announced

at the beginning of every linky party.

This party sponsors are...

CDD- One stamp set

TCBJ - $25 Gift Card

(regular priced patterns only)

 

And now for my project:

I was invited to a baby shower this weekend
and made this tag for my gift.
I used the adorable Sugar and Spice Stamp Set
for my sentiment

My sweet little baby is from the

Bundle of Joy file from

Too Cute by Jessica

Her face is from the Moodies Faces

from Peachy Keen

 Here is a close up of the sentiment.

I used Zing Embossing Powder

to heat emboss it. 

 

All the papers are from Doodlebug Designs

as are the sprinkles.  I inked everything up

using my Prima Chalk Edgers

 

Linky parties are open from

 

Monday at 12AM Arizona MST thru Sunday 12PM Arizona MST.

Any projects you submit must be linked to your blog
or online gallery. Projects must be NEW, no back linking, please.

Number of entries for this linky party is unlimited.

You may link up ANY type of craft project
 (layout, card, altered item, tag etc)
as long as it goes with the theme of the party.

Please link your project back to
Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party.

Winners will be randomly chosen.
 

Craft It Up and Link It Up #39 - ANYTHING GOES!!

Today is my design team post for 

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party

hosted by Tara of Craftin Desert Divas!

Every other Monday will mark the beginning

of a new semi-weekly linky party

and you could win fabulous prizes!!

The theme for this

Linky Party is

Our wonderful sponsors this week are:

CDD- One stamp set

Too Cute By Jessica - $30. giftcard

(regular priced patterns)

Digital Delights - $5. giftcard

 

And here is my project...

My niece recently gave birth to twins!!

A boy and a girl, Karlei and Kaleb.

I made this sweet card for her

using the Silhouette file Design ID #19785

The pattern papers are from Doodlebug

and I used the Peachy Keen The Moodies

for their faces

 

 

I love that on these set's Tara added the 'S separately

which allowed me to add it to the end of the above sentiment

which made it perfect for twins!!

 

I used both the Sugar and Spice

and Snips and Snails stamp sets!!

 

So what are you waiting for
come join our Linky Party,
CDD always has great prizes
from our wonderful sponsors!!

 

Vacation Pictures and Baby Shower Card

Hello,

Happy Friday, and yeah it is a 3 day weekend!!

I wanted to do a quick post, one to share a couple

of photos from my recent vacation trip to

the central coast of California, and 2nd to share a

recent project I made for a friend.

We were lucky enough to be able to

travel with one of our 3 Spoiled Dogs!!

This was her first visit to the beach and she loved it!! 

This is my sweet little Ginger.

 Isn't that the sweetest face ever!!

 

Ok, ready for more cuteness?

A friend at work asked me to make a

baby shower card using a penguin. 

The Penguin is from SVG Cutting Files

The card base and design elements are from

My Scrap Chick's Card Essentials 2 file.

Paper is from Doodlebug

Of course I added a sweet Peachy Keen face!!

Both sentiments are from CDD STamps

Sugar and Spice Stamp Set

 

You can but it HERE 

She was giving the Mom to Be a Gift Basket

So I made some decorations on dowels

to help dress up the basket.

The words are from Miss Kate's Cuttables.



Thanks for stopping by, I hope you

enjoyed my pictures :)

CDD Stamps July Stamp Release Day 4 Sneak Peeks

 

Today starts the July stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas. We have some exciting news to share with you! Tara has added some adorable Trina Clark images to go with her sentiments. These images will also come with a SVG cut file that is FREE to you.

There are a few specials during this release we want to share with you.
Every purchase receives a FREE Too Cute by Jessica SVG pattern made especially for this release.
Any 2 Stamp purchase will receive a FREE mini stamp. Both stamp & pattern will be revealed during the hop. There will also be a sale 20% off your ENTIRE purchase using code:JULY starting on Friday. The free mini stamp & sale will end Aug.1,2014.
 

Welcome to Day  4 of Craftin Desert Divas July stamp release party!! Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at one of the five new stamp sets. Then, on Friday and Saturday, we will have a blog hop with prizes each day. There are some amazing creations being shared today during this stamp release.

Today we are showcasing the ALL STAR SPORTS stamp set.

All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA.

Stamps will be available to order on Friday.

We hope you will stop by Craftin Desert Divas Shop and Craftin Desert Divas Gallery  the Facebook group. We would love for you to join us and share your creations with us using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps. In this group we show previews first, have giveaways and much more!!

Here's the project I created:

I made this card for my granddaughter's 7th birthday.

She is a softball player and is a star on her team!!

My sweet softball player is from Miss Kate's Cuttables

and for my background, I used one of the Geometric Card Essentials

 from My Scrap Chick, I just added the stitching to

make them look like baseballs!!

Of course the face is from Peachy Keen's

 The Moodies Face Assortment

 

Here is a close up of the sentiment on the front of my card.

I actually asked Tara if she could add a sentiment for

Softball players on this set, so glad she did :)

For the inside of my card, I used

Bring on the Cake, All Star Sports and Sugar and Spice

to create my sentiment.  Love how you can mix

and match to create a custom sentiment :)

 

Sneak Peek Giveaway!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs!
You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog,
but the more you comment on, the better chance
you have for winning!!   Just click on the DT's
 name to get to their blog.

Tara will announce today's winner tomorrow.
The winner will be picked from a different blog every day,
so be sure to visit and leave comments.

Thank you all so much for joining us today and
I hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks.

Happy Birthday Princess

Hello and Happy Friday!!

Today is my day to post over at

Craftin Desert Divas

and today I am sharing a sweet birthday card made using

3 different CDD Stamps Sets!!



I made this adorable card for my nephew's 3 yr old

little girl.  She loves Princess Sofia!!

The Princess Sofia file is from Too Cute By Jessica

Sophies Royal Family File, the pattern paper

is from Doodlebug and her sweet face is of

course from Peachy Keen!!  The card base

is from SVG Cutting Files.

I used Zing Embossing Powder and Prima Chalk Edgers

The Happy Birthday is from Happy Celebrations

and the Princess is from Sugar and Spice

 The sentiment on the inside is from Bring on the Cake.

 

I hope you enjoyed my card

 

Craftin Desert Divas April Release Blog Hop Day Two

Welcome to our second Craftin Desert Diva's 

stamp release blog hop!!!

 We are excited to share with you Tara's new April release stamps.

There are four new stamps that are being released

 in the Craftin Desert Divas Shop.

So without further ado here are the latest stamp sets:

 Sugar & Spice -  you can purchase HERE

Snips & Snails - You can purchase HERE

Simply Said - You can purchase HERE

 Perfect Pair - You can purchase HERE

Too Cute by Jessica has designed this adorable

We Go Together 2 pattern.

This set is made to match the CDD Perfect Pair stamps.

You can purchase this pattern HERE.

Tara is giving away one stamp set each day.

& 

Too Cute by Jessica is giving away $25 gift card to her store.

 (Regular priced items)

And if you purchase stamps by April 30th
you will receive this Simply Spring pattern....FREE!!!! 

Just send an email to craftindesertdivas@gmail.com

to claim your free pattern.
 

I'm the second stop in the hop and I truly

hope you enjoy these stamps as much as I do!
 A complete blog line up is located for you below my

post in case you get lost along the way.

 I have 2 projects to share with you today.....

For my first project, I used Snips and Snails.

3 of my grandkids will be in their

school play next week so I made each of them

one of these cards. 

The file is called Center Stage

from Miss Kate's Cuttables.

 

My final project for this fabuous release

is my absolute favorite!!

When it first came out, my husband and I

took 5 of our grandchildren to see FROZEN

and I fell in love with Elsa

I just love the way this shaker card turned out!!

The snowflake is from SVG Cutting Files

and Elsa is the Snow Princess file

from Miss Kates Cuttables.

I used Peachy Keen's Blushing Bride

for her face.

 I used both Simply Said and

Sugar and Spice for my sentiment.

Do you see the fun snowflake sequins??

Next up on the Line Up is the amazing Michelle.

If you missed the hop yesterday, the line up is below!!!

Winners will be picked from a different blog each day,

so the more you comment the more chances you have to win.

Craftin Desert Diva's Shop
CDD Gallery - We'd love you to share your projects using the CDD stamps.

Blogs on the hop:

Saturday

Tara - http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/
Kathy - http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Sukie - http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com/
Shelly - http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com/
Mayra - http://mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Lori - http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com/
Michelle B - http://michellescricutfun.blogspot.com/
Krystle - http://krystlescraftyniche.blogspot.com/
Jessica from TCBJ - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Too-Cute-by-Jessica/196421370434846


Sunday

Tara - www.craftindesertdivas.com...
Kathy - http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/
Michelle P - http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/
Georgiana - http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/
Emily- http://molliemugsblog.blogspot.com/
Karen- http://craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com/
Jessi - http://www.mylifeinartsncrafts.co/
Robin- http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
Migdalia - http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/
Jessica - http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/
Jessica from TCBJ - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Too-Cute-by-Jessica/196421370434846

Craftin Desert Divas April Release Blog Hop Day One

Welcome to our second Craftin Desert Diva's 

stamp release blog hop!!!

 We are excited to share with you Tara's new April release stamps.

There are four new stamps that are being released
 in the Craftin Desert Divas Shop.

So without further ado here are the latest stamp sets:

 Sugar & Spice -  you can purchase HERE

Snips & Snails - You can purchase HERE

Simply Said - You can purchase HERE

Perfect Pair - You can purchase HERE

Too Cute by Jessica has designed this adorable

We Go Together 2 pattern.

This set is made to match the CDD Perfect Pair stamps.

You can purchase this pattern HERE.

Tara is giving away one stamp set each day.

& 

Too Cute by Jessica is giving away $25 gift card to her store.

 (Regular priced items)

And if you purchase stamps by April 30th you will receive this
Simply Spring pattern....FREE!!!! 

Just send an email to craftindesertdivas@gmail.com

to claim your free pattern.

I'm the second stop in the hop and I truly

hope you enjoy these stamps as much as I do!
 A complete blog line up is located for you below my

post in case you get lost along the way.

I love this release so much that I have

3 projects to share with you today

and 2 more tomorrow.....

For this first project I used Perfect Pair and the

TCBJ We Go Together 2 file.

Paper is from Doodlebug and

I used Peachy Keen's Basic Paper Dolls Stamps.

My next projects uses Simply Said.  This set

is so versatile.  So many great Sentiments.

The paper and sprinkles are from Doodlebug

and the adorable baby is from TCBJ file

Baby Shower-Girl, and her adorable face

is from Peachy Keen's Moodies Stamp Set.

For my last project I used the fence and tree from

the Simply Springfile fromm TCBJ which you can get

free if you place an order by April 30th.

The sentiment is from Simply Said.

Next up on the Line Up is the absolutely amazing Lisa.

Be sure to hop with us tomorrow!!!

Winners will be picked from a different blog each day,

so the more you comment the more chances you have to win.

Craftin Desert Diva's Shop
CDD Gallery - We'd love you to share your projects using the CDD stamps.

Blogs on the hop:

Saturday

Tara - http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/
Kathy - http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Sukie - http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com/
Shelly - http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com/
Mayra - http://mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Lori - http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com/
Michelle B - http://michellescricutfun.blogspot.com/
Krystle - http://krystlescraftyniche.blogspot.com/
Jessica from TCBJ - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Too-Cute-by-Jessica/196421370434846


Sunday

Tara - www.craftindesertdivas.com...
Kathy - http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/
Michelle P - http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/
Georgiana - http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/
Emily- http://molliemugsblog.blogspot.com/
Karen- http://craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com/
Jessi - http://www.mylifeinartsncrafts.co/
Robin- http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
Migdalia - http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/
Jessica - http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/
Jessica from TCBJ - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Too-Cute-by-Jessica/196421370434846