May Release Sneak Peeks Day 3 - PICTURE THIS

Are you ready for a full week of fun sneak peeks? You're going to love this new release!!

I'm so excited to share it with you.

Welcome to Day 3 of our May stamp release party!! I am super excited to share with all of you the third release of the Craftin Desert Divas stamp line!!! Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at one of the five new stamp sets. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, we will have a blog hop with prizes each day. The design team has some amazing creations to start this stamp release party. We also have 2 guest designers Glora from Glora's Craft and Jessica from Too Cute by Jessica will be joining in the fun too.

Today we are showcasing the Picture This stamp set.

All of the new stamps are 4x6 for $13.99 
 Made in the USA.
Stamps will be available to order on Saturday.
 

We have a new store Craftin Desert Divas Shop and a Craftin Desert Divas Gallery 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!!

I made 2 doggie themed cards today:

For this first card, I used the Studio File

that Too Cute By Jessica created along with the stamps

Anyone who orders this stamp set will get the file free!!

This is my spoiled dog #1, Sweet Pea, isn't she a cutie?

The polka dot paper is from Doodlebug as are the Sprinkles.

 

This next card is for a dear friend who

lost her beloved Pug Bandit over the weekend :)

I used the studio file to cut the frame and

the washi tape.  For the 2 Chevron Washi Tapes

I also stamped these and included the arrow from

the stamp set.  The sentiment is from Simply Said,

which was in the last release.

All the paper for this card are from Best Creations.

 

**We will also be giving away a surprise pattern with EVERY purchase during this release**

Tara will also be offering a May bundle pack.

More details day of the hop.

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!!

Celebrate - Stars

Hello to all my crafty friends.

This will be the first of 2 posts today.

I got to work on some projects

yesterday for a couple of challenges.

My first project is a simple little

card I did for the

Peachy Keen - Oh My Stars Challenge

I know it is only March, but I had these cute

little stars already cut out from a previous project.

I believe they are from the Baby Steps cartridge.

My card is cut out using the My Creative Time

3x3 Trifold Card die. I first cut it out in

the dark blue paper, and then again with

the PP paper from Best Creations.

The cute little face is from the

Peachy Keen July SOTM set.

I added this little tag and sentiment using the

 My Creative Time Chunky Jar Accesories Set.

I tied it on with Midnight Blue and

Maraschino twine from Trendy Twine.



Letter of the Day - Letter J

 

Hello and Happy Labor Day to

all my crafty friends!!

I hope you all are enjoying your

wonderful 3 day weekend.

 

For this week's post I chose to create

a project using "Just Because Cards".

I made a very simple card to

share with you today.

I made a round card

using the sticker feature on the cartridge. 

The card base is cut at 5" from the

Art Philosophy Cartridge.

I used Kraft Cardstock.

The boot image I chose is on

page 65, and it was cut at 4.81"

The pattern paper is from Best Creations

"Cowboy Up" paper pack that

I got from the Shop at Erica's Craft Room

I added some Cinammon Stickles

and Chestnut Liquid Pearls.

 

 

 

 

Here is the inside of the card.  The phrase is on the same page of

the book and I cut 1.82".  The paper is from the same paper pack.

 

This was a quick and simple card to make.

 

Now head on over to My Cricut Craft Room

to see what the rest of the design team made today!!

 

 



WYEGW - 3D Projects

Hello all my crafty friends and Happy Wednesday!!

The theme for today is 3D Projects!

Now I have to give you fair warning,

this is a long, picture heavy post, so

I hope you will stay with me to the end!!

I have been playing with my new

CTMH Artiste Cartridge

and everything I made today

was from this cartridge.

Here is a pic of all 4 projects I have for you today.

As you can see I made 3 little bags/purses

and the 3D Pumpkin.

I will start off with the pumpkin.

This was super easy and came

together very quickly.

As a matter of fact, all the projects

were quick and easy to cut and assemble.

The pumpkin can be found on page 78 of the

booklet and I cut it at 9'

You use the Accent 1 feature key.

I stamped the pumpkin with CTMH

Western Flourishes stamp set

and versamark ink.  I embossed

the flourishes with Zing copper glitter

embossing powder.

Nest up is the little purse from

page 35.  This cut is

on the 3D Object feature key.

It was cut at 4.2"



This purse reminded me of a crown

so I added some jewels and Cherry Ice Stickles.

The label in the center is

Spellbinders Twisted Metals Tags Die.

I inked it with Milled Lavender Distress Ink

and the sentiment is from Pink By Design

"Inner Princess" stamp set.

The paper is Best Creations Ballet Princess.

The next bag is from page 56.

Cut at 4.2" using Accent 4 feature key and the shift key.

I added some Lavender Stickles

to accentuate the pretty eyelet cuts.

Finished it off with some ribbon.

The paper is Best Creations Walk in the Garden.

My last item is my favorite!!

This purse can be found on page 33

once again using the 3D object feature key.

It was also cut at 4.2"

Both the scrolls and the flowers were also

cut from the Artiste Cartridge.

The scrolls can be found on page 43

Accent 1, shift key.

The flowers can be found on page 54.

Here is a close up.

This paper is from DCWV, Bella Boutique Stack.

The sentiment is a sticker from the same stack.

I inked all the paper with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

The flowers and scrolls were covered in

Stardust Stickles.

Well, thanks for stopping by today.

Please visit My Cricut Craft Room

to see more 3D projects!!

Would You Ever Guess Wednesday - Sew Stamper

First of all I want to wish everyone a

very safe and happy 4th of July!! 

So for today's project at My Cricut Craft Room

I chose to use the technique, and this weeks

technique was to use the Sew Easy, Sew Stamper

or Sew Ribbon.  I chose the Sew Stamper.

I bought my Sew Stamper a few months ago and have never

used it, so I thought this was my opportunity!!

Here is a sneak peak

We went to a retirement party over the weekend,

for one of the guys at my husband's work.

 It was a western themed, party, so my hubby asked me to make a

western card. I chose this adorable cowboy from

3 Birds on Parade, cut at 4".

The Sew Stamper only comes with black ink.

Erica, taught us a great technique.

Once you stamp your project, pour

embossing powder over your stiches

and then heat set with a heat gun,

and voila, you have your stiches in any

color you want!

 

I used a really cool embossing enamel that I got

in a recent order from Erica's Craft Room Store.

It is copper embossing enamel from

Stampendous.  It has different colors in it.

Very cool!!

The "Wanted" paper is from the

Cowboy Up paper stack from Best Creations.

I thought it was perfect!!

I cut it down to fit the card, and inked

the edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink.

I added some eyelets in the corners and some twine.

Anyway, as you can see, I used

the Sew Stamper to stamp the stiches

around the base of the card.

My lines are a little crooked, but

I will practice using my Sew Stamper

because I really like the way it came out.

Thanks for stopping by today,

and please check out My Cricut Craft Room

to see what the rest of the design team made today.

Card Creating Tuesday - Sketch

Hello, my crafty friends!!

This month I decided to challenge myself!!

I get in a rut and seem to use the same

design for my cards.  So this month

I decided to sign up for the

sketch challenge each week!!

This first sketch was really a challenge!!

After seeing this sketch, the first thing I thought of was

bubbles.  But then, I was looking through the stuff I

recently got from out wonderful leader Erica,

and I came across these stickers, there are only a few left!!:

Once I saw these stickers,

I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

Here is a sneak peak:

 

For today's card, I used the following cartridges:

Card Base - Elegant Edges

Banner - CCR Party Picks & Pennants

Donuts - Love You a Latte

Slumber Party

Sweet Shop

Most of the paper is Coordinations

The background paper is Best Creations

I also used stickles for the sprinkles!!

For the donut in the right bottom corner, I wanted

it to look like a sugar donut.  So I ran it through my

Xyron face down, and then covered it with

fine glitter.

 

Can you see where I used the stickers??

The sentiment is perfect, don't you think...LOL

It is from My Pink Stamper

"Sweetest Cupcakes" stamp set.

I stamped it then embossed it

using Pink Zing Glitter Embossing Powder.

 

I added some crinkle ribbon from

My Craft Spot in Pink Bubblegum. 

I also embossed with the

Cuttlebug Spots and Dots Folder.

I hope you like my card as much

as I liked making it.

(it would be better if I could eat the donuts...LOL)

Please be sure to check out what the

rest of the design team made today over at

My Cricut Craft Room

Don't forget to comment on My Cricut Craft Room,

everyday this month, Erica is giving away

Cuttlebug folders and even a Cuttlebug!

By the way, Erica is having a design team call.

So if any of you would like to be on this

wonderful design team, please apply HERE

Deadline to apply is June 23rd!!