A Fun Place to Shop for Stamps

If you're in Vegas - you'll want to make a stop at "Viva Las Vegas Stamps" - the link is on the right hand side of my blog and you'll find directions on how to get there and be able to view a great gallery showing off their products.

Just tell them I sent ya :)

Thanks
Diana

Altered Puzzle Pieces

I've been a member of "PaperArtistOnline" (PAO) for many years.  A friend of mine had an Altered Puzzle Piece swap and convinced me to get included - I finally finished up my puzzle pieces yesterday and am getting them ready to put in the mail to her.  We do 3 pieces and send her 2 and she'll swap out and send me 2 of someone else's - I plan to use them as wall deco in my house as I do some remodeling.

Each piece is approx 8" x 8" - I originally intended to use some old denim but didn't get it worked out so I remembered I have several books from the "Big Band" era  - combo books for Piano, Clarinet and Sax from when my father use to play in dance bands.  They paired up with some fun stamps from the All That Jazz collection from Club Scrap.  Added some homemade flowers, ribbons and stick on beads

Thanks for stopping by - and if you decide to look into a fun group to share your paper crafting projects with check out Paper Artist Online.

Hope to see you all again soon

I'm Back

I've been away from my blog for a while.  Hubby and I took a 5000 mile motorcycle trip form our home in Arizona to enjoy the big "WingDing" Goldwing motorcyle group rally in Knoxville, TN.  We  had a great ride and I will be posting some layouts and photos from the trip soon.

I also just went through cataract surgery on both of my eyes and will have to go back from some laser repair of some scar tissue that has appeared, creating some difficulty in seeing.

I am attaching the cards I did last week for the Michael Strong Yahoo group.  I chose the "Hetty's Coffee" Stamps for creating these cards.

I am going to start doing better at adding things on the blog.  I hope you come back for visits :)

This card was using a sketch that Hetty picked out for this month in the Yahoo Group - for info on joining this fun group check out : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/enjoyMichaelStrongstamps/

The bottom 2 photos are a Pocket Card I did - the top picture shows the card with the card inside the pocket and the bottom pic shows the card out of the pocket - the technique is a "Attached Pocket Card" from the "Fancy Fold" CD from Technique Junkies. 

Challenge on "SquirrelyArt" Blog

Nancy posted another challenge on her blog - the "Free-Standing Pop-up Card" from Splitcoast Stampers.  You can view the tutorial here.
I used all papers, stamps and fiber from Club Scrap's recent "Welcome" kit and used flower and button from my stash.

Check Nancy's blog for her fun creations and then check out the rest of the Squirrel Girls:
Jennifer
Chrissie
Connie
Julie

Thanks for stopping by.......and Happy Memorial Day and as posted on Facebook :

"I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and the Republic for which it stands, One Nation, under GOD, indivisable, with Liberty and Justice for All............

 

Cards to share

I started playing around today with my Gelatos and Water Color Crayons.........All the papers are from Club Scrap as well as the stamps.


For this first card I was inspired by a U-tube video from Penny Black & Jill foster using the Faber-Castille Gelatos  - the video can be found here

The second card was inspired by a video that was done by Donna Downey and provided to me from Hetty Sanders in a Water Color Technique challenge on Club Scrap.  You can view this video here. Both of these cards do use one of my favorite stamps from Club Scrap.

I hope you enjoy these and I thank you for stopping by to see what I'm up to.
Until the next time
Happy Stampin :-)

Try That Thursday - CuttleQuilts

Beth and I chose the "CuttleQuilt" technique from the Emboss and die cd that was recently released from Technique Junkies.  All of my paper is from various Club Scrap kits and after I ran them through various embossing folders and cut to the right sizes, I then stitched with my machine.

Be sure to check Beth's blog and take note that we have decided to take a break from this weekly challenge for the summer,  I hope to do some other projects, more cards and hubby and I are taking a 2 week cycle trip to Knoxville, TN.  I will be posting during the summer and hop you come back to visit once in a while :)

Try that Thursday - Cute Cuts

Welcome back to Try that Technique Thursday challenge from Beth Norman and I.  This week is the "Cute Cuts" from 10/10 newsletter from Technique Junkies.

I thought the little cupcake embossing folder from Cuttlebug was so cute that I decided to make 4 cards - same embossing folders - just different colors.  Make a fun birthday card :)  All of the paper is from my Club Scrap Stash - ribbons from stash.

Thanks for joining in the fun.  Check out Beth's blog for how to take part and get your card featured on the Yahoo group homepage.

Diana