Castle fit for a queen!

Hey y'all! I wanted to share a diaper cake that I made for my husbands boss who just had a baby girl recently.  I am finally able to share the pictures.  I used the diaper cake from SVG Cut's Tiny Miracle to make the castle. It was hard to decorate it at first not knowing what the theme or the colors in the room where. 

 But then I saw the KNIGHT OF MY DREAMS file at Too Cute By Jessica and a lightbulb went off.  We had a castle right??? So I thought what better way to decorate it??? I added her name to finish it off and changed the file a bit to fit my needs.  The diapers I used were size 3 I believe so she would be able to display it for sometime.  I got a wonderful Thank you card from them saying how much they loved it and didn't want to take it apart!! Made my day!!

New!! Blue & White Linky Party@ CDD

Hey everyone!  The first linky party in 2015 has started at Craftin Desert Divas.  The theme is Blue & White.  First thing I thought of was a baby boy for some reason.  

I have been wanting to do this pop up card that I got from Silhouette for some time.  I added a 3D Rattle as a shaker embellishment and filled it with some little buttons and gem.  I used my SAY IT BIG stamp set for the "Congrats" sentiment and my Snips & Snails stamp set for the It's a Boy sentiment as well as the ones on the inside of the card.  The little stars on the inside block are from the Halloween WITCH CROSSING stamp set. 

Once Upon A Time Album

Hello everyone!  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season.  I wish all of you the best of the best in 2015.  My goal is to get more organized in my craft room so I can be more productive.

 I wanted to share with you a shaped album I created for that special little princess in your life.  I think this would make an awesome gift as well, something different!

I created the album using my Silhouette Cameo, and bound it with MY CINCH machine.  I didn't want to put hole directly thru the pages so I made an extender piece.  Each page is very sturdy since it is made up of several layers. I have had the LUXURY paper pad forever and thought it would be perfect to use.

Here is the front view of the album. All of the stamps are from Craftin' Desert Divas. The stickers are from We R Memory keepers that I have had forever and a day. I used the "Princess" sentiment from Sugar & Spice stamp set on the front page of the album.

Close up of the sentiment.

Here I used TAG IT stamps and SVG's to make some journaling spots and even a place for more pictures.

Another page with journaling/photo tags using my TAG IT stamp set & SVG's.

For this page I used TAG IT stamps and SVG's to put my sentiment on.  Then I used CAPTURE THE GOOD TIMES for the sentiment and the little camera.

I made a tag using the TAG IT set, then cut it in half to tuck behind the photo mat.  100% Diva is from Sugar & Spice.

  Some more journaling/photo spots using TAG IT.

I kept the back cover simple since it would be most likely laying flat when not being viewed.  The "LOVE YOU MORE" sentiment came from the Simply Said stamp set.

That's all for now!  I hope you enjoyed my album that I have created.  

Happy Crafting!

Lisa B.

Happy New Years gift

Hello everyone! Are you invited to a New Years party?  Do you need a quick gift idea? Well this literally took minutes and you could even simplify it even more if you wanted to by not coloring any of the images. I used the CDD Simply Holidays Word Art stamp set and it's matching SVG to make this tag. I used some Spectrum Noir markers as well as some Stickles to accent some of the images.  But again, this stamp is beautiful stamped without being colored.

 If you are going to a New Years party this would make a great hostess gift.  I simply tied the tag to a bottle of wine. 

 I LOVE this stamp set.  This word art is so pretty just by itself.  And you can mask off the sentiments and only use one, two or however many you want.  So you literally are getting a huge variety of sentiments that you could use as a whole or by themselves.

Have a wonderful day and HAPPY CRAFTING!

Lisa B.

Just for you!

Hey everyone, Lisa B. here! I hope you are all recovering from the holiday rush.

I was asked to come up with a gift voucher and this is what I came up with.
The sailboat on my voucher came from SVG Cut's Seaside SVG cut file.  I changed the waves and sailboat to fit my needs (size of card).  I wanted this voucher to be able to fit inside a clear legal sized envelope.  The voucher part is perforated so they can tear it off to redeem it if they wanted to.

I used Craftin' Desert Divas Simply Said stamp set on the tag.  That set is an awesome addition to any stamp collection.  It covers so many bases.  The "Just for You" stamp added the finishing touch to my gift voucher.

 Below is a close-up of the sentiment I used.  I masked part of the sentiment off so I could have it fit on the tag the way I wanted it to.

I hope you all got some awesome crafting goodies for the Holidays.  I can't wait to see what you make with them and share it here with us on our Linky Party as well as our CDD Facebook page.

This is another one I made up for a Theater themed gift.  I fussy cut some images from Graphic 45 paper to embellish this one.  The voucher is tucked behind the curtain call ticket.  I did not fully glue down the ticket so the voucher can be tucked behind it and torn off to be redeemed.  I used SU dimensionals on the ticket and the dancing lady.

Happy Crafting!

A gift for the "grinch" in your life.

Hey everyone!  I came up with this gift for someone who is on Santa's Naughty list....lol 

I made the chimney gift box from SVG Cut's December Gifts SVG set with papers from Graphic 45. To fill the chimney I made some homemade "coal" my crushing oreos in my food processor and then adding melted marshmallows (similar to how you would make marshmallow treats).  And to top it all off I made an adorable "Grinch" tag by using Grumpy Christmas and Naughty or Nice files from Too Cute by Jessica. 

Happy Crafting!!

Merry Christmas!

Mini Album key rings

Hey everyone! Today I am happy to share with you some projects I made using my CDD stamps. These days your Shopping list grows longer and your wallet grows smaller! So I came up with a super cute and fun gift to give someone using paper and some CDD stamps!

First I opened my TAG IT svg's and did an offset with the file (so I could have a backing).  For each tag I cut out two pieces of cardstock and glued them back to back.  Then I adhered designer paper on each side in order to make it double sided.  You can make this album as big or as small as you want or need.  I picked the larger stamp out of the Tag It stamp set for the front cover on each of the albums.  Then I picked out two sentiments from Capture These Moments that worked perfectly (I offset them as well to get the layers of matting).

I left one of the albums with no ribbon to show some variation to what you could do.  Since I used so many layers for each page of the album they are VERY sturdy!!

The fun part about this is you can totally personalize these with so many different colors and themes.  It's a small gift with a lot of meaning! 

Hope you all have a great day, and HAPPY CRAFTING!!

Hugs,

Lisa B.

Tis' the season for Holiday gift boxes!

Many people who don't normally bake year round even bake at the holidays.  I am a baker myself and enjoy combining my two passions, Baking and crafting! 

I made this set of milk carton (gift boxes which I purchased from the Silhouette store) and used Too Cute By Jessica's Cute Cocoa Cups to decorate the front as well as stamps from Craftin' Desert Divas.  I used two stamps from the newly released Baked with Love stamp set.  I colored the rolling pin in with my markers and popped it up with some pop dots, then added the sentiment which is from the same set as well.  These boxes were super easy and quick to put together!

Name that Tune!

Hey everyone!  My life has been super, super crazy to say the least.  I thought I had this post all set and scheduled way ahead of time but somehow it has disappeared.  Probably totally my fault, but then again blogger hates me!!

There is a new challenge over at the Sisterhood of Crafters.  It is super fun! We are asking to make any project based around a Christmas/Holiday song.  When you create it, please note which song you based your card around.

I loved these gorgeous cards from SVG CUTS! This card is from the Christmas Box card set.  I fell in love with it the minute I saw it.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up!  This card is a very nice and large size, works as a home decor piece as well.The paper are from Graphic 45. 

 I based this card around the song "We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!".  This will be our last challenge for this year to give the DT time off to enjoy the holiday with their loved ones.  We also know that this is a very busy time for everyone who usually plays along.  So you will have until December 28th to play along.

I would like to wish all of our Sisterhood followers a very HAPPY, HEALTHY and SAFE 2015!

Happy Crafting! 

Craftin' Desert Divas - Christmas Linky Party

Good morning! I am here to share with you two projects I made for the Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party that is currently going on. 

 I made these treat bags that hold dark chocolate Hershey Kisses. There was going to be a window of sorts so you could see some of the contents but I didn't like how that looked (they are dark purple).  I used the Winter Treats stamp set along with the Tag It stamp set. And of course I used the free SVG's you get when you buy the stamp sets. You can find Winter Treats  HERE and Tag It HERE.

Craftin' Desert Divas November Release Blog Hop Day #1

Welcome to our ninth Craftin Desert Diva's stamp release blog hop!! We're super excited to share with you in full the CDD November release stamps. For this 2 day hop the CDD DT are being joined by the Too Cute by Jessica DT to share some awesome Christmas projects for you.  There are five new stamps that are being released today in the Craftin Desert Divas Shop and are available now for purchase.

**All stamps with images have a FREE SVG(digital cut file)**

This makes it so easy, you just cut out the image and then stamp on it. The SVG cut file will be in the CDD Gallery for you to download or after purchase just send  an email to craftindesertdivas@gmail.com to claim your SVG cut for the stamp set you purchased. Tara has also added images and sizes for the SVGs in the CDD Shop.

These SVG outlines are in the CDD Gallery or email craftindesertdivas@gmail.com after your stamp purchase to request them.

Here are this release specials for you:

1. Use Code: 20NOV to receive 20% off your entire order. Sale ends Dec. 5 Midnight MST.

2.  4x6 Freebie is for $30 minimum purchase (before tax & shipping) in the CDD Shop.  Offer ends Dec. 5 

Today you can get this freebie pattern by following and commenting on ALL the blogs in today's hop. After you have done this you can email craftindesertdivas@gmail.com or send Tara a message on FB to claim your pattern.

Free file for today!

Baking Up Some Christmas Treats

New pattern and hop line up tomorrow.

What would be a blog hop without some more prizes??

Hop Prizes:

1. CDD giving away 1 stamp a day.

2. Too Cute by Jessica - $25 gift card (reg. priced patterns)

And now on to my creation....

For my first project I made two types of homemade dog treats (peanut butter & banana and a beef and bacon treat). I used a file from the Silhouette store. It didn't have a window so I added one. I used the BAKED WITH LOVE stamp set or the label as well as A Puppy Christmas From Too Cute By Jessica. 

For the next one I made another Hershey Slider treat using the sentiment from the NOVEMBER FREEBIE stamp set. Papers are from Cosmo Cricket. 

Last but not least I made this adorable way to give those homemade baked treats this holiday season. I used a file from the Silhouette Store and paired it with stamps and sentiments from the NOVEMBER FREEBIE stamp set. The SVG came in handy when I was designing this in my software!  I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color in the cookie jar. 

So hop, hop, hop on over to the ever so crafty Barbara's blog.  You will be thrilled with what she created.

Come join us here on Facebook:

CDD Gallery - We'd love you to share your projects using the CDD stamps.

Blogs on the hop:

Saturday

CDD- http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/

Kathy- http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/

Barbara- http://paperpiecingmemoriesbybabs.blogspot.com/

Karen- http://www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com/

Nanne- http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/

Krystal- http://krystalklearcreations.blogspot.com/

Lisa- http://our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/ ** YOU ARE HERE **

Barbara - http://spotofsanity.blogspot.com/

Kimberly- http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com/

Helen- http://www.htbcreations.com/

Mayra- http://mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com/

Robin- http://morphmaniacreations.blogspot.com/

Michelle- http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/

TCBJ- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Too-Cute-by-Jessica/196421370434846

Day #5 CDD Sneak Peeks

We are so excited to share with you this super fun release.

Today is day 5 of the sneak peeks for the November stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas. We have 6 new stamps in this release. This release is going to be Holiday themed!

 We are going to share with you a variety of projects to help inspire you with your upcoming Holiday projects. These images and sentiments will come with a SVG outline that is FREE to you.

Here are this release specials for you:

1. Use Code: 20NOV to receive 20% off your entire order. Sale ends Dec. 5 Midnight MST.

2.  4x6 Freebie is for $30 minimum purchase (before tax & shipping) in the CDD Shop.  Offer ends

Dec. 5 We will have 1 sneak peek day to share it with you.

Each day there will be a new FREE file, you can email craftindesertdivas@gmail.com or message Tara on Facebook to request it. You must comment and follow each blog in order to get the free file. Join us over this Saturday & Sunday for our Hop for more free files!!!

Here's todays free pattern:

Today's stamps we are showcasing is called:  

November Freebie

Here's my creation:

I had fun with this one!! And I created my very own SVG pattern!! Well sort of..lol

I made this Ghiardelli Chocolate sweet holder by taking the SVG that comes with the Tag It stamp set, then added a small section and some perforated lines (in my SSDE software) to create the holder.  It would also be great for Lollipops or other candy/treats.  I topped it with the SVG cut out in patterned paper and finished that off by stamping the actual large tag stamp.  

The reindeer is part of the Adorable and super fun to play with November Freebie stamp set we are showcasing today.  I saw this paper from Pink Paislee and thought it would make a really cute reindeer.  I cut out the SVG of the Reindeer, then stamped it with the stamp.  I colored several parts of the reindeer and then paper pieces the body.  It will hold more than one chocolate.  These would look really cute tied to a gift or a tree, and come in handy for those small gifts you want to hand out during the holiday season.

CDD stamps are..

 4x6 stamps

Made in the USA

Stamps will be available to order on Saturday.

We hope you will stop by the  Craftin Desert Divas Shop  and the  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 first show previews, have giveaways and much more!

Sneak Peek Giveaway!

Tara's giving away one stamp set a day.

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!

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.

CDD Day #4 Sneak Peeks

We are so excited to share with you this super fun release.

Today is day 4 of the sneak peeks for the November stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas. We have 6 new stamps in this release. This release is going to be Holiday themed!

 We are going to share with you a variety of projects to help inspire you with your upcoming Holiday projects. These images and sentiments will come with a SVG outline that is FREE to you.

Here are this release specials for you:

1. Use Code: 20NOV to receive 20% off your entire order. Sale ends Dec. 5 Midnight MST.

2.  4x6 Freebie is for $30 minimum purchase (before tax & shipping) in the CDD Shop.  Offer ends

Dec. 5 We will have 1 sneak peek day to share it with you.

Each day there will be a new FREE file, you can email craftindesertdivas@gmail.com or message Tara on Facebook to request it. You must comment and follow each blog in order to get the free file. Join us over this Saturday & Sunday for our Hop for more free files!!!

Here's todays free pattern:

Today's stamps we are showcasing is called:  

Tag It

Here's my creation:

I wanted to create a fun way to write down your Christmas Wish list so I came up with this!

I took the SVG for the large tag from Tag It and did an offset feature (on my SSDE).  Then I dragged it down to get the size I wanted.  I didn't change the width at all, just the length.  Then I took the SVG of the flag stamp and lined it up on my tag. 

 I inserted a perforated line towards the end of the svg.  I wanted to leave enough room for the brad that will hold these all together.  This way once the person writes their wish on the piece of paper they can tear it off and put it into the jar.  The svg was longer than the actual stamp so I masked off the back of the stamp, then stamped once.  Next I inked up a portion of the stamp and laid it over the existing stamp already to give me longer lines that fit my design.  I never removed the mask part of the stamp.

I used another one of the tags to make a matting for the words Christmas Wishes (which I created in my SSDE software then did a print and cut using the SVg of the stamp I was using).  The snowman head is from Winter Treats which is currently available in the store HERE. 

To color him I used my Spectrum Noir Markers and some Glossy Accent on his hat.  Once again I used my trusty SVG's on the Snowman.  Gosh I love those things!

CDD stamps are..

 4x6 stamps

Made in the USA

Stamps will be available to order on Saturday.

We hope you will stop by the  Craftin Desert Divas Shop  and the  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 first show previews, have giveaways and much more!

Sneak Peek Giveaway!

Tara's giving away one stamp set a day.

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!

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.

Santa Claus is coming to town!

Santa Claus is coming to the Sisterhood of Crafters!  Ho ho ho...let's see how crafty you can go!! The new challenge at the Sisterhood of Crafters is to create a project with Santa Claus on it.

I took some paper from Graphic 45's T'was the Night Before Christmas (I think that is what it was called).  Then I added several layers of cardstock to it. Since they looked like postcards I thought it would be fun to use it as letters to Santa. I had each girl address it to Santa. Then they will write their Christmas wishes on the back. I wanted to add ribbon to it before the picture was taken but my girls freaked out. My intentions will be to hang them on the tree for Santa to see.   Something I thought would be cute to save for years to come.

So get your Santa on and come craft with us at the Sisterhood of Crafters. Have a great day and HAPPY CRAFTING!

Day #2 CDD Sneak Peeks

We are so excited to share with you this super fun release.

Today is day 2 of the sneak peeks for the November stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas. We have 6 new stamps in this release. This release is going to be Holiday themed!

 We are going to share with you a variety of projects to help inspire you with your upcoming Holiday projects. These images and sentiments will come with a SVG outline that is FREE to you.

Here are this release specials for you:

1. Use Code: 20NOV to receive 20% off your entire order. Sale ends Dec. 5 Midnight MST.

2.  4x6 Freebie is for $30 minimum purchase (before tax & shipping) in the CDD Shop.  Offer ends

Dec. 5 We will have 1 sneak peek day to share it with you.

Each day there will be a new FREE file, you can email craftindesertdivas@gmail.com or message Tara on Facebook to request it. You must comment and follow each blog in order to get the free file. Join us over this Saturday & Sunday for our Hop for more free files!!!

Here's todays free pattern:

Today's stamps we are showcasing is called:  

Elf Made

Here's my creation:

As you can see here, you simply pull up the ribbon and a Hershey Bar pops out!

OMG I had so much fun with these!!! I grabbed my set of Cosmo Cricket papers and went to town making these cute Hershey Bar slider gifts.  I made several in many different styles and designs.  This paper is REALLY nice and thick, it transforms a simple hershey bar into a gorgeous and fun gift!

PPssst, psst...Shhh but you didn't hear it from me but there is a sneak peek of another stamp set that will be coming out this week.  Can you spot it??? lol

CDD stamps are..

 4x6 stamps

Made in the USA

Stamps will be available to order on Saturday.

We hope you will stop by the  Craftin Desert Divas Shop  and the  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 first show previews, have giveaways and much more!

Sneak Peek Giveaway!

Tara's giving away one stamp set a day.

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!

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.