Hello Spring

I'm the guest designer at Sunday Songs and Rhymes, and the poem is

I love this poem!!! So much wonderful inspiration from this one poem!!

I went with the overall theme of Spring.

My Hello Spring card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Die Cut Divas-dies and Spring

~Sparkles-April showers, May flowers

~Cards Inspiration Challenge-say it with flowers

~Sisterhood of Crafters-Springtime designer paper

~Wednesday's Creative Inspiration-Spring

~Addicted to Stamps and More-make your mark (I used pastels to color the image)

~FarmQuest General Store-anything country/farm

~Daring Cardmakers-something borrowed (I borrowed the card idea from someone at Cricut), something blue (blue cardstock and blue eggs)

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~SheepSki Designs-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Birthday Zoe!!

Happy birthday to our sweet little Zoe. She is 1 year old today!!!

And what a teeny tiny cutie she is!!!

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

What's Up? (Crafting Happiness)

The challenge this week at Crafting Happiness is "way up high". Of course, first thing I thought of was a giraffe!!!

All paper is cardstock from my stash and the diecuts were made using my Cricut.

My What's Up? giraffe card is at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Craft Alnica-for a teen

~Krafty Chicks-all occasions

~My Time To Craft-diecuts

~Crafty Catz-option-for a boy

~Night Owls-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Lil Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~Penny's Paper Crafty-anything goes

~~TOP 3~~

~Twisted Thursdays-anything goes

~~TOP PICK~~

~Allsorts-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

'Tis the Season

This card was made from an old card. I recycled and added some sequins and glitter!!

Sharing my project with:

~Rudolph Days-anything Christmas

~12 Months of Christmas-any Christmas card

~Sparkles Christmas-non-traditional Christmas colors

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~Holly & Ivy-anything Christmas

~Christmas With the Cuties-Christmas, cute and inspired by a song ('Tis the Season to be Jolly)

~~TOP 3~~

~CRAFT-recycle

~Christmas Craft Creations-non-traditional Christmas colors

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Penny's Paper Crafty-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Earth Day!!

I celebrated with a shirt!

My Happy Earth Day t-shirt can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Aunts-green

~Lil Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

My daycare students made some of these ornaments. This is the one I made.

They were made using cardstock cut out pieces with my Cricut and the pieces were glued together.

My Earth Day project can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Daisy Chain-not square

~Inspiration Station-photo inspiration (inspired by the Earth)

~Try It On Tuesday-inspired by a song (Big Beautiful Planet by Raffi)

~Penny's Paper Crafty-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

For You (Halloween Crafts and Other Occasions)

Don't forget that I have re-started my Halloween blog but with a different slant to it. Each month I have added other occasions, along with the Halloween theme.. For April, the other occasions are birthday, Spring and Mother's Day.

This card was made as a birthday card, but really it could be for just about any occasion.

My For You card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Daisy Chain-not square

~Hearts Quest Celebrations of Love-option-birthday

~Cards Inspiration Challenge-say it with flowers

~Krafty Chicks-CAS

~Send a Smile 4 Kids-card for mom/special lady

~Cupcake Inspirations-flowers

~Night Owls-anything goes

~~TOP THREE~~

~Lil Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

'Tis the Season for Coffee

Pine Needle Branches were cut using a pattern found in Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~12 Months of Christmas-any Christmas card

~Beautiful Blossoms-floral is focal

~Caffeinated Christmas-Christmas and coffee/cocoa

~Triple B-anything with birds, blooms, butterflies

~CRAFT-Christmas

~Christmas Craft Creations-non-traditional Christmas colors

~Cupcake Inspirations-flowers

~My Time to Craft Christmas-non-traditional Christmas colors

~Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers-Spring into Christmas

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Say BOO and Scary On (Cut It Up)

The new challenge at Cut It Up is "starts with B". I used the word BOO as my B.

My Say Boo and Scary On card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Two Old Bats-Halloween only

~~TOP 3~~

~Get Creative-pun (play on words)

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~Crafty Catz-option-for a boy

~My Time To Craft-diecuts

~Mirtillamente Challenge-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Worldwide Crafters and Colorists-anything goes

~Twisted Thursdays-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Get Well (A Barrel of Monkeys)

The challenge at A Barrel of Monkeys is the game of Operation.

I created this card using my Cricut. I used cardstock and distressing ink.

My Get Well card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Daisy Chain-not square

~Unicorn Challenge-dies

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~Worldwide Crafters and Colorists-anything goes

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

~Creative Moments-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Love You Beary Much (Once Upon a Time)

The challenge at Once Upon a Time is the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?.

I created this cute card using my Cricut. I used white cardstock and my colored cardstock from my stash. Aren't those little gummy bears looking so yummy!!

My Love You Beary Much card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Crafty Animals-anything with an animal

~Dream Factory-They Cloned Tyrone (I "cloned" 5 cute bears on my card)

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging, option-love/relationships

~Get Creative-pun (play on words)

~Try It On Tuesday-rainbow colors

~Unicorn Challenge-dies

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~Allsorts-anything goes

~Creatalicious-anything goes

~Twisted Thursdays-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Lipstick Makes Everything Better {PIN}spirational

The challenge at {PIN}spirational is "embossing".

Here's a card I made using my Cricut and an embossing folder. Look at those lips! Aren't they awesome!! They are cut from cardstock. The first and third set have Glossy Accent on them and the middle set has Stickles glitter. The pattern paper is from my stash that I've had for years.

My Lipstick Makes Everything Better card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Dream Factory-They Cloned Tyrone (I "cloned" 3 sets of lips on my card)

~Crafty Calendar-embossing

~Can You Handle the Pressure?-anything with embossing folder

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Creatalicious-anything goes

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

~Worldwide Crafters and Colorists-anything goes

~Li'l Patch of Crafty-anything goes

~Through the Purple Haze-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas (Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round)

The April challenge at Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round is Santa/Gnomes/Elves.

Here's a card I made using Santa and some of his best buddies!!

My It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~12 Months of Christmas-any Christmas card

~Creative Moments-option-cute and cuddly

~Incy Wincy-inspired by a song (It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas)

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~~TOP 3~~

~ABC Christmas-H is for "hats"

~Cardz 4 Galz-cute animals (reindeer)

~Craft Rocket-layer it up

~Krafty Chicks-Christmas

~Festive Friday-Christmas

~52 Christmas Card Throwdown-color challenge

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Oct 31 Bats (Halloween Crafts and Other Occasions)

The April challenge at Halloween Crafts and Other Occasions is Halloween, Birthdays, Spring and Mother's Day. Here's a Halloween card I made.

My Oct 31 Bats card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Crafty Animals-anything with an animal

~Daisy Chain-not square

~Unicorn Challenge-dies

~Dream Factory-They Cloned Tyrone (I "cloned" 3 bats on my card)

~~TOP 5~~

~Two Old Bats-Halloween only

~Everybody Art-numbers

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~As You Like It-cute or floral? Cute, as I love making cards that have cutie faces!!

~Cardz 4 Galz-cute animals

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~