Happy Birthday

The new challenge at CUT IT UP is "anything goes as long as there is a diecut on it". Here's my project. I made a birthday card using a set of diecuts from Sizzix. I also used an embossing folder and distressing ink.

Sharing my project with:

~AAA Birthday-anything birthday

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Night Owls-dies

~Make My Monday-garden

~Try It On Tuesday-things with wings

~As You Like It-favorite kind of embossing (Dry embossing because I love the look of the embossing folders and how it makes a plain piece of paper so cool)

~Snippets Playground-anything with snippets of paper. (All the small pieces were cut using small pieces of scraps)

~Dream Factory-anything goes or

~Can You Handle the Pressure-embossing folder

~A Place To Start-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Father's Day

So happy to say that I'm the Guest Designer at HEART'S QUEST CHALLENGE this month!

This month the challenge is blue and/or yellow hearts. 

I chose a blue heart and added it to a Father's Day card.

Isn't this a great card!! And the utensils are removable and so cute!!

My Happy Father's Day apron-shaped card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Daisy Chain-boys/men

~Farm Quest Homestyle Kitchen-anything kitchen or dining

~~HONORABLE MENTION~~

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper

~Inspiration Station-photo inspiration (inspired by the dad and the  pattern of shirts)

~~TOP PICK~~

~Cardz 4 Guyz-shades of blue

~Daring Cardmakers-masculine mayhem

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

A Big Thank You to a Special ECE

I made some of these card for my fellow ECEs. I appreciate each and every one of them!!

This week is Early Childhood Education Week in Newfoundland.

I used white cardstock, a Cricut marker, Copic markers, Stickles glitter and Ranger distressing ink.

I created it on my Cricut.

My A Big Thank You...card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Dream Valley-hand-colored image (I used Copics)

~Passion for Markers-markers and anything goes (I used Copics)

~I Love Promarkers-markers and anything goes (I used Copics)

~Girlz and the Art of Letters-B (banner)

~Fab N Funky-add a sentiment

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

~Classic Design Challenge-anything goes

~Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Birthday

I used cardstock, some dies, distressing ink and an embossing folder to make this simple card.

Sharing my project with:

~Can You Handle the Pressure-embossing folder (option-zoo/jungle animals)

~AAA Birthday-anything birthday

~Night Owls-dies

~Double D-birthstone (emerald)

~Inkspirational-word prompt

~Dream Factory-anything goes or

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

~Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends-anything goes

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Diamond Gatefold Card

The challenge for SUNDAY SONGS & RHYMES is this poem:

Lots of inspiration in this poem, even if you don't feel like creating an Easter project.

Read the poem and get inspired.

I created a card with some pretty flowers on it.

I used my Cricut to design and cut out a diamond gatefold card.

My Diamond Gatefold Card can be found at Cricut Design space.

Sharing my project with:

~Beautiful Blossoms-flowers focal

~Crafter's Cafe-no squares (option)

~Creative Crafting Uncles-more than one fold

~Sparkles-flowers

~~TOP 3~~

~Crafty Gals Corner-fancy___ (fold)

~Creative Creases Challenge-anything with fun folds

~Little Red Wagon-flowers

~Sisterhood of Crafters-flowers

~Ellibelle's Garden Party-anything in or from a garden

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~~TOP 3~~

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Campfire Ornament

Happy Victoria Day.

This is the weekend when many Canadians go camping in the woods or at a provincial park.

We spent the weekend in a camper in the George Huxter Park.

My daycare afterschoolers and I created a campfire ornament to commemorate Victoria Day (or May 2-4 as we call it). Here's mine.

Sharing my project with:

~Inkspirational-hot

~Wednesday's Creative Inspirations-great outdoors

~Farm Quest General Store-anything farm/country

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

~Ally's Angels-anything goes

~Love To Craft-anything goes

~CRAFT-anything goes

~Crafty Catz-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy 10 Birthday

I've used my Michael's cardstock, twine and some VERY OLD Basic Grey patterned paper!!

It was designed and cut on my Cricut.

I think it would be nice for a boy's or man's birthday.

My Happy 10 Birthday card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~AAA Birthday-anything birthday

~Crafter's Cafe-no squares (option)

~A Place To Start-for a child (option)

~~RISING STAR~~

~Daisy Chain-boys/men

~Dream Factory-anything goes or

~Snippets Playground Challenge-use snippets (I save all sizes of pieces of patterned paper, especially my Basic Grey! That's what I've used on this card)

~Can You Handle the Pressure-anything goes with an embossing folder

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Paper Funday-anything goes

~Allsorts-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Hi Friend

What a pretty fold! A curtain fold, it's called. I added a flower and some pearl gems to embellish it.

My Hi Friend curtain fold card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Creative Crafting Uncles-more than one fold

~Sparkles-flowers

~Neglected Stuff-anything goes with neglected stuff (old Chatterbox pattern paper that I've had for years and years)

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Sisterhood of Crafters-flowers

~Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

~Creative Creases Challenge-anything with fun folds

~Creative Fingers-anything goes

~Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday-anything goes

~CRAFT-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Mama Needs Coffee For Christmas

Mama needs coffee ANYTIME, but especially at Christmas, am I right!!!

Sharing my project with:

~12 Months of Christmas-Christmas card

~Crafter's Cafe-no squares (option)

~Merry Little Christmas-anything Christmas

~Papercraft Challenge-all about mom

~Little Red Wagon-D is for diecut (snowflake)

~Girlz Creative Christmas-Christmas and candy canes (candy canes on the patterned paper)

~Peace On Earth-anything Christmas

~A Cut Above-anything goes with a diecut (snowflake)

~Addicted To Stamps & More-Christmas

~A Place To Start-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Get Well Soon

The new challenge at CUT IT UP is "send me flowers". I created a get well card with flowers all over! I created a card base and wrote the sentiment with my Cricut. I used a diecut to make the flourish and added a flower to it. Then I embossed flowers to my cardstock and used distressing ink to color in the flowers a little. I added some pearls.

Sharing my project with:

~A Cut Above-anything goes with a diecut (flourish)

~Little Red Wagon-D is for diecut

~Sisterhood of Crafters-flowers

~Sparkles-flowers

~Ellibelle's Garden Party-anything in or from a garden

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday-anything goes

~Creative Crafters-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

To My Best-Tea!

Don't forget about the FIRST CUP CHALLENGES for May!!! It's always anything with a drink of some kind on it!! And any kind of project!

This month we are collaborating with FARM QUEST GROCERY GAME.

Play along with both blogs! If you create something with a drink on it, you can add it to the Farm Quest Grocery Game blog too!! Actually that blog will accept ANY project with any food on it!!

Here's Becca's creation.

Here's my project. A cup of tea for your Best-Tea!!

My To My Best-Tea card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Carlin's Challenge-yummy

~Farm Quest Homestyle Kitchen-anything kitchen or dining

~~HONORABLE MENTION~~

~Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-use pattern paper

~Neglected Stuff-anything goes with neglected stuff (old pattern paper that I've had for years and years)

~Double D-designer paper

~Path of Positivity-anything uplifting/encouraging

~A Place To Start-anything goes

~~RISING STAR~~

~Pammie's Inky Pinkies-anything goes

~Penny's Paper Crafty-anything goes

~Paper Funday-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~

Happy Mother's Day

This very pretty card is created on my Cricut, using just cardstock (from Michael's) and Stickles glitters.

My Happy Mother's Day flower garden card can be found at Cricut Design Space.

Sharing my project with:

~Beautiful Blossoms-floral focal

~Dream Factory-Mother's Day

~I Spy With My Little Eye-...May flowers

~Cardz 4 Galz-flowers

~Ellibelle's Garden Party-anything in or from a garden

~Inspired By...-basket of flowers

~Classic Design Challenge-feminine (option)

~Love To Craft-anything goes

Happy Crafting, 

~DEANNE~