Pink & Black Pocket Letter

Hi friends! Sorry I have been away for so long. My family lost someone so dear to us and it has been a rough few weeks. I needed a distraction so I am popping in to share this pocket letter I made for a new friend that I met at the Pocket Letter Pals Valley Girl Meet Up last month. She likes pink, black, bling, butterflies, coffee, and her spotted pit bull mix pup. So I used all that info to put this together.

For the tag I used the Indie Art cartridge for the butterfly and made the wings pop up. The top row I used a card with the roses cut from the Artfully Sent cartridge. I stamped it with a sentiment from the CDD Blooming For You stamps. I got the purses from Paisley and the Formal Occasions cartridges. I added some bling and used the CDD Pocket Pieces Hi Dies for most of the stitched rectangles in my PL. The hello with the butterfly is from the Lyrical Letters cartridge. I used glitter cardstock for the pink and the white and added mini pearls to the butterfly. 

The center row I used the Artfully Sent cartridge for the beautiful cutout. The butterfly and sequins are from Craftin Desert Divas. The center pocket is sooooo sparkly I wish it showed up better in the photos. I used all glitter cardstock from DCWV and the Monogram is from the Art Philosophy cartridge. The sparkle cutout is from the Disney Tinkerbell & Friends cartridge.

The bottom row is my favorite. I used this cute pup from the Animal Kingdom cartridge and colored him with my Spectrum Noir markers to look like her pup. I added brown pearls for his eyes and stamped the sentiment & paw using the CDD Animal Antics stamps. I made the center shaker with the cut from the Wild Card cartridge. The letter inside the shaker is from the Sweethearts cartridge.  And finally the pup with the thought cloud and bone I also colored with my Spectrum Noirs, I made using a die set from My Creative Time.

For the back I made a bunny card to tuck my letter into with the Sugar and Spice cartridge.  I filled the pockets with paperclips I made with the Love You A Latte cartridge, some prima flowers, die cuts from Craftin Desert Divas, twine and some stickers.

Here is a close up of the sparkly clips I made.

Here are the Craftin Desert Divas products I used: 

Pocket Pieces Hi dies

Blooming For You

Animal Antics

Thanks so much for hopping by! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Have a blessed day!

Craftin Desert Divas August Release Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to the CDD Stamp & Die Release Blog Hop.  All stamps & Dies are in the CDD Shop and now available for purchase.

The Autumn Wishes Bundle is available for this weekend

 only thru Sunday. This special price is for what is in stock 

only and ends 8/30 10pm MST.

We also have 3 new sequin mixes:

Autumn, Candy Corn & Corn Maze

Here's what I've created for you...

I made this coffee shaped card using the bear stamp image from the Got Coffee stamps. The card base I made in DS with the Cricut Love You A Latte cartridge. I used some  printed corrugated paper from DCWV for the middle section. I embossed the lid and added some burlap thread. I handcut a banner and stamped it with a sentiment from the CDD Sending Love set.  

I love this sentiment!! I colored up this cutie pie bear with my Spectrum Noir markers. I used the heart from the CDD Wildly Cute stamps and the stitched oval is from the CDD Banner Dies.

I also stamped the inside and added that awesome coffee cup stain! I know exactly who I am sending this card to! I hope you all like it!

Here is the release special for you:

There is FREE SHIPPING on all orders placed 8/28-8/30

 no code necessary!! Ends 8/30 10pm MST

Here is today's SVG freebie. All you have to do is comment and follow each blog. Each stop along the way will give you a letter. Collect all the letters, then go to the CDD shop and use the code to get your freebie. This freebie is only available today.

The final letter for the freebie code is: E

Stamps and dies are made in the USA. 

Thank you so much for hopping along today! We hope you will join us again tomorrow for a second day with another freebie and more projects and inspiration!

Here is the complete lineup in case you got lost along the way:

Friday

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

Saundra- http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/   

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

Donna- http://createdbydonnak.blogspot.com/    

Crystal- http://crystalthompsoninks.blogspot.com/   

Leah- http://leahschaeffer.blogspot.com/     

Katy- http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com/   

Nicole- http://teachdanz.blogspot.com/    

Giorgia- http://ciocioscrap.blogspot.it/      

Tina- http://thescrappinrabbit.blogspot.com/   

Have a blessed day!!

Mother's Day Tea- Card in the Box

Hello Crafty Friends! Mother's Day Weekend is here and I have a card for the occasion. Of course it is another Card In A Box! I imagine everyone I make cards for will want one of these this year so I will be making plenty more. 

This card took me 5 Cricut Cartridges to make, lol! I had been thinking for a while that I wanted to do one with a window. The Creative Cards Cartridge has a great window so I used that one at 3.5". I cut the curtain layer out larger than the window (4.25") as it would look on the inside of the house. 

This particular card is for my husbands wonderful step-mom. She loves cats like me so I had the idea for a cat sitting in that window. I used cloud paper scraps to make it so the cat could be peering outside. The cat silhouette is from A Child's Year Cartridge. He is cut out at 1.75".  Being that the card would be the inside of the house I thought I would decorate it like a tabletop. It took a while to sort it out but this is what I came up with! The adorable teapot and cups are from the Love You A Latte Cartridge. I just love the lacy trim. There were no saucers so I just cut out ovals. I found the little cake from the Sweet Treats Cartridge and also the decorative tag. 

I embossed the white cardstock with my Cuttlebug Birds and Swirls folder and used a border punch to try to make it look like a tablecloth. I found the vase and flowers on the Everyday Pop Up Cards Cartridge and cut it at 2.5". I added pearls and bling to the flowers and cake. 

I wanted a simple look so I used the solid colored cardstock. I added an additional insert for the cups because I didn't like them flush to the front. I was tempted to add more but I am happy with how it turned out. I didn't ink anything this time trying to give it more of a fresh and clean look. 

I hope she likes it! This is the larger size Card In the Box so I took it to the Post Office, paid the extra postage, and sent it off. Here's the backside. The sentiments are from Fiskars- Latte Love, My Pink Stamper-Happiest Moments and Docerela Stamps- Lovable.

I hope you like my card. I sure had a great time making it! I will be participating in the following challenges:

Craftin Desert Diva's- Link It Up Mother's Day

DL Art- Challenge #132- Anything Feminine

Cut It Up #44- Mother's Day

Little Scrap Pieces Linky Party
Exploring Cricut- Mother's Day Challenge

Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy Mother's Day!

Tina H 

The Scrappin Rabbit