Craftin Desert Diva's January Release Hop

We're so happy to be back with our January Release! We have 3 new stamp sets that are being released today.  All stamps are in the CDD Shop and available for purchase.

Without further ado, here are The January stamps:

Click HERE to shop!

Here are the SVG cut files for each stamp:

All stamps have an SVG outline that is free to you. This makes it so easy. You just cut out the image with your machine and then stamp on it.  The SVG file will be in the CDD Gallery under the file tab and available for you to download.

Here are the release specials for you:
 1. Use code:Jan to receive 20% off your entire order. Sale ends 2/1 at 10pm MST
2. With a minimum $30 purchase (before tax & shipping), the 2x3 freebie
will be added to your order automatically. Offer ends 2/1.

Here is the January freebie:

   Isn't this bee cute!? There is a link to this free SVG pattern somewhere in today's hop lineup. 

Today I have created a couple Valentine's Day cards using sentiments from the Sending Love set.

For this card I used my Cricut Artiste cartridge to cut the heart puzzle out in chipboard first and then cut cardstock pieces from a Carte Bella pad called Devoted. The heart border is from the Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art cartridge.

Here is a close up of this sentiment. I added a couple pearls to the swirls.

For my next card I used the Chevron card base from Digi Playground and cut it with this pretty plaid DCWV cardstock. The elephant is from the Cricut ZooBalloo cartridge. I used metallic silver cardstock for his outline and drew in the eyes.

The heart is from the Cricut Artiste cartridge. I glittered up the hearts and background with my Wink of Stella pen. This picture shows the shimmer. I added a pretty pink ribbon. 

Here is a close up of the sentiment.

I stamped the inside using the Happy Valentine's Day stamp and I also used a sentiment from the Punny stamp set.

And don't forget the Giveaways!!!

1. Craftin Desert Divas- 1 stamp each day.

2. Too Cute by Jessica - $25. gift card for regularly-priced patterns.

You must follow and comment on each blog to be eligible for the prizes. Winners will be announced on Tuesday. We have a new lineup and freebie for tomorrow's hop.

Your next stop on the hop is the ever so crafty Lisa

Here's today's line up:

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

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

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

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

Tina- http://thescrappinrabbit.blogspot.com/   (You are here)

Lisa- http://our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/

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

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

Shelly- http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com/

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

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

I hope you liked my projects! Thanks so much for hopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Wishing You A Moovelous Day!

Hello crafty friends! I hope you are enjoying your Thursday.  Today does not feel like Fall in SoCal. It had cooled down so nicely and now it is back up to 92 degrees! Yikes! I hope it cools down again because the city just restricted our watering to twice a week. In this heat all my plants and flowers are sure to die.  I hope the weather is good for you in your hometown.  

Today I am sharing an adorable card I made using my Cricut and my Craftin Desert Diva's stamps.

The card base is made from my Wild Card 2 cartridge and is cut out at 5.5 inches. Isn't that sun just the cutest! I used my Peachy Keen stamps for the face. The papers are from DCWV Nursery baby girl. The polka dot papered grass is from the Zooballoo cartridge.

How stinkin cute is this cow! I love her so much!! I colored her with my Spectrum Noir pens. The sentiments are from 2 different sets that I masked off. I got the "wishing you a" from the Capture the Good Times set and the Moovelous Day is from the Simply Moovelous set. The cute little bee is from Jolee's stickers.

I made a matching envelope too! Here is a look at the stamps I used and you can find them at the Craftin Desert Diva's Shop..

Thanks for hopping by. I do hope you liked my card and will visit again.

I will particpate in the following challenges:

FCCB- Anything Goes

Double Click- Use polka dots or circles

Word Art Wednesday- Anything goes

Have a blessed day!

Happy Owl-oween!

Hello everyone! It's Tina from The Scrappin Rabbit Blog here today to share a Halloween card I made. 

I made a center step card and I used the Frightfully Cute stamp set for the owl and the sentiment.

This owl is super cute and I had such fun coloring her! There couldn't be a more perfect sentiment than Happy Owl-Oween! The papers are from a DCWV Halloween stack. The clouds are from my Cricut Zooballoo cartridge, the circle moon from my CTMH Artiste, and the branch is from Create A Critter 2. I used an EK Success punch for the trees and the bats are stickers from my stash.

Here's a closer look at the stamp set I used!

Click HERE!

Thanks for stopping by! There is still time to join our Halloween themed Linky Party! And don't forget our sneak peeks start tomorrow! So exciting!!! I hope to see your project on Craftin Desert Diva's Facebook Gallery!

I will participate in the following challenges:

Cardz TV- Fun Card Folds
DL.Art- October Linky
Simply Create Too- Halloween/ Use orange

Have a fantastic day!

Witch Crossing Card in a Box

Today is the New Mini Release and Facebook Fan Page Hop starting at the Craftin Desert Diva's Facebook Page! I am so excited to be part of such an amazingly talented group of crafters on this Design Team! Tara is having a SALE during this hop! Use Code: MINI to receive 20% off your entire purchase!! Sale ends Sunday at 12pm MST. Also with a minimum 2 stamp purchase you will receive the September Spider freebie stamp and TCBJ Halloween Bears SVG pattern. They're perfect for Halloween!

Here is my Hop project:

I used the NEW stamp set called Witch Crossing to make a Card in a Box!

One of the wonderful things about the CDD stamps is they come with free SVG's to make stamping so easy! I made a large box card and used my Plantin School Book Cartridge to cut silhouettes of the row of houses, trees, and mountains.

The papers are from the DCWV Once Upon A Time Stack. The clouds are from the Zooballoo cartridge. The bats are from K & Company. 

I used my Spectrum Noir pens to color the adorable witchy bears. The sentiment is also from this new set. And I just love how these box cards fold flat to fit inside my custom made envelope.  

If you have not hopped make sure you get on over to the Craftin Desert Diva's facebook page and join us both Saturday and Sunday for the freebies and some fabulous projects! 

Click HERE to Shop!!

 I will participate in the following challenges:

Die Cuttin Divas- Anything Goes
DL.Art- October Linky
Decorate To Celebrate- Anything Goes
Scrapbooker PhD- Halloween Sentiment
Little Scrap Pieces- Anything Goes
Fantabulous Cricut- Shaped Card

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

Baby Boy Shower Card in a Box

Hi there my crafty friends! Today I have another Card in a Box that I made for an employee at my hubbies work. She is having her first baby and we couldn't be happier for her:) This card was a lot of fun to make and I thought it turned out super cute! Let me show you what I did....

First off I used a medium blue cardstock for the box. I went through all my paper stacks and decided to use this Debbie Mumm baby paper. The pattern has different shades of blue strips with different colored stitching. It is so cute. I thought about using an additional pattern but went with a lighter shade of blue cardstock instead, and used my Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots folder.

I used 3 Cricut cartridges for this design. First I cut the airplane and banner from the New Arrival cartridge. I used peach and green for the cut. The green coordinates with some of the stitching in the paper on the sides of the box.  I used 2 stamp sets to stamp It's a Boy! on the banner. They were from Pink By Design and Joys Life Stamps.  The clouds were from the Zooballoo cartridge. I love those clouds. I inked them with a skyblue colored chalk pad. I inked all the other cuts with the Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.  

The adorable baby is from the Baby Steps Cartridge. He is the baby that is on the moon but I decided to use the airplane instead. The baby is cut at 2.25". Interestingly enough the cut size for this does not include the moon even though the moon is part of the main image. Usually the size you choose on the Cricut is for the height on the main image. But on my expression the 2.25 inch is exactly what the baby cuts out as so when you choose 2.25 inches the entire cut is almost 4 inches when you use the moon cut. I hope that makes sense. Anyway, I cut the teddy at 2 inches and the ducky at 2 inches (which is a cut that goes on a baby pin). I chose a green and blue plaid paper for the onesie, hat and teddy diaper.  I added a little stitching on the bears face. 

I used a vellum sentiment for the front flap and used some 3D stickers that I bought on HSN a couple years ago.  I did add the buttons to the wheels on the car and the pacifier to give it a little more dimension. I finished it off with a white ribbon and this is how it looks folded down flat.

I hope you like my card. It was so fun making it!  I will participate in the following challenges:

Die- Cut- Diva's Challenge blog- Embellishment

Hiding In My Craftroom- Let's Hear It for the Boy

Little Scrap Pieces- Saturday Linky Party

Just B Creative Crazy- Just Because Linky Party

DL Art- Anything Goes May Linky Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful and crafty day :)

Hog Wild Birthday Card In a Box

Today I have a card I made using 3 Cricut cartridges that I have had for a long while and had not used til now: Country Life, County Fair, and Easter 2010. I actually have a ton of cartridges that I have yet to even open. If only I could camp out in my Craft room for a week or more I might be able to crack a dent into the hidden treasures of that room! This card I made for my amazing Aunt's birthday. She loves the country and the critters especially piggies.

I made another Card in a Box which I have been getting a lot of compliments on. These cards pop open and leave such a smile on the faces of the recipients. They fold flat and can be placed in an envelope. I just love them!

I created the farm scene using the barn from the County Fair. I inked and embossed the front layer of the barn to add a cool dimension. I also got the fence and chicken from this cartridge. I cut the chicken layers out a bit bigger than the fence so it would cut out right. The design papers are from the 12x12 DCWV Kitchen Stack that I picked up at Joann's for $6! (Always lookin' for a bargain :)

The pig and chicken, and grass hills are cut from the Country Life cartridge. I think I bought this cartridge just for this pig cut! And the sewing machine, which I have plans to make for a future card. The clouds are from Zooballoo and the bunny from Easter 2010. Omgosh that cartridge is full of bunny goodness that I have yet to explore! The bee and white bird are from Jolees. They are so tiny and cute and I cut my Cricut case into strips to attach them. They are so cute and sway when you move the box.  I used my computer to type the sentiments since I didn't have any stamps to fit the occasion. I inked and blinged and added a cottontail to the bunny as well as a red ribbon to the front. 

I hope you enjoyed my card. As you know the details don't quite make it into the photos but I tried to get some good angles. I will participate in the following challenges:

Pause Dream and Enjoy 3D Linky Party

Craftin Desert Diva's- Craft It up Anything Goes Linky Party

D.L.Art April Linky Challenge

Little Scrap Pieces- Show it off Saturday Linky Party

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog- Spring Cleaning

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I hope you have a wonderful and crafty day!

Tina H.

The Scrappin Rabbit

"Card In A Box" Pandamonium Card

Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe the holidays have come and gone! I have been busy with all the busy things life throws at us. I have been crafting a little but then forget to take pictures of my projects (and mostly because I'm usually late, blowing on the glue to dry as I shove a card in the envelope as I am running out the door). Today I have a special "card-in-a-box" to show you that has been very popular on pinterest. I made it for my special niece who likes pandas and is 19 years old! Yikes, where did the time go? So here it is:

I got the idea from a Christmas "card in a box" pin from Calla Lily Studio. Her blog is

http://callalilystudioblog.blogspot.com/  I love her work she is so talented!

I followed her measurements and I am so happy with the outcome! Isn't it cute? 

 

The pandas are from the Create a Critter Cartridge. The party hat, balloons, and present are from the Create a Critter 2 Cartridge. The nineteen is from the Artiste Cartridge. The grass is from the Zooballoo Cartridge. I used these butterfly shaped rhinestones and attached them to clear plastic strips that I cut from the factory sealed plastic cover that comes with my Cricut cartridges. I have been saving them for a while now and finally they came in handy! The butterflies sway and look like they are flying. I also attached a plastic strip behind the balloons to help support the weight of the heavy glitter cardstock from DCWV. The papers are from K&Company "Poppyseed" stacks that I just got from Joanne's on clearance.

 The glittery purple ribbon I got from Walmart around Halloween time. The stamps are a mixture of My Pink Stamper, Pink By Design and a Birthday set that I've had for a while. I can't remember which stamp was from which set, sorry. 

 For the backside I used a strip of white cardstock just as recommended and I will write our message to her on this. I should have written on it before I glued it, lol, but this is my first time trying this project so I will know better for next time. 

This is the neatest thing....It folds flat so I can stick it in an envelope and mail it!! How cool is that? I will use my Making Memories Envelope Punch to make an envelope tomorrow. Can't wait to play with that for the first time. The card measures about 5.5" x 6.5" when folded flat. The biggest challenge for me was lining everything up on the inserts so it could all be seen.

 I am so happy with this sparkly and happy card and I hope my niece likes it. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day :)

 

I will be joining the following challenges:

1. Pause Dream Enjoy- project with balloon

  http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/2014/01/mid-  challenge-post-linky-party-1.html

2.  Bitten By The Bug 2- Birthday card with a number

  http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/2014/01/birthday-card-with-number-challenge.html

3.  Little Scrap Pieces- Anything goes

http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2014/01/love-is-in-air-fun-friday-linky-party.html

4.  Die Cuttin Divas- Out with the old in with the new http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2014/01/challenge-148-out-with-old-in-with-new.html

5.  Scrappy Moms Stamps- Warm Fuzzies

http://www.scrappymoms-stamps.blogspot.com/