More cards for Baby Francesca's First Events

I downloaded this sweet image from Crafting with a Vintage Look for free! As always, I get my Stickles and Nesties at Creative Play Stamps.
The St. Patrick's Day stamp is from A Chemistry With Paper, and lots of the elements are My Mind's Eye.
The Valentine tag is from K & Co. I layered it on top of two punched ovals, added Doodlebug letters and then embossed the whole shootin' match in Holographic ep.
The gorgeous white felt heart is from Creative Cuts and More. I CANNOT get enough of these hearts. I simply must put them on everything!
The stamp is from Artistic Outpost. It's probably my all time favorite Valentine's stamp set. It's just so sweet! Speaking of AO, I just got their two latest sets in the mail today! I could not resist them!!

Baby's First Mother's Day

This is one of six cards in a custom order over on Etsy. The mom's favorite color is purple. I had a hard time finding purple patterned paper in my stash. The base is Bling, then the other solids are scraps. The patterned paper is very old Stampin' Up! The gorgeous image is of course Heartwarming Vintage by Crafty Secrets. I get my image and journal notes at Creative Play Stamps. They have competitive prices, lightening fast shipping and are just nice people. Lots of Lavender Stickles and Primas were my final touch.

Creative Cuts and More Love & Valentine's Blog Hop

Hi blog hoppers! I'm so glad you are joining us for this month's Creative Cuts and More Blog Hop! The CC&M Mega Blog Hop starts at Diecut Diva
If for some reason one of the links is broken along the Hop do not worry, HOP back over to Die Cut Diva Diecut Diva where the complete list will be.



A CHANCE TO WIN!
This month we will be doing something a bit different! Post a comment to each of the DESIGN TEAM'S BLOG projects AND do the following challenge...

We want YOU to play along! Please make a project using any VALENTINE THEMED DIE CUT post it on any forum with the code CCANDM1 with a link to Diecut Diva and post a comment on the Die Cut Diva Blog with a direct link to your project by Monday, January 18th, for your chance to win a Variety Package of Products ($15 value) from CC&M.

I used some of my very favorite CC&M die cuts for this little box:

The Square Box & Heart #2 Small & Large

For the card:

Wedding Bells

I hope you enjoyed this box! I had fun making it! Now head on over to my little sister's place! Yes, my actual sister!! She's the best, but I may be a hair biased!

Noelle Reese - Noelle Scraps A Lot

My Girl

Big Fun happens every Tuesday over at the Crafty Secrets forum on SCS! This is for CSSC68. Darlene challenged us to use flour or flowers on our card. I decided to do both! This sweet image is from the Homemade Notes booklet. These booklets are so much fun to work with! They provide instant gratification, and the images are beautiful!

Simple Pleasures

There's a lot going on here! Usually I don't have QUITE this many manufacturers on one card, but my cards have a mind of their own. I sometimes think I'm just a facilitator. The first thing I want to mention here is the background stamp. I was asked by Anita over at Anita's Arts to show off this gorgeous Anna Griffin Elegant Borders Clear Stamp Kit, which she carries in her store. Of course I said, "Yes!" The kit comes with 21 GORGEOUS AG border stamps, a brown pigment pad and a mount. It's all in a pretty little box, too!! Anita has a large selection of Anna Griffin products, including some of her beautiful punches, and card kits! I can't wait to show you some of the other stamps, I love them all!

I made this card for CSSC65 over on SCS. The primary image is from the Garden Creative Scraps, which I am really enjoying. I adore all CS images-their graphic designer is a genius. The  vine stamp is from Unity.

Crafty Secrets Creative Scraps

Crafty Secrets has a new product out called Creative Scraps. They are much like the images from the Notes booklets, but they are on cardstock, so they are sturdier. There are several themes, such as Easter & Garden, which this one is. I actually won this one from Vicki Chrisman, who is the DT coordinator for CS. I stalk a lot of the CSDT blogs because they are an incredinly tallented bunch, and Vicki is no exception! She had blog candy a month or so ago, and I won! THANKS, VICKI!!!

This card is also for CSSC64 over on SCS. We were to use two types of ribbon or trim. I thought it was a fun challenge! Come play with us sometime, we love to welcome new players!

Everything on this card except for the main image and the Stickles came from HOTP.