Happy Easter

Hello

and

Happy Spring to Everyone!

I can not believe Easter is right upon us

but believe me 

I'm definitely ready for spring.

Ready to say Goodbye to gray, cold and gloomy days

and Hello to

beautiful blooms, sunshine and time spend outdoors tending to the garden.

Hoping with mother natures coming back to live and her renewed beauty

 I can give my mind a break from the craziness of the world, the sorrow, 

sadness and unbelievable heartbreak. 

I'm counting my blessings this Easter season that we still live in

a free county but also living with a realization that this is a 

gift we should not take for granted for.

Our family and friends in Europe are never far from my mind and

I'm praying for a peaceful Easter for them.

This years Easter card really does not have a title but maybe

I just wanted to send a message of "Hope".

Blue Bunny and yellow chick where cut with the 

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month,

March 2021, DOML-MAR21.

Little flowers are punches and grass is also from the 

Spellbinders Large Die of the Month, DOML-MAR21.

Sentiment was stamped with Spellbinders SFJ stamp set

"Joyful Greetings", 

SS-0689.

Small and large stitched oval border 

was die cut with

Spellbinders Small Die of the Month, DOM-FEB22.

 Thank you for stopping by!

Wishing you and your family

a

Blessed

and

Peaceful

Easter Season!

LOVE, love and XOXO!

Hello everyone

and 

Happy Valentines Day 

to all!

I know I'm a day early but it is never to early to

celebrate the people you love and cherish!

 

This years Valentines Day card started out to be just a pre-foiled heart border card

I found at Michaels and after adding a few things hear and there,

 mostly leftover from previous projects and 

some new additions, it ended up to be more like a collage card.

But I liked the simplicity of the lay out and the clean look so I rolled with it.

Hearts where cut with the Spellbinders Large Die of the Month, DOML-Jan18.

Cursive "love" was cut with the Spellbinders Glimmer Kit of the Month, GOM-JAN20

and XOXO are letters cut from the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month, DOM-AUG20.

Flowers was made with different size punches and layered and the large 

"Love" was die cut with a die set I got from Hobby Lobby.

I decided to go a bit of a different rout for the Grandkids Valentines gifts,

no card this year, instead each one received a small personalized mailbox filled with sweets.

Well and I couldn't resist to make a Valentines T-shirt for Queen Bee.

She will be styling in school tomorrow. 

I hope you enjoyed looking around

and come back often for more creative ideas.

Remember it's never to late to start a new hobby,

why not give it a try maybe with a handmade

Valentines Day Card.

I hope you have the sweetest

Valentines Day ever!

Thank you for your visit!

Diana

A little bit of Christmas cheer!

Hello everyone 

and apologies for the long absence from Blog land.

Life got a bit complicated over the last few month

but things are settling down a little and we adjusting to what we

are hoping to be a better and healthier lifestyle

and a less stressful work schedule. 

Despite the craziness I still found time to create some cards,

however it was the quiet in the stamp-room I cherished most over the last few month

and yes, creating beautiful things also gave me the balance I needed 

and the feeling of accomplishment.

As we count our blessings and looking forward to Christmas with family and friends

I would like to share with you a bit of 

Christmas Cheer

or all the little things I created to make this Season a little brighter for all of us.

  This years Christmas card was created with the Spellbinders 

Amazing Paper Grace dies "Jingle Word Frame", S4-1145 

and "Doily Round", S5-406.

As well as Spellbinders "Fancy Scallop Edge Circles", S4-911.

 Snowflake was cut with the Spellbinders die "Laced Flowers", S4-945.

After debating back and force over red or white snowflake I decided on both. 

What do you think, red or white?

And it wouldn't be Christmas without adding a few more Gnomes to the collections. 

The Shadowbox was an Aldi's find but needed some sprucing up. 

Trees and Believe are cut with Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month, 

"Pop up 3D Vignette Christmas Tree", DOMAPG-Nov21.

Love my Gnomies!

Last but not least The Christmas card for the Grandkids.

The cards are made with the Spellbinders 

Card Kit of the Month, "Dancing Santa", October 2020.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

From our house 

to yours

a very Merry Christmas

and a safe Holiday Season!

Diana

Happy Mother's Day and Vatertag!

Hello everyone

and 

Happy Mother's Day weekend

to all the Moms, Grandmas and 

special women in our life!

Today I would like to share with you two special cards I made for

my Mom and Dad, you see Mother's and Father's Day are

just a few short days apart in Germany,

Mother's Day is May 8th just like in the USA and Vatertag is on the 13th.

And NO, in case you were wondering, Hubby has to wait for his Father's Day card to June.

Moms card was made with the Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace dies

Antiquities Square, S5-396,

Bed of Lace, S4-1072 and 

Picot Petite Ovals, S5-433.

Flowers are a variety of different punches and leaves are are made with the 

Spellbinders Dies of the Month DOM-007 and Dom-DEC18. 

Added a few pearls for a bit of elegance.

The sentiment was stamped with a stamp from Stampin'Up!

My Dad's card started out as a simple Cricut card (card in front)...

... however after looking at it for a few days I had the feeling something was missing.

It simply needed some fancying up!

I just took the front panel from the Cricut card and added the

Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grave Die of the Month, DOMAPG-MAY19 as a frame

and voila, a simple but elegant card.

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

Alles gute zum Vatertag Opa!

Thank for stopping by!

Happy Mother's Day to all,

enjoy your day!

Diana

 

Sending Easter Wishes!

Hello everyone

and

Happy Easter to you all!

Hard to believe we are already celebrating Easter

and what's harder to believe is that we are doing it for a second time

during this pandemic.

But with the start of spring and everything around us coming to live again,

there is a light at the end of the tunnel,

a renewed feeling of hope.

 I received my first dose of the vaccine, hubby is fully vaccinated

 and 

we are so ready to see my parents and family overseas again.

But for now sending happy handmade cards to everyone

will have to do!

For this years Easter card I decided to make 

a basket full of Bunny joy!

Basket and Bunnies where made with the Spellbinders Large Die of the Month,

March 2020, DOML-MAR20.

Cute little Easter Egg was made with the Glimmer Kit of the Month,

March 2020, GOM-Mar20.

Grass was cut with the Cricut Air 2 and the little flowers are punches.

Sentiment was stamped with Spellbinders SFJ stamp set

"Joyful Greetings", SS-0689.

What do you think?

I hope you liked my little springtime bunny Easter card.

 Thank you for taking the time to hop on in.

From our house to yours

a very

Happy Easter!

Be safe!

Diana

Happy Valentines Day

Hello

and

Happy Valentines Day 

to everyone!

Hope despite the cold temperatures, ice and snow

your feel the warms of love which surrounds you in your heart.

I know this is a bit late but I would like to share this years

Valentines Day card with you all.

This very simple card was made with the Spellbinders

Small Die of the Month for January 2021, DOM-JAN21.

The  sentiment was cut with the die from the Spellbinders

Glimmer Kit of the Month January 2020, GOM-JAN20.

I added a few punched flowers and rhinestones for a bit of sparkle.

 I hope you liked this very simple but elegant 

Valentines Day card.

Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful 

Valentines Day

and most of all

stay safe!

Diana 

Vintage Camera Memory Box

Hello everyone,

hope you all doing well and staying safe.

Kentucky received a generous coding of ice overnight

and I received an unexpected day off thanks to it.

So I figured I could spend a bit of my off time on my pure

neglected blog and catch up on posting some of the

beautiful things I have created the past few weeks.

One of the creations is this cute little 

Vintage Camera Memory Box

I made for my Mamas  Birthday. 

The Vintage Camera was cut with the 

Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Die of the Month, DOMAPG-OCT20.

Sentiments are cut from furious Spellbinder dies.

The Memory Box is an upcycled shipping box which was the

perfect size for this project.

And everything decoupaged on it are leftover bits and

pieces from other projects or things I found in Antique stores 

or Flea markets. 

A few years ago I invested in a HP Sprocket printer which 

is the perfect size (picture size 2x3 inches) for small memory 

albums and collages. 

This cute little Vintage Camera sure makes a sweet little gift

packed with treasured memories.

I hope I gave you a bit of inspiration on this cold winter day to

go create something beautiful today.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stay safe! 

Diana