Saturday, December 29, 2012

Red Carpet Studio "Sweet" Challenge

It's the fifth Sunday of the month, which means we're having an anything goes challenge featuring the card design team AND the layout design team!


Our challenge this week is inspired by "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Create any sweet-themed project! Cards layouts, 3D, altered items, any paper crafts are welcome as long as they feature something sweet. Think candy, cupcakes, cookies, etc.




Our fabulous sponsor this week is Vampire Craftin! One lucky, randomly chosen winner will receive a FREE blog makeover!






Along with the randomly chosen winner of this week's challenge, the design team will also be taking a look at ALL of the submissions and voting on their top three "spotlight"submissions. The spotlight submissions, along with the random winner, will be announced on Tuesday January 8th and will receive a special badge for their blogs.
 

Here's my project for this week's challenge:
 
This was a super quick card to put together. My girls love peanut butter and jelly!! When I saw these on Lettering Delights Stuck on You file, I knew these would be a big hit at my house. The papers are all from my stash. I did ink around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink. Added PK491 Everyday Character Faces, Cardz TV Garden Greetings sentiment, Recollections crafting tape and 3 small buttons and it was complete. This weeks prize is a blog makeover!!! How awesome would that be to win. Hope to see your entry this week.
 
Happy New Year!!
 
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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge: Anything Goes!!



Happy Friday! Don't you just love Fridays? 
Today is the start of a brand new challenge at
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges!

Ch#52:  ANYTHING GOES
Create any type of project!!

Starts: Friday, December 28th, 12:00 am EST
Ends: Thursday, January 3rd, Noon EST
Winner (chosen by random.org) Announced: Thursday, January 3rd late afternoon

Our Sponsor this challenge is



Cardz TV Stamps
http://www.cardztvstamps.blogspot.com/
Prize: 1 Stamp Set of the Winner's Choice
Here's my project for this challenge:

Isn't he a cutie?? When I saw this I knew I had to give it a try and make him. I did add some Recollections Tinsel Glitter to his body. Crinkle ribbon and a gem to his hat. I made his scarf out of some green Raffia from Michaels. I really like the way he turned out.
 
TARA
 

Come play with us!
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Winner!!

Winner of the Owl Be Home For Christmas Blog Hop is......

SHartl this is what she said .....

Ha ha! That owl makes me laugh with his big eyes and fun hat!! Love him!
 
Congrats!!! SHartl you have one week to email me your address.
 
Thanks to everyone who left wonderful commments.
 
I still have a $100. GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY going on HERE. As soon as I reach 500 followers I will pick a winner.
 
Thanks.
 

 
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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Owl Be Home For Christmas Blog Hop

Hello Friends!
  Welcome to the Owl Be Home For Christmas Blog Hop!!



We are so happy you are here! Please be sure to start at the beginning at Heather Lynn's blog so you don't miss out on a thing! We have all made some super cute owl themed projects to share with you today! You will not only get some inspiration~ but you could win prizes, too! Heather Lynn is offering one hopper a really fun prize. You must FOLLOW and COMMENT at all of the stops to have a chance to win the Grand Prize! There will be lots of other candy offered along the way! Please take your time and visit all of the blogs! You have all weekend to do so. Please be sure to let us know at the last stop (at Pinque Peacock) that you followed the rules to be included in the random drawing for the Grand Prize!

Here is my project for this hop:
I decided to do a owl shaped card. To get the shaped owl card I used the Wild Card 2 cartridge. His cute little hat is from Create A Critter 2 cartridge. The papers are Recollections Kraft cardstock and Recollections Bright Christmas pad. For the wood grain look on the branch I used Spellbinders M-Bossabilities Bricks and Bark. The sentiment from Scrappy Moms Winter Wishes is perfect for this owl hop!!
 
Here is my blog candy for this hop:
 
Here are my simple rules to win my blog candy.
1. You must be a follower.
2. Leave a comment on this post.

I'll pick a winner using Random.org on 12/27
Open to US & Canada residents only due to shipping cost.


Here is the wonderful line up we have for you this weekend!

Heather Lynn-
Teresa-http://www.createenjoyshare.blogspot.com/
Jenn-http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/
Jessica Esch~ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
Ashley - http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com
Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com
Melissa Kelsey - http://kelseymel.blogspot.com
An'Jenic Gibson - http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/
Cindy- http://www.cindys-greencricut.blogspot.com/
Julie- http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/
Joe- http://scrapbookjoeblog.blogspot.com/
Christina Capps - http://cema1cema.blogspot.com
Janet R -http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com/
Paula http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com
Tara-http://www.craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com/  <---YOU ARE HERE!
Heather D.-http://joemamainks.blogspot.com/
Norma-http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/
Pinque Peacock-http://pinquepeacock.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for joining us!! We really appreciate each and everyone of you!

Have a Very Merry Christmas!!

TARA

Challenge:
FCCB
Die Cuttin Divas

Celebrate the Occasion
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Pause Dream Enjoy December Celebrations


Happy Friday! Don't you just love Fridays? 
Today is the start of a brand new challenge at
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges!

Ch#51: December Celebrations
Create any type of CELEBRATION project.
(Christmas, Birthdays, Anniversaries, etc.) 
Starts: Friday, December 21st 12:00 am EST
Ends: Thursday, December 27th , Noon EST
Winner (chosen by random.org) Announced: Thursday, December 27th late afternoon



Our Sponsor this challenge is


Cardz TV Stamps
Prize: 1 Stamp Set of the Winner's Choice

Here's my project for this challenge:

I decided for my celebration project I would share my daughters birthday party invitation. My oldest daughter Alivia's birthday is on Christmas day. We celebrate it early so her friends can attend, this is the card/invitation I made for her 10th birthday party.

This is from Kadoodle Bug Designs Birthday Party Dogs. I used glitter on the balloon and tied it to his hand with twine. I did add some "sprinkles" to the cupcakes by adding Liquid Pearls.

Tara
Come play with us!
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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Winners

Here are the two winners from my Christmas giveaways.....

Giveaway #1 goes to  Veronica at mommyscraftycreations

Giveaway#2 goes to  Janice this is what she said ... Awesome giveaways! Good luck with the house hunting!

Congrats Veronica & Janice!!! Please email me your address so I can mail out your goodies.


TARA
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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Shrooms and Blooms Blog Hop

Welcome to the Shrooms and Blooms Blog Hop!



If you arrived here from Shelley's Blog, then you are on the right track! If you just stopped by and would like to start at the beginning, please go to Jenn's Blog.

We are so happy to have you join us today! You won't want to miss out on any of these whimsical mushroom projects!


One grand prize winner will win a the goodies pictured at your first stop (Jenn's Blog)! Please be a follower and leave a comment at all of the stops in the hop for the chance to win. There will also be other blog candy along the way! Make sure you return to Jenn's Blog and link up to be in the drawing for the goodies :)

Here's the project I made for this hop...

This adorable fairy and mushroom is from Kadoodlebug Designs! The papers are from Recollections Habitat pad. I did ink all the edges in Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink. All the sparkle is from Studio G Glitter Glue. I think this card is so cute.
 
TARA


Now make sure to head over to Tammy's Blog Next.


  1. Jenn <--- START HERE
  2. Heather
  3. Angela
  4. Shelley
  5. Tara
  6. Tammy
  7. An'Jenic
  8. Norma http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/
  9. Kim http://rydenkim.blogspot.com
  10. Tess http://sassycricutcrafting.com
  11. Robin http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
  12. Melissa http://mywatermelonmoon.com
  13. Jennie http://jenscrapstoo.blogspot.com/
  14. Jenn http://scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com/ <--- Link Up For CANDY :)
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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Oh Christmas Tree Blog Hop

Welcome to the Oh Christmas Tree Blog Hop, brought to you by the design teams of Made Especially For You and Red Carpet Studio!


Today the design teams of Made Especially For You and Red Carpet Studio have teamed up to share with you all sorts of Christmas tree projects to help you get ready for the Christmas season!

 If you're looking to start at the beginning of the hop, please visit Ashley's blog. If you've come from Tonya's blog, you're in the right place!
 
For today's hop, I made...

For this hop we all made a card with a Christmas tree on it. I wanted to do something different so I chose to use my Art Philosophy cartridge to get the shape of the tree. Then I used a Close To My Heart stamp to get the design on the tree. I stamped the design with some Tim Holtz Distress Inks.

 Had to add a little bling to the trees, so I used Liquid Pearls to make it look like tiny ornaments. I'd like to wish you a Happy Holiday!!

We have some wonderful sponsors giving away prizes to those who comment on every stop of the hop!
Paper Piecings by Nikki
$15 Gift Certificate


$6 worth of digital stamps

Participants have through Sunday evening to hop. The winners of the blog candy will be announced on Made Especially For You on Tuesday December 18th. Please make sure to leave your contact information when commenting to be eligible to win!

Your next stop is Kristy's blog. Here's the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com
Tonya - http://scrappingfunwithtonya.blogspot.com/
Cyndy - http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com
Tara - http://craftindesertdivas.blogspot.com/
Kristy - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com
Beverly - http://creationsofmykind.blogspot.com/
Robin - http://www.thecricutscrapper.blogspot.com
Candice - http://stampinpearls.blogspot.com/
Pam - http://scrappinfabpam.blogspot.com
Sandra - http://crea-sandra.blogspot.com/
Eileen - http://scrappingactuary.blogspot.com
Dawn - http://dawnsworldnz.blogspot.com/
Anneliese - http://queen-of-the-crop.blogspot.com/
Pam - http://scrappinfabpam.blogspot.com
Jessica - http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

Happy Hopping!

TARA

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Saturday, December 8, 2012

RCS#14 Frosty The Snowman

It's time for another card challenge!




Our challenge this week is a card challenge - create a card featuring either a snowman or snowflake.


This week's challenge is inspired by the classic Christmas movie, "Frosty the Snowman."



Our fabulous sponsor this week is Crafty Sentiments! The winner will receive their choice of three digital stamps.




Along with the randomly chosen winner of this week's challenge, the card design team will also be taking a look at ALL of the submissions and voting on their top three "spotlight"submissions. The spotlight submissions, along with the random winner, will be announced on Tuesday December 18th and will receive a special badge for their blogs.
 
Here's the card I made ....

Here's my first digi card. This is an adorable snowcouple image that was provided to us by Crafty Sentiments Designs. The background papers are from Paper Studio Cardstock and Bo Bunny Mistletoe Collection. I cut out two of the large lacey circles from Spellbinders Nestablities. I thought the sentiment from Cardz TV Snow Day was just perfect for this card! What a great challenge with the holidays here.

Make it a great day!!

TARA
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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Pause Dream Enjoy Blue & White Challenge


Happy Friday! Don't you just love Fridays? 
Today is the start of a brand new challenge at
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges!

Ch# 49: Blue & White
Create any type of project featuring BLUE & WHITE.

Starts: Friday, December 7th 12:00 am EST
Ends: Thursday, December 13th, Noon EST
Winner (chosen by random.org) Announced: Thursday, December 13th late afternoon

Our Sponsor this challenge is


Mark's Finest Papers & Stamps
Prize: Train Talk Stamp Set


Here's my project for this challenge:
 
 
This santa bag is from SVG Cuts Big Christmas Gift Bags SVG Kit. He was really simple to put together. I used paper from my stash. I did use my Cuttlebug Divine Swirl folder for his moustache. Added a little rhinestone bling in his hat and some glitter on his hat to finish him off. I do think it would have looked a little better if I had prettier paper inside the bag itself, but that's all I could find today. Blue & White are great colors for a Christmas project so make sure you join in on this challenge. Can't wait to see what you make!!
 
TARA
 

Come play with us!
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Sunday, December 2, 2012

2 Christmas Giveaways!!

Christmas Giveaway #1
Christmas Giveaway #2
 
First of I want to say that I feel that I have been MIA lately. So, I wanted to give you a couple of updates on my life. We have just started to look for a new home. We will be staying in the same area and hope to be moved by February(might be wishful thinking on my part).With this in mind I have been working on getting my design teams and hop projects done. Also my oldest daughter Alivia's birthday is on December 25th, so we are going to be celebrating her birthday this Saturday. I did make all her invitations and will share them shortly. This week I'm going to make some goody bags for all the guest that will attend her party. Along with all of this I can't believe Christmas is just a few weeks away!! I hope to return to my normal posting after the holidays.
 
I also wanted to share some exciting news that I have been chosen to be the June guest designer on Scrappy Moms Stamps Blog. I'm super excited!! Here's a list of the 2013 Guest Designers....

January - Georgiana from Carson's Creations





June - Tara from Craftin Desert Diva's




October -


December -
 
Congrats ladies!!
 
I'm in the Christmas giving mood!!! So I have TWO Christmas giveaways.
 
1. You must be a follower of my blog.
2. Leave a comment on this post.
3. Second entry by posting about my giveaway or displaying my giveaway on your blog, come back and leave a comment that you did.
 
The winners will be chosen by Random.org and this is open to US & Canadian residents only due to shipping cost. I'll announce the winner on 12/16.
 
 
Thanks so much for stopping by!
 
TARA
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