Craftin Desert Divas Blog

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Final Goodbye

It's time to say my final good bye, so I'm offering one last deal at 75% off your entire purchase. This offer will be for the last two days of the CDD shop being open, which will end 8/31 at 9pm MST. Please be sure not to forgot to use the code as I will not be offering any refunds/credits for these final days. I will not be applying the discount to sales where the code has been forgotten. All sales are final.

I wanted to thank everyone for your messages of support and well wishes, they really meant a lot to me. I appreciate all your support over the last several years and couldn't have done it without you. For everyone who was a part of the CDD DT you will always be CDD family to me. I wish everyone nothing but the best. Don't stop being creative.

Tara

Monday, August 5, 2019

Craftin Desert Divas Is Closing

It's with a heavy heart, that I came to a decision to close Craftin Desert Divas. Many of you are not aware, but I've been dealing with some family difficulties for quite some time now.

I normally don't share much of my personal life, but I wanted to let you know the reason I've had to make such a difficult decision.

My Mother has been sick with Alzheimer's for quite some time and as it progresses, I really need to be there for my Mother and Father.

I hope you all understand that family comes before anything and I don't want to have regrets later that I didn't do as much as I could or spend the extra time with her.

Thank you for all the support you've shown me over the years. I'm having a going out of business sale and would greatly appreciate your final support in helping me clear out my inventory. I'll be clearing out my craft room and turning it back into a spare bedroom for any future needs.

Thank you so much!

Sincerely,

Tara

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Monday, July 15, 2019

Beat The Heat Summer Sale

Due to an overwhelming amount of request, I've decided to run our biggest discount sale for one more week. I know that lots of people were gone for the holiday and missed the sale.

This sale will be good from 7/15 - 7/22/19. In stock only. Shop early for best selection.

Enjoy!!

Tara

Monday, July 1, 2019

Sizzling Summer 4th of July SALE & Vacation Notice

Enjoy our first ever 50% OFF Sale. I've decided to extend my vacation to enjoy the last of the summer with family, so I thought you would appreciate our biggest discount ever!

This is for in stock items only, while supplies last. Valid from July 1 - 7th. Shop early for best selection.

There will be no July release or CDD Inspiration theme month. I will be shipping two times during the month of July.

Enjoy your summer!

Saturday, June 1, 2019

June CDD Creative Inspiration

Welcome to our June Creative Inspiration.

Jan's here from handcrafthobby with you today on CDD blog

Starting of each month we are challenging you to share your #cddcreativeinspiration projects with us on social media. We would love to have you join us by creating a project with the same theme showcasing CDD products. Be sure to use hash tag #cddcreativeinspiration to join in.

At the end of each month we will announce a winner and winner and we must have at least 5 entries for winners to be drawn

So what are you waiting for? Click to join our CDD Facebook Gallery Group.

For June, we have fun theme for you to play along and it's super easy.

"Cute Critters"

Here is what I made for you.

It's a simple card and easy to do background. In this card I used the adorable mouse from stamp set and sentiment is from stamp. Decorative frame is dies.

And here is how I made it.

Find any round object around you or you can use circle die but for my convenience I just grabbed the circle bow that I put small little images when I do fussy cutting. I don't have big piece of masking paper so I used typing paper.

I wrapped around my white card base using partial area of the negative circle space. I used distress oxide in squeezed lemonade for the sun, salty ocean for the sky and combination of salty ocean and cracked pistachio for the sea. Look not so pretty right? :)

I stamped the mouse image outside the circle and began to color him.

Mouse - E31, E33
Hat, Short and Cup - R35, R29, R89
Sand - E53, E55, E57, E31

I used gray shade markers T5, T7, T9 and 100 to fill in the gap between the sky and sea. On the left side of the mountain I used T5 since it's nearer to the sun and darker shade of Ts markers when it's further away.

I cut my panel with Crazy Stitched Frame dies (my favorite) and heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder onto black card stock.

To finish up the card I used white gel pen for small waves at the sea and on the sand areas. I also put light blue stickles on the waves for some sparkling. I then used the red sequins from mix and attached them here and there.

I hope you like it and decide to play along with us.

These are CDD products that I used in this card

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Our Design Team members will start sharing their #cddcreativeinspiration projects thru out the month. Here are some of them.

Hope you'll join our fun! Have a Wonderful day.

Jan

Friday, May 31, 2019

Vacation Notice / Shipping Delays

Summer is upon us and I will be taking a vacation to spend time with my family. Just to let you know that I will be off for the month of June. I will ship orders every 10-14 days. Please keep this in mind when you place an order during the month of June.

Thanks for your understanding.

Have a great summer!!

Tara

Friday, May 24, 2019

May Release Product Reveal

Hooray - it's Release Day!

We're excited to reveal all the adorable sets that are available in the shop today.
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Plus, when you shop Friday 5/24 - Monday 5/27 you'll get these extra perks:

Save 25% on your entire purchase including the NEW MAY RELEASE!
Earn double points for Diva Rewards members

Summer Games Digi Stamp Set

I hope you've enjoyed this release.

Thursday, May 23, 2019

May Release Sneak Peek Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of our May New Release Week!

We've got a FULL post for you today where we'll be revealing the last of our Sneak Peeks from Day 5 of our May Product Release!

To kick things off, we'll be showcasing our new Big Top, one of our newest stamp sets being released on Friday, May 24th.

Plus, when you shop Friday 5/24 - Monday 5/27 you'll get these extra perks:

Save 25% on your entire purchase including the NEW MAY RELEASE!
Earn double points for Diva Rewards members

If you haven't joined our Facebook Gallery Takeover yet, be sure to do that today! You'll get more inspiration, ideas, and fun over in the group.

Stay Inspired

Be sure to follow along with us in our Craftin Desert Divas Gallery Group on Facebook for more sneak peeks, giveaways and inspiration posted throughout the week. See you back here tomorrow when we all the new May Release is available!