A 3-D Castle Card

I'm late posting again! Many things to do today and I have been gone for most of it. Still trying to play catch-up on things here after being away from home.

One of the projects I made while I was dogsitting with my friend Brandy was this really cute 3-D Castle card. I love it! I purchased the pattern from a wonderful company called Card Carousel - you can find them at http://www.cardcarousel.co.uk/store/ They have so many great pop-up and 3-D patterns that I was in heaven to find them!

I made this first castle in pink because I am sending this to a little girl I know. :<} I intend to make another for myself as I think it is a great card. Plus I learned a lot from assembling this pattern, as I do it seems from each new one that I try. I hope that you like this little castle and I hope to put together a tutorial when I am making one for myself. But - I am still finishing up all the other projects that I have been working on and hope to begin posting some photos soon.

Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog! I hope that this little card sparks your interest in trying your hand at a 3-D card!

Barbara Diane

Sending On The One Lovely Blog Award

Good Morning!

Today I am sending on the One Lovely Blog award that I received from Patti at Creations by Patti http://www.creationsbypatti.blogspot.com/to 15 wonderful bloggers! I look at these blogs every day and they are an inspiration in their creativity and upbeat feeling of fun in what they do! A huge Thank You! to all of you for sharing your wonderful talents!

The following bloggers are:

1. I Am Not Left Handed at http://karenburniston.typepad.com/

2. Sunny Stampin' Inc. at http://andreawalford.com/

3. Butternut Sage Designs at http://butternutsagedesigns.blogspot.com/

4. Chic'n Scratch at http://chicnscratch.typepad.com/

5. Dawn's Stamping Thoughts at http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/

6. Extreme Cards and Papercrafting at http://extremecards.blogspot.com/

7. Inking Idaho at http://inkingidaho.blogspot.com/

8. Inspiration in Action at http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com/

9. Mainly Flowers at http://joanne-mainlyflowers.blogspot.com/

10. Me, My Stamps and I at http://memystampsandi.blogspot.com/

11. Patty's Stamping Spot at http://pattystamps.typepad.com/

12. Primitive Seasons at http://primitiveseasons.blogspot.com/

13. Scrapnextras at http://www.scrapnextras.com/

14. Stamping IS My Job! at http://www.barbstamps.com/

15. Stamps. Paper, Scissors at http://stampspaperscissors.typepad.com/

I will be sending an e-mail to each of you, but if you see your blog listed here, please collect your award, post it, and send out the same award to 15 new blogs. If you would then post a comment on those blogs letting them know that they have won an award and then post a link back to the blogger who gave you the award - which in this case is me! :<}

Here is the award!

Wishing you a great day today! Thank you for stopping by to check my blog! And thank you again Patti! :<}

Barbara Diane

My First Award!

I returned home a day early today because of a change in plans and when I opened my e-mails what a wonderful surprise was there! I received my first blog award from my good friend Patti at http://www.creationsbypatti.blogspot.com/ I could not believe my eyes! How wonderful is this!

If you have not yet been to visit Patti on her blog, do so! She is a most creative and artistic person and her projects are awesome to see! She has been an inspiration to me from the first day I found her blog! She is a most kind and generous person and has become a valued friend through e-mail.

Thank you Patti! I am so honored to receive this award from you! I am not sure how to put it on my blog site so will show it here until I remember how to do that. I am so excited to receive it that I want to see it! :<} What a wonderful homecoming surprise!

I now get to share this award with 15 other great bloggers and I will be posting my list of names tomorrow!

Barbara Diane

Two More Cards From The Series

Hello!

Here are two more cards from the Heartfelt Thanks series. The first card was made using the SU Bella Rose DP, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss (now all retired) and Whisper White CS. I used SU Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red (both retired) and Old Olive ink. The centers of the flowers are small pink pearls.

For the second card I used the SU Bella Rose DP and embossed the SU Kiwi Kiss CS using my Cuttlebug. The other CS are SU Black and Whisper White. The inks are SU Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red. I really miss these colors and I loved the Bella Rose DP.

I hope that you enjoyed the cards. I will be leaving again tomorrow to dogsit again with Brandy. I will have new projects to post when I return on Wednesday. Wishing you a good Monday! Thank you for looking at my blog!

Barbara Diane

Home For a Couple of Days

Hello!

I am home again - I have been dogsitting with my favorite dog Brandy for the past week. It has been lovely to spend time with her! I am only home for a couple of days and then I leave again on Monday to return to take care of her until Wednesday, when I will be driving back home to stay. In the meantime, I am catsitting today and tomorrow with my favorite cat Wrigley. :<}

I have been working all week on some large projects, but those that are finished were made for gifts and I need to wait until they are received before I can post photos. I will be mailing them out on Monday, but I have taken many photos, so I will post as soon as I am notified that they have arrived at their destinations! The unfinished projects I will continue to work on while I am away and hopefully, when I return this trip I will have photos to post, starting Thursday.

Until then, here are a few Thank You cards from a series that I made using the SU Heartfelt Thanks stamp set. This has always been a favorite set of mine and I have used it often in the past. I created this series for a friend and once again was aware of how simply a beautiful card could be created using the stamps from this set and the designer papers.

For this first card, I used the SU Delicate Dots DP (now retired) with both CS and ink in Bashful Blue and Ballet Blue. I used a Scallop Border Punch (not SU) and the SU Square Punch and hand cut the squares bordering those. I used tiny white pearls for the flower centers. The "Thankyou" is from the SU Wonderful Words stamp set.

For the second card using the SU Heartfelt Thanks stamp set, the "Thanks so Much" is from the SU Sincere Salutaions stamp set. I also used the SU Delicate Dots DP, Whisper White CS and Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Celery and Old Olive ink. I drew the doodle dots with a white gel pen and used creme colored pearls for the flower centers.

That's all for tonight, too tired to see - more cards from the series tomorrow and Monday. Thank you for looking at my blog! Wishing you well.

Barbara Diane

I Will Be Gone From July 4 - July 11

I will be leaving in the morning to dogsit with my favorite dog and will be gone from July 4th until July 11th and will not be posting to my blog during that time.

Hopefully, I will be able to complete all the projects I have plans to make during the week that I am there and will have many new creations to post when I return! I have new patterns and tutorials that I am excited about making and can't wait to begin!

The amount of supplies I am taking with me to make all these projects could easily fill the entire trunk and a good portion of the back seat of my car I'm afraid - there will be barely enough room for clothes and food! :<] But we all know what happens if we don't have have something we need half way through a project! Panic! And it's a long drive home to get it! :<}

Wishing you a great holiday weekend and the week following! I will post as soon as I return.

Thank you for visiting my blog today!

Barbara Diane

Beautiful Face of a Brave Young Lady

Hello,

Some time ago I wrote of my young friend Ali, who was very ill, and asked that you keep her in your prayers and send good thoughts her way. Your kind responses were heartwarming. It was amazing to hear from people who did not know her, yet cared enough about a little girl's suffering to take the time to wish her well! I forwarded all the messages I received to her mother, who was very grateful for your kindness. Thank you!

Today, my reference to Ali is good news!

Her mother reports that "Ali has turned the corner and things are definitely improving. At this point, she is not showing rejection by reducing her antirejection drugs. She seems to be past that frightening stage - our prayers have been heard. REJOICE!!! Hopefully, I will have more great news to share as time goes on. God Bless all of YOU!!!"

Ali has gone through so much already in her young life and she is an extremely brave young lady. That lovely red hair and her equally lovely smile! She is an inspiration to those around her. With the help of all the prayers and good wishes she is now much improved and was even able to attend summer school on Monday.

I wanted to let you know that she is doing well. Thank you again for your good wishes!

Wishing you a good evening! Thank you for stopping by today!

Barbara Diane