Thinking of You Friend

Hello,

Just a quick card share this morning. The greetings are from Diane's Greetings and the decorative paper is from the Garden Party paper line at Pinecone Press.
Punch is by Martha Stewart.

Enjoy!
Blessings, Diane

Giant Cupcake Tag Photo Album

Hello,

I had so much fun creating this project. I used the Pinecone Press purse blank and turned it into a Giant Cupcake Tag Photo Album. Isn't this just the cutest project to make to show off your birthday photos. The paper also comes in blues if you prefer. Check out the video Kevin and I made for work to so see how it turned out. Please feel free to leave comments and let me know what you think.
Blessings, Diane

Here is a pattern for the CupCake Top.

Tri-Fold 6 x 6 Cards Video

Hello,

Kevin and I have been having a great day making videos. Here is another one to share with you all. This isn't as easy as I thought. I had no script, no practice run through. We set up the stuff and Kevin started shooting. I had think off the top of my head what I was going to say as I picked up each card. It's quite obvious by my pauses. You can purchase kits for these cards. There is a link on the right hand side of your screen. Please feel free to leave comments.

Blessings, Diane

Pocket Journals Album with Squash book fold

Hello,

I have a cute project to share with you today. Pictures of this project could not show you how wonderful this album is. My son Kevin helped make a video of this project to show it off. I'll get some photos of this project on-line when I can. This project uses the Pinecone Press Pocket Journals to create a fun album. This album also features the Squash book fold for extra added fun. I will be making a kit for this album so you can also make one. Give me a couple of weeks. Let us know what you think.

Blessings, Diane

New Blog Look

Hello,

I have add many items to my blog. Please take a look around. I have pictures and links to my kits available for sale. With so much going on I had to eliminate my pretty background. Let me know what you think.
I have more kits coming. Come back and check them out.

Blessings, Diane

CD Photo Album - Valentine

Hello,
Here is a CD album I made using the new Pinecone Press "Love You" paper line. I really do like making these. They are simple to put together. You can put photos on the outside of the pockets as well as put photos on the tags that go into the pockets. I will be teaching a class at The Scrapbook Depo on Thursday, February 11th at 6:00 pm. Class fee is $25.00
this is the store address: 10690 Los Alamitos Blvd · Los Alamitos (562) 430-6806 . Please call to reserve a spot.
If you don't mind making this project after Valentines Day I will be teaching a class at Diane's Place on February 16th at 7:00pm. Class fee is $20.00. Call or e-mail me to reserve a spot.
Check my calendar for other activities coming in February.

Blessings, Diane

My Newly released paper design!

Hello,

It is finally here. Here is a paper design I came up with called Diane's Greetings. It is an all occasion greeting sheet that is perfect for card makers. It has has been published and is shipping world wide. How exciting is that. I have been busy designing cards with the new paper. All my projects are being published in the newly released Pinecone Press Options kit. The new paper line printed by Pinecone Press
goes perfectly with my greeting sheet. I will be planning an all occasion card class soon so you can use the new paper.
I am starting to design another greeting sheet. This is one reason I have not had classes recently. So very sorry. I do miss all of you and miss the classes.
Let me know what you think.
I am also adding in some pictures of projects I have made. The cards have greetings inside to finish the card completly. You can see several more projects in the newly released Options Kit booklet. I will buy some kits and plan a class with it.
Thanks for your support. Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Blessings, Diane

Get on Board the Love Train! Whooo! Whooo!

Hello,
I had so much fun creating this LOVE train to fill with sweets. I took the Easter train blank from Pinecone Press and turned it into a Valentine train. The blank has a half circle attached on the side of the train so it makes it easy for you to attach the hearts.
The hearts were cut out with a Sizzix die. The paper and LOVE message is from our new "Love You" paper line.
Cut strips of paper 1-1/8" X 12". Wrap strip around box and crease along the corners. Adhere paper to box.
To attach the trains together,I cut a piece of chipboard 1/2" by about 5" in length. I covered it with red cardstock. Attach this strip to the bottom of the train with red line tape. Punch a small hole through end of this strip and attach two trains with a brad.
The wheels are decorated with cardstock and a brad attached for decoration. Glue the wheels to the box train as shown.
The engine is a milk carton box pattern. Click Here for pattern.
Don't forget to fill train cars with some yummy candy for your sweetheart.
Let me know what you think.
Blessings, Diane

Hello,

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Help to make a difference. Order your I {Heart} Hearts stamp set today!
Contact me to place your order.

Who doesn't {heart} hearts? Especially the hearts in this delightful set. You'll love them even more when you discover they coordinate with our heart punches! Available in both wood-mount and clear-mount.

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New Stampin' Up! Catalogs and Specials

Hello,
Sale-A-Bration is HERE! I LOVE Sale-A-Bration. Stampin' Up! gives aways FREE products to customers and hostesses.

Customers: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 purchase (before tax and shipping).
Hostesses: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $300 in workshop sales*, in addition to our regular hostess benefits.
Recruits: Choose any retail stamp set (valued up to $47.95) from the current catalogs when signing up during the promotion. Plus, get 15 percent off your Starter Kit (Standard or Digital+)!

The new Occasions Mini Catalog is filled with so many new stamp sets, including the new clear mounted stamps. Lots of new embellishments, fun paper and toys to use in your Big Shot. Contact me if you would like to host a workshop or place an order.

Blessings, Diane

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hello,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! May the new year bring all you need. May your heart be filled with joy and happiness. May you be surrounded with good friends and family. May God's blessings be poured out upon you. May we all touch another with kindness and bring goodness to this world.

Blessings, Diane

Sweetheart Frame

Hello,

I have had a busy day. Finally able to put up the project I made. The frame is from the new "Love You" paper line from Pinecone Press. The other images are also from the same die cut sheet as the frame. I inked the edges with brown ink. Added glitter glue and micro beads to the hearts. The frame itself is mounted on a folded piece of cardstock with the fold at along the top. Makes it easy to stand on a desk or table. The photo is a picture of my son Kevin and his girlfriend Jessica. They have known each other for a few months through mutual friends. they have been dating for about a month. I love to see Kevin's face light up when he sees Jessica and talks to her. Young love in bloom. Ahhhhh!

Blessings, Diane

Valentine Cards

Hello,

Feeling better the past couple of days I made some Valentine cards. I used the new "Love You" paper from Pinecone Press.

I decided to make a Gate fold card. For my base I used a piece from our Star Card blank. I used one piece with the cut out opening. No having to figure out the measurements to get the gate fold, the score lines are already done. I made a band for the card cutting a strip of the hearts from the Sweet Treats paper. The red heart and message are from the Love You die cuts. The heart is layered onto two different pieces of paper and attached to the band with a pop dot. The message is layered and attached with a pop dot. I use the Stampin' Up! scallop border punch was used for the edge of the red cardstock and the piece was swiss dotted with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. For the inside of card I used the borders from the I Love You from the Honey Bunny coupons. I covered the entire back of card with the backside of the Love You Plaid cardstock. This filled in the opening of the card. The message is from the Love You die cuts. I covered the edge the the message with a clear fine glitter. I attached with pop dots. The other papers are from the new Love You paper. I cut out several hearts and used pop dots to give dimension. I tied a few of the hearts with ribbon.

For this card I use my circle punch to punch out the cupcakes from the Love You die cut sheet. Used my Stampin' Up! scallop circle punch for a layer and two other circle punches for layers. I used a Sizzix embossing folder for the red band. The border punch is a Martha Stewart punch.

For this card I added stitching with my souffle gel pen to the die cut image. The hearts were cut out from the Love You die cut sheet and the other images are from the die cut sheet. I added glitter glue to the hearts for some sparkle.

I really like the combination of chocolate brown and pink colors. The words and heart our cut out from the Love You die cut sheet. The greetings on the die cut sheet are different on both sides, giving you several messages to put on your projects. The heart is covered with tiny micro beads applied with a small amount of glue. The border punch is from Stampin' Up!

Please feel free to leave comments.

Blessings, Diane

Tired of aching back

Hello,

I have been out of action for the past two weeks. Have had a really bad backache. I am still not back to my old self. I have been off work and sitting around resting and sleeping too much. With all the time I had to rest I knitted up Allan a beanie hat and started one for Loren. Good thing you can order gifts on-line and have them shipped to you. I couldn't get out much to Christmas shop. We didn't even bake cookies and make candy this year. I go back to work tomorrow. I am hoping my mind clears up and I get some class ideas planned. Check calendar in a few days. I did get some Valentine cards made the last two days. Sit at my desk for as long as I can and back to resting.

Have a great day!
Blessings, Diane

MERRY CHRISTMAS! JESUS CHRIST IS BORN!

Hello,
I wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas. May your day be filled with good times shared with family and friends.
Blessings, Diane