Graduation Card

Hello,
I designed this beautiful Graduation card. I also designed my own paper to create parts of the card. Found some other items on the internet.  I will be designing a scrapbook to go along with the card.
The items will be available for purchase.
This handmade Graduation  embellished tri-shutter card makes a beautiful display standing up, and folds up nicely to be mailed. Surprise a friend with an unique, one-of-a-kind hand-crafted card.
Slip your tri-shutter into an envelope (enclosed with this card), and it's ready to go. 
This card design can be customized to your specifications changing colors. Personalization also available. Contact me for options...
Click on image on right to place order.

Blessings Diane

New Antiquity Collection from Heartfelt Creations

Hello,

I have spent the past four days at the CHA convention.  I had so much fun.  I took several classes at Clearsnap and learned several ways to use ink to create beautiful backgrounds on a variety of surfaces and with a variety of inks and sprays.  I still really like the Colorbox pigment inks. They came out with two new sets that have yummy colors.
One of my favorite booths was Heartfelt Creations.  They have beautiful stamps, metal dies and papers.  The display samples are over the top beautiful.  I was able to get a paper pad of their new Antiquity Collection colors to show at work. (Hopefully we will be ordering some for upcoming kits).  I really like that the new paper pads though 12 x 12 in size have 6 x 6 quads on a page.  Great for those 6 x 6 albums I like to make.  The pads also have 12 x 12 designs and lots of beautiful frames and greetings that are wonderful for card making and scrapbooking.
Here is a card I made tonight using the paper. I know it isn't full of flowers and mega layers of stuff.  How do you mail those cards anyway.  This card is also for a guy and he wouldn't want all those flowers.  Watch for more projects.

Blessings, Diane

Love Messages in a Jar

Hi, 
My son Allan wanted to make his girlfriend something from his heart for her for Christmas. I helped him a little with this project. We designed these small cards that he wrote down things he likes and appreciates about her. Then he decorated a jar and filled it with the cards. Is that just not the sweetest. I was amazed at how many things he wrote and filled the jar with. I was thinking these would make wonderful Valentines gifts. If anyone is interested I could make one for you and you just fill in the cards to give to your loved one. I will also include extra cards so as time goes on you can fill in more cards to be added to the jar. I can change the colors of the paper to colors you prefer. I can also make hearts, butterflies and different flower shapes. Contact me if interested. Click photo to enlarge.

Blessings, Diane

Cupcake Liner Storage Idea

Hello,

I have discovered in 2013 that I have found I enjoy finding new uses for items.  I try to think outside the box on ways to re-purpose items.  I have come up with some clever ideas if I say so myself.   Do you have cupcake liners in your cupboard that fall around, get dirty if left unused for too long or get smashed and useless? I cannot take full credit for this idea but knew it would be a very useful idea, I just needed to find a container that would work and one I already had sitting in a cupboard not being used.  I found this beautiful jar. So what if it has a Christmas print.  I have always liked the jar but had it stuffed in the back of a shelf too high for me to reach.  It will now be in a cupboard I open everyday so I will see it more often and better yet my cupcake liners will be neatly contained and clean.

Give this a try yourself.

Blessings, Diane

Hello,

Christmas card Class and Christmas Tea Luncheon

Attend both or just the card class.

Christmas Card Class

Date: Saturday, November 23, 1:00pm to 4:00pm

and Saturday, December 7, 1:00pm to 4:00pm  (if enough kits still available)
Class Fee: $18.00
Come anytime between these hours to complete your cards. Allow at least 3 hours to complete projects.

You will be ready to send cards to all your family and friends for Christmas!

You will make 12 cards, from the selection available. Envelopes included.

A variety of accessories and papers will be used. All supplies included in this class.

        Please RSVP.

Bring your class kit with adhesive, glue dots, pop dots, scissors, hole punch.

Christmas Tea Luncheon – capacity limited to 10  Please RSVP by Nov 19^th.
Date: Saturday, November 23, 11:30am to 12:45pm

Fee: $10.00
We will start our Tea luncheon promptly at 11:30. 
The luncheon will consist of tea and other beverages, tea sandwichs, salad and dessert.

Event Location: Diane Beckman
11232 Cresson st.  Norwalk, CA 90650  (562) 484-9996

I am currently attending school as well as working.  I have not had the time to plan the card class this year as I had hoped.  I do though have several kits from the past to offer.  Some of the cards I have just a few of and some I have several of.  This year will be a little different than the past.  I will have all of the cards available and you will choose the 12 you want to make.  I will be helping each of you as you need.  I have attached pictures of the choices available.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.  Looking forward to seeing you.

Back in school . . . . . .

Hi Ladies,

I went back to school in January and attended the local Adult School.  I did learn some stuff but not enough. In Sept. I started attending the local Junior college.  Checking my records, I cannot believe how many units I have completed.  I am going to check out what I need so I can finally get my AA degree.  I am currently taking a Illustrator and Photoshop class.  The college has much more homework to be completed.  All my spare time is doing homework these days. I have had a couple of projects I have been working on.  The first one was to make a mask design.  I made a beautiful butterfly using Illustrator and used it to make a banner for my Facebook page.  I am now working on a business logo.  This is what I have come up with.  What do you all think of my projects?  I hope to have time to be more creative and make the projects I enjoy.

Blessings,  Diane

Easter Projects

Hello,

I have made a few treat baskets for Easter goodies.  To make the boxes I used several Sizzix dies and Spellbinders nestabilities.  The images were some I gathered off the internet and added borders or elements to make them more finished for my projects.
Enjoy.

Blessings, Diane

Easter Baskets and Cards

Hello,

Easter will soon be here.  If you are like me you love to give sweets to others for Easter.  I have planned a class for you.  All images are pre-colored so you just cut and assemble. All materials are provided except your tool box supplies.

 Easter Treat Baskets and Cards

Make 6 Easter Treat Baskets or Boxes and 2 Easter cards

Date: Tuesday, March 19th  6:30pm  (If you cannot come till 7:00pm that is fine)

Class Fee: $12.00

Location:  My home- 11232 Cresson st. Norwalk

Phone: (562) 484-9996

Please let me know in advance if you are coming so I can prepare a kit for you. You can purchase an additional kit to complete at home for $12.00 or purchase the colored design sheet for $1.00 each.

Please let me so I can have additional kits and design sheets available.

Samples will be on my blog soon. Check back in a couple of days.

Blessings,  Diane 

The Anatomy of Type

Hi,

I have recently gone back to school.  I am taking a Adobe In-Design and an Adobe Illustrator class.  I will later a Photoshop class.  I want to learn the programs well so that I can work as a Graphic Designer.  I have been design some of my own scrapbook paper and elements and other stuff for awhile with Publisher.  That program does not even come close to what these other programs can do.
This next we starts Chapter 3.  Have you ever thought about the Anatomy of Type or the Anatomical parts of a Letter??  Guess what I will be learning this week.  X-height, mean line, cap height, ascender, descender, descent, ascent, point size.How about apex, arm, bar, hairline, loop, shoulder, spine, stress, vertex, aperture, ball, beak, bracket, counter, crotch, ear,finial, serif, spur, swash and MUCH more,. Who ever knew letters had so much to them.
We do know that fonts and text visually do have an impact. Look at the Coke label, Disney has a style we all recognize. Businesses spend big money for a logo and font to be recognized.  There is so much more to it than most of us ever begin to think about.  This is something I need to learn.  It is time for me  to do homework.

Blessings, Diane

Hello,

Today I have made cards using the same paper I used for my Valentine Banners. I really like how versatile the paper is.  With a few scraps and pieces you can create some beautiful cards.  I enjoy challenging myself to only use my scraps sometimes to make cards. It is amazing what yo can create with stuff you might think to throw away.  Yea,  I save lots and my office space gets cramped.  When I have saved TOO much I bag up my paper scraps and donate them to the High School art class.  The teacher and kids love to get them.  They have a very creative teacher that finds used for the paper.  If you have ever taken paper and recycled into new paper, you know how much fun that can be.  Kindergarten kids really have fun tearing up the paper and putting into a blender and making paper pulp. Then thy pour into the paper deckle and make paper.  Makes for a great teaching lesson.
The enjoy the cards for today.
Blessings, Diane

Valentine Cards

Hello,

I have been busy creating Valentine cards with the left over pieces from making my banners. I used Nestabilities and Shapeabilities from Spellbinders for some of the layers on the cards. Spellbinders has so many awesome shapes to choose form.  Some of the paper I used is from Pinecone Press. I donate the cards to my church and sell them.  The money goes towards the women's ministry for whatever is needed.
Enjoy,
Blessings, Diane

Love Banner with new colors

Hello,

Here is the second Love Banner I created with different colored papers and design elements.
It is really hard to decide which color combo I like best as I LOVE both color combos.  So what is a girl to do?  Why, have two banners and hang them in different rooms.
A bonus for you when you finish your project is that you will have lots of fun pieces left to make tags for the sweet treats you give someone or make some Valentine cards.

I will be teaching a class for this banner. Click this link or the calendar on the upper left for information.
 Let me know what you think of the banner.

Blessings, Diane

Valentine Banner

Hello,

It is a new year.  I am looking forward to some changes in my life this year.  I have already signed up to take a Adobe InDesign and a Adobe Illustrator CS5 class.  Work, school, family and crafting.  I believe I will be very busy.  I am looking forward to the classes I will be taking, as I want to be able to design more of my own paper and elements for paper crafting.  My job is hoping to utilize me more at work also to help create paper designs, project headers and more. I took some elements I found and created some of my own elements and mixed a bit of both together to create my own paper for a Valentine Banner I made.  There are so many elements to decorate your banner you can really personalize it.

One sheet of four I created.  There are two different color palettes. 

I will be teaching a class for this banner. Click this link or the calendar on the upper left for information.

Here is the beautiful banner I made.  It can be made to hang vertical or horizontal. You can also make it to sit on a table top.   Please let me know what you think.

Blessings, Diane

Business Promotional Items

Hello,

Today I ordered some business promotional items.  I bought a couple of vinyl banners, business cards, Thank You for your business post cards, a car magnet and more.
I couldn't get them all exactly the same so I choose two different patterns and I like them.  I should get my goodies in a couple of weeks.
The banners will be awesome for craft fairs and swap meets.
Here is a picture of a couple of the items.
Next will be getting an Etsy shop.

Vinyl banner

New business cards

Car magnet

So, what do you think??

Blessings, Diane

Hello,

I have to make a date change to my Christmas Card class.
Saturday, Nov. 17th  will be changed to Sunday, Nov. 18th.  1:00pm - 5:00pm
Sorry for any inconvenience.

Blessings, Diane