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Distinctively Diana

Creating hand-designed touches for everyday life & festive occasions

Hello February!

It’s the second month of 2021 already and I’m so excited; and not just because the winter months of this time tough seem to be flying by. I am one of Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps’ Guest Designers this month!! Whoo hoo!

It was such an honour to be selected and I even cleaned and reorganized my craft studio to be prepared for the many tasks I have on my krafty kalendar this month.

I decided to kick off my month with a little card to say hello to my crafting sisters at my second home, the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Krafty Friends! on Facebook.

So excited to be a Guest Designer with Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps this month!

I started with a basic 5-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ cardstock base. I cut a square of the same size from Echo Park’s Valentine’s Dots & Stripes 6×6 paper pad and used Scrapbook Adhesives Tape Runner to attach it to the base.

Next, I used my Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Happy Hearts Stencil and ran it through my Big Kick embossing machine with Micheals Recollections red foil paper to create a smaller 4-1/16″ x 4-1/16″ square. I really like the subtle effect of using the stencil on the foil.

Next, I created a hello tag using my Silhouette machine and the Birthdaybrush Script Font and the Offset feature. I used AC Cardstock in Crimson and White to create the layered tag and Art Glitter Glue to adhere the two layers.

I used a Doodlebug mini cupcake doily in pink and cut out a scalloped second layer using a Stampin’ Up punch and more of the Echo Park Valentine’s Dots & Stripes paper, this time in dots.

For my wonderful little hedgehog, I used the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Happy Hedgehogs stamp set and stamped my little lady with Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Krafty Kolours in Wicked Black Hybrid Ink. I coloured her using my Copic markers. I used a combination of E42, E43, E49, E53, E55, E57, E59 on the hedgehog and R21, R22, R29, R32, R35, R56 on the flowers. I also used a Prismacolor pencil in white to add some finishing detail to my little lady. I then fussy cut her and popped her up on the centre of the card using Scrapbook Adhesive foam dots.

I added a sentiment from the stamp set using my Your Next Die Fishtail Die set and my Wicked Black ink. I edged the banner with Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Hybrid Inks in Crisp Crimson and Raspberry Rose.

The final touch was adding in some Studio Katia crystals in Sparkling, Iridescent, Rouge Pink and Lipstick Red. I used a Darice Crystal Glue Pen to adhere them to the centre of the flowers and in a few other places.

I’m so pleased with how this pretty little card turned out. It would make a great Galentine card or just a fun friendship card for anytime of the year!

Thanks for stopping by and spending some time with me today!

Creating a sweet card for my honey

Wow! I can’t believe how long it’s been since I created a post!! Time really got away from me. I guess that’s what happens when you accept a contract that keeps you on the move. I went from a busy time frame to super busy time frame and while I was being creative, I just didn’t quite make it here to post what I was doing.

But I’m back and I have a cutie of a card to share with you.

I’ve actually been really creatively busy this past month. There is the The Daily Marker 30 Day Colouring Challenge going on #thedailymarker30day and I’ve been trying to make time for that each day, posting to the challenge both on the Facebook page as well as over on Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Facebook page.

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps also has a number of challenges going on and I dived right into her Harry Potter-themed mix of fun. Like the four houses in the series, there are four different “characteristic” cards you can make. It’s been great to take the ideas I’ve had percolating in my mind and bring them to life. I’ll try and share them over the next couple of days because there are quite a few.

But first, today is Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps’ sneak peek for the July release and I want to show you what I created. The new set is called “Life is a Joy!” and it is by Kimmie’s artist Cheryl Grant. What a sweet set! It’s full of encouragement and love with two adorable images and a number of sentiments! As soon as I saw it, I knew it would be perfect for creating an anniversary card for my honey. We celebrate this weekend.

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Front view of sweet anniversary card by DistinctivelyDiana.com

I knew that I wanted to use both of the new the stamps on the card so I chose this layout and I cut out the 3-panel card base with my Silhouette Cameo. The banding across the bottom allows it to bend flat. I actually adapted the card design somewhat, and didn’t use all of the graphic elements that came with the card.

I decided that I would use the banding area to create a brick pathway for the bike to follow. That’s where the idea for the wording on the card came from. I embossed the brick design using my BIGKick and a Darice embossing folder called Brick Wall.

I typed the wording and used my Silhouette in the Sketch Pen mode and a black Sketch pen to write it on vellum. While the ink was still wet, I used black embossing powder and heat embossed it to really make it stand out. I added Doodlebug heart embellishment candies as a finishing touch.

The little cutie riding the bike I coloured with my Copic markers:

  • Hair: Y21 Y23 Y32 YR21
  • Skin: E00 E02 R20
  • Dress: B21, B23
  • Shoes: B23, B32
  • Socks & Bows: R21 R22
  • Bike: W1 W3 W5 W7 Y08 Sakura Gellyroll #700
  • Basket: E21 E43 E53
  • Kitten: E21 E43 R20 Sakura Gellyroll #50
  • Flowers: G02 G21 YG17 Y08 RV66

I fussy cut her out and popped her up with foam dots to give her some dimension.

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Middle panel view of anniversary card by DistictivelyDiana.com

I knew that I wanted to create a sunset heart for the couple to be looking at. I used Jim Holtz Ranger Distress Watercolour Paper and used Kraftin’ Kimmie Inks. I used a fabulous new colour called Party Peach, which is launching this week. I also used a number of the other KKS inks: Raspberry Rose, Pumpkin Patch, Yummy Yellow, Pink Pizazz, Ruby Red…Oh, I just realized I could have put in the purples! Ah well.. I wet blended them all and then heat dried the heart.

The couple were also coloured with copics:

  • Her hair: Y21 Y23 Y32 YR21
  • His hair: E25 E44 E77 E79
  • Skin: E00 E02
  • His socks & shoes: W3 W5
  • Her socks & shoes: R21 B24
  • Her dress: B21 B23
  • His shirt: R27 B69
  • Bench E15 E43 E47
  • Ducks: Y02 Y08
  • Grass: YG03 YG17 G94

I also foam pop-dotted the couple on the card.

I die-cut and created another box to add more traditional anniversary sentiments from a Picket Fence studio set called Ways to Say Happy Anniversary and I added some more candy hearts.

Pssttt, before I forget, also launching this week are new Pastel Dots… 54 dots in six different colours and three different sizes. Krafty Candy!! So much fun!!

Anniversary card by DistinctivelyDiana.com
View of Inside Back Panel of Anniversary Card by DistinctivelyDiana.com

View of Inside Back Panel of Anniversary Card by DistinctivelyDiana.com

And that is how you catch six years worth of love and tuck it into a handmade card for your sweetie!!

Thanks for dropping by!

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A Snowy Scene of a Christmas Tag

Day 2 of the Kolour It Up Challenge over at Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and so I headed into my krafty studio tonight to stay on track.

What to make…what to make??

Distinctively Diana.com says Happy Holidays with a Christmas bulb tag

I actually have so made ideas for this holiday season and so many gift and card ideas to tackle but my time is limited tonight so I thought I was going to do something simple….and then I went off in another direction! LOL! Sometimes that’s the most fun.

I used the new Holiday Village set and chose a sentiment from the new Holly Jolly Ornaments set and added in snowflakes from the Perky Penguins set. I can see a theme here….certain stamps are going to get used over and over and over again.

I used a Christmas bulb shape that I cut out with my Silhoutte Cameo machine. I then used the new Krafty Basics Stencil from Kraftin’ Kimmie and the new Bubbly Blue Hybrid Ink and inked in some snowbanks.

Then I used my Misti platform to stamp in the scene. After I stamped the sentiment in Northern Pine Memento Ink, I decided to emboss it with Diamond embossing powder to make it sparkle. I used a combination of my Copic and Spectrum Noir markers to colour the scene.

Then I just had to highlight the snowmen, trees, house and fence line with Liquid Applique and Glamour Dust to create the magic. It’s so unfair that the picture just doesn’t do it justice. It sparkles.

I used my Gellyroll Stardust pen to edge the entire bulb as well as the middle of the snowflakes to add a final touch. Well, I guess the Christmas lightbulb ribbon and twine is the final, final touch!

And Day 2 is a wrap!

See you tomorrow!!

The Cutest Little Fairy on the Block

Today I created the sweetest little card…if I do say so myself!

Sometimes you make something and you just catch yourself going oh now that’s cute!

A little fairy spreading joy and happiness around

 

I used my Silhoutte Cameo to cut out the card base and I used Recollections Wedding Neutrals paper in a pale pink to put behind the front cover of the card.

Next, I stamped my little fairy from the Fairy Loved stamp set from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps — she is a retired stamp — with Memento Black Tuxedo ink and coloured her in with my Spectrum Noirs. I decided to stick with soft pastel colours because that’s what I figured a happy little fairy would wear in the summertime! I then used my clear Wink of Stella pen to paint her wings and body. She just glistens. It’s disappointing because I just couldn’t capture how much the card glistens in the photo.

I pop dotted her onto the card in a way that I could have her spilling out the sequins from her hands onto the flowers…because that’s how flowers get their colours you know…wink wink!  I glued each sequin from Lane 28 Sequins in Mixed Berry into place, using tweezers to place them.

I then painted the flowers with Wink of Stella as well.

Finally, I stamped the sentiment and then cut it out with a circle punch, edged it with Distress Ink in Spun Sugar and pop dotted it as well, but with a different foam adhesive so it would be lower than the fairy.

One little summer cutie ready to tell someone they are loved…

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Adding Some Sass!

I was busy as a bee today, getting creative in my craft studio again.

It was Day 11 of the Kolour It Up Challenge and I actually got two cards done today.

First, I used another stamp I haven’t worked with before: Kraftin’ Kimmie’s Sassy Sophie, a brand new June release. And she is one saucy little girl!

Sassy Sophie is one saucy little chickie and she is going on a ride in the country says DistinctivelyDiana.com

I created a scene for Sophie that had her enjoying a ride in the countryside. I used my Silhoutte Cameo to cut out a car for her and created a background scene with rolling hills and trees, and a country road.

I used my Big Kick to diecut clouds. Next I used my Color Factory Brick Wall stencil and Distress Ink Oxide in Fired Brick to create the brick wall. I stencilled it directly onto another piece of the Paper 7 Dots Studio Love Is In The Air paper that I chose to go on my card background. I pop dotted it to create dimension.

I stamped Sophie with my Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in with my Spectrum Noir and Copic markers and added glitter highlights with my Gelly Roll pens.

I also added Glossy Accent highlights to the coke bottle and the face of the gas tank.

I pop dotted Sophie to add dimension as well. Then I stamped and pop dotted the sentiment and embellished it with some gumdrops.

Sophie is ready for her day in the countryside!

Sweet little bees to tell a friend how lucky I feel that they are my friend

My second card used the Sweet as Can Be stamp set from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps which was also released in June. I just love these little bees. They can be used in so many ways and places.

I used Distress Inks in Tea Dye, and Antique Linen with a touch of the new KKS Hybrid Ink Yummy Yellow thrown in to create the background. I then found this awesome paper from BoBunny’s Star-Crossed Collection. It was perfect!

I used my Big Kick to diecut the heart and added a ribbon to the bottom of the backdrop, pop dotted my little bees on as well as the sentiment and just added a yellow ribbon.

One fast little card for a special friend!

Thanks for stopping by!