I've been published!!!

I am super excited to share with everyone that I have been published in the Cricut Cards magazine, 3 times. I have had 3 blank spots with no cards and that is because they had to be removed for a short time until the magazine came out.

Most of you will recognize them because they were posted at one time but it is pretty surreal to open up a magazine and see your name and your creations in there. They even did a tutorial for one of them. I just had to share because I was really flabbergasted!! Hope you all have a wonderful day :)

It's time to Celebrate- CTO #26

It is time to Celebrate the Occasion again with Challenge #26-Birthday, Easel card. I chose to use this cute image from A Day for Daisies called "Strawberry Cake Birthday Fairy". My papers are from DCWV and My Grafico digital papers, I colored the image to blend in with these and ran with the cherry theme on the cake. I distressed the edges with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink and added the cute bow. I am also entering this into A Day for Daisies Challenge #24- Feeling (and Folding) Fancy. I hope you can join in on this week's fun challenges and take a peek at what the wonderful DT created, they always do an AWEsome job! Have a wonderful Tuesday and I will chat with you soon :)

Recipe:

A Day for Daisies- Strawberry Cake Birthday Fairy

My Grafico digital papers

Bazzill Cardstock

Neenah cardstock

ek success punch

Glossy Accents

Liquid Pearls

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Celebrate It ribbon

Studio g stamp

Colorbox Ink

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

Martha Stewart Scoreboard

Tiny Tiddly Ones- Tiddly Ink GD post

It is time for another challenge at Tiddly Inks, Challenge #62- Inch My Way Along. This is my last guest designer post and it has been such a pleasure being a part of the Tiddly Inkers!! What a fun challenge to end with, tiny tiddly ones are mini cards for the wee little one's in your life. I chose to do a pack of 2x2 inspirational mini's, 4 of each card, along with a gift box to carry them in and they fit so perfectly. I used 4 beautiful fairy images from Tiddly Inks, on the box I used "Party Time Pixies" and for the cards I used "Lilli Claire-Make a Wish" for the pink one, "Sugar Plum Fairy" is the purple one and last but not least the blue is "Fairy Fae Catches a Star". I made the cute flower box with the Cricut cartridge "Tags, Bags, Boxes and More" and added Liquid Pearls around the window for some sparkle. So hop over and check out what the SUPER talented Design Team has created, they always amaze me, and see what kind of mini's you can come up with!! I hope you all have a wonderful night or day :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks- Party Time Pixies, Lilli Claire-Make a Wish, Sugar Plum Fairy, Fairy Fae Catches a Star

Cricut Cartridge- Bags, Tags, Boxes and More

Neenah cardstock

K & Company cardstock

Liquid Pearls

Stickles

Slicca pen

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

Scotch Quick Dry adhesive

Red Tape

ATG gun

Reach high

I made this card for my daughter with the removal bookmark and I am entering it into the Tiddly Inks Challenge # 59- Tag or Ticket Me. I used the Tiddly Inks "Poppy" along with the "Poppy Accents" frame and flowers. I just love the image with the quote that says "Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal" Pamela Vaull Starr. I hope every time she looks at it she can smile and remember "all things are possible". I hope you all have a very wonderful day :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks- Poppy and Poppy Accents

Neenah cardstock

Office Max blank manilla tag

Liquid Pearls

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

Ribbon

ATG gun

Pop dots

Steampunk 2 B & W

I decided to make another card for Tiddly Inks Steampunk Showoff Challenge, but this time in black and white. Boy was this a toughy for me, I think my brain was making it harder than it needed to be ;) Practice, practice though and it shall get easier!! I used a couple of different images from the Tiddly Inks shop, the first is Miss "Tanker Fairy Sits" and I also used a few images from the "Steampunk papers-extra goodies", which is the frame, the side embellishment and the strip of paper. The "Fern log" came from Make it Crafty. To get all the black and white shades I used a bunch of greys, black and my white with touches of a white gel pen here and there and layered the colors the same way I would if it were in color, just had to view in B & W. As I said I need a lot of practice in this area but it was fun to stretch my mind. If anyone has any questions please let me know and I hope you are having a wonderful Friday :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks- Tanker Fairy sits, Steampunk papers- extra goodies

Make it Crafty- Fern log

Neenah cardstock

Wasau cardstock

White gel pen

Stickles

Glossy Accents

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Happy Birthday Mod Style

This card was made for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge # 107. Amber Ink is the sponsor this week and that is where I got all these fun digi's. I combined "Hostess with the Mostess" and "Mod Kitchen" to make the scene. 6 different images were used and about 10 of the same one to make the wallpaper in the background. I went a little crazy but it was so fun to create. I hope you can hop over to SSW, you have 5 hours left, lol. Sorry, I am usually a little more timely, but if you don't make this one they will have a new one tomorrow and they are always wonderful!! I hope you are having a fantastic Tuesday :)

Recipe:

SSW sketch # 107

Amber Ink Digi's

laPomme Design digital paper

Neenah cardstock

Chatterbox brads

Glossy Accents

Stickles

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Pop dots

CTO Pool Party Blog Hop

Welcome to the Celebrate the Occasion's “Pool Party Blog Hop.” If you arrived here from the wonderful Judy Ann's blog you are on the right track. If you are visiting and want to start at the beginning, which I highly recommend so you can enter in all the blog candy J then you will want to start at the Celebrate the Occasion blog. Onto the card/box set J

I decided to make a fun but simple gift set for summer vacation. There are a set of (6) 3x3 minis that fit into the cute little gift box. I made two of each card, that is why you only see the 3 with envelopes to go with them. I had some really great K&Company paper that had really great bright summer colors, so it worked perfectly. With the pop dotted stickers from American Crafts it added height, so if you did flatter ones you could get a lot more into the box or leave room for a small gift on top. The box is made from a 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 piece of card stock and of course the cards that fit into it are the 3 x 3, so with one piece of 12 x 12 card stock you can get 8 cards, yeahhhh!!! So simple and a great gift for anyone :)

Now onto today’s blog candy, it is a mish mash of items from Martha Stewart, Colorbok, American Crafts, etc.. Something for everyone, brads, chipboard, stickers, ribbon and buttons. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I would absolutely love for you to become a follower but it is not necessary and you will have a chance to win it! Please, Please make sure you leave a way to get a hold of you, if there is not any contact information on your post I will have to re-choose, thank you for understanding. The Blog Hop closes Sunday and the winner for my candy will be picked on Monday the 6th. So that means you will have until midnight on the 5th to leave a comment and a way for me to get a hold of you!!

Now onto your next and final stop and it shall be the fabulous Laverne!

Don’t forget to stop and leave a comment on all the blogs for a chance to win their blog candy, there are some good prizes to be won!! Happy Hopping J

Here is the list of the blog hop line-up just in case you have lost your way:

CTO-http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/

Ivette-http://www.allaboutmeandmyscrapbook.blogspot.com/

Girlia-http://girliascards.blogspot.com/

Adrian-http://byadrian4u.blogspot.com/

Amy-http://www.lovetocrop.com/

Nicole-http://nadialax13.blogspot.com/

Amber-http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Rayna-http://purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/

Lisa-http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/

Melissa-http://melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/

Diana-http://www.dianamlarson.blogspot.com/

Kristen-http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/

Katie-http://kwilliamskreations.blogspot.com/

Nicole-http://www.creativedelightsbynicole.blogspot.com/

Linda-http://www.fancyframework.com/

Maquel-http://papermaineiac.blogspot.com/

Mary-http://marebearscraps.blogspot.com/

Judy Ann-http://craftyjar.blogspot.com/

Lucianna-http://dilsaverdesigns.blogspot.com/ (You are here)

Laverne-http://www.acraftershaven.blogspot.com/

Teacher- CTO #16

It is time for another Celebrate the Occasion challenge and what is more perfect than a School's Out- (must have an apple) challenge!! I made these cards for my kids' teachers as a thank you and colored the digi to match them, hair wise anyway, lol ;) I wrote on the picture board that is in her hand "Thank you for a great year", it is kinda hard to see in the picture. I used some of the wonderful Tiddly Inks digi and background to complete it. So hop on over and make a project, card or other item but don't forget to use an apple!! I would love to see what you come up with, have a great Tuesday or maybe your Monday :)

* Congratulations Kate Cordero for winning the last challenge and don't forget to come back and join us for the blog hop and LOTS of candy!!

Recipe:

Tiddly Ink's - "Teacher's Change the world" digi

Tiddly Ink's- "Blackboard" background

Dilsaver Designs- Apple digi

Neenah cardstock

Bazzill cardstock

Glossy Accents

Enamel Accents

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

Photoshop for name

ATG gun

Pop dots

Who's your Daddy?

I made this card for a couple of challenges. The first challenge is Tiddly Inks Challenge #51- Manly Man. I used the Tiddly Inks digi- Carpenter Joe and he was such a cutie that I felt the sentiment was only necessary! I also made this for A La Card Monkey sketch # 58- Man card + sketch. It was such a great sketch to work with as is all of their sketches I have worked with so far. I hope you can join in, I am barely making the Tiddly Inks but you can still make the A La Card Monkey and join Tiddly Inks for their next challenge! I hope you enjoy and have a great night :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks digi- Carpenter Joe and hammer

A La Card Monkey- sketch

Kraft Cardstock

Tim Holtz paper stack and distressing tool

Recollections eyelets

Enamel Accents

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

Photoshop for sentiment

ATG gun

Pop dots

Just Because

A sweet and simple card for you on this Sunday day! I used a lovely stamp and embossed it and then some distress inks around it. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful Sunday :)

Recipe:

Neenah Cardstock

Stampendous embossing powders

Versamark ink

Memory Makers charm

Beads

Twine

Tim Holtz distress Inks

Stickles

Hero Arts stamp

Martha Stewart Ink

Dear Sister

I made this card for the A La Card Monkey challenge #57- They say it's your birthday + sketch. Hop over and join in, they have the prettiest sketches and they are at 268 followers right now. When they hit 300 they are going to have a fun giveaway, you won't want to miss it!! I used a sweet Tiddly Inks image called "Sisters". I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Recipe:

A La Card Monkey Sketch #57

Tiddly Inks digi- Sisters

The Paper Shelter- Digi paper, Pepe in Love

Neenah Cardstock

Bazzill cardstock

Hampton Arts Stamp

Liquid Pearls

Michaels ribbon

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

Photoshop

ATG gun

Pop dots

Happy Anniversary- CTO #14

It is time for challenge #14 at Celebrate the Occasion- Anniversary. This week you need to come up with an Anniversary themed card, LO or project. This was definitely a tough challenge for me, all the cards I kept making looked like a wedding card to me. I'm married so you would think it would be easy for me. I hope you can join us for this weeks challenge, I would love to see your ideas on "Anniversary" and you need to hop over and see what the other DT members have made, you'll love it! I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful evening or morning depending on where you are :)

P.S. A big congratulations to Julie for winning challenge #13!!!

Recipe:

The Paper Shelter- In the 20's digi paper

Digi Stamp Boutique- Cute love birds digi

Bazzill Cardstock

Neenah cardstock

$1 store ribbon

Glossy Accents

Liquid Pearls

Homemade pin

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

pop dots

Sk8 Boy

I made this card for the Designed 2 Delight- progressive challenge. The image for this week is "Skater boy", isn't he a cutie. You can join in at anytime to receive these free digi's, so hop over and join in. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day :)

Recipe:

Designed 2 Delight digi- Skater boy

Bazzill Cardstock

Basic Grey- AWD, VAG digi patterns and BLU border

bluebirdflats- circle #

Enamel Accents

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

Photoshop

ATG gun

Pop dots

laugh, imagine, dream

I made this card for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge #101. The sponsor this week is Sassy Cheryl's and that is where I got this digi. I was drawn to it because it reminded my of my oldest daughter, who is always wearing her green converse shoes and loves to paint. I turned the sketch sideways and colored it to match her.

I also want to send a big Thank you to SSW, I was the grand prize winner for the 100th sketch celebration with my card "Boys". I just about fainted and I did double check, it is me. It's spelled "Delsaver Designs" :) so I wanted to verify before I had my heart attack thinking that it was me!! I am so excited, one of the prizes was a custom photo stamp from "A Day for Daisies", you send a picture to her and you get it back in stamp form. I will be posting the card I make with it when I get it. Also I won a wonderful prize from Arlana, the whole thing was just so much, I couldn't even believe it. So thank you SSW for your wonderful sketches and challenges to make the cards in the first place ;) I hope all of you can hop over and join because they really are wonderful. Anyways, I'm done gushing, I hope you all have a wonderful night :)

Recipe:

SSW sketch #101

Sassy Cheryl's digi- Inspiration stamp

Bazzill cardstock

Neenah cardstock

Colorbok bubble stickers

Basic Grey gummies

Martha Stewart stickers

Martha Stewart punch

Liquid Pearls

Stickles

Glossy Accents

American Crafts ribbon

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Pop dots

Superhero

I am the GD over at A La Card Monkey again this week and challenge # 56- Kid card + Sketch. This card was inspired by my 3 year old son who always says "I'll do it Mom, cause I'm your superhero!!!" and of course I always tell him he IS my superhero :) His favorite colors are blue and red and that is how the card came about. I hope you can hop over and join because kid cards will always bring a smile to your face, they are so much fun and the sketch is perfect. I hope you enjoy and have a wonderful Saturday :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks digi paper- Starry paper freebie

Digisparkle digi- Superheroes

Neenah Cardstock

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

Enamel Accents

Ribbon

Star die cut

Martha Stewart baker's twine

Photoshop

ATG gun

Pop dots