see the flowers smiling

A new challenge is up at If The Shoe Fits... Scrap It! The color challenge is to use KRAFT, CREME and ORANGE.

I also added a second challenge to myself to use the other jar of Art Glitter I had from last week's Sketchy Thursdays challenge. This time I used their Elements Glitter: Morocco. It is so pretty, lush and thick for glitter. Check out this up close shot.

And here is the flower I posted from Wordless Wednesday. (Don't forget to check the Wordless Wednesday post for my recent giveaway!) I do love how they turned out and plan to make some more flowers like these in different colors and papers. And I'm now a Maya Mist convert. I went from baffled to in love with the stuff!

Thanks for stopping by today! I really do appreciate each and every one of you that read my blog and hold a special place for many of you (you know who you are, friends!!!). My life is richer because of you! Happy Friday and hope a great weekend awaits you!

We are taking on 2010 sponsors for Sketchy Thursdays! Do you have an affiliation with a kit club, a store, an Etsy shop and want to sponsor one week in exchange for giving a prize? Send me an e-mail at dianadesigns@rochester.rr.com and we'll get you set up.

And don't forget to play Sketchy Thursdays this week for a chance to win a Studio Calico Tango Kit!!

twizzler does thursdays

I'm sure the title today made you say, "huh?" Twizzler is the name of my son's Build-A-Bear. My mom, step dad and sister gifted Nate a Build-A-Bear gift card for his birthday this past summer. Nate had so much fun making his own little friend, and we made a day of it. He made Twizzler, and then we went to see Ice Age 3 in the theaters. It was a great experience taking him to his first big-boy movie and also having him make his new best friend.

So how does a bear come to be named Twizzler? Well, I told Nate to think of his favorite things in the whole world and to name him after those. Guess we know what better be in his bag come trick-or-treat time this weekend!



Now, to get to the glitter! I used Art Glitter's Gala Glitz in red on the heart and also on the circles. One lucky winner is walking away next week with a prize pack from our friends at Art Glitter. It could be you!! But you have to play to win, so get those entries posted to Sketchy Thursdays by next Wednesday, 11/4 at 10 p.m. (EST).


Supplies: Sassafras Lass Amplify (pp), Art Glitter Gala Glitz Red (glitter), Sassafras Lass (flowers and stickers), American Crafts Thickers (letters)