Sketchy Thursdays {real artist}

Hi! It's Thursday and I have a layout to share with you. I created this page using the current sketch I made at Sketchy Thursdays and the October kit from Scrapbook Circle.

I can't stress enough how fun these wood alphas from Pink Paislee are. And the papers in the Oct. kit are amazing. I love that chevron kraft paper.

I love the story behind the pictures I used on this layout. Nate loves to craft with me. His craft area is set up right next to mine, so we often work together on our projects. Yep, he even has his own projects. 

Nate was using some stamps that my mother bought him when he came over to me with his inky fingers and said, "Look Mom! I'm a real artist now!" Melt my heart!

I hope you have some time to play along with us this week. Freehand Scraps is giving away a $15 gift certificate to one lucky, random winner. Can't wait to see what you all make for the challenge! See ya' over there!

Wordless Wednesday

Scrapbook Circle Oct. kit

Time to get excited about the next Scrapbook Circle kit, Fresh Picked, coming soon. I sound like a broken record, but really — I love it! And look at those Pink Paislee wood alphas. You know I'm a fan!

Check in tomorrow for a page I made with the next kit!

Scrapbook Circle {winner}

It's time to pick the winner of the Scrapbook Circle The Good Life kit. And the winner is ...

Congrats, Antonia! Send an e-mail with your shipping address to dianadesigns [at] rochester.rr.com, and I'll be sure to pass that along to Lisa at Scrapbook Circle right away for you! Enjoy the kit!!

And thanks to everyone who left a comment. I really enjoyed seeing what makes your lives good lives.

Fall festival fun

Hello and happy Sunday! It felt good yesterday to continue with my "just because" creating. With DT commitments and commissioned work, I don't always have that opportunity.

This page is made for the Day 2 Tic-Tac-Toe game at Artful Delight. I chose "scraps" "buttons" and "fall" for my squares. I also used the current sketch #55 at Sketchabilities.

This page is made with the Happy Harvest collection from Imaginisce. Such a fun fall line! It's got to be one of my faves, for sure!

I hope you all have something fun planned for today. Thanks for stopping by to see my layout.

Swing!

I took a half day off of work this past Friday. Three-quarters of our staff was at the national conference for our industry, and I was completely fried from the fall schedule that we have for the first three issues of the school year.

So, I took a half-day vacation and came home to create. I flipped through the blogs I had unfortunately been unable to visit lately, and I came across Leeanne's birthday celebration at Artful Delight. Stop on by, be inspired and play along!

This page was made using the sketch challenge that was posted on Friday.


I made this page with my stash and mostly Simple Stories papers. And don't you just love those alphas from Pink Paislee—such an amazing font style, don't you think? And great texture with the wood grain.


This page is about how Nate had a baseball clinic during the summer—every Saturday morning for 6 weeks. And this was after he played tee-ball in May and June for 8 weeks. The kid had a baseball summer, that's for sure. He loved every bit of it, and he did learn a lot about technique and being a good team member.

Well, hope I pointed you in the direction of a new place to play, or maybe you are already playing along at Artful Delight. Thanks for stopping by to see my page!

Scrapbook Circle {kit giveaway}

Remember these lovely pages I shared with you recently? They were all made with The Good Life kit from Scrapbook Circle.

AND YOU COULD WIN ONE ... RIGHT HERE! Lisa from Scrapbook Circle is in the mood to celebrate, so she's encouraged the DT to give away kits. You have until Sunday, 9/25 at 11:59 p.m. (EST) to comment here on this post, and I'll draw and announce a winner on Monday.


So, here's what I want to know for your comment: What makes your life THE GOOD LIFE? Excited to see your answers! (And remember to leave your contact info so that we can reach you for your prize. Perhaps even follow my blog so you'll be sure to see that you won.)

Sketchy Thursdays {play time}

I'm going digi again! Even though I work in these elements all day as a graphic designer, sometimes it just feels good to play around for fun with all of the digital tools I have at my fingertips. I used digital elements from Sir Scrapalot and Echo Park at Jessica Sprague.

These pictures are from one of our most recent trips to the playground. Even though it's been starting to cool down here, we are trying to get to the playground as many weekends as we can before the chill sets in.

Hope to see you over at Sketchy Thursdays this week. The sketch Heidi made is fabulous!

Great vintage sewing find

My friend, Theresa, is really lucky at flea markets. Her and her husband-to-be, Mark, often go to a few flea markets in the area. She's picked up jars of buttons and other trinkets for me that she knew I'd love. Apparently, when Mark saw this vintage sewing set, he knew they'd be taking it home for me.


I found the most amazing things in here. There are old tools/sewing kits marked 1902, and boxes of little thimbles, needles and eyelets dated 1912. I am in awe of this. And it is in great shape! I need to gently wash the seam binding and lace, but everything else is perfect. The threads are so bright and colorful—just love it!


Huge THANK YOU to Theresa and Mark for always thinking of me. This is the same Theresa who I always seem to post cards on my blog that are for her. In fact, I better run—I owe her four birthday cards and three Ruffled Bloom pins! Heart you, T.!

Thanks for stopping by today!

A winner {and another chance!}

My winner for the Paper Issues blog hop is ....

Congrats McVic! Please send an e-mail with your shipping address to dianadesigns [at] rochester.rr.com and I'll get your prize out to you right away.

And, if you were bummed you didn't win, I have another chance for you. My Etsy shop, Design by Diana, is hosting the current challenge at Card Makin Mamas.

Check out the challenge to use your punches (easy enough, right?!) and you could win a $10 gift card to my Etsy shop. Link your challenge entry at Card Makin Mamas by the end of the week.