Shabby Chandelier, Rephotographed

It is customary here at Dietrich Designs to show you new stuff that I've recently made.  Well, today, I'm sharing an older card that has appeared on my blog before and deserves one more look.  This chandelier card has gotten over 200 pins on Pinterest, which just floors me.  I despise the old photo of it (you can see the original post HERE) and wanted a re-do with my Canon.

I still have the card in my stash...it's been difficult to part with.  It's not easily mailable, with those big, handmade paper flowers, and anyway -- I just like to look at it.  :D

I used Stampin' Up!'s Bella Toile background stamp on the card base.  The sentiment is from Anna Griffin. The flowers are handmade and hard as a rock!  LOL  My mom touched them and expected them to be much softer.  They're made with scalloped circle-punched pieces, spritzed with water and crumpled up.  I have a mini-tutorial on the old post, if you would like to see it.

On the chandelier panel (stamp from Inkadinkado), I stamped Old French Script by Hero Arts as a subtle background.  The little charm is by Plaid, and I threaded through some gray satin ribbon to 'hang' the chandelier from.  Tiny pearls make an appearance on here, too.  (but of course)

So there you go!  One of my fave cards, rephotographed to make my heart - and eyes - happy.  Hope it brings you some joy, too.  :)



Stamps: Old French Script - Hero Arts; Bella Toile - SU; Chandeliers - Inkadinkado; sentiment - Anna Griffin Paper: Sahara Sand, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla - SU Ink: Sahara Sand, Basic Gray, Basic Black - SU; Antique Linen, Old Paper - Ranger Fibers: gray satin ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon Accessories & Tools: pearls - Recollections, Queen & Co.; charm - Plaid; Scalloped Circle, Modern Label punches - SU; serrated edge 1" circle - Martha Stewart

Joyeux Noel

I have had this Christmas card done for some time now (uh, months), and I think it's time to share it.

I used lots of white, but added texture from embossing and a punched border to keep it interesting. The sentiment is Verve, topped with a trimmed K & Co. holly die cut.

I stamped a damask pattern with Market Street Stamps' Vintage Wallpaper design and finished it off with some sheer white ribbon and a found earring. How fun (and FREE) is that?!

With the end of October approaching, I suppose I'd better make more Christmas cards soon. Holidays will be here before we know it!

Stamps: Vintage Wallpaper - Market Street Stamps; Glad Tidings - Verve Paper: white - PTI Ink: Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko; Sahara Sand - SU Fibers: white sheer ribbon - American Crafts; cotton twine - SU Accessories & Tools: earring; Damask embossing folder -Sizzix

Inspired By Stamping October Release - Vintage Birthday & A Lovely Birthday

It's Day Four of our October Release Sneak Peeks at Inspired By Stamping!  This month we want you to help celebrate our birthday bash with us! Oct 6th – Oct 9th we will be having challenges each day! There are sketches and color combinations and a few other themes too.

Oct 10th is our release day party! All the product will be available for purchase at 7pm Brisbane time or 5 AM EST.  We will also be offering free shipping for 48 hours starting on the 10th AND all our new stamps will be at a 10% discount!

Today we are featuring Vintage Birthday and A Lovely Birthday.

I created a little 'plaque' for my 15 year old daughter, to remind her that she is beautiful.  It's got a piece of slim cardboard on the back of the cardstock to give it some heft.  The pretty pink floral paper is part of the Girl Birthday Bash Digital Paper collection.  This pattern is my favorite.  :-)

The little cluster below features a "Love" postage image from A Lovely Birthday, along with a White Curly Flower, pale pink Cherry Blossom, and a Pale Pink Medium Flower.

A Lovely Birthday includes the banner frame with spray of flowers.  I stamped and trimmed two of those, then added a sentiment from the previously-released Trendy Circle Sentiments.

The frame below is part of A Lovely Birthday, too.  I trimmed out the center portion and added some shiny mirror cardstock, and of course, pearls.  Vintage Crochet Trim added a little somethin' somethin' to anchor the frame.

Our team wants to share their creations with you, too:

Joanna - Rose - Calypso - Shea - Kendra - Tina - Rebecca - Vicki - Leah - Irit - Shea  

Freebies & Sales:

• Free Shipping is available on all orders over $25, good for anyone, anywhere!  Good October 10th - October 15th.  The coupon code is Birthday. 
• Buy the bundle and save 10% 
• Purchase $50 worth of products from the IBS store and receive the Vintage Happy Birthday stamp FREE.  Good entire month of October; no code needed. 
• Take 30% off all our Birthday stamp sets:  code - IBSBIRTHDAY 
• All ribbons and flowers are marked down 25% - 50% off - no code needed.
• Dies on sale, 25% off!

One random winner each day will receive the entire Birthday Bash release, including all stamp sets, papers, and printables!  Be sure to leave a comment at Joanna's blog to be eligible.  

Inspired By Stamping October Release - Chalkboard Birthday

Welcome to Day Three of our October Release Sneak Peeks at Inspired By Stamping!  This month we want you to help celebrate our birthday bash with us! Oct 6th – Oct 9th we will be having challenges each day! There are sketches and color combinations and a few other themes too.

Oct 10th is our release day party! All the product will be available for purchase at 7pm Brisbane time or 5 AM EST. We will also be offering free shipping for 48 hours starting on the 10th AND all our new stamps will be at a 10% discount!  Be sure to visit owner Joanna's blog for all the details.

Today we're featuring Chalkboard Birthday, a set of 28.  SO much variety offered in this set, with a crazy-good amount of possibilities!  I took this literally and created a little chalkboard birthday card.

When I was really little, chalkboards were black.  As I got a bit older, they were green.  Nowadays, kids in our town have white dry erase boards, and I've occasionally seen a rust-orange chalkboard.  Eeeww.  Who thought that was a good idea?

Look up above:  I made a little 'wooden ledge' out of patterned paper.  That's how I remember it in my classroom long, long ago.

Betcha can't wait to see how the rest of the team worked this set:

Joanna - Grace - Vicki - Tina - Rebecca - Rose - Leah - Irit - Shea - Kendra 

Freebies & Sales:

• Free Shipping is available on all orders over $25, good for anyone, anywhere!  Good October 10th - October 15th.  The coupon code is Birthday. 
• Buy the bundle and save 10% 
• Purchase $50 worth of products from the IBS store and receive the Vintage Happy Birthday stamp FREE.  Good entire month of October; no code needed. 
• Take 30% off all our Birthday stamp sets:  code - IBSBIRTHDAY 
• All ribbons and flowers are marked down 25% - 50% off - no code needed.
• Dies on sale, 25% off!

One random winner each day will receive the entire Birthday Bash release, including all stamp sets, papers, and printables!  Be sure to leave a comment at Joanna's blog to be eligible.  

Princess Wishes

It's my turn to be featured on the social media sites for Inspired By Stamping today.   I decided to go with a card for a young lady, using an Inspired By Stamping set called Princess.  At the shop where I sell my cards, the Birthday category always needs more stock.

This dress form looks pretty in roses, doesn't it?  I used some Liquid Pearls to decorate the hemline, waist and neckline.  The crown got some jewels in the same fashion.  :-)

I went a little crazy with the Liquid Pearls.  You can see them below along the scalloped edge, too.

Thanks for letting me share today!

Stamps: Princess - IBS Paper: Regal Rose, Whisper White - SU; rose pattern - Pink Paislee  Ink: Summer Sun - SU; Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko Fibers: pink satin ribbon - Darice Accessories & Tools: Dotted Scallop punch border - EK Success; circle die - Spellbinders; Lemon, Petal Pink, White Opal  Liquid Pearls - Ranger

Inspired By Stamping October Release - It's Your Birthday

Welcome to Day Two of the October Release sneak peeks at Inspired By Stamping!

This month we want you to help celebrate our birthday bash with us! Oct 6th – Oct 9th we will be having challenges each day! There are sketches and color combinations and a few other themes too.

Oct 10th is our release day party! All the product will be available for purchase at 7pm Brisbane time or 5 AM EST.  We will also be offering free shipping for 48 hours starting on the 10th AND all our new stamps will be at a 10% discount!

Today we're showing off It's Your Birthday, a fun set that has endless possibilities.

I used one of the color combinations from the IBS party challenges:

I like the stacked look of these banners from the set, touched off with a Blue Medium Flower.

Love, love, love the soft khaki plaid from the new Boy Birthday Bash Digital Paper collection.  I added some Cream Crochet Lace along one side of the card.  In the bottom corner, I created a little interest by stamping a portion of a tag from It's Your Birthday on pale blue houndstooth from the digi paper collection.  I stamped some stars on there, and tied twine through the punched top.  The striped present and balloon are just a few of the cute little images in the stamp set.

Check out all the inspiration from my teammates --

Joanna - Grace - Irit - Kendra - Leah - Rebecca - Shea - Tina - Vicki 

Freebies & Sales:

• Free Shipping is available on all orders over $25, good for anyone, anywhere!  Good October 10th - October 15th.  The coupon code is Birthday. 
• Buy the bundle and save 10% 
• Purchase $50 worth of products from the IBS store and receive the Vintage Happy Birthday stamp FREE.  Good entire month of October; no code needed. 
• Take 30% off all our Birthday stamp sets:  code - IBSBIRTHDAY 
• All ribbons and flowers are marked down 25% - 50% off - no code needed.
• Dies on sale, 25% off!

One random winner each day will receive the entire Birthday Bash release, including all stamp sets, papers, and printables!  Be sure to leave a comment at Joanna's blog to be eligible.  

Inspired By Stamping October Release - Create A Cupcake & Celebrating 2 Years

Welcome to the October Release Sneak Peeks for Inspired By Stamping!  This month's release is truly a special occasion:  it's IBS's 2nd Anniversary!  Congratulations to our team leader and IBS owner, Joanna Munster.  :)

This month we want you to help celebrate our birthday bash with us! Oct 6th – Oct 9th we will be having challenges each day! There are sketches and color combinations and a few other themes too.

Oct 10th is our release day party! All the product will be available for purchase at 7pm Brisbane time or 5 AM EST.  We will also be offering free shipping for 48 hours starting on the 10th AND all our new stamps will be at a 10% discount.  Be sure to visit Joanna's blog for all the details.

Today, we're featuring two new sets:  Create A Cupcake and Celebrating 2 Years.

I used Celebrating 2 Years:  Such. A. Cute. Set!  The set includes stamps to help you create a hot air balloon, a couple of fun sentiments, create-a-banner pieces, and a frame that fits Fancy Label Dies 1.   Love this frame!   Just had to give it some pearls, you know. ;-)

 Did you know IBS has challenges each month?  Some are sketches, some are colors, or techniques.  I'm using a sketch from the party challenges:

I stamped my balloon with a grey-blue ink, and filled in the spaces between with pearly glue.  The tiny banners were stamped separately and adhered with craft glue.  The polka dot clouds are from a previously-released set, The Sky's The Limit.  I thought they matched quite well with the new IBS pale blue dotted digital patterned paper from the Boy Birthday Bash collection.  :-)

Our design team has plenty of amazing creativity to share, too:

Joanna - Calypso - Rebecca - Rose - Shea - Vicki - Tina - Leah - Kendra  - Irit - Calypso - Shea 

Freebies & Sales:

• Free Shipping is available on all orders over $25, good for anyone, anywhere!  Good October 10th - October 15th.  The coupon code is Birthday. 
• Buy the bundle and save 10% 
• Purchase $50 worth of products from the IBS store and receive the Vintage Happy Birthday stamp FREE.  Good entire month of October; no code needed. 
• Take 30% off all our Birthday stamp sets:  code - IBSBIRTHDAY 
• All ribbons and flowers are marked down 25% - 50% off - no code needed.
• Dies on sale, 25% off!

One random winner each day will receive the entire Birthday Bash release, including all stamp sets, papers, and printables!  Be sure to leave a comment at Joanna's blog to be eligible.  

Clean, Simple, Glittery Butterfly

I'm preparing some cards to give as a birthday gift to a loved one.  A special request from this birthday girl is to have some simple birthday cards that don't require special postage or padded envelopes.  This card fits the bill:

Had to add some iridescent glitter to the Lost Coast Designs butterfly.  It looked too plain without it.  The sentiment is from Inspired By Stamping's Fancy Sentiments.

Sorry to bombard you with a lot of posts lately.  I have SO many creations to share.  And the Inspired By Stamping October release happens in a couple of days, so lots more posting there.

So glad you dropped by today!



Stamps: Butterflies - Lost Coast Designs; Fancy Sentiments - IBS Paper: white - PTI Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black - Tsukineko Accessories & Tools: Copic markers; iridescent glitter

Birthday Tulip

Purple, brown and green....I rather like this color combo.  I took my colors from the piece of patterned paper in the background ( DCWV's Chateau Lavender) and built from there.  It didn't hurt that I had this Flourishes tulip (Thank You stamp set) already in my box of colored images, and it was purple!

The sentiment is from Inspired By Stamping's Creative Tags set.

This card is part of the birthday gift for a special loved one, who requested lots of birthday cards to give away.  Hope she likes this!

Stamps: Creative Tags - IBS; Thank You - Flourishes Paper: pale lavender - Mark's Finest Papers; Chocolate Chip, brown damask - SU; green dots and post card ephemera patterns - Chateau Lavender - DCWV Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black - Tsukineko Fibers: green lace - Webster's Pages Accessories & Tools: Fleur de Lis Rectangle, circle dies - Spellbinders; Copic markers; White Opal Liquid Pearls

Luxe Wedding Card for a Friend's Challenge

My friend Sindhu of Trapped In Craft is celebrating her first wedding anniversary this month.  Happy Anniversary, my friend!!  I love her idea of hosting a month-long challenge to honor this special occasion.  The theme is Wedding/Anniversary using Black & White/Cream with Lace.

I cut into my hoarded stash of Anna Griffin flocked damask paper.  Sigh.  Love this stuff.  My friend Rebecca sent me some last year, and I'm really trying to make it last and last.  I mounted it to a pale, silvery gray card base and added some GORGEOUS black rosette lace.  Under that is a peek of crochet trim from Inspired By Stamping, and a sentiment from Verve.

Would you like to join in Sindhu's fun?  You have until the end of October to submit your creation at her blog.  I'm sure it would help to have an anniversary/wedding card added to your stash!

Stamps: Happily Ever After - Verve Paper: flocked damask - Anna Griffin; Vintage Cream, Soft Stone - PTI Ink: Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko Fibers: black rosettes ribbon - American Crafts; Scallop Border Crochet trim - Inspired By Stamping Accessories & Tools: pearls - Recollections; Classic Tags die - Memory Box

Special To Me

Can you see the blue flowers on the patterned paper, in a tone-on-tone effect?  They almost look like dandelions, but they are Agapanthus Long by Stampendous.  Some time ago, I had a card published in Paper Crafts Magazine using a Stampendous sentiment.  They graciously offered an incentive for that, and I chose the Agapanthus stamp plus another as-yet-uninked goody.

You can see the flowers better in the photo below.  They're nice and subtle, allowing the sentiment (Hero Arts) to shine.  See the little Liquid Pearl I used for the "i"?

I'm happy to have used up some more patterned paper, plus some Groovy Guava cardstock.  It was never a color I totally warmed up to, but I like it in this combo here.

Hope you have a beautiful day!

Stamps: Agapanthus Long - Stampendous; Year Round Sentiments - Hero Arts Paper: Groovy Guava, patterns - SU Ink: Taken With Teal - SU; Versafine Onyx Black - Tsukineko Fibers: twine - Creative Impressions; orange rick-rack - SU Accessories & Tools: corner rounder punch - Fiskars; White Opal Liquid Pearls - Ranger

You're Wonderful

Hello!  I'm back with another card that I made back in the summer.

For whatever reason (I'll blame it on the pain meds I was on at the time I made this), the lighting in my photos really stinks.  Even with photo editing.  It was the best I could do, and it is not up to snuff in my book.

The big, beautiful sentiment is from Inspired By Stamping's Big Treasures.  I like how it fills in this panel.  K & Co. stickers came to the rescue and provided dimension and beauty in a jiffy.

That's it for me.  I hope your day is a beautiful one!

Stamps: Big Treasures - Inspired By Stamping Paper: Blushing Bride patterns - SU; white - PTI Ink: Versafine Onyx Black Fibers: white seam binding - Hug Snug; twine - Creative Impressions Accessories: K & Co. stickers; pearls - Recollections 

Friends Forever

A couple of years ago, I purchased some Crafty Secrets sheets of vintage images for a few bucks each.  I was loathe to cut into them, and hoarded them.  When I was organizing my attic studio, they were unearthed and I thought, "Oh, yeah!  I forgot about these!"

In an "Aha!" moment recently, I thought about photocopying those images, thus stretching their use.  Duh!  Here's one of the images on this card:

I used some cereal box chipboard to punch a heart, then covered it in beautiful champagne glitter from Stampin' Up!

Have a wonderful day, and I'm so glad you stopped by.

Paper: Certainly Celery, Crumb Cake, green pattern - SU; white - PTI Ink: Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain - Ranger Fibers: twine - Creative Impressions Accessories & Tools: Full Heart Punch, champagne glitter - SU; Dotted Scallop punch - EK Success; Persian Motifs die - Spellbinders; Lemon Liquid Pearls - Ranger; clip art - Crafty Secrets