Have a Blessed Christmas

Hi Everyone,
It's Barbara here and I am leading off  November with projects that use dies from Diemond Dies along with my bow. This month all the designers at Craft-Dee BowZ have a real treat for you, we are all using Diemond Dies in our projects. Diemond Dies is a company committed to producing American made dies with popular styles that will appeal to scrapbookers, card makers, altered artists, and general paper crafters.  Whether your style is clean and simple, vintage and shabby, or something in between, they have dies for you!

The designers will be posting throughout the month using different Diemond Dies (some designers will be posting several times). To be eligible to win the beautiful die set pictured  in the post above, be sure to come back to the post above and leave a comment. Since there will be many projects (posts) throughout the month, for every comment you leave on that post, your name will be put in a pot, giving you more opportunities to win.  And don’t forget, give the designer some love on her blog too.

Diemond Dies offers a really great selection. Check out the selection that they offer, here.  Today I am spotlighting the Pine Branch die in my project. This is a great time of the year to use this die.

When I received this die, I envisioned a wreath so that's what I designed for you.

And I really wanted the wreath to stand on it's own so to speak, so I made an easel card.

And here is the card opened. I added a multi loop bow to the side of the wreath. The Craft-Dee BowZ tool gives you the flexibility of making your bows in various sizes, to better fit the project you are working on.

This is a view from overhead, to give a view of the base and the wreath opened.

Here is a close up of the wreath 

Now its time for you to start thinking about your cards and projects. Hope this gives you some ideas.

I will be back Thursday spotlighting another die and the card I made, so, I hope to see you then..

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Ornaments - Sparkle N Sprinkle (Nesties Ornaments); Sentiment - Heartfelt Creations (Christmas Sentiment Circles) Paper/Card Stock:Green CS, White CS Ink:VersaMark Dies Used: Diemond Dies - Pine Branch Accessories: Ribbon,Gold Detail Embossing powder, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Glue Gun, Snowflakes, Beaded Garland.

November Giveaway

This month at Craft-Dee Bowz we are excited to have a fabulous sponsor.

Diemond Dies

And who doesn't like dies.

Diemond Dies is a company committed to producing American made dies with popular styles that will appeal to scrapbookers, card makers, altered artists, and general paper crafters.  Whether your style is clean and simple, vintage and shabby, or something in between, Diemond Dies has  dies for you!

Check out their great selection of dies, here.

This is the giveaway
Fancy Flowers Die Set

The flowers on the card below are an example of what the dies will make.

Each of our designers will be posting below, throughout the month using multiple Diemond Dies (most designers will be posting several times). To be eligible to win the beautiful die set pictured above, be sure to come back to THIS POST and leave a comment. Since there will be many projects (posts)throughout the month, for every comment you leave here, we will put your name in a pot, giving you more opportunities to win.  And don’t forget, give the designer some love on her blog too.

 On December 1st we will choose one winner  and the winner will have until December 8 to claim your prize. In the event that the winner does not respond by 12 -08-14, we will draw another name. 

So mark your calendars and check back on December 1 to see if you are the winner.

November Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the November Challenge

  here at Craft-Dee BowZ. 

Thank you to every who participated in our October Challenge!!! 

  The submissions were fabulous and I love to see the incredible creativity that you talented people submit -- they are so amazing.  I think everyone is a winner; however, I could only choose a Top 3, an Honorable Mention and the Winner for the month.  Let me tell you, this task is daunting each month with all the talent out there.  

(Yes, I know I say this each month, but it’s true!)

Who won the Grand Prize for the October Challenge??  

Well, without further ado the winner is:

Jane Savage(Submission # 19)

Congratulations to Jane

You will have until November 8 

to claim your prize

(that's 1 week from this announcement ) 

Our Monthly Prize

One Reel (25 yards) of Ribbon

Just to let you all know that the Winner, the Top 3 and any Honorable Mentions are all chosen on their merits, so make sure to get your creative juices flowing and send in your best submissions.

To arrange for your prize to be sent and to receive a winners badge to display on your blog  please email me at bbruder@fuse.net by November 8th. 

Please put Craft-Dee BowZ Challenge Winner in the subject of your email.

TOP 3 WINNERS

(in no particular order)

1.Craft and Caboodle (Submission #46)

2. Suzi (Submission #131)

3. Kavitha (Submission #121)

Please grab the "top 3 badge" on the sidebar here and 

post it on your blog .

This month we have an 

HONORABLE MENTION 

going to none other than:

Jay's Crafty Corner (Submission #45)

We'd love it if you'd link back to our site here.

You will always be able to access the current challenge or 

view prior challenges by clicking on the Monthly 

Challenge tab at the top of the page.

The November Challenge Theme:

Anything Goes and include a HANDMADE BOW

This months code to use is CDB19

All of the projects presented by the Design Team this month
will feature dies from our sponsor - Diemond Dies
Diemond Dies has a great array of dies and our designers love these dies.

Here is some inspiration for you for our 

November Challenge 

Donna Maligno

 Monica Edwards

Rebecca Deeprose

Vicki Robertson

Barbara Bruder

The link to the guidelines for playing are on the top tab.

If you have any questions please email me at bbruder@fuse.net

We are looking forward to seeing your creation here.

Don't forget, the prize is one spool (25 yards) of ribbon

The November challenge closes on November 30 at 8:00 p.m. EST

An InLinkz Link-up

The witching hour..

Hello bow makers!  Isn't this one of the most fun times of the year?  We can tap into that inner child that's always lurking and do crazy, spooky, funny things on Halloween.  I have so many fond memories of Halloweens past when my kids were young.  The fun of concocting costumes for them that THEY wanted.  I certainly had to reach deep to come up with something suitable to keep them happy.  But I wouldn't have traded the experience for the world.

Here's a quick little card that I did using some Authentique background papers.  Add a brew-stirring witch and some embellishments, top it off with a double/multipleloop bow and you are done!  I hope to do a video shortly showing just how easy this bow is to make.  I know, I know, we keep coming up with different ways of creating multiple loop bows!  And we do it all for you!

Enjoy and Happy Haunting!

Donna

Halloween Keepsake by Karen

Hi there,

I am Guest Designing today and sharing this little Halloween Keepsake. I thoroughly enjoyed creating this.  It's perfect for this time of year. The base for this project is a wooden frame. I added magnets to the back of the frame to add a little versatility to it. I can enjoy the keepsake as a table top piece or a piece of art on the fridge. I used patterned papers by DCWV. The multi loop bow was created using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool.  I love how simple and easy my bows are as a result of  using the bow tool.

Halloween Keepsake by Karen Jiles Supplies Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: DCWV;  Ink: Quick Quotes; Adhesive: Xyron; Tool: Craft-Dee BowZ;  Other: Ribbon, Charms, Spiders, Bling

Thanks so much for visiting today...:)

Karen