Cut It Up Challenge #365 Orange and Black

Hello Crafters! I hope you are all having a good week. I'm excited for this weekend because I am participating in the Halloween Wishes card event from SCT. I did this one last year and it was so much fun that I decided to do it again this year.

Our Cut It Up challenge this time is Orange and Black. Here is the card I made:

Paper: Taylored Expressions
Inks for blending: Taylored Expressions
Sentiment: Stampin' Up 
Bat dies: Diamond Press
Kids die: Diamond Press 
Bling: Pink & Main  

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

Cut It Up Challenge #364- In Shape (make a shape card)

Hello crafters! Well, it's been a week. I just realized that I set my post to go live on Saturday instead of today so I apologize for my tardiness in getting my post up.

This week, our Cut It Up challenge is In Shape (make a shape card). I used some dies from Scrapbook.com to make my shape card:

 Shape Die: Scrapbook.com
Balloon Die: Amazon
Sentiment: Taylored Expressions
Paper: DCWV 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend. For those of you in the U.S., have a wonderful Labor Day.

 

  

Cut It Up Challenge #363 - Moving Along (Transportation)

Hello everyone and happy Friday! I'm ready for another weekend for sure.

This week's Cut It Up challenge is Moving Along (transportation). Here is the card I made:

 

Stamps: My Favorite Things
Car and tree dies: My Favorite Things
Cloud dies: Lawn Fawn
Sun Die: My Creative time
Ink for blending background: Concord & 9th
Lunar paste used to make sun
Embossing powder: Brutus Monroe

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up challenge #362 - Add a Sentiment

Hello crafters and happy Friday. We are still dealing with heat and humidity in CA. I am ready for some cooler temps. This kind of weather was so much easier to deal with when I was a kid on summer break and swimming in our pool! LOL

Our Cut it Up challenge this week is to Add a Sentiment. I usually do add sentiments to my cards so I love this challenge. Here is the card I made:

 Paper: Scrapbook.com
Vintage nested die: Scrapbook.com
Taylored Expressions Foil It Panel and Foil
Sentiment and die: Taylored Expressions
Bling: Pink & Main

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #361 - Emboss It (Dry or heat)

Hello crafters! I hope all of you are staying cool and safe. The weather has been crazy all across the U.S. lately. 

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Emboss It (Dry or Heat). I decided to do both dry embossing and heat embossing for my card.

 Images and Dies: Close to my Heart
Sentiment: Colorado Craft Company
White embossing powder - Brutus Monroe Alabaster
Background embossing folder - Cuttlebug Spots & Dots
Pens for coloring: Spectrum Noir Tri-blend markers

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

 

Cut It Up challenge #358 - One for the Boys (or man)

Happy Friday Crafters! I hope you are all having a good week. How is it June already?? This year is sure flying by!

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is One for the Boys (or Man). I always seem to have a harder time deciding on what to make for a masculine card. I decided to look through my old stamps and use a set I have not used for a while. This set worked perfectly for my card.

Solid paper: Taylored Expressions
Background paper: DCWV
Stitched rectangle dies: Scrapbook.com
Stamps: Close to My Heart
Gems: Taylored Expressions 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #357 - Friendship

Happy Friday! I hope you all had a good week. 

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Friendship. I love making cards for my friends so this challenge was near and dear to my heart. I made this card with my friend Ellen in mind. She really likes the color yellow so that is how I picked my colors.

Flower Die: My Creative Time
Hello Friend stamp and die: Taylored Expressions
Arch dies: Scrapbook.com 
Patterned paper: Scrapbook Customs
Solid paper: Scrapbook.com
Gems: Pink Fresh Studios
Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers for coloring 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

Cut It Up Challenge #356 - Flowers

Hello crafters! I hope all of you are having a great week.

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is to use Flowers on your project. Last week I used part of a quad stencil from Taylored Expressions for my project and this week I was able to use another of the quads from the stencil for my Flowers Project:

Quad Stencil and Dies: Taylored Expressions
Embossing Folder: Anna Griffin
Sentiment: Taylored Expressions
Bling: Pink and Main 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #355 - Something with Wings

Hello crafters! Happy Friday to all of you. 

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is to create a project using something with wings. I've had this stencil for a while now but never got around to using it. It is a Taylored Expressions quad stencil. That means I can make 4 card fronts each time I use this stencil.

Quad stencil: Taylored Expressions
Border cover plate die: Amazon
Sentiment: Taylored Expressions
Strip die: My Creative Time
Inks for blending: Taylored Expressions
Bling: Trinity Stamps  

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

Cut It Up challenge #354 - Colors of Spring

Hello crafters! Happy Friday to all of you. I hope you are all safe from the weather across the country. It's sure been a wild ride this spring here in the US.

Today's Cut It Up challenge is Colors of Spring. I think everyone is ready for some spring weather! I used a new stamp set from Concord & 9th for my card:

Stamp and stencil: Concord & 9th
Rectangle Die: My Creative Time
Hello die: Concord & 9th 
Inks Used: Versafine Clair
Concord & 9th - Parsley, Buttercup, Pink Lemonade, 
Aqua Sky, Grapefruit and Honeysuckle 
Taylored Expressions: Lavender Glaze
Bling: Trinity Stamps

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

      

 

 

Cut It Up Challenge #353 - For Baby or Kids

Good morning crafters! I am back after having a double knee replacement surgery. It is a month this week since my surgery and I'm doing well but have a ways to go. Doing two knees at once is not easy, but I know it will be worth it.

This week our challenge at Cut It Up is For Baby or Kids. I decided to make a kids birthday card.

 

Paper: Crafters Companion
Monster Stamps/Dies: Concord & 9th
Balloon and Heart Dies: Concord & 9th
Happy Birthday stamp: Origach
Sequins: Simon Says Stamp 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

 

Cut it Up Challenge #352 - Forever Green (Green is the focus color)

Hello Crafters and happy Friday! I hope you are all doing well. I had double knee replacement a couple weeks ago and I am slowly recovering at home. One day at a time is what I keep telling myself!

Our Cut it Up challenge this week is Forever Green (Green is focus color). I decided to make a St. Patrick's Day shaker card for this challenge:

 Paper: Amazon
Circle Dies: My Creative Time
Sentiment: My Creative Time
Shaker bling: Trinity Stamps Champagne Sparkle
Gold Embossing Powder: Ranger 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #351 - Happy Birthday

Hello crafters and happy Friday. It sure has been warm in San Diego lately. While some of you are having freezing temps, it has felt like summer here! I'm ready for the temps to drop back down to the 70s again. It's too soon for summer weather.

Our Cut it Up challenge this week is Happy Birthday. One of my friends at work has a birthday soon and she loves wine so I saw this card on Pinterest and thought I had to make it for her. I saw this card on mochafrapscrapper's page.

Glitter paper: Scrapbook.com
Mat Die: My Creative Time
Stars, glasses and wine dies: Stampin Up
Cheers die: Amazon
Sentiment: Stampin Up
Pens for coloring: Spectrum Noir Tri-blend 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #350 - By the Sea (Ocean, Lakes, River)

Hello and happy Friday! I hope you are all staying safe and warm in the crazy weather everywhere. We had lots of rain (and some hail!) this week in CA. It's also cold here (well, what we consider cold!) I think some of you would enjoy our "cold" weather!

Our Cut it Up challenge this week is By the Sea (ocean, lake, river). I love this stamp set from Newton's Nook so I decided to use it for my card. 

Seagull stamps/dies: Newton's Nook
Oval Dies: My Creative Time 
Wave Dies: Lawn Fawn
Cloud Stencil: My Favorite Things
Glossy cardstock: Scrapbook.com
Background paper: Crafters Companion
Bling: Pink Fresh Studios 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

 

Cut It Up challenge #349 - This Makes Me Happy

Hello and happy Friday! I hope you are all staying warm if you live in a cold weather part of the world. We had unseasonably warm temps this week in San Diego. It was 86 degrees here yesterday. It felt like summer had arrived early. Today it was back in the 70s, and I am very happy about that. Much too early for summer!

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is This Makes Me Happy. Living in CA, one of the things that makes me happy is to spend a day at the beach. The ocean definitely soothes my soul and helps me to relax. I decided to make a beach scene card that I will send to my friend on the east coast who has been having extremely cold weather. I hope she feels the sunshine I'm trying to send her with my card.

 Stamps/Dies: My Favorite Things
Sun die: Spellbinders 
Cloud stencil: Lawn Fawn
Wave stencil:  Newton's Nook
Markers for coloring: Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #348 - My Heart

Hello crafters! Happy Friday to all of you. I'm ready for another weekend to spend in my craft room. I have been trying to clean up and purge. It's a long process since I haven't purged in quite a while. I shared some products with folks in my neighborhood on the Buy Nothing app. They were thrilled to get some crafty items and I was happy to share with them.

This week our Cut It Up challenge is My Heart. Here is the card I made:

Background cutting plate: Gina K Designs
Cat die: Stamps of Life
Balloon Die: My Creative Time
Sentiment: Stampin Up
Hearts: Trinity Stamps
Paper: Stampin Up
Ink: Concord & 9th 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

 

Cut It Up Challenge #347 - Use Your Favorite Die/Set

Happy New Year to all of you. I hope you enjoyed your holidays and had time to relax and maybe do some crafting.

Our first challenge for 2026 is to use your favorite die/set. I have had this treat bag die for many years. I reach for it often when I am making treats. I just started making Valentine treat bags for my co-workers. I work with some amazing people and they always love when I make them crafty gifts.

 Paper: From my stash
Treat Bag Die: Lawn Fawn
Heart Die: My Creative Time
Sentiment: Close to My Heart
Ribbon: Michaels 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you have a great weekend.

 

 

Cut it Up Challenge #346 - Anything Goes

Hello Crafters! Welcome to our last challenge of 2025, which is Anything Goes. You can make anything you want for this challenge, as long as it includes a die cut.

I made these little gift baskets for some of the folks in our operations dept at work. They all work so hard and I wanted to let them know I appreciate all they do for us. I added a gift card inside their Christmas cards too. They loved them.

Crate and tree bags: Michaels
Snowman stamp and die: Simon Says Stamp
Sentiment: Simon Says Stamp
Circle punches: Stampin Up
Bling: Pink & Main 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope all of you had a very happy holiday! Thanks for making 2025 a great year on our blog with all your beautiful creations. Happy 2026! 

 

 

 

 

Cut It Up Challenge #345 - Oldie but Goodie (from your stash)

Hello crafters and welcome to our newest challenge at Cut It Up. This week you should use an Oldie but Goodie (from your stash) for your project.

I decided to make a Christmas card since I still need more of them to send out. I used a Stampin Up set that I have had for many years called Signs of Santa. I just love this Santa, he's so cute!

 

Stamps/Dies: Stampin Up
Sentiment: Stampin Up
Paper: Scrapbook.com
Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers for coloring
Stickles used on Santa's hat and on the sign
Snowflakes: Taylored Expressions  

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you all have a great weekend.

 

 

 

Cut It Up challenge #344 - Fun Fold

Hello crafters and happy Friday! I'm still full from our Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. 

I don't know about you, but I am not a store shopper on black Friday. I just don't like the crowds. I have certainly done my share of shopping online the past few days. There have been so many great deals online. I have been trying to do some of my shopping at small business sites because I know they are struggling right now. It is so crazy how Christmas is less than a month away!

Our Cut it Up challenge this week is to create a project with a fun fold. I saw this fold a few places on Pinterest so decided to try it. I have seen it called a tri-fold card and also a flip flop card:

Solid paper: Taylored Expressions
Wood grain paper: Simple Stories
Turtle die: Hero Arts 
Sentiment stamp: Stampendous

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you all have a great weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

Cut It Up Challenge #343 - Your Favorite Color

Happy Friday Crafters! This week's Cut It Up challenge is Your Favorite Color. My favorite colors are Teal and Pink. I decided to use Teal and make my card into a gift card holder for one of my friends. She loves coffee so I thought this would be perfect for her.

 Paper: Lawn Fawn
Coffee cup die: My Creative Time
Frame die for gift card holder: Taylored Expressions
Sentiment: My Creative Time
Dots: Trinity Stamps 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you all have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #342 - Thankful, Grateful, Blessed

Hello and Happy Halloween! I am so glad to be back. I had emergency surgery in September and I finally feel well enough to get back into crafting. 

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Thankful, Grateful, Blessed. Here is the card I made:

 Flower Stamp and sentiment: LDRS Creative
Flower Die: LDRS Creative
Arch Die: Amazon
Stencil: LDRS Creative 
Ink: Taylored Expressions
Paper: From my scraps 

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you all have a great weekend.

 

 

Cut It Up challenge #338 - LOL/That's Funny

Hello Crafters! I hope you are all having a good week. Where did the summer go? I cannot believe it's September!

This week our Cut It Up challenge is LOL/That's Funny. My card is for a friend who is 4 months older than me. I have another friend who is 2 weeks older than me, so I'll be making another one of these for her. Every year I never let them forget that they are older than me. They don't think it's quite as funny as I do but I remind them every year!

Stamp/die: Art Impressions

Sentiment: Art Impressions

Tag Die: My Creative Time

Gems: Scrapbook and Cards Today

Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers for coloring

I hope you will join our challenge. Remember to use a die cut on your project. You can check out all the other amazing design team projects at Cut It Up.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope you all have a great weekend.