Friday, June 2, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #279 - Tag You're It - Make a Tag

Hello crafters! I hope you are all well. I have a virtual card class event this weekend and I'm excited about it. I really need some crafty time and I can't wait. This one is Creative Journey by Jenn Shurkus. She's a great teacher and if you have not taken any classes from her, I highly recommend them.

Our Cut It up challenge this time is Tag You're It - Make a Tag. I recently purchased a class kit from Brutus Monroe and the products I used for my project are from that class.

Tag die: Scrapbook.com
Happy Bee-Day dies:  Brutus Monroe
Cupcake stamp: Brutus Monroe
Beehive stencil: Brutus Monroe
Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers
Ranger Distress Ink: Mustard Seed
Ribbon: Stampin Up

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. Have a great weekend!

 

Friday, May 19, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #278 - Send me Flowers

Happy Friday Crafters! I'm ready for another weekend. I am still working on purging items in my craft room.  It's a slow process but it feels really good to clean out and reorganize.

This week, our Cut It Up Challenge is Send me Flowers. I don't know anyone who does not like to receive flowers. Here is the card I made for this challenge:


Paper: Honey Bee Stamps and Recollections
Flower stamp and die: Taylored Expressions
Tag die and sentiment: Taylored Expressions
Spectrum 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. Have a great weekend!

 

Friday, May 5, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #277 - Ribbons and Bows

Hello crafters! This week seemed to fly by quickly. I'm ready for another weekend. I'll be seeing some friends on Saturday and can't wait. It's been a while since I've seen them and we always laugh when we are together.

 This week our Cut It Up challenge is Ribbons and Bows. I needed another birthday card (don't we always need birthday cards??) so I made this card:


 Paper: Newton's Nook and Recollections
Bow Die: Amazon
Tag Die: My Creative Time
Stamp: My Creative Time
Ink: Close to My Heart
Dots: Gina K. Designs

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. Have a great weekend!

 

 

 

Friday, April 21, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #276 - What's in Your Garden?

Hello Crafters! I hope you are all having a good week. I'm ready for the weekend. I am starting a major overhaul of my craft room. It's definitely time to purge and donate or sell items I'm not using anymore. I need to make some room for all the new products I received from the virtual event I did recently.

Our Cut It Up Challenge this week is What's in Your Garden? I love sunflowers so I made this card.


Sunflower stamps: Newton's Nook
Markers for coloring: Spectrum Tri Blend Markers
Hello Die: My Creative Time
Mat Dies: Amazon
Paper: Taylored Expressions and Recollections
Sequins: Close to My Heart

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. Have a great weekend!

 

Friday, April 7, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #275 - Starts with B

Hello crafters! Two weeks ago I attended (virtually) Crop and Created Delivered (card making edition).  All I can say is WOW! What a great weekend. I learned so many techniques and had lots of fun. The teachers are amazing too. If you ever get the chance to attend one of these, don't hesitate to do so. You will not be disappointed.

This week our Cut It Up challenge is - Starts with B. Make any project using something that starts with B. I decided to use Balloons on my card because I needed a birthday card for an upcoming birthday. I even used purple again for my project!


 

Paper: Newton's Nook and Recollections
Balloon Dies: My Creative Time
Happy Birthday dies: Amazon
Curve die: Lawn Fawn
Stars: 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. Have a great weekend!

 

Friday, March 24, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #274 - Add Embellishments

Hello crafters! I hope you are all having a good week. I am doing a virtual craft event this week called Crop and Create Delivered. It is a four day card making event and there are so many companies participating in this one. I am really looking forward to it.

This week, our Cut It Up challenge is Add Embellishments. Here is the card I made for this challenge. Purple is not a color I usually use much so I decided I would make a card using purple for a change.


Flower die, nesting die and tag die: Taylored Expressions
Paper: Newton's Nook
Gem embellishments: Stampin' Up
Spectrum Noir Triblend 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. Have a great weekend!

 

Friday, March 10, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #273 - This Makes Me Happy

Hello and happy Friday to all of you! This weekend, I am doing a virtual crop (by Taylored Expressions). I have done several of their classes and virtual crops and I always have a great time and the products are amazing. I am really looking forward to it.

This week our Cut It Up challenge is This Makes Me Happy. Our design team has made some really beautiful cards this week. Here is the card I made for the challenge:


Coffee cup die and stamps: Stampin Up
Paper: Echo Park
Sequins: Close to My Heart

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. Have a great weekend!

 

 

Friday, February 24, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #272 - CAS (Clean and Simple)

Hello crafters and happy Friday. I am so ready for a weekend. I am going to clean up my craft room and start purging. I have so many things I no longer use and I want to donate them so someone who will use them instead of me just storing them. It's a big job but I have a virtual craft weekend with Taylored Expressions coming up so I want to get organized before that happens.

This week our Cut it Up challenge is CAS (Clean and Simple). I love seeing what everyone comes up with for these challenges so I hope you will participate. Here is the card I made:


 Paper: DCWV
Plant dies and sentiment: Close To My Heart
Sequins: Close To My Heart 

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. Have a great weekend!

 

Friday, February 10, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #271 - Have a Heart

Hello Crafters! I hope all of you are well and are having a good week. I went to a three day crop at a hotel with some girlfriends last weekend and we had so much fun. I made a lot of cards and we had so many laughs.

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Have a Heart! I decided to make some treat boxes for my co-workers for Valentine's Day. I will fill them with Hershey kisses. Here is what I made:


 Treat box and heart dies: My Scrap Chick (cut on my Cricut)
Paper: Anna Griffin
Stamp: Close to My Heart
Embossing powder: Taylored Expressions
Baker's twine: Amazon 

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. Have a great weekend and Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Friday, January 27, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #270 - Love

Hello crafters! Welcome to our Cut It Up Challenge this week, which is Love. We are getting very close to February and to Valentine's Day so this challenge is perfect. Here is the card I made for this challenge:


 I found this card on the Cricut website and cut it out on my Cricut Joy
I added the You die: My Creative Time
Plain and glitter paper: Cricut Card Pack

After I finished this card, I started thinking it needed something else. I think I will add some sequins to it. This was a very simple card to make. 

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. Have a great weekend!

 

Friday, January 13, 2023

Cut It Up Challenge #269 - Anything Goes

Hello Crafters and Happy New Year to you! I hope you all enjoyed your holidays and got to spend time with family and friends. Here's to a wonderful 2023!

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Anything Goes. As long as you use a die cut, you can make whatever project that you would like. I made a birthday card for my sister, who loves Penguins!

Penguin Punch: Stampin Up
Stamps: Stampin Up
Balloon Die: My Creative Time
Card layer dies: My Creative Time
Paper: From my stash
Ink: Close to My Heart
Dots: Echo Park 

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. Have a great weekend!


 

Friday, December 30, 2022

Cut It Up Challenge #268 - Happy New Year

Hello crafters! I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday and that you were warm and safe. There really was some horrible weather in parts of the country.

Our last challenge for Cut It Up for 2022 is Happy New Year! Our awesome sponsor, The Cutting Cafe, gave us some files to use for our projects. Here is the card I made for the challenge.


Champagne glasses and sentiment: The Cutting Cafe
Oval Die: My Creative Time
Background die: Amazon
Paper: Stampin Up
Sequins: Close To My Heart

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is:


Prize: 3 sets to one winner
Website: http://www.thecuttingcafeshop.com

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.

I wish you all a very happy, healthy new year! 

 


 

Friday, December 16, 2022

Cut It Up Challenge #267 - Christmas

Hello crafters! I hope you are all well. I have been sick for the past week. I took two different Covid tests because a couple of my co-workers had Covid recently. Thankfully, I was negative both times and it turns out I have a sinus infection. They gave me meds at urgent care and I'm starting to feel much better. I'm so far behind on everything but I'm sure somehow it will all get done. I'm trying to just enjoy the season. I took a drive last night to look at Christmas lights in my neighborhood. That always makes me happy!

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Christmas. Here is the card I made:

Pattern Paper: Stampin Up
Glitter Paper: Close to My Heart
Wreath and leaves dies: Stampin Up
Bow and tag dies: My Creative Time
Sentiment and Ink: Stampin Up
Rhinestones: Recollections

Our awesome sponsor for this project is:

$20 Gift Certificate
Website:
www.pinkandmain.com

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. 

Have a very Merry Christmas!

 


 


Friday, December 2, 2022

Cut It Up Challenge #266 - Winter

Happy December crafters!! I can't even believe it is already December. I need to get my act together or I won't be ready for the holidays. I seem to be moving slower this year than other years.

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Winter. Winter in San Diego is low 60s. I don't miss living in NJ when it starts to get really cold and snowy. I shoveled more than enough snow in my life!

Oddball Art gave us some digital stamps to use for our projects this time. Here is the card I made:

Digital stamp: Oddball Art Co.
Oval die: My Creative Time
Oval punch: Stampin Up
Snow dies: Lawn Fawn
Paper: Recollections
Markers for coloring: Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Prize: $10 coupon code

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.

Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm!

 

 


 

Friday, November 18, 2022

Cut It Up Challenge #265 - Coffee

Hello Crafters! Happy Friday to all of you. I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week already. I am thrilled that this year we are spending it with friends so I don't have to cook. I will be making some desserts to bring and I love to bake.

This week's Cut It Up Challenge is Coffee,-- one of my favorite things. I love a nice cup of dark roast coffee when I wake up.

Here is the card I made:

Digi stamp coffee cup: STAMPlorations
Tag die: My Creative Time
Sentiment: My Creative Time
Paper: Recollections
Pens for coloring: Spectrum Noir Tri Blend
Sequins: Close to My Heart

This week's sponsor is:

Prize: $20 gift code
Website: https://stamplorations.com/

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.

Have a wonderful weekend and a very Happy Thanksgiving.