Cut It Up Challenge #309 - Clean and Simple

Hello Crafters! I hope you are all having a good week. I'm excited about this weekend because I am taking virtual SCT classes all day on Saturday. I always have so much fun in these classes and usually learn some new techniques along the way.

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is clean and simple. Here's the card I made for the challenge:

Paper: Stampin Up
Flower stamp/die: Taylored Expressions
Sentiment/Banner die: Taylor Expressions
Embossing folder: Taylor 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.

 

 

Cut It Up Challenge #308 - Christmas in July

Hello Crafters and happy Friday! I hope you are all safe. There has been some crazy weather across the country. My husband's family lives in a suburb of Houston and they have not had power for days in their area. Luckily, they had invested in a generator so at least they can keep the lights on and the refrigerator running. 

On to our Cut it Up challenge, which is Christmas in July. I've been watching some Hallmark Christmas movies lately so I was feeling the Christmas spirit. I saw a card like this one on Pinterest on Karin Akesdotter's page and decided to use it as the inspiration for my card:

Paper: Lawn Fawn
Deer, Penguin, Snowball and Tree dies: Lawn Fawn
Circle stitched die: My Creative Time
Sentiment and Ink: Lawn Fawn
Snowflakes: Simon Says Stamp
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. Have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #307 - Critters (real or fantasy)

Hello Crafters and happy Friday! Hard to believe that July starts on Monday. I am wondering where June went. I feel like I blinked and it's over. It started to get hot here in San Diego this week so I guess summer has officially arrived.

Our Cut It Up challenge for this week is to make a project with Critters (real or fantasy). I had not used this stamp set from Newton's Nook in a long time so I decided to use it for a summer critter card.

Seagull stamp/die set: Newton's Nook
Cloud stencil: Stampin Up
Wave stencil: Newton's Nook
Oval masking stencil: Pink and Main
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 very Happy 4th of July!

Cut It Up Challenge #306 - Feeling Blue (use blue as dominant color)

Hello Crafters! Happy Friday to all of you. This week flew by quick for me. I was really busy at work so I am looking forward to a weekend.

This week our Cut It Up challenge is Feeling Blue (use blue as dominant color). Blue happens to be one of my favorite colors so I loved this challenge. A couple of months ago I took a class taught by Taylor from Taylored Expressions and I loved the card so much that I decided to make another one in shades of blue for this challenge.

Shimmer paper: Paper Company Studio and Taylored Expressions
Bird and boots dies: Taylored Expressions
Circle dies: My Creative Time
Sentiment: Taylored Expressions
Bubble Stencil: Taylored Expressions
Ink: Taylored Expressions
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. Have a great weekend!

Cut It Up Challenge #305 - Anything Goes

Happy Friday crafters! Hopefully you are all having a great week. It was so nice to be off of work on Memorial Day. That extra day with no alarm waking me up was fantastic!

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Anything Goes. This is always a favorite for everyone. How fun is it to make any type of project as long as it includes a die cut? Have fun with this challenge. Here is the card I made:

Paper: Taylored Expressions
Circle Die: My Creative Time
Paint brush die: Taylored Expressions
Stamp set: Taylored Expressions
Circle stencil: Taylored Expressions
Ink for blending: 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!

 

Cut It Up Challenge #304 - Send Me Flowers

Happy Friday crafters! We have made it through another week. My husband and I decided it was time for a new bed since ours was very old and we were tired of waking up with backaches. We ordered a Sleep Number bed and it arrived today. We spent some time today adjusting it to our comfort levels. I am really looking forward to getting some good sleep tonight!

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Send Me Flowers. Who doesn't love getting flowers, either actual flowers or a card with flowers on it? I know I love sending cards with flowers to cheer someone up. Here is the card I made:

Paper: Taylored Expressions
Flower and envelope dies: Taylored Expressions
Sentiment: Taylored Expressions
Background dots: Ranger Lunar Paste by Simon Hurley
Stencil: Taylored Expressions
Ink: Lawn Fawn

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!

Cut It Up Challenge #303 - Add A Sentiment

Hello Crafters! Who's ready for a weekend? I know I am. We are going to see some friends this weekend and that is always a lot of fun.

This week's Cut It Up challenge is - Add a Sentiment. A good friend of mine just retired recently so I decided to make him a retirement card. I loved the sentiments in this set!

Oval Die: My Creative Time
Paper: Stampin' Up
Stamps/Sentiment: Taylored Expressions
Ink: Taylored Expressions
Stars: 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!

 

Cut It Up Challenge #302 - Starts with a B

Hello Crafters! I hope you are all having a good week. I'm looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend. We moved our offices last week and it was exhausting! On the plus side, we are now in a beautiful brand new building and it is so nice. 

I'm ready to do some crafting this weekend and start really purging my craft room. It's a tall order and taking forever but I'm trying to do some of it each week so I don't get overwhelmed.

Our Cut It Up challenge this time is Starts with a B. There are so many possibilities with this one. I recently got this cute set of stamps with bumble bees in the set so I decided to use them for my card.

Paper: Taylored Expressions
Circle dies: My Creative Time
Bee stamps and dies: Taylored Expressions
Background  stencil: Amazon
Dots: Simple Stories
Ink: 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!

Cut It Up Challenge #301 3-2-1 (use 3 gems, 2 die cuts, 1 sentiment)

Hello Crafters! I hope all of you are doing well. I had some minor surgery last week but I'm feeling much better and on the mend. Time to get back into crafting!

This week's Cut It Up challenge is 3-2-1 (use 3 gems, 2 die cuts, 1 sentiment). Here is the card I made:

Stamps and dies: LDRS Creative
Sequins: Close to My Heart
Gold embossing powder: Brutus Monroe
Ink: 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!