Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #226 The Great Outdoors

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It's time for another Die Cuttin' Divas challenge and this week our challenge is The Great Outdoors (beach, camping, etc.)  Our projects are in honor of National S'mores Day on August 10th.  I hope you will join us for our challenge.  Here is the card I made.  I sure wish I was sitting on the beach with a nice cold drink right now!

 A2 size card

Paper:  I used scraps from my stash

Palm Tree: Cricut Cake Seasonal Sampler cartridge

Girl: Cricut Pack Your Bags cartridge

Sun: My Creative Time Build a Banner Die

Sentiment: MCT "Some Days Simply Require"

Ink: Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you will join us for our challenge this week and also please stop by Die Cuttin' Divas and check out what the rest of our talented design team has made. 

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #225: Christmas In July

Happy Tuesday and Merry Christmas in July!  It's very hot and humid this week in California so it was kind of hard for me to get in the mood to make a Christmas card for our challenge.  I've always loved this little elf from the Jolly Holidays Cricut Cartridge so I decided to use him on my card this week.

 Solid paper: From my scraps

Background paper: Recollections Sugar Plum stack

Elf: Jolly Holidays Cricut cartridge

Tree: CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge
Star: Cricut Design Space shapes

Snow Die: My Creative Time

Ink: Stampin' Up

Sentiment: My Pink Stamper

Stickles used for the tree ornaments

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you will join us for our challenge this week and also stop by Die Cuttin' Divas and check out what the rest of our amazing design team has made for our Christmas in July challenge. 

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #224: National Ice Cream Month

Hello and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge.  This week we are celebrating National Ice Cream Month!  I love almost any type of ice cream but chocolate is my all time favorite. Here is my card for this week:

When I made this card, I used a technique I saw on www.brandyscards.com.  She used her paper crimper on the background paper and then used an ink pad to color over the crimped paper. Here's the recipe for my card:

Paper: Recollections

Ice Cream Cone:  Cricut Sweet Treats cartridge

Ink: Close to my Heart Lagoon

Sentiment: Close to My Heart Artiste Birthday set

Embossing on cone: Sizzix -Square Lattice embossing folder

Twine: Doodlebug Designs 

Skittle on cone: DoubleClick Connections

Enamal Dots: My Mind's Eye Now and Then

Paper Crimper: Fiskars 

I hope you will stop by Die Cuttin' Divas and check out what the rest of our amazing design team has made this week.  We would love to have you join our challenge.  Enjoy the rest of your week and thanks for stopping by my blog.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #223 - Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday and I hope all of you had a wonderful 4th of July.  We went to a barbeque at our friends house and it was a lot of fun.  Good food, swimming and most of all, spending time with friends.  

This week's challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas is to make a project based on this sketch:

Here is the card I made for this challenge:

Solid Paper: Recollections

Patterned Paper:  Stampin' Up Cherry on Top

Flamingo Die Cut and sentiment: My Creative Time 

"Already Missing You" stamp and die set

Dots:  Simple Stories Summer Vibes

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Flamingo colored using Stampin' Up Regal Rose and my aqua pen

I hope you will stop by Die Cuttin' Divas and check out what the rest of our amazing design team has made this week.  We would love to have you join our challenge.  Enjoy the rest of your week and thanks for stopping by my blog.