Die Cuttin’ Divas Holiday challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday!  One week until Christmas and I am feeling much better.  I got all my packages and cards in the mail yesterday.  I’m going to bake and finish wrapping this week.  I’m excited to have next week off.

This is our last challenge for 2018 at Die Cuttin’ Divas and the challenge is to make a holiday project. I needed a few more gift card holders so I made this one for my project.

Gift card holder die: My Creative Time

Paper and die:  Simple Stories

Stamp and ink:  CTMH

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge.  Remember to use a die cut on your project. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Gift Card Holder challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday.  Are you all ready for the holidays?  I'm not ready at all.  I feel like I'm so far behind this year but somehow it all comes together by Christmas.  I'm trying not to stress about it because that just makes it worse.

This week at Die Cuttin' Divas we are making Gift Card Holders.  Here is the one I made for the challenge:

Gift card holder: CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge

Paper:  DCWV Christmas Plaid

Santas are from Photoplay Here Comes Santa

Punch and Ink: Stampin' Up

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge.  Remember to use a die cut on your project. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Have a great week!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Favorite 2018 Sketch

Happy December to all of you!  I can't even believe it is December already.  I had a really fun weekend.  I went to dinner with my hubby on Saturday night to a wonderful seafood restaurant.  The food is always so good and we enjoy being near the ocean.  On Sunday, my sister and I went to a craft fair at a new winery not too far from my house.  The products being sold were very nice and very high quality.  After we walked around, we were able to sit at a table outside and have a glass of delicious wine.  It was such a relaxing day.  Now I need to get into Christmas mode so I'll be ready in time for the holiday!

On to our challenge this week at Die Cuttin' Divas, which is to make a project using any of our monthly sketches from 2018.  Here is a picture of all of them so you can pick your favorite one to use:

I decided to make a Christmas card for this challenge:
 

Paper: Stampin' Up

Truck die: Stampin' Up

Ink: Momento Cottage Ivy

Sentiment: Hero Arts

Snowflake punch: Michaels 

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge.  Remember to use a die cut on your project. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Have a great week!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Tag Challenge

Happy Tuesday! I hope you all had a very nice Thanksgiving.  For those of you that went shopping, you are very brave.  I stayed home most of the weekend and any shopping I did was done online!  I just can't handle the crazy crowds anymore.

On to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge. This week we are showcasing tags.  I made a non-traditional Christmas tag:

Tag die cuts: My Creative Time

Palm tree and beach house dies: Stampin' Up

Sentiment and Ink: Stampin' Up

Ribbon: Michaels

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge.  Remember to use a die cut on your project. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Have a great week!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Thanksgiving or Thanks

Hello and happy Tuesday!  Are you all ready for Thanksgiving?  I am looking forward to it.  It will be quiet this year because my husband broke his heel last month and he is still on crutches. We will stay home and I'll make dinner for me, my husband and my sister. I am really looking forward to having a nice long weekend off of work.

On to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is Thanksgiving or Thanks.  I decorated these cute little pails that I found at a thrift store.  They were brand new and I think I got 4 of them for $1!  That was quite a bargain and I could not pass them up. I made these for my craft buddies and I will see them this weekend.  There is some candy in them along with a small bottle of Fireball.  We all love Fireball!

Pails: Thrift Store

Leaf die: Close to My Heart Artbooking Cricut cartridge

Scallop oval and oval punch: Stampin' Up

Washi Tape: Recollections

Stamp: CardzTV Stamps

Ink: Stampin' Up

Clear bags: Michaels

Ribbon: Stampin' Up

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge.  Remember to use a die cut on your project.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Die Cuttin' Divas Birthday Celebrations challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It's time for our weekly Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.  This week the challenge is Birthday Celebrations!   I know I make birthday cards and projects more than any others so it's always good to have a stash on hand.  Here is the card I made for this week's challenge:

Paper: Fancy Pants "Millie & June"

Wine bottle and wine glass dies: Stampin Up "Half Full" stamp set. (I stamped and then cut the images on my Brother Scan N Cut)

Celebrate die:  My Creative Time

Sequins: Michaels

I used Spectrum Noir markers to color wine bottles/glasses

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge.  Remember to use a die cut on your project.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday.  I hope you all had a Happy Halloween.  We got quite a few kids this year.  The cutest little girl came by my house and she was wearing a princess dress.  She had the biggest smile on her face as she said trick or treat!  I asked her if she was having fun and she said "I'm having unicorn fun"!  I laughed so hard.  She totally made my night.  Ah, to be 6 again!

Anyway, on to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is our monthly sketch challenge based on this sketch.

I decided I better start making some Christmas cards so I made this one using the sketch:

 Paper: Recollections and Simple Stories

Tree die: Hero Arts

Stamp: Hero Arts

Bling: Queen & Co.

Ink: Close to My Heart

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge.  Remember to use a die cut on your project.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Die Cuttin' Divas Anything Goes challenge

Happy Halloween (almost).  I can't wait to see the kids at my door tomorrow night!  I'm really looking forward to it.

We are doing an Anything Goes challenge this week.  You can showcase any project you want to, just remember to use a die cut on your project.

I decided to make one last Halloween card for my project.

All the paper and die cuts I used for my

card are from Doodle Bug Designs.

Aren't the paper and die cuts just adorable??  I've had this paper/die set for a while and I was glad I got to use it for my card.  My Cricut was acting up so I'm very happy I had this set on hand.

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you all have a Happy Halloween!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Halloween Challenge

Hello everyone!  Happy Tuesday and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is Halloween.

I love everything about Halloween but I have to say my favorite part is seeing the little kids come to my house to trick or treat.  They are so adorable and they make my Halloween every year.

I am so excited for this week's Halloween challenge.  I made this card for my project. I saw something similar on Pinterest a long time ago so I decided to make a card similar to that one:

Paper: Stampin' Up

Witch hat die: My Creative Time

Circle punch: EK Success

Washi Tape: Michaels

Sentiment: My Creative Time

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Markers for coloring: Spectrum Noir

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our Halloween challenge.  Be sure to use a die cut on your project.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you all have a Happy Halloween!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Food Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday!  Sorry I did not have a project for you last week.  My husband broke his heel and it was a week of doctor appts. and then surgery on Friday.  The good news is his surgery went very well.  The bad news is he will be in a cast for two months!  I'm going to have to get him some good books to read.

Anyway, on to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge, which is food.  I saw this pie card and knew I wanted to make it:

Pie card: Cricut Something to Celebrate cartridge

Paper: Recollections

Stamp: Close to My Heart

Sequins: Michaels

Small Dots embossing folder: Cuttlebug

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge.  Be sure to use a die cut on your project.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Cut it Up Fall Blog Hop Winner

Hello everyone, I have drawn the winner for my washi tape prize using random.org and the winner is Gail!

 

Hi Leslie - that is such a cute crate - It might be the same as what I have in SVG and need to create - LOL - you did a fab job on it and someone is going to love the treat inside - thanks for the op and for the washi tape giveaway as well - have a blessed day!  September 28, 2018 at 6:28 AM

Gail, please email your full name and address to cascrapper@gmail.com by next Tuesday, Oct. 9th so I can get your prize out to you.

Thanks to all of you for participating in our blog hop.

 

Die Cuttin' Divas October Sketch Challenge

Hello and happy October!  Wow, this year is just flying by.  Since it is a new month, that means it is time for Die Cuttin' Divas sketch challenge based on this sketch:

I decided to make a Halloween card for this challenge since Halloween isn't that far off:

 Solid paper: Recollections

Pattern paper: Doodlebug Designs

Circle: Cut on my Brother Scan N' Cut

Dies and stamps: Stampin' Up Googly Ghouls

Markers for coloring: Spectrum Noir

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Black

 

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge.  Be sure to use a die cut on your project.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Cut it Up Fall Blog Hop

Happy Friday and welcome to the Cut It Up Fall Blog Hop!  This hop is going to be so much fun. If you came from Michelle's
blog, you are in the right place.

For my project I used this wooden crate die from Lori Whitlock as a treat box:

Wooden crate die: Lori Whitlock

Pumpkin die: Cardz TV Stamps Fall Fun

Leaf dies: My Creative Time

Punch: Stampin' Up

Sentiment: Cardz TV Stamps Fall Fun

Ink: Close to My Heart

Pens: Spectrum Noir

Ribbon: Michaels

There are prizes!  To be eligible to win you will need to follow and comment on each of our blogs, including Cut it Up.  Random.org will be used to pick the winners and they will be announced on Cut it Up blog on October 2nd.


These awesome companies will be supplying prizes for the hop.

SVG Attic
Prize: $15 gift code
Website: http://www.svgattic.com/

Ink on 3
$10 gift certificate for SVGs or printables
Website:  https://inkon3.com/

I also have some blog candy -- Washi Tape! 

I will also use Random.org to pick a winner and post the winner's name on my blog on October 2nd. 

Next up is Larelyn If you get lost along the way, here is the lineup for the hop.  The hop starts and ends at Cut It Up.

Cut it Up - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/
Vinita - https://madewithlovencare.blogspot.com/
Treva - http://scrappint.blogspot.com/
Michelle - http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/
Leslie - http://cascrapper.blogspot.com/
Larelyn - http://handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com/
Katrina - http://scrappyhorses.blogspot.com/
Katie - http://2craftykaties.blogspot.com/
Gerda - https://cardscreations.blogspot.com/
Evelyn - https://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com/
Cut it Up - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/

Have fun and thanks for hopping with us!

Cut it Up Fall Blog Hop this Friday, September 28th

Hello everyone, I wanted to let you know that on Friday, September 28th Cut it Up is having a Fall Blog Hop.  I will be joining these talented ladies for the hop. There will be prizes!!

I hope you will hop along with all of us on Friday!

Die Cuttin' Divas Fall Colors Challenge

Hello everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  It has been much cooler here lately and I'm loving the weather.  When it's cool at night I just seem to sleep better.

This week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is to make a project using Fall colors.  Fall is my favorite time of the year.  I found this cute treat bag on my Anna Griffin Seasonal Soirees cartridge and I just loved the leaves around the border.

Treat bag: Anna Griffin Seasonal Soirees Cricut Cartridge

Leaf dies: My Creative Time

Punch: Stampin' Up

Paper: Stampin' Up and Recollections

Sentiment: Project Life Holiday Cheer stamp set

Don't forget to stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge. Be sure to use a die cut on your creation.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and Happy Fall to all of you!

Die Cuttin' Divas Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

Hello and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge.  These challenges are always so much fun.  Here is the Tic-Tac-Toe grid we used for this challenge:

I made my card based on the middle line down (Sequins, Pattern Paper, Include an Oval).

 Paper: DCWV

Oval and banner dies: My Creative Time

Sequins: Michaels

Sentiment: Cardz TV Stamps

Ink: Stampin' Up

Bic Markers used for coloring

 

Don't forget to stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge. Be sure to use a die cut on your creation.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Die Cuttin' Divas Any Animal Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I had lunch with one friend on Saturday and then breakfast with another friend on Sunday.  I had not seen either of them for a while so it was so much fun catching up.  Nothing like hanging with your friends and having some laughs.  I've known both of them for a long time and I just love when we get together.

Ok, on to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge, which is any animal.  

I decided to use a cute dog/cat/pig stamp set that I have.  I don't know who makes these stamps because they were a gift in a clear plastic bag and there is no name on the stamps.  They sure are cute!  Here's my card:

 Paper: I used scraps for this card

I stamped and colored the kitties and 

then cut them out on my Brother Scan N Cut

Die for sentiment: My Creative Time

Sentiment: My Pink Stamper

Ribbon: Michaels

Dots: Cloud 9 Designs

Please be sure to stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge. Be sure to use a die cut on your creation.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I hope you all had a great Labor Day.  It was so great to have three days off!  I really relaxed this weekend.

Here we are in a new month already and that means it's time for our sketch challenge based on this sketch:

 Here is the card I made for the challenge:

Paper:  Fancy Pants Millie & June

Flower Die: My Creative Time

Mason Jar: CTMH stamp then cut on my Brother Scan n Cut

Sentiment: Close to my Heart

Ink: Stampin' Up Marina Mist

Washi Punch: Stampin' Up

Please take a minute to stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge. Be sure to use a die cut on your creation.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - What Makes You Happy?

Hello and happy Tuesday.  I hope you are all having a good week.  Welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge, which is What Makes You Happy?  

For me, the beach makes me very happy.  I love nothing more than taking my chair, umbrella and Kindle and heading to the beach.  I love the smells and sounds of the ocean.  It's very peaceful and it always relaxes me.  My favorite time to go to the beach is September and October.  It's still plenty warm here and most of the tourists are gone and the kids are back in school so I don't have to battle with the crowds for a parking space!

Here is the card I made for this week's challenge:

Paper: Recollections

Beach scene die cut:  A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge

Beach sign: Simple Stories

Sun die: My Creative Time

I added Wink of Stella to the sand but it's hard to see

Please take a minute to stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge. Be sure to use a die cut on your creation.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Die Cuttin' Divas Back to School Challenge

Happy Tuesday to all of you!  This week our Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is:

It is hard to believe that it is that time of the year again for kids to go back to school.  The summer really seems to have flown by.  Here is the project I made:

Apple with worm die: Lori Whitlock

Bag die: Lori Whitlock

Banner: Close to my Heart Artiste Cricut cartridge

School Days: The First Few Years Cricut cartridge

Paper: I used paper from my scraps

Please take a minute to stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week.  I hope you will join us for our challenge. Be sure to use a die cut on your creation.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!