Cut It Up Challenge 291 - Friends and Family

Hello Crafters and happy Friday! I cannot believe that Thanksgiving is next week already. Where has this year gone?

This week's Cut It Up challenge is Friends and Family. I love spending time with friends and family. One of my best friends lives across the country from me and I'm so grateful that we have stayed close for a very long time despite the distance. I decided to make this card to send to her to let her know I'm missing her.

Paper: Scrapbook.com

Stamps: CTMH

Frame Die: Taylored Expressions

Spectrum Noir Tri-blend Markers for coloring

Sequins: 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 very Happy Thanksgiving!!

Cut It Up Challenge #290 - Layer It Up

Hello Crafters and happy Friday to all of you. It's warm in San Diego again. We are having Santa Ana temps - hot (mid 80s) and dry. Even my cat has static in his hair! We are hoping for no fires this year.

Our Cut it Up challenge this week is Layer It Up. Use layers in your project along with your die cuts. I always seem to need a masculine card when I don't have any made, so for this challenge I decided to make a one:

 Paper: Taylored Expressions, Carta Bella and scraps
Boots and Guitar dies: Stampin Up
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!

 

 

Cut It Up Challenge #289 - Add a Sentiment

Hello crafters! I hope you are all having a great week. Yesterday was my anniversary (32 years!) so we are doing a little staycation this weekend. It will be nice to get away (but not too far away). We plan on spending time at the beach, having dinner out at a wonderful seafood restaurant and just relaxing. San Diego is so nice this time of the year. All the kids are back in school, it's still warm, and most of the tourists have gone home. The beaches are not overly crowded (that's my favorite part of October!).

This week our Cut It Up Challenge is Add a Sentiment. Since it is fall and my favorite time of the year, I decided to make this card:

Sentiment: My Creative Time
Coffee cup die: Stampin Up
Leaf dies: Taylored Expressions
Paper: Carta Bella
Pumpkins: Stampin Up
Markers for coloring: Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers
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!

Cut It Up Challenge 288- Favorite Color

Hello crafters! I hope you had a great week. I know it's fall, but yesterday and today it will be in the 90s here in CA again. It's like summer has returned!

Our Cut It Up challenge this time is Favorite Color. My favorite color is teal but I also like pink. I made my card to reflect both colors:

Flower stamp and die: My Creative Time
Tag die and sentiment: Taylored Expressions
Paper: Scrapbook.com
Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers for coloring
Sequins: Close to My Heart

Tomorrow is World Card Making Day. We would love to have you make a card or project and join our challenge. Be sure to use a die cut in 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 #287 - Inspired by a Book or Song

Hello crafters! Happy Friday to all of you. I am excited for the weekend. I am doing a virtual card making event this weekend with Pink Fresh. This is the first time I'm doing one of their card events so I'm excited to try something new.

Our Cut It Up Challenge this week is to create a project that is Inspired by a Book or Song. I am a huge fan of the late, great Jimmy Buffet. I loved the video of Jimmy with Alan Jackson singing It's Five O'Clock Somewhere. It's such a fun song so I decided to base my card on that song.

Panel die: My Creative Time
Stamps: Pink & Main
Markers for coloring: Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend
Dots: Your Next 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. Have a great weekend!

 

Cut It Up Challenge #286 - Back to School

Hello Crafters! I hope you all had a happy Labor Day. Why do the short weeks always feel longer? At least to me they do. I think it's because I have to cram five days worth of work into four days. At least it's Friday and that is always a good day!

Our challenge at Cut It Up this time is Back to School. Where did the summer go?? I made my card using a kit I received from Honey Bee Stamps. This card was one of the ones we made in the class and I think it was perfect for this challenge. Teachers never get enough thanks for all they do.

Paper: Stampin Up
Stamps and Dies: Honey B Stamps
Inks and blending brushes: 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 #285 - Under the Sea

Hello crafters. I hope you are all well and staying safe. I know there are lots of weather or fire related emergencies happening now. We had a hurricane last weekend and thankfully, there was minimal damage in San Diego. I've never seen a hurricane here in the 28 years I've lived in CA. We had lots of wind, rain and floods. Turns out we broke records that were set in 1977 for the amount of rain in August.

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Under the Sea. Here is the card I made for the challenge:

Paper: Scrapbook.com
Embossing folder: Darice
Dies/stamps: My Creative Time
Spectrum Tri-blend markers for coloring
Taylored Expressions ink for blending
White Ink for splatters
Sequins: 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!

 

Cut It Up Challenge #284- Create a Scene

Hello Crafters! I hope you are all staying cool this summer. It's been very humid and since I have not felt like going outside, I have been slowly organizing my craft room. I have given away a lot of stuff to other local crafters lately and it feels good to clean out and know that someone else will get use out of things I no longer need or want.

This week our Cut It Up challenge is to Create a Scene. Here is the card I made for the challenge:

Truck, fence and pumpkin stamps and dies: Honeybee Stamps
Sun die: Lawn Fawn
Sentiment: My Creative Time
Tim Holtz Distress Inks for blending
Ink: Lawn Fawn
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 Challeng #283 - Animals on Parade

Happy Friday Crafters! I hope you are all staying cool this summer. Things have started to heat up in San Diego but this summer is flying by quickly. Hard to believe next week is August. I am doing a virtual Christmas craft day tomorrow and it seems strange to do Christmas crafts when it's hot outside. I'm looking forward to it, I think this one will be really fun.

Our Cut It Up challenge this time is Animals on Parade. Make any project with an animal on it. Here is the card I made for this challenge:

 

Panda stamp/die: Stampin' Up
Sentiment: Close to My Heart
Pens for coloring: Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers
Stencil: Etsy
Inks for blending: Taylored Expressions
Sequins: 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!

Cut It Up Challenge #282 - Look Up In the Sky

Hello crafters! I hope everyone is well and staying safe. Some parts of the country are having such crazy weather lately. Here in San Diego, we are just starting to heat up for summer. It's been cooler than normal up until now.

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Look Up In The Sky. I saw a similar card to this on Pinterest and thought it was a great masculine birthday card. I never have enough of those. I've only used this stamp set a couple of times and I've had it for a while so I was glad I could use it for this challenge.

Stamps: Stampin' Up
Ink for stamping: Stampin' Up
Inks for blending: Taylored Expressions
Paper: Brutus Monroe Perfect Blend Cardstock
Stampin' Up: Card base
Cloud stencil: Lawn Fawn
Tag die: My Creative Time

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 #281 - Hello Sunshine

Hello crafters! I hope you are having a good week! It's hard to believe that next week is July 4th already. The summer is flying by.

Speaking of summer, our Cut It Up challenge this week is Hello Sunshine. Here is the card I made for the challenge:

 Paper: My Mind's Eye and Stampin Up
Sunshine and Margaritas dies: Cut on Cricut Maker
Sun Die: My Creative Time
Tag dies: My Creative Time
Margarita Stamp: Pink & Main
Markers: Spectrum Noir Tri Blend
Sequins: 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 and Happy July 4th!

Cut It Up Challenge #280 - Masculine

Hello crafters! I hope you are all having a great week. My husband and I are going "away" for a few days. We are actually doing a staycation in San Diego. There are so many fun things to do and see in our beautiful city that we decided to stay at a hotel in San Diego for a few nights and just explore. I'm looking forward to the break from work.

Our Cut It Up challenge this time is to make a masculine project. I made this card for my husband. He loves to fish so I think he will like this card.

Background stencil: Taylored Expressions
Fish and fishing pole dies were cut on my Cricut Maker
Sentiment: My Creative Time
Inks: Ranger Distress Inks and Versafine Onyx Black
Paper: 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 #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!

 

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!

 

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!

 

 

 

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!

 

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!

 

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!