Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #235: Anything Goes

Hello and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge.  This week anything goes!  It is always so much fun to see what everyone makes since your projects are totally up to you.  I decided to make this treat bag.  Unfortunately, my job is being eliminated and my last day is September 30th.  I wanted to make some of these treat bags for my co-workers who have been so amazing to work with.  I will really miss everyone and wanted to make one last treat for them before I leave on Wednesday.

 Treat bag cut at 5": Close to My Heart Artiste Cricut Cartridge

Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Bohemia"

Bow: Stampin' Up 

Dies: My Creative Time "Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies & More"

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #234: Pumpkins or Scarecrow

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Welcome back to another Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.  This week's challenge is pumpkin or scarecrow.  I decided to make a card with a pumpkin made out of oval dies from My Creative Time. I have seen this done before and thought it was so cute.

A2 Size Card

Paper: scraps

Burlap: DCWV

Pumpkin: Oval Die from My Creative Time "Seasonal Greetings" stamp/die set

Tag and Tag layer dies:  My Creative Time

Sequins: Doodlebug Design

Washi Tape Punch: Stampin' Up

Sentiment: Stampin' Up "Good Greetings"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distressed Ink 

 

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #233 - Fun with Puns

Happy Tuesday and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge "Fun with Puns"!  I used the Cricut Create a Critter2 cartridge.  My stamp worked so well with this die cut.

 Solid paper: Recollections

Patterned paper: DCWV and Doodlebug Designs "Halloween Parade"

Cricut Create a Critter2 cartridge

Tag Die: My Creative Time "Stitched Oval Die"

Sentiment: My Pink Stamp "Punny-Licious"

Dots: Doodlebug Designs

Rhinestones: Recollections

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #232 - 3D Project

Welcome!  I hope you all had a very happy Labor Day.  I enjoyed not setting my alarm for 3 days. 

Our challenge this week at Die Cuttin' Divas is to make a 3D Project.  I really enjoy making 3D projects so this challenge was especially fun for me.

I can't take credit for the design of this project.  I saw this on YouTube and thought it was cute so I just had to try to make some.  Here is the link to Linda Parker's video (who is the creator of this design) in case you want to check out how to make this mug:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4KZ3P77bNA    

I have made a few of these to give to my friends at an upcoming scrapbook retreat that I will be attending.  We always have such a good time at these events and I thought it would be fun to start off the weekend with some candy treats!  

Supplies used:

 Paper:  Close to my Heart

Ribbon: Stampin' Up

Candy bags: Wilton (bought at Joann's)

Tag dies:  My Creative Time

Ink: Stampin' Up

Sentiment: Close to my Heart

Dots: Doodlebug Designs

Envelope Punch Board: We "R" Memory Keepers 

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #231 - Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!!  This week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is a sketch challenge.  I sometimes have a problem with the sketch challenges because it usually takes me a while to come up with something to use for the sketch.  Since I just got this die and stamp this week, this month's sketch challenge was much easier for me than usual.  Here is the sketch we are using:

This is the card I decided to make.  I just love this vampire die cut!

A2 size card

Solid paper: Recollections

Patterned paper: Doodlebug Designs "Halloween Parade"

Green glitter paper: DCWV

Vampire Die/stamp:  My Creative Time "Fangtastic Day"

Sprinkles: Doodlebug Design Halloween Assortment

Ink:  Stampin' Up Whisper White

 

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #230 Inspired by a Decade

It's Tuesday and that means it's time for a new Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.  This week our challenge is to make a project that is inspired by a decade.  I just love the music from the 50s so that is what inspired me to make this card.  

 Card Base and solid paper: Recollections

Patterned paper: Echo Park "Happy Days"

Girl die cut:  Cricut Nifty Fifties Cartridge

Stamp:  My Pink Stamper

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #229 Celebrate it!

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge.  This week our theme is Celebrate it!  We can make a project for any type of celebration.  Since I have a lot of birthdays in August, I decided to make a birthday card using Cricut Design Space.  I kept it very simple.

Card base: DCWV

White paper: Recollections

Green Glitter Paper: DCWV

I used Cricut Design Space (Artfully Sent Cartridge)

to cut out the word Birthday and then used 

my Cricut Explore to write "wishes".

Balloons: Simple Stories Summer Vibes Bits and Pieces

 

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #228: Nautical Theme

Happy Tuesday and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.  This week we are making projects with a nautical theme (boat, lighthouse, sea, etc.).  I hope you will join us this week and make a project along with us.  This is the card I made for the challenge:

 Card base and burlap paper stack: DCWV

Dies: Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies from My Creative Time

Background paper: Crate Paper

White paper: Recollections

Stamps: Close to my Heart "Seaside Greetings"

Ink: Close to my Heart Brown Bag and Dutch Blue 

Durables Triangle Studs: Close to my Heart 

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Have a great week!

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #227 - Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.   Since it is the first week in August (how did that happen????), we are having a sketch challenge this week.  We are all making our projects based on this sketch:

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

 A2 size card

Paper: Recollections and scraps

Roses and black mat dies:  My Creative time

Linen Thread: Stampin' Up

I colored the roses using my Spectrum Noir markers

Jewels: Doodlebug Design Ladybug Assortment

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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 

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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

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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 

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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

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #222 - Anything Goes

Hello and welcome to another Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.  This week the challenge is anything goes.  I always love these challenges because you can make whatever you want and we always see lots of beautiful entries on the blog.  I hope you will join us this week and have some fun with this challenge.  

I decided that since July 4th is the end of this week (I can't even believe it!) that I would make a card to celebrate the holiday.

A2 size card

Paper: Stampin' Up

Background stamps and sentiment: CTMH "Kaboom" stamp set

Rocket Boy: A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge

Ink: CTMH Holiday Red and Dutch Blue

Star Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug 

I hope you all stay safe and have a wonderful holiday.  Please stop by Die Cuttin' Divas and check out what the rest of our amazing design team has made this week.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #221 - Wedding or Anniversary Theme

Happy Tuesday and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge.  This week we are making projects with a wedding or anniversary theme.  I decided to make an anniversary card since I have a couple of friends who are having anniversaries in the next two months.

A2 size card

Solid paper - Recollections

Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye "Filled with Love"

Dies - Lawn Fawn "Hedgehugs" 

Circle Dies - My Creative Time

Tag Die - My Creative Time "Just Simply Live"

Hedgehogs and heart stamps - Lawn Fawn

Sentiment - My Creative Time "Once Upon a Time" stamps

Heart punch - EK Success

Rhinestones - Kaisercraft

Spectrum Noir markers

Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink Faded Jeans

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

I hope you can join us for our challenge this week.  Please stop by Die Cuttin' Divas and check out what the rest of our amazing design team has made.  

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #220 - Masculine Theme

Happy Tuesday and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.  This week we are making projects with a masculine theme.  I decided to make a Father's Day card for my project.

 Card Base: A2 size, paper from Recollections

Background Paper: DIY Shop

Fishing Pole, Basket and Sentiment: Cricut Father's Day Cartridge

Sprinkles: Doodlebug Design

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #219: National Aquarium Month

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge.  This week's challenge is to make something for National Aquarium Month (something you'd find in the sea or Aquarium).  Here is the card I made.

 A2 size card

Paper: Recollections

Crab, Palm Tree and Banner: Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge

Sun Die:  My Creative Time "Build a Banner Kit"

Sentiment: My Pink Stamper "Punny-licious"

 Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #218: Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.  This week we are using a sketch for our projects.

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

 A2 size card

Paper:  Carta Bella "Cool Summer"

Cupcake Dies and stamps: My Creative Time "Light the Candles"

Sentiment:  Cardz TV "Happy Days" stamp set

Inks: CTMH Cotton Candy

Scallop Oval and Oval punches: Stampin' Up

Bling: Recollections

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #217 Baby Love (Baby Theme)

Hello and happy Tuesday.  It's time for another Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge.  This week's theme is Baby Love.  I made this card for one of the girls I work with who recently had her second baby girl.  Her labor progressed so fast that she ended up having the baby in the elevator on the way to the maternity ward!  What a funny story she will have to tell her daughter some day.  Thankfully both mom and baby were just fine (and she saved the cost of the delivery fee!).  Her husband was amazing through the whole thing.

 Bird with baby cut from Cricut 3 Birds on Parade cartridge

Card base - Recollections

Patterned paper - Echo Park

Oval scallop punch - Stampin' Up

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black 

Ribbon - Michaels

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Die Cuttin' Divas Ch #216: Water a Flower Day (May 30th)

Hello and welcome to another Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.  This week's challenge is to make a project with a flower on it for Water a Flower Day (May 30th).  I decided to make this bag in a box handbag by Craftyhallet.  She made some note cards to go in her handbag but I added some yummy treats for my friends at a recent craft weekend instead.  Here is the Youtube link in case you want to check out how to make this project.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSrnexCAVFc  

  Paper - Echo Park

Flower - Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge

Stamps and Ink - CTMH

Brads - Making Memories

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #215: National Golf Month

Happy Tuesday!  I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day.  This week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge is to make a project for National Golf Month (any project that is sports related). I decided to make a birthday card. 

A2 Size card

Paper - DCWV

Golf cart and flag cut in Cricut Design Space

Oval and circle punches - Stampin' Up

Rectangle Layer Die - My Creative Time

Momento Tuxedo Black Ink

Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink

Sentiment - Stampendous

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will join us for our challenge this week.  Please be sure to check out what the rest of our talented design team has made this week at Die Cuttin' Divas. 

 

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #214: Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday!!  This week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge is a sketch challenge based on this sketch:

I made a card for my friend's daughter who is graduating college in 2 weeks (I still can't believe it!).  I remember when she was born!  

A2 size card (Recollections paper)

Paper - Echo Park

Balloon and Banner Die Cuts - My Creative Time

Sentiment on balloon - My Creative Time

Congrats sentiment - CTMH

Ink - CTMH

Rhinestones - Stampin' Up

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