Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Tic-Tac-Toe Grid

Hello crafters!  It's Tuesday so that means it's time for this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is Tic-Tac-Toe Grid based on this grid:

I decided to make my project based on the first row down -- black and white, gems and flowers.  Here is the treat box I made.  This one was very simple to put together:

Treat Box:  Fancy Boxes Cricut Cartridge

Paper: Bazzill

Gem: Recollections

Ribbon: Michaels

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

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Anything But a Card

Hello and happy Tuesday to all of you!  I had yesterday off of work and it was wonderful to have a long weekend.  My sister and I went downtown and walked around Seaport Village.  It was a gorgeous day.

On to our Die Cuttin' Divas challenge this week, which is Anything but a Card.  I made this little treat box for my project.

Treat Box: Dreaming Tree

Paper: Bazzill and Echo Park

Dot: My Mind's Eye

Flower punches: Stampin' Up

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

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Valentine's

Hello Crafters!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  My husband and I decided to celebrate Valentine's Day a few days early.  We went out for a nice dinner over the weekend.  Neither of us likes to go out on Valentine's Day.  It's crowded and we always felt like we were being rushed so they could seat the next reservation.  We had a really nice dinner and it was so relaxing.  We will cook at home on Wednesday night.

This week our Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is Valentine's!  I made this treat holder for my hubby and I'll give that to him on Wednesday. 

Kiss treat box: Dreaming Tree

Paper: Close to My Heart

Bling: Queen & Co.

 

Be sure to stop by  Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 Valentine's Day!

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Sketch

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I hope you all had a good week.  It's time for our challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas and this week it is a sketch challenge based on this sketch:

Here is the card I made for the challenge.  I decided to make my husband a Valentine's card using the sketch this week.  

 Elephant dies and stamps: Lawn Fawn

Oval dies: My Creative Time and Cricut

Paper: Recollections "Valentine" 

Ink: Stampin' Up

Don't forget to stop by  Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team has 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!

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Tuesday everyone.  I hope you all had a good weekend.  It sure was hot here this weekend -- 97 degrees.  We have another Santa Ana wind coming through.  It is very dry and very hot.  It's always scary because that is when we get fires in CA.  There were two small fires yesterday but the fire department put them out quickly.  

I had some free time this weekend so I was in my craft room (my happy place!).  This week our Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is Anything Goes.  These challenges are always so much fun.  I decided to make this cute lollipop holder for the challenge. 

Lollipop holder die: Dreaming Tree

Paper: Stampin' Up

Twine: Recollections

 

Don't forget to stop by  Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team has 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!

 

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Snowflake

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone. I hope you all had a good weekend.  This was the first weekend in a really long time where I was able to relax.  My sister's birthday was Saturday so we all went out to dinner to celebrate.  It was a lot of fun and the food was delicious.

This week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is Snowflakes.  It was chilly (well, chilly for San Diego) this weekend so it really did feel like winter to us!  I decided to make a tag for this challenge.

Snowflake tag: A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge

Snowman die: Christmas Cheer Cricut Cartridge 

Paper: My Minds Eye

Ribbon: Michael's

Sentiment: My Creative Time

Label punch: Stampin' Up

 

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

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Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Dragons

Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday.  I hope you all had a great weekend.   Mine was busy but great.  I spent Sunday cleaning up my craft room.  It took me quite a while but I'm so happy with the way it looks now.  I had Monday off and got to see some friends from NJ who were visiting CA.  We all had a great time and they were dreading going back to NJ and the cold weather.  

This week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is Dragons.  I found this file at My Scrap Chick.

Background paper: Bo Bunny

Solid paper: Recollections

Dragon die: My Scrap Chick

Heart die and sentiment: My Creative Time

Baker's Twine: Doodle Bug Designs

Please stop by  Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 - Penguins

Hello and happy Tuesday.  Welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge, which is Penguins.  Penguins are so cute and they are my sister's all time favorites!  Since Jeanne's birthday is this month, I decided to make her a Penguin birthday card.

Paper: Queen & Co. and Stampin' Up

Penguin Die: Miss Kate Cuttables

Background, Balloon and Tag Dies: My Creative Time

Sentiment: Close to My Heart

Snowflakes: Recollections

Please stop by  Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 have a great week!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

Hello and Happy New Year!  I hope you all have a happy, healthy 2018.  We don't go out on New Year's Eve anymore.  We stayed home and watched the ball drop in Times Square on TV and had some champagne.  It was a nice, quiet night and I am fine with that.  I'm excited to see what the new year brings for me and my family.  

This is our first challenge of the new year and that means it is a sketch challenge based on this sketch:

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

Paper: Recollections

Snowman Die: My Creative Time

Banner Die:  My Creative Time 

Stamp: My Creative Time

Ink: Stampin' Up

Snowflake punch: Recollections

Bling: Stampin' Up

 

Please stop by  Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 - Thank you.

Good morning and happy Tuesday!  I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas.  I sure did.  We stayed home this year and I was so happy about that.  I cooked ham for dinner and we were all able to relax and enjoy the day.  Santa was very good to me, as he always is.

On to our Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge this week, which is Thank You.  I know I will need many thank you cards to send out this week.  Here is the card I made:

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 Solid paper: Recollections

Pattern paper:  Carta Bella "Merry & Bright"

Frame, butterfly and thanks dies: My Creative Time

Please stop by  Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 I hope you all have a happy, healthy 2018!

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Holiday Inspired

Hello crafty friends!  Welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge, which is Holiday Inspired.  I made a few more Christmas cards this week and I used this new die I bought.  I thought it was so cute.

Paper: Stampin' Up 

Background paper: stash

Winter Scene Die: Amazon (I can't remember the brand)

Snow flakes: Martha Stewart punch

Sentiment: Stampin' Up

Please head over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 Merry Christmas to all of you!

 

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Make A Box

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  I hope all of you are doing well.  We had a bad fire in San Diego this week.  It was so scary and only a half hour from my house.  They have it almost contained now but so many people lost everything.  It's interesting that when folks are interviewed after losing everything they always say the same thing... everything can be replaced except the family photos.  Just another reason to store your photos on a website and not just at your home or on your computer. 

On to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge, which is Make a Box.  I made this cute penguin belly box for my project.  I put some Hershey Kisses in the bag and gave it to my sister.  She loves penguins.

Penguin Belly Box:  My Scrap Chick (cut on my Cricut)

Paper: Bazzill and Stampin' Up

Ink:  Stampin' Up

Ribbon:  Stampin' Up

Please head over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 I hope all of you have a great week!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!  It's time for a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas.  This week our challenge is to make a card using any of the sketches from 2017.  Here are the sketches that can be used for this challenge.

I decided to use the November sketch for my card:

Paper: Stampin' Up

Gingerbread man: Jolly Holiday Cricut Cartridge

Banner die: My Creative Time

Stamp and Ink: Close to My Heart

 

Please head over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 I hope all of you have a great week!

 

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Thinking of You

Hello everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I had a really nice day in spite of the fact that it was 97 degrees (we broke records for the heat) at my house and I was cooking all day.  I don't have air conditioning so it was quite hot in the kitchen.  Everything came out just fine but I sure was tired by the end of the day!

My sister and I did some local shopping on Friday -- no Black Friday mall shopping for us.  We just can't deal with the crowds.  I do a lot of online shopping instead.

Ok, on to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is "Thinking of You".  I made this little tissue/cough drops/soup holder.  A friend of mine showed me the video online and I just had to make one (you can find the video on www.dawnsstampingthoughts.net, then search her videos for "Get Better Quick Kit"). On the front there are tissues and Halls cough drops.  On the back is Lipton Cup a Soup. Isn't it so cute?!  And it was easy to make too.  Sadly, one of my co-workers came to work yesterday not feeling well so I think I'll be bringing this to her today.

Paper: Stampin' Up and scraps

Cup: Stampin' Up

Tag dies: My Creative Time

Stamp: Hero Arts

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black 

Please head over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 I hope all of you have a great week!

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - World Hello Day

Happy Tuesday everyone.  I still cannot believe Thanksgiving is in 2 days!  This year has just flown by.  I'm looking forward to having off for a nice long weekend.  I really need to clean up my craft room and make some more holiday projects.  

On to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is World Hello Day.  Here is the card I made for this challenge:

Paper: Stampin' Up

Bear: Cricut Teddy Bear Parade 

Hello Die: My Creative Time

Snowflakes: Michaels

Wink of Stella on the Hello Die and Wreath Bow

Don't forget to head over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 I hope all of you have a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Thanks or Turkey

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I hope you all had a good weekend.  I started a little Christmas shopping with my sister.  While we were shopping, I saw a couple of things that were perfect for some of my friends and family.  I decided that this year when I see something I know someone will love, I'm going to buy it then and there.  I usually wait and think about things then when I go back to get them the store doesn't have that item anymore.  This has happened too many times so I'm trying not to make the same mistake this year.

On to our Die Cuttin' Divas challenge this week, which is Thanks or Turkey.  I decided to do a card that showcased both!  I have to tell you, this is not one of my favorite cards.  I'm not sure why I don't like it but maybe it's just too dark.

 Paper: DCWV

Turkey: Celebrate with Flourish Cricut Cartridge

Give Thanks: Close to My Heart Artbooking Cricut Cartridge

Frame: Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridge

Sequins: Michaels

Wink of Stella was added to the words and yellow swirls 

on the turkey but it's hard to see it in the photo 

Don't forget to head over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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.  Wow, how is it November already?? I can't believe it.  I just got back from a two day crop at a hotel near my house.  So much fun and lots of laughs.  I made cards the whole weekend and it was nice to sit and relax.

This week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is our monthly sketch challenge based on this sketch:

Here is the card I made for the sketch challenge.  I just loved this embossing folder that Theresa from theresascraftycreations.blogspot.com sent to me.  It is perfect for my card.  (thanks Theresa!).

Paper: DCWV

Pumpkin die:  Cricut CTMH Artbooking cartridge

Circle and oval dies: My Creative Time

Embossing folder: Darice

Stamp: CardzTV Stamps

Ink: Stampin' Up

Bling: Queen & Co.

Don't forget to head over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 - Pumpkin Season

Hello and Happy Halloween!  Our weather finally cooled down and now it feels like fall again.  

I took a trip last Thursday to Baltimore to help my friend who recently had foot surgery.  She could not drive or do much so I decided to take a trip to see her and help her out with some cooking, cleaning and driving her to her doctor appts.  It was so great to see her and we always laugh a lot when we are together.  We have known each other since 4th grade -- and that is a very long time!  We had a blast and the cooler weather was a welcome relief for me.

Now on to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is Pumpkin Season.  I made this little treat holder for my husband for Halloween.  I filled the bag with little Cadbury chocolate harvest mix (yes, of course I sampled some while I was filling the bag!)

Paper: Close to My Heart

Circle and Label punches: Stampin' Up

Pumpkin Die: Stampin; Up

Baker's Twine: Doodle Bug Designs

Candy bag:  Michaels

Don't forget to head over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 Halloween!

 

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge - Halloween Inspired

Hello everyone and happy Tuesday.  It's still super hot in San Diego and we are all tired of it!  Today at my house it is 105 degrees.  That is just horrible.  Luckily for me, I'm at work in air conditioning.

On to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is Halloween Inspired.  I love anything Halloween.  I made these treat cups for my co-workers.  

Treat cups: Michaels

Paper: Recollections

Dies: Close to my Heart

Ink: Close to my Heart

Pens to color: Bic

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

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Die Cuttin's Divas Challenge - Count Your Buttons

Hello and happy Tuesday to all of you.   Wow, I thought summer was over in San Diego but that certainly is not the case. On Sunday, it was 101 degrees again.  Too hot for Fall! We are supposed to have a couple more days like this then it will drop down to our regular Fall temps again. With all the fires happening in CA right now, we always worry when it gets this hot in October.

It's time for another Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge. This week the challenge is Count Your Buttons. I love buttons and I have since I was a kid.  My mom used to have this huge tin filled with all kinds of buttons and she would let us play with them. We would dump them out on the floor and go through all of them.  My sister and I used to pick out our favorites.  Such fun memories.  

Here is the card I made.  I decided to make a shaker card and I used some tiny little orange buttons I have had for a long time and added some stars inside my shaker.

Paper: Recollections and Doodle Bug Designs

Glitter background paper: DCWV

Ghost Die: Queen and Co.

Boo Die: My Creative Time

Buttons: Lasting Impressions

Doily: Stampin' Up

Googly eyes: Joann's

Don't forget to head over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 - RAK (Random Act of Kindness)

Hello everyone!  Welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is to make a RAK (Random Act of Kindness) project.  

We have an events dept. at work and those girls work so hard setting up for meetings.  They bring all the food and drinks to our conference rooms, set it all up and then come back to clean up and take it all away.  They are always very friendly and accommodating.  I decided to make them some treat boxes (filled with sweet goodies) and surprise them this week when they come to set up a meeting for me.  I think they tend to hear many complaints from folks but don't always get told what a great job they are doing.  I figured these would put a smile on their faces!

Treat box: Stampin' Up

Flower and label dies: My Creative Time

String: Stampin' Up

Sentiment: My Creative Time

Ink: Stampin' Up

Markers for coloring: Bic

Bling: Queen and Company

Please head on over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team made this week for their projects.  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 good weekend.  Mine was lots of fun.  I went to dinner at one of my co-workers homes (she had 8 of the girls from work over because her husband and son are traveling in Europe right now).  We had the best time. There was good food and great conversations.  It was so nice to get together outside of work.

On to our challenge this week, which is a sketch challenge based on this sketch:

Here is the card I made.  I have a friend who is a pumpkin spice fanatic so I'm going to send this card to her with a Starbucks gift card so she can get a pumpkin spice latte!  I personally don't care for them but when the peppermint mocha coffees come out closer to Christmas, I'll definitely get one of those!

Paper: Close to My Heart

Pumpkin Latte Die:  Craftin Desert Divas 

Please head on over to Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team has made this week for their projects.  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!