Die Cuttin' Divas Anything Goes Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone!  It's time for our Die Cuttin' Divas challenge and this week it is Anything Goes.  These are usually my favorite challenges because I love seeing the amazing projects you all make.  The good news is it can be anything you feel like making.  

I needed a gift card holder for a birthday.  I saw this cupcake gift card holder on Lori Whitlock and just knew it would be perfect for what I wanted.

  Cupcake gift card holder: Lori Whitlock

Paper: scraps

Twine: Michaels

Our sponsor this week:

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 Christmas in July

Hello and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is Christmas in July.  

It was fun to make a holiday project this week.  I know some of you have already started on your Christmas cards for this year, but sadly I am not one of you!

My project is called Bow Basket and it's from the Give a Gift Bundle from Dreaming Tree.  I used Craft Smith paper from the North Pole Gazette paper pad.

This week our sponsor is:

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 Lots of Layers Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday.  I'm so much happier this weekend than I was last weekend.  We had  normal temperatures again (84) and much lower humidity.  

Now on to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge, which is Lots of Layers. Our super awesome sponsor this week is Dreaming Tree.  They not only will be giving one of you a prize for this week's challenge, they gave all of us on the Design Team our choice of files to use for this challenge.  If you have never tried Dreaming Tree SVG files, you should really check them out.  They have beautiful files and lots of instructional videos on how to put their projects together. They also have lots of free files if you want to try them out.

I picked the Give a Gift Bundle for my projects.  There are five items in this bundle.  I made two of them for my projects.  First is the Dainty Gift Bag.  I used Close to My Heart Blossom paper.

The second project I made from the Give a Gift Bundle is the Flat Top Gift Box.   I used Close to My Heart Seaside paper.  The ribbon is from 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 "Add a Circle" Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday.  I hope you all had a good weekend.  It was so hot in San Diego this weekend.  It was 103 degrees at my house on Saturday and Sunday it was 98.  We only have one portable air conditioner in our house so we put it in the living room and watched movies all day on Saturday.  It wasn't quite as bad on Sunday so I made my way into my craft room to make my project for this week.

This week our challenge is to add a circle to our projects.  Here's the card I made:

 Paper:  Scraps and Recollection

Animal Dies and sentiment: Lawn Fawn "Wild for You"

Scalloped Circle Die: Lawn Fawn

Sequins: Michaels 

Our awesome sponsor this week is:

As you can tell from my card, I am a huge fan of Lawn Fawn!  I hope you will stop by their site and check out all the cute things that they have to offer.

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 Sketch Challege

Happy Tuesday!  It's time for our sketch challenge since it is a new month.  The challenge is based on this sketch:

I decided to make some 4th of July cards to send to my brothers since I have not seen them in a while.  I wanted them to know I was thinking about them.  Here's the card I made:

 Paper: Doodlebug Designs and Stampin' Up

Rocket and star dies: Miss Kate Cuttables

Banner die: My Creative Time

Rhinestones: Stampin' Up 

Here is our awesome sponsor this week:

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.

I hope you all have a very happy Independence Day!

Die Cuttin' Divas Butterfly Challenge

Happy Tuesday!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  It's been very cloudy here in San Diego this past week (they call it June gloom!).  I'm ok with it because that just means it hasn't gotten really hot yet.  I'm not quite ready for the 90-100 degree weather so I'll enjoy it while it lasts.

This week our Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is Butterfly.  I made this cute box and I'm going to put some chocolates in it for my co-worker who has been really helping me out lately.

Butterfly box: Cricut CTMH Artiste Cartridge

Paper: Close to my Heart

Glitter paper: Craft Smith

Bling: Queen & Co.

Our awesome sponsor this week is:

 

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 (so many cute 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 Embossing Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone!  I hope you all had a good weekend.  Mine was fun.  I had a crafting day with my friend Joanne.  We were crafting for 12 hours!  We laughed a lot, had some good food, lots of chocolate and even a margarita!  Time always flies by when we are crafting.

On to this week's challenge, which is Embossing.  You can use either heat or dry embossing on your project.  I made this card for a friend who will be moving across country in September for her job.  She is so excited to get her dream job, but we will all really miss her.  She is someone I became friends with through crafting.  It's amazing how many wonderful people I have met and become friends with through my crafting.

Paper: Recollections

Scallop Circle, Scooter and Road dies: My Creative Time

Heart Embossing folder: Darice

I am sponsoring our challenge this week.  The prize is this 

Close to My Heart Stamp set - Good Thymes! Seasons & Nature.

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 Masculine/Father's Day Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is to make a Masculine/Father's Day project.  

I found this cute toolbox gift card holder on Lori Whitlock's page.  It's super easy to put together and I thought it would be perfect for my husband since he has lots of tools and is always fixing something around the house.

Tool Box Gift Card Holder: Lori Whitlock

Paper: Bazzill

Sentiment: Close to My Heart

Brads: Making Memories

This week our awesome sponsor is Scrapbook Adhesives:

 

Don't forget 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 this week.  Be sure to use a die cut on your creation.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to a new month and a new Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge!  This month our challenge is based on this sketch:

 I made this birthday card for my friend who is crazy about cats!  She will love this.  

Cat and ball dies:  Lawn Fawn

Circle and scallop punches: Stampin' Up

Paper:  Simple Stories 24/Seven

Card Base: Recollections

Sentiment: Lawn Fawn "Meow You Doin'?"

Bling: KaiserCraft

 

Our awesome sponsor this week is The Cutting Cafe:

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!

 

 

Die Cuttin' Divas Anything Goes Challenge

Hi everyone and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge.  This week the theme is Anything Goes!  You can make anything you want for this challenge, just be sure to use a die cut on your project.

I found this free file at Dreaming Tree and just love it.  Super simple to make too.

Box and label file: Dreaming Tree

Paper: Craft Smith

Bling: Queen & Co.

Sentiment: Hero Arts

Ink: Stampin' Up Marina Mist

Our awesome sponsor this week is Stamp Simply Clear Stamps. Please send them some crafty love!

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!

Die Cuttin' Divas Turtle Challenge

Hello and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Turtle Challenge.  Wait until you see the Design Team's projects this week.  They are all so adorable!  Here is the card that I made this week:

Turtle: SVGcut.com

Banner: Artiste Cricut Cartridge

Paper: The Paper Studio "Mint to be Fab" 

Sentiment: My Creative Time "See you Soon"

Ink: Stampin' Up Black

Sequins: Michaels

Twine: Michaels 

Our awesome sponsor this week is My Scrap Chick.  Please send them some crafty love!

 

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!

Die Cuttin' Divas Favorite Color Combination Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday!  It's time for this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is favorite color combination.  I think this challenge will be so much fun to see what you all come up with.  
 My favorite color combination is yellow and black.  I made this box card for this challenge.

Box card: Cricut All Occasions Box Cards

Paper: Echo Park and My Mind's Eye

Sentiment and ink: Close to my Heart

We have some good news for you!  Starting this week, we have sponsors for our challenges.  Here are some of our very generous sponsors. 

This week's sponsor is 

~ Rubbernecker Stamps ~

 

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!

Die Cuttin' Divas Teacher Appreciation Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday crafters!  I hope you had a great weekend.  Mine was spent with some crafty friends at a two day retreat.  We laughed a lot, ate chocolate, laughed some more and we also made some paper crafts!  Those girls are so much fun and it was just what I needed-- crafting and time with friends.

This week's challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas is for Teacher Appreciation.  Nobody works harder than teachers and they deserve to be acknowledged.  Here is a treat that I made for the challenge:

I found this Hershey Bar holder on Lori Whitlock's website.  The apple is from Cricut Plantin School Book cartridge.  The paper is from Close to My Heart.  The stamp is from Hero Arts and the ink is Memento Tuxedo Black.

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!