Die Cuttin' Divas Anything Goes Challenge

Aloha crafters and happy Tuesday! I just got back from a vacation to Maui and it was so beautiful.  The weather was hot and humid with little or no breeze but we had a great time swimming and snorkeling at the gorgeous beaches.  We also ate lots of great food while we were there and just relaxed.  

OK, on to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is Anything Goes!  These challenges are always so much fun.  We recently had a memorial at work for a co-worker who passed away very suddenly.  I was in charge of organizing the food and table rentals, etc.  I enlisted the help of three of my co-workers for this task and those girls were a huge help to me.  They all went above and beyond what was asked of them.  I decided to make them each a little thank you gift from me to let them know how much I appreciate all their help.  I could not have done it without them and they helped make the memorial so special. I made them some chocolate holders and got each of them a Starbucks gift card.  They were surprised and really loved the gifts.

  I used my scraps to make these gifts. 

Ribbon: Stampin' Up

Gift card holder die: My Creative Time (my all time favorite)

Coffee cup die: Stampin' Up

Sentiments: Close to My Heat, My Creative Time

and Stampin' Up

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. We would love to have you 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 Fabulous Fall Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday!  I am on vacation this week but I made sure to do my post before I left.  I hope all of you are having a good week.

This week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is Fabulous Fall.  Fall is always my favorite time of the year.  I loved it when I lived on the East Coast because seeing the leaves change colors every year was so pretty.  Now, living in San Diego, it can actually be pretty warm.  We get Santa Ana winds and the temperatures go up while the humidity goes down.  It's a bit scary because this is the time of year we get wildfires, which are awful.  So far this year we have been very lucky.

On to my project for this challenge:

Truck Die: Spellbinders

Stamp: Cardz TV Stamps

Paper: Echo Park

Silver Metallic Paper: DCWV

 

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week. We would love to have you 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 Adorable Monster Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I hope you all had a good weekend.  I have been under the weather for the past week.  I finally went to urgent care on Thursday.  After getting some rest this weekend, I am really starting to feel better.

On to our challenge: 

This is week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is Adorable Monsters!  I have had the Mini Monsters Cricut Cartridge for a long time.  I hardly ever seem to use it anymore so I was happy to get it out for this challenge.  Here's the card I made:

   Monster Die: Mini Monsters Cricut Cartridge

Scallop and Oval punches: Stampin' Up

Sentiment: CardzTV Stamps

Hearts: Close to My Heart

Paper: Recollections and DCWV

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week. We would love to have you 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 Get Well Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is a get well challenge.  I saw this card on Pinterest but in different colors so I decided to make one in shades of blue.  I've had this Stampin' Up stamp set for a while and have hardly used it so I brought it out made this card:

Circle Die: My Creative Time

Scallop Die: Cricut Close to My Heart Artistry Cartridge

Paper: Stampin' Up

Sentiment: Stampin' Up

Sequins: 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. We would love to have you 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 Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday everyone!  I hope you all had a good weekend.  We have a new Hobby Lobby a half mile from my house so my sister and I went shopping on Saturday.  The store is beautiful and new.  Of course I had to buy a few things while we were there!

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

Here is the card that I made for the challenge:

Paper: Stampin' Up

Animal stamps and dies: Lawn Fawn 

Sentiment: Lawn Fawn

Dots: Doodle Bug Designs

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week. We would love to have you 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

Hello and happy Tuesday!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  It is still warm here but not nearly as bad as it was a couple weeks ago!  

So it's been a really fun time to live in my neck of the woods.  About a half mile from my house they opened a new Michaels last week.  Then on Monday this week, a Hobby Lobby opened across the street from Michaels!  I'm so excited but my husband is getting nervous. He told me it's not a good thing to have both stores within walking distance. I tried to tell him how much easier it will be for him to shop for me now.  I'm not sure he was buying my theory but I am beyond excited.  Before this new Hobby Lobby, I used to have to drive 30-40 minutes to get to one. I did stop by the new Michaels (it was so new and beautiful.  Even the carts were clean!).  I did not go on opening day to Hobby Lobby because I had to work and I figured it would be mobbed on Monday.  I'll stop by after work one night soon.  

Ok, on to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is to make a tag.  Here's the one I made:

 Tag and candle dies: My Creative Time

Paper: from my scraps

Sentiment: My Creative Time

Ink: Stampin' Up

Stars: Recollections

Twine: Recollections 

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week. We would love to have you 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 Just Because (or RAK) challenge

Hello! Happy Tuesday and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge, which is Just Because (or RAK).  I decided to make a Just Because card.  I like to have these cards on hand to send to a friend or family member when I think they need a pick me up.  Everyone loves to get some happy mail!

Butterfly and tag dies: My Creative Time

Paper: I used scraps from my stash

Washi Tape: Queen & Co.

Sentiment: Close to My Heart

Ink: Stampin' Up

Bling: Queen & Co.

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week. We would love to have you 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 Birthday Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday.  I hope you all had a great weekend.  Our weather finally changed and we are back to beautiful sunny San Diego days (with low humidity)!

This week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is to make a birthday project.  We all need birthday cards, treat boxes, etc. constantly so I always love when we make birthday themed projects.

Here is the card I made:

Paper: Stampin' Up

Cupcake Die: Cricut Sweet Treats Cartridge

Sentiment: CardzTV Stamps

Bling: Queen & Co.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
I used Wink of Stella on the heart

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week. We would love to have you 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 Sketch Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday. I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend.  It was so hot and humid in San Diego for the past 5 days!  So gross when you don't have air conditioning.  It was still nice to have 3 days off but I am looking forward to heading back to work today so I can be in air conditioning all day.

This is a new month (what happened to August???) and that means it's time for our sketch challenge based on this sketch:

Since I hardly ever make masculine cards, I decided to make a masculine birthday card.  This way the next time I need a guy card, I'll already have one instead of having to make one quickly.

Paper: The Paper Studio

Fish Die: A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge

Tag Die: My Creative Time

Circles: Cricut Shapes

Sequins: Close to My Heart

Sentiment: My Creative Time

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week. We would love to have you 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 Thinking of You Challenge

Hello and welcome to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is Thinking of You.  Who doesn't love to get a card from a friend that says Thinking of You? It's nice to send these types of cards to friends who are going through a hard time.

I decided to make a card with a flower on it.  My favorite flowers are Gerbera Daisies and I just love this die that looks like them.  I've had it for years and always bring it out when I need a card with a flower.

Oval, flower and tag die: My Creative Time

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug

Paper: American Crafts

Sentiment: Scrapbook.com

Ink: Close to My Heart

Sequins: 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. We would love to have you 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 Back to School Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday!  I hope you all had a good weekend.  I went to a three day scrapbook event and it was awesome.  We celebrated my birthday on Friday and my friends made my day so special!

OK, on to this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, which is Back to School. I found this cute file on the Dreaming Tree website so I decided to use it for my project this week:

Apple Die Cut: Dreaming Tree

Paper: Stampin' Up

Ink: Stampin' Up

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. We would love to have you 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 Unicorn Challenge

Happy Tuesday!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  Mine was quiet but good.  I was trying to get my supplies together for a three day crop next weekend.  I can't wait to see my friends and spend some time crafting.

This week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is to make a project using a Unicorn.  I saw this adorable image on the Ruffles and Rain Boots website and it was free!  I thought it would make a cute card:

 Unicorn Die: Ruffles and Rain Boots

Paper: Recollections

Sentiment: I wrote this using the Be Happy

font on my Cricut Explore

Sequins: Michaels
I used Wink of Stella but it's kind of hard to see

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas  and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week. We would love to have you 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 Sketch Challenge

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's a new month so that means it is time for our monthly sketch challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas. We made our projects using this sketch:

 Here is the card I made for this challenge:

 Ice cream cone die: Stretch Your Imagination Cricut Cartridge

Paper: I used scraps in my stash

Sentiment: My Creative Time

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Washi Tape Punch: Stampin' Up

Bling: Queen and Company

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

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

 

 

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Cut It Up Summer Blog Hop Winner!!

Cut it Up Summer Blog Hop Winner!

Thanks to all of you who stopped by my blog during the Cut It Up Summer Blog Hop. I really appreciated all of your nice comments.  This blog hop was so much fun for me and I hope you enjoyed it.

On to our winner! I used Random.Org to pick a winner:

True Random Number Generator   

Max:  

Result: 10  

 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Lucky #10 was the result.  That means Penny Light from Light Whimsy is the winner!!

Penny Light/Light Whimsy said...

These ducks are adorable, your shading is wonderful! Super CUUUUTE!

August 5, 2019 at 2:00 PM

Penny, please send me your address so I can mail out your prize to you (cascrapper@gmail.com).  You will have one week to claim your prize.

Thanks again to all of you for hopping with us.

 

Cut It Up Summer Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Cut it Up Summer Blog Hop!  If you have arrived from Larelyn's blog, you are in the right place. I'm so excited that you have decided to hop with us.  In case you need it, the entire lineup is listed at the bottom of this post.  

Our awesome sponsor for this hop is Nathalie from NS Designs and she has donated a fabulous prize!!  Nathalie allowed all of us to pick one of her digital files to use for our projects. I picked the Ducks on the Beach clipart file.  I used the print and cut feature on my Cricut Explore to make these dies.  The files in this set were all so cute. I had a hard time deciding which ones to use.  Here's the card I made:

Duck dies: Ducks on the Beach clipart by NS Designs

Sun die: Lawn Fawn

Cloud dies: My Creative Time

Sand die: Life is a Beach Cricut Cartridge

Beach Pail die: A Child's Life Cricut Cartridge

Paper: Recollections and Echo Park

Sentiment: CardzTV Stamps

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Ok, who wants to win a prize from our awesome sponsor, NS Designs???  Here is the information:

Sponsor: NS Designs

Prize: $20 gift certificate for any NS Designs product

Website: http://www.kittenscraps.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=183

To be eligible to win the prize from NS Designs, you must follow and comment on each of our blogs, including Cut it Up. Winners will be announced on the Cut it Up blog on August 6th.

I will also have a surprise prize for one winner to be announced on August 6th.

In case you get lost along the way or want to start at the beginning, here is the Summer Blog Hop lineup:

Cut it Up - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth - https://dellelizabeth.com/

Evelyn - https://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com/

Gerda - https://cardscreations.blogspot.com/

Katrina - http://scrappyhorses.blogspot.com/

Larelyn - http://handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com/

Leslie - http://cascrapper.blogspot.com/     (you are here)

Cut it Up - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/

Your next and final stop is Cut it Up - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/ 

Have fun hopping and thanks for stopping by my blog!