Cut It Up Challenge 205 - I scream, You scream, We ALL scream for Ice Cream! Anything related to ice cream treats!

Hello crafters! Happy Friday to all of you.  We are sure having some beautiful weather in southern California the past week.  Cooler than normal temps and beautiful breezes and mostly sunny.  Can't beat that! It is the perfect weather for ice cream and that is our challenge this week: make anything related to ice cream.

I've had this stamp set for a really long time and thought it was perfect for this challenge.  

Card base paper: Recollections

Pattern paper: American Crafts "#Summer"

Stamps/Dies: Close to My Heart

Sentiment: Digital Delights by Louby Lou

Ink: Close to my Heart

Spectrum Noir markers

Sequins: Michaels

Our awesome sponsor for this challenge is:

They supplied the design team with our sentiments for this challenge.
 

Prize: $5
Website: http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com

Please stop by and check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up. I hope you will join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and stay safe.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #204 - Create Your Own Background Paper

Hello crafters! I hope you are all staying safe. Sadly, the covid numbers in San Diego are increasing again so many restaurants and bars that had reopened were told they had to close again. I feel so bad for the owners and especially the small business owners. They are having a hard time staying open.

On to today's Cut It Up challenge -- Create Your Own Background Paper.  This is a really fun challenge and you can make any background that you like. A friend of mine is obsessed with anything with flip flops on it so I made this card for her birthday, which is in August.

Solid paper: Recollections

Sunray background paper: My Mind's Eye "The Sweetest Thing"-Tangerine

Sunray Die: My Creative Time

Sentiment and Flip Flop Die: Simon Says Stamp

Our amazing sponsor this week is: 

Prize: $50 gift voucher
Website: https://creativeembellishments.com/

Please stop by and check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up. I hope you will join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #203 - Celebrate Summer (use a summer color palette: turquoise, yellow, hot pink, coral)

Happy Friday crafty friends.  I hope all of you are well and staying healthy. I'm really tired of being at home but just doing my part to keep all of us safe. It sure is a crazy time right now.

This week, our Cut It Up challenge is: Celebrate Summer (use a summer color palette: turquoise, yellow, hot pink, coral).  We were given some files from our amazing sponsor, The Cutting Cafe, to use for this challenge.  I decided to make one of the gable boxes for my project:

 Gable Box: The Cutting Cafe

Paper: Craft Smith "Boho Tropical"

Yellow Paper: Recollections

I have several friends who have birthdays this summer so I'm hoping to give this to one of them with their gift inside. I think they will love it.

Our sponsor this week is:

Prize: 3 sets to one winner
Website: http://www.thecuttingcafeshop.com
 
Please stop by and check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up. I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

 

Cut It Up Challenge #202 - The Perfect Pet

Hello everyone.  I hope you are all having a good week.  It has gotten hot here in San Diego - 94 degrees yesterday. It should be going back to the 80s in the next day or so and that is fine by me. My friend from Colorado told me that she got snow yesterday! Crazy weather for June.

This week our Cut It Up challenge is The Perfect Pet. Here is your chance to join us with all of your cute pet projects. I made this card for this challenge:

Sun, Hello and Grass dies: My Creative Time

Cat and Ball dies: Law Fawn

Paper: Colorbok

Kite: Michaels

Our awesome sponsor this week is:

Prize: $20 store credit
Website: http://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/

Please stop by and check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up. I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and stay safe.

 

Cut It Up Boys will be Boys! Masculine Project

Hello everyone.  I hope you are all safe and healthy. I found out today that I will most likely be working from home until after Labor Day. They want to make sure that the offices are set up to keep us all safe. I was hoping we would be back there sooner but I guess I'll have to be patient like everyone else.

This week our Cut It Up challenge is Boys will Be Boys! (Masculine project).  Our awesome sponsor Digital Delights by Louby Lou gave the design team some of their digital paper to use for this challenge.  Here is the card I made for the challenge:

 Printed paper: Digital Delights by Louby Lou

Solid Paper: Recollections

Banner and oval dies: Cricut CTMH Artiste Cartridge 

Stamp: CTMH

Embellishments: CTMH

As I mentioned, our sponsor for this challenge is:

 

Prize: $5
Website: http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com

Be sure to check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up. I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and stay safe.

Cut It Up Challenge 200 - Shoot for the Stars/Congratulations project with stars

Hello crafty friends! I just finished my 9th week of working from home.  At first, I was so disorganized and felt like nothing was getting done.  Today, I can honestly say that I have a system down and I feel much more productive. I hope all of you are doing well and staying safe through this very crazy time.

On to this week's Cut It Up Challenge: 
Shoot for the Stars/Congratulations Project with Stars. This was a fun one for me because we got to pick out a digital stamp from our amazing sponsor: 

DRS Designs
Prize: $20.00 voucher to DRS Designs online store
Website: www.drsdesigns.com

I chose the Interlocking Star Background digital stamp.  Please stop by the DRS online store and check out their fantastic selection of stamps. Since I have a friend who has a senior in high school and a senior in college, I decided to make them graduation cards since they won't be able to have an actual graduation ceremony. I feel so bad for all the kids that won't get to walk with their classes at their graduation or go to prom this year.

Here is one of the cards I made:

Cap: Cricut Recess Cartridge

Diploma: Cricut Wrap It Up Cartridge

Interlocking Star Background: DRS Designs (www.drsdesigns.com)

Stamp and Ink: Close to My Heart

Gold paper: Craft Smith

Black Paper: Recollections

Be sure to check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up. I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and stay safe.

Cut It Up Challenge 199 - Friends

Hello and happy Friday! Hard to believe another week has flown by.  I'm really tired of being at home but I know it's what we all have to do to be safe right now.  Even my cat Remy is tired of us being home.  We are disturbing his schedule!  He likes to come into my craft room when I'm in there and fall asleep under the desk.  Right now, my craft room is also my office so he's in there with me a lot of the time.

He's only allowed in my room when I'm in there with him.  I have made the mistake in the past of leaving the door open and there is way too much stuff for him to get into!

This week our challenge at Cut It Up is Friends.  I have actually been making some cards to send out to some friends just to cheer them up during this very difficult time so this theme was perfect for this week.  Here's the card I made:

Prosit die: STAMPlorations (one of our sponsors)

Champagne bottle and glasses: Cricut Celebrate 

with Flourish cartridge

Tag dies: My Creative Time

Stamp: Close to My Heart

Paper: DIY Shop

Sequins: Michaels

We have two fantastic sponsors this week for our challenge:

Sponsored by: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps
Prize: $20 prize code
Website: https://cas-ualfridaysstamps.com/

and
STAMPlorations
Prize: $20 gift code
Website: https://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com
 

Be sure to check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up. I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and stay safe.

Cut It Up Challenge 198 - Our Beautiful Earth (Earth Day, April 22)

Hello everyone!  I hope you are all doing well and had a very Happy Easter.  It was so strange to have such a quiet Easter this year with everyone staying home.  Hopefully things will start to get back to normal very soon.  

This week our Cut It Up Challenge is Our Beautiful Earth (Earth Day on April 22) respecting nature - flowers, trees, animals, butterflies, birds, etc.

I bought this new die from My Creative Time last month and I just love this flower so I decided to use it on my card for this challenge:

 Flower, oval and banner dies: My Creative Time

Paper: Michaels and Echo Park

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug

Dots: Stampin' Up

Ink: Stampin' Up

Our awesome sponsor for this challenge is:
Digital Delights by Louby Lou
Prize: $5
Website: http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com
Email: loubyloocreations@sbcglobal.net 


Be sure to check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up. I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and stay safe.

Cut It Up Challenge 197 - Hopping Down the Bunny Trail (Easter)

Hello crafty friends.  I hope all of you are staying safe during this very difficult time in our world. It has been a challenge for all of us but all we can do is stay safe and make the best of it.  I have been working from home but my husband got laid off last Friday.  Hopefully things can get back to normal soon.

While I have been working from home, I have also been trying to organize my craft room (anyone else taking the time to do that too?).  It's a big project but I'm slowly getting there.

Ok, on to our Cut It Up challenge this week, which is an Easter theme.  I made treat bags for some co-workers but since I won't be seeing them in person before Easter, I'm going to bring them to my neighbors who have small kids.  Here is my project:

Topper Die: Spellbinders

Bunny and egg dies: Stampin' Up

Fancy Frame Die: My Creative Time

Stamp: My Creative Time

Bags: Michaels

Our awesome sponsor is: Taylored Expressions
Prize: $25 gift certificate
Website: https://www.tayloredexpressions.com/

Be sure to check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up.  I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and stay safe.

Cut It Up Challenge 196 Spring Fever (Use at least 3 Butterflies).

Hello crafty friends. I hope you are all well during this very difficult time.  I have been working from home all week and it's tough as I'm sure you all know. I miss the daily interaction with my co-workers.  It's sure not the same to have meetings over the phone.  

At least some good has come out of being at home all the time -- more time in my craft room!  That always makes me happy.  Today while I was listening to a really boring call, I was sorting my bling.  I just muted my phone and nobody suspected a thing!

Our Cut It Up Challenge this week is Spring Fever (use at least 3 butterflies).  Here is the card that I made:

Butterfly Dies: My Creative Time

Circle Punches: Stampin' Up

 Solid Paper: Recollections

Pink paper and yellow flower paper: Digital Delights by Louby Loo

Stamp and Ink: Close to My Heart

Pearls: Queen & Co.

Ribbon: Michaels

Our awesome sponsor is: Digital Delights by Louby Lou
Prize: $5
Website: http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com
Contact person: Wendy
Email address: loubyloocreations@sbcglobal.net 

Be sure to check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up.  I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up Challenge 195 Green with Envy/Use Green on your Project

Happy Friday everyone. I hope you are having a good week.  Mine was much calmer than last week at work and that is a really good thing!

This week at Cut It Up our challenge is Green with Envy/Use green on your project.  I bought these frog stamps from Stampin' Up and they were perfect for this project:

 Paper: Recollections and The Paper Studio

Frog Die: Stampin' Up

Balloons and Oval Dies: My Creative Time

Stamp: My Pink Stamper

Green Dots: Queen & Co.

Pens for coloring: Spectrum Noir

Ink: Memento Cottage Ivy

Our awesome sponsors this week are:

Avery Elle - Prize is a $20 gift certificate; and,

Your Next Stamp - Prize is $15 e-gift card.

Be sure to check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up.  I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great weekend.

Cut It Up Challenge 194 - Your Favorite Color

Happy Friday fellow crafters!  Is everyone ready for a weekend? I know I am!  I am going to do a little pampering this weekend, starting with a haircut. I always feel better about myself after getting my hair done.

Our Cut It Up challenge this week is Your Favorite Color.  I love teal and decided to make this card for our challenge:

Paper: Stampin' Up

Candle dies:  My Creative Time

Birthday Bash die: STAMPlorations

 Sequins: Michaels

Our awesome sponsors for this week's challenge are:

Creative Embellishments
Prize: $50 gift voucher
Website: https://creativeembellishments.com/

STAMPlorations
Prize: $20 gift code
Website: https://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com

Be sure to check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up.  I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great weekend.

Cut It Up Challenge 193 - Love is in the Air - Valentine's Day

Hello everyone!  It's Friday and I have had a really busy week at work so I'm looking forward to the weekend and doing some crafting.

This week our Cut It Up challenge is Love is in the Air - Valentine's Day.  Here's the card I made:

Paper: My Mind's Eye and Stampin! Up

Truck die: Stampin! Up

Stamp: Stampin! Up

Heart bling: Recollections

Our fabulous sponsor this week is: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps
Prize: $20 prize code
Website: https://cas-ualfridaysstamps.com/

Be sure to check out all the other amazing design team posts at Cut It Up.  I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great weekend.

Cut It Up Challenge 192 - Get Well Soon!

Hello crafters, I hope you are all having a good week.  This past Monday was my younger sister's birthday so we have been celebrating (and eating too much!) this week. 

The Cut It Up challenge is Get Well Soon! 

Bee Dies: My Creative Time

Hexagon Grid: Close to My Heart Artbooking Cricut Cartridge

Paper: Stampin' Up

Keebor alcohol markers 

Our fabulous sponsor this week is: Digital Delights by Louby Lou
Prize: $5
Website: http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com

Be sure to check out all the other posts at  Cut It Up.  I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  I hope you all have a great weekend.

 

Cut It Up Challenge 191 - Snow Much Fun

Hello and Happy New Year!  I am so excited that I have joined the Cut It Up Design Team!  The ladies on this team are super creative and I'm very happy to be a part of this them.

My very first challenge is Snow Much Fun!  Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE anything with a snowman on it.  They are my all time favorites.  That is why I decided to make this card for the challenge:

I saw this stamp online and I knew I had to buy it because it's so adorable!  It's a Penny Black stamp and after I stamped and colored it, I cut it out on my Brother Scan n Cut.  I used Lawn Fawn paper for the background and a die cut to make the snow.  The snowflakes are from Cloud 9 Design.  The sentiment is from My Creative Time.  I also used Stickles on the hat.

My husband bought me a set of Keebor alcohol markers for Christmas and I really liked using them.  There are 80 markers for $30 (on Amazon)!

Our sponsor this week is The Cutting Cafe
Prize: 3 sets to one winner
Website: http://www.thecuttingcafeshop.com

Be sure to check out all the other posts at  Cut It Up.  I hope we will inspire you to join our challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  I hope you all have a great weekend.

 

Die Cuttin' Divas Anything Goes Challenge -- Our last DCD Challenge

Hello everyone and Happy New Year's Eve!  This is our very last Die Cuttin' Divas challenge, not only for 2019 but forever.  Georgiana is going to get her advanced degree in education so she will be too busy to manage the website as well as go to school and work.  We have had a great run and I've loved being on this design team for the past 5 years.  

On to our last challenge, which is Anything Goes.  I made these cute boxes on my Cricut and put a bath bomb in them for the girls at work.  They loved them.

 Box: Cricut Sweet Tooth Boxes Cartridge

Paper: DCWV

Circle: Cricut Basics

Christmas Tree: Anna's Seasonal Soirees 

Cricut Cartridge 

Please stop by Die Cuttin Divas and check out what the rest of our talented design team members have made this week. Thank you to all of you who have supported our blog over the years.  Your sweet comments meant so much to all of us.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  I want to wish all of you a very happy, healthy new year!