Die Cuttin' Divas - Celebrate Umbrella Month

Tuesday has rolled around once again, so it's time for a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas!

This week our challenge is Celebrate Umbrella Month, include an umbrella somewhere on your project.

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is The Scrapbooking Queen and the prize is Jillibean Soup papers.

I chose to make a card with a love theme.

I cut the umbrella out using the Cricut cartridge "Create A Critter".  All the hearts were punched out with a Martha Stewart punch.

Supplies used: card stock - white, two shades of red, two shades of pink; patterned paper by Pebbles; Create A Critter Cricut cartridge; sentiment stamp by Unity; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; punch - Martha Stewart; Pop Dots.

Now pop on over to Die Cuttin' Divas and see all the fabulous inspiration the rest of the design team has come up with.

Hope to see you playing along with us!!!!

My Heart Is Yours

This is my second post today.

I wanted to play along with the sketch challenge over at Case This Sketch this week.

For my card I inked up a "itty bitty" by Unity called Love Birds!

Some layering, a little sewing and a few sequins and my creation is complete.

Supplies used: card stock - vanilla, black; patterned paper - Black and Ivory Love Script by Canvas Corp, scrap from my stash; stamps - Love Birds by Unity; ink - Jet Black by StazOn; sequins - Martha Stewart; sewing machine; Pop Dots.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek, enjoy your day!

Lets Get Sip Faced

I have this fun stamp set by Unity called Let's get "Sip" Faced that I have been wanting to ink up.

I decided it would make a cute card for the sketch challenge over at Retro Sketches this week.

For my card I used some Stampin' Up ink with some Colorizer embossing powder and did a little heat embossing.I had this cute, sparkly brad in my stash and I though it gave the card the perfect touch of bling.

Supplies used: card stock - purple, metallic grey, stamps - Let's Get "Sip" Faced by Unity; ink - Stampin' Up; embossing powder and heat gun - Colorizer; brad - my stash; pop dots.

Thanks for popping by and have a super day!

Die Cuttin' Divas - Snack Lovers

Tuesday has rolled around once again, so it's time for a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas!

This week our challenge is Snack Lovers (make something with your favorite snack on it)

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is The Scrapbooking Queen and the prize is Jillibean Soup papers.

I love to snack on pretzels, so I decided to make a card with a pretzel on it.

I cut the salt shaker and the pretzel out using the Cricut cartridge "From My Kitchen". The salt was dabbed on using a stylus and white acrylic paint. I created the sentiment in my Print Shop program and printed it on my card stock.

Supplies used: card stock - white, gray, metallic grey, kraft, two shades of brown; From My Kitche Cricut cartridge; white acrylic paint; stylus; font - Plasmatica

Now pop on over to Die Cuttin' Divas and see all the fabulous inspiration the rest of the design team has come up with.

Hope to see you playing along with us!!!!

I Love You So Mulch

Hi, I'm popping in today with a card I created for a couple of challenges.

Over at Paper Smooches there is a new challenge using this picture as inspiration:

And there is a fun challenge this week over at Casology with a cue card of "Roots"

At first I thought it was going to be very hard for me to come up with a card using that cue. Then I remembered this darling stamp set by Paper Smooches that I had called Green Thumb. I knew it had carrots and radishes in it and, I believe, they are both root vegetables. Thus my card came into being.

Supplies used: card stock - white; patterned papers from Fiction 6 X 6 pad by Basic Grey and Bitty Dot Basics by Papertrey Inc.; stamps - Green Thumb by Paper Smooches; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; Copic Markers; corner rounder - Fiskars.

You Make Life Bright

I'd like to share another card I created for Operation Write Home. As I stated in a previous post they are collecting Mother's Day cards at the moment.

I'm entering it in the challenge over at Case This Sketch this week.

For my card I used the stamp set Shine On by Unity and a die cut by Lil Inker Designs.

I stamped my lamp image on the tag and then on some patterned paper so that I could fussy cut the lamp shade out. I popped up the lamp shade and the die cut "mom".

Supplies used: card stock - vanilla; patterned paper - Tickled Pink in Happy Go Lucky by Pebbles; stamps - Shine On by Unity; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; die - Lil Inker Designs; rhinestones - KI by Hampton Arts; Copic markers; twine and tag - my stash; Pop Dots

Die Cuttin' Divas - Luck Of The Irish

I'm so excited to announce to all of you that I am now a member of The Die Cuttin' Divas design team!!

I'm thrilled to ba a part of a design team that will allow me to play with both my Cameo and my Cricut machines on a weekly basis!!! It is going to be so fun to join with all the other talented ladies on this design team to bring you lots of inspiration for using your die cut machines.

This week our challenge is Luck of the Irish.  Make something with an Irish symbol (Rainbow, Leprechaun, Pot of Gold, Clover, etc). Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is California Scrappin'.

For my project I made a treat holder using a Silhouette Studio cut file.  I actually made several of these favors for my St. Patrick's Day dinner celebration. 

Super fun and and really quite simple to throw together!

Supplies used: card stock - two shades of green, black, orange, two shades of peach; patterned paper - Celtic Plaid in Shamrock by Reminisce; Silhouette Studio cut file; rhinestones and pearls - Kaiser Craft; ribbon - my stash.

I hope you'll pop by The Die Cuttin' Divas blog to see what the rest of the design team has created. And join us in the fun with your Irish creation!!!

Happy Mother's Day

I'm popping in this evening to share a card I made for Operation Write Home. Until the end of this month they are collecting Mother's Day cards.

I am also entering this card in a couple of challenges.

The first challenge is over at Retro Sketches. This weeks sketch:

The second challenge is over at Dynamic Duos. The color combo this week is soft pink and stone.

For my card I used some pretty paper by Authentique and cut file from Silhouette Studio for the butterfly.

I did some masking on my sentiment stamp so that I could use two colors of ink. A few little pearls on the butterfly add a touch of elegance.

Supplies used: card stock - white; patterned paper - Cheerful in Delightful by Authentique; Silhouette Studio cut file; pearls - Kaiser Craft; stamp - Unity; ink - Staz On and Stampin' Up

Have Faith

Happy Monday all, hope you had a wonderful weekend!!!

I'm sharing a one layer card I created for the challenge over at Less Is More this week.

This week the subject of your 

One Layer Card

should be

Spring Flowers

For my card I created a watercolor background for my stamp first. Then I stamped and colored my image with Copics.

I used a beautiful stamp of the week by Unity called Faith In What Will Be

Supplies used: card stock - recycled white; stamp - Faith In What Will Be by Unity; ink - Jet Black by Staz On; watercolor pencil; Copic markers

Party Time

I'm really a couple days late with this card, but I wanted to play along in the challenge over at Casology. The theme this week is Carnival.

For my card I decided to use several cut files from Silhouette Studio to create my Mardi Gras theme.

I chose an old fashioned street gaslight like you see in New Orleans,  a string of beads to have hanging on it and, of course, a masquerade feather mask.

Supplies used: card stock - white, black, yellow, purple, green; Silhouette Studio cut files, stamp from Birthday Sampler by Paper Smooches; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; rhinestones - Kaiser Craft

Simple Die Cut Birthday Card

The wind is just howling here today. I feel like my house is going to be carried away, Oz here I come!!!!

I'm sharing a simple birthday card today using just a little paper and a cute die cut.

Sometimes you want to whip up a quick card without a lot of frou frou. This comes together quickly and easily. You can use up one of your scraps for the patterned paper, a cute die cut and a stamped sentiment and your good to go.

The bright, yellow sunflowers were cut from my Country Living Cricut cartridge. A scrap of Funny Farm paper by Reminisce adds a little background. The die cut was attached using pop dots for some dimension.

Supplies used: card stock - vanilla, yellow, two shades of green, brown, red; patterned paper - Silly Silo Stripe in Funny Farm by Reminisce; stamp - Sentiment Sampler by Paper Smooches; ink - Rich Cocoa by Memento; Country Living Cricut cartridge; pearls - Kaiser Craft; Pop Dots

You're My Lucky Charm

I'm popping by today to share a little St. Patrick's Day card I made.

I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest created by Linda of Stitches and Ink. I loved the bouquet tucked into a brown paper bag and I thought is would make a cute St. Patrick's Day card with a handful of clover tucked in the bag.

The darling 3D clovers were cut with my Cameo using a Silhouette Studio cut file.

I did some masking on my sentiment stamp so that I could use two colors of green ink, and also did heat embossing. I had to add a little gold charm I had in my stash, tied on to my bouquet with some green twine.

Supplies used: card stock - recycled white, four shades of green; patterned papers - Celtic Plaid and Celtic Stripe in Shamrock by Reminisce; Silhouette Studio cut file; stamp - $1 bin at JoAnn's; ink - Glorious Green and Green Galore by Stampin' Up; Coloriser embossing powder by EK Success; Coloriser Heat Gun by EK Success; Label Punch - EK Success; mini bag - Vintage Attic Treasures by Melissa Frances; twine - Liz's Paperloft Boutique; charm - my stash; Pop Dots