Die Cuttin' Divas Tic Tac Toe Challenge

It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas .

This week the challenge is tic tac toe. Create a project using three items in any row.

I chose to create a card using the top row - Santa or reindeer, glitter and shaped card.

This card  came from the Silhouette Studio Store - REINDEER CHRISTMAS CARD

by Daniela Moscone

Design ID #100954

Supplies used: card stock -kraft, brown, vanilla, red glitter, gold glitter; pattern papers by Authentique; Skittles; sentiment sticker by Authentique.

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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Tags, Bags and Boxes Challenge

Is your turkey thawing? Do you have your stuffing ingredients? How about your pumpkin pie?

Its almost time to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families and give thanks for all the good things we have.

Then we are on to the crazy days of Christmas shopping, cookie baking and tree decorating.

It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas .

This week the challenge is to create a tag, bag or box.

I chose to create some gift card boxes for Christmas.

These all came from the Silhouette Studio Store and are by Jamie Cripps

First up is 3D SANTA GIFT CARD BOX - Design ID #52075.

Second up is 3D CHRISTMAS TREE GIFT CARD BOX - Design ID #52079

And last up is 3D HOLLY GIFT CARD BOX - Design ID #52076

This is what they look like when open.

Supplies used: card stock - 2 shades of green, 2 shades of red, white, brown, black and metallic gold; pattern papers by Authentique; Twine by May Arts.

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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Thanksgiving Challenge

We are a little more than a week from Thanksgiving!

Hard to believe, isn't it?

This week our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas is Thanksgiving

I used a cut file by Snapdragon Snippets from Silhouette Studio to make a box card. It is called CORNUCOPIA BOX CARD - Design ID #100763

I will admit that there are quite a few pieces to this card and it is a bit time consuming, but the result is fabulous!!!!

I really enjoyed making this card and hope my sister enjoys receiving it,

Supplies used: card stock - several shades of brown, 2 shades of green, red, yellow, orange; patterned papers by Authentique, Echo Park and BoBunny; Silhouette Studio cut files. 

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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Button Challenge

Button, button, who's got the button?

We do!

This week our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas is Buttons Challenge (Must use a button or buttons)

I used a cut file from Silhouette Studio to make a Christmas card, and I chose to use buttons for berries on my wreath.

I used the cut file CHRISTMAS WREATH

by Miss Kate Cuttables - Design ID #52798

Supplies used: card stock - kraft, 2 shades of green, 2 shades of red; patterned paper by Authentique; Silhouette Studio cut files, buttons my stash; stamp - dollar bin at JoAnns. 

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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

I hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween!

At my house it was a very blustery Halloween and not as many trick or treaters as last year.

Since its Tuesday,we are throwing a new challenge at you over at Die Cuttin' Divas.

This week we have a sketch challenge.

I decided to create a Thanksgiving card using a cut file from Silhouette Studio of a pilgrim girl serving a turkey. It is Design ID #68441

I cut her out twice using both brown and vanilla card stock. 

Supplies used: card stock - brown, orange, vanilla; patterned papers by Authentique; Silhouette Studio cut files, sentiment sticker by Authentique; pearls - Kaiser Craft; 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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Halloween Challenge

Do you have your pumpkins carved?

Are your little ghosts and goblins ready for Saturday night?

Better get that candy stash!

We are getting in on the Halloween fun this week. Our challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas  is Halloween.

I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest to create my own easel card to be used with a battery operated tea light.

I used three separate cut files from the Silhouette store to design this card.  I used elements from Easel Card Spooky by Snapdragon Snippets - Design ID #22008, I used one of the ghosts from Ghost set by Sarah Bailey - Design ID #67942,  and I used the Boo from Cobweb Card by Jennifer Wambach - Design ID #32717.

Of course, I did a lot of resizing and adding the ghost to several layers of the card. I am happy with the final result.

Supplies used: card stock - black, white, orange; patterned papers is a scrap from my stash, vellum, Silhouette Studio cut files, tea light.

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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Picture Inspiration Challenge

It's Tuesday and time to come and play with us over at Die Cuttin' Divas

Our challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas this week is a picture inspiration challenge.

What does our fun Halloween picture inspire you to make?

I was inspired to make this shadowbox card with a cut file from Silhouette Studio by Lori Whitlock called A2 HALLOWEEN SCENE POP DOT CARD - Design ID #98945

It was a blast to make and I love all the dimension!

Supplies used: card stock - black, brown. grey, orange; patterned papers in Spooktacular by Authentique and Peachy Keen by American Crafts; sentiment sticker by Reminisce; Silhouette Studio cut file; Foam squares by Best Creation.

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!!!!

Baby Shower Blog Hop

Happy Monday all, what a great day today is!!!! Today we are welcoming a new baby into the world!

As most of you know I am on the Snapdragon Snippets design team.
Today a few of the other design team members and myself are throwing the owners of Snapdragon Snippets, Mike and Kenzie, a surprise baby shower!!!

We are so excited and happy to say congratulations to Mike and Kenzie with the birth of a new baby boy!!!!

It's your lucky day too! To celebrate this awesome occasion we are having a blog hop and you have a chance to win some prizes!

First - There is a chance at each stop on the hop to win a prize of your choice of design at the Snapdragon Snippets store. So that is a total of 8 chances to win, but you must comment at each blog.

Second - There is a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the store if you are the first to guess the babies name. Leave your guess in the comments.

Here is the line-up:

Esther --- http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com  (you are here)
Gaby --- www.gabycreates.com  (go here next)
Hilda --- http://hildaluevanodesigns.blogspot.com/
July  --- http://scrapromance.blogspot.com/
Patty --- http://cardsbypattytanuz.blogspot.com/
Rhonda --- http://scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/
Ruthie --- http://www.myhobbymyart.com/2015/10/welcome-sweet-baby.html
Valou --- http://lafeerieduscrap.blogspot.com/


In honor of the new Daley family member I am sharing a cute baby diaper card from Snapdragon Snippets, it is Design ID #39846

My heartfelt congratulations to you, Mike and Kenzie!!

A new baby is such a blessing!!

Thanks for stopping by, leave some love for Mike and Kenzie, and don't forget to make a guess at the name of the new bundle of joy!

Then hop on over to the very talented Gaby Creates!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas National Popcorn Month Challenge

It's Tuesday and time to come and play with us over at Die Cuttin' Divas

Our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas this week is in honor of National Popcorn Month (Project must be inspired by a Movie)

Do you have a favorite movie that inspires you to create something?

I always enjoy watching Young Frankenstein this time of year! Such a funny movie.

It inspired me to create a Frankenstein popcorn box :)

It is from a Silhouette Studio cut file called 3D FRANK POPCORN BOX by Jamie Cripps - Design ID #65604

Supplies used: card stock - black, white, 2 shades of green; Silhouette Studio cut file

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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

It's Tuesday and time to come and play with us over at Die Cuttin' Divas

Our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas and this week is a sketch challenge.

Lets see what you can come up with using our sketch.

I pulled out my Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge and came up with this card.

The sentiment was created using a die from Lil Inkers.

Supplies used: card stock - black; patterned papers from Night Fall Collection by American Crafts; Spooky die by Lil Inkers; Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge; skittles; 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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas "Anything Goes" challenge

I had a busy weekend this weekend.

My husband and I made gravestones for our front yard. We cut them out of wood this year, 'cause I'm tired of the styrofoam ones that blow all over the place and fall apart.

They turned out pretty darn cool! I'll have to share them with you on another post.

It's time for a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas and this week we are giving you free reign to let your creativity go in any which way you like.

This week the challenge is "Anything Goes"

I decided to make a Halloween cat tea light holder. It is a cut file from Silhouette Studio, called 3d classy cat luminaire by Marji Roy - Design ID #67874 

There is a cut out portion behind his face to put the battery operated tea light.

I used vellum behind his eyes so the light would shine through.

Supplies used: card stock - black; yellow vellum; ribbon and twine from my stash; metal boo ghost - Making Memories

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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Pumpkin or Scarecrow Challenge

I don't now about the rest of you, but for me September is just flying by.

Tuesday has already rolled around again.

It's time for a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas and we are thinking fall, with pumpkins and scarecrows.

This week the challenge is to create something with either pumpkins or scarecrows.

For my creation I pulled out my Cricut and A Frightful Affair cartridge, to make an eerie looking scarecrow.

The background paper and sentiment label are by Authentique.

Supplies used: card stock - black, brown, vanilla; patterned papers by Authentique and Reminsce; A Frightful Affair Cricut Cartridge; sentiment label - Authentique; 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!!!!