Die Cuttin' Divas National Carnival Day Challenge

We had a hint of spring last week with one day getting up to 70, but two days later it was snowing!

It's that funny time of year when the weather can be crazy.

Since it is Tuesday, we have a new challenge for you over at Die Cuttin' Divas.


This week we are off to have some fun at the carnival!! We are celebrating National Carnival Day ~ Use something you would find at a carnival or circus.

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I went with a birthday card using a cut file from Silhouette Studio called CLOWN IN CANON

by Michelle Renee

Design ID #61986

The sentiment is a digital image from The Stamping Boutique

Supplies used: card stock -white, yellow, gray, 2 shades of blue, orange, green, red, purple, black; patterned paper by Pebbles; Silhouette Studio cut file; digital sentiment by The Stamping Boutique.

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 Kids Challenge

Sweethearts day is over, as well as the three day weekend. Hope everyone had a chance to do something fun.

Since it is Tuesday, we have a new challenge for you over at Die Cuttin' Divas.


This week we are thinking about the youngsters. Our theme is Kids!

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For this challenge I pulled out a stamp and die set I purchased in September. It was a Stamptember exclusive by Mama Elephant for Simon Says Stamp called Skater Kids.

I also used some dies by Lawn Fawn - stitched hillside borders for the skate ramp and spring showers for the sun and clouds.

Supplies used: card stock -white, yellow, gray, blue; patterned paper from my scrap stash; Copic Blending Paper; Skater Kids stamp and die set by Mama Elephant; Stitched hillside borders and spring shower dies by Lawn Fawn; Birthday Bits stamp set by Simon Says Stamp; Copic Markers; Distress markers; Sakura Jelly Roll pen; 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 Say It With Love Challenge

It's Tuesday and we have a new challenge for you over at Die Cuttin' Divas.

Valentine's Day is upon us this weekend and we are gearing up for it with our "Say It With Love" challenge.

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For this challenge I decided to dust off my Cricut and pull out a couple of my favorite cartridges to make a Valentine's Day card for my sweetheart.

I used the Sentimentals cartridge and the Sweethearts cartridge.

The hand was cut using the Sentimentals cartridge and the envelope was cut using the Sweethearts cartridge.

I hope my Valentine likes his card :)

Supplies used: card stock -vanilla, pink, peach; patterned papers by My Minds Eye; Sentimentals and Sweethearts Cricut cartridges; stamps set - Simply Jane by Papertrey Ink; Frayed Burlap ink by Tim Holtz; pearls by Kaiser Craft; Lace - Michaels

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!!!!

Cupid Stikes Again Blog Hop

Cupid Strikes Again!!!

Welcome to this co-hop with Die Cuttin’ Divas and Cut It Up. We are so glad that you are joining us today and super excited to share our inspiration with you.

We will have a line-up of DT members from both teams sharing Valentine projects and we are hoping you enjoy them all. Our teams even had to play cupid and send their project to a fellow team member as a surprise. How is that for sharing the love!

How about some prizes?

Craftin' Desert Divas ~ 2 digi stamps of choice

KaDoodle Bug Designs ~ 2 $5.00 certificates

As Cute as a Button ~ Buttons

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbon ~ $15 gift certificate

Cupid’s Rules…

1. Make sure you are a follower on each stop along this hop.

2. Leave a comment on each project and you will be entered

to win one of the prizes.

Prize winners will be announced on Valentine's Day, February 14th.

For My Project I created a Treat Box and matching card

The cut file is from Silhouette Studio and is called SKUNK HUG TREAT BOX

by Jennifer Rush

Design ID #115031

I used only the skunks face from the cut file for the card and created the sentiment on my computer.

You can use the treat box for candy, but since it was going in the mail I put a little Starbucks gift card in mine :)

"I created my project for Katie on the Cut It Up team."

Your next stop is... Evelyn

If you get lost along the way, here is the line-up....

Die Cuttin’ Divas - http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/

Anita - http://scrappyhappymommy.blogspot.com/ Cindy - http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/

Emily - http://molliemugsblog.blogspot.com/

Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/

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

Georgiana - http://www.carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Janis - http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/

Katie - http://2craftykaties.blogspot.com/

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

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

L.B. - http://coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com/

Leah - http://mycraftandchatcafe.blogspot.com/

Nancy - http://kandykrazee.blogspot.com/

Sarah - http://www.myinsanelifebysarahstamping.blogspot.com/

Shelly - http://mypaperlove.blogspot.ca/

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

Thanks for spreading the love!

SSS February Card Kit

Hello all!

Last week I received my Simon Says Stamp card kit for February! Can I tell you all how much I am loving the goodies that come in this kit. From card stock, darling patterned papers, oh so cute embellishments and, often times, fun dies, you just get a bunch of fun goodies to make cards with.

Today I thought I'd share with you just a few of the cards I made over the weekend.

For the first card I used a stamp from the Hello Beautiful stamp set, patterned paper by Crate Paper, epoxy stickers by Crate Paper,  the Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Outline Hearts Wafer Thin Die and a sticker from the Package of Gold Foiled Sentiment Stickers by Crate Paper; all included in the kit.

For the second card I went very simple and used card stock, patterned paper and epoxy stickers from the kit.

For the third card, I have to admit, I cased a darling card I saw on Pinterest by Ellen Hutson. I used patterned papers, epoxy stickers, sequins and sentiment stickers; all from the kit, along with a few additions.

Hope this provides you with some inspiration and thanks for stopping by!!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

We had some cute entries for our Chocolate Cake challenge last week over at Die Cuttin' Divas.

This week we have a sketch for you to have a go at.

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I decided to make a spinning wheel card where you can pick your answer to the question: Will You Be My Valentine?

I purchased the cut file for the wheel from Silhouette Studio, it is called DOUBLE PEEK-A-BOO ROTATING WHEEL

by MiniLou

Design ID #117099

I used my Print Shop program to print Yes, Always, No and Maybe on the inside portion of the wheel.

I ended up using a circle punch to cut a little notch out of the top portion of the wheel, because I found that it made it much easier to spin the inner wheel.

Supplies used: card stock -white, pink; patterned papers by Crate Paper; cut file by Silhouette Studio; stamps by The Stamps of Life; ink - Archival Black; puffy heart stickers by EK Sticko; brad from my stash.

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!!!!