Die Cuttin' Divas Polar Bear Challenge

We have had a very cold and snowy winter this year!

I know a lot of the rest of the country has also. There has been snow in places that pretty much never see snow.

Kind of makes you think of the arctic.

Makes our challenge this week pretty fitting :)

Our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas this week is Polar Bear!

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For my card, both the polar bear and the snowflakes are die cuts from a recent Spellbinders card kit I received.

The floating iceberg is a cut file from Silhouette Studio.

Supplies used: card stock - white, brown, pink, 2 shades of blue; patterned paper by Spellbinders; die cuts by Spellbinders; cut file from Silhouette Studio; sentiment and star tickers by Spellbinders.

I would like to announce the winner of last weeks RAK surprise gift picked by Random.org:

#3 - MadeByMeghanK said...

This is beautiful! I love the sequin accents. My recent RAK is sending a card to my plumber who came to my house on Friday with sunglasses on and said he wouldn't take them off because his dog died the night before. I don't even know him but I sent a card to the company attn to him.

Congrats to Meghan! If you email me your address I will mail your gift to you.

I have decided to continue with this RAK through the month of March!

If you leave me a comment this week telling me your worst or funniest winter experience, you'll be in the running for next weeks giveaway!

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

Is anyone else out there ready for spring?

I, for one, would like to tell Old Man Winter that he is no longer welcome! I would like to feel the sunshine and see some flowers :)

Guess I'm going to have to wait a while longer, more snow is predicted in my neck of the woods.
Oh well!

Since it's Tuesday, it's time for a new challenge.

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

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I received a new die set from Spellbinders in the mail last week and thought I would try it out for this weeks sketch.

The die is called Die D-Lites Hearts Etched Dies and is on sale now over at Spellbinders website.

The dies have the holes that you can use to add stitching like I did, but it looks just as cute without the stitching. The set also comes with the smaller hearts and the leaves.

Supplies used: card stock - pink, green, black; patterned papers Better Together Mieux Ensemble by Recollections, D-Lites Hearts Etched Dies by Spellbinders, sentiment stamp from Michaels; thread; pink embossing powder; Versamark; white pen; enamel 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!!!!

Cut It Up Hearts Challenge

I'm heading back this evening from a wonderful week in Hawaii, but due to the wonders of technology I was able to set this post up last week before I left.

I hope you enjoyed our last challenge - How's The Weather?

This week we have a challenge I'm sure you will love.

Our challenge this week is Hearts. Create a project to include hearts and don't forget the die cut!

The sponsor for this weeks challenge is Scrappy Dew and you have a chance to win a free membership to their Vault ($20 value) and 150 coins to get patterns with.

Our sponsor was very generous and allowed the design team members to pick a file to work with.

I chose Love Is In The Air which you can purchase here

I used papers, enamel heart dots, a die and sentiment from the January Spellbinders card kit.

Supplies Used: cardstock - white, red, 2 shades of pink, pink glitter, 2 shades of brown, black; patterned paper , sentiment sticker, U+Me die, heart enamel dots all from Spellbinders January card kit.

I can't wait to see your creation so pop on over to the Cut It Up blog and join us in the fun!

Die Cuttin' Divas Glitter or Foil Challenge

Well, the holidays have come and gone, now its back to "normal" life.

It is always bittersweet in so many ways. While I'm glad all the work and rushing around is over, I miss the decorations, the Christmas music and pretty much all of the festivities. Also, my house looks so darn empty!

At Die Cuttin' Divas we are going to keep a little of the sparkle going with this weeks challenge.

Our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas this week is glitter or foil.

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I still have all my Christmas papers and embellishments out in my craft room, so I figured I might as well get a head start on next years Christmas cards.

I mean glitter paper is just perfect for holiday cards, right?

I die cut the trees out of both patterned and glitter paper, using a Silhouette Studio cut file.

A white embossed background, some die cut stars, a cute sentiment with gold foil letters, and a few rhinestones round out my card. 

Supplies used: card stock - white, red, silver glitter; patterned papers and sentiment die cut from "Deer" Santa by Spellbinders, cut file from Silhouette Studio; rhinestones 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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

Happy New Year!

2019!!! Hard to believe its been almost 20 years since Y2K, Haha.

Do you have any New Years resolutions? It seems I always make a few, but honestly I've never fulfilled one for a whole year. Well, try, try again as they say.

I have several this year - to drink more water, to walk more, and in general, get more healthy.

I also have a few crafty ones, like to make Christmas cards and projects every month so I have more done before December arrives next, year :).

Anyway, it's Tuesday so lets move on to our new challenge for this week.

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

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I used supplies from my December Spellbinders card kit to make my card.

I have to admit that I "cased" a card I saw on Pinterest by Zsoka Marko. It was just so pretty!

I used a scalloped oval die by Papertrey Ink. Papers, dies, twine, stickers all from Spellbinders.

Supplies used: card stock - white, brown, and pink; patterned papers, dies, twine, sentiment sticker all from Spellbinders; scalloped oval die from Papertrey Ink; rhinestones 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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Holiday Challenge

I've been baking like crazy the last couple of days!

In my house, it's beginning to SMELL a lot like Christmas.

I've made fudge, mound balls, snowballs, and dipped gingersnaps. A couple more things to make and my Christmas baking will be done :)

Now, if I could just get my wrapping done.

Since it is Tuesday, we have a new challenge for you over at DCD's.

Our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas this week is Holiday.

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I decided to use the papers and dies I received in my November Spellbinder card kit to create a Christmas card.

The kit came with all the dies to cut out the pieces of the reindeer, his Santa hat and his bow tie.

Supplies used: card stock - white, black, 3 shades of brown, red, and pink; patterned papers, dies, enamel dots, sentiment sticker all from Spellbinders.

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 Birthday Wishes Challenge

Are you a fan of Spellbinders? I am!

They are our sponsor for this weeks challenge and they were very generous to send all of the design team dies to work with.

There is some fabulous inspiration using Spellbinders dies as you visit the blog.

Our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas this week is Birthday Wishes.

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Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is:

Spellbinders

For my card I used the die set ornamental arch. 

This die makes a beautiful focal point for a sentiment or a stamped image.

Personally, I think it would make an absolutely gorgeous wedding card.

I happen to belong to Spellbinders monthly card kit club, so I used some leaf dies I have received in my card kit to accent the arch, along with some flowers I had on hand.

Supplies used: cardstock - white, gold; patterned papers by Basic Grey; dies from Spellbinders; Sentiment from Technique Tuesday; flowers and rhinestones 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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas "Anything Goes" Challenge

Well, I don't know about you, but my summer got off to a great start this last weekend.

I got to spend two days of it having adventures like hiking and going to the pool with my grandchildren. So much fun to have them to spoil for a couple days :)

Since Tuesday has rolled around again, it is time for a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas.

Our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas this week is "Anything Goes".

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Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is:

I just received my Spellbinders card kit in the mail and it had some fun dies included in it.

I decided to use them to create a pretty card, along with some papers and stickers included in the same kit.

I also used the "you" out of an "I love you" die I had from Simon Says Stamp.

The two pictures are from two different light sources. Makes a big difference, doesn't it?

Supplies used: cardstock - white, navy, gold; patterned paper, stickers dove die and embroidery hoop die from Spellbinders May card kit; You die from Simon Says Stamp.

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 Tic Tac Toe Grid Challenge

Did you play Tic Tac Toe as a kid?

Such a silly game and you almost never win.

We are playing a crafty version of Tic Tac Toe.

Pick three in a row on our grid and create a project using those elements.

This week our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas is Tic Tac Toe

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I chose the bottom row - flowers, embossing and ribbon to create my card.

I used rectangle die cuts, a stamp by Unity and an embossing folder by Cuttlebug.

Supplies used: card stock - white, red;  Stamps by Unity and Simon Says Stamp ; Rectangle dies by Spellbinders; Embossing folder by Cuttlebug; Copic markers; ribbon by Doodlebug; 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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

Do you have your Christmas decor up?

We hung the lights outside yesterday. Took two trips to Home Depot, but got it done!

I am nearly finished inside, yipee. Everything done but my Snow Village.

So.... It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas :0)

Tuesday is here and time for a new challenge for you.

This week over at Die Cuttin' Divas the challenge is a sketch challenge; pick your favorite sketch from the year.

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For my card I chose March's sketch.

I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest.

The tree and the deer are cut files from Silhouette Studio. For the snow I used hill dies by Lawn Fawn. I also used a stitched rectangle die by Simon Says Stamp and an Oval die from Spellbinders.

The sentiment is from a stamp set by Papertrey Ink.

Supplies used: card stock - white, kraft, glitter; stitched rectangle die by Simon Says Stamp; oval die by Spellbinders; Stitched hillside dies by Lawn Fawn; Cut files from Silhouette Studio; red and green Stickles, twine from Pick Your Plum.

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!!!!