Die Cuttin' Divas 3 - 2 - 1 Challenge

Wow, I thought spring had arrived in my neck of the woods, but no, we are back to snow :(

I am so ready for sunshine and flowers!

It's Tuesday and it is time for a new challenge. I hope this challenge sparks some ideas in your head and you decide to play along with us.

Our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas this week is 3 - 2 - 1. Which means: 3 pattern papers, 2 embellishments, and 1 ribbon/bow

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For my card I grabbed a stamp and die set from Stampin' Up for my little birdie.

I used a scalloped rectangle die from Papertrey Ink and a stitched circle die from Lawn Fawn.

My inspiration came from a card I had seen on Pinterest.

My two embellishments are sequins and enamel heart stickers.

I made my bow with some white twine.

Supplies used: card stock - green, grey; patterned papers by Recollections; stamps from Stampin' Up and Lawn Fawn; Dies from Stampin' Up, Papertrey Ink and Lawn Fawn; heart enamel stickers from Pebbles; sequins; twine; Versamark; white embossing powder; 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 Sketch Challenge

I've  been busy in my craft room lately making valentines and treat holders for Valentines Day.

Have you been making any Valentines?

I used this weeks sketch to create a special Valentine's card with a pocket.

This week our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas is a sketch challenge.

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The cut file for the pocket with hearts insert is from the Silhouette Design store.

You can purchase the cut file here

I stamped the inside of the pocket with a sentiment from the Sealed With Love stamp set by Stampin' Up

The front of the card is stamped with a set from Close To My Heart called Card Chatter - Love.

The inside is stamped with the other half of the sentiment - "to be loved by you", but I forgot to take a pic of the inside. Oops!

Supplies used: card stock - white, pink, red;  Pattern papers by Authentique; Silhouette cut file; stamps from Close To My Heart and Stampin' Up; 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 "Wings" Challenge

Planted lots of flowers yesterday!
 It was gorgeous, and a great day to get some gardening done. Love filling my pots with flowers in the spring :)

Since it is Friday it's time for a new challenge over at Cut It Up!

This week our challenge over at Cut It Up is "Wings". Create something with butterflies, birds or fairies.  Don't forget the die cut!

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is Heartfelt Creations  , you have a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to their store.

For my card I used a beautiful bird stamp set called Best Birds by Stampin' Up and the Birds and Blooms thinlits die cut set that matches the stamps

I also used a sentiment stamp from Walk By Faith by Papertrey Ink and the Garden Garland Die also by Papertrey Ink.

Supplies Used: card stock - white; stamps and dies by Stampin' Up and Papertrey Ink; Copic markers, Memento Ink.

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

Cut It Up Music Challenge

TGIF and time for a new challenge over at Cut It Up!

This week our challenge over at Cut It Up is "Music". Don't forget the die cut!

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is CAS-ual Friday Stamps and you have a chance to win a $15 certificate to their store.

I used a darling Treble Clef Die by CAS-ual Friday Stamps for my card.

I did a watercolor background using pencils and watercolor paper from my newest Paper Pumpkin kit by Stampin' Up.

The sentiment is a stamp by Papertrey Ink.

Supplies Used: card stock - black; patterned paper by Stampin' Up; watercolor paper; die by CAS-ual Fridays; sentiment stamp by Papertrey Ink.

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 Thanksgiving Challenge

We are a week and a couple days away from turkey, stuffing, cranberries and pumpkin pie!

I honestly think its the best "eating" day of the year, and so nice to spend a day with family.

We are celebrating Thanksgiving over at Die Cuttin' Divas

This week our challenge is Thanksgiving.

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My sister hosts our annual Thanksgiving meal and I always help her by making the place cards and favors for the table.

This year she asked me to make these Turkeys she saw on Pinterest.

I made 21 of these little fellows.

I used the Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlets die by Stampin' Up to create the body/box, which you can purchase here.

For the tail feathers I used two of the feather dies from Spellbinders Shapeabilities Feather Dies which you can purchase here.

The face was made with a circle punch. The beak and waddle from

 LITTLE TURKEY

by Pebbles in my Pocket

Design ID #13722

Supplies used: card stock -brown, 2 shades of orange, yellow, red, Dies by Stampin' Up and Spellbinders; cut file from Silhouette Studio; Google Eyes.

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!!!!

Mom's Day Cards

Happy Monday all!

Just popping in to share a couple of Mother's Day cards with you.

The first was created based off a sketch.

Papers and dies are by Stampin' Up in the Botanical Blossoms collection.

Supplies used: card stock - white, gold, 2 shades of green, 2 shades of red, black; patterned papers - Botanical Blooms by Stampin' Up; dies - Botanical Blooms by Stampin' Up; sentiment created on my computer; pearls - Kaiser Craft

The second card was created with a cut file from Silhouette Studio and a stamp & die set by Art-C

Supplies used: card stock - kraft, dark brown, 3 shades of green, 2 shades of pink, 2 shades of yellow, 2 shades of purple; vellum; Silhouette Studio cut file; stamp and dies set by Art-C; sentiment stamp - Julie Nutting; ink - Stayz-On; corner rounder - Fiskars

Have a beautiful day!

Mom, I Love, Admire and Respect You

I've been busy making Mothers Day cards for some friends.

I'd like to share a couple of them I made with a stamp set by Paper Smooches called Pretty Momma.

First card I created using the darling silhouette.

I framed the silhouette with a cut file from Silhouette Studio. The flowers are fram the Botanical Blooms dies by Stampin' Up

Supplies used: card stock - rose; patterned papers by Basic Gey; stamps by Paper Smooches; dies by Stampin' Up; rhinestones - Kaiser Craft; Pop Dots

The second card I made I used those darling aprons, and stamped them on patterned papers by Basic Grey and then fussy cut them. I cased it from a cute card I saw on Pinterest.

I stitched some cute little banners on with my trusty sewing machine.

Supplies used: card stock - white, rose; patterned papers by Basic Grey; stamps by Paper Smooches; border punch - Fiskars; dies by Papertry Inc.; sewing machine; Pop Dots.

Thanks for popping by!

Share The Dirt

I'd like to share a card with you that I made for the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge blog.

This week they had a sketch for their challenge.

For my card I chose to use the Green Thumb stamp set by Paper Smooches.

To make my sun I used the negative image of a sun die cut from the Silhouette Studio store. After masking part of the card with it I used a sponge blending tool to apply first Barely Banana on the whole sun, than YoYo Yellow and then a little bit of Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink.

Supplies used: card stock - white, 2 shades of brown; patterned papers - Bitty Dot Basics by Papertrey Inc. and a scrap from my stash; stamps - Green Thumb by Paper Smooches; inks - Jet Black Archival; Barely Banana and YoYo Yellow by Stampin' Up, Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for Ranger; Copic Marker; Clear Glitter Glue.

Die Cuttin' Divas Pinterest Inspired Challenge

I don't know about you, but I'm addicted to Pinterest. My daily computer routine seems to always include blogging, Facebook and Pinterest. I seem to get so much inspiration from Pinterest and find myself scrolling through all the fun stuff for far to long.

Well this week our challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas is to create a project that is Pinterest inspired or Fellow Crafter inspired.

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is Digital Delights!

When I came across this card on Pinterest, I fell in love with it. I adore the crisp. clean, white with just the addition of sequins for color. I also love the negative die cut of the word Happy. It is by Marybeth at Marybeth's Time For Paper.

For my version I used stamps and a die cut from a kit by Papertrey Inc. called Shakers and Sprinkles. The sequins are by Lawn Fawn.

Supplies used: card stock - white; die, stamps, transparency, mounting tape - Papertrey Inc.; ink - Stampin' Up; sequins - Lawn Fawn.

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 Color Challenge

Tuesday has come upon us again, so  it's time for a new challenge over at Die Cuttin' Divas!

This week our challenge is a Color Challenge, black plus one other color.

Our sponsor for this weeks challenge is Pink Bling Crafter

For my card I used a Silhouette Studio cut file.

I made a fun little card for Fathers Day. I created the sentiment on my computer using the Char BB font.

I cut the silhouette out two times. Once on black card stock and again on patterned paper so that I could fussy cut out the apron.

Supplies used: card stock - white, black; patterned paper - Stampin' Up; cut file - Silhouette Studio; font - Char BB; corner rounder - Fiskars.

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!!!!

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!

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

VCMP with OWH

This weekend there was a Virtual Card Making Party over at Operation Write Home's Stars and Samps Blog!

Every 3 hours on Saturday and Sunday a new challenge went live on the Stars and Stamps blog.  You clicked on the link to be taken to each hostess’ personal blog where you could play along, upload your cards to “their” inlinkz, and visit everyone else who played along, too!

Today I wanted to share the cards I made for Saturdays challenges.

The first challenge was to use the following sketch and link your creation to Scrap Happens blog:

I made my card using new Christmas papers by Authentique and a new argyle embossing folder I got from Darice.

Supplies used: card stock - recycled white, 2 shades of blue; patterned papers - Medley, Tinsel, Rudolph, Chimney and Enhancements from Tradition by Authentique; 1" square punch - EK Success; Argyle embossing folder - Darice; Pop Dots.

For the second challenge you were to create a card with elements that represent each letter of Operation Write Home and link it to All I need Is Paper and Ink...& Stamps and Copics.

For my card I represented the letters of OWH by an orange pumpkin for "O", wheat for "W" and a haystack for "H".

Supplies used: card stock - kraft, 3 shades of yellow; patterned papers in Forever Fall collection by BoBunny; Silhouette Studio cut file; stickers - Harvest by Dept. 44; sentiment sticker in "Thankful" elements by Authentique; border punch and corner rounder - Fiskars; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; ink - Cocoa by ColorBox.

The third challenge on Saturday was to use Seongsook's Triple Die Cutting technique, which she has a tutorial for on her blog Seongsook's Creations.

For my card I used some beautiful fall papers by BoBunny, a die by Tim Holtz, my Nestabilities, and a cute sticker by Authentique.

Supplies used: card stock - rust orange and green; patterned papers - Apple Cider Autumn and Apple Cider Stripe in Apple Cider by BoBunny; A2 Matting Basics A & B Nestabilities by Spellbinder; Rosette Die by Tim Holtz for Sizzix; scalloped circle and circle punches by EK Success; sticker in "Thankful" by Authentique; leaf stickers - JoLee's; stick pin - Yolee; beads - my stash; Glue Dots.

The 4th challenge was to use sketch #29 to make a "Love" card and link it to by Annette. 

I created my card with some fun stamps by Sweet Stamp Shop and a cute picnic tablecloth paper by Stampin' Up. I also turned the sketch on its side.

Supplies sued: card stock - recycled white, red; patterned paper by Stampin' Up; stamps - Perfect Match by Sweet Stamp Shop; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; Copic markers; bakers twine - my stash; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique; brad - Doodlebug.

And for the last challenge on Saturday you were to make a card with the Masking Tape Block Stamping Technique. There is a great tutorial for how to do this on Donna's blog Donna inks.

For my card I used blue painters tape as I didn't have any masking tape in the house. My ink was from Stampin' Up and the pretty birds are by Inkadinkado.

Supplies used: card stock - recycled white, blue; painter tape - Home Depot; stamps - Birds Galore by Inkadinkado and sentiment from Everyday Sentiments by Whimsical Designs; ink - Brilliant Blue by Stampin" Up and jet Black Archival Ink; buttons - my stash; twine - Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.

Thanks for stopping by!!!!!