Cut It Up Sponsor Thank You Blog Hop

Hi everyone and welcome to the Cut It Up Design Team "Sponsor Thank You" Blog Hop!

We have had some wonderful sponsors who have offered some fabulous prizes for our challenges every week and we just wanted to give them a big shout out and heartfelt thank you for their generosity!

Each of our design team members have taken at least one of our sponsors and created a thank you card for them.

I hope you enjoy hopping along to see the fabulous creations using many of our sponsors products.

I am first on the hop so you should have come here directly from The Cut It Up Blog.

Here is the blog hop lineup should you get lost :)

Blog hop lineup
Cut it Up - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/
Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/
Evelyn - http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com/
Gerda - http://cardscreations.blogspot.com/
Katie - http://www.2craftykaties.blogspot.com/
Katrina -http://scrappyhorses.blogshpot.com
Larelyn - http://handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com/
Treva - http://www.scrappint.blogspot.com

For my card I am giving a huge thank you to our amazing sponsor Lawn Fawn!

They have a wide selection of products including darling stamps and dies, cute pattern papers, gorgeous ink colors and many other great items.

For my card I used their stamp set Fintastic Friends  along with the matching die set Fintastic Friends Lawn Cuts

I colored the stamps with Copic markers, added some glossy accents to the bubbles, heat embossed the sentiment and sprinkled some sequins to mimic the bubbles in the fish bowl.

Supplies Used: cardstock - teal blue; patterned papers from my stash, stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn; Versamark; black embossing powder; sequins.

I have a little blog candy you can have a chance to win.

If you'd like to be in the running you must be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post.

Now your off to visit Evelyn at My Little Craft Blog!

Thanks for hopping with us :)

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Die Cuttin' Divas Love Challenge

We are a couple days away from Valentines Day.

My husband and I have a tradition of going to See's Candy and getting a 2 lb box of hand picked chocolates! Mmmmm!! That way we get all our favorites in whatever quantity we choose. I look forward to it every year.

Do you have a tradition with your sweetheart?

Since it is Tuesday we are bringing you a new challenge and we are sticking with the Valentine theme.

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

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For my card I used a love sentiment die and stamps by Simon Says Stamp and 

a heart cut file and flower cut file from Silhouette Studio.

The border is a Martha Stewart punch.

Supplies used: card stock - white, pink, teal, black; patterned papers  were scraps from my stash; border punch by Martha Stewart; sentiment stamp and die by Simon Says Stamp, cut files from Silhouette Studio; brad by 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!!!!

Cut It Up "Inspired By A Love Song" Challenge

The following is the first verse and chorus of a song by Orleans that came out in 1976:

We've been together since way back when

Sometimes I never want to see you again

But I want you to know

After all these years

You're still the one

I want whisperin' in my ear

You're still the one

I want to talk to in bed

Still the one

That turns my head

We're still having fun

And you're still the one

I feel like this song kind of sums it up for my husband and I.

I chose to use it as inspiration for our challenge this week.

Our challenge this week is Inspired By A Love Song.  Share a project inspired by a love song and share the song with us and don't forget the die cut!

The sponsor for this weeks challenge is Taylord Expressions and you have a chance to win a $20 certificate to their store.

For my card I used a stamp set called All You Need Is Love by Taylord Expressions and 2 dies by Taylord Expressions - Love Notes and Record

I also used a die set by Spellbinders - Die D-Lites Hearts Etched Dies.

Supplies Used: cardstock - white, red, black; patterned papers from my stash, sentiment stamp from Taylord Expressions; dies from Taylord Expressions and Spellbinders; Versamark; black embossing powder; red thread

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 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!!!!

Die Cuttin' Divas Anything Goes Challenge

I am back from my trip to the big island of Hawaii.

My husband and I traveled with two of our good friends, and we all 4 had a wonderful time.

We went snorkeling, we went to Akaka Falls, Tex Drive in for the best Malasadas, Waipi'o Valley lookout, Pololu Valley lookout, Hawaii Volcanos National Park, an Island Breeze luau, and the list goes on.

Now its back to reality.

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

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

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I bought this cute little wooden sign at Hobby Lobby a couple of weeks ago.

I chose to use it as inspiration to create a card.

The hearts were cut from glitter paper using a cut file in Silhouette Studio.

The little arrows are dies from Technique Tuesday.

I created the sentiment on my computer.

You never know where you may find inspiration for a card!

Supplies used: card stock - white, black, red glitter, white glitter patterned paper by Spellbinders; cut file from Silhouette Design Store; dies by Techinque Tuesday; sentiment created on my computer; corner rounder by 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!!!!

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!