Time for a Beer

 

 July Sponsor: Waffle Flower
Too Hot?  Make it Feel Like Christmas!  Our challenge theme is: Christmas In July.

The Prize: $15 gift card

 Here is my card-

I decided to make a drinking card for Christmas. I get too stressed by all the hoopla around the holidays, so a beer makes me a little mellower and less of a flight risk. This card was simple to make! The Waffle Flower Home Brew die set has a lot of different glasses, bottles, and containers for beer. The plaque also is in that set. The funny thing is I used the same background paper on both my cards this month! I made an A7 card for these elements but didn't like the proportions I got, so I put it on the A2 card base. The A7 card got the Christmas doggie, which was a much better fit. The growler did get Christmas lights from a Little B die set called Holiday.

 Make sure to enter for a chance at that great prize! 

I'm also entering this card at Sisterhood of Snarky of Snarky Stampers Christmas in July challenge. 

 

 

 

 

Believe in Santa Paws

 

 July Sponsor: Waffle Flower
Too Hot?  Make it Feel Like Christmas!  Our challenge theme is: Christmas In July.

The Prize: $15 gift card

 Here is my card-

This was really simple to make. I used Waffle Flowers Be A Dog and Be Christmas Accessories dies for the pup, and Poppystamps die for the Believe in Santa Paws sentiment. I added googly eyes (I mean, why not?) for some extra added fun, along with some glitter gems for the snowflakes. This will be great for the dog lovers in our family!

 

 

Happy Fathers Day

 

Welcome to our June challenge, Anything Goes.  

This month we do not have an official sponsor, but we are still offering a challenge prize.  One of our Divas won a $25 gift card to Whimsy Stamps and wishes to pass it on.

Remember to use die cuts and/or dry embossing in your creation process.

Here is my project-

 

 

I'll bet you're asking why I would make an oven card for my father-in-law. Well, he was a baker for over 40 years, and can make some of the most tasty, most decadent, mouth watering treats. When we visit, I always head to the cookie jar, and have myself a little treat. Here is what I used to make this card-

• Dies: Retro Oven (Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Dies), Wood Floors (Penny Black).
• Stamps: sentiment ( Cruisin' By-Spellbinders).
• All papers are from my scrap stash. 

 Remember, it's anything goes at Die Cut Divas this month, so enter for a chance at that Whimsy Gift Certificate! 
 

Time to Hot Rod

 

Welcome to our June challenge, Anything Goes.  

This month we do not have an official sponsor, but we are still offering a challenge prize.  One of our Divas won a $25 gift card to Whimsy Stamps and wishes to pass it on.

Remember to use die cuts and/or dry embossing in your creation process.

Here's my project-

 

 

And a bonus card!

I absolutely love vintage muscle cars, so when I saw Mindy Eggen's designs at Spellbinders-I had to have them. We have a small collection of muscle cars, but a huge collection of car friends. This is perfect for all the car lovers we know! 

Card #1

• Muscle Car Die (Spellbinders) 
• Classic Sentiments Dies (Spellbinders)
• Speedometer Die Set (Spellbinders) 
• Cruisin by Sentiment Stamp & Die Set (Spellbinders)
• Gears Embossing Folder (Tim Holtz Alterations)

Card #2

• Classic Car Die (Spellbinders)
• Classic Sentiments Dies (Spellbinders) 
• Speedometer Die Set (Spellbinders) 
• Cruisin by Sentiment Stamp & Die Set (Spellbinders)  
• Embossabilities Diamond Plate embossing folder 

Remember, it's anything goes at Die Cut Divas this month, so enter for a chance at that Whimsy Gift Certificate! 

Memorial Day

 

This was originally published May 30, 2013. I thought it would be appropriate to re-post it.

At JAS, the theme is Memorial Day, and here is what I created:

The vintage clip art is courtesy of The Graphics Fairy. I highlighted parts of the image with a Sakura Jellyroll Stardust pen. I tore strips of red paper out of my stash and layered it onto the card base to mimic the flag's stripes. I had some dark blue star paper that I tore into a square, attached that, then mounted the vintage image onto the cardstock.

Simple, but pretty! Please join us at Just-A-Scrappin'!

UPDATE: This was chosen as the DIY Craft Pick of the Week at:

 
I am so honored & thrilled.

Birthday Cake

 

  May Sponsor: Poppy Stamps

It's all about Celebrations this month

Birthdays, Christmas, Retirement. Weddings, Anniversaries, Graduations, House warmings, Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan, Holi, Day of the Dead, Passover, Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras, Oktoberfest, Independence days, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, Labor Day, Parties, and Parades.

Please state the celebration so we don't have to guess what it is.

If we can't tell what the celebration is, please let us know in your post or we'll have to leave you out of the draw.

The Drawing of a $20 gift card will be made from those with US addresses only. 

Here is my card-

 

 

So, I'm coming up on a lot of birthdays, and making lots of cake (paper ones, I don't bake). I made the card with the Poppystamps Floral Cake Pop Up Easel dies (this can be found for sale on the internet-unfortunately, it's retired). I also used the sentiment frames from the Adriana Pop Up Easel set, and used Versafine Black ink to stamp the sentiments (MFT Itty Bitty Birthday and Stampendous Friendly Phrases). The paper and roses are all from my stash.

 

Make sure to enter for a chance to win that great Poppystamp prize! 

 

Happy Mothers Day

 

                                                  May Sponsor: Poppy Stamps

It's all about Celebrations this month

Birthdays, Christmas, Retirement. Weddings, Anniversaries, Graduations, House warmings, Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan, Holi, Day of the Dead, Passover, Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras, Oktoberfest, Independence days, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, Labor Day, Parties, and Parades.

Please state the celebration so we don't have to guess what it is.

If we can't tell what the celebration is, please let us know in your post or we'll have to leave you out of the draw.

The Drawing of a $20 gift card will be made from those with US addresses only. 

Here is my card-

Of all my easel dies, this is the one I go to the most. The Adriana Pop Up Easel Set is so versatile-I've used it for weddings, birthdays, retirement, sympathy, and now Mothers Day. I cut this out of a light cream Neenah 110 lb cardstock for the card base, along with the sentiments. The rose is the Sizzix Layered Rose by Lisa Jones. 

Make sure to enter for a chance to win that great Poppystamp prize! 
 

Peruvian Lillies

 

 April Sponsor: Altenew

Altenew will present a $30 gift card to the winner of this months challenge at Die Cut Divas.

The Challenge is to make an Anniversary or Birthday Card. 

Remember to use a die-cut or dry embossed item in your submission.

Here is my project-

 

 

Pretty much everything but the ink and paper are from Altenew. I just love the Peruvian Lily dies. You can make them out of any color, any size card. I think an A6 or A7 size would have been better for two flowers, but I really wanted to use the Essential Textures: Gilded Marble Press Plate (with Lisa Horton's Cloud Nine Copper ink) so I made it an A2. I also embossed that background with the Zellige Tile 3D Embossing Folder as an experiment. I like it, but some people may not. Finally I finished with a sentiment from Rosa Gallica stamp & dies.

Make sure you enter your birthday or anniversary cards for a chance at that great prize!