Let's get ready to garden!

 

 Happy March 1st!!

Please put up your hands and welcome this month's sponsor,

Gina K Designs is a craft supply company located in Milwaukee, WI, specializing in high-quality stamps, dies and other paper-crafting and card making supplies. Gina also has a very active YouTube channel she uses to share exciting and inspirational crafting videos.  

Gina K Designs is offering a $25 gift card to their store as the March 2026 challenge prize.

And our challenge theme this month is: Spring is Coming
Make something that will tell us that Spring is coming, and make sure it was either Dry Embossed or cut with your Die-cut machine.  

 

Here is my project-

 

 I chose the Gina K Sweet Spring Stamp & Die set for this card (available at several retailers I found doing a search). Perfect for a lot of my friends & family who are avid gardeners. The sentiment is from the Spellbinders Betterpress & die set called Natures Botanicals Garden Sentiments. The images were die cut with Lil Inkers Anytime Tags. I colored the images with Copics, and used small colored brads from my stash to attach to the cardstock. And OMG is that background cardstock old-20 years or better!

 

Make sure to enter the challenge for a chance to win! 

Floral Garden

 

 Are we Hero Arts Fans?  Yes We are!

The Challenge for this month is
Red and/or Pink Colors

Hero Arts has generously offered a $25 gift card.
 

You can make a card, an ATC, a Tag, a journal, whatever you can imagine, just make it primarily red and/or pink colors.

Here is my project-

 

Another die with a big impact-the Flower Garden Cover Plate Die! I colored the white die cut with my Copics, then used pink sequins for the flower centers-it's really pretty in real life. The sentiment is from Spellbinders Natures Botanical Garden Sentiments, a Betterpress plate

 

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

Peonies

 

 

 Are we Hero Arts Fans?  Yes We are!

The Challenge for this month is
Red and/or Pink Colors

Hero Arts has generously offered a $25 gift card.
 

You can make a card, an ATC, a Tag, a journal, whatever you can imagine, just make it primarily red and/or pink colors.

Here is my project-

 

 

 

 

 

 I've had this Hero Arts "Peonies" for a long time, and had never used it? Why? I just found it! And since it is retired, it can be found on some reseller platforms. But Hero Arts does have this peony set now-the Peonies Bunch Stamp & Cut-and they have the matching stencils! This card was super simple to assemble after I had colored the leaves and flowers. The background paper was out of a DCWV Alphabet pad with bright pink solid cardstock at the edges. I hadn't colored with my Copics for a while, but I would definitely pick a different dark pink if given a do-over. Oh well.

 

This card was super simple to assemble after I had colored the leaves and flowers. The background paper was out of a DCWV Alphabet pad with bright pink solid cardstock at the edges. I've left it sentiment-less as this would make a good birthday, thank you, etc. 

 

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

 

 

Rub a Dub Pup

 

 Happy New Year from Die Cut Divas!

Let's welcome 2026 and a new sponsor, Sunbird Spark.  

Sunbird Spark is a Vancouver (Canada) based paper craft supply company and the creator of the patented Stencils 360°™ stenciling tool. Formerly known as Penguin Palace, the brand is known for its innovative tools, high-quality photopolymer stamps, and its specially curated ink collection inspired by color psychology. Sunbird Spark is dedicated to inspiring creativity through bold color, versatile designs, and a passion for exceptional customer care, helping makers of all levels craft with confidence and joy.

 

Our challenge theme this month is: Use New Crafty Item

Sunbird Spark is giving a $20 CAD gift card as the prize.

Here is my project-

 

My new item is this cute digital image from Sunbird Spark called Bubble Bath . I couldn't resist making a scene with some old, pretty patterned paper for the walls-and the floor is a Penny Black die. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches called Lucky Dog, with Cas-ual Friday chipboard hearts scattered around it. The rubber ducks are unknown. Another card for the Dog Rescue!

 

Enter for a chance to win!  

 

Happy New Year!

 

 Happy New Year from Die Cut Divas!

Let's welcome 2026 and a new sponsor, Sunbird Spark.  

Sunbird Spark is a Vancouver (Canada) based paper craft supply company and the creator of the patented Stencils 360°™ stenciling tool. Formerly known as Penguin Palace, the brand is known for its innovative tools, high-quality photopolymer stamps, and its specially curated ink collection inspired by color psychology. Sunbird Spark is dedicated to inspiring creativity through bold color, versatile designs, and a passion for exceptional customer care, helping makers of all levels craft with confidence and joy.

Our challenge theme this month is: Use New Crafty Item

Sunbird Spark is giving a $20 CAD gift card as the prize.

Here is my project-

 

My new crafty item is this cute little digital image! I am such a pet lover, and is perfect for a lot of people I know. I had a blast coloring this! Here are the items I used to make this card-  

1. Digital Image: Best Chef Ever, sentiment (Sunbird Spark), image colored with Copics.
2. Die: fishtail banner (My Favorite Things). 
3. Stash: background cardstock (Studio Calico Snippets Collection), chipboard heart (Cas-ual Fridays). 

 Make sure to enter to win!

Pup New Year

 

 December: Waffle Flower

The Theme is Christmas/Winter

We made this theme just for you and all the card makers getting those last cards ready for the season.  The Die Cut Divas are certainly ready!

The prize is a $15 code to go shopping at Waffle Flower.

Here is my project- 

 Let's get this paw-ty started! Here is a list of materials I used on this card-

1. Stamps & Die set: puppies (Birthday Puppies, Waffle Flower), colored with Copics.
2. Die: Slimline Window Trio (Waffle Flower), fishtail banner (My Favorite Things).
3. Sentiments: computer generated. 

Here's to a happier, healthier 2026! 

Christmas Pups

 

 December: Waffle Flower

The Theme is Christmas/Winter

We made this theme just for you and all the card makers getting those last cards ready for the season.  The Die Cut Divas are certainly ready!

The prize is a $15 code to go shopping at Waffle Flower.

Here is my project- 

I turned the Birthday Puppies stamp & dies (retired) set into a Christmas card! I paper pieced the balloons to be Christmas themed, and covered the birthday hats with colored Santa hats (the danger of not writing down materials as I use them-I have no clue where I got them!). The wall is a brick embossed panel I had laying around, and the sentiment is from Frantic Stampers Christmas Pets die set. 

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

Christmas Cats

 

 December: Waffle Flower

The Theme is Christmas/Winter

We made this theme just for you and all the card makers getting those last cards ready for the season.  The Die Cut Divas are certainly ready!

The prize is a $15 code to go shopping at Waffle Flower.

Here is my project- 

And a bonus card!

 I just adopted a rescue!    

 His name is Buddy, (a Yorkie mix (?) and 13 years old). Rescue organizations always need money, so I'm on a mission to create cards to sell at local adoption events. These cards will go to that purpose. It isn't much, but hopefully what I create will help. I plan to make birthday, pet sympathy, holiday, and new pet cards. Here is a list of materials I used-

Elf Cat 

1. Waffle Flower Dies: Be a Cat, Be Christmas Accessories dies.
2. All paper is from my scrap stash.
3. My Favorite Things frame (Perfect Frame-Vertical).  

Santa Cat

1.  Waffle Flower Dies: Be a Cat, Be Christmas Accessories dies.
2. Candy Cane from Parcel & Post Christmas Decorations.
3.  Cricut cut Ho Ho Ho.
4. All paper is from my scrap stash. 

 Make sure to enter for that great prize!