Goodbye December, Hello New Years!

Goodbye December, Hello New Years! We at Die Cut Diva's would like to thank our wonderful sponsors-

 for supporting our Warm and Cozy Challenge for December! 

Here is my card-

Here is a list of materials:

1. Image: JJ Christmas Box, by Bugaboo stamps. Colored with Copics.
2. Paper: yellow, purple cardstock (Scrap stash), patterned paper (unknown).
3. Embellishments: lime green sequins attached with Glossy Accents.
4. Dies: My Favorite Things stitched rectangle (But the Memory Box Pinpoint Dies would work as well), Cricut sentiment (Simply Charmed,Plantin Schoolbook for exclamation point). If you don't have a Cricut, they have 4 companies that make a "Cheers"die, like this one from Cheery Lynn.

I thought this image would work well for New Years-I'll have to think up something funny for the inside.

Thanks for visiting!

Blog Candy Winner!

The winner of my blog candy from the FCCB Christmas Bingo Blog Hop is:

Georgiana! Her comment was: Very pretty! Happy Christmas Eve to you!

Please contact me at fccb101at charter dot net to get your prize!

Thanks to everyone for their comments!

FCCB Christmas Bingo Blog Hop

Welcome to the FCCB Christmas Bingo Blog Hop! Here is your Bingo card-

You can choose to do a line up, down, across or diagonal, completing each square in your line. Example: Christmas Cricut Cut, Hand Colored Christmas Image, Christmas Glitter. You have so many choices!


The FCCB Christmas Bingo hop is sponsored by:

A $10 Credit Voucher will go to the lucky winner!

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

For this blog hop, you can submit up to three projects. Each project is one entry into the drawing for the prize.

Be sure to visit each Design Team member and leave a comment-those will be put into a drawing for the following:

So here is my Bingo Card project-

I chose Christmas glitter (center of poinsettia's), Hand Colored Christmas image (PSX Poinsettia) and Cricut Christmas Cut (Creative Memories Tis The Season, sentiment).

The poinsettia is an older PSX Botanical Flower stamp, and colored with Copics. And yes, I did fussy cut the whole thing. I used gold Stickles for the center of the poinsettia's. The embossing folder was a freebie from Cardmaking and Papercrafts. And the sentiment was cut out of a red cardstock scrap. I love how striking the red is against the embossed white background.


I do have Blog Candy! One lucky comment person will win-

So here is the line-up:

Michelle
Karla-Next!!
Sara
Liz
Christina
Diana L.
Marie
Lynn
Cindy

Thanks for visiting!
I'm also entering this at the following challenge(s):
Marker Pop Anything Goes

Getting closer to Christmas

Hello! It's getting close to Christmas, and here is another quirky way to keep warm & cozy-decorating! Come join the fun at Die Cut Diva's! Here is the front of the card-

 And here is the inside-

I took the cue from the reindeer about the theme. The image is from Bugaboo Stamps (Reindeer Trio) colored with Copics. The embossing folder is from Tim Holtz (Vintage Brick) highlighted with white chalk ink. The great thing about my Cricut is that I can choose a font and cut out the letters I need. I wove Jolee's Christmas lights through the sentiment (some letters were pop dotted up), then computer generated the inside sentiment. I did cut a window for the reindeer to look through and pop dotted the brick wall to the card.

I'm also entering this card at:
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers XMas Challenge

Thanks for visiting!

Die Cut Diva's and Bugaboo Stamps!

Hi! Today is my spotlight day, and I'd like to show you a tray insert I made for today! This is my idea of warm and cozy-lounging around on a beach with an adult beverage!

I make these inserts for this tray I bought about two years ago from a local craft store. I saw this image at Bugaboo Stamps (our sponsor for this month) and I knew what I was going to do! Here are the ingredients:

1. Image: Tropical Santa (Bugaboo Stamps), colored with Copics.
2. Cricut: Deserted island (Formal Affair), Cloud (Artiste), Wine glass (Simply Charmed).
3. Sentiment: Unity Stamp Co., Teal Imprintz ink.
4. Paper: green, blue glitter paper (Colorbok), ivory, brown cardstock (Bazzill), red, light blue, white, maroon (scrap stash).

I do have a quirky sense of humor, but my husband loves it!

Thanks for visiting, and make sure to enter Die Cut Diva's Warm & Cozy Challenge!

I'm also entering this at the Bugaboo Here Comes Santa Clause challenge.

Welcome December with the Die Cut Diva's!

Welcome Back to another month of Warm and Cozy! whatever that means to you, warm place by the fire, Toes warm in their socks, reading a book, curled up with a loved one, and on and on, I hope you keep those Holiday Cards coming, and that this challenge helps you get cards in the mail. Here are the details if you are new.

Make a Card/Project  using at least 1 die cut or embossing folder, and you may enter up to 4 cards per month, Please Do NOT enter older cards, only new ones dated after December 1st is allowed.

Now to the fun stuff, we will have 2 prize drawings this month from our 2 sponsors below.

One Happy Cut will give out a $15 gift certificate 

Bugaboo Digital Stamps will allow you to choose 

seven free digital stamps. 

 
Our Great Sponsors at Die Cut Divas are 

One Happy Cut and Bugaboo Digital Stamps.

Here is my project-

I used My Favorite Things Pierced Rectangles, Spellbinders Label Nine die (Happy Cuts has others that can be used as well) as well as Cricut Art Philosophy for the scalloped border. The image is Bugaboo Stamps Christmas Ornament Gal colored with Copics. The patterned paper is GCD Studio, and the solid colors are from my scrap stash. The ribbon is American Crafts.

Thanks for visiting, and make sure to enter our Warm and Cozy challenge this month.

Goodbye, November

Hello! We are saying Goodbye to November, and our great sponsor-

And here is my project-

Here is a list of materials:

1. Paper: DCWV Shimmer Stack (pink shimmer), AC Cardstock (Ivory Damask, colored with pink Copic marker), Michael's (deep red cardstock), unknown dotted paper.
2. Dies/Punches: Cricut (Winter Woodland, Artiste), Fiskars Snowflake border punch.
3. Embossing Folder: Darice Snowflakes Falling.
4. Stamp: Unity Stamp Co.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Challenge #265-Thanksgiving or Thank You

Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday...

Challenge #265 Thanksgiving or Thank You

Sponsored by:

 

A $25 Credit Voucher and ONLY good for digital download files.

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

And, if you submit a project in our challenge that isn't a card, you will get two entries for a chance to win the prize instead of one!


Here is my project-

I have been inspired by some of our entrants using the Artfully Sent cartridge! The card base was made with it! The flowers and leaves were made using Artiste. The patterned paper is some old Wild Asparagus paper two side paper (I used the blue on the other side for the flowers), along with dark brown and ivory American Cardstock. I used Tea Dye ink by Ranger to distress the flowers a bit. The ivory buttons are from my stash.

Thanks for visiting.

Die Cut Diva's Warm & Cozy Challenge!

One of my favorite things to do on a cold, rainy autumn day is to curl up on the couch with a warm blanket, hot beverage, and a good book. That's so warm & cozy! Here is my project-

Here is the materials list:

1. Embossing Folder: Darice's falling leaves, Scor-Pal.
2.  Dies- My Favorite Things Fishtail banner dies for the sentiment, and Spellbinders Circle dies for the window opening.
3. Stamps-Unity Stamp Co. Image and sentiment strip colored with Copic Markers.
4. Paper-yellow cardstock (Bazzill), leaves paper (Creative Memories), white cardstock (Neenah).
5. Rhinestones-Michael's.

 And make sure to enter our challenge for a chance to win a prize from out sponsor-

Thanks and have a great day!

Die Cut Diva's Warm & Cozy!

This month at Die Cut Diva's we are sponsored by-

 So make sure you make a project featuring our theme, "Warm & Cozy" and enter the challenge. Here is my project-

Who wouldn't be warm and cozy with a hat, muffler, mittens and a teddy bear? Here is a list of ingredients:

1. Stamps: Unity Stamp Co. (Heart Warming). Colored with Copics. Versafine Onyx ink.
2. Paper: Neenah white cardstock, Forever Friends Kraft Notes pattern paper.
3. Dies: Spellbinders Circles, Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two.

Thanks for visiting, and have a great day!

Die Cut Diva's & Morgan's Art World

Hello! Today I'm bringing you a shaped card that was made with my Cricut, and the cartridge Art Philosophy. Cricut shapes count as a die cut at Die Cut Diva's, and this month the challenge is Shaped Cards. Here is my project-

I swear I'm in purple mode again! It seems anything I make contains purple-weird. The image from Morgan's Art World is colored with Prismacolor pencils, and the blue shadowing is Copics B0000. The frame is Color Coordinations Brights cardstock, and white cardstock was used for the card base. The sentiment is from Avery Elle's Thanks A Bunch stamp set.

Thanks for visiting, and have a wonderful day!

FCCB Challenge #263-Fright Night

Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday...

Challenge #263 Fright Night
Make a project featuring Halloween!

This Weeks Sponsor:

$15.00 Gift Certificate

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

And, if you submit a project in our challenge that isn't a card, you will get two entries for a chance to win the prize instead of one!

Here is my Project-

I had fun with this card-I wanted something different and unusual! The stamp I used inspired the whole theme. Here are the materials I used:

1. Cricut Cartridge: A Frightful Affair.
2. Stamp: Viva Las Vegas Stamps .
3. Patterned Paper: eyeballs (Best Creations), skull damask (We R Memory Keepers).
4. Cardstock: bright green, black, white, brown.

Make sure you enter a Project at FCCB for that great $15 voucher from SVG Attic!

Die Cut Diva's DT Project

My DT project today is a stair step card, featuring Morgan's Art World beautiful image-

Here is a list of materials I used:

1. Stair card: SVG from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.
2. Image: Rowan's Last Enchanter by Morgan's Art World. Colored with Prismacolor pencils.
3. Dies: My Favorite Things Rounded Rectangles, Flourish Vine by Cottage Cutz, Flower Dies by Impression Obsession.
4. Pearls: Queen & Co.
5. Sentiment: Unity Stamp Co., Versamark ink, black Zing embossing powder.
6. Patterned paper by K & Co. & Ancestry.com, scrap yellow and green.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Die Cut Diva's Shaped Card Challenge

Welcome! This month at Die Cut Diva's the challenge is to make shaped cards. This month our sponsors are-

One Happy Cut

 and

Morgan's Art World

And here is my project-

The image is from Morgan's Art World and is called Orchis Last Enchanter. This was colored with Copics, and I used both Gold & Clear Wink of Stella on the image. The Spellbinders Scalloped circle dies was used to cut out the image. 

The card base was made with white cardstock (Close to My Heart), and the front is made with purple shimmer paper (Wausau) and purple foil paper (Wal-Mart). The card was made with the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.

Thank you for visiting, and make sure to enter the challenge-there will be two winners!

Goodbye September from Die Cut Diva's!

We are saying goodbye to our wonderful September sponsors Bugaboo Stamps and One Happy Cut-thank you so much!

Here is my card-

When I made this, I didn't realize that Scruffy Puppy had been discontinued from Bugaboo stamps. There are several dog (or cat!) images that could be used in place of Scruffy, so check out Bugaboo's inventory. The background paper is from DCWV Pet Stack, the ribbon from Jo-Ann's, and embossing folder from Darice called Paw Prints. The banner was cut with my Cricut (Christmas Cheer cartridge) with scraps. The squares were cut with Spellbinders Squares out of more scraps. Scruffy was colored with Prismacolor pencils.

This is my father-in-laws birthday card, so shhhh-don't tell him!

FCCB-Shaped Card Challenge #261

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #261-Shape Up
Make a Shaped Card (anything but a square or rectangle)

This Weeks Sponsor

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

For this challenge, it is for a shaped card, therefore no extra chances of winning.

Here is my card-

 

Here is a list of materials-

1. Cricut Cartridge: Create a Critter 2, Winter Owl (cut at 7").
2. Cardstock: Dark Green, Dark Red, Beige, Tan, and Brown from my stash. (The next one I make will have cute patterned paper for the hat and scarf!)

I chose an image that had a shadow feature so the card base wouldn't have layering cuts. I cut the card base in the color I want.  After assembling the card front, it's ready to be joined to the base. I score the base where I want my "hinge" to be, then put adhesive on the hinge and bend it backwards so it won't touch the card front. Next I line up the base and card front how I want, then fold the hinge up and tightly press to the front. Now the pieces are perfectly matched and the card is done!

Thanks for stopping by!

Bugaboo and One Happy Cut at Die Cut Diva's!

Hello! Michelle here, and today is my spotlight day at Die Cut Diva's, and I decided to use this sketch for my card-

 I turned the sketch and took liberties with some of the elements (of course I did!)-

Here is a list of materials I used-

1. Dies: Spellbinders Label Nine (On One Happy Cut, they call it Labels Eighteen-same die I used).
2. Image: Bugaboo Image Flower Puppy, colored with Copics.
3. Embossing Folders-Cuttlebug strips-Zig Zag, Buttons, Wavy Line, Leaves, Flourishes. These are 3/4" wide folders!
4. Washi Tape: Elmers blue & pink stripe.
5. Paper: White & Blue Cardstock.
6. Embellishments: Light Green pearls, Michael's. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Sketches and Bugaboo Stamps!

Hi, Michelle here today! I've brought you a bookmark today to share using Bugaboo Stamps Rottweiler Trio-and taking this sketch:

and making it a bookmark by taking a few liberties with the sketch-

I colored this image in Copics (I forgot to write down the ones I was using!) and used My Favorite Things Fishtail Banners to cut DCWV Pet Stack paper for the bookmark. I cut two of the banners and glued them together wrong sides together for the bookmark base. I then used a Crop-a-dile to attach a dark copper eyelet for my fibers. I've had these EK Success Adornments fibers for a loooong time, and took one foot from each of the 7 different fibers in the package. I used a narrow ribbon around the center and pulled the fibers through and knotted them.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting!

Challenge #259-Back to School

Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday...

Challenge #259 Back to School
Make a project featuring school related activities or teachers!

This Weeks Sponsor:

$15.00 Gift Certificate

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

And, if you submit a project in our challenge that isn't a card, you will get two entries for a chance to win the prize instead of one!

Here is my project-

I just love this two sided paper! It's a DJ Inkers paper I've had forever. Perfect for a Back to School Card! The teacher is made with scraps from the Create a Friend cartridge, along with the apple. Plantin Schoolbook cartridge made the A+ from scraps, and Artiste Cartridge made the sentiment square, along with the Artiste stamps. I used the Twinery blue and white twine to get the sentiment square mounted. Easy Peasy!

Thanks for looking, and be sure to submit a project for a chance to win the SVG Attic gift certificate!

Copper and White Christmas

I would like to thank Le Crystelle for sponsoring our challenge this month at Die Cut Diva's.

They have a ton of cool products to choose from! And one winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from Le Crystelle!

Here is a list of materials-

1.  Die: Le Crystelle Clothing and Cards Spellbinders 283 Heirloom Ornaments.
2. Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Anna Griffith Diamond Tree Embossing Folder
3. Stamps: JustRite Christmas Miracle Ornament stamps
4. Paper: Neenah white cardstock, Wausau copper shimmer paper
5. Misc: Versamark Ink & Zing Copper Embossing Powder 

Thanks for visiting, and thank you Le Crystelle!

Die Cut Diva's and Christmas Ornaments

At Die Cut Diva's the challenge is Any Holiday, but I need a ton of Christmas cards so I made this-

Here are the materials:

1. Dies: Le Crystelle Clothing and Cards Spellbinders 283 Heirloom Orn.
2. Stamps: JustRite Christmas Miracle Ornament stamps, Versamark ink.
3. Embossing Powders: Zing glitter green, Zing glitter red, Hero Arts white.
4. Papers: DCWV Shimmer Stack red, Wausau Shimmer green and white, Coordinations Kraft, My Mind's Eye Brown Paper Packages Stack.

 Thanks for visiting!

Die Cut Diva's and Poinsettia's

Welcome! At Die Cut Diva's the challenge is Any Holidays and this month we are sponsored by:

Le Crystelle Clothing and Crafts

 

 And here is my project-

Here is a list of materials:

1.  Le Crystelle Clothing and Cards 2 Fold Heirloom.
2.  Le Crystelle Clothing and Cards Spellbinders Poinsettia Die.
3.  Justrite Antique Christmas Tags One, Justrite Antique Tags One Dies.
4.  Anna Griffith Embossing folder Paper Snowflakes.
5. DCWV Shimmer Stack 2-green & pink shimmer cardstock, Wausau white shimmer paper, Neenah white cardstock.
6.  Rhinestones from Michaels.  

The pre-made card blanks from Le Crystelle made this card a breeze to create! And the Justrite stamps and dies made it so easy to create a beautiful sentiment label.

Thanks for visiting! 

FCCB Challenge #257 Use this Sketch!

Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday...

Challenge #257 Use a Sketch
Make a project using this sketch from Seize the Sketch!

This Weeks Sponsor:

The winner will receive one free class (up to $25!)

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

Here is my project-

I changed the sketch to be on the long side-you don't always have to follow the orientation exactly!

Here is a list of materials:

1. Cricut Artiste cartridge for all cuts.
2. Paper-DCWV Cherry Limeade paper stack, Neenah white cardstock.
3. Ribbon-American Crafts Pink sheer.
4. Button, Sequins-stash.

Super simple card to make, and the Close to my Heart Artiste cartridge made this so easy to incorporate elements of the sketch together!

Thanks for visiting, and make sure you enter a project for a chance to win a class from Craft Classes Online!