FCCB's St. Patrick's Day Challenge

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #271-St. Patricks Day
Make a project with a St. Patricks Day theme.

This Weeks Sponsor



Dreaming Tree SVG's

There will be Three $20 Gift Certificates!

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.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

Here is my project-

Here is a list of materials I made for this tray-

1. This tray is from Sierra Pacific Wood products, and has a glass piece over the tray insert. You may be able to find similar trays in a local craft store or the internet.
2. Cricut Cartridges: Simply Charmed (Leprechauns), Home for the Holidays Spring/Summer (sentiment, clovers).
3. Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle (green patterned); Unknown dark green glitter cardstock; Colorbok light green glitter cardstock; black, orange, yellow, pink, flesh cardstock scraps; Neenah (white cardstock).

I love making inserts to suit the month or seasons-it adds a bit of personality to my home! This sits on a side table and catches the remotes so we can always find them.

Thanks for vistiting!

Hero Arts Flowers and ECD dies

Welcome! Today is the last day to get your entries in at Die Cut Diva's Love/Marriage/Anniversaries! We want to thank our great sponsor-

I think that my friendship card fits into the theme, because I really do love my friends. Here is my card-

 The main dies for this card are Elizabeth Crafts Designs Oval Accordion Card and Elizabeth Crafts Oval Edge, cut out of Strathmore Cold Pressed Watercolor paper colored with Ken Oliver's Colorburst Yello and Blue powders. This stuff is so cool! Beautiful, vibrant colors.

The stamps I used are Hero Art Friends stamp set, Hero Arts Hello Sunshine Daisies stamps and dies. The ink is Teal Imprintz, which is so old I'm suprised it hasn't dried up! The back of the card I did the same as the front with different sentiment stamps-

The panel on the left is blank so I can write a note to whoever I send this to!

The picture below shows how the panels looked before & after die cutting. Watercolor powders are so fun to play with!

Thanks for visiting!

I am also entering this at the Hero Arts Fabulous Flowers Challenge. 

Die Cut Diva's Butterflies and Flowers

Hello! Today I'm sharing a card I made from stamps from our sponsor-

Join in the fun! Visti Die Cut Diva's, make a project about Weddings, Love or Anniversaries for a chance to win.

Here is my project-

Right now I'm absolutely in love with Brusho's. A friend of mine, Lagene, was playing with Brusho's during a crafting day and let me use a piece of a panel that I just loved! I took my color cue from the blues on the panel, and it made a great background for the trellis and flowers.

Here are the materials I used-

1. Cardstock-white, light teal, medium blue and water color paper.
2. Ink: Versafine Black Onyx.
3. Vellum: unknown source.
4. Die Cuts: Cricut (Edge to Edge cartridge), Hero Arts (Hello Flowers).
5. Stamps: Hero Arts (Hello Flowers)
6. Watercolors: Brusho's.
7. Embellishments: I Rock Imaginesce blue dots.

Thanks for visiting.

I am also entering this at the Hero Arts Fabulous Flowers Challenge.

Die Cut Diva's and Hero Arts

Hello! Today is my spotlight day at Die Cut Diva's, and we are sponsored by...

Enter our challenge of Love, Anniversaries, and Weddings for a chance to win!

Her is my project-

I wanted a CAS card this time, so I tried to keep everything to a minimum. Here are the materials I used:

1. Neenah  White cardstock, stamped with Hero Arts Truly Appreciated stamp set with Versafine Onyx ink and embossed with Cuttlebug Decorative Tile folder.
2. Flower was made with watercolor paper and Brusho's (amazing stuff!). I used Hero Arts Hello Flowers stamp set and dies, with Versafine Onyx ink and Ranger Mowed Lawn Distress Ink.

Thank you for visiting!

I entering this card at the Hero Arts Fabulous Flowers challenge.

FCCB Challenge #269-Valentines Day

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #269-Valentines Day
Make a project with a Valentines Day theme.

This Weeks Sponsor

$10.00 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.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

Here is my project-

 

This was made with the Love Struck 2010 cartridge-it has some awesome hearts on it. For the heart I used DCWV Shimmer red and pink paper, with Queen & Co. rhinestones on the flowers. The card is Recollection Parisian cardstock, embossed with an Anna Griffin Acanthus embossing folder. The pink shimmer paper band was embossed with the matching strip folder from the same embossing set. The stamp is from Heidi Grace (Colorbok) Wedding set, using Versamark ink with white embossing powder.

Thank you for visiting, and enter the FCCB challenge for a chance at a great prize from DL.Art!

Die Cut Diva's and Dies R Us!

Hello! Today is the last day of the month at Die Cut Diva's, and here is the card I made with a "New to me" technique, Pop Up Cards! There are a lot of Pop up dies from Elizabeth Crafts Designs (and other companies) at our wonderful sponsor's store-

Here is my card-

Here is a list of materials:

1. Front: Studio Calico Wanderlust heart paper, Colorbok LOVE stickers.
2. Inside: Paper-same heart paper as front, white Neenah cardstock, DCWV red cardstock.
3. Image: Love Bug at Kitty Bee Designs. Colored with Copics.
4. Dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs Lucy Label Pop Up Die, Spellbinders Labels Nine.
5. Brads: Colorbok pink heart brads.
6. Sentiments: Computer generated "You're my love bug", Cricut Artfully Sent collection "Happy Valentines Day".

This was actually pretty easy to put together, and all centered around the "Love" and "Love Bug" themes. The ECD die is pretty awesome! I added the Spellbinders die cuts so that I could have a place to leave a message.

Thank you for visiting!

Die Cut Diva's Something New Challenge spotlight

Today is my spotlight day at Die Cut Diva's! Our sponsor this month is-

They are giving away a $15 gift certificate, so make something with a new die, new technique, new color, etc. You can't win if you don't enter!

Here is my card-

I was intimidated by this die set when I first got it (many months ago!) and decided to test drive this new die. I love the cut out "closing nubs" that keep the card closed until it's time to look inside! The next card has the "spiral" attachment (see below). The instructions are very clear, and there are tutorials on youtube.com that show you what to do. I'm so glad I tried this die set, and I'll be using it a lot.

Here is a list of materials:

1. Die: Elizabeth Craft Designs Spiral Pull die (flower die is included, along with leaf, heart, balloons, snowflakes), Elizabeth Craft Designs Owl (Poppy)(but you could use this ECD Owl), My Favorite Things Pierced Circles (or use these Memory Box Circle dies).
2. Paper: Neenah white cardstock, unknown flower/teal cardstock.
3. Pearls: Michaels Recollections.
4. Stamp: Unity Stamp Co. (Going to be Owl-right).
5. Washi tape: unknown.

Now for the spiral attachment card-

I also used Elizabeth Crafts Designs Roses, Cricut Artiste sentiment, and the hearts come in the Spiral Card kit (along with balloons, snowflakes, and leaves). The paper was from American Crafts Dear Lizzy collection, the sentiment on the front is Unity Stamp Co. and the inside sentiment was cut with my Cricut Artiste cartridge.

Die Cut Diva's-Something New!

Our Great Sponsor at Die Cut Divas for January is-

 
and here are the details for the January Challenge!

1. Make a project where you either use a new technique, die, stamp, colors...

  2  Explain what the "new" technique, die, stamp, color combo, etc. is in your post.   

  3. You Must use a die cut or file cut made on your machine (or a friend's, not store bought) on your project or card

4. Only Four submissions to our Challenge per challenge month are allowed. 

So here is my project-

Here are the products I used for this card-

1. LeCrystelle Heart tri-fold card (New).
2. Spellbinders Lace Hearts (New die cuts by fellow DT member)(You could also use the Cheery Lynn Two of Hearts set).
3. Tropical Blooms 3D embossing folder by Cuttlebug (New).
4. Cuttlebug banner from Labels and Such Colleciton (New)(You could also use the Momenta Mix & Match Banner dies).
5. Sentiment on banner from Close to My Heart Just to Say...Cricut Collection (New), sentiment on large heart from Unity Stamp Co. 
6. Heart mini punch (unknown).

I got Cuttlebug embossing folders and Cuttlebug Dies on sale during Christmas break for $1.99 each, plus free shipping! I got 15 different items, so you'll be seeing a lot of NEW looks on my cards. The sentiment collection was part of the Artfully sent CTMH package and I had forgotten I even had it, first time I used it. I did cut off the top of the heart above the banner so I could see the sentiment on the large heart.

Thanks for visiting!

FCCB Challenge #267-Something New

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #267-Something New
Make a project about or with something new, and explain if it isn't clear!

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. If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

Here is my project-

Don't you just love sales? I got the embossing folder (part of a 4 pack) from the Cricut store for $1.99 during the Christmas break! And I got 14 other items for the same price. Here is a list of materials I used:

1. Cricut Art Philosophy-sentiment base and edge. Black, white cardstock scraps. Unity Stamp Co. sentiment.
2. Paper: blue cardstock (unknown), CoOrdinations Black Magic cardstock.
3. Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Decorative Tile Set.
4. Offray White 3/4" ribbon.

Simple, but pretty! And if I wanted, I could add pearls or rhinestones to glam it up.

Thanks for visiting!

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!