Cut it Up Challenge #301 ~ 3-2-1

Hi Crafty Friends,
We have a fun new challenge for you at Cut it Up Challenges.For Challenge #301 we're asking you to use 3 gems, 2 die cuts, and 1 sentiment on your project.
Here's my card.

I used my Betterpress letterpress system for this card.  The plates are from Spellbinders and included the sentiment die cut as well.  I added a frame from Pinkfresh Studio's essential frame dies.I used black Betterpress ink on Betterpress paper.  I love the deep impression made by using this system.  I considered adding water color but decided the 3 red gems added just the right "drama."
I hope you'll play along.  Please upload your project to our challenge blog (link above.)

Cut it Up Challenge #297 ~ Have a Heart

Hi Crafty Friends,
Here's our first challenge for February at Cut it Up Challenge Blog.
Our theme is Have a Heart.  It's open to your interpretation.
Here's my card.

The front of this card is the stacked hearts (Jaded Blossom) on an A2 card base that has been cut in half on the front.  There is a piece of acetate that the lower part of the hearts and the sentiment (Betterpress) are attached to.  The background is a Pinkfresh stencil adhered to the inside of the card base.

It's a fun technique and a little different from attaching the focal image to a background and then the entire thing placed on the card base.

I hope you'll play along with us a Cut it Up.  Be sure to check our Facebook Community page to see which entries won Top Cut for our last challenge.

Cut it Up Challenge #296 ~ This Makes Me Happy

Hi Crafty Friends,
I'm sharing my DT project for the second Cut it Up challenge of 2024.
We had so much fun with the "This Makes Me Happy" theme last year so we're doing it again.It's truly an open-ended challenge and allows our blog followers a chance to get to know us a little better.
So what makes me happy???  Duh, cardmaking, of course!  I especially love making special cards for my favorite people when they are celebrating a special occasion.
This is a birthday card for my daughter.  She is a gnome lover and drives a black Infinity.Jaded Blossom's gnome dies and add ons and their newest CAR die set were the perfect products to use for the special card.  It made me very happy to create it.

I hope you'll play along and let us know what makes YOU happy!

Cut it Up Challenge #285 ~ Under the Sea

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's time for another challenge at Cut it Up.For this challenge we're asking you to go UNDER THE SEA.
Here's my project:

I used dies from LaLa Land Crafts and stamps from Newton's Nook, part of a prize package I won during the BYSH Christmas in July Linky Party.

The design papers are from Authentique.

I hope you'll play along with us.  Just follow the link above.