Die Cuttin Divas Challenge 433 ~ Anything Goes

Hello Crafty Friends, Happy New Year's Eve! It's time to send out the old and ring in the new.  I hope your New Year brings you joy, peace, and happiness. Our final Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is ANYTHING GOES and, sadly, it really is the FINAL challenge.  Our wonderful leader is going to be very busy pursuing an advanced degree in education so it's time to bring DCD to an end.   My card is rather versatile.  It could be a masculine New Year's wish but it is actually a retirement card for a friend of the hubby's.

The papers are from Authentique's Mister set.  The die cut is from Sizzix, one of the Tim Holz collections.  I used adhesive foam between the layers to add a little dimension.

Thank you to all of you for following us at Die Cuttin' Divas.  We look forward to seeing your final challenge projects.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge 452 ~ Bring in the New Year

Hi Crafty Friends,
Merry Christmas tomorrow!  I hope you have a beautiful day surrounded by love, joy, and good cheer.
The Die Cuttin' Divas are getting ready to bring in the New Year with this challenge.
What better way to celebrate than with a bottle of bubbly and a cute little bottle tag to decorate it,

I used the Wine tag die set from Jaded Blossom along with the Scallop slider die.  The image is from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  The image mats are Nestabilities.  I colored using Copic Markers.
Just follow the link above to join in our challenge.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge 451 ~ Holiday Spirit

Hi Crafty Friends,
What can show Holiday Spirit better than a Santa card? Here's my make for the Die Cuttin' Divas Holiday Spirit challenge.

Once again I used a panel from one of the Authentique Christmas stacks.  The die and stamp is one of the new Crafter's Companion stamp and die sets.  I love that the die cut word stays attached to card. This card really didn't need much embellishment.  The graphic and die cut say it all!
I hope you'll share your Holiday Spirit with us.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #450 ~ Winter is Coming

Hi Crafty Friends,
For Die Cuttin Divas Winter is Coming challenge I used some of my favorite dies from La-La Land Crafts.  It's so easy to build scenes using LLLC dies.

I just love the mercury glass background paper.  It came in a stack I purchased at Hobby Lobby. All of die cuts were cut using the Gemini Jr. using White Linen card stock from Paper Temptress.
Please share your winter cards with us by following the link above.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge 449 ~ Choose Any Sketch from 2019

Hi Crafty Friends,
Happy December!  Are you almost ready for Christmas?  The countdown is on and I'm sharing the last of my holiday cards over the next few weeks.  They're all finished and ready to mail - woohoo!
For the Die Cuttin Divas sketch challenge we're asking you to use your favorite sketch from our 2019 sketch challenges.  I used the sketch from August.  You'll see it at the bottom of the post.

Authentique papers came out with some great traditional holiday design panels and I've made quite a few cards using them.  I love this red truck.  The mats were cut using Jaded Blossom's card mat die and stitched rectangles.  It's a quick and easy way to make a lot of cards.

I hope you'll join us for this challenge.  

Die Cuttin' Divas challenge 448 ~ 3-2-1

Hi Crafty Friends,
We have a fun, different challenge for you today.  It's 3-2-1 and you get to choose 3, 2, 1, of different items for your project; papers, patterns, colors, embellishments - your choice.
Here's my card.  It's a wedding card with the bride's colors and theme in mind.

To meet the challenge theme I chose 3 Copic colored flowers, 2 die cut feathers, and 1 stamped background. The design of the card was inspired by a card created by Nicolette Marie, a La-La Land Crafts designer.  I used several LLLC products (flowers, background stamp, and leaves.  But, I also used an old Martha Stewart punch around border, the feather die from Crafter's Companion Advent set (yes, I opened it!), and Jaded Blossom stitched and scalloped ovals and sentiment from the Fancy Wedding set.
This was a fun challenge.  I hope you'll play along.  Just link your project to our DT blog, Die Cuttin' Divas.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #447 ~ Thank You/Thankful/Giving Thanks

Hi Crafty Friends,
We are so thankful for our many followers and participants at Die Cuttin' Divas so we thought this would be a great theme for this challenge.
I decided to make a set of thank you cards to give as a gift.  I have a sweet friend who still loves sending cards and I love making them for her.

I love this new internal scallop die set from Jaded Blossom.  I cut it and the sentiment using my Gemini J. I've had this patterned paper for awhile and I think this is the last piece.  I had enough to make a 6-card set, woohoo!
I hope you'll play along with us this week.  Just follow the link above.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge # 446 ~ Anniversary

Hi Crafty Friends,
I made a CAS anniversary card for our Die Cuttin' Divas challenge this week.

I think is perfect for a long married couple who love to travel.  I've used a border die from Whimsy Stamps and the Card Mat die and one of the word dies from Jaded Blossom.  The stamp is a part of JB's Happy Hello set.
Thanks for stopping in.  I hope you'll play along.  Just follow the link above.

Die Cuttin' Divas #445 ~ Sketch

Hi Crafty Friends,
We're starting a new month so it's time for a Die Cuttin' Divas sketch challenge.
You'll find the inspiration sketch at the bottom of this post.
It's November and my goal is to have enough Christmas cards completed so that can go in the mail early in December.  This is a great goal but one I rarely meet - ugh! Here's one more to add to my collection using our challenge sketch.

Everything on this card is from my scrap stash - papers, die cuts, and bling.  I keep telling myself I really need to keep using what I have on hand; I did, yay me!
Here's the sketch for you to be inspired by - 

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

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #444 ~ Anything Goes!

Hi Crafty Friends,
Well, the nasty cold bug visited our household and the hubs and I have been down for a week - yuck! I know I'm really under the weather when I can't even spend time in my craft room.   I think we're on the mend and I'll have several crafty posts for you this week.
Our 5th Tuesday challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas is always ANYTHING GOES.
This is a birthday card I made for my hubby's great friend who loves fishing. The stamp is from Whimsy Stamps and created by Jennifer Dove (LOVE her!)

I colored the bass using Copic Markers.  The stitched mats are Jaded Blossom dies and the sentiment and flag dies are from La-La Land Crafts.
I'm so happy with the way this turned out.  I colored a second one for another masculine birthday using a slightly different layout.
Please join us for our ANYTHING GOES challenge.  Just follow the link above.

Die Cuttin' Divas #443 ~ Fab Fall

Hi Crafty Friends,
Just when I thought fall was actually here, our weather is back in the 80s - ugh! Well maybe the FAB FALL challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas will help!

I've used dies from several of my favorite companies, La-La Land Crafts, Jaded Blossom, and IO, for this card.  I especially love this truck because I can fill it with pumpkins, trees, or hearts depending on the season.  I cut everything using my Gemini Jr.
Be sure to visit the DCD blog.  Our guest designer has posted two AMAZING projects that you must see.
Until next week . . .

Die Cuttin' Divas #442 ~ Adorable Monsters

Hi Crafty Friends,
Can monsters be adorable?  At Die Cuttin' Divas we think so.
I created this card using a cute girl monster from the Silhouette Design store.

I also used a number of dies from La-La Land Crafts to embellish the card.  I think it's cute in a freaky sort of way.
So, show us your adorable monsters.  Just follow the link above.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #441 ~ GET WELL

Hi Crafty Friends,
I'm sorry I missed last week's challenge.  I was spending the week with my daughter in Louisiana and was without a computer for the entire trip!  Eeek, but it can be done LOL.
This week's challenge at Die Cuttin Divas is GET WELL.  These cards are always handy to have in your stash.
Here's my project, a shaker card.

I used Jaded Blossom's stitched rectangles and oval  for the card base.  The heartbeat, flag, and pill bottle are from La-La Land Crafts.  The sentiment is from JB's For Your Boo Boo.
I hope you'll join in this week's fun.  Just follow the link above.

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge 439 ~ Tags

Hi Crafty Friends,
Our Die Cuttin Divas theme is TAGS.  Tags are so much fun to make and there are so many varieties to create.  Today I used Jaded Blossom's Wine Tag Die .

I also used Jaded Blossom's Balloon Dies and Mini Tag Dies 2.  The sentiment is from JB's  Wine O'Clock set.  I think this will look so cute on a bottle of wine.  The perfect gift for your wine-loving friends.
I hope you'll join us this week.  Just follow the link above.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #438 ~ Just Because or RAK

Hi Crafty Friends,
Today's project for Die Cuttin' Divas is a coffee gift card holder that I'll use as a "just because" gift for a friend.

Isn't this coffee-themed paper fabulous?  It's from Echo Park.  The Coffee Slider die set is from Jaded Blossom.  I used the scalloped sleeve die from the companion set and used JB's gift card die on the insert.  The sentiments are also from Jaded Blossom.  I can't wait to share this sweet gift.
Please join us this week and share your RAK or Just Because ideas.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge 437 ~ Birthday

Hi Crafty Friends,
We're celebrating BIRTHDAYS at Die Cuttin' Divas.
You can never have too many bday cards in your stash. August was La-La Land Crafts 5th Birthday so the monthly Club Kit was a special edition created especially for birthdays.  I used two of the dies for this card.

There are just so many ways you can use these dies - this is just my first go at them.

The shaker window was created using Whimsy Stamps shaker maker rectangle die set.

I hope you'll play along with us this week.

Die Cuttin' Divas #436 ~ Sketch Challenge

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's time for Die Cuttin' Divas first challenge of the month.
You'll find the sketch for this challenge at the end of the post.
Here's my card.

I ordered an entire set of Crafter's Companion Circle Sentiments and loved that the sketch lent itself perfectly to the Birthday set.  It came with a cupcake stamp but I chose the beer mug from CC's advent calendar dies from last year instead since I wanted a masculine card.  The sentiment is from a Jaded Blossom set and the flag dies are from La-La Land Crafts.  The patterned papers are Doodlebug Designs.
Here's the sketch for you to follow.

I love sketch challenges because it's makes it easier for me to design around predetermined layout. I hope you'll join us in this challenge.

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge 435 ~ Thinking of You

Hi Crafty Friends,
Our challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas is THINKING OF YOU.
Along with birthday cards, I feel you can never have too many of these cards in your stash.
You know how much I love using Copic Markers for my projects but I'm trying to branch out and master new skills.  Today's card is a simple tag which I created using Zig Clean Color water color brush pens.  I love the way it turned out but I must admit that this isn't an easy technique for me because I tend to over-color! EEEK!  As Elsa says, I need to "Let it Go!"

This ribbon is some homemade crinkle ribbon which I made using bias tape and distress stain.
I hope you'll join our challenge this week.  Just follow the DCD link above.

Die Cuttin' Divas challenge 434 ~ School

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's difficult to realize that it's Back to School time especially since our daily temperatures have been running in the high 90's to over 100 degrees.  But, school did, indeed, begin last week so this week's Die Cuttin' Divas challenge is appropriate.
Here's a cute little tag holder that I made.  You could add a gift card any sort of tiny gift or treat to send your kiddo off to a great first day.

I used Authentique papers cut die my tag pocket holder.  The dies and stamp are from Jaded Blossom.
I hope you'll play along with this week's challenge.

Die Cuttin' Divas challenge #433 ~ Unicorns

Hi Crafty Friends,
Who doesn't love a UNICORN?   That's our theme this week at Die Cuttin' Divas.
I have several sets of unicorn stamps but when I attended the La-La Land Crafts retreat I fell in love with this Unicorn die cut set.

This has become such a popular pattern for shirts and party decorations.  I love it on the card.  The rainbow and clouds die is also from La-La Land Crafts.  It has hanging hearts but I cut them off so I could add the LLLC shooting star.  Naturally I had to use glitter and foil papers and add Wink of Stella for all the sparkle.
I hope you'll share your UNICORN projects with us.