Die Cuttin' Divas #420 ~ Add a Turtle

Hi Crafty Friends, In honor of Turtle Day on May 23 we're adding turtles to our projects at Die Cuttin' Divas. I found this cute little turtle cut file at Miss Kate Cuttables.

Her files are so easy to cut on my Silhouette and I love the easy directions she provides.

I added the palm trees using La-La Land Crafts' island die along with LLLC's stitched tag and stitched border.  The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Turtley Rad set.

I hope you'll play along with this week's challenge.  Just follow the link above.

Fun-day Friday Challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack

Hi Crafty Friends, Team A at Jo's Scrap Shack is up for Challenge #282.  Remember our challenges are always ANYTHING GOES. The sponsor for this challenge is Little Blue Button Stamps. I love creating coffee themed projects so when I found this adorable Panda with Cup I was one happy crafter.

After printing the digital image, I cut it out using my Scan N Cut2 then added some Copic coloring.  I decided to make a large tag using La-La Land Crafts tag dies.  The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Coffee is Life set, the flag die is La-La Land Crafts and the little coffee cup cut out is from JB's Coffee Banner dies.  Oh, the Coffee Bean hearts are also from LLLC.  This was such a fun project to make.

I hope you'll join our challenge.  You have one week to enter.  Just follow the link at the top of this post.

My Time to Craft #397 ~ Tag, You're It

Hi Crafty Friends,
I seem to be in a tag-making mood this month which is perfect since our challenge at My Time to Craft is "Tag, You're it."
For this challenge I made a birthday tag.

The image is Stamp AnnieThing's, Stacy, Sign Board.  I colored using Copic markers. The tag is Jaded Blossom's Luggage Tag die and the cupcake is from JB's Birthday dies.

Come on over to My Time to Craft and join our TAG challenge.  Just follow the link above.

Cut it Up Challenge #174 ~ Picnics

Hi Crafty Friends,
Let's go on a picnic! That's our theme at Cut it Up Challenge Blog.
Our sponsor, A Day for Daisies, provided the watermelon digital image that I used to complete this card/invitation.

The title is from the Silhouette Design store and the ant is from Miss Kate Cuttables.  Both were cut using my Silhouette.  The grasses are an Impression Obsession die.  I colored the watermelon slices using Copic markers.  I've had the American Crafts patterned paper for ages!
Come join us at Cut it Up (link above).  Just follow the theme and don't forget a die cut.

Die Cuttin' Divas #419 ~ Flowers

Hi Crafty Friends,
We're celebrating Mother's Day at Die Cuttin' Divas by creating something with flowers.
I chose to make a tag.

I used the Jaded Blossom Luggage Tag die for the base and added the Peony Flower set from Whimsy Stamps.  The sentiment die is from Crafter's Companion Advent Calendar set.  All of the papers are from Authentique 6 x 6 pads.
Come join the fun at Die Cuttin Divas.  Follow the link above.

Die Cuttin' Divas #418 ~ Sketch Challenge

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's the first challenge of a new month so it's time for a  Die Cuttin' Divas SKETCH challenge.
You'll find the sketch at the bottom of the post.
Here's my card using all products from Whimsy Stamps' April Paper Door kit.

I just love this set; cute, cute papers, fun stamps, dies to match the piggy outlines, and some really fun sentiments!

I also used Jaded Blossom Stitched Squares, Stitched Circles, and Card Mat dies.

Here's this month's sketch:

Just follow the link above to join our sketch challenge.  

Fun-day Friday Challenge at Jo's Scrap Shack

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's time for Team A to share their Fun-day Friday Challenge projects at Jo's Scrap Shack.

I made this coffee slider gift card holder using the  Pixie Caramel Macchiato image from this week's sponsor, The Paper Shelter.
The coffee slider die is from Jaded Blossom.  There is actually an insert that holds a gift card.  The scalloped wrap is from the Add-on set and the sentiment is from JB's Coffee Break stamp set.  I think it all went together to make a cute gift.
I colored using Copic markers and added Wink of Stella to the pixie's wings.  The patterned papers are from Doodlebug Designs.
Remember that our challenge is 

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My Time to Craft #396 ~ CAS

Hi Crafty Friends,
We're going for Clean And Simple for challenge #396 at My Time to Craft.
I received this cute bird stamp and sentiments from Whimsy Stamps.  Every time I order from them I receive a freebie stamp in my order - so thoughtful!

I used a Whimsy Stamps border die for the simple embellishment.  I colored using Copic Markers.

I hate fussy cutting so I used my Scan N Cut2.  Did you know that if you have "open" parts in your stamped image you can close them using a pencil.  Just draw a line around the open part, scan and cut, then erase your line.  I did this between the wings and the feet.  

I hope you'll join in our challenge.  Just follow the link above.

Cut it Up Challenge #173 ~ Mother's Day

Hi Crafty Friends,
Today we are sharing Mother's Day projects at the  Cut it Up Challenge Blog.
The coffee theme has become so popular with die and stamp companies but Jaded Blossom just released a wonderful new set of Tea Dies and different tea-related stamps.  Such a great ideas since tea rooms are becoming so popular and not everyone is a coffee drinker.  I just loved this release so I used some of the dies to make my treat project for our Mother's Day challenge.

The bag topper is Jaded Blossom's Rick Rack Topper.  The teacup and saucer is from the Tea Die set and the doily is one of three in the Doily die set.  I used paper papers from Gina K and just added a twine bow with a rose.  I think it's just so sweet.

I hope you'll join our challenge. Our challenge sponsor is Lawn Fawn and they are providing a $25 gift voucher to the winner of this challenge.

Pearly Sparkles May Challenge ~ Traci's Recipe Challenge

Hi Crafty Friends,
Our May challenge at Pearly Sparkles honors our dear Traci who began this challenge blog but passed late last year.  Traci's favorite design elements were PINK, PEARLS, and SPARKLES so this recipe/theme is in her honor.

I used some lovely Crafter's Companion patterned paper as the base for this project.  The tag was also included in the subscription box as were the ribbon and pearls.  I added a frame for the tag using one of Jaded Blossom's new Doily dies.  The teapot is a wooden element I picked up at my local scrap book store.  For the sparkle I added Wink of Stella to the doily before popping the tag onto it.
Please join us in honoring Traci.  We look forward to seeing your pink, pearls, and sparkles ♥ Just follow the link above.