Cut it Up Challenge #213 ~ Be Brave~Bold~Strong!

Hi Crafty Friends,
For this Cut it Up Challenge we are celebrating women!  Let's see your projects that reflect the strength of females.

I used a sentiment from CAS-ual Friday's Calling all Sistahs Collection.

CAS-ual Fridays is this challenge's sponsor.

I also used an image and die cuts from LaLa Land Crafts.  Isn't this panda the cutest?

I hope you will join us in celebrating our sisters!!!

Pearly Sparkles May Challenge ~ Ribbons and Bows

Hi Crafty Friends,

Wow!  Can you believe it's May?

  Being confined to home since February 15, I've lost track of days, weeks, and now months!  I am finally mobile (with a limp) after breaking my foot, but we are remaining sheltered in place until there's a better handle on Covid-19.  I have only been to the doctor while hubby has done weekly shopping and pharmacy runs at our local stores.

I will say that it feels good being able to get in my craft room and catch up with my design team projects 

So, now it's time to share my May project for the Pearly Sparkles challenge - Ribbons and Bows.

The stamps and dies are from LaLa Land Crafts.  I colored Marci and the bee using Copic Markers.  The dies were cut using the Gemini Jr.  The ribbons are from American Crafts.

I hope you'll join our May challenge by sharing your ribbons and bows project to the link above.

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.

My Time to Craft #410 ~ Christmas Animals

Hi Crafty Friends, We're sharing Christmas Animals for this challenge at My Time to Craft. A year ago I attended a La-La Land Crafts retreat.  We spent 3 days learning and creating some amazing projects.  It was a jammed packed weekend and I'm still finishing projects from the retreat! This cute little Christmas card was one of our class projects.

Doesn't this sweet Hippo with its deer antlers bring a smile to your face?  The Hippo, tiny stamps and sentiment are all from La-La Land Crafts Deck the Halls clear stamp set.  The star circles are LLLC dies.  I filled the shaker with seed beads - a nice change from sequins. I hope you'll share one of your Christmas animals.  Just follow the link above.

Die Cuttin Divas #422 ~ Sketch Challenge

Hi Crafty Friends,
It's Die Cuttin' Divas first challenge of the month so it's time for a sketch.  You'll find the challenge sketch at the bottom of this post.
We have an aunt who is moving to Florida to be with her daughter and grandsons so I wanted to make her a farewell/new home card.

I've used lots of crafty goodies on this card and tried a new technique; using Copic markers on die cuts!  What do you thing?
Here is the challenge sketch and here are the products I used: La-La Land Crafts Grass and Mushroom Border, Fairyland house, Twig dies La-La Land Crafts Hearts Forever, Hello Lovely, and Once upon a Time background stamps Jaded Blossom Whimsical Gnomes stamp set and 50 States and Add-on stamp sets Jaded Blossom Scallop Rectangle, Stitched Rectangle, Scallop Circle, and Stitched Circle dies Whimsy Stamps Cloud background stamp Distress Oxide Inks, Versafine Ink, Stickles Frosted Lace, Copic markers, Gemini Jr.
Follow the Die Cuttin Divas link above to join our challenge.