Die Cuttin Diva's Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh my!

Happy Tuesday!!

It's time for another Die Cuttin Divas Challenge. Today's challenge is Lions, Tigers, and
Bears, Oh My! (Wizard of Oz Celebration) Create a project with a lion, a tiger or a bear or
all of them on it, or something inspired by Wizard of Oz.
Doesn't that sound like fun? If you haven't been by the DCD yet, please take a minute and look at the fabulous projects!
I created a cute little card with a Lion theme.

I started with a cute little lion from Cricut Life's a party and stamped on the most adorable peachy face PK-110 and some colorbok my wild life paper. 

I added a MCT oval die and stamped with CDD punny stamps set 

Hope you will come by and join in the fun!

Challenges

MCT - Color challenge

Happy Birthday Say Cheese!

Hi Everyone!

How was your weekend? They go by way too fast don't they? Here's a little card I put together this weekend. Hope you like it!

I started with this sketch from Deconstructing Jen but I just flipped it so I could use the arrow :)

 

That AWESOME camera, arrow & heart are from My creative Time 

Sentiment is from Peachy Keen Stamps

Paper - EP Dots and stripes that I won from MCT - THANK YOU EMMA!!!!

Challenges

My Creative Time Designer Challenge - Birthday

Everyday is an occasion - Sunday Funday 13

Cut it up Challenge - Going in Circles - Include a circle

Bunny Treats

Hi Everyone!

How's your week so far? We had a three day weekend so we relaxed all day yesterday. I was able to get a little project done for the Peachy Keen Challenge - Anything Goes & My Creative Time - Spring related and be sure to have a Die cut on it somewhere! I think Peachy & MCT go so AWESOME together!!! 
Here is what I came up with.

It's a Easter treat holder. I made one similar for Valentines Day and you can grab the link for directions HERE

Oh my gosh - How can you resist the New peachy release. I used The March Stamp of the month kit PKSC - 15

Is that the cutest face ever? 

This is the MCT rolled flower die and Fly Away With Me Sentiments/Dies

The sentiment is MCT - Color me happy

The paper is all scraps

Cutest Pumpkin....

Hi Everyone!

Hope everyone is doing okay and I sure hope all our friends near or in the path of Hurricane Sandy stay safe and we are sending well wishes!
Did you all see the challenge over at My Creative Time well I jumped at the opportunity to join this challenge. Not that I wouldn't have joined it anyway - I'm a bit addicted to her stamps and dies! You all know that I just had a new niece and she is just the cutest little thing, and as round as a pumpkin! So I think this tag is so perfect for the outside of the Halloween gift for our little Angel.

I started with one of Emma's dies - Maybe not exactly one you would think to use for a pumpkin.

I used the round ornament from the August release. Warm-Holiday-Fun-Stamp-Set 

I also used the ornament holder from the die set for the vines on the pumpkin to give it a fairy tale look :)

Tag - Approx - 4" x 6"

Cricut Cartridge - TBBM

Paper - recollections & DCWV

Sentiment - MCT Piles-Of-Smiles

Ink - Versa (Heat Embossed)

Ribbon - StampinUP

Challenges/Link Ups

MCT Designer Challenge - make a large decorative tag

Little Scrap Pieces - fun-friday-happy-halloween

Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge #135- Seeing Spots Make a project using Polka Dots

Everyday is an Occasion

Craft Junkie too - tgif-linky-party

Have a SUPER day everyone!

You make me proud!

Hi Everyone!
Hope you all had a SUPER weekend. Wow, the weekends just zoom by.... 
So I fell in love last week. Do you want to know with what??? BURLAP! LOVE IT! I bought mine from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique  take a minute and stop over and check out all the goodies. I used two of her products on my project.
I made this little bag for my son... I know, I know it has a flower on it but he won't mind :) We are so proud of him!! He will begin a new journey at Chico State in the Fall.   

The Burlap & Hemp Twine is from Liz's Paper Loft Boutique.

Bag - Approx. 6" Tall

Cricut Cartridge - Plantin Schoolbook

Paper - My Minds Eye & K&Co.

My Creative Time  - Rolled Flower Die

Button - MM

Chipboard Sticker - K& Co - Amy Butler

Challenges:

My Creative Time - Throwback Thursday (color challenge)

Cooking with Cricut Graduation/ End-of-school-year

Cardz TV -You DID it!" Make a card for graduation using any cartridge(s) and using any colors you’d like.

Scrapalicious USA - Happy Graduation

Paper Issues - Canvas and Burlap

Jaihart - Link Up Party

Peter Cottontail is on his way...

Hi Everyone!
I'm sharing another Easter card I designed in my Gypsy. I found a really cool cut on the wrap it up cartridge. It's the fence cut under the tag feature cut at 3.67 H x 3.61 W. I used it as a frame for my little cottontail. The Bunny is from just because cards cut at 5.61 H. 
The eggs are from doodlecharms cut at 3.22 H. I popped up the fence with two thicknesses of foam tape so the bunny can sit behind the fence. Then I only used one thickness of foam tape for the bunny.

I'm entering this in a few challenges:
Fantabulous Cricut - #105 Egg-ceptional Easter Make a project with an egg on it.
Cardz TV - Make a card for any occasion using a frame from any cartridge and using any colors you’d like.
My Creative Time - Use any cartridge (preferrably an older one) & create ANY project of "YOUR" choice

I loved his fluffy tail coming through the fence:) & Emma's stamps were PERFECT for my little card.

Cricut Cartridges - Wrap it Up, doodlecharms, & Just Because Cards

Paper - k&Co, Recollections

Ribbon - Little Scrap Pieces

White Gel Pen – Sakura

Stamp - My Creative Time - Color me happy

MCT - Throwback Thursday "Cricut-less" Challenge

Hi Everyone!
Hope you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend.  Now that baseball season has started our week will be spent at the field. I feel like we live there during the season. We LOVE it!!
So I wanted to create a card for My Creative Time Throwback Thursday challenge and why this became a challenge for me I have no idea. So of course this card started in a completely different direction but in the end I like it! 
So hop over to Emma's blog HERE and link up a cricut-less project. Just participate in this challenge for a chance to win the ENTIRE March Stamp Release! FUN< FUN< FUN!!

Card - 4.5"

Paper - K&Co

Stamps - Script Type Backgrounds Stamp Set

Brad - KI memories

Ribbon - Celebrate it

Heat embossed 

Ink - Jenni Bowlin - Ranger JBS Dye Stamp Pad - Brown Sugar

BEE Mine

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all are enjoying your weekend! We have a three day weekend this week so we get to have a movie night with some of the neighbors.  It's always so hilarious how these 6 & 7 year olds say they are going to stay up soooo late, and every time we do this they are ALL asleep before the movie is over. Too Fun! 

So last night I created a little card for a few challenges. Hope you enjoy:)

Challenges:

Made Especially for you - Create a Valentine's day card featuring a tag

My Creative Time - Use any older cartridge of YOUR choice & create a project of YOUR choice using a "BUG" theme

Little Scrap Pieces - Anything your Heart desires

Docerela Creations - Valentines Card

Card - 4"

Cricut Cartridge - Create a Critter

Paper - DCWV & Recollections

Teeny Tag Layering Die - My Creative Time

Sentiment - Printed

Stamps - Peachy Keen 487 In Stitches

Ribbon - Celebrate It

Border Punch - MS

My Valentine

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Hi Everyone!

Wow, how is everyone and how is your weather?  It sure has been a strange winter! 

I have a cute little Valentine card for my friends little girl.  She LOVES frogs! I thought I'd pop this is the mail with some treats :) I'm entering this card in a few challenges. 

Hope you all have a SUPER day!

Die Cuttin Divas - Buttons, Bling, and/or Bows

Fantabulous Cricut - Label it (My label is a banner shape)

My Creative Time - Throwback Thursday - Valentine Card

Reasonable Ribbons - Valentines Day Theme

Card - 4.25" x 5.5"

Cricut Cartridge - Paisley

Paper - We R Memory Keepers - love struck

Bakers Twine - Twinery

Buttons - MM

Sentiment - Printed

Gold Glitter

You're an All Star

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Hi Everyone!


Hope everyone had a super weekend.  Well what a VERY relaxing day we had. It's been quite cold today which is more normal now for this time of year. It did give me time to create more cards and EVEN...are you ready..... a layout! I have never shared one before but will share it next week. I wanted to post a card I made last week for a couple challenges. I just love how this card turned out. I really wanted a vintage looking card so I really inked it up :) I placed a banner on the inside to be used as a pocket to hold a gift card.  You all know I have two boys so this type of card is pretty typical around here. I made this for my son's friends 8th Birthday. The boys really liked the card!


Challenges:
My Creative Time - Throwback Thursday Challenge - Sports Theme (Hurry and head over, you have until the 18th to enter and for a chance to win the entire "New Release"
Celebrate the Occasion - Child's Birthday - I'm just making the deadline it ends in about 5 hours! You have a chance to win a Papertrey ink gift card.

Card - 5.5"

Cricut Cartridges - Boys will be boys(glove) Sports Mania(Ball) Jubilee(Banner)

Paper - Recollections, DCWV

Ink - Tim Holtz

Sentiment - Printed

Gypsy - Welded two shapes together

Rough & Tough

Hi Everyone,


Just wanted to share a quick and easy little card I made for the MCT - Throwback Thursday Challenge.  This challenge is to use a "Kid Friendly" cartridge, such as any "Disney" , "Create a Critter", "Nursery Tales", "A Child's Year" etc....... MUST BE A "Kid Friendly" THEME project of YOUR choice!!! Head over and read the rest of the details it's a special challenge and ends soon. I used the cricut cartridge Boys will be boys and cut this adorable little truck.  It reminds me of the Tonka trucks my boys played with when they were younger. 

Hope you all have a great day, thanks for stopping by!

Card - 4.25" x 4.25"

Paper - DCWV, Recollections

Brads - MM

WGP - Sakura 

Sentiment - Stamped (????)

Sweet Thoughts of you today!

Hi Everyone!

Thought I would enter a few challenges. First on the list is the challenge over at My Creative Time ~ Throwback Thursday. Here are the details for this challenge: This challenge is to use an older cartridge with a "Card Feature" on it! ***Your card MUST BE A HALLOWEEN THEME!!! 

Second, is the Paper Playtime Say it with Sentiments Challenge. For this challenge you can create any type of project you would like as long as you include a SENTIMENT and our theme for this challenge is to use BUTTONS & BOWS!

Last but not least is Cher's Studio ~ This to that challenge For this challenge you must use twine anywhere on your project.

I used Wild card and Mini Monsters. I also used MCT stamps and as soon as I saw this sentiment I knew what I wanted to create. The twine is fancy floss bakers twine. 

Card - 4"

Cartridges - Wild card and Mini Monsters

Paper - Carolees, Recollections

Button - American Crafts

Ribbon - Celebrate it

Ink - Colorbox

Sentiment - MCT Stamps

White Gel Pen - Sakura

Happy "Holly"days

Hi Everyone!


Here is a card I made for the My Creative Time~Throwback Thursday Challenge.  This challenge is to use a "FONT" cartridge, not a regular one, but a "FONT" cart! I used the Jubilee cartridge. I saw the Holly and thought oh Hollydays. So anyway I added some fun little details and voila, completed Holiday card!

Card  - 4.25" x 5.5"

Paper - Recollections, Colorbok

Cartridge - Jubilee

Ink - Colorbox

Twine - Stampin Up

Button - MM

Glittle Glue - Stickles & Studio G

Embossing Folder - Swiss dots

Sentiment - Printed

Welcome to the world - Throwback Thursday!

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all had a great weekend! It's challenge time over at My Creative Time.  The Throwback Thursday challenge is to use Use ANY "RETIRED" Cricut cartridge of YOUR choice! You can see a list of "Retired" cartridges HERE! IF you do NOT own a retired cartridge, just use any OLDER cart that you own! Deadline for this challenge will be on Wed, August 17th @ midnight!

I chose to make a tag for a baby gift.  I used TBBM for the tag and New Arrival for the baby dress.  I added tulle for the bow and left the ribbon long on top (which I cut off in the photo- sorry) so I can attach it to the gift bag.  I also rounded the edges of the tag as well.  Hope you enjoy!

Tag - 5.5"

Cartridges - TBMM, New Arrival

Paper - Heidi Grace, Doodlebug

Sentiment - Studio G

Ink - Colorbox

Santa Suit Card

Hi Everyone!

Whew..... what a busy couple weeks.  Everything is getting back to normal.  I created a card for some challenges and I really like how it came out.  I think I will duplicate it and use this for special Christmas cards this year.
Challenges:
More than favors wacky-wednesday Christmas-in-July
Cricut Cardz Challenge - Holiday - Anything Goes
Creative time for me - Throwback-thursday - CHRISTMAS THEME

Card - Approx. 5"

Cartridge - George (card base) & Storybook (Buckle)

Paper - Poptone

Buttons - MM

Boa - Joanns

Sentiment - printed from my computer

Ink - Colorbox

Submarine Wishes

Hi Everyone!

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As soon as I saw the challenge over at Scrappy Moms Stamps, I knew that I wanted to participate.  The challenge is to use Life's a Beach! I LOVE LOVE this cartridge.  Then I saw the challenge over at My Creative time for me (Emma's) and thought oh wow I'll combine the two. The throwback Thursday Challenge is to use GREEN & YELLOW. Here is what I came up with.

Card - 5.5" x 4.25"

Cartridge - Life's a Beach

Paper - Bazzill, Recollections, MM, Coredinations

White Gel Pen

Ink - Versamark

Thank You Card

Hi Everyone!

What a weekend!  My hubby and I spent the weekend in Napa. It was an experience of a lifetime.  First we had dinner with my Dad at Bottega and I got to have my picture taken with the one and only Micheal Chiarello.... Second, we stayed at the Hotel Yountville (Fabulous). Third, we saw a comedian at the Uptown and last but certainly not least we had dinner at the French Laundry. There are no words to describe this eating experience. SENSATIONAL.....

Now for my card, I wanted to send a couple of thank you's for the weekend. Here is the first one. It was made without the Cricut.  The paper is from KI memories and Recollections.  I machine stitched the yellow paper, heat  embossed "Thank You" and added some ribbon.

Challenges:
CREATIVE TIME FOR ME - Cricut-less and follow sketch
CARD CUPIDS - Use Dots and/or stripes

St. Patricks Day - Good Luck

Hi Everyone!

I still have not been able to get my room back together. (Almost) I did want to put a card together for some challenges.  I decided I would get my "SEW" on. I used a very old cart, Stamping for the clover and PKS for the cute little face (I still can't get enough of PKS). This little lucky clover will be entered in:

CRAFTING WITH CRISTINA - St. Patty's Day Theme - you must use green

MY CREATIVE TIME THROWBACK THURSDAY - St. Patrick's Theme

PAPER CUTZ - St. Patricks Day using any color you would like

PEACHY KEEN STAMPS FACE IT FRIDAY - Sew super cute, projects with real or faux stitching, and use PKS faces.

Have a great day!

April Showers bring May Flowers

Hi Everyone!

It's a great day today! A little cold but the sun is shining. My Mom and I are working on my sisters baby shower invites, can't wait to show you all what we came up with!!! 

Today, I have a card that I created for some challenges.  I used the Create a Critter cartridge and the Blackletter cartridge. I love how this card turned out, hope you do too.

Challenges:

SCRAPPY MOMS STAMPS - Terrific Tuesday cartridge - Create a critter, use any cut you want.

MY CREATIVE TIME - Throwback Thursday- A Walk in my Garden, your project should include             flowers. As always, if you don't have this cartridge you can use any OLDER cartridge.

QUEEN OF MY CRAFTROOM - Spring theme, must have a flower on your project.