It's Gina K. Designs Time at Die Cut Divas

  Happy March 31st!!

The Die Cut Divas have been playing with products from
Gina K Designs,

Gina K Designs is offering a $25 gift card to their store as the March 2026 challenge prize. Our challenge theme this month is: 
Spring is Coming

Make something that will tell us that Spring is Coming.\ and make sure it is either Dry Embossed or cut with your Die-cut machine.  

I am tickled pink about this card.  I wanted Spring, fun colors and I got them.  LOL  I used almost the entire Gina Kay set on this card.  Only one stamp remains unused.

Supplies:
Gina Kay Spring Friends stamps and dies

Copic markers
Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss - Simply White and Red Berry
Scrap paper
Vagabond die cut machine

Be sure to enter your project by 9:00 p.m. Pacific time tonight
at Die Cut Divas.

I'm entering the following challenges:

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” (5/8)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” (4/8)

DL. ART "Anything Goes (2/3)

I'm Starting With Flowers This Month

  Happy March 1st!!

The Die Cut Divas are playing with products from Gina K Designs,

Gina K Designs is offering a $25 gift card to their store as the March 2026 challenge prize. Our challenge theme this month is: 
Spring is Coming

Make something that will tell us that Spring is Coming.\ and make sure it is either Dry Embossed or cut with your Die-cut machine.  

I don't usually play with flowers, but I had to play with this stencil and I really do like the way my card turned out.  Here in California, the flowers are already blooming, so I associate the coming of flowers with Spring.  Yellow flowers mean friendship, so this card could be used as a friendship card while saying lots of love to a friend.

Supplies:

Gina K  Designs (Stencil Floral)
Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments Combo (stamps & dies) (hello)
Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangle Dies from a long time ago

I think Licky Clover, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade oxides and maybe a light swipe of peacock Feathers distress oxide ink.
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering at least one challenge.
NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) #84

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” (monthly on the 1st)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w opt twist (monthly on the 1st)1

Be Creative and Enjoy Creative Crafters in November

   The Creative  Crafters starts a monthly challenge every 15th of the month and I've made a Christmas card as inspiration for this month. 

This challenge is always "Anything Goes".  
Be sure to join The Creative  Crafters challenge! 

I thought I would like this tree die, but guess what?  I LOVE this die.  So easy - only two dies and I just spread snow on top of the white layer.  (TRUE SNOW, that is). You could use glitter paper too.  This is the first time I've used the tree.  It's perfect for filling an A2 card size.

Front of Card

Inside of Card (even easy for me - LOL) 

Supplies:
Kat Scrappiness Snowy Layering Christmas Tree Craft Dies
Karen Burniston House and Fence Pop-Up

Aleene's True Snow
Distress Ink
Copic markers

I'm entering the following challenges:
NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) - the dies

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” (4/8)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” no w opt twist (4/8)

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes UNLimited (11-2025)

Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes) 6

The 12 months of Christmas challenge - "Anything goes" no w/opt twist

Card Chain Challenge Reveal for August

It's time for a new challenge from Card Chain Challenge 

I chose Stenciling and used a new die set and stencils at the same time. I didn't use the entire stencil on the book.  I wanted to see if I liked it and I think I'll be making more of these.  The Drips and Splatters were certainly fun to add.  I used a manilla folder as I didn't want a "white" book.  I do like how this turned out.  Something different and new.  

Supplies:

Waffle Flower Open Book Poinsettia stencil
Waffle Flower Open Book Die
Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments Combo
Waffle Flower Hello Friend Sentiments 
Waffle Flower Hello Friend Matching Die 
Waffle Flower Shader Brush 1+Double-ended Rainbow pack

Brass & Bliss Drips and Splatter
Distress Ink Oxides Black Soot, Cracked Pistachio, Fired Brick & Picked Raspberry
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:

NBUS (Never-Before-Used-Schtuff) - the stencils & book dies

Alley's Angels "Anything Goes" (4/5)

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” #88 (3/8)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w opt twist (3/8) #79

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes UNLimited

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" (3/3) A Cut Above (3/3) always a die

DL. ART "Anything Goes (1/1)

The Glow of an Afternoon

Die Cut Divas challenge for April ends today

  Gina K Designs is the sponsor

This is my sample for the challenge of April holidays, rain, spring, IRS, Taxes,Easter, Storms and this is your last day to submit an entry for April.  I have so enjoyed these stamps.  Making a scene is so easy and you have so many useful stamps in the sets. I will be making lots of scenes in the future..  

Here is an example of creating a scene without a lot of stress.  

Supplies:
Gina K Designs The Northwoods 2
Die-namics Stitched Rec STAX
Copic markers E31, YG01, YG 03
Distress inks Mustard Seed, Scattered Straw, Shabby Shutters, and Peeled Paint
Cuttlebug
Narrow ribbons

Gina K Extra cards

I loved working with Gina K Designs stamps.  I couldn't stop, so here are some extras I worked on. Sponging on Distress inks on backgrounds make these cards go fast.  

 The two cards above are from "The Northwoods 2" stamp set

Copic markers on the trees & Distress inks on the backgrounds

This card is from the "By the Sea" stamp set.

Copic markers on all but the sky

Distress inks on the sky & sea

Elizabeth Craft Designs anchor from the Lighthouse die set (appropriate, eh?)

Cloudy Skys

See Die Cut Divas for the challenge 

holidays, rain, spring, IRS, taxes,Easter, Storms 

The sponsor is Gina K Designs

Below is my sample

I think my sky says spring and the colors I used for the weeping willows seem to denote spring.  I used Copic markers and inked the sky with one of my favorite distress inks, Broken China.  I used a torn piece of paper to sponge on the sky to give it depth.   I swiped Copic marker E31 across YG 61 for the ground and I think that turned out perfect.  The card is about 5 inches by 5 inches.  

I didn't like this at first, but it's grown on me.

Supplies:

Gina K Designs The Northwoods 2

Copic markers
Distress ink broken china

QuicKutz Dies - these are large circles 

Die-namics Blueprints 11 - sentiments

Cuttlebug

Live in the Sun

Check out Die Cut Divas 

 the  Sponsor for April is none other than

  Gina K Designs

This is my sample for the challenge of April holidays, rain, spring, IRS, Taxes,Easter, Storms

I mostly think of lighthouses in the spring, seeing the California seashore up by Crescent City where you can walk out to the lighthouse at low tide. 

 have so enjoyed working with these stamps.  I love lighthouses and of course had to make a card with one from the stamp set By the Sea.  I hope you enjoy her stamps as much as I do.

I used Copic markers on the lighthouse image itself and then used Distress inks to complete the sky and hint of water or grass, depending on your perspective.

Supplies:

Gina K Designs By the Sea

Die-namics stitched oval STAX

QuicKutz cutting dies - Oval - large die cut

Copic markers 

Distress Inks - shabby shutters, peeled paint, mustard seed and I think the last was scattered straw

Cuttlebug

Arlene has gone to the Pelicans

The first day of the Die Cut Divas' challenge for April.  I've gone, not bonkers, but I've gone to the pelicans.  This image is a fun one to play with.  I stayed with mostly black here.  I think that I should have gone gray tone on the wooden post, but on this one I didn't.  I still like it.

I really like this particular set.  Lots of options and a couple lighthouses that intrigue me.

Supplies:

Gina K Stamps - By the Sea

Die-namics Stitched tags STAX