The Creative Crafters Challenge in July

 The Creative  Crafters starts a monthly challenge every 15th of the month and I've made a stencil to make a beautiful flower as inspiration for this month. 

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

I made birthday cupcakes instead of a cake for my friend's birthday.
Instead of using the stencils that come with the dies, I used Copic markers to color everything and had fun using lots of Nuvo drops to make everything look yummy.

Be sure to join us at The Creative Crafters for our "Anything Goes" challenges.

Supplies:
Waffle Flower Boxed Cupcake die & stencil (I only used the dies on this card)
Copic markers (coloring medium)
Nuvo Drops - about 6 different colors
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering my card in the following challenges:

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes”

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w opt twist (monthly on the 1st)8

A Cut Above  always a die,  (1 of 3)

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes (monthly 1st thru 27th) UNLimited

Crafts Galore Encore - "Anything goes" (monthly - begins LAST day of a month) Moving Along With The Times -Use a coloring medium (5 times)

A Card for Craft Roulette

 I got a new die and I think I'm going to love it

Following the Craft Roulette parameters, I made a a card.
Project: Interactive Card - Envelope Pop Up Card
Colors: Summer - pinks, greens, slowing down
Element: Here comes the bride - brocade pattern for dresses
Random: Ink edging - Edged the small tag

Here's the card:

I went for pastels and flowers with hearts.  To me the whole card screams wedding, the hears, pattern paper reminiscent of brocade fabric for dresses, the notebook with lines for the sign in book at the reception, a tag on a present... 

I couldn't believe how well this turned out, much prettier in person.

Supplies:
Pink and Main Envelope Pop Up Dies
Nuvo Crystal Drops - Glossy - Simply White
Distress Ink - Candied Apple (I used a sponge that was already inked
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff
Patties Creations Challenge - ATG (3 of 3)
The Paper Funday Challenge - ATG/ not doing Option 

Card Chain Challenge Reveal for June

Time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal for June

If you'd like to sign up for the July CCC , follow this link and be sure to mail your card to your partner. 

I chose to make a basked for my shaped card.  I used the blue panel from a cardboard advertisement.  

The theme is Christmas In July

  July Sponsor for Die Cut Divas: Waffle Flower

The theme is Christmas In July!

Too Hot?  Make it Feel Like Christmas!

The Prize: $15 gift card

I couldn't stop working with Waffle Flower dies.

I started with the Trees and I guess I ended with the trees.  I've used this die cut before and had several of the large triangle pieces all by their lonesome.  After I made these two cards, an easy design to make for your Christmas cards, I had leftovers from previous cuts.

Next I looked at the triangle pieces and had one pink piece that I wanted to use up so I made a Christmas tag.

 Then I had triangle pieces to use up. I used Snow on the green background and just layered the trees and used a sentiment.  This is more dramatic than it looks here.

Common Die Cut sets:
Waffle Flower Slimline Christmas Tree dies
Waffle Flower Holiday Cheer Condo vw  

Waffle Flower Wonderful Christmas sentiments not on web site.

Scrap paper
Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap-anything with patterned paper
Merry Little Christmas-anything Christmas 
Word Art Wednesday-anything uplifting/encouraging

Merry Little Christmas Challenge (always Anything Christmas Goes) 1

Peace on Earth Xmas "Always Christmas & Anything Goes" Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge  "Always Christmas Monochrome

It's The Last of the Month

Welcome to my blog.  I have a card made for the Die Cut Divas challenge where the challenge is "Anything Goes"..  

There is no official sponsor for Die Cut Divas, but there is still a challenge prize.  One of our Divas won a $25 gift card to Whimsy Stamps and wishes to pass it on.

Remember to use die cuts and/or dry embossing in your creation process.

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

This was a quick card because I already had everything cut and colored.  I used the sentiments from the same stamp set so didn't have to go looking for something to use.  I think the sentiments match the activities of the Christmas gnomes too.  How could I be so lucky?

Supplies:

Whimsy Slimline Film Strip Die
Whimsy Gnome for the Holidays stamps and dies
Copic markers

Vagabond die cut machine

The Creative Crafters Challenge in June

  The Creative  Crafters starts a monthly challenge every 15th of the month and I've made a stencil to make a beautiful flower as inspiration for this month. 

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

I found this Christmas Tree die set was so easy to make a card that I made two. The colored cardstock is not blue, but a teal color and if I had any green glitter paper, I would have used it, but no, I didn't.

The tree die is only two dies and they are super easy to cut with.  I've used it before and found that I really liked using True Snow on the limbs, but glitter paper is just as impressive and actually takes less time.  I already had the backgrounds die cut in their packages so these cards went super fast.    

2nd card - same glitter papers & frame

Supplies: 
Both cards:
Kat Scrappiness Snowy Layering Christmas Tree Craft Die

Glitter papers in white and teal
Copic color E79 for the wood
Distress Oxide Broken China for sponging the background on both cards

Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die ( if you cut your 8 1/2 X 11 inch paper into 4 parts and use the die to cut out the inside evenly, you can use the left over frames in other projects.

1st card:

Kat Scrappiness Stitched Winter Swirl die

2nd card:

Waffle Flower Sweet Plaid Te4xture Die

Altenew Aqua Island enamel  dots

Card Chain Challenge Reveal for May

Time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal for May

If you'd like to sign up for the June CCC , follow this link and be sure to mail your card to your partner.

  When I had this Poppy Stamps die set in my hands, I couldn't resist using it for this challenge.  I know it only has a few flowers, but I think it's cheery and it's one of my favorite dies.  I hope my partner likes it because I really do LIKE it and would have held onto it longer because it cheers me up when I'm at my computer.

Supplies:
Poppy Stamps Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel Set Craft die
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine

Below are the challenge choices. 

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