Last Day of the Month and Loving Waffle Flower

 Die Cut Divas' Sponsor in July Sponsor: Waffle Flower

The theme is Christmas In July!

You only have until 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time to enter the  Die Cut Divas' challenge.

The Prize: $15 gift card

I had a crazy idea to use the Waffle Flower Beach Tote dies for Christmas, and I think it works.  I had papers I've kept for at least a decade and I finally felt some of them would work.  They're not so bad. They work. Yes!

I made up four totes, 2 with the snowflakes, 1 with snowmen and the other with a red plaid paper. I used the Waffle Flower Sweet Plaid Texture die, Holiday Cheer stamps & dies as well as Nuvo Dropss on all 3 cards.  Depending on where the tote was positioned, the places I placed the dots make each card unique on the background panel.

My tag is first.  The back is a large enough space to write "from" and "To" with a little note or sentiment.
TAG

Card with Distress Oxide ink
Same Snowflake pattern below as above on tag.  Doesn't even look like it, does it?

Cut sentiments on main tote from stash paper

Card with Winter View Elements Die (deer & trees)

Supplies:
Waffle Flower Texture Die

Waffle Flower Winter View Elements Die

Waffle Flower Beach Tote Die (brand new)

Waffle Flower Holiday Cheer Combo presently out of stock

Nuvo Drops

Paper Stash

Vagabond die cut machine

I'm entering the Tote in the following challenges:

Love to Craft Challenge ‘ “Always Anything Goes” (1/8)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog Anything Goes” w opt twist (1/8)

I made a Happy Holiday Card With Help From Craft Roulette

I'm so glad I had time to make a card for Craft Roulette this week.

The Wheel Turned!
Project:  A2 size card
Colors: Tutti Fruitti
Element: Container(s)
Random:  Unusual Color

Here's my answer to this issue:

This is an A2 size card
Tutti Fruitti colors are all the colors on the pickup truck
The container is the truck bed which can contain so many different things
As for Unusual Colors, I'd guess that no one has Tutti Fruiti colored tires

No coloring, all die-cutting
However, I used Nuvo drops for the eyes, feet, bolts on the truck and white fur.  
I just received the truck and penguin in the mail Friday, so a no brainer for a fun card.

Supplies:
Poppy Stamps Country Pickup Craft die
Poppy Stamps Santa Penguin
Brass & Bliss Tangled Moose sentiment
Waffle Flower Subsentiment Merry Diecut no longer on site 
The background paper was in my stash 
Nuvo Drops
Vababond die cut machine

I'm entering the following challenges:
NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff
The Paper Funday Challenge - ATG/ not doing Option  

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