There's a New Challenge at Die Cut Divas

Dies R Us is Die Cut Divas' fabulous sponsor for July and it's Anything But A Card time.


I've made a notebook (I'm calling it a notebook for lack of a better name) in 2017 so I could keep track of my DT creations.  I never finished the inside of the front cover and decided to remedy that with a scene, totally made of die-cuts. The scene reminds me of a spring day out in the foothills.

Close-up below

New page inserted back into the notebook

Supplies:

Elizabeth Crafts Hot Air Balloons at Dies R Us

Elizabeth Crafts Beach Edges not longer in stock, however Adventure Edges is in stock at Dies R Us

Elizabeth Crafts Stitched Rectangles at Dies R Us

Impression Obsession - Classic Truck at Dies R Us

Memory Box mini clouds - not in stock, but search for clouds at Dies R Us

Hero Arts sentiment from an old stamp set

Scrap Papers

Hero Arts stencil - Spiral Stencil with light sponging of distress ink (whatever was left on one of my          sponges)

Vagabond die cut machine

A Little Birdie Told Me

June is Frantic Stamper month at Die Cut Divas - the challenge is animals or pets and animals or pets is loosely interpreted.  Have fun with birds, fish, mice, bears, some kind of animal or pet.



Here's the pretty little Red Crazy Bird I colored and die cut for my Thank you to Frantic Stampers.

I thought I'd make a card that was a fun way to say "Get Well without the ordinary "get well" message.  This bird is a plump little guy and he's worth a bit of a laugh.

Close-up below

Supplies:

Bird Crazy stamps at Frantic Stamper

Bird Crazy dies at Frantic Stamper

Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles

Art Impressions clear stamp set - sentiment

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss Ebony Black

Vagabond die cut machine

June CCC reveal

Time for me to reveal my card in the Card Chain Challenge.  I just purchased this die and this is my first creation.  I know this looks quick and easy, but it took me a week of die cutting a few of the dies in the kit, a few at a time because I wasn't sure where I was going with this.  I die cut two glasses in white paper and cut out the center of one.  I then die-cu the glass out of JudiKins plastic.  I colored or sponged the different die-cuts and arranged the little cuts inside the glass, glued the clear JudiKins plastic on top, then glued the cut out glass on top of that.  I had threaded the straw and umbrella through the glass hole in the top.

If you look closely, you can see the glare of the plastic glass in the close-ups.

Have fun.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs Summer Drink dies at Frantic Stamper

Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles

Sizzix thinlits "friend"

Copic markers B21, B24, BG0000 & YR16

Distress inks broken china & carved pumpkin

JudiKins Embossable Window Plastic

Vagabond die cut machine

I Don't Do Mornings

June is Frantic Stamper month at Die Cut Divas - the challenge is animals or pets and animals or pets is loosely interpreted.  Have fun with birds, fish, mice, bears, some kind of animal or pet.



I stamped a bunch of different Crazy Birds and colored them in different colors, from purple to red and yellow to blue.  I thought this little guy would not be up for mornings and chose this sentiment.  Poor dear.  I know several people who feel this way.  hehehe

Close-up below

Supplies:

Bird Crazy stamps at Frantic Stamper

Bird Crazy dies at Frantic Stamper

Memory Box Delicate Branch Frame

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss Ebony Black

Vagabond die cut machine

Morgan's ArtWorld Challenge

Come join us at Morgan's ArtWorld for this month's challenge.

What a beauty this image is, soft, feminine and simple.  She has such a wondering look on her face.  I chose this image to work with immediately upon seeing her.  I hope you like her too.

Supplies:
Morgan Fitzsimons digital stamp
Spellbinders die-cuts
Vagabond die cut machine
Copic markers E30, E31, E33, YG01, RV11, RV13, R83

Time for the Digi Duel at A2Z Scrapbooking

It's time for the DIGI DUEL at A2Z Scrapbooking.  I never know what kind of a project my partner in crime may complete, so it's as much a surprise to me as to you.  Check it out.  Remember that this post has nothing to do with the challenge theme, but everything to do with the digi prize of the month.

I wanted to take advantage of the Travel Words included in this set to make a black and white card, but I see so many other uses for this phrases as borders, part of a page layout, anything your heart desires.  I added the glasses from the spring release set "In the Study" as a fun last line and a stamp from an older Hero Arts set and popped it up.  You can mix and match, just like that.




Please join us in this month’s "Monochome" challenge.   As you know, we’ve changed our rules a bit and participants are no longer required to use Hero Arts products to enter our challenges. Each month we feature a ‘Digi of the Month’ which will be the prize offered to our randomly-chosen challenge winner from our Hero Arts store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month

The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code insert your code here to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you're looking for a Hero Arts product you don't see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from with-in the shop.

• Hero Arts digital stamp kit Summer Travel Words
• Hero Arts In the Study (you can custom order if this set is not shown in the A2Z shop)
• Hero Arts My Words - out of stock for a long time
• Die-Namics Pierced Circle STAX
• Vagabond die cut machine

Sugartree Lemonade at A2Z Scrapbooking

I really like the latest release of Sugartree stamps.  You can choose the mini stamp set of jar and sentiment "You're sweeter than sweet tea" or add lots of other digital stamps to this cute iced jar with the full set of stamps and make lemonade..  I made my own background with the sweet jar, spread distress inks with a brush on the bottom panel and die cut.  Visit A2Z Scrapbooking to join the challenge.  My post at A2Z Scrapbooking is here.

Close-up

I'm totally ready for something ice chilled for the summer!  Be sure to visit A2Z Scrapbooking to enter the challenge this month.

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Please join us in this month’s "Monochrome" challenge for your chance at a free digital stamp AND, if you used Hero Arts, a $20 gift card to our Hero Arts store. Our current monthly challenge can always be found in the menu bar, and runs from the 1st to last day of the month


 The a2z scrapbooking store carries a wide variety of Hero Arts products! Get discounted new releases, sales, grab bags & more. Proceeds from our store benefit Celiac & Behcets disease foundations. Use my discount code Arlene15 to get 15% off your purchase of $25 or more. If you're looking for a Hero Arts product you don't see in store, use the Request Custom Order button from with-in the shop.



Sugartree Stamps at A2Z Scrapbookgin (Sweet Tea)
Elizabeth Craft Designs Tags and More 8 - Lattice
Hero Arts infinity Dies - Nested Tag Dies - no longer available at Hero Arts
Hero Arts small tag die (older die no longer available)
Tim Holtz embossing folder
Copic markers
Vagabond die cut machine