Last Day of our June "Anything Goes" Challenge

 One of our Divas won a gift card and wishes to pass it on.

Prize: $25 gift card to Whimsy Stamp 

Diva Cindy will send the gift card to the winner

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

Arlene thought some Christmas cheer should be shared.

Sue N made this floral card for our Anything Goes challenge. For details on how she made this card, check out her foleysfriend blog here.

Linda made an ATC; details and bonus HERE.

Dawn used a stencil to emboss and die cut flowers with a hot foiled sentiment and a bonus here 

Thanks for stopping by & we hope to see you in the June Gallery!

Remember a die cut &/or embossing folder & max 4 entries!

The Divas

Mixed Media for Anything Goes

Hello crafty friends! Today I’m sharing my sample card for Die Cut Divas, where our June challenge theme is Anything Goes. Although we don’t have an official sponsor this month, we do still have a prize: one of our Divas won a $25 gift card to Whimsy Stamps and has generously chosen to pass it on. The gift card will be awarded by random draw from eligible June entries.

For my card, I created a mixed media background and paired it with layered butterfly die cuts. The butterflies were cut using Montie’s Craft Supplies Layered Butterflies from a piece of bubble watercolour card that had not quite worked out. Happily, it turned out to be perfect for these little cuties. I added Silver Lining Lunar Paste over the smaller layered pieces to give them a lovely shimmer and extra dimension.

To create the main panel, I first primed the surface with clear gesso, which gave the card a beautiful “tooth” and made it ideal for adding layers. I then “watercoloured” some Altenew Leaves by colouring directly over the stamp with watercolour brushes, spritzing it with water, and stamping the image onto the panel.

Once the leaves had dried, I used a Dina Wakley mini stencil to add brick details with Catherine Pooler brown ink. I also stamped randomly with a Hero Arts scripty stamp to build up more texture and interest in the background. After everything was completely dry, I added the butterflies and the sentiment strips, which I printed on my computer.

To finish the card, I added splatters of white Dina Wakley acrylic paint. I love how the soft watercolour, stenciled texture, script stamping, and shimmery butterflies all came together for a layered mixed media look.

I hope you’ll come and join us for our June Challenge - Anything Goes. Just remember to include a die cut and/or embossing folder on your project, of course! 

How About a Paper Purse for Anything Goes?

Hey there - Diva Linda here with some inspiration for our June Challenge - Anything Goes, including a die cut &/or embossing folder, of course!!

Elizabeth Craft Designs Fancy Purse 

Details, an extra view & a bonus on my blog HERE.

 While we don't have an official sponsor this month, we still have a prize!

One of our Divas won a $25 gift card to Whimsy Stamps and wishes to pass it on.

We will award it by random draw from eligible June entries.

Thanks for stopping & we hope to see you in the June gallery!!

Halloween Card with Whimsy Stamps

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a Halloween card featuring a digital stamp from Whimsy Stamps called Halloween Witchy Girl

I used torn paper dies for my layers and a dotted rectangle dies for my card panels. I used a Slanted Sentiment Banner die as well.

 Welcome to our June challenge, Anything Goes.  

This month we do not have an official sponsor, but we are still offering 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.

Happy Fathers Day

 

Welcome to our June challenge, Anything Goes.  

This month we do not have an official sponsor, but we are still offering 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.

Here is my project-

 

 

I'll bet you're asking why I would make an oven card for Fathers Day. Well, my FIL was a baker for over 40 years, and can bake some of the best stuff you'll ever eat! For more information on the material list for this card, please visit me here.

 

Make sure to enter for a chance at that prize! 

June is ANYTHING GOES

Hi! It's Sue here. Our challenge this month is

ANYTHING GOES

We don't have a sponsor this month. However, one of the Die Cut Divas ladies won a $25 gift card to Whimsy Stamps. She generously has donated it to be passed along to our June winner. Thank you!

Here's my ANYTHING GOES card

For my card, I used Kristina Werner with Concord & 9th's Daphne's Flowers Inlay Dies. I die cut the outline and little pieces from white cardstock. I added color to the little pieces with Copic and Ohuhu markers. I glued the outline to a gray A2 card panel. I added a sentiment using Your Next Stamp's Cool Tag Banner Sentiments stamp set. For more specific details on how I put together this card, please check out my foleysfriend blog here.

We'd love to see your ANYTHING GOES cards in our gallery. Remember to use either dies &/or dry embossing on your card. 

See you later this month.

sue

Enjoy the little things

 Hi,

It's Cindy here sharing a card created for June's challenge theme: Anything Goes.

The focal elements are die cut using Simon Says Stamp Poised Primula Wafer Thin Die.  I so enjoyed making this one, there is no elaborate supplies, no complicated techniques, just simple die cut, ink, and a bit of stenciling.  To see the other supplies used, visit Escape To Stamping.

This month at Die Cut Divas, there is no official sponsor, but there is a challenge prize - $25 gift card to Whimsy Stamp donated by the design team.  

I hope I'll see you in the challenge gallery.  Remember to use die cut(s) and/or dry embossing on your project to qualify for the prize drawn.  Happy crafting!

May's Challenge Winner Revealed

Poppy Stamps is offering a $20 gift card to their store as the 
May 2026 challenge prize.

$20 gift card, US address only

The Winner of the Die Cut Divas' challenge
is #29 Mamaw Cindy

 Winner:  Be sure to contact Die Cut Divas at thedcdivas@gmail.com 
so we may send your email address to our sponsor.

The Die Cut Divas' favorites follow:

Linda loved the jumbo sentiment letters with party icons by #20 Inkami!

Cindy was quite intrigued by #49 Debbie M's fun fold card.

Arlene Loved the way Carrie hid her sentiment behind the flap on the upper left side and the beautiful coloring of these flowers with her stencil.

Sue N loved #33 - Lia's card. She loved the texture of the hillside and the colorful hot air balloons.

June is an Anything Goes Month with Die Cut Divas

Welcome to our June challenge, Anything Goes.  

This month we do not have an official sponsor, but we are still offering 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.

Now let's see what the Divas have created for you.

Cindy made a card in the shape of an apron.

Arlene thinks these bees are cute and thought an encouraging card for a guy would be fine.

Michelle loves muscle cars!

 

Annie went with a Halloween card

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

You Only Have Today Left To Celebrate With Poppy Stamps

  May Sponsor: Poppy Stamps

It's all about Celebrations this month

Birthdays, Christmas, Retirement. Weddings, Anniversaries, Graduations, House warmings, Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan, Holi, Day of the Dead, Passover, Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras, Oktoberfest, Independence days, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, Labor Day, Parties, and Parades.
Be sure to enter your project HERE by 9:00 p.m. Pacific time tonight.

Arlene made a birthday card, but something more feminine for the end of the month.

Dawn's card is celebrating Christmas, using Poppy Stamps Clarissa Ornament Outline die.

And hop over to her blog post for a bonus Birthday card. 

Sue N created this birthday card with this cute penguin. For details on how this card came together, check out Sue's blog here.

Linda celebrated Christmas with a pair of cardinals;

details and bonuses HERE.

Please state the celebration so we don't have to guess what it is.

If we can't tell what the celebration is, please let us know in your post or we'll have to leave you out of the draw.

The Drawing of a $20 gift card will be made
from those with US addresses only.

Thanksgiving - An autumnal bouquet of leaves.

Dawn here,  with another inspiration piece for this month’s challenge over at Die Cut Divas. Our May sponsor is Poppy Stamps, and the theme is Celebrate—a wonderfully open prompt with so many directions to explore. Birthdays, weddings, milestones, holidays… you name it.

For my project today, I decided to lean into a warm, seasonal vibe and create a Thanksgiving card.

I pulled out a few of my older Poppy Stamps dies—always fun to revisit—and paired them with a leftover piece from a recent gesso resist panel I created. That little scrap was just waiting to become something, so I used it with the Orchard Leaves die to cut a handful of textured leaves. I also cut additional leaves from a rich mahogany patterned paper to bring in more depth and contrast.

For the background, I spritzed a panel with Distress Spray Stains and Distress Oxide Spray in Tarnished Brass and Picked Raspberry. Once it dried, I trimmed it down to fit one an “Ardyth-style” 4.25" square card base.

To build the focal point, I die cut an orange ribbon and bow using the Poppy Stamps Grosgrain Ribbon and Grosgrain Bow dies. I adhered the ribbon across the background panel, then tucked the leaves on either side to create a full, autumnal cluster.

A Spellbinders hot-foiled sentiment, die cut and added over the ribbon, finished the card beautifully.

Another celebration card complete—and a lovely way to use up those special little scraps we all hang onto.

Come and join us at Die Cut Divas with you Celebration card - just remember to use your die cut machine.

Celebrating with Poppystamps!

Hi crafty friends! Diva Linda here with inspiration for our May Challenge:

 🎉 🎉 🎉CELEBRATIONS 🎉 🎉 🎉

There are so many celebrations in our lives - just be sure to state which one you're using, if it's not obvious. Examples: Birthday, Anniversary, Wedding, Graduation, Christmas - the list is long! 

We have the wonderful Poppystamps as this month's sponsor. They will be giving our randomly selected winner a $20 gift card (sorry - only those with US addresses are eligible).

I'm celebrating with a birthday card today:

Poppystamps Brilliant Birthday Balloons

& Happy Birthday Streamer Script

You can find details and bonus cards on my personal blog HERE.

Now, let's see what you make! Just upload to our May Gallery by 9pm Pacific Time on May 31st. Be sure to use the Celebrations theme, plus include a die cut &/or embossing folder in your design. All brands welcome but the team is loving our Poppystamps!!

Thanks for visiting!

Linda & the Divas

Let's SHELL-EBRATE Card

Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a beach themed birthday card featuring variety of Poppystamps products for the Die Cut Divas Challenge. 

This month is all about Celebrations! 

 

Supplies Used:

Whittle Flamingo Die

Whittle Palm Tree Die

 Whittle Everyday Stamp

 Mushrooms and Toadstools Dies

 Sloping Hillside Die

Floral Cluster Die

My Stash:

Cardstock: Light, Blue, Medium Green, 

Kraft, Light Yellow, Pink, Light Tan, White and Black

Cloud Stencil & Water Stencil

Various dies from my stash: Hillside, Shells,  oval sentiment & Stitched Rectangle

Tiny Pink Rhinestones

Distress Inks: Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, Picked Raspberry,

 Dusty Concord, Brushed Corduroy, & Mowed Lawn

VersaFine Clair Ink: Nocturne

Bearly Art Glue & Foam Tabs

 May Sponsor: Poppy Stamps

It's all about Celebrations this month

Birthdays, Christmas, Retirement. Weddings, Anniversaries, Graduations, House warmings, Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan, Holi, Day of the Dead, Passover, Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras, Oktoberfest, Independence days, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, Labor Day, Parties, and Parades.

Please state the celebration so we don't have to guess what it is.

If we can't tell what the celebration is, please let us know in your post or we'll have to leave you out of the draw.

The Drawing of a $20 gift card will be made from those with US addresses only. 

Let them eat cake

 

  May Sponsor: Poppy Stamps

It's all about Celebrations this month

Birthdays, Christmas, Retirement. Weddings, Anniversaries, Graduations, House warmings, Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan, Holi, Day of the Dead, Passover, Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras, Oktoberfest, Independence days, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, Labor Day, Parties, and Parades.

Please state the celebration so we don't have to guess what it is.

If we can't tell what the celebration is, please let us know in your post or we'll have to leave you out of the draw.

The Drawing of a $20 gift card will be made from those with US addresses only. 

Here is my card-

 

 

So, I'm coming up on a lot of birthdays, and making lots of cake (paper ones, I don't bake). But this card is so easy to make, and looks beautiful no matter what color or embellishments you use! Please visit me at Just A Nutter Paper Crafter for a full list of materials.

 

Make sure to enter for a chance to win that great Poppystamp prize! 

 

Happy Birthday with PoppyStamps

Hi! Sue here with a card for our May Challenge. Our challenge for the month of May is

CELEBRATIONS

Our sponsor this month is PoppyStamps. They will be giving our randomly selected winner a $20 gift card (only those with US addresses are eligible).

I chose birthday as the focus for my CELEBRATION card. Here's my card.

I used a couple of retired PoppyStamps products for my card. For the birds, I die cut them with PoppyStamps' Flock of Birds dies from white cardstock. I added color with distress inks - cracked pistachio, wilted violet and mermaid lagoon, mini ink blending brushes and a sticky mat to hold the pieces ink place. For the sentiment, I used a scrap of 100 lb bristol and ink smooshed with the same three distress inks to cover the scrap. I then die cut using PoppyStamps' Happy Birthday Poe Script die. I used a purple circle to help focus one's gaze and glued the birds and sentiment to it. I glued the circle to a light gray A2 card base which was then adhered to a white A2 card base to finish my card. While I used retired PoppyStamps products to create my card, they sell many other dies which could be used instead.

See you later this month

sue