Fabulous Florets to celebrate Altenew

 It’s time to celebrate with Altenew over at Die Cut Divas! Altenew is our wonderful sponsor this month, and they’re also marking a big milestone—their 12^th anniversary. To join the festivities, our challenge theme is simple: make an anniversary or birthday card.

I’ve been a fan of Altenew for a long time—since around 2015 at least. Their floral stamps are some of my all-time favourites, and it’s been fun to see their range grow over the years into stencils, dies, embossing folders, and more. I’ll just say… I own a lot of Altenew goodies!

For today’s card I reached for an older favourite: the Fabulous Florets layering stamps and coordinating dies.

To start, I stamped the smaller of the two flowers onto my card panel using Altenew yellow and orange inks. Next, I stamped the larger flower, die cut it, and layered it on for extra dimension. For the greeting, I used a sentiment from Altenew Sentiment Strips 2 and white heat-embossed it onto a black strip. I trimmed the panel with Gina K Master Layouts 2, then matted everything onto black cardstock. To finish, I added a few gold glitter dots for a little sparkle.

I hope you’ll join our challenge! Just be sure to include die-cuts and/or a dry-embossed item in your submission.

Birthday Gladiolus Flowers

Hi crafty friends - I'm here with inspiration for our April Die Cut Diva Challenge - Anniversary or Birthday Cards. We're delighted to be celebrating Altenew's 11th birthday with them; they have donated a $30 gift card to our random April winner. Thanks Altenew!

Here's my card filled with Gladiolus flowers - I didn't know before Googling but they are called the flower of gladiators for their sword-like leaves.

Altenew Craft-A-Flower Gladiolus

Altenew's Gladiolus set falls into the Key Hole system of dies. It makes the die cuts so easier to assemble! You can see details and bonus cards on my blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and we hope to see you in the April Gallery! Remember 4 cards max and be sure to include a die cut &/or embossing folder in your birthday or anniversary card design!

Linda & the Divas

Your Are Amazing Birthday card

  Hello Crafty Friends- Annie here with a Birthday card featuring Adore You Add-On Stamp Set from Altenew. I created this birthday card. I stamped and colored the image with OLO markers. Die cut several mats, strips, a elongated  hexagon and a vellum leaves. Stamp the sentiment on the elongated  hexagon and a sub-sentiment on the inside of the card (see below).

April Sponsor: Altenew.

Altenew will present a $30 gift card to the winner of this months challenge at Die Cut Divas.

 

The Challenge is to make an Anniversary or Birthday Card. 

It's Altenew.'s 12th anniversary this year, so let's celebrate with them.

Remember to use die-cuts and/or dry embossed item in your submission.

Peruvian Lily

 

 April Sponsor: Altenew

Altenew will present a $30 gift card to the winner of this months challenge at Die Cut Divas.

The Challenge is to make an Anniversary or Birthday Card. 

Remember to use a die-cut or dry embossed item in your submission.

Here is my project-

 

 

Pretty much everything but the ink and paper are from Altenew. I just love the Peruvian Lily dies. You can make them out of any color, any size card. Such a bold flower! For more information on the items I used, please visit me at Just a Nutter Paper Crafter.

Make sure you enter your birthday or anniversary cards for a chance at that great prize!  

April Challenge with Altenew's Floral Laurel

Hi Friends! It's Sue with a card to show you. For the month of April, our sponsor is Altenew. They will be giving our winner a $30 gift card to their online store. A massive thank you to Altenew for their generous support of our crafters.

Our challenge for the month of April is

BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY

Here's my shaker card

I made this card with Altenew supplies that I received as part of Scrapbook and Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered Spring 2023 event kit. Specifically, I used Altenews Floral Laurel complete bundle of products - stamp set, stencil, die set and 3D embossing folder. For details on how this card came together, check out my foleysfriend blog.

We'd love to see your BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY cards in our gallery. Please remember to use at least one die cut or dry embossing on your project. You can see our Contest Rules above, the second tab from the left.

Thanks for stopping by. See you later in the month.

sue

Heart Shape Shaker Anniversary card

 Hello,

It's Cindy here sharing another Anniversary/Birthday theme project.

My card feature Altenew Mini Delight: Expressions Of The Heart Stamp & Die set.  

Our sponsor this month is Altenew, and the challenge prize is $30 gift card to their store.  April is their anniversary month, let's celebrate together!

Grab your favorite supplies and join in the challenge.  Make sure your project follows the challenge theme, and use at least one die cut and/or dry embossing on your project. For full details, check the Contest Rules page (2nd tab from the left on top).

For detail supplies I used on my card, visit Escape To Stamping.

I'll see you in the challenge gallery.  Happy crafting!

The Winner of our March Challenge

Our Winner and Divas' Favorites

Gina K Designs is offering a $25 gift card to their store as the
March 2026 challenge prize.

The Winner of the Die Cut Divas' challenge is #101, Cindy Beach

Forgive Arlene for capturing the wrong card for the winner.  The winner is indeed Cindy Beach and I've put Cindy's card in this winner's spot.

 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 beautiful Easter card by #40 Greta H!

Michelle loved all the texture on #103 Marjetice-

 

 

Cindy love the combination of cross-stitch and card making by #108 Karen Letchworth.

Sue N's choice is #89 - Kathy Schweinfurth. She loved the pretty daffodils, so typically symbolic of Spring flowers.

Arlene  loved the cute dog with embossed "fur".which was so cute.  Her choice is #111 Lia

It's Time to Welcome Altenew This Month

 April Sponsor: Altenew,

Altenew will present a $30 gift card to the winner of this months challenge at Die Cut Divas.

 

The Challenge is to make an Anniversary or Birthday Card. 

It's Altenew's 12th anniversary this year, so let's celebrate with them.

Remember to use die-cuts and/or dry embossed item in your submission.

Our Divas would like to start off the challenge with encouragement and a few projects.

Cindy wants to celebrate with cookies.

Michelle wants roses to celebrate with!

Arlene celebrated with tangerines.  LOL

Annie created this floral birthday card.

 

Come join us and celebrate birthdays and anniverseries.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

The Last Day of a Gina K. Month

The End of a Gina K. Designs month. 

I hope you had as much fun as we have.

Gina K Designs is a craft supply company located in Milwaukee, WI, specializing in high-quality stamps, dies and other paper-crafting and card making supplies. Gina also has a very active YouTube channel she uses to share exciting and inspirational crafting videos.  

Gina K Designs is offering a $25 gift card to their store as the March 2026 challenge prize.

And our challenge theme this month is: Spring is Coming
Make something that will tell us that Spring is Coming.\ and make sure it was either Dry Embossed or cut with your Die-cut machine.  
Be sure to enter your project by 9:00 p.m. Pacific time tonight. 

Now without further ado, let's take a look of what our design team created for you:

Arlene made a cute Spring card and she's tickled pink about it.

Linda used Gina K's Forget-Me-Nots on a Spring card;

details and bonus cards HERE.

Sue N created this floral card using Gina K Designs' Fancy Florals Layering Stencils, Fancy Florals dies, and Fancy Phrases Stamp and die sets. These Gina K Designs' products were part of the Scrapbook and Cards Today's Crop & Create Delivered Fall 2023 event kit. For specific details on how she created this card, check out her foleysfriend blog, here.

Dawn used a gorgeous Blooming Butterfly for her Spring card. 

Thank you so much for participating in our challenges.

Warm Spring Wishes

  Hi friends! Today it’s my turn to share over at Die Cut Divas, and I had fun playing along with our March challenge: “Spring Is Coming.”

Our fabulous sponsor this month is Gina K Designs.

For this challenge, we’re looking for projects that give us those lovely spring vibes and include either dry embossing or die cutting.

For my card, I pulled out two Gina K Designs stamp sets: Music to My Soul and Warm Spring Wishes (both retired). I die cut a square panel using Gina K Master Layout 3, and while the die was still in place, I softly blended some pink ink for a gentle pop of colour.

I stamped the guitar image from Music to My Soul, cut it out with my Scan’N’Cut, and coloured it with Prismacolor pencils. The sentiment comes from the Warm Spring Wishes set, and everything was mounted onto a 5-inch square card base to finish it off.

We’d absolutely love for you to join us! Head over to DieCut Divas, and share your own spring-inspired project. I can’t wait to see what you create!

Dawn and the Divas

Spring Hugs with Gina K.

Hey friends - Diva Linda here with inspiration for our March Challenge - Spring is Coming! Make something showing that Spring is Coming & be sure to use die cuts and/or an embossing folder. Reminder: limit of 4 entries per person. 

Gina K. Designs, located in Milwaukee WI, specializes in high-quality stamps, dies and other paper-crafting and card making supplies. Gina shares exciting and inspirational crafting videos on her YouTube channel. They have furnished a $25 gift card to their store as our March 2026 challenge prize, to be awarded randomly from eligible March entries. Thanks, Gina K. Designs!!

Scrapbooks.com SBC Fest Gina K. class kit 

You can find details and bonus cards HERE on my blog Scrappin', Stampin', & Singin'.

Thanks for visiting and we hope to see you in the March Gallery!!

Linda & the Divas

Thinking Of You Card

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a floral card for the Die Cut Divas Challenge. This month's challenge is: Spring is Coming -Make something that will tell us that Spring is Coming. and make sure it was either Dry Embossed or cut with your Die-cut machine.

Here's my card

Supplies Used:

Gina K: Peaceful Roses

Gina K: Master Layouts 4 Dies

Faber Castell Watercolor Pencils

Shimmer Cardstock - Yellow 

Strathmore Coldpress Watercolor Cardstock

White A2 Cardbase

Imagine Crafts Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray-Gold

VersaFine Clair Ink: Nocturne

Tiny Gold Gems

Bearly Art Glue

Foam Tabs

 This month's sponsor,

Gina K Designs is a craft supply company located in Milwaukee, WI, specializing in high-quality stamps, dies and other paper-crafting and card making supplies. Gina also has a very active YouTube channel she uses to share exciting and inspirational crafting videos.  

Gina K Designs is offering a $25 gift card to their store as the March 2026 challenge prize.

And our challenge theme this month   

You are sharp!

 

 Happy March!

Please put up your hands and welcome this month's sponsor,

Gina K Designs is a craft supply company located in Milwaukee, WI, specializing in high-quality stamps, dies and other paper-crafting and card making supplies. Gina also has a very active YouTube channel she uses to share exciting and inspirational crafting videos.  

Gina K Designs is offering a $25 gift card to their store as the March 2026 challenge prize.

And our challenge theme this month is: Spring is Coming
Make something that will tell us that Spring is coming, and make sure it was either Dry Embossed or cut with your Die-cut machine.  

 

Here is my project-

 

 

 

I love cactus. They are so different, unusual and easy to take care of. I want to put some in my yard, but I don't know if the winters would be too hard on them.  

 

For more information on the materials I used to make this card, please visit me here. 

Gina K Designs' Hand-Picked Flowers

 Hi Crafty Friends! It's Sue. Our sponsor for this month is Gina K Designs. 

They will be giving our winner a $25 gift card to their online store. A big thank you to Gina K Designs. Our challenge for the month of March is

SPRING IS COMING

Here's my card. 

For my card I used Gina K Designs Hand-Picked Flowers stamp set, Hand Picked Flowers layering stencils and Hand-Picked Flowers die set. For details on how I put together my card, please check out my foleysfriend blog here.

See you later this month.

Spring Music

 Hello,

It's Cindy here sharing another project for March's challenge theme: Spring Is Coming.  Besides flowers, I also think of music when thinking of Spring.

I used a very soft color palette from my card, Spring colors are soft in my mind.  Doesn't the cute violin make you think of Spring music it does me?

I used elements from two Gina K. Designs stamp and bundle to create my card, Note of Encouragement and Smile Today.  For detail supply list, please visit my blog: Escape To Stamping.  I have a bonus project there too.  

Gina K. Designs is our sponsor this month, $25 gift card is the challenge prize.  Use die cut and/or dry embossing to create along with our challenge theme, Spring is Coming.  Please explain why and how your project fits the theme.  And if you're on social media, do use hashtag #diecutdivaschallengeblog so we could find you in the future.

Thanks for visiting.  I'll see you in the challenge gallery.