Goodbye March Hello April (MARCH 31ST)

Our wonderful sponsor bids you adieu for the month.  

Spring/ Children's challenge

Here is some final inspiration from our DT to send you off to a new month and idea's to jump start your creativity.

First up is Cathie with a fantastic display of  balloons held by a wonderful giraffe. Don't you love the look on this giraffe's face.  Too cute! .

Bugaboo Stamps Balloon Giraffe

Couture Creations Rectangles.

Check out Cathi's House of Borowski

Michelle presents us with some beautiful flowers for our beginnings of Spring.  This image is so lovely and calming just perfect for a relaxing day.

Bugaboo Image-Block (from me to you) , My Favorite Things Banner Dies

(http://justanutterpapercrafter.blogspot.com/2015/02/die-cut-divas-for-you.html)

Arlene made up her own modge podge of colors, nature, dies, and tags.  The owls are cute and girlish.  The young teens (looking ever so stylish) are enjoying a walk and it all takes place at the carnival.

Bugaboo Friends are Your Umbrella

Die-Namics stitched TradTagsStax

Copic markers

Lots of glitter and fun things going on in this card.

Arlene at A Bit of This and That

Marsha has combined spring and children in her card with some great colors and inspiration. I'm sure we will see this cute little girl again; she is so cute.

Marsha at www.grammasroom.blogspot.com

A little fairy

Good day

I hope you all had fun playing along with this month's challenge, You may have noticed that the posts have been somewhat random and sporadic, this was due to some health issues I have been dealing with, and wanted to let you know that it should not happen again, and I hope it didn't discourage you to come back. Thanks to the DT for helping out when possible, so the month wasn't completely blank.
Finally I have a card to share!!!!

I love all the people images, but when it comes to the faceless ones aside from the eyes, I never seem to be able to stop my self from adding more features. Lol!

 

Hannah and the DCD Team



 

Cute Kids Cards

Today we have a triple bonus of three of the cutest kids cards, using Bugaboo's adorable little kid images

Made by Dawn

 Kidz Flower basket

Made by Arlene

Bugaboo Deacon School Sign It 2
Die-Namic Square Stitched die-cuts
Copic markers
Metallic  dots
Arlene at A Bit of This and That

Made by Michelle

Bugaboo Image (Bubbles Birthday-Balloons) My Favorite Things Pierced Circles, Pierced Rounded Rectangles   Check out Michelle's blog.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Hannah and the DCD Team

Chocolate Chip Cookies for Any Time of Day

Dear Readers:

Arlene wanted to share a card with you, one of her favorite images from Bugaboo Digital Stamps.

Who could resist a chocolate chip cookie? This chocolate chip cookie is fat-free!

Bugaboo Digital Kidz - Cookie

Copic Markers

Little B Handwritten (sentiment - "hi")

Die-Namics stitched TradTagsStax
See the sentiment inside at A Bit of This and That

Hannah and the Die Cut Divas

Fun Fold Birthday Card

Isn't the color combination brilliant! And the simple design is stunning,

 She is also very good at coloring

Bugaboo Stamps Ava Flower Patch, Quietfire Design, Happy Family Days with Calligraphic Frame 

Memory Box Penne Frame,Memory Box Curyly Border, Impression Obsession Layered Floral Dieset.

see all the details on her blog House of Borowski

I hope this lovely card might inspire you as it does me, whether it's trying your hand at new folds, or perfecting your coloring or maybe even giving digital stamps a try.

Have a Great Day!

Hannah and the DCD Team.

New Winner picked for February

Our February sponsor was Quietfire Design 

and the prize is $30 worth of stamps and .svg files.  

If the winner can’t use svg files, then the prize will be all stamps!

Thank you to our sponsor.

I've had to pick another winner because our random pick did not respond and email us.  

The new winner of the February challenge is: # 64.- LISA

.

Please Email us at thedcdivas@gmail.com.

Our sponsor, Quietfire Design (Suzanne Cannon) will contact you by email 
so you may claim your prize.  

Happy St. Patrick's Day to YOU!

Our sponsor for the month is Bugaboo Digital Stamps and they are fun to print out and color.

Arlene is wearing the green today and so is her Bugaboo sun bonnet girl.

Bugaboo Fancy SB Flowers  For all the dies and materials she used, please visit 

Arlene at A Bit of This and That.

The Die Cut Divas

Happy Spring to "ewe"

Spring is making it's way to the Northern Hemisphere so here is my card for my Northern Friends;

 

Using the Happy Spring to "ewe" image.  Dies: Lil'Inkers

Background stamped with  Distress ink - Cracked Pistachio and a multi striped Winnie & Walter stamp.

You can see the card and post here.

Happy Spring my friends

Dawn and the Divas

Just for Fun!

Loving working with Bugaboo Digital Stamps!

How about some samples for you to see the variety of Bugaboo Digital Stamps

First we have this cute little elephant ready for anything.  I love the sentiment as it leaves the card wide open for just about any type of situation, such as a birthday, an anniversary, a special occasion...  I see the flowers are just popping up all over!

Bugaboo Image (Edward Springtime), 

My Favorite Things Rounded Rectangle Dies, 

Cuttlebug Victoria Embossing Folder, 

Technique Tuesday Stamps 

Visit Michelle at ANutter paper crafter.  Michelle has posted this wonderful card here. 

Bugaboo Fancy SB Umbrella

Copic markers

Quietfire Stair Step card

I'm very pleased with this card.  I think it's just a fun card to cheer anyone up if they need cheering.

Arlene at A Bit of This and That

Thank you for joining us at Die Cut Divas from the Divas.  

Looking for February's Winner...

One more post for the winner, Lena to email us at thedcdivas@gmail.com to claim the $30 prize.

I will be choosing a new winner on Saturday the 14th if you do not respond.  I have left a couple posts on your blog.  I'll try again.

Our sponsor was Quietfire Design and the prize is $30 worth of stamps and .svg files.  

If the winner can’t use svg files, then the prize will be all stamps!

Thank you to our sponsor.

The winner of the February challenge is: # 25

 Lena Løken

Please Email us at thedcdivas@gmail.com.
Our sponsor, Quietfire Design (Suzanne Cannon) will contact you by email 
so you may claim your prize.  

The DTs favorites are as follows:

Arlene's favorite is  # 103, Bonnie Garby

Kids, you say.

Bugaboo Digital Stamps is our Sponsor for the March Challenge of Spring and Children.

I have a fantastic surprise.  Two of our talented Divas used the same image and how wonderfully different and delightful they are.  That's what I love about stamping and digital images alike.  One's person's creativity is so different from another.  I love both the cards.  I know you will too.

First up is Cathie Borowski: The color scheme reminds of a rich sherbet.  That sounds so yummy to me.  I sat and read outside on Sunday past and at 2:00 p.m., it was a lovely 64 degrees Fahrenheit.  I would have loved some sherbet then.  Our lovely little girl is thinking of sherbet too.

Bugaboo Stamps Kid Pocket Topper Wavy Hair Girl, Clearly Besotted Stamps.

Simon Says Stamps Stitched Rectangles

Visit Cathie at the House of Borowski.

Marsha has this little girl sitting at the window, watching the world go by and wishing she could go out and play.  She really does look like she wants to go have fun.  The flowers are just so cute too.

 Marsha used Kid Pocket Topper - Wavy Hair Girl and Silhouette Portrait

Visit Marsha at Gramma's Room

Arlene and the Die Cut Divas

No Line colouring with a Digital image

Yes you can do no line colouring with a digi image.  This technique is usually done by stamping in a very light colour then colouring with your medium.  I wondered if you could do this with a digital image.  I added the image into a Word document and recoloured to Washout.  Once it was printed I coloured it... and YES you can do the no line colouring!

I used Watercolour paper to print my image and coloured with Memento Inks.  I was inspired by my friend Isha, who did a video in the StampNation class I've been doing.  She made it looks sooo easy...but I found it a bit harder.  I'm not too great at shading and blending... I used my new Die-Namic stitched dies to cut out the focal piece.

So there you are people... digi images are so versatile.

Dawn and the Divas

A Sweet Spring Card

Our Sponsor for March is Bugaboo Digi Stamps!

Isn't this such a sweet card?! Marsha has beautifully combined both of our challenge options Spring, and Children.
 I love the royal purple tulip paper with the bright yellow butterflies, and the sweet little girl, it would be a fun card to receive whether you were a child or adult.
And she also has the knack for using different folds on her cards, something I am not very good at and rarely attempt.

 Marsha using Brat bugs and Spellbinder Lacy Squares,

Hannah and the DCD Team

February's Winner!

Our sponsor was Quietfire Design and the prize is $30 worth of stamps and .svg files.  

If the winner can’t use svg files, then the prize will be all stamps!

Thank you to our sponsor.

The winner of the February challenge is: # 25

 Lena Løken

Please Email us at thedcdivas@gmail.com.
Our sponsor, Quietfire Design (Suzanne Cannon) will contact you by email 
so you may claim your prize.  

The DTs favorites are as follows:

Arlene's favorite is  # 103, Bonnie Garby

Something just drew me to the colors and patterns in this card.  The colors are fantastic together.  I loved the geometric designs, which worked so well.

Cathie's favourite is #42 Gail L

This card grabbed my attention with its colour scheme and how all the elements including that gorgeous bow; draw you to focus on the sentiment, fantastic job.

Hannah's Favorite #112 JennyH  

What drew me was the stark (Beautifully colored) image on the white background, the lacey oval die over another white embossed background. The Contrast is Gorgeous!

Dawn's Favourite #95 Carol Dunham

Just love the graphic look 


Arlene and the Die Cut Divas thank you all for participating.

March Challenge Awaits You!

Bugaboo Digi Stamps, Sponsor of Die Cut Divas 

 March 2015

Remember, you have to use a die-cutting machine to either die-cut or emboss something you use on or in your card or project.  You have to also follow the challenge this month.

March is 
Spring/ Children's challenge

Greetings!

Although it's not yet Spring for us in the US (many a time in my City of St Louis we won't see signs of spring till April)  the days are fast approaching and to me, Spring represents Starting Fresh, and newness or new little ones,

So this month we challenge you to make Fresh spring cards or cards for children (maybe both :)

If you are new to our challenges click on the contest rules tab above, and most of all have fun!

Here are some overly examples to get you started!

Arlene at A Bit of This and That

from Hannah

Bugaboo SceneIt Lady bugs  and Labels Die

  

from Michelle at Just a Nutter Paper Crafter
 My Favorite Things Pierced Rounded Rectangles, My Favorite Things Banner Dies, Spellbinders Edgeabilities

from Dawn at Dawn's World

from Marsha at Gramma's Room 

From Cathie at House of Borowski

Wee One Bugs Butterfly

Sizzix Twinkling Toes alphabet die.

Come play with us!

Hannah and the Die Cut Diva's

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