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

Celebrating a new mom

 Hello everyone,

It's Cindy here.  I am sharing a Mother's Day card created for a new mom in the family.

The card base is Poppystamps Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel card, it was sent to me by a dear teamie and I have kept it safe in my treasure bin, but today is the day to use it.  😉

I first did a light wash of watercolor on the detail panel, then I use an inking tool to add layers of distress inks and ink blended the oval center.  Then I gold heat embossed the sentiment on the top oval piece.  I assembler the card base and adhere the focal element using foam adhesive.

The focal element is Poppystamps Nordic Spectacular Butterfly I die cut using both pattern paper and a ivory shimmery color paper.  

For the stopper, I used clear seal wax and Spellbinders Butterfly Mini Wax Seal stamp.

For detail supply list, please visit me at Escape To Stamping.

Our May sponsor is Poppystamps and it's all about Celebrations this month.

The challenge prize is a $20 gift card will be made from those with US addresses only.  Now it's your turn, take your favorite craft supply and make a paper craft project following the challenge theme, and use your die cut machine in the process.  Please state what you're celebrating in your description, preferably next to the link back to our blog.  I look forward to seeing your creations the challenge gallery. 

Happy crafting!

April Winner for Die Cut Divas Reveal

 Our Winner and Divas' Favorites

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

The Winner of the Die Cut Divas' challenge is
# 56 Bunny

 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:

Michelle chose #59 Trina lovely lemonade stand card!

 

  Linda loved the sweet bluebells & pansies by #60 Loopyloo.

Sue N love this intergalactic card by #89 - Carrianne Banul. The background is stunning and those alligator astronauts are so fun!

Arlene chose #82 - Lolli who submitted the card on the right to Die Cut Divas, but I wanted to show both of her cards using the same image.

Cindy loves how #90 Barbara Campell did the partial cut on her cards.

Thanks to all who participated, it was difficult to choose a favorite.  See you again in the next one!

The Beginning of May 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.

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

If we can't tell what the celebration is, 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's see what the design team created for you.

Cindy's celebrating parenthood.

Arlene needed a birthday card this month so she chose a color combo of navy blue, yellow and white.  As you can see, she left the door open for business - cakes in the window - ahhh - a bakery.

 

Michelle is ready for Mothers Day!

 

Annie created a funny birthday card.

 

 

 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

April's Challenge with Altenew as Our Sponsor

 April Sponsor: Altenew,

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

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

The Challenge is to make an Anniversary or Birthday Card. 

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

Arlene created an Anniversary card with these lovely flowers on a red arch die-cut which seems to create nice sharp contrast.

 Sue N. created this Anniversary card using Altenew's Bold Bouquet bundle. For specifics on how she put the card together, check out her foleysfriend blog

Linda made a birthday card using Tiny Sentiments: Wishing & Garden Picks.

You can find details and bonuses HERE.

 Dawn was lucky to get hold of the Lush Botanicals: African Daisy 3D Embossing Folder & Die Set from the April release. 

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.