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!

Just Beacuse Z- Fold Card

 Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a card featuring Altenew Star Flower Pop-Up Die
I made a Z-fold card because this month the Die Cut Divas are all about Z-Folds!

Close-up of the stamping and the flowers.

Supplies Used:

 Altenew Star Flower Pop-Up Die
Vintage Script Stamp

Recollections Brand 110lb Cardstock: White, & Coral

Distress Oxide Inks: Lost Shadow, Saltwater Taffy, 

Dried Marigold & Peeled Paint

The Rabbit Hole Designs: Sentimentally Speaking Stamp & Die Set

Spellbinders:Emerald Cut Labels & Tag Etched Dies

Bearly Art Glue and Foam Strips

Tiny Coral/Orange Gems

Happy Days when Altenew comes back a second time in 2025!

Everyone loves playing with Altenew products and so do we Divas.

Make a Z fold card.  There are many types of Z Fold cards that you can make,

so have fun making your Z Fold card. 

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I hope you found some inspiration!

ANZAC Day with Altenew Poppies

 Welcome to Die Cut Divas today - here in NZ and Australia today (25th April) is ANZAC Day - when we acknowledge and commemorate all those who served in the army forces.  The ANZAC's were the Australia and New Zealand Army Corp who fought during the First World War and on the 25 April 1915 the ANZAC's landed in Gallipoli in Turkey.  The landing point later became know as Anzac Cove.  

Here in NZ and Australia we wear poppies to commemorate by wearing a poppy.  So today I am sharing a poppy card as part of this month's challenge. 

Established in April 2014, Altenew has quickly become a leader in the inspiration industry and continues to innovate and influence the world of paper crafts. Altenew strives to encourage crafters to express their own unique creativity through the art of paper crafting.

The Challenge for this month is: Water Coloring!

You can watercolor anything on your project, just remember to include 

a die cut or use an embossing folder in your design!

The Prize from Altenew

Artists' Watercolor 24 Pan Set valued at $49.99

I used Altenew's Paint a Flower - Iceland Poppies.  I coloured with Altenew's Woodless Watercolor Pencils.  A little bit of gold pen to add some details.  I fussy cut the bouquet.  I used Altenew Mix and Match Frames to cut the centre navy panel and the red panel.   I added white splatter (need a bit more practice using Altenew's white spray)  I layered the panels onto a navy base.  Used a sentiment from the set die cut with Featured Sentiment dies. 

Do come and join us with your watercolor projects.  

Watercoloring with Nuvo Shimmer Powders

 Hello... Dawn here to share a card with some watercoloring. 

Altenew is our sponsor this month, and the challenge prize is Altenew Artists' Watercolor 24 Pan Set ($49.99 value).   Altenew will issue a 100% discount code to the winner.

This month's challenge: Watercoloring

Don't forget to you also have to use a die/embossing  etc - anything as long as you use your die cut machine. 

I used Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit - Hello Beautiful in this card.   I started by using Altenew silver embossing powder to emboss the largest flower from the stamp set in the kit onto some mixed media paper.   For my watercolouring I took some Nuvo shimmer powders and tapped a small amount into the wells in a painting palette and added some water. I used a blue, pinky red, yellow and green powders.   This makes the most amazing shimmery paint.  I added the paint to the image using two colours on each flower and leaf.   Once it had dried I used the matching dies to cut it out.    Next step was to die cut a panel using Altenew's Mix and Match frame dies and add some splatters with the paints and some with black paint as well.   I layered this panel over some light green card so you can see it through the holes.   The sentiment is from Altenew's Sentiment Strips #3.  It's layered onto some silver card.

I hope you're inspired to play along, I'll see you in the challenge gallery.