Warmest Wishes For A Merry Christmas Card

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a fun Chritmas card using Art Impressions Christmas Slimline Stamp set and for my recycle item I used a piece of a thin cardboard. This month over on the Die Cut Divas Blog the challenge is THEME: Recycle, re-use & repurpose. If we can't determine what you've recycled, re-used or repurposed, (Which we probably can't) PLEASE tell us what you've done to meet the theme.

 

I used the thin cardboard that I peel the top layer off as my base then I repurpsed a foilded panel that didn't quit foild corretly as my background. I added a bit of Frosty Finish Texture snow to both panels.

Art Impressions is our Sponsor for September

The challenge prize: $25 from our wonderful sponsor.

THEME: Recycle, re-use & repurpose. If we can't determine what you've recycled, re-used or repurposed, (Which we probably can't) PLEASE tell us what you've done to meet the theme.

Floral Hello Card

 Hello Crafty Friends - Annie am here with a birthday card featuring Birch Press Designs Abundant Branch and Big Hello Vintage Sentiment for the Die Cut Divas Challenge for this month. The challenge theme is: White On White with a splash of one color.

Supplies:

Abundant Branch 

 Big Hello Vintage Sentiment 

Distress Oxide Inks: Victorian Velvet, Twisted Citron, 

Ripe Persimmon, Tumbled Glass, & Ground Expresso

White Cardstock

White Oval Doily

Embossing Folder

Tiny Crystals

Close up of the branch

 Birch Press Designs

is our Sponsor for August

Our Prize is a $20 gift card for a U.S. Address only

Theme: White On White with a splash of one color

Season's Greetings Card

   Hello Crafty Friends - I am here with a Christmas card featuring the Waffle Flower Sunflower Die and the Postage Collage Die for the Die Cut Divas challenge. This month's the challenge is Christmas in July.

I simple cut the postage collage die from white cardstock and I splattered it with Imagine Crafts Sheer Shimmer Craft Spray in Gold. adhered it onto dark green cardstock.Then I die cut the Sunflower from two shades of Red cardstock and glued the layers together. I cut the center from Shimmer Gold cardstock and adhered it to the centers of the flowers. I die cut a few pine branches(from my stash)  from two shades of green cardstock and adhered them behind the flowers. I finished off the card with some gold gems.

July Sponsor: Waffle Flower

Too Hot?  Make it Feel Like Christmas!  Our challenge theme is: Christmas In July.

The Prize: $15 gift card

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. 

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   

To A Wonderful Friend Card

   Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a friendship card featuring Hero Arts products. I created this card for the Die Cut Divas Challenge this month. The challenge is use Red and/or Pink.

Supplies Used:

Hero Arts: Coloring Layering Dragonfly CM326

Asuka Studio Watercolor Splash 6x6 Paper Pack

Recollections Brand 65lb Cardstock: Red and Pink

Recollections Brand 110lb Cardstock: White

Accent Ultra Smooth 80lb Cardstock: Opague White

VersaMagic Ink: Pixi Dust, & Pink Grapfruit

VersaColor Ink: Cardinal

Various Dies

 Red Tiny Gems

Bearly Art Glue

Foam Tabs

The Challenge for this month is

Red and/or Pink Colors

Hero Arts has generously offered a $25 gift card.

You can make a card, an ATC, a Tag, a journal, whatever you can imagine, just make it primarily red and/or pink colors.

As long as red and/or pink is the predominant color(s) on the project, it is good.

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

Favorite Chapter Card

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a reading theme card featuring the My Favorite Chapter digi from Sunbird Spark for the Die Cut Divas challenge.  This momnth's challenge is use a NEW Crafty Item.

My new crafty items are the Sunbird Spark Digi and Stellar Inks

This year we're welcoming a new sponsor Sunbird Spark.

Sunbird Spark is a Vancouver (Canada) based paper craft supply company and the creator of the patented Stencils 360°™ stenciling tool. Formerly known as Penguin Palace, the brand is known for its innovative tools, high-quality photopolymer stamps, and its specially curated ink collection inspired by color psychology. Sunbird Spark is dedicated to inspiring creativity through bold color, versatile designs, and a passion for exceptional customer care, helping makers of all levels craft with confidence and joy.

Our challenge theme this month is: Use New Crafty Item

Sunbird Spark is giving a $20 CAD gift card as the prize.

Wishing You A Very Happy Birthday Card

 Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a birthday card featuring

 Brass and Bliss Dessert Stamp Set. 
 

 

WOW!  What a big prize
A $50 gift card

Please note that challenge winner must have an US address.

I'm sure everyone will come out to play 

"Anything Goes" Challenge.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. 

I hope you found some inspiration!

Happy Birthday Card

   Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a birthday card featuring Birch Press Designs Big Birthday Sugar Script Die for the Die Cut Divas Challenge. This Month is Anything Goes!

Supplies used:

Birch Press Designs Big Birthday Sugar Script Die
Segura Crafts: Cloud of Hope 6x6 Paper Pad
Black Cardstock

White Cardstock

Versafine Ink: Onyx Black
Sincere Sentiments (happy)
Tiny Black Gems
Bearly Art Glue
Bearly Art Foam Tabs

  Anything Goes.

If you've never visited Birch Press Design, you should. I have found some unique designs that you won't find elsewhere.  

Our sponsor will be giving away a $20 gift card to the winner of our challenge.  *Note: Challenge winner must have US address.

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

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!

Happy Mermazing Birthday Card

Hello Crafty Friends - I am here with a Mermaid Birthday card

featuring MFT's Mermazing stamp set for

this month challenge over on the Die Cut Diva's Blog.

This Month's Challenge is Birthday!

 

We are aware that My Favorite Things is closing so we don't know if they will be able to give a prize, however we have loved so many of MFT's products and at the least, wish them a bit "Thank You" for all the wonderful things they have done in the industry.

Please enter even though there may not be a prize.  Show MFT that we remember them well.

A huge THANK YOU to MFT for inspiring us all these years!

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

Kindness Card with PoppyStamps

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a kindness card featuring River Faerie, floral cluster and mushroom dies from PoppyStamps for this months Die Cut Divas challenge. This month's Challenge is use the Color Pallet (see below)

Supplies Used:
PoppyStamps: River Faerie Die
PoppyStamps: Floral Cluster Die
PoppyStamps: Mushrooms & Toadstools Dies
Distress Oxide Inks: Gathered Twigs, Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint, 
Tattered Rose, Saltwater Taffy & Aged Mahogany
Recollections Brand 110lb Cardstock: White & Black
Recollections Brand 80lb Cardstock: Light Gray & Medium Gray
Holographic Specialty Paper
VersaFine Ink: Onyx Black
Dies: Arch 
Bearly Art Glue & tabs
Clear Rhinestone Gems

    

Poppy Stamps always has unique products to work with and the Divas are happy to show them off.

 Poppy Stamps is giving away a $20 gift card to the lucky winner.

This month we're having a color challenge.  Use at least three or more colors from the color palette, plus optional black/white and skin tones (on people).  Remember to also use die cut and/or dry embossing on your project to qualify. 

This beautiful palette is from Design Seeds, Fresh Hues 2024-04-17.

Fabulous Divas with Art Impressions

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here today I am sharing this fun card featuring the Loungers Set stamp set from Art Impressions for the New challenge over on the Die Cut Divas Blog. This month challenge is make your image be watercolor.  

I used my Arteza Real Brush Watercolor Markers to color my image.

Art Impressions has some wonderful products and the Divas are ready to hopefully inspire and delight you with their projects.

Art Impressions is giving a $25 gift card to the

 Winner of the May challenge. 
The challenge is to make your creation look like it is water colored.  You can use water colors, distress  and distress oxides or whatever you want to get the water color look we want to see. 

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. 

I hope you found some inspiration!

I Udderly Adore You Card with Sunny Studio

Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with this fun Spring card featuring

Sunny Studio's Miss Moo stamp set 

 The Die Cut Divas' Challenge sponsored by Sunny Studio Stamps.

 The challenge Theme for March is critters, real or imaginary!

Sunny Studio will generously contribute a $30 gift Certificate to the winner. 

Sending You Love Shaker Card with Hero Arts

   Hello Crafty Friends - I am here with a shaker card featuring Hero Arts Stamps. This month over at the Die Cut Divas Blog we're shaking things up. I hope you will join us.

Products Used:
Hero Arts Stamp & Cut Love Set DC150
Hero Arts Coloring Layering RoseStamp Set CL866

Versa Magic Inks: Spring Pansy, Pretty Petunia, Purple Hydrangea, 

Pixi Dust, Red Magic,Hint of Pesto & Sage

VersaColor Ink: Cardinal

VersaFine Ink: Onyx Black

Distress Oxide Ink: Tumbled Glass
Bearly Art Glue
Bearly Art Acetate
Bearly Art Foam Strips
Recollection 110lb Cardstock: White
Recollection Shimmer 80lb Cardstock:Light Purple
Accent 80lb Cardstock: Opaque White

 Hero Arts, always a force
in the stamping, die-cutting community!

What challenge do we have for you today?

We're making Shaker Cards, so let's shake it up!
Remember to limit your entries to 4.

Love Card with Whimsy Stamps

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a fun card featuring Whimsy Stamps

 A Bunny Birthday Set. For the Die Cut Divas Monthly Challenge,

My New items are my pattern paper and the Heart die.

No Sponsor This Month, but we will have a wonderful prize for you donated by the incredible Whimsy Stamps!

The challenge this month is to use something NEW!  Since we can't tell what's new, please let us know in your post or list of challenges what you used that is NEW!

As always, use a die or an embossing folder to create your project.

 We have no sponsor this month, but Whimsy Stamps is giving away a $15 Gift Voucher to the winner.

Merry Christmas Card with Frantic Stamper

 Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a Christmas card featuring a variety of dies from our wonderful sponsor Frantic Stamper Inc. 

Sue Wilson's Faux Quilled Blooms Dies

Sue Wilson's Festive Foliage Dies

Lawn Fawn - Stitched Scalloped Borders Dies

Shimmer Cardstock: Blue, Light Gray & Dark Gray

Glitter Cardstock: Silver

White Cardbase

VersaFine Ink: Black Onyx

PinkFresh Studio Gems: Clear Iridescent

Bearly Art Glue

Tiny Pop dots

 Are We All FRANTIC STAMPERs This Month?

The Challenge is "Fancy/Uneven Edge on at least one of the Outside Edges of a Card"

 Frantic Stamper has provided two wonderful dies for the prize.

 

Joy Floral Holiday Card with Birch Press Designs

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a holiday card featuring 
Birch Press  Adornment Peony and Joy Honey Script Dies.

 I used the only the inner parts of the die and back the floral with

 the Dark Red cardstock for the outline.

 Colored the Peony in dark tones to convey the holiday colors. 

I cut the Joy from gold cardstock.

Birch Press, our fantastic sponsor for the month of November!

The challenge theme is: Any Holiday in the Year.  Winner's prize is $20 gift card to the store.

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

You Make My Life Magical with My Favorite Things

   Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a Floral Hello card. Perfect for anyone. I used the BB Magical Dragons stamp set from My Favorite Things for the Die Cut Divas Challenge this month.

 

Let's celebrate World Card Making Day all Month LONG!

Our Sponsor for October is My Favorite Things.

You could win a $25 gift card to spend at My Favorite Things.

The Challenge is "Anything Goes on a card For World Card Making Day"

World Card Making Day is on Saturday, October 5, 2024. It's an annual event that celebrates card makers around the world and encourages people to start making holiday and winter cards early. The day was created by Paper Crafts Magazine in 2006 and is celebrated on the first Saturday of October each year. 

Remember the entry for the challenge has to be a card and you must use a die cut machine and/or embossing machine to die cut or emboss your card. 

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