Jar of Peonies Shaped Card

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a shaped card featuring the Jar of Peonies Stamp Set and Coordinating Die set from Pink & Main for the Die Cut Divas Challenge. This Month is Shaped cards!

I stamped the image and die cut with the coordinating die. I then die cut the shape again to create the back of my card. I colored by image with OLO markers and adhered the blank die cut shape to the top of the colored image (i made an hinge).

Welcome to Pink and Main as sponsors of
Die Cut Divas' Challenge.

The Prize is a $25 gift card

Our theme for October is Shaped Cards!  

We have included box cards in the Shaped Cards category.

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

Halloween Card with Whimsy Stamps

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a Halloween card featuring a digital stamp from Whimsy Stamps called Halloween Witchy Girl

I used torn paper dies for my layers and a dotted rectangle dies for my card panels. I used a Slanted Sentiment Banner die as well.

 Welcome to our June challenge, Anything Goes.  

This month we do not have an official sponsor, but we are still offering a challenge prize.  One of our Divas won a $25 gift card to Whimsy Stamps and wishes to pass it on.

Remember to use die cuts and/or dry embossing in your creation process.

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. 

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.

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.

Season's Greetings Postage Collage Card

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a Christmas card featuring Waffle Flower Dies. This month over at the Die Cut Divas Blog we're creating projects with Waffle Flower the theme is Christmas/Winter!

Here's my card

I used the following supplies:

Waffle Flower: Postage Collage Forest Sunset Stamp Set

Waffle Flower: Color Combo Dies

Waffle Flower Postage Collage Dies

 December: Waffle Flower

The Theme is Christmas/Winter

We made this theme just for you and all the card makers getting those last cards ready for the season.  The Die Cut Divas are certainly ready!

The prize is a $15 code to go shopping at Waffle Flower.

Forest Feast - Thanksgiving Card

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a fun fall card featuring Lawn Fawn's Forest Feast Stamp set along with Stiched Tress Borders dies for the Die Cut Divas Challenge. This month is Critters! Our wonderful sponsor is Lawn Fawn.

Supplies Used:
Lawn Fawn Forest Feast Stamp Set
Lawn Fawn Knit Picky 6x6 Paper Pad
Lawn Fawn Stitched Tree Borders Die
OLO Markers
Brutus Monroe Chroma Mist - Copper Shimmer
Bearly Art Glue & Polar Cubes
Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black
VersaFine Ink: Onyx Black
Sequins

November: Sponsor: Lawn Fawn, $25 gift card to their store.

We know we had critters earlier this year, but everyone loves critters, so it's all about critters again. Lawn Fawn has so many cute critters, we couldn't resist!

Thank you for stopping by the blog today.

I hope you found some inspiration!

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.