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

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.

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   

Floral Bouquet - Anything Goes with Birch Press Designs

 We have a great challenge this month at Die Cut Divas - Anything Goes.   

Our lovely sponsor this month is Birch Press. 

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

I've used Birch Press Prima Peony Duo Contour Layers die set to cut from white card and used inks to blend on the colours.  

Do come and join us this month.   Don't forget to use your die machine to die cut or emboss on your card.    

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!

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.

With Sympathy Card Featuring PoppyStamps

  Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a Sympathy card featuring Poppystamps Floral Cluster 2338 and  word die from my stash for the challenge over at the Die Cut Divas Blog.

Products Used:

Poppy Stamp Floral Cluster 2338

Distress Oxide Ink: Dusty Concord
Distress Oxide Ink: Forest Moss

DCWV Pattern Paper: Gray Lattice

Recollections Brand 110LB Cardstock: Dark Purple, 

Dark Green, Black, & White

With Sympathy Word Die

Bearly Art Glue 

(Use Code ANNIE10 for discount)

Foam Tape

(Use Code ANNIE10 for discount)

Tiny Flat back Pearls: Gray and Purple

Let's give a big welcome to Poppy Stamps!  Their products are so much fun to work and create with.  We want to see what you come up with.

What a Wonderful Prize: a $20 gift card

The challenge is "Sympathy".  Our immediate thoughts run to the loss of a loved one, human or pet, but can extend further.  You can be sympathetic over a runaway pet or a person getting a cold, surgery or even having to take a tough exam.

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

Golden Lotus

 Hi,

Cindy here to share another 'Add Some Gold' inspiration project.  Yes, I was like gold, gold, gold!! 😁

So technically my lotus flower isn't painted gold, but surrounded by gold embossing I think it kind of has that golden glow to it?!

I used Hero Arts Water Flow Slimline Stencil for the background.  And Hero Floral Lotus Stamp and Frame cut for main focul, however it's been retired.  There are several stamp and die set that include beautiful lotus/waterlilies, these could be a great addition to you stash.  For example, Hero Arts Water Lilies Fancy Dies, Hero Arts Color Layering Dragonfly, and Hero Arts Koi Bunch . . . etc.

For more details please visit Escape To Stamping.

Hero Arts is this month's sponsor, and the challenge prize is $25 gift card to their store.

Let's meet up at the challenge gallery!

Hope Your Day Is Amazing Watercolor Card

 Hello Crafty Friends - Annie here with a watercolor birthday card featuring Altenew's Fresh Freesia stamp set for the new challenge on the Die Cut Divas blog.

Time to begin a new month and we are so happy to begin this month with Altenew! I'm sure everyone has a stamp, die or stencil from Altenew, well known for their beautiful flowers. We hope you join us in this month's challenge:

WATERCOLORING

Yes, even those of us who do not normally watercolor will be giving this a try!

The prize is Altenew's Artists' Watercolor 24 Pan Set ($49.99 value is the prize ) Altenew will issue a 100% discount code to the winner. All of the Die Cut Divas are envious of the winner's prize. Remember to watercolor for a chance to win this prize.

Thinking of You Mini Slimline card

 Hello Crafty Friends - Today, I am sharing this fun summer card featuring one of SheepSki Designs wonderful images. I used the image called Tropical for my summer inspired card as part of the Die Cut Divas Challenge for this month. See all the details below.

Supplies Used:

SheepSki Designs: Tropical

DCWV 6x6 Paper Pad: Retro

Accent 80# Ultra Smooth Cardstock: Opaque White

Recollections Brand 110# Cardstock: White 

Copic Markers:

Flower: Yellow-Y11, Y02, Y06, & Y38

Orange-YR20, YR61, & YR02

Pink-RV02, RV21, & RV13

Doodlebug Designs Mini Pearls: Copper

Foam Tape

Bearly Art Glue

 
SheepSkiDesigns is our sponsor for June and it's always wonderful to work with those beautiful images and we're sure you do too.

The theme is "Summer Days" so please make a card that you feel defines summer for you.

SheepSkiDesigns is offering a prize of three images of your choice!

Happy Anniversary Card

Hello Crafty Friends - Annie  here with a floral anniversary card

 featuring Hero Arts Stamps and Dies.

Over on the Die Cut Divas Blog, we're Heart and Flowers themed card challenge.

Our February theme is Hearts and Flowers and Hero Arts is our sponsor!

Gift Prize is a $24 gift certificate.

This is the card I created using a variety of Hero Arts Products.

Materials Used: 

Hero Arts: Stamp Magnolia

Hero Arts: Happy Stamp & Die Set DC150

Hero Arts: Stencil Map Grid

Hero Arts Ink: Fresh Peach

Hero Arts Ink: Cotton Candy

Strathmore Bristol Smooth 100lb Cardstock

Recollection Brand 110lb Cardstock: White 

Accent Ultra Smooth 80lb Cardstock: True White 

Elle Tru: Jewels Pastel Pink, Pale Gold, and Opal

Imagine Crafts: Tear It Tape

Imagine Crafts: On Point Glue

Spectrum Noir Marker:

MG1, CG1, LG2, LG3, LY2, CT3

Sakura Gelly Roll Pen 05: Black and Gold Metallic

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

You can visit my blog for more cards and projects: Little Wings Creates

Don't forget to add your beautiful project to the challenge link below.