I Don't Do Mornings

June is Frantic Stamper month at Die Cut Divas - the challenge is animals or pets and animals or pets is loosely interpreted.  Have fun with birds, fish, mice, bears, some kind of animal or pet.



The Prize is:a $19.99 value, Puppy Love.  Perfect win for our challenge, isn't it?



I stamped a bunch of different Crazy Birds and colored them in different colors, from purple to red and yellow to blue.  I thought this little guy would not be up for mornings and chose this sentiment.  Poor dear.  I know several people who feel this way.  hehehe

Close-up below

Arlene's blog is A Bit of This and That

Supplies:

Bird Crazy stamps at Frantic Stamper

Bird Crazy dies at Frantic Stamper

Memory Box Delicate Branch Frame

Art Impressions - sentiment (old stamp)

Copic markers

Nuvo Crystal Drops Gloss Ebony Black

Vagabond die cut machine

Hero Arts Calendar

The last of my 2 year calendar that I started March 2017 is now revealed.  I wanted to also let you know that I AM USING it!.  That's always a good sign.  The color palettes are brown to yellow for the most part.  We begin with the middle of HOT summer and it's still WARM in September, only cooling off in October.  Since the pages are patterned on both sides, I tried to choose the best sheets I could, but September and October could have been better.


Look for the LOVE at the end of the photos of my calendar.

I have a surprise at the end of all the 2018 calendar pages.

Hero Arts Save Our National Parks

Hero Arts National Parks Poetic Prints

Hero Arts National Parks Poetic Prints

Hero Arts National Parks Poetic Prints

Hero Arts Color Layering Deer

Hero Arts Color Layering Snowy Tree 

SURPRISE is the beginning of my 2019 calendar.  I have plenty of time to work on this and have just started my calendar pages without knowing what months these pages will represent.  

This is a double-sided pape from Kaisercraft and in only its beginning stages.

                                                                                      Little B Handwritten & Sizzix Thinlits ABC 

Supplies:

• Hero Arts Calendar Bold Prints is the stamp used on every page in my calendar
• Various color inks
• Memory Box Uppercase Alphabet die cut letters for the months
• Vagabond die cut machine

Arlene and the Die Cut Divas

Let It Snow

Join the Die Cut Divas for the Winter challenge.  The prize is a $10 voucher to Dies R Us!

I've worked with some different dies (for me) and I have enjoyed putting them together to make a composite I do like.  I took the corner die-cut and laid it over the ornament and used it as a stencil, dabbing the distress paint onto the ornament.  I thought that would tie everything together.  Visit us at Die Cut Divas for more samples and to join in on the challenge for December.

Close-up of ornament & die-cut showing one is the negative of the other.

Arlene is at A Bit of This and That

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles at Dies R Us

IO Dies Vintage Ornament at Dies R Us

Tutti Designs Snowflake Corner at Dies R Us

Cottage Cutz Le It Snow (Dies R Us has a lot of "Let it snow" sentiments here)

Distress Paint Broken China

Marvy's La Plume Gold pen

Nuvo Crystal Drops Navy Blue

Vagabond die cut machine

Arlene and The Die Cut Divas

Scary Cats

Hello every one! Monica M here with a card for the mood board today! Using this image from our wonderful sponsor Bugaboo, inspired by our mood board.

Here is my card...

To see more info on the card please stop by Monica's Craft Corner.

Can't wait to see what you all share with us inspired by the mood board!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! 

Monica and the Diva's

Pine and Owl

Welcome back to Die Cut Divas.

Cindy here to share another card For the Love of Animal/Pets.

Yes a bird is an animal, it has its own class all by itself.  The classes of animals are: mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates,

I created a watercolor background on watercolor paper using distress inks mixed with Perfect Pearl solution.  The pine branches are die cut using color card stock.  The owl is stamp in ombre ink, closely trimmed, and then clear embossed, and I added pale blue pearl for his eyes.  :)  Here's a close up, you could see the shine on him.

This month's sponsor is Di's Digi Stamp.  Hope to see you play along!

 Supplies:

Hampton Ki Clear Stamp - SC0587

Memory Box cutting die - Forest Pine Branch

Hero Art Ombre Ink - Tide Pool to Navy

Ranger Distress Ink - Barn Door, Wild Honey, Peeled Paint

Ranger Perfect Pearl

Cindy and the Die Cut Divas

Love a Summer Flower

Arlene here.  Hannah asked me to post my latest card here on the 29th, so without further ado.

I used a "love" die from Little B "Handwritten" with a beautiful Memory Box Kyle Stem set upon the Elizabeth Crafts Design card front.

Card standing up 

Inside of Card - you can see the 3 squares I inserted through the hold in the front of the card on the inside panel.  I thought it added something extra to the inside.  

II used the Memory Box Hello Scrpt, A Little B "you" and another Memory Box left-over die-cuts from the Cityscape Nightline on the left side.  
I have seen the front on another piece of card stock, but wanted to see if this die-cut front piece could function on its own and YES IT CAN!
Check out my blog at A Bit of This and That.

Is it a stamp?

Dies R Us Sponsors Die Cut Divas this month.

Arlene is the queen of using lovely patterns from tissue boxes she collects, and the pattern below is no exception. It reminds me of fractal art, its just too bad its not a stamp, because I could see myself using it all the time.... (maybe I need to invest in some tissue boxes of my own :).

Elizabeth Craft Designs Garden Patch

Memory Box Hello Script

Tissue Box

See a Bit More at Arlene's A Bit of This and That

Hannah and the DCD Team

Celebrate Summer!

Sponsor for this of summer challenge.

According to google, July is actually the coldest month in New Zealand, but Dawn doesn't seem to let that stop from celebrating summer with us.
I love the way she water colored within the gardenia die.

 Memory Box Gardenia due, Winnie & Walter stamps, Butterfly punch, Watercolour paints (Koh-I-Noor)


Hannah and the DCD Team

Happy Independance Day!

Our great Sponsor!


Oh say can you see all the cards down below,

that glitter and shine

Celebrating the day

Its the 4th of July

we cannot deny

Have a Wonderful and Safe Holiday with family and friends, and  I /we thank you  from the bottom of our hearts for each and every one of you in the service, for all you do and have done!

Hannah

 Spellbinder Nestabilities,

Salty Ocean distress ink

Sentiment unknown stamp

Monica

Lawn Fawn: Happy 4th and Say Cheese Die

Lifestyle crafts: Twinkle embossing folder

Arlene

 Have a Happy 4th of July.  Arlene loves the Fancy Sun Bonnet digital images and t teamed the image with a new die she's been playing with.  The flag is flying outside the squares.

See more at Arlene's A Bit of This and That for more information on how she made this card.

Marsha

Summer Activity - airshow 

 Memory Box Cityscape Nightline

Cathie

July 4th Fireworks Night Sky.

Gina K Designs Hello Sunshine Stamp set,  

Elizabeth Craft Designs Garden Patch