May's Challenge Winner Revealed

Poppy Stamps is offering a $20 gift card to their store as the 
May 2026 challenge prize.

$20 gift card, US address only

The Winner of the Die Cut Divas' challenge
is #29 Mamaw Cindy

 Winner:  Be sure to contact Die Cut Divas at thedcdivas@gmail.com 
so we may send your email address to our sponsor.

The Die Cut Divas' favorites follow:

Linda loved the jumbo sentiment letters with party icons by #20 Inkami!

Cindy was quite intrigued by #49 Debbie M's fun fold card.

Arlene Loved the way Carrie hid her sentiment behind the flap on the upper left side and the beautiful coloring of these flowers with her stencil.

Sue N loved #33 - Lia's card. She loved the texture of the hillside and the colorful hot air balloons.

You Only Have Today Left To Celebrate With Poppy Stamps

  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.
Be sure to enter your project HERE by 9:00 p.m. Pacific time tonight.

Arlene made a birthday card, but something more feminine for the end of the month.

Dawn's card is celebrating Christmas, using Poppy Stamps Clarissa Ornament Outline die.

And hop over to her blog post for a bonus Birthday card. 

Sue N created this birthday card with this cute penguin. For details on how this card came together, check out Sue's blog here.

Linda celebrated Christmas with a pair of cardinals;

details and bonuses HERE.

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.

Thanksgiving - An autumnal bouquet of leaves.

Dawn here,  with another inspiration piece for this month’s challenge over at Die Cut Divas. Our May sponsor is Poppy Stamps, and the theme is Celebrate—a wonderfully open prompt with so many directions to explore. Birthdays, weddings, milestones, holidays… you name it.

For my project today, I decided to lean into a warm, seasonal vibe and create a Thanksgiving card.

I pulled out a few of my older Poppy Stamps dies—always fun to revisit—and paired them with a leftover piece from a recent gesso resist panel I created. That little scrap was just waiting to become something, so I used it with the Orchard Leaves die to cut a handful of textured leaves. I also cut additional leaves from a rich mahogany patterned paper to bring in more depth and contrast.

For the background, I spritzed a panel with Distress Spray Stains and Distress Oxide Spray in Tarnished Brass and Picked Raspberry. Once it dried, I trimmed it down to fit one an “Ardyth-style” 4.25" square card base.

To build the focal point, I die cut an orange ribbon and bow using the Poppy Stamps Grosgrain Ribbon and Grosgrain Bow dies. I adhered the ribbon across the background panel, then tucked the leaves on either side to create a full, autumnal cluster.

A Spellbinders hot-foiled sentiment, die cut and added over the ribbon, finished the card beautifully.

Another celebration card complete—and a lovely way to use up those special little scraps we all hang onto.

Come and join us at Die Cut Divas with you Celebration card - just remember to use your die cut machine.

Celebrating with Poppystamps!

Hi crafty friends! Diva Linda here with inspiration for our May Challenge:

 🎉 🎉 🎉CELEBRATIONS 🎉 🎉 🎉

There are so many celebrations in our lives - just be sure to state which one you're using, if it's not obvious. Examples: Birthday, Anniversary, Wedding, Graduation, Christmas - the list is long! 

We have the wonderful Poppystamps as this month's sponsor. They will be giving our randomly selected winner a $20 gift card (sorry - only those with US addresses are eligible).

I'm celebrating with a birthday card today:

Poppystamps Brilliant Birthday Balloons

& Happy Birthday Streamer Script

You can find details and bonus cards on my personal blog HERE.

Now, let's see what you make! Just upload to our May Gallery by 9pm Pacific Time on May 31st. Be sure to use the Celebrations theme, plus include a die cut &/or embossing folder in your design. All brands welcome but the team is loving our Poppystamps!!

Thanks for visiting!

Linda & the Divas

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. 

Let them eat cake

 

  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. 

Here is my card-

 

 

So, I'm coming up on a lot of birthdays, and making lots of cake (paper ones, I don't bake). But this card is so easy to make, and looks beautiful no matter what color or embellishments you use! Please visit me at Just A Nutter Paper Crafter for a full list of materials.

 

Make sure to enter for a chance to win that great Poppystamp prize! 

 

Celebrating a new mom

 Hello everyone,

It's Cindy here.  I am sharing a Mother's Day card created for a new mom in the family.

The card base is Poppystamps Fern and Daisy Pop Up Easel card, it was sent to me by a dear teamie and I have kept it safe in my treasure bin, but today is the day to use it.  😉

I first did a light wash of watercolor on the detail panel, then I use an inking tool to add layers of distress inks and ink blended the oval center.  Then I gold heat embossed the sentiment on the top oval piece.  I assembler the card base and adhere the focal element using foam adhesive.

The focal element is Poppystamps Nordic Spectacular Butterfly I die cut using both pattern paper and a ivory shimmery color paper.  

For the stopper, I used clear seal wax and Spellbinders Butterfly Mini Wax Seal stamp.

For detail supply list, please visit me at Escape To Stamping.

Our May sponsor is Poppystamps and it's all about Celebrations this month.

The challenge prize is a $20 gift card will be made from those with US addresses only.  Now it's your turn, take your favorite craft supply and make a paper craft project following the challenge theme, and use your die cut machine in the process.  Please state what you're celebrating in your description, preferably next to the link back to our blog.  I look forward to seeing your creations the challenge gallery. 

Happy crafting!

The Beginning of May With Poppy Stamps

  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, 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. 

Let's see what the design team created for you.

Cindy's celebrating parenthood.

Arlene needed a birthday card this month so she chose a color combo of navy blue, yellow and white.  As you can see, she left the door open for business - cakes in the window - ahhh - a bakery.

 

Michelle is ready for Mothers Day!

 

Annie created a funny birthday card.

 

 

 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

June Winner Reveal 2025

  Poppy Stamps is giving a $20 gift certificate to the

 Winner of the 2025 June challenge is 
#20 A. Rose

 Winner:  Be sure to contact Die Cut Divas at thedcdivas@gmail.com so we may send your email address to our sponsor.

The Die Cut Divas' favorites follow:

Michelle chose #19 Cathy as her favorite-

 

Linda loved all the flowers on this beauty by #3 Kathy Schweinfurth!

Arlene just loved the fairy by #8, Leanne.

 Sue N chose the card by  #4 - Loll for the beautiful composition and great use of our colors.

Cindy like the wedge panel card created by #21 Carrie Sheridan.

Thanks for all who participated.  See you again soon!

The Last of June 2025

 We hope you had a Wonderful 2025 Time of the Year with Poppy Stamps who is offering a $20 gift certificate to the winner.

 Let's give a big Thank You to Poppy Stamps

This month we're been 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. 

Be sure to enter your project by 9:00 p.m. Pacific time tonight.

Arlene is using some fantastic Poppy Stamps products in her creation today as she stretched herself to include every color on her card. 

Linda used more Nordic flowers - see full details & a bonus HERE.

Sue N used two Poppystamps die sets, Thank you Poe Script and Flower and Leaf Sprinkles to create her card. For specific details, check out her foleysfriend blog here.

Dawn used an older die called Ariana Square Frame 

Thanks for visiting and we hope to see you in the June gallery!

Happy Birthday Floral Cluster

 Hi all.  Dawn here to share my card for our June challenge.

 Our challenge this month is a color challenge. We'd like you to use at least three of these colors, as well as black and white and skin tones, for people.

Our Sponsor this month is Poppystamps who will be giving our winner a $20 gift card. Thank you Poppystamps for your generosity.

My card uses an older Poppystamps die - called Floral Cluster. 

I made my own coloured cardstock using Altenew inks and my gel plate - I used Canyon Clay, Burnt Red and Mahogany Bark inks direct to my gel plate and brayed to combine.   The colours become more muted and softer then direct to paper or ink blending.  I used some green inks and did the same for my branches and a very light version with Silver Sage and Jade inks for my background.  I embossed that with Altenew's Organic Linen embossing folder.  I die cut two layers of the green branches and then the separate flowers from the various blending I did  I added three over the flowers on the branch and three for around the edge of the die cut oval.  Sentiment was stamped in Gray Denim ink - to keep with the soft muted theme.  The matting layer is actually an olive green ( not as dark looking as the photo)

Do come and join us, using your die cut machine and the colour palette for the challenge. 

Dawn and the Divas.  

Some Nordic Flowers

Hello and welcome! Diva Linda here with inspiration for our June Color Challenge! The team is using products from our June sponsor Poppystamps. You, however, can use anything in your stash - just be sure to use at least 3 of the palette colors plus a die cut &/or embossing folder in your design!

Thanks to Poppystamps for donating a $20 gift card for our June winner!

Here's the color palette to use:

From Design Seeds, Fresh Hues 2024-04-17

And here's my take:

Poppystamps Nordic Flower Pots and Stems,

Nordic Drifting Flowers, &

Cortina Pinpoint Plate

You can find more details and a bonus HERE.

Thanks for stopping and we hope to see you in the June gallery!