Flip Card

Hi Everyone!

Here's a card I wanted to share that I made a few weeks ago for my nephew's birthday.

This is a flip card from My Creative Time, but Emma calls it a pop-out card.

Using her dies and stamps makes it so easy to put a project together.

Thanks for stopping by!

With a cherry on top!

I made this birthday card for a friend at work, and I love how it turned out.  What do you think?

This is something I've been wanting to try--framing an image using a cut-out shape.  That scalloped oval is an older Sizzix die I have, so I just cut the appropriate size oval in the cupcake patterned cardstock from DCWV Sweet Stack and framed it.  

The cupcake is from My Creative Time's Celebrate Good Times Stamp Set, and the cupcake frosting is from DCWV Animal Crackers matstack.  The sentiment is from More of My Favorite Sayings, and the Stitched Label Die and Small Stitched Scalloped Bow are also MCT products.

Here's a view from the side.  The cupcake is popped up on foam squares, as well as the cupcake paper layer, although it may be a little hard to see in this photo.

The inside sentiment is from the same MCT set as the cupcake.  

Sure appreciate your stopping by, and hope you liked my card.

Ice Cream Time

There's a new challenge at Carri's Double Click Connections.  

It's called DoubleClick Skittles Challenge, 

and the theme is Ice Cream!

I used an 8x8 piece of cardstock from DCWV Sweet Stack, folded it in half, and then used My Creative Time's Stitched 3x4 Journal Die to make a small card.  I cut appropriate sizes for the center mat and shadow and rounded the corners.

The ice cream cone and sentiment are from MCT's Celebrate Good Times stamp and coordinating die set.  I then popped up the cone on some foam squares and added two of Carri's pretty skittles!

So what do you think?

I think I want to have some ice cream!

Anything Goes!

It's Anything Goes this week at

Die Cuttin' Divas!

This card came together rather quickly using some of my MCT dies.  I popped up the heart and the typewriter for "double" dimension.

Patterned cardstock from Making Memories Black & White paper pad

Scraps of red and white cardstock

Foam squares

My Creative Time products:

Typewriter die

Once Upon a Time clear stamps

Stitched Sweetheart & XOXO dies

Stitched Scalloped Heart die

Just Simply Live banner die

Stitched Journal Die 3x4 for card base

Join in the challenge this week by submitting your card, layout, or project at Die Cuttin' Divas. The theme is Anything Goes, but be sure to use a die cut, and link your post back to DCD.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

Just Beachy

That's the theme this week at Die Cuttin' Divas.

Include something related to the beach in your card, layout, or project.

Here's what I created.

Ingredients:

A2 white card base
Various colored cardstock
Burlap
Cuttlebug Polka Dot embossing folder
Pack Your Bags cart for the swimmer and sun
Life's A Beach for the bucket and shovel
MCT Vintage Stitched Label Dies
Craftin' Desert Divas Summer Lovin' clear stamps

To enter the challenge this week, create a card, layout or altered project with a beach inspired theme.  Be sure to use a die cut in your creation and link your post back to the Die Cuttin' Divas blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to enter the following challenges with this card:

FCCB Challenge #219 - Day at the Beach

Craftin Desert Divas Summer Linky Party
Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday Linky Party-anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door-anything goes

Anniversary or Wedding

It's Tuesday and time for another 

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge

This week's challenge is...

Wedding or Anniversary Card

My card is an anniversary card for hubby.  We'll be celebrating 17 years this Thursday!

I used some new products from My Creative Time:

Bee Happy clear stamp set

Stitched Bees and Beehive dies

Vintage Stitched Label dies

and

Cuttlebug honeycomb embossing folder

Crystal Stickles

We hope you'll join us in the challenge this week and make a wedding or anniversary card, project, or layout.  Be sure to use a die cut in your creation and link your post back to the DCD blog.  You'll have one week to link up your project.  Check out the Design Team's projects for this week!

Thanks for stopping by; it's much appreciated!

Center Step Card

I made this center step card for a friend's birthday.

The patterned papers are My Mind's Eye Hootenanny, and I also used yellow, white, red, and green cardstock.

 I used dies and stamps from My Creative Time:

Speech Bubble Sentiments

(and coordinating dies)

Wow So Many Candles

Stitched XL Label Die

XL Label Die

Stitched Party Dies

Build a Banner Kit

Lowercase Fun Dies

Popped up the center piece with foam squares.

Added Heidi Grace metal adhesive dots, and some twine.

Appreciate your visit!

Birthday Box Card

Here's a box card I made for a friend's birthday.  

Went with a flower/nature theme.

The dies used are mostly from My Creative Time.

The patterned paper used on the box comes from K&Company Sparkly Sweet.

 Thanks for stopping by!

Things with Wings!

This week's challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas is

"Things with Wings"

I made this gift tag using My Creative Time Tag Die, Stitched Curly Label Die, and Pretty Butterflies and Dragonfly die.  Added some ribbon, twine, gems, and stickles.  Layered the dragonfly so I could bend up the wings on the top layer.

We hope you'll join the challenge this week and submit your card, layout or altered project following the theme, "Things with Wings."  Be sure to include a die cut in your creation and link your post back to Die Cuttin' Divas blogspot.

Thanks so much for visiting and for your comments.

Color Challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas

The new challenge this week at Die Cuttin' Divas is...

Use black and one other color

Yep, just 2 colors!  Wasn't quite as hard as I thought.

My Card

I used My Creative Time dies and stamps for my entire card, including the swing card base!  Love Emma's creative products--you can find them here at her shoppe.

We hope you'll join the challenge this week and make a card, layout or altered project following the theme of "use black and one other color."  Be sure to use a die cut and link your post back to Die Cuttin' Divas.  Love to see your creations.

Here's my card standing up.

View of the outside

and the inside

Thanks for stopping by! 

Fresh as a Daisy!

Hope this gives you a lift; I enjoyed making it!

And love how it turned out!

I used My Creative Time products and was inspired by a creation from one of the MCT Design Team members. Here's what I used.

Stitched Daisy Die

Stitched 3x4 Journal Die

Stitched Oval Die

Frame from Just Simply Live Stamp Set

Sentiment from Plane and Simple Stamp Set

Ribbon and sequins

I'd like to enter the following challenges with this card:
Fantabulous Cricut - Replenish your stash
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
DL Art June Linky Challenge - Anything Goes
Little Scrap Pieces Show It Off Linky Party - Anything Goes
Hiding in My Craft Room - Freestyle

Thanks so much for visiting!

For the Boys

Hello!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.  I had 3 nice days off, so it was great!

Today is my DT post for Die Cuttin' Divas, and this week's theme is
 "All About the Boys"
   (masculine card)  

I pulled out my Father's Day Cricut cartridge, and wanted to use this boat.  Making this card made me wish I had been out on a boat over the weekend.  It certainly looks inviting, and the weather was beautiful here in Maryland.

Aside from blue, white, yellow, orange, and red cardstock, I used papers from DCWV Photo Stack 2, which made it easier for me to make the sky, land and water effect I was looking for. I used foam tape to give the waves some depth.

The sun is made with My Creative Time Build a Banner Kit and the sentiment is from one of the new stamp sets by Craftin Desert Divas, called Summer Lovin'.

We hope you'll join in the challenge this week, and make something masculine.  Be sure to use a die cut in your creation and link your post to the Die Cuttin' Divas blog site.

We look forward to seeing your creations!

Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #166

Happy Tuesday!

The challenge this week at Die Cuttin' Divas is to make a

birthday card.

Easy peasy, right?  Who doesn't need more birthday cards in their stash?

The ingredients:
5 x 6.5 kraft card base

Recollections Bold Basics paper pad

Kraft, brown, and white cardstock

My Creative Time Products:

Fun Paper Airplane Die

Plane & Simple Stamp Set

Stitched Postage Frame Die

All Around Holidays Stamp Set (star)

Stitched Mini Frame & Arrow Dies

If you enter the challenge, you'll have a chance to win a pack of wobbles from 

The Scrapbooking Queen.

So make that birthday card using a die cut image, and link your post to Die Cuttin' Divas.  Be sure to check out all the fun creations by the Diva Design Team this week.

Thanks for stopping by!

New Challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas

This week's challenge...

Wobble it or add dimension

I don't have any wobbles, so I added foam squares to my card to pop up the sentiment and the banner.

Now don't tell, but this is for my nephew, Eric, for his upcoming birthday! 

I used My Creative Times dies and stamps:

Fun Ticket stamps

Ticket dies

Build a Banner kit

Lowercase fun dies

Stitched 4x6 journal die

Ribbon

Skittles!

Hope you'll join in the challenge this week.  Make a card, layout, or project using a Wobble.  But if you don't have a wobble, then add dimension to your creation.  Link your post back to the Die Cuttin' Divas web site.

Thanks for stopping by.  I really appreciate it.

An Easter Card in a Box

I made a card in a box for my husband

for Easter.  So fun to make!

It was easy to do following one of the many tutorials out there.  This one folds to an A2 size card.  Actually, it's a little shorter at 5" because I thought the flaps were too long so I shortened them.

And look at these great eggs I found to put in my husband's and daughter's baskets.  I think they're a scream!  

It's a beautiful, sunny day here in Maryland, temps at 60 degrees.

Happy Easter everyone!

Pastel Colors Challenge

 Hi, so glad you stopped by!

This week at Die Cuttin' Divas, the challenge is...

Pastel Colors.

I recently bought these patterned Pastel papers by Core'dinations.  Aren't they pretty!?  Just perfect for this challenge.  I cut a lot of pieces because I wanted to use a variety of patterns and colors.  On the one hand, I hated cutting a new piece for a little butterfly, but on the other hand, why have the paper if I'm not going to use it!?  You know what I mean, I'm sure!!  

The other "new" recent purchase I used was My Creative Time's Hello Chickie die and stamp set.  Isn't that little chick so adorable?

Here's the card opened. It's actually a birthday card with a springtime/Easter theme.  

I even covered the back this time because my card base was white, and since it's so easy to do with this Sizzix flip-it die.

Hope you'll join in the color challenge this week.  Use pastels in your card, layout or altered project and be sure to use a die cut.  Link your post back to the Die Cuttin' Divas blog.  We hope to see you there!

Thanks for visiting me today.

I'd like to enter these challenges with my card:
Cut It Up - Easter
D.L. Art April Linky Challenge - Anything Goes
Little Scrap Pieces - Show it Off Linky Party, Anything Goes
Red Carpet Studio - Easter inspired
Jo's Scrap Shack Friday FunDay Challenge - Anything Goes
Craftin' Desert Divas Linky Party - Anything Goes

Another Flip Card

This is the second card I've made using my SIZZIX flip-it die. The die is so easy to use--just run it through your Big Kick or similar cutter, fold and decorate it!  Click here to see the Sizzix flip-it cards, but also check Amazon for price.

As you can see, I've used a lot of My Creative Time dies.  I've become hooked on Emma's products recently when I made some purchases during her "new release" sales.  Can't beat 20% off!  I love her  signature stitching on the dies.

On the inside of the circle, all the scalloped circles are ones that came with the flip-it die.  See my previous post showing the 11-piece die set for this particular card.

The patterned paper is Ki Argyle Paper Pad by Hampton Art.  Can't say I've ever heard of them before, and now I'm trying to remember where I bought this--possibly Target.  All the small solids are from my scraps.

This card stands up nicely when opened and makes a great 3-D keepsake for the recipient to enjoy. 

I hope you enjoyed my card; thanks so much for stopping by.

Challenges entering with this card:

The Shabby Tea Room - Anything Goes

Just B Creative Crazy - March Linky Party Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday w/optional stitching

Scrappy Moms - Terrific Tuesday Challenge, All That Glitters (red present in circle)

Top of the Morning to You!

Hi Everyone,

This week's challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas is...

Luck of the Irish

Make something with an Irish symbol (Rainbow, Leprechaun, Pot of Gold, Shamrock, etc)

Here's my card.

It was made using a Sizzix circle flip card die I recently purchased on Amazon.  It includes the framework for the card as well as all the circle dies.

The hat, banner and button dies are from My Creative Time.

So is the circle sentiment and the small shamrock on the flip side.

The one thing I'm not sure I like about this die is that it doesn't really allow you to put anything else on the inside flap.  If you do, it won't be hidden, or else has to be only as big as the circle.  Know what I mean?  Anyone have experience using this? Tell me what you do for the inside of the card, I'd like to know.  

We hope you'll join in the challenge this week and create a card, layout or altered project using an Irish symbol.  Put your green thinking cap on and play!  Be sure to use a die cut and link your post back to the Die Cuttin' Divas blog.  We look forward to seeing what you make!  

Thanks for stopping by.

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:
More than Favors - St. Patty's Day
Exploring Cricut - Luck of the Irish
BBTB2 - St. Patrick's Day
DL Art Thankful Thursday March Linky Challenge - Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - Funday Friday Challenge Anything Goes
Cut It Up Challenge - Green for St. Pat's or Spring

HIMCR Challenge - Designer Paper x3

There's a really fun challenge at Hiding in My Craft Room with a terrific prize!

Use 3 designer (or printed) papers in your project.  The prize is $100 worth of products from DCWV, and they'll be picking 3 winners. Woo hoo!

Here's the card I'm entering, and all my papers are from DCWV, the Citrus matstack.  I actually used 5 different design papers from the same stack.  The yellow border has a pattern in it, as well as the orange on the balloons, it's a striped design.  And best of all, I had made this card for someone's birthday and hadn't posted it, but found this challenge which fit the card I made perfectly (usually it's the other way around!). 

This card was made using the Cricut cartridge Creative Cards.  I did modify the design just a bit by adding the bottom mat to match the top mat.  On the original design, the bottom has no extra matting, just the card base alone.  The sentiment is stamped on the MCT oval stitched die.

 Hope you like my card.  Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to also join in the following challenge:

DL Art Thankful Thursday February Linky Party - Anything goes