Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge #83

We've got a real fun challenge this week at 

Die Cuttin' Divas.

Use an elephant in your project!

Elephant Appreciation Day was declared beginning in 1996 by WildHeart® Productions to celebrate the elephant every September 22.

I made this sweet card using the elephant from the Lite Twinkle Toes cartridge.  I was really surprised to learn how many different Cricut cartridges contain an elephant.  Some of them are Birthday Cakes, Celebrate with Flourish, New Arrival, and Paisley.

Our sponsor this week is Cutting Bugs. 

They are providing the September 2012 issue of either Cricut Magazine OR Cards Magazine (winner's choice),

and a multi-pack Megan Elizabeth Sparkle Light Set.  

Go check out their online store!

We hope you'll join in the challenge this week and create a card, layout, or project using an elephant.  Be sure to use a die cut and link your post back to Die Cuttin' Divas.

Looking forward to seeing what you create.

Die Cuttin' Divas Color Challenge

Hi Everyone!

It's Tuesday, so you know what that means!

Time for another Die Cuttin' Divas challenge.   Use the colors of your local school or favorite college.  And be sure to name your school--we want to give credit where credit is due.

A local college in my area is Towson State University in Towson, Maryland.  I didn't go there, but I  actually used to work there years ago, fresh out of high school.  It was my first "real" full-time job.  And it turned out to be a pretty good one, too, as I wound up working there for 9 years!

Towson's colors are black, gold, and white.  Here's the card I made using those colors, and keeping it kind of clean and simple.

I used Art Philosophy cartridge for the framed oval, a new Cuttlebug embossing folder called Wicker Weave on the white cardstock, and an EK Success corner punch for the corners!

On the inside, I put this sentiment.

The sentiments are from TPC Studio Card Crafting Thank You (set of 6 stamps).

Our sponsor this week is SK Digis, an online digital store.  

Sonia will be providing a gift certificate to her store.  Go check out her creations.

We hope you'll join the challenge this week.  Make a project using the colors of your local school or favorite college.  Tell us the name of the school and the die cut you used.  Be sure to link your post (not just your blog) back to Die Cuttin' Divas.

Can't wait to see what you create!

Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge

Happy Tuesday!

It's back to work today after a nice 3-day weekend,

and it's also Back to School for this week's

 Die Cuttin' Divas Sketch Challenge. 

Follow the sketch below with a twist:

Back to School theme

Here's my card:

Isn't she the cutest cheerleader?!

I used 3 Birds on Parade for her, cut at 3-1/2".
Hexagon is cut from Accent Essentials at 5-1/2" and I trimmed the sides.
Oval is cut from Plantin Schoolbook at 5-3/4".
The argyle paper is from DCWV Grade School.
Card size is 5x7 using red cardstock.
Spellbinders Ribbon Banners with lettering.
6 blue dots.

Our sponsor this week is:

Creative Cutter Room

and Cathie is providing one of her super bowmakers!

plus 4 yards of ribbon!


We hope you'll join us this week and submit your card, layout, or altered project following the sketch--with a twist--using a back to school theme.  Be sure to include a die cut in your project and link your post to Die Cuttin' Divas.

We look forward to seeing what you create!

Die Cuttin' Divas Recipe Challenge

This week we're having a Recipe Challenge at 

Die Cuttin' Divas

Use twine, pop dots, and three buttons.

Here's my card:

The background paper is from the Green Stack by DCWV.

Frog is cut at 3-1/2" from Paisley cartridge.

Label punch is EK Success.

Used 4 buttons to keep my card symmetrical!

Our sponsor this week is the Scrapbooking Queen 

Go check out her blog and Royal Shoppe!

Hope you'll join in the challenge this week by entering your project using twine, pop dots, and three buttons.  Be sure to use a die cut as well and link your post back to Die Cuttin' Divas.

We look forward to seeing your creations!

And I Ain't Lion!

I made this easel birthday card for a woman at work.  My goal was to make a cute card and I just loved this lion on the Life's a Party cart that I recently purchased.

This is an A2 size easel card, using green cardstock as my base.

The design paper is from DCWV Stack 7 and the colors in it were a perfect background for my lion.

The sentiment is a wooden stamp I bought at Joann's, punched with my Marvy oval punch.

For the inside sentiments, I typed both on my computer and printed them onto gold cardstock.  The border punch is Fiskars used on the dark orange cardstock and then layered with the designer paper, and the  Happy Birthday sentiment.

I used foam squares to pop up the lion and the oval sentiment.

A last minute touch was to use Glossy Accents on the lion's eyes and nose.  And it really made such a difference!  

I'm entering this card in the challenge at

Little Scrap Pieces - Make it Sparkle

Thanks so much for stopping by!