Cut It Up #46 - Summer Vacation

Cut It Up

#46 Summer Vacation

Sponsors:

Artful Delights

A Card Kit

AND

Trendy Twine

Sample pack of 3 colors of twine

My Project:

We were so lucky as the DT to get

the sample pack from Trendy Twine

to showcase on our projects!

LOVE this twine!!!

I decided to use the bright yellow twine and make a "sun"...

well, I tried to make a sun :)

I am also LOVING the Pack Your Bags cartridge

and wanted to use this fun beach scene.

I also wanted to use one of the fun stamps from 

Craftin' Desert Divas Summer Lovin' stamp set

 "Life's A Beach".

Most of my pattern paper was from my scrap stash,

but my b/g paper is from American Crafts.

Michael's had an awesome sale over the Memorial Day

weekend for their paper stacks - $5 each!

Needless to say I picked up one of each that they had :)

Anyway, I feel that this card speaks summer vacation

and I hope that you will show off your summer projects

you create for this fun challenge

over at Cut It Up!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas - Picture That "Love it"

Hey!

Today, I was lucky enough to showcase one 

of the funnest stamps from the new

"Picture That" stamp set over at Craftin' Desert Divas!

You can purchase the set HERE.

I absolutely "love it" :)

Tara has done it again with this set - it is fabulous!

There are so many ways you can use these stamps -

cards, scrapbook layouts, mini albums, really, any project!!!

Here is the card I created:

The cupcake comes from Create A Critter and

I used one of the Princess faces from PKS.

I have the cupcake on an Action Wobble too - for extra cuteness!!!

I inked the edges of my cupcake with some ColorBox Chalk Ink

and embossed the cupcake holder with

the Quartrefoil folder from Hobby Lobby.

My paper and ribbon is from American Crafts

and I used enamel dots from Michael's -

I am seriously obsessed with these!!!

I LOVE the cursive writing this stamp is in 

and that heart and arrow are PERFECT!!!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate - Graduation or Birthday

Happy Wednesday!!!

Hope you are all having an amazing LAST week of May!!!

Can. Not. Believe. It!!!

Well, today over at Decorate To Celebrate we have started

a new challenge all about Graduation!

I am amazed that it's been 20 years since I graduated from HS?!?!

CRAZY!!!

Anyway, we want to see your

decorations, invitations, gifts,

basically ANYTHING BUT a Card or Layout

for all those graduates in your life!

I decided to decorate a gift box with all things

Graduation.

****WARNING****

****LOTS OF PICS*** 

I have tried to capture all sides of the box

so you could see all the stamps, embellishments, etc.

The hourglass brad is from Hobby Lobby.

The box comes from Wrap It Up, I cut it at 9".

All the stamps come from a Graduation Set by TPC Studio.

I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I also inked around the edges with some ColorBox Chalk Ink.

This is the top of the box.

I used enamel dots from Recollections for the each of the caps.

As well as some small flat back pearls from Michael's

to add some embellishment.

This is the back of the box with the lid slightly open.

I cut small strips of self-adhesive glitter ribbon from American Crafts

and added them around the box.

I cut some acetate and adhered it on the inside

of the box behind the caps.

Now it's ready to be filled with goodies or a gift!

I hope that you will join us for this challenge,

and remember

you can always link up your birthday decorations too!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

 

Craftin' Desert Divas Fun Fold Grad Card

Craftin' Desert Divas

Fun Folds Linky Party

Sponsors:

Digital Delight by Loubylou: $5 G.C.

Miriams Crafting Supplies: $5 Credit (not on ATG or Shipping)

Lucy Kelleher "Close to My Heart": $10 G.C. (Only in U.S.)

My Project:

For this super fun linky party, I created a Tri-Shutter Card.

If you have never made one of these, you have to try it out!

There are some awesome tutorials on YouTube

on how to do these cards :)

FCCB and BBTB2 have new challenges stating today too.

Over at FCCB (see below for sponsor info) we want to see

Graduation projects

and BBTB2 we want you to use

a "car" cut on your projects.

I combined all of them into this fun Graduation card.

I used Wrap It Up for the diploma

and Beep Beep for the convertible car.

The "GRAD" and "2014" are both cut from Plantin Schoolbook.

My papers were all in my scrap stash, 

this style of card is perfect to use up scraps :)

All my stamps are from Craftin' Desert Divas.

The "Congrats" and "Wish Big" come from Simply Said

and the "Away we go" comes from Destination Fun.

I did some alteration to that stamp by crossing out "we" 

and adding "you" above it with a black gel pen.

I thought it was fitting for this card :)

The enamel dots are from Michael's

This is how it looks folded up :)

I hope you will join us for these fun challenges starting today!

Here is the sponsor info for FCCB:

 

Challenge #212 Class of 2014

This Weeks Sponsor

~This Weeks Challenge~

Class of 2014

Create a graduation project

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

I am also linking this up over at Little Scrap Pieces.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!
I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day!!!

CDD Blog Hop - Destination Fun & Picture That

Welcome to our May Blog Hop and Stamp Release Party!!!

If you have hopped here from the 

most talented Lisa,

you are in the right place!

Today is Day 1 of this 2 Day Hop

and are you in for a treat!!!

First off, let's take a look at the FABULOUS stamp sets:

Purchase HERE

Purchase HERE

Purchase HERE

Purchase HERE

(comes with a free studio file)

Purchase HERE

(comes with a free studio file)

AMAZING, right?!?!?!

All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA.

Stamps will be available to order on Saturday.

We have a new store Craftin Desert Divas Shop and 

a Craftin Desert Divas Gallery Facebook group.

We would love for you to join us and share your creations with us 

using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps.

In this group we show previews first,

have giveaways and much more!!

Now LET'S GET READY TO BUNDLLLLLLLLLLLE!!!

Sale Price is $65.45 and it includes shipping.

A savings of $10.00!!!

But just so you know,

due to the set up of the shopping cart,

$2.50 will show up and be charged for shipping,

but Tara has already deducted the amount

from the overall price of the stamps!

So no worries!!!

BONUS...

If you purchase the bundle

OR just the "Picture This" OR the "Picture That" stamp set

you will receive a free studio file!!!

((NOT SVG FILE))

Even another BONUS...

EVERY purchase will get the TCBJ "All That Glitters" pattern FREE!!!

It's all just AWESOME!!!

My Project:

I decided to make another shaker card!

I thought the chevron frame stamp from Tara's "Picture That" set

would be the perfect outline for the shaker!

I stamped some white cardstock with some teal ink,

then cut out the "window" with a craft knife.

I stacked more cardstock with "windows" cut out 

on top of each other so there was a "pocket" to fill with beads and sequins

I didn't do that by hand :)

I used my Cricut and the George cart to help make that easier!

My beads and Hawaiian "sequins" were both from JoAnn's.

The flowers are from Recollections and Studio G.

My paper is from The Paper Studio's (Hobby Lobby) Khloe Lane stack.

I topped off the shaker with the sentiment "Mahalo"

from the new Destination Fun stamp set...

Perfect for this card!

Here is a close up of the shaker and stamps:

Now hop along to the amazing Michelle

but if you get lost or want to start from the beginning here is today's line up:

Tara - www.craftindesertdivas.com
Kathy - http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/
Mayra - http://mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Sukie - http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Emily - http://molliemugsblog.blogspot.com/
Michelle B. - http://michellescricutfun.blogspot.com/
Michelle P. - http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/
Migdalia - http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/
Jessica - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Too-Cute-by-Jessica/196421370434846?ref=hl

And be sure to join us tomorrow for Day 2 of the Hop!

Winners will be picked from a different blog each day,

so the more you comment the more chances you have to win.

Thanks so much for checkin' in!!!

CardzTV - Graduation Challenge

 I AM SO EXCITED!!!

This is my first post as a DT member for Mary over at CardzTV!!!

I have to tell you when I first started getting involved with
card making and the Cricut at the beginning of 2011,
 I found this "little" YouTube channel called CardzTV
and started getting "taught" by Mary.
I seriously watched EVERY single one of her videos!
I have learned so much from her,
practically everything I know about making cards,
I learned from her!
She inspired me - still does - and I thought to myself
(more times than once),
"I want to be just like her when I grow up"
:)

I was also so intimidated and in awe of Mary,
that I would never leave her comments,
just admired her from afar,
so now being on her team
and the fact that she knows my name
is CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY to me!!!

Anyway...

There is a new DT for CardzTV,
and they are all so extremely talented!!!
Mary also has a whole bunch of fun
and exciting challenges coming up,
so I hope you will stay tuned
and participate along with us :)

The challenge that is starting today is all about
Graduation!
We want to see all your cards and projects
that have to do with this momentous occasion!

My Project:

This is the card I made for my Dad!

He is in his 60's and finally got his Bachelor's Degree!

I am so proud of him!

I used Create A Friend for this cute little graduate

and Elegant Edges for the shaped mat.

I used Mary's "This N That" stamp set for the "Way to Go!"

LOVE this set!

The inside:

This sentiment comes from Mary's

new stamp set "Congratulations"

This set contains practically EVERY occasion you

could congratulate someone for - LOVE it!!!

Please swing on by CardzTV to see all of the other DT projects

and join us for this challenge!

You can purchase any of the CardzTV stamps HERE.

I am also going to enter this card into My Craft Spot's Congrats/Grads challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Here's the video:

CDD Sneak Peek - Picture That "Really?"

How are you enjoying the sneak peek so far?!?!

I'm lovin' it!!!

Welcome to Day 4 of our May stamp release party!!

Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at

one of the five new stamp sets.

Then, on Saturday and Sunday, we will have

a blog hop with prizes each day.

The design team has been showing off some AWESOME projects

for this stamp release party.

Today we are showcasing the Picture That stamp set.

All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA.

Stamps will be available to order on Saturday.

We have a new store Craftin Desert Divas Shop and 

a Craftin Desert Divas Gallery Facebook group.

We would love for you to join us and share your creations with us 

using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps.

In this group we show previews first,

have giveaways and much more!!

Here's my project I created:

I used Paisley to create this Zebra with a bit of attitude :)

My paper all comes from a pack I picked up a Michael's as well as the enamel dots.

The thought bubble comes from George.

Here is a close up of the stamp - SO FUNNY!!!

I swear I say this 1000 times a day :)

Really?

Yes, see...ha ha!

Anyway....

Sneak Peek giveaway!!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning!! Just click on the DT's name to get to their blog.

Tara will announce today's winner tomorrow. The winner will be picked from a different blog every day, so be sure to visit and leave comments.

Thank you all so much for joining us today and I hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks!!

Birthday Wishes

Happy Wednesday!!!

I'm here today to show you the card I created for my

MIL's birthday this coming week - I hope she likes it :)

I used paper from My Mind's Eye and pearls from Recollections.

The butterfly is cut from the Serenade Solutions cartridge and
the hexagon is from Accent Essentials.

The sentiment on the front is from a Fiskar's mini set and
the sentiment on the inside is from CardzTV's This N That set.
LOVE Mary's stamps!!!

I will be entering this card into Mojo Monday (sketch)

and Die Cuttin' Divas (birthday).

Thanks for checkin' in!

CDD Sneek Peek - Destination Fun "Bon Voyage"

Are you ready to get the sneak peeks started?

I am!!!

Welcome to Day 1 of our May stamp release party!!

Each day we will be giving you a sneak peek at

one of the five new stamp sets.

Then, on Saturday and Sunday, we will have

a blog hop with prizes each day.

The design team has some AMAZING creations

to start this stamp release party.

Today we are showcasing the Destination Fun stamp set.

All of the new stamps are 4x6 and Made in the USA.

Stamps will be available to order on Saturday.

We have a new store Craftin Desert Divas Shop and 

a Craftin Desert Divas Gallery Facebook group.

We would love for you to join us and share your creations with us 

using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps.

In this group we show previews first,

have giveaways and much more!!

Here's my project I created:

LOVE this sentiment!!!

I can't tell you enough how PERFECT this stamp set works

with the Pack Your Bags cartridge.

Which is where my ship comes from.

I just used papers from my scrap stash,

so I don't know right off where they are from.

My glitter tape ribbon is from American Crafts,

and the jewels are from Darice (Joann's).

I am also going to enter this card into 

the Little Scrap Pieces linky party and

Exploring Cricut's Summer challenge.

Enough about the card

On to the business at hand

:)

Sneak Peek giveaway!!!

All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning!! Just click on the DT's name to get to their blog.

Tara will announce today's winner tomorrow. The winner will be picked from a different blog every day, so be sure to visit and leave comments.

Thank you all so much for joining us today and I hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks!!

FCCB #211 May Flowers & BBTB2 Gift Packaging/Boxes/Tags

Hey All!!!
Hope you all survived the weekend!!!
There are some new challenges starting this
wonderful Monday that I have created one project for :)

First Up:

FCCB

Challenge #211 May Flowers

This Weeks Sponsor

$15.00 Gift Certificate

~This Weeks Challenge~

May Flowers

Create a project that uses flowers

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

Secondly,

Over at BBTB2 we have
Gift Packaging/Boxes/Tags

My Project:
 

Front

Back

I created a simple treat box from the Sweet Treats cartridge.

I LOVE the paper from DCWV's Pocket Full of Posies.

I also ran the center of my flower through

Swiss Dots embossing folder.

My ribbon for the handle is from American Crafts.

EASY PEASY!!!

I enjoy making these little treat boxes to give out to my friends

in the neighborhood either for their birthday

or just a Visiting Teaching treat.

I hope that you will join us for these two fun challenges

over at FCCB and BBTB2 this week!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!