Die Cuttin Divas Challenge

Good morning!  We have another challenge at Die Cuttin Divas this week!  We want to see projects using your current or favorite school's colors!  This was tough for me, one because our current school is an elementary school and I don't think they have 'colors' yet!  and second because I never had a favorite school.  I went to private engineering school, not a big university.  SO I chose Michigan State since I have a friend who LOVES and went to state so I made her a birthday card!

I think she turned out so cute!  I decided just to make her shirt green instead of putting a big white S on it!  Don't over think this challenge too much!  We just want you to play along!  So link up HERE!

Supplies:
Accent Essentials cart
BBrat girl balloon sitter - Bugaboo Stamps
Copic Markers
Imaginisce - green flower
Accent Creative Designs - white flower
Recollections - brad
Rubber Stampede - black ink

Die Cuttin Divas Sketch Challenge

Not only is today Tuesday but it's our FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!  All 3 kids in school full time!  Hopefully I can get tons of crafting done now!!!  Summers are so hard for me!  So anyway, today marks another Die Cuttin Divas challenge.  This week we have a sketch challenge with a twist!  The twist is a back to school theme, and of course you MUST use a die cut somewhere on your project. 
Here is the sketch:

 and my first day of school layout:

This is from September of last year.  My littlest's first day of preschool.  This at least makes me feel not so far behind!  It's a pretty simple layout but cute and to the point!

Supplies:
Tim Holtz - cardstock
Accent Essentials - hexagon
DCWV Grade School Stack
Queen & Company - bakers twine
TCP Studios - apple stamp
Copic Markers
Creative Memories 1" circle punch

Be sure to link up HERE with your back to school sketch project for a chance to win!

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #77

Good Tuesday morning!  Today at Die Cuttin Divas we have a sketch for you!  Along with the sketch we are celebrating National Kid Day so we ask that you add a child theme to your project!!  Feel free to interpret the sketch any way you want as long as you use a die cut somewhere on your project!  and link it up HERE!

 

I just love making birthday cards and love love using these digital images!  This card came together pretty quickly and I even got to color while watching the Olympics!  I printed off a bunch of different images and my kids sat with me and colored some too!!  Double bonus!!

I'm also entering my card in the Catch the Bug August Anything goes Challenge!

Supplies:
Accent Essentials Cartridge
Bugaboo Stamps - BBrat girl balloon sitter
My Craft Spot - Inside and Out Set #2
Copic Markers
DCWV The Celebration Stack paper
DCWV The Neutral Stack paper
Technique Tuesday and Rubber Stampede ink
Jewels from my stash

Christmas in July!

I will admit I think about Christmas all the time!  Mainly because about 5 minutes after all of the presents are opened on Christmas day my 3 kids are already making their list for the next year....and they remind me of it at least twice a week!  I pride myself on starting homemade presents early and having my shopping done with plenty of time to spare.  My scrap booking pages however....those are lacking!

This week at Die Cuttin Divas's it's Christmas in July!  Make any Christmas themed project, be sure to use a die cut and link it up HERE!  Below is my scrapbook page!

I love how this turned out!  The title is from PS I Love You Scrapbooking.  Her die cuts are SO easy to work with!  and she has one for literally every occasion!  The stockings are from Gingerbread cartridge and the scallop background from Accent Essentials (my new favorite cart I think!).  I added some buttons and bakers twine to finish it off!  Really very simple!  Hopefully you are in the Christmas spirit and link your project up HERE!!

I'm also entering my layout in the following challenges:
DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - Christmas in July

More Christmas!

I have another Christmas card today!  This again goes along with Catch the Bug Challenge Christmas in July week long events!  and the Send a Smile 4 Kids Christmas in July Challenge!  Today I followed a sketch.  I LOVE using sketches!  and this one was a great one to work with!

and my creation:

I used the image Knobby Knees Christmas - sack and colored it with my Copics.  The scallop background is from Accent Essentials and the sentiment from Fiskars Tis the Season stamp set.  I cut the stars with my Creative Memories Star Punch.  I polished it off by glossing up the collar and ball of the Santa hat with Glossy Accents and used some glitter on it!  Again a nice and simple Christmas card...and for someone who sends out close to 75, these are the kind I like!!

Another Tuesday Challenge!

You can tell summer has been busy when my posts are down to once a week!  Thankfully my kids like to craft with me so I can get a little time to make some projects!  This week at Die Cuttin Divas we want to see a project with the colors red, orange and yellow....the colors of the sun!  We have Bugaboo Stamps as our sponsor and they are offering 7 free digital images as the grand prize!  I am absolutely addicted to Bugaboo stamps!  They have new releases every Tuesday and a different free image every Friday!   I couldn't wait to incorporate one into my project!  Here's what I made :)

I think he turned out adorable!  I chose the image summer duck - ball and colored him with my copics.  I cut him out using a scallop frame from Accent Essentials.  This was the first time I tried to cut an image out with my cricut instead of just making it a square.  The paper is from DCWV The summer stack and the cardstock is Recollections.  I added 3 buttons from OTC and tangerine twine from Ginger Snap Scraps.

I would also like to enter the Catch the Bug Challenge: Stella Says Sketch

Princess Layout!

Very rarely do I create girly projects!  and to be honest this was HARD for me!  But this is a layout that went into the 'holiday' scrapbook for my friend.  and I LOVE how it turned out! 

She had only given me 1 or 2 pictures from her 1st birthday so I figured I'd do up the page Cinderella style!

Supplies Used:
Cricut Cartridges: Paper Doll Dress Up, Accent Essentials
DCWV The Celebration Stack
Sandy Lion: Princess Stickers
Paper Bliss: It's your day banner
Imaginisce: Paper Flowers
Eyelet Outlet: Pearl Brads
Studio G glitter glue
White Gelly Roll Pen

I'd like to enter my layout into Amanda's Crafts and More: Getting Scrappy Challenge: Let's Celebrate Come on!  and The Paper Girls Challenge Blog Challenge #7 : Sketch

 

Thanks for looking!