New Cut It Up Challenge - Thankful, Grateful, Blessed

 

We're back today on the Cut It Up Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

Our challenge theme this time is 'thankful, grateful, blessed' and don't forget to use a die cut on your design!

 For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

Here's another view of my card:

To make my card I used:

- Cut Out Wreath die from Sizzix

- Hazel's Sentiment Medley Die Set from Julie Hickey Designs

- blue card from Hobbycraft

Craftin' Round the World Challenge - Monochrome

 

Today I'm sharing my second card for the June challenge in the Craftin' Round the World Challenges Facebook Group.

Each month there are two challenge themes to choose from and for June you can pick from:

inspired by a song

or

monochrome

To join in with the challenge you need to join our Facebook Group here.

Today's card is for the monochrome theme and I used the Cut Out Wreath die from Sizzix with two shades of blue card from Hobbycraft.

The sentiment is from Stampin' Up stamped with Night of Navy ink.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Festive Friday Challenge - white, blue and celebratory sentiment

Seize the Birthday - anything goes

New Use Your Stuff Challenge - Wrap It Up and a Double Trouble Collaboration

 

We're back today on the Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog with a new challenge:

For this challenge we're collaborating with the Double Trouble Challenge Blog and here are all the details:

Thing 1 on the Double Trouble Challenge Blog is to use your favourite die cutting tool and Thing 3 (which is our part) is to use the 'Wrap It Up' theme by adding a ribbon, bow, some twine or washi tape.  Then share your card on our challenge and on the Double Trouble Challenge Blog.

You can find the Double Trouble part of the challenge here and the Use Your Stuff part of the challenge here

To make my card I used my Cuttlebug which is my favourite cutting tool and some washi tape along the borders of the papers I used to make my background.

Here's what I used:

- Big Tidings dies by Tim Holtz from Sizzix

- patterned papers from Stampin' Up

- washi tape from Stampin' Up

- other paper and card from Craft Creations

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Rabisco Challenge - anything goes

Cut It Up Challenge - use more than one die (my stitched square die and the word die)

Double Trouble Challenge Blog - Die-cember

New Cardz 4 Galz Challenge - Thank You, Thankful or Thanksgiving

 

We've got a new challenge today on the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge Blog and this time our theme is thank you, thankful or Thanksgiving.

For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, have a look at the challenge blog here.

To make my card I used a Sizzix Thinlits die called Cut Out Wreath die cut into white card and then layered over kraft paper and a white card base.

My sentiment is from Stampin' Up and was stamped in Crumb Cake ink.

New Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

 

There's a new challenge today on the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge Blog:

So for this challenge we want you to use die cuts and/or stencils.

For all the details and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make my card I used Tim Holtz's Big Tidings die set from Sizzix.  This is a recent purchase and the first time I've used the set.

I also used:

- patterned paper from Stampin' Up

- Mossy Meadow card stock from Stampin' Up

- Card Candi from Craftwork Cards

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

NBUS - brand new die set

Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge - no square cards

New Alphabet Challenge - M is for Monochrome

 

We're back today on the Alphabet Challenge Blog with another new challenge:

We've reached the letter M and it was my turn to pick the theme so I decided on M is for monochrome.  For more details about the challenge and to see the cards from the rest of the team, head over to the challenge blog here.

To make the main panel on my card I used a Sizzix Thinlits die called Cut Out Wreath.  I used some kraft card as my layer between the die cut panel and the card base.

Then I stamped a sentiment from the Stampin' Up Here's a Card stamp set using Crumbcake ink.

I finished the card with some gems.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Seize the Birthday - anything goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - die cuts/anything goes

NBUS - this is the first time I've used this die

New Perfectly CAS Challenge - Embossing

 

There's a new challenge today on the Perfectly CAS Challenge and this time our theme is:

You can find more details and see the cards from the rest of the team here on the challenge blog.

I used a Sizzix embossing folder on the bottom section of my card and then Distress Oxide ink in Salty Ocean with a blending brush to emphasise the embossing.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Less is More - Christmas in July

Addicted to CAS - Christmas

New Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes/Include a Stocking

There's a new challenge today on Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge and this week it's anything goes with the option to include a stocking.

Take a look here on the challenge blog for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Design Team.

To make my card I used a die from a Sizzix stamp and die set and some paper from Poundland.

I added an outline sticker greeting and some red gems to finish the card.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Christmas

Little Red Wagon - cut it out

Dies R Us Challenge - anything goes using a die by a company in the store (Sizzix)

A Peacful New Year to You All ....

Whatever you're doing tonight, I hope you all have a safe and peaceful New Year!

This is one of the cards I've made today - I used a Sizzlit die and some red snowflake paper.  A very simple design but I like it!

Some challenges for my card:

Winter Wonderland - 'red and white'

Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - 'use a sentiment'

Less is More - 'just one word'

Happy New Year and I'll be back in the next couple of days with a brand new challenge at The Squirrel and the Fox and the January club stamps from Little Claire!