Birthday Greetings From Under the Sea & Die Cuttin Diva's Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends,

I'm blessed to be a guest designer for Die Cuttin' Divas.

This week on their blog is a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.

Pick three boxes from any row or diagonal from the Grid below and create a project that has those three items.

I went a little crazy on my card and was tried to incorporate almost everything on this Tic-Tac-Toe Grid.   Didn't quite make it because i chose to use a birthday sentiment instead of a "Thinking of You" sentiment.

Here's a picture of some of the items I used to create this card. 

I used my MISTI to have the sentiment match the curve of the top of the oval die cut.   

Here is my final card.

It has leaves (I'm creatively cheating and calling the seaweed "leaves" :)), Sequins, Yellow in the pattern paper and twine, Orange in the twine and seaweed, Enamel Dots near the sentiment, Pattern Paper, Twine, Oval and it's a Shaker Card.  

The oval had a dotted border so I decided to stitch around it with Twine.   This took some time but it gave the card an interesting detail that I normally wouldn't have done.  So thanks to this challenge I pushed myself to do something different creatively.    

Here's some close up shots.

Card Recipe:

• Card base 5-1/2"x5-1/2"
• KaDoodle Bug Designs Cutie KaToodles Ocean Pearl
• I used the png file to print and cut this cutie and accented it with gel pens and Wink of Stella Glitter Pen
• The sand with coral and seaweed were cut using a metal die from the Craftin Dessert Divas Oean Border Dies set out of white paper and colored with my Copic Markers.   YG25 Celadon Green and G94 Grayish Olive for the seaweed, YR04 Crome Orange for the coral; E11 Barely Beige and E33 Sand for the sand, and C1 Cool Gray around the pearl to make it stand out a little more against the oyster background color.
• The oval of the shaker card was made with The Stamps of Life - Sizzix Oval Framelits-Dotted #661840
• Pink/Orange Twine and Yellow/Orange Twine is from Darice
• Round sequins used as bubbles in twine and inside shaker card are from my stash that I bought awhile ago at one of the Scrapbook Expos I attended.   
• The Dolphin Sequins (Splish Splash Sequins) and small Star Sequins (Starstruck Sequins) are from Die Cutting Divas
• Sentiment is from Jaded Blossom Mermaid Kisses stamp set
• Enamel Dots are from a Card Kit that I get monthly from The Stamps of Life

I hope I was able to provide some inspiration to challenge yourself creatively and gave you some ideas on what you can do on your future projects.  

Here's the picture again of Tic-Tac-Toe grid for the 

Die Cuttin' Diva's #381 Tic-Tac-Toe challenge this week. 

Use any one of the rows --- up, down or diagonally -- to create a project and link it over at the Die Cuttin' Diva's Blog by clicking HERE,

Really hope you join us in this fun challenge.

Happy Crafting!

TTFN,

Debby 

Sweet Lollipop Birthday Card

Happy Tuesday Crafters,

This is an extra post this week because I'm a Guest Designer for Die Cuttin' Diva's today.

Super excited to be a part of this weeks challenge for Die Cuttin' Divas which is the following sketch.

For my card I chose to do a print and cut die cut of the KaDoodle Bug Designs Charmkin Cuties - Lollipop Girl using my Silhoutte Cameo.   I also enlarged the lollipop for the circle portion of the sketch but I changed the colors.  

Added Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen to all items that look like lollipops.  

Card Recipe:

• A6 Card Base -- 6.25" wide x 4.5" high
• KaDoodle Bug Designs Charmkin Cuties - Lollipop Girl
• Lillipops accented with Wink of Stella Glitter Pen.
• Sentiment from Jaded Blossom Sweeter Than Candy stamp set
• Background paper from  DCWV Te Sweet Matstack (4.5"x6.5")
• Gumdrop Brads from my stash, which were already glittery.

Hope you join me and the Die Cuttin Diva's Design Team in this sketch challenge.   Go over to the Die Cuttin Diva blog by clicking HERE to see what the Design Team created for this sketch and to link up your sketch project.   

Can't wait to see what everyone creates.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting!

TTFN,

Debby 

Die Cuttin' Diva's Challenge - National Craft Month ~ Use paint chips

Happy Tuesday Crafters

I'm so excited to be a Guest Designer for Die Cuttin' Diva's March 8th Challenge.

It's National Craft Month so this challenge is to Use Paint Chips.

This was a fun challenge because I had to think how I was going to use paint chips.

For my project I used several paint chips to create the majority of the chocolate bar on my card.

After I finished the card and took a step back I wish I would've used paint chips for the background and for the balloons. 

These are the paint chips I used.   

Had to take a picture to prove that I used some because it looks like I used paper to create the chocolate bar. ;)

Card Recipe:

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• Standard A2 Card Base.
• Chocolate bar is from PPBN Designs "Cute Chocolate Bar".
• Created using multiple paint chips.
• Foil was wrapped around bottom piece 
• Face from Peachy Face from PK-0182 Sweet and Silly Face Assortment set. 
• Stamped with Black StazOn Ink because regular ink wouldn't stamp dark enough on the green paint chip. 
• Sentiment shockingly is not from Scrappy Moms Stamps... it's from a set I have in my stash from Zenspirations called "Let them Eat Cake" set. 
• The red mat was cut using the Spellbinders Nestabilites S4-317~Fleur De Lis Rectangles set
• Tag & Balloons are from my Silhouette library.
• Twine is Darice red twine.

Thanks for stopping by.  

I hope you have some time go get some crafting in and  join Die Cuttin' Diva's in this Paint Chip challenge.

If you can, please link up your project over at the Die Cuttin' Diva's blog.  

While visiting be sure to check out the wonderful projects the Die Cuttin' Diva's Design Team created for this challenge.   

Wishing you all a blessed day!

Happy Crafting.

TTFN,

Debby

Spring Birthday Card

Happy Saturday Crafters

Today I'm sharing with you a card that I whipped up last night using the Sketch from the Die Cuttin Diva's #255 Challenge~March's Sketch.

This sketch is perfect to put together quick, cute cards. 

Here is my card....

Here is a close up.

Card Recipe:

• Standard A2 Card base
• Mat cut at 5-3/8" W x 4-1/8" H
• Mat embossed with Darice Scroll Background embossing folder I just received from a special crafty friend.
• Took my Stampin' Up Classic Pixie Pink Stampin' pad and dragged it over the embossed pattern to make it pop.
• The Bird house and Wheel Barrel are from a Recollections Dimensional Stickers that I received from the same special crafty friend that sent me the embossing folder.
• Branch the birdhouse is sitting on is from Miss Kate Cutables Cute Bird in Tree file
• Felt flowers around the bottom of the wheel barrel are from my craft stash.
• Buttons are from a Favorite Finding Package - Frost ~~  I also received these from that special crafty friend I mentioned previously. 
• Little shovel and garden fork brads are from the EyeLet OutLet that I bought at a Scrapbook Expo a long time ago. 
• Sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps More Mini Messages stamp set.

Challenges Entered:

• Die Cuttin' Diva's #255 Challenge - March's Sketch
• PDE Linky Party #113 Anything Goes March 4th Challenge
• Fun Cuts by Jen - N is for Nature Challenge:  http://faithhopelove1cor13-13.blogspot.com/2016/03/n-is-for-nature.html
• Crafting by Designs ~ March Anything Goes Challenge
• Crafting from the Heart ~ Challenge 101 Anything Goes
• Jo's Scrap Shack~FFC #128 Anything Goes Challenge ~ ends March 11th 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you liked my quick spring birthday card.

Wishing you a happy crafty day!

TTFN

Debby