Masculine Birthday

 Welcome to March crafty friends!

 

Today I'm sharing my Creative Team project for A Cut Above, Die Cut Challenge Blog.  The theme is always, "Anything Goes With A Die Cut" according to the challenge guidelines found HERE. Check them out and play along for the chance to win a $5 GC to A Cherry On Top Craft Store. 

 

HAPPY birthday

 

I'm in need of masculine birthday cards with several of the guys in our family getting ready to celebrate another trip around the sun.  This plaid paper has been in my stash for a while waiting to be used.  It was the perfect choice for a guy card and I was able to make three of them with the same design.  I found coordinating cardstock that was a match also.  A clean and simple design with minimal embellishing using a couple of enamel dots.

 

From my stash...

Bazzill Date Swirl, Ivy Cardstock

Carta Bella Welcome Winter Frigid Flannel

Echo Park Enamel Dots 

Taylored Expressions Banners

Other: Birthday Greeting 

 

Stop by A Cut Above and play along with the current challenge.

Deadline for entries is February 28, 2026 at 8 PM EST in the US.

 

Thanks for coming by my blog.

Have the best day!

 

February Signs of Love

Welcome back crafty friends!

 

It's time for the second challenge in February at the Double D.  Darlene's team is hosting and Diane's team is sharing their projects too.  The theme is "Signs of Love", a great follow up for Valentine's Day.  There's a fabulous prize up for grabs and as always, a mood board to encourage your mojo! 

 

Word Die and 3 cute stamps

 

Sweet mood board!

 

Here's my inspiration...

 

LOVE YOU

 

I've had this stamp and stencil in my stash for a while and had forgotten about it until I was organizing and purging my craft space last week.  I inked up some pretty plaid paper with the trellis design and stamped the sentiment inside the arch.  Not sure I like the placement and did try it on vellum first to get an idea how it would look.  I will have to get in some practice using it more often.  The added hearts are the punch outs from the border across the top.  

 

I die cut the couple and bench from black as  silhouette figures and popped them up with some foam dots for a 3-D effect.  An additional strip of pink adhered across the bottom balances out the scene. 

 

From my stash...

Bazzill Berry Sensation, Blackberry Swirl

Colorbox Pink Ink

EK Success Cutter Bee Border Punch

49 & Mkt. Art Options Rouge Devoted

Impression Obsession Bench and Couple Dies

Pink Fresh Studio Around the Shape Stamps

Pink Fresh Studio Blooming Arches Stencil

TH Inks-Brushed Corduroy, Bundled Sage, Gathered Twigs, Peeled Paint

 

Sharing in these challenges:

Heart's Quest Challenge #82 - AG With A Heart/2-27-26 

 Little Red Wagon #846 - Just The Way You Are/2-24-26

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #286 - Hearts, Ink Blending, PP/2-26-26 

Drop on by the Double D Challenge Blog and play along!

 

Thanks for coming by my blog.

Have the best day!

Vintage Love

 Good day crafty friends!

 

Today, I'm sharing a card for the first February challenge at the Double D.  Diane's team is hosting along with additional inspiration from Darlene's team. The theme is "Vintage/Shabby Chic".  They are giving away a great prize to one lucky person chosen by random draw.  

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Travel/Voyage Collage Paper 

and Elementary Washi Tape 
 

The mood board offers lots of inspiration for creating.  

Vintage/Shabby Chic makes for a great romantic card...

Love

I went with a simple easel card for this challenge.  The lacy heart was cut and layered with three different papers adhering the patterned design on top.  I used hot glue to add the pink tulle trim around the perimeter of the heart.  Two pink pearls keep the easel in a standing position.  I embellished the heart with additional pink pearls and added two stick pins at the top of the heart.  

 

The sentiment is layered four times for dimension with the pink shadowed by the ivory.  I inked the edges of the heart and card base to add more to the vintage design.

 

From my stash...

Ciao Bella The Muse Collection

CTMH Ivory Cardstock 

My Colors Ballerina Pink, Kraft Cardstock

Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink 

Tutti Designs Flowery Heart & Love Sentiment 

 

Sharing with these challenges:

AAA Colorful Board #24 - Pinks/2-14-26

Die Cut Divas - Red and/or Pink/3-1-26 

Little Red Wagon #844 - Picturing Love/2-10-26 

Pick Three Jan/Feb #1 -  Texture, Layers, Fun Fold/2-16-26

Simon Says Monday - Add Some Texture/2/9-26

 

Stop by the Double D Challenge Blog and play along.

You could be a prize winner!

 

Thanks for coming by my blog.

Have the best day!

 

 

 

 

Valentine LOVE

Welcome crafty friends!

 

There's a new challenge up at A Cut Above, Die Cut Challenge Blog.  It's always "Anything Goes With a Die Cut" in accordance with the challenge guidelines HERE.

 

With Valentine's Day coming up in a couple of weeks, my choice was a Valentine card.   

Love

The three layer card base is topped with a fun postage stamp patterned paper.  I used an ever popular postage collage die cut in pink coordinating paper from the beautiful Valentine collection.  I also cut additional postage stamps and adhered them over the pink for some contrast behind the images.  The images are fussy cut and adhered with foam tape for dimension.  The sentiment was cut twice using one color to shadow the other.  For a romantic touch, I added a doily behind the focal collage.

From my stash...

Bazzill - Coconut Swirl, Kraft, Red Cherry 

Carta Bella Be Mine Collection 

Sizzix/Eileen Hall Snail Mail Collage Die

Tutti Designs Love Sentiment Die 

 

Sharing with these challenges:

AAA Colorful Board #24 - Pinks/2-14-26

Color Hues Challenge #126 - Red, Pink/2-14-26 

 

Die Cut Divas February - AG Red, Pink/3-1-26 

Heart's Quest Challenge #82 - AG with heart, red, gold/2-27-26 

 Pick 3 Challenge #1 - Square, Layers, Texture (#4)/2-16-26

Word Art Wednesday #736-737 - Anything Goes/2-4-26 

Simon Says Monday - Add Some Texture/2-9-26

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes/2-4-26 

 

Hop on over to A Cut Above and play along for the chance to win a prize. 

 

Thanks for coming by my blog.

Have the best day!

 

 

Happy Birthday in color!

Hey there crafty friends!

 

 There's a new, fun challenge blog that I came across recently, Pick 3 Challenge! They offer a board with 6 items of which you must choose at least 3 of them to add to your project. I love the concept of this blog vs. the TTT type.  They are also offering a great prize to one lucky winner.  I've already entered two projects and this is my third one with a limit of 6 entries.  Challenge closes on February 17th.  Check it out!

 

Since square cards are my "go to" that was my first choice on the board.  Next, I chose layers and texture.  Here's my card using all 3 elements.

 

Happy Birthday

 

Lots of layers and texture using die cuts on this colorful birthday card.

 

Sharing with these challenges:

 

 Pick 3 Challenge - Square, Layers, Texture/2-17-26  

Thanks for coming by and have the best day!