It's A Celebration!

 Welcome Crafty Friends!

 

I'm excited to be sharing that July is the 2nd anniversary for my challenge blog, A Cut Above!  These past 2 years have flown by and I'm happy to say that I've enjoyed the ride.

 

So, we're celebrating twofold at A Cut Above for the month of July.  There will be extra prizes in multiples of two.  Two GCs to A Cherry On Top Craft Store and two stamps sets will be given away to four lucky winners at the end of the challenge. 

 

In line with the twofold, celebrating theme, I have created two anniversary cards, a silver wedding anniversary and a golden wedding anniversary.  On a side note, my dear hubby and I will be celebrating our 50 year, Golden Anniversary in October of this year.

 

Silver, "25 year" Anniversary

It's a Celebration!

And Gold for the "50 year" Anniversary

It's a Celebration

Both A2 sized cards use the same background design, die cut shapes and sentiment.  The silver and gold cardstock and embellishments are the only difference.

From my stash... 

Bazzill Coconut Swirl Cardstock

Cart Us Flower Branches Embossing Folder

CTMH Banner Wishes Sentiment

Doodlebug Silver Puffy Alphabet Stickers

Eyelet Outlet Gold Pearls

Paper Studio Silver Pearls

Pioneer Gold Numbers

Sizzix/49 Fine Stems Thinlits

Tsukineko Tuxedo Black Ink

 

Thanks so much for coming by today.

Stop on over to A Cut Above and play along with the July Challenge. 

 

Happy Birthday USA!!

 Today, my country of birth, the United States of America, celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.  This semiquincentennial is being celebrated throughout the country with parades, parties, fireworks and many other festivities this past week, today, and in the days to come.

Happy Birthday United States of America! 

In honor of this event, I'm sharing my tributes to the Red, White and Blue with both past and present cards made for the holiday.

LAND OF THE FREE & THE HOME OF THE BRAVE

 

Let's Celebrate!

 

HIGH FIVE

Celebrate the USA

 

Proud to be an American

God Bless the USA

Boho Potpourri

 Welcome back crafty friends!

 

Where did June go already?  The month went by way too fast and we're into summer now.   It's time for the first challenge in July at the Double D Challenge Blog.  The theme is "Potpourri", a mix of things.  It can be colors, shapes, designs, whatever project you're inspired to create.  

The mood board shares some fun inspiration...

 I was inspired by the first photo and went with a Boho Potpourri theme.

Dream

I'm a fan of macrame from way back in my Boho days.  The first photo brought back memories of all the projects I completed through the years.  The macrame in the photo also reminds me of a dream catcher and crib mobile, two of the items I made many of as gifts for family and friends.

 

So, on that note, I pulled out a favorite macrame die I should use more often and some colors that are favorites for this Boho design. 

 

The background shiplap paper is turned vertically and framed with a zig zag slimline die cut in two different sizes.  I inked up white cardstock and die cut the macrame wall hanger from it.  The sparkly enamel dot colors were a perfect match to the hanger.  I die cut the sentiment using both colors in the hanger and layered them for dimension.

 

From my stash...

Bazzill Coral Cream, Soft Mint

Bo Bunny Willow Sage Candy Dots 

CTMH Mix In Shiplap DP

Elizabeth Designs Macrame Die

Memory Box Branch Die

Tim Holtz Abandoned Coral, Cracked Pistachio 

Tutti Designs Zig Zag Slimline Die

 

 Sharing with these challenges:

 Make My Monday #291 - Blend 2-3 Colors/7-12-26

Paper Funday Challenge #89 - Anything Goes/8-2-26

Word Art Wednesday #758-759 - Anything Goes/7-8-26

 Thanks so much for coming by.

Hope you stop back again soon!

 

 

Charmed!

 I'm so excited to share a card I made using new collections from Emily Moore Designs along with older stamps and dies of hers in my stash. It turned out better than I had hoped.

for you

This was such a fun card to make. The card background of black velvet cardstock is matted with gold. The chain, charms, embellishments and sentiment are cut from the same gold.  The sentiment, also matted with black velvet, has added dimension using foam tape.  I combined several different collections to achieve the look I wanted. 

 Featured product:

EMD Alphabet Charms 

EMD Birthday Sentiment Stamps

EMD Buttons

EMD Every Day Charms

EMD For You Word Dies 

EMD Gentle Reminders Stamps

EMD Necklaces

 

All of these fabulous items are available at A Cherry On Top Crafts and through the Emily Moore Designs site.

 

Sharing with these challenges:

Paper Funday Challenge #88 - Anything Goes/6-28-26

Thanks for coming by today and your kind words.

 

Tropical...Just For You

 Hello there, crafty friends!

 

Today I'm sharing a tropical inspired card for a new challenge at the Double D Challenge Blog.  The theme is "Tropical" with a fun and colorful mood board to inspire your project.  Check it out and play along!

 

just for you

 

When I think tropical, its always hibiscus flowers that come to mind and they have to be a coral/pink color.  I chose the coral in different shades and inked them up a bit.  It was time to pull out the pineapple embossing folder and die set that I rarely use also.  Pineapples are tropical too, right? The gold framed window aperture has an embossed pineapple background with a die cut pineapple behind the sentiment among the foliage.  I used a darker blue card base so the bright colors would be the focal point.

 From my stash...

Bazzill Cardstock

 Darice Pineapple Embossing Folder

Tesslar Crafts Ellentina Pineapple Die Cut 

Memory Box Hibiscus and Sentiment Dies 

My Colors Cardstock 

 

Sharing with these challenges:

CYHTP - AG, Pineapple EF/6-24-26  

Die Cut Divas June - AG with a Die Cut/6-30-26

 Paper Funday Challenge #88 - Anything Goes/6-28-26

Simon Says Monday - Food, Drink (Pineapples)/6-22-26 

Thanks for dropping by today.

Hope to see you back again soon.