The Cutting Cafe Blog Hop and Giveaway!!

Welcome to the cutting cafe’s blog hop. Today we are doing something a bit different in each of the ladies on the team are giving away the very set(s) that we used to create our projects. You should of came from Shanta Newby's blog.

To create my project I used the Pumpkin Trio Shaped Card. If you would like to win this set, just leave me a comment letting me know what you think about my project. I will be drawing one winner on September 10th.

I had a ton of fun making this set using my Cricut...it was so EASY!

It took me more time to choose the papers then it actually did to make.

I have always loved the shaped card cut files TCC has to offer

and this is one of my favorites!

It comes with several different sentiments and a few other options...

oh, and if you don't have an electronic machine,

there is a PDF file, just for you!

I added a bow and a few stitched felt leaves from my stash.

Next up please visit my dt sista Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak , she will have a fun project and cutting cafe set for you to win.

If you get lost in the hop, you can view the participants below. Be sure to visit each blog for a chance to win.

Regina Easter -----START HERE

Sheryl Wilder

Robyn Herndon Weatherspoon

Tmika Plair O’Neal

Audrey Perteete Long

Patti J. Gilliam

Chauntelle Lee

Kim Venezia

Deb Peterson Rauch

María Pilar

Shanta Newby Shtanah

Diane Hover (you are here)

Lisa Reynolds Bzibziak

Lisa Snowdy

Mitra Pratt

Keri Weaver Parish

Maria Luisa

Tina Day Goodwin

Regina Cooper Bailey

Entering the following challenges:
Pause Dream Enjoy .... Autumn
Really Reasonable Ribbon .... ATG with Ribbon
Craft-Dee BowZ .... ATG with Bow (m)
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper.... Patterned Paper(m)

Mark Your Calendar

A Whole Lot of Glitter

Today is the first Wednesday of the month and that means a new challenge at
Double D challenges.
Our theme is very simple
GLITTER
and we have a beautiful mood board to inspire you!

I have lots of glitter and I mean LOTS.

 I did a fun technique using an Elizabeth Craft Design peel off sticker.
I have several of these and they are pretty easy to use.
Here is a sample of how they look before I peeled it off.

There are good instructions on youtube of how to use them,
and with a transfer sheet (which I have and not tried yet)
you can use the remaining parts of the sticker so nothing goes to waste.

Basically, I stuck the sticker (it is just an outline) to a double sided adhesive paper
added a transparent glitter, then colored over that with my Copics
and simply cut it out, then adhered to my Sue Wilson die.
The sentiment was stamped directly on my paper using the new
Tim Holtz Stamp Platform.

Make sure and take a peek at what the amazing Design Team at
Double D challenges have created....
WOW, you will not be disappointed!!

Entering the following challenges:
Scrapyland .... ATG with a die
Word Art Wednesday .... ATG
Shopping Our Stash .... Trendy (Glitter/Sparkle)
The Holly and Ivy .... ATG Christmas
2 Crafty Critter Crazies .... Critter (m)

Products used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs Peel Off Sticker

Sue Wilson Holly Octagonal Frame

MS DS Paper

Copics
SNS Super Adhesive Sheets
TH Stamp Platform

Presents

I'll be back home today but have a fun card for a birthday to share today.

The card was made with a Tutti Designs Birthday Presents die.

I die cut the outline then paper pieced each present underneath...

pretty easy and a simple card to mail, too.

I will see you tomorrow as it is the day for a new challenge at the

Double D blog!!

Have a wonderful Labor Day!

Entering the following challenges:

Cuttlebug Mania .... Dies Cuts/Embossing

Birthday Cake

This is a scheduled post as I am out of town

for the Labor Day weekend.

The die on this card pretty much takes center stage as it is

quite a nice size.

I made a 5" square card using a pretty cherry print

designer paper and a die from 

Tutti Designs Birthday Cake.

I added a red feather for a bit of 'fluff' and a white Rose.....that's it!

Entering the following challenges:

Create and Make .... ATG (m)

A Little Kimono

I am out of town back in Mackinaw City for a few days

during Labor Day weekend as my hubby wanted to see

all the chaos there with the closing of the Mackinac Bridge for 5 hours

during the 'bridge walk'.

Do I walk it?  Heck no, it is 5 miles long and it is very high up,

I don't like heights, it's bad enough driving over it on a windy day...lol

(Judy you can relate to it I am sure!)

So today I am sharing a cute little card using the

Tutti Designs Kimono die.

Not much to say about this card, but I embossed a background using a 

cherry blossoms EB folder and 

added little bow using ribbon from RRR.

Pretty simple card I can use for about any occasion I think!

Hello

First of September, WOW time sure does fly by doesn't it?
The first day of a month also means the start of a new challenge at
Dies R Us challenge blog.
and this time our theme is hand crafted flowers using dies.

I have to admit, I have an entire notebook (or 2) of flower dies
and had a hard time choosing, but in the end I went with
these Sue Wilson Finishing Touch String Flowers .
Because these flowers are so delicate, I recommend using a piece of wax paper
between the die and paper, 
making it much easier to release from the die. 

Each of these flowers have 3 layers that I first adhered to the leaf base.
I used Cheery Lynn Designs Tropical Leaves for these flowers.
For the base of the flowers to sit on, I die cut a 
Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Rectangles, using the largest size.

Now, I picked the string leaves up one by one starting with the top flower,
the pictures looks as though I left the flowers flat, but they aren't,
each and every petal on each layer was picked up with a die tool.
Black pearls were added to each center.
(I recommend you do this before 'picking' up each petal so as not to 
're-flatten' them (ask me how I know that...lol)!

I finished by die cutting  Tutti Designs Word Set Hello
three times and stacking one on another for a bit more height.

For great inspiration head on over to the 
Dies R Us Challenge blog and see all the amazing 
creations the Design Team has to inspire you!

Tutti Designs Nesting Stitched Rectangles

Sue Wilson Finishing Touch String Flowers 

Cheery Lynn Designs Tropical Leaves

Tutti Designs Word Set Hello