Re-cycle, Re-use, Re-purpose on Die Cut Divas - Take Two

 Hi,

I am back with another Re-cycle, Re-use, Re-purpose theme project on Die Cut Divas today.

The adorable animals from Art Impressions' Baby Keepsake Stamp and Die set are water-colored using Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set.  I placed them on pattern paper die cut using Pinkfresh Studio Double Stitched Elongated Oval die, and embellished with a ribbon once were used to wrap a baby gift.  This ribbon is from more than twenty years ago.  I knew someday I'd use it!  😉

Our sponsor this month is Art Impression, and the challenge prize is $25 gift card to their store.

Remember to follow the theme, tell us what is your re-cycle, re-use, and/or re-purpose elements; and ensure you've use die cut and/or dry embossing on your project.

I'll see you in the challenge gallery!

Have a bubbly day

 Hi,

I have a quick share today.  It's someone's birthday soon and I made this card for him.  

Background paper from Lawn Fawn Bitsy Bloom Collection, die cut using Waffle Flower A2 Lacy Layers Die.  The bubble tea images from Lawn Fawn Year Fifteen bundle are stamped and stenciled with various distress inks and then die cut.  "HBD" die cut using Sizzix Thinlits (666281) on Spellbinders Colorwheel cardstock in Beewax.

The fun part of this card is that the yellow bubble tea is mounted with Spellbinders Card Spinner so one could spin it round and round.

Challenges:

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #227 - Fun With Food

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Stamp It

Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes Week #768-769

Thanks for stopping by, have a bubbly day!

Re-cycle, Re-use, Re-purpose on Die Cut Divas

 Hello,

September is here and a new challenge starts on Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog.  

This month we Re-cycle, Re-use, Re-purpose.  Here's my project:

The cord on the basket is from garment tag, and the sentiment is cut out from the bag that piece of garment was shipped in.  

I stamped the flower (twice) and basket (Baby's Keepsake from Art Impressions) on watercolor paper and painted with Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set, then die cut.  I cut one of the flower image apart and tugged them behind the first one to make a fuller bouquet. 

I decorated the basket with the recycled cord.  I matted the sentiment with Spellbinders ColorWheel Blush cardstock.  Both then is adhered to a white card panel dry embossed using Spellbinders E3D-034 embossing folder that came with the Spellbiners Platinum die cut machine.  Then this panel is mounted same Blush color card base.

Our sponsor this month is Art Impressions.  They are donating $25 gift card to their store as prize.

Make a paper craft project with this theme along with die cut and/or embossing to enter the challenge.  You must tell us what you used to meet the challenge theme.  Link up post here.  Go over there to see more inspiration projects.

Happy crafting!!

Always sunshine, last GD post for Scrapbook Centrale this August

 Welcome back,

Today is my last post as guest designer for the FB challenge hosted by my local stamp store, Scrapbook Centrale.  I am still playing with the colors Yellow & Blue.

 Beneath the cover die panel is an ink blended background.  On the top the floral images were stamped, and stenciled.  I didn't add any sentiment on the front, I would add one when I come to use it.  

I hope this brings you a little sunshiny happiness.

Supplies used photographed below:

Bye for now!!

Birthday Card with Chinese Zodiac sign 2026-Aug-15

 Hello, and welcome back!

I am sharing a birthday card with Chinese Zodiac sign on Lunar New Year Challenge today. 

The focal point is the adorable monkey from Clearly Besotted Year Of You stamp set.  I stamped it with  Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo), colored with both alcohol markers and coloring pencils, then hand cut.  It is then adhered to a decorative panel die cut using Sunbird Spark Bellezza Frames Nested Dies in white and gold card stock.

The sentiment was die cut using Spellbinders Advent Calendar 2025 Day 21 Window in gold card stock, I die cut it three more times in white and glue all the layers together. 

Both focal element and sentiment die cuts were adhered to a background panel which was stencil using Spellbinders Villa Tiles stencil (part of the weekender 2024 kit) with Pinkfresh Studio Premium Dye Ink (Coral Reef, Passion Fruit) and Altenew Shimmer Relief Pasted (Enchanted Gold).

For the very final touch, I applied Hero Arts Glimmer Metallic Ink (Gold) to the peach to make it shiny and highlighted with white gel pen.

In the inside of the card, I stamped "for your birthday". 

Do you know that besides Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year cards, you can enter also birthday card or baby cards to the Lunar New Year Challenge?  As long as your project features a Chinese Zodiac animal or have a strong Asian design element, you're good to go.

I hope I'll see you in the challenge gallery.