CIU #359 - Critters

 

Hello Friday, let the weekend begin! The theme for challenge #359 over at the Cut it Up challenge blog is critters. For this card I used patten papers from a Honey Bee Stamps 6x6 pad, the bee is another one of the dies from the 2024 Spellbinders Advent calendar and the sentiment is a die from the Sizzix Bee Happy die set. Added a few pearl gems and this card was done.

I created this card using sketch inspiration from Atlantic Hearts challenge #687, sharing it for the Anything Goes Word Art Wednesday challenge for weeks #758-759 and the Crafting Happiness June (Summer or Anything Goes) challenge.

Please visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more inspiration, create and share your Critter project using a die. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, July 6, 2026 at noon PST. 

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World Play Day

 

Hello and happy Monday doing a quick drive by post since I didn’t post last week. I have been creating just not sharing, trying to get some layouts done as this second quarter comes to an end. This layout documents my participation in World Play Day at work, this event sponsored by Lego and the theme was under the sea. When putting this layout together I just used random papers from my stash, created the title and sub-title  using Thickers, label maker and sticker letters.  All other elements created using miscellaneous die sets.

I am sharing this layout for the Anything Goes Word Art Wednesday challenge for weeks #756-757 and the June Anything Goes challenge over at A Cut Above.

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CIU #358 - One For The Boys/Men

 Hello Friday, time for another Cut it Up challenge, this week we are sharing male themed projects. I pulled out the Spellbinders Simon Hurley's U[p and Away die set. For this project I used more of my paper scraps, the background layer was sitting on my desk that was originally planned for another project. I just added a strip of grass, a cloud with the stamped sentiment and some tiny gems and this card was done!

I hope that you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog for more design team inspiration, create and share your Boys/Men themed project. The challenge starts today and ends Monday, June 22, 2026 at noon PST.

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Hello Friend

 

Hello Sunday evening, doing another quick drive by share.  Today's card was created using sketch inspiration from Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge #684, papers from my stash  and more Spellbinder's dies from their 2024 Advent calendar. I am on a quest to use  all those dies before the end of the summer.  I am still cleaning, decluttering and trying to organize my play area! I am sharing this card for the June Anything Goes challenge over at Die Cut Divas.

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Tuesday Musings

 Hello Tuesday, doing another quick drive by post to share something a little different,  a junk journal page. One of our contract workers will be leaving this week and since we introduced her to junk journaling we decided to have everyone create a farewell journal  page where we all added a page or a note. She is loves to read so this is is why I created this book nook themed page.  I stenciled the background using the Taylored Expression Brick by Brick stencil, the Spellbinders Study Nook die set and a Cardz TV stamp for the sentiment.

I am sharing this project for the June Anything Goes challenge over at A Cut Above and the Just Us Girls Anything Goes Stencil Week challenge #825.

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Father's Day

 

Hello and happy Sunday, doing a quick drive by post as I have lots to do.  I've been trying to clean, declutter and organize. Today's card share is another signature clean and simple card using sketch inspiration from Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge #696. I used a black card base along with random paper scraps, a tool dies set, a Hero Arts stamp set for the sentiment and a few gems and it was done!

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CIU #357 - Friendship

 

Hello Friday, let the weekend begin! Today's project share is a friendship themed card created for the Cut it Up challenge blog. I used an embossed piece of paper for the base, a die for the flower tub/bucket which I think is an old Honey Bee Stamp die (wasn’t with the packaging). The flowers are from Crafter’s Square and the sentiment was stamped from the  Stampendous True Friends stamp set.

Sharing this card for the Anything Goes challenge over at Word Art Wednesday for Weeks 754-755. and May Anything Goes challenge over at Crafting Happiness.

Now that you've seen my project I hope you will visit the Cut it Up challenge blog not only for more design team inspiration but we are hosting a special contest. We are hoping to reach a subscriber milestone on the blog!  Please  see contest specific rules on the blog and share the contest with others if you are already a subscriber.!  Don't forget to create your Friendship themed project and share it also, the challenge starts today and ends Monday, June 8, 2026 at noon PST.

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