Creative Cuts and More Mega Recipe Blog Hop DAY 2

Welcome Blog Hoppers, wasn't yesterday's "Treasured Family's Recipe" blog hop a blast! If you missed it, please make sure to go through the hop to see all of the fabulous creations and wonderful recipes that were shared.

Today is the second day of the Creative Cuts & More Mega Recipe Blog Hop which features the Apron Holiday Treats Recipe Kit. We have 24 designers who will be showcasing wonderful pages and yummy Holiday Treat recipes.

As part of the celebration CC&M will be having a great sale. For the next five days, we will offer 20% off the entire store. But act quickly, it is only for five more days – this sale will end on Nov 14^th. Make sure you enter this code recipebloghop2009 during checkout.

As a continuing part of the celebration CC&M will of course give away great gifts. Each day we will give away one kit. Here is the twist – go through the blog hop, leave wonderful comments for the great designers. After you have finished the blog hop, return to www.diecutdiva.com and instead of leaving a comment, you need to share a recipe to have a chance at winning the kit. Share the recipe on your blog and link it back and get another chance to win the kit. Help us also make this a great recipe swap.

Now onto the blog hop...please start by going to Pam Smerker's blog.

See you back here at the end of today's hop...have fun!

TUESDAY

Die Cut Diva
Pam Smerker <----Go Here NEXT
Nathalia Castelllon

Dawn Lusk

Stephany Zerbe
Jennifer Hansen

Lisa Somerville

Lila Holgate

Kazan Clark

Rachel Hope Baird
Ellen Sosnoski

Cecilia Stricklin

Cambria Turnbow
Angie Pearl

Laura Davis

Noelle Reese

Holly Brown

Rachel Sztonyk

Deb Felts

Jen Johnson

Amber Hillman

Carla Mayfield

Cindy Lawrence

Chris Dickinson

Die Cut Diva

Creative Cuts & More Mega Recipe Blog Hop

Welcome to the first day of the Creative Cuts & More Mega Recipe Blog Hop, which will feature the 8”x8” Treasured Family Recipes Kit. We have 24 designers who will be creating wonderful pages to inspire you. Plus we all will be sharing some of our own delicious treasured family recipes.

At the bottom of this post, I will have some BLOG CANDY for you! Please scroll down before moving on!

Make sure you check back at http://www.diecutdiva.com/ tomorrow for the Holiday Treats Apron Recipe Kit Blog Hop. We will also have 24 designers who will be showcasing their great creations and sharing holiday treat recipes.


Treasured Family Recipes Kit

As part of the celebration CC&M will be having a great sale. For the next six days, we will offer 20% off the entire store. But act quickly, it is only for six days – this sale will end on Nov 14^th. Make sure you enter this code recipebloghop2009 during checkout.

As a continuing part of the celebration CC&M will of course give away great gifts. Each day we will give away one kit. Here is the twist – go through the blog hop, leave wonderful comments for the great designers. After you have finished the blog hop, return to (HERE) http://www.diecutdiva.com/ and instead of leaving a comment, you need to share a recipe to have a chance at winning the kit. Share the recipe on your blog and link it back and get another chance to win the kit. Help us also make this a great recipe swap.

We are excited to share many ideas with this kit from the following talented Designers:

Jen Johnson
Lori Renn
Michele Kovack
Ellen Sosnoski
Kayla Dupont
Courtney Holgate
Sharon Harnist
Eva Dobilas
Noelle Reese
Joan Ervin
Suzanne Blickenstaff
Angie Pearl
Cat's Creations!
Holly Simoni
Lila Holgate
Kendra Wietstock
Chris Penaflor
Holly Brown
AJ Otto
Stephany Zerbe
Lisa Somerville
Chris Dickinson
Stacy Cohen
Pam Smerker
Die Cut Diva

Here is a family recipe shared by Die Cut Diva.

Stir-Fried Scallops
1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 to 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1/4 cup butter
1 lb. bay scallops
3 Tbsps. lemon juice
2 Tbsps. dry sherry
Hot cooked rice

In large skillet, over medium-high heat, saute mushrooms and garlic in butter. Add scallops and lemon juice; cook and stir until scallops are opaque, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in sherry and heat through. Serve with rice. Serves 4.

Don't forget to come back and share your family recipe for a chance to win! Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

Mega Recipe Blog Hop is Tomorrow!!!!!

Make sure you come back tomorrow! CC&M is hosting a two day Mega recipe Blog Hop! We are debuting two new recipe kits and 24 designers each day showcasing the kits and sharing great recipes. Monday is Treasures Family Recipes and Tuesday is Holiday Treats. Hop back here tomorrow and see how you can get a chance to win one of these new fabulous kits!!!!

Its the Little Things Layout

Today I have a layout to share with you!
I have gotten quite hooked on these large scalloped circles. I found the hinges to be quite fun to play with too! On another project, I inked them then used crackle medium over them for a really cool look! Then there are the flowers. I don't believe I will ever have enough of these flowers! I love their shape and how well they layer!

Here is a little tip: The pieces of the scalloped circle that went over the edge and I cut off, work perfect for cards!

Purse Note Card

Creative Cuts and More Pink Purse

I used the Purse Note Card die cut here. The holes I put the ribbon through are part of the die cut, how easy is that, I ask you? This looks fairly labor intensive, but because I started with a die cut, it was not! Remember, you can have this purse cut out of any of dozens and dozens of papers! I started by using A Chemistry With Paper's set, Stlylized Flowers. I stamped one of the solid little flowers in Pixie Pink Craft Ink randomly all over the outside of the purse. I poured on the Iridescent Ice embossing powder and heated. Then I did the piercing and faux stitching. One thing I would do differently next time is start with the piercing and faux stitching, as my Signo white gel pen was quite balky when it came in contact with the embossing powder and stray bits of glitter. It almost met its demise, as I won't tolerate recalcitrant tools in my stamp room. Either perform satisfactorily, or get out, that's my philosophy. I decided to give it one more chance, since there were extenuating glitter circumstances. Apparently, not everybody loves glitter and EP as much as I do! Then I chose and layered my flowers. I got them placed perfectly by setting the large Heidi Swap flower where I wanted it, and making a mark through the hole. I used a piece of velcro to hold the purse closed, which was not a good idea, because I ripped it when I opened it to take the picture. Creative Cuts and More sells these little magnets by Basic Gray designed specifically for this purpose, I guess I'll be buying some of those, now won't I? If you order any purse die cuts, don't forget to add a package of the slick little magnets to your cart!

Creative Cuts and More Pink Purse~Open

Holiday Hop Day 3

Welcome to DAY Three of the Creative Cuts and More and Caardvarks Holiday Blog Hop!

Are you ready for some even MORE FUN and INSPIRATION? The two Design teams from Creative Cuts and More and Caardvarks have a whole lot of fun inspiring projects for you today!

Today's fabulous prize is a $25 Gift Certificate to CREATIVE CUTS AND MORE! Wow what more could you ask for???
Another fabulous treat for you is a 15% Shopping Discount for our readers. Enter Holidayhop2009at checkout. The discount good from November 1st - 4th.

This project was created by Creative Cuts and More's designer Pamela
The Advent Tree is a fun set that anyone can create, even kids with a little help. Stamp little holiday images under the 24 flaps or add some fun stickers and count your way to Christmas!

Now for more eye candy for you - you will want to HOP along to each of these blogs and end at the Caardvarks blog to tell us what you loved best about the hop for a chance to win!

Tanis: http://papercanvas.wordpress.com/

Mel: http://melstampz.blogspot.com/

Lucy: http://hedgehogsandladybirds.blogspot.com/

Heidi: http://vanlaardesigns.blogspot.com/

Kelly: http://krcreations.blogspot.com/

Steph: http://stephzerbedesign.blogspot.com/

Sue-ann: http://colourmehappy.wordpress.com/

Amy: http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Ashley: http://ashleynewell.blogspot.com/

Catherine: http://thedancingpear.blogspot.com/

Peet: http://scrapalbum.blogspot.com/

Eva: http://evafromca.blogspot.com/

Michelle: http://twisted-chick.blogspot.com/

Nathalia: http://funkyphreshpapierkreations.blogspot.com/

Holly Brown: http://www.glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com/

Carla Mayfield: http://paperpastorale.blogspot.com/

Chris Dickinson: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/

Ellen Sosnoski: http://closeyourears.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Johnson: http://justmejenifer.blogspot.com/

Kayla Dupont: http://dream-bielieve-imagine-mustangkayla.blogspot.com/

Lila Holgate: http://lilascreativecorner.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Lindsay Weirich: http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/

Pamela Smerker: http://paperaskew.blogspot.com/

Diecut Divas Blog: http://die-cut-diva.blogspot.com/

Creative Cuts & More (sign up for Newsletter): http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/

Caardvarks (leave a comment to let us know you've finished today's hop): http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/

Have fun on the hop! Thanks for stopping by!

HOLIDAY BLOG HOP DAY TWO

Welcome to DAY TWO of the Creative Cuts and More and Caardvarks Holiday Blog Hop!

Are you ready for some MORE FUN and INSPIRATION? The two Design teams from Creative Cuts and More and Caardvarks has MANY MORE SWEET TREATS for you today!

This blog hop will go two more days! Today we will treat you to PRETTY PACKAGING... you will need to come back to see what we will offer for eye candy tomorrow! Each day there will be a different FABULOUS prize too

!

Todays fabulous prize is the HALLOWEEN MINI ALBUM
Another fabulous treat for you is a 15% Shopping Discount for our readers. Enter Holidayhop2009at checkout. The discount good from November 1st - 4th.

This project was created by Creative Cuts and More's talented designer Stephany.
The Pyramid Box was done in Prism Copper Metallic Cardstock

Now for more eye candy for you - you will want to HOP along to each of these blogs and end at the Caardvarks blog to tell us what you loved best about the hop for a chance to win!

Tanis: http://papercanvas.wordpress.com/

Mel: http://melstampz.blogspot.com/

Lucy: http://hedgehogsandladybirds.blogspot.com/

Heidi: http://vanlaardesigns.blogspot.com/

Kelly: http://krcreations.blogspot.com/

Steph: http://stephzerbedesign.blogspot.com/

Sue-ann: http://colourmehappy.wordpress.com/

Amy: http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Ashley: http://ashleynewell.blogspot.com/

Catherine: http://thedancingpear.blogspot.com/

Peet: http://scrapalbum.blogspot.com/

Eva: http://evafromca.blogspot.com/

Michelle: http://twisted-chick.blogspot.com/

Nathalia: http://funkyphreshpapierkreations.blogspot.com/

Holly Brown: http://www.glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com/

Carla Mayfield: http://paperpastorale.blogspot.com/

Chris Dickinson: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/

Ellen Sosnoski: http://closeyourears.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Johnson: http://justmejenifer.blogspot.com/

Kayla Dupont: http://dream-bielieve-imagine-mustangkayla.blogspot.com/

Lila Holgate: http://lilascreativecorner.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Lindsay Weirich: http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/

Pamela Smerker: http://paperaskew.blogspot.com/

Diecut Divas Blog: http://die-cut-diva.blogspot.com/

Creative Cuts & More (sign up for Newsletter): http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/

Caardvarks (leave a comment to let us know you've finished today's hop): http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/

Have fun on the hop! Thanks for stopping by!

HOLIDAY BLOG HOP!

Welcome to the Creative Cuts and More and Caardvarks Holiday Blog Hop!

Are you ready for some FUN and INSPIRATION? You are in for a real treat today and the best part about it seeing as how we are coming off the Halloween holiday is there are NO calories or cavities!

This blog hop will go the next three days! Today we will start with HOLIDAY CARDS... you will need to come back to see what we will offer for eye candy tomorrow! Each day there will be a different FABULOUS prize too!

Todays fabulous prize is the FALL CARD KIT
Another fabulous treat for you is a 15% Shopping Discount for our readers. Enter Holidayhop2009at checkout. The discount good from November 1st - 4th.

This card is a SNEAK PEEK to our upcoming release (NEXT WEEK!) of Creative Cuts and More's Christmas Card Kit! You will definitely want to come back next Monday for our Recipe Book Blog Hop - LOTS MORE chances to win - grab the blinkie below and help get the word out on your blog!

Now for more eye candy for you - you will want to HOP along to each of these blogs and end at the Caardvarks blog to tell us what you loved best about the hop for a chance to win!

Tanis: http://papercanvas.wordpress.com/

Mel: http://melstampz.blogspot.com/

Lucy: http://hedgehogsandladybirds.blogspot.com/

Heidi: http://vanlaardesigns.blogspot.com/

Kelly: http://krcreations.blogspot.com/

Steph: http://stephzerbedesign.blogspot.com/

Sue-ann: http://colourmehappy.wordpress.com/

Amy: http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Ashley: http://ashleynewell.blogspot.com/

Catherine: http://thedancingpear.blogspot.com/

Peet: http://scrapalbum.blogspot.com/

Eva: http://evafromca.blogspot.com/

Michelle: http://twisted-chick.blogspot.com/

Nathalia: http://funkyphreshpapierkreations.blogspot.com/

Holly Brown: http://www.glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com/

Carla Mayfield: http://paperpastorale.blogspot.com/

Chris Dickinson: http://www.chrissyd723.blogspot.com/

Ellen Sosnoski: http://closeyourears.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Johnson: http://justmejenifer.blogspot.com/

Kayla Dupont: http://dream-bielieve-imagine-mustangkayla.blogspot.com/

Lila Holgate: http://lilascreativecorner.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Lindsay Weirich: http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/

Pamela Smerker: http://paperaskew.blogspot.com/

Diecut Divas Blog: http://die-cut-diva.blogspot.com/

Creative Cuts & More (sign up for Newsletter): http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/

Caardvarks (leave a comment to let us know you've finished today's hop): http://caardvarks.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for coming by! HAPPY HOPPING!

CREATIVE CUTS AND MORE CAARDVARKS HOLIDAY BLOG HOP

Hello Die Cut Lovers! It's coming TOMORROW! What you ask???

Tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. MT time we will be starting the Caardvarks & Creative Cuts and More blog hop! This Blog Hop is going to last THREE FUN filled days. You will be WOWED by all of the ideas and eye candy. There will be NO TRICKS and lots of treats!

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Yeah! It's Officially Halloween Today!

I wanted to share with you a great way to showcase die-cuts. I found this fun tree and thought it would be perfect for Halloween. Add some Creative Cuts & More die-cuts, gauze and sparkle and you have instant boo-factor!

Here are the die-cuts I used on the tree: Pumpkin Large and Small, Spider, Witch, Black Cat, and Tombstone. I mixed up the textures by using some acetate, Bazzill {with and without texture{, tacky tape and felt.

Some ways to accent them are: emboss them with your Cuttlebug, Glimmer Mists or Shimmerz, Doodlebug Glitter and Crushed Velvet, stamping on acetate and Stickles. I am sure there are more but this is what I did on this project.

Happy Halloween!

I can hardly believe Halloween is tomorrow! I used the witch and spider die cuts from Creative Cuts and More to make these "wicked spooky" cards.


I used the coffin box, acetate box, small pumpkin and larger flourish to make this (quick and easy) spooky set:


Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

Season's Greetings House

I have been so inspired by the A2 Four Pane Window cards from Creative Cuts and More, I just couldn't resist trying to create a house with this. The four pane window card is die cut from Carob Cream Bazzill Smoothies cardstock, and I also asked for a snowman die cut (using Glass Slipper Bazzill Bling Cardstock). I have had such a great time being a Guest Designer for Creative Cuts and More this month.

You would not believe how easy and how fun it was to put this house together. For the roof, I punched out some small circles from an olive cardstock and glued them down on a triangle of cardstock. I wanted some snow on the roof, so I smooshed a white inkpad across the little circles. I added the sentiment with a little cluster of holly leaves and berries. The little red berries as well as the black buttons on the snowman are some cute little skittles that Creative Cuts and More sent to me with my order.

For the snow down on the ground, I tore some white cardstock, and applied stickles to the upper edge of each snow layer before gluing the layers together. The snowman's hat was colored with a black copic marker, and I dotted in the eyes and mouth with the marker.

Inside the window, I adhered a tree that I stamped and cut out of designer paper. I used a red designer paper that sort of looks like wallpaper behind the tree for a festive and Christmassy feel. The star is just freehandedly cut out with scissors and then covered with yellow stickles. The tree needed some ornaments, so I used some tiny little rhinestones so they look like little glass balls on the tree.

Why don't you go check out Creative Cuts and More to get started on your Christmas cards? They have all kinds of different die cut cards to inspire your creativity. I hope this Holiday House card has inspired you today. :-)

Cupcake Box

Creative Cuts and More~Cupcake Box

Honestly, I think I love Creative Cuts and More as much for the beautiful papers they offer as for all the cool dies! This Cupcake Box is cut out of Caramel Curious Metallic paper. If I was going to do a wedding or a bridal shower, these would be the colors! I started the box by stamping A Chemistry With Paper's branch stamp from Stylized Flowers in Brilliance Chocolate. I embossed it in Ranger's Hologram. I worked one side at a time, before I put the box together. Next, I glued on the Primas with SU!'s Crystal Effects-my favorite all-purpose glue. Then I put a dab of Crystal Stickles in the center of each flower and left it to dry for a few hours. I have learned to be very patient with Stickles, sometimes I think loose glitter is actually easier when you consider how long Stickles takes to dry! When I came back, I folded the box and fixed with CC&M's Killer Red Tape, and made the lid. Then I spent an embarrassing amount of time fiddling with the ribbon and making the bow out of Flourishes' fabulous brown satin ribbon, which I also attached with the redline tape.

I am addicted to mini albums! Yep, I need to join (or start) a support group. I can't stop making them! I absolutely LOVE ordering them from Creative Cuts & More and being able to get exactly what I want. Here is a 6x6 Mini Album set in chipboard and a 6x6 Mini Album Cover in acetate.

I LOVE using acetate covers and layering that front page, partly on the cover, and partly on the first page.

Wouldn't this mini album make a great Christmas gift to a new mom or to your childrens grandparents?

Papers are either Crate Paper or BoBunny. Embellies are from Doodlebug, Making Memories, K&Company, and some unknown brands from my stash!

Don't forget about our blog hops coming up! Caardvarks blog hop on Nov. 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Then our recipe blog hop on Nov. 9th and 10th!

Thanksgiving Banner & Blog Hop Info

 

I can't get enough of a good thing. These pennant and leaf die cuts are so fabulous! You get to choose your colors and textures, you can't beat that! I ordered two different die cut leaves in 5 different fabulous colors. I also had the Pennant die cut in cardstock and chipboard for stability.... longevity! I plan to use this every year. At the end of this post is a list of the colors I used... aren't they great together?

Be sure to join the fun with Creative Cuts & More and Caardvarks November 1, 2 and 3!

We will also be celebrating with a Recipe Blog Hop on November 9-10.
You don't want to miss this!

Supplies from Creative Cuts & More:
Pennant die cut from chipboard and Bazzill Canvas Cardstock Lakeshore #2
Maple Leaf #2 large die and small die
Oak Leaf die
Killer Red Tacky Tape
Bon-Bon Sugar Coating Glitter

All dies were cut in the following cardstocks:
Bazzill Canvas Cardstock: 
walnut-brown #3, java-brown #5, pomegrante #3, yam-orange #5, lakeshore #2

Pattern Papers:
Basic Grey Fruitcake - Tidings 
Basic Grey Blush - Romance 
Basic Grey Two Scoops - Blueberry Custard
Basic Grey Archaic - Rusty 
Basic Grey Archaic - Prehistoric

From our Guest Designers

If you missed the OCTOBER BLOG HOP winner - scroll down two posts!

Well it's October, time to start thinking about Christmas! "What?" you say...Oh yes Christmas, if you are going to make something. And you are going to make something aren't you? I mean really who doesn't love a present from someone who cared enough to make something special just for them? Well we all get pretty busy around the holidays and I am no exception! As a matter of fact I have LOTS on my plate! (hmmm...that reminds of another layout I need to make.)But I digress...

Christmas beauties! I love when you give someone something and they say "Wow you made this?"(with exclamation!) You know whats nice about these? All you have to do is fold and decorate!!! No cutting or figuring out sizes, just the fun part- decorating! How could I resist these cute little die cuts from Creative Cuts and More! Inexpensive too- 75cents! Can't beat that! Here are some close ups...

A little take out box. I embossed it with my Cuttlebug, added some scraps, ribbon, flowers and a butterfly(broken piece of my daughters barrette.)

I embossed and inked this darling purse die cut. I am going to put a mini book in there. The flower was clear acrylic (also from Creative Cuts and More), I used alcohol inks to color it and glossy accents to make dew drops. I also used the alcohol inks on the rhinestones and pearls (Kaiser) to make them match. I used gold Stickles. The ribbon and metal piece were scraps I've had around.

How fun is this? This is a little tin and it comes with a mini accordion album but I cut it up to make these little cards! I thought it would make a cute gift set that you could throw in your purse- you know when you need a little card real quick...you can just pull one of these out of your purse. I also embossed a piece of packaging to cover the decorated tin. (I don't know about you but my purse gets messy!)


Here's what it looks like when you open the package.

The cards...


And one last look! I don't know about you but I love pretty things and I would be excited to receive something so cute! There are tons of different bags, purses die cuts to choose from. Use your imagination!


Rita Barakat

http://letsembellish.blogspot.com

OK - we were so blessed with such YUMMY Eye Candy from Rita, so here is some more delicious treasures from Tifany!
This little book is small enough to fit in your purse, but can easily hold all the lists to help you manage your gift shopping. And after you are done shopping, you can add a few album pages and turn it into a great holiday mini-album!

The velvet paper from Creative Cuts & More is a must for any of your Christmas projects...it is so soft and beautiful. It is also super easy to cut! The back of the paper has a surface that is very easy to trace onto to make your cutting easy

I love all the options for each of the great die cuts...you can get them in foam, acetate, many different papers and cardstocks, felt, polyshrink, different weights of chipboard, velvet, vellum...and even Tacky Tape! For the buckle I used a light weight chipboard cut and topped it with a metallic cardstock cut. The chipboard adds a nice depth to the buckle and the metallic cardstock was so easy to cover the chipboard with since it was already cut to the same shape.
{All the links to the supplies for this project from Creative Cuts & More are listed below.}

1 x Buckle #01 Set: Chipboard - Medium Weight
1 x Buckle #01 Set: Galvanized Silver
2 x 4"x4" Mini Album Cover: Black Chipboard - Heavy Weight {and 4"x4" Mini Album Pages, optional}
1 x Tomato Velvet Paper
1 x Alpine Velvet Paper

Tifany DeGough
http://www.inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Antique Label

Creative Cuts and More!

This was my very first project as a design team member for Creative Cuts and More. I posted it on my blog on February 26, 2008. CC&M is a die cut company. You go to the site, and choose from tons of dies, then decide what material you want it cut from. They also do custom cutting. You can send them your paper, and they will cut it for you. They carry LOTS of Bazzill, and these beautiful Stardream Metallics CS, like I used here. This is a DT sketch challenge card. I asked them to cut the lovely antique label in Aquamarine Stardream. I LOVE this label, and think I'm going to have it cut in about a million different colors! The flower was originally Coral, but I changed my mind about the color, so I dipped it into my VM pad and embossed it in silver-so no worry, no waste!

Stuff:
Stamps: Flourishes, Cake Decorating 101
Paper: ALL from CC&M, Aquamarine, Rose Quartz & Onyx Stardream
Ink: VM
Goodies: SU! detail silver EP, bling, lace, pop dots

OCTOBER BLOG HOP WINNER!!!!

We are so sorry for not posting this sooner! Time got away from us!

Congratulations to #13 -the True Random Generator picked you!

Scrapninny said...

I blogged about you today!
http://ensorcelledminds.blogspot.com/2009/10/die-cut-diva.html

Please contact Terry at custimerservice@creativecutsandmore.com with your address and shipment information and she will send you your prize!

Stay tuned for more FABULOUS Design Team Creations and MORE Blog Hops! Have a great weekend!

Creative Cuts & More is Sponsoring the 2 Sketches 4 You SKETCH Challenge This Week

Good Afternoon Everyone. This week Creative Cuts & More is sponsoring the 2 Sketches for You Card Challenge.

Laura has designed this fun sketch that you can play along with- Sketch #37.

This week Creative Cuts & More is giving away the new Haunted House Castle Album Kit to the 'Card of the Week' winner!

and here is an example 

of this darling kit all put together...

Here's how to enter:
Go to the 2 Sketches 4 You Blog and provide a link to your card by posting it on this thread using Mr. Linky
• Deadline for all entries: Saturday at Midnight (US Mountain time)
• Your card should be based off the sketch provided and can be of any theme. You may enter as many times as you like and only need to do a card based on Laura's sketch to qualify for the prize.
• The winning card will be announced on the 2 Sketches 4 You Blog as the 'Card of the Week' on Sunday at 2 Sketches 4 You.
• International Cardmakers are welcome to enter

You do not need to use Creative Cuts & More products to enter the Challenge, but of course we would love to see what you could create using our products!!

To get your juices flowing here is what our Diecut Diva Steph Zerbe came up with.

For all the details on how Steph Zerbe designed her beautiful card for this sketch using our A2 Square Window Card and the coordinating the Straight Frame visit her blog- HERE.

Our Design Team will be uploading projects using the sketch through out the week. Today you can check out Lindsey Weirich's lovely interpretation of the Sketch by clicking here.

Snowflake Sleigh

Here's another Christmas project for you today. :-) I used the Sleigh from Creative Cuts and More and stamped snowflakes all over it with a white craft ink. After the white ink dried, I dotted some of the snowflakes with some stickles glitter glue, and set it aside to dry. It was a snap to assemble this sleigh using the Killer Red Tacky Tape available from Creative Cuts and More. The hard part is deciding what to fill the sleigh with. I filled this one with some silver wrapped Hershey's Nuggets - mmmmmmmm. :-)

These would make great snack holders when you host Christmas in your home. Stamp and assemble four or five of these sleighs, fill them with little snacks or candies, and place these around your home. What guest wouldn't love to find a sleigh full of yummy snacks??

Distressed Santa box

Are you ready for Christmas yet? Here's an idea for a vintage Santa box for packaging up your gifts with. I used the Gable Box - Tall in a dark chocolate color and assembled it with the great Killer Red Tacky Tape.

I found this Santa stamp that I've had for years hiding in my studio. It was the perfect size for this box, so I inked it up with a dark brown ink, and then colored in just the face with a copic marker. The edges were sponged with more of the same dark brown ink, and then I used a distressing tool to rough up the edges of both the image and the white cardstock layer behind it.

This box needed just a little something more with a touch of color, so I used some holly leaves and some red dew drops in the corner on Santa's hat. This box will be a lovely way to present a gift to someone for Christmas this year. :-)

GIVING THANKS

Happy Fall! Today we had the perfect fall day in Wisconsin. It was wonderful. I was able to send the kids outside and get some cleaning done that doesn't always happen when they are there to mess it up.

I have two cards to share with you today and then some exciting upcoming news for November!


Diecuts: #4 Pumpkin Large - Smooth cardstock
No STAMPS!
Cardstock: Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Daisy D's Gypsy Harvest
Accessories: Prima Leaves, Paper Piercing Tool, Chocolate Taffeta, Buttons, Dimensionals

Stamps: Digi Images Wedding at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps,
Cardstock: Vellum, Bazzill Bling cardstock available at CC&M
Accessories: Scallop Punch, Circle punch, Copics, Pearl Adhesive, Paper Piercing, mat Pack., organdy ribbon.


Creative Cuts & More is excited to have TWO upcoming events you will not want to miss! Check out the banners below and come back to see LOTS more eye candy!

Thank you for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!

Monday Inspiration

Have you tried your hand at a window card yet?

I loved picking out 'wallpaper' for the outside of the card to make it look like you were looking out your country kitchen window. The 'siding' is made of shimmery paper I picked up years ago at a specialty scrapbook store. I was happy I waited for the perfect project. I think it's so cool. I rubbed ink along the edges of the 'siding' to make it stand out. And the stamping was fun too. I love coloring stamps in these days.... just ink and an Aqua Painter brush! I cut out a few of the elements to help give the card more character!

See you next week. Same place, same time!

Be sure to come by everyday for more inspiration and diecut projects! 

 

Steph Zerbe

OCTOBER BLOG HOP!

Hello Friends! Welcome to this months FABULOUS Thanksgiving and Christmas themed October Blog Hop! We're showing off projects that are perfect for the season. You will find a wide variety of projects to enjoy! Great gift giving ideas, ornaments and table decorations for your holiday spread.

Before we head off to the hop, we have a Christmas Shoe card designed by Design Team member Chris Dickinson from CC&M

Chris used an Exclusive Diecut for the Shoe card in Jupiter Stardream Metallic cardstock.

We also have some exciting news! Last month we debuted the BEAUTIFUL FALL KIT And guess what? We're offering up one of these kits for BLOG CANDY! If you have not seen samples, scroll down to enjoy more samples from this gorgeous kit!

This card kit is jam packed with supplies. This kit contains 12 die cut cards and envelopes. Many of the cards included in the kit are exclusive to CC&M. You will have everything you need to make 12 great cards. The only thing you will need to add is adhesive.
The kit is worth over $34 but we are offering this kit in all of its Fall Glory for only $26.99!

Here are the five different ways to win our newest kit:

(A) Leave a comment on this post. (This is limited to one per person unless you meet the criteria of B, C, D and/or E below.)

(B) Leave one extra comment if you've posted a link to this blog candy on your own blog. Make sure to include a link to your specific post in your comment.

(C) Leave one extra comment if you become one of our blog followers. See the right-hand navigation column to follow us.

(D) Leave one extra comment if you click over to our page on Facebook and become a fan.

(E) Leave one extra comment if you invite your crafty Facebook friends to become a fan of our page on Facebook.

This prize drawing will be held at 11:59PM Mountain Time on Thursday, October 22. The winner will be posted shortly thereafter.

We've got some special savings for you! Save 15% at the Creative Cuts & More Store through October 22st by using the code Octbloghop1509 at checkout.

Our hop today starts with Holly Brown and she'll direct you to the next blog, and they'll direct you to the next blog, and so on. If for some reason a link is broken, don't panic. Just return here to the list and complete your journey.

Hoppin' Team Members:
Holly Brown - GUEST
Pam Smerker
Kayla Dupont
Rita Barakat - GUEST
Lindsay Weirich
Ellen Sosnoski
Chris Dickinson
Tifany DeGough - GUEST
Steph Zerbe
Angie Pearl

Happy Hopping & Happy Shopping!

Witches & Spiders Oh My!

October is my favorite month. Our front porch was Spooked Out before October even arrived!
Spiders are crawling out from the siding and are creeping along the sidewalk to the door. A creepy black cat guards the front as well as a couple of blood thirsty black crows. Cob webs have been stretched across every inch of the porch. All over the beautiful fall decorations, the old wooden rocking chairs and even the witches broom that hangs on the door.

But the inside of our house is sweet and calming. Just this fun little banner adorns the entry way. The challenge was simply to use this witch and spider die cuts. I couldn't resist making an October banner to showcase these fun die cuts from Creative Cuts & More.

This week Creative Cuts & More is sponsoring the Belli Challenge #76. Hop on over to play along!

Join us on Friday, right here at Diecut Diva, for our October Blog Hop!!

Autumn Wonders

Have you tried your hand at a window card yet?
You should, you just might LOVE it! This is the A7 Apple Window Card.
I really like the way the stickers on the inside of this card PEEK through the front.... all things Autumn!

Fall Season = Caramel Apples

Hello Fall, hello Autumn! I just love seeing the leaves fall this time of year and having to curl up in a blanket to keep warm. Fall! Doesn't it jump start the holiday season and inspire you to bake goodies for your friends and co-workers? Well, here's an idea just for you...

I couldn't wait to take a stab at this ACETATE Cake Slice Box Set .
I filled them with Caramel Apple supplies:
Heath bars, white chocolate and caramel.
It makes enough for 4 people to take home
3 boxes each. Those three boxes will make 2 or 3
'white chocolate dipped & rolled
in Heath crumbs' caramel apples.

You could fill them with a cookie mix or
soup mix , the possibilities are endless!

Umm, umm good!!!

A little ribbon, a little brad and a little Killer Red Tacky Tape make the cake!
Creative Cuts & More has a HUGE assortment
of pre-cut boxes, shapes, cards, albums and much, much more.

Be sure to come stop by on Friday for our FALL Blog Hop!

Happy crafting!

FALL KIT CARDS

Before I get started with this post, I want to share something EXCITING Creative Cuts and More is participating in. Stay tuned and be on the look out!

Happy Fall!! It is time for the leaves to change color, for Bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins and maybe even a Carmel apple. Fall is my favorite time of year! I love the crisp cool air, the crunching of leaves under foot and here in Wisconsin where I live, the beauty of all of the fall colors! Below is a picture of the tree that stands in front of my house taken last year. This year we have road contruction, so the scene is not quite as pretty. :) I just have to drive a few blocks to enjoy more of the beautiful colors.

Have you gotten your FALL KIT yet? This kit is packed with so many beautiful cards and hours of FUN when you create! I have really enjoyed creating these cards. The beauty of these kits is you can create simple cards or even get a little bit fancier with them if you choose. You will have everything you need to make 12 beautiful cards. The only thing you will need to add is adhesive and if you wish a stamp. The kit is worth over $34 but we are offering it for $26.99.

Listed below are the details for the cards I created...

Everything is included for this card except 2 things...

Stamp Set: Lovely as a Tree from Stampin' Up! and an extra cream sheet - you can purchase this layer from Creative Cuts and More... the color is Bazzil Bling Cardstock called String of Pearls. On the top card, I used a pencil and traced it making a mat. I also used a Scalloped edge punch for the border around the buckles.

This next card I created is the Side opening Tag Card with Oak Leaf - Small in double-sided Tacky Tape, so I was able to sprinkle som green glitter on it to get this shimmery leaf! It looks pretty shimmery in real life!

Here are some more details on this card:
Card Kit Pieces: 1 Tag Shaped Card (side opening) in Bazzill Walnut Canvas Cardstock & Tag in Bazzill Almond Cream Smoothies Cardstock (CC&M exclusive), 1 Oak Leaf - Small in double-sided Tacky Tape
Stamps: Autumn Blessings available at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
Black layers not included in the kit

Here are the details for my last share for the day!
Stamps: Baked With Love by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
(Words are a Rub On included in the Fall Kit)
Cardstock: K&Company , included in the Fall Kit available at Creative Cuts and More
Accessories: Pencil, Paper Snips, Twill is not included in the kit, the other ribbon is, Copics, Black Marker, & Stickles. Velvet flower die cut and button is included in the kit.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope these projects have inspired you!

Join us on World Card Making Day!

Creative Cuts and More is proud to sponsor "2 Sketches 4 You" as we celebrate WCMD. Saturday, October 3, 2009 join us for tons of fun, inspiring creations and prizes over at 2 Sketches 4 You!!

Dino Diecuts!

Isn't this the cutest little dinosaur?
Perfect for a boy to give to his teacher.

Precious Window Card

This circle window card was cut from Bazzill Bling cardstock at Creative Cuts & More! They have a ton of cards and shapes to choose from. Check it out today!!

I really like this card. I might hang on to it for a while. I love the look of the the layered rub-ons and that stripey pattern paper...yum!

Catch Of My Life

When I received the Creel Box, I instantly wanted to do something fun for my husband. I pulled out one of my favorite lines (Mr. Campy from Cosmo Cricket) and started decorating the box. The fishing pole and fish came from a paper scrap I had. This is what I ended up with:

What is a fishing box without fish? I added some of my husband's favorite candy, Swedish Fish, and delivered it to my husband at his office!

I think this makes such a great gift for any man in your life!

Fall Cards & 2 Sketches 4 You

Lots of fun news today, folks!

First, we've got a brand new kit to share! Our brand new Fall Occasions Card Kit is full of wonderful colors and pretty shapes. You can make a dozen great cards with these materials -- all you need is adhesive! It includes cardstock and velvet leaves, velvet flowers, and cardstock buckles. Silk ribbons and silk chenille fibers from The Thread Gatherer are included, and they are delightful!

A full 2-sided patterned paper pack is included. Here are some of the patterns:

And some of the sample cards for your review:

Here's a close-up of the cardstock:



This kit is going to retail for $26.99 -- but you can get one FREE! How? That's the 2nd bit of news. We're excited to be sponsoring 2 Sketches 4 You this week! Just follow the instructions on their blog to enter!

Vintage Cupcake Box

I'm in love with the Cupcake Box die. Although it is the perfect size for a cupcake, it's also a great container size for all sorts of trinkets and ephemera. In fact, my very first thought with the Cupcake Box was that it would make the PERFECT gift box for a rolled-up necktie. So I asked my husband for a tie I could use as a prop to photograph with the box and he said that he doesn't have one!

So I went ahead and decorated the box with a more neutral collage of postage and mail themes -- and now instead of a tie box gift, it'll be on Grandma's writing desk holding her postage stamps and return address labels. Isn't it funny how projects evolve?

Supply List:
Stamps: Purple Onion Designs, Innovative Stamp Creations and Stamp Francisco
Paper: Almond Cream (Bazzill Smoothies)
Inks: Vintage Sepia VersaFine (Tsukineko); Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink (ClearSnap)
Accessories: Cupcake Box Die, Clear Acetate Sheet & Killer Red Tacky Tape (Creative Cuts & More); Authentic antique letter & postage stamps; Buttons (various)

We Have a Winner!

Thanks to everybody who participated in our Fall/Halloween Blog Hop! We all had so much fun creating projects for you to see.

Our big winner for this hop is:

Milie said...

I became a fan on Facebook!

Congratulations, Milie! Please contact us with your name and mailing address so we can get one of these brand new kits out to you.

And what did she win? Our brand new Haunted House Castle Album Kit!


Stay tuned for more fun projects coming your way!

Belli Challenge Time

This week, Creative Cuts & More is sponsoring the Belli Challenge! It's time to be wowed by our participating Design Team members and the Belli Challenge Design Team. What gorgeous work they did! Here's some eye candy:

Steph Zerbe:

Carla Mayfield:
Kim Ross:
The winner of their Fall/Halloween challenge will receive their choice of a Girl or Boy Birthday card kit. These card kits are jammed packed with supplies. Your kit will contain 12 die cut cards and envelopes, and many of the cards included in the kit are exclusive to CC&M. The kit is worth over $30.

Follow the instructions on the Creative Belli Blog to enter. If you post to SCS or PCP or any other online gallery please use keyword CBC74 so we can find it.

Super September Hop

Welcome to our amazing Autumn & Halloween September Blog Hop! We're showing off projects that are perfect for the season.

Before we head off to the hop, we have a few cute photos to show you. Design Team member Kat Salmon created this spooky Haunted House using the Bare Elements Reyna Castle Book from CC&M.



Kat also created this wonderful bowl of Halloween goodies using our die cuts. She used the exclusive Coffin Box, the Oval Window Box and the Short Puff Box. We think these couldn't be any cuter!




And now for some exciting news! We've got a terrifically terrifying new Haunted House Castle Album kit to debut. And guess what? We're offering up one of these kits for BLOG CANDY! DT member Pam Smerker really outdid herself with this one, wouldn't you say? This kit features the Bare Elements Reyna Castle Book plus die cuts and Diva Dots from CC&M and papers & embellishments from Doodlebug. Here's the eye candy:


Now that you've seen the samples, here's the kit. You can get all this Halloween goodness for only $19.99.


Isn't that Haunted House adorable? Here are the five different ways to win our newest kit:

(A) Leave a comment on this post. (This is limited to one per person unless you meet the criteria of B, C, D and/or E below.) Tell us all about the little gifts you'll be making this year for neighbors, co-workers, and teachers.

(B) Leave one extra comment if you've posted a link to this blog candy on your own blog. Make sure to include a link to your specific post in your comment.

(C) Leave one extra comment if you become one of our blog followers. See the right-hand navigation column to follow us.

(D) Leave one extra comment if you click over to our page on Facebook and become a fan.

(E) Leave one extra comment if you invite your crafty Facebook friends to become a fan of our page on Facebook.

This prize drawing will be held at 11:59PM Mountain Time on Friday, September 18th. The winner will be posted shortly thereafter.

We've got some special savings for you! Save 15% at the Creative Cuts & More Store through September 21st by using the code fallbloghop0909 at checkout.

Our hop today starts with Angie and she'll direct you to the next blog, and they'll direct you to the next blog, and so on. If for some reason a link is broken, don't panic. Just return here to the list and complete your journey.

Hoppin' Team Members:
Angie Pearl
Melinda Ford, Guest
Carla Mayfield
Kayla Dupont, Guest
Diana Stout, Guest
Chrissy Dickinson
Ellen Sosnowski, Guest
Stephany Zerbe
Lindsay Weirich
Jennifer Johnson
Kim Ross
Pam Smerker

Happy Hopping & Happy Shopping!

Clearly Easy Box

My husband's favorite day of the whole year is Thanksgiving. He primps the house for days before and cooks his heart out. He even has an apron embroidered with a turkey especially for the occasion. There's so much fuss and preparation going into a big event like that, I don't have the desire or the time to create elaborate little party favors. I want something adorable, quick, and easy.

CC&M offers a total of twenty-two different boxes cut from acetate, and I chose to show you the Butterfly Box. It was so easy to create! The simple steps:

• Run the flat Butterfly Box through the BigShot machine with the D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
• Fold box and adhere the bottom and side with the exceptionally strong Killer Red Tacky Tape
• Fill with fall-colored candies
• Interlock top to secure

It would be a snap to make a bunch of these for a wedding, party favors, little Valentine's Day goodies for the kids to give away at school, a token holiday gift for all those acquaintances at work or around the neighborhood, etc.

Be sure to check back here on Monday (9/14) for our Fall-themed September Blog Hop. You'll be pleasantly surprised by all the inspiration the team has in store for you!

Doodlebug Baby Projects

I'm a big fan of the cute, whimsical designs from Doodlebug... and I love that everything coordinates.

TIP: Did you know that Bazzill Criss Cross textured cardstock is dyed to match Doodlebug products? Takes away all the guesswork and makes coordinating a snap!

My card uses several of the dies from CC&M -- 5-1/4" - Square Window Card #01 - Border Windows, Heart #02 - Large with Layer, and Photo Corner #02 Set, all cut from the Criss Cross textured cardstock -- plus Doodlebug stickers, gemstones, and patterned paper.


The box was created from several CC&M dies also: Tall Gable Box, Heart #02 - Large with Layer, and Photo Corner #02 Set, all cut from the Criss Cross textured cardstock -- along with Doodlebug stickers, gemstones, and patterned paper.

I made two enhancements to the flat cardstock stickers (hippo & turtle) that were used on the projects. I used the EK Success Powder Tool to neutralize the adhesive. This allowed me to put pop-dots on the stickers so they'd have a little dimension. I added more interest to them by adding the self-adhesive jewels. Now they really pop!

Mini Album Tin Kit

Creative Cuts & More has these round and rectangular MINI ALBUM & TIN KITS.
I made mine into a super cute banner, unfortunately, the ribbons made it too bulky so I can't fit it back into the tin (not shown here). That just means I can make something else for the tin....yeay!

For more pics go HERE.

Cupcake Box & Apron Pocket Card

Cupcake Box Set , get your Cupcake Box Set!

And check out this Apron Pocket Card. Visit THIS BLOG for more pics and details.
There are so many Die Cut Cards, shapes and Boxes at Creative Cuts & More to choose from!!
You even get your pick of material to have the die cut in, from chipboard to polyshrink to felt.
Not to mention a WIDE array of colored and texture cardstock.

Ghoulish -n- Glam Party Favors

Hello to all of you Goblins and Ghouls!
Feast your eyes upon these spooky little Coffin Boxes.
Imagine these at your Halloween shindig
adorning your table filled with devilish goodies
for your guests to take home.

Or as a Hostess Gift at your next Pampered Chef party.
Or as a fun craft for you and your kiddos
to make together while carving pumpkins.

For more pics and details go HERE.

Diva Dresses

These dresses are from one of the newer dies from Creative Cuts & More, the Dress Box die. It's so easy, and very versatile!

My wedding dress was very easy to make. It was cut from Bazzill Smoothies Coconut Swirl. The only embellishments used on the project are Prima Marketing's new Say it in Studs self-adhesive embellishments. The studs were arranged in an ornate frame pattern. I used my sharp Tonic snips to cut only certain parts of the frame to create the bodice, waist, and hem adornments.

Because these studs are self-adhesive, they were very easy to adhere. They're nice quality, too, and the segments held together very nicely.


My other sample was also very easy to put together. This next dress is cut from BasicGrey patterned cardstock from the Two Scoops collection and tied with a thin pink grosgrain ribbon. I made this to show that this die is not just for weddings!


Dresses cut from other patterns and other colors could be used for all sorts of occasions:

• Pretty floral dresses for Mother's Day, Tea Parties, Bridal Showers
• Matching dresses for Bridesmaid gifts
  
• Pastels for pretty Easter Dresses
  
• Dresses in school colors for graduations
• Dresses in sorority colors for Bid Day, Initiations and other special occasions
• Red or purple dresses for Red Hat events
• White dresses for Confirmations, Baptisms, First Communion, etc.
  
• Pink and/or sparkly dresses for "Princess" party favors
• Black, scary dresses for witches at Halloween
• A whole variety of dresses for favors at an Oscar party or a Mardi Gras/Costume party
• Pretty dresses for prom or homecoming
  
• Gold or silver dresses for 25th or 50th Anniversary parties
  

The possibilities with this dress are endless! Creative Cuts & More carries a few patterned papers. However, you can also have CC&M cut papers that you send in -- and they cut it for a reasonable cutting fee. You can visit the Contact Us page to inquire via e-mail or by phone.

Big Winner

Here's the comment left by our prize winner:

starqueen said...

What fun! You're samples are great...can't wait to start hoppin'! I love doodlebug, so I know I'm going to love the new kit.

Congratulations, starqueen! Please contact us with your name and mailing address so we can get one of these brand new kits out to you.

And what did she win? Our brand new designer Sea Life 8"x8" Mini Album Kit! It includes over $45 worth of materials and retails for $34.99. Here's a photo of everything that's included.



It's a terrific kit! Keep an eye here for more great eye candy!

Acetate in August

Welcome to our big August Acetate Blog Hop! We're shining our spotlight on the clear plastic acetate material that makes terrific cards, boxes, embellishments, and more. It can be stamped on, painted, and embossed -- which makes it a very fun, versatile choice for any project.

Let's start this party with some new, never-before-seen samples made with acetate components of our adorable Birthday Boy Card Kit, designed by Pam Smerker:


And here are a few more from the kits:

And here we have a card from Dusty Patrick. It is the A2 Acetate Card plus straight frame in black cardstock. The rubons are from Basic Grey.





Another sample is this card by Trish Estrella. It is the A2 Gate Fold Crescent Card with Band in Acetate. The stamps are from Fancy Pants.


And now for some fun news! We're getting ready to show off a fabulous new designer kit very soon -- and we're offering one up as a prize. It's so new, we don't even have a photo yet! It's the new Sealife 8"x8" Album Kit. It uses the adorable Doodlebug papers and embellishments, and includes chipboard, cardstock and acetate pages. Here are the four different ways to win it:

(A) Leave a comment on this post. (This is limited to one per person unless you meet the criteria of B, C, and/or D below.) Tell us all about your Christmas card plans. How many are you making? Do you usually say "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas"? Are they fancy or whimsical?

(B) Leave one extra comment if you've posted a link to this blog candy on your own blog. Make sure to include a link to your specific post in your comment.

(C) Leave one extra comment if you become one of our blog followers. See the right-hand navigation column to follow us.

(D) Leave one extra comment if you click over to our page on Facebook and become a fan.

Thank you for coming! The prize has already been awarded.

Speaking of designer kits, there's yet another fabulous kit in the works! It will feature some gorgeous Autumn patterned papers and a nice variety of die-cut cards and embellishments. It will be called (f)All Occasions, and it will feature sentiments for birthdays, thank-yous, and more. Want to see? Okay, here is the very preliminary sneak peek of just some of the beautiful patterned papers:


Our hop today starts with Angie and she'll direct you to the next blog, and they'll direct you to the next blog, and so on. If for some reason a link is broken, don't panic. Just return here to the list and complete your journey.

Hoppin' Team Members:
Angie Pearl
Kim Ross
Carla Mayfield
Chrissy Dickinson
Carissa Peach, Guest
Jennifer Johnson
Eva Dobilas, Guest
Lindsay Weirich
Stephany Zerbe, Guest
Pam Smerker

Before you head to Angie's blog and start hopping, we've got some special savings for you! Save 15% at the Creative Cuts & More Store through August 14th by using the code acetatebloghop0809 at checkout.

Happy Hopping & Happy Shopping!

Clearly Fun Hop

It's clear to see that we've got our big monthly BLOG HOP coming! It'll be full of fun, inspiration and a big prize too!

We've shown you several acetate projects here on our blog, and we'll have plenty more starting Monday morning for our Acetate in August blog hop! You'll also get to meet our three talented guest designers!

See you then!

Arch Window Lighthouse Card

Hello! This is Arch Window die cut card from Creative Cuts and More! You can use the killer red tacky tape to attach the acetate!

Here are the details:
Stamp Set: Light of The World by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
Die Cute/ Card Base: Window available at Creative Cuts and More
Accessories: Rub Ons, Copics

I hope you have a FABULOUS day! Thank you for stopping by!

Baby Shower Treat Cones (and a chance to win!)

I made these treat cones with the 11 1/2" mini scallop die from Creative Cuts and More, for the big cones cut the die cut in half, for the skinny ones use a quarter of the sheet. Just roll up the paper and secure with killer red tacky tape, tip: the tape will even hold the lace and ribbon on, now that IS good tape! Don't forget you have until August 3rd to upload a baby or bridal shower project to the Caardvarks blog for your chance to win a card kit from Creative Cuts and more!

Join in on the Caardvarks Challenge!

We have teamed up with Caardvarks for a super fun challenge. Head on over to Caardvarks for all of the details and play along for a chance to win your choice of our one of our new Creative Cuts and More Card Kits.
Both the Creative Cuts and More design as well as the Caardvarks design team have created a ton of samples to inspire you. You can see some of these creations here and then you can see even more at the Caardvarks Flickr gallery.

The Scene from the Bowl...

I had so much fun with this fish bowl shaped card from Creative Cuts and More. As soon as I saw it I had this Fishy Scene pop in my head. Listed below are the supplies that I used!

Stamp Sets: Summer Fun, Dream Silhuoettes, Digital Stamps by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
Diecuts: Creative Cuts and More (Card Base - Fish Bowl)
Cardstock: Garden Green, Neenah Cardstock, Designer Paper,
Accessories: Dew Drops, Window Sheets, Copic Markers, Dimensionals, Red Sticky Tape

Winner of the "Birthday Boy Card Kit" is....

Congratualtions Sandra Stickler, you have won a Creative Cuts and More "Birthday Boy Card!" Please contact us with your mailing address.

Thank you so much to all of you who followed us along on the blog hop. We hope you will all come back often to see all of the fun creations the Creative Cuts and More design team has to share with you here at Die Cut Diva!

Happy Hopping!

Welcome to our big mid-summer Blog Hop! We're focusing on birthday cards and projects, and we've got a brand new product line that we're launching today, too! Prepare to be WOWed, everyone!

First, let's start with the debut of our adorable Birthday Boy and Birthday Girl Card Kits. These cute kits, designed by Pam Smerker, are packed full of custom die-cut cards plus papers and embellishments to make a dozen cards with plenty of goodies left over to use on other projects. They're a great value!




We'll be giving away two of these kits this week (one right here on Diecutdiva.com and the other on one of the blogs on the hop), and you'll get plenty of ideas and samples along the blog hop. Keep reading for details.

Right now, it's time for more eye candy! We've got some adorable birthday themed projects to show you, created by Pam Smerker. First, her girl birthday ensemble, made using the Dress Boxes made up like little ballerinas and an adorable cake made from Cake Slice Boxes:

And next up is her take on a more masculine birthday ensemble, using the Cake Slice Boxes and clear acetate Candy Boxes:




So you've heard that we're giving away one of our brand new Birthday Boy Card Kits here on Diecutdiva.com. Here are the four different ways to win it:

(A) Leave a comment on this post. (This is limited to one per person unless you meet the criteria of B, C, and/or D below.) Let us know if there are any special themes of card kits or album kits that you'd like to see.

(B) Leave one extra comment if you've posted a link to this blog candy on your own blog. Make sure to include a link to your specific post in your comment.

(C) Leave one extra comment if you become one of our blog followers. See the right-hand navigation column to follow us.

(D) Leave one extra comment if you click over to our new page on Facebook and become a fan.

Comments will be accepted through 11:59PM Mountain Time on Thursday, July 16th. The winner will be selected randomly via Random.org and posted the following day.

Our hop today starts with Chrissy and she'll direct you to the next blog, and they'll direct you to the next blog, and so on. If for some reason a link is broken, don't panic. Just return here to the list and complete your journey.

Hoppin' Team Members:
Chrissy Dickinson
Angie Pearl
Carla Mayfield
Jennifer Johnson
Lindsay Weirich
Dawn Lusk, Our Guest
Lila Holgate
Pam Smerker

And one last thing before you head off to our hop... we've got a COUPON for you! Save 15% at the Creative Cuts & More Store through July 20th by using the code birthdaydt0915 at checkout. Happy Hopping & Happy Shopping!

My daughter needed a cake for a baby shower, so I made this duck cake using the cake box set found here. For the cake stand I used a margarita glass, put the duck in first, added the stones, sealed it up and turned it over. Worked great! The baby block on top spells out the baby's name, Dash.

Designed by Jennifer Johnson

Materials:

Cake Box Set, Creative Cuts and More

Ribbon , flowers and rocks found at Micheals

Ducks, Party City, and Hallmark

Letters on block were cut with my Cricut

Thanks for looking!

12x12 Color Block Scrapbook Page

I absolutely love this Color Block die cut. There are so many things you can do with it. You can fill every square with pictures or just random ones like I did. Simply turning it around gives you 4 different looking pages. Maybe use the small 4 boxes on top for a title.

Designed by Jennifer Johnson
other products used:
Prima Rock on Chip Plates,
Prima: Rock on Say it in Chrystals
Thickers: Glitter Mullberry
Queen and Co. Flower Frenzy

Thank You

A big thank you to everyone who applied for our guest designer positions. We had a great turn out and will be contacting those who have been accepted. There were so many fabulous designers, which made it extremely difficult to decide. We appreciate all of you for the taking the time to send us your fabulous work.

Shaped paper with a twist!

***Guest DT call extended until July 6! Scroll down for details!***

I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, My favorite die cut at Creative Cuts and More is the 11 1/2 mini scallop circle. I know there are fancier boxes and cards on the website but I like this one best! Why you ask? Because there is nothing better for braking you out of a scrapbooking slump than changing the shape of the page. But this die cut isn't just for scrapbooking. Check out the two cards I made with half a sheet of the shaped paper. An that isn't the end of it either. I have several other projects to share with you this month using this die, when I'm done you're gonna want one in every color...come to think of it so do I!






Stamp Credits:
Top Card: Stampin Up!
Bottom Card: The Rubber Cafe

Guest Design Team Call EXTENDED!

We know how busy the summer months are , so we are extending our

Creative Cuts & More Guest Design Team Call until

July 6, 2009

Creative Cuts & More (CC&M) is a leader in the die cutting industry offering dies cut in cardstock and a variety of other materials like chipboard, acetate, felt, velvet paper, and more. We are searching for paper crafters who enjoy working with die cuts (shapes, cards, 3-D bags & boxes, etc.) to design projects for us as guests to our design team. If you can rock a die cut and take a great photo, please apply!

Our plan is to choose at least TWELVE guests to post projects during their assigned month. During this month, guest designers would:

* Create 5 projects for CC&M from the materials provided. Two projects will have an assigned theme for our blog hop and then one project for each of the other three weeks during the month. Any extra materials sentare yours to keep.

* Photograph your projects. Post photographs and product recipes to your blog, to Splitcoaststampers, and any other galleries of your choice.

* Submit same photo and product recipes directly to CC&M and grant CC&M permission to use them in CC&M’s blog, Web site, gallery, etc.

Once the projects have been submitted, you will receive a gift certificate for $25 in free cardstock and die cuts of your choice from the CC&M Web site. You will also be eligible for a 25% discount on any purchases you make at that time.

To apply, show us your very best work with die cuts (2-5 projects). Send specific links to gallery pages, blog posts, or attach them in the e-mail. Also, we’ll need your answers to the following:

* Name:

* E-mail Address:

* Blog Address:

* Phone Number:

* Mailing Address:

* Current & Past Design Teams: (No experience required… we’d like to meet some new designers!)

* Other papercrafting experience (Publications, Teaching at LSS, etc.):

* What would make you a great choice as a guest designer?

* If you have a preference, what themes or time of year would work best for you? (Is there a season or a theme that you’re passionate about? Have lots of wedding stamps? Keen on pets? Taking an extended vacation in October?)

Please e-mail us at customerservice@creativecutsandmore.com and put “Guest Design Team Call” in the subject line. Submissions close on July 6, 2009, and notifications will go out shortly thereafter.

Guest Designer Lisa Graves

We are lucky to have Lisa Graves as our Creative Cuts and More guest designer this month. Lisa made this adorable travel bag from the Purse Bag #4 die cut. The purse was cut from Bazill Bling card stock and decorated with 7 Gypsies paper and Making Memories brads. Thanks for the inspiration Lisa, we love this bag!

Don't forget to check out our Guest Designer post. The deadline has been extended and applications are being accepted through July 6th.

Don't ya just love whimsy?

I made this little whimsical bag with the XL Tuck and Close Bag from Creative Cuts and More. It was a blast to make, I stamped a fairy (About Art Accents) on watercolor paper and colored it with Prismacolor pencils and blended it with goo gone then stamped a few butterflies on acetate, colored them with Bic Mark Its and glued them on after adding lots of ribbon. I finished it off with a few squirts of shimmer spray. A perfect bag for a lovely gift for a whimsical friend.

Looking for Guest Designers

Creative Cuts & More Guest Design Team Call

Creative Cuts & More (CC&M) is a leader in the die cutting industry offering dies cut in cardstock and a variety of other materials like chipboard, acetate, felt, velvet paper, and more. We are searching for paper crafters who enjoy working with die cuts (shapes, cards, 3-D bags & boxes, etc.) to design projects for us as guests to our design team. If you can rock a die cut and take a great photo, please apply!

Our plan is to choose at least TWELVE guests to post projects during their assigned month. During this month, guest designers would:

* Create 5 projects for CC&M from the materials provided. Two projects will have an assigned theme for our blog hop and then one project for each of the other three weeks during the month. Any extra materials sentare yours to keep.

* Photograph your projects. Post photographs and product recipes to your blog, to Splitcoaststampers, and any other galleries of your choice.

* Submit same photo and product recipes directly to CC&M and grant CC&M permission to use them in CC&M’s blog, Web site, gallery, etc.

Once the projects have been submitted, you will receive a gift certificate for $25 in free cardstock and die cuts of your choice from the CC&M Web site. You will also be eligible for a 25% discount on any purchases you make at that time.

To apply, show us your very best work with die cuts (2-5 projects). Send specific links to gallery pages, blog posts, or attach them in the e-mail. Also, we’ll need your answers to the following:

* Name:

* E-mail Address:

* Blog Address:

* Phone Number:

* Mailing Address:

* Current & Past Design Teams: (No experience required… we’d like to meet some new designers!)

* Other papercrafting experience (Publications, Teaching at LSS, etc.):

* What would make you a great choice as a guest designer?

* If you have a preference, what themes or time of year would work best for you? (Is there a season or a theme that you’re passionate about? Have lots of wedding stamps? Keen on pets? Taking an extended vacation in October?)

Please e-mail us at customerservice@creativecutsandmore.com and put “Guest Design Team Call” in the subject line. Submissions close on June 30^th, and notifications will go out shortly thereafter.

Guest Designer Chris Dickinson's Star Centerpiece

Our fabulous guest designer, Chris Dickinson made this fabulous center piece for her daughter's graduation. All you need is five of the A6 Oval Cutout Accordion Insert & A6 Card Set from Creative Cuts and More. As always, there is every color in the rainbow to choose from.

Stamp Sets used were from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps: Dream Silhuoettes, In His Time, All in a Row (retired SU) and a jumbo wheel by SU too.

Father's Day Box Idea

Our wonderful guest designer, Dawn has created this fun Father's cake box using our Creative Cuts and More "Cupcake Box".

Dawn wanted to make a box to hold a tie, the typical Father's Day gift. Dawn made some diamonds for the sides and paper pierced around them and just added some ribbon along the top of the box. She also used the insert on the bottom of the box so the tie would sit higher. This box would also work great for a pair of dress socks.

Thanks Dawn for inspiring us!

Fun with window cards!

I think next to 3-D die cut boxes my favorite CC&M product is window cards, I love the surprise peeking through a window. (This card is known as the 5-1/4" Square Scallop Card Heart Window Vertical.) On this card I printed a daffodil digital stamp on vellum and embossed it speedy quick then colored it with my trusty Bic Mark-it markers (sharpies or copics would work too) then sewed it behind the window opening.

It may seem tricky to machine stitch around a heart shape but here is a crafty trick: Start at the bottom point of the heart and sew up to where it starts to curve then instead of using the foot pedal on your machine use the turning wheel on the right hand side of your sewing machine to go one stitch at a time until you get over the "humps" then use the pedal as you stitch down the other strait side. I'm no seamstress but I love the look I get when I stitch on a card.

Here is another tip: If you don't have the right color "bling" for your card you can alter clear rhinestones just color them with your solvent based markers such as Bic Mark its, Copics or sharpies. I use a small glue dot to stick the rhinestone down then color right over it with the marker, works like a charm!

Fun Teacher Gift

Design Team member Diane Koerner created this adorable teacher's gift.

The French Fry Box was cut from Bazzill Criss Cross Buttercream Cardstock. She filled it with magnets and put a strip of magnet inside the box.

She colored the pencil magnets with Prismacolor pencils. Markers were used to color the flowers, apple etc. The flowers were decorated with Stickles Glitter Glue in Yellow.

Stamp Credits: the pencil and flower are from Stamps by Judith – The saying an apple lasts is by Stampassions.

Hula Girl

When I saw the little dress box my mind went to Hula Girl , I think I need a vacation!!! I really like how she turned out though. I had the die cut in Almond Creme smooth cardstock to give her a little bit of tan. The skirt was made using a table skirt we had used for a Hawaiian Birthday Party. The lei was made using a small paper punch and punching little circles out of silk flowers then stringing them on a needle and thread. A kaiser rhinestone for a belly button ring and a little bikini top and she's done!

Designed by Jennifer Johnson Creative Cuts and More Designer.
Die Cut used: Dress Box
Rhinestones: I used Kaiser but these would work perfectly: Hyacinth Rhinestones
Prima flower
Michaels flowers