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 the Arch Window A2 Card from Creative Cuts and More! You can use 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 our Tiffany Purse . The purse was custom cut from Bazzill 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.