June's Sketch at Die Cuttin' Divas

Happy Tuesday!

Today I am sharing the new challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas.

This Week's Challenge...

~ June's Sketch ~

Use the sketch for any theme.

Here is my Design Team project...

When I saw this bright polka dot paper it made me happy, and I immediately thought of the rainforest and the birds that might live there.

This tropical bird is by Miss Kate Cuttables. It was so easy to find colors to coordinate with all those dots. The pattern paper is by Photo Play ~ Summer Daydreams 6x6 pad.

The stamped sentiment is from My Craft Spot.

Other Challenges:

The Paper Players ~ Animals

Dare 2B Artzy ~ Bright Colors

Cardz TV ~ Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack ~ Anything Goes

Cut It Up ~ Any Sketch

Hope you will join us at Die Cuttin' Divas this week for our "June's Sketch" challenge. These are awesome since you can choose your theme!  Very fun yet challenging. You can create anything you want. Our sponsor this week is The Cutting Cafe.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana 

Happy Day with a Pretty Bird

Good Evening,

Happy Thursday! Only one more day till Spring Break! We have no travels plans since we are still helping my son with his new house, but I am looking forward to the time off. Today, I am sharing If You Give a Crafter a Cookie's new challenge. These are quite creative challenges...you have a picture of a cookie (yes, a cookie) and you use it as inspiration to create your project....a card, a layout, a tag, a gift bag...anything!

This Week's Challenge...

Here is my Design Team project...

I created a soft watercolor background and then added the tree branch with bird.

The pretty bird is by Misss Kate Cuttables.

I inked all the edges of the bird's nest to add some dimension.

Hope you will join us at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie this week for our "Photo Inspiration" challenge. The other design team members all interpreted the picture differently, so go check it out!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Tweet! Tweet! Anything Goes with This Bird!

Hello Everyone,

Welcome back and thanks for stopping by on this terrific Tuesday.  Today I am sharing the new challenges at both Die Cuttin' Divas and Miss Kate Cuttables. Hope you will join us this week for both challenges!

This Week's Challenges are...

 Die Cuttin' Diva ~ Tweet! Tweet! Use a Bird

Miss Kate Cuttables ~ Anything Goes

Here is my Design Team project for both challenges...

A lovely bird card that could be for Valentines or maybe an anniversary.

I used the Winter Bird file from Miss Kate Cuttables. The wing is mounted on a pop dot to add some dimension. Instead of the snowflakes that come with the file, I used hearts. I distressed all the paper edges with the Zutter DIA.

 

I used two different stamps to create the banner. The first half is by Whimsical Designs ~ With Love set. The second half is by Craftin Desert Diva ~ Simply Said set.

Brown crinkle ribbon and a country heart tie all the colors together.

Be sure to stop by Miss Kate Cuttables for the free file of the day!

Hope you will join us at Die Cuttin' Divas this week for our "Use a Bird" challenge and Miss Kate Cuttables for "Anything Goes". The other design team members did a fantastic job with this one. Be sure to check out ALL the variety!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

October Sketch at Die Cuttin' Divas

Hello Everyone,

Welcome back to Carson's Creations and thanks for stopping by on this terrific Tuesday.  Today I am sharing the new challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas. Hope you will join us this week!

This Week's Challenge...

October's Sketch

Here is my Design Team project...

I made this thank you card for one of my students. I wanted to have a few for the birthday gifts that they gave me last week. They sure are thoughtful!

This crow with apple is from Miss Kate Cuttables.

Skittles by Carri at DoubleClick. She has a new release, Witches Brew, so check it out today! You will love these colors!

Hope you will join us at Die Cuttin' Divas this week for the "October's Sketch" challenge. The other design team members did a fabulous job interpreting the layout. Plus...we have a new design team member, Nancy. Be sure to check out the variety and say "Hi".

Thanks for stopping by!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana 

Silver and Blue Photo Inspiration at Die Cuttin' Divas

Hello Crafty Friends!

Welcome back to another Die Cuttin' Diva challenge. We are now on the second challenge of 2015 and I sure hope you have the opportunity to join us each week.

This Week's Challenge...

Photo Inspiration

Here is my Design Team project...

A shaped card for any occasion

I used my bow maker to create the triple loops, but I placed the dowel rods slightly further apart to get the look I desired. 

I wanted to make awesome clear snowflakes, but I didn't have any vellum paper. Time to improvise! I usually use wax paper when I cut intricate Spellbinders so the cardstock does not stick and the wax paper was perfect for what I imagined.

Miss Kate Cuttables Winter Bird. I cut the svg file on my Cameo, added Silver sparkle to the hat, and inked some of the edges.

Other Materials:

blue, white, and orange cardstock

pattern paper by DCWV ~ Winter Stack

PPPR card base (welded shape together on my Cameo)

blue crinkle ribbon ~ 3 Girl JAM

silver snowflake ~ Martha Stewart

Tiny Tags stamp ~ My Craft Spot 

blue ink

Other Challenges:

My Sheri Crafts ~ Snowflake

Craftin Desert Diva ~ Blue and White

Jo's Scrap Shack ~ Bling

Hope you will join us at Die Cuttin' Divas this week for our "Silver and Blue Photo Inspiration" challenge. The other design team members have made fantastic projects, so be sure to check them out.

Hope you will join our challenge this week!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Happy 50th Birthday Donna!

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today is a very special day and I have the privilege of sharing the news. The 3 Girl JAM Design Team wants to give a BIG shout out to our fellow DT sister, Donna. She has reached a special milestone today...she turns 50! Happy Happy Birthday!

In honor of your birthday Donna, we have created some birthday projects.

Here is mine...

Birthday Cakes Cricut cartridge (bird, balloon, present)

Other Materials:

black, white, and grey card stock

Simple Stories pattern paper

Grey Gray crinkle ribbon

wiggly eye

yellow ColorBox ink

yellow candy striped stones 

Hope you have an extra special day Donna!

Don't forget about our monthly challenge...

Back to School with Ribbon

August 2nd - August 29th

Prize: $15 Gift Certificate to 3 Girl JAM store

Stay Creative,

Georgiana 

Super Scraps Saturday

Hello Crafty Friends,

After looking at this massive bucket of scrap paper I decided that I should start using them instead of creating more. I just can't help it sometimes...when I want a certain color I just cut a new piece of card stock. I even have numerous pads of papers (6 x 6, 8 x 8,  and 12 x 12) with scraps in them too. 

I started by creating small piles of color coded papers. It doesn't put a dent in the bucket, but at least it is a start. 

Then I created a sketch I wanted to use (rotated one 180 degrees) and started piecing the colors together. These three worked nicely since I had some of the My Mind's Eye paper scraps all thrown together. Talk about luck! Who knows what else I might find if I keep digging!

My intentions were to create birthday cards for all of the staff at my school before we go back (we go back one month from today...time sure does fly!). Well, the train was too cute for an adult, so I made it for one of the office staff's grandson instead.

Here they are individually...

I added ribbon, gems, brads, and die cuts to make each one unique.

Spring Bird by Miss Kate Cuttables and My Craft Spot Tiny Tag stamp

Flower Shoppe Cricut cartridge and Labels Eleven Spellbinder

Create a Friend and Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridges and My Craft Spot stamp

Challenge:

Hiding in My Craft Room ~ Scraps

I am definitely going to make more with these scraps...it will be a Super Scraps Sunday too. I challenge you to use your scraps before they get out of control! What will you make? Can't wait to see!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

April Sketch at Die Cuttin' Diva

Hello Crafty Friends,

Welcome back! Today brings a new challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas.

This week's challenge...April's sketch

Remember you can rotate or flip the sketch as long as the basic layout can be seen. I am very literal so I have the tendency to leave my sketch exactly the same.

Here is my DT project...

A "tweet" little birdie!

I enjoyed this sketch since it was a square base. I used a 5x5 white base.  

I have accumulated so many flowers that I was quite pleased to be able to use these pink and green flower pieces in the upper corners.

The bird was cut from the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge.

Other Materials:

My Mind's Eye paper

pink, white, and green card stock

Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge ~ scalloped circles

white pearls

 stamp

black ink 

Hope you will join us at Die Cuttin' Divas this week for our sketch challenge.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana



Sending Love with a Tweet

Welcome Back Crafty Friends,

 

Today was a teacher workday and tomorrow is training before a nice three day weekend. Looking forward to the time off...I have a little shopping planned. Hoping to find a few good deals at Joanns (teacher appreciation is this weekend, so I have a coupon for 25% off) and our local scrapbooking store is having a "garage" sale.

 

Valentine's Day isn't that far away and I sure have been in the mood to make some "love" projects. I have a few for school that I want to make, but today I have this tweet little bird to share.

This bird on a branch was a svg freebie at Miss Kate Cuttables. If you like it, it is still available for 50 cents.

Other Materials:

pink, brown, white, and green card stock

Recollection and My Mind's Eye holiday papers

watermelon skittles by Carri at Abusybee

Scrappy Moms stamp ~ With All My Heart set

pink ink

green ribbon

green gem

 

Challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack ~ Anything Goes

Just B Creative Crazy Linky Party

In the Pink ~ Anything Goes

Docerela Creations ~ Something New (Cameo/SVG file)

 

Enjoy your upcoming weekend!

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

It's a Bird...No, It's Two Birds

This is my last weekend before school starts, then it is time to get back into a regular routine. I am going to work in my classroom this weekend and do some de-cluttering. I have been teaching for 13 years and I have collected some "stuff". Time to share with others!  

 

Today is my day at Exploring Cricut.

This will be my last month on this design team, then I will be focusing on school (moving back to 5th grade, new reading curriculum, supervising a FT intern, and Common Core). I am hoping my "down" time can be used to create freely, so I can enter some challenges.

This cardinal was cut from Winter Woodland (p. 59) at 2". Although this may be a winter cartridge, there are many other options if you pull it out during the other times of the year.

These yellow flowers are self adhesive (I did not make them.). Trying to use some of the supplies that have accumulated.

I used a former sketch to create both of these cards.

This party bird was cut from Birthday Cakes (p. 43) at 2". I used Plantin Schoolbook for the font, which was cut 1/2".

 Can you tell this person's favorite color is purple?

Other Materials: 

K & Company paper

purple and white card stock

yellow pearls

yellow ribbon

 red button

brown braided cord

purple gems

Spellbinders ~ Picot Edge Circle

This summer has flown by just as my birds stopped by today.

 

Be sure to come back on Monday for the new Exploring Cricut challenge.

 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Best Wishes from Exploring Cricut

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

Welcome back!

I am glad you are stopping by today on this super Saturday. I hope you have plans to make this a wonderful weekend. I worked on my Word Wall yesterday for most of the day, and now I am ready to do something fun. I was thinking about looking into a day at Sea World. It has been a couple years and teachers use to get a pass, so I am going to research if that offer is still available. 

 

Today is my day at Exploring Cricut.

I really like how this came card out. I have been wanting to do a bird cage for quite some time and finally found the right cut. All the edges were inked in brown to add an antique feel.

 This cut from April Showers is two layers, so your bird can be any color you want. I choose to use the center of the flower as my accent color. 

I found this package of flowers at the Scrapbook Expo in a dollar bin, but they look they are worth much more.  

Materials:

April Showers Cricut cartridge ~ bird cage cut at 2 3/4"

kraft paper

other pattern papers from scrap box

brown flowers with green leaves ($1 at Scrapbook Expo)

blue craft thread

Spellbinders ~ Lacey Circles

Best Wishes stamp

brown and turquoise ink

 

Challenges:

 Party Time Tuesdays ~ Wings

Creative Corner ~ Anything Goes

Five Simple Things ~ Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts ~ All of a Flutter

 AUD Sentiments ~ Two Word Sentiment

Crafts and Me ~ Anything Goes

Allsorts ~ Fur or Feathers

 

 Hope you enjoy your weekend and find some time to craft! Be sure to come back on Monday for the new Exploring Cricut challenge.

 

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Mother of the Groom and 3 Year Blogoversary Coming Soon!

Hello Crafty Friends,

 

I hope you are having a great day. I have been staying busy. I went walking at the trails again this morning (another 3 miles). Then I began working on a project.  Do you ever have so much to do that you are not sure where to start? That is how it seems today...I have so many goals I am not sure which one I want to do first. Eventually they will all need to be done!

 

Here is a card I made yesterday for my walking friend. 

No, her son is not getting married but someone else in her family is. I really get stumped on wedding cards, but tried. I gave it to her last night before walking and she loved it. Not sure if she was being nice, or if she really liked it.

 

I used the sketch from Come and Get It.

 

I sure do enjoy making these pins. If you are interested in any, please let me know. I would be happy to make you some! I love to mix the different types of beads and colors!

I thought the front was a bit bland, so I added the white crochet flowers with silver heart brad.

Materials:

K&Company ~ Elegance paper

Sweethearts Cricut cartridge ~ dove (p. 56) cut at 2"

glitter glue

handmade stick pins

silver ribbon

white crochet flowers

silver heart brad

silver liquid pearls 

computer generated sentiment

Spellbinders

 

Other Challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut ~ Wedding Days

Hiding in My Craft Room ~ Die Cuts

 

Look what is coming soon!

My 3 Year blogoversary!

I sure hope you will stop by!

Creative crafters! Fabulous sponsors!

 

Until tomorrow for Little Scrap Pieces challenge,

Georgiana