Die Cuttin' Diva's Newest Sketch

Hello,

Welcome back for another Design Team project for the Die Cuttin' Diva's Weekly Card Challenge. I made this card for my husband's grandma. She is 94 years old and not doing so well. We were told that she looks forward to getting mail everyday, so she will be surprised when she gets this card in a few days.

Materials:

"Just Because" Cards cartridge ~ frame

Hannah Montana cartridge ~ Butterfly

Chatter Box paper ~ Burgundy Flowers

embossing folder

Thinking of You stamp and blue ink pad

blue ribbon

I hope you will join us at Die Cuttin' Divas this week.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Party Time with Rex

Hello Crafty Friends!

I have a great card today and the reason I say it is great is because it is my first easel card. I have seen so many fantastic ones and it has been on my "to-do list" to try for a while. After my 13 year old daughter made one, I was determined to get one done too. Now that I have made my own, I plan on making more. It was super easy.

I combined it with Jenny's (from Crazy About Cricut) Disney Monday. Rex was actually in Toy Story, but Disney owns Pixar. I think this card would be perfect for a birthday invitation or a play date. Unfortunately, my kids are a little older so we will not be using it for that. I will save it for someone who has a little boy and enjoys dinosaurs.

 Helpful Tip:

I cut out the small pieces (white teeth, green spots, and white eyes)  twice, so I have more to choose from. Sometimes the small pieces do not cut smoothly and this way you can choose the best ones.

 I dabbed glue with my MS glue pen on the base paper and then used my Cricut hook to lay the small pieces. This hook is super easy to use because of its fine tip and easy to clean off excessive glue.

Materials:

Toy Story cartridge ~ Rex

kraft paper for base

Me and My Big Ideas paper ~ Bonnie Bell Snails paper stack (TJMaxx $3.00)

green, orange, and white card stock

orange and blue buttons

Enjoy,

Georgiana

Birthday Challenge

Good Evening Everyone,

Today was a lovely Sunday. We took my sister and one of her daughters to lunch at the Olive Garden. One of my favorite restaurants. After dropping them off we went to the movies to see Captain America (She didn't want to go with her knee pain.). I made a quick stop at Michaels and picked up two paper stacks since they were on clearance for $2.49 & $2.99. Yeah! Don't forget the 20% off coupon this week you can print from their website. Double yeah!

I also worked on a card today for my husband's nephew. His 21st birthday is this week, so I made him a "manly" card. Now we are trying to decide when are you too old to get gifts. We have 7 nieces and nephews between the two of us and we want to set an age to sending them gifts. We previously discussed 18, but increased the age to 21 since he is still living at home. Any suggestions? Do you set age limits for anyone?

Materials:

paper scraps ~ striped vellum, brown cardstock, and Cowboy Solo

"Just Because" Cards  cartridge ~ cake ~ 4 3/4"

Birthday Bash cartridge ~ sentiment ~ 4"

Cuttlebug embossing folder ~ Distressed Stripes

orange gems

Challenges:

Birthday Sundaes ~ cake or cupcake

CPS ~ Sketch 229
Card Cupids Blog ~ Birthday
The Corrosive Challenge Blog ~ Manly
Come and Get It ~ Anything Goes
Crafty Ho's ~ Anything Goes

Have a fantastic night.
Georgiana

Just a Note from a Little Birdie

Hello Crafty Friends,

Thank you for stopping by today. I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to check out my newest card. First, I would like to let you know that I took my sister for the MRI very early this morning. Now we wait until radiology reads the images and reports back to the doctor. Hopefully we will hear by Wednesday. I will keep you posted.

   Here is my little birdie with "Just a Note".

Materials:

K&Company Paper ~ Abrianna stack

green card stock

Nifty Fifties cartridge ~ bird (p. 67) cut at 2 1/2"

orange lace (Joanns ~ clearance) 

buttons (brown, orange, and green)

florals (orange and brown)

 wiggly eye (Thanks Carri)

green craft thread

Challenges:

Scrappy Moms Stamps ~ Nifty Fifties

Crop Stop ~ Anything Lace

Amber's Crafts and Stuff ~ Pattern Paper

Inspire Me Fridays ~ Link Up Party #17

Papercraft Star ~ Anything Goes

Be Crafty,

Georgiana

Howdy Partners

How are ya'll doing?

I hope you have had a good week and are getting ready for the weekend. No big plans here. Many of you may remember my sister was in a horrible car accident about 4 months ago. I am taking her to Shands this Saturday for a MRI. She is still experiencing LOTS of pain in her knee and we are hoping she will not need more surgery, but that is not looking so good. The doctors did not do X-rays of her knee since they were focused on both her broken feet and may have missed a major injury. She has been complaining at each check-up, but they continued to tell her it was just nerve damage. Please keep her in your thoughts. Thanks!

I worked on a card this evening for the MAG Create-a-Critter p. 59 Challenge, but it already closed. Bummer! I think I should write the deadline down when I list the challenges of the week. Sounds like a new plan and a new column in my notebook. Luckily, I found another challenge...Queen of My Craftroom. The Monday Mojo challenge is Create a Critter ~ any animal. Yeah!

Materials:

Flair Design paper

black cardstock

Create-a-Critter cartridge ~horse (p.59) ~ 3 1/4" and 1 1/4"

wiggly eyes

black gems

black braiding cord

Challenges:

Charisma Cardz ~ 4 Legged Friends

Queen of My Craftroom ~ Create-a-Critter

Hoping you have a great weekend.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana

Are You the Winner?

Good Morning Everyone,

I would like to take this opportunity to announce the winner of the Christmas in July Blog Hop, which was hosted by ExpressionsByElaine.

The winner is....

Shen of  My Curious Crafts. 

She said... 

Georgiana, this is awesome to the tenth power.

 In case you forgot, you have won the Morrocan Screen Cuttlebug folder. I will be getting that out to you soon!

Enjoy!

Just a reminder: Die Cuttin' Divas has a Sweet Treat Challenge. Stop by and see the Design Team's projects and make one of your own. The prize this week is brads from the Eyelet Outlet.

Until next time,

Georgiana

Are You a Music Lover?

My family loves music, so I made this card for them. They will listen to almost any type of music from country, to rock, to pop, to jazz. My son has a guitar collection (electric, acoustic, and semi-hollow), which is why I selected this image. I hope he likes it. : ) 

Materials:

DCWV ~ Winter Combo stack

white cardstock

Quarter Note cartridge ~ guitar 3" and sentiment 3/4"

Music Cuttlebug folder

scalloped edge punch

white ribbon

Challenges:

Card Patterns ~ Sketch #125

Little Red Wagon ~ Music Notes

My Craft Spot ~ Emboss It!

Celebrate the Occasion ~ Blue and White

Just a reminder: I will announce the Christmas in July Blog Hop winner on Wednesday, July 27th. The prize is a Morrocan Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Stay Creative,

Georgiana