Monthly Archives: September 2017

DCD #336 – Baseball Season Ends

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Evelyn

This Die Cuttin’ Divas challenge was so difficult for me!!   Why??  I don’t know any baseball fans.  I kept trying to think of anything to make with a baseball theme but I couldn’t think of anything that I could actually … Continue reading →

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Cut it Up – Change is Good!

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Evelyn

Generally, I like things to stay the way I’m used to them, but sometimes change is good, like when you recycle old things into new things!  That’s the point of this challenge at Cut it Up.  It’s altered or recycled … Continue reading →

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A birthday card

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Evelyn

Just wandering through the photos on my computer and realized that I’ve never shown this pretty card from the Silhouette Design Store.  It’s really a thank you card but I made it a birthday card.  It’s design #14207 by Lori … Continue reading →

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DCD #335 – National Coffee Day

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Evelyn

Aside from drinking pots and pots of coffee, we at Die Cuttin’ Divas are  celebrating National Coffee Day by making projects with a coffee theme or with shades of brown.  Brown happens to be my favorite color, and coffee happens … Continue reading →

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Stick it Down – September, 2017

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Evelyn

Here’s this month’s card sketch from Stick it Down!  This one was a bit tricky for me.  I looked at it again and again and nothing came to me; sometimes I take sketches way too literally.  Finally I told myself … Continue reading →

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Eclipse cards

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Evelyn

I was lucky enough to see the total eclipse of the sun last month.  My husband and I drove to Tennessee to see it.  It was wondrous!  (I made a post about it on my Facebook page here.)  (I think … Continue reading →

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DCD #334 – 3D, Shaker or Shaped card

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Evelyn

My son-in-law just picked up a little blue sedan for commuting back and forth to work. I made him this card to say congrats, then realized it would totally work for this Die Cuttin’ Divas challenge.  Score!!  I love when … Continue reading →

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Cut it Up – Johnny Appleseed

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Evelyn

There’s a nip in the air.  Soon it’ll be apple-picking time!  Cut it Up’s current challenge is to use an apple on your project. I love apples; Macintosh are my favorite followed by Honey Crisp.  Every year we go to … Continue reading →

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Birthday card organizer

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Evelyn

I had a VERY crafty four-day weekend!  🙂 It started with finally cutting out and sewing up the Christmas stocking that I cross-stitched for my granddaughter.  Then I cross-stitched two Christmas ornaments for her, one for 2016 and one for … Continue reading →

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DCD #333 – September sketch

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Evelyn

Here’s Die Cuttin’ Divas‘ September sketch for you! I made a birthday card using it.     My card was cut in Cricut Design Space using cuts from the Life is a Beach cartridge.  I’m trying to use my Cricut … Continue reading →

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