Cuttin' and Stampin' Challenge #14-6

February 11, 2014

Weekly Challenge - Anything goes with a writing instrument.

In this day and age of everything electronic, I've noticed that I've forgotten how to write.  I've recently signed up to be a pen pal and I went to write my first letter and was completely amazed at the writing on the page.  Talk about atrocious.  When my co-workers have given me grief about my handwriting in the past, I've just blown it off as they can't read Tammy Hieroglyphics, but maybe they were right.  So this being a pen pal will make me practice my penmanship and make my slow down and think about what I'm putting on paper.  With all that being said.  

Paper Smooches had this awesome stamp set called Just a Note.  I couldn't wait to use it.  Then there's the Maggie Holmes paper collection.  It makes me think dreamy and whimsical. 

Using these two things the Orange Cuttin' and Stampin' design team has come up with some great inspiration projects for you to check out.

Cathy Derouche

Melissa "Sunshine HoneyBee"

JoAnn V.

Kim Ross
  

Lynda

We hope the team has inspired you to create something with a writing instrument.  You have until February 17th to enter your creations here.

Weekly Challenge 14-4

January 28 - February 3, 2014

Weekly Challenge - Color Combination
Pink, Orange and Grey

A while back Teresa Collins introduced her You are My Happy line.  The design team went crazy over it.  We decided that it could be used in SO many wonderful ways that we couldn't put just one theme to it.  The challenge for you is to use the colors in the line to create a project.    

 Before we move on to this weeks projects, I would like to take the time and say Farewell to one of our design team members.  Robin Scott joined the team i n August and we have felt very privileged to have worked with her.  She has created some great items for Cuttin' and Stampin'.  Robin, you will be missed.   We will miss you and wish you all the best. 

Here are the Design Team's sneak peaks.  Stop by their blogs for complete pictures and other information about the creations.

Robin

Vickie

Janet's Creative World

Lynda Positive Force

You can link your project HERE for your chance to win. 

Weekly Challenge # 5 - Thursday

Weekly Challenge #5 Tuesday, February 5 th thru February 11th.

Create a Valentine card.  

(you don't need to use an A Muse stamp to enter)

Hello Fellow Crafters!
It's Teresa, from Create Enjoy Share to share with you some Simple Valentine's.  

What fun I had making these Valentine's to share with you using the wonderful stamps, paper and twine from Amuse Studios!  

For today's projects, I used two Amuse Studio Stamp sets:

Love Conquers All and

Love Is In The Air. 

If you are interested in these stamps or other Amuse products, please visit

https://www.amusestudio.com/cuttinandstampin

For my first project, I used this cute cupcake stamp from the Love Conquers All set.

 I colored it with markers directly on the stamp.  I made a band that I ran through my paper crimper
(haven't used that tool in quite a while!) and it was quick and simple!

To give some dimension, I simply popped up the top layer with the foam squares.

Project number two from the same Love Conquers All set.

I love this stamp set because although it was perfect for Valentine's Day, it can 

work for other occasions as well! 

This is I Love You To The Core!

Again, I colored directly on the markers before stamping on plain off white card stock.
 I layered the image and used foam mounting tape.

I cut a layer from Kraft Cardstock and embossed using a heart embossing folder.

Using the Love Is In The Air set, I added the air mail stamp and  the
Happy Valentine's Day sentiment to the interior of the card.

I wrapped a red ribbon around the kraft cardstock layer and it was finished! 

Project number 3 is a Hot  Chocolate holder. 

 I created the hot chocolate holder with a file from the Silhouette America store.

Once the holder was created, I used this super cute stamp to decorate!

When I saw this adorable mug with the sentiment, I knew I just had to use it for the hot cocoa holder!

I simply slipped my cocoa pack into the holder and tied it up with some Amuse Studio Twine!

Perfect for a Valentine Gift!

Last but not least, here is a SUPER SIMPLE Valentine using the Amuse Studio Die.

 All  I had to do was cut out 3 "love" die cuts and layer them on black cardstock.
I used this cute heart paper (also from Amuse) as my card base.

Adding a couple of hearts was the final simple touch!


A Muse Studio is having a huge sale on items that will be retiring from their catalog.  They have stamps, cardstock (including gingham, cloud and polka-dot pattern), washi tape, and dies for a whopping 30% off.  And, to sweeten the deal even further, through Feb. 17th if your purchase is at least $40 before tax & shipping, you'll receive a free 8-pack of adorable A Muse Studio polka dot A2-sized notecards in Chocolate and Cherry.  Shop soon, because supplies are limited on the retiring items.
 

I hope you will join us for this week's challenge.  Go to Cuttin and Stampin Challenge Blog to enter your simple Valentine's card.  I can't wait to see them!

Don't forget to get your own Amuse Products (and you won't be disappointed!)

Weekly Challenge # 5 - Tuesday

Weekly Challenge #5 Tuesday, February 5th thru February 11th.

Create a Quick & Cute Valentine card.  

(you don't need to use an A Muse stamp to enter)

 Hi Cutters & Stampers!  Kim from Card-E-ology here with a brand new challenge, a sweet project, and a sweet sale!

For my Quick & Cute Valentine card, I started by using a smaller 3x3 card size!  (Smaller is cuter, right?)  Cards this size are great for kids to exchange at school, notes tucked into backpacks & lunchboxes, or sweet valentines for your sweetie's nightstand, desk, briefcase, or car.

Supplies: Stamps: Sweet Love by A Muse Studio
Ink: Seattle pigment ink & Memento Tuxedo Black available at A Muse Studio
Paper: Bubblegum & Sugar solid CS and Bubblegum Sweetheart patterned CS by A Muse Studio
Accessories: 1/4" Organdy Sheer ribbon in Sugar, Copic Markers & 3D Foam Adhesive available at A Muse Studio

One other thing I'm sweet on is a SALE!  A Muse Studio is having a huge sale on items that will be retiring from their catalog.  They have stamps, cardstock (including gingham, cloud and polka-dot pattern), washi tape, and dies for a whopping 30% off.  And, to sweeten the deal even further, through Feb. 17th if your purchase is at least $40 before tax & shipping, you'll receive a free 8-pack of adorable A Muse Studio polka dot A2-sized notecards in Chocolate and Cherry.  Shop soon, because supplies are limited on the retiring items.
 

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenge Blog to enter your creation and for a complete list of rules. You can go Here for more information on A Muse studio products.

CBD Animal Antics Challenge

Animal Antic Challenge

January 30th thru February 5th

Hello Crafty World. This is Tammy and it's my turn to host the challenge over at Crafting by Designs. I'm happy to bring you a new challenge this week. The theme is animal antics and your creations should have an animal on it.

I have been taken an on-line card class call Clean and Simple Card Making 2. One day one one of the techniques was to create a mask out of plastic and place it on the front of the card. Ink the area with a bright ink and use white embossing powder over the top. I like the result.

I cut out a squirrel using my cricut. Then I used a sticker and a few heart rhinestones up in the corner.

Now's your chance to create something using an animal. I can't wait to see what you create.   Stop by Crafting by Designs to enter your creation. 

Weekly Challenge # 4 - Tuesday

Weekly Challenge #4 Tuesday, January 29th thru February 4th.

Create a Valentine using a stamp.

(you don't need to use an A Muse stamp to enter)

Hello. I'm Sherri from http://sherri-iloveflipflops.blogspot.com/ and I have made a cute card for a Valentine.

All supplies by A Muse Studio

Stamps: At First Sight
Love is in the Air

Supplies: Grapefruit Chevron cardstock
Grapefruit cardstock
Twinkle Heart stickers
Vanilla twine

First, trim your Grapefruit chevron cardstock to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. Add a piece of plain grapefruit cardstock on top. Stamp heart from At First Sight, using Grapefruit ink. Cut out heart. Sponge grapefruit ink around edges of heart. Stamp sentiment on top of the heart. Wrap vanilla twine around card, tie with bow. Adhere to card. Add 3 heart twinkle stickers.

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenge Blog for a complete list of rules and to enter your creation. You can go Here for more information on A Muse studio products.

Weekly Challenge #2 - Saturday

Weekly Challenge #2 Tuesday, January 15th thru January 21th.

Use Hearts or Love in your creation.

Hi! Kim here from Card-E-ology with a surprisingly easy card using a heart AND love! Let's take a look, shall we?

Supplies:
Stamps: At First Sight & Chirrup by A Muse Studio
Ink: Onyx & Pebble by A Muse Studio
Paper: Seattle & Sugar solid CS and Grapefruit Chevron CS by A Muse Studio
Accessories: Big Heart Die Set, Multi Mini Dots Twinkle Stickers, and Baker's Twine in Onyx/White by A Muse Studio

For this card, I used the large heart die and cut the heart out of the chevron cardstock, and attached the negative to the solid Seattle cardstock. Love is part of the Big Heart Die Set, too, so I cut that from white cardstock. On a white scrap, I stamped the bird cage from Chirrup and cut it out carefully. I tried using a thumb tack to pierce a large enough hole at the top of the bird cage, but it wasn't large enough for the Baker's Twine to pass through. I then chose a 1/16 hole punch and that did the trick! To add some dimension, the bird cage is popped forward with dimensional adhesive.

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenges for a complete list of rules and to enter your creation. You can go Here for more information on A Muse studio products.

Weekly Challenge #2 - Thursday

Weekly Challenge #2 Tuesday, January 15th thru January 21th.

Use Hearts or Love in your creation.

Hi everyone, Doris here from Moms Been Scrappin and I'm so excited to share a project for this week's challenge here on Cuttin' and Stampin'! We may have just started the new year, but Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and I'm getting a head start on my cards.

This challenge is to use hearts or the word "love" in your projects.
I've been playing with some products from A Muse Studio and
here's a few cards made with them to give you some inspiration:

This may look complicated but was really easy to do! I used the big heart die to cut the shape in the front of my card base, then added a piece of plain white cardstock underneath; I added a light layer of adhesive then followed the outline of the heart shape and added some bakers cording until the shape was filled in. The sentiment was made by cutting two love die cuts and layering them, and just a little bling to finish it off.

Clean and simple is my go-to style for making most of my cards, and I usually start off by looking thru my scraps drawer. These pieces of cardstock from the A Muse cherry heartbreaker collections were perfect for a CAS card. I cut them each at 1" x 3" and used a square punch to make the banner shape at the end of each piece. A little piece of cherry and white bakers twine and a sentiment from the love me do stamp set and I was done!

Ok, your turn - I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenges for a complete list of rules and to enter your creation. You can go Here for more information on A Muse studio products.

Weekly Challenge #1 Saturday

Weekly Challenge #1 Tuesday, January 8th thru January 14th.

Use Twine and Straws in your creation.

Hello this is Teresa R from Fresh and Renewed.  I am so excited to share my twine and straw creation with you today. Have you ever had a thought in your head and weren't sure if you could actually execute it or not? Well, that is exactly what happened with this creation. So my idea came out very similar to what I had in my head. I am extremely pleased with how it came out.

close up of the center

I used a luncheon sized paper plate a cut a circle out of the dark grey solid paper. Then I began gluing straws in an alternating pattern; grey, pink...around in a circle like spokes. I then used a heart shaped doily as the middle to cover up my boo-boos...they were not quite even! Then I cut this cute cupid from Sweethearts Cricut cartridge at about 4.5." I layered it with the various A Muse studio papers. Then I used another A Muse studio pattern paper to cut a larger circle for a background. I also cut the word love to glue as a sentiment across the bottom straws. I took the A Muse twine both the pink and the grey and wove them in and out the straws to just add another layer. Then, I hot glued some ribbon ( I had some pink froo-froo ribbon that fit perfectly) to the back as my hanger. This is going to serve as my Valentine wreath to hang on my front door.

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenges for a complete list of rules and to enter your creation. You can go Here for more information on A Muse studio products.

Weekly Challenge #1 Thursday

Weekly Challenge #1 Tuesday, January 8th thru January 14th.

Use Twine and Straws in your creation. 

Hi! Janet here from Janet's Creative World to share my project for the challenge! I used A Muse products and must admit this was my first time to use them! I love them! Where’s the love button on my blog? Anyway, I used Twine, Straws and the Love Me Do stamp set.
Check my card out!

I used a Gray 8 1/2 x 11 piece for the card base. What is really nice is that the back side is white, so when I cut the sheet in half, and fold my card, I can write in it! No need to add a white card for my note. How handy is that? I used a Pink Heart background paper cut to 4 x 5 1/4 as a mat. Cut out a Heart (Silhouette store) on similar background paper. I wrapped the gray twine around the heart then made this cute arrow (Silhouette store) and put the feathered end and point end onto a straw. It looks like the heart has already been captured doesn’t it? I stamped hubba hubba (from the Love Me Do stamp set) so now that I’ve captured someone’s heart we all know what’s in store, don’t we?
That’s a post for another day… LOL Check out all the A Muse products and have a wonderful Valentine’ Day!

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenges for a complete list of rules and to enter your creation. You can go Here for more information on A Muse studio product.

Challenge Week #1 1-8

Weekly Challenge #1 Tuesday, January 8th thru January 14th.

Use Twine and Straws in your creation. 

Welcome to Cuttin and Stampin's first weekly challenge.

Hi, this is Robin Lane from create-a-latte.blogspot.com I am very excited to start off the weekly challenges for our new team.  You will be seeing some wonderful projects made by some very talented ladies.

This was actually my first time using A Muse Studio products and I must say that I really like them.  For my first project I decorated a couple of Mason jars, aka drinking glasses, up for a little Valentine dinner,  I used the A Muse Studio paper, Straws, Twine and Stamp set "Hearts a' Plentie" products for this project.

Then for my second project I made a Valentine Card with some lollipops, I  used the A Muse Studio Twine, Straws, Paper, and Stamp Set "Woo Hoo for You" products for this project.

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenges for a complete list of rules and to enter your creation. You can go Here to check out other A Muse studio 
products.