Last Day for Die Cut Divas January 2025 Challenge!

Hi everyone - here's some last minute inspiration for the January 2025 Die Cut Divas Challenge to use something new. You can see more on today's Diva post. The challenge ends today at 9pm Pacific so link up for a chance to win a $15 gift card to Whimsy Stamps!

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Solar White;

Recollections orange; BoBunny dotted;

Authentique plaid; scrap of green

Digital - Whimsy Stamps One Year Wiser

Stamps with dies - Lawn Fawn All the Party Hats (dies HERE)

Dies - Hero Arts Tag Frame & Square Infinity Dies 

(both retired but squares HERE at Frantic Stamper)

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set;

My Favorite Things Blueprints 20 (retired)

Other - Copic Markers; Glossy Accents; 

Hero Arts enamel dots

Once again, I'm leading with a new digi I purchased this month. I couldn't resist the expression on that sweet owl &, of course, the book he's sitting on. Printed the digi, dried thoroughly then colored with Copics. Die cut the panel with a square die & matted in the same orange as the card base. Added glossy accents to the owl's glasses. Printed the digi sentiment from the One Year Wiser file & die cut with a label die, plus a shadow layer. I wanted something to fill the white space to the right so added a die cut banner. 

Next I die cut a stitched rectangle from a plaid paper that complimented the card and image. Adhered everything to an A2 card formed from orange cardstock. I found the perfect Happy Birthday sentiment on a Lawn Fawn set & stamped it on a scrap of green. Added an enamel dot on either side and glued to the card. The LF set with the sentiment is filled with party hats & I thought the owl would look cute with one! Stamped and die cut a hat & colored it with Copics. Trimmed the white border at the bottom of the hat so it would blend with the owl & glued it to the card - done!

Still with me? Here's a bonus:

Supplies: Paper - Park Lane A2 card; Neenah Solar White;

My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing (pattern); scraps;

Carta Bella It's a Celebration (green & blue/green)

Stamps - Lawn Fawn Happy Easter

Dies - Whimsy Stamps Penguin Pals;

Poppystamps Folk Decorated Eggs &

Scallop Tall Curve Border (both retired)

Other - Copic Markers for shading; foam tape

I forgot to mention when I shared my Whimsy penguin projects (here & here) that the set contains dies to turn the penguins into chicks! So versatile and cute!! I assembled the chicks and added to an A2 card with patterned paper & some Poppy borders (getting first play here too). I cut the borders from both white and colored papers, then pieced the colored parts into the main openings. You could leave them open but I wanted to cover part of the busy patterned paper. Decided some eggs would be cute so die cut 5 white ones with a Poppy die. Stamped a Lawn Fawn Easter sentiment and fussy cut it; added to the card with foam tape.

I'll add my chicks to Darnell's January NBUS Challenge #70 since the chicks and borders are newly used.

That's it for today. Hope to see you in our Die Cut Divas January Challenge gallery! Thanks for stopping and happy crafting!!