Die Cuts R Us Design Team

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

We Have Moved!

The design team and I have a new blog home and a new name:

A Crafty Little Place

Thank you so much for your wonderful support at the Die Cuts R Us design team blog! Die Cuts R Us is now so much more than just "die cuts". We have crafty friends that work with so many beautiful techniques and supplies, that we just have to get "with the program". As soon as the title "a crafty little place" came to me, it was perfect. That is exactly what my store is: a crafty little place. I work very hard to provide the best products possible, with the best possible price, and most importantly with the best customer service possible. I am so grateful for each and every one of you.

Our blog name is the only thing that has changed names; Die Cuts R Us, the store, remains the same.

www.diecutsrus.com

So come on over, and visit us at our new blog home; the crafty doors are open!

Have a happy crafty day!

Monday, May 3, 2010

Winner's Post for Double Duty Challenge

Can you believe this is the last Winner's Post that will be here? Don't fret though, our new home will be filled with fun challenges each week and a fabulous new group of winner's for each challenge.

As always we had some amazing entries and you made it doubley hard to choose a winner and a top three. Still, it had to be done. I'm please to present to you this week's top four (I know...I just couldn't get it to just three...):

Ann of Raindrop Echo

Katie of KD-Creations

Cheryl of She Stamps

Marie of Card Making Mazza

And our overall winner is:

Carolyn of Creative Card Corner

Ladies don't forget to grab your buttons and display them on your blogs...you've earned them!

Please stop by each of their blogs and leave them a great big CONGRATULATIONS for placing in the challenge. Each of these ladies did a fantastic job. We are so glad to have had you join in the last challenge here at the DCRU DT Blog.

Please join us Tuesday for A Crafty Little Place Challenge. We have a special fun sponsor for the coming challenge so stop on over and check it out Tuesday, May 4th!!!

SMiLES!

GWeN

Saturday, May 1, 2010

GDT - Tanya Johnson

Easel card with Box

by Tanya Jonhson

1. Cut the following size pieces of cardstock

Box

2 - 4'' x 6 7/8''

1 - 6 3/4'' x 5 1/4''

Easel Card

1 - 8'' x 5 3/8''

1 - 4'' x 5 3/8''

2. Score the 4'' x 6 7/8'' piece of card at 3/4'' and 6 1/8'' on both pieces

3. Place glue the small edges of the each piece to each other

4. Form a wrap for the drawer to go in

5. Take the piece of cardstock that is 6 3/4'' x 5 1/4'' score 3/4'' in on each edge

6. Form the drawer (you may have to cut one slit on each corner to make flaps

7. Create the easel card by taking the 8'' x 5 3/8'' piece of cardstock and scoring at 4'' and 6''

8. Decorate the top and base of the easel card as desired. Here I took a couple spellbinders to use as a base for my image

Final project

Supplies used:

80's Anya from The Greeting Farm

Copics

Black Cardstock

Mango Luau DP from BoBunny

Green Flower from BoBunny (coordinates with Mango Luau)

Butttons/Rhinestones from BoBunny (coordinates with Mango Luau)

Hugs!

Tanya

Tanya thank you so much for putting this fantastic tutorial together for us. It is just the coolest little project! You can find Tanya's blog at www(dot)little-scrapper(dot)blogspot(dot)com or,

just click HERE .

Don't forget to come back Monday and check out the winners of our Double Duty Challenge. We've had some fantastic entries again this week. Pop on over by clicking HERE and check them all out through the Mr. Linky link.

If you haven't had a chance to see the BRAND NEW PUDDLEJUMPERS and the other Amazing stamp sets from Claudia & Company, pleae take a moment to stop by DCRU and check them out. These are seriously adorable and they now have sentiments too! Two of those sets were designed by our very own CLAUDIA!!! She has put together the nicest sentiments not only in English but also Spanish for our Latino friends. I'm super excited about this for her and I hope you'll give her a little love here on the blog!

Have a happy and blessed weekend!

SMiLES!

GWeN

Friday, April 30, 2010

April Card Kit - LUSH Part 3

Hello all you Mini Card Kit fans!!

If you aren't sure what a Mini Card Kit is... I'm gonna tell Ya!!

This year, Claudia had the idea of offering her customers Card Kits.

She constructed the perfect little bundle of everything needed to

create a wonderful array of greeting cards.

Now whether you are a beginner card maker or a seasoned designer...these card kits are perfect!!

Perfect for beginners because it offers you a great taste of all the supplies needed for a

great card making session. For the Seasoned designer/card maker...the kits

offer a great addition to your already established card making supply.

Anyway you look at it, either from a beginner or advanced perceptive, one thing is certain...these kits

are just the right amount of paper, card stock, embellishments and ribbon.

Just the right amount to give you a little sample of what you will want
or need to order more of.

It's hard to tell online whether or not that paper is high quality, or a color that you will really

like, but buy purchasing Claudia's Card Kits and Paper Sampler Packs...you will have

NO Doubt that Claudia carries only Top Quality, Name Brand.

She is very selective and brings us only the best in the paper crafting world!

Now you have seen my April Card Kit - LUSH Part I and Part II posts, but you

haven't seen everything the kit offers.

This is my last post featuring the April Mini Card Kit, but if you hurry you will

have plenty of time to get a kit before they are all gone!!

The April Mini Card Kit here at DCRU is made up of the

My Mind's Eye LUSH Paper Collection!!

The April mini card kit includes:
6 sheets of 8.5x11 Prism Papers cardstock

8 sheets of 6x6 My Minds Eye Lush Collection patterned paper
1 package of Kaisercraft Pearls
16 Prima Ivory small flowers
3 yards of coordinating ribbon (3 styles, 1 yard each)

All of this for only $9.99...WOWZERS!!

Here are the last 5 cards I was able to make using the April Kit. Remember, I have

already shown you 7 cards and a 6X6 scrap page...12 cards and 1 Scrap Page in all!!
Yep all that from one little mini card kit...I promise!!