[New post] I am not a terrorist. Honest.

New post on Lake Superior Spirit I am not a terrorist. Honest. by Kathy Pssst, you can still say "terrorist" in a public blog, can't you?  Without the Homeland Security descending upon your little house in the woods?  It still is a humourous country, isn't it?  Please tell me those federal agents can still crack a smile when they're sipping coffee and monitoring our on-line activity. Not that I [...] Read more of this post Kathy | February 22, 2012 at 12:50 pm | Tags: blogging, friends, humor, life, thoughts, Trenary Toast, Upper Peninsula, violence, writing | Categories: February 2012 | URL: http://wp.me/pKZFx-1TH Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://upwoods.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/i-am-not-a-terrorist-honest/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

Challenge #53: Favorite Pet

Good Morning,

Welcome back for another Tuesday with the Die Cuttin' Divas. We are glad you are joining us. What did you think of our Diva's Favorite Cartridge Spotlight? There is another one coming soon and Patty has agreed to share hers. Well, we have a new challenge this week and we sure hope you will share your card, layout, or altered project.

Did you know that  Love Your Pet Day is today, February 21st? How about it is Responsible Pet Owner's Month?

What type of pet do you own? As I was growing up we always had fish, hamsters, dogs, and/or birds. I have allowed my kids to have their share of pets (dogs, hamsters, tropical fish, finches, and even a Red-Slider turtle that would escape from the pond continually until one day he didn't return. We are not really sure what happened to him, but he must not have been happy living with us or he wouldn't have kept crawling away. 

Onto The Challenge...

Create a project with an image or die-cut of your favorite pet.

 

February's Special Guest Diva

~ Gerda ~

Elegant Edges and Kate's ABCs

Here are the Design Team's projects...

~ Candy ~

Create a Critter

 ~ Georgiana ~

Paper Pups

~ Cheryl ~

Create a Critter and Preserves

~ Nikki ~

Create a Critter

~ Patty ~

Create a Critter



~ Pat ~

Cricut Lite Meow

 ~ Suzanne ~

Nate's ABCs

~ Yvette ~

Doodlecharms



This week's sponsor is:

Challenge #52 Color Challenge ~ Pick Two

 The Showcase Projects are...

~ Faith Abigail ~

~ Jayne ~

~ Julie ~

These projects are absolutely marvelous! Here is our badge for you to display.

The winner is...

Ms. Jen

Congratulations!

Here is our badge for you to display.

Please send me your mailing address (coachfans at cox dot net), so I can get your gift certificate in the mail. 

Thank you As Cute as a Button for your support!

 

Remember...You will have one week to plan, create, and submit your project. There will be a showcase later this week and then the winner will be announced next Tuesday. Please remember to include which die-cut you used and a link back to our site.

We are looking foward to all those projects that you create this week.

[New post] Miss Envy and the Jealous Wanna-Bees (Take Two)

New post on Lake Superior Spirit Miss Envy and the Jealous Wanna-Bees (Take Two) by Kathy On Friday I wrote an exceptionally witty & hysterically funny post called Miss Envy and the Jealous Wanna-Bees.  I read it to a beloved family member who wrinkled his/her nose and shook his/her head and said, "What ARE you trying to say, Kathy?" So much for wit and humor. He/she didn't even chuckle. I told [...] Read more of this post Kathy | February 20, 2012 at 8:59 am | Tags: blogging, envy, feelings, humor, inspiration, jealousy, life, philosophy, thoughts, writing | Categories: February 2012 | URL: http://wp.me/pKZFx-1Tt Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://upwoods.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/miss-envy-and-the-jealous-wanna-bees-take-two/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] “Honey, our log truck of firewood is here.”

New post on Lake Superior Spirit “Honey, our log truck of firewood is here.” by Kathy Yesterday morning the phone rang insistently at 7:30 a.m. as we sat on the living room couch sipping coffee and discussing camera ISO settings.  Barry was attempting to explain camera settings to Kathy, for the 600th time. Finally, in desperation, he compared ISO settings to lighting wood stove fires. Something about how higher ISO settings [...] Read more of this post Kathy | February 19, 2012 at 9:43 am | Tags: firewood, humor, life, personal, photography, winter, woods | Categories: February 2012 | URL: http://wp.me/pKZFx-1Tc Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://upwoods.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/honey-our-log-truck-of-firewood-is-here/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] And how are Barry’s knees, anyway?

New post on Lake Superior Spirit And how are Barry’s knees, anyway? by Kathy Good morning, dear readers! I do believe it's safe to come in our Little House in the Big Woods today. We've had over 9,000 visitors in the past three days.  Some of them paused to admire snow shadows.  Others fed the deer table scraps out under the oak tree.  A few ventured out to view [...] Read more of this post Kathy | February 18, 2012 at 8:51 am | Tags: blogging, Freshly Pressed, humor, life, personal, photography, thoughts | Categories: February 2012 | URL: http://wp.me/pKZFx-1SW Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://upwoods.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/and-how-are-barrys-knees-anyway/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

Diva's Favorite Cartridge Spotlight

Welcome!

Today we are trying something new here at Die Cuttin' Divas. We are spotlighting a Diva's favorite cartridge and Candy agreed to go first. We hope you enjoy!

Hey everyone, it's Candy!
I'm here today at the Die Cuttin' Divas blog to showcase a cartridge that is a favorite of many crafters, Create a Critter. This cartridge is so versatile and not to mention so super cute!! There is everything from dinosaurs, insects, puppies and kittens and every critter in between. There is something for every occasion and holiday. Not to mention it layers so easily. That was very helpful when I was starting out making cards. 

Pics courtesy of www.cricut.com

Here are some of the cards I have made with this great cartridge:

Click on any of the pics to go to the original post. I apologize, some of these cards were made when I first started blogging, so I didn't list the sizes in the post. For standard A2 size cards most images can be cut between 2 1/2 and 3 1/2, depending on the look you are after.

This first card is recent for a challenge at Die Cuttin' Divas-Squirrel Appreciation Day. She was cut at 3 1/2 inches.

This little dino card was the second card I ever made.

My co-worker(Laurie) gave me some of my favorite candies, so I made this little card to thank her. 

This one for my daughter Carlie. 

This little bear was for hubby. My first attempt at a masculine card. It needed buttons for sure. LOL!

I made this little card for my "niece" Amy. She loves cows

 I made this one for my Bestie Bonnie! Little bears cut at 3 inches. I love this little panda.

This little puppy was cut at 2 1/2 inches. For my brother Chris.

Brothers, Sisters, Mothers, Fathers, Friends, Co-workers, Children. This cartridge is for everyone! Create a Critter is a card maker's go-to cartridge. You will never get bored with this one. I hope you enjoyed my showcase today.

Don't forget about our weekly challenge. You still have time to enter the Pick Two Colors challenge and we have a great sponsor, Cute as a Button, this week.

Take Care and Keep Creating,

Candy