Monday, January 6, 2025

January "It's a New Year" and Anything Goes

 Welcome to a new year of challenges at A Cut Above.  

It's a new year at A Cut Above Die Cut Challenge Blog where the theme is always, "Anything Goes With A Die Cut".  And what a year it's going to be!

A Cut Above is proud to introduce the  2025 Creative Team.  They'll be sharing wonderful inspiration using scores of die cuts every month throughout the year.

Hi, I'm Vicki, owner of A Cut Above.  I've been an avid crafter since my youth many years ago.  Paper crafting is my favorite hobby, but I also enjoy crocheting, reading and gardening.  My style is eclectic with both scrapbooking and cards.  I love using inks and other media but my true love is die cuts!  Hence, the beginning of this die cut challenge blog, A Cut Above!
 
 Hi, I'm Diane.  I live in Montreal, Canada with my husband and daughter.  I've been crafty since being crafty was cool.  I come from a line of creative women, starting with my seamstress grandmother and my talented knitting mother, who both passed along their love for creating.  I have been making cards for approximately  10 years, but before that I was getting a degree in haute couture sewing just for fun, and beading, knitting, embroidering, painting, you get the picture.  Even before that I can remember making my own birthday party invitations as a child, no store bought invites for this crafter.  I am a maximalist card maker who love colour. I hope you enjoy my creations.

I have been driven to create since I was a little girl, dabbling in all sorts of media; stained glass, cross stitch and embroidery, knit and crochet, beading, and many other things.  My passion at the moment is paper crafting, and I LOVE to learning and using new techniques!!  Currently I sit on 3 Design Teams, and totally enjoy interacting with all the talented artists and makers. I am a wife, mother of 2, and grandmother of 2. It is an honor and pleasure to be a part of A Cut Above Design Team, and I can't wait to see all your beautiful creations.

Hello friends, I am from North Central Alberta Canada.  I am married to my husband Brian.  We are retired now and besides card making I like to read, crochet, and spend time with my friends.  I started scrapbooking in 2002 with my friend Lori and then she got me to try card making been loving it ever since.  I enjoy learning new techniques and trying new things, I love to share my joy of paper crafting and meeting new friends.  I am on a few challenge blogs, and I look forward to creating on ACA.

Greetings from beautiful Thessaloniki in Greece. I’m originally from the UK but met my husband whilst on Holiday nearly forty years ago and we’ve been together ever since! We are jewellery shop owners and designers and in the past year our two sons have joined us both designing and hand making jewellery. I started crafting in 2010 after accidentally ordering a Silhouette Cameo die cutting machine  I was looking for something completely unrelated on the internet as you do and it just fell into my shopping basket !

I’m now a full time paper hoarder and crafter and love to experiment with all of the new trends. I’m an avid sewer and can often be found at my sewing machine when not making cards. I also design some of our window displays and stationary so am kept quite busy . I'm so excited to be part of A The Cut Above Team with such an  amazing group of talented ladies  and look I  forward to this exciting faze in my crafting journey.
 
I am Melly Art, I live in a small town, Pennsylvania. I have 3 long hair mini dachshunds, and 13 nieces and nephews, all of whom are the subjects of my projects.  Autumn is my favorite season, and my favorite color palette.  I’ve been a paper crafter for more than 20 years, I love all aspect of it, from scrapbooking, home decor, cards,  to mini book making.  I just love creating all the things! 
 
 Rachel
Hello!  My name is Rachel, and I live in sunny Colorado with my husband of twenty years.  I spend my days homeschooling our three kiddos, reading, and crafting like crazy.  I have been paper crafting since I was a child, and while I dabble in scrapbooking, my true crafty love is making cards and giving them away to friends and family.  
 
Tracey Campbell is a fun-loving, creative scrapbooker from Canberra, Australia, with over 20 years of scrapbooking experience.  Known for her eclectic style, she loves experimenting with different techniques, colors and products to bring her photos to life.  Tracey is passionate about mixed media, stamping and all things paper and she's always up for trying new things to keep her creativity flowing.  When she's not crafting, you can find her connecting with fellow crafters online or spending time with her husband, two daughters and a household full of pets who often make their way into her layouts!

Welcome to this team of talented crafters.  I'm happy to have them here at A Cut Above and look forward to working with them on the monthly challenges.

Now, on to the January Challenge!  
The theme is always, "Anything Goes With A Die Cut" and this month there is a strictly optional theme, "New".  Did you receive a new crafty die for Christmas?  If not, use the word NEW, tell about something new, whatever inspires you or just create a new project.  Share your project using at least one die cut and link it up to this post with the linky tool below by January 28, 2025, 11:59 pm EST to be eligible for a $5 GC to A Cherry On Top Craft Store.
 
 Creative Team members will choosing their favorite projects to share along with the random prize winner.  Stop back on January 30th for the GC winner and CT choices.

Sharing amazing inspiration from the Creative Team and our Guest Designer.  Thanks so much to each and everyone of them for their creative contributions to A Cut Above. 
Visit their links to share a comment on their fabulous projects.
 

 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 

Our January Guest Designer is Tammey. 

 Please be sure to check out the challenge guidelines for entry limit and definition of a die cut.  A Cut Above reserves the right to remove entries that do not follow the challenge guidelines.

Challenge deadline is January 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST.
Winner announced in the blog on January 30, 2025.
 
Many thanks for playing along with A Cut Above!
 
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Monday, December 30, 2024

Looking Back...

Hey Die Cut Crafters!
 
A Cut Above has officially been a success since it's launch in July of this past year, and there's an exciting announcement coming in January of 2025.  So please come back on January 6th for the first challenge post of the new year.  Spread the word and share our widget on your social media sites.


Now it's time for looking back on past creative goodness that helped make it successful. 
 
 
 
 We'll be sharing favorite makes from this past year.   I hope you take the time to visit everyone and leave some love on their favorite creations throughout the year.
 
Hop on over to the listed blogs and share some love along the way.
 
A Cut Above - You are HERE

Debbie of Secrets of Stamping
Diane of Nellie's Nest
Ellie of Ellibelle's Corner
Helen of Made by HelenJoanne of My Slices of Life
Rachel of Slow Down, Enjoy and Create
 
You also have the opportunity to share your own favorite creations by adding your projects using the link at the bottom of this post.  The link closes at 11:59 pm on January 5th.
 
Since the launch of this die cut challenge blog in July, there have been only guest designers along with mine as the owner of A Cut Above.  So, our projects are limited, but worth sharing, for sure. 

I've added the link to each month's blog post and
sharing a few of the projects here.

 
 





 
 


 





 Thanks  for stopping by to visit our favorites from A Cut Above.

Don't forget to add your favorites using the link below.
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December Challenge Winner!

 Winner!  Winner

December's challenge, the final of 2024 has ended and it's time to announce the winner of the "Anything Goes with a Die Cut" Challenge.

Thank you to all that joined in and shared projects for December and the past 6 months of my new venture.  I so appreciate everyone's support and beautiful creations.

Grab the badge/link and spread the word!
 

Stay tuned for the January 6, 2025 challenge post where you will meet 
A Cut Above's Creative Team.  They're looking forward to sharing inspiration with you throughout the year with their use of die cuts.

On to the winner of December's Challenge....

The winner chosen by random draw is #4-Maria Patrick.
 

Congratulations Maria!

Please contact A Cut Above at acutabovechallengeblog@yahoo.com by January 6 to claim your $5 GC to A Cherry On Top Craft Store and avoid forfeiture of your prize.
 
Looking forward to seeing everyone in 2025!
 
Thank you from A Cut Above.
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Monday, December 2, 2024

In December Anything Goes!

 
 
Grab A Cut Above's badge and share it on your blog and other social media sites.
Help spread the word in the paper craft world.
 
Christmas is closing in on us and it's a busy time of year.  Hopefully, you will have time to play along with this month's challenge.  Link up your project and you could be the random.org winner of a $5 gift certificate to A Cherry On Top Craft Store.
 
Please review the guidelines for the definition of a die cut and entry limit.  
A Cut Above reserves the right to delete any entry that does not follow the challenge guidelines.

Sharing beautiful inspiration for you...

Holiday elegance from me at He"artful" Validation of  Vicki.

happy holidays
 
Enjoy the fabulous inspiration from A Cut Above's December Guest Designers...Annie at Aussie Annie Creations and Leslie at Running With Scissors.  Stop by their blogs for more details and to leave some love.

It's the most Wonderful TIME of the year
 
Annie has created a lovely card with non-traditional holiday colors.
 
JOY

And Leslie's lovely creation using traditional holiday colors.

Be inspired by the projects above and create with die cuts in your stash.  The theme is always "Anything Goes With A Die Cut".  Link up your entry using the Linky Tool below by December 28, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.  
 
January 2025 brings A Cut Above's Creative Team on board for fabulous inspiration every month.  Remember to stop by and meet the team!
 
 


 

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Saturday, November 30, 2024

November Challenge Winner

 Winner!  Winner!
 
November's challenge has ended and it's time to announce the winner of the "Anything Goes with a Die Cut" and optional "Warm It Up" Challenge.  
 
The winner chosen by random draw is...#50, Wendy Batchen .  
 
Congratulations to you!
 

Please contact A Cut Above at the e-mail address under the "Contact ACA" tab located at the top of the blog by December 5th, 2024 to claim your $5 GC to A Cherry On Top Craft Store and avoid forfeiture of your prize.

Thank you for all of the wonderful entries in  the November challenge this past month.
It's always a pleasure to see so many amazing projects shared at A Cut Above.

Please join us on December 2nd, 2024 for the last challenge of the year.

 

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