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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