Challenge #165 - Die cuts

Hello Paper Girl fans, Michele here today with a challenge that I hope will help you to use up your stash or use some of your dusty tools!

Challenge #165 - Die Cuts

For this challenge you can use a die cutting machine (such as a Cricut), metal dies or punches to create your die cuts. You can also use pre-made die cuts, which I what I used on my projects.  I love to buy packs of cute die cuts for my layouts.  The only problem is that they come with so many pieces inside that I never use them up!

Here's a card that uses die cuts from My Mind's Eye "Well Hello" collection.  I knew those letters weren't likely to find their way onto a layout so they were perfect for a card!

Next, this layout uses die cuts from Fancy Pants "Magnolia Moments" collection. Even the title is a die cut.  I popped some pieces up when layering to give the layout more dimension.

And finally, I have a pack of 100 flower and leaf pieces from a Pebble flower packet.  I don't have a specific collection that these belong to, so I kitted up my own supplies, mixing papers and embellishments, and created this layout:

Let's see what the other Paper Girls have done with Die Cuts:

Karrie

I don't have a machine, so I used my favourite line from SEI (that I've been hoarding)

 to make this little diecut diorama as a decoration!

Brittany

I absolutely love my manual die cut machine and steel dies. I created this entire scene with stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn and My Favorite Things.

Kristy

I'm like Brittany, I LOVE my manual die cutting machine!  I ran my thin "happy" die through the machine with two different colors, then layered them to give that shadowed effect.

Cathryn

For my layout I used a couple different Silhouette die cuts

and some premade flower die cuts!!!

And now I get to announce the winner of TWO challenges today!

First up, the winner of Challenge #163 is:

12. Bobbi's Treasure 

And second, the winner of Challenge #164 is:

9. Tracey Brossart 

Please send an e-mail to papergirlschallengeblog@gmail.com within the next two weeks and we'll send you details!!!  

We want to encourage all of our challenge participants to refer our rules and prize structure here: http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/p/how-to-play.html. 

Also, follow us on our new Instagram account for more chances to win! For this challenge use #PGCBchallenge165 and tag us @papergirlschallengeblog for an extra entry.

1.	Ria van Son	22.	Billie A	43.	NanaConnie
2.	NanaConnie	23.	Leslie	44.	April W.
3.	Beverly Sizemore	24.	Lovely Linda	45.	Higgledy Piggledy
4.	Beverly Sizemore	25.	maria f.	46.	Kim K - My Kraft Kloset
5.	Meghan Kennihan	26.	Emily Shroom	47.	Lena Løken
6.	Meghan Kennihan2	27.	Billie A	48.	Darlene Pavlick
7.	Andrea W	28.	Pamela Danner- #3D Rudolph Christmas card	49.	Ma-Mi
8.	Tip Top	29.	Becca Yahrling	50.	Tip Top
9.	Kim K - My Kraft Kloset	30.	AJ	51.	Lisa Walsh
10.	Lou Sims	31.	Ane Lene	52.	Vicki R.
11.	Alicia O'Bryant	32.	melle clef	53.	melle clef
12.	Billie A	33.	Silke	54.	Silke
13.	Christi	34.	Ane Lene	55.	Lovely Linda
14.	Becca Yahrling	35.	Lovely Linda	56.	Aimeslee Winans
15.	Nancy Edwards	36.	NanaConnie	57.	Tone K.
16.	Maxine D	37.	Becca Yahrling	58.	Shamita Patil
17.	Janice Rohde	38.	Teresa	59.	Tone Kristin Jensen
18.	Donna T	39.	Debbie	60.	Birgit
19.	Alicia O'Bryant	40.	Teresa	61.	Teresa
20.	Jane Tyrrell	41.	Alicia O'Bryant	62.	Aimeslee Winans
21.	Monica Zenoni	42.	Bisse

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