Double D - HALLOWEEN COLORS

Dear Ones~

The new challenge over at Double D is HALLOWEEN COLORS. What a fun one this will be, I can't wait to see what you come up with, lots of possibilities. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

Here is my card:

This card was really fun to do. I just used that Simon Says Stamp Ring Frame die to cut out orange, green, purple and black card stock and went to town. And I adore that cute mummy by Tim Holtz. Only Tim, right?

 

 The Ingredients: 

SSS Ring Frame Die

Recollections Card Stock in Various Colors

SU Plaid Tidings  Patterned Paper

Tim Holtz Hip Haunts Die Set 

Echo Park Monster Mash Stamp for Greeting.

Ranger Black Enamel Accents 

 

 

 

 

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful Leaves Corner Die by Tutti Designs.  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 

So, until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

 

~judy  

 

Can You Handle the Pressure - FALL HARVEST (Anything Fall)

 Dear Ones~  

There's a new challenge over at Can You Handle the Pressure.   For this challenge blog you MUST use an EMBOSSING FOLDER on your project.  Heat embossing (with embossing powder) is permitted but only IN ADDITION to your embossing folder design.  Each new challenge will have a 'TWIST' which is optional ... your choice to use or not.

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

FALL HARVEST

 

This little apple stamp is a really old one by Gina K Designs. I think it is from a mini stamp set. I love it, it's really fun to color. I thought it would be fun to add some plaid to change things up. I also added the fun seam binding ribbon and some Judy Dots for a final touch. Do you know what Judy Dots are? They are pony beads baked in the oven at a low temp. They flatten out into perfect dots.

 

 

  The Ingredients: 

SU Soft Suede Card Stock

SU Plaid Tidings Patterned Paper

GKD Dark Chocolate Card Stock

SU Stripes and Splatters Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz Acorns Embossing Folder

GKD Harvest of Wishes Stamp

GKD Master Layouts 19 Die 

Penny Black Antique Frame Die

 

 

 

 

 So head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy 

  

A Cut Above - October

 

Dear Ones~

It's a new month, and time for a new challenge over at  A Cut Above Challenge Blog. 

 

Challenges are on a monthly basis and posted on the first Monday of the month at 12:00 AM (Eastern Time) and ending on the 28th of each month 8:00 PM (Eastern Time) with the winner posted on the 30th of that month. The theme is always anything goes with a die cut. However once in awhile we will throw in a theme for you, or just do anything goes. Entirely up to you. This time it's just anything goes.

Limit of 3 entries per challenge with each being a different project.

Any project is welcome but MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE DIE CUT defined by using a die cut machine, not a purchased pre-fabricated die cut. Winner is chosen by random draw, and will receive a $5 gift card to A Cherry On Top Online Store along with a dated badge to display on their craft site.

 

Here's my card:

Isn't this just so cute? I love this die set by Spellbinders called Boo! Cocktails. It a companion add-on to the Olive Martini die set. I had a lot of fun making this card!!

 

 The Ingredients:

 Black, White and Purple Card Stock from Recollections

Various Tim Holtz Distress Card Stock Colors

Stash Patterned Paper

Spellbinders Olive Martini Die Set

Spellbinders Boo! Cocktails Die Set 

SSS/Brutus Monroe Tricks & Treats Stamp for Greeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I hope you will jump in and MAKE THE CUT, I can't wait to see what you come up with. Head on over to the A CUT ABOVE BLOG to see what it's all about. And if you play along, you could win a $5 gift card to A Cherry On Top.

 

Until next time, dear reader, aspire to be inspired.

Here's celebrating your Creative Muse. 

~judy

Double D - SEE BELOW!!!

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D we have a fun one. Here's what Diane wrote:

 

 Theme:  Trick or Treat
Smell My Feet
Give Me Something Good To Eat
( let the words inspire you, Example: trick or treaters,
something that smells (even animals sniff and smell or so does an apple pie), something with feet,  something good to eat (Ice cream, candy, fruit)
Just let your imagine run with it!  

 

Here's what I came up with:

I got this adorable die set from Spellbinders last year after Halloween, so I never used it. I had so much fun cutting out all the elements, and it came together easily.

 

 

 

 The Ingredients: 

Recollection Green, Purple, and White Card Stock

SSS Dot Spiral Embossing Folder 

Stash Patterned Paper

Spellbinders Boo-Licious Fall Cupcake Die Set

SSS Spooky Sweets Stamp for Greeting 

 

  

 

 

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable stamp set by Art Impressions.  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 

So, until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

 

~judy   

Can You Handle the Pressure - TREES/LEAVES

Dear Ones~  

There's a new challenge over at Can You Handle the Pressure.   For this challenge blog you MUST use an EMBOSSING FOLDER on your project.  Heat embossing (with embossing powder) is permitted but only IN ADDITION to your embossing folder design.  Each new challenge will have a 'TWIST' which is optional ... your choice to use or not.

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

TREES/LEAVES

 

Here is my card:

I have had this embossing folder forever, and don't think I have ever used it. And I don't even know the company it's from. My guess it's from a magazine subscription I had long ago. I thought it would be fun to cut the center of the greeting out to show through to the inside. The tree die set is from Globeland on Amazon.

 

 

The Ingredients: 

GKD Ivory Card Stock

SU Cajun Craze Card Stock

Globeland from Amazon for Tree Die Set

Stash Birthday Embossing Folder

TH Craft Core Nostalgic Card Stock

SU Nested Circles Die

Crafty Secrets Stamp for Greeting

 

 

 

 

So head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy 

Double D - MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND

Dear Ones~

The new challenge over at Double D is "MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND". What a fun one this will be, I can't wait to see what you come up with, lots of possibilities. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 This is my card:

The name of this technique is Kintsugi. It's a Japanese art form which means "golden journey" - finding beauty in the broken. The Japanese take a broken piece of ceramic or pottery and mend it with gold, thus creating something beautiful out of something broken.  Here I tore my background patterned paper, applied Versamark and then gold embossing powder to the torn pieces. I did 4-5 layers to really make the gold dimensional.

 

  The Ingredients: 

Recollections Rose Card Stock

TH Gold Foil Card Stock

Crafters Companion Floral Elegance Patterned Paper

SU Dragonfly Dreams Die

SU Layered Circles Die

Just Rite Handwritten Sympathy Sentiments Stamp

GKD Gold Embossing Powder

Stickles

 

 

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this sweet Creative Expressions Mini Stencil.  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 

 

 

So, until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

 

~judy  

 

Can You Handle the Pressure - LAYERS

 Dear Ones~  

There's a new challenge over at Can You Handle the Pressure.   For this challenge blog you MUST use an EMBOSSING FOLDER on your project.  Heat embossing (with embossing powder) is permitted but only IN ADDITION to your embossing folder design.  Each new challenge will have a 'TWIST' which is optional ... your choice to use or not.

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

LAYERS

 

 Here's my card:

Isn't this die cut image just so stinkin' sweet? I love her so much. The background is done with a Darice embossing folder called Quilt. I bought the tiny flower digi papers from Etsy and embossed several different patterns with the Darice embossing folder. Then I fussy cut the various squares out to form a "quilt".  I love the way it came out.

 

 

 The Ingredients: 

GKD Ivory Card Stock

Recollections Pink Card Stock

GKD Powder Blue Card Stock 

Darice Quilt Embossing Folder

Kokorosa Die Set - retired

Tiny Blooms Digi Papers from Etsy

SSS Birthday Basics Stamp for Greeting

PTI Bows Galore Die

 

 

 

 

 So head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy