Can You Handle the Pressure - FEMININE

 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:

FEMININE

  Here is my card:

Making feminine cards is one of my favorites. I bet you are the same. Don't you love her fussy cut dress and hat? I wish I owned that dress. Heck, I wish I could FIT into that dress. 😄  PHFFFT! But I digress. This image is from an old Stampin' Up set called Beautiful You. Pretty sure it's retired, but I use it often. And I love fussy cutting the dresses. I think it's a game changer.

 The Ingredients:

 SU Tip Top Taupe Card Stock

Recollections Rose Petal Card Stock

SU Cherry Cobbler Card Stock

Spellbinders Floral Embossing Folder

SU Beautiful You Stamp Set

Panalisa Craft Pandora Patterned Paper

GKD Master Layouts 12 Die

SU Ornate Frames Die for Greeting

Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri Dies for Flowers

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous embossing folder.  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, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

 

Double D - WATER RELATED

 

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is anything WATER RELATED. Lots of possibilities with this one. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 Here's my card:

 

I was hard put to come up with something for this one. I really don't have much in the way of water-related images. But then I remembered I had this fabulous stamp by Designs by Ryn. It's so fun to use and with a little tweeking with some white gel pen the drops look pretty realistic. That moth is from the Tim Holtz Funky Insects die set. Another of my favorites. The background is a stencil called Paint Splatter by Lawn Fawn.

 

 

 

 

 A close up of the bug. I think it's a moth of some sort, and I added an extra layer of vellum for the wings. Love doing that. 

The Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

Scrapbook.com Cools Card Stock Pad

Lawn Fawn Paint Splatter Background Stencil

SU Pool Party & Marina Mist Inks

Designs by Ryn Water Droplets Stamp

Tim Holtz Funky Insects Die Set

Hot Off the Press Artful Affirmations for Greeting

SSS Dazzling Gems

White Gel Pen from my Stash

 

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this absolutely wonderful embossing folder. I just love it!!!  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 Until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - WEATHER

 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:

WEATHER

This is what I came up with:

I just adore this sweet little image from Penny Black. It's really old and may even be retired, but it makes me smile. It's colored with my Zigs on Altenew watercolor paper.

 

 The Ingredients:

Recollections Teal, Purple and Black Card Stock

Altenew Watercolor Paper

Penny Black Squeeze Till I Squeak Stamp

Zig Clean Color Markers

SU Fabulous Frames Die

Paper Studio Star Gazer Patterned Paper

Tim Holtz Dotted Embossing Folder

Studio Katia Irridescent Raindrop Baubles

GKD Greeting - Stamp Set Unknown

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous embossing folder.  Don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. And I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 

 Until next time dear reader, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - Cute Little Animals

 

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D we are looking for CUTE LITTLE ANIMALS. How fun is that!?!?! Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration - so stinkin' ADORABLE:

This is my card:

Aren't these little guys just the cutest? They are an old set from Close to my Heart. Have you heard the news? CTMH is closing shop. How sad that a big presence in the industry is closing its doors. I colored these little guys with my Karin markers. I'm not really happy with the coloring because I used the wrong card stock for this medium, but I was too lazy to stamp them again. How's THAT for true confessions....lol. I know YOU have never done anything like that. This is a mini slimline card. LOVE making those.

The Ingredients:

GKD White and Black Onyx Card Stock

Memory Box Madras Plaid Patterned Paper

CTMH Punny Pals Stamp Set

Master Layouts 7 and 4

Karin Brush Maker Pro

Stampin Up Linen Thread

 

 

 

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

 

 

 Until next time dear readers, aspire to be inspired, and happy spring!

Here's celebrating your Creative Muse!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - Birds

 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:

BIRDS

 Here's my sample:

I had  lot of fun making this card. It's called a Faux Shutter Card or Fracture Card. I learned about it from this YouTube video HERE.  I thought it would be fun to dry emboss 4 different colors of pastel card stock with 4 different embossing folders. Since the papers were plain, I chose to use a gold patterned paper for the thin strips. That sweet dove is a new little die from Simon Says Stamp. It has several different pieces, but one die plate, so you can cut all the pieces at once. I like that. 

I cut the pieces out of a cream color card stock and sponged each piece with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Ingredients:

Park Lane Pastel Card Stock

DCWV Preserved Paper Patterned Paper

SU Square Layering Dies

GKD Tapestry Embossing Folder

SU Fern Embossing Folder

SU Basket Weave Embossing Folder

Sizzix Pinwheel Embossing Folder

Spellbinders Mini Every Day Sentiments Hot Foil Plate

Spellbinders Glimmer Foil

 If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful ephemera and stamp set.  Don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. And I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 Until next time dear reader, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - Green/Clover/ Shamrocks/Luck

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is GREEN/CLOVER/SHAMROCKS/LUCK. What a great challenge for this time of year,  since we just celebrated St. Paddy's Day. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 This is what I came up with:

I found this cute little digi stamp online. I don't know who the artist is, but I thought he fit the bill nicely for this challenge. I colored him with my Zigs. The papers are also digital from a St. Patrick's Day pad.

 

 

Here's a close up of him. Sláinte means "to your health" in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic. It is commonly used as a drinking toast in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  The Ingredients:

GKD Jelly Bean Green and White Card Stock

Recollections Green Card Stock

Shery K Designs Digi Patterned Papers

GKD Sending Love Patterned Paper

Digi Stamp - Artist Unknown

Picket Fence Bow Dies

GKD Decorative Tags Die

Trinity Stamps Gold Baubles

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable set of stickers. What a wonderful prize!!!  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 

Until next time dear readers, aspire to be inspired. 

Here's celebrating your Creative Muse!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - Bling

 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:

BLING

 Here's my card:

I LOVE me some bling, so this card was really fun to make. I used a background stamp, heat embossed it in "blingy" gold and then fussy cut just the circle and dragonfly. The card base is gold, as is the strip in the background. I added lots of gems for more bling. So much shine on this card my retinas are burning....lol. And don't you just love that greeting. Good 'ole Picasso knew what he was talking about.

 

The Ingredients:

 GKD Metallic Gold and White Card Stock

SU Painted Textures Embossing Folder

SU Stripes and Splatters Embossing Folder

Dragonfly Background Stamp  - Made in China

Inkadinkado Picasso Stamp for Greeting

Stash Gems and Ribbon

Wow Gold Embossing Powder

 

 

 

  

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous embossing folder.  Don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. And I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 

 

 Until next time dear reader, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - First Signs of Spring

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D we are looking for the FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING. Oh what a wonderful thought!!! Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

Here is my card:

Don't you just adore this sweet little duck. She is part of a set from Stampin' Up called Fable Friends. I think it's retired, but I still use it a lot. She is stamped on white and then colored with my Zigs.  I die cut that vellum circle for a little punch and added the white Enamel Accents for a final touch. The patterned papers are sponged along the edges to set them off a little.

The Ingredients:

GKD Blue Denim Card Stock

Doodlebug Designs Spring Things Patterned Paper

SU Fable Friends Stamp Set

Spellbinders Elegant Circle Die

Zig Clean Color Markers

GKD Blue Denim Ink

Stash Vellum

Ranger White Enamel Accents

 

 

 

 

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

 Until next time dear readers, aspire to be inspired. 

Here's celebrating your Creative Muse!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - SQUARES and/or CIRCLES

 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:

SQUARES and/or CIRCLES

Here's my card:

Soccer balls are circles, right? We have a nephew who is turning 11, and he's wild about soccer. I thought he would like this card, and it fit in perfectly with the twist this time. I cannot take credit for the design, I found it HERE on Pinterest. Wherever Anne-Marie lives, it's not in the US, because she calls soccer football. LOL!!! I think the Stampin' UP Honeycomb embossing folder goes perfectly with the soccer theme.

The Ingredients:

Recollections Purple & Green Card Stock

GKD White Card Stock

Honey Bee Team Tie Dye Patterned Paper

SU Honeycomb Embossing Folder

Sunny Studio Team Player Stamp Set for Ball

Brutus Monroe/SSS Tricks & Treats Stamp Set for Cupcake

GKD Rectangle Small Set Die for Candle

 

 

 

 

 If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous stencil.  Don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. And I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 Until next time dear reader, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - Patterned Paper

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D, the challenge is PATTERNED PAPER. My all-time favorite thing in the history of ever is patterned paper. I simply LOVE it and use it on every card I make. Don't ask me how much I have, it's embarrassing!!! Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

And here is my card:

One of my very favorite patterned paper companies is Stamperia. Their papers are beautifully designed and executed. The quality is superior and the patterns are so gorgeous. Here I used papers from the Forest Collection, it's perfect for masculine cards. Isn't it just stunning? The greeting is from a Gina K Designs stamp set by Debby Warner called Autumn Scarecrow.

 

 

 The Ingredients:

 GKD Kraft and Dark Chocolate Card Stock

Stamperia Forest Patterned Paper

GKD Autumn Scarecrow Stamp for Greeting

Stash Embossing Powder

SU Linen Thread

 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this absolutely adorable pad of patterned paper. What a wonderful prize!!!  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 

Until next time dear readers, aspire to be inspired. 

Here's celebrating your Creative Muse!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - RED and/or PINK

 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:

RED and/or PINK

Here is my sample:

As you can see I chose red, and lots of it....lol. I kinda wanted to go clean and simple with this card because it's a Valentine for our son. I LOVE this new embossing folder I recently purchased. It's called Mark Making Hearts by Sizzix. Isn't it fun? And I love that cute little bird. It has many pieces, but does seem to come together quickly.

The Ingredients:

GKD Red Hot and White Card Stock

Sizzix Mark Making Hearts Embossing Folder

Spellbinders Little Chickadee Die Set

Lawn Fawn Hugs and Kisses Line Border Die

Trinity Stamps Cinnamon Red Hearts Baubles

 

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous trio of border embossing folders. I would LOVE to win this one!!!  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, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - Heartfelt

 

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is HEARTFELT. What a great challenge for this time of year. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 And here's my card:

I love white and gold together, I think it's so elegant. The Heartbeat die set from Tim Holtz was speaking to me for this challenge. I die cut the "heartbeat" from the set 4 times, popped up that top panel with the heart cut out, and then overlaid the heartbeat die cut on it. The dimension is pretty cool in real life. Below is a better view

 

 

The Ingredients:

GKD Heavy White Card Stock

Stash Gold Metallic Card Stock

GKD Master Layouts 4

SU Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder

SU Be Mine Framelits

GKD A Little Love Die

Trinity Stamps Crystal Ball Dewdrops

 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this absolutely adorable little heart die. I just think it's so sweet!!!  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 Until next time dear readers, aspire to be inspired. 

Here's celebrating your Creative Muse!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - BIRTHDAYS

 

 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:

BIRTHDAYS

 Here's my card:

I really like this die set by Honey Bee, there are so many possibilities with it.  Using all the colors of card stock was great fun. This is for my brother-in-law, who is an avid fisherman, I hope he likes it. I borrowed the design from an artist on Pinterest. Try as I might, I could not find the post again. I feel bad about that, but just know this is not my original design. I love that Tim Holtz Tree Ring embossing folder and I think it is a perfect backdrop for the vintage lures. Getting that linen thread to hang from the branch was a chore, I had to hold my mouth just right to get it done. ;-)

 The Ingredients:

GKD Ivory, Red Hot and Kraft Card Stock

Tim Holtz Tree Rings Embossing Folder

Honey Bee Vintage Lures Die Set

Assorted Colored Card Stock

SU Itty Bitty Birthday Wishes 

SU Seasonal Layers Die for Branch

SU Linen Thread

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous stamp set and stickers.  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, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

 

Double D - Sparkle and/or Shine

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is SPARKLE AND/OR SHINE. What a great challenge for this time of year. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

And here is my card:

This doesn't really reflect anything on the Mood Board, but it certainly does shine. As we all know, shiny stuff is hard to capture with a camera, but the background on this card is a Sweet Mango and white checkerboard. The Sweet Mango is done with GKD foil and it's REALLY shiny. I don't remember where I got the checkerboard pattern, but I copied it with my laser printer and then used my GKD Fuse Foiling System. The golf bag is from the GKD Hole in One stamp set. I think it might be retired. I paperpieced all the various elements to get the color. 

This was made for our son-in-law, whose birthday is coming up. He's an avid golfer and also a VERY avid Tennessee Volunteers fan. The team colors are orange and white and the checkerboard is on their logo. I had great fun making this card for him!!!

The Ingredients:

Recollections Gray Card Stock

GKD Sweet Mango and White Card Stock

GKD Sweet Mango  Foil

Echo Park Buffalo Plaid Embossing Folder

GKD Hole in One Stamp Set and Companion Die

SU Inked and Tiled Stamp for Greeting

SU Ornate Frames Thinlits

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this absolutely fabulous pad of glittery paper. What a wonderful prize!!!  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

Until next time dear readers, aspire to be inspired. 

Here's celebrating your Creative Muse!!

~judy