Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Double D - WARM & COZY

 
Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D the challenge is WARM and COZY. What a perfect theme for this time of year!! Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:
 
 
 And this is my card:
I love this adorable stamp set by GKD called Christmas Cheer. So many cute little stamps. The background for this was done by stamping the GKD Elegant Script background stamp onto white card stock, white heat embossing it, and then sponging with GKD Sandy Beach Ink. I had to cut out all the inner panels on this postage stamp background die. It didn't take too long.



The Ingredients:
GKD Jellybean, Lipstick & Turquoise Sea Card Stock
GKD Elegant Script Background Stamp
Sandy Beach Ink
GKD Master Layouts 14 Die Set
Pocketful of Sunshine Stamp Set
GKD Christmas Cheer Stamp Set
GKD Simple Sentiments Stamps for Greeting
 
 
 
If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable die set by Cottage Cutz.  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

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Can You Handle the Pressure - PUMPKINS

 

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:

PUMPKINS
 Here's my card:
I found a stamp set I didn't know I had (big surprise). It's by Hero Arts and it's called Color Layering Pumpkin. Really fun to play with and it does all the work for you. I added the eyes to make him a little playful.
 
 The Ingredients:
GKD Black Onyx and Kraft Card Stock
Recollections Purple and Green Card Stock
Paper Studio Trick or Treat Patterned Paper
SU Stripes and Splatters Embossing Folders
Hero Arts Color Layering Pumpkin
SU Tangerine Twist, Mint Macron and 
Old Olive Ink
GKD Sweet Mango Ink
Spellbinders Boo's Cocktails Die Set
Stash Tiny Spider Punch

 
 
  If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful 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, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!
Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.
judy

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Double D - PUMPKINS

 
Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D the challenge is PUMPKINS. Don't you just love pumpkins? Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:
 
 Here's my card:
This is just a simple card using a multi-step pumpkin stamp set by Hero Arts and a piece of book page, which I crinkled and then sponged with Distress Ink in Walnut. The leaves are from a Tim Holtz embossing and die set called Oak Leaf.

  The Ingredients:
SU Cajun Craze Card Stock
Recollections Cream Card Stock
Stash Book Page
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder for White Panel (OLD)
Hero Arts Color Layering Pumpkin
Tim Holtz Oak Leaf Embossing Folder/Die
SU Old Olive, Mint Macron & Tangerine Tango Inks
GKD Sweet Mango Ink
GKD Harvest of Wishes Stamp for Greeting

 
 
 
If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable sticker set.  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

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Can You Handle the Pressure - MONSTERS/HALLOWEEN

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:

MONSTERS/HALLOWEEN
Here's my card:
Well, you can't get much more "monster-y" than this. It's a Tim Holtz Colorize die set called Monster. Isn't he scary??? The background is a stash embossing folder by Sizzix and I don't know the name. I believe it must be retired.


The Ingredients:
GKD Charcoal Brown and Ivory Card Stock
Tim Holtz Kraft Core Card Stock in Various Colors
Sizzix Embossing Folder
Tim Holtz Colorize Monster Die Set
SSS Spooky Treats for Greeting
SU Bat Punch
Simon Hurley Viper Ink


 
 
 
If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful 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, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!
Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.
judy

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Double D - TO SPOOK OR NOT

Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D the challenge is TO SPOOK OR NOT.  Either Halloween or October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:
 
This is my card:
I had some fun with this one. I sponged the background in pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The ghost is fussy cut from some patterned paper I bought on Amazon, but I think the star of the show are those cute little bats from Lavinia Stamps. I saw them and just had to have them - they just make me smile. The moon is a 3-part stencil by Picket Fence Studio. Oh, and some white splatters were involved as well.

The Ingredients:
GKD White and Black Onyx Card Stock
SU Melon Mambo Card Stock
Distress Inks In:
Picked Raspberry
Kitch Flamingo
Mustard Seed
GKD Whisper Ink
Picket Fence Mini Haunted Moon Stencil
Lavinia Fluttermice Stamps
SU Seasonal Layers Stamp Set for Branch
Amazon Halloween Patterned Paper
Echo Park 2 Cute 2 Spook Stamp for Greeting
 
 
If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable stamp set.  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

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Can You Handle the Pressure - USE A SENTIMENT

 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:

USE A SENTIMENT
 
 Here's my card:
I adore this greeting from Stampin' Up. It's old and I'm sure retired, but it's so fun to use on a feminine card. This Spellbinders embossing folder comes with a companion die that I used to cut out the white greeting panel.



The Ingredients:
GD White and Black Onyx Card Stock
Park Lane White Core Pink Card Stock
SSS Jubilee Embossing Folder and Die
SU Stitched All Around Stamp Set for Greeting
Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri Die Set for Flowers
Trinity Stamps Gold Baubles
 
 
 
 
 
 
If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous and very useful stamp set.  Don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there.
 
 
Now it's your turn, I can't wait to see what you create!!
 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!
Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.
judy

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Double D - FALL LEAVES

 
Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D the challenge is FALL  LEAVES. It's that time of year again, and fall leaves can be really beautiful!! Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:
 
 
 
This is my card:
I love this Gina K Designs maple leaf die. I cut off the bottom, so it ends up being a square. I cut it out twice, once in gold and once in Tomato Soup. Then I inlaid the Tomato Soup pieces in the spaces. This is fussy, but I find it very relaxing. Some others might not find that to be so.
 
 
The Ingredients:
GKD Tomato Soup and Dark Chocolate Card Stock
Tim Holtz Gold Card Stock
Paper Studio Botanical Patterned Paper
GKD Maple Cover Plate Die
SU Special Moments Stamp for Greeting
 
If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous embossing folder.  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