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

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

Can You Handle the Pressure - FALL COLORS

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 COLORS

 Here is my card:

I have recently discovered digital downloads, where you can purchase images (for a VERY low price), download them to your computer, and print them out in any size you want on any paper your printer can accommodate. Here I printed out a beautiful watercolor image on tracing paper. It's gorgeous and gives an ethereal look.  I attached the panel with brads and then added an embossed panel in SU Cajun Craze for an accent.

 

 The Ingredients:

PTI Rustic White Card Stock

Tim Holtz Gold Card Stock

SU Cajun Craze Card Stock

Spellbinders Plaid Company Embossing Folder

 Watercolor Autumn Forest Digital Paper 

by DigitalCurio

Altenew Leaf Mix Die Set

SU Special Moments Stamp Set for Greeting

SU Cajun Craze 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

Double D - SUNFLOWERS

 

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is SUNFLOWERS. Don't you just love Sunflowers? Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 Here's my card:

Soooo....let's pretend this is a sunflower. The label on the die set says it's a cone flower, but it LOOKS like a sunflower, right? I had a sunflower all colored up and I didn't like it, so you're stuck with the cone/sunflower. The background was really fun to do. I cut strips of paper and adhered them to a blank piece of copy paper. HERE'S a video to watch on this technique. I encourage you to try it, it's really fun. I used a die from Simon called Strips that cuts the 1/4" strips for you, so it's really easy. But you can cut your own too.

The Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

GKD Sweet Mango Card Stock

Recollections Give Thanks Patterned Paper

SSS Strips Dies

Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers Cone Flower

GKD Master Layouts 1

GKD Blooming Sunflower Stamp & Companion Die

 for Greeting

SU Pretty Peacock Ink

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous die 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