Dies R Us Christmas Candle

Dear Ones~
Hello, and merry, merry Christmas. I hope you are enjoying a wonderful day, no matter how you chose to celebrate the holidays!! Today I have a little Christmas Candle card for you over at the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

Here is how I made this card:

First I chose my papers. I decided to have my card base a pretty dark green.

Next I cut my images using the Memory Box Glowing Candles die set on gold foil card stock, and the Poppy Stamp Bow and String using GKD Red Hot Card Stock.

Then I partially die cut the candles with red, and the holly leaves with green.

The innerds of the candles and leaves were what I was after. They got sponged, and then inlaid into the gold candle die cut. I die cut a couple of nesting oval shapes for my background and adhered the focal to the oval. Then I was ready to put the whole card together.

I added a gold embossed holiday message to the front, and then pulled out my Wink of Stella to add sparkle to the candles, and added some Stickles to the flames to make them glow

These are the dies I used:

Memory Box Glowing Candles

Poppy Stamps Bow and String

Poppy Stamps Pointed Oval

Don't forget to come and join in all of the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below. 

click below for:

STORE 
 CHALLENGE BLOG
  FACEBOOK
  INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

 Thanks for stopping by! I hope you like these awesome die sets as much as I do!! My wish for you, dear reader, is that you will have loved ones surrounding you, you have a smile on your face, and you have the best Christmas ever. Oh, and thanks so much for your lovely comments! I adore them!!

Hugs~
~judy~

Double D - Baby It's Cold Outside

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D, Baby It's Cold Outside. The theme is WINTER!!! Just look at the awesome Mood Board we have provided for you. So many possibilities!

Here's my card:

I decided I wanted to use snowflakes on my card and keep it monochromatic. I mean, what screams WINTER more than snowflakes and white? So I stamped and white heat embossed these beautiful Papertrey Ink snowflakes and swirls on vellum. Then I dry embossed that falling snow background with an embossing folder from Stampin' UP. 

I love the way this card came out.

 

 

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

Paper Studio Silver Glitter Paper

Papertrey Ink Vellum Card Stock

SU Softly Falling Embossing Folder

Papertrey Ink What the Doodle Snowflake Stamps

GKD Snow One Like You Stamp for Greeting

 

 

Please come on over to the Double D Blog to see what the other designers have created. And you could win this awesome prize if you play along. Isn't that skates die from IO adorable?

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are keeping warm, I think it's finally winter here in Northern Michigan. Thanks for all your sweet comments, they always make me smile!

Hugs,

~judy~

Dies R Us Inspiration - Fancy Gift Box

Dear Ones~
Today over at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog I have a beautiful Fancy Gift Box for you to create using the Sue Wilson Orange Blossom Petals die set.

What I am going to show you is how I made that poinsettia embellishment on the top of the box. Linda Parker has a VIDEO tutorial on how to make the box, and she explains it much better than I could. She created her own patterned paper for the lid, but I chose to use patterned paper for the bottom and keep the lid plain to showcase the flower. While I used an orange blossom flower die, I turned it into a poinsettia. This is a good example of the versatility of Dies R Us dies.

Here's how I made the flower embellishment:

 First I die cut all my elements. I used the Sue Wilson Orange Blossom Petals die set for the flowers and The Frantic Stamper Assorted Foliage die set for the leaves. The flowers are cut out of GKD Cherry Red card stock and the leaves with GKD Fresh Asparagus. I cut the flower centers with GKD Honey Mustard card stock.

 Next I used the Sue Wilson Creative Expressions Frames and Tags - Olivia die set for the doily and white background. The doily is cut from stash gold foil card stock, and the white doily is from Recollections 110# card stock.

Then I gave the flowers and leaves some attention. I sponged the edges of the flowers with GKD Cranberry Tart Ink and the leaves and flower centers with GKD Fresh Asparagus Ink.

Then I shaped the flowers by using a stylus and foam pad. I rubbed the stylus in circles on the backside of the petals, and then turned them over and drew a line up the middle of each petal. This created the "veins" which are typical on poinsettias. I pinched the ends a little to give them dimension.

Then I layered the petals and the little stamens together, and voila, you have a poinsettia.

 So that's pretty much it. Then I just added all the elements together and adhered them to the top of my box. I added some stash black gems on the white doily for accents.

Here are the dies I used:


 Sue Wilson Designs-
Orange Blossom-
Open Petals



Frantic Stamper - Assorted Foliage 



Sue Wilson Frames and Tags - Olivia

Don't forget to come and join in all of the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:

STORE 
 CHALLENGE BLOG
  FACEBOOK
  INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

Thanks for stopping by. As always, I really adore your comments, they always make me smile.

Hugs~
~judy~

Mod Squad - What a Flake

Dear Ones~
This week it's my turn to host over at the Mod Squad Challenge. I have entitled the challenge "WHAT A FLAKE!!!" You guessed it, you are to use a snowflake somewhere on your creation.

 

Our sponsor this week is Gina K Designs and Stamp TV

 

Stamp TV is a free online community featuring card making, stamping techniques and project videos for paper crafters using stamps and other products by Gina K. Designs. Be sure to check out StampTV for a ton of great videos and techniques. They also have weekly challenges. Shop Gina K Designs.

 

THE PRIZE

A $20 gift certificate to the Gina K Designs store.

 Here's my card:

I decided to use black card stock and make my own patterned paper by stamping the snowflakes all over the panel and then white heat embossing them. I think they really pop against the black. I chose to use that pale blue with the black, I think it's just a beautiful color combination.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx Card Stock

Bazill Icy Mint Card Stock

Stash Silver Glitter Card Stock

GKD Cold Snap Patterned Paper

GKD Christmas Joy Snowflake Stamps

GKD Let it Snow Stamp for Greeting

GKD White Embossing Powder

SU Layering Ovals Dies

Stash Gems

Stash Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to head on over to The Mod Squad Challenge and play along. You could win the prize! I can't wait to see your wonderful creations, and I adore your comments.

Hugs~

~judy~

Double D - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Dear Ones~
This time over at the Double D Challenge Blog IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS!!! We are to use red and white with maybe just a pop of green. Here is our beautiful Mood Board for inspiration:

 Here's my card:

I have to say I'm in love with this card. Those wonderful jingle bells are a stamp set from Sunny Studio called Holiday Style. It is a multi-stamp image and I think it looks so real. After I stamped the bells in the appropriate colors, I stamped them again with Versamark and clear heat embossed them. That beautiful snowflake edging is from the Stampin' Up Thinlits die set called Swirly Snowflake. I added those cute little green bows that I die cut from the Stampin' Up die set called Balloon Pop Up Thinlits.  I think the thing that really makes this card pop is the red and white. LOVE those colors together, especially for Christmas.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Red Hot and White Card Stock

SU Swirly Snowflake Thinlits Dies

Cheery Lynn Allison's Ribbons Die

Sunny Studio Holiday Style Stamp

GKD Red Hot Ink

SU Cherry Cobbler and Real Red Ink

HOTP Christmas Collection for Greeting

SU Balloon Pop Up Thinlits for Green Bows

Stash Gems

I invite you to come on over to the Double D Blog to see what our other designers have created. And you could win this awesome prize if you play along. Just in time for your Christmas cards!

Christmas is fast upon us and I'm sure you are all in a flurry of activity with holiday baking and card making. Always so much fun, I love crafting at holiday time. Thanks for stopping by,  I always appreciate your sweet comments!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Just Us Girls #421 - Photo Week

Dear Ones~
This time it's PHOTO WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and our gal Vicki has chosen this wonderful mood board for our inspiration.

 

Here's my card:

I love these colors, especially for Christmas. I was drawn to the Nordic tags, because I have a couple of stamp sets that are spot on for this look. I stamped the background with a GKD stamp set by Claire Brennan called Nordic Winter. It was so much fun to pick the different images and stamp them in red and turquoise. Then I stamped and cut the label and did some more stamping on that with the Nordic Winter set and the GKD Fabulous Holiday Label Set. I love how this turned out.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Red Hot, Turquoise Sea and White Card Stock

GKD Turquoise Sea and Red Hot Ink

GKD Nordic Winter Stamp Set

GKD Fabulous Holiday Label Stamp Set

GKD Fabulous Rose Frame Stamp Set

GKD Fabulous Label Die

Marker's Mart Die of the Month for Ribbon

Stash Gems

With this post, my tenure with Just Us Girls is at an end. I am stepping down from the Design Team. It has been a great pleasure to be in the company of such talented artists, however life is getting complicated and I just need to step back. My most heartfelt thanks to the JUGS Design Team for inviting me to be a part - it was such an honor. I will continue to visit JUGS regularly, I will NOT be a stranger.

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful examples that our November Guest Designer Trina and the rest of the team have made this week. And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our November challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as one of our 2 Guest Designers for the month of January!!   Good luck, and I hope to see you there. 

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!
They always make me smile!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Dies R Us Inspiration - Fabulous Bauble

Dear Ones~
Today over at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog I have a beautiful Christmas bauble for you to create using the Memory Box Emma Ornament Die.

This is how I made the card: 

I started, as always, by preparing the layers for my card base. Here I used Papertrey Ink's Hawaiian Shores card stock, some gold card stock by Gina K Designs, and some patterned paper from the DCWV Summer Dream Stack.

Next I cut out all my elements with gold foil and Hawaiian Shores card stock. I ended up not using those beautiful Impression Obsession snowflakes on my card, but I will include a link below so you can find them in the Dies R Us Store.

Now I was finally ready to put it all together. I decided there needed to be something in that top right corner, so I cut a corner element from Cheery Lynn. As I said, I ended up not using the snowflakes, I didn't think there was room. After my card was all together I used Nuvo Crystal Glitter Drops to add little dots all over the bauble. It gives it a lot of dimension. The greeting is from the GKD stamp set called Merry Little Christmas.

Here are the dies I used:

Memory Box Emma Ornament

Cheery Lynn Designs Lace Corner-Deco E

Cheery Lynn Designs Flourish 2

Impression Obsession Snowflakes

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you like these awesome die sets as much as I do!!

And don't forget to come and join in all of the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below. 

click below for:

STORE 
 CHALLENGE BLOG
  FACEBOOK
  INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

As always, I adore your kind comments. I so look forward to reading them.
 
~judy~

Just Us Girls #420 - Color Week

Dear Ones~

This time it's COLOR WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and our gal Angie has chosen Turquoise, Gold and Brown.  As always with color challenges, you are to use ONLY the three chosen colors, as well as any neutrals that you need.  Neutrals are white, ivory, kraft, black, brown or gray.

Here's my card:

 I just got a new stamp set by Concord and 9th called Blooms Fill-In. It's a huge background stamp, with smaller stamps to fill in the colors on the flowers. It comes with a companion die set and that's what I used for the white flower in the focal. I used Antique Linen Oxide Ink for the tan background, and then turqoise, brown and gold inks for the flowers. This is a really fun stamp set, so many possibilities. I used metallic gold card stock as a mat, and stamped the little berries in Delicata Gold Ink.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Turquoise Sea, White and Dark Chocolate Card Stock

Stash Mirror Gold Card Stock

Concord and 9th Bloom Fill-In Stamp Set/Dies

Sizzix Ornate Labels Dies

Waffle Flower Year Round Words Die for Greeting

Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink

GKD Turquoise Sea And Dark Chocolate Ink

Delicata Gold Ink

Stash Ribbon

 Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful examples that our November Guest Designer Trina and the rest of the team have made this week. And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our November challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as one of 2 Guest Designers for the month of January!!   Good luck, and I hope to see you there. 

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!
They always make me smile!!

Hugs~

~judy~