Double D - The Moon & The Stars

Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D the Moon and Stars are the limit. Here is the beautiful Mood Board provided for our inspiration. I hope you see something wonderful!!

And here is my card:

I love Lavinia Stamps. They are so ethereal and full of whimsy. I started this card by stamping and clear embossing the stars all over the panel. Then I masked off the moon and sponging the sky with various Distress Inks. After this I masked off the sky and sponged the moon, stamped on his face with a Kitchen Sink Stamps image and gave him a little blush on his cheeks. I stamped the sweet fairy, tree limbs and grasses in black ink and added some Stickles for glimmer. I just think that little fairy looks so happy.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Blue Denim Card Stock

Stash White Glitter Card Stock

Strathmore Watercolor Paper

GKD Amalgam Black Ink

KSS Friends of the Moon Stamp Set

Lavinia Make A Wish Stamp

GKD By the Sea 2 Stamp Set

SU Jars of Love Stamp Set

Clear Embossing Powder

Stickles

I invite you to hop on over to Double D Challenges and see what the other designers have created. And if you play along you could win this fabulous die set.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are having a great week. I cannot BELIEVE it is August already!! Don't forget to swing by Double D and check us out.  Oh, and I so appreciate your lovely comments!!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Dies R Us - Fairy Thistles

Dear Ones~
Good Monday morning. Today I am sharing some inspiration over at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog. I have a pretty card using the Lavinia Stamps Fairy Thistle stamp, and some wonderful Dies R Us products.

Check it out:

I love Lavinia Stamps. All the images are sweet and very ethereal. First I stamped the Fairy Thistles on a panel of patterned paper. Then I dotted the image with Deco Foil Liquid Adhesive, let it dry, applied transfer foil, and rubbed. The foil sticks to the tacky dried adhesive and we come away with beautiful, shiny gold beads of foil. 

  Here's a close up of that foiling technique. I LOVE the result,  just think of all the possibilities!!!
 For the details on how I made this card, and for links to all the Dies R Us supplies I used, 
go on over to the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.


Here are the Ingredients:
Recollections Rose Petals Card Stock
Stash Gold Foil Card Stock
DCWV Preserved Paper Patterned Paper
Lavinia Stamps Fairy Thistles Stamp
Frantic Stamper Frothy Wave Edger Die
Tim Holtz Shadow Script #2 Hello Die

*** BY THE WAY - the Dies R Us Store not only carries a wide variety of fantastic Dies. For your paper crafting needs it also carries Embossing Folders, Paper Pads, Inks, and Adhesives, to name just a few.  Click right HERE and you will see a whole list of amazing products that the Dies R Us Store carries at amazing prices! ***

 

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

So glad you stopped by, I hope you have a good week. Thanks for all your lovely comments, I appreciate every one of them!!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Dies R Us - Lovely Layers

Dear Ones~
Today I have a pretty layered card for you. It's my turn to inspire you over at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog and I have chosen to do a lacy kind of creation.

Here's my card:

I love layering dies on top of each other to get a more lacy look. Here I just used white and SU Soft Sea Foam green. The greeting is stamped on vellum with a SU stamp and then heat embossed with gold. To see how I made this card, click on the Dies R Us link above to take you to the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

SU Soft Sea Foam Card Stock

Sue Wilson Designs Frames & Tags - Bella

Amy Designs Tulip Frame

Waffle Flower Lacy Layers 2

SU Painted Glass Stamp for Greeting

Stash Vellum

Stash Gems

*** BY THE WAY - the Dies R Us Store not only carries a wide variety of fantastic Dies. For your paper crafting needs it also carries Embossing Folders, Paper Pads, Inks, and Adhesives, to name just a few.  Click right HERE and you will see a whole list of amazing products that the Dies R Us Store carries at amazing prices! ***

 
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

So glad you stopped by, I hope you have a good week. Thanks for all your lovely comments, I appreciate every one of them!!!

Hugs~

~judy~

MSC - Getting In Shape

Dear Ones~
This week it's my turn to host over at The Mod Squad. I have chosen to challenge players to make a shaped card or project. Rectangles and squares are NOT allowed.

 Our sponsor is Gina K Designs!!!

PRIZE

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

Here is my card:

This is just a simple hexagonal shaped card where the water colored image is the star. I used the GKD You Make Me Smile stamp and water colored it with some new paints I got recently from Amazon. They come in a fan-style format and I just love them. The colors are vibrant and the price point is amazing. I highly recommend them.

Here are the Ingredients:
Quick Kutz Nesting Hexagons

GKD Black Onyx and White Card Stock

DCWV Black, Kraft and Gold Card Stock

Strathmore Water Color Paper

GKD You Make Me Smile Stamp

Dainayw Water Color Paints 

(yes, that's how it's spelled) 

 Nuvo Crystal Drops
GKD Crystalline Drops

Glad you stopped 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 - Don't Bug Me!

Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D we are playing with BUGS!! Here is the wonderful Mood Board provided for our inspiration:

 

And here's my card:

I have had this Stampin' Up Beetles and Bugs stamp set for awhile. Don't ask my why I wanted it, I just like it. It's a multi-step set so you can do several colors. I stamped the images on some vintage-look patterned paper, cut them out with my circle punches and then applied several layers of Baked Textures Vintage Bees Wax embossing powder. I love the way they turned out. The background is Distress Oxides smooshed, and then I applied some gold Ultra High Texture embossing powder. I also used some Baked Textures Ancient Amber embossing powder for the circles in the lower left corner.

 

 

Here are the Ingredients:

SU Island Indigo Card Stock

Nina Neutrals Card Stock

Distress Oxides and GKD Inks

SU Beetles and Bugs Stamp Set

SU Playful Backgrounds Stamp Set

DCWV Preserved Papers Patterned Paper

WOW Ultra High Metalic Gold Embossing Powder

Baked Textures Ancient Amber Embossing Powder

Baked Textures Vintage Bees Wax Embossing Powder

Stash Ribbon

I would love it if you would stop on over to the Double D Blog to see what the other designers have created. And if you play along you could win this assortment of butterfly, ladybug and insect stickers for card making. How FUN!!!!!

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are having a great week. Don't forget to swing by Double D and check us out.  Oh, and I so appreciate your lovely comments!!!

Hugs~

~judy~