STV Emerging Image

Dear Ones~
Well, things have settled down here at the 'ole homestead after coming back early from our camping trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.  The weather chased us out before we could experience the beautiful color that Michigan's autumn season brings. The trees haven't turned yet, but the temperatures sure did. So now I have some time to play in the Release Party Challenge over at STV. The challenge is to use heat embossing and sponging to bring out an image. You can watch Gina's technique HERE.

This is what I came up with:

This was a fast and easy card. Thanks, Gina, for reminding me of this emboss resist technique. Here I used the GKD Bold and Blooming stamp set. It reminds me of Zentangle, which I LOVE to do. I used Innocent Pink and Dusty Rose, sponging it on after heat embossing Ivory Card Stock with clear embossing powder.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Ivory Card Stock

SU Flirty Flamingo Card Stock

GKD Bold and Blooming Stamp Set

GKD Cottage Garden Stamp Set for Greeting

GKD Dusty Rose and Innocent Pink Ink

Fiskars Lace Corner Punch

SU Balloon Pop Up Thinlits for Bow

Stash Clear Embossing Powder

Ranger Platinum Embossing Powder for Greeting

Stash Pearls.

Thanks for stopping by. My hubby is out picking apples from our 5 trees. I see some applesauce in our future. Oh, and I so appreciate your comments, they make me smile.

Hugs,

~judy

Double D - If the Shoe Fits

Dear Ones~
As I write this I am probably camping in the Upper Peninsula of my beloved Mitten. We love fall camping!! So this time over at Double D we are seeing If the Shoe Fits. Here is the adorable Mood Board for your inspiration:

 

And here is my card for you:

 I really don't have any shoe stamps, but I did find this cute little garden boot from Simon Says Stamp. It's part of one of their monthly stamp kits, I forget which one. The name of the stamp set is Showers and Flowers. I am such a fan of yellow and navy together, so I thought I would get out my water colors and paint those little boots a bright yellow. The blue background has been embossed with the Stampin' Up Tufted Dynamic Embossing Folder. I think the polka dotted ribbon really fits well with the look of the card.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White and Blue Denim Card Stock

Recollections Petite Floral PP

SSS Showers and Flowers Stamp

SU Tufted Dynamic EF

GKD Crystaline Drops

Stash Watercolors 

I would love for 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 the middle of September 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 - Brilliant Butterfly

Dear Ones~
Good morning! Today I am sharing another card with you I made for the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog. Sadly, this will be my last post for the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog, it's time for me to step down. It has been my great good pleasure to be in the company of such talented and creative designers. My sincere thanks to Darlene and Dani for inviting me to participate in this wonderful adventure.

Here is my card:

I really enjoyed making this card. I die cut the butterfly image and layered it on top of some velllum. Then I die cut it again from glitter card stock and inlaid the pieces for the background behind the butterfly. I embossed a piece of white card stock with the Cuttlebug Bubbles Embossing Folder for the base panel. To see how I made this step by step, swing on over to the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog for details. 

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Turquoise Sea & White Card

Best Creations Copper Card

PTI Vellum 

Cuttlebug Bubbles Embossing Folder

Memory Box Sensational Butterfly Collage

Tim Holtz Shadow Script 2

Stash Glitter Card

SU Glitter Dots

*** 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! ***

DT CALL ALERT!!!!!
We are having a DT CALL for our Inspiration team. You can find all the details here: http://www.diesrusblog.com/p/blog-page_8.html We are looking for EIGHT crafty designers for a 6 month term (Oct 2018 - March 2019). Look forward to hearing from YOU!! ENDS 9-14-18

 

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~

MOd Squad Challenge - Stamp Your Block

Dear Ones~

This week it's my turn to host over at the Mod Squad Challenge. My challenge is to use an acrylic block to stamp a background. You can watch a video by Gina K HERE to see how it's done. 

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PRIZE

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

Here is my card:

 

For this card I used a Gina K Designs stamp set called Bold & Blooming, and the greeting is from the GKD Hello Beautiful stamp set. I stamped my acrylic block into GKD Tranquil Teal Ink, spritzed it with water, and then stamped on GKD White Card Stock. Then I used the GKD Amalgam Black Ink to stamp the flowers and greeting. That panel was then adhered to a piece of GKD Black Onyx Card Stock and then onto a GKD Tranquil Teal card base. The little button was made by punching out 4 half inch circles out of Tranquil Teal Card Stock, gluing them together and then coating the whole thing 3 times with clear embossing powder. I attached the ribbon and voilá.....a little handmade button.

 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 - Popping a Wheelie

Dear Ones~
I trust you had a good holiday weekend and stayed safe. This time over at Double D we are playing with WHEELS. Anything with wheels will do. Here is the Mood Board provided for your inspiration:

 

This is what I came up with:

 I have had this cute little wheelbarrow full of flowers image for a long time. It's a very old Gina K Mini Stamp set. It probably has been long since retired. Anyway, my eye went right to the cute wooden wheelbarrow in the Mood Board and I thought of this stamp. I used GKD Faded Brick card stock and stamped and heat embossed the image with Brown Sugar Embossing Powder, made a mask of the image and then stamped the diamond shape from Altenew Geo Frames over the mask. This was also heat embossed and then the whole thing was fussy cut. Then I painted the flowers with bleach and when it was dry I colored them with colored pencils. I stamped the image again on some GKD Grateful Heart Patterned Paper and fussy cut the bed of the wheelbarrow.  The background was textured with a Stampin' Up Basket Weave Dynamic Embossing Folder.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Kraft and Faded Brick Card Stock

GKD Thanks a Bunch Stamp Set

GKD Grateful Heart Patterned Paper

Altenew Geo Frames Stamp

SU Basket WEave Dynamic Embossing Folder

Bleach

Prismacolor Pencils

Nuvo Crystal Drops

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 cute die set.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are having a great week. I cannot BELIEVE it is September 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 - Posy Trellis

Dear Ones~
This time over at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog I share a pretty layered card with posies and a faux trellis. Here is my creation:

I have used some new-to-me patterned paper for the background from the Amy Sai First Edition Wild Flower patterned paper stack. I LOVE the colors. I also love that Sue Wilson die called Bella, from her Frames and Tags collection. Those swirly bits are really beautiful. If you would like to see how I made this card, swing on over to the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog and check it out.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Edible Eggplant, Lovey Lavender and White Card Stock

Amy Sai First Edition Wild Flower Patterned Paper

Sue Wilson Faux Quilled Blooms

Sue Wilson Frames & Tags - Bella

Frantic Stamper Double Diamond Card Panel

GKD Cottage Garden Stamp for Greeting

Stash Ribbon

*** 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~