Double D - Lots of WHITE

 Dear Ones~

I LOVE the challenge this time over at Double D. Lots of WHITE!!! One of my favorite looks. Here is the  gorgeous Mood Board for our inspiration:

And here's my card:

I can't really take credit for the design on this card. Sadly I don't remember where I saw it or who the designer was, but I LOVE the thought behind this for a Christmas card. That embossed background is so stunning, and I have been waiting to use this globe die from Stampin' Up. I computer generated the greeting and then hot foiled it in gold. The photo does not do the shine justice for sure.

 

 The Ingredients:

GKD White Heavy Base Weight Card Stock

SU Filigree Snowflake Embossing Folder

SU Beautiful World Die Set for Globe

Tim Holtz Gold Metallic Card Stock

SU Layered Oval Dies

Computer Generated Greeting and Gold Foiled

Tim Holtz Bow Punch

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable Snowman Die set from Impression Obsession, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration. 

Won't be long now before the Jolly Old Elf will be making his way across the world with his bag full of goodies. Hope this holiday season finds you remembering the reason for the season. I'm so glad you stopped by, and thank you for all your sweet comments. You are too kind!!!  Don't forget to head on over to Double D to see what's going on.

 

Until next time, here's to celebrating your Creative Muse.  

~judy

Mod Squad - Just Snowflakes

Dear Ones~

This time over at The Mod Squad Challenge we are doing JUST SNOWFLAKES.  You MUST include only snowflakes and nothing else on your card front or your entry will be eliminated so as not to skew the random drawing. You may include a greeting, but snowflakes MUST be your complete focal.

 

SPONSOR 

       SHOP GINA K DESIGNS

Gina K. has been in the stamping industry since 1998 and started Gina K. Designs in 2007. As the business grew, Gina asked her husband Tom to leave his position as an attorney to join her in the business. Together they built StampTV, an online video website featuring broadcast quality paper crafting videos, galleries, a social network for paper crafters and more! Since then they have created a new website called Gina K Designs. Gina now has over 200,000 followers over her various social media networks and video sites from all around the world. Gina’s goal is to continue to offer top quality signature products through her online store Gina K. Designs, along with informative and creative crafting videos. There is also a monthly card challenge, where you have 3 chances to win a $25 gift certificate. Visit that HERE.

PRIZE 

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

Here's my card:

For this card I used the GKD stamp set Sparkling Snowflakes. I blended the background with GKD Inks In the Navy, Blue Raspberry and Wild Wisteria, and then took some GKD Watermark and Embossing Ink to stamp some of the snowflake images from the stamp set for a tone on tone look. That gave me the background. I made a “stamp pad” with paper towel and poured some bleach on it to use as “ink”. I then took some of the snowflake stamps, dipped them in the bleach, and stamped on the blended background. I was amazed at how well the bleach brought the snowflake images back to white. I think it has kind of a batik look. The die cut snowflake is from the GKD Snowflake Trio Die set, cut 4 times and layered together. The greeting is also from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set. It was heat embossed with GKD White Fine Detail Embossing Powder. Card stocks used are GKD White Heavy Base Weight and Powder Blue. Panels were cut with Master Layouts 7 Die Set.

 Thanks for stopping by, I always enjoy your comments. And don't forget to swing on over to The Mod Squad Challenge and play along. You could win the prize.

Until next time, here's celebrating 

your Creative Muse.

Hugs,

~judy

Double D - Christmas Joy

 Dear Ones~

What a lovely challenge is up today on the Double D Blog. It's Christmas JOY!!! Now doesn't that just make you happy?? Here's the Mood Board or our inspiration:

And here's my card:

I really enJOYed making this card!!! Okay, I'm sorry but I couldn't help it..lol. Honey Bee Stamps has some FABULOUS die sets called Lovely Layers, and the one I used here happens to be a pine cone. I got my inspiration for the top right photo on the Mood Board. Actually this whole card is nothing but die cuts. I have been using dies a lot lately, seems like I'm obsessed with them.

The Ingredients:

GKD White Heavy Base Weight Card Stock

Tim Holtz Metallic Gold Card Stock

GKD Red Velvet & Garden Green Card Stocks 

GKD Warm Cocoa Card Stock

SU Plaid Patterned Paper

Honey Bee Lovely Layers Pine Cone Die Set

Sizzix Winter Wonderland Die Set

Pink Fresh Studio Adorable Alphabet Die Set

SU Balloon Pop Up Thinlits Die for Bow

GKD Christmas Pine and Dark Chocolate Inks

Diamond Stickles 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this wonderful stamp set and die, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration. 

I'm so glad you stopped by, and thank you for all your sweet comments. You are too kind!!!  Don't forget to head on over to Double D to see what's going on. And I hope you are finding JOY in this holiday season!!!

 

Until next time, here's to celebrating your Creative Muse.  

~judy

Double D - Trees

Dear Ones~

I LOVE trees, all kinds of trees, so I was overjoyed to see our challenge this time over at Double D. It's TREES!! Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

And here's what I came up with:

I took a little poetic license with the Mood Board and picked up on that gorgeous flaming red to use as a background for this card.  It's blended with 4 different colors and I love the effect. Sadly, I was in need of a sympathy card, so I kept the design pretty simple. I took a piece of card stock and ink blended over the whole panel. Then I cut the oval in another panel, ran it through an embossing folder for some texture, and attached the ink-blended panel on the backside so it showed through the oval. I love the look of the silhouetted trees.

 

 The Ingredients:

GKD Whisper and Black Onyx Card Stock

SU Blushing Bride, Cherry Cobbler and Night of Navy Ink

GKD Blue Denim Ink

SU Nesting Oval Die

SU Old World Paper Embossing Folder

SU Tree Dies

SU Heal Your Heart Stamp for Greeting

 

 

 

 

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this FABULOUS die set from Impression Obsession, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration. 

 

I'm so glad you stopped by, and thank you for all your sweet comments. You are too kind!!!  Don't forget to head on over to Double D to see what's going on.

 

Until next time, here's to celebrating your Creative Muse.  

~judy

Mod Squad - Pretty Poinsettias

Dear Ones~

This time over at The Mod Squad the theme is POINSETTIAS. I love the GKD stamp set called Perfect Poinsettias, so I was anxious to share it for the challenge. 

 

 SPONSOR

                                             SHOP GINA K DESIGNS

Gina K. has been in the stamping industry since 1998 and started Gina K. Designs in 2007. As the business grew, Gina asked her husband Tom to leave his position as an attorney to join her in the business. Together they built StampTV, an online video website featuring broadcast quality paper crafting videos, galleries, a social network for paper crafters and more! Since then they have created a new website called Gina K Designs. Gina now has over 200,000 followers over her various social media networks and video sites from all around the world. Gina’s goal is to continue to offer top quality signature products through her online store Gina K. Designs, along with informative and creative crafting videos. There is also a monthly card challenge, where you have 3 chances to win a $25 gift certificate. Visit that HERE.

PRIZE 

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

Here's my card:

For this card I used the GKD Perfect Poinsettia Stamp Set and Companion Dies. The greeting was created with the Peace and Shadow Die Set. The background was created with the GKD Festive Stencil using my GKD Blending Brushes and some Moonlit Fog Ink. I store the brushes in the GKD Brush Caddy Stand. After I stenciled the background I used a portion of the poinsettia stamp set to stamp over the stenciling with GKD Watermark and Embossing Ink, and then heat embossed with Fine Detail Silver Embossing Powder. I used the Master Layouts 2 Die Set to cut the background panels, and the Master Layouts 1 Die Set to cut the ovals. The images were stamped with Dusty Rose, Passionate Pink, Cherry Red and Moonlit Fog Inks. Card stocks used were GKD White Heavy Weight and stash silver.  To add some bling I used Trinity Stamps Satin Silver Baubles here and there.

 Thanks for stopping by, I always enjoy your comments. And don't forget to swing on over to The Mod Squad Challenge and play along. You could win the prize.

Until next time, here's celebrating 

your Creative Muse.

Hugs,

~judy

Double D - A Walk in the Woods

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D we are taking A WALK IN THE WOODS. What a lovely theme. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

And here's my card:

I love this white and blue look. I also love those deer dies from Dee's Distinctively. So majestic. For the background I took a couple of Distress Inks and applied them to an embossing folder. After placing the white card stock in the folder I ran it through my die cutting machine and this is the result. The quote for the greeting was computer generated, I have always thought it to be very profound. Thanks, Ralph!!!!

 

 

  The Ingredients:

GKD White Heavy Base Weight Card Stock

SU Woodland Textured Embossing Folder

Tumbled Glass and Dusty Concord Distress Inks

Memory Box Woodland Oval Die

Dee's Distinctively Deer 1 & Deer 2 Dies

Computer Generated Greeting.

 

 

 

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable Bear and Sign die set from Cottage Cutz, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration. 

 

I'm so glad you stopped by, and thank you for all your sweet comments. You are too kind!!!  Don't forget to head on over to Double D to see what's going on.

 

Until next time, here's to celebrating your Creative Muse.  

~judy

WINNER REWIND

 Dear Ones~

Well, let's try this again. I never heard from Lou, so I have turned to Random.Org once again for another winner of the giveaway I offered for my Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere challenge. The winner this time is JANIS!!!! Thank you for including your email address in your comment. I will be contacting you. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

 

Until next time, here's celebrating your Creative Muse.

~judy

 

Make the Card Challenge - Color Challenge

 

Dear Ones~

I have been invited once again to be a Guest Designer over at Make the Cards Challenge. I am so honored.

 

This is a fun challenge blog that changes every week, and there is always something new or different to create.  Our challenge this week is a color challenge, and here is the color:

I love this color, and it's so great for fall. Here is what I did with it:

I have a FABULOUS die set from Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Club called Kaleidoscope Tile. It's a multi-layer set which really gives a wonderful 3D effect. I chose 3 colors for the layers with the challenge color being the predominant, and die cut each element 4 times and then placed them in this pattern. I used a Darice Basket Weave embossing folder for the background and a Tim Holtz Shadow Script die for the greeting. Some gold satin baubles from Trinity Stamps, along with some tiny feathers cut with a Poppy Stamps die set and colored with GKD Fresh Asparagus Ink finished off the look.

 

The Ingredients:

GKD Fresh Asparagus, Warm Cocoa, Dark Chocolate and Kraft Card Stock

PTI Rustic Cream Card Stock

Spellbinders Hex Kaleidoscope Tile Die Set

Tim Holtz Shadow Script Die for Greeting

Poppy Stamps Tiny Feathers Die Set

Darice Basket Weave Embossing Folder 

Trinity Stamps Gold Satin Baubles

Stash Twine

You can enter your creation  HERE.  

The Make the Cards Challenge winner will be the following week's Featured Creator.

Use #mtcc38 and #makethecardschallenge on your card projects when you post them to social media or in public forums and galleries.

For more info and rules for the challenges, click HERE.

Thanks for stopping by, I love to read all your wonderful comments. Stay well, and until next time, here's celebrating your Creative Muse!

 

Hugs,

~judY

 

 

WE HAVE A WINNER

 

 

 

 

 WOOT, WOOT. We have a winner for my Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere Challenge giveaway. 

 

 

And the WINNER is:

LOU!!!!

Congratulations, Lou, I'm so happy for you.  If you email me your address at judywoodland@yahoo.com I will get your package to you right away.

Just a note everyone:

 

I will be doing more giveaways in the very near future, so be ready. If you leave a comment on my blog, and your name is "UNKNOWN" there is no way I can identify you if you are the winner. Please leave a name. Also, it would be helpful if you would leave your email address, if you are comfortable with that.

 

Thanks for playing along, and thanks for leaving all your fabulous comments.

 

Until next time, here's celebrating your Creative Muse.

 ~judy

Double D - Sunflowers

Dear Ones~

Happy fall, y'all!!! The challenge this time over at Double D is SUNFLOWERS!!! Here's the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

Aren't those photos GORGEOUS!!! The colors are amazing!! Here's my take:

 

I stamped that gorgeous sunflower from Gina K Designs called Thankful Heart, illustrated by Hannah Schroepfer Drapinski, on Bristol, colored it with my Zigs, and then I cropped it to use only part of the image. I added a black mat and was laying it on the card base to see what kind of patterned paper and such I wanted to use, and I thought wow, it looks pretty just like that. I think it really makes the image pop and I love the clean and simple look. The Greeting is from that same stamp set.

 

 

 The Ingredients:

GKD White Heavy Weight Card Stock

GKD Black Onyx Card Stock

Strathmore Bristol Paper

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

GKD Obsidian Amalgam Ink

Trinity Stamps Baubles

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable sunflower stencil from The Crafters Workshop, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration. 

 

 

I'm so glad you stopped by, and thank you for all your sweet comments. You are too kind!!!  Don't forget to head on over to Double D to see what's going on.

 

Until next time, here's to celebrating your Creative Muse.  

~judy

 

Mod Squad - Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere - AND GIVEAWAY!!!!

 Dear Ones~

I have a new challenge up over at The Mod Squad Challenge Blog. It's a simple one, just include a pumpkin on your project. Pretty easy for this time of year.

 SPONSOR

                                             SHOP GINA K DESIGNS

Gina K. has been in the stamping industry since 1998 and started Gina K. Designs in 2007. As the business grew, Gina asked her husband Tom to leave his position as an attorney to join her in the business. Together they built StampTV, an online video website featuring broadcast quality paper crafting videos, galleries, a social network for paper crafters and more! Since then they have created a new website called Gina K Designs. Gina now has over 200,000 followers over her various social media networks and video sites from all around the world. Gina’s goal is to continue to offer top quality signature products through her online store Gina K. Designs, along with informative and creative crafting videos. There is also a monthly card challenge, where you have 3 chances to win a $25 gift certificate. Visit that HERE.

PRIZE

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

Here's My Card:

For this card I used the GKD Haunts and Harvest Stamps and Companion Dies for the pumpkins, the little bats, and the greeting, stamped with GKD Obsidian Amalgam Ink. For the background I stamped the leaves from the GKD Skeleton Leaves Stamp Set and also flowers from the GKD Painted Blossom Stamp Set on GKD Ivory Layering Weight Card Stock with GKD Embossing and Watermark Ink and heat embossed with GKD Detail Clear Embossing Powder. Then I did some ink blending with Sweet Corn, Tangerine Twist, Coral Reef and Cherry Red Inks using my GKD Blending Brushes. I store the brushes in the GKD Brush Caddy Stand. I used the Master Layouts 1 Die Set to cut the background panels, the greeting banner, and the ovals. The images were colored with my Copics. Card stocks used were GKD Ivory Heavy Weight and Black Onyx. 

 

AND NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY

I will be giving away a nice box of all kinds of goodies, from stamp sets to inks to dies to coloring supplies. LOTS of Gina K stuff will be included, so it's got to be good, right? All you need to do is follow my blog and leave me a comment below. I will be using Random.Org at the end of the challenge to pick a winner and will announce who they are here on my blog the next day. Sorry, but I can only ship to the contiguous US. Good luck!!!

 Thanks for stopping by, I always enjoy your comments. And don't forget to swing on over to The Mod Squad Challenge and play along. You could win the prize.

Until next time, here's celebrating 

your Creative Muse.

Hugs,

~judy

 

Double D - Owls and/or Pumpkins

Dear Ones~

We have a fabulous new challenge for you over at Double D. This time it's OWLS AND/OR PUMPKINS. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 

And here is my card:

Isn't this owl just a HOOT?? (No pun intended.......well.....maybe sort of.) This card is going to my nephew who will be turning 45. I thought it was so stinkin' adorable. Hope he gets a kick out of it too.

 

The Ingredients:

Paper Studio Kraft Card Stock

Stampin' Up Island Indigo Card Stock

Recollections Give Thanks Patterned Paper

Loralie Designs Hootenanny Owl Stamp

Ai Buzzard Stamp for Greeting

Copic Markers

Stampin' Up Harvest Die

Trinity Stamps Gold Satin Baubles

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this die set by Cottage Cutz called Owl in a Pumpkin, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration. 

 

I'm so glad you stopped by, and thank you for all your sweet comments. You are too kind!!!  Don't forget to head on over to Double D to see what's going on. Summer has flown by and now the leaves are turning. Hope we have a little more time to get some fall camping in before it gets too nasty, which it can do in the UP of Michigan this time of year.

 

Until next time, here's to celebrating your Creative Muse.  

~judy

 

 

Double D - Leaves

 Dear Ones~ There's a new challenge up over at Double D and this time the theme is LEAVES. Here's the Mood Board for our inspiration: 

 

And here's my card:

I found a really cool technique by Ann Melvin on YouTube the other day where you use paper towel to die cut your shapes and then use watercolor to color them. You can catch her video HERE. It was so much fun to do and I want to do more. I used leaf dies from a couple of different companies and colored the shapes with my Mission Gold Watercolors. The possibilities are endless. You can also do it with paper napkins, as Dave has done HERE. To finish the card off I dyed the ribbon with GKD Tranquil Teal Ink and splattered the whole thing with some Fine Tech Gold Watercolor.

 The Ingredients:

GKD White and Tranquil Teal Card Stock

SU Tasteful Textures Embossing Folder

Altenew Leaf Mix Die Set

Frantic Stampers Assorted Foliage Die Set

Creative Expressions Be Unique Die by Sue Wilson

Mission Gold Watercolors

Fine Tech Gold Watercolor

Stash Gold Foil Card Stock

Paper Towel

 

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this die set by Impression Obsession called Small Leaf, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration. 

 

I'm so glad you stopped by, and thank you for all your special comments. You are too kind!!!  Summer has flown by and it sure feels like fall. Hope we have a little more time to get some fall camping in before it gets too nasty, which it can do in the UP of Michigan this time of year.

Oh, and don't forget to head on over to Double D to see what's going on. 

 

Until next time, here's to celebrating your Creative Muse.  

~judy

 

 

Mod Squad Challenge - Slim is In

Dear Ones~

It's my turn again to host over at Mod Squad, and I have chosen to do a slimline card. I am doing a mini slimline - 3 1/4 x 6 1/4 - because I think they are so stinkin' cute, but a regular slimline - 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 - is allowed too.

 SPONSOR

                                             SHOP GINA K DESIGNS

Gina K. has been in the stamping industry since 1998 and started Gina K. Designs in 2007. As the business grew, Gina asked her husband Tom to leave his position as an attorney to join her in the business. Together they built StampTV, an online video website featuring broadcast quality paper crafting videos, galleries, a social network for paper crafters and more! Since then they have created a new website called Gina K Designs. Gina now has over 200,000 followers over her various social media networks and video sites from all around the world. Gina’s goal is to continue to offer top quality signature products through her online store Gina K. Designs, along with informative and creative crafting videos. There is also a monthly card challenge, where you have 3 chances to win a $25 gift certificate. Visit that HERE.

PRIZE

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

 Here is my card:

For this card I used the new stamp set by Lisa Hetrick called Bloom and Grow. I stamped the diamond shape with GKD Wild Dandelion Ink on GKD Heavy Base Weight Card Stock. Then I stamped the other images in GKD Obsidian Amalgam Ink. I used the Bloom and Grow, Fearless Joy and Count it All Joy stamp sets for these images. I cut the panels from the GKD Master Layouts 7 Die Set and the HELLO is from A Little Hello Layering Stencil Bundle. Card stock is GKD Wild Dandelion, Black Onyx and White. For a final embellishment I used some Crystalline Drops, but I believe they are no longer available.

 

 Thanks for stopping by, I always enjoy your comments. And don't forget to swing on over to The Mod Squad Challenge and play along. You could win the prize.

Until next time, here's celebrating 

your Creative Muse.

Hugs,

~judy

 

 

Double D - ANYTHING with a tail

 Dear Ones~

Double D has a fun challenge this time. It's ANYTHING with a tail. How fun is THAT? Hmmm.....does a Cattail have a tail??? I dunno. Anyway, here's the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 And here's my card:

This card just makes me smile, I had so much fun making it. I took an old GKD background stamp called Fun Year Round and stamped it on some ivory card stock. Then I used the masking technique and stamped all those cute critters from the Woodland Friends Stamp set (part of the latest Eclectic Fun Card Kit) inside some of the circles. I also paper pieced with some patterned paper and colored the background with a dark brown Copic. The critters are colored with my Caran D'ache Luminance colored pencils. 

 

 

 

The Ingredients:

GKD Ivory and Dark Chocolate Card Stock

GKD Fun Year Round Background Stamp

Woodland Friends Stamp Set

Honey Bee Fresh Brewed Patterned Paper

Honey Bee Summer Stems Patterned Paper

 Caran D'ache Luminance Colored Pencils

Ranger Black and White Enamel Accents

 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable Fox and Bird die set from Cottage Cutz, and don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration. 

 

I'm so glad you stopped by, I adore your comments. They always make me smile. Summer has flown by, I can't believe it's September 1st already. GEESH!!!!! 

Now head on over to Double D to see what's going on. 

 

Until next time, here's to celebrating your Creative Muse.  

~judy

 

 

Make the Cards Challenge - Guest Designer

Dear Ones~

I have been invited once again to be a Guest Designer over at Make the Cards Challenge. I am so honored.

This is a fun challenge blog that changes every week, and there is always something new or different to create.  Our challenge this week is a sketch, and here it is:

 

And here is my card:

I love this sketch, it lends itself so well to using different patterned papers, which is my "thing". For the background I stamped the purple card stock with a GKD background stamp called Petite Flourish in Versamark Ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder for a tone on tone look. That FABULOUS cone flower die set is from Honey Bee Stamps and is in VERY high demand. It keeps being sold out, so I was really happy to snag it. A little die cutting, a little shading with ink and sponge, and you have a gorgeous creation!!!

Here are the Ingredients:

Recollections Very Violet Card Stock

GKD White, Grass Green and Fresh Asparagus Card Stock

GKD Petite Flourish Background Stamp 

GKD Clear Embossing Powder

Recollections Petite Floral Patterned Papers

Spellbinder Scalloped Circle die

Honey Bee Lovely Layers Coneflower Die Set

GKD Fresh Asparagus and Wild Lilac Ink

SU Meadow Die for Greeting

GKD Fanciful Tags Stamp for Greeting 

GKD White Detail Embossing Powder for Greeting

 

 

You can enter your creation  HERE.  

The Make the Cards Challenge winner will be the following week's Featured Creator.

Use #mtcc30 and #makethecardschallenge on your card projects when you post them to social media or in public forums and galleries.

For more info and rules for the challenges, click HERE.

Thanks for stopping by, I love to read all your wonderful comments. Stay well, and until next time, here's to celebrating your Creative Muse!

 

Hugs,

~judY