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. 

 

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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