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.

 

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       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