Can You Handle the Pressure - PUMPKINS

 

Dear Ones~  There's a new challenge over at Can You Handle the Pressure.   For this challenge blog you MUST use an EMBOSSING FOLDER on your project.  Heat embossing (with embossing powder) is permitted but only IN ADDITION to your embossing folder design.  Each new challenge will have a 'TWIST' which is optional ... your choice to use or not.

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

PUMPKINS

 Here's my card:

I found a stamp set I didn't know I had (big surprise). It's by Hero Arts and it's called Color Layering Pumpkin. Really fun to play with and it does all the work for you. I added the eyes to make him a little playful.

 

 The Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx and Kraft Card Stock

Recollections Purple and Green Card Stock

Paper Studio Trick or Treat Patterned Paper

SU Stripes and Splatters Embossing Folders

Hero Arts Color Layering Pumpkin

SU Tangerine Twist, Mint Macron and 

Old Olive Ink

GKD Sweet Mango Ink

Spellbinders Boo's Cocktails Die Set

Stash Tiny Spider Punch

 

 

  If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful embossing folder.  And don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 

 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - PUMPKINS

 

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is PUMPKINS. Don't you just love pumpkins? Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 Here's my card:

This is just a simple card using a multi-step pumpkin stamp set by Hero Arts and a piece of book page, which I crinkled and then sponged with Distress Ink in Walnut. The leaves are from a Tim Holtz embossing and die set called Oak Leaf.

  The Ingredients:

SU Cajun Craze Card Stock

Recollections Cream Card Stock

Stash Book Page

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder for White Panel (OLD)

Hero Arts Color Layering Pumpkin

Tim Holtz Oak Leaf Embossing Folder/Die

SU Old Olive, Mint Macron & Tangerine Tango Inks

GKD Sweet Mango Ink

GKD Harvest of Wishes Stamp for Greeting

 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable sticker set.  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 

 

So, until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - MONSTERS/HALLOWEEN

Dear Ones~  

There's a new challenge over at Can You Handle the Pressure.   For this challenge blog you MUST use an EMBOSSING FOLDER on your project.  Heat embossing (with embossing powder) is permitted but only IN ADDITION to your embossing folder design.  Each new challenge will have a 'TWIST' which is optional ... your choice to use or not.

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

MONSTERS/HALLOWEEN

Here's my card:

Well, you can't get much more "monster-y" than this. It's a Tim Holtz Colorize die set called Monster. Isn't he scary??? The background is a stash embossing folder by Sizzix and I don't know the name. I believe it must be retired.

The Ingredients:

GKD Charcoal Brown and Ivory Card Stock

Tim Holtz Kraft Core Card Stock in Various Colors

Sizzix Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz Colorize Monster Die Set

SSS Spooky Treats for Greeting

SU Bat Punch

Simon Hurley Viper Ink

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful embossing folder.  And don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 

 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - TO SPOOK OR NOT

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is TO SPOOK OR NOT.  Either Halloween or October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

This is my card:

I had some fun with this one. I sponged the background in pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The ghost is fussy cut from some patterned paper I bought on Amazon, but I think the star of the show are those cute little bats from Lavinia Stamps. I saw them and just had to have them - they just make me smile. The moon is a 3-part stencil by Picket Fence Studio. Oh, and some white splatters were involved as well.

The Ingredients:

GKD White and Black Onyx Card Stock

SU Melon Mambo Card Stock

Distress Inks In:

Picked Raspberry

Kitch Flamingo

Mustard Seed

GKD Whisper Ink

Picket Fence Mini Haunted Moon Stencil

Lavinia Fluttermice Stamps

SU Seasonal Layers Stamp Set for Branch

Amazon Halloween Patterned Paper

Echo Park 2 Cute 2 Spook Stamp for Greeting

 

 

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

 

  

So, until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - USE A SENTIMENT

 Dear Ones~

  There's a new challenge over at Can You Handle the Pressure.   For this challenge blog you MUST use an EMBOSSING FOLDER on your project.  Heat embossing (with embossing powder) is permitted but only IN ADDITION to your embossing folder design.  Each new challenge will have a 'TWIST' which is optional ... your choice to use or not.

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

USE A SENTIMENT

 

 Here's my card:

I adore this greeting from Stampin' Up. It's old and I'm sure retired, but it's so fun to use on a feminine card. This Spellbinders embossing folder comes with a companion die that I used to cut out the white greeting panel.

The Ingredients:

GD White and Black Onyx Card Stock

Park Lane White Core Pink Card Stock

SSS Jubilee Embossing Folder and Die

SU Stitched All Around Stamp Set for Greeting

Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri Die Set for Flowers

Trinity Stamps Gold Baubles

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous and very useful stamp set.  Don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there.

 

 

Now it's your turn, I can't wait to see what you create!!

 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - FALL LEAVES

 

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is FALL  LEAVES. It's that time of year again, and fall leaves can be really beautiful!! Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 

 

This is my card:

I love this Gina K Designs maple leaf die. I cut off the bottom, so it ends up being a square. I cut it out twice, once in gold and once in Tomato Soup. Then I inlaid the Tomato Soup pieces in the spaces. This is fussy, but I find it very relaxing. Some others might not find that to be so.

 

 

The Ingredients:

GKD Tomato Soup and Dark Chocolate Card Stock

Tim Holtz Gold Card Stock

Paper Studio Botanical Patterned Paper

GKD Maple Cover Plate Die

SU Special Moments Stamp for Greeting

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous embossing folder.  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 

So, until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

~judy

 

 

 

Can You Handle the Pressure - FALL COLORS

Dear Ones~  There's a new challenge over at Can You Handle the Pressure.   For this challenge blog you MUST use an EMBOSSING FOLDER on your project.  Heat embossing (with embossing powder) is permitted but only IN ADDITION to your embossing folder design.  Each new challenge will have a 'TWIST' which is optional ... your choice to use or not.

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

FALL COLORS

 Here is my card:

I have recently discovered digital downloads, where you can purchase images (for a VERY low price), download them to your computer, and print them out in any size you want on any paper your printer can accommodate. Here I printed out a beautiful watercolor image on tracing paper. It's gorgeous and gives an ethereal look.  I attached the panel with brads and then added an embossed panel in SU Cajun Craze for an accent.

 

 The Ingredients:

PTI Rustic White Card Stock

Tim Holtz Gold Card Stock

SU Cajun Craze Card Stock

Spellbinders Plaid Company Embossing Folder

 Watercolor Autumn Forest Digital Paper 

by DigitalCurio

Altenew Leaf Mix Die Set

SU Special Moments Stamp Set for Greeting

SU Cajun Craze Ink

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful embossing folder.  And don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 

 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - SUNFLOWERS

 

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is SUNFLOWERS. Don't you just love Sunflowers? Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 Here's my card:

Soooo....let's pretend this is a sunflower. The label on the die set says it's a cone flower, but it LOOKS like a sunflower, right? I had a sunflower all colored up and I didn't like it, so you're stuck with the cone/sunflower. The background was really fun to do. I cut strips of paper and adhered them to a blank piece of copy paper. HERE'S a video to watch on this technique. I encourage you to try it, it's really fun. I used a die from Simon called Strips that cuts the 1/4" strips for you, so it's really easy. But you can cut your own too.

The Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

GKD Sweet Mango Card Stock

Recollections Give Thanks Patterned Paper

SSS Strips Dies

Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers Cone Flower

GKD Master Layouts 1

GKD Blooming Sunflower Stamp & Companion Die

 for Greeting

SU Pretty Peacock Ink

 

 

 

 

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

 

  

So, until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure = LEAVES

 Dear Ones~

  There's a new challenge over at Can You Handle the Pressure.   For this challenge blog you MUST use an EMBOSSING FOLDER on your project.  Heat embossing (with embossing powder) is permitted but only IN ADDITION to your embossing folder design.  Each new challenge will have a 'TWIST' which is optional ... your choice to use or not.

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

LEAVES

 

Here is my card:

Sadly, I am in need of a sympathy card.

 I love the autumn colors on this, and I think the recipient will too. I have used one of my favorite embossing folders by Darice, it's my go-to for all things fall.

The Ingredients:

Paper Studios Ivory Card Stock

Tim Holtz Kraft Backed Colored Card Stock

Recollections Give Thanks Patterned Paper

Darice Fall Leaf Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz Fall Foliage Dies

Stash Stamp for Greeting

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful embossing folder.  Don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. And I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 

 

 

 

 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - SHAPES

 

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is SHAPES. Use SHAPES on your project, like circles, squares, ovals, triangles or rectangles. Lots of possibilities with this one. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

This is what I came up with:

I love making shaped cards, so this was a fun challenge for me. I used Gina's Master Layouts 11 and cut out all the little shapes with patterned and plain paper. The background is embossed with the new Simon Swirled Ridges embossing folder.  It's my new favorite. That "red" isn't really red, it's Cajun Craze, which is more of a rust color. I can't seem to get it right with my camera. 😡

 The Ingredients:

GKD Charcoal and Tranquil Teal Card Stock

SU Cajun Craze Card Stock 

Craft Consortium Patina Patterned Paper

GKD Master Layouts 11

SSS Swirled Ridges Embossing Folder

GKD Blooming Sunflower Stamp Set for Greeting

WoW Copper Embossing Powder

SU Copper Gems

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous mini stencil.  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 

 

So, until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

~judy

 

 

 

Can You Handle the Pressure - WHEELS

 

 Dear Ones~

  There's a new challenge over at Can You Handle the Pressure.   For this challenge blog you MUST use an EMBOSSING FOLDER on your project.  Heat embossing (with embossing powder) is permitted but only IN ADDITION to your embossing folder design.  Each new challenge will have a 'TWIST' which is optional ... your choice to use or not.

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

WHEELS

 This is my sample:

Gears are wheels, right?? I LOVE this die set by Tim Holtz called Vault Watch Gears. So much fun to play with. This card is for our son for his birthday. He is an engineer so I think he'll get a kick out of all the gears. The patterned paper is a digital download that I got on Etsy. Sorry, I don't know the name of the artist.

 

The Ingredients:

Recollections Ivory Card Stock

Tim Holtz Copper Metallic Card Stock

Stash Digital Patterned Paper

Tim Holtz Mini Mechanics Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz Vault Watch Gears

Sizzix Happy Birthday Die for Greeting

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful embossing folder.  Don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. And I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 

 

 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - HARVEST

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is HARVEST. That time of year is fast approaching, lots of possibilities with this one. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 

This is my sample:

I have become obsessed with collage lately, and all things vintage, so I thought I would try my hand at that look for this card. Lots of ephemera from my stash, I had a great time putting this together.

 

The Ingredients:

GKD Gold and Ivory Card Stock

Recollections Give Thanks Patterned Paper

Altenew Twigtastic Die

Concord and 9th Layering Leaves Die for "Wheat"

Various Stash Ephemera and Labels

 

 

 

 

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this totally ADORABLE gnome stamp set. Isn't it cute? I just love it!!!  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 

So, until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - Things with Wings

 

 Dear Ones~

  There's a new challenge over at Can You Handle the Pressure.   For this challenge blog you MUST use an EMBOSSING FOLDER on your project.  Heat embossing (with embossing powder) is permitted but only IN ADDITION to your embossing folder design.  Each new challenge will have a 'TWIST' which is optional ... your choice to use or not.

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

THINGS WITH WINGS

 And here's my card:

I LOVE making these little shadow boxes, and they are not that difficult once you get the hang of it. You can really make it any size, it just takes a little figuring. I also love that little moth in the lower left corner. It's part of a die set that is mostly flowers, and the moth is kind of an afterthought with the whole set, but I think it's do dear. I paper pieced the little angel's dress with some patterned paper.

Here's a close up of the little guy. Kinda hard to see him, but his wings are made of glassine paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Ingredients:

Graphic 45 Cottage Life Patterned Paper

Recollections Rose Card Stock

SSS Lumen Embossing Folder

GKD Primitive Blessings Stamp Set

Spellbinders Summer Label Motifs Dies (Little Moth)

PTI Bows Galore Bow Die

Computer Generated Greeting

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful embossing folder.  Don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created while you are there. And I can't wait to see all your wonderful designs!!

 

 

 Until next time dear reader, I hope you "can handle the pressure"!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - Basket of Posies

 

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is BASKET FULL OF POSIES. Lots of possibilities with this one. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 

 

Here's what I came up with:

I have had this Market Baskets die set by The Greetery for awhile and it had yet to see the die cutting machine. I thought it was time to fix that. I love this die set, it's so charming and unusual. The Simply Perfect Layered Blooms die set by Spellbinders is really fun because it has a shape at the bottom of each piece to help you fit everything together perfectly.

 

The Ingredients:

 GKD Silver and White Card Stock

Paper Studio Stargazer Patterned Paper

Scrapbook.Com Cools Card Stock

SU Tufted Embossing Folder

Spellbinders Summer Label Motifs Dies

Spellbinders Simply Perfect Layered Blooms Dies

The Greetery Market Baskets Dies

Concord and 9th Bouquet Dies

SU Teeny Tiny Wishes for Greeting

Trinity Stamps Silver Baubles

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this absolutely wonderful stamp set by Neat and Tangled. I just love it!!!  Also, don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created.

 

 Until next time dear readers, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED. 

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE!!

~judy