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

Can You Handle the Pressure - Stripes/Checks

 

 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:

STRIPES/CHECKS

Here's my card:

I kind of like this design. I cut the strips of patterned paper and then applied them to a black panel, spacing them equally apart. Then I applied it at an angle to the white embossed panel and trimmed. It was fun to mix and match the papers.

 

 

The Ingredients:

GKD White and Black Onyx Card Stock

Honey Bee Summer Stems Patterned Paper

GKD Master Layouts 4

GKD Petite Flourish Embossing Folder

GKD Fabulous Flowers for Greeting

Stash Label and Leafery

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous embossing folder. It's a good one!!!  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 - NAUTICAL

 

Dear Ones~

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

Here's my card:

I don't have too many supplies that would help create a nautical theme, but I managed to find enough to design this card.  I thought the hemp cord was a good embellishment as it looks like a rope you would use on an anchor or to tie a boat to a slip. That vellum circle adds a whimsical touch, don't you think?

The Ingredients:

GKD White and Kraft Card Stock

Paper Studios Be Bold Be Bright Patterned Paper

Spellbinders Elegant Circles Die for Vellum

SU Sea of Textures Stamp and Die Set

SU Under the Sea Dies

SU Sailing Along and Smooth Sailing Stamps and Dies

Elizabeth Crafts Borders and Trims Dies

Hemp Cord

Trinity Stamps Gold Baubles

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this totally ADORABLE die set from Cottage Cutz. 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

A Cut Above - Starting off With a BANG!

 

 Dear Ones~

There's a new kid on the block!!! It's a new challenge called A CUT ABOVE, and it's all about die cuts.

Challenges are on a monthly basis and posted on the first Monday of the month at 12:00 AM (Eastern Time) and ending on the 28th of each month 8:00 PM (Eastern Time) with the winner posted on the 30th of that month.

Limit of 3 entries per challenge with each being a different project.

Any project is welcome but MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE DIE CUT defined by using a die cut machine, not a purchased pre-fabricated die cut. Winner is chosen by random draw, and will receive a $5 gift card to A Cherry On Top Online Store along with a dated badge to display on their craft site.

 

Here's my sample:

We are starting this brand new challenge blog off with a BANG, and I hope you will too. This card was so much fun to make. I used a stamp and die set I found on Amazon, and I think it screams 4th of July.

 

 The Ingredients:

GKD Blue Denim Card Stock

GKD Red Hot Card Stock

GKD White Card Stock

Ranger Kaleidoscope Embossing Folder

Amazon 4th of July Stamp & Die Set

Waffle Flower Retro Outline Alpha Die Set

GKD Angel Aura Rhinestones

Stickles

 

 

 

 

I hope you will jump in and MAKE THE CUT!! This is going to be fun and I can't wait to see what you all come up with. So head on over to the A CUT ABOVE BLOG to see what it's all about. And if you play along, you could win a $5 gift card to A Cherry On Top.

 

Until next time, dear reader, aspire to be inspired.

Here's celebrating your Creative Muse.

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - SPORTS

 

 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:

SPORTS

This is my card:

Here I used the fabulous Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die. I sure love playing with this die, so many possibilities. I cut the collage panels with black and with kraft, then embossed the kraft one and fussy cut the individual rectangles. For texture, I also embossed the basketball and football after coloring them with alcohol markers.

 

  The Ingredients: 

GKD White, Black Onyx and Kraft Card Stock

Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die

SU Hammered Metal Embossing Folder

SU Timeworn Type Embossing Folder for Basketball & Football

Sunny Studio Team Player Stamp Set and Companion Dies

Dick Blick Alcohol Markers

 

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous 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!!

 

 

 

AND NOW, SOME BIG NEWS 

There is a new challenge coming up that I am really excited about, and I think you will be too. My dear friend Vicki Robertson is starting up a challenge blog for those of us who love to use dies and all things die cut. The name of the blog is A CUT ABOVE. The first challenge goes live on July 1st. You can check it out HERE. I hope you will play along, there will be a $5 gift card to A Cherry On Top for one lucky winner each month.

 

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

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - REACH FOR THE STARS

Dear Ones~

We are seeing STARS this time over at Double D. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 This is what I came up with:

Oh my STARS, this was a hard one for me. I just don't have a lot of star stuff. But I spied a very old paper pack by DCWV called The Stardust Stack. BINGO!!! I used a few things on this card that I found in my stash and I have no idea where they came from. The white and gold panel is stenciled with Lunar Paste in Slippery When Wet, but I don't know the stencil name. Those gold rings are a die that I found with some other stuff and I have no clue where that came from either. I do know it's from Stampin' Up.

The Ingredients:

SU Merry Merlot Card Stock

GKD White Card Stock

DCWV The Stardust Stack Patterned Paper

Quick Kutz Star Nesting Dies

SU Teeny Tiny Wishes

Slippery When Wet Lunar Paste

Stash Circle Dies and Star Stencil

Stash Baubles

 

 

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

 

 

 

AND NOW, SOME BIG NEWS 

There is a new challenge coming up that I am really excited about, and I think you will be too. My dear friend Vicki Robertson is starting up a challenge blog for those of us who love to use dies and all things die cut. The name of the blog is A CUT ABOVE. The first challenge goes live on July 1st. You can check it out HERE. I hope you will play along, there will be a $5 gift card to A Cherry On Top for one lucky winner each month.

 

Until next time dear readers, aspire to be inspired. 

Here's celebrating your Creative Muse!!

~judy

Can You Handle the Pressure - BEACH

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:

BEACH

 Here's my card:

This is an old wood mount stamp that I purchased from Michael's many years ago. I think it's so dear. I watercolored her with Mission Gold and Zigs. The shell is watercolored with Zigs. I'm very rusty with watercoloring and I need more practice. I thought yellow would be a fun color to go with for beach time.

 

 

 

 

  The Ingredients:

GKD White and Dandelion Card Stock

Mission Gold Watercolors

Zig Clean Color Brush Markers

Stamps Happen Collecting Seashells Stamp

Altenew Dotty Circles Embossing Folder

Honey Bee Sea Shells Stamp Set

Honey Bee Lovely Layers Seashore Die Set

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous 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 - PICK THREE

Dear Ones~

We have a fun new challenge over at Double D. It's called PICK THREE.  It's June, and that brings thoughts of weddings. For the challenge we can choose three from something OLD, something NEW, something BORROWED,  and/or something BLUE. Example: it can be an old stamp, die, paper etc, or new of the same, or something borrowed from another crafter and/or something blue, just have fun with it! I chose something OLD, something NEW and something BLUE. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 

This is my sample:

I really enjoyed making this card. I used a very old GKD stamp by Melanie Muenchinger called Inspiration Mosaic and stamped it on some old patterned paper. I used several new stamps in the various squares using the masking technique, so fun to do. That bee stamp and the die cuts are new as well.

The Ingredients:

 GKD White and Turquoise Sea Card Stock - Something BLUE

GKD Black Onyx Ink

GKD Turquoise Sea Ink

GKD Inspiration Mosaic - Something OLD

PS Floral Farmhouse Patterned Paper - OLD

Elizabeth Crafts Love & Roses Stamp Set - Something NEW

Elizabeth Crafts Travel & Postage Stamp Set - Something NEW

Spellbinders Simply Perfect Layered Blooms Die Set

Trinity Stamps Silver Baubles

Stickles

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this beautiful paper pack. What a wonderful prize!!!  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

Can You Handle the Pressure - FRUITS & VEGGIES

 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:

FRUITS & VEGGIES

 Here's my sample:

Boy, I just don't have many fruits and veggies to chose from. But I do have this pretty retired stamp from a Stampin' Up set called Nature's Pace that I colored with my Prismas. It's small and this is a mini square card, but I love it. I thought the fern embossing folder from Stampin' Up went perfectly with the image and the patterned paper colors went well too.

The Ingredients:

SU Merry Merlot Cardstock

GKD White Cardstock

Tim Holtz Silver Metallic Cardstock

Panalissa Patterned Paper

SU Fern Embossing Folder

GKD Tapestry Embossing Folder

SU Nature's Pace Stamp Set

Prisma Color Pencils

GKD Stamp for Greeting, Set Unknown

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this cute shaker sticker.  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 - POLKA DOTS

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is anything POLKA DOTS. How FUUUUN!!! Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration, just look at all those DOTS:

 

 And this is what I came up with:

I just love this Curved Floral Banner die from Gina K and I haven't used it for awhile. This time I inlaid all the spaces with different polka dot patterned paper. It was a little fussy, but I enjoy doing it. Kinda like working a puzzle and I find it very relaxing. I cut the shape with gold metallic paper first and then pasted it on a blank die cut. It was fun.

The Ingredients:

Recollections Gray Cardstock

GKD White Cardstock

GKD Curved Floral Banner Die

Pebbles Basic Patterned Paper

Tim Holtz Gold Metallic Paper

Martha Steward Border Punch

SU Teeny Tiny Wishes

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this absolutely darling little mini stencil. 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

Can You Handle the Pressure - FLOWERS

 

 

 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:

FLOWERS

 Here is my sample:

This is a lovely Altenew Craft Your Life Set called Lush Gardens. It comes with stamps, dies, embossing folder and stencils. Here I used the embossing folder and then the stencil to color the embossed image. After stenciling it I got out my colored pencils to enhance the image even more. I had a difficult time capturing the dimension in a photo, but in real life it's very pretty.

The Ingredients:

GKD Lipstick, Black Onyx and White Card Stock

Altenew Lush Garden EF and Stencils

GKD Carnation Ink Collection

GKD Lilac Ink Collection

SSS Cadet and Marine Inks

Simon Hurley Slippery When Wet Ink

GKD Birthday Babble Sentiment Sheet for Greeting

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous Spellbinders 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, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - PRETTY FLORALS FOR MOM

 

Dear Ones~

It's almost time for Mother's Day, and our theme this time is perfect for this wonderful holiday. PRETTY FLORALS FOR MOM is the topic of the day. Here's the Mood Board from which to get a little inspiration, but these are just suggestions.

Here is my card:

I never tire of making floral cards, and I know I'm not alone. This one is from a stamp set by Altenew called Lush Garden. It's a layering stamp set - my favorite. Lots of punch with very little work. This one was so much fun.

The Ingredients:

GKD Whisper and Fresh Asparagus Card Stock

Altenew Lush Garden Stamp Set and Companion Dies

GKD Inks In~

*Innocent Pink

*Bubblegum

*Spruce Collection

*Wild Dandelion

SU Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry Inks

Spellbinders Floral Flourish Dies

Panalisa Craft Patterned Paper

Just For You Patterned Paper

GKD Birthday Babble Sentiment, Gold Hot Foiled

Trinity Stamps Gold Baubles

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this stunning die set. What a wonderful prize!!!  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

Can You Handle the Pressure - FEMININE

 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:

FEMININE

  Here is my card:

Making feminine cards is one of my favorites. I bet you are the same. Don't you love her fussy cut dress and hat? I wish I owned that dress. Heck, I wish I could FIT into that dress. 😄  PHFFFT! But I digress. This image is from an old Stampin' Up set called Beautiful You. Pretty sure it's retired, but I use it often. And I love fussy cutting the dresses. I think it's a game changer.

 The Ingredients:

 SU Tip Top Taupe Card Stock

Recollections Rose Petal Card Stock

SU Cherry Cobbler Card Stock

Spellbinders Floral Embossing Folder

SU Beautiful You Stamp Set

Panalisa Craft Pandora Patterned Paper

GKD Master Layouts 12 Die

SU Ornate Frames Die for Greeting

Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri Dies for Flowers

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous 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, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

 

Double D - WATER RELATED

 

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is anything WATER RELATED. Lots of possibilities with this one. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 Here's my card:

 

I was hard put to come up with something for this one. I really don't have much in the way of water-related images. But then I remembered I had this fabulous stamp by Designs by Ryn. It's so fun to use and with a little tweeking with some white gel pen the drops look pretty realistic. That moth is from the Tim Holtz Funky Insects die set. Another of my favorites. The background is a stencil called Paint Splatter by Lawn Fawn.

 

 

 

 

 A close up of the bug. I think it's a moth of some sort, and I added an extra layer of vellum for the wings. Love doing that. 

The Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

Scrapbook.com Cools Card Stock Pad

Lawn Fawn Paint Splatter Background Stencil

SU Pool Party & Marina Mist Inks

Designs by Ryn Water Droplets Stamp

Tim Holtz Funky Insects Die Set

Hot Off the Press Artful Affirmations for Greeting

SSS Dazzling Gems

White Gel Pen from my Stash

 

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this absolutely wonderful embossing folder. 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