Can You Handle the Pressure - BIRTHDAYS

 

 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:

BIRTHDAYS

 Here's my card:

I really like this die set by Honey Bee, there are so many possibilities with it.  Using all the colors of card stock was great fun. This is for my brother-in-law, who is an avid fisherman, I hope he likes it. I borrowed the design from an artist on Pinterest. Try as I might, I could not find the post again. I feel bad about that, but just know this is not my original design. I love that Tim Holtz Tree Ring embossing folder and I think it is a perfect backdrop for the vintage lures. Getting that linen thread to hang from the branch was a chore, I had to hold my mouth just right to get it done. ;-)

 The Ingredients:

GKD Ivory, Red Hot and Kraft Card Stock

Tim Holtz Tree Rings Embossing Folder

Honey Bee Vintage Lures Die Set

Assorted Colored Card Stock

SU Itty Bitty Birthday Wishes 

SU Seasonal Layers Die for Branch

SU Linen Thread

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the Can You Handle the Pressure Blog and play along, you could win this fabulous stamp set and stickers.  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 - Sparkle and/or Shine

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the challenge is SPARKLE AND/OR SHINE. What a great challenge for this time of year. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

And here is my card:

This doesn't really reflect anything on the Mood Board, but it certainly does shine. As we all know, shiny stuff is hard to capture with a camera, but the background on this card is a Sweet Mango and white checkerboard. The Sweet Mango is done with GKD foil and it's REALLY shiny. I don't remember where I got the checkerboard pattern, but I copied it with my laser printer and then used my GKD Fuse Foiling System. The golf bag is from the GKD Hole in One stamp set. I think it might be retired. I paperpieced all the various elements to get the color. 

This was made for our son-in-law, whose birthday is coming up. He's an avid golfer and also a VERY avid Tennessee Volunteers fan. The team colors are orange and white and the checkerboard is on their logo. I had great fun making this card for him!!!

The Ingredients:

Recollections Gray Card Stock

GKD Sweet Mango and White Card Stock

GKD Sweet Mango  Foil

Echo Park Buffalo Plaid Embossing Folder

GKD Hole in One Stamp Set and Companion Die

SU Inked and Tiled Stamp for Greeting

SU Ornate Frames Thinlits

 

 

 

 

If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this absolutely fabulous pad of glittery paper. 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 - Snow People AND Some Other News~

 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:

SNOW PEOPLE

 Here's my card:

I love these sweet little images from Gerda Steiner called Snowman Friends. I did a little paper piecing and a little coloring with my Zigs, and I was all set. The design is simple, but I'm all about that lately. I put some Sizzix Expand Paste on the snowman's hat. So much fun to watch it puff up when you take the heat to it.

The Ingredients:

SU Cherry Cobbler Card Stock

GKD White Card Stock

SU Christmas Patterned Paper

SSS Filigree Snowflake Embossing Folder

SU Oval Layering Dies

Gerda Steiner Designs Snowman Friends Stamp Set

SU Teeny Tiny Wishes for Greeting

Sizzix Expand Paste

 

 

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

 

 

AND NOW FOR SOME OTHER NEWS~~

We have a new and exciting challenge which began on January 4th. It's called WORD POWER.

This is a monthly challenge that beings on the FIRST Thursday of each month and ends on the LAST Thursday of that month.  There will be badges for a Winner & Top 3 available.

WORD POWER is a challenge blog focusing on using the many sentiment/word stamps & dies we all have in our crafting stash.  Our objective is to create projects that, as soon as the recipient opens the envelope, the first thing that catches their attention are the WORDS/Sentiment on the front. This can be a Phrase Sentiment stamp/die or a Single Word but if it's a single word, it must be large enough to catch their eye ... NO LITTLE ONE WORD sentiments will qualify for our winning badges and could be deleted.

We hope you'll come join us in this new adventure!
All the details can be found HERE.

 

 Until next time dear reader, ASPIRE to be INSPIRED!

Here's celebrating your CREATIVE MUSE.

judy

Double D - Happy 8th Birthday/Anniversary and SOME EXCITING NEWS!

 Dear Ones~

Well, it's another holiday season in the books. I hope yours was happy and blessed, I know mine was. And now on to our next Double D Challenge. This time we are celebrating our 8th anniversary/birthday. Time sure does go by fast. The metal for the 8th anniversary is BRONZE, so you can use that color if you want, but you don't have to. Here's the Mood Board for our inspiration:

And here's my card:

 I kind of tried to do the bronze thing with some different metallic card stocks I had. The die is a cute one from Stampin' Up called Detailed Birthday Edgelits. I did the inlay technique, which took some time, but it is fun to do. Like working a puzzle.

 

 

 

 The Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

Stash Glitter and Metallic Card Stock

SU Detailed Birthday Edgelits

SU Itty Bitty Birthday Stamp for Greeting

Spellbinders Floral Embossing Folder

Stash Woven Ribbon

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, in celebration of our 8th anniversary/birthday you could win all these goodies.

Prize is for ONE winner:

Altenew Floral Frame Stamp set & Project sheet
Spellbinders Hand Drawn Scallops EB folder

Scrapbookdotcom Glitter Brush Marker

 

AND NOW FOR SOME EXCITING NEWS~~

We have a new and exciting challenge beginning on January 4th. It's called WORD POWER.

This will be a monthly challenge that beings on the FIRST Thursday of each month and ends on the LAST Thursday of that month.  There will be badges for a Winner & Top 3 available.

WORD POWER is a challenge blog focusing on using the many sentiment/word stamps & dies we all have in our crafting stash.  Our objective is to create projects that, as soon as the recipient opens the envelope, the first thing that catches their attention are the WORDS/Sentiment on the front. This can be a Phrase Sentiment stamp/die or a Single Word but if it's a single word, it must be large enough to catch their eye ... NO LITTLE ONE WORD sentiments will qualify for our winning badges and could be deleted.

We hope you'll come join us in this new adventure!
All the details can be found HERE.

Again, the fun begins January 4, 2024 ... see you there!!

 

 

Until next time dear readers, aspire to be inspired. 

Here's celebrating your Creative Muse!!

~judy