Saturday, June 22, 2024

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

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

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

Saturday, June 8, 2024

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

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

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