Double D - BANNERS

Dear Ones~
It's a BANNER day over at Double D. The challenge this time is to include BANNERS on your card. Here is our Mood Board:

This is what I came up with:

The whole background is one stamp by Paper Wishes. It was colored with Arteza Brush Pens after heat embossing with black embossing powder. I am practicing with these pens. The colors are really bright, and they work well on Bristol Board. I decided to fussy cut the border for more interest.

The Ingredients:

GKD Turquoise Sea Card

GKD White Card

Strathmore Bristol Board

GKD Black Embossing Powder

Elizabeth Crafts Happy Birthday 2 Die

Paper Wishes Flowers and Ribbons Stamp

Arteza Real Brush Pens

SU Pearls

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, 

you could win this FABULOUS die set by Cutter Bee. 

And while you are there, check out all the beautiful cards the other designers 

have created for your inspiration. 

 

So that's it for me, thanks for stopping by.  I adore your comments, they always make me smile. And don't forget to stop over at Double D and see what's going on. I hope you make it a BANNER day and enter the challenge!!!!

Until next time, here's celebrating your Creative Muse.

~judy

Double D - SPRING!!!!!

Dear Ones~
The challenge this time over at Double D just makes me happy. It's SPRING. Here is the Mood Board we are given for inspiration:

And here is my card:

I was inspired by the photo in the lower left corner. That little birdhouse is so charming and sweet, and I love the delicate floral wreath. I used the GKD Wreath Builder template and it made quick work of stamping the wreath.

The Ingredients:

Recollections Rose Petals Card

GKD Ivory Card

SU Rococo Rose Card

GKD Wreath Builder Template

GKD Autumn Wreath Stamps

Die-namites Bird House Trio Die

IO Tiny Birds Dies

Paper Studio Tiny Flower Punch

Martha Stewart Pine Bough Punch

Stash Embellies

  If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable die set by Karen Burniston. And don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration. 

So that's it for me this time. I'm sure you will agree that spring can't come soon enough!!!  I adore your comments, they always make me smile. And don't forget to stop over at Double D and see what's going on.

Until next time, here's celebrating your Creative Muse.  

~judy

Ink On 3 - You are FABULOUS

Dear Ones~
Today I have the great good honor of being guest designer over at Ink On 3. This is a wonderful company that offers stamps, inks, Liquid Pixie Dust, and many more fabulous products.

I have chosen a gorgeous stamp set called Big Bold Magnolias to watercolor with the beautiful Ink On 3 Atelier Inks. Actually I used the reinkers. The colors are so brilliant and rich. Here is my card:

 

I began by stamping the floral images and painting them with the Atelier Reinkers. I cut a panel from the  Spellbinders Venise Lace Die and did a watercolor wash on that. The greeting was stamped and heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder. The background was stamped with the dragonfly stamp from the Water Lilies stamp set and then heat embossed with Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder. Then I put the whole thing together and added some sparkle on the flowers with Liquid Pixie Dust. I really enjoyed coloring with those reinkers. The colors are so vibrant and beautiful.

 

Here are the Ingredients:

Strathmore Water Color Paper

Recollections Storm Cloud Card

Spellbinders Venise Lace Die

Ink On 3 Big Bold Magnolia Stamp Set

Ink On 3 Water Lily Stamp for Background

Dogwood Flower Stamp for Greeting

Ink On 3 Atelier Inks In:

*My Jam Purple

*Marilyn Red

*Peacock Blue

*Goddess Green

*Bee Sting Yellow

*Twiggy Brown 

I would invite you to hop on over to the Ink On 3 website and take a look at all the wonderful products offered there. And thanks for stopping by. As always, I adore your comments.

Hugs~

~judy

Mod Squad - Bring on the Neon

Dear Ones~
It's my turn this week to host the Mod Squad Challenge. This time we are BRINGING ON THE NEON. I have challenged players to use NEON colors on their projects.

SPONSOR

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.Be sure to check out StampTV for a ton of great videos and techniques. They also have weekly challenges. 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, their online video website featuring broadcast quality paper crafting videos, galleries, social network for paper crafters and more! Gina now has over 200,000 followers over her various social media networks and video sites from all around the world.

PRIZE

A $20 gift certificate to the Gina K Designs store.

 Here is my card:

For this card I used the flowers from the Gina K Designs stamp set by Lisa Hetrick called Hello Beautiful. I stamped and heat embossed the images with gold embossing powder and then sponged them with the neon inks. I also sponged the centers with a contrasting color for more dimension. The greeting is from the Gina K Designs Tropical Blooms Stamp Set and companion die. All inks are from Rina K's Electro Pop collection. I used Blaring Blue, Orange Glow, Poppin' Pink, Potent Purple and Raging Red. The background was done with a Gina K Designs background stamp called Diagonal Stripe using the Orange Glow and Poppin' Pink inks. Card stock is Gina K Designs Heavy Base Weight White. I used Sparkling Crystal Crystalline Drops for embellishment. 

Glad you stopped by, and don't forget to head on over to The Mod Squad Challenge Blog and play along. You could win the prize! I can't wait to see your wonderful creations, and I adore your comments!

Until next time, here's celebrating your Creative Muse.

~judy

Double D - St. Patrick's Day/All About the Green

Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D we are celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Lots of possibilities with this one. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

And here is my card:

I was inspired by the plaid in the upper left corner. I have had this Hops Power Poppy stamp set for awhile. I thought this was a perfect time to use it, as on St. Paddy's Day the beer flows freely. I had fun painting it with my Arteza Watercolors. The greeting is computer generated. I had to look it up.....it means TO YOUR HEALTH!!! My wish for all of you, dear readers!!

Here are the ingredients:

GKD Ivory Card Stock

Tim Holtz Gold Card Stock

SU Country Club Patterned Paper

Power Poppy Hoppy Day Stamp

SU Ornate Frames Die for Greeting

Concord & 9th Layering Leaves Die

SU Gold Pearls

Arteza Watercolors

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable die set by Cottage Cutz. And don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration.

 

So that's it for me, thanks for stopping by. I adore your comments, they always make me smile. And don't forget to stop over at Double D and see what's going on.

Until next time, here's celebrating your Creative Muse.  SLAINTÉ!!!!!!

~judy

Mod Squad Challenge - Your'e All Heart

Dear Ones~

It's my turn to host over at The Mod Squad Challenge.  I have chosen to use hearts as the focal on our creations.

SPONSOR

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.Be sure to check out StampTV for a ton of great videos and techniques. They also have weekly challenges. 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, their online video website featuring broadcast quality paper crafting videos, galleries, social network for paper crafters and more! Gina now has over 200,000 followers over her various social media networks and video sites from all around the world.

PRIZE

A $20 gift certificate to the Gina K Designs store.

Here is my card:

For this card I used a Gina K Designs stamp set called You Have My Heart for the greeting, which was heat embossed with GKD Fine Detail White Embossing Powder. I fussy cut the heart, but there are several die sets, such as Happy Hearts, or Single Stitched Circle Dies or Double Stitched Circle Dies which include a heart die in the set. For the background I used the  Heartfelt Stencil from the new A Big Hello Card Kit. Deco Foil Transfer Gel was applied and then Red Velvet Foil was heated for the shiny hearts. I also used the Blooming Hearts Foilable Sheets with Red Velvet Foil for the middle panel. The Fancy Border Die was used in black and red for added interest. Card stocks are Red Velvet, White and Black Onyx.

Glad you stopped by, and don't forget to head on over to The Mod Squad Challengehttp://modsquadchallenge.com/youre-all-heart/ and play along. You could win the prize! I can't wait to see your wonderful creations, and I adore your comments!

Until next time, here's celebrating your Creative Muse.

~judy

Double D - HEARTS

Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D the theme is HEARTS. How appropriate, since Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Here is a Mood Board for our inspiration:

And here is my card:

I just loved all the patterns in this Mood Board, so that's what I used for my inspiration. I made patterned paper with GKD Diagonal Stripess and Simon Says Stamp Gingham background stamps. The Toile background was made with the Power Poppy Bee Kind Toile Stamp Set. Die cuts were made with a Tim Holtz heart die, Stampin' Up Be Mine Stitched Framelits, and The Greetery Fit to be Tied Die for the bow.

 
 The Ingredients:

GKD Red Velvet, White and Black Card

Power Poppy Bee Kind Toile Stamp

SSS Gingham Background Stamp

GKD Diagonal Stripe Background Stamp

SU Be Mine Stitched Framelit

Tim Holts Scribbles and Splat Heart Die

The Greetery Fit to be Tied Die

Stash Heart Punch

Glossy Accents

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this adorable die by Cheapo Dies. And don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration.

So that's it for me, thanks for stopping by. I adore your comments, they always make me smile. And don't forget to stop over at Double D and see what's going on.

Until next time, here's celebrating your Creative Muse.

~judy