WHOOT ARE YOU?

 Dear Ones~

One of my besties, Donna Phelan, is guest hosting the Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge for the month of April, and I'm so excited to play along. Her challenge is to use a TAG on your card. How FUN!

 

This is what I came up with:

I am so in love with these adorable owls. The owl image is part of GKD Forest Friends Stamp Set by Melanie Muenchinger. I thought it would be fun to stamp them 3 times on the tag to look like they are peering out at us from a hole in a tree. They are stamped on kraft with black ink, embossed with clear embossing powder and then heavily colored with white colored pencil. That white really pops against the kraft - LOVE it! The background was stamped with the GKD Something Good Stamp Set by Lisa Hetrick, I love her work. That plank of wood border is stamped with an image from the GKD Perfect Pallets Stamp Set.

 

The Ingredients:

GKD Dark Sage, kraft, Dark Chocolate and Sandy Beach Card

GKD Dark Chocolate, Dark Sage and Fresh Asparagus Inks

GKD Decorative Tags Die Set

GKD Forest Friends and Forest Friends Additions Stamp Sets

GKD Something Good Stamp Set

GKD Perfect Pallets Stamp Set

Prismacolor White Pencil

Trinity Stamps Baubles

 

 

 

This was a fun challenge to do, and I adore Donna. She has been an online crafting friend for a very long time, I met her over at Stamp TV when Gina first started doing her videos. Aren't online friendships just the best? I am blessed.

Thanks for stopping by, I always appreciate your lovely comments. Stay tuned for more fun challenges with old Stamp TV friends over at Gina K Designs. 

Until next time, here's celebrating your creative Muse!!

~judy

Double D - Buildings

 Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the theme is BUILDINGS. That's an interesting challenge, lots of possibilities. Here's the Mood Board for our inspiration:

And here is what I came up with:

Lots of die cutting here, but it's so much fun to make these little houses. I can't wait to use them for some Christmas Cards.

 

The Ingredients:

SU Soft Succulent Card Stock

Recollections Ivory Card Stock

Scrapbook.Com Boho Smooth Card Stock

Scrapbook.Com Floral Smooth Card Stock

Concord & 9th Home for the Holidays Dies

GLD Master Layouts 6 & 10

GKD Cottage Garden Stamp Set for Greeting

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

I invite you to swing on over to the Double D Challenge and check it out. There's lots of inspiration to be had there. 

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

~judy

Mod Squad - ANYTHING GOES!!!

Dear Ones~

It's my turn again over at The Mod Squad, and I have decided to give everyone free reign. ANYTHING GOES!!! Can't wait to see what you all comes up with.

 

 SPONSOR  

 

       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, an online video website featuring broadcast quality paper crafting videos, galleries, a social network for paper crafters and more! Since then they have created a new website called Gina K Designs. Gina now has over 200,000 followers over her various social media networks and video sites from all around the world. 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. There is also a monthly card challenge, where you have 3 chances to win a $25 gift certificate. Visit that HERE.

PRIZE 

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

Here's my card:

I made this card using the GKD Flowing Florals Stamp Set, with the Mixed Messages Sentiment Sheets for the greeting. I began by stenciling the background on White Layering Weight Card Stock with Whisper Ink, using the Ornamental Fans Stencil and my GKD Blending Brushes. I heat embossed that beautiful stamp on Black Onyx Card Stock using GKD Watermark and Embossing Ink and GKD Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder. The Flowers from the stamp set were stamped with Cherry Red and Tangerine Twist Ink, using the rock and roll method, and the leaves were stamped with Sea Glass and Tranquil Teal Ink using that same method. They were die cut using the companion dies from the Flowing Florals Stamp Set. I cut the card panels using the GKD Master Layouts 1 Die Set. The card was then constructed using GKD Connect Glue. Card stocks used were Black Onyx, White Layering Weight and Red Hot.

 So that's it for me this time. Thanks for stopping by, I always enjoy your comments. If you are the praying kind, please lift one up for all those who are suffering from the despicable horror that is going on over in Ukraine.  There are no words!!! And don't forget to swing on over to The Mod Squad Challenge and play along. You could win the prize!

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

~judy

Double D - EASTER

Dear Ones~

 I can't believe it's almost Easter! The winter has passed, although one would not know it from looking outside. We had snow again through the night. But Spring IS here, and with Spring comes Easter. That is the theme this time over at Double D. Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

 

 And here is my card:

I absolutely ADORE this sweet little bunny image from Stampin' Up. It's been around a few years and I never tire of it. I paper pieced the bunny's shirt, painted him with watercolors and put little white gel pen dots on his cheeks to give him character.

 The Ingredients:

GKD Ivory Card Stock

Stampin' Up Fabled Friends Stamp Set

Stampin' Up Basket Weave Embossing Folder

Momenta Dies

Sunny Studio Flirty Flowers Patterned Paper

GKD Master Layouts 1 Dies

Stampin' Up Pierced Blooms Die for Bow

 

 

 

 

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

I wish you all a blessed Easter and a wonderful Spring. Thank you so much for all you sweet comments, they mean the world to me. 

 

Until next time, here's Celebrating your Creative Muse!

~judy

Double D - HANDLES

 Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the theme is "HANDLES".  Isn't that interesting? It's a good thing we have this Mood Board for inspiration or I would have been stymied.  But now it all becomes clear.

Here is what I came up with:

As you can see, I took my inspiration from the photo in the lower right corner.  I'm tellin' ya, I had so much FUN making these little purses. There's a TON of YouTube videos out there to show how to make a myriad of different styles. I couldn't stop making them. The papers are from Stampin' Up. Patterned Paper is Flower and Field DSP and yellow card stock is Crushed Curry. I used punches from Paper Studio, Recollections and Martha Stewart for the little flowers and leaves, and for the border elements. The big layered daisy die is from Papertrey Ink, but I think it's retired because I can't find it on their sight. The pretty bow die is from The Greetery and is called Fit to be Tied. 

Baubles and brads are from my stash.

Here is the YouTube link for this style. It's by May May and uses one sheet of 12"x12" paper.

 

 

 

This little guy is another May May design. It's a miniatuare of the one above and uses a sheet of 6"x6" paper. You can watch the video HERE.

 

 

 

 

 This one was designed by Angelina from Intertwyne Designs. It was a little more involved. You can watch her video HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

 And finally, this one was designed by Julie at The Paper Pixie and again uses a 12"x12" piece of paper. You can see her video HERE.

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

 

As I write this Ukraine is STILL under seige. It so saddens me that people can't live in peace and just get along. If you are the praying kind, Dear Reader, may I ask you to lift one up for those in harm's way.  And don't forget to swing on over to the Double D Challenge and check it out. There's lots of inspiration to be had there.

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

~judy

Mod Squad - Standing with Ukraine

Dear Ones~

We all know what's going on in Ukraine right now. In light of this, I am inviting Mod Squad Challenge players to support Ukraine by creating a card using only Ukraine's flag colors, which are blue and yellow. 

 SPONSOR  

 

       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, an online video website featuring broadcast quality paper crafting videos, galleries, a social network for paper crafters and more! Since then they have created a new website called Gina K Designs. Gina now has over 200,000 followers over her various social media networks and video sites from all around the world. 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. There is also a monthly card challenge, where you have 3 chances to win a $25 gift certificate. Visit that HERE.

PRIZE 

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

Here's my card:

Card stocks used for this card are GKD Ivory, Wild Dandelion and Powder Blue. The background reflects the flag of Ukraine. The sunflowers for this card are from the GKD Sweet Spring Stamp Set and I used the Companion Die Set to cut them out.. Using the GKD Glimmering Gold Fancy Foil I foiled the images after printing them with my laser printer on Wild Dandelion Card Stock. I then colored them with my Copic Markers. It’s hard to photograph the glimmer, but it’s there. The heart die cuts were done with the Master Layouts 4 Die Set and the greeting is from the Pressed Flowers 2 Stamp Set. It was stamped with GKD Embossing and Watermark Ink and heat embossed with Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.

 So that's it for me this time. Thanks for stopping by, I always enjoy your comments. If you are the praying kind, please lift one up for all those who are suffering from the despicable horror that is going on over in Ukraine.  There are no words!!! And don't forget to swing on over to The Mod Squad Challenge and play along. You could win the prize!

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

~judy

 

 

 

 

Double D - POCKETS

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D the theme is POCKETS! How fun!! Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

And here is my card:

There really is a pocket there. It's kind of hidden by all those flowers. I used an Altenew die set I just acquired called Painted Blooms. I like it because there are not a lot of pieces to die cut and I think it comes together pretty sweet. I also recently purchased another little die from Altenew called Twigtastic. I really like it. It's that square attached to the banner. To create the pocket I used the Lawn Fawn Gift Card Pocket Die. This is not a color combination I use often, but I think it works here.

The Ingredients:

Recollections Ivory Card Stock

GKD Charcoal Brown Card Stock

GKD Charcoal Brown Ink

Altenew Painted Blooms Die Set

Altenew Twigtastic Stand Alone Die

Lawn Fawn Gift Card Pocket Die

Scrapbook.Com Smooth Card Stock in Cools and Warms

Honey Bee Team Tie Dye Patterned Paper

Honey Bee Summer Stems Patterned Paper

SU Nature's Etchings Stamp Set for Greeting

Judy Dots 

(Haven't Used Those in Forever)

 

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

As I write this Ukraine is under seige. It so saddens me that people can't live in peace and just get along. If you are the praying kind, Dear Reader, may I ask you to lift one up for those in harm's way.  And don't forget to swing on over to the Double D Challenge and check it out. There's lots of inspiration to be had there.

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

~judy