Dies R Us - Fairy Thistles

Dear Ones~
Good Monday morning. Today I am sharing some inspiration over at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog. I have a pretty card using the Lavinia Stamps Fairy Thistle stamp, and some wonderful Dies R Us products.

Check it out:

I love Lavinia Stamps. All the images are sweet and very ethereal. First I stamped the Fairy Thistles on a panel of patterned paper. Then I dotted the image with Deco Foil Liquid Adhesive, let it dry, applied transfer foil, and rubbed. The foil sticks to the tacky dried adhesive and we come away with beautiful, shiny gold beads of foil. 

  Here's a close up of that foiling technique. I LOVE the result,  just think of all the possibilities!!!
 For the details on how I made this card, and for links to all the Dies R Us supplies I used, 
go on over to the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.


Here are the Ingredients:
Recollections Rose Petals Card Stock
Stash Gold Foil Card Stock
DCWV Preserved Paper Patterned Paper
Lavinia Stamps Fairy Thistles Stamp
Frantic Stamper Frothy Wave Edger Die
Tim Holtz Shadow Script #2 Hello Die

*** BY THE WAY - the Dies R Us Store not only carries a wide variety of fantastic Dies. For your paper crafting needs it also carries Embossing Folders, Paper Pads, Inks, and Adhesives, to name just a few.  Click right HERE and you will see a whole list of amazing products that the Dies R Us Store carries at amazing prices! ***

 

And don't forget to come and join in all of the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

click below for:

STORE 
 CHALLENGE BLOG
  FACEBOOK
  INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

So glad you stopped by, I hope you have a good week. Thanks for all your lovely comments, I appreciate every one of them!!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Dies R Us - Lovely Layers

Dear Ones~
Today I have a pretty layered card for you. It's my turn to inspire you over at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog and I have chosen to do a lacy kind of creation.

Here's my card:

I love layering dies on top of each other to get a more lacy look. Here I just used white and SU Soft Sea Foam green. The greeting is stamped on vellum with a SU stamp and then heat embossed with gold. To see how I made this card, click on the Dies R Us link above to take you to the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock

SU Soft Sea Foam Card Stock

Sue Wilson Designs Frames & Tags - Bella

Amy Designs Tulip Frame

Waffle Flower Lacy Layers 2

SU Painted Glass Stamp for Greeting

Stash Vellum

Stash Gems

*** BY THE WAY - the Dies R Us Store not only carries a wide variety of fantastic Dies. For your paper crafting needs it also carries Embossing Folders, Paper Pads, Inks, and Adhesives, to name just a few.  Click right HERE and you will see a whole list of amazing products that the Dies R Us Store carries at amazing prices! ***

 
And don't forget to come and join in all of the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below.

 

click below for:

STORE 
 CHALLENGE BLOG
  FACEBOOK
  INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

So glad you stopped by, I hope you have a good week. Thanks for all your lovely comments, I appreciate every one of them!!!

Hugs~

~judy~

MSC - Getting In Shape

Dear Ones~
This week it's my turn to host over at The Mod Squad. I have chosen to challenge players to make a shaped card or project. Rectangles and squares are NOT allowed.

 Our sponsor is Gina K Designs!!!

PRIZE

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

Here is my card:

This is just a simple hexagonal shaped card where the water colored image is the star. I used the GKD You Make Me Smile stamp and water colored it with some new paints I got recently from Amazon. They come in a fan-style format and I just love them. The colors are vibrant and the price point is amazing. I highly recommend them.

Here are the Ingredients:
Quick Kutz Nesting Hexagons

GKD Black Onyx and White Card Stock

DCWV Black, Kraft and Gold Card Stock

Strathmore Water Color Paper

GKD You Make Me Smile Stamp

Dainayw Water Color Paints 

(yes, that's how it's spelled) 

 Nuvo Crystal Drops
GKD Crystalline Drops

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

Hugs~

~judy~

Double D - Don't Bug Me!

Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D we are playing with BUGS!! Here is the wonderful Mood Board provided for our inspiration:

 

And here's my card:

I have had this Stampin' Up Beetles and Bugs stamp set for awhile. Don't ask my why I wanted it, I just like it. It's a multi-step set so you can do several colors. I stamped the images on some vintage-look patterned paper, cut them out with my circle punches and then applied several layers of Baked Textures Vintage Bees Wax embossing powder. I love the way they turned out. The background is Distress Oxides smooshed, and then I applied some gold Ultra High Texture embossing powder. I also used some Baked Textures Ancient Amber embossing powder for the circles in the lower left corner.

 

 

Here are the Ingredients:

SU Island Indigo Card Stock

Nina Neutrals Card Stock

Distress Oxides and GKD Inks

SU Beetles and Bugs Stamp Set

SU Playful Backgrounds Stamp Set

DCWV Preserved Papers Patterned Paper

WOW Ultra High Metalic Gold Embossing Powder

Baked Textures Ancient Amber Embossing Powder

Baked Textures Vintage Bees Wax Embossing Powder

Stash Ribbon

I would love it if you would stop on over to the Double D Blog to see what the other designers have created. And if you play along you could win this assortment of butterfly, ladybug and insect stickers for card making. How FUN!!!!!

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are having a great week. Don't forget to swing by Double D and check us out.  Oh, and I so appreciate your lovely comments!!!

Hugs~

~judy~

STV Release Party Challenge - Grateful Heart

Dear Ones~
Today I have for you a card that I am entering in the Stamp TV Release Party Challenge. The challenge is to create a thank you card with an autumn feel.

Here is my card:

I have been loving the Wreath Builder template that Gina created and carries in her store, so I decided to use it here. I just stamped a few little images using the template in autumn colors, and I think it does the trick. I punched 3 leaves from a piece of Prickly Pear and sponged with some Faded Brick for the little embellishment under the linen thread. The corner punch is an old Fiskars one. Not sure if it's even still available.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Fresh Asparagus, Faded Brick and Ivory Card Stock

GKD Faded Brick, Fresh Asparagus and Dark Chocolate Inks

GKD Wreath Builder Stamp Set and Template

GKD Triple Play Holiday Stamp Set (Maple Leaf)

MFT Stitched Circles Die

SU Layering Circles Dies

Fiskars Corner Punch

Marvy Oakleaf Punch

Stash Gems

 

This is a quick one today. It's been raining for the last two days, but we really need it. Things were getting really dry. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. They make me happy!

Hugs,

~judy~

 

Double D - Tea & Coffee

Dear Ones~
This time over at the Double D Challenge Blog we are enjoying TEA & COFFEE. Mmmm.....think I'll have a cup!

Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 

And here is my card:

 I have had this cute little stacked tea cup die forever and never really got around to using it. So happy this Mood Board came up to rectify that. I decided to do some inlay here, one of my favorite techniques. So I cut the image with white card stock and then cut it again using 3 other patterned papers. Then I went about inserting all those tiny bits where they belong. The white background panel is from Stampin' Up and it's called Tufted Dynamic Embossing Folder. I just love it!!!

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Card Stock 

SU Soft Sky Card Stock

SU Tufted Dynamic Embossing Folder

Sue Wilson Olivia Die

DCWV Pocket Blossoms Patterned Papers

Poppystamps Teacup Stack

SU Very Vintage for Greeting

GKD Gold Embossing Powder

I would love it if you would stop on over to the Double D Blog to see what the other designers have created. And if you play along you could win this ADORABLE stamp set!

 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are having a great week. Don't forget to swing by Double D and check us out.  Oh, and I so appreciate your lovely comments!!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Dies R Us - Wild Posies

Dear Ones~
Today I have a sweet card full of wildflowers. It's my turn to inspire you over at the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog, and I have chosen to use the Tim Holtz Wild Flowers Die Set.

Here is my card:

I die cut all the flowers out of water color paper and used Distress Inks to color them. I love how they look, Distress Inks are so nice for this type of effect. To see how I made this card, use the link above to take you to the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White and Powder Blue Card Stock

 Tim Holtz Wild Flowers Die Set

Sue Wilson Australian Background Die

Sue Wilson Expressions - Mix & Match Friendship

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Stash Ribbon and Pearls.

*** BY THE WAY - the Dies R Us Store not only carries a wide variety of fantastic Dies. For your paper crafting needs it also carries Embossing Folders, Paper Pads, Inks, and Adhesives, to name just a few.  Click right HERE and you will see a whole list of amazing products that the Dies R Us Store carries at amazing prices! ***

 

And don't forget to come and join in all of the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  There's a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.  For your convenience, all the important Dies R Us links are provided below. 

 

click below for:

STORE 
 CHALLENGE BLOG
  FACEBOOK
  INSPIRATION BLOG

FRIENDS OF DIES R US PINTEREST PAGE

So glad you stopped by, I hope you have a good week. Thanks for all your lovely comments, I appreciate every one of them!!!

Hugs~

~judy~