Make the Cards Challenge - Two Things

Dear Ones~

One of my BFFs, Barbara Campbell, is guest designing over at  Make The Cards Challenge this week, so I wanted to play along. Go check out her blog, she is wildly talented!!!

 

This is a fun one. Do a stenciled background and a die cut sentiment. Here is what I came up with:

I love using stencils for backgrounds, they always enhance the look of a card. In the circle I did a technique by Jen McGuire that Barbara turned me onto. You can watch the video HERE. It's very fun.

The Ingredients:

 GKD White Heavy Weight Card Stock

Tim Holtz Kraft Metallic Card Stock

GKD Harvest Flourish Stencil

GKD Festive Stencil

GKD A Little Hello Kit for Die Cut Greeting

SU Layered Circle Dies

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

SU Seaside Spray Ink

GKD Silver Embossing Powder

GKD A Little Hello Kit for Greeting Words

GKD Master Layouts 3 for Greeting Banner

Trinity Stamps Bubble Bath Baubles

 

Swing on over to Make the Cards Challenge and see what the fabulous designers have done. There's a new challenge up every week, so never a dull moment.

 

Thanks for stopping by, I love to read all your wonderful comments. Stay well, and until next time, Here's Celebrating Your Creative Muse!

 

Hugs,

~judY

MOD SQUAD CHALLENGE - SIMPLE FOCUS

 Dear Ones~

It's my turn to once again host over at the Mod Squad Challenge. This time I have chosen to keep it clean and simple. The challenge is to use just one focal image on the card. No other embellishments (other than the white gel pen dots I used).

 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 is my sample:

I began by stamping the image from the GKD Sweet Spring Stamp Set on GKD Kraft Card Stock and heat embossing it with GKD Fine Detail White Embossing Powder. Then I colored the image using Prismacolor Pencils. The two panels were cut from the GKD Master Layouts 1 Die Set with GKD Kraft and Wild Dandelion Card Stock. The greeting was stamped with the GKD Skeleton Leaves Stamp Set and cut with a banner die from the GKD Master Layouts 3 Die Set. It was then glued with GKD Connect Glue to a piece of Wild Dandelion Card Stock and fussy cut for a small border. I used a white gel pen for the white dots. 

 

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by, I always enjoy your comments. 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.

Hugs,

~judy

 

 

 

 

Double D - 'BEE' Inspired

Dear Ones~

This time over at Double D we are playing with one of my favorite subjects - BEES!!! Here is the Mood Board for our inspiration:

 And here is my card:

I saw this fabulous stamp and companion die set at Hobby Lobby and I just HAD to have it. Isn't it cute? I had so much fun coloring it with my Zigs on Bristol. It was wonderful. Lots of other things going on here, all having to do with bees. As I said, they are my favorite right now. You can't really tell, but the delicate die cut honey comb shape behind the bee and the little added hexes are gold. So hard to photograph.

 

 The Ingredients:

GKD White card Stock

Recollections Citrus Card Stock

Darice Bees Buzzing Embossing Folder

SSS Hexagon Elements Die

 Tim Holtz Gold Metalic Kraft Card Stock

Tim Holtz Mixed Media 1 Die

Sizzix Bee Well Stamp and Die Set

GKD Beautiful Bees Stamp Set for Greeting

Stash Hexagon Die for Greeting

 

 

 

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

I'm so glad you stopped by, I adore your comments. They always make me smile. Please stay well and enjoy your crafting. Now head on over to Double D to see what's going on. 

 

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

~judy

 

 

COLOR HUES - PURPLE and TEAL

Dear Ones~

I'm so happy to be able to play along with the Color Hues Challenge again. This time the colors are purple and teal, one of my very favorite color combinations.

 

Here is my card:

I needed to make a thank you card, and turns out the color challenge was just the right colors for the card I had made. I received a gift of several things from a fellow crafter who happens to live in France. I was delighted to use them on this card. Some, if not all of them, are French. I used Distress Oxides with the smooshing technique on a piece of watercolor paper and, with the beautiful result, die cut the butterfly twice and also the little hearts. The silver embossed square behind the butterfly is part of a sweet little stamp set. I layered it onto a piece of silver card stock using a square scalloped die. The blue background is embossed using an embossing folder that she sent me.

 

 The Ingredients:

Recollections Very Violet and Ocean Card Stock

Tim Holtz Silver Metallic Kraft Card Stock

Distress Oxides In:

*Wilted Violet

*Shaded Lilac

*Seedless Preserves

Scrap-Pláisir Butterfly Die (told you it was French)

Unknown Heart Embossing Folder

Unknown Square Stamp

GKD Silver Embossing Powder

SU Ornate Thanks Stamp for Greeting

Trinity Stamps Silver Baubles

 

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Our leaves are finally out and I have cut some lilacs to perfume the house. They are so lovely. 

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

Hugs,

~judy

 

Double D - Flowers of the Month~July through December

Dear Ones~

Our next challenge is up over at Double D. We continue with Flowers of the Month, this time it's July through December. Here is the Mood Board for inspiration:

 

 

My birth month is July, so my birthday flower is Delphinium or Water Lily. I chose the Water Lily, and here is my card:

I was so happy I had this Water Lily stamp from Ink on 3. It's perfect for the challenge. I colored it with alcohol markers and fussy cut it.  The Perennial Essence patterned paper from Stampin' Up worked perfectly too with the Water Lily theme. I used some pretty baubles from Trinity Stamps to complete the watery look.

 

 The Ingredients:

Recollections Very Violet Card Stock

GKD White Card Stock

Blick Alcohol Markers

SU Perennial Essence Patterned Paper 

Ink on 3 Water Lily Stamp Set

SU Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp for Greeting

SU Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder

Spellbinders Medallion 1 Die

Top Dog Banner #1 Die for Greeting

Trinity Stamps Bubble Blower Baubles

 

 

 

 If you head on over to the  Double D Challenge Blog and play along, you could win this amazing Watercolor Roses stamp set. Isn't it gorgeous, wish I could win it?  And don't forget to check out all the beautiful cards the other designers have created for your inspiration.  

 

I'm so glad you stopped by, I adore your comments. They always make me smile. Please stay well and enjoy your crafting. Now head on over to Double D to see what's going on. 

 

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

~judy

 

 

 

Make the Cards Challenge - Beach

 

 Dear Ones~

Today's offering has been created for the Make the Cards Challenge Blog. My dear BFF Donna (go check out her blog - she is ÜBER TALENTED) is guest designing this week, so I just had to play along. The theme is BEACH.  Here's what I came up with:

I usually don't do "beach" themed cards. I can't really relate, since I live in Northern Michigan where we only have woods and rivers, with the occasional lake thrown in. But I do have this fabulous Chambered Nautilus stamp by Gina K Designs. I think it's a fine example of something you would find at the beach. I took a piece of watercolor paper, wet it down well, and then used Distress Inks and a paint brush to create the background color. I stamped the Nautilus on watercolor paper with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and used my paint brush to spread the color around. Then I went to town with the dies from Stampin' Up's Sea of Textures. I love that fishnet die. Final touch are those Trinity Stamps Bubble Blow Out baubles.

 I think they look like bubbles and I love the effect.

The Ingredients:

Recollections Kraft Card Stock

Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collection Card Stock

Canson Watercolor Paper

Distress Inks In:

*Salty Ocean

*Chipped Sapphire

*Shabby Shudders

*Walnut Stain

GKD By the Sea 2 Stamp Set

SU Sea of Textures Die Set

SU Very Versailles Stamp for Greeting

 

It was fun to make a card that's a little out of my comfort zone. Swing on over to Make the Cards Challenge and see what the fabulous designers have done. There's a new challenge up every week, so never a dull moment.

 

Thanks for stopping by, I love to read all your wonderful comments. Stay well, and until next time, Here's Celebrating Your Creative Muse!

 

Hugs,

~judY

 

MOD SQUAD CHALLENGE - FEELING BOOKISH

  Dear Ones~

I am once again hosting over at the Mod Squad Challenge Blog. This time we are using a page from an old book, or the like. It can be a book, a magazine, a newspaper or even a phone book page. But it must contain the written word.

 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 is my sample:

I began by sponging and crinkling a page from an old book. Gina K recently did a Stamp and Chat video showing this fun technique. You can see it HERE.  I used GKD inks in Kraft, Warm Cocoa and Dark Chocolate. I used the GKD Master Layouts 1 rectangles to cut the three panels in Dark Chocolate Card Stock and also the altered book page and layered them together. These were mounted on a piece of GKD Sandy Beach Card Stock, which was attached to my GKD Dark Chocolate Base. The moth is from the GKD Beautiful Wings Stamp Set by Melanie Muenchinger. It was stamped on GKD Sandy Beach Card Stock, sponged with GKD Kraft Ink, colored with Prismacolor Pencils, and cut out with the Beautiful Wings Companion Die. The greeting is from the GKD Birthday Blessings Stamp Set. It is stamped in GKD Dark Chocolate Ink. For a final touch I attached some Trinity Stamps Fortune Teller baubles.

 

 

Here is a close up of the baubles, I think they really make this card.  I really encourage you to go watch Gina's video on how to do the old book page technique. It's really fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by, I always enjoy your comments. 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.

Hugs,

~judy