Double D Challenge - Butterflies

        Here it is August and we have another challenge for you crafters. Darlene has found some lovely butterflies for this simple challenge. They come in some many colors, your pick.  

         

The prize 

My card. I am crafting this season from my older stamps and discovering that there is a wonderful supplies to make fun cards. So gratifying for me. 

Spellbinders The Botanical Solarium 

Hero Arts Sentiment  Layering Swallowtail Butterflies

Spellbinders Circle Die

Altenew Painted Butterflies stamp and die

Inks GKD Sunkissed Coral and Butterscotch

You really need to stop by the blog for more inspiration. 

Then so and make a card and enter it in this challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Seize the Birthday #311 No Flowers

What? No flowers for this topping at the next challenge at Seize the Birthday? Well that was my first thought and it maybe yours too. But when I thought about it, what fun there is in challenging our card making capabilities. I found many things that could be the subject of my cards. I have been searching in my older stamps and dies and found this ice cream truck. I when one step further and made it a fancy fold as well. It was fun. So thank you to Jules for this challenge.

My Card

See how I did the fancy fold so that it can sit on display. 

Supplies for this card are:

Stamp in Up Tasty Trucks stamp and sentiment. 

Pink Fresh Nested Hexagon double stitched die

Design paper and ice cream cones from my stash ( great to finally use them)

This card can be propped open and stand up on your table for display. 

I already said that! Lol

If you are not using the toppings, just make it a birthday theme. 

Be sure to get the the blog for the other team members and our Special Guest designers. 

 

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New embossing folder possibilities

I recently came upon a new to me challenge. It is called Freshly Made Sketches. 

I was impressed with some of the teams designs, especially when I could use a new purchased spellbinder embossing folder. How fun is that? This card was so easy that I had to enter it as it turned out better than planned. 

Let me show you.

This embossing folder has many different postage stamp images. I selected a few and colored them in and then cut them apart to make this card. 

Embossing folders are Swiss dots, and Spellbinders Postage Mosaic

I used watercolor paper, you can see that the color is more ivory than the white base. I liked that. 

Sentiment is Always and Forever heat embossing with gold.

 ( I do these in batches and have them ready to use)

A few gems and it was complete. 

I will be entering this card in the Freshly Made Sketchs #698 Challenge 

Go over that see what it is all about. 

I am closing up my craft room for a few weeks as we are headed out for another adventure.

This time to Ireland and Scotland. 

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Word Art Spice of life

I was recently invited to make an card and enter it in a new to me challenge, 

called Word Art Wednesday.

I love adding a Bible verse to a card and that will be my new challenge for me. 

I made this card with the verse which is on the blog to copy and paste. 

Stamps: Colorado Craft Big and Bold Spice of Life and matching die

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Gina K Designs Barely There Cardstock

Embossing folder Spellbinders Tufted

Dies: Lil'inker oval die

Gems from my stash.

I am entering this card in the Word Art Wednesday Challenge Here

and A Cut Above Challenge Here

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Double D Challenge - Bee Happy

The Double D Challenge for the next two weeks is all about the Bee'S 

Check out the inspiration board and Diane did for this one. 

As soon as you see my card, you will know what inspired me. I am anxious to see what inspired you. 

Of course, here is a prize the a random winner, but if you don't enter you have nada chance to win. 

I actually made this card a while ago, but it still makes me smile. The background reminds me of busy bees and I and glad that I used the hexagons too. Notice that I die cut the large hexagon from the background and inset the flowers and bees. Those are some very BIG bees! Probably Queens! 

GKD ML 1

Embossing Folder Dimensional Fab Florals

Pink Fresh Nested Hexagon Double Stitched die

Ragged Daisy die Poppy Stamps

Bee die and stamp and sentiment from a friend unknow stamp and die. Very old! 

Hop on over to the blog to see the inspiration from the team. They are fantastic! 

You will find them here. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!