Double d Challenge - Bows

 Theme:  Add a Bow
(can be a real ribbon bow, a stamped bow, a die cut bow, any kind of bow)  
Everything is better with a bow!!

Here is my card

Supplies for this card are:

Spellbinders card stock in Windy

Gina Marie die Eyelet Elegance

Vellum Polka Dot from Gina Marie

The Greetery Forget me knots flower and bow Fit to be tied. 

Neuvo drops crystal. 

More inspiration from the team Here

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Seize the Birthday Challenge - #327 Sweet Treats

Hello Crafters, It is time for another fun challenge at Seize the Birthday. 

Out host is Shirley and her topping is Sweet Treats.

But I would love to see what you do for your entry. 

If you are doing the topping, you have a chance to be our next design team for a challenge.

If you don't do the topping, just keep it a birthday theme. 

Here is the card that I did for the Sweet Treats.

Using waffle flour posted stamp dyes, along with cottage coloring stencil and the cupcake stencil I created this card. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Sunday afternoon. I also created the ice cream sundae and strawberries die cut them and put them on this card.

Please stop over at the blog and take a look at what the team has done for this challenge.

Our Surprise Party Guest is Kathy 

And our guest from the last challenge is

Steff 

I hope to see your sweet entry here for this challenge and for more inspiration, check out the blog. 

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That embossing folder!

I am lucky enough to have the Anna Griffin embossing folder

that everyone is looking for called Matelasse. 

It is an old one and I remember exactly when I got it. I was at a Crafting fair in Minneapolis one weekend and had to have it. I am so glad that it was a must back then as I am having fun with it now. Before leaving Florida last week, my crafts were packed up, but I was able to emboss a bunch of card stock and design paper and just cut away. I usually listen to a pod cast while crafting and that was what I was doing. I brought them all back to Wisconsin with me and I am using one of them today. 

Here is the card that I created for several challenges. 

Embossing folder is Anna Griffin Matelasse, Design paper is an old pack from My Favorite Things

The flower bouquet is Paper Trey Ink, Build a Bouquet cut with cardstock from Gina K Designs called Wild Wisteria. I used some Copic markers to highlight some areas. Can you see a little bit of purple glitter in the center of some flowers. It takes a lot for me to break out the glitter. Lastly the special sentiment is from a crafty friend that some of you may remember, Kathy Krug. She would send me die cuts and I did the same for her. Sadly, we lost Kathy several years back, but I still have her die cuts. This one is from Creative Expressions.  I liked that way this turned out and It kicked started my mojo. 

I will be entering this card in these challenges. 

Die cut Diva's challenge  Here       

Color Hues  Here 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge blog - anything goes. Here 

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Double D Challenge - Splatter

Get messy and splatter your next entry at Double D. That is our next challenge for these next two weeks. Just see what you can do. 

The Inspiration Board. 

                        

My Card

I used the Spaltter stencil from Tim Holtz and Gina K designs inks.

Tangerine Twist

Grass Green

Wild Lilac and Cherry Red

Simon Says Die Happy Birthday

The team has some great examples for you.

Hope to see your entry there. 

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Color Hues Challenge #133 Lime and Violet

Before I pack all of the crafting supplies to sent off to Wisconsin, I pulled out some old embossing folders, and dies and a never used before stamp. I made this card to enter in the next challenge at Color Hues. 

These colors are very spring like and lend themselves to flowers nicely. But my flowers where packed away, so I went searching for something else. I came across this stamp that I have not used before from Gina K called Never Lose Hope. After coloring with my Copic markers that match the colors as best I could, I fussy cut the butterflies out. Easy enough. The background is an embossing folder from Altenew called Leaves, and the much older die from Memory Box called Distress Windham Collage. 

I sponged over the raise part with Stampin Up ink, Certainly Celery. I placed the memory box die (cut twice) with velum in opposite corners. I happily made gold splatters over it all before I placed the butterflies on the front. A pre made sentiment was on my desk top and I used that. The butterflies needed some gold on their wings. I am sure you saw the Gina K Master Layouts #1 as well, 

Here is the card.

I will be entering this card in the current Color Hues challenge HERE

Leaving soon for Wisconsin, our summer home. See you on the other side. 

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