Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Double D Challenge - To Spook or Not either Halloween or something Pink

To Spook or Not
either Halloween or 
something Pink
(October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month) 

Diane has made a versatile board for inspiration. 


The prize for a random winner. 



Here is my card!




I went with the Breast Cancer Awareness as my sister is a breast cancer survivor of more 7 years. 
Thank the Lord!

Supplies that I used for this card are:
Gina K D Dusty Rose card stock
Spellbinders Scallop labels and tag die
Stampabilities script rubber stamp
Vellum
Power Poppy digital stamp Painting Pumpkins 
Copic markers to color
Old Spellbinders tag die for the sentiment
Sentiment is computer generated
Bit of ribbon and gems from my stash.



Be sure to visit the blog for more inspiration from the team. 



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Thursday, September 26, 2024

Seize the Birthday #282 Use the Word Celebrate

Nancy is the host for this next challenge. All you need to do this use the word Celebrate on your project! simple and easy! I hope that you choose the topping as it will give you a chance to be a Design Guest for Seize the Birthday Challenge. 



Of course, you can make it a birthday card, but if you use the topping, you have a chance to be a guest designer. 


My card!





Supplies 
Gina K You die
PinkFresh Notched Corner die
The Greetery stamp Balloon Bouquet washy tape. 



Karen Rogers is our Surprise Party Guest for the next two months.
You can find her blog here https://karenstampz.blogspot.com/


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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Double D Challenge - Leaves

September is the month where the leaves start to turn and the fall colors are beautiful! I do miss them when I am in Florida. But we have a fun challenge for you using the colors of fall leaves at Double D Challenge. 


The prize for a random winner. 

My card!



Supplies:
GKD Skeletal Leaves
Hot Foil
Concord and 9th Stitched vines background
Circle die 
Glitter paper
Gold and Bronze gild flakes. 


Stop over to the blog to see what the team has made for more inspiration. 


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Thursday, September 12, 2024

Seize the Birthday Challenge - #291 Stripes

Hello crafty friends! I think you are here because you heard it was time for anther fun challenge at Seize the Birthday! Yes, we have one for you and this time the topping is Stripes. 



Rember that if you use the topping, you will have a chance to be a guest designer, but if you are not a toppings kind of crafter, just make sure it is a birthday theme. 

Here is my card!


Supplies:
Altenew Poppy stamp and die
Memory Box Big Word Scallop ( cut twice)
Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday die


Karen Rogers is our Surprise Party Guest for the next two months.
You can find her blog here https://karenstampz.blogspot.com/




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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Double D Challenge - Sunflowers

It is time for anther fun Challenge at Double D. Just look at the inspiration from this board. I love sunflowers and a field of them is breathtaking. Let's see what you can do for this challenge? 
                    The Mood board that Diane prepared for your inspiration. 

This is the prize for a random winner. 

My card!

Inside


Supplies:
Gina K Designs Love and Prayers
Simon Says Stamps Leves and Berries White Embossing powder.
The Greetery Seagrass Basket
Leaves from Spellbinders Strawberry Patch die. 

Pleased check out the challenge blog for more of the team inspiration. 


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Monday, September 2, 2024

A Cut Above - Monochromatic

               


        I have the pleasure of being a guest for this new challenge called
This is a new monthly challenge using dies. If you have lots of dies and love using them, this is the challenge for you. 




This month, the challenge is simply Monochromatic. 
Using one color maybe boring, but you can make it a lot more fun my using die cuts and don't forget the shading.

I am sure that Vicki would love to see you in this new challenge that she has decided to start. My hats off to her and I know that you will show her some love too. 

In my card below, I did just that and I think I got a lot of interest and texture using these tricks. I also used some foam squares to pop up some, but not all of the flowers.
I love how Gina k cardstock has matching inks and that made it easy to all dimension too. 


 
The supplies for this card are:
Gina K card stock in Sweet Mango, Tangerine Twist, Peach Bellini
Gina K inks, Tangerine Twist, Coral Reef
Spellbinders Fresh Picked Buttercup die
Penny Black Antique frame
Sentiment, Pinkfresh Hot foiled in gold
Gold Sequins from my stash
Wink of stella on the flowers

View of the texture

The inside


                  For more challenge details, check out the info under the                                                         guidelines tab at the top of the blog.


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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Seize the Birthday Challenge #290 - Retro

Hey! Crafty friends, it is time to create and there is a new challenge at Seize the Birthday hosted by Jules. She has suggested that we do a Retro project. You can make it vintage or retro color scheme or just old things. That is what I went with for this challenge. 

If you are not a toppings crafter, just make sure it is a birthday theme. But if you do, you have a chance to be a guest designer with us. 

Here is the card that I completed 


I really went to a very old and never used before stamp set from Flourishes! A company that is long gone! I was so glad that I still had this stamp set, but I had never used it before. It was called, Call Me!
I made it retro with my colors only using grays in ink and cardstock. After stamping the phone, I colored it with my Copic markers using only C7, C5, C3. 
Pumice Stone Distressed ink for the scrip in the background.
A few old things from my sash like twine and a brad. The sentiment is from GKD Wild Blossoms. 

Check out the blog for more inspiration from the team and our

Karen Rogers is our Surprise Party Guest for the next two months.
You can find her blog here https://karenstampz.blogspot.com/



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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Double D Challenge - Use Shapes

This next challenge at Double D is different but leaves a lot of room for fun designs! Diane has chosen shapes, and the inspiration board has some wonderful suggestions. 



I decided that I would actually shape my card and used a die that I have had for a long time but have not used. 

Here it is


Supplies:
Die Namics Flop Card Circle
Honey Bee Buzz Worthy stamp and die for the sentiment
Gina  k  Designs  fancy   florals

You'll want to be sure to pop over to the Double D Challenge Blog to see all the details from the team. 



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Thursday, August 8, 2024

STB #289 - Cute Critters

JoAnn is the hostess for this next challenge, and she has chosen Cute Critters for the topping. Of Course, If you are not into toppings, just make sure it is a birthday theme. We all need those birthday cards. 

Here is the card that I did for this challenge.



Supplies: Penny Black Bear-y Wishes stamp. The balloons are Pink Fresh washi tape which has been die cut. I popped out some of them for dimension. I used an EF from Sizzix and sponged it with
 blue ink.  Gina K designs Master layouts 1
The sentiment is from the same stamp set. 



Here is a better look at how I gave some dimension to some of the balloons. 

Make sure that you go to the team blog team blog to see the inspiration that they provide for you. 

Karen Rogers is our Surprise Party Guest for the next two months.
You can find her blog here https://karenstampz.blogspot.com/


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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Double D Challenge - Harvest

Hello crafters we have an exciting new challenge for you at Double D for the next two weeks. This inspiration board is fun and there are a lot of things to motivate you to make a card. Diane is out host and I can't wait to see what you all design and make. 


Prize: Spellbinders Fall Gnomes


My card



Supplies:
Spellbinders Rustid Garden Dies ( fence)
Welcome sign and stamp 
Garden Builders 
Seasonal Decor
Memory Box Stitched farm pumpkins


Stop over to the blog to see what the team has made for more inspiration. 

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

Seize the Birthday Challenge #288 Tic Tac Toe

Time for another challenge at Seize the Birthday! Glenda has give us many ideas for this one and I hope that you have fun with it. 





If you are not into toppings, just make sure it is a birthday theme. 

Here is my card!



GKD master layouts 2
PTI stencil Open your Hearts
Altenew stamp and die 
Sentiment GKD The Northwoods

I chose Stripes, One Layer, Stencil 

Remember to check out the challenge blog for more inspiration. 

 We have Julia Aston joining us as our Surprise Party Guest!
Remember that if you use the topping, you may have a chance to be a 
guest designer!

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!