Double D Challenge - Halloween Colors

It is the spooky time of year when we can make Halloween cards and that is the the theme of the next Double D Challenge. Darlene has made this inspiration board. Take a look at her pictures. 

                 

Of course there is a prize for a random winner 

I chose to use the colors of Halloween for my card for this challenge. 

Here it is, not spooky, just the colors. 

Pink Fresh Nested Arches, Lantern Botanical stamp and die and Stencil

Vellum

Inks Spiced Marmalade, Wilted violet, Mustard Seed

Simon Says Stamps Circle Doodle 3D embossing folder. 

Be sure to see the blog for the challenge HERE

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Seize the Birthday Challenge #315 Splish Splash

Shirley is our host for the challenge and she has picked a great subject. Put your thinking caps on. 

This is a fun challenge but if you are not interested in the topping, just make a birthday card.

Here is my card!

I had an inspiration for this card. I set out to make is and I am very happy with the end results, but it was not easy. I envisioned two fish bowls and one fish jumping to the other. Thereby making a Splish Splash. Lol

With the help of my circle dies, I created two fish bowls, one smaller than the other. 

The stamp for the fish is a favorite and an oldy from Stamp in Up called Fishy Friends. 

Colored and fussy cut after stamping greens from GKD Fill it with Flowers. The puddle under the bowl is also GKD Sophie Pig ( do you remember that one?) Never used before!

Clearly Besotted Whale Done, and GKD birthday greetings for the sentiment. 

Our Surprise Party Guest is Johanna

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Double D Challenge - Trick or Treat (let the words inspire you)

 Theme:  Trick or Treat
Smell My Feet
Give Me Something Good To Eat
( let the words inspire you, Example: trick or treaters,
something that smells (even animals sniff and smell or so does an apple pie), something with feet,  something good to eat (Ice cream, candy, fruit)
Just let your imagine run with it!

My card is of course about food! 

Simon Says Stamps Sundae Afternoons

GKD Sun Kissed Coral card Stock and ink

Concord and 9th Stitched Hearts cover die

Memory Box Banner die

Copic markers

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Seize the Birthday #314 Clean and simple with a stencil

Hello Crafters, It is time for a challenge at Seize the Birthday, Nancy our leader, is the host for this one and the topping that she has chosen is Clean and Simple using a stencil 

Here is the card that I did. 

Supplies for this card are: GKD White an Black cardstock and ML #1

Contemporary Floral Embossing Folder and Stencil and sentiment

Little Inker Cover Die Dry embossed only

Spellbinders black embellishments

(Note, the doily that my card is on is one that my Mom did years ago) 

If your choose, you can just make it a birthday theme. 

We have Johanna Rundell as our Surprise Party Guest for the rest of the year. 

Be sure to go to the blog for more inspiration and you will also find two previous challenge winners there too. Welcome Milla and Bonnie, they used the toppings on their entries for this win. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Double D Challenge - Make your own Background

A very creative challenge for you today at Double D. 

We all have made our own background 

If not, you should. It is ease and you can match colors or theme.

 Our challenge for you this next two weeks is to make your own background. 

Darlene has prepared this idea board for you and there is always You tube for ideas. 

There is a prize for the random winner. 

Here is my card for your inspiration. 

Gina K Designs Delicate Flowers 

Sea glass card stock

Holiday Tapestry Embossing folder ( inked up the folder before I embossed it)

Memory Box Die for the sentiment ( partial die cutting was done)

Head over to the Double D Challenge blog post for even more inspiration. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Seize the Birthday #313 Embossing

Jenny has chosen Embossing for our topping in the challenge at Seize the Birthday.

This Challenge is fun and an easy one to enter. 

Remember, if you use our topping, you have a chance to be a guest designer. 

 I want to welcome our next Surprise Party Guest.  We have Johanna Rundell joining us for the rest of the year. 

Welcome, Johanna!  We are delighted to have you with us. 

We also have Rachal Ball with us today as she was the winner of the last challenge using our topping. 

Here is my card with examples of dry embossing and heat embossing. 

Here is a better view of the gold heat embossing and you can also see the Swiss dot dry embossing. 

     If you are not into the topping for this challenge, 

remember to make it a birthday theme. 

Gina K Designs Sentiment Summer kit

Gold Base cardstock

Ivory cardstock

Master Layouts 4

Gold embossing powder

Copic markers

Sentiment Gina K Signs of Spring stamp set

Gold pearls from my stash

Swiss Dot embossing folder. 

Hop over to the blog for more inspiration and to see the Surprise Party Guests. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Double D Challenge - Music Theme

I made most of these last cards for challenges ahead of time as I knew that we would be traveling again. We just came back from Ireland and Scotland.  My hubby has been to Ireland, but this is my first time there. I can tell you that a 17 day bus trip is not for us. But we saw many amazing sights and met new friends. Next bus trip will be shorter. We are too old! 

This is the inspiration board that Diane did for us. 

This is the prize

My card made long before I knew that MFT was going out of business. 

Boy I guess that I used more of their stamps and dies than I thought. 

Here is another card using the bunnies. 

MFT Strike up the Band

Pink Fresh Notched Corner Frame

Blue foil paper Design paper from my Stash

Vellum 

Simon Says Stamp Just a Note die.

Check out the Blog for inspiration and them go make a card. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Mushrooms for a Challenge

I am entering this card in the new Challenge for September at A Cut Above. This challenge is anything goes with a die cut. I made this card a bit ago for another challenge, but did not need it. It was placed aside until now. I am a lucky girl to be able to use it here on this challenge. 

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The supplies for this card are:

The Greetery BotaniCuts Toadstool Garden.

I also used Gina K ML 4  I love that scalloped edge.

Some design paper ? From my stash

Gold foil card stock

Birthday greeting is Memory Box 

Circles that I die cut with my smallest circle die for the background. 

I colored the toadstools with Copic markers choosing fantasy colors to match the design paper. 

Lots of texture and layers to the card. 

This Challenge last a month, so you have time to create and enter. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Seize the Birthday Challenge - #312 Black and White

                            Hello Birthday card crafters! The best way to have plenty of birthday cards on hand to give out is to enter out challenge regularly. 

This next challenge is a color challenge is from Shirley,  using only Black and White.

 

                                       

I would like to take at minute to welcome our newest team member to the family.

 Welcome Nancy Salkeld to Seize the Birthday Challenge. This is her fist challenge with us. 

My card

Supplies for this card:

GKD white and black card stock and sentiment Floral Friendship

Penny Black Curvature dies

Altenew Adore You Stamp and Die

Spellbinders EF Knock on Wood

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!

The choice is yours!

Be sure to stop by the blog to see the team and our Special Party Guests Here. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

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. 

 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

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. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

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

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!