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!