Double D - Your Favorite Fruit

The next two weeks at Double D Challenge is going to be a lot of fun.

Darlene has made this inspiration board that will make your mouth water. 

Lets get to it. 

                        

My card!

The inside

Spellbinders large die of the month the Strawberry Patch

Gina K design paper for the background

The GREETERY seagrass basket

Looking forward to seeing your entry in this challenge.

For more inspiration check out the blog here

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Double D Challenge - Potpourri

 Theme:  Potpourri (def: A mix of things)

For this challenge use anything you see,
can be an object, a mix of colors, a shape/design
For example, sun, cloud, rainbow, an arch shape,
the colors etc.  Just have some fun with it.

My card

Stamp, Die and Sentiment are PTI Flower Favorites

Card base, GKD Jelly Bean Green

Inks SU, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango

GKD Jelly Bean Green, Grass Green. Cherry Red

Pink Fresh die Notched Corner Frame

Be sure to check out the teen blog for more inspiration here

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Double D Challenge - Tropical

Darlene has prepared this mood board for the next challenge at Double D called Tropical!

I love those leaves on this background for this 

toucan to rest on 

If you have leftover die cuts, add them to the inside. 

Supplies for this card are

Spellbinders circle die

Gina K Master Layouts #1

Altenew Tropical Vibes Embossing folder, stencil, stamp and die

Lots of inks!

Gina K Butterscotch, Sea Breeze, Tangerine Twist, Black, Eucalyptus, Coral Reef

Pink Fresh Jewels

Lots of inspiration from the TEAM 

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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. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Double D Challenge - Easter / Church / Cross

For the next challenge at Double D we have 

Easter/ Church/ Cross

Thinking of Spring and Easter just around the corner. 

Here is my inspiration for this challenge. 

I used a sun ray stencil with twinkle lights glaze from Picket Fence

Unity Stamp Cross and sentiment stamp

Simon Says Stitched sloped

The Greetery for a bunch of greens.  

I hope to see you at Double D. 

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Double D Challenge- Books / Bookmark and/or Postal / Postage

Hello crafters! The next challenge at Double D is Books/ Bookmark and or Postage! 
Sounds like a lot of fun.  

Here is the card I did for this Challenge. I combined books and postage. 

Postage College die and stamps

49th and Market for the flowers. The books are a digital image that I got. 

The team has some great examples for you.

Hope to see your entry there. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

DD - January 21, 2026 - Friends

Hello crafters! This new challenge from Darlene at Double D Challenge, really brought back some memories! It simply called Friends. Just look at the mood board for this challenge. Does it bring back some old or even new memories? I will tell you about mine in the description of my card. 

Here is the fun mood board for you inspiration. 

As always there is a prize for a random winner

I lived and worked in Wisconsin and there is a fun place to go to anytime of year. You may have heard of Door County Wisconsin. My friend, Sharon had a cottage there and invited a small group of friends for a girls weekend. I loved those times when we could enjoy food, shopping and relaxing times together. As the day ended, there were girly/romantic movies to watch on the TV. This stamp reminded me of those good times. Sharon is gone now and there are no girly weekends anymore. But I have the sweet memories. There is a name for every girl image in this stamp. 

Using the Stamp from Art Impressions and Master Layouts 4 from Gina K, I colored up this image with my Copic markers. 

I even finished the inside. 

I would love to see your friends favorites. Check out the blog for more inspiration. 

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DD Jan 7th 2026 - 10th Birthday Challenge.

Theme:  Birthday (it's our 10 year)

Time sure goes by fast these days and now we at Double D Challenge are 10 years old. We are celebrating with a new challenge for the next two weeks of the new year, 2026.

What a prize there is for a random winner! 

Supplies foe this card: Simon says stamps and die call festive balloons. 

Background is embossing folder Plaid from Pink & Main where I applied ink and then embossed. 

I was inspired by the balloons and the color pink. 

Prize contains 4 things Alpha stickers~Die~EB folder~stamp set

Please take a look at the blog to see what the team has done Here

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Double D Challenge - Santa and/or Snowman

Darlene is our hostess for the last challenge at Double D for this year. 

Come on over and make a card with a Santa or Snowman on it. 

I had a lot of fun with this one. 

I love the vintage look of these Santa's and Snowmen. 

The Prize for a random winner

My card

Yes, it folds flat for mailing and so much fun to make. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA7ACKqNDcA

Here is where you can see how to make the base of this card. No dies are required. 

Then decorate it any way that you like. 

I used the Stampendous die called Santa Hugs to make the Santa and reindeer. 

This is a 5 X 7 card. I found the die still available on eBay. 

Some poinsettia flowers and leaves and the sentiment is a die that I have had for a long time. 

You will have fun if you click on the Double D Blog for this challenge for more inspiration.

Merry Christmas to all 

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Double D Challenge - Christmas Wrappings

Our next challenge at Double D fits right in the Holiday spirit. I am sure that you are busy with the shopping and wrapping and baking, but just look at this inspiration board. Take a crafting minute to join us this next two weeks. 

(Christmas bows, ribbons, tags, packages,
xmas designer paper counts as xmas wrapping paper
just have fun with it)

Here is the prize for a random entry!

My card for this challenge. 

Supplies for this card are:

Power Poppy Stamp Cozy Cupful's image and sentiment

GKD ML 3 & 4

Gold card stock

Twine and gold strip paper from my stash

White gel pen

Please see the inspiration from the team Here

Happy crafting! 

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Double D Challenge - Fall Colors

Hello crafters it is time for another challenge at Double D! This next two weeks our theme is Fall colors! The perfect time of year to make fall cards. Next week will be Thanksgiving in the US. You could combine these colors with a thanks card. Just saying! I would love to see what you enter. 

Here is the mood board for you. 

Of course, there is a prize for a random winner. 

My card for this challenge. 

This cover die has been in my room for a long time. I am sure that I got it from Kathy Krug as she gave me tons of die cuts.  It just spoke out to me to use it for this challenge.  I do not know the manufacturer.  

Using glue and gilded flakes in gold and copper, I cover some of the leaves.

Simply put it on a background and added the die cut sentiment from The Greetery. 

Please take a look at the bog to see what the team has done for this challenge. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all. 

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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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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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