Double D Challenge - "Bee" Inspired

Diane has inspired us with this board of fun images.  She just said BEEs or just be inspired by the board.

Ok, I was stumped by this challenge as I could not find a bee stamp in my collection.  Has that ever happened to you?  So here I am looking and did not find anything to create a nice card. So I did one and I really didn't like it, but it was a Bee card. Then, like magic, I found one that I loved and have never used.  I scrapped the first card and did this one for you. 

                                            Here is the inspiration board for you. 

My card for inspiration

For this card, I went into the depths of my craft room stamps and found this one from Stampin Up. A never before used stamp, imagine that! It is called Just Buzzin By and I love it again. Along with that, I  stamped a Penny Black Stamp called Refined.  Then I die cut and colored a few flowers and leaves with a Sizzix framelits.  I think the yellow background paper is old , but goes with this theme. 

Just check out this prize, you could make a card very much like this one and you will have a chance to win if you enter. 

This is the prize for a random winner. 

Remember to take a look at the blog.  You can find it HERE. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                             

Double D Challenge Flowers of the month - July to December

Darlene is the host for this challenge. We are continuing with the flowers of the month Challenge. Here are some pictures of July to December flowers. Lots to pick from.  My favorite flower is the poppy, but I chose a different one for this challenge. 

Here is the card that I did for your inspiration.

This is a digital stamp from  Power Poppy called Hellebores.  I printed it out on Curious Metallic Cryogen White paper.  The paper is thin and works well for this technique.  
I did this for a class that I took from Vanilla Arts and Amy Shulke.  It was fun and I think it made a unique card. 

   

This is a closer look at the card.  You just color the image with your Copic markers and then on the back side, color splotches of color with your markers. On the front side, drip Copic Colorless Blender and you get this effect.  It is really scary to do and I have not been successful sometimes.  I made this into a 5 X 5 card and I think I will keep it a while and not send it out. 

I wish that I had pictures to show you this technique that Amy discovered.  It was quite by accident that she found it.  She spilled the colorless blender on a finished project. I love the dreamy look that you get. 

This is another image that I did for the class.  It is too big to make a card, but you can get a better idea of the technique. 

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

Please take a look at the blog to see the rest of the team's inspiration HERE

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                              

Double D Challenge - Flowers of the month Jan - June

For this challenge at Double D this next two weeks, we have flowers of the month.  Diane is our hostess and you have the first six months of the year to pick from. Diane has given you some ideas.   As usual, I went to a favorite flower of mine that you do not see here.  But it does bloom in June.  I checked.  You may be surprised. 

Here is the card that I did. 

I did a slimline card too.  This is the beautiful stamp and die from Gina K. Colossal Cone Flower

 and I could not resist using it. 

That background is an embossing folder from Pink and Main called Plaid. The coneflower was 

water-colored and then die cut. I used the crossed stitched circle die for the sentiment and

 off set it for more interest. 

There is a prize for the random winner of this challenge. Doesn't it look like a coneflower? 

                                                 

Check out the rest of the team Here. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!