Double D Challenge - Christmas Ornaments

Diane has made this mood board for your inspiration, and I love the nontraditional colors.  Lets see what you do for this challenge. 

The prize

My card

Penny Black Adornments and Brush Pines stamps

Distress inks, Barn Door, Forest Moss, Evergreen Bush for the water coloring

White splashes.

Please stop over to see more inspiration on the blog. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                             

Joy to the World!

I played in my craft room all day and made a few cards. This one I will enter in several challenges, something that I don't usually do. One card one challenge is usually my game. 

Several Challenges caught my eye. 

The supplies for this card are:

Gina K Innocent Pink for a base

Embossing folder from Stamp In Up called Holly

Pink Fresh Nesting Arches die cut paper from my stash (finally using up some of that)

Penny Black Die, Joy to the World die cut from white and colored with Copic aqua color and then I added Wink of Stella and Glossy accents

Simon Says Die  Christmas foliage. 

I am entering this card in these challenges

Color Hues Pink and Aqua

A cut Above anything goes

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                                     

Global Design Project #312

I wanted to make a card today, but most of my stuff is packed for our transfer to Florida. Well, that did not stop me from digging through the stamps and dies that I will leave here. I was inspired by my good friend Nancy Leppek with a new to me challenge. The challenge is to CASE a designer. 

CASE = Copy And Selectively Edit

Here is the inspiration

I liked the design and used my own colors and created this. 

Supplies: Simon Says Stamp Wreath Greetings for the branches

Penny Black die Gaiety for the flower

Paper Trey Ink Sentiment,  Year of Psalms 

GKD Master Layouts one. 

All of these have never been used. Hmmm, maybe I should pack them too. 

I am entering this card in the Global Design Project #312

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                                  

Seize the Birthday - Snowy background #205

 It is the start of a new year and I am sure that you are glad as I am, to see 2020 gone.  I am your host of the first challenge in 2021 and I picked a Snowy Background.  Even though I am in Florida and we do not see snow, even in 2020, I like the cards that are made with snow in mind. I love snow, just somewhere else. I am sure that there is a winter birthday person that deserves a special birthday card. 

 I have several. 

       

If you would rather not make a snowy background you can still enter in the fun. 

Just keep it a Birthday Theme. 

Here is the card that I had fun making. 

I practiced my splatters for this snowy background and then added this cute Bundled Buddies from Penny Black.  I used my Copic markers and a white gel pen. The sentiment is a die from 

Simon Says called, It's You Day.  For the snow that she is standing on, I used acrylic paint in white and layered it to look like she is standing in a drift.  Love it! 

A little closer look at this cutie.  It makes me smile. 

Surprise Party Guest

Julie

Take a look at her blog 

Ok, it is your turn to make a birthday card with our without a Snowy Background.  

You really need to take a look at the Seize the Birthday blog to see what the other team members had done to inspire you. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

               

                                                             

Seize the Birthday - Watercoloring

Welcome to another great challenge here at Seize the Birthday!

    Our "Toppings" option this time is...Watercoloring!  

I think Nancy chose this one just for me.  

Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

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

The choice is yours!
Here is my card.

Supplies for this card 
Penny Black Lustrous 
Arteza Water color Pens
GKD card stock in Fresh Asparagus
Watercolor paper Arteza 
GKD scripty sayings. 

Dotty Jo can be found HERE

More inspiration here from the Design Team! 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!

Seize the Birthday - Sequins

It's time for another challenge at Seize the Birthday. 

 

Our toppings for this challenge is Sequins! 

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

 

 Just remember to keep it a Birthday Theme!

I made this card rather quickly using  GKD paper and ink is Tranquil Teal and Sea Glass.  The flower is Altenew Spring Daisy and is double stamped. The die is Penny Black Antique Frame and I rounded the corners of the base card. The sentiment is Paper Trey Ink and I had fun rounding it too.  Pop on a few green and teal sequins and I have a Birthday card for your inspiration. 

Great news!  Trina Pham is our new Surprise Party Guest for the next few months

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Check her blog out and see what she has in her closet. 

Be sure to see what the rest of the design team has for you at Seize the Birthday!

As always, thanks so much for stopping in, your comments make my day so much brighter.

Dies R Us - Arched Loop

Hello, and welcome today.  It's Barbara and I have a card for your inspiration.  I purchased this lovely border die, but decided to use it as a main focal point on this card.  Here is what I mean.

 I just cut this die twice to make a lattice background for my flowers to be displayed on.

 

 On the base of black card stock, I place a frame from the Frantic Stamper Stitched Rectangle Frame.Then I place the lattice white piece on top of that.  It gave me a nice background to place the flowers that I die cut from Penny Black, Gaiety.  The flowers are colored with copic makers and I added some black detail with my black copic pen.  I thought it need some bling, so I added a few sequins from my stash.

I am really trying to finish the inside of each card that I make, but leave the sentiment for later.  This was easy, as I just die cut another flower and colored it lighter than the ones on the front.

Here are the dies that I used for this card.  You can purchase them at the Dies R Us store.
                               Frantic stamper Stitched Rectangle Frame

                           Frantic Stamper Arched Loop Edger
                             Penny Black Gaiety 

I hope that you have been inspired and find out for yourself how easy it is to make a beautiful card that someone will love and cherish.

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