Double D Challenge - Flowers

This is the mood board for the next challenge at Double D and Darlene is the hostess. 

Such lovely flowers and I chose to use a new stamp and stencil set that I recently purchased from Pink Fresh called Miss Your Smile. I also used a newer technique that was brought to me by Donna Phelan. You can find it here.  Donna used a lattice die but I used what I had that was close to a lattice die. I think there are many possibilities. 

Heer is the card.

Pink Fresh stamp and Stencil - Miss Your Smile

Memory Box Distressed Windham Collage

Gina K Designs Master Layouts one

The Prize

I can't wait to see what you design and enter for this challenge. There is lots of inspiration on the team blog Double D.

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! 

                                                               

Power Poppy Heart Abloom digital

Counting today we have 10 days left here in our winter home before we travel back to Wisconsin to spend the summer. That means I need to pack up not only my clothes but much more importantly, my craft supplies.  Yes, I do take stamps and dies with me.  I found that digital stamps are the best for traveling. This means that my craft room here is basically cleaned and I am not making cards.  But I do have time to do some relaxing coloring.  I printed out the Heart Abloom stamp set on cryogen metallic paper, good for Copics.

https://powerpoppy.com/collections/digital-stamps/products/heart-abloom

It took me a couple of days to color it up, but so worth it and relaxing. 

 It is as large as an 8X11 card stock.  It is very easy to enlarge a digital stamp. I had an idea to make more than one card with this gorgeous stamp from Marcella. 

I proceeded to cut it up to make four cards. 

These are the cards that I got from this one large stamp. 

Needing more than usual cards for prayers and just hellos I stuck to that theme. 

Putting a frame around and fussy cutting some of the flowers for this one. 

Again, I fussy cut the flowers and used a die from Penny Black on this one.

 

This one is a panel die cut on two sides and matted on black and then on Swiss dot EF on a white base. 

This one has the sentiment front and center. 

It will be so good to get back to family and friends as see them again.  

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                                      

Seize the Birthday - Tic Tac Toe

It that time again and this challenge is a new one that gives you lots of choices. 

Ashwini has created a grid for you to play Tic Tac Toe and come up with a creation.  

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 example for you. 

 I choose the middle line from the grid going down.  Inlaid die cutting, Flower, and Watercoloring.

I used the much neglected die, called Mondo Magnolia and stamp. Simply watercolored it and then inserted it in the die window. 

Our Surprise Party Guest for July and August is Jen W and you can find her blog HERE 

Remember to see what the other team members have done and our Surprise Party Guest too. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!