Double D Challenge - Sunflowers

Hello, friends, it is time again for another fun Challenge at Double D.

Team Darlene is your host for this challenge and it is called 

Sunflowers 

Here is some inspiration for you with the board that Darlene put together. 

I love sunflowers and last year a farmer near out home planted en entire field of them.  

What a sight to see.

There is a prise for a random entry. 

The prize

Wouldn't you like this die from Elizabeth crafts? 

Well, I will get right to my creation.  

This is a fav of mine and it is an old stamp from Gina K Designs called Stately Flowers 5

I stamped the image and fussy cut it out a mask and then stamped smaller flowers.  I colored it quickly with Copic markers and then place it on a die from Spellbinders, decorative labels eight. Added a ribbon from my stash and a sentiment from the same stamp set. 

You will find more inspiration from my fellow team members Here

Thanks so much for your comment, I appreciate them for sure. 

                                                                

Seize the Birthday - Rainbow colors

It is my turn to pick a theme for this challenge and I thought rainbow colors would be fun. Anyway that you want to illustrate the rainbow colors is fine with 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. 

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 This is a shaker card that has long been sent off to my niece for her birthday. The rainbow colors are in the background.

Savannah loved it along with the gift inside.

Here is a better picture of the shaker elements. 

Our Surprise Party Guest is Jen W you can find her blog HERE

Check out the other team members and the Surprise Party Guest too. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                             

Double D Challenge - Butterflies

This is the first challenge in August at Double D and as you see by the inspiration board, it is BUTTERFLIES.  

Are they not just beautiful?  

I am usually drawn to the monarch butterfly, but this time I liked the yellow ones in the
upper right corner.  Maybe they are monarchs too.  They reminded me of a stamp that I had and have not used in a while. 

Supplies for this card:  Nordic Frame The Greetery

                                     Painted Butterfly Stamp and Die by Altenew

                                     Poppy Bloom Stamp and Die by MFT

                                     Arteza watercolor pens 

You really need to see the blog where the rest of the team has made some very 

wonderful butterfly card for you. 

Here is where you can find them. 

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 

                                                                  

Creative Confetti: "Pop" goes the flower!

I am happy to be hosting at Creative Confetti this week and I have a challenging one for you. 

It is called "Pop" Goes the flower! 

Hello all! I bet you are wondering what this title means. "Pop" goes the flower? I have learned that if you want your image to stand out, you need shading to push it out front.  In this case, I have actually made my entire background dark to get that effect. I have colored the background of my card with a Copic marker.  

HOW TO PLAY: Stamp your image for your project, color it up and then color the background too.  Make sure that it is a dark color and that will make your image "pop".  If you are hesitant to color the background, you can just start with dark card stock, or you can cut out your image and adhere it to a dark card base.  Whatever you decide, just go for it. It will be fun. Remember that everyone has a chance to win a $25 gift code to the Power Poppy shop.

On to my creation!

I will be honest with you, I made this card and when it turned out OK, I wrote this post.  Sorry that I have no in-process pictures.  I promise that next time I will do better. I do have a surprise later, so stay tuned. For this card, I used the stamp set called Abundant Petals by Power Poppy.  After stamping it with Versamark and a champagne embossing power, I colored it with Copic markers. The flower is YR68, YR21, Y17, and Y38,  the leaves, YG03, YG17, YG21, and YG67. My background is B24.

Here is the surprise that I mentioned before. 

I am adding this card that I made after taking Amy Schulke's class. It is another example of that dark background that makes everything "Pop".

This card uses the stamp from Power Poppy called Take a Deep Breath. This background has Distress ink in Chipped Sapphire and Mermaid Lagoon sponged on using the masking technique. 

Now it is your turn!  Roll up our sleeves and start coloring up those images.  I can't wait to see what you do. Remember you can win a $25 gift code if you enter. 

Until next time!

~Barbara

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!