Double D - White-on-White

 

 Hello Dear Friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Double D Challenge Blog!

 

Here's today's theme:

 

WHITE-ON-WHITE

 

and here's an inspiration board created to help get you started . . .

 

 

Even though the holidays are over, I had a couple of friends who had birthdays right around Christmas so I decided to use today's mood board as my inspiration to create a birthday card for one of them.

 

 A relatively clean & simple design, I think it pretty much 'says it all'.  Here are the products I've used to create today's card creation . . .

Paper Rose 'Stitched Rectangle Frames' (#16679)

Poppystamps 'Stitched Poinsettia Trio' (#1608)

Cheery Lynn Designs 'Holly Flourish' (B148)

Altenew 'Birthday Greetings' Stamp set

  

 

 

 You'll want to be sure to pop over to the Double D Challenge Blog to see all the details and amazing samples offered up by our VERY TALENTED design team ladies!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hope to see you at Double D! 

  As always . . .

Happy Winter

 Hello Friends ...

Another holiday season is in the rear view mirror but here in NE Ohio, there is still a lot of snowy winter days ahead of us.  And from what I see on the news these days ... those snowy days are showing up in parts of the country that rarely see a snowflake.  

Cold, snowy days make for an excellent time to play in my crafting cave.  So that's what I'm doing today!  I thought I'd check out the challenges available in blogland from the listing over on Paper Playful and here's a few that caught my eye.   

• CAS on Friday – 2W, E1, must be CAS - No. 300 WINTER  (W1 of 2) 
• Crafty Catz - 2W, 5E - No. 685 - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST CLEAN & SIMPLE (W1 of  2)
• Daring Cardmakers  - W, C5 – Sometimes may use One Word prompts for some challenges -  JOLLY CRAFTY CHRISTMAS TIME 2024/8 HAPPY  (W4 OF 4)  Extended Weeks for Break
• My Time to Craft  2W 1st & 3rd Fri - No. 551 - USE A SENTIMENT  (W1 of 2) 
  
• Just Us Girls  W, E3   #757 - Masculine
• The Male Room, M, must be for a male - CAS
  
  
  
  The image I've used is from  the Too Much Fun Rubberstamps company and were purchased through the Adventures in Stamping Convention held here in Akron in April.  After cutting the image from the sheet, I tore an edge around it to give it more character.
  
   
   
  
  
  The word HAPPY is a die from Tutti Designs and I've used Memory Box 'Classic Uppercase Alphabet' dies (#98361) to spell out the word Winter.  
  
  
  VIOLA ... my card is ready to write a message on the inside and send it to a friend who also lives in a snowy state that we haven't seen for awhile and I miss.  I usually call her from time to time but I think she'll be surprised with a message inside a homemade card.
  
  
  Take care and thanks so much for stopping by!
  As always . . .
  
  
  

Can You Handle the Pressure - Twist - 3D

 

 Hello Friends, thanks for stopping by today!

We have a new challenge starting today over on our new Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge Blog and the TWIST theme is ...

Use a 3D Folder

Remember, the twist is optional but you MUST use an embossing folder on our projects to qualify for the prize.  Heat embossing is also permitted but only in conjunction with an embossing folder.

 Here's what I've created to inspire you today.  

The embossing folder used today is the Lisa Horton 3D Blooms & Berries folder & die set.

 

 

This is a large 5x7 folder so I cut it down after embossing to fit my A6 size card base.  I actually embossed on blue card stock then did a little bleaching & watercoloring.

I do hope you'll come check out our challenge blog and play along.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!!

As always . . .

SNOWFLAKES at the Sisterhood

 Hello my friends!

Today I have a card for the new challenge over on The Sisterhood of Crafters!

 

Our theme today is:

 

SNOWFLAKES

 

 

 

 

I chose to make a z-fold card.  The snowflake paper used is a double sided 12x12 snowflake sheet purchased at Hobby Lobby.  It's actually a scrap left over from making one of my tissue box covers.  

 

 The snowflake dies are old Spellbinder 'build a snowflake' die set. 
The sentiment stamps are old but fitting.

 I hope you'll come join in our challenge fun at The Sisterhood of Crafters!

My 'sistahs' have created some fabulous creations to help inspire you ... 

be sure to pop over and check them out!

 

Challenges to share in:
Try It On Tuesday - Feeling Blue
 

 As always, thanks SO MUCH for taking the time to stop by!

Stencil Fun Challenge (1/25) - Use the word HELLO or something NEW

  Hello Everyone!

It's time for another fun challenge over on our Stencil Fun Challenge!

Remember, this challenge is all about using your STENCILS.
We are a MONTHLY challenge that begins on the FIRST TUESDAY of each month.
Theme will always be ANYTHING GOES USING STENCILS but we will also offer an OPTIONAL theme.

Here is the OPTIONAL theme chosen for this month:

 

HELLO NEW YEAR

 Use the word HELLO or something NEW

 

 

 

While looking through my stencils for what to use today, I spotted this fabulous stencil that I had purchased through the Spellbinders Stencil Club a year or so ago but can be purchased separately now ... called Lively Floral (5 layering stencils).  I saw that sentiment of Hello Lovely and thought 'Perfect!'.

 

 

I've used Tim Holtz distress oxide inks & small finger daubers for the stenciling and added a few Pink Nuvo Drops for an accent.

 

 

For my second card (Anything Goes), 

 

 I've used an older Ciaobella 'Ramage' (MS037) stencil 

 

and Tim Holtz distress oxide inks for the background on this card.  The sentiment stamp is from my friend Doni's collection and is a My Favorite Things stamp.  I've used a fine point black marker pen to add accent to the leaves.

 Hopefully you'll get those stencils out and have some fun with us.
We won't always have a prize but periodically we will, you just never know!
We do have a Top 3 and a Top winner and it could be YOU!

 

Please come join us and GOOD LUCK!!
As always . . .