Grateful for you...

 Welcome friends!

 

How can it be November already and time for a new challenge at the Double D? The theme for this challenge is "Fall Wreath".  And it is fall after all!!

 

Beautiful inspiration...

 

And an awesome prize to one winner chosen by random draw

 

I love the colors of fall, but for this design I chose all neutrals. 

MY HEART IS grateful FOR YOU 
 

Here I am back to my favorite square card size...a mini canvas.  The embossed background is a favorite folder that I should use more often.  It gives me a warm, snuggly feeling with the knit design and is perfect for this time of year.  The base wreath is three layers and I used the negative cut from the cream color for the stamped sentiment.  And, here's something I learned and found very interesting.  I stamped the acorns, leaves and pumpkin with oxide ink and heated them to dry quicker.  When I did this, there were shades of bluish gray that appeared in the ink.  I thought about stamping them again, but decided I liked the way they looked and did a layer of blue/gray cardstock to pull out the color.  I'm guessing the heat brought out the mixture of colors that created the actual oxide color. 

 

From my stash...

Bazzill Cream Puff Cardstock

Bazzill Date Swirl Cardstock

Couture Creations Champagne Jewels

My Colors Kraft Cardstock

Sizzix/49 & Market Forever Leaves Stamps/Framelits 

Sizzix/49 & Market Pencil Line Harvest Stamps/Framelits  

Sizzix/49 & Market Thankful Stamps/Framelits

Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Oxide Ink

Spellbinders Wreath Shapeabilities

 

Sharing with these challenges: 

 

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again soon! 

Retro Birthday!

 Hi there crafty friends!

 

Wow, it's November already and the holiday season will soon be upon us.  The new monthly challenge is up at A Cut Above, Die Cut Challenge Blog.  It's a challenge blog that requires the use of at least one die cut on your project according to the guidelines.

 

Today, I'm sharing a retro birthday card that I made for a sweet tween family member.  

 

HAPPY birthday
 

Fun, fun, fun!  This retro patterned paper was fun to create with.  The vintage Volkswagon buses and peace signs are trending in the craft world.  The sweatshirt, another fun detail, was a recent purchase.  I saw it on a friend's project and had to add it to my stash.  The shadowed sentiment is fairly new also.  I love the sentiment die cuts that come with a "shadow" background.  

 

I also used this collection for a recent layout that called for a retro feel!

 

jersey girl
 

Sharing with these challenges:

 

Krafty Chicks #792- Anything Goes/11-4 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Hope to see you here again soon!

 

Celebrate in Color

 Hey crafty friends!

 

There's a new challenge at the Double D and it's all about "Halloween Colors".  Use the colors associated with Halloween to inspire your project.  Link it up to the Double D Blog for a chance to be a Top Creative Winner or the prize winner chosen by random draw. Visit the blog HERE for guidelines.

 

Here's some inspiration...

And the prize...

Tutti Designs Leaves Corner Die

 

I chose the colors but went with a festive masquerade design.

 

Celebrate
 

Can I say that although I like using metallic cardstock for a bit of flare, it is sooooo difficult to photograph the true color without glare.  Hmm, that rhymes!  I tried different angles to no avail and this was the best I could do.  The patterned paper has all of the fun colors that match up with the other details on the card. The streamers and jewels add to the festive design of the mask.

 

From my stash...

Bazzill Petty Cash, Wild Pansy Cardstock

DCWV Metallic Cardstock 

Doodlebug Happy Haunting Patterned Paper 

Oplymio Thick Translucent Vellum 

Pinkfresh Magic Potion Ombre Glitter Drops 

Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Squares Nestabilities

The Greetery Twisted Crepe Die 

Tutti Designs Celebrate Sentiment

Tutti Designs Venetian Mask

 

Sharing with these challenges:

Cut It Up #341 - Add Embellishments/10-27-25 

The Paper Funday Challenge #81- AG with Cute or Creepy/11-2-25

Stop on by the Double D Challenge Blog and play along!

 

Thanks for coming by today.

Hope to see you here again soon!

 

 

Final WCMD Cards!

 Hey there crafty friends!

 

Sharing my final cards created for the WCMD challenges at A Cherry On Top that are ending at midnight tonight.  It was a mad week of creating to complete the twenty challenges offered.  So many fun techniques and designs.

 

First is a fun Santa slider I made for an interactive card challenge. 

 

here comes santa claus

 

Next up is a Halloween card for just that...a Halloween challenge.

 

Happy Halloween

 

A challenge for an Anniversary or Wedding card.

 

Congratulations

 

And lastly, this fun design for an ombre challenge.

 

Sweetest birthday wishes
 

It was a super fun week of challenges and now that it's over, I will be cleaning up the aftermath for another week! 

 

I'll be sharing these with a few other challenges too:

Die Cut Divas October B&B - Anything Goes/10-31-25 

 Krafty Chicks Challenge #789 - Christmas/10-14-25

  Simon Says Wednesday - Bright and Colorful/10-15-25

Thanks so much for coming by.

Have the best day!

 

 

Christmas Joy and Peace

 Good morning blogger friends!

Sharing yet another couple of cards that I made for WCMD challenges on a crafty site.  There are a total of 20 challenges with prizes being offered.  I'm more in it for the challenge of completing all of them vs. winning any prize.  I have 5 more to finish by the deadline on the 11th.  I'm pretty sure I get er' done!

 

Both of these cards happen to be Christmas cards, but created with different techniques.

 

Greetings OF JOY TO YOU

 

This card required both stenciling and stamping on it.  The poinsettia is a new stencil designed by Katie Pertiet for Arden Creative Studios.  I used distress inks with the stencil.  The speckle stamp is from a different set than the sentiment, but both are Katie Pertiet designs for Arden Creative Studios also.

 

From my stash...

Arden Creative Festive Elements Stamps 

Arden Creative Season of Joy 6x8 Paper Pad 

Arden Creative Seasonal Blooms Stencil
 Arden Creative Sentiment Clusters Stamps

 Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Tsukineko Galaxy Gold and Tuxedo Black Ink 

 

Peace

 

This second card required a 3-D element.  I made my own by cutting the star 3 times in gold and layering using foam tape.  The detailed layers add more dimension.  The background is embossed with a snow EF and the sentiment is a die cut.

 

From my stash...

Cuttlebug Falling Snow Embossing Folder 

Impression Obsession Peace Sentiment 

Paper Studio Matte Gold Cardstock 

 

Sharing with these challenges:

 

ABC Christmas/October - U for Uncluttered/11-10-25 

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #789 - Christmas/10-14-25 

 Simon Says WCMD - AG/10-13-25

Thanks for stopping by today.

Stay tuned for the remainder of my challenge projects.