Double D Lavender and Lace

This lavender and lace mood board is very feminine and it was fun to make a card using it for inspiration.

                                                  
 I needed several birthday cards this month so while I had my materials handy I made a few cards using basically the same design. I originally made this card for the challenge but I thought it looked  more pink than lavender enough even though the PTI paper is called lavender moon. I embossed the bottom with a Swiss dot embossing folder. I tied a ribbon from lace, added some greenery, a couple of Wild Orchid flowers a sentiment from Sue Wilson and some enamel dots.

                                              
I decided to make another one in lavender and purple card to post on DD Blog.  I used some Gina K card stock in shades of lavender and purple.  I doubled the border on this card using two of the dies from a Sue Wilson set. Frantic Stamper Ivy, Tim Holtz ferns, and some lace from my stash  are the backdrop for a lavender silk flower. the bottom is embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder

The Prize for this Challenge is this beautiful border.

                                                   

My teammates have outdone themselves with this board. Go visit the Double D Blog and the pull out your lavender and lace.

Straight from the Heart

The challenge at Dies R Us this time is called Hearts. I chose some pretty paper from PTI in Lavender Moon and cut it with Sue Wilson's Sue-Wilson-DesignsGemini-DiesCentaurus  border die. I added some burlap and lace ribbon the topped it with Cheery Lynn Heart to Heart Doily and and Amy Design. musical stave. I added a few flowers from Wild Orchid and a punched butterfly that was on my desk from another project. 

 

The design team has some beautiful designs and great inspiration for you. 

You can see it at Dies R Us. 

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"Papertrey January Blog Hop Challenge".

For this Challenge I tried to mimic one of the cookies. I used some Spellbinders Dies for my cookie base layered on  Paper Trey Ink Mellon Berry paper and Make it Market Garden Guildd Dies for my greenery and as a base for some smaller flowers. A few enamel dots and hearts from another project finished my paper cookie.  The love is from PTI Wet Paint III.  

Masked Hearts Wreath

The Challenge from Melissa at PTI is Masked Heart Wreaths.  I have not done this much stamping for a long time and it was fun.  I used the Make It Market Garden Guild Kit the Wet Paint III set for the sentiment. You can see Melissa's video HERE.

Double D Black and White

Today is the second post of our DD Anniversary Month and we have a great Mood Board for you. 

The graphics of the pillows looked fun as did the butterflies and I love butterflies, but I decided to go with the black and white kitties. We have had both as pets over the years and this is a card for my daughter who likes things clean and simple so I made this swing card for her.  The Kitties and the Birthday Wishes are from Impression Obsession and the paper is a freebie from Gina K. A Martha Stewart punch is on the side . 

Thanks for all of you who took the time to comment on my Anniversary Blog Post.  Your sweet remarks are always appreciated. I did a random drawing and the

WINNER OF THE DIES R US GIFT CERTIFICATE IS  MARSHA

Please drop me a note with your e-mail address at fkkrug@gmail.com and I will get that off to you. 

Now head over to the DOUBLE D CHALLENGE BLOG for more inspiration. There will be two additional prizes offered for this challenge so you will want to join in the fun.  

Tulip Time

I have not entered a challenge for a long time but I got these tulip stamps and dies from PTI a few weeks ago. Of course, when you get a new toy you have to play so I made tulips in almost every shade of the rainbow and tucked them in a storage bag. I had some design team challenges where I used the Sue Wilson Just a Note and some greenery left over from my card class so when I looked at the samples of the PTI challenge I realized that what I had on hand would fit the challenge. The only thing I had to do to make the card was cut some frames. The background paper in from one of the PTI paper packs in Harvest gold. I will enter this in the  PTI Make it Monday A-la-Carte challenge.

I chose Background Building With Frames with Amy Sheffer. 

Dies R Us Winter Blues

A new challenge called Winter Blues begins today at Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  For this challenge, I decided to make a shaker card using some pretty blue glitter paper. I sponged a background using distress inks and masking a circle to create the moon. The  Poppy Stamps House in the Woods was cut  from white card stock. I colored the window and door and placed some acetate behind it and added  a little homemade flower soft for the shaker part. I wish now that I would have added a few sequins. I cut some IO  snow flakes from the same blue glitter paper and added them to the front of the of the raised panel.

 
Poppy Stamps                 Impression Obsession Snowflake

I will also enter this in the Poppy Stamps Silent Snowflakes Challenge
 Now go over to the Dies R Us Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and then create your own Winter Blues card. We get so much inspiration from YOU !!!

 

Double D Anniversary

 Double D is celebrating its one year anniversary.  In honor of this milestone, there will be additional prizes offered at the Double D Blog .  Besides our regular Top 3, Winner & Random winner, we will be randomly choosing TWO ADDITIONAL winners for both challenges in January.
 Not only that, but that SOME  of my fellow DT members will be offering a prize so be sure to pop over to their blogs for inspiration and possibly a chance for a prize in celebration of our anniversary.  Here are the prizes available for the first challenge this month. 

A $20 Gift Certificate kindly donated from



WOW...thank you so very much Dies R Us!!

Our second prize offered to one lucky 'random' winner is:

Our third prize offered to one lucky 'random winner is:

Look at this gorgeous Mood Board. I combined two of the pictures  from the board, the peach from the beautiful rose and the cake.  

                                              

I decided I must have a glue fetish because I am always picking project where I glue lots of little pieces together.I used Sue Wilson's Sue Wilson Background die.  for the background, The cake is an Impression Obsession Wedding Cake die. I added some flowers from Wild Iris and some Tim Holtz dies and Frantic stamper ferns are behind the flowers.

In honor of our anniversary,  I am offering  a $ 20 gift card to the Dies R Us store for one lucky person who comments on my blog. I will randomly pick a winner from all the people who comment and announce the winner on my Double D January 18th post.


What are you waiting for? Go check out The Double D Blog to see all the inspiration.  Don't forget to visit my team mates because many of them will also be offering prizes, and most important celebrate with us by creating your design for this challenge.

Dies R Us Anything Goes

A new year and a new challenge over at DIES R US. This is an easy one because it is Anything Goes using a die. I have fallen in love with two products this year, prills and gilding flakes. 

I started this card with Impression Obsessions Snowflake Background cut from  white heavy card stock. I backed it with some adhesive paper and then used some gilding flakes to fill in the background. So easy and so much fun. 

Here are the dies I used from the  DIES R US STORE.

                                                                                  

Impression Obsession Snowflake Background                        Frantic Stamper Fern

                                  

Sue Wilson Toronto                                                Memory Box Rhone butterfly             

                              

 I added some Sue Wilson dies and Just for You sentiment that I painted with a gold Wink of Stella,some background dies behind some Wild Iris flowers and I was done. Much prettier IRL. 

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Donna's Birthday

Donna Phelan's birthday is December 25th. I wanted to make her a card in her favorite color (sunshine yellow) and as far away from a Christmas theme as I could. I made one of these oval accordian cards a month or so ago so I thought I could make another one without watching the VIDEO. NOT!!!! Karen gave some tips for assembly in the video that I forgot and so there were some issues. Note to self ....ALWAYS WATCH THE VIDEO... I had five panels made and shabbily put together. I just could not send it so I started all over again. I got four panels done in time to mail. 

I started with Elizabeth Crafts  Accordion Oval die. I cut four panels in white and four in yellow dp.

                                            

                                               

I did remember to take pictures of the individual panels before I put it together. The flower was made using IO hydrangea flowers in the shape of a lilac. The Paper is PTI.

                                                          Memory Box Rhone Butterfly Wings  

Die Mensions Birthday Cake

Sue Wilson Just for You   

 Frantic Stamper Ovals

Cheery Lynn Pour the Wine

Frantic Stamper Ivy

Sue Wilson On your Special Day

Elizabeth Crafts  Edges

Die - Mensions Birthday Balloon

                                         

Head on over to Donna's Blog and wish her a Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday and spend some time looking at her gorgeous designs.

I will enter this in the Mod Squad Challenge Blog.

Double D Silver and Gold

Can you believe this is the last Double D Challenge for this year? Where did the time go?  Next month we start a new year with new challenge boards. I have seen them and The Ds have once again provided fabulous inspiration. For this challenge  Darlene's Mood board captures the warmth of gold and silver beautifully. 

                                                 

This is my take on the challenge. I cut a Diversions Whispers Angelic in black and backed it with some double sided adhesive paper and then applied some Nuvo gilding flakes to make a background. Then I used some embossing powder to make gold and silver paper and cut two more panels. I fussy cut around the angels and star and  popped them up with a slight offset.  

Don't forget to visit the Double D Blog to see all the inspiration from the team. Then join us in the challenge. 

Double D White Christmas

Are you ready for some inspiration from Diane? I loved the light and airy look of this mood board, and the theme in general. As a kid growing up in Western Pennsylvania,  the hope of a white Christmas was always possible, but it did not  always happen.  When it did though, it seemed magical.   

I made a Christmas ornament for this card. I cut two of the  largest Spellbinders Royal circles and one of the next size but this time  I used  the negative to make a boarder around the ornament. The scene is from a Frantic Stamper die cut covered with some snow writer and glitter. I used some silver cord and some blue ribbon and topped that off with a white flower. 

The team came up with fabulous designs for this challenge so head to the Double D Blog and check it out. We are always so excited  to see your creations.


   

Dies R Us Anything Goes Christmas

Dies R Us has everyone's favorite challenge at this time of the year, Anything Goes Christmas.  I used this fabulous Frantic Stamper Church in the Woodland die for my Christmas cards last year. I love the way it cuts, I swear that I give it one pass in the big shot and all the intricate details are cut... even the tiny holes for the church steeple and the tiny pieces of the fence. I wanted to use it again for a few Christmas Cards with a slightly different design. I sponged a panel for my background using a mask to create the moon. Then I took the scene and taped a little yellow and brown paper to create the window and door then put the scene on the sponged background. I cut an oval out of some card stock and put the oval from Frantic stamper on top of it. . I framed it using my Spellbinders A2  rectangular dies, and added the IO Peace sentiment.

         

                                      
                                                                      Frantic Stamper Church in the Wildwood
Frantic Stamper Ovals


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