Peace on Earth Challenge #9

 

The Design Team at  Peace on Earth Challenge Blog has done a fabulous job, as always with this Mood Board.  I love the pale pinks in the board paired with the white so I took inspiration from that along with the trees in the top right and bottom left. 

This is one of the dies that does the work for you. It is the Studio Light  Christmas Shape Tree Essentials.  I bought it from the Dies R Us Store when they offered a special promotion on European Dies.  The DP is from PTI.  I used it along with pink glitter paper that I have had for years. 

We hope you will join us at  Peace on Earth Challenge Blog for this challenge.  You inspire us.!!

Double D Hearts

This cheery mood board for the Double D Challenge Blog makes me happy. I love the gingham, the hearts,  and the red and white details.    

I  decided to keep this simple with a gingham background  and Impression Obsession heart and  Impression Obsession Love Words.  I have so many dies and some of them I have only used once, but this scalloped frame from Lawn Fawn makes it onto several cards each month.  After framing my panel,  I put it on a white card base. 

PLEASE  come join us at Double D Challenge Blog where one lucky winner will get this pretty heart die. 

                                                     

Dies R Us Valentine Love

The challenge at Dies R Us Challenge Blog this time is called Valentine Love.  I took a piece of Red Gingham and cut out the words from Impression Obsession Love Words.  When I got the set, I did not cut them apart so I  cut all the words in one pass through my big shot. I knew I wanted to inlay the the words so I cut the die again in red and inlaid the letters in the gingham paper.  I put that on a white card base then added the Impression Obsession Heart Loops.  I ended up making three different cards by using this technique. 

Here is one of the other cards.  

 Impression Obsession Love Words

Impression Obsession Heart Loops

We hope you will join us for this fun challenge and a chance to win a gift certificate at the Dies R Us Store. 

Double D Blue and White Winter

We have another fabulous Mood Board at  Double D Challenge Blog.  Lots of different inspiration on the Mood b0ard for your Blue and White creation.  I decided to focus on the bird on the snowy branch.  

I bought several sets of Penny Black scenes right before Christmas.  I picked one of the birds on a branch and framed it with a Spellbinders Hemstitch Frame, and  layered the frame and  picture on a blue card base.   

 I dipped some Tutti Designs pine branches into some homemade flower soft I keep on hand for snowy scenes then added a couple of my homemade flowers and some Impression Obsession Birds.     

The team has some gorgeous inspiration for you at Double D Challenge Blog.  YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THIS PRIZE WHEN YOU ENTER.

                                                  

Peace on Earth Challenge #8

 

This Mood Board from Peace on Earth Challenge Blog has so many possibilities.  There is whimsey to rustic, primitive to elegant, brightly colored to muted and I could go on.  I decided I would pick a few details and work from there. 

                     

  I loved the wooden fence with the snowflakes so I started with that. Then I chose the candle holder from the bottom left.  I used the red from the truck and the boots and a few snow flakes from the snowmen hats. 

                                 

The lantern is from Marianne Designs.  I surrounded it with some pine cone boughs from The Greetery and poinsettia from Sue Wilson Garland die. The details show up so muck better IRL.  Now I have two Christmas cards done for next year.  We hope you will join us at Peace on Earth Challenge Blog. 

Dies R Us Anything Goes

Hello friends.  It is time for another challenge at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. We have another Anything Goes challenge for you.  I an using another die that I bought during the special European Die Sale at DRU.  This one is an edger die from Creative Expressions.  They have so many pretty ones that do the work for you but you can still  still get a variety of looks.  

Creative Expressions Daisy Bouquet   (Special Order European Dies)

 For this card I started with a white card base.  I used the die to cut off the front edge of the card base.  I backed that with a piece of black card stock and then added a strip of black and white gingham to another scrap of black card  to the side.  I punced some small hearts from the left over scraps and added them too.  I had several  sentiments already embossed and ready to use.  Since I was getting low on get well cards I used one of those.  We hope you will join us for this challenge at Dies R Us Challenge Blog. 

Double D 6th Birthday Party Balloons

The Double D Challenge Blog is celebrating its 6th birthday this month.  Diane put this wonderful mood board together with all types and colors of party balloons for our celebration. As usual, the team has created some wonderful inspiration for you too. In the six years, of Double D our team has become a family of good friends.  Though many of us have never met face to face we have gotten to know each other very well.  Having two team leaders who are devoted, caring, and super organized makes this a fun place to create. 

My card is a a little larger than A2 (4 1/2 by  5 3/4 ) so I could accommodate the pretty  Greetery Bow and a large bouquet of balloons. I used a Stampin'  Up balloon punch and several colors of glitter paper. You can't see the background but it is embossed with a birthday sentiment embossing folder and sponged with blue, green, and pink inks.  The 6th on the balloons is from a Karen Burniston die set. 
Double D was the first Design Team that I was asked to join and it has been a blessing to me and helped me grow creatively.  We are thankful to all of you who support us by posting your fabulous creations. Each challenge we have a hard time narrowing down our favorites because we get so many beautiful entries.  In celebration of our sixth birthday,  I am offering a Dies R Us $20 gift certificate.  There will be a random draw from all the entries and the winner will be announced on the DD Blog and my personal blog.  It's my way of saying THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT. 

Check out the inspiration from the team Double D Challenge Blog then join us for this challenge. 

Time for Challenge number 7   at Peace on Earth Challenge Blog.  Here is the Mood Board for the challenge. 

The Theme is always anything Christmas.  The mood board can be used for inspiration or you can create anything you like as long as it is Christmas themed. I decided to use Santa as my inspiration. 

 I started with a Memory Box tree frame cut from white glitter paper.   I sponged a background  with some distress oxide inks and spattered it with water.  I also cut a strip of white glitter paper for the  snowy ground.  The Santa is a free digital image I found and fussy cut.  I added the Joy sentiment from PTI and a few stars from a star punch.  The image was framed with a lawn Fawn reverse scalloped frame. 

Dies R Us Birthday Toast

This is another die that I bought at a special European die sale.  I ad so much fun creating it with lots of sparkle and glimmer papers.  I made a birthday card but this would be perfect for any type of celebration.  It is easy to assemble and packs a punch. 

 Creative Expressions Paper Cuts Hooray

Poppy Stamps Musical  Happy Birthday

Impression Obsession Looped Heart Border

Dies R Us Challenge Blog

Dies R Us Store

Peace on Earth Christmas Jar

 

Time for a new challenge #6 at Peace on Earth Challenge Blog.  Once again we have an amazing Mood Board for your inspiration.  Use it if you like, but as long as your project is Christmas themed you can enter it into the challenge. By now, many of you have completed most, if not all, of the cards you will send this year, but if you play along with us every week, you can complete 24 cards for next year's cards.  

                                           

My card was inspired by the mason jar picture on the bottom right.  I chose a Poppy Stamp frame and backed it with some wood grained paper. The mason jar is filled with some greenery from Elizabeth Crafts and I used some red Nuvo drops, a gift from Darlene and Diane, for the berries. A little twine around the jar and a snowflake completed the design.  If you can see little white dots on the jar,  they came from the die cut oval. 

We hope you join us for this challenge at  Peace on Earth Challenge Blog.

Double D Lots of White

The  has a new challenge and a new Mood Board for your inspiration at DOUBLE D CHALLENGE BLOG . 

                                      

Your challenge is to use Lots of White on your card.  It is a perfect challenge to try a CAS card, white on white card, or mostly white with a pop of color. I chose white on white with a hint of green. I loved all the pretty white flowers on the board so I used that for inspiration too. 

I started my card with a 51/2 inch square card base and a 51/4  inch square layer.  I used Poppy Stamp pierced oval frames and cut the top layer then ran it through a Spellbinders embossing folder. Some Memory Box flowers were tucked behind the oval and backed with vellum. The Just for You sentiment is a Sue Wilson die and the butterfly is from Memory box.  A few pearls and some flowers from my stash and the card was complete. We hope you will join us at DOUBLE D CHALLENGE BLOG   for this last challenge of 2021.  

Here is the prize for this challenge.  

Dies R Us Snowy Night

Welcome to the last challenge of 2021 at Dies R Us Challenge Blog.  Our theme is Anything Goes. This is another example of the die doing all the work.  I backed the Amy Design oval with some black designer paper and used a Lawn Fawn frame around it and topped that with the Poppy Stamps Tall curved border.  This card would be easy to mass produce and can be either a winter or Christmas Card.  A Sponged background would be pretty behind the oval and you could add some woodland creatures.  

Poppy Stamps Tall Curved Border

Amy Designs History of Christmas Landscape

Lawn Fawn Inverted Scalloped Rectangles

 

Peace on Earth Red Gingham

The first Sunday in December means that there is another challenge at Peace on Earth Challenge Blog. 

I love this fabulous Mood Board. 

 

I took my inspiration from the red and white gingham pillow. When the card is folded it looks like a gatefold card that lets you peek at the inside. 

I used the the Poppy Stamp Oval frame fold for the base.  I have included a link to a video sharing many ways to use this frame here  at Poppy Stamps Oval Fold Frame.  I also used Poppy Stamp Scallop Tall Curve Border.  The JOY greeting is from Spellbinders and the scalloped frame in the center is from Lawn Fawn.  Here is another video using this die to make a FLIP CARD using the same die. We hope you will join us for this challenge at Peace on Earth Challenge Blog. 

We hope you will join us for this challenge at Peace on Earth Challenge Blog. We get so many beautiful entries. 

Double D Joy

                                          

Thanksgiving is over, the turkey is gone and now the Christmas Season can get into full swing. Our Challenge at Double D Challenge Blog is Christmas JOY(the word JOY MUST be on your creation.  We have a wonderful Mood Board for your inspiration. 

                                          

When I made my entry, I was not looking at the Mood board and just remembered we had to use the word joy.  I have this wonderful Spellbinders Joy die so I chose that and made my card.  When I came back to post it, I noticed all the colors and patterns on the mood board.  Alas, my card had none of the pretty patterns or colors.  I am officially claiming my Oldtimers disease for this pale version of the Mood Board.    

If you join us for this challenge you have a chance to win this Joy stamp and Joe die. 

The team has some wonderful inspiration for you so go on over to Double D Challenge Blog and be inspired. 

Dies R Us Christmas Tree

I got this die at a  Dies R Us European Special Order. If you sign up for the news letter, you will be notified of all these special order events  I see so many designs possible from this die, and the fact that it is interactive makes my day. This card was so easy to make because the die did the work. It will also mail easily.  

Memory Box Merry Christmas Script

                                                Poppy Stamps Snowflake Tall Curved Border

                                           SL Cutting Die Christmas Card Shape Tree Essentials 

Special Order

We hope you will join us for this Anything Goes Challenge at the DIES R US CHALLENGE BLOG.  Just remember to use one metal die from a company that Dies R Us Store carries.  

We hope you join us!!!

Peace on Earth Blue

      Today starts anew challenge at Peace on Earth Challenge Blog.  We have had so many fabulous entries in our past challenges so we are excited to see what you do with this Mood Board.  

                                         

When I looked at it, I notice the blue and white and glitz and shine so that is what I used for this card.  Its much prettier in person and easy to do.  I cut an Impression Obsession snow flake cover die from whit and backed it in blue glitter paper.  I then mounted that to an Impression Obsession frame die that I put on a white card base. You can't see the focal image very well in the photo, but it is from Stampinup star dies.                           . 

You can't see the Stampin up star die very well in the photo, but I have it popped up so it shows up better IRL. 

     We hope you will join us for this challenge at   Peace on Earth Challenge Blog.  The team has some incredible inspiration for you.                . 

Double D Trees

         

   A new mood board and a new challenge starts today over at Double D Challenge Blog. It is a fun one and all about trees.                                  

                                                

I used a multi-layer tree stamp from The Greetery.   I kept it simple by sponging a background.  I stamped and die cut the tree and put it on my background.  I added a few leaves to the grass.  I accidently smeared some ink, but decided it looked like leaves blowing in the wind so it was a Bob Rossi "Happy Accident".  I decided to add a frame to finish my scene.  

The team has great inspiration for you so visit Double D Challenge Blog and then join us for the challenge and a chance to win this die from Impression Obsession. 

                                                     

Dies R Us Birthday Mail in Black and Gold

 Today starts a new challenge at Dies R Us Challenge Blog.    I am using two of my favorite dies again.  This is a birthday card for one of my forever friends.  We can say that because we have been friends for over thirty years.  Even though we don't live in the same town anymore,  We still manage to get together every few months at some halfway place. The designer paper is from Honey Bee.  I cut the Poppy Stamps Adriana Easel Die from white card and inked it with Gina K    ink.  Then I cut the second layer from Gold card.  I chose some flowers from homemade flower stash. I cut the Memory Box Birthday Mail in black and white.  

  Stop over  at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog and check out the inspiration from the team.  It's an Anything Goes Challenge using at least one metal die from a company sold at  the Dies R Us Store . 

Peace on Earth Holiday Joy

I love this Mood Board at Peace on Earth Challenge Blog.  Each picture has so much texture and dimension along with the  buffalo plaid and little pops of red. I was torn between the window and the ornament, but decided on the ornament.  

I used an old Spellbinders ornament and one I got a s a free gift from an order at Dies R Us years ago.  The Joy is from PTI.  Some Tutti Designs greenery  and holly leaves from  Cheery Lynn topped with a Sue Wilson poinsettia. The paper is from Honey Bee. 

We have had so many amazing cards for each challenge and we are enjoying all the inspiration . The design team  at Peace on Earth Challenge Blog  has some beautiful inspiration for you too. 
 

A Walk in the Woods

 This is the perfect time of the year to take a walk in the woods in some parts of the USA.  We have been getting some much needed rain, but some days are a beautiful, sunny 70 degrees with slight breezes. Our challenge at Double D Challenge Blog is to use something on your card that you might see during a walk in the woods. Here is the great Mood Board to give you inspiration. 

I don't  know about you but that bear looks so peaceful in the field  of grass backed by trees.  I would love to see this as long as we had a great deal of distance between us.  My husband and I owned a party boat that we kept moored at Whiskeytown lake in Northern Colorado.  The lake was in the middle of a huge nature preserve filled with astounding sights.   Most of the time, we had a boat load of friends and family aboard, but several times a month we would escape by ourselves and enjoy the beauty of the lake that was filled with all types of nature.  Soaring eagles, egrets, deer, squirrels, and ducks were always there and we enjoyed watching the miracles of nature and just relaxing.  I loved getting into the water to cool off and just paddle around.  Steve always joined me but he was always ready to get back into the boat before I was. One day after he got back into the boat, he started whispering to me from the back of the boat. 

" Kath, get back in the boat."

" I'm not ready yet." 

"Get back in the boat."

"Why?"

"GET BACK IN THE BOAT ,NOW"

He was rarely so forceful so I thought, I should probably get back in the boat.  To say he was unhappy with me does not describe the situation.  He then pointed out why he was so forceful.  Two baby bear cubs were swimming very close to me, and Mama, who was not happy, was following close behind. I never saw them, but they were so close that I was glad I was in the boat. 

I decided to use a Spellbinders  die set that I have had for awhile and not used.

If you join us for this challenge, you could win this cute Cottage Cutz die. 

Go over to the Double D Blog and check out some fabulous inspiration and then join us for the challenge.