Lily Of The Valley ~ Double D

Greeting friends!  Double D Challenges is at it again with a new challenge. 

Theme:  May's Birth Flowers
(Lily of the Valley and Hawthorn)

and Birthstone is Emerald

Be inspired by any of the three.

 

 

I pulled out this sweet Lily Of The Valley die from Frantic Stamper.

 

I mounted this delightful spring flower onto a stitched scalloped oval from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  There's a bit of distress ink rubbed around the stitched oval to add some contrast. The background embossing folder is "Garden Harmony" from Altenew.

 The sentiment banner is from Simon Says Stamps, which was gifted to me by my dear friend Marcia.  Super cute!

 

My hope is that you'll visit the Double D Challenge blog and see how the amazing design team was inspired by the photo prompt:

 Thanks for stopping by!

A Pretty Gift Set For A Special Occasion

Good morning friends~  I made this gift set back in February, to celebrate a dear friends special day, and I never got around to posting it.  As it turns out my dear friend Marcia, over at Color Hues is starting a new challenge using these colors, so I thought this would be the perfect time to post this project.

The deliciously sized cupcake die is from Pretty Pink Posh.  I added some sweet polka dotted lemons from Spellbinders because every project should have some polka dots.

 

The treat box is made using a die from Sizzix.

 

I found this striped gift bag in my stash which coordinated perfectly with the papers and cardstock colors I used.  A simply doily bag topper and bow was all it needed.  

And finally, a framed piece of artwork using stencils and dies from Altenew.

 

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Color Hues ~ Blue & Yellow

 Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

 

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You Are So Loved

Happy Valentine's Day friends!  

Just wanted to let you know......

 

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations ~ Red, White & Black

 

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Basket Full of Posies ~ Double D Challenge

It's time for a new challenge over at Double D Challenge and the theme is "Basket Full of Posies".

I have so many stamps and dies but I was surprised to discover that I couldn't find a basket in the entire lot!  I had to get creative using The Greetery's Wicker Weave stencils. 

The flowers are Altenew's Morning Asters.

Please do stop by Double D Challenge to see more stunning inspiration and join in on the fun!

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Red, White & Blue ~ Color Throwdown Challenge

Hello friends ~ I'm popping in with a card for the Color Throwdown Challenge, using the color's red, white & blue.

Gracious Peonies from Altenew take up space on this A2 sized card.

A few white and deep blue paint spatters to add a touch of texture and movement to the card.

A quick and easy card to celebrate YOU!  Sending you all happy thoughts, my friends.

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Color Throwdown ~ Red, White & Blue

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

The Card Concept ~ Red, White & Blue

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A Very Special Birthday

Hi friends.  Today's card was made for a very, very dear friend of mine to celebrate her special day.

I used Altenew's Flower Bunch Stencil Set in soft pastel colors to create the pretty bouquet.  

Once the stenciling was done, I ran it through my die cutting machine with an older, retired Sizzix music note embossing folder.

The sentiment is from Gina K Stamps and was gifted to me by my dear friend Marcia from Marcia's Stampin' Pad.  Thanks Marcia for the lovely stamps!  Happy Birthday Marcia!  I hope you enjoy your very special day today!

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Dots & Stripes ~ Double D Challenge

Hello friends ~  I hope you're enjoying the fall season.  Double D Challenges is starting up a new challenge and the theme is "Dots & or Stripes".

I took some liberties on my card for this challenge.  The "dots" are represented by the oranges from Altenew and the "stripes" are represented by the words, going across the card in a striped pattern.  How's that for thinking outside the box??

The Orange Blossom Die Set from Altenew is delightfully sweet!!  Altenew is the best at adding in all those fine details we love to see on dies.

I do hope you'll stop in at Double D Challenges to see what my creative team mates came up with.

Here's the inspiration photo to help inspire you:

Here's the prize that you could win when you play along:

Thanks for stopping by!

Double D & Altenew Collaboration Challenge

Good morning friends~ I'm tickled pink to be joining in on a collaboration challenge with Altenew, along with the entire Double D Challenge design team!  This is truly a challenge you won't want to miss, as there are multiple prizes to be won.  You'll find more details at the end of my post.

The theme for Double D Challenges is "Stencils".

We were generously "gifted" the choice of one of the Build-A-Garden collections to work with, so I chose Build-A-Garden:  Morning Asters.

Each Build-A-Garden collection includes stamps, dies, stencils and a mini blending brush.  I used colors from Altenew's Spring Bouquet Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Set to stamp and stencil the flower colors.  I splattered on a bit of the Magenta colored ink over top of the flowers and then die cut them out using the coordinating dies.

I cut the white background using the Mix and Match Frames Die Set to create the focal point, stamping the sentiment in the center and then attaching the flowers over the frame.  This was then mounted to an A2 sized card front with a panel of yellow gingham printed paper, to bring out the yellow in the centers of the flowers.  

You can find all the products I've listed below at Altenew

Build-A-Garden:  Morning Asters 
Spring Bouquet Crisp Dye Inks Mini Cube Set
Mix and Match Frames Die Set

I wanted to say thanks so much to all the folks at Altenew for their generosity and for the invitation to Double D Challenges design team to combine our challenges!

Be sure to visit both Altenew and Double D Challenges to see some amazing design work, leaving comments along the way at all your stops.  There is a $50 gift certificate to Altenew as well as the stencil pictured below and I'm giving away this Fairy Tale Florals embossing folder and stencil set from Altenew, that will be given to the winners of the random draw from all comments.  So, the more you comment, the more chances you will have to win.

Double D Prize:

My Prize Giveaway:

ETA:  If you comment, and your comment posts as "Anonymous", please leave an email and your name so I can reach you if you are the winner.  Thanks!

 I'll be announcing the winner of my prize on my next Double D Challenge post coming up on August 16th.  

This post contains affiliate links, which means if you purchase through any of my links, I will earn a small percentage at no extra cost to you.  This helps me bring new content to you each month and helps me stay in good standing with Altenew.  I sure do need and appreciate your support! 

 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge ~ All Occasions

Little Red Wagon ~ Multi-purpose

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The Glory of The Lord ~ Color Challenge ~ Double D

Hello friends!  Double D Challenge is starting up a new challenge and the theme is a color challenge.

As you can see I went with the cool tones of blue, using Forever Fern stamps & dies from Stampin' Up!

 

The background is embossed with a very old plaid EF.  I cut a circle out of the right edge so it overlapped the edge and stamped the verse inside the negative space.

I used Altenew's Icy Lake Crisp Ink Dyes for all the stamping and the flowers and pearls are from my stash.  

Trying to make the most of my crafting time, I made two more cards.  

I used the negative piece from the first card and added more leafy sprigs from Forever Fern and a Vintage Rose from Altenew.  I tucked in a few sprigs cut from vellum to soften the look.

Click HERE to visit the Double D Challenge blog to see more amazing inspiration from my super creative team mates.

Here's the inspiration board to get your creative juices flowing:

And here's what you could win when you play along:

Thanks for stopping by!