Double D Challenge Windows

 The inspiration board at Double D has Autumn views through the windows but I went in an entirely different direction.

The window is from Memory Box, cut in light gray cardstock and layered for stability.  The "view" was blended with Distress Inks and the vellum ghosts are from TH.  They were run through my Xyron before attaching to the panel.  Some DSP from my stash for 'wallpaper' and a sentiment cut from Memory Box letters finish off my scary/not scary Halloween card. 

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Time Out #324 -Photo Inspiration

Time Out has a Photo Inspiration Challenge this fortnight.

I must say I was stumped at first because we're all using stamps from our sponsor but I found one that worked perfectly. 

It's called Framed Teacups from STAMPlorations.  I heat embossed the image and watercolored  it with Distress Ink in Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, and Carved Pumpkin with a little Bellini from Catherine Pooler thrown in for good measure.  A piece of vellum was cut with HB's Deckle Edge dies and colored with some of the same ink.  The background from my Bits Box was stamped with Hero Arts Canvas Background.  

The winner will be awarded a $25 STAMPlorations store credit and be invited to be a guest designer for a future challenge so be sure to enter your card in our gallery.

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The Paper Players #806

The deadline for The Paper Players is fast approaching but I did squeeze in some time to make a card.  Putting everything I took to the lake this summer back where it belongs meant actually reorganizing my shelves so everything would fit and look nice.  I'm not done yet but I was anxious to do some card making and The Paper Players was first on my list of challenges. 

The Mountain stencil, which is actually the entire background, and Tree dies and stencils are from Pinkfresh Studio, something I got when I took one of their classes a while ago.  I haven't used it since but thought it fit with the nature theme perfectly.  All stenciling was done with Distress Inks and the trees are popped up.  The sentiment is an oldie from Technique Tuesday. 

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Freshly Made Sketches #754

The sketch for Freshly Made Sketches is wide open and ready for any half panel you want to design.  I had one already made and in the package.

Jesus is the focal point of Simon Hurley's Nativity Scene, cutting him in color while Mary and Joseph are silhouettes.  The background was colored with Distress Inks and splattered with Hero Arts Unicorn Spray.  The sentiment is from Spellbinder's The Three Magi.  

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Just Us Girls #841- Mood Board Week

Just Us Girls has their Mood Board Challenge this week and here is the board chosen by our host Vicki.

Here's a close-up so you can see all the ideas this photo holds.  I went with the one in the lower right.

The houses and trees are from STAMPlorations The houses were stamped on watercolor paper and masked so the tree could be stamped between.  Everything was loosely colored with Distress Inks and a sentiment from Hero Arts was added.  

Which photo from this collage caught your attention?  Check out the Design Team and guest designer Julia's makes for inspiration.

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Time Out #322 - Inspired By Challenge

 There's an Inspired By challenge at Time Out and we want you to be inspired by the colors of the season where you live. 

As the weather turns colder, mid September can start the changing of colors here in mid-Michigan where I will be until the end of this month and I love the variety that the trees turn.

  

I smooshed panels with a variety of Distress Inks from which to cut the images from Tim Holtz's Foliage Wreath.  It's on a panel embossed with the Dancing Starlets folder from SSS.  

Our sponsor for this challenge is Gina K and the winner will be awarded a $25 store credit along with an invitation to guest design.  

Since we have followers and a Design Team from all over the world, we should see a wide range of colors choices for cards for this challenge.  I hope you'll join us.

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Time Out #319 - Pick Two

It's a Pick Two challenge at Time Out and these are the words you can pick from to make your card.  

I went with CAS, monochrome, birthday and floral for my words.  

Daffodil Delight from Altenew was embossed on watercolor cardstock and painted with Squeezed Lemonade and Wild Honey Distress Ink.  The sentiment is a BetterPress.  

Newton's Nook is the sponsor for this challenge and the winner will receive a $25 store credit and an invitation to guest design.

The Design Team has chosen their own two words to base their cards on.  You may want to check them out for inspiration.

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Krafty Chicks #831

Krafty Chicks has an Anything Goes challenge this week because of the 5th  Thursday in the month.  Even thought it's AG, they do have a wonderful mood board and one of the images inspired my card.

If you look at the board below you will see in the upper right corner a glass of a cooling summer drink.  I turned it into a Popsicle from the Sweet Summer set from C9.  Using Distress Ink, I stenciled the lemons and strawberries and then went over the die cut in the same colors with a lighter hand.  It is layered and popped up on a panel embossed with Hero Arts Circle Confetti die.  The sentiment is from the set, stamped in Mocha and cut with an MFT circle.  

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Freshly Made Sketches #747

I was honored with a win last week at Freshly Made Sketches and therefore HAD to make a card for this week's challenge.

I'm sure it's not surprising that I used flowers, in this case poinsettias, for the circles on Kim's sketch.

Finding flowers small enough was the challenge but since I need more Christmas cards I pulled out the TH Vault Holiday Classic, cutting the poinsettias from white and inking with Festive Berries and Fired Brick Distress Inks, plus a little green and brown for aging.  I bought the paper pack from The Paper Studio because of its soft aged look.  It was cut with my new Diagonal Stitch Rectangles from PFS.  I used the smallest of the dies to cut the sentiment, also from PFS.  

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Just Us Girls #834 - CASE a Designer

There are five Thursdays in July so that means this week's Just Us Girls challenge is CASE a Designer hosted by Carol Mc.

All you have to do is choose one of the designer's cards and create one using their idea but adding your own twist.  Please tell us whose card inspired you in case it's not obvious.  

My card started with watercolor paper, Distress Inks and an image from Penny Black's Garden Trio.  The image was colored with Worn Lipstick, Evergreen Bough and Forest Moss, with a light wash of Evergreen Bough on the panel that is inset into Curvature Frame, also from PB.  The sentiment is from their Sprinkles and Smiles. 

Now it's your turn.  We'd love to see your card in our gallery.

 

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Time Out #318 - Inspired By

It's Time for another Time Out Inspired Challenge.

This should be an interesting gallery because there is so much that Mother Nature inspires.

I'm partial to birds but wanted to make a scene so I used this Take Wing set from Penny Black.  It was stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Distress Inks.  The panel was trimmed and added to dark brown cardstock.  The sentiment is a BetterPress.  

This challenge is sponsored by Lawn Fawn who will award our winner a $25 store credit.  They will also be asked to be a guest designer.

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Freshly Made Sketches #741

Not having a lot of supplies is really stretching my creativity and such was the case for Narelle's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  I must have gone through my stash three times trying out things and finally settled on this.

The flowers are from Penny Black's Love Blooms, stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Distress Inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Rustic Wilderness.  The frames are from their Frame It, watercolored with Scorched Timber.   The background is SU Timeworn Type and the sentiment is a BetterPress.  

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Inkspirational #366

I thought I had used up most of my rain stamps for other challenges but when Inkspirational wanted rain I found a way to make it happen.

This card is all Taylored Expressions Over the Rainbow except for the raindrop stencil.  The rainbow was cut in white and colored with Distress Inks with Altenew Andromeda for the indigo. 

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Time Out #311

It's Pick Two time at the Time Out Challenge.

We are being sponsored by Stamplorations who is offering a $25 store credit to our winner.  

We’re absolutely delighted to welcome Shery Russ back as our wonderful sponsor. After facing a life-changing health ordeal, Shery has reopened her business following nearly four years away. Her strength and creativity continue to inspire us all.  The Design Team will be using her products.

My pick two are pastel and bloom. 

My card features Dee's Blossom Spray #2, white heat embossed on watercolor paper and colored with Distress Inks.  The same Dried Marigold ink was used to watercolor the card base and the image was cut with PTI's Tipped Tops. It's the first time I've used that die in ages and I love the interest it gives the design.  The sentiment is from Penny Black. 

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Freshly Made Sketches #730

The minute I saw Judy's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches I knew I had the exact die from SSS as her center image.  Then it was a matter of what to do for the side panel.  Oh, I know!  That foiled Spellbinders floral border that's been sitting in my Bits box.

The flowers were colored with Distress Inks, the die cut with silver cardstock to match the foiling and I used the center to add the sentiment from PFS.  It's like they were made for each other and this challenge.

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Freshly Made Sketches #727

The minute I saw Michele's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches an idea sparked.  Then I thought maybe the image was too big.  I made the card anyway.  What do you think?

I got the Honey Bee Lovely Layers Wishing Well because I'm attracted to old, rusty metal and wood things and this well appealed to me.  I made it right away and then it sat in the package until I pulled it out for this card. The background was colored with Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass and Twisted Citron.  The dark gray frame is from Waffle Flower and the grass is from Gina Marie.  I tried to match the green ink to the cardstock.  I had a difficult time coming up with a sentiment and was going to go without when I ran across this one from PTI.  I would have done the grass differently if I had the sentiment before I added it but I stamped it on the same paper and trimmed it down. I think it works.  

This is going to be a busy weekend.  Both my son and granddaughter have birthdays tomorrow. We will celebrate Allyson on Sunday before going to the middle school play where my great grandson has the second lead in High School Musical Jr. His sister also has a dance competition on Saturday but I won't be going since I've already seen the dances.  Allyson's brother and his family will be joining us as well as her other grandma who came down from Michigan for the occasion.  Like I said - It's going to be a busy weekend but so much fun.  

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The Paper Players #770 and NBUS #82

I went looking for a challenge to play in and found Jaydee's sketch at The Paper Players.  It worked great for a new die set.

I can't remember when I bought this Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Birds set but it was past time to get them on a card.  I LOVE birds and while the package had them all red I just couldn't do that so here are my blue jay, cardinal, chickadee and titmouse.  The die cuts each bird and its pieces at once so they are cut from white and colored with Distress Inks.  The embossed background is Hedgeberry from SSS and the sentiment is from Memory Box.  The sketch is a slimline but I liked the birds better on an A2 card.

These little fellows are making their way to Darnell's NBUS challenge too.

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