A Reason To Celebrate ~ Double D Challenge

Happy New Year friends and happy 9th birthday to Darlene and Diane from DD Challenges!

Who knew that 9 years ago would be the start of all their amazing challenges?

 

 

To celebrate, their theme for this new challenge is "Anniversary / Birthday".  

I pulled out this fun Award Winning die set from The Greetery and stamped the sentiment from Inflated Sentiments to wish them both the greatest celebration.

 

There's plenty of room in this challenge to spark your creativity, but here's an inspiration panel to further inspire you.

 

 

 

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

 

 

Visit the DD Challenge blog to see more amazing inspiration and join in on the fun!

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Nordic Butterfly Wishes ~ Poppystamps

Hello friends ~  I'm bringing you some Joyful Nordic Wishes today using stamps & dies from Poppystamps.  I love the lacy background and how it's softened by the layer of vellum.

The Nordic Butterfly is beautiful layered and popped up on foam dots.  This is part of their spring release.  One you won't want to miss!

Feel free to stop over at Poppystamps for more details, if you wish.

 

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Nordic Birds ~ Poppystamps

Hello friends ~ It's my turn to post over at the Poppystamps blog.

Sure do hope you'll pop on over to Poppystamps to have a look.

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Bronze Anniversary ~ Double D

Happy New Year, my friends!  I hope you had a safe and happy entrance into 2024.  We stayed tucked in at home and enjoyed a quiet evening.  We're too old for celebrating big on new year's eve.  Our idea of celebrating is hubby falling asleep in his chair while watching tv, waiting to watch the ball drop.  I celebrate from the comfort of my bed with my eyes closed. haha!

Anyway, Double D Challenge is ringing in the new year with a birthday / anniversary, celebrating their 8th year!  Can you believe it??  

Darlene and Diane do such an amazing job keeping all their challenge blogs straight and the inspiration photo's they use are always inspiring.

I used a bronze embossed scrap of cardstock from my scrap bin, Add to Cart Celebration Add-Ons from Spellbinders and vellum flowers from Pinkfresh Studio.  The sentiment is an "oldie" from Papertrey ink.

I hope you'll stop by the Double D Challenge blog and join in on the fun.

Here's the inspiration board to help you get started:

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

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Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Kit of the Month ~ December

Hello friends~  I'm back today with a project using Spellbinders Amazing Paper Grace Kit of the Month for December.

Becca Feekens designs are always elegant and timeless in style.  This month's die kit is no different.

This month's "Sweetheart Envelope and Note Die set is gorgeous.  Look at the detail on these sweet dies.

There are 22 thin metal dies included in this set and you can mix and match them to create adorable note cards like I did, up to a 5"x7" card.

Check out this month's kit at Spellbinders and flip through the product photo's to see the amazing projects Becca designed.  They're really incredible!  

Here are the links to the following clubs at Spellbinders:

Amazing Paper Grace Kit of the Month
All Club Kits
Past Club Kits
Spellbinders

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Butterfly Sparkle ~ Spellbinders August Card Kit of the Month

It's the beginning of the month so that means Spellbinders has all new club kits in the store for you to enjoy!  This month's Card Kit is called Butterfly Sparkle and it is sure to make you smile.

It is filled with butterflies, dreamy images and inspiring sentiments.

This card kit includes a 6x6 paper pad, clear stamps, a die set, tons of embellishments, and more!

There is a total of 12 dies included in this month's kit.  I think these butterflies will be used on many future projects.

Spellbinders kits always have a touch of elegance, using gold or silver accents. 

 

Not only do these kits have all these decorative elements, but they also include 10 card bases with envelopes, several sheets of color coordinating cardstock, double sided tape, double sided foam dimensional squares and sequins. 

The vintage images in this kit hit all the right buttons for me.

I hope you enjoyed today's projects.  You can find the entire new release at Spellbinders and take a peek at what's COMING SOON.  I've listed links to the products below for your convenience.  Hope to see you again soon!

Here's a list of handy links that will bring you directly to the items listed:

Spellbinders

Card Kit of the Month 

All Club Kits

Past Club Kits

Filigree Marquis Etched Dies

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Thank you for spending part of your day with me.  I so enjoy reading your comments and knowing that you've stopped in for a peek.

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Spellbinders June Card Kit of The Month

It's the beginning of the month, so you know what that means??  Spellbinders has a new release for all their Club Kits.  Each month when I open a new kit, it feels like Christmas!

This month's kit is called "Party Hat and Streamers" and it is filled with loads of cuteness, sweet treats, flowers and more to make any occasion a celebration of fun!

Just look at those beautiful florals!!  

This card kit includes a 6x6 paper pad, clear stamps, a die set, tons of embellishments, and more!  The party hat, flowers and pom-pom dies are this month's featured die set.  

Spellbinders kits always have a touch of elegance, using gold or silver accents and look at those puffy sentiment stickers.  Aren't they fun?

Not only do these kits have all these decorative elements, but they also include 10 card bases with envelopes, several sheets of color coordinating cardstock, double sided tape, double sided foam dimensional squares and sequins.  

If you know someone who wants to get into card making, this is a great kit to help get them started.  These kits make wonderful birthday or Mother's Day gifts, and you can purchase past kits without signing up for the monthly subscription.

Here's a list of handy links that will bring you directly to the items listed:

Spellbinders
Card Kit of the Month
All Club Kits
Past Club Kits

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Shades of Pink ~ Double D Challenges

Hello friends~ "Shades of Pink", that's the new theme for the challenge that's starting today over at Double D Challenges.

I was delighted with so many ideas for this challenge.  That doesn't always happen.

I had won the entire release from Pink Fresh Studio back before Christmas and I really hadn't had much of a chance to play with any of it, up until this point. 

I pulled out Choose Hope stencils and coordinating die to create this soft card in shades of pink.

The background is embossed using Lush Vines Hot Foil / Embossing Plate.  I don't have a hot foiling machine (dare I say "yet"?) so I'm glad I can use the plates for embossing.  I stenciled the flowers and leaves using Distress Oxide Inks and die cut the flower cluster out using the coordinating die.  I then brushed on just a bit of Stickles Glitter Glue to add shine to the flowers.

The sentiment is cut using Scripted Greetings, in gold and white and the two frames are cut using Poppystamps Pointed Rectangle Frames.

I do hope you'll stop in at Double D Challenges so see more amazing inspiration from my talented teammates and play along.

Here are some handy links to the products I used today:

Pinkfresh Studio ~ Choose Hope Stencils
Pinkfresh Studio Choose Hope Die
Pinkfresh Studio Scripted Greetings Die Set
Pinkfresh Studio Lush Vines Hot Foil Plate
All Pinkfresh Studio Products

Here's the inspiration photo:

And here's the prize that you could win when you join in on the fun!

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Elegant Hello ~ Classically Becca ~ Spellbinders

Hello friends~  Do you ever feel like making elegant cards can be difficult or time consuming?  Becca Feeken has made making beautiful cards as easy as can be, with her Classically Becca collection of dies from Spellbinders.  

Today's card focuses on Filagree Marquis die set.  This is an elegant collection of 8 thin metal dies that fit the A2-size card format. The large corner frame has intricate designs on its four corners with its outer and inner rim dies to cut the frame. 

The filigree oval design fts perfecting in the middle. The two sweet floral accents and leaf motif finishes the set.

I used the previously released Layered Mix & Matched Sentiments "hello" in the center.

Timeless in beauty, this card came together so quickly!  These wonderful dies would be perfect for wedding, anniversary or any occasion you want to feel special.

Here is a list of links for your convenience:

Classically Becca Collection
Filagree Marquis
Layered Mix & Match Sentiments
Spellbinders Paper Arts

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