Rustic Hearts

Hello friends,

Valentine’s day is around the corner and with that in mind we have a new challenge for you at Double D Challenges. To celebrate this day of love our theme is “Hearts”. The mood board is so pretty, I am sure you will find lots of inspiration to create a card for the Double D challenge.

I love the rustic and shabby look of the hearts, the neutral colors and the textures in the inspiration picture. With that in mind I decided to create my card with kraft paper for a rustic look. I added a piece of burlap on the base layer for texture and then a pretty trellis and heart die cut. I lifted some of the hearts with mirror tape for dimension. I added some pearls, flowers and wax cord  bows as embellishments. The final touch is a die cut sentiment. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #107 (ends 02/20) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells (Dies: Spellbinders Designer series “Timeless Heart” (S5-314) — Memory Box die “Heart Waterfall” (Style no 99079) — Spellbinders D’Lites die “Sentiments Three” (S2-139))
• Simply Create Too Challenge #146 (ends 02/28) – Anything Goes / Twist Use Hearts
• Always Fun Challenges #96 (ends 02/11) – Anything Goes
• Creatalicious Challenges #156 (ends 02/15) – Anything Goes with optional Love/Hearts
• Die Cut Divas Challenge (February) (ends 02/28) – Love is in the Air
• Pearly Sparkles Challenge #37 (ends 02/27) – It’s a Love Thing
• Cuttlebug Mania Challenge (ends 02/19) – Be My Valentine (Dies: Spellbinders Designer series “Timeless Heart” (S5-314) — Memory Box die “Heart Waterfall” (Style no 99079) — Spellbinders D’Lites die “Sentiments Three” (S2-139))

The hearts on the burlap and trellis background

The pretty flowers with a little bit of sparkle

The sentiment

A close-up of the inside

Project details

Kraft and cream cardstock — Spellbinders Designer series “Timeless Heart” (S5-314) — Memory Box die “Heart Waterfall” (Style no 99079) — Spellbinders D’Lites die “Sentiments Three” (S2-139) — Burlap — Little Birdie flowers “Wendy Ivory” — Pearls — Wax cord for bows — Tim Holtz distress ink “Vintage photo”.

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments below. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia

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Looking Back in Time

Hello friends,

A card to share for the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme from Team Darlene for our two weekly challenge this time is “Looking Back in Time”.  You can create anything that reminds you of times gone by! Please visit the Double D challenge blog and see the wonderful samples from Double “D”s talented designers and join in the fun!

It is also time to announce the winner of the $10 gift certificate from 1-2-3 Stitch.com that I offered for the celebration of our third anniversary at Double D Challenges. The name of the random winner that was drawn from the entries on the Double D Challenge blog is #49 Ellie.

Congratulations, I will email you directly, notifying you of this win! Please be sure to email me back to get the details how to claim your gift certificate. Many thanks to all of you that participated – I wish I could give a prize to everyone!

Now onto the details of my card for the new challenge. I created my card in the vintage style using a vintage telephone die cut as focal point. I used script paper and a piece of hessian for my background layers  The vintage telephone was lifted from the fancy die cut  panel with mirror tape for dimension. The telephone is colored with distress inks. I finished off with a die cut sentiment, a bow and vintage buttons. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

I also entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #106 (ends 01/30) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells (Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities “Radiant Rectangles” (S5-161) — Creative Expressions Craft Mini Expressions die “Just wanted to say” (CEDME001))
• The Happy Craft Challenge (January) (ends 02/12) – Anything Goes
• The Creative Crafter’s Challenge #12 (ends 02/15) – Anything Goes
• Simply Create Too Challenge #145 (ends 01/26) – Anything Goes

A close-up of the vintage telephone

The sentiment

A few vintage buttons

The inside with more buttons

Project details

Cream and brown cardstock — Script designer paper — Spellbinders Nestabilities “Radiant Rectangles” (S5-161) — Creative Expressions Craft Mini Expressions die “Just wanted to say” (CEDME001) — Lea’bilities Die “Vintage Telephone” (Leane no 45.3028) — Hessian — Wax cord for bow — Buttons — Tim Holtz distress inks “Pumice Stone” and “Vintage Photo”

I hope you enjoy today´s card. If you do, please share your thoughts in the comments. I love to read them! Enjoy a wonderful day and have fun creating beautiful things.

Regards,

Amelia

It’s On the Menu

Hello friends,

It is Double D Challenges 3rd anniversary and to celebrate we have a beautiful mood board to inspire you. The theme is “It’s On the Menu”. We are celebrating, so we want you to use anything you might find on a menu – cakes, coffee, tea, ice cream, fruit … anything! All the details about the prizes are on the Double D Challenge blog. Besides these prizes some Design Team members will also be offering a prize – so be sure to pop over to their blogs for inspiration and a chance to win a prize in celebration of our anniversary.

The celebration prize I have to offer is a $10 gift certificate from 123 Stitch.com online store. To stand a chance to win the prize just linked  your project to the Double D challenge blog. I will randomly  draw  a name from the entries on the Double D Challenge blog and the lucky winner will be announced on the winner’s post published on January 15, 2019. I hope you will be able to participate in our challenge – we would love to see your project!

$10 (US Dollars)

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For my card to celebrate the Double D Anniversary I decided to choose a yummy parfait and a glass of lemonade. After coloring the bits and pieces and gluing it together, I layered the die cuts on pink gingham paper for a happy feel. I added a bold sentiment, piece of lace, bows and gemstones to finish off.

I also entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #105 (ends 01/16) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells. (Dies: Crafters Companion sentiment die “Happy Birthday” (S-BG-MD-HAP))
• Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #59 (ends 01/31) – Anything Goes
• Love To Craft Challenge LTCCB#30 (ends 01/31) – January Anything Goes
• Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB#21 (ends 01/31) – Anything Goes + Optimal Twist Sentiment as Main Focus
• Inspire Create Challenges #033 (ends 01/08) – Theme: Party
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge #56 (ends 02/06) – Anything Goes

The parfait and lemonade

Yummy strawberries

The sentiment

A peep at the inside with another parfait

Project details

White and red cardstock — Gingham paper — Crafters Companion sentiment die “Happy Birthday” (S-BG-MD-HAP) — Cottage Cutz die “Parfait with Strawberries” (CC4X4-160) — Timeless Scrappings die “Lemonade” — Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils — Wax cord for bows — Lace — Gemstones 

I hope you enjoy today’s card. If you do, please share your thoughts in the comments. Remember to enter for the prize draw by submitting your project for the Double D Anniversary Challenge! Have a wonderful day.

Regards,

Amelia

Snowflakes

Hello friends,

Another Christmas card for the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme for this fortnight is “Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!”.  This is our last challenge for 2018 and you can create / use anything SNOW related. The team have created beautiful cards to inspire you – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile and as always there is a lovely prize to win!

My inspiration from the picture is the trees, snow and white color. For a “frosty” feel I cut a snowflake border and added some sparkle with fairy dust glitter. I layered the border on turquoise designer paper and added two die cut trees with mirror tape. To embellish the tress is used wax cord bows, small roses and gemstones.  I finished off with more snowflakes, glitter snow on the trees and a die cut sentiment.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Use Your Stuff Challenge #341 (ends 12/24) – Christmas / Holidays
• Card Mania Challenge CMC#111 (ends 01/01) – Christmas
• Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #5 (ends 12/31) – Anything Christmas Goes
• Dies R Us Challenge #111 (ends 12/28) – Anything Christmas (Dies: Find It Trading Precious Marieke die “Winterfun Border” (PM10077) — Find It Trading Yvonne Creations die “Snowy Tree” (YCD10053) — Marianne Design Craftables die “Snowflakes” (CR1335) — Crealies Text dies “Merry Christmas” (CLTD101)
• Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB#20 (ends 12/31) – Anything Goes + No stamping
• Scrapy Land Challenges #104 (ends 01/02) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells. (Dies: Find It Trading Precious Marieke die “Winterfun Border” (PM10077) — Find It Trading Yvonne Creations die “Snowy Tree” (YCD10053))

The trees with glitter snow, gemstones, roses and bows

The sentiment and snowflakes

The snowflake border

A peep at the inside

Project details

White and turquoise cardstock — Designer paper — Find It Trading Precious Marieke die “Winterfun Border” (PM10077) — Find It Trading Yvonne Creations die “Snowy Tree” (YCD10053) — Marianne Design Craftables die “Snowflakes” (CR1335) — Crealies Text dies “Merry Christmas” (CLTD101) — Roses — Wax cord for bows — Gemstones — Fairy glitter,

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments below. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia

Run, Run Rudolph

Hello friends,

Another Christmas card for the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme for this fortnight is “Run Run Rudolph”. Team Diane is looking for any kind of deer (doesn’t have to be Christmas). The team have created beautiful cards to inspire you – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile and as always there is a lovely prize to win!

I was inspired by the colors, script and reindeer in the inspiration picture. I like the earthy tones and decided to create my card in brown, gold and cream. I layered script designer paper on a brown base paper and added a gold die cut wreath as background for the reindeer. I attached the gold wreath with a bow to the sentiment. The reindeer was layered with mirror tape to the wreath and embellished with a fancy die-cut bow and small paper roses. I finished off with gold sequins . I love the colors and rustic look of this Christmas card.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #103 (ends 12/19) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells. (Dies used: Creative Expressions sentiment die “Stacked Merry Christmas” (CEDME014) — Memory Box Craft die “Hutton Wreath” (94008))
• Card Mania Challenge CMC#111 (ends 01/01) – Christmas
• Christmas Crafts All Year Round December Challenge (ends 12/31) – Anything Goes
• Crafty Animals Challenge #21 (ends 12/27) – Anything Goes with an Animal
• Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #5 (ends 12/31) – Anything Christmas Goes

A close-up of the reindeer

The flowers

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

Cream, gold and brown cardstock — Script designer paper — Creative Expressions sentiment die “Stacked Merry Christmas” (CEDME014) — Memory Box Craft die “Hutton Wreath” (94008) — Marianne Design Creatables “Reindeer” (LR0179) — Roses — Wax cord for bow — Gold sequins — Tim Holtz distress ink “Vintage photo”

I hope you like my card. If you do, please leave a comment – I love reading them. Have a great day and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

Snuggle Up

Hello friends,

A card to share for the new Double D Challenge starting today. The theme for our two weekly challenge this time is “Snuggle Up Buttercup”.  The inspiration picture says it all – think warm and cozy! For more information about the challenge and the prize up for grabs visit the Double D Challenge blog and start creating – we would love to see your card.

I decided to make a Christmas card, my first one for this year! I love the tile with the adorable little cat and the red blanket and an old Penny Black critter stamp came to my rescue. The cat looks so happy and cozy with his little mouse friend!  I used craft cardstock for a rustic look and kept the layout simple. I added a tree created with die cut leaves and added some stars to the “branches”.  To finish off I added a die cut sentiment, a hanging red star and golden bows.  The coloring was done with my Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #20 (ends 11/30) – Anything Goes with a Critter
• Crafty Animals Challenge #20 (ends 11/27) – Anything Goes with an Animal
• Polkadoodles  Craft Challenge Week #46 (ends 11/23) – Anything Goes
• A Gem of A Challenge #231 (ends 11/10) – Anything Goes
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge  (November) (ends 11/30) – Anything Goes
• Penny Black and More Challenge (November) (ends 11/28) – Make Someone Smile (Penny Black stamp “Xmas Cuddles” (2234H) )
• Show us Your Pussycats Challenge #36 (ends 12/04) – Furrything Goes
• The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge #41 (ends 12/04) – Anything Christmas Goes
• Unicorn Challenges #38 (ends 11/30) – Use a Sentiment
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin’ Challenges (November) (ends 12/12) – Christmas
• Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges #417 (ends 11/ 28) – Christmas
• Sweet Stampers Challenge #26 (ends 12/10) – Christmas

The adorable cat and his mouse friend

A close-up of the Christmas tree

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

Kraft, red, green, brown and white cardstock — Penny Black stamp “Xmas Cuddles” (2234H) — Couture Creations sentiment die “”Merry Christmas set” (CO724947) — Sizzix Thinlets die “Garden Green” (661206) — Impression Obsession die “Bucket” (DIE164-A) — Red stars — Gold cord for bows — Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils

I hope you enjoy today’s card. If you do, please share your thoughts in the comments. I love to read them! Enjoy a wonderful day and have fun creating beautiful things.

Regards,

Amelia

Wishes Are Possible …

Hello friends,

A new challenge starts today at the Double D Challenge blog . Team Diane is hosting this challenge with the theme “Wishes are Possible”. You can use anything with ‘wish’ in it for example – Wishing you a happy birthday, Wish you were here, Best Wishes, etc and anything you see in the mood board as inspiration for your creation. The team have created beautiful cards to inspire you – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile.

My card was inspired by the pink colors and big sentiment in the inspiration picture. As a child I loved everything about fairies and always wished to see a real one hiding between the flowers and leaves! So now you know why I chose a fairy image to use with the “best wishes” sentiment. This fairy stamp is a new addition to my collection and  I enjoyed coloring the little beauty in my favorite shades of pink. I stamped the fairy twice on card-stock, fussy cut one of the images and colored it with Derwent Inktense pencils. On the stamped top layer I added a die cut wreath and leaves, pretty pink roses, bows and a bold die cut sentiment. Guided by the stamped image on the top layer I added the coloured image with mirror tape to the top layer for a dimensional look. The top layer was then lifted from the base layer with mirror tape. To finished off I added some glitter to the wings and roses and also a few gemstones for extra sparkle. I love the rustic look of the card and the little fairy sitting on the leaves and branches – my childhood wish come to live in this card!

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #101 (ends 11/21) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells. (Dies: Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Wreath” (S4-572) — Sizzix Thinlits die “Garden Greens” (661206) — Impression Obsession sentiment die “Best Wishes” (DIE386-F))
• Die Cut Divas Challenge (November) (ends 11/30) – Anything Goes
• Love To Scrap Challenge LTSCB#115 (ends 11/30) — Anything Goes
• A Gem of A Challenge #230 (ends 11/10) – Anything Goes
• The Fairy and the Unicorn Challenge (November) (ends 12/01) – Anything mystical goes/ optional theme Fairies at the bottom of the garden.
• Polkadoodles  Craft Challenge Week #44 (ends 11/09) – Anything Goes
• Crafter’s Castle Challenge #11 (ends 12/01) – Anything Goes
• Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenge #451 (ends 11/14) – Fantasy Figures

A close-up of the fairy

The bold sentiment

The pink roses and bows

A peep at the inside

Project details

White, green and brown cardstock — Dreamerland Crafts clear stamp “Fairy” (D18004) — Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Wreath” (S4-572) — Sizzix Thinlits die “Garden Greens” (661206) — Impression Obsession sentiment die “Best Wishes” (DIE386-F) — Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils — Roses — Wax cord for bows — Gemstones — Skwiglues glitter “Crystal”

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your thoughts in the comments. Have a wonderful day!

Kind regards,

Amelia