October DDD-Gnomes

 This month, our Dueling Darlings teams are creating with Gnomes!  Terry S is the hostess for the Dazzlers, and LJ for the Divas. 

I wanted to use the background die I just bought from Pink Fresh Studios on the back, so that made this card a slimline card. I used a Gina Marie die to cut out the image, a SU oval punch for the sentiment and a piercing mat & tool.  The moon is a SU 1 3/4" punch. Images were colored using Copic markers.

 I loved the kit, so decided to make another card- this is the Sketch challenge from SCS this past Wednesday.  A very interesting design and I did alter it by making it a bit smaller than the 6" sample- this is 5.25" x 5.25" .

The kit from Terry S included:

Images: Photoplay Gnome for the Holidays Halloween

Ink: Memento Tuxedo black

Cardstock- Neenah Classic Crest super smooth white

DP-Photoplay Potions and Spells, Hocus Pocus, Batty and Paperstudios Polka Dots

Gina Marie enamel dots, Paper Studio gems, action wobble, The Ribbon Boutique ribbons

Here are the links for all of the Dazzlers and the Divas.  I look forward to seeing all of the different versions or interpretations of the kit!

Dazzlers:

Blogs: Beth,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie, Darlene

SCS Galleries:    Debbie B, Terry S 

Divas

Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly ,  Tami

SCS Galleries:  Suzy   LJ

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

DDD-Roaring Good Times

This month for the Dueling Darlings, we are thinking back to the Roaring 20's!  Our Hostesses are Beth (Darlings) and Heather (Divas). 

The kit put together by Beth was to replicate the times of the 20's. 

Stamp- The 20's Fellas by CC Designs

Paper-Bo Bunny, leather/Denim-Ella and Viv

Embellishments- Brown Twine- Best Creations, Sequins-Rhythm and Blues by Craft Medley

Goodness- how fun was this kit!!!  One of my favorites ever!!!  

Here are the links for all of the Dazzlers and the Divas.  I look forward to seeing all of the different versions or interpretations of the kit!

Dazzlers:

Blogs: Beth,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie, Darlene

SCS Galleries:    Debbie B, Terry S 

Divas

Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly ,  Tami

SCS Galleries:  Suzy   LJ

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

DDD is 10!!!

  We are having a Big Birthday/Anniversary party this month for the Dueling Darlings- 10 years!!! Wahoo!!!

Kelly sent all of the Divas and Dazzlers a kit for this month- image from The Cat's Pajamas. The image was colored using Copic markers. The cake is a German Chocolate cake, my hubby's favorite : )

 I used Sweet Sketch Wednesday 189 for this card. 

I also received a ticket for a chance to Win a prize!  Oh, and I was a Diva for this challenge as well!

 The Dueling Darlings is a group over on Splitcoast Stampers.  I have been a member for the past 4 years, and the group has been going strong for 4 years now. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

Dueling Darlings May 2020- Bargain Hunters

 For the May Dueling Darlings, our hostesses Jeanette (Dazzlers) and Kelly (Divas) are taking us 'Bargain Hunting'.

Jeanette sent us the following kit:

Image- Sparkle and Sprinkle (bought on clearance) stamped on Recollections #110 lb cardstock (with a coupon) using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

DP is from Recollections Home Basics Paper pad (40% off). 

Ribbon-we had an assortment in the kit- all bargains- the red grosgrain and the blue organdy

Embellishments- again, an assortment- I used Puffy Dots from the Dollar Store. 

I added a strip of DP and the sentiment in the kit on the inside of the card.

Here are the links for all of the Dazzlers and the Divas.  I look forward to seeing all of the different versions or interpretations of the kit!

Dazzlers:

Blogs: Beth,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie, Darlene

SCS Galleries:    Debbie B, Terry S 

Divas

Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly ,  Tami

SCS Galleries:  Suzy   LJ

Thanks for stopping by!

Shelly

Dueling Darlings- Bluebonnets

Deb and Suzy decided on a theme of Spring in Texas and Bluebonnets. The blue flowers must be a sight to see!!!  I am a Dazzler and Deb sent the team I am on a kit- I made the following:

 The stamps is by Deadbeat Designs. It was stamped on 110# cardstock in Royal Blue ink from Colorbox. It worked beautifully with Copic markers too!  The DP is Paper Studio and the ribbon is Offray, twine from her stash and the jewels are from Parklane.
 The die is cut using a shimmery white card. The sentiments are from Deadbeat designs as well. 

                                         

 I used all but 2 of the DP's in the kit. 

Here are the links for all of the Dazzlers and the Divas.  I look forward to seeing all of the different versions or interpretations of the kit!

Dazzlers:

Blogs: Beth,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie, Darlene

SCS Galleries:    Debbie B, Terry S 

Divas

Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly ,  Tami

SCS Galleries:  Suzy   LJ

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

Dueling Darlings-Coffee!

The Dueling Darlings hostesses this month are Terry L (Dazzlers) and Tami (Divas). They chose the  theme of Coffee!  That will make quite a few of our duo team so happy!  I am a tea drinker, but I certainly have many, many friends that I can send a coffee card to.

 This particular card will be added to the Splitcoast Teapot Tuesday challenge.

An amazing act of kindness and compassion on our recipient's part and we want to pay it forward to her. Pixie Adams is a coffee shop owner in Oregon who temporarily closed her shop and redirected customers to a competitor coffee shop down the street after learning the owner of that shop had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Not only did Pixie close up her shop, she actually worked at the other shop for a day to help raise money for the shop owner and his family.

You can read more about this story here:

Pixie Adams Helps Owners Of The Local Coffee Company. -InspireMore

 And, my 2nd card above.  Everything I used on the cards is from the kit : )  The stamps are Concord and 9th!

Here are the links for all of the Dazzlers and the Divas.  I look forward to seeing all of the different versions or interpretations of the kit!

Dazzlers:

Blogs: Beth,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie, Darlene

SCS Galleries:    Debbie B, Terry S 

Divas

Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly  LJ  Tami

SCS Galleries:  Suzy   

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

Dueling Darlings- Let Me Call You Sweetheart!

For the Febuary Duel of the Dueling Darlings, I am the hostess of the Dazzlers and Carol is the hostess of the Diva's. We chose the theme, "Let Me Call You Sweetheart".

 I made 2 cards with my kit : )  My Anniversary is next week, so one of these will be going to my hubby!

 and the 2nd card:

Kit Ingredients:

Images: The Project Bin- please use handmade logo on back of your card

Cardstock- Neenah Solar White- this is the one Jennifer McGuire recommends

Ink- Memento Black Tuxedo

SU cardstock for hearts and X & O's  - one retired not marked (101991), Rose Red, Purely Pomegranate

Ribbon- SU Rose grosgrain

White ribbons- The Ribbon Boutique, Rose Gold cording- Target $1.00 spot

DP- American Crafts

Silver Metallic- Paper Studios

Sizzix 3-D heart EF

Dies:

Project bin hearts and xo’s.  Also a neg of the heart in case you want to sponge any : )

Concord & 9th Love in silver metallic

Sunny Studio Fishtail banners

Embellishments:

larger adhesive hearts- Paper Studio

Park Lane- pink rhinestones

Memory Makers-heart brads

Stash- tags

Here are the links for all of the Dazzlers and the Divas.  I look forward to seeing all of the different versions or interpretations of the kit!

Dazzlers:
Blogs: Beth,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie, Darlene

SCS Galleries:    Debbie B, Terry S 

Divas
Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly  LJ  Tami
SCS Galleries:  Suzy   

Challenges:
My Time to Craft- Love Me Do
Alphabet Challenge- w- Anything you Wish

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

Dueling Darlings- January- Penguins

Terry S and LJ are the hostesses for the Dueling Darlings this month, and they have sent us kits with a theme of Penguins.  Oh, this was so fun!  I used much of the kit ....

 For the Dazzlers, Terry S sent us a fun kit featuring a Penguin set from Inky Antics.  I had a blast creating and coloring and trying to be creative!
  For this first card, I cut a strip from each DP 1/2" and 2 1/4" strips.  I ran cardstock through the Xyron and placed the strips across the background.  Yeah- used all of the Dp sent in the kit on the background!
  Thje image was colored using Copic markers. See the end of the blog post for the deets of the kit!

I would like to enmter this in the challenge at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies challenge. I used DP cut into paper strips for the background, so would like to enter into the Crafty Hazelnut's challenge- DP

 This is using a Sketch for the challenge at Try Stampin onTuesday .  I used a circle die and coloring using Copic markers.

  Yep, three cards from the kit.  This one, I colored the penguin using a darker penguin..... I like the lighter colors.

Kit contents from Terry S.
Ink- Tuxedo Memento Black on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock.
Images- Inky Antics Petey Penguin #2
DP-Reminisce Chilling with the Penguins, MME Polka Dot Orange, American Crafts snowflake, The Paper Studio black chevron, Yellow dots,
embellishments- The Paper Studio
Dies- Memory Box Swirl Stitch clouds, Lil Inker suns

Dazzlers:
Blogs: Beth,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie, Darlene

SCS Galleries:    Debbie B, Terry S 

Divas
Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly  LJ  Tami
SCS Galleries:  Suzy   

Challenges: TBA


Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

Dueling Darlings- Owls

It's the 15th, which means it's time for the Dueling Darlings challenge.  This month, Beth is the hostess for the Dazzlers (my team) and Heather is the hostess for the Diva's.  They chose the theme of owls.

 This cute Hero Arts Owl was in the kit Beth sent us.  The sentiment is Technique Junkies.  I colored with Copics and added a touch of Sakura Gelly Roll pen for some sparkle. 

I love visiting the blogs of my fellow DDD's to see what they create- Dazzlers use one kit, Divas another but with the same theme! Here are the links to blogs and SCS galleries to see all of the fun cards!

Challenges: TBA

Dazzlers:
Blogs: Beth ,Donna,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie

SCS Galleries:    Debbie B, Terry S 

Divas
Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly  LJ  Tami
SCS Galleries:  Suzy   

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

Dueling Darlings- Fall

We are Dueling- as it is the 15th of the month!!!  The hostesses for this month are Tracie for the Dazzlers and Barb for the Divas.  We are celebrating Fall!

 Tracie sent us a fun kit with this adorable image from Newtons Nook. I colored it with Copics.  It is layered over a scrap of paper that has Pumpkin Pie ink  that was stamped onto the non-stick pad and spritzed.  I did dry the paper between layers of ink.

Image and sentiment- Newton's Nook Designs-Harvest Trails
Stamped on White Neenah Class Crest Solar White CS using Memento Tuxedo Black ink
DP - Autumn Spendor from Simple Stories
Twine, flower (Prima) , button and Washi from her stash. The washi was used to close her ribbon, but I loved it and added it here!

I love visiting the blogs of my fellow DDD's to see what they create- Dazzlers use one kit, Divas another but with the same theme! Here are the links to blogs and SCS galleries to see all of the fun cards!

Challenges: TBA

Dazzlers:
Blogs: Beth ,Donna,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie

SCS Galleries:    Debbie B, Terry S 

Divas
Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly  LJ  Tami
SCS Galleries:  Suzy   

Challenges:
TBA

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

Dueling Darlings-Baby Safety Month

For the Dueling Darlings September post, Donna (Dazzlers) and Judy (Divas) have chosen the theme, "Baby Safety".

 I need a baby girl card, so this was perfect!  The papers in the kit were multicolored except the one with the pink or blue feet for a Boy or a Girl card. I very lightly colored the onsie- leaving it white it was way too stark!  I also added DP to the inside, the balloon pups : )

The kit that Donna sent contains:
Image- Gina K Wee Tees
Ink- Gina K Amalgam ink
Cardstock- Neenah Solar White
Sentiment -Hero ArtsDP- Paper Studio
Embellishments- Paper Studio La Petites Baby Girl Glitter Foam, Recollections multicolored rhinestones.

I love visiting the blogs of my fellow DDD's to see what they create- Dazzlers use one kit, Divas another but with the same theme! Here are the links to blogs and SCS galleries to see all of the fun cards!

Challenges: TBA

Dazzlers:
Blogs: Beth ,Donna,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie

SCS Galleries:    Debbie B, Terry S 

Divas
Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly  LJ  Tami
SCS Galleries:  Suzy   

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

DDD August- Humerous

  Jeanette and Jelly are the hostesses for the August DDD- its a Duel with the Dazzlers (Jeanette hostess) and the Diva's- Kelly is the hostess) with the theme of Humerous.

Taylored Expressions- Image and sentiment (Adventure Land set)
Cardstock-Recollections
Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black
Banners are fussy cut from DP from Paper Studios (Pink Lemonade)
Simple Stories Say Cheese (cameras) DP
Green striped Dp- unknown
Ribbon- Amuse Studios bubble Gum Pink and black striped Celebrate It,
Button, twine -unknown

 How fun is this!  I used the shaker elements Jeanette sent and added a few more, silver and the aqua. I used Memory Box Stitched dies for the image and shaker and for the sentiment and trimmed off the bottom.

I love visiting the blogs of my fellow DDD's to see what they create- using the same kit! (The Dazzlers get a kit from Jeanette, and the Divas from Kelly this month). Here are the links to blogs and SCS galleries to see all of the fun cards!

Challenges: TBA

Dazzlers:
Blogs: Beth ,Donna,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie

SCS Galleries:   Terry A , Debbie B

Divas
Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly  LJ  Tami
SCS Galleries:  Suzy  , Terry S 

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

DDD- Christmas in July

For our July swap, the Dueling Darlings theme is Christmas in July. Our hostess is Debbie for the Darlings and for the Divas the hostess in Suzy.

 The image is Stamping Up, and I colored it using Distress inks- watercolored. The gemstones and recipe card are Paper Studio. The ribbon is Offray and the DP is Hobby Lobby.
 I added shimmer with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen-Stardust.

We are all sharing a family recipe for the holidays, and our family has morphed a recipe over time- Corn casserole made by my mother had cheese and saltines.  I am allergic to milk and my DIL and other family members cannot have wheat, so here is Gluten Free Corn casserole.
 You can use add Daiya cheese that is dairy free, or just add it to portions of the casserole.

I love visiting the blogs of my fellow DDD's to see what they create- using the same kit! Here are the links to blogs and SCS galleries to see all of the fun cards!

Challenges: TBA

Dazzlers:
Blogs: Beth ,Donna,  Jeanette  , Shelly- you are here, Terry L  , Tracie

SCS Galleries:   Terry A , Debbie B

Divas
Blogs : Barb  , Carol ,  Judy ,   Heather  , Kelly  LJ  Tami
SCS Galleries:  Suzy  , Terry S 

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly