Great Blue Heron for Challenge

Welcome everyone.  I finished this card several days ago but have had trouble finding time to post between time on the beach and birding.  I am entering this card for the challenge: What If? Wednesday Challenge M712.  I used the Great Blue Heron Stamp from Repeat Impressions which I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics and Memento markers. Sponged some Memento Summer Sky on sky. Added some Glossy accents on the beak, legs and cattails. Other supplies were Slate Blue, Orange, and Rust Cardstocks, and shells collected  from the beach on Captiva Island.  Sentiment is Flourishes.

I look forward to getting back into the swing of making cards when we go home next week. Thought I'd share a photo of a Great Blue that I made on the beach recently.
Thanks for dropping by.
Theresa
 

 

Hello to My Friends and Followers

I am still  enjoying my time on Captiva Island but have not had time to make cards and to visit everyone on a regular basis. Hope to catch up with everyone soon. My sister was here last week and we had a great time together.  We visited the Sanibel 75th Annual Shell and Crafts Fair and saw some great crafts made using seashells. I have pictures on this post on my other blog, Captiva Days with Al and Theresa.  Maybe you will have time to check it out.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping in.
Theresa

Corner Bookmark with Spring Flowers

Mona's challenge at Timeless Tuesday this week is to create a Corner Bookmark  showcasing a beautiful Flourishes image.  Check out Flourishes challenge for a link on how to make the bookmark.  Since I do not have any border punches with me, I decided to emboss the edge.

I used the Primrose stamp and colored it with Copics. This was a very simple bookmark design to make and I know I will be making more for gifts. My DH is already using this one  and thinks that it is great.

Supplies:
Stamps: Flourishes Primroses from "A Year in Flowers" and sentiment from "Taglines:
Ink: Memento Lady Bug and Tuxedo Black
Copics
Papers: Green CS, White CS, BasicGrey Pattern
Dies: Spellbinders  Circle Die
EK Success Corner Punch
Cuttlebug EF Floral Border

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Butterflies Bring Birthday Wishes

Welcome! I have not been posting any cards the last few days....too busy enjoying the sun and warmth of the islands.
I did take time to make a quick card using the sketch from Card Positioning Systems. This was very simple since I used items that I had already punched, stamped, and ready to use....just assembled together. Love the colors in the butterfly pattern.
Challenges:
CPS 253: See sketch
Sentimental Sundays: Let's get Sentimental. Focus on sentiment
All Sorts: Anything Goes
Cute Card: Challenge is winged things.

Supplies:
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamp: GKD Sentiment from "Inside and Out"
Papers: DCWV Butterfly Pattern, SU Green Pattern, Orange CS and White CS from Stash
Dies: Cheery Lynn Doily and Butterfly Dies, Spellbinder Ribbon Tag Die (modified)
Gem: Annabelle Stamps Green Sprinkle

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Hello Sunshine

This is a quick post to enter this shaped card in a couple of challenges. I used Spellbinders Label 4 to cut the card base from Blue CS and the frame from a scrap of CS. I used Mark's Finest Papers stamp set  "Hello Sunshine".  This is very appropo for today's weather on the islands. I will used this card in a gift from the islands.

Challenges:
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge: Make a Shaped Card
Sentimental Sunday Challenge: Shaped Cards

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

One Last Valentine

 Valentine's Day is over but I still have another Valentine to post. I made this for Beate's  Timeless Tuesday challenge to make a card for someone you love  and  incorporate red into your project. I also used the sketch again from The Sweet Stop.

Challenges to enter:
 Timeless Tuesday: Make a card for someone you love.
The Sweet Stop: Sketch 145
Fussy and Fancy: Theme is with all my heart.Papertake Challenge: Black, White and Red all over.
Supplies:
Stamps: Flourishes "From The Heart"
Ink: Memento Lady Bug, Tuxedo Black
Papers: Red, Black,White CS and DCWV (I think) Glittery  Pattern Paper
Black Ribbon and Heart Brad from stash
Sakura Clearstar Pen


I enjoy all your comments.

Thank you. Theresa

More Valentines

At  Sugar Creek Hollow, this week's challenge is to make a MASCULINE VALENTINE card in a vintage, shabby chic or primitive style.  I had this great image of an vintage car in my digi files from Paulette's Make it with TLC. I added "Your Love Drives Me Crazy" with the computer. Added a scrap of pattern paper from "World Traveler" by Teresa Collins.

Challenges:
Sugar Creek Hollow: Masculine Valentine
Sweet Stop Shop: Sketch challenge shown on left

Supplies:
Digi: Create with TLC by Paulette
Stamp: Flourishes "From the Heart"
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Lady Bug
Paper: Teresa Collins "World Traveler"
           Red and White CS from Stash
Cuttlebug EF Branches



I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Hello from the Forest

I  hope everyone had a lovely Valentine's Day. My project today was made using a sketch from the What If ? Wednesday challenge at The House That Stamps Built.  I  used one of their stamps Large Pine Forest for this almost monochromatic color card.  The base card is Kraft CS with strips of pattern paper from DCWV paper pad. The trees were stamped on ivory CS with Memento Rich Cocoa and cut with Nesties circle die and placed on a circle mat using another pattern paper from the same pad. I finished by stamping a sentiment from Flourishes "Taglines" that I curved a bit to fit on the circle.

This was a simple and easy card ...love this sketch for its simplicity.  Also would look good with a touch of twine.....maybe the next time.
Challenge:
What If? Wednesday: Repeat Impressions  Sketch 1812 shown on left

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Happy Valentine's Day

At There's Magic In The Air, Danie May brings us a challenge to design a card or project for someone we love and use the colors pink and white with one other color but not red.  Since I used the cute Paper Cupake image "Tons of Love", I used gray as my other color with pink and white. I added a sentiment "Love" from Flourishes "Taglines" with Memento Tuxedo Black and some Glossy Accents to the hearts. Card base is textured pink and mat cut with Spellbinders Labels 4 is textured dark gray cs...all from stash. Used Copics R81, R83, R85, C1, C3.

Challenges:
There's Magic in the Air: For someone you love.
Cute Card Thursday: Pink Valentine
Digital  Tuesday Challenge: Use your stash.....papers all from stash as well as the digi that I had printed a long time ago.

Happy Valentine's to you all!  I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Come Fly Away With Me

At Timeless Tuesday this week,  Maki's  challenge is “Fly Away With Me” – Use bird images and/or elements for your creation.  In keeping with my beach themes of late,  I used a combo of a photo and stamps to create my beach scene card. The photo of a Great Blue Heron in flight was made by husband on Captiva Island several years ago and is one of my faves of his bird photographs. I stamped the sentiment on the picture that I printed on White CS and cut out and placed on a White CS mat stamped with the beach scene and colored with copics and highlighted with Glossy Accents.  Stamps are Flourishes "Beach Life".  Card base is a textured slate blue CS.
Challenges:
Timeless Tuesday #155: Fly away with me.
Charisma Cardz Challenge: Things with Wings

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa