Is The Doily Stamped or Hand Knit?

I hope you are having a great weekend. This is my second post today.   I  wanted to get this card posted for a couple of challenges that are closing soon.  I used a Doily stamp from Gina K Designs that I love from Nana's Needlwork set by Nina.... it stamps so beautifully, especially when using heat embossing,  and even the doily looks like  it's hand knitted on the card and in the photo.   I knew that I wanted to use this stamp when I first read the Mod Squad challenge for us to use a doily last Wednesday and it also fits into a challenge at Stamp TV.

I decided to really focus on this lovely Doily image and to highlight with Little Blue Boy Blue CS from GKD.   I stamped using Versamark and heat embossed with Ranger Seafoam White EP.  I hope you can see the beautiful details of the doily design and wish you could feel the wonderful texture.  You will just have to really trust me on how great it is in real life! I spent time trying to get my design just right....even called in my DH as a consultant for his opinions.  I tried ribbon under the sentiment but the embossed pattern  paper from GKD won out.  It matched the color perfectly and seemed to go well underneath the embossed sentiment from GKD Inside and Out Set.  I thought this card screamed out for pearls and I decided to use a ZVA Creations Pearl Flourish that I have hoarded for a very long time.  I place it along the upper edge of the card that I punched with Martha Stewart Double Loop Corner Punch.  I finished the center in the doily with a single Pearl.....which is my most fave gem.
By the way, the card base is White Glossy CS which I think even adds more to an elegant feel.


Challenges:
Mod Squad Challenge Blog:  Grandma's Attic...use a doily in some way on your card. I chose to make the Doily the center of attention.
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday Challenge-Karen's Challenge is to use a set from the past.  I used 2010 Nana's Needlework and 2010 Inside and Out.



 I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Jug of Flowers for You

This card was made with a colored digital image Floral Jug from Doodle Pantry.  I changed the colors a bit using Copic Markers.  I changed the color of the jug to orchid and added shading and depth to the flowers.   I trimmed the image using a Nesties oval die  and layered it on a paper doily  found at a Dollar Store for 10cents a pack.  The doily was round but I cut it in half and made it oval shape.  This was placed on an orchid mat embossed with a Darice EF.  I used a MME's Pattern Paper check design from Quilting Bee pad as the layer between the white card base and the top layers.  I  just liked the look of these layers together and so did my DH whom I consulted in the making of this card.  The sentiment from Flourishes Taglines was stamped in Memento Gray Flannel ink.  Doodle Pantry Images makes making cards so fun and easy.  I was inspired by the color Orchid to make this design.
Challenges:
Doodle Pantry Blog Challenge: #43...use any digital image.
Whoopsie Daisy: Use 2 or more die cuts....used oval die and a die for sentiment.  Also used a die to curve my corners since I did not have a corner punch.




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Card with a Soft Flourish

I did not plan to do another post today but I got tired of ironing...so boring...that I decided to do a card for Sugar Creek Hollow challenge. This week we are to  use FABULOUS FLOURISHES on  vintage or shabby chic cards.  I quickly found this lovely vintage digital image of a flower that I had filed from Magic Moonlight Free Images and used it as my focus. I added some distress edging with distress inks to the image and stripe mat of MME pattern paper. Added some organza ribbon and bow with a pearl heart and a row of paper lace.  I attached modest pearl flourishes and more pearls to the card after adhering to the card base.
This was a quick card but I think it fills the challenge.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Down On the Farm on Sunday Afternoon

Welcome! When I saw the challenge at Craft a Scene  this month was Down On the Farm, I knew immediately the digi image that I wanted to use for an entry.  It is Country Path and was from Digi Doodle Shop that is no longer in business.  I have many of their digis and  just love this scene.  Using Photoshop Elements, I also added a digi from Paper Cupcakes called Sunday Afternoon of a girl walking with her duck.  This was a fun project and I like how it turned out.  I resized the scene, printed on white card stock, colored with copics and markers, silver metallic jelli-ink pen,and sponged the sky with Memento Summer Sky ink.  I drew the birds in by hand. I adhered the image to a tan colored mat to which I did some embossing and stamped the verse from Flourishes with Memento Rich Cocoa. I think the navy base card was the right finish.  I like to keep cards with scenes free of embellishments focusing on the scene and often do not use sentiments but liked how this verse fit with my card.  

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa


Pictures of the digi used

Colors of Blues and Yellow

 

To join in Flourishes' March Release challenge, I was  inspired by the beautiful color palette above!  I stamped an image from Flourishes Cherry Blossoms and one of their sentiments and came up with the card below.  I used some Pattern Paper from My Mind's Eye and solid white, yellow, and blue card stock from stash. Finished with blue looped ribbon and some yellow dew drops. 

 

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Sending Birthday Greetings Via Email

This image from Mo Manning reminds me how I start my day ....checking email on my laptop....and I may just be sending someone Happy Birthday Greetings as indicated on the card.  I printed this digital image "Checking FB" from Mo and colored it with Copics adding some glossy accents to her glasses, computer, and mug. I kept the colors very girlie with pinks and added dew drop bling for more feminine touches. What is more girlie than a pink plushy robe and plushy slippers? Used pattern papers from GKD Petals and Wings pad and solid cs from stash. Stamped sentiment from Flourish with Memento Rose Bud ink and added pink rick-rack to finish.

Challenges:

Mo's Challenge: Theme is Happy Birthday...use Mo's Digi

Sweet n Sassy:  3-2-1 challenge -- use 3 of one thing, 2 of another and 1 of something else. Used 3 dew drops, 2 pattern papers, and 1 digi image.

ABC Challenge: H is for Happy Birthday

Whoopsi Daisy: Make it girly.
Digital Tuesday: Pink and White
Kaboodle Doodles: Anything but a square
Seems a Little Sketchy: Sketch #33 Shown below

 

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Love Birds

 Today is a cloudy day on the island in Florida so I am making some cards for the challenges on my list to do.
 This card is for a sketch at Sweet Sunday and the Feathers and Fur Challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow to do a vintage or shabby chic card to feature birds or furry animals. I chose to use this vintage bird graphic from Create with TLC . I simply printed the image and tore the edge and distressed with ink. I used a GKD Leather card stock for the base to which I layered a mat of MME Script Pattern Paper embossing the lower part with Cuttlebug EF Forest Branches. I added some strips of GKD Stripe Paper and attached  cut out pieces of a doily. The sentiment is from Flourishes stamped with Memento Espresso Truffle.
Challenges:
Sweet Sunday: Sketch shown on left
Sugar Creek Hollow: Made vintage card with birds
Anything Goes Challenge: Vintage/Shabby Chic
Shopping Our Stash: Create a Birthday Theme
Alphabet Challenge: A for anything with wings.

Hope everyone had a lovely Valentine Day. Guess I am still thinking about love birds.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Pick One Challenge

 At Flourishes, they are having  a one of a kind challenge for their new release where YOU pick the course of your challenge. It’s three different choices, and you need to pick one out of each three!  We have three sketches….next, we have three color schemes and finally, we have three embellishments. I selected the first sketch, colors 3 using ivory, green and yellow, and embellishment of satin ribbon.  I used the  Flourishes stamp Primroses from A Year of Flowers that I colored with copics. Used a card base of olive green cardstock, ivory mat under the yellow embossed mat and layered on top the image on an oval ivory cardstock matted with scallop oval of green.  Finished with a yellow satin ribbon and yellow Dew Drops. For You Sentiment from Flourishes Taglines.

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I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

It's Sketchy Time

I am trying to make a card a day....keeps the creative juices flowing. This one I made using the sketch challenge for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge. I used a base card of Ivory CS, layered with mats of My Mind's Eye DP The Sweetest Thing, and stamped the right side with falling Cherry Blossoms for some interest. I stamped the Cherry Blossom on an ivory oval diecut and colored with Copics. Finished the card by assembling the ribbon, sentiment, strip with leaves, and image.
Challenges:
Timeless Tuesday: FTTC206 Create a card using sketch shown.
Crafty Ribbons Challenge: Anything Goes with Ribbon

Supplies:
Flourishes Stamp Set: Cherry Blossoms and Taglines
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle, Rose Bud, Bamboo Leaves
Copics: R81,83,85
Papers: Ivory CS, Scrap of Pink, and DP from My Mind's Eye
Ribbon from stash

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Thank You Card

This card was a result of combing some challenges and using some new products including a new embossing folder called Villages and a new stamp(new to me) from Unity called Neighbor.  I used a card base of black and layered with an embossed mat of white card stock embossed with Villages. I stamped the house in black and red (for the heart) on white card stock that I trimmed and placed on a black mat .  I used two sentiments to create a thank you card. Added red ink to the hearts in the embossed design.

Challenges:
CASology: Cue is NEW. I used some new products on my card.
The ABC Challenge: E for embossing.
Cas-ual Friday: Thank You
All Sorts: CAS
Less Is More: Use Black and White with splash of color

Supplies:
Stamps: Unity Itty Bitty "Neighbor", Flourishes "For Your Hospitality" from Taglines, and Annabelle Stamps "Thanks"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug
Papers: Black and White CS from stash
Cuttlebug EF Villages

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Winter Blues

 

Today I have another card in blue....guess the cold temps are making me feel Blue and Wintry.   So I thought I'd make this blue card with silver for some challenges.  I used some of my forgotten stash including the blue wired ribbon with circles of silver glitter, silver stickles and silver star confetti.

Challenges:

Cas-ual Friday: Winter Blues

Crafty Catz Challenge: Use Snowflakes, Stars and Sentiment

Fussy and Fancy Friday: Feeling Blue

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday: Use gold or silver on a project.

 

Supplies:

Stamp : Flourishes Warm Winter Wishes

INK: Versamark and Brilliance Moonlight White

EP: Zing Metallic Silver

Papers: Bazzill Blue Cardstocks

Silver Stickles, Ribbon, Stars from Stash

Nesties Circle Die

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Snowflakes

 

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Working on Christmas Cards

 

Welcome. This morning I am thinking of all the people who are dealing with the effects of the storm Sandy and hope that all are safe and life will soon return to normal. My prayers and thoughts are with those who were in harm's way.
I am posting a card that I made a few days ago using a sketch from Tuesday Morning and using some scraps.  The poinsettia is stamped in Espresso Truffle and colored with Copics. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark and embossed with Red EP.
Challenges:
BasicGrey Challenge: Anything Goes-used Jovial Paper
Anything Goes Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Supplies:
Stamps: MFP's Poinsettia Blooms and Flourishes Doves and Holly (sentiment)
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle, Ranger Antique Linen and Tea Dye DI, Versamark
Copics: R43,36,59, E37, YR02,YG95, G99
Papers: Ivory, Sand, Green CS, BasicGrey Jovial Paper Pack
Embossing Powder: Ranger Red
Punch: Martha Stewart Floral Scallop Border Punch
Nesties Circle and Scallop Circle dies

 Stay safe! I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

I Built My Flower!!!

 

Welcome to my blog. I was so excited to have received my purchase from my win at Cheery Lynn Challenge that I could not wait to play with my Build a Flower #1 die set. But first, I watched Mike's great videos at Cheery Lynn on making flowers.  He has some great tips and is so fun to watch. This company is so great to deal with and so quick with responses and delivery.  And their products are fabulous. ( I was not paid for this endorsement.)
I had to improvise some of the needed tools but I did make my first flower shown on my card. I know that it's not perfect and I need a lot of practice but I thought it was pretty enough to use on the card. I know I will be using this die set a lot.
I kept my card fairly simple to highlight the flower but it does have a lot of texture. I used a green card base layered with an embossed and distressed pattern paper of sheet music. Added a Green Flourish and then my Poinsettia and Leaf.  Finished with a sentiment to make this a Christmas card for my stash.

Challenges:
Cheery Lynn Challenge 51: Texture
Anything Goes Challenge Blog: Make your own embellishments
ABC Christmas Challenge: U is for Up to You

Supplies:
Dies: Cheery Lynn Build a Flower #1 and Fanciful Flourish
          Spellbinders Label 4
Stamp: Flourishes sentiment from Dove and Holly
Ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk and Ranger Distress Ink Tea Dye
Papers: GKD Spruce Green CS, Yellow, Green and Red CS from scraps, Authentique DP from Wonder Pack
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Allegro
Yellow Globe Dome Gem for Center of flower

 Thanks for coming by. I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Happy Birthday, Theresa

I made this card to help celebrate with Theresa at My Sassy Cards who is celebrating her 50th birthday and being cancer free after 5 years of having being diagnosed with breast cancer.  Theresa's sister is having a virtual birthday party all month long at Tuesday Morning Sketches. All details about the party are here.   I wish Theresa many more birthdays continued good health.  The card is made with a Rose stamp from Flourishes colored with Copics using colors from CR84FN color challenge.

Challenges to enter:

Theresa's Virtual Birthday Party: Make a Birthday card with Pink

CR84FN65: Use Light Pink, Tan and Cream

Fussy and Fancy: Anything Goes

One Stop Craft: Anything Goes

Lollipop Crafts: Birthday Cards

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Flourishes "A Year of Flowers", GKD "Fanciful Tags" for sentiment

Ink: Memento Toffee Crunch

Copics: E30,R11,81

Papers: Ivory, Pink, Tan CS's and DP with Script (Unknown source- from  my scraps)

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Divine Swirls

Pink Looped Ribbon from stash

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Expressing Love CAS

 

Welcome! This is a quick post for a one layer card. I went very CAS on this card for CAS-UAL Friday Challenge to "Put your heart into it".  I simply used masking to sponge a heart with Distress Ink and a Spellbinder Heart die. Stamped the Flourishes verse from "Love Sweet Love"using Memento Tuxedo Black.  The heart looks a bit off center in the photo but is in the center. Guess it is the angle of the card.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

CAS Card Inspired By My Blog Header

Third Post today. Please Scroll down for my FOSTV card posted earlier.

 

 

You will probably recognize this stamp and color combo from a card that I posted earlier. This card is for the challenge at CAS-UAL Friday to toot our own horn. We are to create a project inspired by our own blog header...What a neat challenge and so very original!
When posting the other card, I realized the mums look very similar to the ones in my Banner Photo that my dear  husband photographed.  (He is quite the photographer....so I will toot my  horn for him too. )  I just had to use this same stamp and coloration  again in a CAS card for this challenge.  I hope this is CAS enough for the challenge.  May have too much coloring but it was so simple to color this image. I did stay away from embellishments and only added a few score lines for texture.

Supplies:
Stamp: Flourishes "A Year In Flowers" set 3
Copics: YR06, 07, 21,  R27,  G05, 16
Inks:Memento Tuxedo Black, Cottage Ivy, and Tangelo
Papers: Ivory, Orange CS's
Nesties Dies

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Favorite Fall Flower

My favorite fall flower is the chrysanthemum because of all the beautiful fall colors available. I never tire of coloring the stamp of Mums that I used on my card. It is from Flourishes "A Year in Flowers" set 3. I used copics to color and sponged around the image in green. I used a mat of orange with a background of ivory embossed and inked. Finished with another mat of orange on a card base of ivory. The beautiful wide ribbon was saved from a gift box of bread. 

Challenges:
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday 188: Make a “Fall Theme” card/project.
Tuesday Throwdown: Fall Colors
Oldie But A Goodie: Show us your ribbons. My stamp is over a year ago...and the ribbon was on a Christmas Gift last year.
Fab 'n' Funky:  Use something that Starts with F...I used flowers and fall colors on my card.
Simon Says: Anything Goes

Supplies:
Stamp: Flourishes Listed above
Copics: YR06,07,21, R27, G05,16
Inks:Memento Tuxedo Black and Cottage Ivy
Papers: Ivory, Orange CS's
Cuttlebug EF Divine Swirls
Nesties Rectangles
Dewdrops
Ribbon

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Wild and Wonderful Challenge

 Howdy! I am back again ! For this second noon challenge at Flourishes Wild and Wonderful Challenge FLLCSEPTRW2,  your card has to be a little on the rugged side. Use faux leather, “lasso”,  or some fun trim or give your creation a distressed look.  I hope my card is worthy of the wild west!  This was a difficult challenge for me as I do not have any wild or western stamps from Flourishes (ONLY Wonderful Ones).  And I did want to use Flourishes stamps so I can earn a second entry with this card.  After a long amount of deliberation and some trials, I came up with a distressed look and some rugged touches on my card.  Thank heaven I save everything and found a scrap of burlap and some jute "rope".

Supplies:
Stamps: Flourishes "Seasonal Wreaths" and "Poinsettia and Boxwood" for sentiment.
Inks: Memento Rhubarb Stalk and Ranger Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy
Versamark and Ranger Red EP
Papers: Red CS from Stash and GKD Wood Digi Paper
Cuttlebug EF Forest Branches
Distressing Tool
Homespun Ribbon, Burlap, and Jute Bow from Stash

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 Thank you. Theresa

Dear Santa Challenge

Flourishes has released 5 new Christmas theme stamp sets this week. The first noon time challenge for Flourishes release week Dear Santa Challenge FLLCSEPTTRW1  is to make a Christmas card fit for a kid and you’ll be in the running to win all 5 newly released stamp sets.   I do not have many Christmas stamps geared for children but every child loves snow and snow people so I chose that as the theme for my Child's Christmas card. I stamped the snowman using Memento Teal Zeal which gives it a colder look?

Supplies:
Stamps: Flourishes "Warm Winter Wishes" and sentiment from a Flourishes Christmas Wreath Stamp Set (Name Unknown).
Papers: White and Red CS from collection
Ink: Memento Teal Zeal, Lady Bug, Summer Sky
Markers: Memento Lady Bug, Tangelo, Summer Sky, Rich Cocoa and Copic B000
Cuttlebug EF Snowflakes
Red Buttons from Stash
White Stickles
Corner Punch

I'll be back shortly with the other noon challenge entry.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Any Which Way Flourishes Challenge

Flourishes has begun challenges for their release week. The first challenge is a sketch to use ANY WHICH WAY !  Flip it on its side, flip it upside down, whatever!  We can  win the entire Christmas release of FIVE new stamp sets!  My card is made with Flourishes "A Year in Flowers" Set 2 using the vertical option with bow at top.

Challenges:
Flourishes: Any Which  Way
Cute Card Thursday: Autumn Gold
Allsorts Challenge: Layers
Kaboodle Doddles Challenge: Flowers
Lollipop Crafts: Fall Frolic

 Supplies:

Stamps:

Flourishes A Year in Flowers and Taglines

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Peanut Brittle,  Markers Bamboo Leaves and Tangelo

Copics: YR12,18, E07

Paper: GKD Ivory CS and Autumn Sun Kissed CS and DP

Cuttlebug EF Diamond Plate

Ribbon Organdy from Dollar Tree

 

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa