Day One of Christmas

Hello! It has been a few days since I posted a card on my blog.  I am taking time to share this Christmas card made with A Partridge in a Pear Tree. The partridge stamp is from a set called "Twelve Days of Christmas" from Creative Stamping magazine which I have had over a year and the Christmas sentiment stamp I believe is by Flourishes which is several years old. I stamped the Partridge with Versamark and heat embossed with Gold EP and colored with Copics.  I really like how the images came out.  Used Metallic Gold Cardstock for the card base to keep a very rich feel to the card.

Challenges:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Christmas 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: MLCCB #17 December Anything Christmas Goes

The Twelve Months Of Christmas: Challenge #60 Anything Christmas Challenge(WO the twist)

Double D Challenges: Twelve Days of Christmas-Part 1 Days 1-6. 

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Purple Roses and Ribbons

Hello!  This card was made for Stamp TV Mix It Up Monday Challenge Just The Month from Cat. We are to make a card using the color  that corresponds to our month of birth on the list posted.  The color that I am to use is purple, not my most favorite color.  I used GKD Old Country Roses and stamped a trio of roses with  3 step stamping and various shades of purple.  The sentiment was stamped with Memento Grape Jelly ink.  Finished with 2 shades of purple grosgrain ribbons,  purple sequins, and purple card base. (Sequins are all purple but appear differently in photo.)

Other Challenges:

Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says Monochrome

Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything Goes Challenge

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Challenge 174 anything goes with ribbon. 

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Yellow, Mellow Roses

Welcome to my studio! Thanks for coming by.  Today I am sharing a card that I made with Gina K Designs' Old Country Roses set. The Roses were done with 3 multi layer stamps using DI Squeezed Lemonade, Memento Dandelion, and DI Fossilized Amber inks. The multi layer leaves were stamped with Memento New Sprout, SU Always Artichoke, and Memento Cottage Ivy inks.  Used a GKD splatter stamp (Tiny Textures)  with Fossilized Amber and GKD sentiment with Always Artichoke.  Used GKD Grass Green Card Base.

Challenges:
Just Us Girls: Challenge #388 Trend Week Multi-step Stamping
Addicted to Stamps: Challenge #145 Stamped Image and Stamped Sentiment
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Mellow Yellow
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #236 is Anything Goes
Stamp, Ink, Paper: Challenge #93 Coming Up Flowers

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Orange Roses for Fall

Hello!  I was inspired by the colors and the roses in the photo inspiration challenge Fall Floral at Curtain Call.  I chose to use Gina K Stamps Old Country Roses to make roses with Memento Potter's Clay, SU Ruby Red, and Memento Rhubarb Stalk inks for the 3 step stamps.  I fussy cut the blossoms and chose to die cut stems with Memory Box English Rose Stem die cut.  I cut the stems and leaves from GKD Fresh Asparagus and inked them to highlight the details.  I assembled these elements on a background that I made with an EF Woodgrain, Scor-pal, Gray Flannel ink, Creamy Caramel ink, and white CS.  I placed it on a mat of Copper Metallic CS and then a card base of Rusty Orange.  The GKD sentiment was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with Copper EP.  Finished with a bit of Orange Twine.  I must admit that the photo does not do justice to my card...did not capture the depth and texture.....it looks so much better in real life.  Trust me!
Challenges:
Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  Fall Floral
Creative Corner Challenge: No Pattern Paper Allowed
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 211Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Use favorite stamp or image.  Roses are a favorite image of mine and this rose stamp is a new favorite.

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Yellow Roses for Your Birthday

Hello!  I have been playing again with Gina K stamps sets Old Country Roses and Tiny Textures to create this birthday card. On Ivory CS, I stamped the roses in 3 steps using SU Yolo Yellow, Summer Sun, and So Saffron inks.   The leaves were stamped with Memento New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves, and Olive Green inks.  I stamped and cut out one of the rose design and popped up on the image for some dimension.  The sentiment stamped in green is from GKD Wild Blossom set.  I added some distressing to the background with Distress Inks Honey Mustard and Tea Dye and New Sprout.
Card Base id GKD Fresh Asparagus CS.  Also used corner punch.

Challenges:
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday -Happy Birthday To You
Alphabet Challenge: I is for Ink It Up.
Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes
Virginia's View Challenge: #22 Summer Challenge All About Colors. I used multi stamps and colors for color layering.





Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa