Using Some of My Stash

 Welcome to the studio!  I have created some cards using some pre-embossed panels of white cardstock that I had filed away.....not sure why I did this but I have a stack of several panels embossed with several different embossing folders.  I chose 3 precut and pre-embossed panels with Cuttlebug Leafy Branch EF. For the first card, I colored the raised design with DOI  Peeled Paint using a pod and attached to a Green Mat and White Card base. I added several Butterflies die cut from scraps of Yellow CS using Sue Wilson Petite Butterflies dies (NBUS). Finished with words die cut with Cheery Lynn dies. 

 

The second card was made in a similar way but used a different green ink and darker green mat. The butterflies are cut from the smaller dies from the same set by Sue Wilson and cut from scraps of a patterned paper shown on the side in the photo. Used a Cheery Lynn die for the word Thanks. 

For the third card, I had used the Leafy Branch EF but also had embossed the panel with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots.  Not sure which EF that I used first but I had colored the raised dots with Navy Ink and the branch with Green Ink using pods to color the raised areas.  It was some time ago that I did this embossing and coloring and put away to finish at a later time.  I completed this card using some Marianne Design Creatable dies.  The bird was cut from a Red scrap and raised on some red foam. The birdhouse was cut from some Brown foam and I inked the raised area with dark brown ink. (FYI I first cut the house from brown cardstock and cut the foam to layer but I liked the look of the foam for the house with out the paper better and eliminated the brown paper.)  The sentiment was stamped and die cut with Gina K Designs products.  Used Navy ink to stamp and white foam to raise. Attached the panel to a Navy Card base and assembled the elements using a bit of string to hang the birdhouse. 

Challenges: 

Can You Handle the Pressure? Anything Goes  Embossing with a Twist of Green

Just Us Girls Challenge: #625 Photo Week. Inspired by the Bird and Birdhouse in photo.

Dies  R Us Challenge:  #189 Anything Goes using any brand of dies that DRU sells. Used Cheery Lynn,  Sue Wilson and Marianne Designs dies. 

Die Cut Divas: Challenge theme is Happy Birthday.

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge: SOS 466 Spread Your Wings

Pray for the people of Ukraine. 

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Theresa

Crafting with Corks

Hello!  Took some time out from paper crafting to do some crafting  with Wine Bottle Corks.  I made this Bird House with corks and a hot glue gun following a design that I saw on Pinterest.  We have collected a LOT of corks over on the years and I am always looking for ways to reuse. Have made wreaths, caroling angels, trivets, bulletin boards, etc but this new project used a lot of corks....about 169-I counted.  I used a lot of glue to make sure it holds together and added a screw eye for hanging.  I plan to make the entry hole smaller but still working on that.  It should be only 1.25 -1.5 inches for smaller birds and to keep out the larger birds and predators.  Below photos show the sides and back.

Now I have to decide if I will hang this outside for the birds in the spring.  If I make another one, I will include an opening so the house can be cleaned after use by a bird family. 

Have a great day!  I think I will go uncork another bottle of wine and start saving for another project.
Theresa

Playing with Tags

Hello!  Today I have a tag, not a card!   There are so many current challenges out there this week to make a tag.  My tag was inspired by Tag You're It! Challenge #34 shown on right.  I was inspired by the birdhouse theme and the bright colors.  I immediately thought of some old DCWV Paper Stack with glitter that had some printed birdhouses and pulled out a section of  one of the papers to create the tag,  I fussy cut the bird and he landed atop the letter H in the Vertical Sentiment from Repeat Impressions stamped in Memento Bahama Blue ink.  Finished with a Blue CS mat and Blue Satin Ribbon with a Green Eyelet.

Other Challenges:
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Challenge #129 Tag, You're It with Ribbon
Seize The Birthday: Anything goes for a Birthday

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