Happy Birthday for Spring

Hello!  Today I am showing a card that I made for a challenge at Stamp TV to use one layer, 2 colors ink, and 3 different stamp sets.  I chose my favorite combo of pink and green and used GKD stamps.
I added some embossing and scoring to bring out a bit of texture and dimension to this one layer design.

Challenge:
Stamp TV Style April Foolery: SYTV FOOL 4 1...2...3 Challenge
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Happy Birthday
CAS-ology: Week 140 Spring
Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes

Supplies:
Stamps: GKD A Year of Borders, Buds and Vases, and Stippled Nature
Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves and Rose Bud
Pencils Pink and Green with OMS
Paper: GKD White layer weight
EF: Cuttlebug Kassie's Brocade
Scor-pal


 I enjoy all your comments. Thank for your visit. Theresa

Using My Fave Color Combo

 Welcome to my second post today.   I have combined 2 challenges as the inspiration for this card. I am using the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches and colors from Winnie and Walter Playdate 2.  I just recently found Winnie and Walter's stamps  and their challenge from a blogger friend Lin's blog. I just had to order some of their products.  I used one of their cut files for Love.
Supplies:
Stamps: GKD A Year of Flowers and Pressed Flowers, Julie Nutting Mixed Media Border
Cut Files: Winnie & Walter The Big, The Bold, and the Happy,  Silhouette Heart
Papers: Pink and Lighter Pink, White, Green CS's from stash, Pattern Paper MME Happy Days Pad
Ink: Memento Rose Bud and Angel Pink.  Yellow Glaze Pen
Bling: Sequins ( Thanks to Winnie and Walter for the pack of sequins)

Challenges:
Winnie & Walter Playdate 2: Use the photo and/or color palette shown on left. Use at least one (1) Winnie & Walter product. I was inspired by the color combo and the beautiful flowers.
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch 252 shown above left
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: June challenge - anything goes with use of pattern paper
Paper Crafting Journey: Challenge is Perfect in Pink
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge is Perfectly Pink-feature pink either a little or a lot.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Christmas In July

Hello! I am back to making Christmas cards ....this one is for Joan's Gardens Challenge.. We are to make a Christmas card, use the traditional red and green colors , have something from nature (used Flower) and use a product sold at Joan's Gardens.  I made a poinsettia using the flower making tools and Cheery Lynn Build a Flower #1 Dies that I bought at Joan's.  I started with a Red Card Base and used a beautiful border of Green Cardstock that I cut with Cheery Lynn Cathedral Lace Frame Die.  I trimmed out the center of the frame to create the border for the card. I placed a white rectangle inside the border and attached the poinsettia and branches cut with Cheery Lynn Olive Branches Die.  I stamped a Christmas sentiment from Gina K Designs with Memento Love Letters ink. 

Other Challenges:

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge: #89 Beautiful Borders

Anything Goes Challenge: Anything Goes

 

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Fun Making Vellum Flower

Welcome to all who stop by. Today I am sharing  a card that I made for Joan's Garden Challenge. We are to make a flower using vellum, the colors Red, Black and White,a  die cut border,  a sentiment and also a product sold at Joan's Gardens.  The part that I like best on my card is the flower of vellum that I made with Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch Diecuts and Cheery Lynn Build a Flower #1 that both came from Joan's Gardens.  I used the border in a non-traditional way on the diagonal (not on the edge) and actually used 2 borders. 

I used a sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches to create this card.

Supplies:
Stamp: Creative Visions Hip Hip Hooray
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug
Papers: Black and White CS from Stash. Red Vellum found in my stash...forgot I had.
Spellbinders Label 4 Dies
Martha Stewart Borders-Double Loop and Scallop Dot
Red Brad from stash
Embossing Folder: Darice Floral Frenzy...inked raised areas to highlight

Challenges:
Joan's Garden Challenge: Details mentioned above. See www.atjoansgardens.com
Tuesday Morning Sketch: #198 see below
Craft Challenge: Birthday
Charisma Cardz: Black and White and One Color

I am hoping the warmer weather is back to stay.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Heart of My Heart

 

Second Post today:

This card was made for Joan's Garden Challenge. The card needs to be pink and white, use at least one heart, and use a pretty border. I had planned a more fancy card but it turned out more on the clean and simple style.  I cut a heart with a die and filled it with ribbon on the backside of the textured pink card base.  I stamped the sentiments on a White heart and attached beneath the ribbon heart. The right edge of the card was punched with scallop dot border and I wove a narrow white satin ribbon in the holes and added a strip of the same ribbon filling the heart.  I attached a darker pink cardstock(matching the ribbon) to the back of the front of the card to hide the edges of the ribbons. Finished the inside (shown below) with more hearts and a sentiment. I found several challenges to enter this card.

 

Challenges:

Joan's Garden: Card needs to be pink and white, use at least one heart, and use a pretty border.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge: The theme for Challenge #64 is Valentine's Day/Love & Ribbon.

 Friends of Speedy TV challenge: Make a card using creative use of ribbon.

City Crafter Challenge Blog: Make a card using hearts.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge:  Valentine's Day or  Love

Crafty Ribbons Challenge: Theme is Love/ Romance/ Anniversary

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Theme is ribbon.

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Flourishes Heart Lines and From the Heart

Ink: Memento Rose Bud

Papers: Bazzill Pink CS, Dark Pink and Whitefrom stash

Die: Nesties Scallop Hearts

Punch: Martha Stewart Scallop Dot Border

Ribbons: White Satin Narrow and Pink Twill like from Stash 

 

While posting this card I was reminded of the song "Heart of My Heart". Play by clicking on video.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Asian Flavor for Joan's Gardens Challenge

Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #28 is to use a flower as the focal point, use Black and Red, use an embossing folder, and have either a stamped or die cut border at the bottom.  The combination of red and black seems to bring to mind an Asian or Oriental theme and that is what my card turned out to be. I used an unknown Pattern Paper in my stash with a red and black grid design, added the punched out border made with a Lattice Martha Stewart punch ( hope that counts as a die cut border) , used flowers and brad that came with a paper pack from MFP's, black pearls, and stamps from MFP's stamp set "Asian Delights".  All placed on card base of Black CS.  The sentiment and Chinese character were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black. The pattern mat was embossed with Cuttlebug "Wicker Weave" EF.  I have had the Black Flowers (layered on card) forever and this was a perfect use for them.

Also to enter this card at No Matter Which Challenge, a new  site with their first challenge this week.  Challenge is Anything Goes...my fave.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa