Birds and Bows

 

Hello!  I am working from my Florida "studio" with limited resources so I am doubly challenged making cards for my blog.   Also I am still trying to locate a good spot for photographing my projects.  For this card,  I used a topper with birds and bows combined with snowflake and polka dot papers all with gold foil accents that are from a Luxury Card Kit called Festive Flourishes.   I attached these to a card base of blue cardstock and finished with ribbon and  bow of red organza with gold threads.  The sentiment tag was stamped with a Winnie and Walter sentiment and tied on with gold metallic ribbon.  This was a simple enough card and qualifies for the following challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Something beginning with B--used bows, bird, birdhouse, blue CS
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #144 Bows
The Glory Of Christmas Challenge:  Spots and/or Stripes
ABC Christmas Challenge: Bows, Bunting,  or Baking. Used bows.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky: Challenge is Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: Anything goes for Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Pattern Paper Challenge: Anything with Pattern Paper



I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Bouquet with Buttons and Bow

For this card I chose the 7 Gypsies  pattern paper  for the background and then used it for the inspiration to color the image of Tulip Bouquet by Repeat impressions.  I stamped the flowers on ivory CS with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics R00,20,22, B000,01, Y21, YG91,93,95.  I assembled my card following Repeat Impressions sketch #A214 using green CS for the card base and mats adding ribbons, bow, and pearl buttons with yellow twine.  Since I ended up hiding so much of the lovely designs in the pattern I cut 2 of the floral bouquets from the paper with a circle Nesties die and added with the sentiment. Love and Hugs was a portion of a Repeat Impressions sentiment that I stamped with Memento Olive Green ink and cut with an oval die.
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: Repeat Impressions Sketch #214 shown above
613 Avenue Create: Challenge is anything goes with the option of sights, sounds, smell, taste of spring.  My card has some of the sights of spring.
The Ribbon Girl Blog: April Challenge is Spring
Papertake Weekly: Spring Has Sprung
Crafty Ribbons Challenge: Flower Power
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge:  The theme for Challenge #92 is Flowers or Buttons & Bows.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Shaped Card in Red

This card was made with a sketch from Tuesday Morning but I missed the deadline to enter....always forget they close entries on Sunday not Monday. But I think I can enter for Meljen Design Challenge ...use red or blue.  The Meljens image is "Little Apple Worm" that I printed and colored with Copics and Distress Ink.

Challenges:
Meljens Design Team Challenge: Red or Blue
Do You Stack Up: Use RED as dominant color.
Party Time Tuesdays: Let's get punchy
Scrap Creations: Use something bought in the last 2 months...purchased pattern papers recently

Supplies:
Digi: Meljens "Little Apple Worm"
Ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk
Papers: White CS and Red Patterns from SU Pack
Dies: Nesties Square, Scallop Square, Scallop Circles
Ribbon from Stash

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Friends of Speedy TV Challenge

Buttons and Bows is the challenge at FOSTV this week.  My card features Oopsy Daisies from MFP which I stamped with Rich Cocoa Ink on a Mottled Marigold Cardstock from MFP and colored the daisies with pencils. I added a green frame cut with scallop oval dies and punched the corners. I added the leather buttons that I recylcled from a jacket to the center of the flowers with Glossy Accents.  I then placed the image on a mat of green CS and a card base of  brown CS.   I finished with a double bow of green ribbon made with Bow Easy.

Supplies:
Stamps: MFP, a Heinrich Co. "Oopsy Daisies" Stamp Set
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Pencils: Koh-i-noor Yellows and Greens
Papers: MFP's Brown CS from Neutral Pack, Marigold from On Safari Pack, Green CS from scraps
Buttons and Ribbon from Stash
Dies: Nesties Scallop Ovals
Punch: EK Sucess Corner Punch

For those who enter the challenge at Speedy TV this week, you have a chance to win  a MFP, a Heinrich Co stamp set shown on left.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa