Luck of the Irish

Welcome! Today I have a St. Patrick's Day card that was created using elements that I had in my leftover stash. I have been trying to better organize items in my studio so I can better find things that I can put to use.  I came across a white cs background die cut with Spellbinders A2Divine Eloquence, some shamrocks cut with the Cameo using a Silhouette file, and a printed digital sentiment from Power Poppy.  I embossed the Shamrocks with Cuttlebug EF Tiny Bubbles. I die cut the sentiment with a label die and placed it on a mat of Green CS. (I created the mat by tracing the outline of the label die and fussy cut it from the green cs.) I assembled all my found elements on a Green Card Base that matched the Shamrocks and added in some Metallic Shamrock confetti from stash.  I finished the inside of the card with an Irish Blessing printed on the computer. 

FYI-The white frame was also embossed with a Darice Floral EF but it does not show in the photo. 

Challenges:
Inspiration Station: Challenge #25 Lucky Clover. When I saw the challenge photo I was inspired to use up those die cut shamrocks but add some bubbles with embossing. 

Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge is Anything Goes with Embossing with a Twist of Think Spring. Used EF on Shamrocks and also on Background that does not show in photo. 

Simon Monday Challenge: Sion says Add Some Green

Just Us Girls Challenge:  # 622 Word Week Lucky

fourseasons: Challenge Anything Goes Spring

Inspiration Station

Top 3 Inspiration Station

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Cards That I Made

Hello! Hope everyone is healthy and coping with all that is going on in this troubled world.  I have been spending a lot of time in the studio but not posting much.  I have several cards to share.  I will begin with a card that was inspired by St. Patrick's Day, a truck die, and shamrocks.  It began with a leftover from making a background with acrylic paints that reminded me of a sunny day.  I die cut the truck with Cheapo Dies in green and silver card stocks and filled the bed with shamrocks cut with the cameo and from an assortment of metallic confetti. I assembled that on the background. I added the word Lucky cut with Cameo(Left from another project). I stamped the sentiment from Repeat Impressions with black ink.  I tore the edges of the image and attached to a green card base.
Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge # 626 Just for Fun.  Made this card just for fun.
Die Cut Divas: Challenge is anything goes with a die cut.

Another card that I made but not posted is shown above.  I used this month's free digital image from Beccy's Place to create the design with a digital check paper. I printed the color image of the pie but changed colors a bit before printing.  I stamped the sentiment from stash in black on white cs and matted it on black cs. Used a white layer and red card base to finish.
Challenges:
Artsystamper Digitals Challenge: #12  Lots of layers.
Beccy's Place: March Challenge Create a card using a Beccy's Place stamp. The optional element is food.

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Wishing You Luck

Hello! Coming your way...to wish a Happy St. Paddy's Day! 

 I have been playing with Artsytstamper's Oxalis Digital set that includes patterned papers, images and sentiments.  Check out all of Beverly's beautiful art at The Artsystamper Shop.  For the top card I used the colored Oxalis image with one of the patterned papers and combined it with a digital sentiment from a Power Poppy Shamrock set. After printing the image with the patterned paper. I added a mat of yellow cardstock and a white card base. Added some sparkle to the pattern with Stardust Pen but that does not show in photo.  I did a second version of this card but added some metal confetti from my stash,. See below.

 I made another card with the same Oxalis image but used the yellow Patterned Paper with a Green card base.  The sentiment is another Power Poppy digital sentiment. Added the top hat and shamrocks from my stash of metal confetti.

Challenges:

Artsystamper Digitals Challenge: #11 Green, Green, It's Green They Say. 

Always Fun Challenges: #152 Shades of Green

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper

Double D Challenges: All About the Green. Used shamrocks and wishes of luck.

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

Wish You Luck

Hello! Are you feeling lucky? I have been creating some St. Patrick's Day cards.  This one uses a digital image and sentiment from Power Poppy Wish You Luck.   I printed the image on a background of shamrock digital paper (unknown) from my files.  I then colored the image with Copic Markers ( a favorite technique) and added some metal confetti and 3 pearls. I attached this to a white card base ( at a slight angle) that I edged with Gold Glitter gel. 

Challenges:

Creative Confetti Challenge: Just Color-I did make a card with the image that I colored.

Tuesday Throwdown: #452 Theme is Good Luck.

Artsystamper Digitals Challenge: #11 Green, Green, It's Green They Say. 

The Paper Girls Challenge: #195 Glitter.  Used Gold Glitter gel. 

Always Fun Challenges: #152 Shades of Green
Double D Challenges: All About the Green. Used shamrocks and lot of green.
Allsorts Challenge: Week #561 Add 3 Pearls

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The Book Dracula

Hello!  Have you read Dracula? -the gothic tale about the vampire from Transylvania-published in 1897.  I did not realize that it was written so many years ago.  The book is Challenge 18  at The Library Challenge-you can be inspired by the cover, the title or the story.   My card was inspired by the cover since I practically copied everything including the layout, colors, bats, moon from the graphic of the cover shown below.  Supplies used: Dracula stamp from Mark's Finest Papers, Copics,  Spooky Die cut from Cottage Cutz, Circle Die Cut, Drippy Goo Punch from Martha Stewart, Fired Brick, Yellow, and Black card stocks, Plastic Confetti Bats from stash.
Other challenges to enter:
AAA Cards: CAS Game #126 Moonlight
The Paper Girls Challenge: #162 Halloween
The Die Cut Divas:  Feature Autumn or Halloween 

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Spooky House

Welcome to the haunted house at my studio!  Playing with a stamp from Just For Fun Stamps to create this spooky card.  I stamped the house with Memento Black Ink  and sponged the background with Distressed Oxide inks Faded Blue Jeans, Black Soot and Peeled Paint using masks. The moon was sponged with Fossilized Amber.  I colored the windows and door with Copic Markers.  Added words cut from Purple Glitter CS  with Cottage Cutz dies and some plastic confetti die cuts of the witch, spooky ghost, and Jack o 'lantern.

Challenges:

Just For Fun Rubber Stamps: October Challenge Halloween.

Cards In Envy: Something Spooky Card Challenge.  Fits in an envelope. 

Cupcake Inspirations: CIC455  Bump in the Night

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #312 Make Your Mark

Creative with Stamps: CWS#31 Halloween or Leaves

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Halloween with Count Dracula

Hello! As I said in yesterday's post, I love playing with some of my old stamps and could not resist making more Halloween themed cards.  I made another one with Mark's Finest Paper stamps from Boo to You set from 2011. This time Dracula appears on my card stamped in black ink and colored with Copics and Stardust pen. Used black card base and a mat of Purple Glitter paper with Spooky die cut and Plastic spider confetti.
Challenges:
Color Throwdown: #465 Purple , Black and White
Retro Rubber Challenge: #73 Boo! My stamps are from 2011.

Cards in Envy: Let's Play Dress Up!  Dracula is a great Halloween Costume.

Cupcake Inspirations: CIC427 Monsters

AAA Cards: CAS Game #101 Inspired by a 1931 Movie Dracula.

 

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Spooky Jack-O-Lantern

Hello!  I used some pattern paper, vellum, a Jack-O-Lantern stamp, punch, and dies to create this card using the challenge sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.   I stamped the Gina K Design stamp, from a Mystery Bag that I won, on white CS with Memento Tangelo Ink and covered with a circle of bright yellow to give it a glow. Layered that with a Orange Scallop die cut. Assembled the card adding a strip of Orange CS punched with Drippy Goo border and a strip of the Yellow Vellum topped with a Black Spider. Added some happy pumpkin confetti.  Pattern Paper from Echo Park Apothecary Emporium pad and  Yellow Dandelion CS from GKD.
Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #423
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday challenge-Use Vellum
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: October-Use Patterned Paper
Crafty Creations Challenges: #351 Anything Goes
Die Cut Diva's: October challenge-Be inspired by Mood Board.
Always Fun Challenges:  #26 Dies or Punches
Double D Challenges: Fright Night
Just For Fun: October challenge Halloween

Die Cut Diva's

Just for Fun 

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Spooky House

 

 Welcome to my Spooky House!  I am really into Halloween cards!  My card was created with dies from Cottage Cutz Haunted House Border with the addition of Ghosts, Witch, Bat, and Jack-O-Lantern plastic confetti figures.  I sponged the background  on white CS with Memento Cantaloupe, Dandelion, Tangelo, Paris Dusk, Elderberry, Espresso Truffle inks and SU Night of Navy ink. I used Black, Yellow, and Orange CS also.
 

Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 215 Photo Inspiration
Happy Little Stampers: October Challenge Anything Goes With Dies.

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Shake, Shake, Shake

Hello!  Today I have a shaker card to share....not one of my favorite type of cards because I always have a difficult time photographing to show the items in the shaker window.  But they are still fun to make.   I made this one for the Mix It Up Monday challenge Shake, Shake, Shake at Stamp TV.  Since I am on a quest to use products and stamps that I seldom use or never used,  I began by selecting what I would use in the shaker from some old stash of confetti.  When I found these musical notes, I decided to go with a musical theme.  I found this GKD Label stamp in the Lovely Labels 2  set as well as the sentiment to go with my theme and also pulled out Cuttlebug EF Allegro to create my card with Red and White CS, GKD Black Onyx ink,  circle dies, a circle of acetate and a foam sheet.   The result is shown above.

For this shaker, instead of using foam tape  I used a panel of white foam cut slightly smaller than the white panel and cut out a circle for the window.  The foam was taped between the card base and top layer.  I used a die machine to cut the circle from the foam but next time I think I will cut by hand as the foam was flatten a bit by the machine.

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BOO to You!

BOO! It's almost Halloween and time to get spooky!  I pulled out my Halloween stash and some Challenges for inspiration to make this card.  Finding some googly eyes, confetti bats, purple ribbon, and an old Boo Stamp from Mark's Finest Papers 2001 set, I began my card.  I made the Witch's hat with an Oval and Triangle cut from Black CS and added the Purple ribbon and Cameo Cut Vellum Feather with the eyes. Have you ever seen such a Spooky hat?  On the Black Card base I added some old paper from Echo Park Apothecary Emporium (hoarding this for Halloween), Neon Green Panel, and Black Bats circling the hat.  I stamped the BOO with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and heat embossed with Clear EP.

Challenges:
The Shabby Tea Room: Week #261 Boo-riffic.  I was inspired by the Witch's Hat and the colors Black, Purple, and Green and of Course the word BOO!
Creative Corner Challenge: Theme is Halloween.
AAA Cards: Game #59 Clean and Simple Halloween
Retro Rubber: Challenge 25 Get Your Spook on!
Craft-Dee Bow Z: CDB30 October challenge anything goes and include a handmade bow,



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Boo to You!

Hello!  This sketch challenge from CAS(E) this Sketch #141 brought to mind Halloween for some reason.  I used a GKD Jack-o-lantern stamp that I won in a grab bag and combined it with some ribbon and Halloween Confetti from my stash.  The sentiment is GKD Tag Lines set.  Quick and Simple ....CAS!  My DH had me add more spiders on the side.
Other Challenges:
Stamp TV: STV15MON38-Time for Fall card -use fall theme or colors.
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Challenge #126 Orange you glad it's Autumn with ribbon or trim.


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Birthday Cupcake

Hello!  Today I have a tag for Challenge #30 at  Tag You're It!  We are to make a tag inspired by the one made by Nancy Penir shown on the right.  I decided to use the cupcake theme and used a 3D die cut Cupcake from Valentine Crafts found in my stash.   I sponged DI Spun Sugar on a precut tag, attached the die cut, added some  music notes and circle foil confetti, and Cheery Lynn die cut words of brown CS.  Tied on ribbons of Pink and Brown.  The confetti did not photograph very well....it is actually red, pink and gold foil.

I also decided to make a card using the same tag.   I embossed an Ivory Card with the Cuttlebug EF Happy Birthday and colored the raised area with the Spun Sugar and attached the tag. 

Challenges:Crafty Ribbons Challenge: #126 Happy Birthday

Allsorts Challenge: Week 329 Sparkle.  There is sparkle in the rhinestone and glitter on the Cupcake.

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Die Crazy. Used dies for the words and cupcake is a 3D die cut.

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

Shake It Up

Hello!  I debated whether I wanted to make a shaker card but finally gave in and made a birthday card with stars and stripes with star confetti inside the star window.  I stamped the sentiment from Winnie and Walter's The Big, The Bold, and The Happy set  in the back of the window.  I always find it hard to photograph shaker cards and capture the items shaking.  I made the window using an acetate recycled from the package of some dies. Star confetti was from stash as well as papers. I used Sizzix die to cut the stars.

Challenges:
Simon Wednesday: Shake It
Cute Card Thursday: Reach for the stars.
Seize The Birthday: Option for toppings-Stars and Stripes
Crafty Catz Challenge: Stars or Stripes or Both
Just Add Ink: #221- Shakers
Papertake Weekly: Stars and Stripes

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa