Hugs for a Birthday

Hello! Found this pretty patterned paper from MME Now and Then pad and thought it would make a neat card.  It also reminded me of the photo challenge at Just Us Girls shown below.  I trimmed the paper to a card size and stamped sentiments from  Doodled Flowers set from Happy Little Stampers using DOI Abandoned Coral . I embossed the paper with Darice embossing folder. Finished with a coral mat and white card base.
Challenges:
Just Us Girls Challenge: Photo Week #533
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using patterned paper.
Always Fun Challenges: Challenge #160 Embossing Folders

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

Made My Own Background with a Tag

Hello!  I love the bright colors that I used in this Birthday Card and  Tag.  Using GKD Stamps from the Stippled Nature set, I made the background with Memento Rose Bud and Cantaloupe inks....love this combo of colors.  After embossing with a Darice EF Floral Frenzy, I placed the background on a Pink Card Base and attached the tag that I made with the same stamp set and ink colors.  Used a GKD Quicklets Eyelet to make a place to add Rose and Yellow Satin ribbons to the tag.

Challenges:
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday STV15MON23- Own Your Background
Mod Squad Challenge:  Barbara's challenge is I am Tagging You.
City Crafter Challenge Blog: #265 Make a Tag or project with a Tag.
Allsorts Challenge Blog: Theme is Flower Power. Use a lot of Flowers.

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

Another Christmas Tree

This card was made with Darice EF Christmas Tree embossed on Gina K All Spruced Up CS and attached to Gina K Metallic Gold CS.  Red Rhinestones and 1 Gold Gem were added to adorn the tree. The sentiment from Flourishes was heat embossed with Ranger Gold EP.  I finished with a bow of Gold Metallic thread.

Challenges:
The Glory of Christmas: Challenge #39 is Christmas Tree
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Make it sparkle.
Sweet Stamps Blog: Challenge is Bling.

 I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

New Year Fun

Back today with more wishes for a Happy New Year.  We spent a quiet night at home on New Year's Eve with a great dinner and champagne.  On New Year's I prepared a brunch of Eggs Benedict topped with a bit of leftover caviar and Al served  Mimosas.   We had our traditional dinner of roast pork, black eyed peas, sauerkraut, and corn bread.  It's partly a southern thing.

My card is made with stamps from Mark's Finest Papers "Big City" and "Peaceful Nuthatch" using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The fireworks are embossed with  Darice EF and inked with gold ink and clearstar pen. Attached to a black cardstock base.

Challenges:
Speedy Fox and Friends: Theme is Happy New Year
Simon Says: Something New...using new embossing folder
Craft Your Passion: Something New...using new embossing folder

Enjoy your day! Looks like more snow coming...great crafting weather.
I love reading all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Happy New Year

 I am a bit late wishing everyone a Happy New Year but I wanted to post this card with my wishes for everyone to have a Happy and Healthy New Year in 2014.
 
I made this card using a new Darice Embossing Folder called Fireworks. After embossing a Black Card stock, I inked the raised area with a gold ink and added some gold EP.  I stamped the sentiment from Mark's Finest Papers (Peaceful Nuthatch set) withVersamark and heat embossed with Gold EP.  This was a very  easy card that I made in a matter of minutes...less than 10 minutes.  I also made the same card using a dark navy cardstock but like it best in the black which is much more dramatic.

Challenges to enter:
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge: Theme is Happy New Year
Simon Says: Something New...using new embosssing folder.
 CAS-ual Friday: Happy New Year Theme



I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Winter Cardinal

Second Post today!  Hello!  I wanted to share this card that I made that was inspired by the beautiful Cardinals feeding at our feeders this winter.  I will add this to cards saved for next Christmas   I am using some new products.....the Pine Branch was cut with an Impression Obsession die that I received for Christmas from my friend, Rita.  I teamed it up with a new Darice embossing folder Pine branches to create the front of this card.  I inked the branches with Brilliance Platinum Planet ink and Memento Rich Cocoa ink.  I cut a window with Nesties Oval Die to frame the Cardinal image that I stamped with the  Rich Cocoa ink and colored with pencils.  I attached the image on a red cardstock layer and then to the inside.  The bird stamp is from Pixie Cottage and the maker of the sentiment stamped inside is unknown.

Challenges:

Craft Your Passion: Theme is Something New...used new die cut and embossing folder
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Share any Christmas Card
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Theme is "A little bird told me"
Charisma Cardz: Anything goes

Thanks to Rita for this beautiful die. I will be using it often. I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa