Do You Dance?

Hello! Do you dance when no one is watching?  These three ballerinas love to dance and hope you do too.  I created this card for the challenge at The Library Challenge #54 Ballet Shoes.  I was inspired by the 3 Ballerinas and colors on the cover.  I printed and colored the ballerina digital image 3 times from Dearie Dolls. The original image was colored in pink and I recolored 2 more images in red and blue  through the magic of Photoshop Elements.  I added more shading with Copic markers and some glitter with a Stardust pen. I arranged the images and sentiment and printed using a background frame on white CS. I attached this to a red card base. Just for fun I added a border of red foil to represent the curtain using double sided tape. 

Challenges:
The Library Challenge: #54 Ballet Shoes

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Love My Coffee

Welcome! Hope you have time for a cup of coffee!  I'll tell my DH to pour another one.  My DH is the coffee barista in the house and this cute digi  from Dearie Dolls reminds me of him in a way....but he does not have a moustache.  But he is always ready to serve a cup of hot coffee. 

I printed this colored digital image (never used before) from my stash of images on white card stock.  I added some color to the shoes and skin tones with Copics.   Added some red foil to his kerchief using some quick glue and added glossy accents to the cup and shoes.  Printed the sentiment with Angelface font which I just downloaded. ( Been looking for a hand written script like this and found it.)

Finished the card by inking the edges of the trimmed image with a Black Copic and attaching it to a card base of patterned paper with circles. 

Challenges:

Artsystamper Digital Challenge: #10 Hot Drinks

Use Your Stuff: #392 Circles-I used patterned paper with circles from my stash. 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using patterned papers. 

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

Speeding Santa

Welcome to my studio!  In an attempt to use up some of my supplies, I pulled out a box of digital images that I had printed and stored away for later use. I also opened a box of patterned papers that I saved from magazines and a box of Christmas patterned paper. I challenged myself to create cards using these supplies.  The cards above are 2 of the many cards that used some of these supplies. The digital image is from Dearie Dolls..... Santa Bring Home the Tree....the top one was colored using Copics.  Added some texture with a Snow Marker and Stickles.  The plaid paper was from a magazine freebie. Used GKD Green CS as the base
The bottom card used the same digital image but was colored by the artist. I inked the edge of the image with a red marker and placed on a black mat, then a patterned paper from American Crafts and a red card base.  GKD sentiment stamp used on both card.
Challenges:
The 12 Months of Christmas: Challenge #58 Optional twist Sensational Santa
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper
Daring Cardmakers: Use up your scraps. Used up printed images and old papers.
ABC Christmas Challenge: V is for Velocity
Addicted to CAS: Challenge #170 Plaid

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Santa on the Move

 Hello!  Playing with the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches to create this Christmas card using a digital image from Dearie Dolls Digis.  I used the colored version of Santa driving a card that I printed and framed with a diamond shaped frame of red CS. I used a pattern paper for the background and a red card base.  Added texture and snow with Stickles, Liquid Pearls and Snow Marker.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.
Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch # 479

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Picking Some Pumpkins

Hello!   Just loving all the pumpkins and scarecrows showing up for the fall season.   I chose to use this Scarecrow with a harvest of Pumpkins from my file of Dearie Dolls images on a card.  I printed a colored version of the image on White CS but added more coloring with Copics.  Trimmed the image with a die and adhered to a mat of GKD patterned paper and a mat of orange CS embossed with Divine Swirls EF. Used a White card base and stamping my message and sentiment inside the card.
Challenges:
Double D Challenges: Scare'n Up Some Pumpkins
Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C455  Make a card-any theme.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper.

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

Thanks with Some Pumpkins

Welcome!  Still thinking of fall leaves and pumpkins.  I came across this cute Dearie Dolls digital image in my files and decided to print out and put on a thank you card. I added some coloring to the already colored version and trimmed with a die and placed on a brown mat and then an embossed orange card base.  Used a Sizzix  EF Thanks.  

Challenge:

Die Cuttin Divas: Challenge #388 Fall Colors. Use Spellbinder Nestabilities Rectangle and Label dies. 

Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 549 Autumn

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It's Cold Outside

Second Post Today:

Hello! Here in Ohio, it is very cold!!   More reason to stay inside and make cards in my warm studio!

I printed off  a digital image, already colored, from Dearie Dolls....just love all her cute images.  I placed the image on a mat of red CS and heat embossed a sentiment from Creative Clear stamps.   I tried something new by embossing the front of my Blue card base  with Cuttlebug EF Snowflakes using Versamark ink on the folder and then heat embossed with Snowflake Embossing Tinsel with glitter ( same as used on sentiment).  Of course I had glitter everywhere and I had just cleaned my studio. But I loved the cold, snowy effect that I achieved.  I also added some of the tinsel to the image by using a Versamark pen on the snowflakes.

Tip: To clean up the glitter, use a Swifter cloth to pick it up.

Challenges:

Cards In Envy: Snow Birds card challenge. Must have one bird on card.

Paper Sweeties Challenge: January Photo Inspiration shown below. Inspired by the snowmen and bright colors.

Tuesday Throwdown:  #324 Winter Critters. My DH said the winter bird was Blue because of the cold.

Crafty Creations Challenges: #332 Anything Goes

The House That Stamps Built: DCC14 Winter card, not Christmas

Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges:  Theme is always Anything Goes: use loose glitter, embossing powder, and/or flocking.  Used embossing powder that has glitter on background base, sentiment, and  image.

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

Santa On His Way?

Hello!  Playing with some pattern paper, a sketch, and a digital image resulted in this card.  The Santa digi is from Dearie Dolls...just love these fun images. I follow the sketch from Sketch Saturday shown below. Other supplies: America Crafts Hollyday  Pattern Paper pad, Red, White, Green CS, Darice Snowflakes EF, Cheery Lynn Merry Christmas dies, Brilliance Moonlight White ink, Liquid Pearls.
Challenges:
Sketch Saturday: Week #442
Cheery Lynn Challenge: #244 Red and Green Theme
Cute Card Thursday: #456 Snowflakes.  Used embossed snowflakes and snowflakes on image.
Creative Corner Challenge: Christmas Time
Inspired by All the Little Things: #36 Was inspired by the red vehicle and tree in the photo.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Gift It. I included this image of Santa bearing Gifts in the back of the car.
Crafty Creations Challenge: #330 Theme-Masculine
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: December challenge
Doodle Pantry : Ants in my Pantry Digital Challenge 24 use any digital image.










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Happy Thanksgiving

Hello! Today I am sharing a card that I made using an already colored Dearie Doll digital image.  Uncolored images are also available but I went the easy (lazy) way and the colors are so bright and perfect.   This card was so easy to create I almost feel guilty that I did not work that much.  I simply printed the image on white CS and trimmed with Spellbinders Divine Eloquence die and placed on a orange mat and then a brown CS base. I stamped the MFP Happy Thanksgiving with Memento Rich Cocoa ink.   Even the die cutting was easy since I used dryer sheets with my die and the pieces popped right out.  Have you tried that easy step? 

Challenges:
Cards in Envy: Put some extra layers on.  My card does not have that many layers but the image is wearing a jacket.
Die Cuttin Divas: #242  is Thanksgiving. Used Spellbinders Die.
Tuesday Throwdown: #271 challenge is Shopping Spree.  My card shows some Pumpkin Shoppers.
Simon Monday Challenge:  Challenge is Thanks/Thanksgiving
Shopping Our Stash: #228 Challenge is make a Thank You or Thanksgiving.

 

 Wishing everyone a great  and blessed Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving Couple

 Hello!  It soon will be Thanksgiving and we have so much to be Thankful for and I thought of those Blessings as I created this card using a great digital image from Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps who has so many cute images for FREE.  I printed this Pilgrim Couple ready to give thanks and colored them with Copics and Pencils. I trimmed the image and placed on a GKD Pattern Paper with orange ribbons from stash.  The Card Base is a rust colored CS.  The stamp is MFP"s inked with Memento Rich Cocoa.  I followed the sketch from Sweet Sunday but with a flip.

Challenges:
AAA Cards: Thanksgiving CAS
CAS on Sunday: Use ribbon or twine
Craft Your Passion Challenge: Pumkins or Turkeys
Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge:  Make a Thank You or grateful project, or make something based on the Thanksgiving theme.
Sweet Sunday Sketch: #245 Shown on right.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa