Grateful For You

Hello!  I have ben MIA for several weeks but have returned with a card that I designed for the ModSquad  Challenge So Grateful for which we must use the word Grateful on our card.  I used a Gina K Design sentiment from a 2018 Freebie stamp and GKD flower and leaf stamps and dies from the Whimsical Wildflowers set.  Other supplies used: White and Green CS, Copics, Memento Green Ink, Darice Embossing Folder, and Dew Drops. 

Challenge:
ModSquad Challenge: So Grateful

The Flower Challenge: #50 Use a sentiment

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Stencil and Leaves

Hello! It's beginning to feel like fall and I love to make fall cards with beautiful autumn colors.  I was playing with a GKD Stencil Rounded Swirl when I designed this card. I used Distress Oxide Inks Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, and Spiced Marmalade with the stencil on white cardstock blending the colors from light to dark and used masking to create a stripe. I stamped leaves from GKD A Year of Leaves set with the same inks and water colored with a water brush. I stamped one leaf and fussy cut it and attached with foam tape for dimension. The sentiment is from GKD Skeleton Leaves. I added some dew drops in  different colors that blended with colors of the swirls.  I have had these dew drops for years and never seem to deplete the supply. Before attaching the base card of GKD Kissed Autumn card stock, I added an orange satin ribbon ......the card just called for that finishing touch.

Challenges:
ModSquad Challenge: Step up your stencil. Use a stencil on your card front, and then take it up a notch by embellishing it! Use dewdrops for the embellishment. 
Monthly Mix Challenge: September challenge by Donna is Fall is almost here.
As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Way to Use Ribbon and Why. Like to use ribbon in a simple way to add color, Usually a simple flat ribbon with no bow.
Time Out Challenges: Theme Challenge 169  Season with optional twist of coloring
Just Us Girls: #552 Word Week  Leaves 

Stay Safe and Healthy!
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Theresa

Flowers for You

Hello!  I have been playing with another challenge from Creative Confetti Challenge-Sketch It Out! Using the sketch shown below I  created a card with a zinnia stamp from Power Poppy Vibrant Thanks set.  The zinnia was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored with Copics. I sponged the background with a DOI. I cut the image with an oval die and attached to a scallop oval of Green CS.  I used a background of patterned paper from Blank Canvas pad by First Edition that I inked with a Copic marker. The floral paper inspired the colors that I used for coloring the flowers. A sentiment was heat embossed on a strip of green vellum and added to the card. I used a card base of textured mint cardstock and added some dewdrops for embellishments. 

Other challenges:
Allsorts Challenge: 581/582 Flowers All Over

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

Stay safe! Stay Healthy! Please wear a Mask!

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

Guest Designer for Retro Rubber Challenge #138

Hello! Welcome to my studio. I have not spent much time here for the last few weeks but I am back now to post as a guest designer for one of my favorite card challenges   Retro Rubber.  This great challenge gives me  an opportunity to use some of my oldie but goodie stamps. 

The theme for the challenge is Anything Goes and you must use stamps older than a year.  For my card I have reached back in time to 2011 to use a stamp set from Flourishes ( no longer around) designed by  Marcella Hawley.  The Zinnia set is one of my favorites and I have used it many times.  I stamped the Zinnias on white card stock with Memento Toffee Crunch ink and colored with Copics using my favorite color combo of pink and green.  I added some highlights and accents with colored pencils and a gold gelly roll metallic pen. I stamped the sentiment from the same set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I trimmed the image with a Spellbinder scalloped oval die and placed on a background of patterned paper from DCWV Hello Darlin' stack. I attached this to a Pink card base.  I finished with some Dewdrops that I have had in my stash for many years. 

Please pull out some of your older stamps and join in the fun at Retro Rubber Challenge. You have until July 10 to enter.
Thanks to all the design team at Retro Rubber for inviting me to be a guest designer....it was an honor.

Stay safe!
Stay healthy!
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Theresa

Inspiring Poppies

Hello! I made this card for the Monthly Mix Challenge Lean On Me at Gina K Designs which is to create a card of encouragement and to decorate a matching envelope.  I chose stamps from GKD Inspiring Poppies and used a vase stamp from GKD Buds & Vases.  I stamped the flowers on white card stock by inking the stamp with Memento Green and Pink inks using markers and ink cubes. I colored the images with Copics. I stamped the vase with Memento Gray over  the flowers but also stamped it on Vellum and embossed with Clear EP and fussy cut.  I attached it to the card with Vellum Tape. Added the sentiment with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink and glued on some Dewdrops.  Finished the card with a card base of GKD Grass Green card stock. I created a matching envelope by stamping and coloring the Inspired Poppies on the front corner to match the card.  I seem to make a lot of cards using a favorite combo of Pink and Green.

Challenges:

 Monthly Mix Challenge:  Lean On Me-For this challenge, all you have to do is create a card of encouragement!  AND you must decorate a matching envelope. 

Stay safe! Stay Healthy!

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

Lovely Camellias

Hello!  This card was created with Power Poppy Simply Camellias stamp set.  I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white CS and water colored with Fired Brick and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks and a water brush. I usually use watercolor paper but did not plan to water color this image but changed my mind.  Using masking and a Tattered Lace die from Twilight Labels,  I sponged around the image before I framed it with Green card stock cut with the same Tattered Lace die.  Added some dew drops to finish. Will add a sentiment or not when I use the card. 

Challenges:

Creative Confetti: Frame It Up

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything Goes

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Embossed Silhouette

Hello! I was truly inspired by Power Poppy Blog Monday Inspire Me post about Embossed Silhouette.  I was so inspired that I immediately CASE'd Julie's card.  I even used a flower stamp from the same set that she used- Vibrant Thanks set- but I used the Bee Balm  instead of the Coreopsis.  I also did sponging very similar to what she did.  I simply followed her steps to create this card so please check out her post ….she explained everything much better that I can. 

Supplies used: Power Poppy Vibrant Thanks and Simply Camelia stamp sets; White, Fresh Asparagus, and Faded Brick GKD cardstocks; Fried Brick and Peeled Paint DOI, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Versamark Ink; White EP; Copic Black Multiliner pen and marker; Dewdrops.

Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge: W is for anything you wish. Wishing Happy Wishes. 

Creative Confetti:  Frame It Up.  Simply framed my image with layers of card stock and also framed the edges of image with a black Copic.

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

Stamping with a Leaf

Welcome!  Playing with a lot of leaves lately...in more ways than one.  Today I have a card that I made using a real leaf from a Coleus plant from my garden.  I actually stamped the image about a year ago after watching a Gina K video of using real leaves as stamps.  When I saw the challenge at Modsquad to use an item from nature on your project, I remembered this image I had stamped and put in my box of  leftovers. (I created a couple cards with this method last year that I posted but never used this saved image so I resurrected it for this card).

The  Coleus leaf was inked with Twisted Citron and Aged Mahogany DOI and stamped on white cardstock.  I rounded  three corners with a punch and attached to GKD Faded Brick CS and added sentiment with GKD stamps and die.  I made the photo on the left and then decided to add some dewdrops and captured a second photo.  Which version do you like?
Challenges:
ModSquad Challenge: Back to Nature-use an item from nature on your project. 
Seize the Birthday: #175 Anything Goes Birthday(Did not use optional twist)

Earlier cards made Stamping with Leaves:
https://theresastudio.blogspot.com/2018/10/leaf-as-stamp.html                                                  https://theresastudio.blogspot.com/2018/10/fall-leaf.html 
                                             
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Fall is in the Air

Hello! It's beginning to feel like fall and the time to create some fall cards.  This card was made with a patterned paper from Gina K Designs Sun Kissed Autumn paper pack (had in my stash awhile), GKD Fresh Asparagus and Honey Mustard CS's, and GKD Skeleton Leaves stamp set. I stamped the leaf 3 times with DOI Spiced Marmalade on a strip of White CS. Assembled the card adding some Dewdrops and a sentiment from GKD Always Autumn set.

Challenges:

Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge: September Challenge Fall is in the air- create your own patterned paper or use some of your Gina K. Designs patterned papers with a fall theme.

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: September Always about using Patterned Papers.

Allsorts Challenge: Week 536 Autumn Colors

Creative with Stamps: CWS #42 Autumn

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

Life's an Adventure

Welcome to my studio!  Today my card was inspired by The Library Challenge and the book The Tiger who came to tea.  I was not familiar with this book, but... would not having tea with a tiger be a life adventure?  So I used the sentiment Life's an Adventure with the image of the Tiger.  I stamped the sentiment stamp and the Tiger stamp with Memento Black Tuxedo ink and colored the image with Copics and a white gel pen.  Added some highlights to his whiskers with Stardust pen and to his eyes with Glossy Accents. I was very pleased with my coloring of the image.  I was also inspired by the bright colors of the cover to find a colorful Pattern Paper for my background and a Yellow (color of the table) card stock for my base.  The striped paper was from the Kaiser Craft paper pad called Jungle Bug Collection.  How appropriate? I completed the card with a brown mat underneath the image and added some Orange Dewdrops.  I attached the image at a angle.....such seemed like the thing to do for an adventurous design.  All supplies were from my stash. 

Challenges:
The Library Challenge: #39 The Tiger Who Came To Tea

Double D Challenges: It's a Jungle Out There 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: August Challenge All about using Patterned Paper

Shopping Our Stash Weekly: Challenge #401 Base It On a Book. 

Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C497 Take Your inspiration from a Book

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

Jar of Lightning Bugs

Hello!  Playing with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge J1019 at The House That Stamps Built.  My card uses stamps all from Repeat Impressions that were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a Diecut  Card with a fancy fold From Crafter's Companion (part of a prize).  I paper pieced the jar lid with Metallic Gold Paper and added some Dew Drops between the flying insects. I also covered the jar with Light Yellow Vellum.  I placed a strip of Striped Patterned Paper behind the fold. I actually used elements from the top row and also the diagonal row of the challenge.  Does that double my chances? Just kidding!  My photo did not capture very well that this was a step fold but hope you can visualize it.
Other Challenges:
Just Add Ink: 465 Just add The Season.  My card was inspired by this  challenge to make a Summer card.
Always Fun Challenges: Challenge 119 Paper Piecing. Jar is paper pieced with Metallic Gold paper and Yellow vellum.

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

Thanks for a Friend

Welcome!  I have another card to share today.  This was made with stamps from Gina K Designs Thank You Friend set.  I colored the image with Copics and added some highlights with colored pencils.  I used a Spellbinder die to frame the image with GKD Green CS and used the same green for the card base.  For a mat I used Gingham Patterned Paper from Graphic 45 Secret Garden pad.  I embossed this layer with Cuttlebug Gingham EF for more texture.  Finished with some Dew Drops from stash.
Challenges:
GKD March Monthly Mix Challenge: Flower Power
Mod Squad Challenge: One or More Die, no digital.  Use metal die from Spellbinders for frame.
Happy Little Stampers: March Challenge Anything goes with Dies
Double D Challenge: Gingham - used gingham paper and embossing folder.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: March anything goes with Patterned Paper
Shopping Our Stash: #391 Friendship
Alphabet Challenge: Z is For Zesty Colors. Have lime, orange, lemon and some pineapple colors.

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

Thanksgiving Modern Grid

Welcome to the studio.  Today I have a Grid Card for the  Modsquad Challenge- make a modern grid on your background.  The header for the challenge said "Floral" but the challenge did not call for this to be a floral card? This is my first attempt to make this type card where you draw grid lines skipping over the focal image.  I decided to go with a Thanksgiving theme for my card.  I used only Gina K Stamps, actually used stamps from 9 different GKD sets.  I used pumpkins as my focus and included fall items pinecone, acorn, caterpillar, and abstract designs and some doodles as well. Colored with Copics, Memento inks, and DOI.  It took longer to find the stamps that I used than to make the card. Finished with some Dewdrops.
The GKD sets that I used: Always Autumn, Seasonal Sentiments, Holiday Wreath Builder, Tiny Textures, A Year Of Flowers, A Year of Leaves, Buds & Vases, Candles & Cake, Gifts of the Sea.

Other Challenges:
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Thanks/Thanksgiving
Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says Thanks/Thanksgiving
Always Fun Challenges: #84 Pumpkins

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Pumpkin Full of Roses

Hello!  Don't you just love "Pumpkin Season"....could be another name for Fall?  And I love using pumpkins on cards....maybe it's the bright color that gets me.  I just had to make this card following the current sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches...just called out for a pumpkin in that square element.   And that photo inspiration from Time Out challenges said to add some orange roses.  The layering rose stamps from Gina K's Old Country Roses were perfect for that and I popped them up with foam tape.  Used Gina K Ivory and Grass Green CS's with a pattern paper from a Fancy Pants Designs pad.  Used Cheery Lynn Large Flourish die (rearranged) and Nesties square dies. Pumpkin stamp from Repeat Impressions.  Sentiment stamp from a Gina K set. Used Memento inks for stamping and Copics for coloring. Finished with some bling of Orange Dew Drops. 

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #471

TIME OUT Challenges: #118 Home Sweet Home Photo Inspiration.  Love the pumpkins filled with orange flowers.

Creative with Stamps: #30 Pumpkin

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Bling It On.

Modsquad Challenge: Fall Colors

Happy Little Stampers: September Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

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Happy Flowers

Hello!  I was inspired by a sketch from Less Is More Challenge in creating this card.   I used stamps from Happy Little Stampers Doodled Flowers set and circle dies.  After stamping the flowers with Distress Oxide Inks on White CS, I water colored them with a water brush and the DOI's. Used Picked Raspberry, Fossilized Amber, and Fired Brick which goes nicely with the Pink Card Base that I chose.  Arranged the elements following the sketch and added some Dew Drops to complete the card.

Challenges: 

Less Is More: Challenge 370 Sketch 23 Shown below

Happy Little Stampers: May Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes with Optional Twist CAS

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Circles

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Tissue Paper Watercoloring

 Hello!  Today I am showing a card made with a background of Tissue Paper Water colored with Distress Inks.  I was inspired by a video by Loll Thompson.   The Birthday card was finished with the tissue paper layer on a mat of Blue and card base of Pink.  Added words die cut with Cheery Lynn dies and dew drops to finish.

Challenges to enter:
Double D Challenges:  Anything Birthday/Anniversary Goes using Mood board.  I was inspired by the colors in the graphics (birthday cake and drinks).
Shopping Our Stash Weekly:  SOS 335 Watercolor with us.
Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday
Happy Little Stampers: January Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes.  Used dewdrops instead of sequins option.
House of Cards: January Mixed Media and/or Colors. Used mix of tissue paper, card stock, watercolor, and dewdrops.

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Just One Word-THANKS

Hello!  Playing with the challenge at The House That Stamps Built which is a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge N817 shown below.  I used Dew Drops, Thanks, and Sponging with repeat Impressions Stamp Thanks.  Inks are Distress Oxide Inks.  

Other Challenges:
Tuesday Throwdown: TTD 369  So Very Thankful

Stamp, Ink, Paper: Color Challenge 125- Dark Brown, Yellow Rust

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Repeat Challenges

Welcome!  This post may sound like a rerun since I am repeating 2 challenges from Tuesday Morning Sketches and  Stamp TV.  I stamped the sunflower from GKD A Year of Flowers set on Yellow Vellum with Versamark and Heat embossed with Clear EP. This was colored with Copics and then cut with GKD Die. I cut a second flower from card stock and layered under the Vellum one. A pattern paper from Heartfelt Creations was adhered to a Yellow Card base and the card was assembled using the flower, a strip cut with a Martha Stewart border punch, brown stain ribbon and bow, and Dew Drops.  The sentiment was heat embossed with Brown EP on a die cut of the Vellum.

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches:  Sketch 423

Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday challenge-use Vellum

The Paper Players: PP 364 Autumn Floral

Shopping Our Stash: 323 Give Thanks

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Challenge 173 Anything goes with Ribbon

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Fall Flowers

Hello!  Fall is here and so are fall flowers.  My CAS card today features a Sunflower stamp from GKD Signs of Autumn, an old stamp set from 2009.  I stamped the image with Memento Espresso Truffle ink on white CS, colored with Copics, and then heat embossed with Clear EP using a Versamark Pen. I stamped the GKD sentiment from Elegant Flowers (another old set) with Distress Ink Oxide Walnut Stain.  I attached to a layer of Pumpkin CS and then a card base of Green.  Finished with Dew Drops in autumn colors. 

Challenges:

Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday Challenge Uplifting Words

Make My Monday Challenge: Challenge # 55 Autumn Colors

AAA Cards: CAS Game #99 Autumn Colors

Addicted to CAS: Challenge #120 Florals 

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