Explosion of Color

Welcome to my studio.  I have a floral card to share that I created with Power Poppy digital stamps...the image is from Garden Fireworks and the sentiment is from Countryside Bouquet.  After printing the image, I colored the flowers with Copics and inked the edges of the panel with a Copic marker.  I attached to a green card base. I photographed the card and then decided to add a sentiment ....shown in second photo.

Challenges:
Creative Confetti Challenge: Free For All-create anything you desire using Power Poppy Stamps.
Allsorts Challenge Blog: Week 589 Theme is I Love...... Use something use love.  I love  Coloring, Flowers, and Digital Stamps
Artsystamper Digital Challenge: #23 Anything Goes
Double D Challenges: Colorful Challenge - third entry.

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

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

Life Imitating Art

 Hello! Today I am playing with  the Creative Confetti Challenge Life Imitating Art to be inspired by a work of fine art.  I chose an art print by Georgia O'Keefe called The White Calico Flower for my inspiration (shown below).  I created my design by using Power Poppy digital images Ultimate Poppy (no lines version) and Juicy Straw Berries (just the leaves ).  Using Photoshop Elements I manipulated the images and printed portions of the images  against a background of green leaves on white card stock and trimmed to fit on a mat of black card stock and then attached to a white card base. I added more gray color to the flower with Copic Markers.   The end result closely copied the art work in layout and colors. I finished by attaching a plastic Happy Birthday sticker from my stash.  This does not show very well in the photo because of the glare.

I made a second card using the same design but printed it in a lighter tone...do not like it as well as the first try. I again used Gray Copic Markers to add more color. I inked the edges of the image with Black Copic after trimming and simply attached to the white card base. I used a rub on sticker Thank You to finish. So I have 2 cards to add to my stash.  And used up some of my Sticker Stash.

Challenges:
Creative Confetti: Life Imitating Art




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

Playing with Gingerbread

 Hello! Welcome to my latest paper projects!  I baked up some Gingerbread items including a card and some tags.  I used a recent purchase from Power Poppy - her Gingerbread Family digital stamps and a sentiment from Chickadee in Barberry set.   I created the above card by printing out the GB House with the GB Couple and Sentiment on white CS and coloring with Copics and adding accents with White and Red Berry Gloss Nuvo Crystal Dots.  Placed this on a Fresh Asparagus Green Mat and a card base of Red Velvet.  Aren't they the cutest Gingerbread Couple?

Above is the first tag that I made with the Gingerbread Man using pretty much the same supplies as the card. The I created another pair of tags shown below.  Love how the Crystal drops look like icing. Fun to make!  Tags finished with Eyelets and Baker Twine for tying and mats of Red CS.

Challenges:
Power Poppy Power and Spark Challenge with a  12 Days of Christmas Twist: First day theme is Tags.
613 Avenue Create: Challenge #204 Anything Goes with Optional Twist Christmas/Winter
The Paper Players: PP373 Laurie's Theme Challenge - Baking.  Baked up Gingerbread for your challenge.
Addicted to CAS: Challenge #125 Code Word is Sweets
CAS On Friday: #122 Christmas

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

Christmas Card for a Friend

Hello! It's never too early to make Christmas cards and I decided to make this one with some Power Poppy stamps...both clear and digital ones.  I printed the wreath from Wreath Succulent & Baubles digital stamps and the Merry Christmas sentiment from Chickadee In Barberry digitals on White CS.  To make this a special Christmas card for a friend, I stamped the friends sentiment from Sassy Succulents clear stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I colored the wreath with Copics G000, G20, G82, BG11, BG05, BG72, and Y28 and added some sparkle and shine with Wink of Stella and Clearstar Pen.   I used a Gold Simmer Metallic CS for the base and a layer of White CS that I colored the edges with Copics to coordinate with colors in the wreath.  This is a quick way to have a coordinating CS that is a perfect match. 

Challenges:
Power & Spark Challenge: August Mix and Match Challenge-combine ANY KIND of Power Poppy stamp sets: Clear with Clear, Digital with Digital, or if you’re really feeling adventurous...Clear with Digital.  I used 2 digital stamps from 2 different sets Wreath Succulent & Baubles and Chickadee In Barberry and 1 clear stamp from Sassy Succulents.

Addicted to CAS: Challenge #118 Code Word Friends

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #347 Anything Goes for Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: August Challenge Christmas

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: # 429 Christmas

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