Christmas Carols from an Old Songbook

Hello!  I came across an old Christmas Carol Song Book that was a free giveaway from an insurance company in the 80's, I think. 

I thought the pages of songs would make great Christmas cards so using some solid card stock and old patterned paper in my stash, I created these cards. I simply cut or tore the pages and attached to a layer of patterned paper and then to a solid color base. I distressed some of the pages by crinkling and sponging with Distress Ink.  One page I dry embossed.  Patterned Papers are from Webster's Pages and Cardstocks are Gina K Papers. 

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

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #578 Anything goes as long it's Christmas. 

This was a great way to recycle the song book and use up old stash.

Thanks for stopping by.

Theresa

Embossing with Dies

Hello! It is fun to use dies for embossing and it is interesting what you can do with that technique.  To make a card with die embossing, I chose an older die from Cheery Lynn, the first one I bought from that company. For the top card, I embossed the large Fanciful Flourish die along with Cheery Lynn Thank You dies on a panel of White cardstock. I sponged it with DOI Vintage Photo to achieve an antique distressed look.  I stamped some flowers on pink card stock with Memento Pink ink using a Heartfelt Creations Rose stamp. I fussy cut the flowers and attached with foam tape. Attached to a pink card base to finish.

I decided to make another card but made it more CAS with out the background inked giving more white space.  For this one I only used the Fanciful Flourish die for embossing and stamped the GKD Sentiment with Memento Brown ink. I stamped the same flower - 2 directly on the card and one that I stamped on white Cardstock and fussy cut. I stamped the roses with same pink ink  and colored with pencil and markers.  I distressed the edge of the panel with DOI Walnut Stain and used a brown card base.

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge: #48 Color Pink and Brown
CAS Mix Up Card Challenge: September  Mixed Media Challenge Embossing with Dies. Include stamping and at least one other Mixed Media Element.  I also used fussy cutting  and sponging. 

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

My Sentiments Only

Hello!   I am sharing another card that I created  for the January Monthly Mix challenge at Gina K Designs and other challenges.  The GKD challenge is My Sentiments Exactly-use a Sentiment only-no stamped image or patterned paper.  On a White Cardstock panel, I use a water brush with DOI Candied Apple to make a swirly design and then stamped the sentiment from GKD Merry and Bright stamp set with Versamark ink.  I then heat embossed the words with Gold EP.  I also edged the panel with Versmark ink and heat embossed with the same Gold EP for a distressed look. (Saw Gina K do that on a video). Placed the panel on a card base of GKD Red Velvet CS. Finished with a die cut glittery star that I recycled from an old card.
Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs: My Sentiments Exactly
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge:  #419 Anything goes as long as it is Christmas. Also used an old star for the optional twist.
ABC Christmas Challenge: A is for Anything for Christmas Goes
Merry Little Christmas Challenge: MIUCB #6 January Challenge Anything Christmas Goes

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

Bountiful Basket

Welcome!  Today I am playing with an old stamp by Rubber Stampede called Bountiful Basket dated 1995.  I think I must have got this stamp from a garage sale many years ago around 2009?  And I do not think that I have ever used it.  I stamped the basket with a light color ink Memento Toffee Crunch and colored with Copics.  This stamp has mostly flat surfaces not line stamping so it is a bit difficult to color.  I am sharing photos of both the wood block and the rubber stamp.  It is interesting how stamps have changed from being on wood blocks and now just clear stamps.  The old wood stamps are a piece of art in themselves and great items to collect if you have the room.  

Back to my card....stamped the image on white CS and colored with Copics and did some highlights with Pencils.  Used some metal brads on the basket for a bit of texture and dimension and to use some of my stash of embellishments.  Added a sentiment from Power Poppy (2014) with DOI Vintage Photo and distressed the edges of the panel with DOI Wild Honey and simply attached to a Gold Yellow card base.  

Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps: Challenge 167 Autumn Colors

Modsquad Challenge: Make a fall themed thank you card.
Retro Rubber Challenge: #RRCB 98 Fall Harvest Time.  I have had the basket stamp at least 9 years and it is dated 1995.

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

Silk Flowers

Hello! Another card with a flower but this time I used some silk ones from my stash.  Colored some white ones with DOI  inks and layered smaller orange ones to create one big Blossom.  Added some leaves that I stamped and cut with Gina K stamp and die.  I found a panel of some digital paper with script that I had printed and stashed away.  I distressed the paper with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo DOI and placed on a card base of Fresh Asparagus CS.  "Arranged" the flower and leaves and added a Birthday sentiment sticker of clear epoxy from Cloud 9....another find in my stash.
Challenges:
 Just Us Girls: Challenge  #451 Photo Week.Inspired by the large flower and colors as well as the script paper.
Use Your Stuff: Challenge 323 Create project with color scheme shown below. Used top 3  colors.

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

Galaxy with Love

Hello! This card was inspired by the challenge Trend Week #423  at Just Us Girls to use  a Galaxy Background/Night Sky.  I actually began with a piece of White CS that I had used to absorb a spill of Metallic Blueberry Mist shown below.  I cut a section of the paper and layered with some Distress Oxide inks using Black Soot, Faded Jeans, Fossilized Amber, and Wilted Violet until I got the galaxy look. The sparkle from the Metallic mist shows in real life but not so much in the photo.  I stamped Stars and Sentiment from Hero Arts with Versamark and heat embossed with Gold EP.  Used a Gold Metallic CS for the card base. 

Challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown: #375 Distressing.

Stamping Sensations: January-Cold and Frosty Colors

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

More of the Same

Hello!  This is similar to the card posted earlier here.   But for this one, I stamped the Repeat Impressions image on watercolor paper and then colored with Distress Oxide inks and a water brush.  I kept this design Clean and Simple with the focus on the fall tree.  The GKD sentiment was stamped with a Distress Oxide ink. Distressed the edge a bit with the same ink before attaching to a Pumpkin Spice card base.
The image takes on a different look on the watercolor paper versus the regular cardstock and I like the texture of this paper better.
Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers: November Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge #367 Watercolor
Addicted to CAS: Challenge #123 Leaves

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

Sundown on the Safari

Hello!  Taking time out from holiday cards to play with Distress Oxide inks to create a scene with Elephants.  I stamped Trees and Elephants from old Mark's Finest Papers sets with black ink and heat embossed with Clear EP.  I then sponged the background with Distress Oxide inks using  masking for the setting sun, etc.  and added shadows and highlights with Pencils. Sentiments from the same stamp set.  Used a Yellow Card Base with ink distressing on the edge. 

Challenges:

City Crafter Challenge Blog: Week 385 Jungle Animals

Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything Goes Challenge

Crafty Creations Challenges: 353 Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday: Anything goes for Birthday

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

Eat and Drink with Frankenstein

Hello!  I told myself that I should not make any Halloween cards this year because I have several already in my stash.   But I love playing with some of my old stamps and could not resist making more Halloween themed cards.  I made this CAS one with Mark's Finest Paper stamps from Boo to You set from 2011.   I simply stamped Frankenstein with Memento Tuxedo Ink and colored with Copics.  Stamped the sentiment and distressed the edges with Distress Oxide inks. It's hard for me not to reach for those Oxide inks which are so great for many uses.  Added a layer of Orange CS and a card base of White.  Vey CAS and quick. 

Challenges:

Retro Rubber Challenge: #73 Boo! My stamps are from 2011 and some of my faves for Halloween.

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

Cupcake Inspirations: CIC427 Monsters

CAS On Friday: Challenge #118 Fall/Halloween 

Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge TT365 is Clean and Simple

The Paper Players: PP 366 Clean and Simple

AAA Cards: CAS Game #101 Inspired by a Movie.  Original Frankenstein was made in 1931. 

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 264 Clean and Simple

House Of Cards: CAS Halloween and/or Colors

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

Over The Rainbow Happy

Today I have 2 cards which are very similar but different.  I used the same Repeat Impressions stamps (had since Jan 2016) and the same Distress Ink colors on both but used Neenah  CS on the top card and watercolor paper on the bottom one for the panels.  I also used different layouts and base cards.  I used an acrylic block to smear the colors, sprayed with water and laid the papers on the block to blend the colors.  I think I used Distress Inks Barn Door, Dried Marigold, Squeezed Lemonade, Peeled Paint, Tumbled Glass, and Wilted Violet.  The words were stamped with Versafine Black Onyx. 

 Challenges:
Retro Rubber Challenge:  Challenge #67 Use Rainbow or Rainbow Colors. Have had Happy Stamp set since January 2016.

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

Summer Time Colors

Welcome! I have another card made with Block Watercoloring Stamping.  I used Distress Inks Fossilized Amber, Dried Marigold, and Abandoned Coral  with Watercolor paper to create the background.  I stamped Hero Arts' stamps from Summer Flowers and heat embossed with White EP. Tore the edges before attaching to a Coral Mat and Bright Yellow card base.  Finished with a Double bow of White Satin ribbon. 

Challenges:

Artistic Inspirations: Challenge 183 Anything Goes with Optional Twist of Summer Colors

Addicted to Stamps and More: #251 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday:#487 Summer Colors

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

Christmas in July

Hello!  I seemed to be stuck on Block Watercolor Stamping.   I will be posting a few more cards using this technique.  Every card has an unique look as you get different results each time.  I blended Barn Door, Peeled Paint, and Forest Mist Distress inks this time on a large acrylic block.  After drying the watercolor panel and tearing the edges for a distressed look,  I stamped and heat embossed the Poinsettia and Sentiment. I placed this on GKD Fresh Asparagus CS and added some dots of Red Berry Nuvo Crystal Drops. Other supplies: Versamark ink, White EP, Watercolor paper, GKD Sets - A Year of Flowers 2 and Festive Frame.
Challenges:
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday Challenge Christmas in July
Just Us Girls Challenge: #401 Trend Week - Ink Blending
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: 341 Anything Goes as Long as it is Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: July Anything Goes
Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says Distress It...Tore edges to distress panel

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

Vintage Santa

Hello!  Sometimes a card comes together so quick and easy and some of the simplest cards are the hardest.  This one was very easy once I found the digital vintage image from TLC by Paulette that I had stored in my files.  I printed the image on white CS and after I trimmed it with a white margin, I distressed the margin with Distress Ink Antique Linen and the edges with a distressing tool.  I found just the right Pattern Paper from an old Webster's Pages pad and used a mossy green card base.  I wrapped the Coppery Gold Organza ribbon around the image before attaching to the base.  Something about this ribbon was just perfect in my eyes.  I was not going to add a verse but remembered this stamp from Gina K Designs Joy and Peace set and thought it had a vintage ring to it.  I stamped in the upper corner...perfect fit...with SU Always Artichoke ink.  I plan to use this image for more cards but will try using water color paper to see if I like better.

Challenges:
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #217 Retro/Vintage
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: October Challenge Anything Christmas Goes




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

Fall Is Here

Fall is here! At least according to the calendar.  Yesterday, with fall colors in mind,  I colored Power Poppy Olive and Oak digital image after printing on White CS.  I distressed the edges with Distress Ink  Wild Honey and attached to a Pattern Paper from Teresa Collins World Traveler pad.  I like the combo of this paper with the image ....just looked good together. I added a card base of Pumpkin Spice CS.  I could not decide on a sentiment so I will wait until I use the card and determine that.   I think this would be good to use for  a fall birthday, thanksgiving, thank you, or simply to say hello.  What purpose do you think it would be appropriate for?

Challenges:
613 Avenue Create: Challenge 189 Anything Goes with optional twist of The Colors of Fall.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: September challenge use patterned paper
Cards in Envy: Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall.  Use fall colors or fall themed cards that fit into an envelope.
Creative Corner Challenges: Challenge is Autumn
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: #32 Autumn, Halloween, Thanksgiving


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

Yellow Roses for Your Birthday

Hello!  I have been playing again with Gina K stamps sets Old Country Roses and Tiny Textures to create this birthday card. On Ivory CS, I stamped the roses in 3 steps using SU Yolo Yellow, Summer Sun, and So Saffron inks.   The leaves were stamped with Memento New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves, and Olive Green inks.  I stamped and cut out one of the rose design and popped up on the image for some dimension.  The sentiment stamped in green is from GKD Wild Blossom set.  I added some distressing to the background with Distress Inks Honey Mustard and Tea Dye and New Sprout.
Card Base id GKD Fresh Asparagus CS.  Also used corner punch.

Challenges:
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday -Happy Birthday To You
Alphabet Challenge: I is for Ink It Up.
Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes
Virginia's View Challenge: #22 Summer Challenge All About Colors. I used multi stamps and colors for color layering.





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

Country Rose of Summer

Welcome!  Today my card features Gina K Stamps from Old Country Roses and Tiny Textures.  I stamped the 3 step Rose design with SU Pixie Pink, Pink Passion, and Ruby Red on white CS.    I seldom use any SU inks ( and I have a bunch) but they were perfect for the rose. I then added the leaves from the same set and did the  3 step stamping with Memento New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves, and Olive Green inks.  I added some distressing using fun stamps from the Tiny Textures set with Distress Inks Tea Dye and Wild Honey.  I used GKD CS's for the base and mat.  To really dress up my card, I added Pink Satin Ribbon and some sequins from stash.  The sentiment that I chose from Country Roses is appropriate for many events or just for a card to send someone for the fun of it.

 

Challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog: Week 369 Photo Inspiration. The colors from this photo worked beautifully for my card.  And the country roses also were inspiring.
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: #166  Say it with Flowers.
The Ribbon Girl Blog: June Challenge is any image ...use ribbon.
Tuesday Throw down: Challenge #299 is Distressing
613 Avenue Create Challenge: #182 Anything goes with optional twist the sights, tastes, and sounds of summer. Used the sight of flowers.

 

Lately I have been making so many CAS cards or quick and easy ones, that I enjoyed making this creative one with a lot of stamping, lots of inks,  and adding some pretty embellies.  Hope you enjoy!

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