Sunflowers for Ukraine

Welcome to the studio!  I have been playing with NBUS Gina K Designs Sketched Flowers Stamps and Dies to create this card which I recently purchased.   I stamped 4 flowers with DOI Fossilized Amber and stamped the centers with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and added some fock to the center for texture. When was the last time that I used that? Stamped some leaves and stems with Memento Bamboo Leaves. Die cut all these and arranged on my card. First, I prepared my white card base by embossing the front with Darice Floral Frenzy EF and partial die cutting the edge with the flower dies. The sentiment is from an older GKD set Hope is Faith.  Finished with some strips of yellow CS on the inside. Photo below shows inside and die cut edge. 

Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs: Make a card with a shaped border edge using die cuts.

Daring Cardmakers: For Ukraine -Sunflowers, Blue, Yellow, Hope

Just Us Girls Challenge: #623 Trend Week Embossing Folder

NBUS Challenge : #36 Never Before Used Schtuff

My prayers go out for the people of Ukraine.
Pray for the people of Ukraine. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Hugs, Theresa

Support for Ukraine

Hello! I created this card with the Colors of Blue and Yellow, the colors of the Ukraine flag for some current challenges and also to show my support for the people of Ukraine in some small way.

The sentiment is from an old set but I thought it was appropriate for this card. 

Supplies used:

Inks: Versamark , DOI Fossilized Amber, Copic Y23. Sakura Metallic Gelly Roll. WOW Yellow EP.

Gina K Blue Raspberry, Wild Dandelion, and White CS.

Gina K Sunflower Stamp and Die from Pressed Flowers and Sentiment from Say it with Flowers. 

Darice Flower Frenzy EF and Cuttlebug Border EF.

Challenges:
Modsquad: Challenge-Standing with Ukraine. Use only the flag colors of Ukraine.

Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs: Make a card with a shaped border edge, using dies. 

Daring Cardmakers: For Ukraine-use Sunflowers, Blue, Yellow, and Hope. 

Color Hues: Special Challenge TCH#36 Cards for Ukraine 

Our cards that have been created in the colors of Ukraine Flag

help send our messages of love and support their way. 

Pray for the people of Ukraine. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Hugs, Theresa

The Colors of Mardi Gras

Welcome to my studio! Today I had fun creating this card with a Mardi Gras theme. I used a clipart that I have in a file on my computer. I added the words with Photoshop and printed out the image on white card stock. Love that fanciful font. I enhanced the image with Gold Embossing on the mask and the holding stick and used Wink of Stella on the mask for more sparkle. After trimming the image, I inked the edges with a Pilot Metallic Gold Marker. I then embossed this with Cuttlebug Diamond Plate EF.  I assembled the card with a Green Card Base and a mat of Purple CS which I thought were appropriate colors for the theme. I purposedly place the mat at an angle....thought it added a bit of a jovial touch.  Finished with thin silk ribbons of Lavender, Gold, and Green on the mask. Thought that picked up on the printed ribbon dangling from the mask. 

Challenges: 

Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenge: #3 Mardi Gras

Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge is Anything Goes Embossing with a Twist of Think Spring

Stay Safe and Healthy! Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Theresa

Luck of the Irish

Welcome! Today I have a St. Patrick's Day card that was created using elements that I had in my leftover stash. I have been trying to better organize items in my studio so I can better find things that I can put to use.  I came across a white cs background die cut with Spellbinders A2Divine Eloquence, some shamrocks cut with the Cameo using a Silhouette file, and a printed digital sentiment from Power Poppy.  I embossed the Shamrocks with Cuttlebug EF Tiny Bubbles. I die cut the sentiment with a label die and placed it on a mat of Green CS. (I created the mat by tracing the outline of the label die and fussy cut it from the green cs.) I assembled all my found elements on a Green Card Base that matched the Shamrocks and added in some Metallic Shamrock confetti from stash.  I finished the inside of the card with an Irish Blessing printed on the computer. 

FYI-The white frame was also embossed with a Darice Floral EF but it does not show in the photo. 

Challenges:
Inspiration Station: Challenge #25 Lucky Clover. When I saw the challenge photo I was inspired to use up those die cut shamrocks but add some bubbles with embossing. 

Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge is Anything Goes with Embossing with a Twist of Think Spring. Used EF on Shamrocks and also on Background that does not show in photo. 

Simon Monday Challenge: Sion says Add Some Green

Just Us Girls Challenge:  # 622 Word Week Lucky

fourseasons: Challenge Anything Goes Spring

Inspiration Station

Top 3 Inspiration Station

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Theresa

Photos Repurposed for Cards

I am on a quest to use some of the things that I have collected over the years. Today I am sharing how I have repurposed some more pictures from a box of old photos that did not make an album or a frame.  After trimming the images, I used these photos to create cards adding some dry embossing for textures, die cut words, layers of colored card stock and card bases.  Dies are from Cheery Lynn.  Embossing Folders used are Darice EF Leafy Tree and Cuttlebug EF Leafy Branch for the top card, Darice Border EF for second card (not sure of Name) and Darice EF Large Daisy and Cheery Lynn Butterfly Die used for embossing on the bottom card.  I am entering the cards in challenges not requiring stamping.

Challenges: 

Can You Handle the Pressure? : Challenge is Embossing  with a Twist of Think Spring. 

The Paper Players: PP581 Theme Challenge is Spring is in the air. 

Die Cut Divas: The theme for March is Birthdays. I have used Cheery Lynn Dies and Embossing Folder. 

Stay Safe and Healthy! Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Theresa

Playing with An Embossing Folder

Hello!  I am using a new Embossing Folder by Parklane called Large Floral that I just purchased the other day. First new crafting item that I have bought in a while.  Do not know why I bought it when I have so many EF's! It just called out "Buy me".  But I felt less guilty buying it when I came across a new challenge to use our embossing folders. Can You Handle the Pressure's first challenge is Anything Goes with Embossing with a Twist of Pink.  I embossed a panel of white CS with the EF and colored the raised areas and flowers with a pod and pink ink pad. I colored in the leaves and stems with a green marker. Trimmed the panel and attached to a white mat and then a card base of a patterned paper. Stamped a birthday sentiment that I trimmed and attached to top of the card.  Used Gina K stamps and pink ink. 

 Other Challenges:

Double D Challenges: Shades of Pink

Addicted to Stamps and More: 423 Birthdays

Creations In Pink: Challenge #43 Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Seize the Birthday:  #233 Dichromatic. Use just 2 colors. Used shades of pink and green.

Double D

 Thanks for stopping by. 

I love reading your comments. Theresa

Snowy Scenes

Welcome to my studio! Today I am posting 2 Christmas cards that I made using Patterned Papers from a Heartfelt Creations paper pack. I used a Darice Snowflakes Embossing Folder and a Gina K Designs Christmas sentiment on both cards. I use Stickles to give some shiny effects on the smoke, windows and snowy trees but that does not show in the photos. Trust me, it looks really good up close and in person.  I actually made 2 of each design so that's another 4 for my Christmas Card Stash.

Other supplies: White Cardstock bases, Red and Green Cardstock for mats, Memento Rhubarb Stalk Ink, and Simply Cards & Papercraft Embossing Folder (on green mat).

Challenges: 

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round: Challenge - Cabin /Cottage. My scene has a cabin.

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

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #579 Anything Goes as Long as It's about Christmas.

Simon Says: Monday Challenge-Use an Embossing folder. Used 2 embossing folder on the bottom card. 

Peace on Earth Challenge: Anything Goes Christmas. Inspiration Board:

The Four Seasons Challenge: February Winter Challenge. Mood board shown below.

Stay Safe and Healthy! Thanks for stopping by. 

I love reading your comments. Theresa

Using Up Old Stash

Hello! One of my goals this year is to use up some of my cardmaking stash.  I have spent several hours making many Christmas cards using pattern papers, cardstock, stickles, embellishments, embossing folders, etc that I have had for a number of years. Today, I am sharing 4 of the cards that I made using HFC pattern papers with white card base and red mats and embossing with Cuttlebug Allegro EF. Three of the cards are stamped with Creative Vision Stamp (2009) with Memento Red ink.  The 4th Card was finished with a die cut from Creative Expressions that I cut from scraps. I added Glossy accents to the berries and Cardinals but that is hard to see in the photos.  

Challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Anything goes with Patterned Paper

ABC Christmas Challenge: A is for Anything Christmas

Dies R Us Challenge: #185 January Challenge is Anything Goes With a Die

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

Use Your Stuff: Challenge #440 Embossing. Used dry embossing on the cards. 

Stay Safe and Healthy! Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Theresa

Quilts for Christmas

Hello! Today I am sharing 3 Christmas cards that I have made from scraps from Peppermint Pad by Crate Paper.  I was inspired by my own design that I recently made using GKD stamps from the Needlework set using the quilt stamps. I thought this design would make good use of Christmas Patterned Papers. I stamped 3 different patterns with the quilt stamp and then fussy cut the squares and assembled the pieces to create the quilts. I also used sentiments from GKD Peace and Joy set. The stamping was done using Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink (for the quilts and sentiments) and Rich Cocoa ink (for the racks stamped on wood grain patterned paper).  I used different embossing folders on each quilt pieced from the patterns and used embossing also on 2 of the backgrounds. Other supplies: Die cut hearts on middle card, Metallic Gold Pen for hearts on bottom card, Ivory Card Stock for bases. \Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Papers.

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB 49 August Anything Goes. Doing paper quilts is my crafty thing. 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge: MLCCB #25 August Anything Christmas goes.

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: MIUCB #40 Anything Goes + Embossing

This is the card that inspired my designs.

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

Merry Little Christmas

Welcome!  Changing seasons up a bit ….going from fall to Christmas cards.  I recently received some Heartfelt Creations paper pads that I bought with a prize that I won.  The paper that I used on this card is from the Festive Holly Collection.  I trimmed the first panel and placed on a red mat and then on a white panel embossed with Snowflakes lightly inked with blue ink.  Added texture to the scene with a Snow Marker and Glossy Accents.  Placed this on a card base of the  GKD Red CS.  Did not have to stamp a sentiment since it was printed already on the panel.  I attached another panel to the inside which I will complete later with a stamped or handwritten note on a white panel. (See below). Card made without use of stamps. 

Challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: September challenge always about using patterned paper. 

ABC Christmas Challenge: T for Texture.  Texture from dry embossing, snow marker, and glossy accents. 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge: MLCCB#14 September Anything Christmas Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #456 Anything Christmas Goes. 

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: #450 Theme is Christmas 

Shopping Our Stash Weekly: Challenge #405 is Dream the Embossible Dream. Used embossing folder. 

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

Christmas Inchies

Hello!  Today I have a Christmas card made with Inchies.  I stamped 3 white cardstock inch squares with Hero Arts stamps from the October 2017 kit and colored the sleigh, gifts, and Santa's bag with Copics  and placed on squares of Red Glitter paper.  I embossed a strip of the White CS with a Christmas EF from Cards & Papercraft and inked the raised surfaces of the words with red ink. Assembled the card on a base of Red CS and added a couple strips of the Red Glitter Card Stock. 

Challenges:
CAS Mix Up Challenge: September challenge-Inchies + Stamping + Your choice.  I added dry embossing and glitter. 

ABC Christmas Challenge: S for Sparkle and T for Texture. The glitter paper adds both sparkle and texture to my card. 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #454 Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas

Happy Little Stampers: Christmas Challenge Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge: MLCCB #14  September Anything Christmas Goes

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