Fall Leaves

Hello! I made this card a few days ago and forgot to post so I will do so now.  For the background I used a sheet of Gina K Designs Foil mates which I blended with Distress Oxide inks.  I tried to adhere foil to the design but for some reason I was not successful doing that. I stamped and embossed leaves and a sentiment form GKD Skeleton Leaves set (year 2018) on a panel of white cardstock. Used gold EP with Versamrk ink.  I inked the edges of both panels with Pilot Gold Metallic marker before assembling on a card base of Warm Cocoa GKD Cardstock. 

Challenges: 

Monthly Mix Challenge: September Challenge Fall is almost here!

Modsquad Challenge: Autumn Foliage

Retro Rubber Challenge: #144 Anything Goes.  Stamps are from 2018 

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Pattern on Pattern

Hello! Back again today with another post.  It has been awhile since I entered Tuesday Morning Sketch so I made this card from some fall papers that I had on my desk. They are from a paper pad The Simple Things from GKD.  I had the papers for some time and thought I would put to good use. I used 2 of the patterns layering one die cut with an oval die over a panel of the darker pattern. I stamped some leaves using GKD stamps from A Year Of Leaves and Skeleton Leaves on scraps from a gold card stock, fussy cut them, and inked the edges before arranging on the card. Used DOI Wild Honey for stamping and coloring on the leaves.  Finished with a sentiment from Skeleton Leaves stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa on scrap of turquoise paper matted on  a gold strip.  For fun I fussy cut some acorns from the pattern and added to the sentiment.

Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge: Donna's Challenge is Fall is almost here! Used GKD Papers and Stamps.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper: Always about Using Patterned Papers
Double D Challenges: Colorful Challenge
Tuesday Morning Sketches: #570 Sketch shown below.

Note: I did not realize my card was so similar to Angela's card at Tuesday Morning until I was writing my post. Maybe I saw her card when I first read the challenge and it stuck in my mind?? And I thought I had an original design but it looks like I cased Angela unintentionally.

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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

Autumn Card

Welcome to my studio!  Today I am sharing a card that I made using digital stamps from Autumn's Gift Set by Beverly Cole at The Artsystamper Shop.  Using Photoshop I arranged the Pumpkin and Leaf stamps with sentiment(in brown) and printed on Ivory CS. I added a bit more orange with Copics to the colored images and sponged the edges of the panel with DOI Antique Linen. Attached to a card base of Dark Brown CS.  I am entering this in the Monochromatic Challenge #3 at Artsystamper Digitals Challenges - use any color, as long as it is only 1 color plus natural beiges and tans or black and white. Maybe I should have used another color for the base?
Other Challenge:
Double D Challenges: Neutral Fall. Mood board below. 









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Happy Fall Y'all

Welcome!  While I was going through my leftover box of fall items I came across some leaves that I had stamped and stashed away. The maple leaf is an old stamp from PSX and the oak one is Rubber Stampede.  I think I used SU inks to color the leaves before stamping on White CS.  I fussy cut the found leaves and attached to a white panel that I embossed with Darice EF. I stamped the panel with an old SU Stamp with Memento ink.  I inked the white edges with green.  Added this to a tag cut from a scrap of dark red card stock. Punched a hole and finished with a green ribbon from stash that I inked the edges with a Red Copic to tie in with colors of the leaves.
Challenges:
Tag You're It! Challenge: #98 Fall Leaves
Stamping Sensations: October Challenge Trees-Leaves-Autumn

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Made With Digital Images

Hello!  I just discovered some digital images created and sold by Beverly Cole at The Artsystamper Shop through reading a post on Dar's Crafty Creations.  I was playing with some digital images that I bought and created a very quick card using Photoshop.  I used the maple leaf trio image already colored to create the background and used  the colored pumpkin image as the focus.  I  added the sentiment and then printed off the design on white CS which I sized to fit on a 4'"x 5.25" panel.

To finish I sponged on some DOI Spiced Marmalade and added some glossy accents to the handle for some texture. I used a Black Glaze pen to trace the word Friendship which makes it look heat embossed. I attached the printed image on a card base of GKD Fresh Asparagus CS.

I don't make many cards just using digital images but once upon a time I made cards just using a printer and computer....read on.

  When I first began making homemade cards for my friends and family, I used only a computer, printer/scanner, and white card stock  to design and create my cards.  That was some time around 1998 or 1999.  I used no inks, no stamps, no embellishments, no glue, no tape, no trimmer, no die cut machine, etc.  I used The Print Shop program to design my card with photographs that I scanned (no such thing as digital pictures) or clip art and printed sentiments. After I designed on the computer,  I simply printed the front, back, and inside of my card on a single piece of white card stock.  I folded the card making it a 5.5" x 8.5" -what is called half card size- no need to trim or cut.  They were true one layer cards with no dimension or texture.  Later I started using Photoshop to enhance my printed cards and started using more digital images.  It's fun how you can manipulate the images.  I learned all this by trial and errors....not many You Tubes How To Do Videos back then.

After I retired, I became interested in stamping when my next door neighbor and friend shared with me her cardmaking techniques using stamps and inks. I shortly joined her card making club in 2005 and began to collect all sorts of stamps, inks, die cuts, embossing folders, papers, embellishments, tapes, glues and all those things that I "had to have" to make a card. Now I need a room to hold all my supplies and tools, no longer just a desk with a computer and printer and a stack of white card stock. 

How things have changed in the world of card making!

I made this card just for the fun of it....not for a challenge...….reminded me of how I began making cards.

Thanks to Beverly for designing beautiful digital images and to Darlene for posting about her shop and challenge.

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Card with Bark!

Hello!  I'm back with another entry for this week's Challenge at Modsquad which is to use something from nature on a card.  We have had this piece of tree bark laying around awhile and I told my DH not to throw it way because some day, maybe, I would use it some how.  So this challenge came along and I put a piece of the bark in my design. (I was thinking of seeing pumpkins on display in outdoor areas when I came up with this scene of pumpkins sitting on what might be a log or stump.)  I stamped the Pumpkins from GKD Always Autumn set with Memento Tangelo ink on white CS. I colored the pumpkins with Copic Markers. I also stamped a caterpillar and several acorns using stamps from GKD A Year of Leaves set with DOI Walnut stain. I fussy cut these items after coloring with Copics. I also stamped the sentiment and 2 acorns directly on the image panel with same ink. I arranged the small piece of bark under the pumpkins and attached the caterpillar and the cut out acorns. Finished with a card base of GKD Charcoal Brown CS.  After making a photo of the card, I decided the card had too much bright white space and went back and added some spatters using Faded Burlap DOI to soften the background. (Covered Pumpkins with masking)

Challenges to enter:

Modsquad Challenge: Back to Nature-Use an item from nature on your card.

Sunday Stamps Weekly Challenge: SS215 Fall Harvest. Use at least 3 colors from the challenge graphic. I use all but  the grays + brown as my neutral.

Daring Cardmakers: October Elemental Inspiration Challenge. Inspired by colors of fall, pumpkins and bark of tree in photo.

Card before adding spatters.

Something to think about - Is it spatters or splatters when you add spots of ink to a card???

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Many Thanks

Hello!  Back with another card made with the Maple Leaf stamp from GKD A Year of Leaves that I stamped on water color paper with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Copper EP.  I colored the leaf with a water brush using Distress Oxide Inks Peeled Paint, Candied Apple, Fried Brick, Wild Honey, and Fossilized Amber.  I stamped the sentiment from GKD Always Autumn set 4 times with the Versamark ink and heat embossed with the Copper EP.  Used GKD Faded Brick CS for the base. 

Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs: October challenge focus on repeating a sentiment on your card.
CAS Watercolour Card Challenge: October Maple Leaf
Happy Little Stampers: Watercolour Challenge Anything Goes + Optional: Botanical
Stamping Sensations: October-Trees, Leaves,  Autumn
The Paper Players: PP462 Theme Challenge - Grateful, Thankful for You

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Leaf of Many Colors

Welcome! Fall temperatures have arrived and we've turned on the heat. I would enjoy a few more days of 70 degree weather.  I made this card with thoughts of falling leaves.  I used an older Maple Leaf stamp from GKD A Year of Leaves that I stamped on water color paper with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Copper EP.  I colored the leaf with a water brush using Distress Oxide Inks Peeled Paint,Candied Apple, Fried Brick, Wild Honey, and Fossilized Amber.  I added some foil strips using double sided tape with Designer Foil from Clearsnap.  The GKD sentiment was also stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with the Copper EP.  I attached the water color panel to a card base of Copper Metallic CS to finish.

Challenges:

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge: October challenge is Maple Leaf

CAS Mix Up Card Challenge: October challenge is Foiling + Stamping + Your Choice. Chose to use heat embossing.
Happy Little Stampers: Watercolour Challenge Anything Goes + Optional: Botanicals
Make My Monday: Challenge #106 Autumn

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It's Harvest Time

Where did September go?  I've been looking for it but lost track of time and it's already the third of October!!! Speaking of October, this is a month for harvesting fall pumpkins so that is the theme of this card that I made for the challenge at The House That Stamps Built made with a Repeat Impressions Pumpkin stamp.  Using masking, I stamped 3 Pumpkins on white CS and colored with Copics but varied the coloring of each one.  Have you seen the wide variety of Pumpkins at the markets?  I still favor orange pumpkins but I love the white and multi colors ones. My card did not turn out as originally planned …..I kept changing the layout and papers.  For the final card, I fussy cut the upper edge of images and attached it to a mat of  Kaiser Craft Specialty Paper with Orange circles with a bit of shine on some of the circles(think it is called spot varnish.) Attached this to a white card base.
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: Challenge DDC 0219 Circles.  Started with Pumpkins as my circles and added pattern with more circles.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: October-Always all about using Patterned Papers.
Make My Monday Challenge: #106 Autumn
Retro Rubber: Challenge 120 Anything Goes.  Stamp is over 5 years old.

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Falling Leaves

Welcome to the studio!  Today I am playing with the challenge #119 at Retro Rubber to use fall colors orange, red, and brown in a card using a stamp older than 1 year old.  I used GKD stamps from A Year of Leaves set that is dated 2009.  I stamped leaves and a sentiment using DOI Vintage Photo and Fired Brick on water color paper and used a water brush to color the leaves with DOI Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick and Walnut Stain.  I attached to a card base of GKD Dark Chocolate CS.  After making the top photo of my card,  I decided to add some splashes of color and made a second photo.  Not sure which I like the best but the top one is more CAS.

Challenges:
Retro Rubber Challenge #119: Fall colors of Orange, Red, and Brown.  GKD stamps are at least 9 years old. 

The Male Room: Challenge #119 Autumn

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Falling Leaves

Hello!  It is almost fall and time for more fall theme cards.  I have used another patterned paper from Gina K Designs paper pack Sun-Kissed Autumn. I used a Leaf stamp from GKD Always Autumn that coordinates with the leaf design in the paper.  I stamped the single leaf and sentiment (from Skeleton Leaves set) with Memento Rich Cocoa on ivory CS and colored with Copics.  I trimmed this with a circle die and attached to a circle of Orange CS. Assembled the card with Green Card Base, mat of Orange CS, green grosgrain ribbon from stash, and the image. 

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.

Creative with Stamps: CWS #42 Autumn

The Paper Girls Challenge: #183 Falling in Love-create a fall inspired card that makes you happy. 

Double Trouble: Challenge #39 Fall Theme partnering with The Paper Girls Challenge. 

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Falling Leaves

Hello! I have been playing with some old patterned papers and found this scrap of a digital paper from All About Autumn digital paper pack that I downloaded from Stamp TV some time ago and printed on a glossy cardstock.  The scrap was just the right size to create a tag.  I stamped a strip of Ivory CS with a leaf from A Year of Leaves and a sentiment from a freebie set both from Gina K Designs.  The leaf was heat embossed with Gold EP and colored with a gold Copics.  The sentiment was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink.  I assembled the tag with layers of Dark Chocolate CS, Metallic Gold Ribbon, and a Gold Gem. All papers and stamps are GKD. 

Challenges:

Modsquad Challenge: Anything but a card.

Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs:   Fall Is In The Air-used GKD patterned papers or make your own. Used digital paper from GKD All About Autumn pack.

The Paper Girls Challenge: #183 Falling in Love.  Create a fall themed project. 

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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

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Copper Leaves are Falling

Hello! Fall is in the air!  I love making cards for fall and I made this one for the fall theme challenge at Modsquad.   I pulled out a background paper  that I made with Distress Oxide Inks some time ago and had filed away.  (Not sure of which DOI that I used with watercolor paper) On the panel, I stamped a leaf several times from Gina K Designs Skeleton Leaves with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Copper EP. The sentiment is from an older GKD set A Year of Leaves.  Attached to a base of Copper Metallic Card Stock. 

Challenges:

Modsquad Challenge: Fall Theme-use fall colors and elements

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything Goes

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Monochrome with Style

Hello! I have a very simple thank you card stamped with an old pumpkin stamp that I have had many years.  I think it is a PSX but it has no markings on the stamp.  I have always colored this image and this is the first time I stamped it and just let the stamp details show through in a monochromatic design.   I used SU Bravo Burgundy ink on Ivory CS for both the image and Gina K sentiment.  I placed on a card base in the same color tones.  Simple but elegant.

Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenges: # 488 Monochrome-2nd entry for monochrome card

Modsquad Challenge: Make a fall thank you card.  Kept this one very clean and simple.  

CAS on Friday: Challenge #144 Make a Fall or Halloween card 

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Leaf as a Stamp

 Hello!  The other day I saw a video with Gina K using actual leaves and Distress Oxide inks to make cards.  It reminded me of doing that several years ago as well as scanning leaves to create my own digital papers.  This week I picked up some leaves (boy was it cold outside!) and pulled out some distress oxide inks to play with.   To make the card shown above, I used a Coleus leaf (pictured below) with Twisted Citron and Aged Mahogany and white cardstock.  I added the word Thanks with a Repeat Impressions stamp and the Aged Mahogany ink.  Placed this on card base of GKD Faded Brick CS. A quick and easy card and certainly one of a kind.
Challenges:
 The House That Stamps Built: Anything Goes Challenge 02418.
As You Like It Challenge: Clean and Simple or  Fussy and Fancy and Why?  I seem to have gravitated to Clean and Simple more lately...like to focus on the images and the coloring.
Modsquad Challenge: Make a Fall Thank You card.




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Pour a Cup of Coffee

Hello!  Today I am playing with a digi stamp from STAMPlorations called Autumn Pumpkin Mug that I printed on white cardstock and colored with Copics.  I fussy cut the mug and popped  it up on a corresponding color CS  and a panel of Pumpkin patterned paper (printed from a digital file from Kate Cuttables).  The sentiment stamp is an old Mark's Finest Papers stamp. 

I would love to have some real mugs just like the paper one on my card for our morning coffee.

Challenges:
 Modsquad Challenge: Fall Beverage theme.  Thought this mug was perfect for this challenge.

Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 552- Food/Drink

Use Your Stuff: #335 Mood Board.  Inspired by the fall colors and the fall drink on the board.  

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Time for Falling Leaves

Hello!  The weather has turned cool here in Ohio but the leaves are just beginning to turn color.  I decided to create a card using the colors from  the Inspiration Palette Challenge 01718 at The House That Stamps Built and the sketch from Stamp Ink Paper Challenge #172.   Instead of stamping leaves for my card, I used an entire tree of leaves.   I stamped Repeat Impressions Shade of the Elms stamp with Memento Toffee Crunch ink on watercolor paper and water colored the image with Distress Oxide inks Twisted Citron, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade,Vintage Photo using all the colors in the color palette below. I trimmed the image in a pentagon shape creating my own template for  the shape.    I place this on a mat of the same shape in Brown CS.  Attached this to an ivory card base and added strips of brown CS instead of using a background layer.  The GKD sentiment was stamped in Vintage Photo ink to finish. 

Note: When I posted the photo the sky appears blue in the image. It is only the natural color of the Watercolor paper since I did not ink the sky area or use any blue. Do not know why it looks blue. 

Challenges:
 The House that Stamps Built: Challenge 01718. Used all the colors of the palette.  

Stamp Ink Paper Challenge: #172 Sketch

Happy Little Stampers:  October Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes, Did not use the optional twist.

CAS Watercolor Challenge: October challenge Orange, Green, Brown.

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Truckin' Along

Hello!  Playing today with a new truck die from Cheapo Dies....cut the truck from red, black and silver CS.  Used a Hero Arts silhouette die cut for the face in the window and  I added on some details.  The pumpkins were stamped with an old SU stamp, colored with Copics and fussy cut for the back of the truck.  They are large enough to win a prize at the county fair....maybe that is the truck's destination?
I  created the background with Distress Oxide Inks Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo and Memento Summer Sky ink.  Added some trees in the background and sentiment using Gina K stamps. The truck was popped up with some craft foam. Card base is GKD Tomato Soup CS.
Challenges:
 Dies R Us Challenge: #106 Anything goes using dies by companies carried at the DRU store. My die was purchased from DRU.
Double D Challenge: Scare'n Up Some Pumpkins
Seize the Birthday: Toppings option is Travel.  Traveling by truck.
Die Cut Divas: Challenge theme is Autumn or Halloween

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