Playing with a Stencil

Welcome to my studio. I created this card playing with a new stencil and stamps that I recently received from Gina K Designs.  I inked a panel of white cardstock with GKD Blue Raspberry and Fresh Asparagus inks using a lattice stencil from Bodacious Blooms stencils.  I stamped sentiments and a floral stamp from Pretty Posy set on the panel with Memento Black Ink and colored in the flowers with Copics and markers. Matted with a panel of Fresh Asparagus CS and then attached to a white card base.  I made this a slimline card instead of my usual A2 card. 

Challenges:

Happy Little Stampers: July Stencil Challenge Anything goes with Stencil

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 434 Any Occasions

Seize the Birthday: Challenge #243 Color Challenge Purple, Blue and Green 

Never Before Used Challenge #40: Used new stencil and stamps for the first time.

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

Summer Geraniums

Welcome to my studio! I hope you are enjoying the summer weather.  Summer always brings geraniums in the garden and that is what inspired this card-Geraniums!  I stamped the image using GKD Petite Geranium stamp with Black ink and colored with Copics. I added a sentiment from Power Poppy which is appropriate for this card that I will be sending to my mother.  Used GKD Dies to cut the image and black mat which I attached to a white card base. 

Challenges:
The Four Seasons Challenge: July Anything Goes Summer

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

Playing with Color Challenge and More

Hello! Welcome to my studio.  I have been playing with some old rubber stamps from the GKD Unforgettable set to create some CAS cards.  The top card is created with a color combination for the challenge at Just Us Girls. I inked up the floral image with DOI Abandoned Coral and Memento London Fog inks and stamped on a White panel. I embossed the center of the flowers with Gold EP and a Versamark Pen.   I stamped he sentiment with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Gold EP. I trimmed the panel with a GKD Stitched Dieand edged the panel with Pilot Metallic Gold Marker for more gold accents.  Finished with a Coral card base and a light grey mat. 

I decided to use the same stamps (since they were on my desk) plus one more to create another card, but I stamped the silhouette images with Memento black ink on a background that I used ink blending to create an oval with Hero Arts ink. I finished with sentiment stamped in black ink and a card base of Black CS.  Clean and simple! 

Have you ever used the wrong product by mistake?  In the making of this second card, I mixed up a Stick It Adhesive Sheet with my masking paper. Oops!  Ended up having to add another white layer with the oval die cut out since I had adhesive on the original layer with the inked oval. 

Challenges:

Just Us Girls Challenge: 641 Color Week Coral, Light Grey, Gold. 

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

Inking Up is Fun

Hello! I broke down and bought a set of blending brushes and had to try them out on a card.  I inked up a panel of white card stock using Green Asparagus, Dark Spruce, Light and Dark Carnation inks from GKD to use as the background for a birthday card. I stamped the panel with a stamp from Happy Flowers set using black ink and then trimmed the image to fit on a Green Asparagus card base. I stamped sentiments from the same set with the Green Asparagus ink and die cut with GKD dies. Die cut the word Happy 3 times and layered with contact glue. For additional interest, I stamped a bud from the image a second time and inked with the pink shades, fussy cut the bud, and added with foam tape. I think this added some balance to the card. 

Challenges:

Shopping Our Stash: SOS474 Blending In

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Make Your Own Background

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 433 Birthdays

The Flower Challenge: #70 Clean and Simple. 

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. 

Hugs, Theresa

To Save or Throwaway

Hello! Are you one of those card makers, like me, who is always seeing an item that could be repurposed on a card and hoard all sorts of items for that purpose?  I am trying to use up some of these saved items instead of just throwing in a box.  This week I purchased a garden flag and the picture on the package was perfect for a card.  (See photo below) So I trimmed the glossy photo from the package and attached to a scrap of blue cardstock and then to a card base of Textured Green CS from my stash.  Stamped the sentiment from my stamp stash with GKD Blue ink and heat embossed with Clear EP to create a Birthday Card. 

Challenge:
As You Like It Challenge: To recycle or buy new.  My card is made from a recycled package. I really like to buy new but there is a great satisfaction when I can salvage something and create something without spending money.  And it's also a challenge to my creative side to do so.  

Photo of Flag Package

Praying for the people of Ukraine. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Hugs, Theresa

Sending Birthday Wishes

Welcome to my studio!  Did you know that in some cultures, dragonflies represent good luck or prosperity? So, make a wish when you see a dragonfly and it'll come true.  And some say butterflies are omens of good luck.  If I send a card with both a dragonfly and a butterfly, would my card be doubly full of good luck for birthday wishes to come true?  That thought inspired my design for this card  made for a new challenge that I just found, and it intrigued me....

Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenge #2 2022 is anything flies (meaning anything goes) using only the colors Pink and Black.  

Details of card: Stamped Power Poppy Dahlia XL on white CS and colored with Copics.  Placed the image on a Black Mat and then on to White Card Base.  Stamped and double heat embossed Power Poppy sentiment to send Happy Wishes. I selected this particular stamp because "wishes" look like it was written by a butterfly in flight, does it not?

I finished the card by adding the butterfly cut with a Cheery Lynn Die and lined with Pink Vellum. The dragonfly was stamped on Pink Vellum using Versamark ink with a Creative Dies stamp and heat embossed with Black EP and then cut with a die also from Creative Dies. I wanted the dragonfly to have that iridescent and transparent look of a real one.

Other Challenges:

The Flower Challenge:  #65 Occasions. My card is for a Birthday

Seize the Birthday:   #231 Sparkle and Shine. The dragonfly does have some sparkle and shine but hard to see so I'll go with Anything Goes for a Birthday.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I love reading your comments.

 Theresa

Modified the Final Look

Hello! The current challenge at Modsquad Challenge is Beautiful Butterflies and the Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs is Here Comes the Sun.  I combined the 2 challenges and came up with this card to enter.  I created a sunrise scene using a circle mask cut with a die and ink blending with Distress Oxide inks on a white cardstock.  After completing the background, I stamped the flowers and butterflies using stamps from Gina K Design Birds & Blossoms set. The images were colored with Copics.  Added a Gina K sentiment stamped with Memento Black ink and die cut. Finished with a white card base. After I took a photograph of the card, I decided the horizon was too straight and drew in a row of trees to break it up.  The revised card is shown below.  I think it improved the card but what do you think? Please vote for which you consider the best. 

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

Recycling Catalog Photos for Cards

Hello! I have not been blogging much in the past 2 months but hope to get back in the routine of posting and visiting other blogs this month.  I have started the year by trying to use up some of my stash and saved items to clean up my studio. I will share more of those projects later.  I am always seeing useful items for cards in all paper goods including magazines, advertising, catalogs, napkins, cards etc. that I receive.  

Today I am sharing several cards that I made for a package that I will be mailing to a Life Care Center.  Since I was looking for some ideas for quick and easy Easter cards to create for the nursing home, I was inspired to use photos of flowers from a plant catalog ( I seem to receive one almost weekly).  As I was about to throw the latest envelope with ads away, I thought how the photos would make lovely cards using some colorful card bases and simple sentiments.  For the card bases I used Yellow, Pink, and Green textured cardstock from Bazzill that I found at Tuesday Morning.  I trimmed the photos and attached to the card bases and then added  Easter sentiments that I stamped with some  Hero Arts and  Gina K stamps. Used Black Versafine ink for stamping. The photos shown include about 31 of the 45 cards that I have made.  I printed a verse for inside the cards on white cardstock and attached to the inside.

I thought this was a productive way to use something rather than just add to the trash. I hope the cards make someone smile and feel that they are remembered at Easter.

Looking forward to warmer weather.

Stay Safe and Healthy!

I love reading your comments. Theresa

Hello Inspiration

Hello!  My card today was inspired by the Photo Inspiration DCC Challenge F321 at The House That Stamps Built. As I starting planning my design, I remembered a Repeat Impressions stamp Lily of the Valley that I do not think I ever used in a card. I combined this with stamps from RI Hello Cling set using colors and other elements from the Photo. Other supplies: White CS, Pattern Paper from MME, Texture paper from DCWV, Versamark ink, DOI Brown, Wow Chestnut Embossing Powder, Copics, Liquid Pearls, Memento Inks.

Other Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge:  Anything goes with Patterned Paper.

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

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

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

Birthday with Roses

Welcome to my studio!  My CAS card today features embossing that I did with a Spellbinders die from Devine Eleoquence  on a panel of white card stock. This created a frame for the stamp from GKD Tropical Blooms set that is dated 2018. I stamped the roses with Memento Black Ink and colored with Copics and Pencils. The words from the set stamp set were inked with Memento Bamboo Leaves. Finished with Green card base. 

Challenges: 
Retro Rubber Challenge: #143 Color Me -use only yellow and green on your card and use stamps one year or older. Stamps are 3 years old. 

Cas Mix Up Challenge: September Embossing with Dies. Also used stamping and alcohol markers.

Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says Frame It. I frame my image with embossing.

Seize the Birthday: #199 Anything Birthday Goes

I finally bit the bullet and gave in to using the new Blogger.

Luckily I had no trouble and it was not to figure out. 

Guess I am one those people who do not like change. 

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. 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

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

Hello with Flowers

Hello!  I recently purchased the Watercolor Florals cardmaking Kit from the Artsystamper Shop which includes some beautiful digital stamps and papers.  I used the solid green paper as the card base, with a layer of blue cardstock, and then a layer of one of the floral patterns.  I printed one of the colored floral images on watercolor paper, added a bit of  coloring with Copic markers and pink foiling, and cut with a circle die.  I attached the image to a circle that I foiled with the pink foil paper.  Assembled the card and completed it with a sentiment from the kit  and pearls from my stash.  Love the colors in the design.

Artsystamper Shop Labor Day sale ends Sept 15th.

 

Challenges:
Artsystamper Digitals Challenge: #23 Anything Goes
Mix It Up Challenge Blog: MIUCB #41 Anything Goes + Foiling

This second photo better shows the shine of the foiling. 

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

Cards from Napkins

Welcome!  I have been wanting to use napkins as an element on a card for some time but I did not want to use glue or an iron to adhere the napkin to the card stock.  I have seen many videos using those techniques and decided there must be an easier way. I decided to use  Stick It paper with the napkin....a much quicker and easier way and no messy glue.   I simply peeled the top ply from a napkin and laid this carefully to a sticky side of the  Stick It paper that I trimmed to 4."x5.25" or whatever size fits best to the design on the napkin.  I  then trimmed the edges of the napkin beyond the panel of Stick It.  The best thing to use for this is a pair of sharp scissors.   A trimmer does not trim a smooth edge on the napkin.  I then attached this to a base card with glue, tape, etc. For the top card, I inked the edge of the panel with a Copics before adding to the base.
On the bottom card, I inked the edge of the panel with a Pilot Gold Metallic marker picking up the gold text on the printed napkin. I finished with die cut words from Cheery Lynn to create a Thank You card.  Textured Green card stock for the bases was from my stash.
This was a quick and easy process to make cards using paper napkins.  It would be easy to make a gift box of these cards which I probably will do.  I can do 4 cards from each napkin.

The top card uses a large napkin that I have saved for a few years and the bottom card is from a pack of cocktail napkins that I recently purchased.

Challenges:
Love to Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB #50 September Anything Goes. Craftting with paper napkins

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