Fun with Stenciling

Hello and welcome! It has been a while since I created a card using a stencil so thought it was time to do so.  I inked a white card stock with Gina K Ornamental Fans stencil using GKD Blue Raspberry and Fresh Asparagus inks and trimmed it to use as a background on my design, Stamped the flowers with Memento Back ink and heat embossed with Clear EP. I water colored the image with the same inks used in the background. I die cut the flowers and popped up with some white foam. I stamped and die cut   the word Hello and also popped up with foam. Finished the card with a White Card Base and Black mat. I really like these colors together and how the design came together since I did not have a plan in mind when I began. Stamps and Dies from Gina K Designs.

Challenges:

Make My Monday Challenge: #171 Use a Stencil

Cut It Up: Challenge 248 Spring Project

Happy Little Stampers: Stencil Challenge Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers: Challenge Anything Goes with Dies

Happy Little Stampers: Watercolor Challenge  Anything Goes

Pray for the people of Ukraine. 

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Theresa

Shaping Up with Succulents

Hello!  I am back playing with another Creative Confetti Challenge.  This one is  Shape Up!-create making shapes take center stage.  I chose to use the shapes of circles, ovals, squares and rectangles. And I found a DCWV Patterned Paper featuring hexagons with gold foil accents to use as my background. I stamped 4 images from Power Poppy Sassy Succulents set on white cardstock and colored with Copics  using colors pulled from the patterned paper. I trimmed the images using Spellbinder dies and attached to mats of Metallic Gold CS.  I arranged the shapes on the hexagon paper popping up the 2 smaller images with foam.   I edged the background panel with Pilot Gold Metallic marker before attaching to a white card base. I attached the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versamark and embossed with Gold EP.   I thought the words "We're All in this Together" were appropriate for this card in today's time. Is it not interesting the stamp set was created in 2014?  What was Marcella thinking when she included this sentiment in the set?

Challenges:
Creative Confetti Challenge: Shape Up!

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

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

Book for Good Friends

 

Welcome!  Today I have a card that was inspired by the Photo Challenge at The House That Stamps Built shown lower left.  When I saw the yellow ruler in the photo, I remembered some leftovers of a tape measure that I created for a card some time ago-I had scanned an actual tape measure and then printed out my own patterned paper.  Once I found the leftover "tape", I began my card.   I decided to create a Blue Book titled "Good Friends" with Blue and White CS with an insert of Fun Foam and placed the ruler inside for a book mark.  The card evolved into a Birthday card when I decided to make the book open to reveal Happy Birthday on the first page using a Repeat Impressions stamp.  I added magnets (recycled from an advertising brochure) as a closure for the cover.

I used a Red Card Base with a layer of Green CS and a layer of White CS embossed with Gingham EF (to pick up the colors and texture of the cupcakes in the photo). All stamps are from Repeat Impressions.  The apple was cut freehand as a finishing touch to the cover.

Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: WIW Photo Challenge S2116 

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

Die Cut Inlaid Background

 

Hello!  I am always inspired by Jennifer McGuire's blog and her creative and original ideas for card making.  I recently saw her post on making Inlaid Background with die cuts and had to give it a try.  I love the results in my card shown here.

I selected a Memory Box die Splendid Clarkia and embossed it in 3 locations on Shimmery Pink CS which I backed with White CS using Stick It adhesive.   I also embossed a Cheery Lynn Butterfly die.  The dies only cut through the top pink layer and the white bottom layer kept the pieces intact.   I backed this with Fun Foam before attaching to a White Card base.  I decided to finish as a Birthday Card by adding Cheery Lynn die cut words from a textured adhesive White CS. 

This was a very quick and easy card.  I plan to use this new to me  technique often.

 

Challenges:

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything Goes

CAS on Sunday: Challenge 91 Pastels.  I consider this to be CAS since it so quick and easy.

 

 Have a great day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Theresa