Hello Friend

Hello Friends! Keeping busy in the studio!  I love the Summer Berries set from Power Poppy that I recently purchased with a GC that I won.  I created this card with the Raspberries stamp embossing the image using black ink and clear embossing EP. I colored with Copic markers. Added some texture with Glossy Accents. I die cut with an unknown make and matted with oval of red CS.  Used a green card base.   This card was included in the package that I sent to the Life Card Center.

Challenges:
Creative Confetti: Free for All Challenge.  Make a card using Power Poppy Stamps.

Addicted to Stamps and More: #381 Anything Goes

Stay well and healthy!
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Day One of Christmas

Hello! It has been a few days since I posted a card on my blog.  I am taking time to share this Christmas card made with A Partridge in a Pear Tree. The partridge stamp is from a set called "Twelve Days of Christmas" from Creative Stamping magazine which I have had over a year and the Christmas sentiment stamp I believe is by Flourishes which is several years old. I stamped the Partridge with Versamark and heat embossed with Gold EP and colored with Copics.  I really like how the images came out.  Used Metallic Gold Cardstock for the card base to keep a very rich feel to the card.

Challenges:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Christmas 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: MLCCB #17 December Anything Christmas Goes

The Twelve Months Of Christmas: Challenge #60 Anything Christmas Challenge(WO the twist)

Double D Challenges: Twelve Days of Christmas-Part 1 Days 1-6. 

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

Autumn Brings Pumpkins

Welcome to the studio!  Playing with a Pumpkin stamp from Repeat Impressions to create a Clean and Simple card for a couple of challenges.  I stamped the Pumpkin on the corner of a white card stock with Memento Tangelo ink and  colored with Copics using colors from the graphic below. I added die cut leaves in 2 shades of green (from my leftover stash of die cuts).  The Autumn Stamp from stash was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink. Attached to a Dark Brown card base.

Easy as Pumpkin Pie!

Challenge:
AAA Cards: CAS Game #151-Use just One corner of the corner.  I also used colors from the optional twist color palette.

The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Palette Challenge 01619-see graphic below

Alphabet Challenge Blog: O is for One word sentiment

Addicted to Stamps: Challenge 178  Add a Pumpkin

Make My Monday: Challenge #107 Fruit and / or Vegetable.  I used pumpkin which is a Fruit!

Use Your Stuff Challenge: 378 Use a Pumpkin

Shopping Our Stash: #406 It's Pumpkin Spice Season

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

Give Me a Lemon and I'll Make Cards

Welcome!  Today I am playing with a never before used Lemon/Lime Slice stamp from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps.  I have used it for 2 projects made for some challenges.  For the tag above I stamped the slice several times using Memento inks and Copics to color.  Also stamped and colored a Marcella Hawley Strawberry stamp and sentiments from the same set Strawberries.  Finished by rounding the corners with a punch and adding a mat of Yellow CS. The ribbon for this was found in my stash. 

Challenge:
Tag You're It! Challenge: #91 Summer Fruits

I used the lemon slice stamp again to create this CAS card.  Added orange stripes with a GKD stamp and finished with Hero Arts sentiment  using Memento Citrusy colored inks.  Finished with Bright Yellow card base.

Challenge:

CAS Colours & Sketches: Challenge Sketch #329

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 349 Clean and Simple 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge: #176 A Clean and Simple Summer card

CASology: Week 347 Citrus

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

An Apple a Day....

Hello!  Playing with a bushel of apples.....a Gina K stamp that is.  Stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics.  Added a strip of  Green CS to a White card base, stamped the sentiments from Mark's Finest Papers with Red inks, and attached the fussy cut Basket of apples.  

Challenges:
CAS(E) this Sketch: #287 shown below

Addicted to CAS: Challenge #144 Apples

Cards In Envy: The fruits of your labor card challenge.  Fits into a envelope. 

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

Serving Watermelon

Welcome to my blog!  The inspiration for this card came from photo and sketch challenges shown below.  I made the background layer with White CS and Distress Oxide Inks.  I attached strips of paper from my scraps and stamped the sentiment from Repeat Impressions.  I stamped the RI Watermelon stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Distress and Distress Oxide Inks.  Added glossy accents to the seeds.  Fussy cut the melon and popped up on the card with foam.  Just for fun I was going to add some ants but my DH said that ants might make people shudder so I used a friendly ladybug stamp instead.  Used a Black card base to finish.  Colors of Oxide Ink used: Peeled Paint, Fire Brick, Cracked Pistachio, Forest Moss.  I am having so much fun coloring and playing with the Oxide inks....a nice change from Copic markers.


Challenge:
Just Us Girls: Photo Week #403. Fun photo inspired the theme and colors in my card.
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #412. Theme Embellishments.   I used Glossy Accents to embellish the seeds of the watermelon and the lady bugs.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: July Challenge
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #251 Anything Goes

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

It's the Sentiment That Counts

This card is for the Mod Squad Challenge - Make sentiment the main focal point.  I have several great sentiments from the sponsor Power Poppy.  It was just a matter of choosing one for my card.  I decided on this one from her Berry It Digi stamps.  I printed it, framed it with a green mat and used a "berry" red card base.  Actually the sentiment is beneath a die cut in the front of the base card.   I printed the Berry Image much smaller than the actual size, colored it with Copics, and fussy cut it.  Attached it with foam tape.  Embossed a row of dots on the lower edge of the card.  Might use this for a birthday if I added a birthday greeting inside. You think??

Other Challenges:
Crafty Creations Challenges: #345 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: Challenge Weeks #290 & 291 Anything Goes

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

Apples in Season

 

Hello!  Today my card is made with a sketch from Sketch Saturday challenge but I gave it a turn.  I printed the Power Poppy digital image from Apples in Season on white CS and colored with Copics.  I placed this on MME patterned paper and then a card base of GKD Grass Green CS.  I added some die cut leaves and a blossom fussy cut from a scrap of Graphic 45.  The sentiment from Flourishes Zinnias set was heat embossed with Red EP.   I think this is a great card for this season.

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday: Week 340 shown below.

The Paper Players: PP313 Clean And Simple with a Taste of Fall

613 Avenue Create: #189 Anything Goes with an Optional Twist - the Colors of Fall

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Use patterned paper

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

Sending Berries to a Friend

Welcome!  Today I am playing with a digital stamp Berry It from Power Poppy that I printed and colored with Copics and added some sparkle with a  Stardust pen. I die cut the image with an oval die and layered onto a Scalloped Oval of yellow CS.  I assembled the card using the Sketch Saturday layout adding a layer of GKD Pattern Paper and a Double layer of Purple Organza ribbon on Yellow card base.  The Power Poppy sentiment from Sassy Succulents was stamped with Memento Lilac Posies and embossed with Clear EP. Loving this berry stamp and the colors in my card.

Challenges:
Sketch Saturday: Week #415 shown on right
Power Poppy Power & Sparkle Challenge: Happy Mail-create a card with someone in mind  and put it in the mail.

Also entering this on Facebook for Passionate Paper Creations  in hopes of winning a $25 GC at Power Poppy.  Check details at Power Poppy. Ends June 5th.



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

Spiced Peaches from the Past

 



Hello!  This is my third post today. 

 It is too hot and muggy to be outside so I am playing in the studio and being creative.  This card is one of those designs that just evolved.....I knew I wanted to use a jar stamp and a peach stamp for a challenge to feature fruit and / or a jam jar (mason jar).  I thought of stamping the peach stamp several times inside the jar and then remembered Spiced Peaches from my youth.   I think my mother used to can whole peaches with a recipe using cloves and cinnamon but I never liked the flavor of the cloves. ( For that reason I did not use any cloves in my recipe for this jar of peaches.)  Using a mask to expose the inside of the jar stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock, I filled my jar with peaches using Memento Espresso Truffle ink and only part of the peach stamp.  I colored my peaches and the jar with several Copics and softened the coloring with pencils.   I then stamped the Peach stamp with leaves  in its entirety on the outside of the jar and colored in the same manner.  In keeping with the Nostalgia feel of this card, I used a gingham embossed background and satin ribbon.  I added a handwritten label on the jar with the Year 2015.  Maybe I should have dated it for an earlier time, like 1950.

 

Supplies: Peaches and Sentiment from Flourishes Cherries and Peaches Stamp Set, Jar from GKD Buds& Vases, Copics, Pencils, Memento Inks, White and Mellow Yellow(my name) Cardstocks, Fancy Pants Pattern Paper (including label on jar), Spellbinder Frame die, Corner Punch,  Cuttlebug EF Gingham, Ribbon from stash.

Challenges :

City Crafter Challenge Blog:  Week 277 In a Jam. This is to feature fruit and / or a jam jar (mason jar). Photo inspiration on right.

Paper Sweeties Challenge: Inspiration #35 shown on right. I used the green, yellow, and red in my colors (along with some orange) and the jar from the challenge.

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Use Pattern Paper on your card.

 

 Did I make you hungry for Spiced Peaches? Check out this recipe.

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

Summer Sweets

A favorite sweet fruit of summer is strawberries, especially when served with cream.   A favorite stamp set of mine is Flourishes Strawberries that I have used for this sweet card.   I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on cream (ivory) CS and colored with Copics,  White Pencil, and Yellow Glaze pen.  The sentiment was stamped with SU Always Artichoke ink.  I cut this out with Spellbinders Devine Eloquence Die and attached to a Red card base.  A simple but elegant card.

Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge: Week 319 Theme is Strawberries and Cream.
Craft Your Passion Challenge: #270 Always Anything Goes
Simon Monday Challenge: Simon Says Anything Goes.

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

Ice Cold Watermelon

 

 Welcome!  Summertime brings thoughts of Hot Days and Cold Watermelon..... Ice cold Watermelon!
Using stamps from Repeat Impressions,  I created this card inspired by the photo from Just Us Girls and a sketch from Less is More. Supplies used were White and Black CS, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copics, Black Glaze pen, Cuttlebug EF's, and Nesties dies.

Challenge Links:
Less Is More: Week 230 Sketch on right
Just Us Girls Challenge: #299 Photo Inspiration on left...inspired by Watermelon



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

Sweet Life of Summer

Today I am serving some watermelon inspired by the inspiration photo at Jugs and using a sketch challenge for the design.  Watermelon stamp is from Repeat Impressions and the sentiment is from Flourishes, both stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Coloring was done with Copics and a Black Glaze pen (seeds).  I used Cuttlebug EF Gingham on the white background and red panel.  Red check was a digital paper that I printed.


Challenges:
Just Us Girls Challenge: # 299  Inspiration Photo.  I was inspired by the Red and White check tablecloth and the watermelon slices in the truck.
Just Add Ink: Challenge is a sketch
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Theme is Red, Hot, Summer.  Hot summers bring thoughts of Cold Watermelon.
Simon Says Stamp: Monday Challenge is Summer

Can you believe July is here? 
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Fresh and Fruity

 

Hello! What taste better on a hot summer day than a slice of cold watermelon?  I created this card using Repeat Impressions stamps.  The watermelon was colored with Copics and the sentiment stamped with Memento Cottage Ivy ink and cut with Lawn Fawn stitch circle die. I added a watermelon border cut with a Silhouette file on the Cameo.
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: Designer Choice Challenge 610 Fresh and Fruity theme.
Crafty Catz: Challenge 29 Clean and Simple

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

Twine of Any Color

Hello!! I have been playing with twine to make this card for Just Us Girls Challenge  "Twine of any color".  I wanted to use twine in a creative way.  I wrote the word Thanks and glued Baker's Twine to form the word.  Taking inspiration from the GKD pattern paper I stamped Flourishes Leaves and Strawberry stamps with Memento ink and covered the strawberry image with more of the twine on the white CS.  I used white card base with layers of GKD Grass Green CS and of the pattern paper.

Other Challenge:
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Use Pattern Paper on card


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

Sweet Cherries

Hello!  I almost forgot to post this card for CAS-ology Challenge week 142 which is about to close. The cue card this week is Sweet. So here is a very quick post.  I used Flourishes stamps for my sweet cherries stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copics.  Simply placed on a mat of Pattern Paper and attached to White card base.

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

It's Fall Harvest Time

Hello!  Don't you love this time of year....the temperatures are dropping, the colors of fall are appearing, and the foods of harvest are abundant like the apples in my basket.  I created this card using  GKD stamps from Harvest Memories.  The basket was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa Ink on GKD ivory CS and colored with Copics R20,24,27,29,Y12,17,32, YG63, E21,25,27 and N 0.  I trimmed the image out with A Nesties Oval Die and distressed the edge lightly with Distress Ink Antique Linen. I punched the top corners with a Corner punch.  The card base and red layer are from Teresa Collins World Traveler Paper Pad.  I added some score-lines and red ribbon with fabric hearts to the red layer.  I thought the hearts were appropriate for my sweet harvest. I added glossy accents to the apples and a red bow to the basket.

Challenges:
Mod Squad Challenge Blog:  The challenge is to use something with a Fruit or Harvest theme. I'd love to win this week's prize.... GKD's ENTIRE Stamp TV Kit! 
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says anything goes.

 I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Sweet Strawberries

Hello!  I have been away from card making for a few days since we have been to Tennessee for a visit with my Mother.
I missed the deadline for the Mod Squad challenge to use fruit with a twist for which I made this card.  But I found other challenges that my card can be entered.  I combined strawberry pattern paper and a stamped basket of strawberries to create this project.

Challenges:
Simon Wednesday: Spots and Dots. Used Swiss dots embossing, Dots on ribbon. Dots on strawberries. Dots around the frame.
Oldie but a Goodie Challenge: Fruit and Veg,  Everything on this card is over 6 months old...stamps, papers, ribbon.
Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge: Eat Five a Day-use fruit or vegetable images.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: July challenge is to use Patterned Paper to cover entire card base
The Crafting Café: July challenge is feeling fruity

Supplies:
Stamps: Flourishes Strawberries set for the Sentiment and Image:  GKD Lovely Labels 2 for frame
Inks: GKD Black Onyx, Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: R22,24,27,B0000, E34,35,55
Markers: Memento Pear Tart, Sukara Black Glaze Pen
Papers: Kraft CS, White CS, GKD Pattern Paper from Berries and Vines pad
EF: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
Glossy Accents
Black with White Dots Ribbon from Stash

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa