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

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. 

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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.

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

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 

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Theresa

Pop Goes the Peony!

Another post for today!  I've been spending a little time in the studio...cloudy outside today.  I created this card for the challenge at Creative Confetti - to color up the background to make your flower pop.  I used a colored textured cardstock for my background for the Peony that I stamped, colored, and fussy cut. The flower and leaves stamps from Power Poppy Peony Muse set were inked with Distress Oxide inks Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint and stamped on to White CS(used masking when stamping the leaves under the flower).  Colored in the image with Copics. Arranged yellow and  red panels on a green card base. Attached the flower and the sentiment ( Power Poppy Dahlias set) that I heat embossed with Red EP on a scrap of yellow and layered with scrap of green. I don't often mix pink and red but thought this combo really popped!

Challenges:
Creative Confetti Challenge: Pop Goes the Flower

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More Patterned Papers

Hello!  I have another card that I created for the Modsquad Challenge to use at least 3 different patterned papers on a project.   My patterns for this card are from GKD The Simple Things paper pad.  I started by using the cover of the pad but had to trim off a bit of the page (had printing on the cover) and insert a portion of the aqua pattern beneath.  I also fussy cut the owl and fox from one of the other papers and attached to the card. I cut the center with a circle die making a die cut window for the sentiment from GKD The Northwoods set which I heat embossed with red EP. Used white cardstock as the base on which I stamped the sentiment. I actually used 3 pieces of different patterned papers but I have 6 different patterns since the portion of cover page that I used is printed with 6 patterns.
Challenges:
Modsquad Challenge: Patterned Paper Trio
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Papers
Seize The Birthday: Challenge #97 Anything Birthday Goes
The Male Room: Challenge #141 7th Birthday
Just Us Girls Challenge: Trend Week 548 Die Cut a window

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Quilting with Patterned Papers

Hello!  The current challenge at Modsquad is to create a project using at least 3 different patterned papers.  A fun way to use patterns is to create a quilt so that is what I did in my design.  I combined several patterns from GKD Autumn Landscape and Sunkissed Autumn paper pads with older stamps from GKD Nana's Needlework set from 2010. I stamped the quilt rack on a woodgrain patterned paper from stash with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and fussy cut the image.  I stamped the quilt on 3 different GKD papers and fussy cut out the pieces and assembled into a pieced quilt. Assembled the quilt and rack on to a white card stock panel, stamped the GKD sentiment with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink, and attached to a panel of another patterned paper from GKD. Used a card base of GKD Fresh Asparagus card stock.  For fun I added a couple of red hearts, die cuts from another project.  In all I used 5 different patterned papers. 

Challenges:

Modsquad Challenge: Patterned Paper Trio

STV Monthly Mix Challenge: Use White Space

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

Retro Rubber Challenge: #141 Anything Goes using Stamps older than a year .  Stamps used are from a 2010 stamp set.

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Fluttering Around

Hello! Today I am playing with a butterfly stamp from Repeat Impressions and I have created two different cards with the same stamp but for two different occasions. On the first card (right) I stamped the butterfly 3 times on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics.  I added some stitches with black thread to connect the butterflies in flight. Stamped the Repeat Impressions Happy Birthday with the same black ink.  Finished with a mat of Black cardstock and Yellow card base. 

For the second card I started with a background of Patterned Paper from Our Daily Bread Designs Shabby Rose collection.  I stamped the butterfly twice with DOI Frayed Burlap on an Ivory CS and colored with Copics. Then I fussy cut the two butterflies and attached to the background with foam tape. Stamped a Repeat Impressions sentiment with the Frayed Burlap ink and added some rose colored sequins. Used a Glossy Ecru card base.  This all purpose card can be used for many occasions.
Challenges:
Twofer Card Challenge: #29 Create two different designs for two different occasions using the same stamps. This month prompt is Butterflies.
The House That Stamps Built: Tic Tac Toe Challenge JL820. Used top row Patterned Paper, Butterflies, Sequins.
Double D Challenges: Stitching.  Used black thread to make actual stitches.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper.

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Theresa

More Pink Tulips

Hello! I do love pink tulips and I use the color combo of pink and green a lot. I have several favorite stamps with tulips and one of them is this one from Repeat Impressions.  I stamped it on white cardstock with Memento Black ink and colored with Copics.  I stamped the vase portion again on patterned paper from DCWV and then fussy cut  and paper pieced on the image.   Used the same pattern for the background but embossed it with an Argyle EF.  I trimmed the image with an oval die and cut a pink mat with an  Eyelet Oval die both from Heartfelt Creations.  I assembled the card on a pink card base. 

Check out the Pink Tulips in my blog header.  They are the Angelique tulips blooming in my garden.

Challenges:

The House That Stamps Built: Challenge DCC M620 Spring Flowers

Happy Little Stampers: May Challenge Anything Goes with a Die

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

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Theresa

Inspiring Poppies

Hello! I made this card for the Monthly Mix Challenge Lean On Me at Gina K Designs which is to create a card of encouragement and to decorate a matching envelope.  I chose stamps from GKD Inspiring Poppies and used a vase stamp from GKD Buds & Vases.  I stamped the flowers on white card stock by inking the stamp with Memento Green and Pink inks using markers and ink cubes. I colored the images with Copics. I stamped the vase with Memento Gray over  the flowers but also stamped it on Vellum and embossed with Clear EP and fussy cut.  I attached it to the card with Vellum Tape. Added the sentiment with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink and glued on some Dewdrops.  Finished the card with a card base of GKD Grass Green card stock. I created a matching envelope by stamping and coloring the Inspired Poppies on the front corner to match the card.  I seem to make a lot of cards using a favorite combo of Pink and Green.

Challenges:

 Monthly Mix Challenge:  Lean On Me-For this challenge, all you have to do is create a card of encouragement!  AND you must decorate a matching envelope. 

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

Walking In the Rain

Welcome!  My card today was inspired by all the rain that we have had in April and that saying -April Showers Bring May Flowers.  I have used this rubber stamp from Wags 'n Whiskers Love You Sis  for many cards since 2011.  I pulled it out again to pair with this digital pattern paper from Paper Crafter Magazine that I found in one of my digital files. I stamped the image on white cardstock with black ink and colored with Copics. The hard part was fussy cutting the Two Sisters which I did carefully.  I popped them up with foam on the colorful pattern paper and attached the sentiment that I printed on vellum using vellum tape.  I colored a stem of flowers after stamping and die cutting with Hero Arts stamp and die and then attached the flowers to the card.  I imagined that they-the sisters- had stopped and picked some flowers on their walk in the rain. 

This stamp has been on of favorites for years because it always reminds me of times with my younger sister.  I will mail this to her.....she has had a lot of rain this month in Tennessee.  Hope it brings her a smile!

Challenges:

Double D Challenges: Showers and Flowers

Retro Rubber: Challenge 133 Anything Goes.  My rubber stamp is over 9 years old. 

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

Allsorts Challenge: Week 568 Flowers and/or Showers

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Majestic Bird

Hello!  This is a good time to check on your friends and I thought this card would be nice to send someone to let them know we care.  I was inspired by the Tic Tac Toe Challenge at The House That Stamps Built.  I was a bit stumped for an idea at first but decided to start with Heron and sentiment stamps from Repeat Impressions and build from there.  I stamped and heat embossed the image and words with Black Ink and Clear EP on white card stock which gave a great definition to the feathers. I added some brown flocking to the cattails and glossy accents to the beak and legs which added texture but I needed to add dimension which I did by adding white foam to the back of the cut out image before attaching to the Glittery Patterned Paper background.  Now to use piercing which is the other element in Row 1, I added piercing to the water area which gave it some definition. Like the choice of patterned paper that I used....goes well with the colors in the image and it has a lot of glitter  stripes- hard to see in photo.
Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper
Artsystampers Digitals Challenge: #13 Things with Wings
The House That Stamps Built: Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge A820 - used top row Piercing-Birds-Dimension

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Thanks, Theresa

Banner Birthday

Welcome! The banner day continues in the studio.  Playing again with banners for the challenge at Double D.  I had papers and stamps on my desk from a kit I received with a magazine Make Special Cards (2017) and decided to use them for a birthday card with banners.  I used a die cut and papers to create the banner on a green twine that I draped across the card of white card stock and added strips of patterned papers. Stamped and embossed the birthday sentiment from Paper Pretties and the love label from the kit that I fussy cut and attached with the twine. Finished with a bright green card base. 

Challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: # 476 Birthday

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: April Always about using patterned Papers.
Double D Challenge: Banners Challenge

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

Daffodils for a Spring Birthday

Hello!  Taking time to play with some challenges.   I used Repeat Impressions stamp of Daffodils with Memento Rich Cocoa ink on white card stock and colored the image with Copics and Pencils. I die cut the image and a frame from yellow CS with some oval dies that I do not know the source. (Metal dies are pink).  I used a background of  MME Patterned Paper that I fussy cut on the top edge. Used a white card base and a sentiment stamp from Repeat Impressions. (Used a portion of the stamp.)
Challenges:
The Houses That Stamps Built: Anything Goes Challenge M2520
Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge: #416 Happy Birthday
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #382 Make Your Mark
The Paper Players: PP484 Tic-Tac-Toe Used Die-cut, Spring, Birthday
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Papers

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 I love reading your comments. Theresa

Pink Roses

Hello!  I have so much patterned paper that I forget what I have.  I found a book of patterned paper from Trimcraft that was a freebie in a Creative Stamping magazine.  I pulled out a sheet that I used on the card shown above.  The design reminded me of GKD's stamp set Old Country Roses so I inked up the layered rose stamps with 3 shades of pink ink and stamped on white CS. I fussy cut the trio of Roses and attached to a panel of the printed paper. Heat embossed a GKD sentiment from Scripty Saying with Gold EP.  Attached the panel to a Pink card base. Love how this came together with little effort.  Now to use some more of those pretty papers. 

Challenges:

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

Make My Monday: #117 In the Pink

Crafty Sentiments Designs: Add Flowers

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Gingerbread Couple

Today I am sharing a Christmas card made with stamps from an older GKD set First Christmas.  I stamped the Gingerbread couple on Kraft CS with Versamark ink and heat embossed with White EP. Added some red accents with a marker. Fussy cut the image and attached to a background of patterned paper scrap of gingerbread men from Crate Paper pad with checked ribbon and red card base.  Added the GKD sentiment heat embossed with Red EP on a fussy cut word balloon.  Another card added to my Christmas card stash. 

Challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Round: March Challenge Gingerbread

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: March Always about Using Patterned Paper

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: MLCCB #20 March Anything Christmas Goes 

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: LTSCB #131 Anything Goes

The Paper Players : PP480 Theme- Turn up the heat-use heat embossing. 

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Another Birthday Card

Hello!  I like the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches so much that I had to make another card using the sketch but this time I used a die cut and pattern paper in creating the design.  I started with a panel of ivory textured cardstock that I trimmed with scalloped decorative scissors. Edged this with Blue Lagoon  CS strip cut with the same scissors.  ( It's been forever since I used one of the many decorative scissors that I have. Do you use them?) I added a Green Flourish cut with Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish die and attached fancy cut flowers from the patterned paper (MME Collectible Pad) that I used on the right side of the card.  Stamped and heat embossed  a GKD birthday sentiment on a strip of Vellum and framed with a rectangle of the same CS. Adhered this to the card and attached all on a card base of the GKD Blue Lagoon.  Another card for my Birthday Stash. 

Challenges:

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

Crafty Catz Challenge: #495 Anything Goes with optional twist Pretty Papers

Tuesday Morning Sketches: #543 Shown Below

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Gingerbread with Heart

Hello!  I never did make a gingerbread house or cookie this Christmas but it's not to late to make a card with gingerbread so that is what I have to share today.  I stamped the Gingerbread couple on Kraft CS with versamark and heat embossed with GKD White EP.  Fussy cut the couple.  This stamp is an old rubber one from GKD.  Fussy cut the couple and popped up with foam on panel of  patterned Paper from the Snowy Day pad by Crate Paper found in my stash.  Stamped a sentiment from Mark's Finest Papers (no longer in business) with red ink and embossed with GKD Clear EP.  Attached to a red card base. To finish, I added several hearts in red and kraft that were leftovers from when I used a Fiskars border punch with hearts.

Challenges: 

ABC Christmas: A is for Anything Christmas Goes. Also fits B is for Bingo. Used Patterned Paper, Christmas Sentiment, Embossing. 

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round: January Challenge-Anything Christmas or Holiday Related.

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: January All about using Patterned Paper

Double D Challenges: Use some punch on your card. The punched hearts were a by product of using a Fiskars Heart border punch. See punch below. 

Cupcake Inspirations: CIC485  Holidays. Inspired by the gingerbread on their graphic.

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Stockings Hung With Care

Hello! I may be a bit early but I hung out some Christmas stockings in anticipation of things to come. Not really! Just hung some stockings on a card that I created for the Creative Confetti   Triple Play challenge-to use an image 3 times on a card.  I stamped the Stocking from Power Poppy Poinsettia set 3 times and colored with Copics.  I fussy cut the stockings and hung them with metal nails(brads) on a background of striped Pattern Paper and then attached to a card base of GKD Fresh Asparagus CS. The sentiment from the same set was stamped with Memento ink.  

Challenges: 

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #367 Make Your Mark

Creative Confetti: Triple Play

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K-Cup Holder

Hello!  I an sharing a gift box that I made for holding Pumpkin Spice Coffee K-cups.  I used my Cameo to cut the elements from Orange CS and  Heartful Creations Patterned Papers from Classic Editions Collection but did not use dotted lines for folds(erased those before cutting design). I used Scor-pal to create scoring for fold lines.  The design was 3D coffee cup gift set by Jamie Lane Designs. Use double sided tape to assemble. Fussy cut pumpkins from pattern paper for the top.

Challenges:

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB #40 November Anything Goes

Scor-Pal:  More than one score challenge- November #65 Birthday or Fall. Made fall design. 

Alphabet Challenge: P is for Poppies or Pumpkins.  My project features Pumpkins. 

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: Projects need to have a caffeinated element.

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