Always in My Thoughts

Hello!  Today I am sharing a card made with stamps from Power Poppy. I am happy that I found the latest challenge at The Blossom Challenge Going Sentimental focusing on a sentiment from Power Poppy.  Power Poppy is one of my all-time favorites for stamps, I stamped and heat embossed the image with Versamark and Gold EP and water colored it with Gina K Inks. Trimmed the image with a die and attached to patterned paper background.  I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment on a strip of Pink Vellum which I attached beneath the image.  Actually, I stamped the image first on the patterned paper, but it did not look right so I used the vellum. I arranged the oval at a bit of a slant in my design. The card looks better in real life.  I will be sending this card to my 102 years young Mother who is "never more than a thought away".

Supplies: Image Stamp- Power Poppy Camellias set, Sentiment Stamp- Power Poppy Lavender set, Versamark Ink, GKD Inks, Watercolor Brush, Gold EP, Pink Vellum, White CS, Patterned Paper from Stash, Spellbinders Oval Die.

Challenges:

The Blossom Challenge: Going Sentimental

Creations in Pink Challenge: #49 Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

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Hugs, Theresa

Summer Flowers

Hello and welcome my friends.  This card that I am showing was made with Gina K Designs supplies. I stamped the floral image from Wildflowers bundle with black ink on watercolor paper and water colored with Gina K inks Medium Carnation, Passionate Pink, Fresh Asparagus and Medium Spruce. I die cut the image using die from the same bundle. I attached the image to an embossed pattern paper from GKD Watercolor Floral paper pad with some foam tape. I used Cuttlebug EF Victoria for the embossing that I distressed with a bit of sandpaper. Attached this to a white cardcase. Stamped the sentiment from GKD Rose Bouquet set with Passionate Pink ink on a die cut circle of white matted with a pink circle to complete the design. Circle dies from Spellbinders.

Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs: Adding Texture

Happy Little Stampers: Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes

The Flower Challenge: #71 Circle/Circles

As You See It Challenge: #281 a Recipe for Watercolor Brightness - see below for recipe details. 

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Hugs, Theresa

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

Blooming on the Vine

Hello! I was inspired by a GKD video to create this card using GKD Wild Blossoms Stamp Set and Two-Tone Inking Technique. I stamped the vine with GKD Asparagus Green and Dark Spruce inks and stamped the flowers with GKD Light and Dark Carnation inks on white CS. Also stamped the sentiment directly on the panel with the pink inks to create an ombre effect. Layered this with a Green Asparagus mat and attached to an embossed white card base. Used Cuttlebug Gingham EF and GKD Rectangle Dies from her Master Layout 2 set. Finished with some Pink Gems for sparkle. 

Challenges: 

CAS On Friday Challenge: 235 Silhouette. Stamped my Silhouette in colors, not usual Black.

Can You Handle The Pressure?: Anything Embossing Goes with a Twist of Summer. Embossed card base for Summer Flowers. 

Inspiration Card by Gina K

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 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. 

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Hugs, Theresa

Birthday Wishes

Hello! We are in the swing of summer with sunny, warm days in Oho.  I have taken some time to get in some cardmaking with some new items from Gina K Designs. I recently purchased her latest Watercolor Spring Kit.  From the kit, I used some of the Floral Ephemera and Light Spruce and Medium Spruce inks with a stamp from So Many Sentiments stamp set in the making of this card.  I took inspiration for this design from a GKD Video Partial Embossing with Embossing Folders.  Other supplies used: GKD Innocent Pink CS, White CS,  Cuttlebug Embossing Folders Swiss Dots and Victoria , Scor-pal. ( Since I did not have the color of CS that I wanted for the mat, I improvised one by using the Light Spruce ink to color the edges of a white cardstock.)

Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge: CHANNELING GINA. We are to chose one of Gina’s videos and make it our own.

     I used her Partial Embossing with Embossing Folders video.

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 Hugs, Theresa