Fun Fold with Flowers

Hello!  This card was made for the Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs. We are to make a fun fold card and to create a pattern paper with Gina K Stamps to use on our card.  I used stamps and a die from GKD Whimsical Wildflowers set. The image on the front fold was created using the Faux Cloisonne technique that I recently learned about from the CAS Mix Up Challenge here.  I used the glossy magazine page shown below to create the focal image. I use the same die to cut the image and also to partially cut the edge of the front flap of the white card base.  I attached the cut out image to that edge. My patterned paper that I created is shown on the left and right folds. Added some GKD Ribbon and a sentiment from GKD Wild About You Set. Used GKD Fresh Asparagus Ink and Distress Ink Fossilized Amber.  I will be including a message on the inside of the card when I use it. 

From an old issue of Living

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Love with Hearts and Flowers

Hello!  The card that I am posting was inspired by the challenge at CAS Mix Up challenge which is to use Faux Cloisonne. This technique is new to me so I watched the tutorials listed with the challenge and had to give it a try.  I chose a page (shown below) from an old Martha Stewart Living magazine to use for my design.  I stamped a portion of the glossy page with a Gina K Design stamp from Tropical Blooms set (2018) using Versamark ink and then heat embossed with Gold EP. Next time, I think I'd attach the glossy page to a cardstock before stamping since the paper stuck to the stamp and I only got one chance to stamp with ink even though I was using the Misti.  

I used a Gina K die to cut the image which I attached to Stick It before cutting.  This made it much easier to adhere the image to the card stock panel of Gina K White CS. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from Gina K You Have My Heart Set. I also added a die cut heart cut with Gina K Die from GKD Gold Metallic CS. To finish, I edged the panel with Pilot Gold Metallic Marker, attached it to a layer of Pink CS from stash, and then to a White Card Base. 

I will be sending this card to my Mother for Valentine's. I think the Cloisonne technique gives an "antiquey" vibe to the card. 

Challenges:

ModSquad Challenge: Hearts and Flowers. Used Gina K Stamps and Dies as listed above. 

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says With Love.  I put a lot of love into my card.

Retro Rubber Challenge: 175 Love, Love, Love! Stamps used are all from 2018 sets. 

Cas Mix Up Challenge: Used Stamping, Die cutting, Heat Embossing

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Christmas Carols from an Old Songbook

Hello!  I came across an old Christmas Carol Song Book that was a free giveaway from an insurance company in the 80's, I think. 

I thought the pages of songs would make great Christmas cards so using some solid card stock and old patterned paper in my stash, I created these cards. I simply cut or tore the pages and attached to a layer of patterned paper and then to a solid color base. I distressed some of the pages by crinkling and sponging with Distress Ink.  One page I dry embossed.  Patterned Papers are from Webster's Pages and Cardstocks are Gina K Papers. 

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

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #578 Anything goes as long it's Christmas. 

This was a great way to recycle the song book and use up old stash.

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Theresa

Water+Ink=Birthday Card

Welcome! I have another entry for the Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K designs. The  January challenge is to use Gina K Inks with water to create a card.  I blended Gina K Fresh Asparagus ink on Gina K white cardstock and the spritzed with water that had some Perfect Pearls mixed in.  Loved the effect...hope you can see in the photo.  Stamped some trees and sentiment from Gina K Northwoods stamp set with Gina K Black ink. Die cut with a Spellbinders Die and simply attached to a Gina K Black cardstock base. Really like this clean and simple masculine card!

Other Challenges:

Cut It Up: Challenge 243 Anything goes. 

Seize the Birthday:  #230 Anything Goes Birthday

 

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I love reading your comments. Theresa

Playing With Gina K Inks and Water

Hello! Second post today....something other than Christmas cards.

Today I have been playing with the Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K designs. The challenge is to use Gina K Inks with water to create a card. I inked a panel of white GKD Cardstock with GKD ink Barely There and spritzed with water, but I did not get the effect that I wanted.....think the ink was too light to show. I stamped the panel with a GKD stamp from Thank You Friend set with GKD Black ink. Using a water brush and GKD Fresh Asparagus ink, I water colored the leaves and stems of the image. I die cut the image with an oval die and layered on to a die cut layer of GKD Grass Green cardstock. I finished by using a card base of Coral CS layered with the leftover panel and the layered image. I will add a sentiment when I use the card. 

Challenge:
Monthly Mix Challenge: Use Gina K Inks with water to create a card. 

Die Cut Divas: January Challenge Theme Flowers. Used Spellbinders oval dies. 

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Beautiful Butterfly

Hello! I was trying to decide on a card design to make for the current challenge at Modsquad Challenges which is Beautiful Butterflies - to include a BUTTERFLY on the front of your card. I was trying to decide whether to create a background using some fancy technique, do some ink blending, use some dies, add a lot of embellishments, etc and then it struck me ......just focus on a beautiful butterfly and let it be the star on the card. I simply used an older Gina K Stamp from the Hope is Faith set and stamped it on a paper that was preprinted with a frame (in my stash from Gina K) using Memento Black ink.  I colored the image with Memento Markers and a Sakura Blue Gelly pen. I checked the image of a Swallowtail Butterfly to make sure my coloring was close to nature.  I attached the image to a  card base of Gina K Wild Dandelion. I am pleased that I decided to focus on the butterfly. 

Challenges:

Allsorts Challenge: Week 614 Use Yellow

Addicted to CAS: #192 Animals  (according to the internet, Butterflies are animals.)

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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

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Butterflies Fly Again

Hello! Sometimes I am immediately inspired by a challenge and know at once what I am going to create but other times, it takes awhile to come up with an idea.  I knew at once what I was going to use for the Just Us Girls Photo Inspiration shown below.   It might not be acceptable but I knew that I wanted to recycle some butterflies that were on a card that I had received some time ago.  I carefully removed two  die cut butterflies that were already enhanced with glitter and gemstones and set aside while I created a card for them.  I printed a digital image of orchids (inspired by the JUGS challenge graphic) that I had from Beccy's Place on Ivory Cardstock and colored with Copics and Pencils and stamped a birthday sentiment from Gina K Designs. I attached the image on a card base of the same Ivory CS and adhered the saved butterflies. I drew on the antennas with a black marker.  I am pleased with the results and happy to have found a use for the beautiful butterflies.

Challenges:

Allsorts Challenge: Week 556 Take Flight

Beccy's Place Monthly Challenges: January Create a card or paper-craft project using any Beccy's Place image. Used Beccy's Orchid.

613 Avenue Create: Challenge 229 Anything Goes with optional twist Make It Shiny

Just Us Girls Challenge: #520 Photo Inspiration Week

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Winter Scene

Hello! No snow in Ohio, but it is on the way but I hope not too soon.  For now, I am sharing some snow on my card.  I created this winter scene with a Tree stamp from GKD Merry and Bright set that I heat embossed with Silver EP on GKD Blue CS.  Added snowflakes (embossed with White EP) and sentiment ( embossed with Silver EP  3 times) using GKD stamps from Holiday Wreath Builder. Added more dots of snow to sky with Snow Marker.  Attached strips of watercolor paper to bottom edge for snow banks with texture.  Used Frosty Stickles to tree for more glitter (hard to see in photo).  Used white card base.

Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge: November challenge Let It Snow.

Christmas Kickstart Challenge: #23 Snow-  This is new challenge for me. Checkout the great cards by the DT.

Retro Rubber Challenge: Challenge 123 Anything goes. Stamps were bought October 2018 or earlier. 

Shopping Our Stash Weekly: 148 Here comes Suzy Snowflake. Theme is snowflakes.

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Christmas Wishes

Welcome!  Playing with a Gina K Design stamp to create a card for the ModSquad challenge to have the sentiment take center stage.  I found the pattern paper in my scraps (not sure of source) and stamped the sentiment from Merry & Bright set with Distress Ink Barn Door.  Embossed with Clear EP.  Also did some embossing on the background with Cuttlebug Allegro EF. Edged the panel with Pilot Metallic Gold Pen. Attached to card base of  GKD Red CS.

Challenge:

ModSquad Challenge: Sentiment says it all.

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

Just Add Ink: #480 Add a Technique. Used embossing techniques both dry and heat. 

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Vintage Roses

Taking time out to create a vintage style card using Gina K Designs Rose Bouquet stamp. Stamped the image with Memento Toffee Crunch ink on Ivory GKD Cardstock and colored with Copics.  Cut the image with an oval die and distressed the edges with DOI Antique Linen and stamped GKD sentiment with same DOI.  Attached this and an antique pink satin ribbon to a Ivory Paper Doily(from stash) that I wrapped around the Dark Sage Card Base.  I think the doily, colors, and ribbon are suitable for a vintage card.

Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs: June Vintage Challenge

Alphabet Challenge: F is for Flowers

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge: #444 June Blooms

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Thanks for a Friend

Welcome!  I have another card to share today.  This was made with stamps from Gina K Designs Thank You Friend set.  I colored the image with Copics and added some highlights with colored pencils.  I used a Spellbinder die to frame the image with GKD Green CS and used the same green for the card base.  For a mat I used Gingham Patterned Paper from Graphic 45 Secret Garden pad.  I embossed this layer with Cuttlebug Gingham EF for more texture.  Finished with some Dew Drops from stash.
Challenges:
GKD March Monthly Mix Challenge: Flower Power
Mod Squad Challenge: One or More Die, no digital.  Use metal die from Spellbinders for frame.
Happy Little Stampers: March Challenge Anything goes with Dies
Double D Challenge: Gingham - used gingham paper and embossing folder.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: March anything goes with Patterned Paper
Shopping Our Stash: #391 Friendship
Alphabet Challenge: Z is For Zesty Colors. Have lime, orange, lemon and some pineapple colors.

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Merry and Bright

Hello! I have another Christmas card to add to my stash for 2019.  This was created with GKD stamps from Merry and Bright set and GKD Powder Blue CS.  I stamped the image and verse with Versamark and heat embossed with WOW silver EP. Edged the panel with Pilot Silver marker and attached to a card base.  A Clean and Simple design!

Challenges:

Just For Fun: January Color Challenge Use Blue and Silver combo

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Clean and Simple

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: #497 Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #421 Anything Christmas Optional Theme: Add Sentiment

CAS Christmas: January Challenge Blue and Silver

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Sunny Flower

Hello!  Today I am sharing a card that I made for the Inspiration Palette Challenge S1918 at The House That Stamps Built using Repeat Impressions Sunflower stamp.  I stamped the sunflower on White CS with Memento inks and colored with Copics. I stamped the Hello using a Gina K stamp. I cut the image with Nesties Oval die and placed it on a Green Scallop Oval cut with another Nesties die. This was attached to an embossed pattern paper from Graphic 45 and then a card base of Grass Green CS. 

Other challenges to enter:

 The Flower Challenge: #24 Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: September anything goes using patterned paper. 

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Dies/Punches

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Twofer Challenge

Hello!  The first day of fall will soon be here and brings thoughts of colorful falling leaves.   I made 2 cards using a Gina K leaf stamp from A Year of Leaves for the current challenge at Twofer Card Challenge which is to use the same leaf or leaves stamp or die on two cards for two different occasions.  The first card uses pattern paper and the leaf stamped with DOI Walnut Stain on assorted colors of card stock and cut with a Gina K leaf die. Arranged the die cut leaves into a wreath on die cut circles.  Finished the thank you card with sentiment from Gina K A Year of Leaves stamped with Distress Ink Walnut Stain on white strip layered brown strip

For the second card, I stamped the leaf stamp 5 times with the same ink on white CS and colored with  Copics in fall colors. Added the sentiment (A Year of Leaves) and  splatters with  Gina K stamps. Used Honey Mustard CS for the card base.  My card will be used for a fall  occasion.

Other challenges: 

Always Fun Challenges: #76 Fall colors

Cards In Envy: Feels Like Fall

Make My Monday Challenge: Challenge #80 Autumn/ Fall Colors
Stinkin' Inker Challenges: Leaves Are Falling

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Playing with a Stencil from Dies

Welcome!  I received inspiration for this card from a video by Sandy Allnock who used stencils with distress inks.  I made a stencil by die cutting Memory Box's English Rose Stem from heavy white CS.  I placed the stencil on white cardstock and inked the Rose with Distress Oxide Ink Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint.  I placed the cut out flower (which I had leftover when I cut the stencil) over the inked area and did another layer of ink on the flowers.  This added more depth to the flowers.  After finishing the inking,  I did an additional step by dry embossing the image with the die which added some texture.  I decided to leave this as a one layer card but added some Picked Raspberry ink to the edge of the card.  Finished with the sentiment made with GKD stamp and die from Tropical Blooms.

Challenges: 
Cards in Envy: Get Negative Card Challenge! Make a card with the negative of a die or punch.  I used the negative of the die cut as a stencil. 2nd entry
Crazy 4 Challenges:  C4C429 get more out of your dies creating a stencil for your card instead of using it as a die.
Happy Little Stampers: April  Anything Goes with Dies Challenge 2nd entry
Die Cut Diva's: April challenge is Anything Goes. 
Mod Squad: Challenge is Simply Clean.  Used GKD Stamp and Die.
Stinkin' Inkers Challenge: Simply Made

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Favorite Cardinal on Watercolor Design

Hello!  I love to watercolor and this cardinal is a favorite bird to color.  He was stamped with a Gina K stamp from Peace & Joy set ( a Christmas design) but I have used for a Thank You card.  I stamped him on watercolor paper with  Black Soot Distress Oxide ink and colored him and the background with a water brush using several Distress Oxide inks.  The sentiment from Gina K Wild Blossom was stamped with Candied Apple DOI.  Finished with some snow on the tree branch added with Marvy snow marker  because it is a winter card after all. Card base is GKD Fresh Asparagus CS.

Challenges:

Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday Challenge is to make a few Thank You cards. 

ModSquad Challenge: Add Snow-used a Snow Marker for my snow.  I also used watercolor technique fir the challenge.

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything Goes

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