Hello to You

Welcome to the studio!  Sharing a card that I created with supplies from Gina K Designs and Cuttlebug embossing folders.  I started this design by cutting a smallcircle from a patterned paper from Watercolor Floral pad and set aside the circle. I trimmed the paper with rectangle stitched die from GKD (master layout 2) and embossed the panel with Cuttlebug Victoria EF. I attached this to a white mat embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF. I assembled the center embellishment with a strip of Faded Brick CS cut with GKD Flag die, the small circle of the patterned paper layered with a circle of Vellum, and a scalloped circle frame on top. I stamped the Vellum circle with a GKD sentiment from Rose Bouquet set using Versamark and Gold EP.  Finished with a card base of GKD Faded Brick CS. My inspiration for this design was the challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. 

Challenges:

Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs: Adding Texture. Used Dry and Wet embossing, Die Cuts.

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

Tuesday Morning Sketches: # 671

Happy Little Stampers: August Anything Goes with Dies

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Hugs, Theresa

Support for Ukraine

Hello! I created this card with the Colors of Blue and Yellow, the colors of the Ukraine flag for some current challenges and also to show my support for the people of Ukraine in some small way.

The sentiment is from an old set but I thought it was appropriate for this card. 

Supplies used:

Inks: Versamark , DOI Fossilized Amber, Copic Y23. Sakura Metallic Gelly Roll. WOW Yellow EP.

Gina K Blue Raspberry, Wild Dandelion, and White CS.

Gina K Sunflower Stamp and Die from Pressed Flowers and Sentiment from Say it with Flowers. 

Darice Flower Frenzy EF and Cuttlebug Border EF.

Challenges:
Modsquad: Challenge-Standing with Ukraine. Use only the flag colors of Ukraine.

Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs: Make a card with a shaped border edge, using dies. 

Daring Cardmakers: For Ukraine-use Sunflowers, Blue, Yellow, and Hope. 

Color Hues: Special Challenge TCH#36 Cards for Ukraine 

Our cards that have been created in the colors of Ukraine Flag

help send our messages of love and support their way. 

Pray for the people of Ukraine. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Hugs, Theresa

Roses for Your Birthday

Today, I am sharing a birthday card that I created with stamps and dies from Gina K Tropical Blooms (from 2018) set and a sentiment stamp from GKD Northwoods 2(2015). I used a panel of Red Velvet CS embossed with Divine Swirls embossing folder for the background behind the die cut flowers colored with Copics. I Stamped the words with Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Added a narrow white satin ribbon to finish the design. 

Challenges: 
Retro Rubber Challenge: #153 Tic Tac Toe. Used row with Birthday, Neutrals (White), and Die or Punch. 

                                Stamps from 2018 and 2015. 

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Beautiful Blossoms

TIME OUT Challenges: #182 Create a birthday card or for another type of celebration

Stay Safe and Healthy!  I love reading your comments. Theresa

Holly Jolly Tag

Hello!  Welcome to the studio! Today I am posting a card for Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs. Arjita challenged us to make a Tag on a Card using Red and White. I used Gina K. Design products including Red Velvet Card Stock and Fancy Foil, Holiday Flora Foil Mates, Holly Jolly Greetings Foil Mates, and White with Gold Ribbon.  I used red foil on the sentiment but it does not show very well in the photo. Looks BIRL.  I also used a combination of Spellbinder Dies to create my tag shape.  Once I did the foiling on the sentiment and background, this project came together quickly. 

Other Challenge:
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: MLCCB #28 Nov Anything Christmas Goes

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

Falling Leaves

Hello!  It is almost fall and time for more fall theme cards.  I have used another patterned paper from Gina K Designs paper pack Sun-Kissed Autumn. I used a Leaf stamp from GKD Always Autumn that coordinates with the leaf design in the paper.  I stamped the single leaf and sentiment (from Skeleton Leaves set) with Memento Rich Cocoa on ivory CS and colored with Copics.  I trimmed this with a circle die and attached to a circle of Orange CS. Assembled the card with Green Card Base, mat of Orange CS, green grosgrain ribbon from stash, and the image. 

Challenges:

Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge: September Challenge Fall is in the air- create your own patterned paper or use some of your Gina K. Designs patterned papers with a fall theme.

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

Creative with Stamps: CWS #42 Autumn

The Paper Girls Challenge: #183 Falling in Love-create a fall inspired card that makes you happy. 

Double Trouble: Challenge #39 Fall Theme partnering with The Paper Girls Challenge. 

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

Fall is in the Air

Hello! It's beginning to feel like fall and the time to create some fall cards.  This card was made with a patterned paper from Gina K Designs Sun Kissed Autumn paper pack (had in my stash awhile), GKD Fresh Asparagus and Honey Mustard CS's, and GKD Skeleton Leaves stamp set. I stamped the leaf 3 times with DOI Spiced Marmalade on a strip of White CS. Assembled the card adding some Dewdrops and a sentiment from GKD Always Autumn set.

Challenges:

Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge: September Challenge Fall is in the air- create your own patterned paper or use some of your Gina K. Designs patterned papers with a fall theme.

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

Allsorts Challenge: Week 536 Autumn Colors

Creative with Stamps: CWS #42 Autumn

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

Black and White Christmas

Hello!  I was playing with the Monthly Mix challenge at Stamp TV Holiday in Black and White and created 2 cards with Gina K Designs stamps.  The top CAS card features the ornament from Merry and Bright set and sentiment from Holiday Wreath Builder.  Stamping was done with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and heat embossed with Clear EP. Added several Black Gem stones to complete the card.  Other supplies: Black and White CS, Nesties Circle Dies.

The background of this card was stamped using GKD Music Background.  I attached the background to a black mat and a white card base.  The sentiment was from Merry and Bright set.  Used the same inks, embossing powder, and papers as above with oval dies. 

Challenges:

Stamp TV Monthly Mix Challenge: Black and White Holiday

Happy Little Stampers: December CAS Challenge-Emboss-used heat embossing.

Addicted to Stamps: Challenge #169 Christmas Non-Traditional Colors

Make My Monday:#85 Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

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

Square Card for Christmas

Welcome!  Today I have created a square card for Christmas using Gina K Designs stamps from Holiday Wreath Builder.  Supplies used: White, White Glossy, Grass Green, and Red Velvet CS's, Memento Inks, Nuvo Drops Berry Red, Gold Liquid Pearls, Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle Dies,  Cuttlebug Polka Dots EF.
Challenges:
Stamp TV:   Release Party Challenge NOVREL2018 Make a Square Card.
Dies R Us Challenge: November Challenge 108 Use a Stitched Die. Used Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #316 Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #410 Anything Goes with optional theme Glitter.
Die Cuttin Divas: Challenge #393 Anything Goes

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

Birthday Card from a Sketch

Hello!  My card today began with a preprinted Perfect Panel from GKD (prize that I won some time ago) which is shown below in the complete assortment.  I stamped a Floral image from Gina K Whimsical Wildflowers bundle set on Clear Vellum with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Gold EP.  I colored the back of the image with Pencils and  cut with a die from the GKD die set. I attached the cut out with Vellum tape to the green circle printed on the panel that I used.  I stamped a sentiment from the same set with Versamark ink and heat embossed with the Gold Metallic EP. Edged the white panel with a Pilot Metallic Gold Marker before attaching to Christmas Pine card stock base.  I used the Sketch #472 from Tuesday Morning Sketches as inspiration for my design. 

Other Challenges:

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything Goes.

613 Avenue Create: Challenge 213 Anything Goes with Optional Twist Clean and Simple

Tuesday Throwdown: #411 Use Complimentary Colors. Used red and green.

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

Pumpkin Full of Roses

Hello!  Don't you just love "Pumpkin Season"....could be another name for Fall?  And I love using pumpkins on cards....maybe it's the bright color that gets me.  I just had to make this card following the current sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches...just called out for a pumpkin in that square element.   And that photo inspiration from Time Out challenges said to add some orange roses.  The layering rose stamps from Gina K's Old Country Roses were perfect for that and I popped them up with foam tape.  Used Gina K Ivory and Grass Green CS's with a pattern paper from a Fancy Pants Designs pad.  Used Cheery Lynn Large Flourish die (rearranged) and Nesties square dies. Pumpkin stamp from Repeat Impressions.  Sentiment stamp from a Gina K set. Used Memento inks for stamping and Copics for coloring. Finished with some bling of Orange Dew Drops. 

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #471

TIME OUT Challenges: #118 Home Sweet Home Photo Inspiration.  Love the pumpkins filled with orange flowers.

Creative with Stamps: #30 Pumpkin

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Bling It On.

Modsquad Challenge: Fall Colors

Happy Little Stampers: September Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

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

A Pair of Christmas Cards with Wreaths

Hello! I was inspired by the Release Party Challenge at Stamp TV and the cards that I saw on Gina K Designs Blog hops to create these cards.   Gina K's challenge is Traditional Christmas -use the traditional red and green in a Christmas card.  I made 2 ( just as easy to do 2 as one) wreath style cards using stamps and dies from GKD Merry and Bright Stamp and Die set.  I do not have the wreath templates or any of the wreath builder stamp sets from GKD but I improvised using the stamps that I had and my own technique of making a wreath.
Top Card: Supplies GKD Red Velvet and Grass Green CS, Memento Bamboo Leaves and Lady Bug Inks and Markers, Holly Leaf Stamp and Die and Sentiment from Merry and Bright.

Second Card Supplies:  GKD Fresh Asparagus and Red Velvet CS, GKD Fresh Asparagus Ink, Memento Lady Bug and Love Letter inks, Leaf  and Poinsettia stamps and Poinsettia Die from Merry and Bright, Sentiment from Scripty Holiday stamp set, White Enamel Dot. 

Other Challenges :

Alphabet Challenge: L is for Leaves. My leaves are Holly Leaves. 

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything Goes

ModSquad Challenge: Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge: August Anything Christmas Goes

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

1 Lily Stamp, 2 Cards,2 Techniques

Welcome to my studio.  I received some new stamps from Gina K that I purchased with a prize GC from Modsquad Challenge and was anxious to use.    I did the bottom card first by stamping the Lily stamp from Thank You Friend set with Versamark on White CS and then embossed with White EP.  I water colored the image with Distress Oxide inks using a water brush.  I think inks used were Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Peeled Paint, and Peacock Feathers.   Added some highlights with colored pencils. Finished with sentiment from the same set.  Inked the edge of the panel with Peeled Paint pad and adhered to a Blue card base.  I have seen several water colors done with heat embossed images and had to give it a try.

The top card was made with the same Lily stamp but I stamped this one with Memento Toffee Crunch ink and colored with Copics.  Also added some touches with Colored Pencils.  Trimmed the image and placed on a mat of Grass Green CS. Stamped a sentiment from Gina K set Inspiring Poppies, cut with die and placed on a green mat.   For the card base, I used Grass Green and made the background with White CS stamped with Gina K background stamp Petite Flourish with Memento Bamboo Leaves. I assembled the card popping up the image with foam tape and also popped up the sentiment on top of the image.
Challenges:
 Stamp TV: Monthly Mix Challenge Pop It Up-MMC82018-Create a Pop Up card or use foam  to pop up elements on your card.  
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Make Own Background Entry #3
Make My Monday Challenge: #76 Coloured Image Entry 2
Happy Little Stampers: August Watercolor Challenge-Optional Twist Flowers Entry #2

I was inspired to create these cards by the Lilies in my Garden:

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

Bells for Christmas

Hello! Playing with some Christmas stamps and challenges.   I made this CAS card with Gina K stamps that I inked with Versamark and heat embossed with Gold EP. I colored the image of bells with Copics.  I edged the white panel with Pilot Gold Metallic marker.  Gives the look of a layered mat but without the weight. Placed this on Red Velvet CS.
Challenges:
 Alphabet Challenge: J is for Jingle Bells
City Crafter Challenge Blog: Week 423 Christmas CAS
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: MLCCB #1 August Anything Christmas Goes. Brand New Challenge!
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 303 Holiday

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

Spring Crocus

Hello!  The only crocus I have growing are under a fresh blanket of snow this morning.  So I pulled out an older  Crocus stamp from Spring Florals set by Gina K Designs, that I have had since about 2011, to make a Spring/Easter card.  I stamped the crocus twice using masking on GKD White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I colored the images with Copics and adhered the panel to a card base of GKD Grass Green.  Stamped the Easter sentiment in Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. Added a few sequins but kept the design clean and simple.

Entering the card into these challenges:
Stamp TV: Challenge MMC42018 Spring or Easter card
Mod Squad: Simply Clean Challenge-make a clean and simple card.
Use Your Stuff: Challenge UYF#306 Easter/Spring
Crafty Catz: Challenge #411 Anything Goes added twist Spring Colours
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #286 Anything Goes
Less is More: Challenge 368 CASE card.  See below. Case'd the layout, floral theme, and sequins.
Creative with Stamps: Challenge #25 CAS + Sentiment
MHK Designs: April Challenge Photo Inspiration Shown below

                                                                     CASE card

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

Strumming a Love Song

Hello!  Time to think about Valentine cards for those we love.  I created this design with Gina K's stamps and dies from the new Hearts and Flowers kit.   I stamped both the guitar and fancy heart on white CS with Black ink and colored with copics.  I tried to color the guitar with a wood grain look.  I cut both out and layered with die cuts from Black CS. I embossed a layer of GKF Red Velvet CS with Cuttlebug Allegro EF for the background which I also stamped and heat embossed with a Gina K sentiment from the set.  I finished by arranging the Guitar and Heart with more hearts cut from red and black CS.  Attached to a card base of GKD Black CS. 

Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Love/Valentines

Just Add Ink: #392 Just Add Something New.  Used new stamps and dies.

CAS on Friday: Challenge 124 Make a card for Love/Valentine's Day

613 Avenue Create: Challenge 205 Anything Goes /optional twist Something New.  Used new stamps and dies for my card.

Die Cut Diva's: January Challenge Do Or Use Something.  Used new stamps and dies.

The Paper Players: Challenge PP377 Clean and Simple with a theme of Love Notes

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

James Returns with More Gifts

Welcome!  I always enjoy playing with James the Bear Bearing Presents, a stamp from Lili of the Valley.  I have owned this stamp since at least 2010 or maybe longer.  Although in the past I have added a lot of paper and embellishments to James, I decided to keep him clean and simple for this card.  So, James is the star of this project.  He was stamped with Memento Black Ink on GKD Heavyweight White CS and colored with Copics.  I did add some White Crystal Nuvo drops to his hat. The image was matted with Grass Green CS and attached to foam before adhering to Red Velvet CS. Sentiment is Gina K from Joyful Holiday set.

Challenges:

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #268 Santa Hat.  My favorite bear is wearing a Santa hat.

AAA Cards: Challenge CAS Game #104 Christmas

City Crafter Challenge Blog: Week 391 Where did you get that hat?

Retro Rubber: Challenge 77 Color Challenge-Used red, green, and brown from photo. James Stamp is at least 7 years old.

CAS on Friday:  CAS #122 Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #362 Anything Goes with Option Quick and Easy

Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C 414 Color something on your card.

Double D Challenges:  Red and White with a Pop of Green

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