Shaping Up with Succulents

Hello!  I am back playing with another Creative Confetti Challenge.  This one is  Shape Up!-create making shapes take center stage.  I chose to use the shapes of circles, ovals, squares and rectangles. And I found a DCWV Patterned Paper featuring hexagons with gold foil accents to use as my background. I stamped 4 images from Power Poppy Sassy Succulents set on white cardstock and colored with Copics  using colors pulled from the patterned paper. I trimmed the images using Spellbinder dies and attached to mats of Metallic Gold CS.  I arranged the shapes on the hexagon paper popping up the 2 smaller images with foam.   I edged the background panel with Pilot Gold Metallic marker before attaching to a white card base. I attached the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versamark and embossed with Gold EP.   I thought the words "We're All in this Together" were appropriate for this card in today's time. Is it not interesting the stamp set was created in 2014?  What was Marcella thinking when she included this sentiment in the set?

Challenges:
Creative Confetti Challenge: Shape Up!

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

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Theresa

Joy with Gold

Hello! Another Christmas card that I made when playing with gold foil.  I took a leftover panel of striped patterned paper and added strips of foil to some of the stripes with double sided tape. Added the word Joy stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with Gold EP. This was a freebie stamp from Simply Cards magazine from 2016.  Added some dots of gold. Die cut  the word  with a Spellbinder die and framed it with Metallic Gold CS die cut from a larger Spellbinder die. Finished with a Red Card Base. 

Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: Designer's Choice Challenge DCC N619 Frame It.

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

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

Musical Anniversary Card

Hello!  I was inspired to make this card for the challenge at Allsorts with the theme of Music.  I used a scrap of Patterned Paper with Gold Foiled accents from a magazine freebie  and a card base of Metallic Gold CS (looks like Kraft in photo).  Note the words on the paper says "Something for you, something for me."   I stamped the GKD Guitar and Sentiment on Ivory CS with Versamark, heat embossed with Gold EP,  and then die cut. Assembled on the Metallic Gold CS base and added a border of Shiny Metallic Gold to finish.  This will be used as an  anniversary card in October. 

Challenge:

Allsorts Challenge: Week 482 Music

Die Cuttin' Divas: Challenge #384 What makes you happy? Love and Music.  Used dies from Gina K Designs. 

Crafty Sentiments: Anything Goes

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

Set of Holiday Cards

Hello!   This set of Christmas cards was made with Foil Accented CS and precut Toppers from a Festive Flourish Card kit included as a freebie  in a magazine.  I simply added some colored CS from my stash to make the cards.  Used some Gold Metallic Word Dies on the bottom card.  No stamping involved except on the inside. 

Challenges: 

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Card Challenge: Anything goes for Christmas -Option Stripes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Card Challenge Extra: October Anything goes for Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: October anything with Patterned Paper

ABC Christmas Challenge: U for Unlimited, V for Vibrant

I will include these in cards that I am sending to the Caring Hearts Card Drive 2017.

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

Christmas Card with Pink and Gold

Hello!  I have another Christmas card that I made for the Caring Heart Card Drive.   I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday Challenge #484 for my inspiration.  Starting with a Pink Card Base, I added a layer of Gold Foiled Pattern Paper, Strip of Gold Metallic CS, Die Cuts from the Metallic CS, Die Cuts from Pink CS, and a Sentiment from Penny Black Wonder Collection.  Used Versamark and Gold EP.  Pattern paper and Snowflake Die were freebies.  

Other Challenges:

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Anything with Patterned Paper

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

Christmas Tree

Hello!  Yesterday was World Cardmaking Day and I spent part of the day making Christmas Cards that I will send to the Caring Hearts Card Drive.   For this card, I used stamps from Penny Black's Wonder Collection with Versamark ink and Gold EP.  I added a strip from a gold foiled pattern paper with snowflakes die cut from the paper and a gold embossed star.  Used Metallic Gold cardstock as base with layer of Pink CS.  Love the Gold and Pink Combo.

Challenges:
Merry Monday Christmas: Challenge #259 Christmas Trees.

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: October Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers: October Christmas Challenge-Anything Goes

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

Christmas with a Bit of Coral

Hello!  I am back with another post featuring some Christmas cards made with items from Festive Flourishes Luxury Card Kit that came with an issue of Papercraft Inspirations. The card stock and toppers both have foiled accents and colors of coral.  I finished both cards with a sentiment from Annabelle stamped with Versamark and embossed with Gold EP.

Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #307 Color: Coral a little bit or a lot.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: November challenge
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: November Challenge
Shopping Our Stash Weekly: Front and Center - use those bits and pieces on your desk that have been laying around, collecting dust.  I have had this kit on my desk and decided to use some of the pieces.
Just Add Ink: #377 Just choose 2 from doily, diecut, designer paper. Used designer papers and diecuts on each of these cards.

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

Happy Christmas with Foil Accents

Yes, I am back with a Christmas card in between some Halloween cards.   I need to get this posted for a challenge that ends soon at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge. The Challenge #302 is to use Turquoise/Aqua a little or a lot.   I used a Card Base of Turquoise CS and a layer of a Pattern Paper with Gold Foil accents with a precut, preprinted Die Topper from a Foil Accents Luxury Card Kit from a gift in Paper Inspirations magazine.  I added some "snowflake" die cuts and layered with gold metallic and turquoise cardstocks.  I die cut these with a die from Cheery Lynn Build a Flower #1.  I added a second photo that captures the shine of the foil accents on the card.

Other Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: October Challenge
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: October Challenge
ABC Christmas Challenge: U for Under the Pile.  Make a card or a Christmas project with something you have been squirrelling away in your stash for more than a year! I have been saving some of this foil accented paper and topper from a December 2014 magazine.

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

Tree of Angels

Welcome!  I recently won a Memory Box Die A Choir of Angels from Classy Cards 'n' Such and just had to use it for a Christmas Card featuring a tree decorated with the Angels cut from Metallic Gold CS.  I hung them on the tree stamped with GKS Joyful Holiday set and gold embossed along with a sentiment from the same set.  I simply attached to a Pink Cardstock with Gold Foil accents.

Challenges:
Memory Box Challenge: #7 Season Greetings.  I was happy to get this die in time for the challenge.
Happy Little Stampers: CAS Challenge Favorite Technique.  Used a fave - heat embossing.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Die Crazy
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #260 Anything Goes for Christmas
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Theme is Merry Christmas
The Glory of Christmas: #74  Anything Goes
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round: Keep it simple.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: Anything Goes for Christmas

I was pleased that I was able to get a photo that does justice to the embossing and gold foil accents.
It did take a few tries.....love how the details of the angels were captured.
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Birthday Card with Gold Accents

Hello!  I am taking a break from holiday cards to make a birthday card using the Sketch Challenge #N2515 from The House That Stamps Built.  I heat embossed a Birthday Sentiment from Repeat Impressions with Gold EP and attached to mats of Gold Metallic CS and Blue CS.  I use the same Blue CS as the card base and layered with a Gold Foil accented Pattern Paper.  I selected 4 colors of Looped Ribbon ( from colors in the paper design) to use with Gold Metallic ribbon to complete the card.

Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: What If? Wednesday Sketch shown on right.
Word Art Wednesday: Challenge 211 Anything Goes






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

Musical Christmas Tree

Hello! I have been playing again with this Tree stamp from GKD Joyful Holiday set.   I love the way that this looks with Gold Embossing and paired it up with a gold foil accented pattern cardstock  on an Ivory card base.  To add more gold I edged the layers with Pilot Metallic Gold Marker.  Easy Peasy!

Challenges:
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round: Theme is Oh Christmas Tree
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday challenge-Use only one Stamp and make it the focus.

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

Pot of Gold for St. Pat's

 

Here we are on the second day of March, already!  May spring  be around the corner soon and the luck that it brings  for St. Pat's Day!  I hope to send some Irish Luck and Blessings with this card later this month.  I used digital image and sentiment  from Meljen's  Designs that I colored with some Copics and a Pilot Gold Metallic marker. I used Gold Metallic CS for the base and added some gold foiled accent paper corners and strip from scraps.  

 

Challenges:

Meljen's Designs: Challenge #249 seeing spots---my spots are gold.

City Crafter Challenge Blog: Use it up........used scraps of spotted pattern.

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says anything goes.

Digitally "Sweet" Challenge:  Anything Goes
Simon Monday Challenge: Just a hint of Clover

Just Us Girls Challenge: Week #282- Inspired by the greens, browns, touch of gold, and gold spots in the Photo.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Stars for Christmas

Today is a rainy day in Florida....a good day to catch up with some posting. I made the card shown with some of the supplies that I have here with me.....using more of the Festive Flourishes Kit including 2 of the gold foiled die cuts and pattern paper.  I added these items with a glitter star (that I had cut earlier and found in some leftovers) on a card base of Metallic CS. Voila!! A Star (card) was born!

Challenges:
Merry Monday Challenge: Create a Christmas card with stars.
The  Glory of Christmas: Red and Gold
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: Anything Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: February Use Pattern Paper
ABC Christmas Challenge:  D is for  Die Cuts

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa