Groovy Times

Hello!  I got a bit carried away with the current groovy challenge at Retro Rubber....thinking about the 60's and bright colors brought to mind the hippy buses/vans of that time.  And so, I set out to create a card with that as my theme.  First, I found a digital image of a plain bus (shown below) that I colored in bright colors and images.  I searched my stash of stamps to find appropriate ones to create my "Love Bug".  Had fun doing this even though it took a while. All stamps used in the making of this cards are way older than 1 year, some going back to 2001....but none from the 60's. I was not stamping that far back even though I was around in the 60's.  I used Memento Inks and Copics for coloring.  I used all 5 bright colors in the challenge including purple for one heart. Since I did not want to have black windows, I added green shades to the side of the van and added a "sunshade" with flowers to the front. 

Stamps Used: Butterfly and 1 flower from Annabelle Whimsey Flowers 2011, Sentiment and Swirl from Laurel Burch 2017, Word Love, Heart, and Pixie Alphabet letters from PSX 2001/2003, 2 Flowers from Papercraft gift 2019, Peace from GKD Christmas set 2018, Large Flower from Happy Little Stamps 2018.  Used a total of 14 stamps. Finished with Bright Yellow card base and Bright Green background of Bazzill Textured and Shiny CS. Colors are brighter in real life than in photo. 

Challenges:
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More: #426 Make your Mark

Retro Rubber Challenge: #179 Groovy Baby

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Hugs, Theresa

Two Cards, Same Stamps

Hello!  I am sharing 2 cards that I made with stamps from Power Poppy Peony Muse set. The top card was stamped on watercolor paper with Distress Oxide inks Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint and I colored with a water brush using the same inks plus Fossilized Amber in the background.  The sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers Doodled Flowers.  Used Pink Card Base and Green CS mat. 

For the second card,  I stamped the same stamps with the same inks on Clear Vellum and let dry overnight.  I then filled in the images with Colored Pencils.  I adhered the Vellum Panel with Vellum tape on to a Pink Card Base and finished with Happy Birthday die cut from the Pink CS using Cheery Lynn dies. This card looks better in real life than it does in the photo. 

Challenges:

613 Avenue Create: Challenge 208  Anything Goes with Optional Twist Use Vellum.

Cards In Envy : It's Birthday Party Time Card Challenge.

Use Your Stuff: Challenge#309 Vellum

Simon Monday Challenge: Simon Says Flower Power

Mod Squad Challenge: Floral Watercolor

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Anything Goes

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

Sisters Together find April Showers

Hello!  This a good day to play with this Wags N Whiskers stamp since it is raining outside.  I have had this stamp called Love You, Sis since 2011 ....I always think of my sister when I use it.  I simply stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah White CS and colored with Copics. Added some Glossy Accents to the rainbow colored umbrella and stuck on some raindrops from Cloud9 Designs.  The Happy Little Stampers sentiment was stamped with Distress Oxide Faded Jeans ink.  Rounded the top corners with a punch and attached to a blue card base. I kept the design clean and simple to focus on the image.
Just for fun, I have linked some other older cards that I posted using this stamp.
Love You Sis, Birthday card 2011
Rain, Rain Go Away 2011
April Showers 2012
Challenges:
Retro Rubber: Challenge 84 Inspiring April Showers. I was inspired by the rain boots and umbrella in the photo.  Thought immediately of this favorite old stamp from 2011. 
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Only For Girls.  Thought this stamp suited this theme.
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 287 Make Your Mark...used Copics to make my mark.
Allsorts Challenge: #463 Spring Flowers or Showers.  Chose showers for my card.
Stamping Sensations: April Challenge-One for the Girls.
As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Coloring Medium.  Copics are my favorite coloring medium because they are easy to use and blend  and I love all the colors that I have.

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

Another Card Using a Die as a Stencil

Hello! I love how this card turned out-looks better in real life but hope you see the dimension and texture of the embossing.  I used Memory Box Splendid Clarkia die to cut a stencil and also to do dry embossing on the image.  Used Distress Oxide Inks  Candied Apple and Peeled Paint to color with the stencil. Used Wild Honey and Stardust Pen on the centers of the flowers. Stamped the Happy Little Stampers sentiment from Doodled Flowers. Added card base of Coral and mat of Grass Green.

Challenges to enter:
Happy Little Stampers: April Anything Goes with Dies challenge. Used HLS Doodled Flowers sentiment.
CRAFT Challenge: #462 Get Well Soon
Outside the Box: Memory Box Challenge #36 Floral Cards

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