Boo to You!

Hello! Switching to a Halloween theme for this card. As thoughts of fall come, I was thinking that I have not made many Halloween cards in a while. I was inspired by the Two Old Bats Halloween challenge which I have never entered but follow their posts. I pulled out some old stamps from my stash of Halloween themes and put together this simple design. I used a ghost, cat, spiders and the word Boo from the Mood Board from the challenge.  I stamped the ghost with black ink and heat embossed with Clear EP and colored with Copics on a white panel. I attached the cat that I had stamped, and heat embossed on Black scrap and fussy cut. I actually had made this cat for a previous project but had it leftover and found in my Halloween stash box.   Added some color to the cat with Gel pens and popped it up on card with some foam tape. I trimmed the bottom edge of panel with Martha Stewart Drippy Goo punch and sponge on a bit of red ink. Finished with Boo stamp with black ink and added some spiders (plastic confetti) hanging from strings drawn on card with black gel pen. Placed the panel on some Orange CS that I had in my scraps. Used up some old supplies from my stash. 

Challenge:
Two Old Bats Challenge: September Anything Halloween 

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog: LTSCB#157 Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge: September Anything Goes

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Hugs, Theresa

Full of Thanks

Hello!  I was trying to come up with a design for the latest challenge   Anything Goes Embossing at Can You Handle the Pressure?  We are to use an embossing folder with a Twist of Sentiment as the Focus. Well, I came up using the simple sentiment of Thanks both as the stamping on the card and also the embossing part. Guess you might say I overdid the sentiment, but it certainly is the focus of the design.  Added some touches of gold to center of embossed flowers and edges of cut panels.

Supplies used: Sizzix Thank You EF (on the bottom part of the card), Cuttlebug Border EF from With Love, Repeat Impressions "Thanks" large stamp (embossed twice with Clear EP), Memento Potter's Clay ink (used for stamping and for inking raised areas of embossing, GKD Faded Brick CS, White CS, Versamark Pen, Gold EP, Pilot Gold Metallic Pen (for edging panels).

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments.

Hugs, Theresa

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

CAS Christmas Card

Hello!  I am sharing a CAS design that I created with stamps and dies for a Christmas card that will be easily mass produced if I decide to do so.  I stamped the pinecone twice on kraft CS with Versamark and heat embossed with Zing Chestnut EP. Stamp is from GKD Seasonal Sentiments Bundle. I die cut both with GKD Die from the same set. Like the way they look, and no coloring was involved. I die cut the Pine Bough with Impression Obsession die from Fresh Asparagus CS and colored the branch with Copics marker. I arranged the die cuts on a panel of white CS that I inked the edges with a Brown Copics marker .... this looks like a mat without adding more weight.  I finished with a sentiment from GKD Joyful Holiday stamped with Versamark  and embossed with the Chestnut EP.

The hardest part of this design was deciding how to best arrange the die cut elements, but I like the final results.

Challenges:
CAS Christmas Card Challenge: August Pine

Happy Little Stampers: August Anything Goes with Dies

Monthly Mix Challenge Gina K Designs: Adding Texture-used die cuts and heat embossing

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says: Christmas 

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Hugs, Theresa

In My Heart

Hello! I created this card using Patterned Papers and Ephemera from Gina K. Designs Watercolor Floral kit. I embossed the floral paper panel with Cuttlebug Victoria EF before attaching to a mat of GKD Faded Brick CS and added a strip of another patterned paper with the sentiment from On My Mind and in my Heart mini stamp set stamped and embossed on a strip of the Faded Brick. Finished by popping up a Flower from the Ephemera with foam tape.  Used white card base. 

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

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

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Hugs, Theresa

Playing with Color Challenge and More

Hello! Welcome to my studio.  I have been playing with some old rubber stamps from the GKD Unforgettable set to create some CAS cards.  The top card is created with a color combination for the challenge at Just Us Girls. I inked up the floral image with DOI Abandoned Coral and Memento London Fog inks and stamped on a White panel. I embossed the center of the flowers with Gold EP and a Versamark Pen.   I stamped he sentiment with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Gold EP. I trimmed the panel with a GKD Stitched Dieand edged the panel with Pilot Metallic Gold Marker for more gold accents.  Finished with a Coral card base and a light grey mat. 

I decided to use the same stamps (since they were on my desk) plus one more to create another card, but I stamped the silhouette images with Memento black ink on a background that I used ink blending to create an oval with Hero Arts ink. I finished with sentiment stamped in black ink and a card base of Black CS.  Clean and simple! 

Have you ever used the wrong product by mistake?  In the making of this second card, I mixed up a Stick It Adhesive Sheet with my masking paper. Oops!  Ended up having to add another white layer with the oval die cut out since I had adhesive on the original layer with the inked oval. 

Challenges:

Just Us Girls Challenge: 641 Color Week Coral, Light Grey, Gold. 

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

Birthday Wishes

Hello! I created this birthday card using GKD supplies and a sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.  I did not get posted in time for the challenge at Tuesday Morning but will enter in other challenges. 

Supplies used: GKD Patterned Paper and Ephemera from Watercolor Floral Kit, GKD Stamp from So Many Sentiments set, GKD Innocent Pink and Faded Brick CS, White CS, Veramark, Metallic Gold EP, Pilot Gold Metallic Marker. I like the color combo that I used in this card.... something different for me. 

Challenges: 

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

Creations in Pink Challenge: #46 Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Seize the Birthday: #242 Metallic. Used metallic gold embossing powder and metallic gold marker on edges of patterned paper.

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

Easter Bunny

Happy Easter!

Hello! I created this quick Easter card with a printed image that I had saved on my computer. After printing the image that I resized, I inked the edges with Pilot Metallic Gold marker and attached to a green panel embossed with Cuttlebug EF Divine Swirls. Finished with a yellow card base and an old Hero Arts sentiment embossed with Gold EP. 

Challenge: 
Can You Handle the Pressure? Challenge Anything Goes Embossing with a Twist of Easter

Double D Challenges: Easter Challenge Inspired by the bunny and flowers on mood board.

Praying for the people of Ukraine.

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Theresa

Easter Blessings

Hello! Today I am sharing 2 Easter cards that I made using a file of an artist drawing that I had saved in a file.  I printed the image on watercolor paper twice and trimmed to fit my card. I inked the edges with Pilot Metallic Gold Marker. On the first card I used a background that I created with Gold Metallic CS, a My Favorite Things stencil called Radiating Rays, and GKD Gold Glitter Gel. I assembled all on a Bright Green textured card base. The Easter sentiment from GKD was stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Gold EP.

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The second card was made in the same way, but I used a mat of Gold Metallic paper that was embossed with a Cuttlebug EF Kassies Brocade. 

Challenges:

Crafting Happiness Challenges: #122 April: Anything Goes Always

Happy Little Stampers: Stencil Challenge Anything Goes. Use Radiating Rays Stencil

Can You Handle the Pressure? Anything Goes Embossing with a Twist of Easter. Use Cuttlebug EF on second card.

Double D Challenges: Easter

The Four Seasons Challenge: April Spring Challenge Anything Goes Spring

Praying for the people of Ukraine. Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Theresa

To Save or Throwaway

Hello! Are you one of those card makers, like me, who is always seeing an item that could be repurposed on a card and hoard all sorts of items for that purpose?  I am trying to use up some of these saved items instead of just throwing in a box.  This week I purchased a garden flag and the picture on the package was perfect for a card.  (See photo below) So I trimmed the glossy photo from the package and attached to a scrap of blue cardstock and then to a card base of Textured Green CS from my stash.  Stamped the sentiment from my stamp stash with GKD Blue ink and heat embossed with Clear EP to create a Birthday Card. 

Challenge:
As You Like It Challenge: To recycle or buy new.  My card is made from a recycled package. I really like to buy new but there is a great satisfaction when I can salvage something and create something without spending money.  And it's also a challenge to my creative side to do so.  

Photo of Flag Package

Praying for the people of Ukraine. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Hugs, Theresa

Watering Can with Lilacs

Hello! Thanks for stopping by, Today I am sharing a card that I created for the Double D Challenge Something with a Handle. I made this a couple of days ago and forgot to post until today.  I used stamps and dies from a Hero Arts kit from July 2017.  The watering can was stamped on and cut from silver metallic CS and I used white CS and Copics for the Lilacs,  The sentiment was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with Wow Silver EP. Used a shiny textured green CS from Bazzil for the background which made it hard to photograph because of the reflection. 

Pray for the people of Ukraine. 

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

Birthday Butterfly

Welcome to the studio!  I have been fluttering around my desk putting together another birthday card.  This is one of my favorite kind of cards to make since there is always a birthday to celebrate and it's good to have cards on hand.   I have a box of old photos - ones that I saved from the trash -remember before digital cameras when we had to have film developed and a lot of them never made it to a photo album or were not good enough to frame.  I kept some of those rejects thinking that I could find ways to repurpose someday.  I have used 2 of those rejected photos (shown below) in the making of this card. You can estimate how many years I have had them.  

Using a recently learned Cloisonne Technique, I stamped an old butterfly stamp from Layers of Color with Versamark ink on the sunset glossy photo and heat embossed with gold EP and fussy cut the image. (Be careful not to get paper too hot or it will blister.) I trimmed the second photo of flowers and used it as a background mat on my card.  I attached the butterfly and added with some die cut words cut with Cheery Lynn dies.  I wanted the gold edge of the card base and the gold of the words all to match the gold on the butterfly so I used the same gold embossing powder to edge the white card base and to create a gold embossed strip to cut the words.  That's what I call coordinating my golds.

Challenges:

ModSquad Challenge: Birthday Butterflies

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Occasion (and Why) Birthdays.  I enjoy sending a specially designed card to someone having a birthday as well as keeping a variety of birthday cards on hand. And I can be as creative as I want making every card in a different way.

As You See It Challenge: #268 Techniques. A favorite technique of mine is Cloisonne Technique using heat embossing. This is a new technique that I recently learned. 

Thanks for dropping by. I love reading your comments. Theresa

Birthday Cards 2 at a Time

Welcome!  I made two window birthday cards using the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches using some new and old stamps from Gina K Designs.  I was planning to only make one but decided to do 2 cards.  The first one shown below was done with a green card base in which I die cut a window with Spellbinder's circle die. The floral stamp was stamped on a white card panel with Memento Peanut Brittle and colored with Copics.  Was trying to achieve a no lines look. Added some texture with a strip  embossed with a embossing folder border.

On the second similar card, I used a patterned paper with a solid white back for the card base. This time I stamped the image with Memento Pink Ink and then heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder before I colored with Copics.  This way, I did not lose the details in the stamp when I colored.  I liked this look better.  Showing the inside below. 

Finished both cards with Birthday sentiments and colored gems. 

Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches: #644

Double D Challenges: Shades of Pink

Addicted to Stamps and More: 423 Birthdays

Creations In Pink: Challenge #43 Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge: #545 Birthdays -create a project and use any kind of embellishments in stash.

Sketch 644

Double D

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Candy Hearts for My Love

Welcome! I was inspired to create this card by Inspiration Station Challenge #23 Photo of Candy Hearts. The photo reminded of an image that I had on file in Print Shop.  I located the picture and printed on Glossy Paper. It even had some of the same colors as the inspiration, but I added more pink and green using pink cardstock as base and green cs as a mat.  I stamped and heat embossed Love You! on one of the hearts and created a sentiment with stamps and scraps of paper to complete the card.  I loved these candy hearts as a kid. 

Challenges:
Inspiration Station: #23 Photo Inspiration-Candy Hearts

Double Trouble Paper Crafting Challenge: #103 Sweet Coloring Challenge.  Used 3 of the colors, included hearts, and shared with Inspiration Station. 

Cupcake Inspirations: #537 Valentine Hearts

Use Your Stuff: #441 Hearts/Love

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

Sending Birthday Wishes

Welcome to my studio!  Did you know that in some cultures, dragonflies represent good luck or prosperity? So, make a wish when you see a dragonfly and it'll come true.  And some say butterflies are omens of good luck.  If I send a card with both a dragonfly and a butterfly, would my card be doubly full of good luck for birthday wishes to come true?  That thought inspired my design for this card  made for a new challenge that I just found, and it intrigued me....

Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenge #2 2022 is anything flies (meaning anything goes) using only the colors Pink and Black.  

Details of card: Stamped Power Poppy Dahlia XL on white CS and colored with Copics.  Placed the image on a Black Mat and then on to White Card Base.  Stamped and double heat embossed Power Poppy sentiment to send Happy Wishes. I selected this particular stamp because "wishes" look like it was written by a butterfly in flight, does it not?

I finished the card by adding the butterfly cut with a Cheery Lynn Die and lined with Pink Vellum. The dragonfly was stamped on Pink Vellum using Versamark ink with a Creative Dies stamp and heat embossed with Black EP and then cut with a die also from Creative Dies. I wanted the dragonfly to have that iridescent and transparent look of a real one.

Other Challenges:

The Flower Challenge:  #65 Occasions. My card is for a Birthday

Seize the Birthday:   #231 Sparkle and Shine. The dragonfly does have some sparkle and shine but hard to see so I'll go with Anything Goes for a Birthday.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I love reading your comments.

 Theresa