Walking In the Rain

Welcome!  My card today was inspired by all the rain that we have had in April and that saying -April Showers Bring May Flowers.  I have used this rubber stamp from Wags 'n Whiskers Love You Sis  for many cards since 2011.  I pulled it out again to pair with this digital pattern paper from Paper Crafter Magazine that I found in one of my digital files. I stamped the image on white cardstock with black ink and colored with Copics. The hard part was fussy cutting the Two Sisters which I did carefully.  I popped them up with foam on the colorful pattern paper and attached the sentiment that I printed on vellum using vellum tape.  I colored a stem of flowers after stamping and die cutting with Hero Arts stamp and die and then attached the flowers to the card.  I imagined that they-the sisters- had stopped and picked some flowers on their walk in the rain. 

This stamp has been on of favorites for years because it always reminds me of times with my younger sister.  I will mail this to her.....she has had a lot of rain this month in Tennessee.  Hope it brings her a smile!

Challenges:

Double D Challenges: Showers and Flowers

Retro Rubber: Challenge 133 Anything Goes.  My rubber stamp is over 9 years old. 

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

Allsorts Challenge: Week 568 Flowers and/or Showers

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

Truckin' Along

Hello!  Playing today with a new truck die from Cheapo Dies....cut the truck from red, black and silver CS.  Used a Hero Arts silhouette die cut for the face in the window and  I added on some details.  The pumpkins were stamped with an old SU stamp, colored with Copics and fussy cut for the back of the truck.  They are large enough to win a prize at the county fair....maybe that is the truck's destination?
I  created the background with Distress Oxide Inks Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo and Memento Summer Sky ink.  Added some trees in the background and sentiment using Gina K stamps. The truck was popped up with some craft foam. Card base is GKD Tomato Soup CS.
Challenges:
 Dies R Us Challenge: #106 Anything goes using dies by companies carried at the DRU store. My die was purchased from DRU.
Double D Challenge: Scare'n Up Some Pumpkins
Seize the Birthday: Toppings option is Travel.  Traveling by truck.
Die Cut Divas: Challenge theme is Autumn or Halloween

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Silhouette in Black

Hello!  I have another black and white card using a Silhouette die.   I used a Hero Arts Die of a Girl  Silhouette from August Kit cut in black CS.  I stamped the strings for the Balloons that I fashioned out of circle dies.  Used White card base with striped pattern paper from MME.  Assembled the die cuts on the panel stamped with the strings and a Birthday sentiment. 

Challenges:

Dies R Us Challenge: August #102 Black and White no additional colors. Used metal dies from Hero Arts. 

Die Cut Diva's Challenge Blog: August Challenge Use a Silhouette in your project.

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: August use patterned paper on your project. 

Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes for a Birthday

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Sunny Thoughts

Hello!  I have a CAS card made with stamps and dies from a Hero Arts kit.  I used Twisted Citron Distress ink to sponge an rectangle area using a die.  I then stamped some flowers with more Distress Oxide inks Broken China, Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint.  Added some mason jars stamped with Versamark and embossed with Silver EP on vellum and die cut.  Finished with a strip (shelf) of Dry Embossed White CS.  The sentiment was stamped on vellum with Black Ink and heat embossed with clear EP and fussy cut. That was adhered with Vellum tape. Attached this to a card base of GKD Grass Green CS. 

Challenges:
CAS Colours & Sketches: Challenge #267 Sketch shown below.

Inspired by All the Little Things: #83 Photo Inspiration shown below. Inspired by the mason jars of flowers and colors.

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Embossing Heat or Dry.

613 Avenue Create: Challenge #208 Anything Goes /Optional Twist Use Vellum

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says add some texture.  Texture in the embossing and vellum. 

Creative with Stamps: CWS #25 CAS + Sentiment

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Tree of Scraps

Second Post

Welcome!  Playing again with scraps of Pattern Papers.  This time I created a tree of various sizes of triangles.  I arranged the papers on a White CS embossed with a Darice EF placed on a mat of Red CS and a White Card Base.  Finished with a star die cut from another scrap using Hero Arts die and a Hero Arts sentiment stamped in SU Ruby Red ink.

Challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: November-Use pattern papers

AAA Cards: CAS Game 103 Celebrate.  Celebrating Christmas

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Origami Christmas Tree

Welcome!  I am always looking for ways to use scraps of pattern papers as I do save them all.

I recently came across a video showing how to make an Origami Tree using 4 squares of paper measuring  3 X 3, 2-1/2 X 2-1/2, 2 X 2, and 1-1/2 X 1-1/2.  Go here to see all the directions by penquinstamper.

I just had to try the Tree and added my own touch with an embossed background using a Darice EF on White CS with a Red CS layer and White card base. The stamp and star die are Hero Arts.  I will be making several more of this design. 

Challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: November Anything goes with Patterned Paper

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: November Anything goes for Christmas

613 Avenue Create: Challenge #203 Anything Goes / Optional Twist - Create a 3D card

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

Christmas Tree with Layers

Welcome!  Playing with the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches resulted in another Christmas Card for my stash.  For the focus,  I stamped and die cut  a Tree with Hero Arts products from the October Kit  and colored with Copics.  I used GKD Ivory and Grass Green CS, Pattern Paper from DCWV Christmas Basics pad, some gold satin ribbon, Cheery Lynn Die Cut words from Metallic Gold CS, and Pilot Metallic Gold Marker for edges to create the card.  I like this fresh green color for the Christmas theme.
Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #427
Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C410 Layer It Up
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #358 Anything Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: November Anything Christmas

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

Daisies and Butterflies

Welcome!  My card today features Repeat Impressions Daisies and Butterfly and a sentiment stamp that I inked with Memento Tuxedo Black on White CS and colored with assorted Copics using colors from the Inspiration Palette from The House That Stamps Built. I inked the edge of the image with DI Wilted Violet and attached to Lavender CS.  I added a smaller Hero Arts butterfly stamped, colored and die cut. 

Challenges: 

The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Palette Challenge A1617

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #255 Photo Inspiration.  I was inspired by the shape of the petals to use daisy stamp.

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: Challenge #194 Things with Wings

Cards In Envy: Challenge Bug Me!  

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Life is But a Dream

Hello!  I have been playing with the August Hero Arts kit that I received on Monday.   Just for fun, I created this dreamy, celestial theme card using the fancy window cut die and stamps from the kit.  I created a watercolor background with watercolor paper inked with Distress Oxide ink Faded Jeans and Salt.  Hope the effects of the salt can be seen in the photo. Stamped the star with Distress Ink Fossilized Amber and added some shine with Clearstar pen and Metallic Gold Gelly pen.

Challenges:

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge: Add salt to watercolor pieces. Used salt on the watercolor background. 

Use Your Stuff: Challenge #275 For love of Children. Create a card with s child theme. 

City Crafter Challenge: Week 375 Make a project with no flowers on it. 

Happy Little Stampers: August Anything Goes with Dies. 

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