Let Your Light Shine

Welcome! Today I am sharing a card that I created with an older lighthouse stamp from Art Impressions.  Most times when I have used a lighthouse stamp, I do not show any light beams. But for this design, I darkened the sky and added light beams. I thought this added more interest to the design. I stamped the image with Memento Black ink and colored with copics and also did ink blending with ink pads for the sky and sea. Added some white accents to waves and beam with White Gel Pen. I found an appropriate sentiment from my stash which is from a Hero Arts kit and stamped with the black ink. I trimmed the image and mats with GKD Dies and attached to a white card base. A fun card to make. 

Challenges:

Double D Challenge: Lighthouse. 

 

Retro Rubber Challenge: #188 Anything Goes. Have had Lighthouse stamp since at least 2013 and                                                 Hero Arts sentiment since 2018.

613 Avenue Create: Challenge #202208 August Anything Goes

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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

Fall Cards

Hello!  I have been creating more Fall/Thanksgiving cards.  I have used colored digital stamps from Artsystamper Shop to create some quick and easy cards.  The top card features a sunflower image printed on Ivory textured cardstock and a sentiment from Gina K Designs stamped in dark red ink. Added a green satin ribbon printed with leaves that I had in my stash.  Finished with  a card base of Faded Brick.

This design was made with Artsystamper pumpkin, leaves, and sentiment digital stamps arranged and printed on Ivory Textured paper.  I stamped a sentiment from Hero Arts in Rich Cocoa ink and used a dark brown card base.

I used the same pumpkin and maple leaves digital images from Artsystamper Shop for the last 2 cards but added some distress ink,  Cheery Lynn die cut words, and Green card base on one.  I also popped up the pumpkin on this one by printing the image twice and fussy cut the pumpkin.   The last one was printed with a sentiment on ivory cardstock and placed on a card base of Faded Brick.  Used a black gel pen to highlight the sentiment.

These cards are part of several that I  am making for the residents at my Mother's care center. 

Challenges to enter:

Artsystamper Digital Challenge: #24 Ribbons and Bows

Cut It Up: Challenge 209 Happy Fall, Y'all  + use at least 3 layers. Used die cut words and 3 layers with -card base, background layer, and pumpkin cut out with words.

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Just Fluttering By

Hello! I have second card featuring a butterfly for the Double D Challenge to use Butterflies.  For this design I used a die cut butterfly cut from Black and Yellow card stocks using Exotic Butterfly and Angel Wing dies from Cheery Lynn.  I did some shading on the yellow layer before gluing the 2 die cuts together.  For the background, I inked an old Hero Arts Stamp ( One of my first Hero Arts stamps from 2009) called Red Fushia with Memento Markers Bamboo Leaves and Lilac Posie, spritzed with some water, and stamped on a white card stock panel. It's been a while since I used this technique.  I stamped the sentiment with Memento Lilac Posie ink. Popped up the butterfly on the design and attached to a textured card base to finish.

Challenges:
Double D Challenge: Butterflies 

Retro Rubber Challenge: #141 Anything Goes using older stamps than a year.  The flower stamp is from 2009. 

Die Cut Divas Challenge: August theme is all about flowers. Used Die cut butterfly with Flowers. 

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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

Easter Card Continues

Today I have 3 versions of Easter cards using the same older stamps Hero Arts Sentiment and a cross stamp from Inkadinkado.  The designs shown on the left are 2 that I posted some time ago but I just created the one on the right using a fancy die cut oval and dry embossing with Wicker Weave EF on the brown background layer. I did add a sentiment to the middle card after the photo was made.  These will go into the box of Easter cards that I am assembling for the Life Care Center in Tennessee.

Another one for the box. This Easter card was made using an old Flourishes stamp Spring Has Sprung from 2011 designed by Marcella Hawley.  I colored the stamped image found in my Bits and Pieces box with Copics, trimmed it and added to a scrap of shiny pink cs and placed on a layer of Patterned Paper from Joanne's.  Finished with a Hero Arts sentiment stamped in green and a white card base.  Love this cute Bunny group.
Challenge:
Retro Rubber Challenge : #131 Tic Tac Toe -used Easter, Pastel Colors, and Patterned Paper. Flourishes stamp from 2011 and Hero Arts stamp from 2003.
Cute Card Thursday:  #627 Easter
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: March Always about using patterned paper.

Stay well and safe!
Have a great day!
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Easter Cards Continued

 Welcome!  I have more cards to add to the box to send to my Mother's Life Care Center.  And I have a request-can anyone identify the digital image that I used in the cards above? I failed to identify the source of the image in my file.  But I thought it was perfect for Easter cards. I hope I am not infringing on any copyrights.  I printed the design on watercolor paper, inked the edges with a pastel Copics, and attached to an assortment of pastel card bases.  Used printed messages inside. This is an easy and quick card to mass produce if I need more.

These are 2 cards from my stash that I modified to fit the Easter theme and added inside messages. 

Stay well and be safe!
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I love reading your comments. Theresa

Easter Cards

Welcome to the studio! As I posted earlier I have been working on making Easter cards to send to my Mother's Life Care Center for all the residents. I am sharing some photos of the 80 plus cards that I am making. I am using up bits and pieces from my leftover boxes of stamped images, scraps, and die cuts to create the cards.  The top 3 cards were made with already colored images from an earlier project from several years ago.  The stamps were from Flourishes A Year of Flowers set designed by Marcella Hawley.  I trimmed the images and matted with green scraps and added to some textured card stock bases.  Stamped with an old Hero Arts sentiment. I printed messages for the inside using large print on copy paper. 

Challenges:

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Easter or Spring. I like making Easter cards because I love to share them with family and it's a great time to share cards with those you love.
Use Your Stuff: #394 Spring

Double D Challenge: Welcome Spring

 More cards with leftovers from earlier projects. Die cut bunnies were cut with Cameo. Pink  Bunny tails are round circles of fuzzy Velcro with adhesive backs found in a drawer in the studio. The Bunny in the Basket is an PSX stamp from 1990.  How fun it is to use up leftovers. Feels like I am being productive to clean up some of these supplies.

Stay safe and well! Have a great day!
 I love reading your comments. Theresa

Give Me a Lemon and I'll Make Cards

Welcome!  Today I am playing with a never before used Lemon/Lime Slice stamp from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps.  I have used it for 2 projects made for some challenges.  For the tag above I stamped the slice several times using Memento inks and Copics to color.  Also stamped and colored a Marcella Hawley Strawberry stamp and sentiments from the same set Strawberries.  Finished by rounding the corners with a punch and adding a mat of Yellow CS. The ribbon for this was found in my stash. 

Challenge:
Tag You're It! Challenge: #91 Summer Fruits

I used the lemon slice stamp again to create this CAS card.  Added orange stripes with a GKD stamp and finished with Hero Arts sentiment  using Memento Citrusy colored inks.  Finished with Bright Yellow card base.

Challenge:

CAS Colours & Sketches: Challenge Sketch #329

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 349 Clean and Simple 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge: #176 A Clean and Simple Summer card

CASology: Week 347 Citrus

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Santa on the Move

 Hello!  Playing with the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches to create this Christmas card using a digital image from Dearie Dolls Digis.  I used the colored version of Santa driving a card that I printed and framed with a diamond shaped frame of red CS. I used a pattern paper for the background and a red card base.  Added texture and snow with Stickles, Liquid Pearls and Snow Marker.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.
Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch # 479

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Load of Pumpkins

Hello!  I have been playing with the Truck die from Cheapo Dies and a Leafy Tree embossing folder Darice to create this fall card.   I embossed the tree on a panel of white CS and then colored the raised areas with Distress Oxide inks using foam ink pods( see pic below). Also embossed a gravel road on the panel and colored with Copics.  Die cut the Truck from Grey Blue CS and scraps. Stamped Pumpkins with 3 different stamps (GKD, SU, and Hero Arts ) on Orange CS with Memento Potter's Clay ink and fussy cut.  Filled the truck with pumpkins and popped up on the card background.  One pumpkin rolled out and landed by the tree.  Decided the truck was from a farm called "Life is Good" (GKD Stamp) and stamped that on the door. Also a Black bird landed in the tree above the truck (Stamp from Inkadinkado).  Used a Pumpkin Spice CS for the card base. 

Challenges:

The Card Concept: Challenge #101 Rustic Fall Photo Inspiration below

Die Cuttin Divas: #393 Anything Goes.  Used truck die cut from Cheapo Dies

Die Cut Divas: November Challenge Anything Goes

CAS Mix Up Challenge: November Challenge Embossing Folder  + Stamping + Your Choice. Used foam pod to ink raised area of EF, Fussy Cuts, Die Cuts, and Stamping

Foam Pods

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Out In the Galaxy

Hello! I'm out in the galaxy!   The background of my card was actually the result of an accident. Sometime ago, I spilled a bottle of Hero Arts Metallic Blueberry Mist and quickly grabbed some cardstock to absorb it and ended up with several panels for backgrounds.  On this piece I sponged on some Distress Oxide Inks including Peacock Feathers, Faded Jeans and Wilted Violet. The result was perfect for a card for the current Fusion Challenge Galaxy.  Added some stars with a White Gel Pen and Clear star pen.  On a strip of clear vellum, I stamped a Hero Arts sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed with Silver EP.  Die cut stars from Gold and Silver metallic CS with Sizzix die.  Embossed the top star with Swiss dots EF for some more texture. Assembled all the elements on a Silver Metallic card base following the sketch on the  Fusion graphic below. 

Challenges:

 Fusion Card Challenge: Galaxy-Used both the sketch and  the photo as inspiration.

Dies R Us Challenge: #103 You Are a Star.  Used Sizzix Star dies

Just Add Ink: #422 Just Choose 2  Used embossing powder and embossing folder. 

613 Avenue Create: #212 Anything Goes

Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says Sprinkles and Splatters.  You can say my background was one big splatter by accident. The stars are the sprinkles.
A Blog Named Hero: Challenge Sparkle and Shine. Used Metallic Blueberry Mist, Metallic CS, Silver Metallic EP. 

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TwoFer Fun

Welcome!   One of the newest challenges in blogland and a fun one is the TwoFer Card Challenge - we are to make 2 different designs for 2 different occasions using the same stamps and/or dies. The August prompt is Geometric and I chose to use a rectangle stamp from Gina K Tropical Windows set. For the first card, I stamped the rectangle 5 times with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on a White CS and spelled HELLO in Memento Red ink using a Martha Stewart alphabet set.   I added a Fancy Lady (my DH's name for her) from an old Flourishes set Glamour Girls that I stamped in black ink.  I stamped the feathers on her hat with Versamark and heat embossed with Red EP.  Finished with a card base of Red CS.

The second card has a Christmas theme.  I stamped the rectangle 3 times in blue, red, and green to make gifts for under the tree. I colored each gift with Copics  and decorated with designs using a gold pen. Added stamped and die cut bows to the packages. I stamped a tree with Annabelle stamps and Green ink and fussy cut before popping up on the card. A die cut star of Gold Metallic CS topped the tree and a Gold Embossed sentiment was added below the gifts.  Hero Arts die cuts and sentiment were used. Fun way to use the rectangle stamp. Used a Red CS for the base. 

Challenges:

Twofer Card Challenge: Used rectangle stamp for my Geometric.

CAS Christmas Card Challenge: August Challenge Tree

The Merry Christmas Challenge: Anything Christmas

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

Starry Sky

Hello!  Today I am playing with some challenges featuring night skies.  I began with a background that I had made with Distress Oxide Inks and had set aside in my saves.  I added more sponging with the inks until I liked the look.  I then stamped Repeat Impressions Rocky Shore Vista across the lower part with a couple of the Distress Oxide inks.  Added some stars and shine with a Sakura Clear Star pen. Stamped Hero Arts sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed first with Silver EP and then a second time with Gold EP to soften the silver.  Used a Gold Metallic CS for the card base. 

Challenges:

 The House that Stamps Built: Inspiration Palette Challenge a1518.  I tried to capture all the colors and the layout of the scene in the challenge. 

Double D Challenges: The Moon and/or The Stars.  Used a lot of stars in my sky. 

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Moon and Stars

Hello!  I have another card featuring Stencil Monoprint.  I learned about this technique on CAS Mix  Up Card challenge.  I used Hero Arts Moon and Stars stencil with Distress Oxide Inks Fossilized Amber and Wild Honey to create the monoprint on white CS.  I then laid the stencil back on the dried print and sponged with Stormy Sky Ink.  I cut a panel and attached to a Shimmery Yellow Pearl CS.  I stamped the Hero Arts sentiment with Memento Paris Dusk ink and heat embossed with clear EP. Attached die cut stars using Hero arts dies.  I added glitter to the sides of the panel using double side tape and Stampendous Crystal Glitter.  I hope you can see the glitter and the variation of colors on the monoprint.  Hard to see in the photo. Looks better in real life.
Challenges:
 CAS Mix Up Card Challenge: August Challenge Stencil Monoprint + Stamping + Your Choice.  I added sponging, heat embossing, die cuts, glitter.
Double D Challenge: The Moon and/or Stars
Dies R Us Challenge: #103 You Are a Star.  Used Hero Arts Star dies.
TIME OUT Challenge: #116 Bright

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