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 

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. 

Hugs, Theresa

Winter Thank You

Hello! Just playing with some patterned paper, embossing folder, dies, and cardstock. No stamping involved in the making of this card. I embossed a strip of All Spruced Up CS(GKD) with Darice Pine Branches EF and added some color to the pine cones with Krylon Gold Leafing Pens and added Perfect Pearls to the other raised surfaces of the branches.  I die cut a Branch with Impression Obsession die and words with Cheery Lynn dies from the same green CS and attached all to white CS layered with Patterned Paper from my stash. I was pleased with this Winter Thank You design.

Challenges:

 Allsorts Challenge: Week 499/500 Theme is Thanks a Bunch
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: December Always about using Patterned Paper
Die Cut Divas: December Theme is Winter
Happy Little Stampers: December Anything Goes with Dies

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

Pine Cone for the Holidays

Hello! Playing with some stamps and die cuts to create this Holiday card.  I inked a GKD Pine Cone stamp with Brown and Green inks and stamped on white CS. I added more color with Copics and texture to the Cone with Clear Lacquer Pen.  I cut the Pine bough with a Impression Obsession die from Green CS, added some details with Copics,  and attached atop the stamped cone.  Stamped the Mark's Finest Papers Sentiments with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and heat embossed with Clear EP.  Edged the white panel with Green Copic, attached to a Brown CS layer and to a white card base.

Challenges:

Use Your Stuff: Challenge 287 Take 5-to take 5 things from your stash, that potentially has been lost among the collections and use them to create something.  Use old Pine Cone Stamp, IO Die Cut, Old Sentiment stamps, Green CS from stash, Green Copics never used.
The Paper Players: Theme Challenge PP369 Holiday Pines.

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

Tied Up with a Bow

Hello! For today's Christmas card, I combined a Pine Cone stamp from GKD Peace & Joy set. with a Pine Bough cut using an Impression Obsession die.  I stamped and gold embossed the GKD sentiment from Joyful Holiday set. Finished with GKD ribbon and bow and some glossy Accents on the cone for texture.
Challenge:
Stamp TV: Release Challenge Add a Bow to your card.
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #223 Holiday
Crafty Ribbon Challenge: #179 Christmas

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

Red Bird Sings Hi!

 

"No matter what yesterday was like, birds always start the new day with a song."

The beginning of a New Year, a New Day begins with making a card for the Fusion challenge shown below.  I decided to combine the sketch with some inspiration from the photo in my creation.  As you can see I have selected the red bird, colors, stripes and sprigs of greenery from the photo.  I used a leaf stamp to give a wing to the bird  and another cut out leaf for the sentiment.
Supplies: Gina K Designs Stippled Nature stamps, Memento Lady Bug, Rhubarb Stalk, and Cottage Ivy inks, White, and Green CS, Striped Paper, Spellbinder Oval Dies, Impression Obsession Die for Pine Boughs, Darice EF Pine Branch


Challenges:
Fusion Card Challenge: Season Greetings-used both sketch and photo
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday Challenge Emboss is Boss
The ABC Challenge: Y is for Your choice (Anything goes)
Mod Squad Challenge: Anything goes with at least One Die Cut-
         used 2 oval dies and the branch die

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

Guest Designer at Tag YOU'RE It!

 Hello! Today, I am thrilled to be a Guest Designer at Tag YOU'RE It! Challenge.  I have only recently found this fun challenge and love their inspirations and making tags for their challenges.  This week's inspiration for Challenge #35 is by Tracey and is a great Christmas design.  I was inspired by her use of Pattern Papers and great die cuts.   I hope you will be inspired to play along and have a chance to be a Guest Designer.

For my tag, I decided to also focus on pattern papers (just love playing with patterns) and I stayed with a Christmas theme.  I chose pattern papers from Pebbles Welcome Christmas pad with similar colors and used a Impression Obsession Branch die, a Cuttlebug Ornament die,  and a Cheery Lynn Die for the word Merry.  I heat embossed some Pinecones using a GKD stamp and Zing Chestnut EP and fussy cut them after coloring with Copics.  I assembled all my elements together and added a bow of green twine to complete the tag.

 

Challenges to enter:

Happy Little Stampers: Christmas Challenge Tag

Allsorts Challenge: 337 Anything but a Card

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #255 Red and Green must be seen.

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Christmas

 

 

Thanks to Tracey and the TYIC team for inviting me to join them as a Guest!

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

Blue and Silver Ornaments

Hello!  I was really inspired by the Merry Monday challenge this week.  I immediately began my card by gathering Silver Metallic CS, DCWV Blue Foil CS, and Glossy White CS.  I cut Pine branches with Impression Obsession die  and stamped the Ornaments with Spellbinders Heirloom set using Versamark and Silver EP. I fussy cut the Ornaments and arranged all the elements on a White Card Base using Blue Satin Ribbon to hang the ornaments attached with Pop-Up Dots.  My DH helped me decide the layout.  I love the shine and sparkle of my card.

Challenges:
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: Wendy asked us to create a Christmas card with ornaments in silver/gray & blue.
Creative Corner Challenge: It's beginning to look like Christmas.
Clear It Out Challenge: Theme-Anything Goes. Stash -Use 3 of the same thing. I used 3 ribbons, 3 ornaments.
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Ornaments

Stay tune for another Blue and Silver card.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa