Strolling By on a Bike

Welcome and Hello!  I made this card for the challenge at Double D using some older stamps from Paper and Such. I stamped the Bicycle with Black ink on a background that I made by ink blending with GKD inks Fresh Asparagus and Blue Raspberry on white CS.  Colored in a path with Brown Copics.  Added some clouds with Darice EF. Colored the bike with Copics, Colored Pencils, White Gel Pen and a Silver Marker. For a fun touch, added a flag made with toothpick and tag die cut. Sentiments from Paper and Such. 

Challenges:
Double D Challenges: Wheels

Seize the Birthday: #245 Anything Goes Birthday theme

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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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Card for A Friend

Hello! I made this card with an older stamp set Wild Blossoms from GKD.  I had a challenge for using a silhouette in mind when creating this card, but I found out that you can only do one entry and I had already entered.  But I think this card will qualify for Monthly Mix Up Challenge at Gina K Designs. We are to use Black and White Plus Pop of one other Color.  Other supplies used: GKD Blue Raspberry and Black inks, Circle dies, Ink Blending Brush, Black Marker for Edging the White Panel, White CS. 

Challenge:
Shopping Our Stash: SOS 474 Challenge Blending In

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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. 

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Modified the Final Look

Hello! The current challenge at Modsquad Challenge is Beautiful Butterflies and the Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs is Here Comes the Sun.  I combined the 2 challenges and came up with this card to enter.  I created a sunrise scene using a circle mask cut with a die and ink blending with Distress Oxide inks on a white cardstock.  After completing the background, I stamped the flowers and butterflies using stamps from Gina K Design Birds & Blossoms set. The images were colored with Copics.  Added a Gina K sentiment stamped with Memento Black ink and die cut. Finished with a white card base. After I took a photograph of the card, I decided the horizon was too straight and drew in a row of trees to break it up.  The revised card is shown below.  I think it improved the card but what do you think? Please vote for which you consider the best. 

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Fall Leaves

Hello! I made this card a few days ago and forgot to post so I will do so now.  For the background I used a sheet of Gina K Designs Foil mates which I blended with Distress Oxide inks.  I tried to adhere foil to the design but for some reason I was not successful doing that. I stamped and embossed leaves and a sentiment form GKD Skeleton Leaves set (year 2018) on a panel of white cardstock. Used gold EP with Versamrk ink.  I inked the edges of both panels with Pilot Gold Metallic marker before assembling on a card base of Warm Cocoa GKD Cardstock. 

Challenges: 

Monthly Mix Challenge: September Challenge Fall is almost here!

Modsquad Challenge: Autumn Foliage

Retro Rubber Challenge: #144 Anything Goes.  Stamps are from 2018 

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Stencil and Leaves

Hello! It's beginning to feel like fall and I love to make fall cards with beautiful autumn colors.  I was playing with a GKD Stencil Rounded Swirl when I designed this card. I used Distress Oxide Inks Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, and Spiced Marmalade with the stencil on white cardstock blending the colors from light to dark and used masking to create a stripe. I stamped leaves from GKD A Year of Leaves set with the same inks and water colored with a water brush. I stamped one leaf and fussy cut it and attached with foam tape for dimension. The sentiment is from GKD Skeleton Leaves. I added some dew drops in  different colors that blended with colors of the swirls.  I have had these dew drops for years and never seem to deplete the supply. Before attaching the base card of GKD Kissed Autumn card stock, I added an orange satin ribbon ......the card just called for that finishing touch.

Challenges:
ModSquad Challenge: Step up your stencil. Use a stencil on your card front, and then take it up a notch by embellishing it! Use dewdrops for the embellishment. 
Monthly Mix Challenge: September challenge by Donna is Fall is almost here.
As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Way to Use Ribbon and Why. Like to use ribbon in a simple way to add color, Usually a simple flat ribbon with no bow.
Time Out Challenges: Theme Challenge 169  Season with optional twist of coloring
Just Us Girls: #552 Word Week  Leaves 

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Theresa

Garden of Roses

Hello!  My favorite cards are made with flower designs.  I used Gina K Designs stamps from Rose Bouquet and Wildflowers (Sentiment) for this card.  The design was inspired by a recent video by Gina K. using ink blending with pencils.  I stamped the Roses with Versamark on white CS and heat embossed with GKD White EP.  I blended DOI Worn Lipstick over the image and then added highlights with Green and Red pencils.  Stamped the sentiment with the same ink. First time to use this lovely sentiment. Used White CS base and GKD Fresh Asparagus card stock for mat.  Love how this turned out. 

Challenges:

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Stamp It

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #357 Make your Mark.  Used pencils. 

Allsorts Challenge: Week 534/535  Feminine
The Flower Challenge: Challenge #36 Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations: September Challenge Anything Goes with Flowers

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Love and Peace

Hello!  Today's card is made with a Cottage Cutz die of a Dove and with Distress Oxide inks.  I made the background blending  Broken China and Peacock Feathers inks on White CS and spritzed with  Gold Shimmer Mist.  Added the Dove cut from White Glossy CS with foam tape.  Stamped the words using Penny Black stamps from Wonder Collection with Broken China ink.  Finished with a Blue mat and White card base.  Added a couple of White enamel dots. 

Challenges:

AAA Cards: CAS Game #102 Ink Blending
City Crafter Challenge Blog: Week 387 Love and Peace, Man. Use word Love and/or Peace.

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Happy For You

Welcome!  Back with one more design created with Block Watercolor Stamping.  Used Mermaid Lagoon, Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass, Broken China Distress Inks  that I blended using a block on a Watercolor Paper Panel. Stamped and heat embossed a Flower from GKD A Year of Flowers 2.  Stamped a sentiment from GKD Scripty Sayings 2 with Distress Ink. Finished with a Looped Satin Ribbon and a Card Base of Turquoise CS.

Challenges:
Just Us Girls Challenge:#491 Trend Week Ink Blending (#3)
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge:  #167 Anything Goes with Ribbon
Happy Little Stampers: July Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes with Optional Twist Blue

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