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

Using Some of My Stash

 Welcome to the studio!  I have created some cards using some pre-embossed panels of white cardstock that I had filed away.....not sure why I did this but I have a stack of several panels embossed with several different embossing folders.  I chose 3 precut and pre-embossed panels with Cuttlebug Leafy Branch EF. For the first card, I colored the raised design with DOI  Peeled Paint using a pod and attached to a Green Mat and White Card base. I added several Butterflies die cut from scraps of Yellow CS using Sue Wilson Petite Butterflies dies (NBUS). Finished with words die cut with Cheery Lynn dies. 

 

The second card was made in a similar way but used a different green ink and darker green mat. The butterflies are cut from the smaller dies from the same set by Sue Wilson and cut from scraps of a patterned paper shown on the side in the photo. Used a Cheery Lynn die for the word Thanks. 

For the third card, I had used the Leafy Branch EF but also had embossed the panel with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots.  Not sure which EF that I used first but I had colored the raised dots with Navy Ink and the branch with Green Ink using pods to color the raised areas.  It was some time ago that I did this embossing and coloring and put away to finish at a later time.  I completed this card using some Marianne Design Creatable dies.  The bird was cut from a Red scrap and raised on some red foam. The birdhouse was cut from some Brown foam and I inked the raised area with dark brown ink. (FYI I first cut the house from brown cardstock and cut the foam to layer but I liked the look of the foam for the house with out the paper better and eliminated the brown paper.)  The sentiment was stamped and die cut with Gina K Designs products.  Used Navy ink to stamp and white foam to raise. Attached the panel to a Navy Card base and assembled the elements using a bit of string to hang the birdhouse. 

Challenges: 

Can You Handle the Pressure? Anything Goes  Embossing with a Twist of Green

Just Us Girls Challenge: #625 Photo Week. Inspired by the Bird and Birdhouse in photo.

Dies  R Us Challenge:  #189 Anything Goes using any brand of dies that DRU sells. Used Cheery Lynn,  Sue Wilson and Marianne Designs dies. 

Die Cut Divas: Challenge theme is Happy Birthday.

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge: SOS 466 Spread Your Wings

Pray for the people of Ukraine. 

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Theresa

Balloons for a Happy Birthday

 

Seize the Birthday Challenge is celebrating their 200th Challenge!  Congratulations to them for this great achievement and thanks to them for having a great challenge.  For their special celebration we are to make a card inspired by their graphic shown below.  I chose to use balloons and colors from the graphic and give it a watercolor feel by inking the balloons.  I threw in some splatters as well (which my DH called sneezes?) I also colored the balloon strings with a black marker and used black die cut words as in the graphic. Supplies used: Darice Embossing Folder Balloons, White CS, Black CS, Pink CS, Cheery Lynn Dies, Memento Inks, Pods for Coloring Raised images, GKD Stamp for Splatters. 

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