Stand Up Card

Hello!  I made this stand up card with one fold for Joan's Touch Challenge.  Her requirements this week are :
Cut one part of an image so it is standing above the card.
Use card stock for color.
Add a sentiment.
Use a product sold at Joan's Gardens.

Complete instructions and measurements are on Joan's post here.
I began with a yellow cardstock 7.5" X 4.25" that I purchased in a pack from Joan's Garden.  I used the Cameo to partially cut my image ...the easy way to cut ....and then stamped the Dahlias on the cutout using Stamp-a-majig to line up. I added some shading to the Flowers with Copic Markers. I used Flourishes Stamps and Memento  Espresso Truffle and Rich Cocoa inks. Memento inks are sold at Joan's Gardens.
The hardest part of this challenge was limiting my color to the card stock.  I hope I met the requirements. I will be doing another card for this challenge.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Summer Days Bring Butterflies

I am back....have been away from home and Internet connections so have missed cardmaking,  blogging and my blog friends.
Today I am sharing a Summer Time card that I made for Joan's Gardens challenge to use:

Die Cut image using the Negative

Colors of purple and white

Textured layer

Leaves

You must use a product sold at Joan's Gardens.

I started with a card base of White CS and used a mat of Purple CS using a Nesties Label 4 Die to create a negative cut to show thru to the base layer where I stamped a sentiment from Repeat Impressions with Memento Grape Jelly. I also used the dies to emboss around the sentiment. I also embossed the purple layer with Cuttlebug EF  Stylized Flowers for some texture.  I finished the card with a butterfly and the flourish with leaves. I cut these with Cheery Lynn dies Fanciful Flourish, Exotic Butterfly small #2, and Angel Wing. Cheery Lynn dies are available at Joan's Gardens. I created my own pattern paper for the butterfly by stamping white CS with Flourishes stamp "Lace Edges" with the Grape jelly ink and used white CS for the angel wing.

Other Challenges:
Cheery Lynn Designs Blog: Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes
Flutter By Wednesday: Any Winged Creature
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Card Close to My Heart

 

 

This card is composed of die cut ovals, a handmade flower, a lovely bow, stitching, a lovely sentiment, lovely lavender and a touch of green. I am entering into 4 challenges:

No Matter Which Way Challenge has their final challenge which is Anything Goes and using a sentiment as your stamp is permitted.

The Ribbon Girl Blog's  Challenge is to simply Add a Bow.

My card follows all the guidelines for Joan's Gardens challenge  to use a plain background, a double oval, a sentiment, any color combination of at least 2, and must use a product sold at Joan's.  It was hard to keep the background plain....wanted to emboss or something. 
www.atjoansgardens.com

The challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs Blog is to follow the theme of IN STITCHES and use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die. I did a faux stitching around the edge of the card with a green Gelly Roll pen. (hope faux is acceptable). I like my corner embellishments.

For this card I used Cheery Lynn Swedish Spring Oval Frame Nesties classic oval dies. I also used Cheery Lynn Ambergris small doily die which I cut into 4 parts to use as my corner embellishments. My flower was made using Cheery Lynn Build a Flower #1 and #2.  I used a flower making kit from Joan's. The Flower was made from scraps. The Cheery Lynn products can all be purchased at Joan's also. 
The  card base is a White cardstock from stash and the Swedish Frame is cut from a shimmery iridescent white card stock which I hope shows in the photo. The lavender paper is from Joan's. I stamped a sentiment from Flourishes Heart Lines in Memento Sweet Plum ink on the lavender oval and finished with a Lavender Bow of sheer organza ribbon.


I hope you like this card. I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Just for Joan's Gardens Challenge

 

Hello! I am posting this card that I made  for Joan's Garden Challenge.  We are to use polka dots , some vellum,  butterflies , any color combination , and use a product sold at Joan's Gardens. The pink cardstock for the base card is from a pack of Pastel Fashion colors purchased from Joan's Gardens. I layered this with a mat of polka dot paper from MME's 6x6 Paper Pad and then topped it with part of a floral paper from MME's Indie Chic Paper Pad that I fussy cut .  I stamped the Sentiment (Spring Has Sprung set) by Flourishes with SU Always Artichoke ink on a scrap of Velum and attached it under the polka dot layer in a window cut with Nesties Label 4 Die.  I then attached with foam dots the 2 butterflies that are a double layer of pink cardstock and Velum.  The butterflies were cut with a Memory Box Pippi Butterfly Die that I won from Joan's.
Check out the challlenge and products  at  www.atjoansgardens.com 

It is fun how easily a card can be built with 3 papers, some scraps, and a couple of dies....and of course a stamp and ink.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Thanks to Rita

This is a card that I made for Joan's Gardens Challenge but before I get in to that, I want to thank my friend and neighbor, Rita. Due to her, this card was made possible because I borrowed from her the die for the lattice, the stamp for the bird, and even the flower I think was punched with one of her punches.  I came across the punched flowers in a stash of precut flowers that I did some time ago and I think it was from a punch of Rita's.  The floral background was even from some scrap leftover from some cards we had made together for a club project.

Now back to the challenge. For Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge #31 we are to use a framed lattice background , any type of flowers , a  bird , and a vertical greeting.  I think I have all the elements covered.  Used 3 layers for flower which I embossed with Clear EP and stacked with pop up dots and used unknown Black Brad for center. My card is sized 5" x 7" to better use the lattice.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bird -All Night Media,  Vertical sentiment-Stampin' Up
Copics B0000,01, YR 00
Glaze Pens
Papers: White Glossy CS, Green Textured CS, Graphics 45 Scrap
Die: Cheery Lynn Lattice Die and Fanciful Flourish
Unknown punch for Flowers
Versamark and Clear EP, White EP

Thanks, Rita for making this card possible. If I win anything, I will share.
I enjoy every one's comments. Thank you.  Theresa

Another Christmas Mini Box

Hello...back for a second post. I had so much fun making a mini pizza box using Selma's directions found here that I had to make another one. This one is also made with BasicGrey Figgy Pudding papers for the box and band. I made the ornament with a Cuttlebug Die and Embossing Folder "For You" from Cranberry Tart and Green CS. Cut some branches from Gold Metallic CS with Sizzix "Branch" Die and attached to back of ornament. Finished with some Gems and Gold Metallic Ribbon Bow.
I know I will be making more of these neat boxes.

Challenges;

Joan's Gardens: Use Selma's new technique for creating a box, use a band around the box, use Christmas Paper (Graphic 45 if possible), decorate the pull off band. Did have any 12x12 paper from Graphics 45.

Wee Memories: Challenge is handmade gifts, tags, and boxes.

BasicGrey Challenge: Anything Goes. Used paper from Figgy Pudding.

Thanks for dropping by.
Theresa

Card of Hope and Awareness

Since October is Breast Cancer  Awareness month, I included some pink in my card today.  I made this for the challenge at Joan's Garden - Create a card using something from nature, create a card using several layers, create a card using glitter, and create a card using a border around the card.  The hardest part of this card was using some glitter....glitter and I don't get along ....but I did an edge of glitter around the edge of the image with glue and loose glitter and also added some glitter to the flowers with a Sakura Clear Star pen which is hard to see. The Morning Glory stamp is from Flourishes "A Year in Flowers".  I thought the flower, butterfly  and the sentiment of "Hope" were all appropriate for this card.

Challenges:Joan's Gardens: Challenge Week #4

Let's Ink It Up: Think Pink

Craft Your Passion Challenge: Anything Goes with  a twist of Ribbon

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes theme with the option of adding something punched.

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge: Die Cuts and Punches.

Supplies:
Stamps: Flourishes and GKD

Inks: Copics and Memento Bamboo Leaves

Sakura Clear Star Pen and Glitter

Papers: Bazzill Pink Texture CS, White and Green CS, K&CO Pattern Paper

Ribbon and Gem Stone from Stash

Punches: Martha Stewart Double Loop Around the Page and Butterfly

               EK Success Corner punch

Nesties Dies

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Monochrome Challenges

It took me longer to decide on the color and papers than it took to make this card for Joan's Gardens Challenge. Her challenge was to use an embossing folder, something die cut, something dimensional and
a monochromatic card with a splash of color. My splash of color is the copper embossing and ribbon which is very close to the color theme,  but I think is a contrast enough for the splash of color. I embossed the card with an embossed frame and sponged ink to highlight the design. Used a oval die cut for the sentiment that I attached with foam dots. Butterflies were punched from a designer paper and I added a touch of copper EP for the bodies and used a glaze pen to bring out some detail. Shaped and placed with glue dots. My finishing touch was the wired copper ribbon bow which was not in my original plan. Thanks to Selma for her inspiration card where I got the idea for butterflies.
Challenge Links:
Joan's Gardens
One Stop Craft Challenge: Monochrome
Paper Crafting with Creative Clear Stamps: Molly's Saturday challenge is Ribbon
Supplies:
Quick Kutz EF "Frame"
Papers: Base Card and Oval SU Marigold Morning, SU Pattern Dots (mat), K&Co Floral Print Paper for Butterflies
Ink: Versamark with Copper EP, VersaMagic Pumpkin Spice for sponging on oval and embossing
Stamps: GKD "Hope is Faith"
Punch: Martha Stewart
Nesties Oval Die
Sakura Glaze Pen
Ribbon from my Collection
 
Monochromatic cards do not have to be boring...can be fun to make.
Thanks for stopping by! Theresa

Birthday Card with Roses

One of the challenges that I look forward to each week is the one at Joan's Gardens. She has the most unique challenges. This week, she requires:
• Window Top Card ( an opening in the top of the card with the design on the inside) • Add three colors of flowers for the focal point. • A Birthday card

I combined this with other challenges. I found my inspiration from a patterned paper from Webster's Pages that I received from Joan's. I cut the window with Spellbinders Blossom die in the front of the card...layered the pattern over the ivory card base before cutting . Cut a frame of the ivory CS for the outside and inside of the opening. Made 3 roses of different colors using Heartfelt Creations Grandiflora Rose stamps. Shaped flowers and added some glitter and finished with glitter domes in centers. Cut branches with leaves and arranged these with roses on the inside of card. Finished outside with sentiment and some green rhinestones.

Challenges:
Joan's Garden: Read above

Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge is Florals

The ABC Challenge:  R is for Roses

Paper Pretties: Bring on some bling

AllSorts Challenge:  Blooming Blossoms

Charisma Cards: Bling and Sparkles

Shelly's Images: Get Punchy. Used 3 different dies.

Supplies:
Stamps: HFC Grandiflora Precut stamps, GKD "Fanciful Tags"
Ink: SU Orchid Opulence, Tempting Turquoise, Brocade Blue, Memento Bamboo Leaves
Papers: Webster's Pages Santa and Sweet Season, GKD Ivory, Turquoise and Grass Green CS, Bazzill Blue and Lavender CS, Gold Parchment Paper
Spellbinder Blossom Dies and Fancy tags
Sizzix Branch with Leaves Die
Sakura Clear Star Pen
Glitter Domes and Rhinestones

Wishing everyone a week full of roses without the thorns.
Thanks for dropping in.
Theresa

Crochet Flowers by My Friend,Rita

I missed Joan's Garden Challenge last week but wanted to enter a card this week. I am very pleased with this birthday card.  Had some collaboration with my friend and neighbor, Rita, who crocheted these flowers on my card and I colored them with copics to match the card. These challenges called for self made or handmade flowers. These flowers are handmade but just not by my hands or myself. Is that bending the rules a bit? You know, I do not want to take credit for something I did not do but they were perfect for my card.

Challenges:
Joan's Garden: 1. Use Coral/pink and Green for your colors 2. A Birthday Sentiment 3. Vintage Paper  4. Handmade or Punch flower.
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge: Use self made flower

Details:
Stamp: Mark's Finest Papers-Sentiment from "Happy Pansies" stamp set-love this stamp.
Ink: MementoTuxedo Black
Papers: Bazzill Freen textured CS, GKd White CS, Webster Pages "Santa and Sweet Season" that I won from Joan's Gardens- love this paper..have to have more. Thanks, Joan.
Flowers:Crocheted by Rita and colored with Copics R81.Thank you,Rita.
Twine: From a tag on a jacket purchased by DH in Sanibel-most expensive embellishment that I have ever used. LOL.

Sending a prayer for Joan's mother who is very ill and hoping that she finds some comfort from the love around her.
Thanks for stopping by! Theresa

A Bird of Many Challenges

 Welcome. Trying to get back in the grove entering some challenges. This card is made with a Chickadee stamp that I colored with Copics and sponged the background of the  image with blue ink. Added some stickles and Glossy Accents. Used card base of textured green CS and mats of floral pattern matted on green.  Stamped and heat embossed sentiment on a circle of Vellum ..used this so as not to cover up so much of the pattern...and attached with Vellum tape. Assembled the card following sketch shown lower right and used brown ribbon and poinsettia flower to finish. Made envelope and lined with floral paper to fit the 5X5" card.

Challenges:

Joan's Gardens: 1. Use some kind of animal, bird or whatever. Used Chickadee

                           2. Use a floral background paper  Used Basic Grey Jovial
                           3. Do something that takes you out of your comfort zone. Made square card which is out  
            of my norm and also used Vellum which I never heat embossed...did not know I could do til I tried.
                           4. Use some kind of Die. Used rectangles, circle and ovals.

Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge:   Use some kind of embossing. Used dry embossing on background strip and heat embossing on Sentiment.



OCC Photo Inspiration



Our Creative Corner: Use chickadee photo as inspiration

Just Us Girls: 1. Make a card  2. Decorate your envelope to match/coordinate with your card.  3.Create a liner for your envelope to coordinate with your card.

Sentimental Sundays: Challenge is Anything with Wings plus sentiment.

Cute Card Thursday Challenge: Out with the old-use up some old stash.  Used old green CS, ribbon, and poinsettia that I have had for years.

Friday Sketchers: Sketch 136...turned to use.
Let's Ink It Up: Challenge is Anything Goes 

Details:

Stamps: GKD "Winter Wings" by Asela

Papers: Green CS from Stash. Basis Grey Jovial Patterns. Clear Vellum from Stash.

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Rhubarb Stalk, Bamboo Shoots, Summer Sky

Friday Sketch



         Copics Y21,23,26, C00,1,3,9, E25,29,39,59

Rangers Red EP

Inkssentials White Opaque Pen

Stickles Frosted Lace

Glossy Accents

Nestabilities Rectangles, Oval, Scallop Oval, Circle Dies

Cuttlebug EF Divine Swirls

American Crafts Brown Ribbon



This chickadee is colored to be a black-capped chickadee. Another card featured this stamp as a Carolina chickdaee shown below:

Thanks for stopping by! Theresa

Pocketful of Posies... Daisies, That Is, for Joan's 25th Challenge

Did you join in the fun yesterday at Joan's Gardens 25th Challenge Blog Hop? Yes, wasn't it great fun! No? Then check out my previous post here or head over to Joan's Gardens blog for all the details.
Joan is nice enought to let us also do a second card to enter into the challenge for her Grand Prize of Heartfelt Creations Products valued at $284.

I made this card with the Heartfelt Creations Jean Pocket amd Daisy Patch Flowers stamps. I stamped the pocket on a textured white cs with Memento Paris Dusk and cut it out. Sponged and distressed it and  added some brads on the corners. Stamped the bouquet and individual flowers with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with copics. Cut these out, shaped the petals, and layered. Added beads to the centers...this took tooooo long. Assembled together on a patterned paper, mat of pumpkin spice and green card base.

Products:
HCPC 3318 Dasiy Patch Flowers
HCPC 3325 Daisy Patch Bouquet
HCPC Jean Pocket/Ball Jar
HCD 703 Daisy Patch Diecuts
Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa and Paris Dusk
        Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy
Copics: YG 63, 99, YR 02, 07, 14, 18,
Papers: K&CO Pattern,  CS from Stash

Don't delay getting a card made with Heartfeft Creations to enter Joan's 25th Challenge.
Have a great day....snowing her today....great for card making.
Thanks for visiting, Theresa

Joan's Gardens' 25th Challenge and Blog Hop

Welcome to my studio and thanks for dropping by. I am so excited to be part of announcing this  EXCITING NEWS from Joan's Gardens and this blog hop  featuring Heartfelt Creations.  Joan is offering  a chance  to win an AMAZING GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE of Heartfelt Creations this week for her 25th Challenge at Joan's Gardens. This prize package includes 14 stamp sets and 3 Heartfelt Creations matching Dies with a value of over $286.
Wow, who would not want to win that!  In addition to this fabulous grand prize, Joan has additional prize packages from Joan's Garden's to give you an additional 3  chances to win.

For the challenge:
You will have until next Thursday morning (December 9) 6:00 AM EST to link your card/project to Joan's blog. There are only two requirements for her challenge this week:
1.Create a card/project using ONLY Heartfelt Creations stamps (any HFC stamps and matching dies are acceptable) Do not use any other brand stamps. You may use any card stock, design paper and embellishments you want.
2.You must be subscribed to Joan's Gardens blog (go to her blog to subscribe) so you receive all updates about challenges and sales.
The winner for the grand prize package from Heartfelt Creations will be chosen from a Random drawing and will be announced Friday morning (December 10). This person will also be entered in the End of the Year drawing for a $100 gift certificate from Joan's Gardens. You may enter this challenge more than once, but each card/project must be made with only Heartfelt Creations stamps.
Additional guidelines to enter are detailed on Joan's Gardens. See here.

I am so thrilled and excited to be participating in this blog hop featuring Heartfelt Creations with 9 other guest designers plus Selma and Joan. While visiting each of our blogs, you have a chance to win prizes from Joan's Gardens. In order to be eligible for one of these three prize packages, you need to leave a comment on each blog in this Hop. Out of the twelve blogs, there are three "mystery" blogs, each with a prize package from Joan's Gardens. For a chance to win, be sure to leave a comment on all twelve blogs.  The three prize packages include: 1) a group of Anna Griffin products, 2) a package of mostly Cuttlebug products, and 3) a package of mostly Webster Pages products. These winners will also be announced on Friday, Dec 10.

Believe us . . . you are not going to want to miss out in participating in this challenge for a chance to win such an amazing prize package.

I am honored to be listed with this group of wonderful and creative paper crafters.
You will love the creations that you see as you hop your way through the blogs listed below:
Olga -  http://craftieodamae.blogspot.com/
Geri -   http://geriscards.blogspot.com/
Glenda -  http://glendabrooks.blogspot.com/
Darlene -   http://darscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
Patti G. - http://pattie-g.blogspot.com/
Theresa - http://theresastudio.blogspot.com/  You are here.
Patti N. -  http://stampersize.blogspot.com/
Carla  -  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1854028?&cat=500&ppuser=143903
Linda - http://paynehollercards.blogspot.com/
Pam  - http://paperandribbonsandstampsohmy.blogspot.com/
Selma - http://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com/
Joan  -  http://www.atjoansgardens.com/

Now for my project made with Heartfelt Creations Products from Joan's Gardens:
  Nothing looks so lovely as a fresh cut bouquet of flowers, even if they are not real. I stamped the Daisy Patch Bouquet and individual Daisy Patch Flowers on white glossy cardstock with Versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored the bouquet by first masking the flowers and sponging the leaves with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. Then I masked the leaves and sponged Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink on the flowers. Rubbed off the excess ink from the embossed surfaces and added some yellow to the centers with Copic Y02. I also colored the individual flowers in the same manner. I cut out the bouquet without the stems. I used the exclusive Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch Dies to cut out 8 individual flowers which I shaped and glued to the bouquet creating a great dimensional effect.  For the jar, I stamped the Ball Jar Stamp directly on a 5" x3.75" mat of  Basic Grey Pink Pattern  with Memento Black Tuxedo ink, stamped a second jar on white cardstock and a third one on acetate using Stazon Black ink for this one. I stamped stems from the bouquet stamp with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink on the white jar and then colored the water with Copics B000 and C00.   I glued the acetate jar to the white jar and attached a ribbon to the neck of the jar. This was then attached to the jar on the mat of pink. I then attached my bouquet of pink Daisies with dimensionals above the jar. I finished the card by attaching my image to a mat of Basic Grey  Pattern that complements the colors in the flowers and then to the card base of black.  These stamps and die cuts make it so very easy to create lovely flowers that will be everlasting.

Products used:

HCPC 3318 Daisy Patch Flowers

HCPC 3325 Daisy Patch Bouquet

HCPC Jean Pocket/Ball Jar

HCD 703 Daisy Patch Diecuts

 

Thanks for being a part of our blog hop. Don't forget to create your own project with Heartfelt Creations Products and enter the challenge at Joan's Gardens for a chance to win some fantastic prizes. Now it's time to head over to my very dear blogger friend, Patti, to see her truly amazing creations and give her some love. And please do not forget to leave a comment here and at each visit along the way for a chance to win one of Joan's great prizes. Have fun!

Glad you made it through this long post.  Thanks for visiting and I hope you like what you saw......please come back, y'all hear!