Fun on the 4th

Hello!  Part of my fun on the 4th included some time in my studio creating some cards.  I made this just for fun card as it is too late to send for this July.....but I guess I could send for greetings in any month since I did not specify which 4th to be happy??

Supplies used: Stamps- Repeat Impressions Happy and Fireworks; Verve American Hero 4th; Inks- Versamark; EP-Gold, White, Red; Cardstocks-Red, White and Blue; Sakura Clearstar Pen

Challenges:

The House That Stamps Built: Designer Choice Challenge DCC J310 Red, White, & Blue

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #348 Holiday

Always Fun Challenges: Challenge  #117 Patriotic

The Paper Girls Challenge: #179 Fireworks

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

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday if you are celebrating the 4th. Made this card with stamps from Verve American Hero set (from 2015)and "Happy "die cut from Cheery Lynn.  Used red card base, mat of gold metallic CS embossed with Cuttlebug EF Stars and navy panel stamped with versamark and embossed with white EP.  Finished with die cut word and fussy cut star.

Challenges to enter:

Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says Red, White, and Blue

Always Fun Challenges: #65 Patriotic

Cards in Envy: Twinkle Little Stars Challenge.  Card is flat enough to fit into an envelope.
Just For Fun: July Color Challenge Red, White, and Blue
Retro Rubber: Challenge 90 Red, White and Blue Inspired. Verve stamps are over 3 years old.

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

Celebrate America

Hello!  I made this card in celebration of the 4th of July which is almost here.  Where did June go?

I was inspired by the photo inspiration at CAS-UAL Friday challenge.  I used fireworks and bright colors for my card.  I began by embossing a metallic gold panel with Darice EF Fireworks and sponged on some bright colors using Distress Oxide Inks highlighting the explosions and stars. I used a sentiment from Verve American Hero stamp set that I heat embossed with Versamark and Gold EP.  The card base is a Turquoise CS but I inked the edge with all the Distress Oxide inks that I used. 

Challenges:

Always Fun Challenges: #65 Patriotic

Cards In Envy: Challenge is Twinkle Little Stars.  Lot of Twinkling Stars in the embossing. Fits into an envelope. 

CAS-UAL Fridays: CFC202 Photo Inspiration

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

Let Freedom Ring!

Happy July 4th!

I have another card celebrating today for the freedom that we have in our country.  I heat embossed the fireworks stamp from Repeat Impressions on a panel of Blue CC and placed this on a White Card Base embossed with Stars. I added Red Ribbons and a sentiment from Verve stamp set. I tried to create an explosion of ribbons.

Challenges:

The House That Stamps Built: Challenge J2817 Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations: CIC412 Fireworks

Sunday Stamps Challenge: SSC156  Tall and Skinny Sketch

Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says Red, White, and/or Blue

Cards in Envy: Patriotic Please -Red, White, and Blue 2nd entry

Shopping Our Stash Challenge: #310 Flag Day-use colors of flag

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

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!

Hello! Happy Holiday to all celebrating the holiday.  In the Spirit of the 4th, I made this card using stamps from a Verve set American Hero. I began with a Navy card base, added a striped pattern paper heat embossed with Red EP and added a fussy cut Star and some snippets of ribbons.  Finished with a strip of red CS stamped with words embossed with Gold EP.
Wishing everyone a safe and fun celebration.
Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 248-Holidays
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: 422-Add Ribbon and Sparkle.  Sparkle in the Gold embossing
Crafty Catz: Challenge 377 Anything Goes with Optional Twist of Embossing.
Sweeet Stampin' Challenge: Theme is Stars and Stripes.
Cards in Envy: Theme is Patriotic Please Red, White, and Blue. My card fits in an envelope.
Simon Monday Says Challenge: Simon says Red, White and Blue

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

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July!

 

I just had to make a card to share today for the 4th.   I got the idea for this card made by Jennifer for a challenge on Stamp TV.   I used the same GKD stamps from Tiny Textures set for the flag design as Jennifer but used Verve stamps for the image.  I gold embossed the Star and added some Star Sequins to the blue square.  I used SU Ruby Red and Brilliant Blue inks and SU Brilliant Blue CS and GKD Red and White CS.

Challenge:
 Just Add Ink: #3 challenge Just Add S.  I used stamps, stripes, stars, sequins.
CAS-ual Friday: CFC15 color challenge-Red, White, Blue
Simon Monday Challenge: RED WHITE AND/OR BLUE 
 

For the people in the USA, have a happy and safe day as you celebrate our country's freedom.
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Let Freedom Ring

Hello!  I am still thinking about the upcoming holiday and making cards with a 4th of July theme.  For this card I used a Fireworks stamp from Repeat Impressions and a Sentiment from Verve's American Hero.  I heat embossed the Fireworks with Red and Gold EP's and stamped the sentiment with Memento Blue ink on White CS and placed on Kraft base. I used the sketch below but gave it a turn for making this CAS card.


Challenges:
CAS(E) this Sketch: #129 shown on right
Retro Rubber Challenge: #17 Fire It Up! Use 4th of July as inspiration. Stamps are definitely older ones.



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

Time to Celebrate the 4th

Hello! How quickly June has gone.  We will soon be celebrating the 4th with picnics, cookouts, parades and fireworks.   I pulled out some old Verve stamps from American Hero set to create a Patriotic card for the upcoming holiday.  I used SU Brilliant Blue, Kraft, and White cardstocks with Memento Love Letter and Danube Blue inks, Nesties Circle Dies, Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle Die, and Cuttlebug EF Stars.  I heat embossed the Star with Gold EP.

Challenges:
Pals Paper Arts: PPA 257 Challenge is a sketch challenge
Retro Rubber Challenge: Challenge 17 Get Fired Up!  Use 4th of July as Inspiration. Verve Stamps were won a few years ago.
The Kraft Journal Challenge: #229 CAS Patriotic
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

What are your plans for the 4th? Have a safe holiday.
  I love reading your comments. Theresa

Uncle Sam for the 4th

Hello! Today I am back to the appropriate season....getting ready for the 4th of July. Actually I made this card and more of the same for OWH for Any Hero cards.  Earlier, I had made a similar design at my Stamping Club which Shelly had made the kits for our meeting.  With this card I used Spellbinder dies - circle, scallop circle, square- to make Uncle Sam. Shelly used SU punches for her design which I do not own.   I cut the hat brim and rounded the corners with a corner punch.  Shelly had used the SU word window punch.
Other supplies:
Papers: Red, White, Navy CS
Stamps: Verve American Hero Stamps
Ink; Memento Paris Dusk
Black Pen and Pink Pencil
Stripe Ribbon from stash
EF: Cuttlebug Stars and Bubbles

Challenges:
Open-Minded Crafting Fun: Challenge  Patriotic Colors
City Crafter Challenge Blog: Red, White, and Blue
Die Cutttin Divas: Challenge - I vow thee to my country -inspired by the country you live in.
 Paper Pretties: Challenge is Red, White and Blue
Simon Wednesday: Says Anything Goes

What are your plans for the 4th? I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa
This is the original card:

Fireworks to Celebrate America

This is a second post today and another card to celebrate the 4th of July!

I made this CAS card by using a Fireworks stamp from Repeat Impressions and a sentiment from Verve's  American Hero stamp set.  I stamped both using Versamark ink and Heat Embossed with Gold Embossing Powder on SU Brilliant Bue Cardstock. I attached to a base card of GKD White Cardstock. How simple and sparkly can that be.

Challenges:
CASology : Fireworks
Simon Says: Patriotic

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Patriotic Bear Celebrates

One more post today: Another Red, White, and Blue  card for some more challenges. I am using one of my very favorite Meljens Designs,  Patriotic Bear,  who is all dressed for the 4th of July Celebration. I used the sketch from Tuesday Mornings challenge which I made vertical rather Horizontal.  I colored Bear with Copics and added some glitter and shine.  I edged the image with a marker and placed on a Striped Mat and then on Red card base. Finished with a Tag attached to a ribbon with a brad.

Challenges:

Tuesday Morning:  Sketch shown below

The Outlawz: 2000 Member Party Color Party Challenge-We would like to see you use the colors of your country, state, province, street or something that represents the colors from where you're from.

Joan's Garden: Weekly Challenge #24 - Create a Celebration card, Use Red, White and Blue, Use Stripes, Use a Tag

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge: Use colors of your national flag.

Digital Tuesday  Challenge:  Amazing Animals

Craft Your Days Away: Teddy Bears

Simon Says: Patriotic or Sporty

Supplies:

Digital Image: Meljens Designs "Patriotic Bear"

Stamp: Annabelle "Celebrate"

Ink: Memento Lady Bug Marker

Copics: B24,26,29,E00,30,34, R11

Pens: Clear Star, Metallic Gold, Metallic Red, Black Glaze

Papers: Bazzill Red CS, GKD Digital Stripe, Copic Express Blending CS

Ribbon and Brad from Stash

Tag: Spellbinders Tag Die

Punch: EK Success Corner

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Happy 4th of July

 to everyone who celebrates in the USA today!

I wanted to celebrate today with a card full of fireworks saying God Bless America and to thank our military men and women for all they do to preserve our country and freedom.  We are very indebted to them all for that they do. I plan to send this to one of our American Heroes through Operation Write Home.

I made this card also for a challenge at Speedy the Cat's Friends challenge.  Speedy's friend, Geri wants us to show our pride and make our cards Patriotic!!  When I am making a card for a challenge presented by a stamp manufacturer, I like to try and use stamps from that company as a courtesy. But, I had problems finding a Mark's Finest Paper stamp set in my collection to make a card for Geri. But alas, I improvised and used a stamp from MFP's for my fireworks.  Can you guess what I did? Answer to follow.
 I combined a digital paper and a digital sentiment from Create with TLC.....Paulette has great work and is so generous with her downloads.  The paper and sentiment are from her God Bless America items that she offered last week. I free cut the sentiment and edged it with gold and added with dimensional pop ups to a mat of the digi paper.
Now, back to my fireworks......I used stamps from  the "Thanks, Mums, and Pumpkins" Set....I used the mum stamps on the striped paper mat but only inked with versamark a portion of the stamps that I used to create the fireworks.  I  heat embossed with Gold EP and I got my explosion of fireworks!!! Edged the top mat with gold and attached to the card base of Sparkly White CS. Finished with another sentiment from Verve's "American Hero"  that I heat embossed with the gold EP.

Other Challenge Links:
Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge: Read above for details.
Creative Inspirations Challenge:  Red, White and Blue
Our Creative Corner : Make a last minute 4th of July card or a Christmas in July card or project.
Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle: Theme is Stars and Stripes

I think my card really explodes with fireworks for the 4th.
Hope you all have a safe and fun Holiday!
Thanks for taking time to come by and say Hi!
Theresa

Happy 4th of July

It is almost July and we will soon be celebrating the 4th. Time to pull out the Red, White and Blue for some cards. Thought the sketch from Cute Card Thursday was perfect for this card. I used stamps all from Verve's "American Hero" that I stamped on White CS and layered in Navy CS.....used a mat of Red CS that I embossed with stars and highlighted with Platinum Ink and all went together on a Navy Card base. Used Versamark and Gold EP on some of the stars that I stamped and finished with some shiny red bling. I put on a double layer of ribbon for some patriotic stripes.

Supplies:
Stamps: Verve "American Hero"

Inks: Memento Lady Bug, SU Night of Navy, Brilliance Platinum Planet
Assorted Pencils, Atyou Spica Pen Gold, Pilot Gold Marker
Ribbons: Red and White Stripe Grosgrain and Navy Satin from Stash
Red Rhinestones from Stash
Fiskars Embossing Plate

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 170 sketch shown above
PaperPlay Challenges: Stars and Stripes
Stamptacular Sunday: Stars and Stripes
Cards for Men:  Challenge is Stars.
Party Time Tuesday: 4th of July
Stamp Something: Celebrate something and use Red, White, and Blue
Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge is Red, White, and Blue
Craft Your Passion: Seeing red....use color red on your project.
Cooking It Up with Katie: Use colors of your Flag.
Sentimental Sunday: Use the colors of your national flag.
Craft Us Crazy: Use Red, White and Blue or Summer theme

 What are your plans for the 4th if you celebrate the holiday?
Thanks for stopping by! Theresa