Birthday Greetings

 

 

Welcome!  Today I am using one of my favorite bear stamps, Belle, from Repeat Impressions but using it with a new technique of using nesting dies to emboss an impression background.   I saw this technique on Jennifer McGuire's blog and had to try.  The embossing makes a nice frame around my Bear in Pink.  I stamped her with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, colored her with Copics, and fussy cut the image.  I added some foam craft to her back before attaching to the White card base.  Finished with Cheery Lynn die cut words cut from DCWV adhesive Pink CS. I edged the card with a pink Copic marker.

Challenges:
AAA Cards: Game #72 New Technique to you.  Embossed with nesting dies to create background.
Die Cuttin Divas: Challenge 281 Anything Goes
Retro Rubber Challenge: #46 Critter Time. I have used this favorite stamp Belle that I won in 2012 on many cards.
Shopping Our Stash: SOS 267 Try something new.  Embossed with nesting dies to create background.
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 209 CAS
The House That Stamps Built: What If? Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes

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

Mountain Lake Scene

Welcome to my studio! I have made a second card for Joan's Touch challenge to make a card using  layered nested frames of a scene cut with dies. More details on how to use this technique and the challenge are on Joan's Blog  http://www.joanstouch.com/.  While you are visiting,  take time to subscribe to Joan's new blog which she began after retiring.
For her challenge, Joan is asking us to use a scenery stamp, make a layer as she did (check her blog for details), use any color, and use a product sold at Joan's Gardens. .  All Heartfelt Creations Products used are from Joan's Gardens. I stamped the scene on a Pattern Paper which adds to the background.   I used more color in this card than my first one.  I used pencils and white pen to add greens to the mountains and white to the clouds. The pattern paper is predominantly shades of blue.

Supplies used for my card:
Stamps: Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3526 Natural Beauty (Mountain Lake Scene ), Mark's Finest Papers Sentiment
Papers: Stamped on Pattern Paper from Heartfelt Creations Celebrate the Journey Collection, Embossed Layer White CS,  Card Base and Frame Slate Blue Cardstock from stash
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Green Pencils and White Pen
Dies: Spellbinder  Label 4 --used 3 dies for the layers of the scene and one for solid color frame
Embossing Folder:  Darice  Clouds
Foam Tape

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa