Candle Trio

Hello! This Christmas card was inspired by the current Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge mood board shown below. The picture of the lantern with candles reminded me of a Memory Box Die in my collection so I used it to create this card.  The Gold Panel made with gold metallic CS and glitter gel and a stencil was actually leftover from another project.  It was a perfect fit for the Candle Trio that I die cut several times  and layered and pieced together. 

Supplies used: My Favorite Things Stencil Radiating Rays, Memory Box Die Little Candle Trio, Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Die Merry Christmas, Spellbinders Rectangle Die, GKD Glitz Glitter Gel, Diamond Stickles, Red Cardstock, Green Cardstock, Mulberry Green Paper, Gold Metallic Cardstock, Red and Yellow Copics. 

Challenges:

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge: #13 Anything Christmas 

Happy Little Stampers: April Anything Goes with Dies

Happy Little Stampers: April Stencil Challenge Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers: April Christmas Challenge Anything Goes + Option Glitter

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Theresa

Print Making with A Die Cut

 Hello!  I decided to play with this month's CAS Mix Up Card Challenge which is to do print making with a die-cut and to use watercoloring as the main element in our design.  New technique for me. Since I have not done this before I watched the tutorial video by Kathy Racoosin shared on the challenge. 

I cut a flower from watercolor paper with Memory Box Die Darling Poppies and used the die cut and colored with Distress Oxide Inks  to create a background on panels of watercolor paper.  I did this on  3 cards but finished each one a bit differently. 

For the top card, I embossed the background panel with the print from the die-cut using an oval die and then attached the die cut flower on the top but did not insert  the pieces of the petals. I only attached the outline portion of the flower and stems so the background print that I did showed through.  Finished with a Green card base. In the photos, I showed the die cut flower that I water colored  and used for print making. 

For the card above,  I made another print on the background and attached another  flower that I kept with all the die cut pieces and watercolored. Used rectangle dies for frame and attached to a base of white card stock.

For my last design using the same technique for my background, I die cut the poppies from white cardstock and only watercolored the stems and the inlaid pieces of the petals. Finished this one with a birthday sentiment from Gina K designs. 

Supplies: Distress Oxide Inks Picked Raspberry, Peeled Paint, Aged Mahogany, Spice Marmalade. Watercolor Paper, White and Green CS, Oval Die, Memory Box Die. 

Other Challenges:
Mix It Up Challenge Blog: MIUCB#47 Anything Goes + Inlaid Die Cut

Outside the Box: Memory Box Challenge #70 Beautiful Backgrounds

Dies R Us Challenge: #164 Anything goes using any brand of  die sold at DRU. Used Memory Box die. 

Stay Safe and Healthy! Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Theresa

Fun with Poppies

Hello!  I made this card using a die-cut to create a stencil from cardstock.  I used Memory Box die Darling Poppies to create the stencil and also used some masking with the cut out pieces when I sponged DOI Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint with the made stencil to the panel of white cardstock.  Using a rubber mat, I also dry embossed the image using the same die after applying the ink.  I stamped the GKD sentiment with DOI Peeled Paint and heat embossed with Clear EP.  Added some embossed dots with Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Border for more texture.   I attached the image to a pink card base in an asymmetrical fashion for interest. 

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up Card Challenge: February Stencil from Die-cuts + Stamping + YourChoice. I used sponging, masking, and dry embossing. 

Mix It Up Challenge: MIUCB #34 Anything Goes + Stenciling

Happy Little Stampers: February Anything Goes with Dies.  Used a die to make a stencil and for dry embossing.

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

Thank You with Poppies

Hello! I have another CAS card today!  I am  playing with some challenges to use only one third of the space of a card.  I die cut a white panel with Memory Box Darling Poppies and then also cut from Green CS and twice from a 2 sided patterned paper from First Edition Blank Canvas pad.  I attached the cut panel to a card base of the Floral Patterned paper and then filled in with the solid and print flower.  Stamped the sentiment from GKD stamps with Memento green ink. Clean and easy!

(To determine if I use only one third of the space,  I cut a piece of paper 5.5" x 4.25" and fold into a third of that and hold over my card either vertically or horizontally to plan my design.) 

Challenges:
AAA Cards: Challenge CAS Game #149-Up to one third + optional twist an inlaid die

Perfectly CAS: Challenge #1- Using one third or less-Flowers.  NEW challenge!

Happy Little Stampers: September Challenge Anything Goes with Dies

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

Fluttering By

Welcome!  Playing again with transferring colors from an inky paper towel.  I think the colors on the towel are DOI Fired Brick, Fossilized Amber, and Squeezed Lemonade.  First I transferred some of the colors on to a panel of White CS.  I added some splatters of the Fired Brick with a GKD Stamp from Tiny Textures-have more control of splatters with the stamp.  I then transferred more color to a White CS and cut it with Memory Box die Pippi Butterfly.  I kept the pieces intact by adding Stick It paper to the back and inked the edges with red. I wanted the pattern of the paper towel to show so kept pieces together. Assembled the card with a GKD Faded Brick CS, the white panel and the Butterfly.  I stamped the Papers and Such sentiment with Fired Brick ink. 

My photo shows another die cut butterfly that I will use on another card. Stay tuned!

Challenges: 

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says add a Die Cut

CAS Mix Up Challenge: Paper Towel + Stamping + Your Choice (Die Cuts)

Outside the Box Memory Box Challenge: #52 Some Like It Hot. Used warm colors on Butterfy die cut with Pippi Butterfly.

AAA Cards: CAS Game #146 Made in Minutes Optional Summer Twist Summer

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

Paper Towel with Poppies.

Morning! I am always interested in trying new techniques and using new products for making cards.  For this card I am using Paper Towels which I had on my work station.   I was inspired by Loll's challenge at CAS Mix Up challenge to use/recycle inky paper towels.  For my card I used a paper towel inked with Blue  Distress Oxide inks and transferred colors on to a White CS.  Check out Loll's video for instructions here.  Before I added the flower you could see part of the word "Bounty" in the paper towel imprint. But I am not advertising any particular towel, just what I had and was not paying attention to what section of the towel I used.  To finish the card I added some die cut flowers- Memory Box Darling Poppies- from Yellow and Green CS scraps.  Stamped the GKD sentiment with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. Attached to a Blue Card base.
Challenges:
CAS Mix Up Challenge: Paper Towel + Stamping + Your Choice (Die Cuts)
Happy Little Stampers: August CAS Challenge Only One Third
Die Cuttin Divas: Challenge #431 Anything Goes.  Used Memory Box Darling Poppies

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

Flowers from the Garden

Welcome to my studio!  I am playing again with this month's Twofer Card Challenge-we are to create 2 different designs for 2 different occasions using the same stamp, stencils, and/or dies. The theme for this challenge is Garden.  For this two some, I am using Flower Dies from Spellbinders Shapeabilities Flower Bundle on both cards.  

My first card features a Garden of Flowers die cut and embossed with 3 different size dies cut from GKD Pink CS.  Arranged them with stems cut from another die in the flower bundle. Added some centers using some leftover shapes in my stash that were punched from Yellow CS.  GKD Sentiment was stamped in SU Glorious Green ink. All CS from stash.

The second card is a Thank You card featuring the same Spellbinders 3 Flower Dies cut from Small Check pattern paper from Graphic 45 Secret Garden paper pad.  I teamed these flowers with the stems cut with  Memory Box die Splendid Clarkia from Green CS and more leftover punched centers.  I assembled the card with Grass Green Card Base, mat of ivory CS, the flowers and stems, Cheery Lynn die cut Thank  You, and a die cut Butterfly( another leftover from stash). 

I enjoy  flowers from my garden every summer. 

Challenges:
Twofer Card Challenge: #18 Garden

Always Fun Challenges: #118 Anything Goes

Make My Monday Challenge: #100 Thank You

Crafty Sentiments: Add Sentiment

Die Cuttin Divas: Challenge 48 Summer or Tropical.  I have a Summer Garden design. Used dies from Spellbinders Flower Bundle, Memory Box, and Cheery Lynn.

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: July- Always about using Patterned Paper.

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

Little Candle Trio

Hello! Happy World Cardmaking Day!  I hope that if you are a cardmaker that you have time to make a card today.  I am sharing a card that I made with a die from Memory Box Little Candle Trio that I just received from Dies R Us. (Purchased with a GC that I won.).  I cut the die in watercolor paper and colored the pieces with Copics and then placed the pieces back in the cut out which I framed with Red Velvet CS die cut.   Attached this to a panel of patterned paper from Crate Paper Peppermint pad and then to a card base of the Red Velvet CS.   I really like how the image looks against the pattern. 

Supplies: Memory Box Little Candle Trio die, Spellbinders Frame Dies, Patterned Paper Crate Paper Peppermint Pad, GKD Red Velvet CS, Copics, Watercolor Paper. 

Challenges:
 Dies R Us Challenge: #106 Anything goes using dies by companies carried by the DRU store.  Memory Box die from DRU store. 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: October always anything using Patterned Paper.

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #406 Anything Christmas goes. Did not use optional twist.

Always Fun Challenges: #78 Dies and Punches. 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge: MLCCB#3 Anything Goes Christmas

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Let's Get Ready for Christmas!

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

Rustic Flowers

Hello!   I was inspired by the sketch and photo by the challenge at Fusion.   I used a panel of woodgrain patterned paper and cut out a flower with Memory Box die Poppies.  I placed this on a card base of Coral CS and filled in the flower with green and coral pieces.  Used Copics to add some highlights to the petals.  Finished with a Gina K sentiment stamped in Vintage Photo DOI.  Really like the color combo. 

Challenges:
Fusion Card Challenge: Rustic Flowers. 

Happy Little Stampers: August CAS Challenge-Die Cuts

Today I thought I'd share another photo of a flower from my garden.  This one is called Naked Lady....I only had one to bloom this year. This lily produces green, leafy growth  in the spring and dies back by mid summer. In late summer, leafless stems produce elegant, pink flowers. 

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

Another Card Using a Die as a Stencil

Hello! I love how this card turned out-looks better in real life but hope you see the dimension and texture of the embossing.  I used Memory Box Splendid Clarkia die to cut a stencil and also to do dry embossing on the image.  Used Distress Oxide Inks  Candied Apple and Peeled Paint to color with the stencil. Used Wild Honey and Stardust Pen on the centers of the flowers. Stamped the Happy Little Stampers sentiment from Doodled Flowers. Added card base of Coral and mat of Grass Green.

Challenges to enter:
Happy Little Stampers: April Anything Goes with Dies challenge. Used HLS Doodled Flowers sentiment.
CRAFT Challenge: #462 Get Well Soon
Outside the Box: Memory Box Challenge #36 Floral Cards

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

Playing with a Stencil from Dies

Welcome!  I received inspiration for this card from a video by Sandy Allnock who used stencils with distress inks.  I made a stencil by die cutting Memory Box's English Rose Stem from heavy white CS.  I placed the stencil on white cardstock and inked the Rose with Distress Oxide Ink Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint.  I placed the cut out flower (which I had leftover when I cut the stencil) over the inked area and did another layer of ink on the flowers.  This added more depth to the flowers.  After finishing the inking,  I did an additional step by dry embossing the image with the die which added some texture.  I decided to leave this as a one layer card but added some Picked Raspberry ink to the edge of the card.  Finished with the sentiment made with GKD stamp and die from Tropical Blooms.

Challenges: 
Cards in Envy: Get Negative Card Challenge! Make a card with the negative of a die or punch.  I used the negative of the die cut as a stencil. 2nd entry
Crazy 4 Challenges:  C4C429 get more out of your dies creating a stencil for your card instead of using it as a die.
Happy Little Stampers: April  Anything Goes with Dies Challenge 2nd entry
Die Cut Diva's: April challenge is Anything Goes. 
Mod Squad: Challenge is Simply Clean.  Used GKD Stamp and Die.
Stinkin' Inkers Challenge: Simply Made

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

Playing with the Negative of a Die Cut

Hello!  Today I used the negative space of a die cut to create a card. I adhered pattern paper under the floral portions of the cut out of white CS and then placed on to a green card base.  Added dots of yellow CS and  Glossy Accents to the centers of the flowers.  To finish I used a strip of striped paper and the die cut of Hello with Hello stamped with Versamark and embossed with White EP.

Patterned Paper from MME A Mother's Love pad. GKD Grass Green and White CS. Dies From Memory Box Splendid Clarkia and GKD Hello. 

Challenge:

Cards in Envy: Get Negative Card Challenge.  Create card with negative space of a die or punch. 

Always Fun Challenge: #53 Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers: April Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

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

Floral Birthday Wish

Hello!  This birthday card was made using Memory Box Poppies die and Cheery Lynn Word dies with 1st Edition Blank Canvas Patterned Paper, Green cardstock scrap, Metallic Gold CS, and Shimmery Pink cardstock.  I used a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches challenge to create the design.  Picking up on the glitter in the patterned paper, I added more glitter to the flowers with a Stardust Pen.
Challenges:
Outside the Box: Memory Box Challenge #36 Floral Cards. Used Memory Box die Darling Poppies
Always Fun Challenges: #52 Happy Birthday
Freshly Made Sketches: #331 Sketch by Cecile
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Happy Birthday

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

Thank You to All Veterans

Thanks to our Veterans who protected our freedom and liberties.

Thanks for all your sacrifices and services. 

I am grateful for all you have done and are doing.

I was inspired today to create this card featuring Poppies which is associated with Veteran's Day as well as Memorial Day.  Using a heavyweight White CS,  I embossed the card with a Darice EF then added Poppies cut out with Memory Box Darling Poppies die and words cut with Cheery Lynn Dies. 

A simple design to say Thank You to all Veterans on this day of Remembrance. 

Challenges:

Outside the Box: Memory Box Challenge #30 Thank You Cards with a Memory Box product

Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C411 Challenge is Lest We Forget-Include Poppies on your card today, or make a card of gratitude and/or respect.

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: #200 Thanks 

Crafty Catz: Challenge 392-No Patterned Paper

Die Cut Diva's Challenge: Theme is Thankful.

The Paper Girls Challenge:  #139 Honoring Our Veterans

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

Tree of Angels

Hello!  I have 2 versions of the same card but used white background on one and red on another one.  I stamped the tree and sentiment from GKD Joyful Holiday set and heat embossed with Gold EP.  I decorated the tree with Gold Metallic Angels cut with Memory Box A Choir of Angels die from Gold Metallic CS.  I used white card base on each and used Pilot Gold Metallic marker to edge both images.
Challenges:
Just Us Girls Challenge: Word Week #372 Christmas Tree
Outside the Box Memory Box Challenge: Challenge #19 Marvelous Metallics.  Love the little angels cut with Memory Box Die.
As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Gold or Silver (and Why) I have always favored gold over silver.  I think gold has a warmness and shine that I love.  And gold with red is such a rich combo.
Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C365 - using the word ‘STAR’ – incorporate something starting with each of the letters in the word. Sentiment for S, Tree for T, Angels for A, Red for R.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #310 Vintage or Anything Goes for Christmas.
AAA Cards: CAS Game #79 Christmas
Addicted to Stamps: #137 Christmas
CAS on Sunday: #97 Christmas

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