Majestic Bird

Hello!  This is a good time to check on your friends and I thought this card would be nice to send someone to let them know we care.  I was inspired by the Tic Tac Toe Challenge at The House That Stamps Built.  I was a bit stumped for an idea at first but decided to start with Heron and sentiment stamps from Repeat Impressions and build from there.  I stamped and heat embossed the image and words with Black Ink and Clear EP on white card stock which gave a great definition to the feathers. I added some brown flocking to the cattails and glossy accents to the beak and legs which added texture but I needed to add dimension which I did by adding white foam to the back of the cut out image before attaching to the Glittery Patterned Paper background.  Now to use piercing which is the other element in Row 1, I added piercing to the water area which gave it some definition. Like the choice of patterned paper that I used....goes well with the colors in the image and it has a lot of glitter  stripes- hard to see in photo.
Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper
Artsystampers Digitals Challenge: #13 Things with Wings
The House That Stamps Built: Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge A820 - used top row Piercing-Birds-Dimension

Stay Safe! Stay Healthy!
Have a great day!
 I love reading your comments.
Thanks, Theresa

Thinking of You

 

Welcome!  In making this card,  I played with the Tuesday Morning Sketch # 340 shown below and some pattern papers from My Mind's Eye.  Inspired by the colors of the flowers, I used DI Abandoned Coral to stamp the singular flower on ivory CS and colored it with Memento Rose Bud ink and added highlights with Glaze Pens.  The floral stamp is GKD from A Year of Flowers 2

and the sentiment is GKD from Stippled Nature.  I added 2 rows of "Stitching" by paper piercing and colored with a glaze pen.  I used Ivory CS for the card base and Coral CS for the layering mats.

                                                                                                

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches:  #340 by Jessi

Stamp TV:  Release Party Challenge - Make a card

using at least 2 different patterned papers.                                    

 

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

Love Is In The Air and Fluttering By

Second post today.

This card just evolved as I added elements from several challenges.  The starting point was the sketch from Crafty Catz shown below but I flipped the design. Then I stirred in some hearts, pearls, things with wings, paper piercing, scraps and a digital image. I used this lovely digi from Meljens "Flutterby Fairy" who looks like she is flying around and spreading love in the air.  I colored it with Copics and cut it out with  a Spellbinder Scalloped Hearts die. I pierced the edge of the heart and placed on a heart cut mat.  Using a ribbon and scrap of PP, I assembled the card. Added a small heart with some tear drop pearls ( as a heart) and more pearls on the image. Added some highlights with Sakura Clear Star pen. Lot of heart in this card. Finished with "Love" sentiment.

Challenges:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge: Sketch shown below

City Crafter: I "Heart" You theme

Crafts and Me Challenge: Add a heart.

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Things with wings.

Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge is pearls.

Simon Says: Sing it-use music or film title as inspiration. This card just sang out "Love is in the Air"

Flutter By Wednesday: Open ..used a fairy on a butterfly.

Meljens Designs Challenge: Use Paper Piercing. Mine is on the heart and swirl designs.

Other Supplies:
Stamps: Meljens Digi and PSX Sentiment.

Ink: SU Bordering Blue and Copics

Paper and Ribbon: All from stash and scraps

Pearls from Annabelle Stamps

For a listen to "Love Is In The Air", check out Tom Jones Here 

May there be a lot of love around you today.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Sew....What's New With You?

I have  this stamp set "Sew What" that I bought from Mark's Finest Papers but have never inked it up. Thought it was time to put it to use for Speedy the Cat's challenge from Vicki who asked us to use a hat pin on our card . And then there were some other challenges to use embroidery floss, stitching, and other elements that I tied in with the card. I stamped the dress form and colored the skirt with copics and paper pieced the bodice. Added some embroidery stitches (chain stitch and french knot) with the floss and also a zigzag row(used paper piercing. ) along the strip of PP.  Finished with a ribbon and bow to showcase the hat pin and added scissors charm with a bit of floss. Used 2 more stamps to create the sentiment. Kind of a different card but was fun to assemble all the elements into one project.

Challenges:

Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge: Use a hat pin. By the way, Vicki stuck us with the bad news that she was leaving Speedy's Challenge. It has been fun having her there and I'll miss her at Speedy's.

Our Creative Corner: Use embroidery floss.  I had to dig out my box of embroidery supplies for this one. Been awhile since I did any embroidery.
One Stop Craft Challenge: Theme is in stitches. Rather than use the sewing machine, I did my stitching by hand. 
Let's Ink It Up: Embellish it. Used ribbon, hat pin, and charm.
Lollipop Challenges: Recipe is 3 stamps, 2 Pattern Papers, and 1 embellishment.  May have overdone the embellishments but it does not say only  use 1 embellishment.
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes...that's easy enough.
Simon Says: Use paper piecing or paper piercing. Use paper piecing on my bodice and also used paper piercing to make my zigzag line before stitching.
Stamp and Create: Use a charm or crown. Used a scissors charm.

 Supplies:

Stamps: 3 from Mark's Finest Papers "Sew What" stamp set.

Ink: Memento Black Tuxedo and Ranger Distress Ink Wild Honey

Copics: YG09,G21, YR12,23

Papers: GKD Ivory CS,  K&CO Floral and Dot patterns

Nesties Scallop Oval Die

Ribbon from Offray

Dark Green and Black Embroidery Floss from my Stash
Hat Pin and Charm from Mark's Finest Papers

I used to enjoy doing  a lot of sewing...even made most of my clothing years ago. And also did a lot of needlework projects. Kind of miss doing that.

Thanks for stopping by! Theresa