Focus on the Sentiment

Welcome to my studio! I have been playing with patterned papers and an embossing folder to create this Christmas card.  I trimmed a panel of older paper from Heartfelt Creations and embossed with Darice EF Allegro.  Stamped and heat embossed sentiment from Creative Visions.   Finished with a Red Card Base. Quick and easy! And I used up some old stash and older products not used in a while. 

Challenges:

Can You Handle the Pressure?:  Anything Goes Embossing with a Twist of Sentiment as The Focus

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: 609 Anything goes as long as it's Christmas. Option: Embossing.

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments.

 Hugs, Theresa

Always in My Thoughts

Hello!  Today I am sharing a card made with stamps from Power Poppy. I am happy that I found the latest challenge at The Blossom Challenge Going Sentimental focusing on a sentiment from Power Poppy.  Power Poppy is one of my all-time favorites for stamps, I stamped and heat embossed the image with Versamark and Gold EP and water colored it with Gina K Inks. Trimmed the image with a die and attached to patterned paper background.  I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment on a strip of Pink Vellum which I attached beneath the image.  Actually, I stamped the image first on the patterned paper, but it did not look right so I used the vellum. I arranged the oval at a bit of a slant in my design. The card looks better in real life.  I will be sending this card to my 102 years young Mother who is "never more than a thought away".

Supplies: Image Stamp- Power Poppy Camellias set, Sentiment Stamp- Power Poppy Lavender set, Versamark Ink, GKD Inks, Watercolor Brush, Gold EP, Pink Vellum, White CS, Patterned Paper from Stash, Spellbinders Oval Die.

Challenges:

The Blossom Challenge: Going Sentimental

Creations in Pink Challenge: #49 Anything Goes in Mainly Pink

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. 

Hugs, Theresa

By the Sea

Hello! I came across an old lighthouse stamp in my studio and decided to create a quick card for the Clean and Simple Challenge PP605 at The Paper Players with a Nautical Theme. I stamped a portion of the stamp on white CS with Memento Black Ink and colored with Copics. I trimmed the image with a rectangle die and attached to patterned paper scrap from Graphic 45. Stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set.  For the card base, I added waves to white CS with a Fiskars Texture plate (have not used this in years since I started using embossing folders) and inked raised surfaces with Blue Ink.

Challenge:

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Hugs, Theresa

Summer Flowers

Hello and welcome my friends.  This card that I am showing was made with Gina K Designs supplies. I stamped the floral image from Wildflowers bundle with black ink on watercolor paper and water colored with Gina K inks Medium Carnation, Passionate Pink, Fresh Asparagus and Medium Spruce. I die cut the image using die from the same bundle. I attached the image to an embossed pattern paper from GKD Watercolor Floral paper pad with some foam tape. I used Cuttlebug EF Victoria for the embossing that I distressed with a bit of sandpaper. Attached this to a white cardcase. Stamped the sentiment from GKD Rose Bouquet set with Passionate Pink ink on a die cut circle of white matted with a pink circle to complete the design. Circle dies from Spellbinders.

Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs: Adding Texture

Happy Little Stampers: Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes

The Flower Challenge: #71 Circle/Circles

As You See It Challenge: #281 a Recipe for Watercolor Brightness - see below for recipe details. 

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. 

Hugs, Theresa

Hello to You

Welcome to the studio!  Sharing a card that I created with supplies from Gina K Designs and Cuttlebug embossing folders.  I started this design by cutting a smallcircle from a patterned paper from Watercolor Floral pad and set aside the circle. I trimmed the paper with rectangle stitched die from GKD (master layout 2) and embossed the panel with Cuttlebug Victoria EF. I attached this to a white mat embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF. I assembled the center embellishment with a strip of Faded Brick CS cut with GKD Flag die, the small circle of the patterned paper layered with a circle of Vellum, and a scalloped circle frame on top. I stamped the Vellum circle with a GKD sentiment from Rose Bouquet set using Versamark and Gold EP.  Finished with a card base of GKD Faded Brick CS. My inspiration for this design was the challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. 

Challenges:

Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K Designs: Adding Texture. Used Dry and Wet embossing, Die Cuts.

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper

Tuesday Morning Sketches: # 671

Happy Little Stampers: August Anything Goes with Dies

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Hugs, Theresa

Out on the Farm on a Snowy Christmas Day

 

Hello! I have another Christmas card inspired by Peace On Earth Challenge #13 Anything Christmas. This time my card features an image of a horse and a snowy scene. Check out the mood board below to see the horse that inspired me.  I printed the scene from a file in my computer on white CS and trimmed it to fit the card size. Added some texture to the top of the image with Swiss Dot EF,  Also used Nuvo Crystal dots on the snow and snowy fence  and Diamond Stickles on the ornaments on the tree and garland. Sadly the texture and shine does not show in the photo but looks great in real life.  Added a mat of textured white paper.  Card base is a patterned paper embossed with Gingham EF.  Finished with a die cut sentiment from the same patterned paper.

Supplies: Cheery Lynn Merry Christmas Die, Cuttlebug Gingham EF, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF, Corner Punch, White CS, DCWV Pattern Paper from Christmas Basics Pad, Diamond Stickles, Nuvo White Crystal Dots.

Challenges: 

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper

Praying for the people of Ukraine. Thanks for stopping by. 

                                                Hugs, Theresa

Quick and Easy Valentines

Welcome friends! I am sharing 4 Valentine cards that I quickly made using some of the same products. Supplies used were White Cardstock, Pink Cardstock, Patterned papers from a Pack purchased at Joann's several years ago, Spellbinders Scalloped Heart Dies, Polka Dots EF, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Gina K stamps, Winnie & Walter stamps, and Pink Inks.  I used both negatives and positives of the die cuts when I assembled my designs.  

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Challenges:

Addicted to CAS: Challenge #213 Hearts

The Paper Players: PP577 Theme Challenge Love and Friend

CASology: Week 400 Affection

Double D Challenges: Hearts

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

The Key To My Heart Belongs To.....

Welcome! Another post and another Valentine card.  I have combined 2 challenges as inspiration for this design....one a sketch and one a color combo.  I selected 2 patterned papers that included the colors that I needed for the Color Throwdown Challenge and added a Kraft Card Stock for the base and one of the Heart die cuts. Following the sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches, I attached the papers to the Card Base and layered 2 Hearts cut with Spellbinders dies. I embossed both papers with Cuttlebug EF's-Polka Dots and Divine Swirls.  Added an embroidered heart from my stash and the topped with a key cut with Paper Sweeties Die from Gold Metallic paper.  I thought that I had a sentiment stamp (must have imagined it) that went with my card theme but could not find it, so I created my own with Photoshop. Liked how it came out.  

Challenges: 

Tuesday Morning Sketches:  #642

Color Throwdown: Ctd678 Pink, Red, Cranberry, Kraft

Dies R Us Challenge: 186 Valentine's/ Love. Used Spellbinders Heart Dies and Paper Sweeties Heart Die.

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says With Love.

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

Stay Safe and Healthy! Thanks for stopping by. 

I love reading your comments. 

Theresa

Snowy Scenes

Welcome to my studio! Today I am posting 2 Christmas cards that I made using Patterned Papers from a Heartfelt Creations paper pack. I used a Darice Snowflakes Embossing Folder and a Gina K Designs Christmas sentiment on both cards. I use Stickles to give some shiny effects on the smoke, windows and snowy trees but that does not show in the photos. Trust me, it looks really good up close and in person.  I actually made 2 of each design so that's another 4 for my Christmas Card Stash.

Other supplies: White Cardstock bases, Red and Green Cardstock for mats, Memento Rhubarb Stalk Ink, and Simply Cards & Papercraft Embossing Folder (on green mat).

Challenges: 

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round: Challenge - Cabin /Cottage. My scene has a cabin.

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

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #579 Anything Goes as Long as It's about Christmas.

Simon Says: Monday Challenge-Use an Embossing folder. Used 2 embossing folder on the bottom card. 

Peace on Earth Challenge: Anything Goes Christmas. Inspiration Board:

The Four Seasons Challenge: February Winter Challenge. Mood board shown below.

Stay Safe and Healthy! Thanks for stopping by. 

I love reading your comments. Theresa

Using More of My Stash

Welcome! I am back with more Christmas cards that I made using up some of my stash. My goal is to use old items from stash to maybe make room for some new?   I used some patterned papers from   Webster's Pages, mats of green cardstock, white card bases, Memento red ink, and Christmas stamps from Heartfelt Creations. I quickly created these 4 cards to add to my stash of cards. 

Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #579 Anything goes as long as it's Christmas with option to use a sentiment.

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Papers. 

Merry Christmas Blog Challenge: MLCCB#42 Anything Christmas Goes

Stay Safe and Healthy! 

Thanks for stopping by.

 I love reading your comments. Theresa

Christmas Carols from an Old Songbook

Hello!  I came across an old Christmas Carol Song Book that was a free giveaway from an insurance company in the 80's, I think. 

I thought the pages of songs would make great Christmas cards so using some solid card stock and old patterned paper in my stash, I created these cards. I simply cut or tore the pages and attached to a layer of patterned paper and then to a solid color base. I distressed some of the pages by crinkling and sponging with Distress Ink.  One page I dry embossed.  Patterned Papers are from Webster's Pages and Cardstocks are Gina K Papers. 

Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper.

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #578 Anything goes as long it's Christmas. 

This was a great way to recycle the song book and use up old stash.

Thanks for stopping by.

Theresa

Angelique Christmas Card

Today I am sharing a card made with a scrap of patterned paper, some never before used stamps, and gold brads. I started with Neenah White Cardstock that I stamped with 2 angel stamps from Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine using Versamark ink and heat embossed with Gold EP. I added some sparkly Stickles to the wings and robes. Added a strip of patterned paper that I edged with Pilot Gold Marker and embellished with Gold Brads. Quick and easy Christmas card to add to my stash.

Challenges: 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge: MLCCB 42 Anything Christmas Goes

Love to Scrap Challenge: LTSCB#153 Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff: #440 Embossing-Used heat embossing on my card. 

Stay Safe and Healthy! 

I love reading your comments. 

Theresa

More Christmas Cards

Hello! Today I am sharing some Christmas cards made using patterned papers that were in a magazine that I purchased some time ago and filed away.  On the 2 bottom cards, I used one of the pattern papers as a layer on the card base before attaching another pattern paper as the focus of the card. on all 3 cards, I used a Pilot Gold Marker to edge all the papers and added several types of stickles to add sparkle to the designs.  Attached Gold Satin Ribbon bows to the Bauble cards and Pink Brads to the Santa card.  A Penny Black sentiment was stamped and embossed with Gold EP on each card. Used Pink and White cardstock as card bases. 

Wish you could see the sparkle and texture of the stickles that I used.  Looks so good in real life. 

Challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge: B is for Baubles

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Papers.

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: 543 Use 2 or More Patterned Papers. Bottom 2 cards use 2 patterned papers and embellishments from stash. 

Stay Safe and Healthy! 

Thanks for stopping by.

 I love reading your comments. Theresa

Using Up Old Stash

Hello! One of my goals this year is to use up some of my cardmaking stash.  I have spent several hours making many Christmas cards using pattern papers, cardstock, stickles, embellishments, embossing folders, etc that I have had for a number of years. Today, I am sharing 4 of the cards that I made using HFC pattern papers with white card base and red mats and embossing with Cuttlebug Allegro EF. Three of the cards are stamped with Creative Vision Stamp (2009) with Memento Red ink.  The 4th Card was finished with a die cut from Creative Expressions that I cut from scraps. I added Glossy accents to the berries and Cardinals but that is hard to see in the photos.  

Challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Anything goes with Patterned Paper

ABC Christmas Challenge: A is for Anything Christmas

Dies R Us Challenge: #185 January Challenge is Anything Goes With a Die

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #578 Anything goes as long as it's Christmas

Use Your Stuff: Challenge #440 Embossing. Used dry embossing on the cards. 

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

A Bouquet of Colors

Welcome to my studio!  I am showing a card that I made for the Creative Confetti Challenge which is a Tic Tac Toe one.  I chose the lower row across for my elements to use Emboss, Make It Sparkle, and Twine.  I began by stamping the bouquet from Power Poppy Countryside Bouquet set with Memento Peanut Brittle ink and coloring with Copics.  I trimmed the image with Lawn Fawn stitched circle die.  I attached this to a patterned paper from MME Notable pad that I embossed with Cuttlebug Wicker Weave EF for some texture. I just happened to find this colorful paper that seemed to go well with the colors in my bouquet.  Often times, I select the pattern first and select colors from it to use on my image. I stamped the sentiment in Memento Cottage Ivy ink, added some sparkle to the centers of the flower with Crystal Stickles and the buds(purple ones), and finished with a twine bow to tie the bouquet. Selected a precut turquoise card base that just happened to fit the design. 

Challenges:

Creative Confetti Challenge: Tic Tac Toe-see below.

Double D Challenges: Thought this card fit into the Colorful Challenge

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

Allsorts Challenge: Week 588 Use Hand Colored Image

Tuesday Throwdown:  #465 Anything Goes

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