Summer Flowers

Hello! Welcome to my studio!  I have been busy here creating cards for current challenges. Today I am playing with a Penny black stamp from an older set in my stash.  The image was stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copics.  Trimmed it with a Spellbinders die and inked the edges with Brown Copics. Chose a Gingham Patterned paper as a mat which I also in
ked with Brown Copics.  The Gingham mat was embossed with Cuttlebug Gingham EF which is hard to see in photo. Added to a White CS and stamped with Birthday sentiment from stash. 

Challenges:
Double D Challenges: Wheels

Just Add Ink: #615 Just choose two-used Gingham and die cut.

Four Seasons Challenge: Anything Goes Summer. Geraniums are a favorite summer flower.

Happy Little Stampers: August Birthday Challenge Anything Goes

Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Anything Goes

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 Hugs, 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! 

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 I love reading your comments. Theresa

These Boots are Made for Flowers

Hello!  I have been searching my digital files again and found a great digital paper from Paper Crafter Magazine featuring colorful rain boots.  This inspired me to create a card with Rain Boots and Flowers for the Double D Challenge Showers and Flowers.....the mood board below shows pink boots filled with flowers. I stamped the boots on pink card stock with a Hero Arts Stamp and die cut with a Hero Arts die both from one of their monthly kits. The flowers in the boots were made with stamps and dies from the same kit. I colored the flowers with Copics and assembled with the boots on a layered die cut panel. Attached this to the patterned paper that I printed and used a white card base.  Stamped the sentiment from Penny Black with Blue DOI.  It's fun to find something in my digital files and used in a fun way!
Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: April Always about using Patterned Paper
Happy Little Stampers: April Anything Goes with Dies
Dies R Us Challenge: #143 Spring Flowers
Double D Challenges: Showers and Flowers.

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

Candy Canes with Holly

Hello!  Today's Christmas card was made with Power Poppy's digital image Candy Cane Classic that I printed on White CS and colored with Copics.  The colors that I used were inspired by the patterned paper from a magazine freebie.  I used GKD Red CS as the base and mat under the image.  Finished with some glossy accents on the berries.  Sentiment stamped with Memento red ink is from Penny Black.  Used Spellbinders Rectangle Die to cut mat and image (I cut the tail of the bow to extend beyond the edge).

Challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C509 Make a Candy themed card.
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #462 Use something with letter H.  Holly is on the paper and candy canes.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: November Always all about using patterned paper.
Winter Wonderland: Use Holly and/or Ivy on a card.
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: MLCCB #16 Anything Christmas goes.
The 12 Months of Christmas: Challenge 59 Anything Christmas with Optional Twist Red and Green

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

Christmas Village

Hello! Spent part of the weekend making several Christmas cards.  I am sharing two that I made using an old PSX stamp Christmas Village.  I have created many cards with this stamp over the years and still love to ink it up.  The top card simply features the scene stamped with Versafine black ink on White CS and attached to a Red card base. I heat embossed the Penny Black sentiment in red to finish. 

 The bottom version uses the stamp inked with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics. I added texture to the snow with a Snow Marker and some glitter with Frosted Lace Stickles. Framed the scene with GKD Green CS cut with a Spellbinders rectangle die. The heat embossed sentiment is from Gina K Design set.

Challenges to enter:
Penny Black  Saturday Challenge: October Anything Goes...optional Black, White, and one other  color.
CAS Christmas Card Challenge: October Winter Scene
Addicted To Stamps: #362 Make Your Mark
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Christmas
Christmas at Sweet Stampin': October Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: MLCCB #15 October Anything Christmas Goes

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

Inky Paper Towel Returns for More Cards

Hello! I appreciate your stopping by!  I have been playing again with Paper Towels, a new technique for me.   I have been inspired by Loll's challenge at CAS Mix Up challenge to use/recycle inky paper towels.   The butterfly was cut with a Cheery Lynn die from some card stock that I transferred ink to from a inky paper towel that I also used on another card.  A section of the actual inky paper towel was cut and layered beneath a white card stock panel with an opening die cut with a Spellbinders circle die. The colors on the towel are Distress Oxide inks  Fired Brick, Fossilized Amber, and Squeezed Lemonade.  I attached the butterfly and  added some die cut flowers from yellow CS ( used Spellbinders Shapeabilities Flower Bundle) to the white panel. Then I stamped a Papers and Such sentiment with Fired Brick ink.  Attached all to a White Card Base. 
Challenges:

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says add a Die Cut

Dies R Us Challenge: #126 Bright Colors.  Use Spellbinders and Cheery Lynn Dies.

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

Happy Little Stampers: August Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Sharing one more card made with transferring color from Inky Paper Towel.  Used circle stencil with panel of White CS to create circle of color. (Distress Oxide Inks).  Added die cut of a flower cut with Spellbinders Shapeabilities Flower Bundle.  Sentiment from Penny Black Friendship set stamped with SU ink. . Card base of Green CS from stash. 

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

Oregano Wreath

 Welcome to the studio!  Today I am playing with 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.  I am using a stamp from Italian Garden set by Marcell Hawley in both of my cards, one a Christmas design and the other an any occasion card. I was inspired by my herb garden.

For the Christmas Card, I stamped the pot of Oregano without the tag with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored  with Copics and Memento Marker.  I added pearls (Colored with Red Copic) for ornaments and glossy accents to the pot. ( This reminded me of a holiday gift plant that you might order online. ) Other supplies: Sentiment from Penny Black, Memento Red ink, White CS, DCWV Christmas Basic Pattern Paper, Spellbinder Die.

For the second card,  I used more herb stamps and sentiment from the Italian Garden set.  I stamped the Herbs with Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with Copics and Memento Markers.  My first stamped layout did not work so I fussy cut the images and arranged on a background of Pattern Paper from Graphics 45 Secret Garden pad. (Thought this paper was appropriate for a garden challenge)
Other supplies: GKD Fresh Asparagus and Ivory CS, Versamark Ink, Seafoam White EP, Spellbinder Label Dies

 Challenges:
Twofer Card Challenge: #18 Garden
Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge:  Christmas in July
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: July Always about using Patterned Paper

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

Winter Flower

Hello!  Poinsettia is one of my favorite holiday flowers and I have a lot of stamps of this flower.  I used  a  stamp from Penny Black for this card.  I stamped the image with DOI on watercolor paper and colored with DOI with a water brush. Distressed the edges with the DOI.  Used Yellow Pearl Shimmering card stock for the  die cut words and card base. The shimmer of the CS does not show well in the photo. Added dots with Gold Liquid Pearls.
Challenges:
CAS Watercolor: November Challenge Christmas Florals and/or Greenery
The Flower Challenge: #26 A Special Occasion
Happy Little Stampers: November Challenge Christmas Anything Goes with Optional Twist CAS
Happy Little Stampers: November Challenge Any Thing Goes with Dies. Used GKD and Cheery Lynn Dies.
Daring Cardmakers Cards: Winter Flowers and Foliage
Always Fun Challenges: #83 Watercolor

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