DIY Patterned Paper

 Welcome to my studio!  I am sharing a couple more Christmas cards made with Gina K Stamps that I also used for creating my own patterned papers.  I used poinsettia stamps from the Merry & Bright and Joyful Holiday sets.   The sentiments (heat embossed with Clear EP) and other stamps were from the Holiday Wreath builder.
Other Supplies: White CS, GKD Red and Green CS, GKD Ribbon, GKD  EP, GKD Green Ink, Memento Red Ink, Red Nail Heads, Spellinders Circle and Oval Dies.
Challenges:
Modsquad Challenges: Create your own patterned paper.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using patterned paper.  Hope DIY paper is allowed. 

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Pink Poinsettias

Hello! As I clean up my work desk, I find pieces of cards that I started and set aside.  As a goal this year, I am trying to use some of the discarded pieces and complete the projects.  This card was a result of finishing the stamped image using GKD's  Festive Frame by Melanie.  I had stamped and embossed the image with silver EP on white CS and left it at that.  Today, I trimmed the image, colored it with some Copics using pastel colors, and attached it to a patterned paper card base.  One less discarded image. The paper is from a pack that I just had to have when I found it on sale many moons ago but only used a couple of sheets. Time to use that too.

Challenges:
Daring Cardmakers: Theme is Pretty Pastel Christmas

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

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round: January Challenge Anything Christmas or Holiday Related

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Merry and Bright

Welcome!  I created this card using colors from the Creative Confetti challenge shown below.  I stamped the Poinsettia image with Memento Gray Flannel ink and colored with Copics using blues, greens, and gray.  Added some sparkle with Stardust Pen and Pilot Silver Metallic Marker.  Stamped the sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed with WOW Silver EP. Stamps are from Power Poppy Poinsettia set.  Finished with Green card base and a mat of Blue CS. 

Challenges:
Creative Confetti Challenge: Take our Color Cues-use the color palette shown below.

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #468  Anything Christmas with optional theme - use word Merry. 

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: It's Christmas.

Mod Squad Challenge: Create a Christmas/Winter theme card.

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Christmas Tags

Hello! I am here with a quick post of some Christmas tags that I made using GKD stamps and dies from Merry & Bright set and a sentiment from Holiday Wreath Builder. Other supplies: Versamark ink, Gold EP, Red EP, Memento red and green inks, White CS, Grass Green CS, Spellbinders Dies, Ribbon.
Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge: December Tag You're It
Die Cut Divas: December Challenge Theme Winter/ Christmas Time.

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Border of Poinsettias

Hello!  I am sharing a CAS Christmas card that I made with an old GKD stamp from A Year of Borders.  I stamped the poinsettias on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics.  Added some gold glitter glue to the center of flowers. I heat embossed the sentiment with Gold EP. Attached the panel to a card base of GKD Fresh Asparagus CS.
Challenge:
Perfectly CAS: Challenge #3-Christmas card using one third or less.

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Christmas Blessings

Hello! I have been playing with more patterned paper from Heartfelt Creations Festive Holly Collection. I used a panel of Cardinals in a Holly Bush  from the paper collection that I stamped with a Christmas sentiment with Memento Red Ink and embossed with Cuttlebug Allegro EF.  I added glossy accents to the berries and birds' beaks for texture. Trimmed the panel and attached to a card base of GKD red cardstock. I added some red gems and a die cut Poinsettia with a center of gold glitter to finish.  The flower was cut from the HFC paper with dies from Creative Dies. 
Challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Papers. 
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #460 Add a flower or two or more.

Artsystamper Digitals Challenge: Challenge 2 Patterned Paper
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: MLCCB #15 October Anything Christmas Goes

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Poinsettias are Tropical

Welcome!  Today I am sharing a CAS card that I made with Penny Black stamps from the Wonder Collection.  I stamped the Poinsettia with DOI Fired Brick on watercolor paper and using a water brush,  I water colored the image using DOI Fired Brick and Peeled Paint.  I added some gold to the flowers in the  center with Versamark Ink and Gold EP.  I decided to add some more ink around the image but I got a little carried away trying to be a bit artsy.  Also distressed the edges with the red ink. I attached the image to a card base of GKD Fresh Asparagus CS and  stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set. 

Did you know that Poinsettia is a tropical flower? And that the bright colors on the poinsettias are actually leaf bracts, not flowers.  The flowers are small and found in the yellow center of the stalk.

Challenges:
CAS Watercolor Challenge: September use Complementary Colors.  Used only red and green inks.

Happy Little Stampers : Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes+ Optional: Tropical.  Used Poinsettia which is a tropical flower. 

Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Anything Goes-Optional use something old or neglected. Stamps are about 5 years old.

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #359 CAS

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: MLCCB #14 September Anything Christmas Goes 

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Snowy Sparkly Christmas

Welcome!  I am still creating Christmas cards for my stash!  I pulled out an older stamp  Snowy Postcard from Stampendous for this one.  I  used DOI Vintage Photo to stamp on White CS using only the oval portion of the image (trimmed with a oval Spellbinders die). I adhered this to a Red Glitter Paper and added die cut Poinsettias (Red and Gold  Papers)  and the word Christmas (Metallic Gold CS).  Dies from Creative Dies and Cheery Lynn.  Added more sparkle to the scene with Diamond Stickles and with Gold Gems to the center of the flowers.

This was a difficult card to photo but the top photo captured the glitter of the paper.  Shared another card on the left without so much glare.

  Challenges:
Modsquad Challenge: All that Sparkles.  Used Stampendous stamp.
Retro Rubber Challenge: #116 Tic Tac Toe-Used bottom row-Gems, Nature(Snow scene), Inks (DOI).  Have had stamp at least 6 years.
Dies R Us Challenge: August Challenge Bright Colors-used bright Gold and Red.
Die Cuttin' Divas: Challenge #431 Anything Goes

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Christmas Lantern

Hello!  I am sharing another Christmas card today.  I was inspired to make this by a Photo Challenge but I missed posting the card in time for that one but I found other challenges to enter.  I stamped the lantern stamp from my stash on white CS with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Red and Green and other Copics and a Silver pen.   Added some sparkle to the flame and poinsettia center with Stickles. Added some die cut branches from Green CS and a red satin bow to the top of the lantern.  Finished the card with a GKD Sentiment stamped in Red ink and a Dotted ribbon that I attached to a Red card base. Die from Impression Obsession -used only part of the branch.  I think the red bow was a perfect touch for the card. 

Challenges:
Shopping Our Stash: Challenge #400 Christmas in July.  Used several old items from my stash.

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #448 Anything Christmas goes with optional theme use twine or ribbon.

Happy Little Stampers: July Christmas Challenge Anything Christmas Goes. Option Sparkle 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog: MLCCB #12 July Anything Christmas Goes

Photo that inspired card:

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Christmas Poinsettias

Hello!  Christmas is almost here. Just had to make this Christmas card for the Inspiration Palette D1918 challenge at The House That Stamps Built.  I used Creative Dies Poinsettia Nesting dies (a freebie) with various pink card stocks to create Poinsettias with Green metal brads.  I rubbed  Perfect Pearls on the petals for some shine.   I attached the flowers to a Mint Green Cardstock (Brazzill) layered with a strip of embossed Cranberry CS.  I finished with a Repeat Impressions sentiment stamped in SU Bravo Burgundy ink. 

Other Challenges to enter:

Modsquad Challenge: Christmas or Winter Theme Project with Metal Die

Die Cut Divas: December Challenge Theme is Winter/Winter Holidays

Happy Little Stampers: December Anything Goes with Dies

Dies R Us Challenge: #111 Anything Christmas

The Flower Challenge: #27 Use older stamp or die. Dies are a couple years old.

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Poinsettia with Watercoloring

Hello!  For this card I have used one of my oldest and favorite poinsettia stamps from PSX.  I think this may be the first time that I water colored it.   I used Distress Oxide ink Fired Brick to stamp the image on watercolor paper and used a water brush to color with  Fired Brick, Lucky Clover, Peeled Paint, and Fossilized Amber DOI.  I added some highlights to the center of the flowers with a Metallic Gold Gelly Roll pen.  I used Spellbinders Regal Frame dies to cut a frame from Fresh Asparagus CS and used a Shimmery Yellow Pearl CS as the card base.  The sentiment from GKD was stamped with SU Always Artichoke ink.
Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge: Week 497 Christmas Flowers
Happy Little Stampers: December Anything Goes with Dies
Happy Little Stampers: December Christmas Challenge Anything Goes
Happy Little Stampers: December Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes
The Flower Challenge: Challenge #27 use an older stamp or die.  The stamp is dated 1992 so I know it is an old one.  The die that I used is about 3 years old.

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Christmas Poinsettias

 Hello!  I created this card using some patterned paper from my stash, a poinsettia die, circle dies, and a Gina K Design stamp.   I did not have any dark green cardstock so I used white CS and colored the areas shown beneath the pattern with Green Copic.  Finished with a green satin ribbon bow and a white enamel dot. Used the sketch #480 from Tuesday Morning Sketches for my design.
Other Challenges:
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #413 Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: All about using Patterned Paper

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Watercolor Wonder

Hello!  This CAS Christmas card was made by stamping a Penny Black  Poinsettia stamp with DOI Candied Apple on watercolor paper and coloring with a water brush using DOI. I stamped the Penny Black sentiment with Black ink.  Stamps all from PB Celebrate the Wonder Collection. Simply finished with a mat and card base of red card stocks.
Challenges:
Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Anything Goes with Optional 'Anything But a Card"
Happy Little Stampers: November Christmas Challenge Anything Goes Optional Twist CAS
Allsorts Challenge: #493 Poppies and/or the Color Red
CAS on Friday: Challenge 145 Make a card to Brighten Someone's Day
CAS Watercolor: November Challenge Christmas Florals and Greenery

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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

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Peace and Joy

Hello!  For my card today I used a Gina K stamp from A Year of Borders and a GKD Sentiment  that I stamped with Versamark ink on White CS and heat embossed with Gold EP.   I colored the border with Copics and added Gold gems to the centers of the Poinsettias. Simply attached to a card base of Red Velvet CS. 

Challenges:
 Sketch Saturday: Week #537

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Christmas Cheer and More

Welcome!  I have been playing with another great sketch by Melissa from Tuesday Morning Sketches and some Christmas patterned papers by American Crafts from the Kringle & Co pad.   I found this poinsettia and foliage stamp from Gina K's Joyful Holiday set and used it as my focal image. The tags were stamped with word sentiments from Gina K Seasonal Sentiments set.  Supplies used: Red Velvet, White, and Green CS, 2 Patterns, Oval and Oval scallop dies, Tag Die, Memento Cottage Ivy and Rhubarb Stalk inks, Copics, Glitter Dome bling, Crystal Nuvo Red Berry Drops, Fiskars Paper Edgers, Twine, Hole Punch., Gina K Designs stamps.

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Challenge #476 Below

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #409 Anything goes as long as it's Christmas with Optional Theme for someone special.

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

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More Christmas In July

Hello!  Two cards are better than one if you have the time and the supplies are already out.  I started by stamping some poinsettias and leaves from GKD Merry & Bright set using some older SU inks Ruby Red and Always Artichoke. I die cut them with GKD dies and set aside.  I stamped and die cut the word Christmas with GKD Seasonal Sentiments set.  I used GKD Heavyweight White and Red Velvet CS to assemble the 2 cards as shown in photos.  I used die cut white foam to pop up the word in the top card. Stamped the word Merry on each card with Versamark but used Red EP on one and White EP on the  other. Both are CAS designs and would be easy to mass produce.  Almost forgot....I added a bit of red crushed velvet flock to some of the petals on the second card.  That's the one that I played with the angle of the  Christmas die cut to be a bit different. 

Challenges:

Modsquad Challenge: Christmas in July

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Use a Die and/or Punch.  My 5th entry.

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: #477 Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: # 395 Anything goes as long as it's Christmas. Option use some red. 

Die Cuttin' Divas: Challenge #379 Christmas in July

The Merry Christmas Challenge: Anything Christmas

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Christmas in July

Welcome!  Another Christmas Card in July!  What better time to make Christmas cards when it is very hot outside.  Today I have used a watercolor background made with Distress Inks Barn Door and Lucky Clover on a White CS.  I added the GKD sentiment with Vesamark and Red EP. The Poinsettia was cut from Red and Green CS's with Creative Dies nesting dies.  Added some sparkle with Sakura Stardust pen and a Glitter Dome. Finished with Red card base.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls: Trend Week #449 Watercolor Background

CAS on Friday: #137 Christmas in July

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #394 Anything Goes for Christmas / Option Use Punch/Die

CAS Christmas Card Challenge:  July Challenge Poinsettias

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge: July Challenge Splash Watercoloring

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Pinks and Blues for Christmas

Welcome! Today I am using non-traditional colors with one of my favorite Power Poppy stamp set Poinsettia.  I love the combo of colors Distress Oxide inks Worn Lipstick, Peacock Feathers, and Peeled Paint that I used to water color the image with a water brush.  Used Versamark and Gold EP to stamp both the image and sentiment.  Inked the edge of the white layer with a Gold Pilot Marker and adhered to turquoise mat and pink card base. 

Challenges:

Mod Squad Challenge: Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Addicted To Stamps: #159 Seasons Greetings

CAS Watercolour Challenge: December Challenge Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers: December Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes with Optional Twist Christmas

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