Using Some of My Stash

 Welcome to the studio!  I have created some cards using some pre-embossed panels of white cardstock that I had filed away.....not sure why I did this but I have a stack of several panels embossed with several different embossing folders.  I chose 3 precut and pre-embossed panels with Cuttlebug Leafy Branch EF. For the first card, I colored the raised design with DOI  Peeled Paint using a pod and attached to a Green Mat and White Card base. I added several Butterflies die cut from scraps of Yellow CS using Sue Wilson Petite Butterflies dies (NBUS). Finished with words die cut with Cheery Lynn dies. 

 

The second card was made in a similar way but used a different green ink and darker green mat. The butterflies are cut from the smaller dies from the same set by Sue Wilson and cut from scraps of a patterned paper shown on the side in the photo. Used a Cheery Lynn die for the word Thanks. 

For the third card, I had used the Leafy Branch EF but also had embossed the panel with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots.  Not sure which EF that I used first but I had colored the raised dots with Navy Ink and the branch with Green Ink using pods to color the raised areas.  It was some time ago that I did this embossing and coloring and put away to finish at a later time.  I completed this card using some Marianne Design Creatable dies.  The bird was cut from a Red scrap and raised on some red foam. The birdhouse was cut from some Brown foam and I inked the raised area with dark brown ink. (FYI I first cut the house from brown cardstock and cut the foam to layer but I liked the look of the foam for the house with out the paper better and eliminated the brown paper.)  The sentiment was stamped and die cut with Gina K Designs products.  Used Navy ink to stamp and white foam to raise. Attached the panel to a Navy Card base and assembled the elements using a bit of string to hang the birdhouse. 

Challenges: 

Can You Handle the Pressure? Anything Goes  Embossing with a Twist of Green

Just Us Girls Challenge: #625 Photo Week. Inspired by the Bird and Birdhouse in photo.

Dies  R Us Challenge:  #189 Anything Goes using any brand of dies that DRU sells. Used Cheery Lynn,  Sue Wilson and Marianne Designs dies. 

Die Cut Divas: Challenge theme is Happy Birthday.

Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge: SOS 466 Spread Your Wings

Pray for the people of Ukraine. 

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Theresa

Gingerbread with Heart

Hello!  I never did make a gingerbread house or cookie this Christmas but it's not to late to make a card with gingerbread so that is what I have to share today.  I stamped the Gingerbread couple on Kraft CS with versamark and heat embossed with GKD White EP.  Fussy cut the couple.  This stamp is an old rubber one from GKD.  Fussy cut the couple and popped up with foam on panel of  patterned Paper from the Snowy Day pad by Crate Paper found in my stash.  Stamped a sentiment from Mark's Finest Papers (no longer in business) with red ink and embossed with GKD Clear EP.  Attached to a red card base. To finish, I added several hearts in red and kraft that were leftovers from when I used a Fiskars border punch with hearts.

Challenges: 

ABC Christmas: A is for Anything Christmas Goes. Also fits B is for Bingo. Used Patterned Paper, Christmas Sentiment, Embossing. 

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

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: January All about using Patterned Paper

Double D Challenges: Use some punch on your card. The punched hearts were a by product of using a Fiskars Heart border punch. See punch below. 

Cupcake Inspirations: CIC485  Holidays. Inspired by the gingerbread on their graphic.

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

Flight Across Africa

Hello!  I had fun with the latest challenge at The Library Challenge which features the book Five Weeks in a Balloon.  I was not familiar with the story but did some research and learned it was about
"a scholar and explorer, Dr. Samuel Fergusson, accompanied by his manservant Joe and his friend professional hunter Richard "Dick" Kennedy, who set out to explore and travel across the African continent  in a balloon."   I took inspiration from the colors and layout of the cover but added reference to the story by including a map of their travel in Africa. 
Supplies used:  Balloon stamp from Repeat Impressions; Memento Toffee Crunch Ink;   Copics for coloring; Distress Oxide Ink Broken China for Water Coloring the Sky; Cloud EF from Darice; Explore sticker from stash;  Aqua and White Card Stock; Map printed from Internet; Foam.

Challenges:
CRAFT Challenge: #520 Inspired by a Film.  There was also a film "Five Weeks in a Balloon" directed by Irwin Allen and starring Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Peter Lorre, Richard Haydn, Barbara Luna
The Library Challenge: #37 Five Weeks in a Balloon

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

Birthday Roses

Welcome!  I have been playing with a stencil, a die, stamps,  Ombre colors, and water coloring to create this birthday card.  I made the Ombre background by inking DOI Lucky Clover and Cracked Pistachio with Gina K Stencil Rounded Swirl on white CS.  I stamped the Rose stamp from GKD Tropical Blooms with GKD Amalgam Black ink and water colored the image with a water brush using the same green inks and Picked Raspberry DOI. Used GKD die to cut the rose and attached using foam to pop up the image.  Stamped the GKD sentiment with the pink ink. Finished with a green card base.
Always Fun Challenges: #104 Birthday
Mod Squad Challenge: Stencil Your Background
The House That Stamps Built: DCC43 Use a Stencil (2)
Double D Challenges: Watercolors
Happy Little Stampers: April Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes with optional twist Brights
Creative with Stamps: Challenge #37 Birthday
Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge: Ombre Ink Blending

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

Christmas Cardinal

Hello!  Playing with some challenges with Christmas themes.  I stamped  a GKD bird and sentiment 

from Peace & Joy set with Memento Black ink and colored with Copics.  Added some glossy accents to the berries. Trimmed the image and popped up with foam on a white card base that I embossed the lower edge with a Cuttlebug  Border EF.  

Challenges to enter:
CAS Christmas: October theme Birds

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #313 Holiday
The Merry Christmas Challenge:  Always Anything Christmas
Christmas at Sweet Stampin': October Challenge Anything Christmas

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

1 Lily Stamp, 2 Cards,2 Techniques

Welcome to my studio.  I received some new stamps from Gina K that I purchased with a prize GC from Modsquad Challenge and was anxious to use.    I did the bottom card first by stamping the Lily stamp from Thank You Friend set with Versamark on White CS and then embossed with White EP.  I water colored the image with Distress Oxide inks using a water brush.  I think inks used were Fossilized Amber, Wild Honey, Peeled Paint, and Peacock Feathers.   Added some highlights with colored pencils. Finished with sentiment from the same set.  Inked the edge of the panel with Peeled Paint pad and adhered to a Blue card base.  I have seen several water colors done with heat embossed images and had to give it a try.

The top card was made with the same Lily stamp but I stamped this one with Memento Toffee Crunch ink and colored with Copics.  Also added some touches with Colored Pencils.  Trimmed the image and placed on a mat of Grass Green CS. Stamped a sentiment from Gina K set Inspiring Poppies, cut with die and placed on a green mat.   For the card base, I used Grass Green and made the background with White CS stamped with Gina K background stamp Petite Flourish with Memento Bamboo Leaves. I assembled the card popping up the image with foam tape and also popped up the sentiment on top of the image.
Challenges:
 Stamp TV: Monthly Mix Challenge Pop It Up-MMC82018-Create a Pop Up card or use foam  to pop up elements on your card.  
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Make Own Background Entry #3
Make My Monday Challenge: #76 Coloured Image Entry 2
Happy Little Stampers: August Watercolor Challenge-Optional Twist Flowers Entry #2

I was inspired to create these cards by the Lilies in my Garden:

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