Crafting with Wine Corks

Hello!  Since I have been trying to use up some of the stash of items that I save, I decided to make use of some of the wine corks that I have been accumulating and make something for my fall decor.  I made Pumpkins using the corks with acrylic paint (bought this years ago at a clearance sale), green cardstock from stash, Green Washi tape, raffia ribbon, hot glue and gun, and some wire.  No items were purchased for this project since I had all the supplies on hand. For the smaller pumpkin, I used 33 corks plus 1 for the stem and used 48 corks plus 1 for the larger size pumpkin.  That's 88 bottles of wine!!

Sharing this crafty project at 

Love to Craft Challenge Blog: LTCCB 51 October-Anything Goes. 

Note: I found this project with instructions at That's What She Said here.

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Theresa

Fall Cards

Hello!  I have been creating more Fall/Thanksgiving cards.  I have used colored digital stamps from Artsystamper Shop to create some quick and easy cards.  The top card features a sunflower image printed on Ivory textured cardstock and a sentiment from Gina K Designs stamped in dark red ink. Added a green satin ribbon printed with leaves that I had in my stash.  Finished with  a card base of Faded Brick.

This design was made with Artsystamper pumpkin, leaves, and sentiment digital stamps arranged and printed on Ivory Textured paper.  I stamped a sentiment from Hero Arts in Rich Cocoa ink and used a dark brown card base.

I used the same pumpkin and maple leaves digital images from Artsystamper Shop for the last 2 cards but added some distress ink,  Cheery Lynn die cut words, and Green card base on one.  I also popped up the pumpkin on this one by printing the image twice and fussy cut the pumpkin.   The last one was printed with a sentiment on ivory cardstock and placed on a card base of Faded Brick.  Used a black gel pen to highlight the sentiment.

These cards are part of several that I  am making for the residents at my Mother's care center. 

Challenges to enter:

Artsystamper Digital Challenge: #24 Ribbons and Bows

Cut It Up: Challenge 209 Happy Fall, Y'all  + use at least 3 layers. Used die cut words and 3 layers with -card base, background layer, and pumpkin cut out with words.

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A Harvest of Pumpkins

Hello! The weather report online calls today Haze and that it is....the sky is gray and hazy.  I guess you might say the scene on this card is haze since I used a card stock for the base that seems to be a haze color.  I was trying to use a neutral color and that is what I pulled from my paper stash instead of a blue color.  This card was inspired by the challenge at Double D to create a Neutral Fall theme card inspired by their Mood Board. I took inspiration from the Truck design loaded with pumpkins shown on the pillow. I also pulled colors for the embossed  tree and used woodgrain pattern from the board. I die cut the truck with Cheapo dies from Ivory, Black, and Metallic Silver card stock scraps.  Used a piece of clear acrylic for the window. I filled the truck with Pumpkins that I fussy cut from a scrap of Patterned Paper (shown in photo).  I embossed the texture beige card base with Leafy Tree embossing folder from Darice and inked the raised areas with Distress Oxide inks. Love the texture of the tree that showed up with inking. I created a road for the truck with a scrap of woodgrain paper and stamped a sentiment from my stash with a Distress ink.  Fun card...love how it evolved.
Challenges:
Always Fun Challenges: Challenge #136 Pumpkins. The truck is full of pumpkins.
Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge #444 Theme is Fall/Holiday
Color Throwdown: Challenge cttd 568 Orange, Brown, Moss Green(on leaves), Cream
613 Avenue Create: Challenge 222 Anything Goes w Optional Twist: Scrap Your Stash!
Double D Challenges: Neutral Fall Theme

Note: Haze often occurs when dust and smoke particles accumulate in relatively dry air. When weather conditions block the dispersal of smoke and other pollutants they concentrate and form a usually low-hanging shroud that impairs visibility. 
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Autumn Card

Welcome to my studio!  Today I am sharing a card that I made using digital stamps from Autumn's Gift Set by Beverly Cole at The Artsystamper Shop.  Using Photoshop I arranged the Pumpkin and Leaf stamps with sentiment(in brown) and printed on Ivory CS. I added a bit more orange with Copics to the colored images and sponged the edges of the panel with DOI Antique Linen. Attached to a card base of Dark Brown CS.  I am entering this in the Monochromatic Challenge #3 at Artsystamper Digitals Challenges - use any color, as long as it is only 1 color plus natural beiges and tans or black and white. Maybe I should have used another color for the base?
Other Challenge:
Double D Challenges: Neutral Fall. Mood board below. 









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Card with Bark!

Hello!  I'm back with another entry for this week's Challenge at Modsquad which is to use something from nature on a card.  We have had this piece of tree bark laying around awhile and I told my DH not to throw it way because some day, maybe, I would use it some how.  So this challenge came along and I put a piece of the bark in my design. (I was thinking of seeing pumpkins on display in outdoor areas when I came up with this scene of pumpkins sitting on what might be a log or stump.)  I stamped the Pumpkins from GKD Always Autumn set with Memento Tangelo ink on white CS. I colored the pumpkins with Copic Markers. I also stamped a caterpillar and several acorns using stamps from GKD A Year of Leaves set with DOI Walnut stain. I fussy cut these items after coloring with Copics. I also stamped the sentiment and 2 acorns directly on the image panel with same ink. I arranged the small piece of bark under the pumpkins and attached the caterpillar and the cut out acorns. Finished with a card base of GKD Charcoal Brown CS.  After making a photo of the card, I decided the card had too much bright white space and went back and added some spatters using Faded Burlap DOI to soften the background. (Covered Pumpkins with masking)

Challenges to enter:

Modsquad Challenge: Back to Nature-Use an item from nature on your card.

Sunday Stamps Weekly Challenge: SS215 Fall Harvest. Use at least 3 colors from the challenge graphic. I use all but  the grays + brown as my neutral.

Daring Cardmakers: October Elemental Inspiration Challenge. Inspired by colors of fall, pumpkins and bark of tree in photo.

Card before adding spatters.

Something to think about - Is it spatters or splatters when you add spots of ink to a card???

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It's Harvest Time

Where did September go?  I've been looking for it but lost track of time and it's already the third of October!!! Speaking of October, this is a month for harvesting fall pumpkins so that is the theme of this card that I made for the challenge at The House That Stamps Built made with a Repeat Impressions Pumpkin stamp.  Using masking, I stamped 3 Pumpkins on white CS and colored with Copics but varied the coloring of each one.  Have you seen the wide variety of Pumpkins at the markets?  I still favor orange pumpkins but I love the white and multi colors ones. My card did not turn out as originally planned …..I kept changing the layout and papers.  For the final card, I fussy cut the upper edge of images and attached it to a mat of  Kaiser Craft Specialty Paper with Orange circles with a bit of shine on some of the circles(think it is called spot varnish.) Attached this to a white card base.
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: Challenge DDC 0219 Circles.  Started with Pumpkins as my circles and added pattern with more circles.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: October-Always all about using Patterned Papers.
Make My Monday Challenge: #106 Autumn
Retro Rubber: Challenge 120 Anything Goes.  Stamp is over 5 years old.

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Thanksgiving Modern Grid

Welcome to the studio.  Today I have a Grid Card for the  Modsquad Challenge- make a modern grid on your background.  The header for the challenge said "Floral" but the challenge did not call for this to be a floral card? This is my first attempt to make this type card where you draw grid lines skipping over the focal image.  I decided to go with a Thanksgiving theme for my card.  I used only Gina K Stamps, actually used stamps from 9 different GKD sets.  I used pumpkins as my focus and included fall items pinecone, acorn, caterpillar, and abstract designs and some doodles as well. Colored with Copics, Memento inks, and DOI.  It took longer to find the stamps that I used than to make the card. Finished with some Dewdrops.
The GKD sets that I used: Always Autumn, Seasonal Sentiments, Holiday Wreath Builder, Tiny Textures, A Year Of Flowers, A Year of Leaves, Buds & Vases, Candles & Cake, Gifts of the Sea.

Other Challenges:
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Thanks/Thanksgiving
Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says Thanks/Thanksgiving
Always Fun Challenges: #84 Pumpkins

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Load of Pumpkins

Hello!  I have been playing with the Truck die from Cheapo Dies and a Leafy Tree embossing folder Darice to create this fall card.   I embossed the tree on a panel of white CS and then colored the raised areas with Distress Oxide inks using foam ink pods( see pic below). Also embossed a gravel road on the panel and colored with Copics.  Die cut the Truck from Grey Blue CS and scraps. Stamped Pumpkins with 3 different stamps (GKD, SU, and Hero Arts ) on Orange CS with Memento Potter's Clay ink and fussy cut.  Filled the truck with pumpkins and popped up on the card background.  One pumpkin rolled out and landed by the tree.  Decided the truck was from a farm called "Life is Good" (GKD Stamp) and stamped that on the door. Also a Black bird landed in the tree above the truck (Stamp from Inkadinkado).  Used a Pumpkin Spice CS for the card base. 

Challenges:

The Card Concept: Challenge #101 Rustic Fall Photo Inspiration below

Die Cuttin Divas: #393 Anything Goes.  Used truck die cut from Cheapo Dies

Die Cut Divas: November Challenge Anything Goes

CAS Mix Up Challenge: November Challenge Embossing Folder  + Stamping + Your Choice. Used foam pod to ink raised area of EF, Fussy Cuts, Die Cuts, and Stamping

Foam Pods

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Monochrome with Style

Hello! I have a very simple thank you card stamped with an old pumpkin stamp that I have had many years.  I think it is a PSX but it has no markings on the stamp.  I have always colored this image and this is the first time I stamped it and just let the stamp details show through in a monochromatic design.   I used SU Bravo Burgundy ink on Ivory CS for both the image and Gina K sentiment.  I placed on a card base in the same color tones.  Simple but elegant.

Challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. Challenges: # 488 Monochrome-2nd entry for monochrome card

Modsquad Challenge: Make a fall thank you card.  Kept this one very clean and simple.  

CAS on Friday: Challenge #144 Make a Fall or Halloween card 

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Truckin' Along

Hello!  Playing today with a new truck die from Cheapo Dies....cut the truck from red, black and silver CS.  Used a Hero Arts silhouette die cut for the face in the window and  I added on some details.  The pumpkins were stamped with an old SU stamp, colored with Copics and fussy cut for the back of the truck.  They are large enough to win a prize at the county fair....maybe that is the truck's destination?
I  created the background with Distress Oxide Inks Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo and Memento Summer Sky ink.  Added some trees in the background and sentiment using Gina K stamps. The truck was popped up with some craft foam. Card base is GKD Tomato Soup CS.
Challenges:
 Dies R Us Challenge: #106 Anything goes using dies by companies carried at the DRU store. My die was purchased from DRU.
Double D Challenge: Scare'n Up Some Pumpkins
Seize the Birthday: Toppings option is Travel.  Traveling by truck.
Die Cut Divas: Challenge theme is Autumn or Halloween

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Picking Some Pumpkins

Hello!   Just loving all the pumpkins and scarecrows showing up for the fall season.   I chose to use this Scarecrow with a harvest of Pumpkins from my file of Dearie Dolls images on a card.  I printed a colored version of the image on White CS but added more coloring with Copics.  Trimmed the image with a die and adhered to a mat of GKD patterned paper and a mat of orange CS embossed with Divine Swirls EF. Used a White card base and stamping my message and sentiment inside the card.
Challenges:
Double D Challenges: Scare'n Up Some Pumpkins
Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C455  Make a card-any theme.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper.

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Harvest of Pumpkins

Welcome to my studio!  I was inspired to create this card by the Photo Challenge Week #459 at Just Us Girls.  I loved the fall trees, colors and the old truck in the photo.  I knew I had an old truck stamp but it took me a while to find it.  I had created the fall scene before I remembered where it was so I had to invent a way of including the truck.  But back to the beginning, I stamped a Repeat Impression stamp Covered Bridge with Memento Rich Cocoa ink on heavyweight white card stock and colored with an number of Distress Oxide Inks....actually used a dozen of them but too lazy to list.  Also used some pencils in some areas.  I might should have used watercolor paper but I was happy with the results on this paper. By the time I finished this scene, I found the old truck stamp in  my Mark's Finest Paper stamps.  I stamped it in the same ink and colored with Distress Oxide Inks and some pencils.  I drew some pumpkins in the back of the red truck and added a driver into the cab. I fussy cut the truck and attached it with foam tape as if he is driving down the dirt road and off the edge of the scene.  To finish, I added an orange mat and a textured rust color card base.  Stamped a Power Poppy sentiment Happy Harvest since there was an abundant harvest of pumpkins in the truck.
Had fun combing the stamps to create this scene.
Other Challenges:
 The House That Stamps Built: Anything Goes Challenge - S2618. Used Repeat Impressions Covered Bridge
Make My Monday Challenge:#80 Autumn/Fall Colors. Third entry.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything Goes.

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Lots of Pumpkins

Fall is in the air!  Enjoying the cooler temperatures and change of seasons.  I printed out a Power Poppy digital image Fall Haul loaded with pumpkins that I colored with Copics.  Created a simple card using a Grass Green Mat and card base of Yellow CS.  Finished with a sentiment stamped with brown ink and an orange twine. This card is loaded with pumpkins so I think it will fit into Creative Confetti Challenge All about the Pumpkin Spice. 

Other challenges:
Cards in Envy: Feels Like Fall Challenge
Make My Monday Challenge: #80 Autumn/Fall colors
Modsquad Challenge: Fall colors

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Fall Fun

Hello! Another rainy day...good for playing in my studio.  My card today was made with GKD's Always Autumn stamp set and I did some creative cropping with the pumpkin and sunflower stamps both going off the side.  I inked the pumpkins with Memento Tangelo and the flower with Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide and colored with Copics and Pencils.  The sentiment was stamped with Walnut Stain DOI. Distressed the edges of the white CS with Fossilized Amber and adhered to GKD pattern paper from Sun Kissed Autumn pad. Finished with a metal embellishment from October Hero Arts kit. 

Challenge:

Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday -Creative Crop-Choose an image you have that will go OFF the card after stamping.

The House That Stamps Built: Challenge O1117 Tic-Tac-Toe. Used pumpkins, patterned paper, and metallic.  I usually use Repeat Impressions stamps for this challenge but this card as a perfect match for Vertical Row 1.

ModSquad Challenge: Fall Fest anything for fall. 

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 263 Holiday

Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Distressing-used a bit of distressing around edges. 

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Joy Fold Cards

Hello!  I have two Joy Fold Cards today made for 2 different challenges.  The first  is for Stamp TV Mix It Up Monday challenge to make a Thankful Joy Fold card.   I used pattern papers from GKD The Simple Things and Autumn Landscape pads and GKD stamps from Always Autumn set. 
Other supplies: Copic Markers, Memento inks, White CS and another GKD stamp from a mystery bag.

The second Joy Fold Card  has a Christmas theme and uses Red, White, and Gray colors for the challenge at Merry Monday. (Missed deadline) I used a pre-printed panel   from GKD and GKD stamps from Peace and Joy set.  Pattern paper is from Pebbles Welcome Christmas pad and Red and White CS are from stash. Memento Gray Flannel and Rhubarb Stalk inks used for stamping and coloring.

Challenge links:
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday Thankful Joy Fold card. STV16MON46
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #222 Use Gray, White, and Red OOPS! Missed the deadline.
Simon Monday Challenge: Thanksgiving/Thanks
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper: November Challenge
Fussy and Fancy: 177 Different Fold or Shaped cards.  Joy Fold cards above.
Crafty Catz: Challenge #347 Anything Goes with Optional Twist to use Red\

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Happy Haunting

 

Hello! Halloween is almost here!  One more card for challenges.  I made this one for The House That Stamps Built challenge which is a photo challenge shown on the left.  I did not plan to copy the photo so closely but it just turned out that way.  But I added the witch and spider to keep it my creation.
Supplies: Stamps-Repeat Impressions Pumpkin, MFP Black Cat, GKD Basket; Memento Inks and Copics; Crafty Catz Dies; White, Sage Green, Orange, Black, and Kraft Card Stock; Darice EF Tree; Plastic Witch and Spider Confetti
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: WIW 01619 Photo Inspiration.
Just Us Girls: Photo Week #366 Black Cat and Pumpkin inspired the card.
Shopping Our Stash Weekly Challenge: #274 Hey Gouhlfriend-Halloween Cards
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 448 Halloween

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Chevron Pumpkins

 

Welcome!   I have another Pumpkin card.  I found this pumpkin stamp from the past and just had to ink for this quick and simple card.  The stamp is unmarked but I think it is from PSX.   I stamped the Pumpkins twice with Memento Espresso Truffle ink - once on a creamy paper and once on orange CS. I colored the vines and stems with Copics and fussy cut the orange pumpkins.  I embossed the pumpkins with a Chevron EF and inked the raised stripes with Brilliance Platinum Planet ink before attaching to card.  The verse is form GKD and stamped with SU Always Arthichoke ink.  I finished the card with an Orange card base and a couple of Dew Drops.  I love how the texture of the Pumpkins pop out of the photo.

Challenges:

The Card Concept: #60 Chevron Pumpkin.  I consider the style of this card Clean and Layered as I used paper piecing and embossing with some embellishments.

 

 

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A Trio of Pumpkins

 

Hello!  I have been playing a lot with pumpkins and there are a lot of challenges featuring them in blogland.  I took color inspiration from the challenge at Inspired By All The Little Things  and some glitter from the challenge at Curtain Call.  I stamped Gina K Designs pumpkin from Signs of Autumn on Oyster Pearl CS with Versamark ink and embossed with Gold EP.  I colored with Copics and added more gold with Gold Metallic Pen.  I placed this on a mat of Gray CS that was also used as the card base.  I die cut Happy Thanksgiving with Cheery Lynn dies from a Shimmer Gold CS used as the background for the image.  Finished with colored sequins for some sparkle and texture.
Challenges:
 Inspired By All The Little Things: #28 Used colors and pumpkin theme from the photo inspiration.
Curtain Call: Inspiration Challenge Glittery Gourds. Inspired by the gold glitter.
Tuesday Throwdown: #316 Festive Pumpkins

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Rustic Wheel with Pumpkins

 

Welcome friends.  Today I have used older stamps from Heartfelt Creations Rustic Autumn set that I remembered that I have when I saw Kathy's card at the Double D Challenge.  I stamped the image and sentiment on White CS with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and colored with Copics.  After wrapping the image with some Raffia Ribbon,   I simply attached to a mat of Orange CS and a card base of Fresh Asparagus Green CS.  

Challenges:
Double D Challenges: Pumpkin Time

Retro Rubber : Challenge 48 Tie Me Up...the HFC stamps are several years old.

Paper Sweeties: October Photo Inspiration Challenge.  Inspired by pumpkin and colors. 

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