Tree with a Lot of "Punchy" Dots

Hello! I am back with another Red and White Christmas card made with Gina K Design stamps from Joyful Holiday set.  This set is an older one that I have had for several years.  I heat embossed both the tree and sentiment with GKD White EP on GKD Red Velvet CS after stamping with Versamark ink. For fun, I decorated the tree with a White Metal Star brad and "Ornaments" cut from Red Glitter Paper with a large hole punch. Attached the panel to White Card Base. 

Challenges:

ModSquad Challenge: Red and White...that's it!

As You Like It Challenge: Use Favorite Cute or Traditional for Christmas.  I favor Traditional Christmas cards because I do not have many cute stamps. And most of my cards go to the older generations who tend to like more traditional cards.  

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge: Theme is Die-lirious or Punchy.  Use simple hole punch for all the ornaments.

Addicted to Stamps: Challenge 179 Anything goes

Retro Rubber: Challenge 123 Anything Goes with stamps older than a year.  These stamps are at least 5 years or older. 

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

Give Me a Lemon and I'll Make Cards

Welcome!  Today I am playing with a never before used Lemon/Lime Slice stamp from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps.  I have used it for 2 projects made for some challenges.  For the tag above I stamped the slice several times using Memento inks and Copics to color.  Also stamped and colored a Marcella Hawley Strawberry stamp and sentiments from the same set Strawberries.  Finished by rounding the corners with a punch and adding a mat of Yellow CS. The ribbon for this was found in my stash. 

Challenge:
Tag You're It! Challenge: #91 Summer Fruits

I used the lemon slice stamp again to create this CAS card.  Added orange stripes with a GKD stamp and finished with Hero Arts sentiment  using Memento Citrusy colored inks.  Finished with Bright Yellow card base.

Challenge:

CAS Colours & Sketches: Challenge Sketch #329

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 349 Clean and Simple 

Addicted to Stamps Challenge: #176 A Clean and Simple Summer card

CASology: Week 347 Citrus

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

Clean and Simple 2 Ways

Hello!  I have two cards inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.   For both I used a vine stamp from Mixed Media Stamps but used different green inks for each. The first one is a one layer card using Memento Bamboo Leaves ink.  I finished this one with glittery pink and gold heart stickers and a banner  die cut from GKD Grass Green CS with a GKD sentiment stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with White EP.

The second card was stamped with DOI Peeled Paint for the vine and DOI Faded Lipstick for the GKD sentiment.  I added punched pink flowers from my stash and a die cut with the sentiment. Attached to a card base of GKD Fresh Asparagus CS.

Challenges to enter:

City Crafter Challenge: Week 445 CAS

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Clean and Simple

CAS(E) this Sketch: #305

Addicted to CAS: #151 Code Word Friends

CAS on Friday: Challenge #149 Flowers

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 324 Clean and Simple

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

Roses for My Valentine

Second Post Today
Hello!  Playing with the Hearts and Flowers Stamp TV kit,  I came up with this card featuring die cut Roses.  Stamped the flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics. Used a White card base embossed with CB EF Polka Dots.  Added border of red hearts cut  with a punch and added some smaller hearts with glitter and the sentiment from stash stamped on a Spellbinders die cut with a heart of Pearl tears.
Challenges:
Mod Squad Challenge: Theme is Valentine- Love. Use some red.
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Theme is Valentines-Love.
Tuesday Throwdown: TT #376 Anything Goes
Happy Little Stampers: January Anything Goes with Dies

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

Repeat Challenges

Welcome!  This post may sound like a rerun since I am repeating 2 challenges from Tuesday Morning Sketches and  Stamp TV.  I stamped the sunflower from GKD A Year of Flowers set on Yellow Vellum with Versamark and Heat embossed with Clear EP. This was colored with Copics and then cut with GKD Die. I cut a second flower from card stock and layered under the Vellum one. A pattern paper from Heartfelt Creations was adhered to a Yellow Card base and the card was assembled using the flower, a strip cut with a Martha Stewart border punch, brown stain ribbon and bow, and Dew Drops.  The sentiment was heat embossed with Brown EP on a die cut of the Vellum.

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches:  Sketch 423

Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday challenge-use Vellum

The Paper Players: PP 364 Autumn Floral

Shopping Our Stash: 323 Give Thanks

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Challenge 173 Anything goes with Ribbon

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

Christmas Ornaments

Hello!  I made this card for the Merry Monday Challenge to use dark blue, light blue and pink on a Christmas card.   I used a Christmas Bauble die from Marianne, an embossing folder ( Ornament, Star and Snowflake) by Darice, a Penny Black Stamp from Wonder Collection set with White, Pink and Blue cardstocks.  Other supplies: Memento Rose Bud ink, Circle Punch and Die, Pink Satin Ribbon from stash.
Other Challenges to enter:
AAA Cards: CAS Game #78 Circles
Addicted to Stamps Challenge:  #136 Die Cuts and/or Punches.
Simon Monday Challenge: Trio-Tastic Use 3 of something on your project.
Die Cuttin Divas: Challenge #396 Anything Goes
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Christmas to Die For. Use die cuts or punches.
Allsorts Challenge: #391 Anything Christmas

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

Trio of Blossoms and Colors

Hello!  I am running late with my entry for The House That Stamps Built color challenge for What If? Wednesday.  We are to use Pink, Blue, and Yellow.   I decided to use these colors with Repeat Impressions stamp Spring Blossoms and used a sketch from Tuesday Touchdown #311 challenge shown below.
Supplies: Repeat Impressions Stamps, Cardstocks from stash, Copics for coloring, Nesties Square Die, Darice EF, Punched out flowers from stash, Memento Tuxedo Black and Rose Bud inks.
Challenge Links:
The House That Stamps Built: WIW Color Challenge
Tuesday Throwdown: #311 Sketch Challenge

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

Give Thanks

Hello!  Are you enjoying great weather?  We have had some beautiful days in Ohio with summer temperatures ----great for Leaf Raking!

My card today uses a combo of Pattern Papers from GKD The Simple Things pad to create a fall thank you card.  It is a rather bold design.
Supplies: GKD Stamp Always Autumn, GKD Patterns and Ivory CS, Copics, Cheery Lynn Die, Scallop Punch,Nesties Circle Dies

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #325
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday 123 Make your own Recipe- 1 Flower, 2 Circle die cuts (Scallop and Plain), 3 Patterns
Mod Squad Challenge: Give Thanks-Make a Thank You card
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Thanks/Thanksgiving
The Card Concept: #43 Thank-Fall. Inspired by fall theme, circles and colors. Style would be Clean and Layered
Paper Players: PP269 Fall Thank You theme Challenge
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Use Pattern Paper
Cheery Lynn Designs Blog: #209 Give Thanks Theme. Used Thanksgiving Die.

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

"Thorn Bushes Have Roses"

 Hello! I love Roses! And I love Pattern Paper!  I am combing those two loves in this card using 3 Pattern Papers from Our Daily Bread Designs Shabby Rose Collection.  When I first saw the Sketch Challenge at Our Daily designs   Blog, I immediately thought of this paper collection and how to use it for my design.  I used an old GKD sentiment stamp from Say It With Flowers to complete the Rose theme card.
Other Supplies: Green CS from stash, Versamark Ink, Zing Chestnut EP, Fiskars Scallop Punch, Pink Satin Ribbon, Prima Rose.

Challenges:
Our Daily Bread designs: ODBDSLC242 Sketch Challenge-see on right. I do not yet have any ODBD stamps but love your papers.
The Shabby Tea Room: Challenge #253 is In My Garden-2nd entry
Allsorts Challenge: Use both Satin and Lace.  There is a satin ribbon beneath the scallops and a lace design on the paper.
613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes Challenge #127 w/optional make something special for your BFF. This is a card that I would send to my BFF.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Pattern Paper.
Word Art Wednesday: Challenge anything goes

The Shabby Tea Room Photo

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

For My Mother

 Welcome to my studio.  Today I am sharing the tri-fold shutter card that I made for my Mother.  She  has always been sewing or quilting since she was old enough to sew.  I made this special card for her featuring beautiful papers from Our Daily Bread Soulful Stitches Collection and used stamps from GKD Needlework Sentiments, MFP's Sew What?, and a Winnie and Walter set.  I added lace, gold metallic thread, buttons, charms, a needle, embossing with folders, die cuts, and a stamped fancy cut dressmaker form with flowers. Some of the inks used were Memento Potter's Clay and Distress Ink Antique Linen. Also used White Textured and Green CS's.

This is a design that I do not use often but I love making these tri-fold cards. I did enclose a message on the back but do not have a photo to show.

Challenges to enter:
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything goes.

Craft Your Passion: Always Anything Goes
Sweet Stamps Blog: For Mom. Do not have name for dressmaker form stamp. 
Creative Corner Challenge: For Mom
613 Avenue Create:  Anything goes with optional twist Create something Feminine
The Ribbon Girl Challenge: Create a card with a Mother / Female theme
Scor-pal Challenge:  "More Than One Score" Challenge #15 - Mother's Day/Special Lady
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge:
Use pattern paper on your card
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge : #183 Lots of Layers. Used Happy die cut.

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

Spring Flowers

Hello!  I just love the colors in the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge this week but seldom use them.  The tiny flowers on the cupcake reminded me of  a PSX hydrangea stamp that I love and have had forever.  I colored small yellow pearls and added to the center of the flower that I stamped and colored in Copics.  I only used a small part of the image to fit the sketch that I used.

Supplies:
PSX Stamp, Papers and Such Sentiment, Memento Rich Cocoa and Grape Jelly, White CS, Bazzill Green and Lilac  CS, Purple scraps, Unknown Butterfly Punch, Cuttlebug Embossing Borders, Annabelle Pearls and Teardrop Pearls, Nesties Square dies.

Challenge:
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge: #306 Colors Pistachio, Amethyst, Grape...think my colors are close enough.
Sketch Saturday: #357 see on right. Fun sketch to work with.
Sweet Stamps Blog: Theme is Pearls. I have Pearls on the Butterflies and Flower centers.



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

Lego Birthday

 

 Hello!  Today I am sharing a fun Birthday Card that I made for my great-nephew who is a Wiz building with Legos.  Using Silhouette files with my Cameo to print and cut images and number, the digital papers purchased from Etsy store, and Photoshop Elements I created this project.  I even used a hole punch to create dots that I glued on the Lego blocks in the paper to create some dimension and texture. I also used Glossy Accents on the image for some shine and popped it up with foam tape.  I downloaded a special Lego Font for the sentiment and verse inside.

Challenge to enter:
Seize the Birthday: Anything goes.


Used Blue, White, Yellow Cardstocks and Lego Pattern Paper.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Hearts for CASE this Sketch

Hello!  Finally I have a holiday card other than a Christmas one.  Since it is almost February....were did January go???...I should give some time to Valentines.  I actually used some leftover hearts and red CS Scrap from other projects on this CAS card. I simply added a strip of Red CS embossed with Cuttlebug Divine Swirls to the top edge of a White Card Base and attached 2 small White Hearts with pop up dots and one larger Red Scalloped Heart edged with white (on upper edge).  The sentiment from Flourishes Love Sweet Love set was inked with Memento Lady Bug.  Actually the reds all match IRL but not so much in the photo.

Challenges:
CAS(E) this Sketch:  Sketch #107
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Have a Heart
Time Out Challenges:  #23 Valentine's Day with the Optional Twist of Hearts.
As You Like It Challenge:  Use your favorite embossing Folder.  Divine Swirls from Cuttlebug ia a favorite because it is so versatile and adds movement to my project.

 I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Blue, Silver, and White Challenge

Hello!  I hope that you are having a great weekend.  I seldom use blue as the feature color on a card.  The new color challenge at The House That Stamps Built is to use Blue, Silver and White so I am using blue.  They have changed up their challenges for the year, so make sure to check them out.
I started my card by using Repeat Impressions stamps that I stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with Zing Silver EP.  I added some blues to the flowers with Distress Inks and a waterbrush.   I cut the image with Nesties Oval die and edged it using a Silver Pilot Marker,  I cut Silver Metallic CS with Spellbinders Fancy Tags die which I used behind the oval.  Using White Card base, I added a layer of  Bazzill blue textured CS also edged in silver and attached the label and then the image.  I finished with some silver dots as corner embellishments that I simply punched with hole punch.

Challenges:
Repeat Impressions: WIW Color Challenge Blue, Silver, White

Die Cuttin Diva Challenge #197: January Sketch Challenge on right

Die Cut Diva's Challenge: Anything goes as long as you use your die cut machine... either to emboss or use a die cut on your project.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa