Lots of Heart

Hello! I am sharing a card that was inspired by a sketch challenge but fits several challenges that I have found this week.  I created this card using several scraps of pattern paper from my stash, a Spellbinders Scalloped Heart die, some old word stamps from Repeat Impressions ink, and clear embossing powder. I arranged several trimmed scraps in a random pattern and attached to a red card base.  I added the heart cut from a shimmery pink cardstock(another scrap) that I popped up on a foam heart. Stamped the words with red ink and embossed with clear EP for some shine. 

Challenges:

Try Stampin' On Tuesday: Challenge #TSOT 444 Sketch shown below.

Retro Rubber Challenge: #128 Love is in the air! Use red, pink, and white.  The stamps are over 3 years old.

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says use 2 or more patterned papers.

Cupcake Inspirations: CIC 487 Theme is Love/Valentine's Day

The House That Stamps Built: Designer's Choice Challenge DCF 520-Use Hearts

Cut It Up: Challenge #193 Love Is In the air. Create a project that celebrates Love

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

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

Using Scraps and Stash

 Welcome!  I have some more Christmas cards using scraps and items from stash.   For the top card I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches as inspiration for the layout.  I cut strips from scraps of designer patterned paper with gold foil dots on pink.  I stamped the wreath from an old Flourishes set on glossy CS with Versamark and heat embossed with Gold EP and colored with 2 Pink Copics.  I trimmed with a Spellbinders circle die and attached to a Metallic Gold circle also cut with Spellbinders die.  I assembled the card with a card base of white CS but colored the edges with the same 2 Pink Copics to match wreath.  Added an embossed panel ( Cuttlebug Bubbles EF)  of GKD Metallic Gold CS with the strips,  image, and Cheery Lynn die cut words. Finished with a metallic gold bow.

This card was created with the same patterned paper and gold Metallic  paper as above but on ivory CS base.  The panel of gold metallic paper was embossed with Darice Santa Sleigh  EF. The sentiment from an old Annabelle set was heat embossed with Gold EP. Used more of the Metallic Gold ribbon to finish. 

Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches: #527

Die Cuttin Divas: Challenge #444 Anything Goes in October

Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C 508 Wreaths

The 12 Months of Christmas: Challenge 58 Optional Twist Santa.  Used Embossing folder with Sant in his sleigh. 

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

Leftovers Scraps in to a Card

Hello!  Having fun using up some scraps.  Had just enough of these 3 patterns left to die cut some squares, hearts, and words.  Assembled them on a White CS base.  These papers were part of a freebie that came with a Magazine.
Challenge:
Stamp, Ink, Paper: Challenge 164 Use your scraps.

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

Using Up My Unused Items

 Hello!  This weekend, I challenged myself to make some cards using up some of the unused items collecting on my worktable....for example items that I die cut or colored and never made into a finished card or backgrounds that I had leftover and stored in my leftover box (or boxes in my case).  I have enough of these bits and pieces to make a ton of cards.
I began with a leftover from a background made by  water coloring splashing with Distress Oxide inks on watercolor paper.  I tore a section of this and attached to a Blue card base embossed with clouds and glued on flowers die cut from scraps of paper.  I die cut the flowers and butterflies  with a new die cut set (prize from Double D Challenge).  Finished with a simple sentiment from Annabelle stamps.
Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers: August Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
Cards In Envy: Something New Card Challenge-used new dies. Card is flat enough to fit into envelope.

I made this photo on the left before I remembered the butterflies. Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Origami Christmas Tree

Welcome!  I am always looking for ways to use scraps of pattern papers as I do save them all.

I recently came across a video showing how to make an Origami Tree using 4 squares of paper measuring  3 X 3, 2-1/2 X 2-1/2, 2 X 2, and 1-1/2 X 1-1/2.  Go here to see all the directions by penquinstamper.

I just had to try the Tree and added my own touch with an embossed background using a Darice EF on White CS with a Red CS layer and White card base. The stamp and star die are Hero Arts.  I will be making several more of this design. 

Challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: November Anything goes with Patterned Paper

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: November Anything goes for Christmas

613 Avenue Create: Challenge #203 Anything Goes / Optional Twist - Create a 3D card

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

Serving Watermelon

Welcome to my blog!  The inspiration for this card came from photo and sketch challenges shown below.  I made the background layer with White CS and Distress Oxide Inks.  I attached strips of paper from my scraps and stamped the sentiment from Repeat Impressions.  I stamped the RI Watermelon stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Distress and Distress Oxide Inks.  Added glossy accents to the seeds.  Fussy cut the melon and popped up on the card with foam.  Just for fun I was going to add some ants but my DH said that ants might make people shudder so I used a friendly ladybug stamp instead.  Used a Black card base to finish.  Colors of Oxide Ink used: Peeled Paint, Fire Brick, Cracked Pistachio, Forest Moss.  I am having so much fun coloring and playing with the Oxide inks....a nice change from Copic markers.


Challenge:
Just Us Girls: Photo Week #403. Fun photo inspired the theme and colors in my card.
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #412. Theme Embellishments.   I used Glossy Accents to embellish the seeds of the watermelon and the lady bugs.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: July Challenge
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #251 Anything Goes

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

CAS Card with Dots

Hello!  This is a card using a sketch challenge with scraps of pattern papers.  Love it when I used some of those leftovers.  It took more time to select the papers with dots that I liked together than to make the card. I had the word cutout made with the Cameo already on hand on my desk.

Challenge:
CAS(E) this sketch:  Challenge #79..see graphic on left

Supplies:
Papers: White and black cardstock, Scraps of MME with pink and dots
Cut File: Silhouette Thanks
EF: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots
Die: Spellbinder Label Die

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Using Those Many Scraps

As I mentioned yesterday,  I am trying to use some of the many scraps and supplies that I have accumulated in my studio.  Yesterday I saw a tutorial on Operation Write Home about making a Dimensional Ruffle card and thought this would use a lot of those pattern paper scraps from 6x6 paper pads and be a fun way to use up a lot of those 6" Strips as well as some of my button stash.
I used Martha Stewart scallop dot border punch, scraps from MME, ivory card base and coral cardstock, ribbon and buttons from stash.  I have about one hundred of the pearl buttons and colored some to match my card. Tip:  I used one length of twine and looped all the buttons together which made it easy to arrange and attach to the card using Matte Accents.  The sentiment is from Poppy Power Azaleas stamp set in Memento Peanut Brittle ink on a circle of ivory cardstock  and matted on another scrap.

Challenges that I found to enter:
Craft Your Passion: Pretty pastels
Craft Catz Weekly: B is for.....used buttons and borders.
Party Time Tuesdays: Anything GoesI enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa