Birthday Wishes

Hello! Today I am sharing a Birthday card that uses embossing folders and a focus on the sentiment. I was inspired by the sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches shown below.  I embossed a white panel with Cuttlebug Happy Birthday EF and attached to a Faded Brick card base from GKD. Added a Wicker Weave embossed strip of the same CS layered with a fancy cut Flower from GKD Watercolor Floral paper and some GKD Ephemera Leaves. Stamped GKD Sentiment from So Many Sentiments with Memento Potter's Clay ink on a flag die cut. Inked some of the edges with Copic marker.  Finished with some sequins from stash.  Another Birthday card for my stash.

Challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches: 

Can You Handle the Pressure?: Challenge is  Anything Goes Embossing with Twist 

Sentiment as the Focus 

Seize the Birthday: #246 Anything Goes Birthday

Happy Little Stampers: Birthday Challenge Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments. Hugs, Theresa

Fluttering Around

Hello! Today I am playing with a butterfly stamp from Repeat Impressions and I have created two different cards with the same stamp but for two different occasions. On the first card (right) I stamped the butterfly 3 times on white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics.  I added some stitches with black thread to connect the butterflies in flight. Stamped the Repeat Impressions Happy Birthday with the same black ink.  Finished with a mat of Black cardstock and Yellow card base. 

For the second card I started with a background of Patterned Paper from Our Daily Bread Designs Shabby Rose collection.  I stamped the butterfly twice with DOI Frayed Burlap on an Ivory CS and colored with Copics. Then I fussy cut the two butterflies and attached to the background with foam tape. Stamped a Repeat Impressions sentiment with the Frayed Burlap ink and added some rose colored sequins. Used a Glossy Ecru card base.  This all purpose card can be used for many occasions.
Challenges:
Twofer Card Challenge: #29 Create two different designs for two different occasions using the same stamps. This month prompt is Butterflies.
The House That Stamps Built: Tic Tac Toe Challenge JL820. Used top row Patterned Paper, Butterflies, Sequins.
Double D Challenges: Stitching.  Used black thread to make actual stitches.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper.

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Theresa

Have a Slice of Birthday Cake

Hello!  Making a card for some of the current challenges.  Used a sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches with some patterned papers, an embossing folder, and stamps to create this birthday card.  Stamped a slice of cake on white CS with Memento Black ink from Flourishes Pinwheels & Popsicles set and colored with Copics.  Trimmed the image with a square die, used a corner punch to round corners and placed on layer of patterned paper. Used a silver metallic pen on the fork, added another layer to the roses with fussy cut roses, and used some glossy accents on the roses and sprinkles. Assembled the card with white base card embossed with Darice Flowers EF, strips of patterned papers, sentiment from the same set, and sequins and stars.
Challenges:
Seize the Birthday: #156 Anything Goes Birthday.
Crafty Catz: Challenge #444 Anything Goes with Optional Twist Birthday
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Spots and Dots
ModSquad Challenge: The challenge is Patterned Paper.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper
Double D Challenges: It's On the Menu-I have cake on my menu for the birthday at Double D.
Tuesday Morning Sketches: #485 Sketch

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

Playing with Bokeh

 Hello!  I tried something new today in the studio.  I used the Bokeh technique in making this card.  That is giving a visual look of out of focus areas as in a photograph. I have seen many cards and tutorials with this technique and thought I should give it a try.  I was inspired to so by the January challenge at CAS Mix It Up Card challenge which is the Bokeh Technique + Stamping + our choice.  I started with a blank panel of white cardstock and sponged it with 3 DOI Peacock Feathers, Broken China, and Faded Jeans. Using a template that I made with circle dies and a piece of thin acrylic, I sponged on various circles with Hero Arts White ink. This is one of those techniques when you are not sure when to stop or add more.  I stopped when my instinct told I had enough ink and circles.  With my background completed, I trimmed it to the size needed and layered on card base and cardstock layer of Turquoise and Lavender. But first I double stamped a GKD sentiment from You Have My Heart set with Versamark and heat embossed with WOW Silver EP.  I edged the Bokeh layer with a Metallic Silver Pilot Marker before attaching to the card.  Finished with some silver sequins.
I am very pleased with my first try with Bokeh and hope to do another card using water coloring and Bokeh. Checkout more information about Bokeh at CAS Mix It Up Card Challenge.
Challenges to enter:
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Something New.  I used the Bokeh Technique which is new to me.
Monthly Mix Challenge GK Designs:    January Challenge is “My Sentiments Exactly!” Use only a sentiment stamp - no images or patterned papers. This link goes to Gina K. Designs which you may not be able to go to unless you are a member?
 CAS Mix It Up Challenge: January  Bokeh + Stamping + Your Choice. I used Bokeh, stamping, heat embossing, sponging, stenciling, sequins.

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

Double CAS

 Hello!  I was playing with a new stamp from Gina K's Skeleton Leaves and created a couple of Clean and Simple cards.  For the top one, I stamped the Leaf and Sentiment with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Copper EP.  I placed on a mat of Black CS and used a Card base of Copper Metallic CS.  Finished with some black sequins.
Challenges:
 CAS on Friday: Challenge #142 Copper, Black, and White
Alphabet Challenge: N is for Nature

For the second card,  I stamped the leaf 3 times with Memento Tangelo ink inspired by the sketch at CASE this Sketch.  I stamped the same sentiment with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Copper EP. Simply attached to an Orange Card Base.

Challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch : #291

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Dragonflies a Flutter

Hello! Are you having a Buggy summer?  Made this buggy card for Double D Challenge "Don't Bug Me!".  They really want to see bugs on our cards.   I chose to use Dragonflies since I have this great Kathy Davis Pattern Paper and  used it with Creative Dies Dragonfly stamp and die set.  I stamped the Dragonfly 3 times on a panel of White CS with Memento Paris Dusk Ink (trimmed and fussy cut the extended wings and inked edges)  and placed Dragonflies die cuts from Vellum over the stamped images. I colored the Vellum ones with Pencils to match the colors in the Pattern Paper used as the background on a White card base.  Assembled the card and added a sentiment and sequins to finish.  Fun card! Fun challenge!
Challenges:
Double D Mood Board-

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: August Challenge use Patterned Paper
Happy Little Stampers: August Anything Goes With Dies Challenge

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

Birthday Card

Welcome!  It has been awhile since I posted a card....too busy in the garden and doing outside chores. We have been having beautiful warm weather and lots of flowers blooming in the gardens.  Will  have to share some photos in another post.
My card was inspired by the Blank Canvas Challenge #455 at Tuesday Morning Sketches- 1. Feature dry or heat embossing, 2. Sentiment must be dimensional,. Summer colors Blue, Yellow, Aqua.  I started with a dark blue card base, added a mat of aqua cardstock, topped with a layer of white cardstock embossed with Cuttlebug birthday EF.   Finished with a diagonal strip of the blue cardstock with Cheery Lynn die cuts stack of Happy Birthday words and a few sequins.

Other Challenges:
Die Cuttin' Divas: Challenge #371 Anything Goes
CAS-ual Friday: CFC Challenge #200 -Birthday Celebration
CAS on Friday: Challenge 134 Embossing

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

Spring Crocus

Hello!  The only crocus I have growing are under a fresh blanket of snow this morning.  So I pulled out an older  Crocus stamp from Spring Florals set by Gina K Designs, that I have had since about 2011, to make a Spring/Easter card.  I stamped the crocus twice using masking on GKD White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I colored the images with Copics and adhered the panel to a card base of GKD Grass Green.  Stamped the Easter sentiment in Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. Added a few sequins but kept the design clean and simple.

Entering the card into these challenges:
Stamp TV: Challenge MMC42018 Spring or Easter card
Mod Squad: Simply Clean Challenge-make a clean and simple card.
Use Your Stuff: Challenge UYF#306 Easter/Spring
Crafty Catz: Challenge #411 Anything Goes added twist Spring Colours
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #286 Anything Goes
Less is More: Challenge 368 CASE card.  See below. Case'd the layout, floral theme, and sequins.
Creative with Stamps: Challenge #25 CAS + Sentiment
MHK Designs: April Challenge Photo Inspiration Shown below

                                                                     CASE card

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Sequins or Not

Welcome to my studio!  Today I am playing with the Mix It Up Monday Challenge at Stamp TV and we are to create our own patterned paper using stamped images.   I chose to use the pine bough stamps from Merry and Bright Stamp TV kit with Memento Bamboo Leaves and New Sprout inks on Ivory CS to create my pattern.   For my focus I stamped and die cut Pine Cones and Pine Bough that I adhered to the background.  I die cut Holiday from the Grass Green and Pumpkin Spice CS's and stamped the word Happy with Distress Oxide ink Wild Honey.  Finished with a card base of Ivory CS and a Mat of Grass Green.  Other supplies: Inks-DO Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Memento Rich Cocoa , Copic Brown, Clear EP.  After I made a photo of the card,  I decided to add copper sequins to give a more finished look. Compare the first photo to the second photo.  Which do you like?
Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers: December Christmas Anything Goes
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Anything Goes

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

Thank You Card

Welcome! Today's card was made for 2 challenges... 1.Mod Squad Challenge It's all in the Color-to make a card or project using no white or ivory on the front. 2. Power Poppy -Power and Spark Challenge to use Portion Control...Create a project using only a portion of an image or of multiple images. No full images allowed .
I stamped a portion  of Power Poppy Poppies stamp in 2 corners of a Green Sage CS panel with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Gold EP.  I colored the images with Koh-I-noor Pencils.  I stamped the sentiments from PP Vibrant Thanks set with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Gold EP.  The word Thanks was triple embossed with the Gold EP to give a more dimensional look.  (Saw this tip from Jennifer McQuire).  Finished with a Gold Metallic CS mat and a Red card base and Gold sequins.
This card looks much better in real life than in the photo.  Always hard for me to photograph shiny surfaces and get the true colors.
Other challenges to enter:

Creative With Stamps: Challenge #20 Thankful

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

Purple Roses and Ribbons

Hello!  This card was made for Stamp TV Mix It Up Monday Challenge Just The Month from Cat. We are to make a card using the color  that corresponds to our month of birth on the list posted.  The color that I am to use is purple, not my most favorite color.  I used GKD Old Country Roses and stamped a trio of roses with  3 step stamping and various shades of purple.  The sentiment was stamped with Memento Grape Jelly ink.  Finished with 2 shades of purple grosgrain ribbons,  purple sequins, and purple card base. (Sequins are all purple but appear differently in photo.)

Other Challenges:

Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says Monochrome

Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything Goes Challenge

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Challenge 174 anything goes with ribbon. 

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

Christmas Poinsettias

Hello!  I made this card after watching a video by Melanie  using her Gina K Design stamps Pressed Flowers and A Year of Flowers 2 using a 2 step technique.  The sentiment is from GKD Joyful Holiday.  After photographing the card I decided it needed something else so I added gold sequins from my stash shown in the lower photo.

Other Supplies: White and Red CS; Memento Lady Bug ink, Versafine Onyx Black; Sakura Gold Metallic pen(for flower centers); Black Marker.

Challenges:

Time Out Challenges: #71 Christmas with Optional Twist of Glitter / Shine.

Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday Challenge It's Your Time to Shine.  The sequins and centers of the flower shine.

Winter Wonderland : Poinsettias or Snow is falling.

CAS on Sunday: #97 Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge: #329 Christmas

Which version do you like best? Sequins or no sequins?

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

Rose Background

Hello! This card was made using a die cut inlay background.  I used Memory Box English Rose Stem die to create the background on a Shimmery Pink CS and Stick It adhesive.  I simply attached the panel to a Shimmery Gold CS and added some Pink and Green sequins for texture and interest.  I did not add any sentiment to the front but will add inside.
Challenges:
Outside the Box: Memory Box Challenge #17 Sequins
Crafty Catz: Challenge #344 Anything goes with a Twist to use Die cuts/Punches



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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

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

Roses to Thank You

Hello!  I have another card that I CASE'd for a challenge...this time for the challenge at Time Out and the artist is Ardyth whose card is shown below.  I copied almost everything-the layout, theme, and the word Thanks.  I used a strip of green foil at the bottom edge instead of Gold and added some sequins for the dots.  The Green strip foil at the bottom edge of the card is the same as the die cut word but does not show very well as  foil in the photo.

Supplies: Stamps Gina K Designs Country Roses 2; Inks Memento Love Letter, Lady Bug, Bamboo Leaves; White and Green CS;  DCWV Green Foiled CS; Cheery Lynn Die; Sequins from Stash.

Challenges:
Time Out Challenges: Challenge #68 CASE the card by Ardyth.

CAS-ual Friday : Challenge CFC158 use 8 of any one item on your card or project. I used 8 sequins.

Just Add Ink: Challenge #333 Just Add G. Used Green CS, Green Ink, Green Sequins.
Cupcake Inspirations: Make a card inspired by their cupcake. Used shades of Pink, Red, and Green.

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