Blooming on the Vine

Hello! I was inspired by a GKD video to create this card using GKD Wild Blossoms Stamp Set and Two-Tone Inking Technique. I stamped the vine with GKD Asparagus Green and Dark Spruce inks and stamped the flowers with GKD Light and Dark Carnation inks on white CS. Also stamped the sentiment directly on the panel with the pink inks to create an ombre effect. Layered this with a Green Asparagus mat and attached to an embossed white card base. Used Cuttlebug Gingham EF and GKD Rectangle Dies from her Master Layout 2 set. Finished with some Pink Gems for sparkle. 

Challenges: 

CAS On Friday Challenge: 235 Silhouette. Stamped my Silhouette in colors, not usual Black.

Can You Handle The Pressure?: Anything Embossing Goes with a Twist of Summer. Embossed card base for Summer Flowers. 

Inspiration Card by Gina K

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My Mini Version

The recent challenge at Creative Confetti Challenge is to use a creation of your own to inspire a "mini" version.   I chose to be inspired by a recent card (shown below) that I made using Power Poppy Apple in Season digital stamp. I resized and printed one of the images of the Apples on white cardstock and colored with Copics.  I trimmed this to 4"x 4", inked the edges with a Pilot Gold Metallic Marker and attached to a Green Card Base 4.5"x 4.5".  The sentiment from another Power Poppy digital stamp was printed the same time that I printed the image.

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Theresa

A Box of Zinnias

Hello!  One of the challenges at Creative Confetti this month is All Boxed Up-put your image in a boxed shape/layout for graphic punch.  So what I did was to put an image of Zinnias in a box that I created with Patterned Paper. On white cardstock, I stamped the Zinnias from an older set designed by Marcella Hawley and colored with Copics.  Then I added my box that I designed from patterned paper and stamped the sentiment from the same set.  Finished with a card base of another patterned paper with glitter that coordinated with the box. 

Challenges:

Creative Confetti Challenge: Always boxed up.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using patterned paper. 

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Going Square

Hello!  I decided to make another card with this flower stamp (used in yesterday's post)  from Gina K Designs Whimsical Wildflowers set from 2018 and also used GKD sentiment stamp from Wild Blossoms.  I created a square card 5"x 5".... I don't make many square cards but I came across some square envelopes in my stash and thought I'd make some cards to use with them.  I stamped the flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored with Copics.  I matted the image with a green card stock mat and placed on a pink card base. I scored 2 lines on each side of the base to frame the image but they do not show up in photo (can just see on the top edge).  Keeping with the square element, I added the sentiment stamped in green ink on a small square of white cs matted with a square of pink cs.

Challenges:
Monthly Mix Challenge: Spring Fling-make spring theme card.
Just Us Girls Challenge: Trend Week #531 A square card featuring at least one square shape.
Retro Rubber Challenge: # 32 Be There or Be Square! I used a stamp from 2018 on my square card.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Spring Mood Board

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Life Imitating Art

 Hello! Today I am playing with  the Creative Confetti Challenge Life Imitating Art to be inspired by a work of fine art.  I chose an art print by Georgia O'Keefe called The White Calico Flower for my inspiration (shown below).  I created my design by using Power Poppy digital images Ultimate Poppy (no lines version) and Juicy Straw Berries (just the leaves ).  Using Photoshop Elements I manipulated the images and printed portions of the images  against a background of green leaves on white card stock and trimmed to fit on a mat of black card stock and then attached to a white card base. I added more gray color to the flower with Copic Markers.   The end result closely copied the art work in layout and colors. I finished by attaching a plastic Happy Birthday sticker from my stash.  This does not show very well in the photo because of the glare.

I made a second card using the same design but printed it in a lighter tone...do not like it as well as the first try. I again used Gray Copic Markers to add more color. I inked the edges of the image with Black Copic after trimming and simply attached to the white card base. I used a rub on sticker Thank You to finish. So I have 2 cards to add to my stash.  And used up some of my Sticker Stash.

Challenges:
Creative Confetti: Life Imitating Art




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Wintery Thank You

Hello! Today I have created a Clean and Simple Winter Thank You card using two free digital images so generously offered by Beverly to her Facebook group at Artsystamper Art Group.  I arranged the Pine Needles and Pine Cone images for a card using Photoshop, added a sentiment that I typed, and printed it on a textured Ivory Card Stock.  I used a mat of GKD Green CS and a Brown card base.  Finished with some touches of Liquid Pearl to the edges of the cones for texture and shine. 

Thanks to Beverly for the digital images and Happy Birthday to her. Today the 25th is her birthday.

Challenges:

Artsystamper Digital Challenges: #4 Give Thanks

AAA Cards: #154 Made in Minutes.  I think digital images are allowed. 

Allsorts Challenge: Week 547 Thank You or New Year

Shopping Our Stash Weekly: 409-So Thankful. Made a wintry thank you card.

Always Fun Challenges: #138 Anything Goes

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Wintery Thank You

Hello! This Thank You card was created with Heartfelt Creations Patterned paper, White CS, White Glossy paper, Cuttlebug EF Allegro, Cheery Lynn dies, and Hero Arts white ink.  I sponged the white ink on the raised areas of the dry embossing.  I also edged the patterned paper with a Pilot Metallic Silver marker.

Challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Anything using patterned paper

Alphabet Challenge: T is for Trees.

Allsorts Challenge: Week 499/500 Thanks a Bunch

Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge: 180 Thank You

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Winter Thank You

Hello! Just playing with some patterned paper, embossing folder, dies, and cardstock. No stamping involved in the making of this card. I embossed a strip of All Spruced Up CS(GKD) with Darice Pine Branches EF and added some color to the pine cones with Krylon Gold Leafing Pens and added Perfect Pearls to the other raised surfaces of the branches.  I die cut a Branch with Impression Obsession die and words with Cheery Lynn dies from the same green CS and attached all to white CS layered with Patterned Paper from my stash. I was pleased with this Winter Thank You design.

Challenges:

 Allsorts Challenge: Week 499/500 Theme is Thanks a Bunch
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: December Always about using Patterned Paper
Die Cut Divas: December Theme is Winter
Happy Little Stampers: December Anything Goes with Dies

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Twofer Challenge

Hello!  The first day of fall will soon be here and brings thoughts of colorful falling leaves.   I made 2 cards using a Gina K leaf stamp from A Year of Leaves for the current challenge at Twofer Card Challenge which is to use the same leaf or leaves stamp or die on two cards for two different occasions.  The first card uses pattern paper and the leaf stamped with DOI Walnut Stain on assorted colors of card stock and cut with a Gina K leaf die. Arranged the die cut leaves into a wreath on die cut circles.  Finished the thank you card with sentiment from Gina K A Year of Leaves stamped with Distress Ink Walnut Stain on white strip layered brown strip

For the second card, I stamped the leaf stamp 5 times with the same ink on white CS and colored with  Copics in fall colors. Added the sentiment (A Year of Leaves) and  splatters with  Gina K stamps. Used Honey Mustard CS for the card base.  My card will be used for a fall  occasion.

Other challenges: 

Always Fun Challenges: #76 Fall colors

Cards In Envy: Feels Like Fall

Make My Monday Challenge: Challenge #80 Autumn/ Fall Colors
Stinkin' Inker Challenges: Leaves Are Falling

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Rustic Flowers

Hello!   I was inspired by the sketch and photo by the challenge at Fusion.   I used a panel of woodgrain patterned paper and cut out a flower with Memory Box die Poppies.  I placed this on a card base of Coral CS and filled in the flower with green and coral pieces.  Used Copics to add some highlights to the petals.  Finished with a Gina K sentiment stamped in Vintage Photo DOI.  Really like the color combo. 

Challenges:
Fusion Card Challenge: Rustic Flowers. 

Happy Little Stampers: August CAS Challenge-Die Cuts

Today I thought I'd share another photo of a flower from my garden.  This one is called Naked Lady....I only had one to bloom this year. This lily produces green, leafy growth  in the spring and dies back by mid summer. In late summer, leafless stems produce elegant, pink flowers. 

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Black and White Design

Hello!  It's a Black and White kind of day so I made this card for a few challenges.  I used  stamp set that I recently won from Happy Little Stampers called Doodled Flowers and I teamed that up with Tattered Lace dies Twilight Labels which I just received in a Blog Candy that I won.  I thought the designs of the dies and stamps combined well.  I used supplies White and Black Card stocks with Versafine Black Onyx ink and a gem to create the card.  

Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge: #460  Black and White only

Die Cut Diva: Challenge is to make a Project that is Monochrome in Color.

Happy Little Stampers Challenge:  March Anything Goes with Dies

I was thrilled last week to receive a large box of Blog Candy from Audrey.  It was the Mother Lode of all blog candies...filled with dies, stamps, copics,  papers, ribbon, washi tape, flowers, rub-ons, punch, and more.  What a nice surprise! Thanks, Audrey!

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Favorite Cardinal on Watercolor Design

Hello!  I love to watercolor and this cardinal is a favorite bird to color.  He was stamped with a Gina K stamp from Peace & Joy set ( a Christmas design) but I have used for a Thank You card.  I stamped him on watercolor paper with  Black Soot Distress Oxide ink and colored him and the background with a water brush using several Distress Oxide inks.  The sentiment from Gina K Wild Blossom was stamped with Candied Apple DOI.  Finished with some snow on the tree branch added with Marvy snow marker  because it is a winter card after all. Card base is GKD Fresh Asparagus CS.

Challenges:

Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday Challenge is to make a few Thank You cards. 

ModSquad Challenge: Add Snow-used a Snow Marker for my snow.  I also used watercolor technique fir the challenge.

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Anything Goes

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Thank You Card

Welcome!  Sharing a quick card made with Repeat Impressions stamps, HFC pattern paper, dies, and Pumpkin Spice CS.   Colored image with Copics and sponged edge with Distress Ink. This Thank You card was made for the challenge at The House That Stamps Built Dcc104 Count Your Blessings. 

Other Challenges:
City Crafter Challenge:  Week 84 Pumpkins

Alphabet Challenge: P for Pumpkins

The Paper Girls Challenge:  #138 Pumpkin Spice.  To me I think of the color of the card stock used on my card and the color of pumpkins with the thought of pumpkin spice. 

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Summer Time Colors

Welcome! I have another card made with Block Watercoloring Stamping.  I used Distress Inks Fossilized Amber, Dried Marigold, and Abandoned Coral  with Watercolor paper to create the background.  I stamped Hero Arts' stamps from Summer Flowers and heat embossed with White EP. Tore the edges before attaching to a Coral Mat and Bright Yellow card base.  Finished with a Double bow of White Satin ribbon. 

Challenges:

Artistic Inspirations: Challenge 183 Anything Goes with Optional Twist of Summer Colors

Addicted to Stamps and More: #251 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday:#487 Summer Colors

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Covered Bridge in the Fall

 

Hello! I have been watching a lot of videos of water coloring techniques. Although you can not always control the results of water coloring it is always fun to see the end results and knowing when to stop.   On this card I used the Misti to stamp with a Heartfelt Creations stamp on watercolor paper using multi colors of Distress inks and stamping multiple times and also using a water brush to spread the colors and layer on more color.  I made this scene become a fall scene even though the stamp has bare tree branches by adding multi color leaves on the tree and on the ground. I started out making the covered bridge  aged wood tones but changed it to an aged red color.  This card was somewhat a mix of stamping with inks and water coloring-not sure what to call it.  But I caught that abstract, impressionist look that I wanted. After I finished the stamping and water coloring, I added Versamark  ink to the clean stamp and stamped again and heat embossed with Clear EP. This step helped set the colors. I then sponged on some more blue to the sky.

I die cut the image, added a layer of craft foam to the back and assembled the card on a base of Grass Green CS, a layer of GKD pattern paper that picked up the colors of the leaves, and  another layer of green that was stamped with words from Repeat Impressions Vertical stamps heat embossed with Copper EP.  I like the way the pattern paper frames the image and sentiment.

 

Challenges:

Retro Rubber: Challenge 50 Fall Colors.  I know I must have purchased this stamp about 2013 if not earlier.

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #217 Make Your Mark

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Anything Goes

 

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Thank You Smoosh

Hello!  I had some more paper designs from my playing with smooshing techniques the other day and decided to make a Thank You card using one of the papers for the background.  Distress Inks Fossilized Amber, Cracked Pistachio, and  Abandoned Coral were used on the panel of water color paper that I attached to an Ivory card base.  Added some Cheery Lynn die cut words from some scraps and a dragonfly die cut in Mint Green.

Challenges:
Just Us Girls Challenge: #324 Word Week Thank You ( 2nd Entry)


Is this a CAS card or not?  Not enough white space??
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Thank You with Cut Outs

Welcome! Today I made a card for the Mix It Up Monday Challenge from Cat at Stamp TV.  Her Theme is Where's the Colors?  and we are to use Black, White, and Kraft.  I am using some elements that I won in a Grab Bag from Gina K Designs:  Die Cuts - An Oval Design and a Border Design cut out of Black CS, an Oval from White CS and a GKD stamp from Thankful Ovals set.  This was a great grab bag!

I stamped the Thank You on the white oval cut out with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and layered it on the Black Oval cut out and attached to a Card base of Kraft CS that I embossed with Cuttlebug EF Wicker Weave picking up the pattern on the stamp.  I finished by adding the Border cut out at the bottom edge. Easy peasy!


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Sending Thanks

Hello!  I am back with another Thank You card made with GKD Stamps and Memory Box Butterfly Die.   I saw this design on Pinterest but do not know who to credit since I did not make any notes or pin. Just creating from memory.

Challenges:
Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge is Favorite Embellishment....ribbon is one of my Favorites.
Clear It Out Challenge: Theme and stash are Anything Goes.  First time I used this ribbon in my stash.
Mod Squad Challenge: Thank You Card. Used GKD Stamps

Supplies used:
Stamps-GKD Inside & Out, Tag Lines
Ink: Versamark and Memento Danube Blue
White EP
Papers: GKD White and Grass Green CS
Dies: Spellbinders Frame and  Memory Box Pippi Butterfly
Ribbon from Stash

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Many Thanks

Morning!  Brrrrr!  It's cold outside....a great day to stay in and craft or take down the tree.  I was playing with a new GKD stamp set Joyful Holidays which is really a Christmas set but I used the tree stamp for this thank you card.  I stamped it using Memento Bamboo Leaves ink and decorated it with punched out flowers (used hole punch) from the Pattern Paper in the background. I used GKD Papers Honey Mustard, Ivory and the pattern from Autumn Landscape pad. The sentiment is from GKD Autumn Always and inked with Memento Peanut Brittle.   The flowers almost look like sequins but are simply paper.

Challenges:
Stamp TV Mix It Up Monday Challenge: Make a Thank you card.
Shopping Our Stash Weekly: Challenge is to use Something New. Stamp is new.
Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog: Challenge is to use Something New. Stamp is new.
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything goes with option to make a Thank You card.

Hope you are warm and cozy!
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Thank You Card

Welcome!  My card is for a sketch challenge and a few other ones too. I have again used scraps of cardstock including the white card base and followed the sketch from Seems a Little Sketchy. The Stamps are from Gina K Designs Buds and Vases (Flower) and Pressed Flowers (Thanks) some of my older sets.  Used a fairly new EF from Darice Flower Frenzy and Spellbinders Lacey Circle die. Inks used were Memento Dandelion and Versamark .  Used Wow EP in Sunshine Yellow....first time to use....forgot where I got it. Added  Glitter Domes and used Clear Star Pen on stamped flower for Shine. The size of the card is 3.5" x 5.5".....just happened to have in my scraps from another project.
Challenges:
Seems a Little Sketchy: Sketch on left
Stamp TV: STV14MON2-use shine on card
Crazy 4 Challenges: Make a skinny card 3.5" x 5.5"
Creative Card Crew: The challenge sketch is the same as SALS .  My first time to play here.




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