More Pink Tulips

Hello! I do love pink tulips and I use the color combo of pink and green a lot. I have several favorite stamps with tulips and one of them is this one from Repeat Impressions.  I stamped it on white cardstock with Memento Black ink and colored with Copics.  I stamped the vase portion again on patterned paper from DCWV and then fussy cut  and paper pieced on the image.   Used the same pattern for the background but embossed it with an Argyle EF.  I trimmed the image with an oval die and cut a pink mat with an  Eyelet Oval die both from Heartfelt Creations.  I assembled the card on a pink card base. 

Check out the Pink Tulips in my blog header.  They are the Angelique tulips blooming in my garden.

Challenges:

The House That Stamps Built: Challenge DCC M620 Spring Flowers

Happy Little Stampers: May Challenge Anything Goes with a Die

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Paper

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Theresa

Spring Tulips

Welcome to my studio!  I am having fun revisiting some of favorite older stamps.  Today I have used a favorite tulip stamp by PSX dated 2001.  Isn't it nice when stamps are dated? But some of these stamps make me feel so old.
I stamped the Tulips with Memento Rich Cocoa, which is less harsh than using black ink. I colored the image with Copics-I no longer list all the numbers because I used quite a few markers in coloring this image.  I trimmed the image with a fancy oval die...the maker is no longer remembered by me but the die is a silver color. If someone knows the maker, please share that information with me.  One of the challenges of card making that I enjoy is matching the right patterned paper with an image.  For this design, I chose a pattern from MME Memorable pad and used it with a white card base.  I liked the look of this card as is and decided not to add a sentiment or any other enhancement. Will used the inside of the card to add a sentiment when I decide to use the card.
Challenges:
Retro Rubber Challenge:  #134 Spring Flowers. The tulips on this 2001 stamp are some of my favorite spring flowers.  Have had this stamp at least 18 years.
Stamping Sensations: May Challenge Say it with Flowers.
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Always about using Patterned Papers.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says use Dies or Punches.
CAS on Friday: Challenge # 179 Use favorite flower stamp.

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All in This Together

Welcome to my studio!  I have 2 cards to share today made with the same digital stamp Tulips In a Hobnail Pitcher from Power Poppy.  I was inspired by the Vase shown in the challenge at The Card Concept which has a patterned design. I did something that I never did before and that was to "paper piece" a digital image since I wanted to have a patterned vase on my card.  Through the magic of Photoshop  Elements, I was able to use digital paper and fill in a section of a digital image before printing the image.  The digital paper was actually a file I made by scanning patterned paper from Shabby Rose Collection by Our Daily Bread and I used a section of that paper to piece in to the vase of the digital image.  I included a close up of the vase below. Now that I figured this out, I can use any digital paper to fill in a portion of a digital image... this is easier than printing an image on patterned paper and then fussy cutting to attach to a printed image to do piecing. 

I printed the paper pieced image twice on heavyweight white card stock to make the 2 cards.

For the top card, I colored the image with Copics and trimmed the edges with a corner punch. With Memento Gray Ink, I stamped an appropriate sentiment  for the time we are living in........ found this in Power Poppy's  Sassy Succulents set.     Completed the card with a Gray Woodgrain card base (also inspired by the challenge photo) that I made with a Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Scor-Pal, Gray CS, and white ink. 

For the second card, I added some blues flowers to the printed image using a Hero Arts stamp, blue ink, and masking.  I used different Copics to color the image but used the same sentiment.  Finished with a Blue card base.  I am not sure which version that I like best but I do like the addition of the blue flowers. 

I really like how well the pattern on the vase turned out. I even surprised myself a bit accomplishing that.  A close up view of the vase:

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge: #43 Spring/Autumn

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Knock on Wood-used woodgrain embossing folder to create my own wood background.

Creative Confetti Challenge:  Let's Go Digital- Used digital stamp Tulips in a Hobnail Pitcher
The Card Concept: Challenge #133 Hello Spring. Had lots of inspiration from this photo. 

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Spring Flowers

Hello!  I love tulips and I cannot wait until mine are blooming.  I made this CAS card using  Penny Black stamps from Friendship Flowers set.  I stamped the sentiment and image with Memento Black ink and colored with Pencils and Odorless Mineral oil.  I framed the image with embossing done with a Spellbinders Label die. The photo does not show the embossed frame very well. I saw that technique on a recent Jennifer McGuire video about adding texture with dies. Finished with a pink card base. 

Challenges:

Penny Black and More Challenge: March-Spring Flowers

Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #379 Clean and Simple

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Flower and Why.  One of many favorites is Tulips. I love all the colors and the fact that they are one of the first flowers to bloom in the spring garden.

613 Avenue Create: Challenge #231 Anything goes with optional twist to use colored pencils

The Flower Challenge: #42 Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations: Spring Florals

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Birthday with Tulips

Welcome to my studio! Today I am taking time out from fall theme cards and used a Tulip stamp from Stacy Stamps to create a square birthday card.  This corner stamp needs a square design to best utilize the stamp. I stamped the tulips with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on heavy White CS and colored with Copics. I let the tulips be the star of the design by simply adhering to a Green card base and adding die cut words cut in the Green CS with Cheery Lynn dies. 

Challenges:

The Flower Challenge: #36 Anything Goes with Flowers

Simon Monday Challenge: Simon says Stamp It. 

CAS on Friday: Challenge #163 Use die cut words on your card.

Die Cuttin' Divas: Challenge #437 Birthday-used Cheery Lynn Dies 

Double D Challenges: Featured Challenge-featuring tulips that I picked from the mood board.

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Joyful Tulips

 Welcome to the studio!  Today I am sharing a Joy card that I made which was a joy to make.  I used  Penny Black stamps from the Friendship Flowers set.  I stamped the tulips twice with Versamark ink on watercolor paper and embossed with Silver EP.  I water colored the images with a water brush and Distress Oxide Inks Picked Raspberry, Peeled Paint, and Iced Spruce.  I stamped sentiments on the outside and inside with Peeled Paint.   I used the second image for the inside  but fussy cut only a portion of the image.
I assembled the Joy card using the image panels, Green CS for the smaller fold, Pink CS for the base card, and Striped Pattern Paper (from stash). I used a metal brad to keep the card closed.  I decorated the left inside with a Vine punched from the Green CS ( Martha Stewart punch) and attached Silver ribbon to the striped panel on the right side. (See photo of open card below).  The silver ribbon picked up the silver from the embossing which shows best in the lower photo.

Challenges:
Alphabet Challenge: J is for Joy or Joy Fold card
Penny Black Saturday Challenge: August Anything Goes with Optional Water and/or Watercolor.  Used Penny Black stamps and watercolor.
Make My Monday: Challenge #102 Friendship. The inside reads "If Friends were Flowers, I would pick you"
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: August All about using Patterned Papers.

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

Vase of Red Tulips Framed with Teal

Second Post 

Welcome!   This card features a Repeat Impressions stamp  Vase of  Tulips that I inked with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white CS and colored with Copics.  I die cut the image with an oval die and then framed it with Teal CS cut with a fancy oval die.  I used a Red CS mat embossed with Cuttlebug  Polka Dots EF with a White Base card.  Added a teal tag cut with a die, tied with red twine, and stamped with Best Wishes to used for wedding wishes. White, Red, and Teal cardstocks from GKD.

Challenges:

Double D Challenges: Color challenge of Red and Teal. 

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Frame It

The House That Stamps Built: Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge J1318. Used Twine, Die Cut, Wedding.

Allsorts Challenge: Week 472 use at least 2 dies. Used 3 dies.

Happy Little Stampers: June  Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

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Tulips in Bloom

Hello! Thanks for stopping by.  I have been playing with a lot of sketch challenges and made this card for CAS(E) this Sketch shown below.  I was inspired by the tulips blooming in my garden and used a Tulip Stamp from Stacy Stamps and teamed it up with sentiment from Power Poppy Vibrant Thanks set.  Stamped the tulips with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics.  The sentiment was stamped with Memento Bamboo Leaves.  I adhered this to a Green CS mat and then to a card base of Patterned Paper...liked the pattern with my tulip design.  Included the patterned paper in the photo  so you could see the full pattern.  I seldom use patterned paper as a base but pleased with the result. 

Challenges:
CAS(E) this Sketch: #269

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: May Challenge use Patterned Paper

CAS-ual Fridays: CFC #198 April Showers Bring May Flowers

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge: Theme is April Showers Bring May Flowers

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Spring Tulips

 Hello!  Taking time out from spring chores to create a card for some of my favorite challenges.  This was made for the challenge at The House That Stamps Built using Repeat Impressions stamps Tulip Bouquet on the front and one of their sentiments inside.  I stamped the image with Memento Espresso Truffle and colored with Copics.  I used Spellbinders Divine Eloquence dies to cut the image on White CS and the frame from GKD Yellow CS and used GKD Green CS for the base. Finished with pearls colored pink with Copic marker.




Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: M1017 Tic Tac Toe Challenge-used Flowers, Pearls, and Frames.
Mod Squad: Let's Color Challenge.  Used Copics to color the image.
Retro Rubber Challenge:  Challenge 62-Hello Spring. Use flowers on your card.  Purchased the tulip stamp in April 2014 so it is over 3 years old. One of my favorites.
Simon Monday Challenge:  Simon says It's a Frame Up.
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #241 Anything Goes
Power Poppy: May Challenge is Frame It Up

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Vase of Tulips

Welcome!  Today I have a card made for the WIW Color Challenge at The House That Stamps Built. We are to use Red, Turquoise, Black and White.  I stamped Repeat Impressions Vase Of Tulips with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored the tulips and leaves with Copics.  Instead of green leaves, I took artistic license and made them shades of turquoise.  I paper pieced the vase with some MME patterned paper.  I stamped a portion of a RI sentiment and dry embossed a border at the bottom of the image panel.  Finished with a Turquoise card base and a mat of Black CS.

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More Tulips

Hello! I have more tulips today.  Today I am using a stamp from Repeat Impressions Tulips Bouquet that I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white CS and colored with Copics  to match the colors in the color challenge shown in the graphic below.  I used some solid Pink and Green CS from a color pack that also match the colors in the challenge. Following a Sketch challenge from Tuesday Morning Sketches,  I assembled papers with the image and added some Lace colored with a Copic and Paper embellishments die cut with Spellbinders Regal Frame dies. The pink panel was embossed with an EF from Embossalicious.  I decided not to use a sentiment on the front of this card but will use one on the inside.
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: WIW Repeat Impressions Color Challenge Green, Pink, White
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch 350 shown below.
Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C335 Use emerald Green.
Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: May Flowers

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May Flowers

Hello! I still have beautiful tulips blooming ...some of the late ones seem to be staying longer than usual. For this card, I used Power Poppy's digital image Tulips in Hobnail Pitcher that I colored with Copics and used Glossy Accents on the pitcher.  I cut with Nesties circle die and placed on 2 Green Scallop Circles arranged as an oval.  I used an ODB gingham pattern paper that I embossed with Cuttlebug EF Gingham.  I love the effect of using pattern papers with embossing folders. The card base is GKD Grass Green CS and the Pink Satin Organdy ribbon is from my stash...one that I have been hoarding.  I stamped the GKD Birthday sentiment on Pink Vellum with Memento Green ink and embossed with Clear EP. I trimmed the sentiment and attached to the ribbon with Vellum Tape as I wanted the ribbon to show.  This color combo of green and pink is by far one of my favorites.

Challenges:
Double D Challenges: Happy Mother's Day/Happy Birthday-I was inspired by the pink tulips in the tile board shown below.
Mod Squad Challenge: April Showers Bring May Flowers
SweetStamps Blog: May challenge is Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown: 292 Welcome Spring
Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge: #43 May Challenge. I was inspired by the colors on the Inspiration Board shown below.
The Ribbon Girl Blog: May Card Challenge is Anything Goes with Ribbon.
As You Like It Challenge: Which is  Favorite - Patterned or Embossed Papers.  My favorite is combination of Patterned Paper that has been Embossed as I did in this card. This way I get the best use of both.
Power Poppy Power & Spark Challenge: May Flowers- reach for your favorite Power Poppy stamp floral and make it the centerpiece of your design. 

Double D

 

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Color Challenge with Flowers

Today I have a card for the Challenge at The House That Stamps Built.....this is one challenge I try to enter every week and I always try to use their stamps from Repeat Impressions.  This card was made with Vase of Tulips stamp and I also used one of their sentiments to finish the inside. I decided to do the inside after reading Heather's project on Monday.  I used the colors from the challenge  both in the papers and coloring of the image.  I used green and blue pencils on the leaves to create a teal like color and the vase was colored with ink and a water brush.

 

Supplies: White, Turquoise, Pink and Brown CS, Memento Tuxedo Black and Teal Zeal inks, Copics, Spellbinder Die, Cuttlebug EF Divine Circles, Water brush.

Challenges:
WIW Color Challenge: Use Pink, Teal, Kraft and/or Brown.
 
Just Us Girls Challenge: Word Week #333 Flowers


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Spring Pink Tulips

Another cloudy morn in Florida, so I am posting a card for the Mix It Up Monday Challenge at Stamp TV.  We are to make a Spring Look with no Black used on our creation.   As Pink and Green are my favorite spring colors and tulips are one of my favorite spring flowers, I combined them in my card using Gina K Design tulip stamp from Melanie's A Year of Flowers 2 and a sentiment from Stippled Nature.
 Other supplies:  Memento Green and Pink inks, Pink and Green Pencils, White and Pink CS,  Yellow Glaze Pen, Cuttlebug EF Gingham,  snippet of a ribbon from a tag on a clothing purchase.

Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #182 Make Your Mark....used pencils and glaze pen.
Allsorts Challenge: Week 351 Birthday Wishes
Cards in Envy: Ticked Pink Challenge.  My card is A2 size.

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