Fun with Stenciling

Hello and welcome! It has been a while since I created a card using a stencil so thought it was time to do so.  I inked a white card stock with Gina K Ornamental Fans stencil using GKD Blue Raspberry and Fresh Asparagus inks and trimmed it to use as a background on my design, Stamped the flowers with Memento Back ink and heat embossed with Clear EP. I water colored the image with the same inks used in the background. I die cut the flowers and popped up with some white foam. I stamped and die cut   the word Hello and also popped up with foam. Finished the card with a White Card Base and Black mat. I really like these colors together and how the design came together since I did not have a plan in mind when I began. Stamps and Dies from Gina K Designs.

Challenges:

Make My Monday Challenge: #171 Use a Stencil

Cut It Up: Challenge 248 Spring Project

Happy Little Stampers: Stencil Challenge Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers: Challenge Anything Goes with Dies

Happy Little Stampers: Watercolor Challenge  Anything Goes

Pray for the people of Ukraine. 

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Theresa

Frosty Water Color

A snowy day inspires a frosty card! I used an old Flourishes stamp set Warm Winter Wishes designed by Marcella Hawley to create this.  I stamped the snowman on watercolor paper with a gray ink from Memento and water colored with a water brush using DOI Broken China, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Walnut Stain, and Fossilized Amber.  Used black marker for eyes and mouth. Trimmed the image with a Spellbinders die and attached to a mat of Blue CS and a card base of White CS. 

Challenges:
CAS Watercolour: January Challenge Cool Colors

Addicted to CAS: #176 Code Word Frosty

Happy Little Stampers: January Watercolour Challenge Anything Goes + optional: Die Cuts

Retro Rubber Challenge: #126 Winter is here.  Flourishes stamp over 7 or more years. 

Cut It Up: Challenge 191 Snow Much Fun.  Used a Spellbinder Die.

Stamping Sensations: January Challenge Favorite Stamps.  This is a long favorite stamp of mine. Have used it so often and also now have it in the digital version. This may the first time I have used it with water coloring. 

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

Whimsical Flowers

Hello!  I've decided to try and make more than one card at a time since it is easy to do once you have stamps and supplies out.  I have used Gina K Design stamps and a die from Whimsical Wildflowers for these cards using partial die cutting and water coloring on both designs. I stamped the floral image twice on watercolor paper and heat embossed one with gold EP and one with white EP.  I water colored each with DOI Picked Raspberry and DI Forest Moss using a water brush. I used the GKD Die to partially cut the image.  The top card was finished by placing the cut portion on top of a Pattern Paper that I created with GKD Background Stamp Petite Flourish using GKD Fresh Asparagus ink on white CS.  Finished this one with a card base of GKD Fresh Asparagus CS and a Gold Embossed GKD sentiment. . 

I kept the second card clean and simple by simply adding the partially cut image to a card base of Yellow CS and stamping the GKD sentiment with Distress Ink Forest Moss.  I found it hard to water color this image since it was embossed with white EP but I just tried to follow the lines by looking at the first card that I colored first 

Challenges:

Top Card-

Mod Squad Challenge: Create Your Own Patterned Paper

Seize the Birthday: #180 Anything Goes Birthday,  I love their new graphics. 

Alphabet Challenge: T is for Try Something Different. First time to try partial die cutting in this way.

 Bottom Card:

CAS Mix Up Card Challenge: January Partial Die Cutting + Stamping + Your Choice.  I chose to use water coloring and heat embossing.

Happy Little Stampers: January Watercolor Challenge-Anything goes + Optional: Die Cuts

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

Falling Leaves

Welcome to the studio!  Today I am playing with the challenge #119 at Retro Rubber to use fall colors orange, red, and brown in a card using a stamp older than 1 year old.  I used GKD stamps from A Year of Leaves set that is dated 2009.  I stamped leaves and a sentiment using DOI Vintage Photo and Fired Brick on water color paper and used a water brush to color the leaves with DOI Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick and Walnut Stain.  I attached to a card base of GKD Dark Chocolate CS.  After making the top photo of my card,  I decided to add some splashes of color and made a second photo.  Not sure which I like the best but the top one is more CAS.

Challenges:
Retro Rubber Challenge #119: Fall colors of Orange, Red, and Brown.  GKD stamps are at least 9 years old. 

The Male Room: Challenge #119 Autumn

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

Inspiration from My Garden

 

Hello! Today I was inspired to create a card from a photo of a swallowtail butterfly that I recently captured in my garden.  I used a large Butterfly stamp from Repeat Impressions.  After stamping it on White CS with Tuxedo Black ink, I masked the image and stamped a flower from GKD A Year of Flower with Distress Ink Picked Raspberry.  I water colored the flower with the same ink and added a halo of Peeled Paint Distress Ink.  The butterfly was colored with Copics.  Added the sentiment from a Power Power stamp set using the black ink.  Finished with a card base of Black CS and a Bright Pink mat.
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: J2518 Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff: Challenge #322 Anything Goes with a title or sentiment.
City Crafter Challenge Blog: Week # 422 Butterflies
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #302 Make Your Mark. Used Copics and Waterbrush.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations: July Challenge In My Garden

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

Trio of Cards

 Hello!  Today I have 3 cards to share that I made using the same Gina K stamp set called You Make Me Smile but used different techniques for each card.  The top card was stamped on GKD Moonlit Fog CS with GKD new Amalgam Ink that works perfectly with Copic Markers, Watercolors and Colored Pencils,  I used Pencils to color the image and simply attached to a darker gray card base. 

For the second card, I stamped with the same Amalgam ink on White CS but colored the image with Copics which I favor when coloring flowers. 

I decided to use watercolor paper and Distress Oxide inks for the third card.   I stamped and water colored the image with Picked  Raspberry and Peeled Paint inks using a water brush. 

I had fun playing with new ink and stamps from Gina K that were a birthday gift from my DH.

Challenges:

Stamp TV: Monthly Mix Challenge-use gray as one of the main colors in your creation (not just an accent color).  The top card fits this challenge which used gray card stocks,

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon Says Bright and Cheerful. The second and third cards fits this challenge. 

Addicted to Stamps and More: #297  Make Your Mark. Made my Mark with Pencils, Copics, and Watercoloring.

Color Throwdown: #498 Use Peach, Dark Pink, Light Pink. Green.  The third card uses all the colors of the challenge.

Less Is More: Challenge 373 Friendship. Used a single image for clean and simple card.

Happy Little Stampers: June CAS Challenge Smile

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

Spring is on the Way

Hello!  Playing with flowers, embossing, and water coloring.  I began this card by embossing a Repeat Impressions stamp Flower Power Background with White EP on watercolor paper and then colored with Distress Oxide Inks using a water brush. (Inks: Broken China, Fossilized Amber, Picked Raspberry,  Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet, and Iced Spruce.) Stamped sentiment on vellum and heat embossed with Clear EP...trimmed and attached with vellum tape.  Used a Yellow Card Base and a mat of White CS to finish.
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Palette Challenge - M2118 Inspired by colors from the palette.
The Paper Girls Challenge: 148 Embossing.  Used heat embossing for the flowers and sentiment..
C.R.A.F.T.  Challenge:   460 Spring/Easter
Happy Little Stampers Watercolor Challenge: March Anything Goes with Optional Twist Home

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

Pinks and Blues for Christmas

Welcome! Today I am using non-traditional colors with one of my favorite Power Poppy stamp set Poinsettia.  I love the combo of colors Distress Oxide inks Worn Lipstick, Peacock Feathers, and Peeled Paint that I used to water color the image with a water brush.  Used Versamark and Gold EP to stamp both the image and sentiment.  Inked the edge of the white layer with a Gold Pilot Marker and adhered to turquoise mat and pink card base. 

Challenges:

Mod Squad Challenge: Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Addicted To Stamps: #159 Seasons Greetings

CAS Watercolour Challenge: December Challenge Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers: December Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes with Optional Twist Christmas

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

Christmas Wreath from a Flower

Welcome!   I have been playing with Distress Oxide inks again and was inspired by a video by Sandy Allnock  to create a wreath.   I used an old Poinsettia stamp (about 1 inch) from Poinsettias and Boxwoods ( had at least since 2012) by Flourishes ( designer Marcella Hawley) and stamped in a circle design with Lucky Clover ink on a watercolor paper panel.  I used a water brush to fill in the color and make it more abstract looking.  Used Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick inks with a Copic and Clear Star pen to add decorations with a small circle stamp, bow stamp and a pine cone stamp both from GKD.  Added some Nuvo Crystal Dots of Rhubarb Crumble.   Added Sentiment and Snowflakes cut with Cheery Lynn dies and a Card Base all in a Shimmering  Pink Pearl CS. 

Challenges:

The Card Concept: Challenge 82 Retro Holiday-inspired by the colors and wreath in photo.

Inspired by All the Little Things: #73 Inspired by the pastel colors and ornaments.

Retro Rubber: Challenge #76 Anything Goes.  Poinsettia stamp at least 5 years old or older. 

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

Fall Dreams

Hello! Another fall card!  The inspiration for this one was the Photo Challenge at The House That Stamps Built shown below.   I used Distress Oxide Inks Antique Linen, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey, Iced Spruce, Vintage Photo, and Walnut Stain (which covered  all the colors in the pallete) to stamp and watercolor the Repeat Impressions stamp on  watercolor paper.  The RI sentiment was stamped with Iced Spruce.  I trimmed the image and attached to a cardstock from my stash. 

Challenges:

CRAFT Challenge: #434 Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving

Cards In Envy: Easy as 1,2, 3 Challenge

Happy Little Stampers: September Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes

The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Palette Challenge S2017

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

Butterfly with Tissue Paper Background

Hello! Some days a card is easier to make than others.  I found this card came together easy once I decided to use a large Butterfly stamp from  Repeat Impressions.  I decided to create the background with tissue paper using a watercoloring method.  I used Distress Inks Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, and Squeezed Lemonade to watercolor the tissue paper which I scrunched up and glued to a panel of White CS.  I stamped the Repeat Impressions sentiment with Memento Tuxedo black directly to the tissue paper layer.  I stamped the Butterfly with same black ink and colored with Memento Markers and fussy cut.  Assembled the card with an orange card base following a sketch from the challenge below and added some dew drops and a ring around the butterfly.
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge A917.  Used Horizontal Top Row 1 and also Left Vertical Row.
CAS Colors & Sketches: Sketch Challenge 235
Happy Little Stampers: August Mixed Media Challenge Tissue Paper

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