Time on the Beach

Hello!  I am sharing a card that I have made with a beach theme.  I used some very old stamps from a Flourishes  set which is now retired.  I stamped the images with  Distress Oxide inks and then water colored with the DOI and a water brush.   Four stamps from this set were used in creating the card. I used a Kraft mat and a blue card base to finish.  Making this short since deadline is near.

Challenges:

Double D Challenges: Let's Go To The Beach
CAS Mix Up Challenge: August -Beach- water coloring must be the main element.
Alphabet Challenge: I is for Island Fun

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

Roses for Mom

Hello!  We are enjoying beautiful weather in Ohio.  Perfect for gardening...but too early for roses to bloom except on a card.  I used Gina K Design stamps from Tropical Blooms set for the roses and an older GKD stamp for the sentiment.  I used Versamark for stamping and heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and then water colored with a water brush and Distress Inks Forest Green and Abandoned Coral. Added a charm that reads "Moms are all Heart" with metallic gold twine. Used a Coral cardstock mat and a Green base card.
Challenges:
ModSquad Challenge: How Charming-make a card with a charm on it.  My charm is from my stash.
Always Fun Challenges: #57 For a female or Mom
Make My Monday Challenge: #70 Embossing Wet or Dry
Cupcake Inspirations: cic445 Floral
Shopping Our Stash: Challenge SOS352 Mother's Day
The Card Concept: #92 Bold Bloom.  I consider this style to be CAS.  Was inspired by the color and floral theme.
Creative with Stamps: May challenge #26 Mother

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

Butterfly in Flight

Second Post Today!  I am showing another card made with a background of Tissue Paper Watercolored with Distress Inks.  Again, I was inspired by the video by Loll Thompson.   This time I used assorted Distress inks for watercoloring  tissue paper that I glued to a white CS panel and then attached to a Yellow Card Base.  Then I stamped Repeat Impressions large Butterfly stamp on heavyweight white CS with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics.  I fussy cut the butterfly, shaped the wings, and attached it to the card.  I finished with a Repeat Impressions sentiment and drew in a line of dots.  My DH thinks this card has a lot of motion in the background. 
Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: Challenge DCC13 Things with Wings
Just Us Girls Challenge: #422 Word Week Anything Goes

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

Tissue Paper Watercoloring

 Hello!  Today I am showing a card made with a background of Tissue Paper Water colored with Distress Inks.  I was inspired by a video by Loll Thompson.   The Birthday card was finished with the tissue paper layer on a mat of Blue and card base of Pink.  Added words die cut with Cheery Lynn dies and dew drops to finish.

Challenges to enter:
Double D Challenges:  Anything Birthday/Anniversary Goes using Mood board.  I was inspired by the colors in the graphics (birthday cake and drinks).
Shopping Our Stash Weekly:  SOS 335 Watercolor with us.
Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday
Happy Little Stampers: January Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes.  Used dewdrops instead of sequins option.
House of Cards: January Mixed Media and/or Colors. Used mix of tissue paper, card stock, watercolor, and dewdrops.

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

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

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

More of the Same

Hello!  This is similar to the card posted earlier here.   But for this one, I stamped the Repeat Impressions image on watercolor paper and then colored with Distress Oxide inks and a water brush.  I kept this design Clean and Simple with the focus on the fall tree.  The GKD sentiment was stamped with a Distress Oxide ink. Distressed the edge a bit with the same ink before attaching to a Pumpkin Spice card base.
The image takes on a different look on the watercolor paper versus the regular cardstock and I like the texture of this paper better.
Challenges:
Happy Little Stampers: November Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge #367 Watercolor
Addicted to CAS: Challenge #123 Leaves

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

Fall Is Here

Hello!  Today I have another fall theme card using a Repeat Impressions tree stamp that I stamped and water colored with Distress Oxide inks using a water brush on Neenah white CS.  I die cut with a stitched circle die from Lawn Fawn and placed on a panel of Pumpkin Spice CS and then an embossed Yellow card base.  The sentiment Many Thanks was stamped on Vellum, die cut, and attached with Vellum tape. My layout was inspired by the sketch challenge at Stamp Ink Paper Challenge.
Note: For a version of this stamp on watercolor view this post.

Challenges:

The House That Stamps Built: Challenge DCC111 Falling For You Theme- include leaves, fall and autumn. 

Addicted to Stamps: Challenge #156 Autumn

Creative with Stamps: Challenge #20 Thankful

Double D Challenges: Feeling 'Fallish'.  Inspired by the fall tree on the mood board.

Stamp Ink Paper: Challenge #123 Sketch

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

Oldies but Goodies

Hello!  Another card made with scrap of  pattern paper from stash and a very old stamp Fall Leaf Pattern, this one from All Night Media.   I teamed this with a GKD stamp from A Year of Leaves.   I inked a white CS with Distress Oxide ink Twisted Citron and Fossilized Amber and stamped and water-colored the leaves with several Distress Oxide inks.  Added some gold to the leaves with metallic marker. The sentiment was stamped with Versamark on a strip of Vellum and embossed with Gold EP.  I assembled the card with a Orange Card Base, with HFC pattern paper, and a Gold Metallic frame.
Challenges:
Cards In Envy: Blowing in the Wind-fall leaves.
Happy Little Stampers: October Watercolour Challenge Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Anything goes with Patterned Paper

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

Happy For You

Welcome!  Back with one more design created with Block Watercolor Stamping.  Used Mermaid Lagoon, Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass, Broken China Distress Inks  that I blended using a block on a Watercolor Paper Panel. Stamped and heat embossed a Flower from GKD A Year of Flowers 2.  Stamped a sentiment from GKD Scripty Sayings 2 with Distress Ink. Finished with a Looped Satin Ribbon and a Card Base of Turquoise CS.

Challenges:
Just Us Girls Challenge:#491 Trend Week Ink Blending (#3)
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge:  #167 Anything Goes with Ribbon
Happy Little Stampers: July Watercolor Challenge Anything Goes with Optional Twist Blue

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

Peaceful Scene for a Summer Afternoon

Hello!  Looking for a place to spend some quiet time?  That's what I think of when I view my card....such a peaceful scene that I created with a stamp and some water coloring. And a nice way to tell some one that I am thinking of them.  I water colored the scene with a water brush and distress inks after stamping the image using green and browns DI.  I like to use this coloring technique because you never know how it will come out.

Tip: The trick to water coloring is knowing when to stop. 

Supplies: Repeat Impressions stamp Shade of the Elm, GKD sentiment stamp, Water Color paper, Hero Arts Aqua CS, GKD Green CS, Distress Inks, Memento Tuxedo Black ink for sentiment.

Challenges:

The House That Stamps Built: Challenge DCC75 Create a Scene. 

Happy Little Stampers: July Watercolor Challenge anything goes with optional twist of Blue

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

Poppies for Christmas

Hello! My second card today has the theme of Thinking Of You but I added an inside message that makes it a Christmas card for a special person.  I printed a digital image of Poppies by Crafty Secrets on Watercolor paper and colored with a water brush and Distress Inks.  I added a sentiment from Gina K Designs with Memento Tuxedo Black that I embossed with Clear EP.  I simply finished with a layer of Black CS and a card base of Green CS.  I finished the inside saying "With Love This Christmas Season" (printed on computer) and stamped another sentiment with Gina K Stamps.

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday: Simon says Thinking of You.
Sweet  Stampin' Challenge: Red is for Remembrance
CAS on Sunday: #95 Flowers
Happy Little Stampers: November Christmas Challenge Watercolor

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

Balloons for Valentine's Day

Hello!  Another tag today. When looking for an image to use for the tag challenge shown on right, I found this digital image of Cuthbert Bear (Polly Craft) with balloons and just had to make another tag with this cute image.  This one I made for Valentine's Day using stamps from Winnie and Walter.  After coloring Cuthbert with Copics I fussy cut him and attached to a tag of water colored paper smooshed with Distress Ink Stormy Sky.
Other supplies: White CS, Red Ribbon, Memento Lady Bug ink, Sizzix Border Punch, Glossy Accents.
Challenges:
Tag You're It!: Challenge #38 shown on right.  I was inspired by the layout and colors.
Crafty Sentiments: Challenge is Valentine Theme
Sweet Stamps Blog: January Challenge Anything But a Card.

Thanks for dropping by today.
Keep warm and safe.
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Thinking of Spring Flowers

Welcome to the studio!   Even though snow is on the way, I am thinking of spring flowers.   I was inspired by the colors of the flowers and the weathered wood of the chair in the graphic below in designing this card.   I began by creating a gray weathered wood background with white cardstock, Memento gray flannel ink, scor-pal, and a woodgrain embossing folder.   I used Technique Tuesday flower stamps from Two Steppin' set with distress inks Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, Squeezed Lemonade, Peeled Paint for the image.  I water colored flowers on a panel of water color paper with a water brush and then fussy cut them.  I assembled the card on a Gray Metallic card base and added a sentiment heat embossed on a strip of Vellum.

Challenge:
Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 175 Photo Inspiration on right
Sweet Stamps Blog: January challenge is Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge: #306 Flowers
Sweet Stampin'  Challenge: Theme is Flowers
 

It is fun to make your own "Pattern Paper" with this technique to create a wood look.
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Playing with a Dove

 Hello!  I have been "experimenting" with different versions of a Christmas card made with a Cottage Cutz Dove cut out that I have had a number of years.  These cards were very quick to make....it took me longer to find where the die was in my studio than it did to make all the  cards.
The top card has the blue card base with a layer of watercolor paper that I sponged with DI Tumbled Glass.  The Dove was cut from plain white CS. The Power Poppy sentiment is stamped with DI Broken China.

The second card is the same as the first but  I added the sprig of green cut with the same die.


Challenges to enter:
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #256 Theme is Things with wings
Addicted to CAS: #77 Dimension....Dove popped up for dimension.
AAA Cards: Game #53 Anything Goes
CAS on Sunday: #72 Make a CAS Christmas card
The Glory Of Christmas: #72 CAS
Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: #181  Blue and White with Texture.  The bottom card has the most texture of the ones shown.
Shopping Our Stash: #229 No stamping.
Bottom card has absolutely no stamping.
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says Christmas

 This third card has the same card base but the white layer is White CS that I water colored with DI Tumbled Glass.  I like the background that this made for the Dove cut from Watercolor paper which has a nice texture.  I stamped this card with a Spellbinders sentiment also in the DI Broken China.  

I am not sure why I water colored on the plain CS but sponged ink  on the watercolor paper.  It seems I should have done that in reverse but I liked the results.  Maybe the next time I will do that.


The bottom card is with a White Card base and a Blue CS layer embossed with CB EF Divine Swirls.  The Dove is cut from a White Textured CS and centered on the card.  All Doves where attached with pop up tape. I think using foam cut with the die would work really well but I do not have any white foam.  The sentiment Peace on Earth was cut from an embossed border  of Glossy White CS with Christmas words. No stamping on this card.

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

Pumpkin Card

Hello!  My fall card really looks better in real life than in this photo.  I made this for some of the many fall/ autumn challenges.  I used the sketch from Tuesday morning but rotated to a horizontal layout. I made the background with leaf stamp and distress inks.  I actually added a gold ribbon tied around the strip of ribbon after this photo was taken....will have to add another photo.

Supplies used: Stamps from Gina K Always Autumn, Memento Tangelo and Espresso Truffle inks, Distress Inks,  Green Copics, Ivory CS, Rust CS, Pilot Gold Marker, Vesamark, Gold EP, Bit of Leaf Ribbon with Metallic Thread, Spellbinder Die.

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: #319 Sketch by Debbie
Simon Monday Challenges: Use a Stamp
Addicted to Stamps: Challenge is Addicted to Holidays
Stamp TV: Mix It Up Monday Time For Fall-Make a fall card
Simon Wednesday Challenge: Simon says No Designer Paper

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