Card - Treasures of the Heart

Today I have a kitty sleeping behind a potted plant with blue flowers for you. I used the sentiment Treasures of the Heart because the cat looked so peaceful sleeping half hidden behind the flowering bush.

I hope you have a peaceful day thinking about the treasures in your heart.

Have a wonderful day!

Theta

Supplies:
Art Impressions watercolor stamps
Sentiment: unknown, but it is so old it's glued itself to the packaging
Cuttlebug embossing folder - Cane Back Chair
Koi Sakura Coloring Brush pens
Strathmore watercolor paper series 400
Assorted paper and ribbon
Tsukineko Momento Ink -Cottage Ivy
Sizzix Big Shot Plus

Card - Bird focal point

Hi, I am posting two bird cards today. I used the Hero Arts Color Layering Bird & Branch set on one and Inkadinkado's doodled flying birds and things, plus a bunch of other stamps and dies for the background and sentiment.

I hope you have a great day!

Theta

Supplies:

Hero Arts - Color Layering Bird and Branch, Woodgrain Bold Prints, ink

Inkadinkado - doodled birds and things, cling Ferns

Deep Red - Bunch of Leaves

Carta Bella - Simply Stated Stamp

Sizzix - Thinlets Garden Greens 661206, Framelits w/Stamps Phrases 658838

Tsukineko - Memento Ink

Card - AI Watercolor Tree, Bird, and Log

AI watercolor

Hello, I made a card out the watercolor I made from another of the Art Impressions tutorials. It was a fun one, but next time I will stamp the log farther down the paper as the perspective is a bit off unless the bird is rather large.


Have a great day and keep everything in perspective,

Theta


Supplies:
AI watercolor stamps
Koi brush pens - Sakura
Hello stamp and die - Sizzix 658838
Assorted seed beads, sequins, ribbon. and paper from stash

Card - Lovely Day

This is hoping you have a lovely day! I used Art Impressions watercolor stamps to watercolor this centerpiece.  I am looking forward to  spring.

Theta

Supplies:
Art Impressions Stamps
Koi Brush Pen - Sakura
Branches Bold Prints Background Stamp - Hero Arts
Round Brads - Making Memories
Heart Brad - Spare Parts - The Paper Studio
Green Hills Ink - Hero Arts
Wink of Stella and black Brush Pen - Kuretake
Glaze Pen - Sakura
Border punch - Kamei

Card - Pop-up House -Howdy

Front

Inside

Inside Close-Up

Hello, its been a while. I've been busy with all sorts of things - a trip home, a trip to see my dad, visitors, tutoring, the horse, and making cards.

This particular card I made for my dad. We both like pop-ups and I got a Big Shot Plus and a Gingerbread Pop-up Die for Christmas. Therefore, it was time to make my dad a card.

Instead of making the house a gingerbread house, I made it a regular house and I made the snow drifts into bushes. I dressed up the gingerbread men as a couple. I think it came out cute, but best of all, my likes it.

Have a fun and happy day!

Theta


Supplies used:

Map of the World Background stamp - Hero Arts
Timber Brown Ink - Stazon
Octagonal embossing folder - Darice
Tag - Notebook paper, tag & ticket - Sizzix 660399
Calligraphy pen - Kuretake Fudegokochi
Lace Stamp - Elegant Borders - Stampendous SSC1122
Versa Mark - Tsukineko
Pop-Up Gingerbread House - We R Memory Keepers 663081
Beatrice - Lace Border Die - Die'sire Crafter's Companion DS-CAD-BEA
White Gel Pen - Gelly Roll - Sakura
Black Pen - Pigma Micron - Sakura

Card - Enjoy the Little Things

I had lots of green butterfly wings sitting on my desk and I thought they would be pretty in a wreath around the Anna Griffin Medallion. The medallion came with my mini minc foiling machine and after foiling the piece I colored it with alcohol markers. I die-cut a leaf shape and used it as a stencil then put the butterfly wings and antenna on top. Then I layered some leaves on top. I used foam tape under the medallion and stamped my sentiment on some acetate I had cut out with a scalloped edge die. Lastly I glued down three purple dots I made from beads.

Have a great day!

Theta

*Supplies -

• Strathmore Bristol paper
• ROCO Card Brief
• Sizzix 
• Thinlets Tim Holtz Garden Greens 661206 - Used as a stencil
• Framelets circles, scallop 657552
• Tsukineko 
• Momento Ink:
• MD-701 Cottage Ivy
• MD-707 Bamboo Leaves
• StazOn Ink:
• SZ31 Jet Black
• Winsor & Newton Brushmarkers
• Minc Machine & Anna Griffin shapes
• Penny Black Swirling Wings 51-137
• Kaisercraft Watercolour Friends DD913

Card - Awesome Chemistry

I made this card for my husband for Valentine's Day. Inside it says "Let's bond." It was a big hit.

Have a great day!

Theta


*Supplies -

• Derwent Inktense Blocks
• Sakura 
• Pigma Micron
• Gelly-Roll Stardust
• Sikorea Jelly-Gel purple
• Tsukineko
• StazOn Jet Black
• Momento MD-801 Potter's Clay
• Strathmore Bristol Paper
• Paper Smooches Stamps and Dies Great Chemistry (SES115 & A2D157)
• Sizzix Phrases 658838

Card - So Grateful Friend

Here is another friendship card I will be giving out. On this card I used the flowers and stems I had been experimenting with using the Kaisercraft Watercolor Friends stamp and die set. This set is a layering stamp set with 3 stamps for the flower and 2 for the leaves. The idea is to use one color, often the lightest, for the base shape and subsequently darker colors for the next layers. I used a lighter color for the base, darker for the petal definition, and instead of black or dark brown a metallic yellow. I ended up stamping the yellow 2 to 3 times to get the coverage I wanted. These stamps are pretty easy to line up and I like that the flower doesn't have a uniform shape as this makes it much easier to line the die up correctly.

Have a wonderful friend filled day!

Theta

*Supplies:

• Lawn Fawn - Grassy Hillside Borders
• Kaisercraft - Watercolour Friends, DD913
• Tsukkineko Momento Ink - 
• MD-607 Nautical Blue
• MD-301 Rhubarb Stalk
• MD-300 Lady Bug
• MD-701 Cottage Ivy
• MD-707 Bamboo Leaves
• BD-11 Sunflower Yellow
• StazOn Jet Black
• Sakura Gelly Roll - Stardust
• Sikorea Jelly Gel metallic - green, blue, and gold
• Letraset Promarker - Black
• Colorbok Paper Pad Delilah 12x12
• Strathmore Bristol Paper
• ROCO Card Brief
• Ranger Blender Tool - Round

Card - The Gears Turn Slowly

The Gears Turn Slowly

I made a pair of these cards. One I sent to my son with an inclusion that I had forgotten to put into his Happy Mail and the other is waiting for an opportunity to be sent.

Have a great day!

Theta


*Supplies:

• Strathmore Bristol Paper
• Fabriano Cartacrea Cardstock - Purple, Blue
• Sakura Pigma Micron Pens
• Bo Bunny - Gearing Up Stamps and Dies
• Plaid Folk Art Metallic - 663 Solid Bronze Paint
• Tsukineko Memento - MD 602 Teal Zeal Ink

Valentines Cards

I apologize for the lack of posts. I've been making Happy Mail and cards, but not posting them... Obviously.

Anyway, here are 4 Valentines cards:

Materials:
Fabriano, Sizzix, Tsukineko Ink, Derwent Inktense Blocks, Doilies, Echo Park, Art-C, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Carta Bella, Lawn Fawn, Colorbok, Fiskars, Plaid FolkArt Metallic, heart, Letraset Flexmarker, Letraset Promarker, Micron, Pentel Gel Pen, Ranger Diamond Stickles, Roco Gel Ink Gold, Sakura Gelly Roll, Sikorea Jelly-Gel, White Gelly Roll,

Card - Friend

I made this card for a friend today. I have been making and embossing Spellbinders Shapeabilities feathers to use as embellishments. On this card I used three of the feathers after inking their edges with Memento by Tsukineko. The feather with the silver tip is cut from white cardsock with silver duct tape stuck to the paper before cutting and embossing.

I have also been making hearts with wings. I made a wing pattern and fussy cut the wings out of patterned paper. To make the heart, I stuck sparkly tape to a cereal box and punched the heart out. I glued a velum mini punched heart to it and glued on a blue gem to finish it off. Then i glued on the wings. Under the wings and heart I used foam tape and another heart. I like the way the hearts look with the top heart and wings up a bit. The heart underneath gives the element more stability and a large area to glue it down.

Under the heart with wings I placed an Art-C stamp & cut doily. I inked the edges of the doily. Under the doily went the feathers. Then I wrote 'friend' on a piece of blue Fabriano cardstock and inked the edges. The SBC light blue paper strip in the center is scented and printed with butterflies. Down the center of the paper strip I put blue metallic tape and on top a strip of paper lace. Next I glued down the heart with wings and friend elements. This strip I glued to a blue piece of Fabriano cardstock and glued the whole thing to a card front. Then I added the black doilies cut from Daiso lace washi tape. Lastly, I added gems.

Have a great day!

Theta

Birthday Card - interactive

I sent this card to my daughter. Hopefully she has received it, since, if not, it will be really late!

Have a wonderful day!

Theta

 

Card front

Inside main card with inside card out of it's pocket

Inside Birthday card

Page two: Envelopes (banner and goodie), Quotes and notes

Page 3: Badge and Crown, Journaling, tag, and quotes

Page 2 center half page flipped: Quote, confetti, cards

Page 2 open: Quotes, envelope with notes and cards

Materials:

Paper: Recollections - Michaels; Cardstock - Fabriano; Orange - Leeno; Light blue and White - ROCO

Elements: myplannerenvy.com; Bring on the Cake Journalers - katehadfielddesigns.com; Project life Cards - onevelvetmorning; Lunchbox notes - ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com; Birthday Wishes Freebie 1 - Kath K Designs; Label - blog.worldlabel.com; tickets - sgtstamper; Happy & Bright Birthday Tags - iheartrosemarywatson.blogspot.com; motivational planner stickers - beautyholicsanonymous.com/2015/08/free-download-motivational-printable-stickers-planner/

Gems: SBC and China

Stickers: Twin Seven, Modern, SBC; Gold Notarial - MACO

Pens: Silver and blue - Jelly-Gel, Sikorea; White - Gelly Roll, Sakura; Black - Micron; Letraset Promarker

Pop-up crown - littlegreenbox.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/a-royal-crown-pop-up-card/

Cover Label, pieced - Dove

Ribbon: Blue Satin - Moonflower, China; Blue Sparkle - Momotara

Glue: Glue stick and Power contact adhesive (I found out I have a sneezing, runny nose allergy to UHU contact adhesive that overcomes Claritin and Benadryl, so I have to use it infrequently and sparingly now that I know)  - UHU; 2-way clear glue - Scotch

Envelope patterns: mine :)

Ink: all ink - Memento, Tsukineko

Stamps: Happy Birthday - Fiskars; Star - Classic Wood Stamp Set, China

Binding: CombBind, GBC

Front Closure:

Bead: Old World Beads - The Beadery

Elastic: Red and White and Blue and White - UI LI, China

Please forgive me and notify me if I've missed anything or if you have any questions...

Valentines Happy Mail - sent out

Happy Valentines Day!

I hope you have a lovely Valentines Day! 

This is the Valentines Happy Mail card I sent out.

Theta

Card front closed

Card first flap open

Card open

Card backside with internal card removed from it's holder.

Card back

Happy Birthday Interactive Card

Every one I sent/gave this happy birthday card to has received theirs, so I decided to post it even though I may make some more. Getting the pictures lined up in order has been a challenge and I am not sure if they will stay in the proper order...

Card front: The recipient's name goes in the rectangular space

First page: quote and card slipped behind ribbon

Internal card open

Second page and a half page on the right. On the left, the two envelope flap lifts up. More quotes.

Open envelopes reveal goodies like this Happy Birthday banner. The big envelope contains notes.

Half page turned. Quotes and a packet of confetti.

Third page: quotes and things to wear, a pin and a crown

Fun things to wear :)

Have a great day!

Theta

Materials:

Paper: Recollections - Michaels; Cardstock - Fabriano; Orange - Leeno; Light blue and White - ROCO
Elements: myplannerenvy.com; Bring on the Cake Journalers - katehadfielddesigns.com; Project life Cards - onevelvetmorning; Lunchbox notes - ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com; Birthday Wishes Freebie 1 - Kath K Designs; Label - blog.worldlabel.com; tickets - sgtstamper; Happy & Bright Birthday Tags - iheartrosemarywatson.blogspot.com; motivational planner stickers - beautyholicsanonymous.com/2015/08/free-download-motivational-printable-stickers-planner/
Gems: SBC and China
Stickers: Twin Seven, Modern, SBC; Gold Notarial - MACO
Pens: Silver and blue - Jelly-Gel, Sikorea; White - Gelly Roll, Sakura; Black - Micron; Letraset Promarker
Pop-up crown - littlegreenbox.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/a-royal-crown-pop-up-card/
Cover Label, pieced - Dove
Ribbon: Blue Satin - Moonflower, China; Blue Sparkle - Momotara
Glue: Glue stick and Power contact adhesive (I found out I have a sneezing, runny nose allergy to UHU contact adhesive that overcomes Claritin and Benadryl, so I have to use it infrequently and sparingly now that I know)  - UHU; 2-way clear glue - Scotch
Envelope patterns: mine :)
Ink: all ink - Memento, Tsukineko
Stamps: Happy Birthday - Fiskars; Star - Classic Wood Stamp Set, China
Binding: CombBind, GBC
Front Closure:
Bead: Old World Beads - The Beadery
Elastic: Red and White and Blue and White - UI LI, China

Please forgive me and notify me if I've missed anything or if you have any questions...

Card: Just Because

This card I created for fun with some of the leftover paper from my purple box. This is the paper I used to cover the inside of the box. The design is stamped in silver and shines quite nicely in real life. Actually the picture really doesn't do the card justice, but so be it :D

Gems: Say It in CrystalsPaper: unknown
Ribbon: Purple sparkly - momotara; Purple grossgrain - unknown
Circle: Twin Seven packagingButterfly: stampomania

Have a beautiful day!

Theta

Happy Mail :)

I sent out Happy Mail in October with a bunting, a letter, stickers, mini cards, tags, The Incredible Moodbear, pipe cleaner heart, confetti (enclosed in a clear pouch so it only flies everywhere if the recipient wants it too ;) ), and I can't remember if there was anything else. This was 4 days before I got my new camera; my old one having decided not to charge on the first day of our summer vacation. Therefore I don't have any pictures of that first Happy Mail, except for the mini cards which I made extras of:

Mini Cards
Patterned paper: Michaels Recollections Tattered and Worn and Colorbok 6in Hootenanny
Chamois cardstock: Indonesia 2/S Pepper Perfumed (and boy does it stink!)
Word/Quote Sticker: K & Company Sheri's Garden Word Swatch Book
Crystals: SBC Say It in Crystals
Metallic Puffy Sticker: China PUF-304B
Dark Brown cardstock: Fabriano Cartacrea
Diecuts: Sizzix
Holograph paper: unknown
Satin Ribbon: Sunflower/Moonflower
Tickets: http://sgtstamper.com/ (pinned)
Butterfly: http://www.thelilacgarden.co.uk/
Butterfly Stamp: Classic Wooden Stamp Set, China

Two weeks ago I sent out Christmas Happy Mail, yay! and I even took some pictures, double yay! The folders should be arriving soon, I know one recipient received theirs, so I'm going to post the pictures :) First I made these clips, hats and trees...

The hat I clipped to the outside and the tree went on the inside of the folder.

Stamps: Tree - A Stamp in the Hand Co.; Word - Michaels Recollections Christmas Noel; Dots and Small Trees - Stampendous; Snowflakes - TPC Studio Girlfriends
Brads: Generic
Twine: Retail, Inc.
Glitter Sticker Tape: Twin Seven
Cardstock: Red - Sbc Bristol (180gsm, should have used heavier stock but couldn't find it in red here); Green - Fabriano Cartacrea (220 gsm, much better weight)

And here's a picture of what I included in the folder:

Materials for stuff inside:
Inside: Gold contact type paper - probably by 'China' as there is no name
Satin ribbon: Sunflower China
Sparkly ribbon: momotara
Bling: See above
Stickers: Kwang Ping Self Adhesive Labels (finally a China product with a company name)
Paper for tags: ROCO Brief Card
Other paper: See above
Stamps: See above and Swirl Tree - Denami Design
Tags: Heidi Swapp, Ephemera's Vintage Garden,  Decorator's Notebook Blog, and modernmomentsdesigns.com (actually takes you to pintrest because I couldn't get their website to load)
Bunting: Simple As That (tags I printed two sheets to a page and used as the bunting)
Envelope closures: ScrappyStickyInkyMess
Holly: West World Trading
Stamping ink: Tsukineko Memento

Fun stuff inside: 

Advent bunting, assorted tags for gifts, stickers, confetti (all sealed up), 2 shaped clips and a mini binder clip (actually there are 2 one is on the bunting tag keeping the bunting from unrolling), bling, and a sprig of holly leaves. I also put in Santa and Mrs. Claus magnets (not pictured, but I do have the couple on my refrigerator) I made from paper dolls found here.

Hopefully the Christmas Happy mail will brighten up some Christmases :)

Have a great day!

Theta

One Card 3 versions

Yesterday I made these cards from a card design I saw in Stamptington & Company's magazine Take Ten or Stamper's Sampler. I can't seem to find the card I took the design from which is a bit of a bummer, because I really like the way my cards turned out and I'd like to give my source credit. I also stamped the animal inside the card.

One of the twelve cards is already in an envelope ready to give my neighbor. During Eid they brought over some mutton for us. It was a mixed bag of ribs and backbone. I ended up cooking them like my mom does spareribs: boil for an hour, smother them in Mrs. Chans (an old neighbor of ours) sweet and sour sauce, then bake for another hour. They were quite yummy and interestingly enough, after all the cooking and baking, they had lost most of their sheep flavor.

Have a wonderful day!

Theta

Note: I found the card design! - Take Ten, summer 2015, pg. 19: Relax and Chair Up - Beverly Sizemore

Materials:
Patterned paper - Colorbok: Hootenanny
Ink - Tsukineko: Memento
Cardstock - White and Cream: ROCO; Brown: Fabriano: Cartacrea
Rhinstones - unknown
Stamps - Owl, Cat, Butterfly: Inkadinkado

Thinking of you card

Thinking of You

Stamps - 

Thinking of you - Studio G

Background - H Clear Stamps

Striped pumpkin - Recollections

Large and small pumpkins, cat, leaf border - Graphic 45, Hampton Art

Paper - 

scraps, colored copy paper, Ikea craft paper for wrapping glass items upon exiting

Washi tape - 

Somi Tape

Ink -

 Tsukineko

I'm going to send these cards out with the books. Hopefully they will make it to the states and their destinations before Halloween... we'll see, they might get there before Halloween, but I won't hold my breath.

Have a wonderful day!

Theta