Rainbow Birthday...

Helly & Happy May 1st Everyone!

Can you believe May is here already?

I can't! It feels like Spring break is where 

I'm stuck at (The Start of the Covid-19 Stuff) -

I know a lot of people don't know what day it is

because of being locked down - Even I forget and I

went to work through it -  It just feels like a huge fog

and we are still under it! UGH!

I can tell you this much, it certainly feels like SUMMER

already around here! We've been in the '90s and

I hate the heat! hahaha, Thank goodness for A/C!

Last week I shared a card I made for the

Rainbows Challenge over at Jaded Blossom -

Well, I had a piece of the yupo rainbow paper

leftover and thought I would show ya what I created using it -

How fun is this? The Yupo paper I used was Translucent and I

really like how it looks - I used a rainbow assortment of

Alcohol Inks, a plastic ruler, and some felt to create my lines -

The idea with the ruler & felt came from this video by

Jennifer McGuire

I actually made a bunch of backgrounds last year

after seeing her video and hadn't put any of my

designs to good use until I saw the JB challenge!

Trust me I have more Alcohol inked backgrounds to

put together thanks to her video - I've just had them all

sitting in a pile on my desk for almost a year now! Yikes!

Can you say SLOW CRAFTER! LOL

-- Products Used --

Cardstock - Papertrey Ink Black, Neenah Solar White

Stitched Rectangle Frame Dies - My Creative Time

Happy Birthday Circle Die - Memory Box

Banner Die - My Favorite Things

Circle Die - Spellbinders

Sentiment Stamp - MFT (Anything but basic B-Day wishes)

Fun Foam, Acetate, Lucy's Gems, Assorted Star Sequins,

Simon Says Stamp Ultra Fun White Embossing Powder, 

Versa Mark Ink, Heat Tool, Stamperatus

Have a Fantastic Weekend!!

Theresa

Have your cake...

Hello and Happy Tuesday Crafty Friends!

How was your Easter Weekend?

I know you guys are thinking... Umm, Theresa...

Easter was well over a week ago!

I know... but I was away at the other house working and

I didn't get back till late Wednesday then 

I worked Thursday & Friday and then 

Saturday was my BIrthday so I just

chilled at home and did nothing - I didn't even

get on the computer - Sunday I did the same thing, so

here we are on Tuesday the 21st. now... I feel

like I've lost time somewhere in there! hahaha

I still hope it was wonderful for you - We ended up finally

getting paint on the walls Easter Sunday! I was so happy to

finally, see my paint colors on the walls - It felt so good to get

rid of that yucky orangy salmon color the renters had put on the

walls - they didn't even do a good job of painting - it was very sloppy

so I had a lot of cover-ups to do! 

We also took out a window and made it into a wall -

That was interesting since I've never done that before -

We also put in a couple of solar screens - we have a lot more

to fix and put in place of the old torn screens, but we're getting there!

It felt good to see some progress being made since we've had so many

hiccups since December - It's starting to feel like home - I'm getting

excited and nervous all at the same time! Eek!

Anywho, enough about my soon to be moving drama -

I saw that Jaded Blossom has a new challenge this month - RAINBOWS

So you guys knew I HAD to play along!

I thought this turned out so cute! I love Rainbows!

My rainbow was created on Translucent Yupo paper with

an assortment of fun alcohol inks

The sentiment & image are from Jaded Blossom (Cake Day)

Other Supplies used --

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White, DCWV Shimmer, Koh-I-Noor, Translucent Yupo

Assorted Lucy's Cards Gems

Clear Wink of Stella

Brother Scan N Cut, Fun Foam, Stamparatus

Stitched Rectangle Frame Die

Scallop Border Die

Hero Art Clear Embossing Powder, Heat tool

Have a Beautiful & Safe Day!!!

Theresa

Hello Rainbow...

Hello and Happy Friday Everyone!

Yay! The weekend has come back around again!

It's been another long week of cleaning! There really is
only so much cleaning I can do. Our students' items are
still at the school, so I may be looking at some time off?
Ooh, well... I do have some packing to do, so I could get
that done? Not really sure what to do with myself... UGH

In the meantime, I have a super quick easy card to show ya -

This fun 5 minute CAS card was made in my Silhouette Program -

The Rainbow hello image design is from the Silhouette Store (#290771)

It's actually a whole card you can print out -

But as with anything I didn't do it quite like that -

I just wanted the image front so I printed that part out and

printed out a matching blue backer that's behind my image -

Then I cut it out using my Square Stitched Dies from Lawn Fawn

and popped it up with some fun foam for dimension

I added some Sparkle Shimmer Mist spray 

and placed it onto a Neenah Solar white 5 x 5 card base

I was thinking of adding some tiny clear adhesive gems but forgot to do

that before taking the picture!

Have a Happy & Safe Weekend!!

Theresa

Happy, Happy Rainbow B-day...

Hello, and Happy Wednesday Crafty Friends!

How is your week going so far? Mine? Not too bad I guess -

I finally found some paper towels last night - YAY!

I stopped by my local grocery store (needed potatoes)

Didn't find a bag of potatoes but found some cheap version

of paper towels - Since I really needed them, I didn't complain

about the brand - They have signs up everywhere limiting

everyone's purchase to 2 per household - 

I'm hoping to find a bag of potatoes this week (keeping fingers crossed)

In the meantime, I made another card using my

IP8720 Canon Printer and my Silhouette Program -

You know we all need Birthday cards! So I put a few images together

and designed this fun Birthday card!

I added some Sheer Shimmer Sparkle Spritz and realized I need a 

new bottle - it kind of splattered (I wasn't going for that look)

but it happened and It is what it is! hahaha

Cardstock - Bazzill White, Neenah Solar White, Stampin' Up

Happy Happy Rainbow Image - Silhouette Store (#298392)

Birthday Candle Image - Silhouette Store (#155047)

Bubble Birthday Background Image - Silhouette Store (couldn't find the Number)

Stitched Rectangle Frame Die - MCT (My Creative Time)

Fun Foam for added dimension

Wishing you all a Wonderful Day!!!

Theresa

Mass Produced THANKS!

Hello and Happy Tuesday Everyone!

As promised... I have a project to share with you -

Again... Thanks for the comments and understanding

of my last post - it really has been a crazy 6 months -

So... I needed to make some Thank You cards

for some of my co-workers who were

so kind to give Hunter and I Christmas Gifts -

I really do work in a great place!!

I had these rainbow letters sitting on my desk

forever and thought now would be a great time

to use them up and make multiple cards

all at one time! 

I did the inlay technique with the letters -

I cut out the THANKS word on the white cardstock - then

filled it back in with the rainbow-colored cardstock I already had - 

I had a couple more cards, but already left them on some of the Teacher's desks!

I used a couple of different sentiments to change them up slightly, but otherwise

fun bright cards that I got to mass produce! 

Have a great day!!

Theresa

Lotus frame rainbows...

Happy, Happy Wednesday Everyone!

School is back in session and I'm busier

than ever! We got more students this year

which is great for the school but also hard for me -

The more kids, the more messes! LOL

I guess that just means Job Security!!! Wahoo!

They also hired my son Hunter! YAY!! He's a huge

help and I'm so grateful that he's working with me!

Now, onto today's cards! Cards? Does

that mean you made 2 cards Theresa??

Why, Yes! Yes, it does!! Using that beautiful

Rainbow design I shared last Thursday!! YAY!!

OMGOSH! I used that BEAUTIFUL Diagonal Stitched Cover plate die!! (SWOON)

Seriously I love it! It adds so much with little effort!

So I took what I had left of the rainbow designed yupo paper

and cut it in 1/2 to work with this lovely SSS Lotus Frame die

The Lotus frame die was cut out 6 times (3 for each card) layered

on top of each other for added dimension - 

The hint of black cardstock behind the rainbow/frame

really makes the colors POP!

Sentiments stamps are from MFT (More Essential Sentiments)

& Dreamerland Crafts (Birthday Sentiments 2)

The Slanted banner die is from MFT

 I've got some Doodlebug Sprinkles on both cards

And they are both popped up with Fun Foam

I'm entering my cards into the Pedals for The Pittman's Linky Party

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a Fantastic Day!!

Theresa

Rainbow Yupo Birthday

Hello and Happy Thursday everyone!

A while ago I watched a Jennifer McGuire

video on the Alcohol pearl inks - Which I own of course 😉

She was showing different ways to color on yupo paper

So, of course, I tried out a bunch of crazy designs -

I'm sure you can imagine that I have a stack sitting here 

on my desk that I need to get used up on some cards

So this last week I went ahead and used only

1 of the sheets I designed! What only 1?

What is wrong with you Theresa? Don't know?

I promise I'll use them! 😊

Anywho - the one sheet I did use I got to make

3 cards out of it! WHAT? 3 cards! Why yes I did!

Here's the first card I made with my

alcohol pearl inks in a rainbow design

It looks so cool and shimmery in real life! 

You guys know I'm heading back to work

which means I need Birthday cards for the Staff -

I also broke my promise of trying not to buy more crafting supplies -

I DID purchase that AMAZING die that I'm in LOVE WITH! Could

you really be in love with a die? Well... I AM!!! I've made 4 cards using this

awesome die! (At least you know I'm getting my monies worth!) 😂😂

Here is the inside of course... I even sliced a piece of the yupo paper 

to add inside the card - Again - getting my monies worth! YESS!!! 😁

-- Products used --

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White, Papertrey Ink Black, Yupo, Fun Foam

Assorted Alcohol Pearl inks

Assorted Doodlebug Sprinkles

Stampin' blends markers

clear wink of stella pen

Sentiment - MFT (Anything but Basic Birthday wishes)

Inside sentiment - Dreamerland Crafts (B-Day sentiments 2)

Balloon Stamp - Dollar Tree

SSS Ultra Fine white embossing powder

heat tool, embossing buddy, big shot, stampartus

Happy Birthday Border Die - Lil Inkers

Skinny strips die banner - Neat & Tangled

Stitched Rectangle Frame die - My Creative Time

💖 Diagonal Stitches Cover plate die - Reverse Confetti 💖

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Fantastic day!!

Theresa

Be your own kind of Beautiful...

Happy Monday Morning Crafty friends!

This is a Pre Scheduled post as I'm out of town

again due to the last Family emergency -

We are all okay - so don't worry -

It's just some things that needed to be taken care of -

On a happier note - I made a sweet card

using the lovely Digital Stamp set called

Grant me the Serenity

Speaking of Serenity - there is an amazing FUNDRAISER

going on Right now thanks to POLKA DOT ORCHARD

and tons of other Crafting Companies -

One of our own Crafty Friends is in desperate need of some

help - You can read all about it HERE!

Please take a look at how you might be able to help them -

There are giveaways as well - Just click the links above to see -

-- Here's my sweet card --

I love the Rainbow colors on the coffee cups - 

I even did some foiling (although you can't tell by the photo)

I colored all the cups & flowers with my Stampin' Blends Markers and 

I die cut out 1 extra cup and colored it red and popped it up on the card

The black strips are actually black foil, which looks cool up close - 

I popped up one of the flowers and I used a Stitched Rectangle

frame die from MCT - It sits on some Fun Foam popped up over the

black card base - 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a Beautiful Day!!!

Theresa

Musical Birthday Wishes....

Hello & Happy Thursday Everyone!

Today's my day to take over the blog at:

SumMore Fun Stamps!!!

 I thought I would share a Birthday card -

I'm also entering the Challenge over at -
Seize the Birthday - RAINBOW

I went ALL Rainbow on you guys! LOL

I'm using my Distress Oxides inks - Candied Apple, Squeezed Lemonade,

Lucky Clover, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch, & Wilted Violet

I started out by blending all my colors together on a piece of white cardstock 

then letting it dry completely

Once it was dry I stamped the Music Background with some

versamark ink and poured some Ultra Fine White

Embossing powder over it and heat set it - 

Then I die cut it out with a Stitched Postage Frame Die - 

I die cut a Stitched Frame Die with some White Cardstock

Then I grabbed a piece of Vellum and stamped the

Happy Birthday Sentiment right onto it with

some black onyx versafine ink and poured some ultra

black embossing powder over it and heat set it -

I thought the Black Embossing on the vellum would stand out 

a little better over my rainbow background - 

I attached the vellum with some liquid glue behind the

Happy Birthday Sentiment (So it wouldn't show through) then

I wanted a sweet bow, so I grabbed some Berry Trendy Twine

and tied it on the lower portion of my Postage frame 

 I adhered it to my white piece then attached it to my black cardbase.

For a little extra bling I used some Rainbow Jewels from Lucy's Cards. 

Victorine Original Stamps

Music Background (74738-T)

Happy Birthday (2871-H)

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Butterfly Birthday...

Hello & Happy Thursday Everyone!

Today's my day to take over the blog at:

SumMore Fun Stamps Blog

Today I thought I would share a Butterfly Birthday -

I made myself another rainbow card! Since I already

had the items out from the last rainbow card I made

I thought I could make a second one at the same time!

So I used a scrap piece of Canson Watercolor paper

and some of my Distress Oxides  

- All I did was blend an assortment of Distress Oxides

onto the watercolor paper then added a few drops of

water here & there and then dried it with my heat tool.

I also took a strip of black & white Designer Paper

from Doodlebug and layered the 2 pieces

onto my 110lb. Recollections White Cardbase

I already had the butterflies completed when I

made my last Rainbow card - I used the 

Beautiful Raisin Boat Stamp set called (IMAGINE)

I just Popped them up on my card with some

Dimensional Foam Dots...

The Happy Birthday Sentiment is a Victorine

Originals Stamp and I really like how it

fills out the bottom portion of my card!

I then added some pretty Ice cube Jewels from Lucy's cards

to complete the design... and now it's ready to be

used for someone's birthday!!!

I also wanted to share the inside of my card with you -

I like having the insides completed at the same time as

the outside - This way it's ready to go when I need it!

I'm using another Victorine Originals Sentiment -

This one is called (Very best of birthdays)

and I just cut a strip of the rainbow paper I made

just to tie it all together!!!

Imagine (10156-Z)

 Happy Birthday (74641-C) 

Very Best of Birthdays (2780-C)

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Products from SumMore Fun Stamps

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It'll get you 10% off your order!!

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC DAY!!