Shrinky Dinks!

Remember when you were a kid and Shrinky Dinks were all the rage?  No...oh that just proves I'm old then!  LOL!  Well I remember and loved them so much, ahh such memories, thanks Mom!  I've used shrink plastic but I found the actual Shrinky Dink plastic, made for your printer, at Michael's.  Expensive, yes but with a coupon it's less painful  :)  This week at Jackson's Digital Expressions it's time to alter something!  One of my favorite challenges.  Your challenge is to alter some type of container (new or recycled) and the theme is Holiday or Winter.  I altered a Crystal Light container and I used the new release image Finishing Touch on Shrinky Dink plastichttp://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2012/1 and cut it out with my Spellbinder's die.  I punched a snowflake and shrunk it with my heat gun and adhered it with Glossy Accents, love that stuff for attaching small elements!

BEFORE shrinking, colored with Prismacolor pencils and chalks.  The coloring is always darker once you shrink it.

AFTER shrinking

 

Come join us this week at JDE and challenge yourself to alter something.  Great idea for gift giving or packaging homemade treats!  Have a great week everyone!

Kathi   :)

Challenges:
Crafty Creations - #195 No Flowers
Divas by Design - Cute
Stamp-n-Doodle - Use a digi
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Emerald Fairies - Use a charm
Bearly Mine Challenges - #60 Anything Goes
Scrap-Creations by Kristen - Do it digi
LEJ Designs Challenge - Use a die cut or punch
Loves Rubberstamp Challenges - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Technique Tuesday - 3D punched elements
Through the Craftroom Door - #43 Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything But A Card
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes
{Lawn}scaping Challenge - Dust 'em off (I used beads/jewelry findings)
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Die Cuts/Punches, Ribbon and Charms 
Anything But A Card Challenge #5
Crafty Catz Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Fun With Shapes And More - 1st Snow
PanPastel UK - Make an embellishment
Simply Create Too - Use your stash ( beads/jewelry hoop)
Joanna Sheen Challenges - Cold and Frosty
Under the Table and Dreaming - Linking Party

Halloween treats!

Happy Halloween to my friends who celebrate it!  Here are a few treats I've created, haven't had much time for treats this year!  Usually, I make something for everyone in the office but not this year.

spider stamp by Stampin' Up!,  Creepy Candy stamp by Papertrey Ink

owl and cat $1 stamps by Studio 112, Trick or Treat by Stampin' Up!

Some of the challenges require supplies from your "stash".  I've had that spool of ribbon in my Halloween supply box for at least 2 years!  The cat/owl stamps for 1 year never used, and  I had cut the scalloped circles out months ago!  Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween!

Kathi  :)

Challenges:
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Dots & Stripes (ribbon & stamps more than 6 months old)
Use It Tuesday - Orange
Art With No Boundaries - October/Halloween
Lollipop Crafts - Halloween Treats
My Crafty Spot - Too Cute To Spook
Anything But A Card Challenge - Incorporate Black in Project
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Halloween Colors
PanPastel UK Challenge Blog - #42 Halloween
Scrappy Frog's Challenge Blog - Fall/Halloween
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Fall/Halloween
Crafty Calendar Challenges - All Things Spooky
Crafty Mess Challenge - Halloween
Di's Digi Designs Challenge Blog - Anything Halloween
Just Some Lines Blog - Anything Halloween
My Time To Craft - Halloween
Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges - Candy!
Creative Belli Blog - #155 Halloween 
Fab N Funky Challenges - Die Cuts/Punches 
Inky Impressions Challenges - Lots of Layers 
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes 

Anything Goes Challenge at JDE!

Hi all!

Hope everyone here in the US is safe from Hurricane Sandy!  It's been pretty rough here in Rhode Island!  Thankfully I still have power!!  Whew!  You know crafting by candlelight isn't easy!  LOL!

So this week at Jackson's Digital Expressions it's the Inks and Such team that's hosting the challenge.  The theme is Anything Goes and our sponsor this week is DigiStamps4Joy.  My gift bag uses the Front Door Christmas Tree image from DigiStamps4Joy.  I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils/Gamsol then I stippled over the entire image with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  I cut the image and the scalloped circle with Spellbinders dies and matted on My Mind's Eye papers.  I stippled all of the papers, the twine and even the corner dots which are called CANDI.  Propped the image and CANDI dots on dimensionals.

This picture really doesn't do this project justice!  The colors are much richer in person.

Here is the image before I cut it out.

So come join us this week at JDE for our Anything Goes Challenge!  Thanks for stopping by!

Kathi   :)

Challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge - #79 Anything Goes
Die Cuttin' Divas - #89 Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - #87 Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - #194 Christmas is Coming
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
The Paper Makeup Stamps Blog - Layers
Love To Create Challenge Blog - Lots of Layers
Make It Monday - #113
Ooh La La Creations Challenge Blog - Christmas
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Distress Your Cards
The Paper Girls Challenge - Altered Projects & Blog Hop
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Scrap-Creations by Kristen - Pop It Up!
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - O Christmas Tree
Paperminutes - Wrap Something
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Twisted Tuesday Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Just Keep On Creating - Christmas
Sugar Creek Hollow - #36 Cream Plus Two

Is There Life Before Coffee?

Hi Everyone!

This week at JDE we have a Color Challenge for you!  It's an interesting combo of Teal, Brown and Orange.  And when you look at mine you'll say to yourself  "Um...ok where's the orange?" and I will say to you..."Uh...I messed up!"  Well I knew it was supposed to be orange before I started creating and even during the process but obviously when assembling it I thought "Oh that scrap piece of yellow matches her hair perfectly and I'll place it at the bottom to draw the eye down the entire image..."  Yeah I know...duh!  Well that's what I get for crafting late night without coffee!!  LOL!!  And to top it off I didn't even realize until after I submitted it for the post.  So I could have torn it apart and fixed it but I couldn't because I really love how it came out! So that's my story and I'm sticking to it!  :)  Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps and this is the "Coffee" image that comes with the sentiment.

So here's another confession...I messed up when coloring the image too!  And didn't realize until after either!  Unbelievable...   So can you see my mistake?  What I thought was her purse on her shoulder is actually supposed to be her jacket!  See it?  The teal with the pocket that I used Glossy Accents on?  I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't notice but I know and you know what that's like  LOL!

Well if you made it this far...thank you for allowing me to share my mistakes!

Kathi  :)

Supplies:  notebook from Target $1, paper My Mind's Eye, Glossy Accents, Stickles - crystal, Prismacolor pencils + Gamsol.

Challenges:
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Use a digi
One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Bling It On
Fussy And Fancy Challenges - Anything Goes
Hotshot Craft - Bling It On
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
Emerald Fairies - #34 Anything Goes
Clear It Out CHallenge Blog - Gift Challenge (stash=coffee notepad and scrap paper)
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
The House That Stamps Built - Repeat Impressions DCC1024 ~ Anything Other Than A Card
Lady Anne's Challenges - Stamp Challenge Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - #13 Anything Goes
Card Crafters Circle - Glitz and Glamour
Fat Pages With Attitude - Halloween/Anything Goes
Vintage Elusions - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - Glitter & Bling
Just Keep on Creating - Anything Goes

Jackson's Digital Expressions CAS Challenge

Hi everyone!  It's time for JDE's weekly challenge but first I'm so excited to share some info!  I've been asked to be the DT Coordinator for JDE!  I can't tell you how flattered I was  :)  I think we have an amazing group of designers and it's been a pleasure working with everyone.  I think Chana and the team have done an incredible job building the blog and challenges over the last 6 months!  I'm looking forward to the next 6 months and our 1 year Blogaversary!

Ok on to this week's CAS (Clean And Simple) challenge which was to use 2 dies in our design.  I have two projects, first is using Robert Jackson's Lil' Mummy.

The dies I used are the Fleur De Lis Square and oval by Spellbinders, the T-shirt is by MFT.  The word art was a freebie from Ginger's House.  Colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.

Next I used this week's sponsor image and sentiment from QKR Stampede.  Now I always struggle with CAS so I have two versions of this card.  Once I took the pic of the 1st one I thought it needed something so the 2nd is, in my opinion, the finished one!  :)   So which one do you prefer?  

CARD VERSION 1

This is the cropped version of the scarecrow there is more to the image...but anyone who knows me knows I'm crop happy!  LOL!!  I used the square Spellbinders die then rounded the edges and the half circle scallop is by MFT.  Paper from My Mind's Eye.  Colored with Prisma/Gamsol.

CARD VERSION 2

Close up

So come join us at this week at Jackson's Digital Expressions for our CAS Challenge!
Thanks for stopping by!
Kathi

Additional Challenges entered:
Art With No Boundaries - October/Halloween
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Crafty Card Makers - Autumn
Critter Sketch Challenge Blog - Happy Fall!
Eureka Stamps - Halloween and/or Spooky
Forever Friends Challenge Blog - Halloween and/or Autumn
Love To Create Challenge Blog - Trick or Treat
Make It Monday - #111
Paper Play Time - #86 Welcome to BOO-ville
Tammy's Srapin Corner - Anything Goes
Paper Cupcakes - Orange & Purple
Outlawz - CAS Autumn/Leaves
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes #40
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes

Mega Blog Candy at Bearly Mine Crafts!

Hi Everyone!

I want to share an awesome opportunity to win some serious blog candy that Donna at Bearly Mine Crafts is so graciously offering!  There are a few simple rules to participate and look around her blog while you're there...you won't be disappointed  :)

 All of the details can be found here -> Bearly Mine Crafts

Thanks for stopping by!  
Kathi

Everything is going to be okay...BCA

Hi!

Here's another Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) card for the Link Up For Pink Awareness Blog and I'll also enter it in the Meljen's Designs Anything Goes Challenge because that's who created this wonderful digi!  Colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, papers by My Mind's Eye and sentiment by Verve. 

Thanks for stopping by!!
Kathi <3

Challenges:
Happy Campers - 2 Colors Pink & Brown
Art Impressions Stamps - Pink
In The Pink Challenge Blog - Pink plus 1 color
Crafts and Me Challenges - #104 Sentiment
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - #96 Die cuts and punches
Spark Your Creativity Now! - Anything Goes
Oozak - Challenge #7 Die-Cuts
Catch The Bug Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
The Drunken Stampers - #100 Think Pink
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes

Think Pink

Hi again...busy week!  Here's a card I made for another friend who lost her mother to breast cancer when she was just 52.  Much too young...so this is a special month for us.  I used the Meljen's Designs  Tic Tac Toe Challenge and the Link Up For Pink 2nd Anniversary Linking Party for inspiration.

 

 I used Buttons, Bling & Twine.  Bra digi from Meljen's colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol shadow with blue chalks.  Floral Doily and banners dies by Spellbinders.  Sentiment by MFT, paper by Lilybee Design, Jolee's crystal attached with glossy accents and Stickles on the heart and swirls.

Thanks for stopping in and remember to schedule those mammograms!!  Honestly, I had been putting my first one off for a few years until I found out my cousin was diagnosed then I ran to have it done!  And it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be!  Barely hurt...granted she had plenty to work with   :)  Even still they called me back for a second one and then did an ultrasound of both and they said everything was ok.   So be brave and have the "girls" checked! 

Hugs!!

Kathi

Challenges:

Penny's Challenges Paper-Crafty Challenges - Die cut or punch
Simon Says Stamps Challenge _ Glimmer and Sparkle
Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenges - Anything Goes
Celebrate the Occasion - Breast Cancer Awareness
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog- #35 More Than 2 Colours
Digital Tuesday Challenge - #180 Text Me!
The Stamping Boutique Challenge Blog - Pink,Pink,Pink!
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenge Blog - Pink/BCA or Pink/Owls
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Cupcake 212 Think Pink
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Use a digi
Sassy Studio Designs - Think Pink 
Art Impressions Stamps - Pink for BCA!
Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge - Anything Goes
Guylou's Inimitability - Use a fancy die
Oozak - Challenge #7 Die-Cuts
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes

Courage doesn't always roar....

Hi all!  Just a quick post tonight.  I have a card this week for a special friend who is missed and needs encouragement  :)   My color inspiration came from the Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog.

papers by The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby), stamps by Verve from the Blue Skies set

inside of card

Thanks for stopping in!   <3  Kathi

Challenges:
The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog - DD#22 Cherry Cobbler & Your Choice
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
Creative Stamp Friends (Diekreativen Stempelfreunde) #61 Autumn Colors
Forever Friends Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Tammy's Srapin Corner - Fall Colors
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenges - #104 My Sentiments Exactly!
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes

My Favorite Things...Sketch time!

Hi All!

Quick post today!  This is my first time following an MFT sketch...I know right...where have I been?  I always say "Ooh I like that sketch" but never up end up using it but not this time!  Voila!  Here is my creation  :)

of course I had to rotate the sketch counter clockwise...you know I always have to change something a little or crop it etc etc  LOL!  That's just me  :)

I wish I had inked the edges with black ink, would have made the layers pop more but oh well...too late now  :)

Supplies:  My Mind's Eye (On The Bright Side), scrap misc papers, MFT - Vanity license plate Die-Namics & Stamp set, flower from Michael's collection, dots are CANDI.

I would like to also enter this card in the following challenges:
Mema's Crafts - Those Bloomin' Flowers
The Crafty Pad - #190 Floral
The Order of the Opus Gluei - #140 A Little Sketchy
Creative Inspirations Paint - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Emerald Faeries - #33 Flowers
Clear It Out Challenge - Anything Goes (orange,purple or black)
Deep Ocean Challenge - More Than 2 Colours
Papertake Weekly (5th Bday celebration) - Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes
              

Pink or Breast Cancer Awareness Challenge at JDE!

Hi all!!
This week at Jacksons Digital Expressions our challenge is to create a project using the color pink or a project supporting Breast Cancer Awareness (pink, ribbon, sentiments, etc).  And members of the DT and supporters have decided to donate .25 per entry to go to BC treatment.  So far we are up to $1.25 per entry!  We are not asking for donations we are simply asking to create an item and enter in the challenge at JDE this week.  Please feel free to advertise this on your own blogs because the more entries = more $ donated!

So onto my projects for the week.  First is a card I created using the Awareness Walk digi and I cropped just one girl from the group.

I stippled the cloud background and used an oval Spellbinder for the image which I cut the outline of the girls back.  Colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.  The stamp is from My Favorite Things - Pure Innocence - Have Hope set.  The dies are from Verve called Charming Ovals.

JDE is sponsored again this week by Bugaboo Stamps.  I used the Ribbon Bear Leaning digi to make a 

5 x 7 photo mat for my cousin who has been dealing with breast cancer herself.  She will be doing the relay for life in October.  I paper pieced the ribbon and the heart on his bum  :)   and I used chalks to color him in.

This week is also Stella Says Sketch #120

 

matching card - sentiment by Ginger's House

So everybody get your craft on this week and join us for our BCA Challenge and let's raise some money!!

Kathi  :)

Challenges:

Catch the Bug - SSS #120

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes 

Repeat Impressions DCC926 - Paper Piecing Challenge 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - More than 1 fold 

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes 

Whimsy Inspires Challenge Blog - Anything Goes 

Craft Us Crazy - Halloween or Anything Goes 

Southern Girls Challenge - Spots & Stripes 

Hiding In My Craft Room - Anything Goes 

Totally Gorjuss - Punches or Dies 

Outlawz Challenges - CAS 

Dream Valley Challenges - Go Pink 

JDE and Bugaboo together again!

Hi all!

It's Clean And Simple Anything Goes #23 this week!  We are sponsored again by the awesome Bugaboo Stamps so I have two cards for you this week!  First is a new release image by Robert called Sunday Suit.

The floral paper is by Glitz Design called French Kiss Floral,  Spellbinders die Picot Edge Circles, I used Copics & Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. 

Now for the Bugaboo card.  I used the Stella Says Sketch #119 for this weeks challenge at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog it's called Bugaboo Brats - Best Friends. 

Plaid paper by Doodlebug called Sew Plaid, pink polka dot is washi tape for $1 at AC Moore, scalloped border is an SVG and I used one of the new Darice embossing folders then touched the dots with Stickles.

Colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.  Stickle accents.

Sentiment by Ginger's House she has daily freebies and a great sense of humor!

Well that's it for this week!  Come join us at Jackson's Digital Expressions for another challenge and prizes!

Kathi  :)

Challenges:
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Try It On Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Clear It Out Challenge Blog - Children

Altered notepad and fixing mistakes

Happy Tuesday...I know back to work after a long weekend here in the states...ugh...

This week at Jackson's Digital Expressions it's time for the Altered Art Challenge.  It's still Anything Goes and our sponsor this week is My Heart Pieces.  I've chosen to cover a notepad for my project.  I used a Robert Jackson new release image called Back to School.

 

Note paper stamp with matching die and sentiment all by Verve.  Scalloped bottom by Spellbinders.  And ruler washi tape I picked up at AC Moore for $1 and a 5 pack of notepads at Dollar Tree for $1

I had a friend tell me she liked a post where I showed how to fix a mistake I made (you can read it HERE) So I will do that from now on...thanks Linda.  Ok so here is my mistake because I just can't leave well enough alone!  When I was done coloring the crayon above I thought it would look good outlined with a fine tip marker.  Wrong!  I hated it!  And figured I ruined it.  However, I cut the crayon in half and positioned it so the top and bottom of crayon was showing from behind the paper but the letters were not.  Wasn't my initial plan but I think it looks ok  :)

Thanks for stopping by!  And come join us at JDE this week with your projects!

Kathi  :)

For my GB :)

Hi all,
Today I have a card I made for my friend Gina and we affectionately refer to each as GB which stands for gutter buddy.  Well because our minds are always in the gutter!!  LOL!!  She has had the worst year possible and most recently she was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in her spine.  She has had 2 spinal surgeries in the last month and they think they have gotten it all now.  Humor has always been a wonderful coping technique and I love to make her laugh.  Well mission accomplished because I put the bra on a wobble so the boobs wiggle LOL!  She loved it  :)  This awesome digi is by Meljen's Designs.   This would be great for Breast Cancer Awareness month in October.

 

Floral paper by Martha Stewart and scalloped circle by Spellbinders. Colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.

Glossy accents used on the heart and a Jolee's hotfix crystal

wobble...love these things!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathi

Challenges:

Meljen's Designs - Anything Goes

Under the Table and Dreaming