I Miss You Peep!

Hi Everyone...it's been a busy week here!  Nothing unusual I guess!  LOL!  Here's a card I made for my daughter away at school.  She used to just love peeps at Easter time and this Pure Innocence girl always reminds me of her  :) 

I'm using the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club sketch MFTWSC116.   The MFT set is called One of My Favorite Peeps.  I colored her with Copics, I still have a lot of practicing to do!!  I paper pieced her dress and I don't know who makes the papers I used...sorry.  I used Glossy Accents on her shoes, flowers centers on the dress and the peep.  She has a little pearl in her hair too.  I embossed the peach CS with Spellbinders M-Bossabilities EL-005 folder.  Then I rubbed my VersaMark pad on the raised design.  I love how it makes the flowers pop off of the paper.  The flower was the Michael's $1.50 bin.  And yes I'm still upset that they raised the prices of those bins from $1.00 like 2 years ago!  LOL! 

close ups

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!  

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges I'll be entering:

Lady Anne's Challenges - Must Use A Stamp
Crafty Creations - Embossing
Lil Red Wagon - Easter
Simon Says Stamp - Easter/Spring
Stampotique Designers Challenge - SDC92: Spring Theme  
Alota Rubber Stamps - #103 Springtime 
Creatalicious Challenges - Lovely Easter 
Forever Friends & Co. - Flowers 
Heck of a Challenge - Spring/Butterflies and Pearls 
Lia Stampz - Easter or Spring 
Oozak - Anything Goes with Spring 
The Stamping Shack - Easter 
Sassy Studio - Paper Piecing 
Under the Table and Dreaming - Linking Party

It's Easter for Peeps sake!

I just love this digi stamp set from Create with TLC!  She also has daily freebies!  I just love her digi's  :)   There are actually 2 peeps together in the image but I cut them apart.  Anyone who's been here knows I'm always cropping and cutting images up...that's just how I roll! LOL!  

You can purchase this set HERE

So here is my CAS Peep card...I'm off to make some more!!

Details:
papers:  old from stash

die:  QuicKutz doily rectangles inked with VersaMagic Aegean Blue ink

digi's: Create with TLC

*card sprayed with Tsukineko Sparkle Shimmer Spritz

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Hobbycutz Challenges - Easter
Outlawz CAS - use your stash
Broken Box Stock - Easter 
Card Makin Mamas - Spring Colors 
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Bring on Spring (bright colors and Easter make me think of Spring) 
Digi Haven - Easter 
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge - Easter 
Raise The Bar Challenges - use any image of a bunny, chic, or baby animal 
Simply Create Too - Easter or Bunnies 
The Sweet Pea Stampers - Spring Colors 

Skulls & Roses

Hi Everyone,

Today I have my  project for the 613 Avenue Create  Anything Goes challenge.  Our sponsor this week is Rick St. Dennis and I've chosen to work with the Skull Roses image.  I usually work with the cutesy images but I love skulls...my dark/artistic side :)
The sentiment was a free wordart digi from Ginger's House.  All of her digi's are free and she has a great sense of humor!!  You should check out her blog. 

Image colored with Prismacolor pencils/Gamsol and chalks.  I used the Spellbinders Grand Labels Eleven die and distressed the edges with my Tim Holtz distressing tool then inked the edges in gray.  I mounted it on some red/orange mulberry paper which I torn the edges.  For a tip on how to do this see my post HERE

close up of dew drops made with Glossy Accents.

(completed binder, so difficult to photograph the image under the plastic)

I hope you'll join us this week with your project at 613 Avenue Create Challenge Blog.
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges I will be entering:
Catered Crop - Flower Power 
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes 
Crafty-Embelies - Anything Goes 
Kenny's Krafty Krew - Anything Goes 
No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes 
One Stitch at a Time - Use a Digi 
My Time To Craft - Gothic 
Clearly INspired Challenges - Anything Goes 
Hotshot Craft - Anything But A Card 
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes 
Quoth the Raven - Anything Poes 

Masculine Birthday

Hi again!

I, like a lot of people, struggle with the masculine cards!  Here is my take on this weeks sketch from Deconstructed Sketch.  Thanks for stopping by!     Hugs!   Kathi

digi stamp: free sentiment by Bird's Cards

papers:  American Crafts  (3 patterned), navy/white - stash

dies: QuicKutz

Challenges I'll be entering:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Add a Sentiment 
Little Miss Muffet - Boys Only 
Dutch Dare Card Challenges - Spots & Stripes 
Delightful Challenges - Here's One For The Boys 
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - One For The Boys 
4 Crafty Chicks - Clean And Simple 
Hiding In My Craft Room - 3 Patterned Papers 

St. Patty's...a wee bit late...

Hi All!  

I had this card finished yesterday but didn't have time to post it!  So here it is!

close up

 In case you noticed, it's the same fishtail banner as the last project!  I had just covered the fresh saying with this just for the picture  :)  You can find that post HERE

stamps:  Darcie's (bear), Impression Obsession (sentiment)

papers:  My Mind's Eye (pattern), green/off white/black - stash

dies:  Memory Box, MFT Die-namics, Lawn Fawn, Impression Obsession

coloring medium:  chalks, Copics

inks:  VersaMagic - Spanish Moss, Memento - Tuxedo Black

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges I will be entering:

Lacy Sunshine - Layer It Up
Sentimental Sundays - Anything Goes 
Sandy's Crafty Creations - Shades of Green
The Crafter's Cafe - Green/St.Patrick's Day
One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Mark's Finest Papers - Green
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards - Banners
Pattie's Creations - Green
Wags 'n Whiskers - Go Green
Chalk N Stock - Anything Goes 
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes 
Milk Coffee Challenge - Go Green  
Sassy Studio - Seeing Green 
Creative Belli Blog - St. Patrick's/Green 
Creative Moments - Sentiment 
Jen's Digi Stamps - Green 
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Ribbons and Die Cuts 
The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Green  
The Stamping Chef - Good Luck/Green 

Wish Big!

I'm back with a birthday card for a friend.  I love this stamp from MFT's  A la Mode line called Big Birthday Wishes.  The images are very small measuring 2" x 3.75" so the paper piecing was "fun"  :) 

 I usually don't promote businesses however, I had an exceptional experience with a company on EBay.  The store is called Creating Everlasting Memories.   To start she had an awesome sale a couple of weeks ago and I purchased 2 multiple die sets and a 4"x4" heart doily die.  The prices were excellent, she combines shipping, communication superior and the shipping was fast.  And here's where the exceptional part comes in.  When I received my order one of the die sets was incorrect.  Simple error, not intentional on their part so I contacted Teresa and she replied quickly and told me to keep the die set that I didn't order and she would send the correct die set out with the next mailing!   So I asked if she was sure because it's a 14 die set that averages $25!  Here is her response:

We are sure. It was our error, and there is no reason for us to inconvenience you any further than we already have.

We thank you for your grace in this matter
Teresa :)


Well I thanked her and told her I would spread the word of my positive experience, which I am doing now  :)  So if you are looking for dies, Magnolia (Tilda) rubber stamps, Graphic 45, My Mind's Eye, Prima Marketing Products, etc. then check out Creating Everlasting Memories.

So here is my card using one of the sets from QuicKutz - Rectangle Doily which has 4 dies. 

I stippled the clouds with Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue, used VersaMagic Spanish Olive to create the grass, colored with Copics (skin) and Prismacolor pencils/Gamsol on the hair and 2 Jolee's Hotfix crystals which I always adhere with a little Glossy Accents because it holds much better than heat setting them.

close up

inside

Other supplies: My Mind's Eye "Miss Caroline" 6x6 paper pad, A La Mode by MFT - Big Birthday Wishes, QuicKutz Nested Doily Rectangle,Verve Charming Oval dies.

Well if you made it this far then thank you!!  :)

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges:

Card Mania - Lots of Layers 

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Birthday 

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes 

Tuesday Throwdown - Paper Piecing 

Eclectic Ellapu - Birthdays

No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Birthday 

Stampin With the Dragon - Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Seeing Double 

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Orange, Red, Yellow, Black, White 

Top Tip Tuesday - Up, Up and Away! 

Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes 

Shamrock M&M's

Hi everybody!

Here are some quick and easy treats to make for friends and family.  Seems like I'm always behind...hmmm...kind of like my day job!  LOL!  

I used a QuicKutz Shamrock die , inked the edges and glued it to mini clothespin.  I folded a doily in half and inked the edges with Spanish Oliver VersaMagic ink.  That's all folks!  Easy peasy!

Til next time!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges entered:
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes 
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Shamrock 
Anything But A Card - Green/Irish/St. Patrick's Day 
Ginger Loft - Green 
Glitter n Sparkle - St. Pat's/Green 
Hobby Cutz - Anything Goes 
Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog - Green 
That Craft Place - Anything Goes 
Creative Corner - Go Green 
Simply Create Too - St. Pat's or Green 

My Favorite Lucky Charm

Hi Everyone!

I'm here with this week's challenge at 613 Avenue Create.   The theme is Anything Goes with the optional sketch I've created:

Now I have 2 versions of the same wall hanging for you.  Many many years ago when I did craft shows I had some rubber stamps made with my favorite Irish sayings.  The one I originally used I thought was a little too fresh to put on the challenge blog so I created another banner with the "You're my favorite lucky charm" stamp (it's a new wood mounted but no company name on it...not smart)   Anyway, I put it over the original banner and took a picture that way as well.  

 

So there you have it my fresh side and my sweet side  LOL!!  Yes, I hear some of my friends chuckling saying " oh that's nothin' you should hear her in person!!"   :)  

The details:  Theodore Shamrock by Bugaboo, colored with chalks, Spectrum Noir and Copics.  Banner dies from MFT, scalloped oval and oval center by Spellbinders, mini heart is a new die from Lawn Fawn, papers from stash

Well that's it for now...hope you can join us this week!

Hugs,

Kathi

I will be entering this project in the following challenges:
Broken Box Stock - St. Patrick's Day 
Creative Corner Challenges - Green 
Hot Shot Craft Blog - Anything But A Card 
QKR Stampede - Green/St. Patty's Day 
Stampin Dragon Designs - Anything Goes 
Wags 'n Whiskers - Go Green 
Art Impressions Blog - Anything Goes 
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything But A Card 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Hi all!

Well I have been MIA due to my laptop dying!!  UGH!  Disaster...I know I know...I was supposed to have my thousands of pictures, digi's and cutting files backed up!  But I didn't, not that I haven't said a million times "I really need to save my stuff because if my computer dies I'm gonna freak!"   Well fortunately, I have a husband who is a computer geek and loves me very very much and spent many hours working on it for me (instead of sleeping because he works 2nd and 3rd shift - yes 2 jobs!) and he was able to save everything!! And he transferred it all to my new laptop! OMG!  I love you Salim!!  Thank you!!  You are the best  :)  Well so much for that tax refund!  Geesh!  So now I can get back to business and staying up late!  LOL!!

This week's challenge at 613 Avenue Create is 

Anything Goes with the optional Tic-Tac-Toe twist.

Hopefully you can join us this week, our new sponsor is Rick St. Dennis!

Have a great week!

Hugs,

Kathi

Sweet Treats

Happy Valentine's Day!!  I'm here with some sweet treats I mailed to my daughter in college.  We've been making these for years.  Just place a Hershey's kiss on a pretzel square and put in an oven about 225 degrees for a couple of minutes the take them out and quickly push an M&M in the center.  They are just the right mix of sweet and salty.  I found this corsage box for .50 at Hobby Lobby.  It was perfect for what I needed.

Here is the completed package.  I put some tissue inside the box so the treats wouldn't be thrown all around. The Sweet Treats and Banner stamp are both by Verve.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!  
Hugs,
Kathi 

Ladybug for my Lovebug

Hi!
Here's a card I made for my daughter...my lovebug  :)   This is a free digi from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs called Little Lady Bug.  Tricia always has a free weekly cutting file as well!  Her images are sooo cute!  Check them out!

I originally colored her with Prismacolor pencils & Gamsol but I ended up going over the black with a black Copic.  I always do the skin with Copics.  I used blue chalk for the background/shadow but it just does not show at all in this pic.  I used black diamond Stickles on her dots.  I used some old corner rounder scissors, Oval Doily by Cottage Cutz, Fishtail Flags by MFT.

(inside)

I haven't decorated the outside of an envelope in years!  I stippled the clouds with Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue and hand drew the lady bug trail.  I mailed it almost a week ago and she hasn't received it yet!  I did seal the back with washi tape so I really hope one of the machines didn't eat it!!

Hope everyone is having a good week!  I'll be back with more this week  :)
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges I'll be entering:
Ladybug Crafts - Valentine's Day and/or Love 
Divas by Design - Love and Romance 
The Paper Shelter - Be My Valentine 
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Valentine's  
Lexi's Creations - Valentine's/Love 
Love to Create - Feel the Love 
Pause Dream Enjoy - Mainly Red 

Baby Girl Giraffe

Well here I am warm and cozy in my own house again!  The Blizzard of 2013 has delayed my DT project long enough!  This week at 613 Avenue Create I have created my 1st sketch for you!  I only have Microsoft Office but I think it came out pretty good.  

Our wonderful sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps and I've used the Giraffe Heart 2 image.   Isn't she the cutest!


Details:  Rounded Square dies by Lifestyle Crafts, Floral Doily by Spellbinders, Charming Oval and sentiment by Verve, colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils, Cotton Candy Stickles, CANDI dots, paper from stash.

Well thanks again for joining me and hope everyone is safe and warm!!
Hugs,
Kathi


Challenges I've entered:
Lady Bugs Crafts Ink - Pink Plus 1 
Part Time Tuesday - 3 and 3 
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
{PIN}spirational Challenges #44

There's No One Like You

Hi All!  
Geesh being sick and busy is not a good combo!  Usually by this time of the year I have tons of Valentine's completed!  Oh well...guess I'll just have to eat the candy I don't have time to package and decorate!  Mmmm...nom nom...LOL...that's the sound of a true chocoholic!  :)  

Well I did get this one completed and mailed to my daughter in college.  She just loves those Andes candies.  When we would go out to eat at The Olive Garden they would bring everyone at the table a candy with the bill...well she usually ate them all!  And want to ask for more!  LOL!  Hmm wonder where she gets that from??  :)  

The paper is old from my stash, black CANDI dots, sentiment by MFT, ladybug stamp is from a square peg set and don't remember who made it (sorry) colored with Copic RV29 and Stickles.

More Valentine's to come!  Thanks for stopping by!  Kathi

Challenges:
Sweet Stampin' - Love Is All Around
HIMCR #83 Reds!
Glitter and Sparkle - Valentine/Love
Fashionable Stamping - Show Some Love
Dream Valley - Valentine's
Anything But A Card - Share the Love
Milk Coffee Challenges - Valentine's/Love
Sarah Hurley Challenges - Anything But A Card
Lady Anne's - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Black/White plus One

It's time for a Challenge!

Hi Everyone!

Hope you have been warm and well!!  Two things we haven't had here in Rhode Island!  I had been sick but not as bad as most people.  I've been busy with the new challenge blog 613 Avenue Create and this week we have another Anything Goes Challenge with an optional twist to use the colors Blue, Cream and/or White.  Here is my card and I used an image from our sponsor DigiStamps4Joy.

I used Copics, Prismacolor pencils/Gamsol and chalks on this one image!  Guess I have commitment issues LOL!  The card base is a Spellbinders die, the detailed die is by Memory Box, paper by Martha Stewart and some Jolee's Hotfix Crystals.

Hope you can join us for the challenge or just come visit our neighborhood at 613 Avenue Create!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges:

Come and Get It Challenges - Tic Tac Toe (blue/free/gems)
Sparkle and Glitter with Rick St. Dennis - Anything but a Square

A wonderful card...remembering MLK

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. day here in the states.  What an inspiring and compassionate man he was, I can't even image the things he would have accomplished if he were still here.  He changed the world in the short time he was here and I am thankful for that. 

I was reading a post about craft room storage ideas at Louise Brigden At Home and she has some good ideas.  I try to use magnet as much as possible for storage as well and someday I will get around to posting some pics for you! You should check out her Copic storage idea.  Anyway, I noticed a card she made with a quote from MLK.  I absolutely love the quote and her card!  It is beautiful with such detail and just perfect for the quote.

Faith, Believe, Hope by Louise Brigden

Hope everyone is having a good day!  And don't for get about our new challenge blog 613 Avenue Create!

This week we have an Anything Goes theme with an optional twist to use kraft paper.  So come join us!

Hugs,

Kathi

RN injection log binder

Hi Everyone!  It's our 2nd Challenge over at 613 Avenue Create and boy were we blown away by the response to the 1st one!!  Thank you to everyone who came over to support us with your incredible work  :)

So here is my project for this week.  The Nurse Mousie is by QKR Stampede who is one of the sponsors this week.  I chose to make a new binder for the nurses at work, which is much prettier than the plain old red binder they've had for years!

Supplies/details:

dies:  Spellbinders Grand Labels 11, MFT Fishtail Flags, Jumbo Fishtail Banner, 

         Verve I Heart U

papers:  My Mind's Eye "Love Me" 6x6 pad, brown from Martha Stuart paper pad

coloring:  Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, Copics

Hope you all have a great week!  

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges:
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes
Glitter and Sparkle - Use a Digi
The Squirrel and the Fox - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Dies and punches
Fat Pages and Cards With Attitude - Add a Tag or Sentiment/Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Add a sentiment
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes 

613 Avenue Create Inaugural Challenge

CHALLENGE #1 - ANYTHING GOES

613 Avenue Create

(http://avenue613.blogspot.com)

Chana, The Design Team, and I are just so excited about the launch of our new Challenge Blog. We would love to have you join us for our inaugural challenge and we invite you to become followers.  Hope to see all of you in the challenge!  Click here to go there now!

Hugs,

Kathi

My final Outlawz Guest Designer project

Hi Everyone!!  Happy New Year!!  2012 is just a blur for me, such an eventful year for me both good and bad.  I'm ready to move on to a new year  :)

So here is my final project for The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge.  The challenge is to Create A Vintage Project.  Well here is my first ever stab at vintage.  I love the Wizard of Oz and I've had these digi's from the wonderful Paulette at Create With TLC.  She has awesome daily freebies too!  I coated everything with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.  Inked all of the edges and stippled everything even the pearl stick, ribbon and lace!

Details:
papers - My Mind's Eye
ink - Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink
dies - Spellbinders Labels Eighteen, MFT Die-namics Pinking Edge Border, A Cut Above Dies (Verve) Jotted Heart
digis - Create With TLC
stick pins - Petaloo Premier
lace - Recollections (Michael's brand)
crinkle ribbon from stash

Have a safe and Happy New Year!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges:
Hiding In My Craft Room - #78 Freestyle (Anything Goes)
Totally Gorjuss - New (new Spellbinders die)
ATC's and Cards with Attitude - Anything Goes
Card Crafter's Circle - #55 Anything Goes (10E)
Jelly Park Challenges - Old & New (old ribbon, new Spellbinders die)
Pause, Dream, Enjoy Challenges - Anything Goes
Paper Makeup Stamps - #69 Anything Goes
Make It Monday
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Favorite Colors
AUD Sentiments Challenge Blog - Any Sentiment
Delightful Sketches - Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffett Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

I Love You Daughter

Hi!  Well we're in the home stretch to Christmas!  Hope everyone isn't too frazzled!  I know I am!  LOL!  Here is my project as Guest Designer at The Outlawz.  It is a wall hanging for my daughter.  When she was a little girl we would always say I love you in sign language.  Here is a pic of Shianne in pre school, oh how I wish we had digital back then!!  This is a picture of a picture!

And this was us last year at a soccer game.  The SVG is by Designs on Cloud 9

and I used the Make the Cut software and my Cricut to cut it.  I used pop dots 

on the middle fingers and slightly inked the edges.

I hope everyone has a happy and healthy holiday! 

Hugs,

Kathi

I love you Shi!!  :) 

Challenges:

Hiding in my Craft Room - Anything but Christmas