Verve's April Diva Dare and a tip

Hi all,

This month's Diva Dare at Verve Stamps is to create a card with a flower or butterfly and bright colors.  Must use at least one Verve product.  So here is my creation!

 
Here I used Verve's Flutterby die which I embossed with the dot folder, then I touched all of the dots with a little Crystal Stickles.  The license plate is a die by MFT as well as the alphabet stamps. I heat embossed the letters with a sparkle embossing powder.   A flower (added Stickles to the edges), Jolee's crystal and paper (We R Memory Keepers) from the stash. Large dot embossing folder by Darice.  License place popped up with a piece of foam.

*TIP:  I really don't like to see the white foam or foam dots from the side of my project.  So what I do is take a Sharpie (black) or a Copic and color the edge of the foam to cover the white.  In the picture above you can't see how the license plate is raised.  Simple yet effective!  Hope you can use the tip!

Hope you're having a good week...I am sick again now with bronchitis!  Ugh...I can't win...
Hugs,
Kathi

Additional challenges I would like to enter:
Crafts and Me - Bling 
Divas by Design - Butterflies and Birds 
Inky Impressions - Punches/Dies 
Nut Crafters - Anything Goes 
Paper Pretties - Birthday 
7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes 
Stampotique Designers - Birthday 
Whimsical Designs - Flowers 
One Stitch At A Time - Bright Colors 
Bearly-Mine - Spring Flowers 
Can You Digi It - Butterflies 
Everybody Art Challenge - Bling

You Are My Sunshine

Today I discovered Sassy Cheryl's Stamps.   OMGoodness can you say cute??  I love them and of course had to get a few  :)  There is also a sketch challenge at her blog and I was actually able to complete a card in one sitting!  Not always possible...you know what it's like to have a 3 year "help" you?  LOL ok then, now you get it.  So here is a card I made for my 18 year old, Shianne.  I always used to sing You Are My Sunshine when she was little and this little girl reminds me of her too!  Not to mention the whole ladybug thing.  

I cut the butterflies from the MME paper.  I stippled the clouds with a handmade stencil.

Copics, Prismacolor pencils and ink used

The papers I used are from MME Miss Carolina 6x6 pad.  Pink dot DT by BoBunny.  Pennant by MFT, Charming Oval by Verve and the heart die by Memory Box. 

Til next time...

Kathi

Challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog #160 A Sketch 

Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes 

Card Mania Challenges - Die Cuts 

The Crafty Bloggers Network - Anything Goes 

Forever Friend Challenges - Dies Cuts 

Lexie's Creations - Punches/Dies 

Make It Monday - Anything Goes 

Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes 

My Grafico - Anything Goes 

Sparkle And Sprinkle - Use a Digital Image 

The Pink Elephant - Spring Colors 

Robyn's fetish - Anything Goes 

Scrappy Frogs - Think Spring 

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

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 

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

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  :)

This week's Anything Goes Challenge #19 at JDE!

Time for another challenge at JDE!  This week it's the Inks and Such team (basically use any coloring techniques to strut your stuff!) and we are sponsored by The Cutting Cafe.  I decorated a large magnetic paperclip holder.  I used the Lil Back To School II image, found HERE , and I incorporated the clock from The Cutting Cafe's It's About Time set found HERE.

The clock is 1/2" in size and I drew in the hands, black paper with raised alphabet by Core'dinations, Penmanship Green paper by Little Yellow Bicycle, A Cut Above die by Verve called Classy Label Die.

Colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.

So come join us this week at Jackson's Digital Expressions with whatever your crafty self comes up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathi  :)

Challenges:
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes

The Crafty Pad Designs - Dies or punches
Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything Goes
The Emerald Faeries Challenge Blog  - Punches/dies

Graduation thank you card & enabler alert :)

Just when you thought I was done with the graduation stuff I finally finished the thank yous!  The shirt die is from MFT and the Thank you stamp and the Jotted Heart Die are from one of my favorite stamp companies Verve.  And Verve is having their 5th Anni-Verve-sary Sale!  You can save 10-50% off stamps and dies.  Sale ends 8/24.  I'll be entering this card in their Customer Card Carnival and maybe I can win some new stamps!  Whoo hoo!

Hugs!

Kathi  :)

Graduation Party and Decorations! (pic heavy)

Now the last of the graduation posts...the party!!  The kids had a blast!  My mom splurged and rented an inflatable water slide!  And because the party was July 3rd and the store was closed July 4th they couldn't pick it...we had it for 2 days for the price of 1!!  Awesome deal  :)  Ok first the crafts....


This banner was made using the banners2 SVG from Designs on Cloud 9.  The letters are from the Alphabet Banners SVG by My Scrap Chick.  The hearts are from Verve called Jotted Heart and the t-shirt die is by My Favorite Things.  I found the yellow glitter paper at Joann's.

Now I am really happy with how these centerpieces came out!  You know when you have one of those moments when you kind of impress yourself when you come up with an idea?  Trust me it doesn't happen to me often! LOL!  But I LOVE this idea  :)  I printed out wallet sized pics of Shianne throughout the year and mounted them on CS and attached to lollipop sticks!  I found brand new wooden boxes at Salvation Army and covered with coordinating papers.  The pennant is a Spellbinders die.

Crazy for You was a musical she was in and she is the "cowboy" in jeans and the maroon shirt, this was her big scene where she is shot  LOL!  I made the 2012 in Make the Cut and cut with the Cricut.

Shi has been friends with Missy and Alyssa for 6 years, they met in Jr. High and have been great friends ever since.  As I was looking for pics I found this one from 2007 and paired it up with their prom picture from this year.  The girls absolutely loved it!  I think it is so cool!  They have grown to be beautiful women.

 

**UPDATE**  I've had several people ask how I kept the lollipop sticks to stand up and not fall over.   I took a block of floral foam and used a steak knife to cut a piece that wedged into the boxes and recycled formula can.  I put some hot glue in the bottom of the can to hold the foam but if it's wedged in there tight then you don't need it.  I would love to see your interpretation of these if you make them!  And please link back to this post if you do  :)

Now time for the crazy fun!  The kids started going down the water slide 2 and 3 at a time which resulted in going over the end of it!!  

I know how much the kids like taking pics of themselves so I made a photo booth with accessories but they were so busy they didn't even touch them til night time but we did get a few pics.  I found a lot of the free printable props at Accent the Party (scroll down).

 And finally...the bonfire...so awesome!

Thanks for making it to the end!  LOL! 

Kathi

This week's Anything Goes Challenge at JDE!

This week is the Altered Art's turn to host and we are sponsored this week by Mayzy Art Digi Stamps.  I used a Robert Jackson image called Flowers IV found HERE.  Now that I think about it I didn't really alter anything but I did make a caddy.  I was going to alter something for back to school but thought it might be a little too early for that one  :)  Although I'm sure some parents are ready for them to go back now!  LOL!  

 There was minimal coloring on this one just some gray shading on the petals, the stem and some blue shadow.  I paper pieced the center of the daisy.

back...die by Verve

The caddy is an SVG from My Scrap Chick found HERE.  I used #5.

So come join us this week the challenge is still Anything Goes!  You do not need to alter anything you can make a card, bookmark...anything!  Join us HERE!

Kathi  :)

RN, Teacher gifts and grad favors...whew!

Wow I can't believe it's been a month!  Whew!  Well I've been a little busy in all areas of my life  :)  I've altered several more of the little holders I found at the recycling place.  First was a special project that I made for the RN's at the assisted living facility where my client spent his final days.  He lost his long battle with cancer on June 8th.  The nurses and Hospice where so unbelievably compassionate and caring to such a wonderful man and friend.  It touched my heart so I wanted to make them something special.

before & after

paper by Imaginisce #000455 Loves Me/Weak in the Knees, heart #000457 run through the Cuttlebug with the pin dot folder then I touched all of the dots with Liquid Pearls, "Smallest Things" phrase by Verve as well as the matching "Classy Label" die/stamp, heart cut with the Verve "Jotted Heart" die.

filled with a lot of Avery sticky notes, pads, pens

matching card...oval by SVG.com "Nested Lacey Shapes", heart is a Spellbinders die, stamp by Verve

inside of card...stamp by Verve

Next I have teacher gifts for Denzel's teacher and her assistant.  She told me today I make the best gifts  :)  I saw this idea at Papertrey Ink  here.  There's a PDF with the journal questions.  I  tweaked and retyped mine in a different font. 

paper by Basic Grey's Sweet Threads line swt-3278, Verve heart die, matching cardstock from DCWV stack, phrase stamp "all About You" set by Verve

butterfly stamp "Chicks Rule" set and matching die "Flutterby" by Verve

journal questions in an acetate pillow box and a "leatherette" journal (so is that faux leather?  LOL)

Teacher assistant gift...much simpler...I was running out of time and went to bed at 1:00 a.m.!  You know how it is when you want/need to finish something!  :)

filled Bath & Body products

I made these 1"x8" cellophane bag favors for his classmates.  Filled with skittles...yum!

Circles cut at 2.5" and 2.75" stamp by Stampendous, grad cap is an SVG I found online and forgot where I got it (sorry my bad!) and the font (2011) was loaded in my MTC.  The can was a large powdered formula can that I repurposed  :)

Sorry this was so long but I hope you found some good ideas or inspiration......Kathi  :)