Love u...

Hi Everyone!

I'm here with this weeks project for 613 Avenue Create and the optional theme is: 

SIGHTS, SOUNDS, SMELLS OR TASTES OF SUMMER.
What makes you think of summer?  The smell of rain on the hot pavement?  The sweet taste of watermelon?  The sight of a beautiful sunset?  The sounds of children laughing and playing?  Well here is my interpretation, I've used the Girl on Her Bike image from Lee's Digi Shop.

 Supplies:

dies - MFT, QuicKutz, Memory Box

sentiment - MFT

coloring - Copics

technique - paper piecing

misc - vintage seam binding

Challenges I would like to enter:

 

 

You Rock!

Hi everyone!

I know my posts have been few and far between  :(    It's not because I haven't been crafting because I have!  I told people at work they have to stop leaving and having birthdays!  I can't keep up!  LOL!  Between that, running 613 Avenue Create by myself, work and family...I'm going bonkers!!!  Whew...well speaking of 613 Avenue Create our challenge this week is Anything Goes and the optional theme is Party Time!  Whatever you may be celebrating works for us!  Come link up your projects HERE!  You could win prizes from our sponsors this week:

I chose to use the Guitar digi from Oak Pond Creations.  For the guitar I water colored the paper and put sea salt on it.  Love that technique but I didn't get my usual results because the humidity was 97% that day!  Ugh can say gross?  It sat in front of the fan for 2 hours and still didn't dry!  I had to dry it with the hair dryer.  Anyway, it still came out ok.  I fussy cut layered it and added some enamel dots for the knobs.  I popped it up on the base which was embossed with a Darice flames folder and sanded.  The sentiment is by Verve.

Hope you like it!  Come see out what our talented DT ladies have come up with this week!
Hugs,
Kathi   :)

Love you more

Well it's time for our challenge at 613 Avenue Create and this week it's Anything Goes and no optional twist.  We have 3 sponsors this week and I've used the image Puppy Love provided by:

 

Visit the Limited Runs store HERE

close up of stick pin

Thanks for taking the time to stop in!

Hugs,

Kathi

Supplies:

dies:  MFT fluttering hearts die, Lawn Fawn heart die

papers:  MFT black CS and red CS

misc: button, ribbon, Glossy Accents, stick pin by Maya Road

color: Copics

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!  Especially to those single Moms out there!  In many cases you are playing both roles, I've been there and it's not easy!  I have to admit I don't miss it!    :)   
I met my husband 10 years ago and he was so worth waiting for!  He is the most wonderful, hard working and loving husband and Dad ever! 
  Our challenge this week at 613 Avenue Create is Anything Goes but the optional twist is to incorporate Subway Art into your design.  I had fun with this one!  And we have 3 great sponsors this week too! 
                                            Lacy Sunshine Stamps   

 

     Meljen's Designs    

 

  Inky Impressions

 

 I've used an image from Meljen's Designs called Pappa Bear.  There's actually another bear in the image but I cut it out.

 

 I found the subway art on Pinterest, here's a link to my Subway Art Board. Papers, ink and dies are from MFT, heart die from Lawn Fawn, DAD stamp by Verve, star embossing folder by Paper Studio and colored with chalks and Copics.

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges:
Meljen's Designs - Dad

Bring your own SUNSHINE...

Happy Spring?  I certainly hope so!  It is getting a little better here in the Northeast USA!  Our challenge at 613 Avenue Create is a clever one, well I think it is anyway  LOL!  

Challenge #66 is the SIGHTS/SOUNDS/SMELLS/TASTES OF SPRING

Examples: SIGHTS: rainbows, birds,kites,sunshine, trees blooming,butterflies,etc SOUNDS: birds singing, children playing, lawn mower, motorcycles,rain,etc SMELLS: flowers, fresh cut grass,etc TASTES: lemonade, strawberries,cherries,ice cream,etc

Come join us with your Anything Goes project or create something using the Twist above!  

We have 2 great sponsors this week The Paper Shelter and Squigglefly.  I chose to work with the Cheryl Alger image called Sam's Rainy Day.

inside sentiment by MFT Stamps

Thanks for stopping by and have a sunshiny day!

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges:
QKR Stampede - #81 Rain Rain Go Away
Chalk N Stock - April Challenge 
Little Miss Muffet - #82 Anything Goes 
MilkCoffee - Welcome Spring 
Shelley's Images - April Showers Bring May Flowers (April)
A Creative Need - Signs of Spring 5/2 
CRAFTITUDE - Challenge #62 - Anything Goes OR Add Corrugated paper/cardboard 
CraftyCatz - #225 Springtime 
Get Inky Challenge - Spring & Easter 
Just Add Ink - #209 Layers 
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes 
Stamping with the Dragon - Springtime (April)
SweetPea Stampsers - Distress to the Max 
Catch the Bug - April Anything Goes 
Ditzi Digi Design - Anything Goes 

I danced like no one was watching....

Hi all!  Have you been watching the Olympics?  I love to watch them but haven't had much time this year.  So I thought for our optional twist this week at 613 Avenue Create we would challenge you to use your country's flag colors in your design!  Well I thought it was a cool idea LOL! 
                                                      Our sponsors this week are

I chose an image from Sassy Studio Designs called Cheerful Chelsea which I've cropped from the waist up.  And I live in the USA so naturally red, white & blue.

The sentiment is from Create with TLC

  
Stop by the challenge at 613 Avenue Create to check out the talented ladies projects!  Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges I would like to enter:
2 Sisters - #173 Embossing 
Crafter's Companion - CAS (monthly) 
Feeling Crafty - #25 Dies/Punches (monthly) 
The Crafting Cafe - Embossing (monthly)  
4 Crafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Craftyhands 8th Heat/Dry Embossed
Sister Act Card Challenge - #45 Anything Goes

It's a date!

Hope everyone is warm and toasty!  It's time for our 613 Avenue Create Challenge and the Create Your Own Challenge this week.  Today I have my husbands Valentine's Day gift.  My poor husband works two full time jobs so time alone together is very hard to come by!  So I've created a Date Night book.  There are 12 pre-paid dates with gift cards to restaurants, movies and even a gas card so during one of the summer months we can just jump in the car and go!  Destination unknown  :) The image I've used is from Time for Tea called Paige I love you.

Whew!  That was a long one  ;)  Thanks for making it to the end! 
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges I would like to enter:
A Gem Of A Challenge - All You Need Is Love
Catch The Bug - Love
Hiding In My Craft Room - #136 Super Scraps
My Sheri Crafts - #126 Valentine
Pumpkin Spice - #58 Hearts
Sugar Creek Hollow - #79 Love and Adore
Feeling Crafty - #25 Dies/Punches
Ladybug Crafts - Be Mine
Natalie and Amy's Challenge - Love is all around
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything But A Card with Ribbon
Seemacrafts - Valentine/Love
Tando Creative Challenge - Passion
The Cupboard Trilogy - Love
TokBobok - Hearts
Treasured Times Rubberstamps & Scrapbooking - Layering

Beautiful daughter ornament

Hi Everyone!  Whew before you know it the holidays will be over!  I really haven't made anything this year!  Just my DT projects and a few birthday cards.  Speaking of DT's this is my last project for the Through The Craftroom Door Design Team.  They really are a wonderful group of artists and I would like to thank Colleen Holmes for the opportunity to design with them over the last 6 months.  So here it is...drum roll please...LOL!  

 

 It's been many many years since I've made an ornament for my daughter Shianne.  This little girl from Sassy Cheryl's always reminds me of her.  I hadn't planned on making an ornament it just happened.  I'm sure you know what I mean, you start a project with one thing in mind then it ends up being something completely different  LOL!  I really like how the lights shine through the cut outs of the heart die by QuicKutz.   I used Frantage embossing powder on the edge of the heart, it's a nice white & gold color.   And I surprised myself with the shadow from the halo!  

Well until next time!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's - You're favorite 2013 made by you 
 

Ribbon Trees For A Cause

Hi again,
     I'm back with my DT card for the Through The Craftroom Door challenge.  Our sponsor this week is DigiStamps4Joy and that is who makes the Think Pink sentiment I used.  The tree is a free set Ribbon Trees For A Cause by A Day For Daisies. 

I hope you'll join us for the Anything Goes challenge at TTCRD and go grab the awesome freebie at ADFD!

Til next time!
Hugs,
Kathi

Details:
digi stamps: DigiStamps4Joy, ADFD
papers: MFT black licorice, pink mulberry
dies:  Lawn Fawn pic frame, MFT tag
ink: Memento Rose Bud
coloring medium: Copics E25,34 / G24,43 / R85,81    Chalks - Pebbles Inc.
embellishments: twine
tools: Cuttlebug
other: Crystal Stickles, fussy cutting

Challenges:
 A Day For Daisies - Bows & Buttons

Wish Big

Hi Everyone!  
     I don't know about you but Fall is just the busiest time for me!  Ack!  Really dislike when reality and responsibilities get in the way of my creativity!  LOL!  Oh well what can you do...oh I know start crafting at midnight!   :)   Well enough of my tired ramblings!

This week at Through The Craftroom Door we are sponsored by Eureka Stamps.  I thought this little dragon was so cute!  I made a little birthday gift bag.

Hope you can stop by and check out the wonderful creations by my teammates!  Remember the challenges at TTCRD are always Anything Goes!

Hugs,

Kathi

Supplies:

stamps/digi stamps:  Eureka, MFT sentiment

papers:  scraps, Staples 110 lb white

dies:  MFT ticket stub, hand cut flag

ink:  Colorbox black

coloring medium:  Copics  YG93,95,97,99/YR07,11,13/V22,28/B000,00,52/BG01/C5/  

                                                 G24/blender

embellishments: Glossy Accents, clothespin

tools:  Cuttlebug

techniques:  fussy cutting

Fly Away...

Hi all!  Ready for this weeks Through The Craftroom Door DT project?  No...oh well I'm going to show you anyway!  :)  This week our sponsor is A Day For Daisies.  As usual I couldn't just leave the image alone.  I had gotten an alphabet set as a freebie a while back and I really liked the fairies on the letter Z so I enlarged and cropped them.  I only used one of them on this project.  I really like this alphabet it has some great images and is very pretty!

The sentiment is by Create With TLC and was a freebie as well.

I wish I could have kept her little antennas.  I colored with Copics, used a 

Uniball gold pen to add the dots.  I bought a new set of Twinkling H2O's at 

a sale for $3...score!  I've never used them and I think I definitely applied

a coat to the wings that was too thick.  Ahh a learning experience.

I curved her wings a little. 
 I colored the back of the digi black.

I spoke with Tammy, A Day For Daisies owner, because I couldn't find the alphabet on the website to provide a link for to follow but it is not currently available.  That could change you never know so you should check often.  She has many wonderful images to purchase as well.  I also asked if it was ok to crop the fairy away from the letter and she told me that she likes to see how people use the images in different ways.  I love when an owner is so accommodating and open to the creative process  :)  Enough babble from me!  LOL!  Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Kathi

Supplies:

papers:  MFT - licorice, Staples - white

dies:  Spellbinders - Labels Eighteen

ink:  Brilliance Galaxy Gold

coloring medium:  Copics, Twinkling H2O's

misc:  stick pin - Little Yellow Bicycle, beads, ribbon, black lace

tools:  Cuttlebug

Challenges:
Sentimal Sundays - Anything with Wings 
Color Me Creative - Anything Goes 
Paper Crafting Journey - Punches or dies 
Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes 
Scrap-Creations - Anything Goes 
Use it Tuesday - What was I thinking? (I've had the beads and ribbon for many years!)