Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the crafty Moms out there!  My husband is making me breakfast as I sit on the couch and do my post!  My son is outside playing with the neighbors...ahh...life is good!  Later I'll sit on my mother's deck and have a drink while we watch the boats on the bay.  And best of all? There's no snow!  LOL!!  There better not be at this point!  :)

I've made a few cards for our weekly Anything Goes Challenge at 613 Avenue Create. Our optional twist is Let's Celebrate!  So whatever you may be celebrating like a graduation, baby shower, birthday, etc. we want to see it!

For my first card I used an adorable pre-colored image by Toadstool Printables.

The image I used is Gnome holding daisy behind her back.

And I used this free digi I posted a couple of weeks ago:

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out what our super talented design team has created and link up your creations with us at  613 Avenue Create.  

Hugs,

Kathi

CHALLENGES:

Papertake Weekly - AG

Clear It Out – ATG / Stash: ATG

Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog – ATG

ABC Challenge L:10 – I is for Inspire Us

All Sorts Challenge - More than 2 dies

It's Party Time!

It's time for our Block Party at 613 Avenue Create!

 Come check out all of the DT's awesome projects!  We really do have some hardworking and talented ladies  :)  There's still time to join, you have until 11:59 pm EST tonight 1/12/14 to become a follower and add your link to our 500 Followers Giveaway Page

Here's one of the projects I made with an image from one of my favorite artists

I cropped the bird from the digi, enlarged it then paper pieced.

I'll be back later with another project.
Hugs,
Kathi

Watercolor flowers

It's time for another Through The Craftroom Door challenge!  

This week we are sponsored by

Here is my DT card

I water colored two pieces of paper (blue/purples and green) then printed the digi.  I "fussy cut" the flowers and leaves out and glued the pieces on top of an image printed on white CS.  Just like a puzzle!  LOL!  The plum paper is from DCWV Shimmer Stack, the white with glitter design CS was a scrap I bought from a stamp store.  I used the Sizzix scalloped die and the Dainty Bow die by MFT.

The centers of the flowers are micro beads by Martha Stuart.  I put some Glossy Accents then poured the beads over it.  I did three layers this way so it is raised up.  I wrapped some cloth floral wire around the end of my pin tool and tucked them under the flowers secured with a little Glossy Accents (I love that stuff!!).  The crystals are Jolee's Hotfix Crystals.

I really like how this came out.  Let me tell you it's not easy fussy cutting water color paper!  LOL!  I hope you can stop by and see what my talented DT members have created or maybe you could join us at TTCRD for our Anything Goes Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges I would like to enter:
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes 
Craft-Dee Bowz - Must have a bow 

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

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