Where Dreams May Go...

Hi again!
I'm back with another card for our challenge at 613 Avenue Create.  We have 4 great sponsors this week and I've also used this Seahorse image from QKR Stampede.

 

I water colored paper, printed the image then fussy cut it.  I stippled over a stencil with pearlescent pigment inks.  The die and sentiment are both by Verve.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathi

Happy Birthday bear

Hi again!  This is post #2 today, make sure you scroll down for the other one  :)  

 Here is another card for our challenge today at 613 Avenue Create.  

I've used the balloon bear from 

 

Lee's Digi Shop -> STORE

Hugs,

Kathi

Supplies:

 paper - MFT  Cotton Candy and vellum (mini flag)

Embossing folder - Cuttlebug

dies - Spellbinders ovals, Papertrey Ink Edgers #1, MFT Blueprints flag, Impression 

           Obsession cloud

coloring - Copics, clouds stippled with Archival Brilliance pearlescent sky blue,   

                   balloon chalk 

misc - Stickles, Tim Holtz distressing tool, white felt

Challenges:

Digi Choosday - In the Pink 7/8
Through the Craftroom Door - AG 6/24
Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrations 6/24
Crafter's Cafe - # 68 Distress It 6/25
Divas by Design - 3 or more layers 6/25
Rhedd and Rosie's - AG #35

A witchingly wonderful Halloween

Hi again!  Finally, a Halloween card!  It's time for my DT project for Through The Craftroom Door.  Our sponsor this week is The Paper Shelter and I've used the Bewitched Night image.  She was colored with Copics, Prismacolor pencils/Gamsol and chalks!  Plus I stippled over the chalk background with Encore Metallic Purple ink.  The sentiment was a freebie (but can now be purchased in her store) from Create with TLC.  Dies by Spellbinders and MFT.

Well that's it for today!  Stop by the TTCRD challenge blog for some wonderful inspiration!  Also, the Fall issue of Through the Craftroom Door magazine is now available.  I have several projects in this issue, if you would like to purchase a subscription go HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges/Linky Parties:
Create with TLC's Show It Off Sunday Linky Party

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 

KEEP CALM and......

EAT PEEPS!  Ok, so I think this is a little clever on my part  :) 

This is part of a stamp set from Technique Tuesday.  I inked all of the words except chocolate then added the peep die from the MFT Woven Basket set. The t-shirt and the scalloped edge border are both dies from MFT.  The dot embossing folder by Darice.  I inked the t-shirt and stippled the scalloped border with VersaMark Purple Hydrangea.  Patterned paper by Bo Bunny and the date on the paper is 2006!!  OMGoodness!  LOL!!  I used a tiny hole punch to make notches for the twine. 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges:

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Dilly Beans Challenge - Easter
Pattie's Creations - Easter
Stamping With The Dragon - Easter
SweetPea Stampers - Spring Colors
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Easter Eggstravagansa!
My Sheri Crafts - Easter
Eclectic Ellapu - Whimsy or Funny
Hobby Cutz Challenges - Easter
The Squirrel and the Fox - Easter or Passover

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 

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 

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 

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

JDE's final CAS Challenge

Hi Everyone,

For those who do not know Jackson's Digital Expressions Challenge Blog will be ending on 12/31/12.  Robert has decided to end his partnership with the JDE blog.  However, Chana and myself are starting our own challenge blog and most of the JDE design team will be joining us!  Here is the link and I will be doing a more formal post about it tomorrow  613 Avenue Create

So here is my final CAS entry for JDE.  Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digi Stamps who I just love!  I used the Stocking Santa Ornament.  Isn't he cute?  She has a cute window Santa freebie until Thursday night you should go grab it!

Details:
Papers - My Mind's Eye 6x6 pad, Authentique, green and the plaid from stash
Embossing folder - Sizzix snowflake
Dies - Spellbinders oval/scalloped oval, MFT fishtail flags
colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, Copics on the skin, stippled background in the oval

Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays and the season!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - #82 Traditional Colors
Celebrate the Occasion - #93 Christmas Anything Goes
Die Cuttin' Divas - #95 More Holiday Spirit
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

License plate card

Surprise!  It's me again...LOL!  I can't believe how productive I've been lately!  Guess that's what happens when you don't sleep well and have some energy  :)  Well here's a card I made for a co worker who's going to another program.

Here is the sketch I used from Sketch Saturday this week.  I rotated the sketch.

Supplies: patterned scrap from My Mind's Eye/other papers from stash,  embossing folder by Darice, MFT license plate/letters and file tab, you rock by Jillibean Soup, inked edges and stippled.

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - 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

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 

Jackson's Digital Expressions CAS Challenge

 

Here is my card for the CAS Challenge this week at Jackson's Digital Expressions Blog.  

I just love this image titled Growing Old Together.  Here is the original image:

I cropped the image very close.  Now I feel like the image represents my husband and I...a younger version of the original image!  You can't tell that they are an older couple.  Maybe in 20 years I'll remake the card to resemble us then  :)

I used my new favorite technique.  The same as the last project...Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol with the blending stumps.  I love the papers they are from a DCWV pad called Cotton Bloom Stack.  There are 48 pages and 1/2 of them are glittered and I only paid $5.99 for it!  Guess where I bought it?  Believe it or not TJ Maxx!!  In their home goods section they have some crafting supplies!  I've also found supplies at their sister store Marshall's.  The sentiment is from Verve and it's hard to tell but I stippled the oval with a teal and then light gray ink.  So come check out the other Design Team members creations and join us for this week's CAS Challenge HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!   Kathi

My Little Monster scrapbook page

I finally made a scrapbook page for my son...I know he's almost 2 1/2!  I've definitely been slacking in the scrapbooking department.  Not that I don't have 1000's of pictures I could scrap.  What can I say so many ideas so little time!  Long story short this is the look he gave me after he banged a block on a glass coffee table and I told him "No!"  My Little Monster  :)  

 I used a digi stamp from Meljen's Designs.  Colored with chalks and Copic BG93 for the letters and BG72 on the stars.  I stippled Tea Dye Distress Ink over the finished digi and the journaling block.  The lime green border is an SVG set of 4 rosette strips by Birds Cards.  Her site is awesome and she has tons of SVG's and digi stamps and all for free!!  And the paper is from My Mind's Eye "Star Bright". 

Happy Crafting!
Kathi