Joyful Christmas - PP126

This week at The Paper Players they have a Clean ans Simple challenge with the option of adding a snowflake element.

Below is my version using the above for inspiration.



Below are the supplies I used.

Sizzix Textured Impression - Snow Flowers

MFT's Die-namic - Let it Snowflake

Ranger's - Rock Candy Stickles

Thanks for dropping by.

Happy Holidays - JUGS167

I am trying another challenge, this one is from Just Us Girls Challenge. It is a colour challenge. See Below.

Below is the card I made.

Here is a list of supplies used:

MFT's Die-namics - Christmas Ornaments Die

Season's Greetings - PDCC161

Here is another colour challenge from The Play Date Cafe.

For this challenge I used the colours to make a non-traditional Christmas card.

Below is a list of supplies used:

Stanp:  MFT's Seasonal Sentiments

Design Paper:  Crate Paper's Little Bo Peep 6x6 paper pad

Other: Mft's Die-namics Loop Bloom, MFT's Felt in Wild Cherry, Leaf from I Am Roses

Thanks for looking! Kathy

BlueChristmas-PDCC60

Here is the colour challenge from The Play Date Cafe.

Here is the card I made using this as inspiration:

Below is a list of supplies:

MFT's Die-namics: Christmas Ornaments Die
MFT's Stamp Set: Seasonal Sentiments
Echo Park: Winter Park 6x6 paper pad
Twinery: Denim Baker's Twine
Tim Holt's: Distress Ink - Stormy Sky

Thank so much for looking, Kathy

Peace, Love, Joy-PP125

So here is another challenge. This one is from The Paper Players. The challenge this time is a colour challenge.

For my card, I used the following supplies.

Stamps: MFT's - Seasonal Sentiments
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-All Is Bright
Other: MFT's Die-namics - Fishtail Flag Stax, Mix & Match Banners

Snowman Christmas - CQC166

So I thought I would try another colour challenge. This one is from ColourQ. For some reason I found this hard.

For my version I used the following supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn's-Making Frosty Friends, The Stamps of Life's-Joy2Christmas
Design Paper: Crate Paper's-Peppermint 6x6 paper pad
Other Supplies: Cuttlebug's - Swiss Dots and Textile Embossing Folders, Spellbinder's - Standard Circles Small, Liquid Pearls-White Opal, Distress Ink-Broken China and Copic Marker-B24 Sky.

Candy Cane Christmas - MFTWSC101

It's that time again for another sketch from My Favorite Things.

Here is my version of the sketch.

I used the following products to create the card.

Stamps: MFT's Candy Cane Kisses
Design Paper: Basic Grey's Aspen Frost 6 x 6 paper pad
Other: Spellbinder's Classic Ovals Large, MFT's Die-namics Let It Snowflake, Recollections Adhesive Rhinestones
Copic Markers: G09, E00, E11, E39, R27 and R29

Merry Christmas - DD#31

I have just discovered another Challenge called Dynamic Duos.

Below is the inspiration:

Here is my card that I used:

These are the supplies I used:

Stamp: MFT's Seasonal Sentiments

Design Paper: Echo Park's - Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad

Other: Color Box Ink-Scarlett, Spellbinder's Classic Scalloped Rectangles Small and Marvy's 1 3/4 inch scalloped square punch.

Joyous Season - DS79

So I thought I would try a different sketch this time and used DS79 from The Deconstructed Sketch by Jen Shults.

This week's one was great, see below:

Here is my card using this sketch:

And here is a close up of the Poinsettia:

For this card I used the following supplies:

Stamps: MFT's Seasonal Sentiments
Design Paper: Echo Park's-Winter Park 6x6 paper pad
Other: Spellbinder's Layered Poinsettia, VerasMark Ink, Recollections' Champagne Micro Beads, Snow Detail Embossing Powder and Half Back Pearls

Simple but I like how it turned out.

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Warm Winter Wishes - MFTWSC100

For this card I used the following sketch from My Favorite Things.

Here is my version of this sketch:



For this card I used the following supplies.

Stamps: MFT's -Knit Happens , Sentiment stamp is from MFT's WTG Gets Crozy with Cocoa

Design Paper: Crate Paper - Peppermint 6x6 paper pad

Other: Spellbinder's Labels Four Small, Star Dust-Stickles and Copic Markers

Be Merry - MFTWSC99

For this card I used the sketch below from My Favorite Things.

For my version of the sketch I used the following items:

Stamps - MFT - You Had Me at Woof and the sentiment is from MFT's - Candy Cane Kisses

Design Paper - Echo Park - Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad

Other - Die-namic - Mini Tabs Quartet

The little girl was colored with Copics.

Thanks for looking, Kathy

Great Deal At Michael's

So I have heard other people talk about their great deals they have gotten at Michael's and today was my day.

I bought the attached Halloween background stamp from Hero Arts for $0.01. Yeah!!!

Warm Winter Wishes - MFTWSC98

OK, so it time again for another sketch from My Favorite Things

Here is my version of the sketch:





I used the following materials for my card:

Stamp Set - WTG Gets Cozy with Coca by My Favorite Things

Design Paper - Jovial 6x6 paper pad by Basic Grey

Dies - Let it Snowflake, Fishtail Flag Stax and Double Scallop Border all by My Favorite Things

          Standard Circles Large and Classic Ovals Large both by Spellbinders



Here Comes Santa Claus - SCSC 11.10.12

I thought I would make another Christmas card using the Saturday Card Sketch Challenge at Two Peas in a Bucket.

Below is the sketch that I used:

Here is my version of the sketch:



For my card I used the following products:

Stamp sets: Snag'em Stamps by Imaginisce - Mittens, Shortbread by American Crafts - Sentiment, Kiss For The Sun by Hero Arts - Clothes Peg

Design Paper - Winter Park 6x6 paper pad by Echo Park

Ink - Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Brilliance-Graphite Black and Distress Ink-Stormy Sky

Other - Jumbo Squiggle Border Die-namic by MFT, Labels Eighteen by Spellbinders, Boy (Twine) by Doodlebug and Star Dust Stickles

I really like how the card turned out. So cute.

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Spellbinders-Labels Eighteen Lawn Fawn-Making Frosty Friends Doodlebug-Boy Twine Stormy Sky Distress Ink

Walking In Paris - DS77

Hello, Happy Saturday!

So for this card I thought I would try a sketch from somewhere I have never tried before.

Here is the sketch that I used:

For my version of the card I put the sketch on it's side and used the following products:

The stamp set is Who's That Parisian Girl from My Favorite Things, which I colored with Copic markers.

I also used the following Die-namics from My Favorite Things: Fishtail Flag Stax, Royal Leaves & Rolled Scallop Flower. I also used the Scallop Border Punch from Fiskars.

The Design Paper is Welcome to Paris 6x6 paper pad from Prima.

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!!

Magic of Christmas - MFTWSC97

Hello, it's a beautiful day here in South Surrey, BC today.

I tired to keep to the Christmas theme for the sketch this week.

For this card I used the Seasonal Sentiments stamp set from My Favorite Things.

Also from My Favorite Things was the following Die-namics - Icicle Border & Let it Snowflake

The Design Paper is Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad by Echo Park.

Picture Perfect - SSSC171

So I thought I would try making a card using a different sketch. This is my first card using a sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

For my card I used My Favorite Things stamp set - Little Shutterbug.

I also used the Fishtail Flag Stax Die-namic from My favorite Things.

The design paper is from My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline-Dolled Up-6x6 paper pad

I hope you enjoy and thanks for looking:

Wonderful Time Of The Year - MFTWSC96

So for this week's sketch from My Favorite Things, I thought I would make my first Christmas card of 2012.

The stamp set I used is from My Favorite Things - Seasonal Sentiments which is the Triple Scoop Free Set for this month.

The design paper is from Echo Park from 2011 called Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad.

I also used the Die-namics Fishtail Banner from My Favorite Things.

Thanks for looking! Have a great week!

Witchy Poo - MFTWSC95

First thing I wish all the best for the people back east and hope everyone is safe!

So I got a little busy last week and never got a chance to make a card for last week's sketch from My Favorite Things but I have managed to make one for this week,

Here is my version of the sketch which i flipped from the original:

Here is the sketch that I followed:

For my card I used My Favorite Things - Pure Innocence stamp set - Little Witch (Love Her)
I stamped her with Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic Markers
I also used My Favorite Things - Die-namic - Scalloped Rolled Flower
Most of the design paper is from Echo Park - Chillingsworth Manor - 6x6 paper pad

Thanks for looking and have a good week, Kathy

Altered Box

I altered a Photo Box from Michaels to hold my nail Polish in my bathroom.

I picked colors that would go along with the decor.

The design paper is from My Minds Eye - Holly Jolly 12 x 12 paper pad. This paper was actually designed for Christmas but I thought the papers I used were versatile and good be used all year around.

All of the paper flowers are from I Am Roses. Several of them I colored using the following Lindy Stamp Gangs starbrust sprays: Dark Chocolate Truffle, Cocoa Bean Copper & Cadbury Milk Chocolate Brown.

I am very happy with how it turned out.

Thanks for looking, Kathy

Paris - MFTWSC93

It's time for another great sketch from MY Favorite Things.

For this card I used MFT's stamp set-Who's That Parisian Girl as well as the following die-namics Eiffel Tower and Fishtail Flag Stax.

The design paper including the paper pieced girl is Welcome to Paris from Prima 6x6 paper pad.

The two brads are recollections from Michaels.

I like how this one turned out. Thanks for dropping by.

You're a Hoot - MFTWSC92

I'm a little late with this sketch challenge.

For this card I used MFT's stamp set, Owl Costume, coloured with Copics.

The design paper is from Echo Park-For The Record 2 Taylored 6x6 paper pad.

The also used MFT's Die-namic Crown Border and Spellbinders Standard Circles Large.

Thanks for looking and have a great weekend!