Poinsettia Gift Card Holder

Here is another gift card holder that I made for Christmas.

Here is the list of supplies used to make this holder.

Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Holly Jolly 12 x 12 paper pad
Ink: Distress Ink-Vintage Photo
Dies: Spellbinders-Layered Poinsettia
Other: Stickles-Yellow, Double Sided Sticky Tape
Tools: W R Memory Keepers-Envelope Punch Board

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Mousey Christmas

My final Christmas card for 2013.

I used the House Mouse stamp called Cuddly & Warm.

Here is a list of supplies I used to make this card.

Stamp: Stampabilities-House Mouse-Cuddly & Warm, Inkadinkado-Dot Background
Ink Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts-Red Royal
Distress Markers: Tumbled Glass, Barn Door, Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain, Tattered Rose & Mustard Seed
Other: Fiskars Border Punch-Threading Water, Stickles-Frosted Lace & Diamond


I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Christmas!

Kathy

Merry Elfmas

I made another card using the Merry background stamp by Hero Arts.

Here is a list of supplies I used to make this card:

Stamps-Mft-Elf Girl, Hero Arts-Merry Background
Inks: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts-Forever Green, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo
Distress Ink Markers: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint, Barn Door, Vintage Photo, Wild Honey, Black Soot, Pumice Stone

Have a great night! Kathy

Merry Little Girl

I made a cute little Christmas card today using a Magnolia stamp and coloured with distress markers.

Here is a list of supplies I used to make this card:

Stamps: Magnolia-Dancing With Stars Tilda, Hero Arts-Merry Background Stmp
Ink: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo, Hero Arts-Red Royal
Distress Ink Markers: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Barn Door, Pine Needles, Vintage Photo, Tumbled Glass, Pumice Stone
The only other thing used was Frosted Lace Stickles

I can't believe I never used the background stamp before. I love it.

Have a great afternoon, Kathy

Christmas Money Holder

Just a few more days until Christmas.

I was inspired to make the below money holder by Angie Kennedy of mychicinscratch.com  Here is the Link to her tutorial video: 12 Days of Christmas 2013 Day 12

These are very simple to make and you can decorate the holder any way you wish.

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Light Up My Life - MFTWSC154

Hello, hope you had a good week. I can't believe how close Christmas is and how behind I am. I must send out cards on Monday and I haven't even finished making all the cards I need. I better get my act together.

The card below is made for the sketch challenge at My Favorite Things. http://www.mftstamps.com/blog/stamp-and-win-with-this-weeks-card-sketch-154/

Here is a list of supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: MFT-a la Modes-You Shine
Dies: MFT-Die-namics-Wonky Scallop Border & Mini Tab Quartet
Design Paper: Crate Paper - Peppermint 6x6 paper pad
Distress Markers: Pine Needles, Festive Berries, Mustard Seed, Black Soot, Seedless Preserves, Peacock Feathers & Ripe Persimmon

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Christmas Wreath

Here are a couple of Christmas cards that could be made quite quickly. Below are a couple of different versions.

Here is a list of supplies used to make these two cards.

Cardstock: White-American Crafts, Red & Green is Recollections from Michaels.
Dies: Mft-Die-Namics-Winter Wreath
Stamps: Hero Arts-Holiday Sayings
Other: Liquid Pearls-Ruby Red, Stickles-Christmas Red

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Merry Everything

Happy Sunday!  It's been so cold lately but luckily we have not had snow, although they keep threatening.

I made a couple of more cards last night. Here is one I made by paper piecing the cute MFT-PI-Elf Girl.

Here is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT-P.I.-Elf Girl
Dies: Spellbinders-Standard Circles Large, MFT-Sentiment Strips
Design Paper: Echo Park-Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: E000, E00, E11, R20
Stickles-Frosted Lace

Have a great day! Kathy

Baby Boy Mini Album

I made a 6x6 chipboard mini album for a friend's baby boy named Max using the Simple Stories-Baby Steps 6x6 paper pad.

I dyed white seam binding with Lindy's Stamp Gang spray Blue Hawaiian Blue and used that for the mini album closure.

Little Treat Box - Made with the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board

The other night I was watching a YouTube video by PootsiePapercraft. Here is a link to her video in which she makes the box to hold candy canes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRufHBTIs4I


For my version I did not make a christmas box but thought it would be lovely for a birthday.

Supplies used:

Design Paper: Prima-Botanical-6x6 paper pad

Ink: Distress Ink-Vintage Photo

Dies: MFT Die-namics Royal Rose, Royal Leaves

I really like how it turned out.

Happy weekend! Kathy

Merry Christmas

So I thought I would try something a little different and use non-traditional colours to make a Christmas card but I'm not too sure I like the results.

Here is a list of supplies.

Stamps: My Mind's Eye-Lost & Found Christmas
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pad
Ink: Hero Arts-Cornflower, Versamark
Other: White Embossing Powder, Flower Sequins

Have a great day, Kathy

Happy Holiday

Here is another colourful Christmas card.

Below is a list of supplies that I used to create the card.

Stamps: Hero Arts-Holiday Sayings
Design Paper: Echo Park-Season's Greetings-6x6 paper pad
Dies: Spellbinders-Labels Four, MFT's Die-namics-Let It Snowflake
Other: Stickles-Christmas Red & Silver Sequin

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Santa Tilda

I was finally able to make a few Christmas cards this past week.

Below is one I made using two Magnolia stamps.

Here is a list of supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: Magnolia Stamps - Santa's Little Helper & Fireplace with Stockings
Design Paper: Echo Park-Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Christmas - Candy Box

The other day I watched a video on Youtube from PootiesPapercraft. http://www.youtube.com/Sweetie Treat Box

I thought the box was so easy to make and very sweet, so I thought I would give it a go.

Here are a couple of  pictures of my treat box, which measures 4"x 1.5" x 1" and is made using a single sheet of 6x6 design paper.

Here is a list of supplies I used which is not very long at all.

Design paper - My Mind's Eye-Holly Jolly 6x6 paper pad
Die- Spellbinders-Ribbon Banners
Stamp- Hero Arts-Holiday Sayings
Ink-Distress Ink-Vintage Photo, Memento Ink-Rich Cocoa
Other: Fiskars-Small Circle Punch, Glue Stick

Hopefully I will make a few to fill with goodies and give away at Christmas.

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Happy Birthday To View

Below is a birthday card I made using a super cute stamp & matching die set from The Stamps of Life.

Below is a list of the supplies I used to mke this card.

Stamps: The Stamps Of Life-tv2stamp
Dies: The Stamps of life-tv2cut
Ink: Hero Arts-Red Royal, Versafine-Onyx Black
Design Paper: my Mind's Eye-Miss Caroline-Dilly Daly 6x6 paper pad

So cute!

Peace, Joy, Love - FMS112

This simple Christmas card was made for the sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches.Freshly Made Sketches #112

Here is my card:

Here is a list of supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps: The Stamps of Life-trees4Christmas

Ink: Hero Arts-Red Royal & Butter Bar

Other: Design Paper-My Min's Eye-Winter Wonderland 6x6, Spellbinders-Standard Circles Large

Have a great night, Kathy

Let It Snow - FabFri31

I made a simple Christmas card today. This is for the challenge over at Fab Friday:Fab Friday 31


Here is their sketch:

Here is my card using the above sketch:

Below is a list of supplies I used to make this card.

Stamp: TPC Studio-Christmas Expressions
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pad
Ink: Hero Arts-Tide Pool
Other: Doodlebug - Primary Assortment, MFT-Die-namics-Let It Snowflake, Wink of Stella-Clear

Thanks for dropping by. Kathy

Merry Christmas Wreath

Happy Saturday! I'm trying to get into the swing of Christmas cards, but so far I have only made a couple.

Below is a card I made the other night using a stamp I bought last year but never used.

I just got a Wink of Stella Brush Pen in Clear and this was the first time I used it. Very pretty.

Here is a list of supplies that I used to make this card.

Stamps: Inkadinkado-Christmas Sketch Wreath, Hero Arts-Holiday Sayings
Dies: Spellbinders-Standard Circles Large, Lacey Circles, Holly Motifs
Ink: Memento ink-Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo and Mowed Lawn, Versafine-Onyx Black
Copics: G09, G94, G99, R22, R24, R27, R29
Other: Wink of Stella-Clear, Stickles-Christmas Red

Thanks for dropping by and have a great day! Kathy

Elf Christmas-MFTWSC149

So I have not made a card for the challenge over at My Favorite Things for a very long time.

Here is my 5 x 5 card.  I think it turned out so cute!

Here is a list of supplies I used to make this card:

Stamps: MFT-PI-Elf Girl
Die: MFT-Let it Snowflake
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pad
Ink: Memento ink-Tuxedo Black, Versafine-Onyx Black, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo & Tumbled Glass
Other: Copic Markers & Frosted Lace Stickles

Thanks for dropping by.

Kathy

I Love Fall - PP170

Hello! Tonight I made a card for the challenge over at The Paper Players. The theme was wildlife and I thought I would use my new cute Lawn Fawn stamp set Into The Woods.

Here is my card, isn't the fox so cute?

Here is a list of the supplies I used to create this card:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn-Into the Woods
Dies: My Favorite Things-Blueprints 6
Design Paper: American Crafts-Night Fall 12 x 12 paper pad
Ink: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts-Just Rust
Copics: YR15, YR18, YR24 & R20
Other: Lawn Fawn-Gold Sparkle Hemp Tine, Ranger-Stickles-Paprika

Have a great evening, Kathy

Halloween Treat Bags

Happy Saturday!

I'm a little late posting this project. I made some cute Halloween Treat Bags for some of my friends and I think they turned out cute.

Here are some photos of the bags.

Here is a list of the supplies I used to make these little bags:

Dies: Sizzix-Tim Holtz- Alterations Bigz L Die-In The Bag, MFT-Die-namics-Peek-a-Boos, Spellbinders-JustRite Exclusive Custom Tag Dies, Spellbinders-Pumpkin Circles
Stamps: Lawn Fawn-Sally's ABC's, Stamper's Anonymous-Tim Holtz-Happy Halloween
Other: Recollections card stock from Michaels, Versafine-Oynx Black Ink, Doodlebug-Halloween Twine, Natural Hemp Cord, Stickles-Orange Peel, Firefly & Christmas Red

Now, I better start work on some Christmas cards.

Have a great day! Kathy