Halloween Trio

Hello all,

I have not  made a card in over a week because last week I ended up having emergency surgery for a twisted colon. I could not believe how quickly I could go from healthy to requiring surgery. I'm now well on my way to recovery.

The great thing when I got home, besides having a shower, some happy mail arrived. I received my first order from Mama Elephant. Below is a picture of the goodies I bought.

I couldn't wait until I could break out the Boo-tastic stamp set and matching clearly creative cuts.

Here is a card I made and which was inspired by this card by Amy Rysavy of Prairie Paper and Ink.

Below are some pictures of my card:

Here's a close up of the vampire's face that I covered with Wink of Stella.

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant-Boo-tastic
Dies: Mama Elephant-Boo-tastic, My Favorite Things-Peek-A-Boo Trio Die-namics
Ink: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink-Black Soot
Design Paper: American Crafts-Halloween 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers-Witch Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Frankenstein Skin-YG21, YG23 & YG25, Vampire Skin-YG0000 & YG00, Clothes & Hair- Orange: YR12, YR15 & YR18, Purple: V12, V15 & V17, Grey: W3, W5 & W7
Other: Zig-Clear Wink of Stella Brush Marker, Ranger-Firefly Stickles, Scrapbook Adhesives-Black 3D Foam Squares, American Tombow Dual Brush Pens in N15 Black

Thank you for dropping by and have a great day! kathy

Make A Splash-MOJO359

I made another card, this time using the sketch from Mojo Monday.  I'm really enjoying all of the layers of paper and card stock.

Here is the sketch:

This is my card:

Below is the list of the supplies I used to make my card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps-Puddle Jumper
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Oxford Lane 6x6 paper pad
Copic Marker: Skin: E000, E00 & E11, Coat: G12 & G14, Skirt: B97 & B99, Boots: Y02 & Y06, Background: B0000 & B02
Other: Lifestyle Crafts-Nesting Circles, MFT-Die-namic-Sentiment Strips, Autumn Leaves-Indian Summer-Button, American Crafts-Jute

I hope you drop by soon, Kathy

Picture This - SSSC232

We have been so lucky and had such great weather this summer and today is no different.

Today I decide to make a card using the sketch from The Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is the sketch that I used as inspiration:

Here is my card, I used lots of different patterns from the one paper pad and hope that it's not too busy.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence-Little Shutterbug
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-The Sweetest Thing-Honey 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: Skin: E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair: E37 & E39, Camera & Shoes: C1, C3 & C4
Other: Recollections-Grey Cardstock, Autumn Leaves-Christmas Collection Button, American Crafts-Brights Hemp

Thanks for dropping by and hope you have a great day! Kathy

Roll With It-SPDSS09

Good morning. I can't believe it's August the 18th already, time is flying by.

I finally broke out one of my SugarPea Designs  clear stamp sets that I bought and make a card using their sketch challenge. They have such super cute and versatile stamp sets.

Here is a picture of their sketch:

Here are a couple of pictures of my card. I found some asian inspired design paper in my stash and broke out my copic markers again. I find red and black copic colouring such a challenge but I was quite happy with how the card turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: SugarPea Designs-Rice Rice Baby, Lawn Fawn-Let's Roll

Dies: Spellbinders-Classic Ovals Large, Lawn Fawn-Let's Roll

Design Paper: Bo Bunny-Serenity 6x6 paper pad

Copic Markers: Reds-R27, R29 & R89, Blacks-C5, C7 & C9, Greys-W00 & W01, Oranges-YR12 & YR14, Browns: E33, E34 & E35, Greens: G85, G94 & G99, Pink: R20

Hope you have a grey day! Kathy

Let's Party-SS323

It's a another beautiful day here is South Surrey, BC. I made a card using the sketch from Sketch Saturday.

Here is the sketch I used.

Here are a couple of photos of the card I made inspired by the sketch.

Here is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp-Birthday Balloons
Dies/Punches: Simon Says Stamp-Balloons, Spellbinders-Standard Circles Small & Large, Fiskars-Apron Lace Border Punch, EK Success-Oval Chain Punch
Ink: Versafine-Onyx Black, Hero Arts-Bubble Gum & Pale Tomato
Design Paper-Memory Box-Pixie 6x6 paper
Other: Wink os Stella-Clear, Doodlebug-Valentine Doodle Twine

Have a great day! Kathy

Freckles-FMS149

Happy Friday! I had a chance to make another card, this time I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. I used another Pure Innocence stamp from My Favorite Things and water coloured with Distress Markers.

Here is the inspiration sketch:

Here is my card:

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

Stamps: MFT-Pure Innocence-Freckles
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-On The Bright Side-One 6x6 paper pad
Dies: MFT-Die-namics-Blueprints 8 & 13 and Fishtail Flag Stax
Ink: Archival Ink-Jet Black, Distress Ink-Tumbled Glass & Mowed Lawn
Distress Markers: Skin: Tattered Rose & Worn Lipstick, Hair: Rusty Hinge, Clothes: Scattered Straw & Peeled Paint, Shoes: Black Soot

Have a great night! Kathy

Hello Pumpkin-MOJO358

Hello again, I had a chance to make another Halloween card. This time I used the sketch from MOJO Monday.

Here is the sketch I used for inspiration.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card. I think it turned out so cute.

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

Stamps: MFT-Pure Innocence-Pretty Pumpkin
Dies/Punches: MFT-Die-namics-Halloween Charms & Blueprints 13, Martha Stewart-Scary Fence Punch
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Boo! To You 12 x 12 paper pack
Ink: Archival Ink-Jet Black, Distress Ink-Tumbled Glass, Dusty Concord and Black Soot
Distress Markers: Skin: Tattered Rose & Worn Lipstick, Hair: Tea Dye & Vintage Photo, Dress: Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon & Black Soot
Other: Canson 90lb water-colour paper and Doodlebug-Halloween Doodle Twine

Have a great day! Kathy

Best Witches-STS26

I decided to make another Halloween Card today, this time using the sketch from Seize The Sketch. I turned the sketch on it's side to make my card.

Here is the sketch inspiration:

And here is my card:

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Magnolia Rubberstamps-Tilda with Spiderweb from 2008, MFT-Little Witch
Dies: MFT-Die-namics-Blueprints 15 and Paper Bag Peek-A-Boos
Ink: Archival Ink-Jet Black, Versafine-Onyx Black
Distress Markers: Skin: Tattered Rose & Worn Lipstick, Hair:Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon & Tea Dye, Broom: Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Tea Dye & Walnut Stain, Dress & Hat: Mowed Lawn, Mittens & Tights: Dusty Concord & Seedless Preserves, Boots: Black Soot & Mustard Seed, Shadow: Pumice Stone
Other: Canson-90lb Watercolor paper, Recollections-Black Cardstock, Ranger-Firefly Stickles

Have a great evening! Kathy

Boo!

Today I decided to make a Halloween shaker card even though it's only August. I have inspired by all of the new Halloween products coming out.

Here is my card:

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

Stamps: Lawn Fawn-Summertime Charm & Critters in Costume
Dies: Lawn Fawn-Summertime Charm & Critters in Costume, Making Memories-Spook Alley for the Slice Machine
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Boo! to You 12 x 12 paper pack
Ink: StazOn-Jet Black, Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts-Orange Soda & Soft Olive
Copic Markers: C1, C3 & C4, R20, E33 & E39, YR12 & YR18
Other: Sequins, Acetate and Dimensional Adhesive

Have a great day! Kathy

Anything's Popsicle

I got a chnce to make another card today. I kept to the summer theme but this one is not for a challenge this time.

I stamped the popsicle images on watercolour paper and coloured then with distress markers and a brush dipped into water, then I fussy cut out the popsicles and put them on dimensional adhesive.

Here are a couple of photos:

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

Stamps: The Stamps of Life-pops2eat
Ink: Ranger-Archival Ink-Jet Black and Versafine-Onyx Black
Distress Markers: Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Vinathe Photo & Tea Dye
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-On The Sunny Side 6x6 paper pad

Have a great night! Kathy

Very Berry - The Cutting Edge Challenge #6

I just found a new challenge called The Cutting Edge Challenge that features some kind of die-cutting.

Here is the inspiration for this week's challenge.

I just discovered that I'm too late to post to the challenge but of course I still want to share my card on my blog.

Here is my card:

Here is a close up showing the details of the dies:

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Dies: The Stamps of Life-Strawberry Die Set

Stamps: The Stamps of Life-strawberries2stamp

Design Paper: American Crafts-Dear Lizzy-Neapolitan 6x6 paper pad

Ink: Versafine-Onyx Black

Have a great afternoon, Kathy

Happy Birthday - CTS87 & TYIC3 Take Two!

Happy Thursday! It's another beautiful day here in South Surrey, BC.

I decided to give it another go at making a card for the combined challenges over at Case This Sketch & Tag You're It Challenge. I wasn't totally happy with how the embossing paste turned out on my previous card, so this time I used distress ink and another stencil. I like it better.

Here is the challenge:

And here are a couple of pictures of the new card:

Below is a list of the supplies I used:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn-Birthday Tags, MFTStamps-Plaid Background Builder
Dies: Lawn Fawn-Tag You're It- Lawn Cuts
Inks: Hero Arts-Butter Bar, Pumpkin Pie & Grape Juice, Distress Ink-Wild Honey, Dusty Concord and Black Soot, Versamark Ink
Other: White Detail Embossing Powder, American Crafts-Brights Hemp, Doodlebug - Sequins in Bubble Bee & Lilac, Simon Says Stamp-Peppermint Stripe Stencil

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Wanna Hang Out? - CTS87 & TYIC3

I had a chance today to make a card using the combined challenge from Case This Sketch and Tag You're It Challenge.

Here is the Sketch/Challenge:

And here is my card:

Here is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp-Like Your Style
Dies: My Favorite Things-Blueprints 9
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Miss Caroline-Dolled Up 6x6 paper pad
Other: Heidi Swapp-Patterns Stencil Minis, Wendy Vechi-Metallic Silver Embossing Paste, Versafine-Onyx Black Ink, American Crafts-Jute

I'll have to keep an eye on the new Tag You're It Challenge, it looks like a lot of fun!

Have a great night, Kathy

100% Genuine Girl Mini Album

Hello again,

I finally completed a girl mini album that I made with the intention of giving to some neighbours/friends in our cul-de-sac that have two girls that are such cuties!

The cover and main pages of the mini album are made from medium weight chipboard and measures 6" by 8".  I used the My Minds' Eye-My Girl 12 x 12 Paper Kit which includes 12 sheets of doubles sided design paper and a sticker accessory sheet. I used almost all of the kit to make this album.

Here are a lot of pictures, showing each page.

 Waterfall feature:

 Gatefold Page held together by a pick swirl paperclip:

A top folding flap:

Back of the album.