Ugly & Bright - FMS164

I made a card using the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

Here is the sketch.

Here is the vest I made for the card.

And here is the card.

below is a list of supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp-Ugly Sweater & Sweater Words & Appliqués
Dies/Punches: Simon Says Stamp-Sweaters, Fiskars-Scallop Sentiment Border
Inks: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black, Memento Ink-Lady Bug
Copic Markers & Twine

Have a great night! Kathy

Don We Now Our Ugly Sweaters

I made another Christmas card using the oh so cute and adorable Simon Says Stamp, Ugly Sweater stamp sets and matching dies.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp-Ugly Sweater and Sweater Words & Appliqués, Inkadinkado-Polka Dot Background
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black & Hero Arts-Unicorn Pigment Ink
Dies: Simon Says Stamp-Sweaters, MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13
Copic Markers: YG23, YG25, YG67E34, E35 & E37
Wink of Stella Clear Brush Pen

Have a great afternoon! Kathy

4 Bar Snowman

I made my first 4 bar card. I decided on the smaller size because the tag I made and wanted to put onto the card was smaller and I thought it might get lost on an A2 card.

below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn-Birthday Tags & Argyle Backdrops, Hero Arts-Snowman Christmas
Inks: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Hero Arts Shadow Ink-Lime Green & Red Royal
Dies: Lawn Fawn-Tag You're It
Copic Markers: R27, R29, R89, G09, W00 & W1
Other: Clear Wink of Stella Brush Pen and Twine from my stash

Have a great day! Kathy

Snowman

Good morning! It's a lovely sunny and cold day here today. I think I may just stay inside and craft.

I have made a card for Challenge #24 at The Card Concept. The challenge was to make a Tag or a Tag on a card with a snowman theme, which is what I have done.

Here is my card.

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

Stamps: Lawn Fawn-Making Frosty Friends, Birthday Tags and Argyle Backdrops
Dies: Lawn fawn-Tag You're It, MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Hero Arts Shadow Ink-Cornflower & Red Royal
Other: Liquid Pearls-White Opal, Stickles-Frosted Lace and twine from my stash

I'll be back soon with another card.

Kathy

Coral Girl

Happy Saturday! We had our first snowfall last night. It wasn't that much but it's very cold out today so the roads are icy. I must say the snow sure makes it fell like Christmas.

I made another 9"x3 3/4" tag using medium weight chipboard and another Prima doll stamp. I made this tag a little less neutral.

Here are some pictures showing the progress of the tag.

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

Stamp: Prima-Julie Nutting Mixed Media Doll Two
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo
Design Paper: American Crafts-Best of Crate Paper 8.5x11 inch Paper Stack for Tag, My Mind's Eye-Market 6x6 paper pad for Doll & Flowers
Copic Markers: Skin-E--, E11, E13 & R22, Hair-E13 & E18, Shadow-W00, W1 & W3
Dies: MFT Stamps-Prima Donna Petals & Leafy Flourish
Other: Lace & Trim from my stash, American Crafts-Ribbon Tape

Hope you have a great day! Kathy

Joy

I made a Joy tag a couple of weeks ago using supplies from Lawn Fawn. I cut out the Scripty Joy die three times and layered them together and finished off with a coat of Gossy Accents. I have now finally made the tag into a card.

Here are a couple of pictures of the final card.

Below is a list of the supplies used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn-Deck The Halls and Birthday Tags
Dies: Lawn Fawn-Deck The Halls, Scripty Joy and Tag, You're It , Mama Elephant-Peek-a-Frames and MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13
Inks: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Hero Arts-Soft Olive & Cup O'Joe
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Holly Jolly 12 x 12 paper pad
Other: Card Stock , Rhinestones & Ribbon from Recollections, Ranger-Glossy Accents

Have a great night! Kathy

It's A Good Day To Be Happy

Last night I decide to make a shaker card and I broke out the Up and Away stamp set and matching dies from Mama Elephant that I hadn't used yet to make this card. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant-Up and Away
Dies: Mama Elephant-Up and Away and the largest Peek-A-Frames die, Spellbinders-Grand Rectangles, Memory Box-Puffy Clouds, Lawn Fawn-Stitched Hillside Borders
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: C00, C1, C4, C5 , C7 & R20
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Quilting Bee 6x6 paper pad
Other: Card Stock by Recollections, Sequins from Michaels

I hope you like it, Kathy

Wish

I finally used one of my Prima -Julie Nutting, doll stamps to make a tag that I cut out of medium weight chipboard.

I remember when the doll stamps first came out and I wanted them so badly, then when I got them, I didn't even use them.

I very recently got inspired again to break them out when I watched a couple of Nichol Magourik's videos showing how she has been using the Prima doll stamps to make art journal pages. This time I actually broke one of the stamps out.

Although it may be hard to tell in the pictures I did stamp the girl onto a text background paper I had in my stash and then coloured her skin and hair with copies, while paper piecing her outfit.

Here are a couple of pictures.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamp: Prima-Julie Nutting - Doll Stamp One

Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo

Design Paper: Doll Stamped on Recollections-Habitat 12 x 12 paper pad, Background Paper American Crafts-Best of Crate Paper 8.5 by 11 medium weight paper, My Mind's Eye-Miss Caroline-Howdy Doody 6x6 paper pad

Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11, E13, & R22, Hair-Y21, Y26 & E13, Shadow-W1 & W3

Other: Webster's Pages-Wish Ticket, Trim and pearls from Recollections, Martha Stewart- 3-In-1 Hydrangea punch, Hug Snug - Ivory Seam Binding coloured with Lindy's Stamp Gang-Fuzzy Navel Peach starburst spray

I hope you have a great day! Kathy

Happy Birthday - MFTWSC203

I made a birthday card today using this week's sketch from MFT Stamps as well as their Birdy Brown stamp set called Sweet Birthday Wishes

Here is the sketch:

Here is the card I made using the sketch as inspiration. If I did this card again I would not make the icing so much like the colour of the girl's hair.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps-Sweet Birthday Wishes
Dies: MFT Stamps-Sweet Birthday Wishes, Blueprints 13, Heidi Swapp-Chat Bubbles Stamp & Die Set
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink-Pumice Stone, Memento Ink-London Fog
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Miss Caroline-Dolled Up 6x6 paper pad
Copics: Skin- E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair- Y21, Y26 & E13, Pink-R81, R83 & R85, Brown-E35, E37 & E47, Shadow-W3 & W1

Have a great evening, Kathy

Happy Holidays

I made another card using the Simon Says Stamp, Ugly Sweater and Sweater Words & Appliqués stamp sets and matching dies to make a very girly Christmas card.  I am loving these sets.

Here are a couple of close ups of the sweater.

below is  list of supplies used to make this card.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp-Ugly Sweater and Sweater Words & Appliqués, Hero Arts-Holiday Sayings
Dies: Simon Says Stamp-Sweaters, MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13 and Stitched Circle Stax
Inks: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Hero Arts Shadow Ink-Charcoal
Copics: R20, R21 & R22, BG10, BG11 & BG32, E31, E35 , E37 & R29
Other: Glossy Accents for the nose

Have a great day! Kathy

You Make An Ugly Sweater Look Good

I was having great fun yesterday making different sweaters and vests from the Simon Says Stamp, Ugly Sweater stamp set and matching dies. So far I have just made one into a card and I think it is so cute!

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

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp-Ugly Sweater
Dies: Simon Says Stamp-Sweaters and Frames
Inks: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black, Hero Arts Shadow Ink-Red Royal
Copic Markers: Green: G21, G24 & G28, Red: R27, R29 & R89, Skin: E00, E11 & R20, Beard: C00 & C1

I'll be back soon with another card, Kathy

Christmas Joy

Hello again, I made one more card using the Wplus9-Woodland Wreaths stamp set and matching dies. I also made my own plaid background paper using Hero Arts Inks and MFT Stamps - Plaid Background Builder stamp set.

Below is list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Wplus9-Woodland Wreaths, MFT Stamps-Plaid Background Builder
Dies: Wplus9-Woodland Wreaths, MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13, Lawn Fawn-Scripty Joy
Inks: Hero Arts Shadow Inks-Soft Granite & Charcoal, MFT Stamps Dye Ink-Paver Red

Have a great Saturday! Kathy

Season's Greetings Wreath

I think my new addiction is to the Wplus9 - Woodland Wreaths stamp set and matching dies. I'm having lots of fun playing with this set and different colours of inks.

Here is another one of the cards I made with a few more to follow.

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

Stamps: Wplus9-Woodland Wreaths, Hero Arts-Merry Christmas Trees (Sentiment)
Dies: Wplus9-Woodland Wreaths, MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13, Mama Elephant-Peek A Frames
Inks: Hero Arts Shadow Inks-Soft Olive, MFT Stamps Dye Ink-Paver Red, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo, Versafine-Onyx Black

Have a great day and see you soon, Kathy

Merry Christmas - CTS101

I made a Christmas card using the sketch from Case This Sketch and the Wplus9 Woodland Wreaths stamp set and matching dies.

I liked how the card turned out using softer colours.

Here is a picture of the sketch.

And here is the card I made using the sketch as inspiration.

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

Stamps: Wplus9-Woodland Wreaths, Hero Arts-Holiday Sayings
Dies: Wplus9-Woodland Wreaths, Mama Elephant-Peek A Frames
Inks: Hero Arts, Soft Olive, Cup O'Joe, Bubblegum, Pale Tomato and Charcoal

Hope you have a great day! Kathy

Christmas Wreath

I made another Christmas card today, this time using the Wplus9 Woodland Wreaths stamp set and matching dies. This set is so versatile, I think I'l be making quite a few different cards with this set.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Wplus9-Woodland Wreaths
Dies: Wplus9-Woodland Wreaths, Mama Elephant-Peek A Frames
Ink: Hero Arts Shadow Inks-Soft Olive, Cup O'Joe, Soft Granite, Charcoal, Butter Bar, Pumpkin Pie, Field Greens, Soft Cantaloupe, Orange Soda & Red Royal, MFT Stamps-Paver Red Dye Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black
Other: Stickles-Christmas Red

Have a great Sunday! Kathy

Merry Christmas Penguins

A made a couple of cards using the Mama Elephant, Arctic Penguins stamp set. It's such a great stamp set!

Here is the first card.

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant-Arctic Penguins & Jolly and Merry, Hero Arts-Merry Background, Lawn Fawn-Birthday Tags
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Hero Arts-Navy Mid-Tone Shadow Ink,
Dies: MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13, Lawn Fawn-Tag You're It, Mama Elephant-Arctic Penguins
Copics: BG10, BG11, BG32, YR15, YR18, B24, B26, W00 & W1
Other: Glossy Accents on Ice, Sakura-Clear Stardust Gel Pen on hat, Divine Twine-Blueberry

Here is the second card.

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant-Arctic Penguins, Hero Arts-Holiday Sayings, Lawn Fawn-Birthday Tags
Dies: MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13, Mama Elephant-Peek A Frames, Lawn Fawn-Tag You're It
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black
Copics: BG10, BG11, BG32, R29, R89, YR15, YR18, W00 & W1
Other: Recollections Card Stock, Glossy Accents, American Crafts-Ribbon Tape

Have a great Saturday! Kathy

Princess

I received some happy mail from Simon Says Stamp yesterday and couldn't wait to make  card using the Princess stamp set. The stamp set allows you to alter the dress and add jewelry as well.

I couldn't get  picture of it but the overlay on the skirt is covered in Clear Wink of Stella and has a lovely glitter.


Here is a picture of the stamp set so you can all of the options.

Here is a picture of the card.

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

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp-Princess
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Dress: R20, R21 & R22, Hair-E50, E55 & E57, Eyes-B21 & B24, Shadow-W00 & W1
Other: Wink of Stella Clear Brush Marker

I'll be back shortly with more cards. Kathy

Name Signs

I finally finished making name signs for two little girls. Their mom asked me if I could make them signs to go over their beds that matched there room.

I found 4" x 12" canvases at Michaels which I thought would be the perfect size for the signs.  I model podged scrapbook paper onto the canvases and then used MFT Stamps - High-rise Alphabet Uppercase dies to cut out think chipboard which I painted white and then covered with Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter. I punched out butterflies using the Butterfly Layering Punch from EK Success to accent the signs as well as some gemstones. I dyed some seam binding with Lindys Stamp Gang sprays to match the paper.

I think they came out pretty cute. I hope she likes them.

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Merry Snowman

Yesterday I pulled out some older Christmas stamps sets that I have that I have never used and decided to make a card. The snowman is from the Hero Arts - Snowman Christmas.

Here is the card.

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

Stamps: Hero Arts-Snowman Christmas & Merry Background, Lawn Fawn-Birthday Tags
Dies: MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13, Lawn Fawn-Tag, You're It
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black and Hero Arts-Red Royal Shadow Ink
Copic Markers: R20, R27, R89, G24, G28, YR15, YR18, W00, W1
Baker's Twine from my stash

Have a great day! Kathy

Joys of The Season

I made a cute Christmas card using an older stamp set from Hero Arts called - Sending Holiday Cheer. I really like how it turned out.

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

Stamps: Hero Arts-Sending Holiday Cheer
Dies: MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13, Lawn Fawn-Stitched Hillside Borders
Ink: MfFTStamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink-Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky & Chipped Sapphire, Versafine-Onyx Black, Hero Arts-Forever Green
Copic Markers: R24, R27 & R89, E35, E37, G24, G28, Y02, Y06, C7, W00 & W01
Other: Tattered Angels-Marshmallow Glimmer Mist, Sakura-Stardust Clear Gel Pen

I hope you like the card.

Have a great afternoon, Kathy

Be Joyful

I made a Christmas card today, using mostly dies and only one stamp for the sentiment.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Dies: The Stamps of Life-lights4Christmas
Stamp: The Stamp of Life-lights4Christmas
Embossing Folder: Sizzix/Basic Grey-Evergreen and Snow Flowers Set
Other: Recollections card stock, American Crafts-Jute, Versafine-Onyx Black, Ek Success-Dual Tip Silver Marker

Have a great day! Kathy

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

I made another Christmas card today, this card was inspired by a card that Vicky Papaioaanou of Clips-n-Cuts made on November 5, 2014.

Here is my card.

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

Stamps: The Stamps of Life-ornaments4Christmas
Dies: The Stamps of Life-ornaments4Christmas
Ink: Versafine-Onyx Black
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections Twine from Michaels, Foam Tape

I hope to post something else soon, Kathy

Celebrate The Season

I made only my second shaker card yesterday, I think next time I'll do a rectangle or square with a thicker frame. This circle was a challenge to line up and attach together since the frame was so thin. I still like how it turned out though.

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant-Artic Penguins, Hero Arts-Holiday Sayings
Dies: Mama Elephant-Artic Penguins, Peek A Frames, Lawn Fawn-Stitched Hillside Borders, MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13 & Stitched Circle Stax
Inks: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink-Tunbled Glass, Versafine-Black Onyx
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Be Merry 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: YR15, YR18, W00 & W1
Other: Sequins from my stash, Ribbon from Michaels, Wink of Stella-Clear Brush Marker

Hope you have a great day! Kathy

Merry Everything

Hello again, I made another Christmas card yesterday but I waited until this morning to take a picture in the daylight.

I used P.I. Elf Girl stamp set by MFT Stamps, she's such a cutie.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps-P.I. Elf Girl
Dies: Mama Elephant-Peek A Frames, Lifestyle Crafts-Nesting Circles, MFT Stamps-Sentiment Strips & Let It Snowflake
Copic Markers: E000, E00, E11, R20, R27, R29, R89, G21, G24, G28, C00, C1, C3, C5, C7 & C9
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo, Versafine-Onyx Black

Hope you have a great day! Kathy

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

I made another card using MFT Stamps WTG Getting Cozy with Cocoa stamp set.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps-WTG Getting Cozy with Cocoa, Hero Arts-Merry Background
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Hero Arts-Cornflower Shadow Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black
Dies: Mama Elephant-Peek A Frames,  Lifestyle Crafts-Nesting Circles, MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13, Stitched Circle Stax and Sentiment Strips
Copic Markers: E00, E11, R20, R21, R24, B21, B24, B26, G21, G24, G28, C00, C1, C3, E37 & E47

Enjoy your Saturday! Kathy

Sending Cocoa Cuddles

Here is my second card, this time using an older MFT Stamps stamp set and Copics to colour the images.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps-WTG Gets Cozy with Cocoa
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Be Merry 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: E00, E11, R20, R21, R24, BG10, BG11, BG32, W00, W1, W3, EE37 & E47
Dies: Mama Elephant-Peek A Frames, MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13, Sentiment Strips and Let it Snowflake, Lifestyle Crafts-Nesting Circles

Have a great day! Kathy

Joy

I had a chance to make a couple of cards yesterday and they are totally different styles from each other.

The first card is a 6" x 6" square card and uses a Magnolia stamp from 2008 called Tilda with Hood. I'm finding this more elaborate style much harder to do but I'm trying.

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

Stamps: Magnolia Stamp-Tilda with Hood
Dies: Spellbinders-Postage Stamps, Parisian Accents, Layered Poinsettia,  MFT Stamps-Leafy Florish, Vintage Florish and Christmas Ornaments
Inks: Archival Ink-Jet Black, Distress Ink-Vintage Photo
Distress Markers: Skin-Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Hair-Scattered Straw & Rusty Hinge, Clothes-Festive Berries, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint and Vintage Photo, Background-Tumbled Glass & Pumice Stone
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Holly Jolly 12 x 12 paper pad
Other: Frosted Lace Stickles, White Opal Liquid Pearls, Clear Wink of Stella Brush Marker

See next post for another card. Kathy

Warmest Wishes

I made another card yesterday but had to give the glossy accents and embossing paste a chance to dry before I could put the card together.

The Arctic Penguin stamp set from Mama Elephant is so adorable!

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant-Artic Penguins, Hero Arts-Holiday Sayings
Dies: Mama Elephant-Artic Penguins, Peek A Frames, MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13
Inks: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink-Tumbled Glass, Versafine-Onyx Black
Copic Markers: YR15, YR18, W00, W1, R20, BG10, BG11, BG32 & G24
Other: Liquidtex-Light Modeling Paste, Heidi Swapp-Confetti 6x6 Stencil, Ranger-Glossy Accents & Liquid Pearls in Ruby Red & Clear Wink of Stella Brush Pen

Hope you have a great day! Kathy

Frosty Friends

Hello again, I had a chance to make another Christmas card today and this time I used The Stamps of Life snowman2build stamp set and matching dies.  I think the card turned out very cute.

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

Stamps: The Stamps of Life-snowman2build
Dies: The Stamps of Life-snowman2build, Mama Elephant-Peek a Frame Creative Cuts, MFT Stamps-Blueprints 13 and Lawn Fawn-Stitched Hillside Borders
Ink: Versafine-Onyx Black, Memento Ink-Tangelo, Distress Ink-Tumbled Glass, Broken China & Vintage Photo
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pad

Hope you have a great day! Kathy

Wonderful Christmas

I got a chance to make a card using the new Mama Elephant Alpine Carolers stamps and matching die set designed by Elena Roussakis. This set is so adorable!

Because the images are so small, I actually found them a bit of a challenge to colour with shading but I think I did OK.

Here is a picture of the card.

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Alpine Carolers, Hero Arts - Sending Holiday Cheer (Snowflake)
Dies: Mama Elephant - Alpine Carolers,  MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,  Lawn fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass & Stormy Sky, Versafine - Onyx Black
Other: Copic Markers, Detailed White Embossing Powder, Foam Tape, Sakura - Stardust Clear Gelly Roll Pen

I hope you have a great day! Kathy