Kiss Me - SSC93

I made another card last night using lots of products from MFT Stamps for the Color Challenge at Sunday Stamps Color Challenge.

The color challenge this week was to use Red, White & Kraft.

Here is my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Damask Background
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 and Tag Blueprints 3
Ink: MFT Stamps - Kraft Dye Ink
Card Stock: Recollections - White & Kraft, MFT Stamps - Wild Cherry

Have a great day! Kathy

Be Mine

I had a chance to make two card last night but I had to wait until this morning to take pictures in the light of day.

I made another Valentine's Day card with a slightly less traditional colours.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Heart Banner
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangle Dies, MFT Stamps - Heart Banner, Fishtail Flag Stax
and Tag Blueprints 3
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11, E13, R20,  Hair-E35 & E37, Dress-BG53 & BG57, Hearts-R21 & R22, Shoes-C5, C7 & C9
Design Paper: Fancy Pants-Love Story 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Foam Tape, Wink of Stella - Clear Brush Marker

I'll be back with my second card. Kathy

Soy Great - SPDSS19

I didn't do any crafting this weekend, too busy cleaning and doing laundry. We are very lucky on the West Coast of Canada and have beautiful weather today, sunny & mild.

I had a chance to make a card, this time using the sketch from SugarPea Designs as well as their Rice Rice Baby stamp set.

Here is my card.

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

Stamps: SugarPea Designs - Rice, Rice Baby, Lawn Fawn - Let's Roll
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Let's Roll, MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 & Stitched Circle Stax
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - On The Bright Side Two 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: C5, C7, C9, R20, W00, W1, YR12, YR18, G94, G99, E35 & E47

I hope you have a great day! Kathy

Love You This Much

Hello again. I made another card using some more of the MFT Stamps products I received yesterday. This time I used the cute P.I. Heart Banner stamp set and matching die.

I'm really pleased how it turned out.

below is a list of supplies I used for this card.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Heart Banner and Damask Background
Dies: MFT Stamps - Heart Banner and Tag Blueprints 3
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Red Royal, Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: E00, E11, R20, R24, R29, R89, RV23, RV25, C00, C1, C4, C5, C7, C9, E17 & E19

Have a great evening! Kathy

Good For My Heart - MFTWSC212

Happy Friday!!  I hope everyone is looking forward to a good weekend.

I just got some Happy Mail from MFT Stamps yesterday afternoon and couldn't wait to break into them.

I ordered my first background stamp from them, which was the Damask background and I love it!

The card I made today uses lots of MFT Stamps products as  well as the sketch for this week's challenge.

The sketch was perfect timing for me as I just received the Stitched Scallop Edges dies to use at the bottom of the front panel.

Here is the card I made.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Damask Background and Clearly Sentimental You Make My Day
Dies: MFT Stamps - Stitched Scallop Edges, Tag Blueprints 3 and Hearts A Plenty
Ink: Hero Arts Shadow Ink-Red Royal
Card Stock: Recollections - White Card 110 lb Stock, MFT Stamps - Wild Cherry 100 lb Card Stock

I hope you have a great day and I get a chance to make at least one more card today. Kathy

Ready, Set, Blow - SugarPea Designs 1st Birthday

Today SugarPea Designs is celebrating their 1st birthday and I thought I would make a card to enter a birthday card for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to their store.

They design super cute stamp sets and now also sell dies as well as storage solutions.

For my card I used the super cute You Blow Me Away stamp set, which gives you several options of things to put into the dragon's hand.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: SugarPea Designs-You Blow Me Away
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 and Stitched Circle Stax
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black
Copic Markers: RV21, RV23, RV25, BG53 & BG57
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Happy day 6x6 paper pad

Have a great day! Kathy

Super hero

After my sister saw my last card using Mama Elephant's - Tiny Heroes and loved it. I thought I would make another card using the same set and send it to her, just because.

I tired the partial die cutting like Laura Bassen. I must admit I like her card better with the brightly coloured heroes but I still think mine is pretty cute. It's hard to go wrong with that stamp set.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Mama Elephant-Tiny Heroes
Dies: Mama Elephant-Tiny Heroes & Lots of Stars
Ink: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black, Distress Ink-Tunbled Glass & Stormy Sky
Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11 & R20, Hair-E35 & E37, Pink-R21 & R22, Blue-B21 & B24, Dog-E55, E57 & E59, Cat-C1 & C3
Other: DCWV-Neutrals Glitter Cardstock 6x6 paper stack, Foam Tape

Have a great day! Kathy

My Hero

I was very excited yesterday to receive my package from Mama Elephant, with the super cute Tiny Heroes stamp set and matching dies.

I was inspired to colour the images pink and mint by the card Nichol Magourik posted on her blog today.

Here is my very bright and cheery card.

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant-Tiny Heroes
Dies: Mama Elephant-Tiny Heroes and Peek A Frames, Simon Says Stamp-Stitched Rectangles, MFT Stamps-Skyline Border and Memory Box-Puffy Clouds
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11, R20, Pink-RV52 & RV55, Mint-Bg11 & BG32, Hair-E53 & E55, Dog-E55 & E57, Cat-YR20 & YR24
Recollections Card Stock

I hope to play a little more tonight. Have a good night. Kathy

Bouquet of Flowers

I finally broke out a Lili of The Valley stamp and made a card. The colours were inspired by a card using the same stamp by Bev Rochester. Her cards are amazing and I could never get close to her style but I loved the colours she used.

Usually I find the paper and then I pick the colours to use for the stamp but this time I did it the other way around, which I found much harder to do.

Here is my card.

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

Stamp: Lili Of The Valley - Pretty Bouquet
Dies: Mama Elephant - Peek A Frames, MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 and Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11& R20, Hair-E51, E53 & E55, Purple-V12, V15 & V17, Blue-B000, B02, BG10 & BG11, Green-G21 & G24, Yellow-Y35, Gray-W00 & W1
Design Paper: Prima - Fairy Flora 6x6 paper pad
Flowers: I Am Roses - Cherry Blossom & Small Leaves, Prima - Mini Roses
Other: Wink of Stella - Clear Brush Marker, Butterfly Charm from my stash, Recollections - Card Stock

Hope you have a great Sunday! Kathy

Butterfly Kisses-SSC#344

Happy Saturday! After doing a bit of running around, laundry and cleaning, I got a chance to make a card.

For this card I used the sketch at Sketch Saturday and another MFT Stamps - P.I. stamp set to make my card. I figure this card could be used for a Valentines Day card or just a thinking of you card.

The sketch was a nice simple one and I enjoyed using it.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Butterfly Kisses
Dies: Mama Elephant - Peek A Frames (Gray layer), MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 (Design paper layer), Spellbinders - Classic Ovals Large
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11 & R20, Hair-E13 & E17, Bodysuit & Shoes-R20, R21 & R22, Wings-R000 & R00, Shadow - W00, W1 & W3
Design Paper: Authentique - Uncommon 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock and Pearl Stickers and Wink of Stella - Clear Brush Marker

Have a great afternoon & enjoy your Saturday! Kathy

Pass The Popcorn-MFTWSC211

Hello again, I decided to break out some more MFT Stamps supplies and make a card for this week's challenge at MFT Card Challenge.

This is a picture of the this week's sketch.

Just as I'm posting this I realize that I didn't put a border at the top and bottom of my card but I still think it goes with the spirit of the sketch.

Here is my card. I lowered the banner going across the card so it would not cover any of the coloured main image.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Popping By, Paper Smooches - We Totally Click
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 & Mini Ticket Border, We R Memory Keepers - Ovals Nesting Dies
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11, R20, Hair-Y21 & Y26, Top & Shoes-YR20, YR23 & YR24, Shirt & Pants-BG23, BG53, BG57, Cup & Popcorn-R05, R08, Y23 & Y35, Shadow-W00, W1 & W3
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Collectable*Notable 6x6 paper pad

I hope you have a good Friday night! Kathy

Howdy Y'all - CMCC#54

Good morning! I saw the colour challenge at Colour Me Card Challenge this week and immediately knew I wanted to use the MFT Stamps - P.I. Cowgirl stamp set and make part of her outfit have the look of Jeans. I did use a much darker blue on my card but hopefully it still works.

I also used the MFT Stamps - Country Charms dies.  I cut the Hat & Boot out twice and cut sections of the red to paper piece over the blue to make the items two toned. I then edged them with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to make them stand out against the rest of the card.

Here is the card I made.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Cowgirl
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles, MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Fishtail Flag Stax and  Country Charms
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine - Onyx Black, Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - One The Bright Side One 6x6 paper pad, Lilybee Design - This & That 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: E000, E00, E11, R20, E 35, E37, W00, W1 & W3
Other: Sakura - Gold Gel Pen, Twine from my stash

Have a great day! Kathy

Love - The Challenge #22

Hello again, it's been a sunny but cold day here in South Surrey, BC. I took the dog for a walk and then came home and made this card.

This time I used the sketch from Always Playing With Paper - The Challenge.

I did not do the colour challenge as well, but decided to stick with another Valentines card.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Cute Critters
Dies: MFT Stamps - Cute Critters, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Stencil: Heidi Swapp - 6x6 Confetti
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: C1, C3, R20 & R21
Design Paper: American Crafts - XOXO 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock & Pearl Stickers, Liquitex - Light Modeling Paste and a 3.5" Doily from my stash

Hope you have a good evening! Kathy

Happy Birthday

I made a card late yesterday using the colour challenge at Pals Paper Arts but by the time I finished the card it was too late to join the challenge. I forget sometimes to check the cut off time before I decide to make the card.

Here was the colours.

I used different Hero Arts inks to match the colours the best I could.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Birthday Balloons
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles and Balloons
Inks: Versafine Onyx Black, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Soft Sky, Soft Pool & Tide Pool
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Foam Tape, Variegated Blue Embroidery Thread

I hope to be back soon. Have a great day! Kathy

Pawsome!

Hello again. I was originally going to make a card using the sketch at Always Playing with paper but when I starting using embossing folders , I changed my mine and went for a simpler layout so you could see the embossing.

I hope to still go back and make a card using that sketch.

Here is the card I ended up making.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - You Are Pawsome
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles and Cat & Dog Pawsome
Embossing Folders: Sizzix - Love Set #2 and Valentine Set #2
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: E34, E35, E37, R24, R29, R89 & Y35
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Skaura - Black Gel Pen, Foam Tape

Hope to be back soon. Have a great day! Kathy

Nuts About You-SSSC251

Happy Monday!

I decided to make a card using the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and ended up making another Valentines card,


Here is a picture of the sketch I used.

I think the card turned out very cute.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Cute Critters
Dies: MFT Stamps - Cute Critters, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink & Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: W1, W3, R20, E33, E34, E37, YR20 & YR24
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, American Crafts - XOXO 6x6 paper pad, Martha Stewart - Heart Confetti Punch, Sakura Black Gel Pen and Foam Tape

Hope you have a great day! Kathy

Happy Valentine's Day

Hello, I thought I would take a break from organizing my stamps and dies and actually make a card.

For this card I used the new Stamps of Life stamp set and matching dies called camera2stamp, which I just received in the mail the other day.

Depending on the colours you use and/or the patterned paper you use, this can be a very versatile set.

below is a list of supplies I used.

Stamps: The Stamps of Life-camera2stamp and hearts2love
Dies: The Stamps of Life-camera2stamp, Martha Stewart-Confetti Heart Punch
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Ink-Ladybug
Design Paper: American Crafts-XOXO 6x6 paper pad

Have a great day! Kathy

My Heart - SSSC250

Good morning! I had a chance to use a super cute, older stamp set called I'm Raptor Round Your Finger by MFTStamps.

I used the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge as my inspiration for the layout.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps-I'm Raptor Round Your Finger
Dies: MFT Stamps-Fishtail Flag Stax
Inks: MFT Stamps-Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: E00, E11, E13, R21, YG23, YG25, YG63, E19, E51, E53, E55, R24, R27, R29, R89, W00, W1 & W3
Other: Recollections Card Stock, Foam Tape

Have a super day! Kathy

Love & Hugs-MFTWSC210

Hello again. I made another Valentines Day card, this time using the Sketch from MFT Card Challenges.

For my card I used an older MFT Stamp set called Sweet Friend, that I bought last year but never used.

Here is my card.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps-Doodle Garden-Sweet Friend
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 and Fishtail Flags Stax
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Ink - Spun Sugar
Copic Markers: Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair-YR20, E31 & E37, Pink-R81, R83 & R85, Shadow on dress-C1 & C3
Design Paper: Authentique-Lovele 6x6 paper pad
Other: Wink of Stella Clear Brush Marker, Foam Tape and Memento Ink Black Dual Tip Marker

Have a great day! Kathy

New Puppy

I was going through my Pure Innocence stamp sets from MFT Stamps looking for any Valentine sets and I came across the Puppy Girl set.

Our neighbours down the street will be getting a new Golden Retriever puppy this month and I thought I would make them a card. I'm also going to help and take her for some walks while they are at work.

I think the card turned out so cute.

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

Stamps; MFT Stamps - P.I. Puppy Girl
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Stitched Circle Stax and Pet Charms
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine-Onyx Black & Distress Ink-Vintage Photo
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Stella & Rose - Mabel 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair-E37, E47 & E49, Puppy-E31, E34 & E35, Collar, Shoes & Heart-YR15 & YR18, Shadow-W00 & W1
Other: Recollections - Card Stock & Brad

Have a great day and stay warm! Kathy

You & Me = Love

I made a very clean and simple card using Lawn Fawn's Science of Love stamp set and matching dies.

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

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Science of Love
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Science of Love, MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: R20, R21, R22, BG10, BG11 & BG32
Other: Stickles - Christmas Red, Foam Tape

Have a great day! Kathy

Birdie Love - DS182

Hello! I decided to make another Valentine's Day card, this time using the sketch from Deconstructed Sketch and the Lawn Fawn - Science of Love stamp set.

Here is a picture of the sketch, which I may try again, next time making a square card.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card, I tried to take a closeup so that you could see the Wink of Stella covered with Glossy Accents but it's hard to show in pictures. It's very shiny and sparkly in real life.

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

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Science of Love
Dies & Punches: Lawn Fawn - Science of Love, MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 & Stitched Circle Stax, Martha Stewart - Confetti Heart Punch
Copic Markers: R24, R27, R29, G21, G24, G28, BG000 & YR18
Design Paper: American Crafts - XOXO 6 x 6 paper pad
Other: Wink of Stella Brush Pen - Red & Clear, Ranger - Glossy Accents, Foam Tape

Thanks for dropping by and have a great day! Kathy

My Heart - SSC92

I had a chance to make Valentine's Day another card, this time I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps and the Cute Critters stamp set and matching dies from MFT Stamps.

Here is a picture of the sketch.

Here is a picture of my card.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Cute Critters
Dies: MFT Stamps - Cute Critters, Blueprints 13 and Dainty Lace Border
Copic Markers: C1, C3, C4, C5, R21, W00 & W1
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine Onyx Black
Other: Sakura-Black Glaze Pen, Stickles-Christmas Red

Have a great day! Kathy

Happiness

I had a chance to make  card with the super cute Mama Elephant - Puurfect Pair stamp set and matching dies. I think I am in love with this stamp set.

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Puurfect Pair
Dies: Mama Elephant - Puurfect Pair, Lawn Fawn - Say Cheese, MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13
Punches: Martha Stewart - Punch Heart Confetti
Inks: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine - Black Onyx, Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass & Mowed Grass, Memento Ink - Ladybug
Design Paper: American Crafts - XOXO 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: C3, C5 , C&, E51, E53, E97, E99 & R20
Other: Sakura - Black Glaze Pen & Foam Tape

Have a great day! Kathy

Birthday Wishes - MFTWSC209

Happy New Year!

I have made a card for my good friend whose birthday is on January 3rd. I used the sketch from MFT Stamps as inspiration for the card layout.

I coloured the cute girl, from the MFT Stamps Sweet Birthday Wishes stamp set, with Copics and paper pieced her dress and then made her into a card today.

Here is a picture of the sketch.

Here is the card I made.

And here is a close up of the little girl.

I'm getting happier with my colouring, although I still seem to find it hard to feather the Copics on the hair to show strands. I'll still try though.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Sweet Birthday Wishes
Dies: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Sweet Birthday Wishes
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink and Versafine Black Onyx
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Indie Chic - Ginger 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11, E13 & R21, Hair-Y21, Y26 & E13, Orange-YR15 & YR18, Brown-E35, E37 & E47, Green-YG25 & YG63, Shadow on dress-W00, W1 & W3

Have a good day and stay warm! Kathy