Happy Birthday Kitties

Happy Sunday! I hope you having a great weekend.

I'm looking forward to Kathy Racoosin's second 30 Day Coloring Challenge where people are encouraged to do some colouring for 30 days even if it's only for 5 minutes a day. You can share your creativity on Instagram using #thedailymarker30day2 . I hoping to join in as much as possible.

I needed to make a card for a friend who's birthday is on June 6th. I have to put it in the mail so I wanted to make sure I had it ready on time. She has two kitties so I thought I would use kitties on my card.

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Puurfect Pair, MFT Stamps - P.I. Birthday Girl (Sentiment)
Dies: Mama Elephant - Puurfect Pair and Heart Border, Lawn Fawn - Say Cheese, The Stamps of Life - Hot4balloons, Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine - Onyx Black, Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Stormy Sky & Peacock Feathers
Copic Markers: Coo, C1, C4, R20, R21, YG25, YG63, YG67, RV21 & RV25
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - On The Bright Side-One 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - 110b White Card Stock, MFT Stamps - 100lb Wild Cherry Card Stock

Thanks so much for dropping by and have a great night! Kathy

Just For You - RS #165

Hello, I hope you have had a good day. It was beautiful out today so I spent most of the day outside.  I did get a chance to make a card today as well. I used the current sketch from Retro Sketches as inspiration for my card.

Here are a few different angles of my card.

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

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Our Friendship Grows,  Simon Says Stamp - Summer Garden (Sentiment)
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Our Friendship Grows,  MFT Stamps - Stitched Scallop Edges
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: E35, E37, E47, Y13, Y35 & Y38
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Hampton Art - Neutral Glitter Dots, Foam Tape

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

You Are A Sweetie - TYIC #22

I decided to make a tag today for the current challenge at Tag Your It.

I think the tag would look cute attached to some homemade jam. Which I don't make by the way.

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

Stamps: The Stamps of Life - pb&j2enjoy and strawberries2stamp
Dies: The Stamps of Life - pb&j2enjoy and strawberries2stamp, MFT Stamps - Blueprints 9 and 13
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, Versafine - Onyx Black, Archival Ink - Jet Black, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Red Royal and Lime Green
Other: Glitz - Cashmere Dame 6x6 paper pad, Recollections - Card Stock, Ribbon & Twine from my stash

Thanks so much for dropping by. Kathy

Happy Birthday

Hello again, I'm on a role and decided to make another card today. This one is for a male in his very early 60's. It's so hard to make cards for men but after scrolling a bit through Pinterest I thought I would give it a go.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Tim Holtz - Life's Possibilities, Simon Says Stamp - Birthday Balloons
Dies: Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Circles, Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Gadget Gears (Bigz Dies)
Design Paper: Simple Stories - Documented 6x6 paper pad
Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Cup O' Joe, Versamark
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Foam Tape, Thin Chipboard and Detail Gold Embossing Powder

ConGRADulations

Today my daughter asked me if I could make a graduation card for a friend that is graduating college and she needs it for tomorrow. I told her I would see what I could do, then I wracked my brain to try and remember if I had any stamp sets that I could use. I then remembered the Paper Smooches - Smarty Pants stamp set and thought I could combine some images to make a card.

Here is what I came up with.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Smarty Pants, Hero Arts - Ledger
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice, Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Books-R24, R29, G24, G28, B66 & B79, Worm-YG23, YG25, YG63, YG67, B000, B02, C5, C7 & C9
Punch: Ek Success - Binding Edge

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

Happy Birthday - The Card Concept #35

I made my card using The Card Concept as inspiration. I think I would say that my card is Clean and Layered as defined by this challenge.

I found what I considered the perfect design paper to use as the background which combined the woodgrain and lace. I also used a couple of small sentiment dies to use as the silver diagonal element on my card.

Here are a couple of pictures.

Below is a list of supplies I used.

Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 and Gerbera Daisy,  Sizzix - Stephanie Bernard-Card,Regal Stand-Ups Framelits (Sentiment)
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline-Dolled Up 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock

Thanks so much for dropping by! Kathy

My Deer - TMS #300

Hello, I hope your having a great weekend! I wanted to make another card today and decided for this card I would use the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

I took several pictures of my card and really on;y this first one shows the colours accurately.

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

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Into The Woods
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Into The Woods, MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Fresh Cut Grass, Stitched Circle Stax and Fishtail Flag Stax
Copic Markers: E33, E35, E37 & R20
Design Paper: American Crafts-Best of Dear Lizzy 8.5 x 11 paper, My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline-Dilly Dally 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Sakura - White & Black Gel Pens, Foam Tape

Thanks for dropping by and have a great night! Kathy

Hello, Beautiful - FMS186 & Just Add Ink #262

Hello, It's Saturday night and I made a card earlier this evening and combined two challenge into one card.

The first challenge is Freshly Made Sketches which is a sketch.

The second challenge is Just Add Ink #262...Colour! which is a colour challenge.

Here is my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Summer Garden
Dies: MFT Stamps - Gerbera Daisy & Royal Leaves
Ink: Memento Ink - Toffee Crunch
Other: Recollections Card Stock

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

No One Like You - MFTWSC228

Happy Friday! It's a long weekend in Canada and the United States and I'm hoping for some good weather.

Today I made a card using the sketch from MFT Card Challenges.

Usually when I make a card for their challenge I use a MFT Stamp set and today was no exception. I used the Pure Innocence - Freckles stamp set for my card.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Freckles
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - A2 Card Curved Edge, MFT Stamps - Stitched Circle Stax
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: E000, E00, E11, R20, E35, E37, Y21, Y23, Y26, BG10, BG11, BG32, C5, C7 & C9
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Now and Then 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections Card Stock and Rhinestone Stickers, Foam Tape

Thanks so much for dropping by and have a great night! Kathy

You Have My Heart - CTS #122

Hello!  Earlier today I had a chance to make a card. It's been awhile since I coloured anything for a card and today was the day that I finally coloured an image again. Since I love the MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence girls I decided to colour up one of them.

I used the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch as the layout.

I decided to dry emboss the panel that I put on the card base to add texture and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Heart Banner
Dies: MFT Stamps - Heart Banner, Blueprints 13 and Fishtail Flag Stax
Embossing Folder: Sizzix - Valentine Set #2
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: E000, E00, E11, R20, R21, R22, BG10, BG11, BG32, E35, E37, C00, C1, C5, C7 & C9
Other: Foam Tape, Recollections - Card Stock

Thanks so much for dropping by. Kathy

Coffee and You - TYIC #21

It's Monday again and I hope you all have a great week.

After looking at the challenge at Tag You're It!, I was inspired to actual break out some embossing paste and make a tag. This is the first time I used the Wendy Vecchi, Metallic Gold embossing paste and I love the awesome shine!

Here is the inspiration tag.

Here are a couple of pictures of my tag.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Perk Up
Dies: Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Tag & Bookplates Bigz L Die,  MFT Stamps - Coffee Cup Die & Tag Builder Blueprints 3
Ink: Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa,  Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Heidi Swapp - 6x6 Honeycomb Stencil,  Wendy Vecchi - Metallic Gold Embossing Paste,  Celebration It - Felt Ribbon,  Hemptique - 20 lb Natural Hemp Cord

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

Wishing You The Best - CMCC#70

 Hello again, I decided to make one more card using the colour challenge  from Colour Me Card Challenge.

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

Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Delightful Dahlia Additions
Ink: Hero Arts Shadow Inks - Soft Cantaloupe, Fresh Peach, Dark Quartz Cup O' Joe,  MFT Stamps - Kraft Dye Ink
Other: Recollections - Card Stock & Antique Copper Microbeads

Have a great night! Kathy

Celebrating Your Birthday - CMCC#70 & FMS185

Hello and Happy Mother's Day to all that celebrate today.

I've been pretty with life this past week and haven't had too much time to be crafty but decided to try and make a card today.

For this card I combined two challenges. The colour challenge from Colour Me Card Challenge and the sketch challenge from Freshly Made Sketches.

I finally broke out the Papertrey Ink - Delightful Dahlia Additions stamp set and matching dies.

Here is the card I made.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Delightful Dahlia Additions
Dies: Papertrey Ink - Delightful Dahlia Dies,  Mama Elephant - Peek A Frame,  Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles,  MFT Stamps - Fishtail Flag Stax
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Geometric Rings
Ink: Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Soft Cantaloupe, Fresh Peach and Dark Quartz
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Foam Tape & Flatback Pearl

Thanks so much for dropping by. Have a great day! Kathy

Wake Up - RS#163

Hello! It was a beautiful day today and after doing some gardening I decided to make a card.

I used the current sketch from Retro Sketches as the layout for my card.

I knew I wanted to use the MFT Stamps - Damask Background stamp for the background of my card, other then that I wasn't sure what I was going to do.

Here is what I ended coming up with.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Damask Background, Pearls of Wisdom, Simon Says Stamp - Flower Friend
Dies: MFT Stamps - Fishtail Flag Stax, Simon Says Stamp - Flower Friend
Ink: Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Tide Pool, Soft Pool & Soft Sky
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Foam Tape

Thanks for dropping by! Have a great day! Kathy

Perk Up - CTS #121

Hello is Monday again and I had a chance to make a card today. I used to sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch! as the layout for my card.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Perk Up, TPC Studio - Coffee Cafe, Hero Arts - Pinstripes Background
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 and Coffee Cup Die
Ink: Hero Arts - Cup O'Joe, MFT Stamps - Kraft Dye Ink
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Foam Tape and Paper Crimper to crimp the coffee cup sleeve


Thanks so much for dropping by and have a great day! Kathy