Purrfectly Happy Birthday

So I thought I was done with Halloween cards and then I remembered that my friend's sister's birthday is today so I whipped up a Halloween/Birthday card. I think it turned out pretty cute.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Kitty Costume
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,   Fishtail Flag Stax,   Paper Bag Peek-a-Boos,  Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Skin- E00, E11, R20,  Hair - E25, E59,  Shirt - YR15, YR18,  Shoes, Tail and Ears - W3, W5, W7
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Haunted 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape,  Rhinestones

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

Stay Cool - MFTWSC252

Hello and happy Friday! Tomorrow is Halloween and unfortunately we are expecting rain but for the little kids sake I hope the rain can stay away for a few hours.

I finally have decided to leave the Halloween cards behind, although they are so much fun, and make a card using some of the new goodies I bought from MFT Stamps.

For this card I used the current sketch from MFT Card Challenges and the awesome Stay Cool stamp set and Cool Cup Die-namics. When I saw this stamp/die combination I knew it must be mine because I have a Mocha Frappuccino Light from Starbucks almost every day and thought it was just perfect.

Here is a picture of the sketch.

I cut the cup base out of white card stock and coloured it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to look like coffee. I also used the Vintage Photo Distress Ink mixed with water to flick onto the background to add some interest.

Here are a couple of pictures of the card I made.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Stay Cool
Dies: MFT Stamps - Cool Cup, Coffee Cup and Blueprints 13
Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo,  Hero Arts - Cup O'Joe
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Copic Marker -W1, Hampton Art - Neutral Glitter Dots, Transparency from my stash, Foam Tape

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

You're Cool - SSC112

It seems like it's been a while since I made a card and I guess it has been. I had a cold for a few days so I had no energy to do anything but I'm feeling better so I thought I would make a card.

This card is inspired by the sketch from Sunday Stamps Weekly Challenge and a card made by Emily Cupley of Alley Way Stamps.

Here is a picture of the sketch.

Here is a picture of Emily's card.

Here is my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Arctic Penguins,  Jolly and Merry

Dies: Mama Elephant - Arctic Penguins,  Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles,  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders

Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass and Shaded Lilac

Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pad

Copic Markers: YR15, YR18, W1, W3, Y000, Y00

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

Pumpkin Trio - Curtain Call - October 15

Hello, I hope your have a good week so far. It's a little dull and rainy here today so a perfect day to stay inside and craft.

I decided I wanted to make a card using the Curtain Call Challenge as my inspiration.

Although my card looks simple, it uses lots of products.

I used the oval dies, which I edged with distress ink, to make the pumpkins and stamped on two of them with unicorn ink to make patterns. I freehand cut some stems and used the leafy florish die for the vines.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Hero Arts - Pinstripes Background,  Simon Says Stamp - Sweater Words
Dies: Spellbinders - Classic Ovals Small & Large,  MFT Stamps - Leafy Florish
Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo,  Hero Arts - Unicorn Pigment Ink
Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug - Charles
Other: Recollections - Card Stock and Sequins,   Doodlebug - Primary Twine,  Foam Tape

Thanks so much for dropping by. All comments are appreciated.

Have a great day! Kathy

Altered Witch Hat

Hello and Happy Monday!  After piddling around last year, I finally got my act together and altered a paper-mache witch hat that I bought at Michaels.

The first thing I did was paint the hat with acrylic black paint and then I sprayed it with Lindy Stamp Gang's - Screamin' Banshee Black-Starburst Spray.  I also sprayed the black flower I bought with the same Starburst Spray.  I then took 6 inch wide black tulle, folded it in half and then glued it to the hat, pleating it a bit as I went along.

I then added ribbon, feathers, a few Halloween sprays and the sprayed flower that all came from Michaels as well.

I pretty happy with how it turned out and plan to use this on my mantle as part of my Halloween decor.

Here are a few pictures of the hat from start to finish.

Thanks so much for dropping by and have a great evening, Kathy

Joy - TYIC #32

Hello, I hope your having a good weekend! I was too busy yesterday for any crafty time but today I have had a chance to make a card. (After a trip to Costco of course.)

I was inspired by the Tag You're It Challenge for the card I made.  This is the original inspiration photo.

Here are a couple of pictures of the card I made.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Arctic Penguins,  Inkadinkado - Snowflakes A-plenty,  Hero Arts - Snowman Christmas
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles,  Mama Elephant - Arctic Penguins,  Lawn Fawn -  Tag You're It, Stitched Hillside Borders and Scripty Joy
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Color Box - Gold Pigment Ink
Copic Markers: BG10, BG11, C1, C3, YR04, YR18, R24, R29, Y000, Y00
Paper: Recollections - Card Stock and Midnight Magic 6x6 paper pad (Black & Gold Halloween)
Other: Liquitex - Light Modeling Paste,  Heidi Swapp - Confetti Stencil,  American Crafts - Ribbon,  Foam Tape

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

Hey Pumpkin - SSC#382

Hello again, I made another card today, this time using the current sketch from Sketch Saturday and the Hey Pumpkin stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.

I flipped the sketch for my card.

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

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Hello Pumpkin
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: YR04, YR18, E19, C00, C1, C3, R20
Design Paper: New Mind's Eye - Haunted 6x6 paper pad
Other:  Recollections - Card Stock,  Hemptique - Black Hemp Cord,  Foam Tape, Sakura - Black Gel Pen

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Thanks - MFTWSC250

Hello, I hope your having a good week.  Yesterday I coloured the main image from MFT Stamps' - Sweet Birthday Wishes stamp set and today made it into a card using the current sketch from MFT Card Challenges.

Here is a picture of the sketch.

This is just the coloured image that was cut using the matching dies.

Here are a couple of pictures of the completed card.

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

Stamps - MFT Stamps - Sweet Birthday Wishes
Dies: MFT Stamps - Sweet Birthday Wishes and Blueprints 13
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa,  Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Copic Markers:  Skin - E000, E00, E11, R20  Hair - Y21, Y26, E13  Dress, Bow & Icing - B21, B34, B37  Dress Trim, Shoes & Cupcake - E51, E53, E31, E55  Pink - R81, R83
Design Paper: Prima - Botanical 6x6 paper stack
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

Thank you so much fro dropping by. All comments are appreciated, Kathy

Have A Cool Day - SSSC290

Hello and to people in Canada, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have been able to spend some time with your family, this long weekend.

Yesterday I combined to images from MFT Stamps' - Cool Day stamp set, coloured them with Copics and fussy cut them out.

Today I have taken that combined image and made a card using the current sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  Since the sketch looked square, I decided to make a 5 1/2 inch square card, which is a change from my usual A2 sized card.

This is the current sketch.

Here is a couple of pictures of my card.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Cool Day
Dies: MFT Stamps - Stitched Circle Stax and Fishtail Flag Stax,  Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Memento Ink - Paris Dusk
Copic Markers: Ice - BG10, BG11, Colourless Blender,  Bear - C00, C1, R20,  Hat & Scarf - R24, R29, B24, B28
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foof-a-La Bag-O-Buttons - Indian Summer,  American Crafts - Hemp-Brights

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

Happy Halloween

Hello, I hope your all having a good day today. It's cleared up weather wise today, which just makes everything just a little bit better.

I wanted to colour something for Day 8 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge and remembered that I had an awesome Simon Says Stamp Halloween stamp set and dies called Trick or Treat.

I masked off the kitty, once it was stamped, in order to place the puppy slightly behind it and then coloured the images with Copic markers.  The real challenge on this card, was layering the delicate die cut "Halloween" three times to give it a bit more weight on the card.

Here are a couple of pictures of the finished card.

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

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Trick or Treat
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Halloween
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Puppy - E55, E57, W00, W1  Kitty - W3, W5, W7, R32  Cape - V12, V15, V17, YG21, YG25  Shadow - C00, C1
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Sakura - Black Gel Pen

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

Congrats - CTS143

Hello, I hope you have had a good day.

Today I made a card using the current sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch.

I used a flower layering stamp set and four layers of the die cut word in order to give some dimension to the sentiment. Here is the card I made.

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

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Flower Friend
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Scripty Congrats
Ink: Hero Arts - Soft Pool, Tide Pool, Navy, Passion Flower and Grape Juice Shadow Ink,  Hero Arts - Unicorn Pigment Ink
Other: Recollections Card Stock

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

Harvest Girl

Hello, It's a beautiful Sunday here and I spent some time in the garden, cleaning it up a bit but I had a chance this afternoon to make a card.

I decided to break out an older MFT Stamps set that I had never used before. The colours I used are perfect for this time of year.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Doodle Garden-Happy Harvest
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Copics: Skin-E00, E11, E21, R20  Hair-E53, E35, E37  Pants-E51, E33, E55  Shirt-Y15, Y23 Pumpkins-YR15, YR16, YR18  Basket & Shoes-E33, E35, E37
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Sakura - White Gel Pen

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

Thanks A Latte

Hello, I wanted to colour something for Day 3 of The Daily Marker 30 Day 3 Challenge and  also wanted to make a card for the challenge at 2015 Fall Coffee Loving Carmakers, using the current sketch from Fab Friday.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Some Odd Girls - Hipster Mae,  TPC Studio - Coffee Cafe
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Hero Arts - Cup O'Joe Shadow Ink,  Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa
Copic Markers: Skin - E00, E11, E13, R20, Coral - R02, R05, R08,  Green - G12, G14,  Yellow - Y13, Y35  Shorts - B91, B93, B95  Jacket & Shoes - W1, W3, W5  Hair - E33, E35, E39
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Indie Chic "Ginger" 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

Happy Birthday

Hello, it's day two of the third Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge hosted by Kathy Racoon.

I used the new "Skater Kids" exclusive stamp set from Simon Says Stamp/Mama Elephant for the first time and made a card.

The images are pretty tiny, so it was a challenge to colour, cut out and mount on foam tape.  Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp/Mama Elephant - Skater Kids
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black, Distress Ink - Faded Jeans
Copic Markers: E33, E35, E37, E47, B23, B24, R24, R29, Y35
Design Paper: Authentique - Anchored 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape,  Sakura - Black Gel Pen

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy