A Latte Birthday Wishes - C4C313

Hello again, just one day before American Thanksgiving, and even more important to me, two days until Black Friday sales. I don't do any in person shopping but I look for online sales on craft supplies. I think I'm addicted.

Today is my daughter's birthday and I made her a card with a Starbucks gift card inside. I used the perfect Coffee Cup die-namic as well as the sentiment from the Stay Cool stamp set both of which are from MFT Stamps.

I used the sketch from Crazy 4 Challenges as the layout for my card and inside of an oval I used the coffee cup.

I stuck with the same fall theme as my card from yesterday. I like the unusual addition of the blue to the more rational fall colours. Below are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Stay Cool
Dies: MFT Stamps - Coffee Cup & Homespun Stitched Lines
Ink: MFT Stamps - Kraft Dye Ink,  Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Design Paper: American Crafts - Night Fall 12 x 12 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

Thanks - Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge (Nov. 15)

Hello again, I just managed to squeak in another card, this time using the "Foxy" word and photo from Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge .

I have a couple of stamp sets with foxes but in the end I decided to use the Cute Critters stamp set and matching dies from MFT Stamps.

This is what I finally came up with.

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,  Many Thanks and Homespun Stitch Lines
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Copic Markers: E00, E11, E17 & E19
Design Paper: American Crafts-Night Fall 12 x 12 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Sequins,  Foam Tape and Sakura - Black Gel Pen

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

Season's Greetings - The Card Concept #44

Hello there, I hope your having a good week so far. It's beautifully sunny and crisp out today so I took advantage and took the dog out for a walk.

Then it was time to make a card. Today I was inspired by the photo below from  The Card Concept.

I was inspired by the colours and the country/vintage feel and used some Vintage Photo - Distress Ink to make the elements fit a bit more.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Clearly Sentimental-About Christmas
Dies: MFT Stamps - Winter Wreath
Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo,  Versamark
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Holly Jolly 12 x 12 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Gold Sequins, Gold Detail Embossing Powder

Thanks so much for dropping by. All comments are appreciated. Have a great day! Kathy

The Nice List - SSC114

Hello and Happy Saturday! I hope your having a good day. It's a cold and sunny day and lots of people in the neighbourhood are putting up their Christmas lights. Hopefully we will put ours up tomorrow but we won't start to light them quite yet.

I had a chance to make a card while also doing laundry of course. I used the current sketch from Sunday Stamps as the layout for my card.

I used slightly non-traditional colours on my card this time, inspired by the My Mind's Eye - Mistletoe Magic 6x6 paper pad.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Jingle All The Way
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,  Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Circles
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11, R20,  Red-R24, R29, R39,  Belt & Boots-C5, C7, C9,  Hat Trim & Shadow-C00, C1,  Beard-W000, W1 & W3
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Mistletoe Magic 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock - 110b white & 65lbs Blue Ombre,  Foam Tape

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

Hug in a Mug - The Challenge #51

Today was a nice crisp and dry day, which makes a lovely change from the rain and wind of the past two days.

The inspiration photo from The Challenge is perfect on a cold day and reminds me of snuggling up with a good book and a cup of cocoa. It was also the perfect excuse to use the MFT Staps - Hot Cocoa Cups die-namics and Hug in a Mug stamp set again.

Here is the inspiration photo.

And here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Hig in a Mug
Dies: MFT Stamps - Hot Cocoa Cups, Homespun Stitch Lines,  We R Memory Keepers - Nesting Dies Ovals (For the Plate)
Ink: MFT Stamps - Kraft Dye Ink,  Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Copic Marker - E00,  Ranger - Liquid Pearls-Bisque

I hope you like my card. Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

Harvest of Blessings - CTS #149 (Take 2)

I decided to make another card using the current sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch and the MFT Stamps' - Harvest Mouse stamp set. This time I used a stencil and some distress ink to make a background for the mouse.

I think this card is more in keeping with the sketch.

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

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Harvest Mouse
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa,  Distress Ink - Ripe Persimmon and Fossilized Amber
Copic Markers: Mouse-W1, W3, W5 & R20  Shirt-R04, R08 & R14, Scarf & Pants-G21 & G85
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Heidi Swapp - Bird Stencil Set

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

I Love You - CST #149

It's a very crisp and sunny day today with lots of rain coming tomorrow. This afternoon I got a chance to make a card using MFT Stamps' - Harvest Mouse stamp set, it's such a great set. I also used the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch.

This is my card.

I had a hard time getting a good picture.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Harvest Mouse

Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13

Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Memento Ink-Rich Cocoa

Copic Markers: Mouse-W1, W3, W5 & R20,  Shirt-G21 & G85,  Pants-Y35 & YR23,  Apples-R24 & R39,  Basket-E31, E37 & E47,  Ground-G21 & G94

Other: Recollections - Card Stock and Sequins,  Martha Stewart-Heart Confetti Punch

Thanks so much, Kathy

Santa's Elf - TMS326

Good morning, I had a chance to colour of the of Elves from the MFT Stamps - Santa's Elves stamp set and I fell in love.

I am using the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches as the layout for my card. I pretty happy with how it turned out.

Here is a few pictures of my finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Santa's Elves
Dies: Spellbinders - Classic Ovals Large and Lacey Ovals,  MFT Stamps - Blueprints 9 and 13
Ink: MFT Stamps - Licorice Black Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: Skin-E000, E00, E11, R20  White Trim on Hat-W00, W1, W3  Red-R24, R27, R29, R39  Green-G09 & G29  Yellow-Y02 & Y15  Shoes-W5 & W7  Shadow-C00, C1, C3
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Mistletoe Magic 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock and Sequins,  Martha Stewart - Baker's Twine,  Foam Tape,  Santa Hat Charm from Ebay,  Wink of Stella - Clear Brush Pen

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

Mugs and Kisses - MFTWSC254

The other day I was excited to receive some happy mail with some goodies I ordered from MFT Stamps. They seem to come out with some awesome products each week.

When I first saw the Hot Cocoa Cups Die-namics and the co-ordinating Hug in a Mug stamp set , I knew I wanted to get them.

I have made a card using those two products along with the current sketch from MFT Card Challenges. I also used the straw from MFT Stamps' Cool Cup Die-namic and the postage stripe from Lawn Fawn's You've Got Mail to make the candy stick coming out of the whipped cream.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Hug in a Mug,  Lawn Fawn - You've Got Mail
Dies: MFT Stamps - Hot Cocoa Cups,  Cool Cup,  Let It Snowflake and Blueprints 13
Ink: Memento Ink - Rich Cocoa,  Hero Arts - Red Royal
Copic Marker: E000 for shading on die cuts
Other: My Mind's Eye - Winter Wonderland Washi Tape,  Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape and Wink of Stella - Clear Brush Pen

Thanks so much for dropping by! Kathy

Altered Wooden Coffin

It's been almost a week since I made anything crafty and although I thought I was done with Halloween, I bought a couple of small wooden coffins on clearance at Michaels.

The coffin measures almost 5 inches tall and 2 1/2 inches wide and I just felt like altering at least one before I go onto Christmas crafts.

The first picture shows the plain wooden coffin. The first thing I did is paint it inside and out with black paint, even though most of it got covered with paper after.

I then covered the insides and outsides with paper from My Mind's Eye - Happy Haunting 6x6 paper pad. I edged all of the papers with Black Soot Distress Ink.

I then decided to edge around the bottom of the coffin with a black fence that I cut out of card stock with Martha Stewart's - Scary Fence punch. After that I coloured a few white flowers with Lindys Stamp Gang's Mango Mania - Flat Fabio Spray and made a stick pin using items from my stash. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Here are a few pictures of the final coffin.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Wooden Coffin and Black Acrylic  Paint from Michaels
My Mind's Eye - Happy Haunting 6x6 paper pad
Distress Ink - Black Soot
I Am Roses - R21-273 (Black Rose),  S10-15 (Small Flowers),  ZQLO-2 (Tiny Green Leaves)
Small Roses from my stash
Lindys Stamp Gang - Mango Mania Flat Fabio spray to colour white flowers
Stick Pin was made from items in my stash. I coloured the skeleton's eyes with Paprika - Stickles

Thanks for dropping by and have a great day! Kathy