New Beginning

 I can't believe that tomorrow will be January 1, 2016.  Every year seems to go so fast.

I am still on a roll of colouring with Distress Markers and this card is no exception. I used another Art Impressions "Girlfriends" stamp called Weigh In for my card today.

I thought it would be perfect for someone that wants to lose weight as their New Year's Resolution. This is one of my goals for the upcoming year, to eat healthier, exercise and hopefully in turn lose some weight. Wish me luck!

Here is the card I made.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Art Impressions - Weigh In,  Simon Says Stamp - Work Out
Ink: Ranger - Archival Ink-Jet Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Scattered Straw
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles,  MFT Stamps - Fishtail Flag Stax
Distress Markers: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Stormy Sky, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain, Wild Honey, Pumice Stone & Spun Sugar
Design Paper: Echo Park - For The Record 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock

Thanks so much for dropping by. I wish you a Happy New Year and hope you have a wonderful and healthy year ahead.

Best Wishes, Kathy

Mugs and Kisses

Hello again, I hope your having a good day.

I wanted to continue with colouring with Distress Markers so I found another stamp that I wanted to use to make a card. I ended up using the House Mouse - Lip Smackin' Relaxin' stamp by Stampabilities. The colours I ended up using were inspired by the colours on the front of the wooden stamp.

I also ended up making my own patterned paper by using the Argyle Backdrops stamp set by Lawn Fawn.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Stampabilities - House Mouse-Lip Smackin' Relaxin',  Lawn Fawn - Argyle Backdrops,  MFT Stamps - Hug In A Mug
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Stitched Circle Stax and Mix & Match Banner,  Spellbinders - Picot Edge Circles,  Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Circles
Ink: Ranger - Archival-Jet Black,  Hero Arts - Dusty Blue & Grape Juice Shadow Inks,  Memento Ink - Grape Jelly
Distress Markers: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen, Broken China, Dusty Concord, Pumice Stone and Tumbled Glass
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Canson - 90lb Cold Press Watercolor Paper,  Foam Tape

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

I'll Be Your Umbrella

I can't believe that Christmas is over so quickly and in a fews days we will be in 2016.

I haven't been doing too much crafting in the last couple of days but I have been watching some YouTube videos showing Copic colouring and card making. It's inspiring me to do some more colouring, so I looked through my stamps and ended up using a stamp I hadn't used before. I used the Under My Umbrella cling stamp by Art Impressions and ironically did not colour it with Copics but instead used Distress Markers and water on watercolour paper.

Because the image is quite large and I die cut it into a circle, my card ended up being 5 1/2 inches square. I actually coloured/drew my own background with the distress markers. I coloured one rain drop on a rain drop stamp with tumbled glass distress marker and stamped in on the umbrella. I then covered the rain drops with glossy accents to make them look wet.

Here is a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Art Impressions - Under My Umbrella, Simon Says Stamp - Abby's Spring Showers (Raindrop)
Dies: Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Circles
Ink: Ranger - Archival Ink - Jet Black,  Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Distress Markers: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Pumice Stone, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Broken China, Stormy Sky, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, Fired Brick and Picked Raspberry
Design Paper: American Crafts - Best of Dear Lizzy 8.5 x 11,  Dear Lizzy-Neapolitan 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Ranger - Glossy Accents

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

Nuts About You

Happy Christmas Eve! I hope your almost ready for Christmas tomorrow and don't have too much running around to do. I have done the last of my grocery shopping this morning already so I'm hoping to have a quiet day today.

The card I made today was totally inspired by Kristina Werner and the card she showed yesterday with a couple of robots from Paper Smooches. Although I used Bionic Bots from MFT Stamps and I used Copics instead of Tombow markers for watercoloring, the basic idea was the same.

I discovered while making this card that I really need the refills for my Cool Gray Copics.

Here is the card I came up with.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Miss Tina-Bionic Bots
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 & Tag Builder Blueprints 3 (Heart)
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: C00, C1, C3, W00, W1, W3, R20, R29, B000
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Clear Wink of Stella Brush Pen

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

Toasty Greetings

I can't believe it's only two days until Christmas.  I'm going to bake some shortbread cookies this afternoon but this morning, I took some time and made a card.

I think this card could be for Christmas or just a winter hello card.  I coloured the sky with Copics and wish I had a big bottle of colourless blender so I could smooth out the sky, but I still think it's okay.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Toasty Greetings
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: C00, C1, C4, C5, C7, C9, W00, W1, R24, R29, R39, YG03, YG25, Y15, Y26, YR12, YR16, YR18, YR21, B000, BG10 & BG11
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Copic - Multiliner 0.3

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

Wonderful Time Of The Year

Hello, I hope your having a good day and ready or almost ready for Christmas.

I really wanted to make a card using Mama Elephant's - Alpine Carolers stamp set. I coloured co-ordinated the little families outfits and think the card turned out so cute.

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

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Alpine Carolers
Dies: Mama Elephant - Alpine Carolers,  MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass & Stormy Sky
Copic Markers: E00, E11, R20, R24, R29, B93, B97, B99, E53, E55 & E57
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Sakura - White Gel Pen

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

Spoil You Rotten - FMS217

I can't believe it's only fours days until Christmas and I'm trying to make the last few Christmas cards. I feel like I haven't really used some stamp sets this year, which is a shame.

I did get a chance to make one more card with the MFT Stamps' Santa's Elves stamp set and the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

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

below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Santa's Elves

Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles and Mama Elephant - Peek A Frames

Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black

Copic Markers: E000, E00, E11, R20, R24, R29, R39, YG03, YG25, Y23, Y35, C00 & C1

Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Sakura - Black and White Gel pens,  Wink of Stella Brush Pen - Clear,  Foam Tape

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

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Hello again, I am trying to get the last of my Christmas cards made that I will give out by hand.

I wanted to use the new Toboggan Together stamp set from Lawn Fawn on a card. There are such cute images and I hope I get a chance to make a few more cards with this set.

I stamped several images, masked them off as well as the hillside and then used distress inks to make a sky.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Toboggan Together
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles,  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders for a mask
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink: Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass & Stormy Sky
Copic Markers: Deer - E31, E34, E53, E55, E57, E59, R20,  Sled & Packages - R24, R29, R39, G16, G28, Y23 & Y35
Other: Recollections - Card Stock and Rhinestone Stickers,  Sakura - White Gel Pen

Thanks again for dropping by, Kathy

Baby Jesus

I broke out an older Recollections stamp set, which unfortunately does not have a name but here is a picture of the set.

I stamped the baby Jesus stamp, then masked it off and stamped Mary and Joseph behind. I coloured the images with Copic Markers and cute out the rectangle with Simon Says Stamp's Stitched Rectangles dies.

I pretty happy with how it turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Recollections
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copics: E00, E11, R20, E50, E51, B21, B93, B95, G24, G85, Y000, Y11, Y13, E27, E29, E31 & E35
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Holly Jolly 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock

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

Hot Chocolate Season - Mojo 428 and 2015 Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello again, I hope your having a good day/night.

I had a chance to make another card today. This time I used the current sketch from Mojo Monday #428 and also for the 2015 Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I used the Hug In A Mug stamp set and Hot Cocoa Cups die-namics from MFT Stamps for my card. I also made my own tag by using the largest Fishtail Flag Stax die-namic and trimming it to a shorter length.

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
Dies: MFT Stamps - Hot Cocoa Cups, Fishtail Flag Stax and Blueprints 9
Ink: MFT Stamps - Paver Red Dye Ink,  Distress Ink - Vintage Photo & Antique Linen
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Holly Jolly 12 x 12 paper pad
Other: MFT Stamps - Paver Red Card Stock,  Recollections - White Card Stock,  Foam Tape,  Ribbon, Twine & Jingle Bell from my stash

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

Celebrate The Season - The Challenge #54

Hello, I hope your having a good day so far. It's been some weird weather here. My daffodils are starting to come up, way too early and then today it snowed. It has starting raining and the snow is melting fast.

It was a perfect morning to stay in the house and make a card.  I used the current sketch from The Challenge for the layout for my card.

I used the Winter Friends stamp set from Simon Says Stamp/Clearly Besotted for the first time. I coloured the cute little Santa with Copic markers and then fussy cut him out.

Here are a couple of pictures of the finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp/Clearly Besotted - Winter Friends,  Hero Arts - Holiday Sayings
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles,  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders,  MFT Stamps - Let It Snowflake
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Distress Ink - Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass & Peacock Feathers,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: E00, E11, R20, R24, R29, C5, C7, C9, YR23
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Spectrum Noir - 100b Smooth Card Stock,  Craft Medley - B & W Classic Sequins,  Foam Tape

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

Joyful Christmas - Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Dec. 15-Milk and Cookies

I can't believe in 9 days it will be Christmas. I did manage to mail out some Christmas cards yesterday but I still want to make a few more cards to hand out to friends in the neighbourhood.

I saw this photo from the Curtain Call Challenge and remembered that I had an older wooden gingerbread man stamp that would be perfect.

Here is the card I came up with.

I stamped the gingerbread man on Spectrum Noir paper, coloured it with Copic markers, fussy cut it out, edged it with a black Memento marker and popped it up on foam tape to add some dimension to my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Rubber Stampede - Big Gingerbread,  MFT Stamps - Clearly Sentimental About Christmas
Dies: Spellbinders - Lacey Circles,  MFT Stamps - Stitched Circle Stax
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink and Paver Red Pigment Ink,  Distress Ink - Antique Linen
Copic Markers: E31, E33, E34, R24, R29, C5 & C9
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - All Is Bright 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Spectrum Noir - White Card Stock, Wink of Stella Clear Brush Marker,  Foam Tape

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

Have A Great Day - 2015 Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Today is International Tea Day and I decided I wanted to make a card to celebrate. I broke out the MFT Stamps - Always Time For Tea die-namics to make my card.

This card is also for the 2015-Winter/Holiday-Coffee-Lovers-Blog-Hop.

It was kind of nice to make a card using icy colours.

Now that I'm loading my card I'm not quite sure it goes with the winter/holiday theme.

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

Stamps: TPC Studio - Coffee Cafe,  MFT Stamps - Clearly Sentimental-Al Smiles
Dies: MFT Stamps - Always Time For Tea,  Stitched Circle Stax,  Spellbinders - Picot Edge Circles
Ink: Memento Ink - London Fog,  Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke
Design Paper: Memory Box - Gossamer 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape,  White Thread

Thanks so much for dropping by, Kathy

Merry Christmas - Just Add Ink #292

Good morning. I hope your having a good day so far. Today I have made a card for the challenge at Just Add Ink, to use their photo as inspiration for a card.

This is the inspiration photo:

This is what I came up with.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Trees
Ink: Versamark
Other: Recollections - White & Blue Card Stock,  Silver Card Stock from my stash,  Detail Silver Embossing Powder and Shabby Chic Brand - Rhinestone Accents

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

More Than Hot Cocoa - 2015 Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog

 I decided to make a card in order to celebrate National Cocoa Day and the 2015 Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I have used the Hug In A Mug stamp set and Hot Cocoa Cups dies from MFT Stamps. Both were designed by Laina Lamb and I'm really loving them.

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
Dies: MFT Stamps - Hot Cocoa Cups, Blueprints 13, Let It Snowflake and Homespun Stitch Lines
Ink: Versamark,  Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke
Design Paper: Echo Park - Winter Park 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape,  Detail White Embossing Powder,  Wink of Stella Brush Marker - Clear,  Craft Medley - Cup Sequins  in B&W Classic and Glass Bead Kit in Rouge

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

Ewe For Christmas

Hello and hope your having a good day. I did a bit of baking getting ready to have some people over tomorrow night but I still managed to make a card using Lawn Fawn's - Baaah Humbug stamp set.

My card was very much inspired by a card made by Tanya Adams of Studio 5380.

For the snow in the sky of my card I used the Stars & Dots stencil by Simon Says Stamp and pounced Hero Arts' - Unicorn pigment ink through the dots only with a Q-tip. I was pretty happy with how it turned out.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Baaah Humbug
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,  Mama Elephant - Peek A Frame,  Stitched Hillside Boder and Forest Border
Ink: Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Hero Arts - Olive Green Shadow Ink and Unicorn - Pigment Ink
Copic Markers: Face & Legs - E000, E00, RV10, Wool - W00, W1, W3 & W5
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Tiny Gems & Pearls

Thank you so much and have a great evening! Kathy

Joyful Christmas - FMS215

It's a miracle and actually made a third card today. When I saw this week's sketch from Freshly Made Sketches I just knew I wanted to have a flower as my focal point. I first found the design paper with poinsettias on it and then remembered that I had the Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Tattered Poinsettia die, so I could make a flower to match.

This is the sketch.

And here are a few pictures on my card, showing the dimension of the flower.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Clearly Sentimental-About Christmas
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Blueprints 3 and Fishtail Flag Stax,  Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Tattered Poinsettia
Ink: MFT Stamps - Paver Red Dye Ink
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Mistletoe Magic 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock

Have a great night! Kathy

Wishing You Joy

I'm on a roll and made another card this time for several challenges.

The Inspiration photo from Sparkle and Shine Challenge - nineteen.

The clean and simple challenge CFC146 to use snowflakes from Casual Fridays.

And the challenge #78 at Addicted to CAS to use Joy.

Here are a couple of pictures of the card I came up with to fit all three challenges.

Here is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Happy Everything
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Frames,  MFT Stamps - Let It Snowflake,  Lawn Fawn - Scripty Joy
Ink: Memento Ink - Sweet Plum
Other: Distress Glitter - Clear Rock Candy,  Recollections Card Stock,  Simon Says Stamp - Assorted Moonshine Sequins

Thanks again for dropping by and have a great day!, Kathy