Enjoy Every Day - CTD377

Hello, I hope you had a good weekend, Today I actually cleaned up my craft room a bit and found the top of my craft table.

I made a card for the challenge at Color Throwdown which I found quite challenging colours this week.

I made a graphic card, which is generally not my style but I'm happy with how it turned out.

For such a simple looking card I used lots of stamps. See below for a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: DCWV - Vintage Collector,  MFT Stamps - Abstract Art,  Hero Arts - Hexagon Background, Vertical Arrows and Pinstripes Background
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Ink: Hero Arts - Butter Bar, Soft Granite and Charcoal Shadow Ink,  MFT Stamps - Kraft Dye Ink
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

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

Pizza My Heart - SSC118

Happy Friday! Today I made a card using the Pizza My Heart stamp set from Lawn Fawn. The stamp set lets you build pizzas with toppings of your choice.

I used the current sketch from Sunday Stamps for my card layout and I'm pretty happy with how it turn out.

Here is a picture of the current sketch.

And here is a few pictures of the card I came up with.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Pizza My Heart
Dies: MFT Stamps - Stitched Basic Edges
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink and Kraft Dye Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Memento Ink - Ladybug,  Hero Arts - Just Rust
Design Paper: Cosmo Cricket - Baby Jane 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: Crust - E31, E55,  Cheese - Y21, Y26,  Pizza Cutter - Y24, Y29, C00, C1, C3
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

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

You Turn Me On

 I can't believe it's half way through the week already. Today it's pretty ugly and rainy out but it's nice to see some bulbs bursting through the ground, so there is definitely signs that spring is coming very soon.

I finally broke out the Lawn Fawn - Turn Me On mini stamp set that I have had for a few weeks. I was very much inspired by a card that Nichol Magourik made way back on December 7, 2015 with the same set.

Here are a couple of pictures of my card.

I actually used every stamp in the little set, except for the exclamation point.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Turn Me On,  Argyle Backdrops
Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles,  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Borders,  MFT Stamps - Stitched Scallop Edges
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Hero Arts - Bubble Gum and Charcoal Shadow Ink
Copic Markers: Y000, Y13, R20, RV10, RV13, C00, C1 & C3
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

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

Altered Valentine Shadow Box

 Good morning! I hope your having a good day.  Over the weekend I altered a 5 x 7 shadow box that given to me and I decided to alter it to add to my mantle as some Valentine decor.

Here is a picture of the shadow box before I did anything to it.

I removed the glass from the frame as well as the back of course, gave the frame a bit of a sand with fine grit sandpaper and then spray painted it with Heirloom White Rustoleum paint that I picked up from Home Depot.

I was inspired by different collages on Pinterest to make a cute 3d design to put into the frame. The six square are just over 2 inches each. I used lots of dies from MFT Stamps, Recollections card stock and K&Company - Lovely 12 x 12 paper pad. I edged all of the layers and elements with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Here is the finished collage.

Here is the finished frame. The great thing is the collage is attached with velcro to the back of the frame so I can make different designs for different holidays. I am going to add this to my mantle as some Valentine decor.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Dies & Punches: MFT Stamps - Mini Rolled Roses, Royal Leaves, Prima Donna Petals, Mini Pennant and Gerbera Daisy,  Marvy Uchida - Scalloped Square 2inch punch,  EK Success - Butterfly Layering Punch
Design Paper: K&Company - Lovely 12 x 12 paper pad
Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Pearl Stickers,  Rhinestones, Flatback Pearls, Foam Tape and Velcro from my stash

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

Popping By - C4C320

Hello and happy Sunday! I hope if you're living where it's cold you are keeping warm and safe. It looks pretty crazy on the news. We are lucky on the West Coast of Canada where we are having a sunny day.

Today I made a card for the Crazy 4 Challenges where this week's challenge is to make a card that "Pops". This includes using a popcorn theme, a pop up card, popping up your image on foam tape or using a pop of colour with black and white.

As you will see from my card I used the popcorn / movie  theme. I used several different stamp sets and a few dies for this card and think it turned out so cute.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence-Popping By,  Paper Smooches - We Totally Click,  The Stamps of Life - tickets2stamp
Dies: MFT Stamps - Mini Film Strip and Fishtail Flag Stax,  Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles,  The Stamps of Life - Ticket Dies
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Memento Ink - Ladybug
Copic Markers: Skin - E00, E11, R20,  Hair - E31, E35, E37,  Pants - B91, B95, B97,  Shoes - C5, C7, C9,  Red - R24, R29, R39,  Yellow - Y000, Y13, Y15,  Shadow - W00, W1
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape, Lilybee Design - This & That 6x6 paper pad

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

Fairy Happy Birthday

Hello, I hope your having a good day so far.

I received a small package from Scrapbookpal.com on Saturday and wanted to use some of my new products.

For this card I used the Pixie Dust stamp set by Avery Elle. It is such a cute set with three different fairies and lots of sentiments and accessories. I'm pretty much in love.

Here are a couple of pictures of the card I made, unfortunately I couldn't seem to get a picture showing the sparkle on the fairy's wings.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Avery Elle - Pixie Dust

Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles

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

Copic Markers: Skin - E00, E11, R20, Hair - E31, E35, E37, Dress and Wings - BG11, BG32, BV00, BV02, BV11, Clouds - Colourless Blender, B000, B00

Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Wink of Stella Brush Marker - Clear

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

The Whirl To Me - SPDSS36

Hello, I hope your having a good weekend.

I had a chance the other day to make a card using the current sketch from SugarPea Designs as well as their You Blow Me Away stamp set. It's such a great little set where you can add different images for the dragon to hold, including the pinwheel, which I used.

Here is a picture of the sketch.

I made my "Dragon" card into a Valentine's card and really love how it turned out.

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

Stamps: SugarPea Designs - You Blow Me Away
Dies: MFT Stamps - Tag Builder Blueprints 3,  Stitched Circle Stax,  Stitched Scallop Edges
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Memento Ink - Ladybug
Copic Markers: R81, R83, R85, R24, R29, R39, W00, W1, W3, BG11, BG32 & BG13
Design Paper: Crate Paper - Fourteen 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

Thanks so much for dropping by and hope you have a good day! Kathy

Thanks - MFTWSC263 & The Challenge #56

Hello, I hope your having a good week. The day turned out quite nice and although it's only mid January, I already feel like getting back into the garden.

I had time this morning to make a card and wanted to using the sketch from MFT Card Challenges and the colour palette from The Challenge.

This card is a different from my usual style but I'm really like how it turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Abstract Art

Dies: MFT Stamps - Many Thanks,  Blueprints 20 and Hearts A Plenty

Ink: Hero Arts - Navy Shadow Ink

Other: Recollections - Card Stock and Mini Clothespins,  Foam Tape

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

Tutu Sweet - SSC117

Hello, I hope you're having a good day. I wanted to make a card today, I was feeling kind of blah yesterday and didn't do any crafting but I'm feeling better today.

For this card I used the colour combo from this week's challenge at Sunday Stamps.

I used the Pure Innocence-Tutu Cute stamp set from MFT Stamp and design paper from the My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Two-Blush 6x6 paper pad.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence-Tutu Cute
Dies: Simon Says Stamps - Stitched Rectangles,  MFT Stamps - Fishtail Flag Stax
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink and Kraft Dye Ink
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Two-Blush 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: Skin - E00, E11, R20  Hair - E51, E53, E13, E17  Outfit - RV52, R81, R83, R85
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Wink of Stella Brush Marker - Clear

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

Love You

Hello, I hope your having a good day today.

Last night I started colouring the cute little Pure Innocence from the MFT Stamps' Guess Who Loves You stamp set. I knew that I wanted to paper piece her top but I wasn't quite sure what design paper I wanted to use. I ended up using a totally different colour palette then I originally thought.

I ended up using My Mind's Eye - Kate- & Co.-Cambridge Court 6x6 paper pad and a dark grey and a soft teal card stock.

Here is a couple of pictures of the finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence-Guess Who Loves You
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 3
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Hero Arts - Charcoal Shadow Ink
Copic Markers:  Skin - E00, E11, R20  Hair - E31, E23, E27  Sunglasses & Shoes - R83, R85, W1, W3, W5  Pants - B93, B97, B99
Card Stock - Neenah - 80 lb smooth,  Recollections - White 110 lb, High Rise 65 lb and Earth 65 lb
Other: Foam Tape

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

Happy Easter - CTD374

Good morning! I hope your having a good day so far.

I have made another card, this time jumping way ahead and making an Easter card using the colours from the challenge at  Color Throwdown.

When I was going through my stamps I saw the I'm All Ears stamp set from MFT Stamps and thought it would be perfect in the above colours.

I colour the cute Pure Innocence girl with Copics and then fussy cut her out and edged the cut out with a Memento -Tuxedo Black marker to make her looked more finished.

Once I finished my card I wished I had put more white in the card but I'm still pretty happy overall with how the card turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence-I'm All Ears
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 and Stitched Circle Stax
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Memento Ink - London Fog
Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11, R20   Dress & Bow-BG11, BG32, BG13   Ears-W1, W3, W5, R20   Shoes-W1, W3, W5   Hair-Y21, Y26, E13  Carrot-YR12, YR18, G14, G16
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Memento - Tuxedo Black Dual Marker

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Get Cozy - The Card Concept #46

Happy Friday! I was looking at the inspiration photo from The Card Concept and then looking through my supplies and found an older stamp set from MFT Stamps that I thought was perfect for this challenge.

Here is the inspiration photo.

I decided to keep with the colours of the picture as well as the theme for my card and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

I used a little snowflake stamp from the Cool Day stamp set also by MFT Stamps on the back of the gloves to look more like the inspiration photo. I also coloured the gloves and scarf with E31 and then softened quite a bit with the colourless blender to make them look more of a creamy white.

Here are a couple of picture of my completed card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Who's That Girl Gets Cozy With Cocoa and Birdie Brown-Cool Day
Dies: Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Circles,  MFT Stamps - Dotted Scallop Border Trio,  Lawn Fawn - Bakes With Love (Tiny Heart)
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Hero Arts - Red Royal Shadow Ink
Copic Markers: Gloves & Scarf - E3, Colourless Blender,  Sweater - W00, W1, W3,  Cup & Background - R27, R39,  Hot Cocoa - E57, E59
Card Stock - MFT Stamps - Wild Cherry 100 lb,  Recollections - White 110 lb & Gray Kraft  65 lb

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

Let's Hula - Mojo429

Hello again, the weather outside is a little frightful but I'm getting into making cards that reminds us that warmer weather is around the corner. (Fingers crossed).

I used the MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Polynesian Paradise stamp set for the first time and made a card using the current sketch from Mojo Monday.

I used the Hibiscus die-namic from MFT Stamps to make a flower that matches the flower in the cutie girl's hair.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Polynesian Paradise
Dies: MFT Stamps - Stitched Circle Stax and Hibiscus
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Skin - E00, E11, E13, R20  Hair - E31, E23, E27  Top - BG11, BG32, BG13  Skirt - YG23, YG03, YG25  Flower - Y15, R20, R43
Design Paper: Fancy Pants - Love 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock

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

Love You - RS#196

Hello, I hope your having a good day so far.

I have made a card using the current sketch at Retro Sketches. 

I knew I wanted to make a Valentine's Day card so I looked through my supplies to see what I wanted to you and this is what I came up with.

I'm loving the Sketch Heart die from Simon Says Stamp and how it looks on the card.

Below is a full list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Heidi Swapp - Always Mini Clear Stamp Set

Dies: Simon Says Stamp - Sketch Heart,  MFT Stamps - Tag Builder Blueprints 3, Blueprints 13

Ink: Distress Ink - Brick Red,  Hero Arts - Red Royal Shadow Ink

Design Paper: American Crafts - XOXO 6x6 paper pad

Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Foam Tape

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