Welcome To Paradise

Hello friends, here is the second card I made using the Polynesian Paradise stamp set from MFT Stamps.

This time I made a sunset beach background on watercolour paper using distress inks and they blended much better.  I used the Hillside Borders dies from Lawn Fawn to make a mask for the sand and sky.

I was looking through my different stamp sets and found the plam tree in the Penguins in Paradise stamp set also from MFT Stamps.  I was also unsure if I wanted to add a sentiment on the card front and so far have decided against it.

Here are a couple of pictures of the card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Polynesian Paradise and Penguins In Paradise
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,  Lawn Fawn - Hillside Borders
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberries and Wilted Violet
Copic Markers: Skin - E51, E11, E33, R20  Hair - YR20, YR24, E35, E37  Top - BG10, BG32, BG13 Skirt , Leaves and Palm Tree Fronds - YG23, YG67  Flowers - Y00, Y15, R20  Tree Trunk - E23, E27, E29
Other: Recollections - 110lb Yardstick for card base,  Spectrum Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock for the Copic coloured images,  Strathmore - 300 Series 140lb Cold Press Watercolor Paper

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

Sunny Smiles

Hello friends, I hope your having a good weekend.  I made a couple of card using the Polynesian Paradise stamp set from MFT Stamps. I was inspired to break out the stamp set by Joy Taylor of Simple By Design Blog.

Here is my first card where I made a mask out of thin card stock and inked a circle with distress inks to make a sunset on my card front.  I found it quite hard to get a good blend.

I stamped a couple of images, coloured them with Copic markers and then cut them with my ScanNCut.  I popped both images on the card front with foam tape to add some dimension.


Here is a couple of pictures of the finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Polynesian Paradise
Dies: MFT Stamps - Stitched Circles Stax
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Inks - Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet
Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11, E13, R20  Hair-YR20, YR24, E35, E37  Skirt & Leaves-YG23, YG25, YG67  Flowers-Y38, RV25  Top-BG10, BG32
Other: Recollections - 110b Cardstock for card base,  Spectrum Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock for coloured images

Thanks so much for dropping by. I will be posting the second card shortly. Kathy

Little Bundle

Hello again, I actually made three cards yesterday that I never posted here.  I used the Little Bundle stamp set from Lawn Fawn and made some adorable welcome baby cards. This was my first go with the ScanNCut.

Here are pictures of each card.

And here is them all together.

Unfortunately I did not keep track of the Copic marker colours this time but listed below is what I do know I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Little Bundle
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 , 20 and Grassy Fields
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Hero Arts - Cup O'Joe Shadow Ink,  Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron, Tumbled Glass & Blueprint Sketch
Paper: Recollections 110lb card stock for the card bases,  Strathmore - 300 series 140lb cold press watercolour paper for the backgrounds,   Neenah - 80lb smooth solar white card stock for the stamped images
Copic Markers

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

Tons Of Fun

Hello friends and happy friday! It's been a great crafty week in my house.  First I got a package of goodies from Simon Says Stamp and then I bought a Brother - ScanNCut on sale at my local London Drugs, so I have been playing with it and figuring it out.

I have had the Adorable Elephants stamp set from MFT Stamps for awhile but this is the first time I used it.  I stamped out a bunch of elephants, used the ScanNCut to cut them out them coloured them all up with Copics.

I have also been having fun with watercolour paper, distress inks and my new distress sprayer.  I used these items to make the following two cards.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Adorable Elephants
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13 and Grassy Fields
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron, Tumbled Glass & Salty Ocean
Copic Markers: Elephants - W1, W3, W5, R00, R20, Balloons & Butterflys - B21, B24, V12, V15, BG10, BG32, RV10 & RV34
Other: Recollections - 110b card stock,  Strathmore - 300 Series 140lb Cold Press Watercolor paper,  Neenah - 80lb smooth solar white card stock


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

Ruff Day - MFTWSC275

Hello friends I hope you're having a good day.

I saw the sketch from MFT Card Challenges, and knew I wanted to use their Dog House die on a card. I also used their Birdie Brown - You Make My Tail Wag stamp set as well for the dog and the sentiment.  I must say both the die and the stamp set are so cute.

Here is a picture of this week's sketch:

And here is a couple of pictures of my card:

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - You Make My Tag Wag,  Avery Elle - Furry Friends-Woof on dog house sign
Dies: MFT Stamps - Dog House
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: E40, E42, E44, E31, E34, E37, C5, C7, C9, W00, W1
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  Foam Tape

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

Wrangled My Heart

Hello friends, I hope you're having a good day. It's a little bit cooler today but still nice enough to work in the garden.

I made what I think is a super cute card using a couple of older stamp sets from MFT Stamps which I coloured with Copics and paper pieced, which I haven't done in awhile and then fussy cut both of them out.  Originally I was going to make this for the "Western" theme for The Paper Players but by the time I actually made the card that particular challenge was over. I'm still glad that I made my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Cowgirl and Cowboy
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 20
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Topics: Skin - E00, E11, E13, R20  Hats & Boots - E41, E42, E43  Pants:  E43, E44, E47  Hair - E23, E25, E27  Shadow on Clothes - W00, W1  Shadow Under Feet - E40, E41
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline-Dolled Up 6x6 paper pad and On The Bright Side-One 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections - Card Stock,  American Crafts - Jute

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

Thanks - TYIC#44

hello friends, I hope your keeping well. We have been very lucky and have had gorgeous weather these last few days. Even though it has been nice outside I still had a chance to make a tag for the current challenge at Tag You're It! Challenge.

Here is the inspiration photo provided this time.

I made used a different umbrella die from MFT Stamps and flowers and leaves from the Wplus9 - fresh cut florals set to make my tag. I think it turned out soft and pretty.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Wplus9 - Fresh Cut Florals
Dies: Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Tag & Bookplates Bigz L Die,  MFT Stamps - Umbrella,  Wplus9 - Fresh Cut Florals,  Lawn Fawn - Scripty Thanks
Ink - Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass,  Hero Arts - Lime Green, Field Greens, Pale Tomato, Red Royal, Butter Bar, Soft Cantaloupe, Orange Soda, Cup O'Joe, Soft Sky, Stone Wash, Navy
Other: Grafix - 12 x 12 medium weight white chipboard,  Recollections - Card Stock and Vellum,  Celebrate It - White 5/8 inch Grosgrain Ribbon,  Lawn Fawn - Coral Twine,  Pretty Pink Posh - 4mm Sparkling Clear Sequins

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

Summer Bouquet

Hello friends, I hope you are going well.  I'm lucky enough to live on the west coast of Canada where it was a lovely sunny day. It's so wonderful to see the trees getting their leaves and flowers in bloom.

With the garden on my mind, I decided to use the Bouquet For You stamp set from Stampendous to make this card. The jar and stems were stamped on the main panel and coloured with copic markers. I stamped the flowers and leaves separately, coloured them with copic markers and then fussy cut them out. When I adhered the flowers and leaves to the main panel I made sure not to adhere them flat as to give the bouquet and card some dimension.

Here are a couple of pictures of the finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Stampendous - Bouquet For You
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,  Mama Elephant - Peek A Frames
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink
Copic Markers: B000, B00, G21, G94, G99, R81, R85, R89, Y000, Y13, Y23, Y38, YR12, YR18, E25
Other: Recollections - Card Stock

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

Tire Swing

Hello friends, I hope your having a good weekend. It was glorious weather the last few days so we were busy outside.

It took me two days to finish making this card.  I used the tree from the stamp set, extended the height a bit, and coloured it with Copic markers. and then used distress inks to make the sky and grass. I the used the Grassy Fields die and some card stock to make the top layer of grass. Of course I also stamped the main image and the tire swing stamp, used the matching dies and coloured then with Copic Markers.

Here is a picture of the main image after I coloured her.

And here is the background before I added the top layer of grass.

Once I added the card stock grass, I cut the panel using the largest die in the Blueprints 13. I then took forever to decide if I wanted the girl behind or in front of the grass and in the end decided behind. Once the panel was complete and added lots of foam tape and attached it to the A2 size card panel.

This is the finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Let's Hang Out
Dies: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Let's Hang Out,  Grassy Fields and Blueprints 13
Ink: MFT Stamps - Black Licorice Hybrid Ink,  Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass & Mowed Lawn
Copic Markers: Skin - E00, E11, E13, R20  Shirt & Hat - YG03, YG23, YG63  Overalls - B91, B95, B97, B99, Y35  Hair - E23, E27, E29  Tire Swing - E34, E29, C3, C5, C7, C9  Tree - E55, E57, E59, G24, G28
Other: Recollections - Card Stock, Foam Tape

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