You're The Sweetest

I can't believe it's the end of the year already.  I hope you had a good year and that the upcoming year is wonderful too!

Today I have a card to share with you that I created using the super cute Sweet Friends stamp set and dies from Lawn Fawn.  I just had to get the dies for this set so that I could cut out the arms and legs that you can add to all of the sweets in this set.

For the background panel, I cut a piece of white card stock with the largest die from the Blueprints 27 dies from MFT Stamps, and taped off the scalloped edge of the panel.  I then used the Argyle Backdrops stamp set from Lawn Fawn and a couple of inks from Hero Arts.

For the background for the cute cups of soft serve, I cut another piece of white card stock with the Say Cheese die from Lawn Fawn and then I inked up the insert with Broken China Distress Ink and Mini Cloud Edges stencil from MFT Stamps.

I'm so happy with how my card turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Sweet Friends and Argyle Backdrops
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Sweet Friends and Say Cheese,  MFT Stamps - Blueprints 27
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Ink - Salty Ocean,  Hero Arts - Bubble Gum and Red Royal shadow inks
Copic Markers: R24, R27, R39, B24, B26, B28, C00, C1, E44, E47, E49
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock, Foam Tape, Ranger - Glossy Accents

Thank you so much for dropping by.  Please have a safe night! Kathy

Magical Day - Pop Up Card

Hello my friends, I do hope you had a wonderful Christmas, is you celebrate, or at least some time with family.

Today I have my first pop up card to share with you.  I don't have the Lawn Fawn pop up die so I created my own pop up card using card stock, my paper cutter and the Martha Stewart scoreboard.

Here are the measurements for the basic card form and inserts.

For the main box cut 2 pieces of card stock into 4 1/4" by 6"  pieces and score at 2" on the 4 1/4" side

Turn the cardstock a quarter turn and then score at 2" and 5 1/2" on the 6" side

I then cut the 2" by 1/4" tab off and cut the 2 1/4" by 1/4" tab at an angle upward from the edge of the paper to the score line.  (If you look at the Lawn Fawn pop up die, I cut the tab the same way.) On each portion of the 1/4 tab that is remaining I place a piece of 1/4" double sided tape.

For the inserts, (you can add as many as you wish) I added three inserts to my card, cut pieces of card stock into 1" by 4" pieces and score both ends at a 1/4" on the 4" side.  I also used score tape of the 1/4" tabs to attach them to the inside of the card.  See Lawn Fawn's - Intro to Scalloped Box Card Pop Up for instructions on how to out the box together.

Before I attached my box together I ran the 4 1/4" by 6" pieces of yardstick through my die machine using one of the Lawn Fawn - Valentine Borders dies to add a decorative edge to the top of the box.

Here are a few picture of my finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Fairy Friends, Gleeful Gardens and Bugs and Kisses
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Fairy Friends, Gleeful Gardens, Bugs and Kisses and Valentine Borders,  MFT Stamps - Blueprints 27 and Grassy Fields
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Hero Arts - Lime Green shadow ink, Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
Copic Markers: Fairies - Skin - E11, E33, V15, R21, Hair - E21, E25, E27, E13, E18, E19  Dresses - R43, RV14, RV25, V15, V17, BV17  Wings - BG11, BG70  Mushrooms - E23, E27, C00, C1, R24, R27, R39  Flowers - C00, C1, Y06, Y35, YG03, YG63  Lovebug - R81, R83, R85, R24, R39, BG11, BG70
Other: Recollections 110lb White card stock and 65lb Green and Pink card stock,  K & Company - Lovely 12 x 12 paper pad,  Spectrum Noir - Sparkling Clear Brush Marker,  MFT Stamps - Mini Cloud Edges Stencil, Foam Tape

Thank you so much for dropping by.  I hope you have a wonderful day! Kathy

Showering You With Love

Merry Christmas Eve!  We actually had our Christmas dinner last night with some great friends and for Christmas dinner we are going to bbq some steaks.

I'm here today to share a Valentine's Day card that I created using products from MFT Stamps.  This card was majorly inspired by a card that Nicol Spohr created using products from Honey Bee Stamps.

I used the Mini Cloud Edges  and Radiating Rays stencils along with Picked Raspberry and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink pads, to create the background sky.

Here are a couple of picture of my finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - P.I. Showering You With Love and Birdie Brown New Best Friend (Tiny Heart)
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 27
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Oxide - Picked Raspberry and Fossilized Amber
Copic Markers: Skin & Hair - E11, E33, V15, R21, E25, E27  Red - R24, R27, R39  Pink - R81, R83, R85  Black - C5, C7, C9  Ducks - Y15, Y35, YR15, YR16
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock,  Spectrum, Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White card stock,  MFT Stamps - Mini Cloud Edges and Radiating Rays stencils, Sakura - Black Glaze pen and White Gel pen,  Ranger - Glossy Accents, Foam Tape

Thank you so much for dropping by.

I wish you all a wonderful Christmas tomorrow is you celebrate!  Kathy

Pawfect Birthday - CTD#473

Hello my friends, I am back today to share a birthday card that I created using the colours from the Color Throwdown and the New Best Friend stamp set from MFT Stamps.

The colours for this challenge are Pink, Green, Kraft and White.

Here are a couple of pictures of the card I came up with.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-New Best Friend
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Blueprints 20, Blueprints Tag Builder 3 and Stitched Square Stax
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  MFT Stamps - Kraft Dye Ink
Copic Markers: Skin - E11, E33, V15, R21  Hair - E21, E25, E27  Dress & Shoes - R81, R83, R85, G21, G94  Kitten - E40, E451, E42, E43, R81
Other: Recollections - 110lb White & Pink card stock and 65lb Kraft card stock,  MFT Stamps - 100lb Gumdrop Green card stock, Spectrum Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White card stock, Foam Tape

Thank you so much for dropping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! Kathy

Ice Skating Kitty

I can't believe we are half way to Christmas already.  It always feels like December go so fast!

Today I have another card to share with you that I created using the You Make My Heart Melt stamp set from MFT Stamps.  Apparently I have been quite obsessed with all the great products MFT has been coming out with and every month I wish I could afford it all.

I didn't add a sentiment to this card, so it can be used for a number of occasions.  For the "ice", I stamped it out on a separate piece of paper, coloured it with Copics and then fussy cut it out.  I then covered it with Clear Sparkle Brush Pen from Spectrum Noir and then covered that with some Thick Lacquer that was in the October 2017 My Monthly Hero Kit.  Once it was aired I glued it to the snowy ground and then popped up the kitty with form tape.

I hope you like my finished card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - You Make My Heart Melt
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Rolling Hills and Cloud 9
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black
Copic Markers: Kittens - W00, W1, W3, W5, R00, R20   Owl - E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, YR16  Clothes - BG11, BG13, BG32, R05, RR14, R24, R27, R39, Y11, Y13, Y15, C1, C3, C5  Trees - YG03, YG21, G14
Other: Recollections 110lb White card stock and 65lb Light Blue and Brown card stock,  Thick Lacquer Pen,  Spectrum Noir - Clear Sparkle Brush Pen,  Sakura - Black Glaze Pen,  Foam Tape

Thank you so much for dropping by and I hope you have a wonderful day, Kathy

Have An Ice Day

Welcome my friends, today I have a card to share with you that I created with some of my new goodies from MFT Stamps.

For this card I used the You Make My Heart Melt stamp set as well as some dies from MFT Stamps and Lawn Fawn.  I added some sparkle to the "ice" with a Spectrum Noir - Clear Sparkle Brush Pen.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - You Make My Heart Melt
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Snow-Capped Mountains, Cloud 9 and Essential Speech Bubbles,  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Cat - W00, W1, W3, W5, R00, R20, BG11, BG13, BG32, YG03, YG21, G14, C1, C3, C5  Owl - E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, YR16, YG03, G14, YG67 Ice - B000, BG10, BG11
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock and 65lb Grey and Light Blue card stock,  Spectrum Noir - Clear Sparkle Glitter Brush Pen,  Sakura - Black Glaze pen,  Foam Tape

Thank you so much for taking the time to drop by.  I hope you have a wonderful day!  Kathy

Ski-sons Greetings x Four

Hello my friends and welcome.  I can't believe we are getting so close to Christmas.  I finally mailed out some cards this morning but I still not finished having fun making more cards.

I recently bought the Ski-sons Greetings stamp set from MFT Stamps, so I coloured up the main images twice and managed to make four cards.  I combined the stamp set with several dies from MFT Stamps and a couple from Lawn Fawn as well. I actually managed to made four winter themed cards that are not for Christmas.

I love how adorable these bears are and how the cards turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Ski-sons Greetings
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Snow-Capped Mountains and Cloud 9,  Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black, Distress Oxide - Broken China,  Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass
Copic Markers
Other: Recollections - 110lb White & Grey card stock,  MFT Stamps - 100lb Sno Cone card stock,  MFT Stamps - Mini Cloud Edges stencil, Foam Tape, Sakura - Black Glaze Pen

Thank you so much for dropping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! Kathy

Color Throwdown Challenge #472 - The Nice List

Welcome and Happy Wednesday!

I am so happy to be the Guest Star Stamper for this week's  Color Throwdown. This week's challenge was to create a card using Black, Red and Grey.

I must admit this was a little bit of a challenge because I still wanted to make a Christmas card but the colours are not what I would normally choose to do that. (I had thought of making a Valentine card but thought that might be a bit early).

I hope you like the card I came up with.

I used the adorable girl from the Pure Innocence - Nice List stamp set from MFT Stamps, which I coloured with Copics in the featured colours.  I decided to try something different for me and coloured her hair black in order to not introduce any more colours to my card (other then her skin).

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence - Nice List
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13, Blueprints 27 and Fishtail Flag Stax,  Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers:  Skin - E11, E33, V15, R21  Dress - R24, R27, R39  Shoes & Hair - C5, C7, C9    List - C00, C1
Other: Recollections - 110lb White and Black card stock,  MFT Stamps - 100lb Wild Cherry card stock,  American Crafts - Deck The Halls 6x6 paper pad, Foam Tape


I hope you give this challenge a try.  I can't wait to see with you come up with.

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

Friends Make Holidays Even Happier

Hello my friends and welcome back. After what seems like having rain forever, we finally have a nice clear, if cold, day, so we put up a few Christmas lights outside.  I put up the Christmas tree and inside decorations on Monday.

I'm sure if you're a fan of MFT Stamps you know that they had a great Black Friday sale, which of course, I could not pass up.  One of the things I bought was the Fireplace die-namics that was released a long, long time ago but I finally decided to get and I'm so happy I did.

I used the fireplace die along with the new Pure Innocence girl from the Filled With Joy stamp set to create a cute little scene.  For the fireplace I used several different layers of foam tape to add lots of dimension to the card and I'm so happy with how it turned out.

For the fireplace I cut the main image from 100lb white card stock. I also cut a rectangle of white card stock that would cover the back of the fireplace opening.  That rectangle I inked up using the Small Brick Wall stencil and Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. I then attached it to the back of the fireplace with some foam tape so that it was not flush with the front of the fireplace.  I also used some Wild Honey, Carved Pumpkin, Fired Brick and Ground Expresso Distress Inks to colour up some white card stock, and used the card stock to cut out the log and flames for inside the fireplace.

The little girl was coloured with Copic markers and then I fussy cut her out with a small white border and I attached her to the card front using a couple of layers of foam tape in spots, so that she would lie flat in front of the fireplace.

I hope you like my final card and let me know if you have any questions.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence - Filled With Joy
Dies: MFT Stamps - Fireplace, Fab Foliage and Blueprints 27
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Black Intense,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Inks - Frayed Burlap, Ground Espresso, Wild Honey, Carved Pumpkin and Fired Brick
Copic Markers:  Skin - E11, E33, V15, R21  Hair - E21, E25, E27  Dress - B23, B26  Shoes - C5, C7, C9  Stocking - C00, C1, R24, R27, R39
Design Paper:  My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline-Fiddlesticks and Mistletoe Magic 6x6 paper pad
Other: Recollections 110lb White card stock and 65lb Red, Black and Green card stock and Adhesive Red Rhinestones, MFT Stamps - Small Brick Wall, Foam Tape

Thank you so much for taking the time to drop by and I hope you have a great day! Kathy