Celebrate 2019

Hello my friends, I hope you had an enjoyable Christmas, if you celebrate.

Today I am here to share a card I created for New Years Eve.  I'm not sure if I have ever before created a card using only die cuts and no stamped images but I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Dies: MFT Stamps - Wine Service, Celebrate,  High-Rise Numbers, Blueprints 8 (Heart) and Blueprints 13
Other: Recollections - 110lb White and Black card stocks,  MFT Stamps - 100lb Paver Red card stock,  Silver card stock from my stash,  Sakura - White Gel Pen and BG10 Copic marker

Thank you so much for dropping by.  If I don't come back with another project this year, I wish you a Happy New Year!  Kathy

Fairy Wishes

Hello, I'm back again to share another card I created using the My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018 from Hero Arts.

For this card I cut a piece of white card stock with the largest die from the Blueprints 13 die-namics from MFT Stamps.  I inked it up with some Broken China Distress oxide, which I then sprayed with some water and blotted up the excess.  I also sprayed it with some Creme Brûlée Cream Starburst Spray from Lindy Stamp Gang, to add some sparkle.

I coloured the stamped images with Copic markers and glued them down flat to the card panel except for the fairy which I popped up with some foam tape.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Hero Arts - My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018
Dies: Hero Arts - My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018,  MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Oxide - Broken China
Copic Markers: Skin - E00, E11, E13, R20  Wings - BG10, BG70  Dress - V12, V15, V18  Yellow -  Y00, Y02, Y23  Green - G21, G14, G94
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock,  Lindy Stamp Gang - Creme Brûlée Cream Starburst Spray, Sakura - White Gel Pen,  Spectrum Noir - Clear Sparkling Brush Pen,  Ranger - Glossy Accents, Foam Tape

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

May All Your Wishes Come True

Hello again my friends, I am back to share one more card that I created using the My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018 from Hero Arts. (As of today, It's still available for purchase.)

For this card I skipped the fairies and decided to use the cute mouse holding a dandelion.  I again used some distress oxide inks for the background but this time to create some grass and a cloudy sky.

The images were coloured with Copic markers and glued flat against the card base.

Below is a lost of the supplies I used.

Stamps: My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018
Dies: My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black, Distress Oxide - Cracked Pistachio and Broken China
Copic Markers: Mouse - W00, W1, W3, R00  Dandelions - Y00, Y02, Y23  Mushroom - R24, R27, R29, E42, E43, E44
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock,  Sakura - White and Black Gel Pens,  MFT Stamps - Mini Cloud Edges Stencil

Have a wonderful day! Kathy

Wish, Big or Small

Hello again my friends, I am back to share another card I created using the My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018 from Hero Arts.

I first stamped, comic coloured and cut out some images from the kit.

I then cut a white card stock panel, using a die from the MFT Stamps - Blueprints 20.  I inked that panel using Faded Jeans, Broken China and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxides.  Once the panel was inked up, I sprayed it with some water and blotted up the excess.  Then I lightly sprayed with some Marshmallow Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels.

I stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink and heat embossed with some Snow Detail embossing powder.

The partial dandelions where glued directly to the card stock panel and the largest flower and angel were popped up with some foam tape.

I love the combination of colours and images.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Hero Arts - My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018
Dies: Hero Arts - My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018,  MFT Stamps - Blueprints 20
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Bkack,  Distress oxide - Faded Jeans, Broken China and Cracked Pistachio,  Versamark
Copic Markers: Skin - E00, E11, E13, R20  Hair - Y00, Y21  Dress - B93, B95, B99  Wings - BG70, BG72  Dandelion - Y00, Y02, YR23, YR24
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock,  Snow Detail Embossing Powder,  Spectrum Noir - Clear Sparkling Brush Pen,  Ranger - Glossy Accents and Foam Tape

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

Never Stop Dreaming

Hello my friends and welcome back.

I hope you are ready for Christmas, if you celebrate it.  It's a pretty quiet day in my house so not too much preparation is required.

Today I am here to share the first card I created using the December 2018 My Monthly Hero Kit from Hero Arts.  I absolutely love this kit with the combination of fairies and dandelions, which includes dies for all the stamp images.
(As of today, December 20, 2018 the kit is still available.)

The card I am sharing was very much inspired by a card created by Nichol Spohr for Hero Arts.

Here is my card:

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Hero Arts - My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018
Dies: Hero Arts - My Monthly Hero Kit December 2018
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versamark,  Distress Oxide - Broken china and Faded Jeans
Copic Markers
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock,  Sakura - White Gel Pen,  Spectrum Noir - Clear Sparkling Brush Pen,  Silver Detail Embossing Powder

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

Merriest Christmas

Hello my friends and welcome back.

Today I am back to share another card I created using the Pure Innocence - Holiday Cheer stamp set.

I coloured her with some Copic markers and used a combination of design paper and card stock to create the rest of the layers for my card.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Pure Innocence - Holiday Cheer

Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13,  Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles

Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black

Comic Markers:

Other: Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Snow Flurries Embossing Folder,  Recollections - 110lb White & Light Blue card stock,  Spectrum Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White card stock,  Echo Park - Winter Park 6x6 paper pad,  Sakura - White & Black Gel pens,  Nuvo - Sea Breeze Jewel Drops, Foam Tape

Thank you so much for taking the time to drop by.  Have a great day! Kathy

You Are A Gift - MFTWSC415

Help my friends and welcome back.

Today I am here sharing a card I created using the current sketch from MFT Card Challenges.

I used the Pure Innocence - Holiday Cheer stamp set from MFT Stamps as the focal image on my card.  I was originally going to add a sentiment strip like the sketch above, but I didn't like how it looked so I added the sentiment to the bottom snow instead.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence - Holiday Cheer
Dies: MFT Stamps - Stitched Mod Rectangle Stax and Rolling Hills
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Distress Oxide - Broken China and Faded Jeans
Copic Markers: Skin - E11, E33, V15, R20  Hair - E25, E27, E29  Black - C5, C7, C9  White - C00, C1, C3, Colorless Blender  Blue Jacket & Hat - B23, B24, B26, B28  Bags & Presents - B00, B91, B95, R21, R22, R24, R29
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock,  Spectrum Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White card stock,  Sakura - White and Black Gel Pens,  Foam Tape

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

Merry Christmas

Hello my friends, I hope you are all doing well.

Although I have pretty much mailed all my Christmas cards already, I am still creating a few more Christmas cards.

I am sharing a card I created using the main girl image from the Pure Innocence - Sending Blessings stamp set and a sentiment from the Pure Innocence - Holiday Cheer stamp set, both from MFT Stamps.

I paper pieced the girl's top and skirt to create a dress and coloured the rest of her with Copic markers.  I used a couple of more patterns of design paper from the Echo Park - Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad for the background, so that it would co-ordinate perfectly with her dress.

I created the poinsettia flower by cutting the smallest flower/leave from the Tim Holtz - Tattered Poinsettia three times, once with green card stock  and twice with a deep red card stock.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Pure Innocence - Sending Blessings and Holiday Cheer
Dies: Hero Arts - Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies,  Lifestyle Crafts - Nesting Circles, Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Tattered Poinsettia,  MFT Stamps - Blueprints 20
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Skin - E11, E33, V15, R20  Hair - E23, E25, E27  Boots - C5, C7, C9  Sweater - R24, R29, R39
Other: Recollections - 110lb White and Black card stock and 65lb Green and Cranberry card stock,  Spectrum Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White card stock,  Echo Park - Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad,  Ranger - Yellow Stickles,  Foam Tape

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

From Our Flock to Yours

Just a little update to this post, I was lucky enough that this card was Spotted by MFT Card Challenges. Please go and check out the post and the other lucky card makers that were also spotted.

Hello again, I am back with another card I created using the Tweet Holidays stamp set from MFT Stamps.

I used the same Distress Oxide inks as my previous card and this time created a strip of sky across the centre of the panel.

The birdie couple on the righthand side of the card was glued flat to the card front, while the branch, bird and birdhouse on the left was popped up with some foam tape.

I'm loving the details that I added with the white gel pen.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Tweet Holidays
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Distress Oxides - Broken China and Faded Jeans,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Red - R24, R29, R39  White - C3, C1, C00, Colorless Blender  Pink - RV10, RV13, RV14  Aqua - BG10, BG11, BG13  Tan - E40, E41, E42  Brown - E23, E25, E27  Yellow - Y11, Y02 Gren - YG03, YG25, G16
Other: Spectrum Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White card stock,  Recollections - 110lb White card stock,  Sakura - Black and White Gel Pens,  Foam Tape

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

Warm Feelings - MFTWSC414

Hello my friends and long time no see/hear. It seems like forever since I posted anything.

On August 13, we suddenly and very unexpectedly had to say goodbye to our very sweet 10 1/2 year old black Labrador named Bailey.

We were utterly devastated and I just didn't have the heart to do any crafting.

Because we felt like the house was so empty without Bailey and with defiance feelings of guilt, we decided to get another dog.  Because we had such an awesome experience with Bailey, we decided to get another lab, this time a yellow one, just so we wouldn't be comparing him to Bailey all the time.

Here is our new puppy, 15 week old Oakley.  He has brought back the joy and love back into the house!

Now back to the real reason you have dropped by, I am sharing a card I created using the Tweet Holidays stamp set from MFT Stamps for the current sketch challenge at 

MFT Card Challenges.

I inked up the top two thirds of a card stock panel, that I cut out using the largest die from the Blueprints 13 dies-namics, with a couple of blue shades of Distress Oxides. I then sprayed the ink with a bit of water and then patted off the excess to create some texture.

The rest of the images were coloured with Comic markers and then glued on top of the sky background.  I then added the sentiment under the sky and then attached the panel to the card base using some foam tape.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Tweet Holidays
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 13
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Distress Oxide - Broken China and Faded Jeans,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: Brown - E23, E25, E27  Red - R24, R29, R39  White - C3, C1, C00, Colorless Blender  Green - YG00, YG03, YG25, G28  Blues - B00, B91, B95
Other: Sakura - Black and White Gel Pens,  Foam Tape

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

Pretty As A Peacock

Hello my friends, I am back to share a couple of cards I created using the Playful Peacock stamp set from MFT Stamps.

This is the first time I have coloured some images with Copic markers and then went over some section with Prismacolor pencils to add some vibrance to the birds.

Both of the cards I created are quite clean and simple, with a touch of glitter to and some fun.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Playful Peacock
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 20 & Rectangle Peek-a-Boo Window,  Mama Elephant - Peek A Frame,  Hero Arts - Nesting Rectangle Dies
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black
Copic Markers: BG13, BG32, BG53  V12, V15, V17, YG03, YG21, YG25
Prismacolor Pencils: Aquamarine, Lilac, Parma Violet, Yellow Chartreuse and Chartruese
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock and 65lb Green and Purple card stock,  Spectrum Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White card stock and Clear Sparkle Brush Pen,   Ranger - Glossy Accents and Star Dust Stickles

Thank you agin for taking the time to drop by.

I hope you have a wonderful day!  Kathy

Saddle Up - MFTWSC396

Hello my friends and welcome back.  Apparently I just can't get enough of the Birdie Brown - Saddle Up & Celebrate stamp set from MFT Stamps, that I just had to make another card.  This time I created a card for the sketch challenge at MFT Card Challenges.

I used a stitched rectangle die from the Blueprints 20 die-namics and cut a piece of white card stock to create my scene using distress inks and a couple of dies.

Beyond the cute cowboy image, one of my favourite images is the adorable "cowboy" cactus.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown - Saddle Up & Celebrate
Dies: MFT Stamps - Blueprints 20, Grassy Fields and Farm Fence
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Inks - Frayed Burlap and Broken China Oxide
Copic Markers: Skin - E11, E33, V15, R20  Hair - E25, E29  Hats & Chaps - E41, E42, E43, E44  Boots - E44, E49  Jean Blue - B93, B97, B99  Red - R24, R27, R29  Green Handkerchief - G12, G24, G94  Cactus - YG03, YG21, YG25  Cow Print - E50, C5, C7, C9
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock and 65lb Kraft card stock,  Spectrum Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White card stock,  MFT Stamps - 100lb Gumdrop Green card stock and Mini Cloud Edges Stencil,  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

Birthday Cowgirl

Hello my friends, I am back with another card using the Birdie Brown - Saddle Up & Celebrate stamp set from MFT Stamps.

When I coloured up the images, I co-ordinated the cake with the girl's outfit.  I think the cow print cake and ballon are so cute!

I used the Farm Fence die from MFT Stamps to cut a fence, which I slightly altered by cutting off the lower rung of the fence to make it shorter, so that it would work with my scene a bit better.

I used Distress Inks to create the background and glued all the images flat to the card front except the cowgirl, which I popped up with foam tape.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Saddle Up & Celebrate
Dies: MFT Stamps - Farm Fence
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Inks - Broken China, Mowed Lawn and  Frayed Burlap
Copic Markers: Skin - E11, E33, V15, R20  Hair - E21, E25, E27  Hat - E42, E43, E44  Boots & Wagon Wheel - E44, E47, E49  Blue - B93, B97, B99  Pink - RV09, RV14, RV19  Green - YG03, YG21, YG25  Cow Print - E40, C5, C7, C9
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock and 65lb Kraft card stock,  Spectrum  Noir - 100lb Ultra Smooth Premium White card stock,  MFT Stamps - Mini Cloud Edges Stencil

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

Lookin' Sharp

Hello my friends, today I am finally back to share a card I created using the Birdie Brown - Saddle Up & Celebrate stamp set from MFT Stamps.

I created the background using a couple of stencils and dies from MFT Stamps and Distress Inks.  The stamped images were coloured with Copic markers.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps - Birdie Brown-Saddle Up & Celebrate
Dies: MFT Stamps - Scenic Safari
Inks: Simon Says Stamp - Intense Black,  Versafine - Onyx Black,  Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs and Broken China Distress Oxide
Copic Markers: Skin - E11, E33, V15, R20  Hair - E25, E29  Hat, Chaps and Vest - E42, E43, E44  Shoes & Belt - E44, E47, E49  Jeans - B93, B97, B99  Shirt - G12, G24, G94  Handkerchief - R05, R24, R27  Cactus - YG03, YG21, YG25, R20, R05, R24, R27, E42, E43, E44
Other: Recollections - 110lb White card stock and 65lb Kraft card stock,  MFT Stamps - Mini Cloud Edges and Drifts & Hills stencils,  Sakura - White Gel Pen

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

Christmas Not So Mini, Mini Album

Hello my friends and welcome back.

I have been on a kick of making mini albums and have watched several YouTube videos to get ideas and instructions on putting an album together and creating different styles of pages.

This is my first time creating a mini album that has a chipboard cover and card stock pages with hinges inside.  I did have to rip out my first set of hinges but managed to salvage most of the album and ended up using the Hidden Hinge Plus system from Kathy Orta King.  Here is a link to her tutorial: Hidden Hinge Plus Tutorial

The finished size of this album is 9" x 7 1/2" with a 2 1/2" spine.  Each inside page measures 8 1/2" x 7".  I used the Craft Smith - Say Freeze 12 x 12 paper pad from Michaels and Recollections 65lb Cranberry card stock to create this album. I hope you like what I came up with.

I also wanted to share the YouTube channel for Lauras Craft Zone, she makes great mini albums and her tutorials are so clear and detailed.  

Below are more pictures of the actual pages for the mini album.  There are a total of six pages and each page has a large tag that has a tab to pull them out of the side pocket, which I created using the We R Memory Keepers' Envelope Punch Board.

Thank you so much for taking the time to drop by and I hope you give making a mini album a try.

I hope you have a wonderful day! Kathy