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