Happy Birthday

Here is another simple card I made another friend on mine.

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Tropical Happy Birthday

Here is a cute card that I made for my best friend Elena.

Here is a close up of the cute stamp.

Below is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Magnolia-Flip Flop Tilda, MFT-Birthday Girl
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Indie Chic-Ginger 6x6 paper pad
Other: Spellbinders-Standard Circles Large & Standard Circles Small, Mft-Die-namics-Hibiscus & Sentiment Strips, Copic Markers

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

You Blow Me Away - PDCC174

Here is a card I made for this week's color challenge over at The Play Date Cafe.

Here is my card:

Here is a list of the supplies I used to make this card:

Stamps: The Stamps of Life-bubblegum4me
Other: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink-Shabby Shutters & Dusty Concord, Copic Markers-YG21, YG23, YG25, BG32, BG72, BG75, V05, V15 & V17.

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

Warmest Wishes - Merry Monday #54

We finally got a beautiful day here in Surrey, B.C.  The man cut the grass and I got into the garden to clean up a little.

I know it's a little unusual but today I made a "Christmas" card for a challenge over at Always Playing With Paper. This challenge is to make a Christmas card with a Snowman Theme.

Here is the card I made:

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

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Making Frosty Friends and Say Cheese, Hero Arts-Holiday Sayings
Design Paper - My Mind's Eye-Be Merry 6x6 paper pad
Other: Distress Ink-Stormy Sky, Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Liquid Applique in White

Have a great Saturday! Kathy

Feel Better

So I had another try and using Distress Markers. I'm really liking the effect and this may be my new obsession.

This card is a cute get well card.

Here is a close up of just the colored image before it was made into a card:

Here is a list of supplies I used:

Stamp: Stampavie-Helz Puppleditch-Ruffles Get Well Soon
Distress Markers: Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Scattered Straw, Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint, Weathered Wood, Tumbled Glass, Victorian Velvet & Frayed Burlap
Other: Design Paper-Glitz-Cashmere Game 6x6 paper pad, MFT-Die-Namics-Faux Crochet Border, Royal Rose and Royal Leaves.

Have a great night, Kathy

Have a Great Day

Finally I actually made a card that is not for any kind of challenge. I wanted to give a go at using the Distress Markers on watercolor paper. I really liked how it turned out.

Here is a close up of the colored image.

Here is a list of supplies used:

Stamps: Penny Black-Betsy Bluebell, Mft-All Smiles
Distress Markers: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Faded Jeans, Dried Marigold, Pine Needles , Tumbled Glass & Vintage Photo
Design Paper: Echo Park-Happy Days 6x6 paper pad
Other: Spellbinders-Labels Four Small, MFT-Die-Namics-Sentiment Strips, VersaFine-Onyx Black Ink

Thanks for dropping by. Let's hope this coming work week goes quickly. Kathy

Life Is Too Short - CQC180

Time for another colour challenge at The Colour Q. This was a bit of a challenge as I thought the colours would be perfect for a St. Patrick's Day card but I have no supplies for St. Patrick's Day. I like what I came up with instead. Here are the Colours:

Here is the card I came up with:

Below is a list of the supplies I used:

Stamps: MFT - Pearls of Wisdom

Design Paper: My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Two-Rosy 6x6 paper pad

Ink: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink-Black Soot

Other: MFT-Die-namics - Fishtail Flag Layers Stax, Royal Rose and Royal Leaves

Black, Grey & Green Card Stock from Michaels

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy