Kitty Love-FMS138

Good Morning!

My friend and former co-worker is having a birthday next week and I thought I would make her a card. She loves cats so I thought I would use the MFT - Purrfect stamps set along with the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.

Here is the sketch I based my card on:

And here is my card:

I made the background by sponging on ink through a stencil, which I faded from left to right. I really like how it looks.

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

Stamp: My Favorite Things-P.I.-Purrfect
Die: My Favorite Things-Die-namics-Blueprints 6
Inks: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts-Pale Tomato
Copic Markers: Skin: E00, E11 & R20, Hair:E55 & E57, Shoes: C5, C7 & C9, Kitty: C3, Dress: R20, R21 & R22
Other: Stencil-Heidi Swapp-Square Lattice 6x6, Ribbon-American Crafts, Martha Stewart-3-In-1 Hydrangea punch, Doodlebug-Cupcake Sequins

I hope you like the card. Have a great day! Kathy

Lady Who Shops - PPA205

Hello, It's the start of another week and I decided to make a card using a new challenge for me from Pals Paper Arts. This was a sketch challenge and here is the sketch.

And here is my card:

This is the list of the supplies I used to make my card.

Stamp: My Favorite Things-P.I.-Dress Up Diva
Design Paper: Lily Bee Design-Buttercup 6x6 paper pad and Card Stock from Recollections-Cape Cod
Dies: My Favorite Things-Die-namics-Stitched Circle Stax, Spellbinders-Standard Circles Large
Copic Markers: Skin-E000, E00,E11 & R20, Hair-E35 & E39, Purse & Shoes-Y35 & Y38

Have a great night! Kathy

Hula - STS20

It's Friday afternoon! I have made another card, this time using the sketch from Seize The Sketch.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I love the summery image and colours.

Here is a list of supplies that I used.

Stamps: My Favorite Things-Hula Girl

Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Miss Caroline-Howdy Doody 6x6 paper pad

Dies: Spellbinders-Classic Ovals Small & Large, My Favorite Things-Die-namics-Hibiscus

Copic Markers: Skin-E00, E11 & R20, Clothes & Flower-R20, R21, R22 & YG03, Hair-E17 & E19

Inks: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink-Tumbled Glass

Have a great night & weekend!

Summer Flowers - CTD293 & PP196

Good morning,

I made this card for two challenges. The colour challenge at Color Throwdown and the Clean and Simple challenge over at The Paper Players.

Here are the colours and the challenge:



Here is my card. I put colour from Distress Ink pads onto an acrylic block and then water coloured the stamped image on watercolour paper.

It's simple but I really like how it turned out.

Here is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamp: Hampton Art-Posy Collage

ink: Archival Ink-Jet Black, Distress Ink-Spiced Marmalade, Shabby Shutters & Tumbled Glass

Other: Canson-Watercolor Cold Press 90lb Paper, Wink of Stella-Clear

Have a great day! Kathy

Altered Letter S

So I finally altered a chipboard S that I bought many months ago for my friend's daughter Saher. Although she's a young girl she hates pink so I made a purple S to go with her room.

Here are some pictures of the altered letter.

Here is a list of supplies that I have used.

Design Paper: Recollections-Habitat 12 x 12 paper pad
Card stock: Recollections-Cool Water
Dies & Punches: MFT-Die-namics-Rolled Scallop Flower & Royal Rose, Martha Stewart Crafts Punch-Branch
Other: Distress Ink-Dusty Concord and Halfback Pearls from Ebay

Thanks for dropping by, Kathy

We Are Quite A Pair - FMS136

I made this card last night but was a little to late to add to the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

Here is the sketch that I based my card on.

Here is my card:

Here is a list of supplies that I used:

Stamps: The Stamps of Life-flipflops2stamp
Dies: The Stamp of Life-flipflops2stamp dies
Design Paper: Echo Park-Paradise Beach 6x6 paper pad
Ink: Memento Ink-Dandelion
Enamel Dots: Teresa Collins-Memories

Have a great day! Kathy

Let's Chill

It's been a very busy long weekend for me, we totally re-did our backyard and took out all the grass and put in a dry river bed and plants instead.

I finally got a chance today to do something crafty and decided to make a card using distress markers and watercolour paper. The image stamp I used is from Art Impressions - Stayin Afloat. I need a little more practice I think.

Here is a list of the supplies I used:

Stamps: Art Impression-Stayin Afloat, Hero Arts-Let's Chill

Watercolour Paper: Canson-Cold Press 90lb

Ink: Ranger-Archival Ink-Jet Black

Distress Markers: Skin-Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Hair-Tea Dye, Rusty Hinge, Clothes & Floaties-Spun Sugar, Broken China, Dusty Concord, Mustard Seed, Peacock Feathers, Squeezed Lemonade, Mowed Lawn, Background-Stormy Sky & Tumbled Glass

Have a great afternoon, Kathy

Wish Big - CTD291

Good morning. I decided to make a card using the colours at The Color Throwdown. I find the colour challenges harder then the sketch challenges but I really wanted to give it a try.

Here are the colours:

And here is my card:

Here is a list of the supplies I used:

Stamps: MFT - Big Greetings

Dies: MFT - Die-namics - Plentiful Petals and Leafy Flourish

Ink: Hero Arts - Unicorn Pigment Ink

Card Stock: Recollections from Michaels

Hope you have a good day! Kathy

Party-MOJO344

Hello again,

I made another card this evening, this time using the sketch from Mojo Monday.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Here is a list of supplies that I used to make this card.

Stamps: MFT-Pure Innocence-Birthday Girl
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Vanity Fair 6x6 paper pad
Ink: Memento-Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink-Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers & Picked Raspberry
Copic Markers: Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair-E33 & E39
Dies: MFT-Die-namics-Blueprints 6, Rolled Scallop Flower, Royal Leaves, mini Pennant Die & Mini Wavy Pennants

Have a great Saturday night and hope to see you tomorrow! Kathy

Howdy Y'all - The Challenge #6

I was so excited to be chosen as the winner of The Challenge #5 at Always Playing With Paper.

Because of the win I have been asked to be part of the design team for The Challenge #6 this week.  I was thrilled to asked and would like to share my card with you all.

Here is sketch for this week:

For this card, I paper pieced most of the little girl image except for her skin and hair which I coloured with Copic markers. I hope you enjoy my card:

Here is a list of supplies that I used.

Stamps: MFT Stamps-Pure Innocence-Cowgirl
Ink: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Versafine-Oynx Black
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Miss Caroline-Fiddlesticks 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers: Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair-E33 & E39
Dies: MFT-Die-Namics-Stitched Circle Stax & Country Charms
Other: Recollections Cardstock, American Crafts-Jute

Thank you so much for joining me today and I hope you join along with the sketch challenge this week.

Kathy

Challenge #5 Winner

I am so excited to say that I won the Challenge #5 over at Always Playing With Paper - Challenge #5 Winners

Here is another picture of my winning card.

And here is a link to the previous post: Sail Away - The Challenge #5


Yeah! Have a great weekend! Kathy

Freckles - TMS248

Hello, we are getting a little closer to weekend,

I made a card today using the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches, I'm really enjoying their sketches.

Here is this week's sketch:

I used another sweet Pure Innocence stamp set from My Favorite Things. I love these little girls, they are so much fun to colour.

Here is my card:

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

Stamps: MFT-Pure Innocence-Freckles
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Indie Chic-Citron 6x6 paper pad
Dies: MFT-Die-namics - Stitched Circle Stax, Rolled Scallop Flower & Royal Leaves
Ink: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink-Tumbled Glass & Shabby Shutters
Copic Markers: Skin-E000, E00, E11 & R20, Hair-E13 & E19, Top-R02 & R05, Pants & Heart-BG32 & BG72

Have a great day! Kathy

Fortune-CTS74

Another beautiful day here in South Surrey, BC and a little time to craft this morning.

I decided to make a card using the sketch from Case This Sketch.

Here is the sketch:

My first card was an epic fail so I tried something different and here is what I came up with:

And here is a close up showing the dimension:

I think it is simple but cute.

Here is a list of the supplies I used.

Stamps: Lawn Fawn-Good Fortune
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-Quilting Bee 6x6 paper pad
Ink: Memento Ink-Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers: E31, E55, E57, C00, C1 & C3

Have a great afternoon! Kathy

Pretend Friend-TMS247

Hello everyone! It's an ugly, ugly rainy day today here in South Surrey, BC. Thursday & Friday were gorgeous so I was out in the backyard re-staining the fence. I had a busy week and this is the first time I have had a chance to do anything crafty this week.

I decided to make a card using the sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Here is their sketch:

For my card I decided to watercolour with distress markers the Docrafts-Gorjuss-The Pretend Friend stamp. They are such cute stamps!

Here is my card:

Here is a list of the supplies I used to make my card.

Stamp: Docrafts-Gorjuss-The Pretend Friend
Distress Markers: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Peacock Feathers, Black Soot, Tea Dye, Rusty Hinge, Pumice Stone & Tumbled Glass
Ink:Ranger-Arcival Ink in Jet Black, Distress Ink-Tumbled Glass & Spiced Marmalade
Design Paper: My Mind's Eye-On The Bright Side-Two 6x6 paper pad
Dies: Spellbinders-Classic Ovals Large & Scalloped Labels One
Other: Recollections-Enamel Dot Stickers

Thanks for dropping by and have a great evening! kathy