Thank You Cards

Have I mentioned what an inspiration Nichol Spohr is to me when it comes to card creation.  She created very similar cards to these for the beginning of StampTEMBER 2018.  The only difference is the sentiments and the color combos on the flowers.

Below is a picture of the 2 cards that I created using the Beautiful Flowers 2 Stamp and Die set from Simon Says Stamp.

I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to color the images after embossing them with SSS Fine Antique Gold embossing powder.  I created both backgrounds with the SSS Mod Stripe Stencil and Distress Oxides in Tattered Rose and Aged Maghony.

The "Thinking of You" sentiment came from the SSS Thoughtful Messages stamp set.

And the "Sending Thanks" came from the Beautiful Flowers 2 stamp set.

I hope you have enjoyed these cards today and if you have never visited Nichol's blog before please do.  She is never a disapointment.

Until next time,
Kathy

Ben the Penguin

This is Ben the Penguin from Mo's Digital Pencil and I have used this darling penguin to create my card for you today plus it is my turn to post for Craft-Dee BowZ this month.  

I decided on a Clean and Simple card for this image and used my Copics to color him up.  The pattern papers I have used are from my stash.  

My card base is a piece of Kraft CS cut to 12" x 6" and scored at 6".  The red piece is cut to 5.75" square, the green pine tree piece is cut to 4.75" square and the piece the penguin was colored on was cut with a die.  I popped the colored and the sentiment piece up on foam tape, placed it on the card.

My bow was made using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool, you can purchase one here.  

I hope I have inspired you today and you will hop on over to join in for this month's challenge at Craft-Dee BowZ.  Our theme as always is Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.  

Hugs,
Kathy

Believe

Hi there I have a Crafty Creations Challenges Design Team card to share with you today.  The image is from Bugaboo and is called Elf 001.  I love how this little elf is running around with a string of ornaments like he just isn't sure what to do with them.

I colored my little elf with Copic markers keeping this card clean and simple. Added a little glitter to the trim on his hat, glossy accents to the ornaments and the bells on his shoes and hat.

Layered up a few papers I found in my stash and added the colored image on top of the layers.  Then I topped it off with a Simon Says Die - Believe.  The die is so cool, it has what is called bubble that fits right behind the word die, giving it more dimension.  I stamped the rest of the sentiment with a sentiment in the Believe Stamp Set and popped it up like the die with some foam tape.

Please remember to come join us over at Crafty Creations Challenges #356 for our monthly challenge.  As always our theme is Anything Goes.  We look forward in you joining in on our challenge and can't wait to see what you have created.

See you next time.

https://bugaboostamps.com/

Hugs,
Kathy

Happy Fall

Happy Wednesday and Happy Fall.  It's my turn to host the Crafty Creations Challenges this month.  This is my first time to host and I am having so much fun.  For my card I have chosen this cute little image from Bugaboo, which happens to be our sponsor for Challenge #352.  You can find The Happy Fall Trio here.

I stamped the image and then colored it up with my Copic Markers.  I simply love my Copics.  It is my favorite coloring medium.  

I cut a piece of yellow card stock to the size of an A2 card, ran it through my machine using an embossing folder from We R Memory Keepers.  Then I layered the colored piece on top of the yellow piece.  Finally I adorned the card with several leave sprigs that was cut in about 3 different shades of card stock.

Thanks for joining me today.  I hope you have enjoyed my card and that I was able to inspire you.  Please remember to hop on over to Crafty Creations Challenges and join-in on our challenge we have going on.

Hugs,

Kathy

An Owl's Halloween

Hi there, Kathy here and it's my Tuesday to share a card with you.  For my card, I decided on another Halloween image.  This one is from Whipper Snapper Stamps.  It is called Broomstick Owls.  I have always loved all the owl stamps out there but have never bought any of them.  When I seen these cute little owls I could not resist.

I stamped the image and colored it up with my Copics.  I then cut it out and adhered it to a circle that I cut using a circle die.  I stamped the sentiment, which is from My Favorite Things on another circle die cut.  

I used a white side fold card base, put a green layer and then layered with a yellow and purple piece that I ran through an embossing folder from Taylored  Expressions.  The bats are made using a die from My Favorite Things.

I used the Craft-Dee BowZ tool kit to make my bow.  I love how this bow turned out.  I think it is the best bow I have made so far and it was so easy with the bow maker.

I hope I have inspired you and we look forward in having you join us with our monthly Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow Challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ.  We can't wait to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by,
Kathy

Halloween Kitty

I have a card to share with you today for the Craft-Dee BowZ October Anything Goes Challenge.  Our sponsor this month is Bugaboo.

Of course for the month of October I had to create a Halloween card.  The image I used was created using the Halloween Kitty image. There's just something about Halloween that Screams Black Kitties.

 

I colored my image using various Copic markers and fussy cut it out. The sentiment and lamp post are both from a retired Halloween Set from My Favorite Things.

The Card Stock and ribbon is from my stash.  

The bow was made using the Craft-Dee BowZ bow tool.  If you haven't picked up your bow maker, go on over and grab one.  You will never regret your purchase.  And remember to hop on over to the Craft-Dee BowZ blog and enter a card for our Anything Goes with a Handmade bow challenge this month.

Thanks for stopping by.  I do hope I have inspired you today.  If you have never looked at any of the Bugaboo images be sure to check them out.  They have some really nice images.

Hugs
Kathy

Forever Friends

Have you ever felt like a good book could be your best friend.  That would be my daughter.  She loves her books and she loves to read.  Seems like she always has her nose stuck in a book.  This cute little Bugaboo Image Kidz 3 Sitter reminds me of when she was little.  She had so many books that the stack was almost bigger than she was.

I created this card for our Crafty Creations Challenges, #348, theme as always Anything Goes.

I actually used 2 Bugaboo images for this card.  Not only did I use Kidz 3 Sitter, but also Book Stack.

After printing the image, I colored her with various Copic Markers.

Skin E11, 21, 00 & 000

Cheeks E95 & 93

Hair:  Y11, 21, 26, 28, YR21 & E55

Background:  E43, 42, 41, 40 & W0

Reds:  R59, 39, 29, 17 & 14

Grays:  N8, 6, 4, 2, 1 & 0

Blues:  B97, 95, 93 & 91 

Greens:  YG67, 63, G94 & 21

Yellows:  YR24, 21, Y17 and a touch of E35

When the coloring was finished I began the layering.  I cut the image out using a Mama Elephant die from the All Prettied Up collection.  The tag was a pre-cut tag, I just colored it up with the red markers, cut the sentiment (unknown) with black and dark brown CS, which I off-set, then adhered them to the tag.  Attached the image with foam tape to the pattern piece of paper (unknown), then layered it to a solid dark red CS and glued that to my card base.  Added a few buttons and this card was finished.

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I hope you like this little creation and I hope I have inspired you today.  Please come play with us at Crafty Creations Challenges Blog and enter into the Anything Goes Challenge #348.  We love to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs
Kathy

Emma and Ellie

Emma and Ellie

 This cute little image is from Connie Fong.  Isn’t she just darling.

I just love her holding her little elephant.

After printing her out, I colored her with my Copic Markers.

Skin: E04, 11, 21, 00, 000, 95 & 93

Hair:  E30, 33, 35, 25 and 29

Dress:  BG45, 34, 15, 13, 11 and 10
Lace:  N1 and 0

Elephant:  N2, 1 and B91, RV11 and RV00

Flower:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Card Stock:  Various

Die:  LRDS

 Bow was created with the amazing Craft-Dee BowZ tool. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Kathy

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

A Snowflake Promise - Anything Goes #52

The Crafty Addicts- Anything Goes #113

7 Kids Your Crafting Supply Store - Anything Goes #9

Team Birthday Card #5

A Birthday Card for Sheree

Hello there, I have a card to share with you today.  This one is for one of the team co-workers in our department where I work.  As mentioned in previous posts, I create birthday cards for our team members.  This is the fifth card so far this year and I have three more to go.

For this card I decided to use a CC Designs stamp, Little Pixie Popsicle.

This card is a Surprise Pop Up card.  When you pull up on the ribbon, there is a hidden message underneath.  It is adhered to a top fold card base.  On the inside there is an additional image that reads "From all of us".

The patterned paper, button and ribbon are from my stash.

She is colored with Copic markers, which just happens to be my favorite coloring medium.  I added some wink of stella glitter brush pen to her Popsicle and covered it with some glossy accents.  I simply love the way she turned out.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you like my little creation.

Hugs,

Kathy

Birthday Elephant

Birthday Elephant

Hi there, I have a CAS card to share with you today.

It is the Adorable Elephant Stamp set from My Favorite Things and can be found here.

I colored the image using various Copic Markers

I cut a piece of plain white Card Stock with a rectangle die and stamped it with a Happy Birthday background stamp from my stash with Versa Mark Ink, then I applied white embossing powder, heated it with my heat tool. Then I applied Picked Raspberry Distress Ink from Tim Holtz with a blending tool.  I spritzed it with water to give it some distressing.

I cut the elephant and it's elements out and then added them to the circle with an action wobbler.

Dies:  Lawn Fawn Stitched Retangle and stitched Circle Dies

Miscellaneous items: Punched stars and an action wobbler

I hope I was able to inspire you today.  Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Kathy

Birthday Bear

Birthday Bear

Hi there, I have a shaker card to share with you today.

It is from My Favorite Things, and can be found here.  Note: Their site says it is Out of Stock, not sure if it has been discontinued or not.

I colored the image using various Copic Markers

Card Stock: from my stash

Dies:  MFT Die-namics Happy Birthday

Miscellaneous items:  various seed beads and sequins from my stash

I hope I have inspired you today.  Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Kathy

Birthday Card for a Dear Friend

Birthday Card for a Dear Friend

Hi, I have a Clean and Simple card to share with you today.  The images are from Mo's Digital Pencil.

The first image is Bella Birthday and can be found here.

The second image is Penelope's Party Wagon and can be found here.

  

I colored the images using various Copic Markers

Card Stock and Pattern papers:  Various from my stash.

Dies:  Cottage Cutz Circle Dies

I hope I was able to inspire you today.  Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Kathy

I have entered my card in the following challenges:
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes (24)
Scrappers Delight - Anything Goes (15)
World Wide Open DT Challenge - Anything Goes (88)
7 Kids Challenge Blog - Anything Goes (32)
Crafty Calendar Challenges - Anything Goes ()

Happy Summer

Let me start with I am so excited and thrilled to have been asked to join the Craft-Dee Bowz Design Team. It is an honor and privilege to be able to work with such amazing women on this team.  I have been dreaming of an opportunity like this for a while now and it has finally come true.

So here for my very first project and for the July's monthly challenge over at Craft-Dee Bowz, with the theme as always "Anything goes with a handmade bow."

The sponsor for this month's challenge is Bugaboo Stamps.  They will be offering the lucky winner 3 single digi images of their choice.  They have some adorable and fabulous images.

This particular image is called Bug Kidz Daisy.  Isn't she just adorable.

First I printed the image on Neenah Solar White 80 lb. card stock, colored her up with my copics and cut her out.

Copic markers used
Skin:  E04, 11, 21, 00, 000, 93 and R20

Hair:  Y21, 26, 28 and E35

Yellows:  YR24, Y17, 15, 13 & 11

Daisy Petals:  E41, 40 and colorless blender

Flower centers:  E35, 33, YR24 and 21

Reds:  R46, 27 and 24

Shoes:  N8, 6, 4 and 2

Flowers are from Wild Orchard Crafts.  The dies are made using the  LRDS  Allifair Build a Card and can be found here at 7 Kids Crafting Supplies.  Papers are from my stash.  I used Distress Oxide Inks for the background.

The bow was made using the amazing Craft-Dee Bowz bow maker which can be found here.  Easy Peasy and makes a perfect bow every time.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like my card.  And please join in the fun over at Craft-Dee Bowz and play along with us.

Hugs,
Kathy

I am submitting my card into the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes (20)
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes (25)
Scrappers Delight - Anything Goes (14)
World Wide Open DT Challenge - Anything Goes (87)
7  Kids Challenge - Anything Goes (30)

CC Designs Garden Nancy Birthday Card

I started out by stamping Garden Nancy from CC Designs onto Neenah Solar White CS and colored her up with my Copic markers.  Various colors.

 After coloring the image I used a Stitched Oval die to cut her out, with foam tape, I mounted the image onto a Sizzix scallop oval die.  I also cut 2 other ovals dies from pattern paper.  I cut a watering can from an Impression Obsession die and some flowers from various flower dies.

The butterfly die is an unknown die from my stash.

Here is a closer look at the image.  Isn't she cute?

I added a bow that I made with my Craft-Dee BowZ tool and added some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Added a sentiment on the front and inside to finish it all up.  

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed.

Kathy

Team Birthday Card #4

Here is another Co-worker's Birthday card for 2017.   

First I printed this cute little ballerina onto Neenah Solar White card stock. The image is Abi Ballerina  from All Dressed Up.  Isn't she adorable.

I colored her with my copic markers:

• Around image I used N0 & N1
• Skin - E21, E00, E000 and E0000
• Cheeks - R11 & R12
• Eyes - G20
• Hair E40, E42, E43, E44 and E47
• Purples - BV0000, BV000, BV00, BV01 & BV02

Then I started building the card.  I cut the image with a stitched square die, then cut a card base 10x5" and scored it at 5".  I cut a piece of white card stock at 4 7/8" square, inked up a background stamp from Impression Obsession with Versa Mark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder from Brutus Monroe.  Zapped with with my heat gun and then blended some Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks in Wilted Violet and Worn Lipstick.  I love this technique.  I placed the inked layer onto a 5x5 pink piece of card stock which I placed onto the card base.

I added a piece of ribbon around the end of the main image, which I backed with foam tape.  I placed this on top of the blended piece and last but not least I made the cute little bow using a Craft-Dee Bowz bow maker, put some Nuvo Crystal drops on the card and called it done.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you like this cute little card.  The recipient Emma really did.

Stayed tuned because I will have more cards to share with you guys in the near future.

Kathy

Love You to Bits

I have another Mo Manning image again today and my very first try with a Z Fold card.  This is Love You to Bits from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I love this image, okay so I love all her images who doesn't, right.

Copics used are:

Outline the image with N2, 1 & 0

Skin:  E0000, 000, 00, 11, 21, R11 & 12

Lips:  E04 & R20

Hair:  E13, 51,55,& 57

Dress & Stockings:  B0000, 000, 01 & 02

Boots:  B99, 97, 95, 93 & 91

Heart:  R39, RV25, 23 & 21

Dies are from Cottage Cutz Ovals and Sizzix Scallop Ovals.

Pattern paper is from Lawn Fawn.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy.

Kathy

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Clean and Simple

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Moo Mania & More - In Triplicate

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes

7 Kids Crafting Supply Store Challenge - Anything Goes

Easter Blessings

I started out stamping my image on Xpress-it blending card, using this cute Whipper Snapper stamp called "Bunny Trio" in Momento Tuxedo Black ink.

Then I colored the image with my Copic Markers. 

The outer part of  the image was colored B00, B000, B0000 & BG70

Bunny - W0, W1, & W3

Inside his ears and nose was R11, R12 & R20

Ground - YG61, G20 & G40

Eggs - R35, RV21, RV23, RV25, G02, G05, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, R22, R21, R20, B02, B01, B00, Y11, Y15

Sentiment is "Easter Blessings" from Verses Stamp Company

The colored image and the other 3 circles were cut with the Cottage Cutz Stackable Circle Dies.  Paper - white card stock and various pattern papers from my stash.

I hope you enjoyed my card.

Thanks for stopping by.

I am entering this card into this challenge:

7 Kids Crafting Supply Store Challenge - Anything Goes

Big Shoes

This is the third Team Birthday card.  I really enjoy making the birthday cards for our team members.  I think they enjoy getting them, but I think I enjoy making them even more.

It is again another Mo's Digital Pencil.  Such a cute image.  I remember as a little girl walking around in my mother's high heal shoes.

So here is Big Shoes by Maurie J. Manning.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digi from Mo's Digial Pencil - Big Shoes Paper/Card Stock:  White Card Stock and distressed and embossed Happy Birthday Panel Ink: Tuxedo Black from Momento Dies Used:  MFT's   - Scalopped Border, Button and twine from my stash. Accessories:  Copic Markers - various colors and dimensional foam

Tall Cake

Second Team Birthday Card for 2017.  The recipient of this card loves to bake and brings us goodies quite often.  Another digital from Mo's Digital Pencil.  This is Tall Cake.  I love Mo's digis.

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Mo's Digital Pencil Paper/Card Stock: White Card Stock and Various Pattern Papers Ink: Tuxedo Black from Momento Dies Used: Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rectangle and Cottage Cutz Oval Dies Accessories:  Sequins, Copic Markers - various colors and dimensional foam tape