Your Birthday's in the Bag

Wow, it's finally here, The Voice finals!  I am crafting as they compete!

Tonight I have a stamp from The Greeting Farm.  I used the sketch from Midnight Madness.

The dp is Echo Park Springtime with EP & DCWV cs.  I used stash lace and Kaiser rhinestones.  The sentiment is from SU!, as is the punch.  I used my Nesties to cut out and mount my image and my Copics and Spicas to color it.

I am entering the following additional challenges:

Anyone for Anya? - something lacy,

The Catered Crop - The Letter "B" (bags, birthday, bows),

The Crafty Pad - girly, pink & bling,

CMC Copic Challenge Group - celebrate,

One Stop Crafts - celebrations,

Oldie But a Goodie Challenge - 6 months or older (TGF stamp, lace, DCWV cs),

AudSentiments - anything goes, &

Penny's Paper Crafty - Birthday.

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

With Appreciation

Good Evening!

I have a bright card for you.  I used the sketch from Die Cuttin Divas.

I like the sketch & I imagine I will be using this one again!  The dp is from My Mind's Eye.  I used dies from Memory Box (border & tags) and MFT (flowers).  Two little brads and one big rhinestone finish off this project.  It was quick and easy but has enough elements to make it look like it took some work!  I think the busy dp really helps.

I am entering this in challenges at the following blogs:

Crazy Amigos Challenge - flowers,

Scrapalicious - flower power,
Aud Sentiments - anything goes, &

4 Crafty Chicks - favorite embellishment (die-cut flower).

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

Friends 'til the End

Hope your weekend is going well.  I am back with another Pure Innocence card today, this one is also a digital from Heather's Etsy shop.  The sentiment is from a PI MFT set.

I used the sketch from Cards & Things challenges.  I used the color scheme from the challenge over at Daring Cardmakers, Just Some Lines, and Card Makin Mamas.  I used Copics and Spicas on the image, as well as paper-piecing her dress.  I paper pierced a flower & stem flourish and added a pink rhinestone to the center.  Michaels white grosgrain ribbon is wrapped around the upper portion of the card.  I used my nesties to cut out and mount the image.

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

Holiday Wishes

Yea!!!

Friday night, 8pm, and I have finished a card!  Tonight I have a Christmas card for you.  I am actually excited about participating in these Christmas card challenges because:

1. I can use stamps I usually reserve for 1-2 months a year all year long, and

2. I can have most or all of my Christmas cards completed prior to the holiday   

    season, freeing me up to do other things!

The sketch comes from Christmas Challenges.  I am also entering this over at Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge - trees and Christmas Card Challenges.  All DP is from Mind's Eye, tree is from Stampabilities and sentiment is from PaperTrey.  You can't tell very well from the photo, but the dp is very glittery and sparkly.  I colored the tree with Copics, stamped the image with Memento and the sentiment with red Versafine.  I pierced a ring around the tree since it is such a simple element.  I thought it needed a little something else.

Thanks for stopping by.

 kathy b

Graduation

Happy Thursday!

My work week is done, sure hope I can play some this weekend.  We are supposed to break records for high heat the next 3 days and that should keep me indoors!

I have a graduation card tonight that I am sending to our nephew who graduates from high school in 2 weeks.  So I had to avoid bling and flowers, since a teenage boy would not be very happy with that! HA!

This is a Taylored Expressions stamp.  I used a Sizzix embossing folder, nesties dies and Basic Grey dp.

I am entering this in the My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - embossing,

Craft-Room Challenge - embossing,

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - embossing,

DRS Designs, &

CraftyMess Challenge Blog - embossing or distressing.

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

Happy graduation!

Oh my gosh!  I looked at the countdown and Kathy comes here in only 19 days!  My daughter Claudia said, "I can't wait...finally we will be able to go to Paint Yourself Silly.  I've been waiting ALL YEAR."  Every year Kathy, I and the girls have a tradition of going to a paint-your-own-pottery store so I am happy to know that this year, the tradition will continue. :)
So back to business.  Today one of my students is presenting her poster for her Master's project requirement for graduation and I made this card for her.  Stamp is Northwoods, patterned paper is SU and bling from the craft section at Hobby lobby.  Punch is  Martha Stewart.  I am excited about this card...it has lots of sparkle (Stickles) and the cap is popped up.  I used a brad for the centerpiece and twine to braid the tassel (pink and grey to add pizzazz).  I hope you enjoy! Margaret

Birthday Girl

I missed everyone yesterday.  I took Geena Bea to class and we were very late in coming home and by then I was somewhat sore from the root canal, so I called it a night.  Had to work today, or I would have posted sooner!

I have a cute little birthday card today.  I used the sketch from Paper Makeup Stamps Challenge. 

The dp is Echo Park Springtime, except for the dress/cupcake paper on the Pure Innocence image, that's KI.  The girl is a digital image from Heather Ellis' etsy shop.  The birthday girl sentiment is from the MFT My Balloon set.  The Copic colors I selected are all represented in the polka dot paper.  I added a few jewels for bling, used my zigzag border and nesties.  The sprinkles are highlighted with Spicas.

I am also entering this in the CES challenge - cupcake & candy,

Penny's Paper Challenges - happy birthday,

Simon Says - birthday, &

Whimsy Stamps Challenge - spots and dots.

Thanks for stopping by.

kathy b