Thank you fairy much

After a long hiatus...hello again everyone!  Between graduation activities, my parents visiting and then a friend with her daughter visiting...we have been busy and my art room has missed my presence!  Thank you to Kathy for posting all those cards each night...I am sure it is exhausting.  Today's card is a Thank You--a very very belated thank you---for my birthday goodies from Kathy.  I got a whole bunch of fairy stamps (I'm a collector of those)..but the one I really felt compelled to feature was the one below by Crafter' Companion.  OH MY GOODNESS.  I used to love those fairy stamps by Hampton Arts...and I only have one of those and they've since discontinued.  Crafter's Companion has a whole line of fairy stamps...and of course, I must build my collection.  Easy peasy to color...fun to color...and even easier to cut out!

I was sort of playing...since I've figured out when I do that, my cards come out a bit better than when I have a plan.  The whole feature is the fairy..and she is sparkly sparkly with tons of stickles.  I did something different and tried to make her pastel--I tend to use strong colors but wanted to try something different, while giving her wings a sort of watercolor look.  The backdrop (and sentiment die) behind her is MFT die cut (from their newer line) and I attached alot of gold sparkly flowers with a Swarovski crystal above.  The sentiment is SU.

I'll be entering this card in the : Flutter by Wednesday's Challenge #243 (anything with a butterfly or fairy)

I hope to get a bunch more stamping in over the summer...it is a requirement! :)  Tomorrow I leave for the airport to bring my girls to North Carolina for the summer..not too ecstatic about that.  We are sort of in a sad mode today on account of that.  At least I am.  Well will be seeing you back soon.  Thanks for stopping by!  Margaret

Peace on Earth

Let the countdown begin!  
Margaret and I are planning to hit every stamp store from Colorado Springs to Albuquerque!   Is that cool or what?  
I've put a countdown timer for when I take off from Little Rock.
Less than 2 weeks away and I can hardly wait!

Tonight I have a Christmas card.  Boy am I behind in making these.  I am really going to have to be more deliberate in planning to make them or I will be scrambling at the last minute!

I used a JustRite stamp and Versafine Olympia Green ink stamped on SU! vanilla cs and popped up with 3M foam tape.  DP & green cs are ancient Hobby Lobby (2008).  The diamond border is an MFT die.  I added twine next to it and as the ornament hanger.  The sketch is from Sweet Sunday Sketches #185.

I am also entering the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge - use hoarded item (dp)

Cuttlebug Mania - Christmas in June (border die)

Holly Jolly Christmas - 6 layers

Christmas All Year Round - Vintage

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

Celebrate

I went to town today and got the last of my car repairs done.  Before I left, they realized the back brake light wasn't working - but after trading out bulbs and checking the fuse, they finally figured out what was wrong.  Now my car looks like new again.  Yea!  While I was waiting, I was able to work on my real job because I brought a computer with me, I hate to waste an opportunity!

My card today is simple, but took a little while to construct.

I used a Cornish Heritage Farms Backgrounder and colored some of the tiles with Copic Y08, YG05, RV04 and YR04.  I was tickled to find colors that matched the Doodlebug jelly embellishments (from long ago).  The mini strand of yellow pompoms comes from The Cat's Pajamas.  CS is from Michaels.  I used the sketch from Fetch-A-Sketch.

I am also entering the following challenges:

Inky Impressions - Birthday

Penny's Challenges - Birthday

The Cupboard Trilogy - Birthday

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

Happy Father's Day

Hello Everyone,
I am taking a quick break from my guests to relieve and surprise Kathy with a post.  She is feeling in a slump right now...happy thoughts her way. Hugs!  I cannot wait to see her in less than two weeks and have a marathon 10000 word session!

My daughter Claudia made this card for her dad for Father's Day.  I think it is so simple and striking--I'm so proud of her in how far she has come with her cardmaking skills.  I think perhaps we need to include her as our third member of our blog team.  What do you think?  I'm starting to use her cards as inspirations myself!!  The stamp is Stampin Up.

Sorry this is short--next week I will be back with cards to post and post and post.  I cannot WAIT to get back into the art room!  Til then...happy stamping!

Nuts About You

This has been a day.  I don't know if it's because it is Monday, or because it is the 1st Monday of June, or because it's the first day for school to be out, or what, but it has been a very odd day.

I was tickled when I got home and discovered I had been a Top 3 at Technostamper and Honourable Mention at Merry Monday.  Made my day!

Tonight I have a Father's Day card, though not the typical kind.  This one is from my youngest pup, Geena Bea (my picture), to her daddy.  They both have this "thing" about squirrels, as in wanting to rid the world of them!  If he spots one, he will call to her with a quiet sound, so as not to run the squirrel off, and carefully hold open the doggie door so she can blast out of the house full blast to try and catch the flying rodent.  We have learned that country squirrels are far more savvy than city squirrels, and we guess that is because they have far more predators.  She gets close, but not near as close as she did in town, and she had a flight of stairs to traverse there!  She actually caught one!

So now for the card:

I used the sketch at The Sweet Stop.  The stamps are from A Muse and squirrelly is colored with Copics.  I used a Memory Box die for the border, rhinestones from stash, DCWV cs and MME Miss Caroline Dolled Up dp.

I think GB's daddy will like her card!

I am also entering the following challenges:

Cut It Up - Father's Day

Wags n' Whiskers - Father's Day

Love to Create - Father's Day or Special Guy in Your Life

Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes with opt. twist - Father's Day

Thanks so much for stopping by!

kathy b

Best Friend

Oh what a lovely day we had here!  A high of 79 degrees and sunny!

You can't ask for better than that in the South in June!

I have a card for my stash for the animal rescue with which I volunteer.  I like to send cards to kids that do special things for us in lieu of our standard donation thank you card (very adult).  We probably have an equal number of little boys and little girls that have events for us (birthday parties, lemonade stands, etc.).  This one will go to our next special little boy.  We have a senior citizen donor that gives monthly that I also send a special card to every other month or so with her tax receipt tucked inside.  Anyway, I like to have a stash so I can choose a card for the recipient!

I used a darling Greeting Farm image, OA Buddies, colored with Copics and Spicas, then fussy cut.  DP is Authentique Bundle Collection: Journey and cs is DCWV.  Rectangles are Spellbinders, and I cut a hole in the blue cs making it look like a Polaroid snapshot.  The bone and pawprint charms are MFT dies.  The sentiment tag is from Memory Box.  Ribbon and rhinestones come from my stash. I used the sketch from PaperTake Weekly.

I am also entering the following challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity - 3 elements beginning with same letter (boy, blue, bone)

Here Come the Boys - Use ribbon

Paper Crafting Journey - masculine cards

The House That Stamps Built - Fin, Fur or Feathers
The Greeting Farm - Oh Boy

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Now I'm off to work on a card for tomorrow!

kathy b

Congratulations

It is pouring rain, so that has kept us indoors today.  So I made an early escape to my room.  I made a card for Margaret's daughter, Julia, because she graduated from 8th grade.  I'm late, I know, but Julia tends to run late herself, so I know she won't be upset!

I used the sketch at TechnoStamper.  I really like this sketch!  I used products I just received from my first order at Lil' Inker Designs.  The clouds rainbow, sun and sentiment are all from Lil' Inkers.  The fishtail is an MFT die.  DP is MME Miss Caroline Dolled Up and cardstock comes from my scrap box!  Yea!  Rhinestones are from KaiserCraft.

I am also entering the following challenges:

Shopping our stash - graduation or anniversary

Stampin' Royalty - photo inspiration

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope your weather is better than ours!

kathy b