Spring Heart

Here's a quicky post with a quicky card.

I used the sketch at Sketch Saturday,a digi stamp from Dearie Dolls, and the rest of the stuff is from my stash.

I am also entering the following challenges:

Crafting by Design - heart - but NOT Valentine

Papertake Weekly - hearts and flowers

Thanks for stopping by.

kathy b

For Daddy

This is a special Valentine's Day card!

It's the one I made for the dogs to give to their daddy!

I used Basic Grey Max & Whiskers DP and DCWV cs.  Ribbon is from Michaels.  I colored the SU! image with Copics.  I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.

On the inside, I used an EK SUccess pawprint punch.

And of course, all this was with the direction of some special pups:

I put it in his backpack so he could find it when he ate breakfast this morning.  We're having lunch together at our favorite restaurant.  Even though we work on the same campus, it's a blue moon when our schedules allow this sort of thing!

I am also entering the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter - Valentine

Inky Chicks - Valentine

Stamping Sensations - fur or feather

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

Rose Red

It's almost Valentine's Day!

I love that day - love all the red, love the hearts, love the sweets, love giving little gifts cards to people I work with.  Today I have a darling digi image that comes from Dearie Dolls Digis.

Isn't she just adorable???  DP is stach (HL) and cs is DCWV.  I used nesties to cut her out and frame her and 2 little asterisk buttons for accents.

I used the sketch from Fetch-A-Sketch.  I am also entering the following challenges:

Broken Box Stock - Valentine

Celebrate the Occasion - Valentines

Crafty Sentiments - Valentines

Digi Haven - digi Valentine image

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

Thinking of You Warms My Heart

This card is for a very special girl, Olivia, who was born 3 weeks ago tomorrow.

This is a MFT image & sentiment (Claire Keay).  I colored her with Copics.  I used a Memory Box die for the edging and a Nestie for the sentiment.  Ribbon, cs, & dp are from stash.

The sketch comes from The Sweet Stop and I turned it on it's side.

I am also entering the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Valentine

Cutie Pie Challenge - Valentine

Lexi's creations - Valentine

Broken Box Stock -Valentine

Schmitzy had his check-up today and got a glowing report.  His doctor thought he was healing at a very fast pace and at that rate his wound will be healed in a month or so!  We are to continue what we have been doing treatment-wise and we can give him a bath as long as we keep shampoo off the wound.

YEA!

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

Happy Valentine's Day

I am always happy when Margaret fills in on the weekends.  It gives me a break, and if I am smart, I can get ahead by making a card

or two or three.  This weekend I made 3!!!

Today's card is a Valentine's Day card for one of the girls at work.  Tomorrow I will have another Valentine's Day card for my friend on maternity leave.

This girl loves to garden, so I went with spring colors rather than the traditional red and white.  The Impression Obsession heart is embossed with Stampendous White Detail.  The flower is made with an MFT die and I made extras of the center and used them as accents above/to the left of the heart.  I added rhinestones for bling.  The sketch comes from 613 Avenue Create.

I am also entering the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges - Valentine

Pink Gem - Hearts/Valentines

My Sheri Crafts - Valentine

Card Crafter's Circle - Valentine

We had a nice weekend and Schmitzy is looking a lot better.  We go back to the vet for a 2-week follow-up/stitch removal tomorrow.  Will let you know how it goes!

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

SSS197-Happy Easter

Hello everyone,
Boy am I disappointed today.  There has been a winter weather advisory of up to 7 inches of snow for the Springs.  Mmmm, we got a sprinkling of about 0.1 inch last night (not kidding) and bright and sunny skies all day.  Mother Nature, I ask is this some sort of sick joke?  The kiddos have been anticipating a snow day for quite some time now.  LOL  Hopefully, something will happen tonight?  Not holding my breath...Apparently we are due for a big several foot whopper since we haven't had one of those in 10 years...still waiting....

So, today I've gotten a leg up on my Easter cards.  I haven't decided whether to give this to my daughter Claudia who happens to be particularly fond of this stamp or my parents...but Claudia may win out. :)  I've modeled the sketch after The Sweet Stop Challenge SSS197.  I really like this sketch...it is not too busy but has just a small touch to add elegance to it.  I tried to think outside of the box a little bit and hopefully it doesn't distract from the sketch too much.  (This was my second card of the day so my creative juices got the best of me).

There are two types of patterned papers (the middle is very faint) and although it's hard to see (due to the large image and paleness of white on pale pink), the scalloped edging is Martha Stewart.  The part that I am most excited about is this lovely image from Northwoods.  It is adorable!  I actually cut the egg and last bird out separately and popped it up with foam tape to give it a 3D zip.  I also added gloss to the egg and a little bit of flower soft to the bird to make him fuzzy.  (see detail below the regular card)  The purple paper is glitter.  I'm really pleased with how this one turned out.  The Sentiment is Stampin Up.  If I had a teeny one I'd put it up above the bird but of all the Happy Easter's I didn't quite have a little one to fit!

Well I hope you enjoyed today's creation and I thank you for stopping by.  Have a good rest of the week.  Margaret

DS88 - Baby news

Hello Readers!

It's Saturday evening and I'm already starting to dread the rest of February!  We have an unusually high amount of activities and deadlines over the next three weeks. :(  Anyway, today I have big news.  My sister (my only one) told me a couple of days ago that she is having a baby!  Therefore, I made her this card using the Deconstructed Sketch #88.  The card has DP from Doodlebug (everything in the circle). I believe Jillibean is the green paper.  Edging is Martha Stewart, and other dies are Spellbinders and MFT.  The stamp is Stampin Up.  I am attaching a closeup...there are numerous Swarovski on this card and I also made the bird 3D with some embellishment...  Thanks for stopping by...tomorrow I will have an Easter Card to share. :)  Margaret