Reel-y Great Birthday

Hi there!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards.

I've never been fishing, but it seems like it would be a very relaxing activity so long as I didn't have to put bait on the hook...or take the fish off the hook...or clean the fish.  On second thought, maybe I'll just stick to making cards about fishing.

Like this one:

I used several Eyelet Outlet product to complete this scene; the Trout & Bass, Seagull and the Pine Tree (soon to be in the store as part of their Fall release) brads and the Pearl Bling Sheets.   These brads are the most realistic looking I've ever worked with.  Here's a closer look at them:

Here's the Bass, fresh out of the water.  Don't those pearls work well as water bubbles.  I added a few smaller white dots as smaller bubbles.  And there's one of those gorgeous Pine trees.

Here we have a bucket full of Trout...looks like they're having a successful day.  In the sky, a Seagull.

Finally, two more Pine trees to complete the scene.  The stamp set I used is called Reel Great Guys by Art Impressions.  The colored the image with Copic markers and highlighted with White Gel Pen on the water and mountains in the distance.

For inside the card, I scanned the stamped image; reversed and reduced it in size.  I added a little sign with the "o-fish-al" age.

You may have noticed this card isn't the standard A2 size.  It's 3 1/2" x 6" and I'm glad I opted for that size to give me the opportunity for a panoramic view.


I'll see you again next week....have a great day!

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

The Merry Days

Happy Saturday! This is Rebecca, and this morning I’m continuing the Christmas in July theme. But this time I did it without using any Christmas themed products!

I used all Eyelet Outlet items to create the banner:

Bling Strips (to make the letters in “merry”)

Puppy Brads

Dog Bone Quicklets (on sale!)

Heart Enamel - Vacation

Pearl Bling (multi size)

I didn’t set the eyelets. Instead, I just threaded them onto the twine and put the banner pieces on foam so it was the same height as the eyelets. I secured the bones in the corners with small glue dots. I love the result!

Staten Island Ferry

Happy Saturday! This is Rebecca, and today I am jumping on the Christmas in July bandwagon with a holiday season scrapbook page.



Lots of Eyelet Outlet items on this page:
City Washi Tape
Dot Washi Tape
New York Washi Tape (similar to the one I used)
Santa Washi Tape
Glitter Enamel Dots (I used Pink and White)
Heart Enamels - Vacation
Bling Sheet Pearls (I used Black; These are so tiny and awesome to sprinkle around the page!)
Ornament Brads
Holiday Light Brads









Hope you have a creative weekend ahead of you!

Night Shift

Hi folks!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards. 

Have you ever counted sheep to lull yourself to sleep?  I've never tried it, but I know if I did it would devolve into an overly complicated task of making sure the sheep are evenly spaced and jumping at the same height while redesigning the fence and pondering why the grass hasn't been mowed.  That gives you some small insight into why I don't sleep at night.

But here's a gent who employs the counting sheep method to a successful conclusion; for himself anyway.  The sheep aren't all that thrilled about being on the night shift, however.

 To make this card, I used the adorable Pig & Sheep Brads.  The wallpaper is Wide Dot Washi Tape and, as with all finely appointed bedrooms, the bedspread is covered in the coordinating Dot Washi Tape.  The floor is Hardwood Washi Tape and the finials and feet on the bed are Pearl Bling, colored with Copic markers.  And here's a closer look at those sheep.

This card is called a Bridge Fold.  Easy to make, but looks great!  Here's a look down from the top so you can see the fold from another angle.

The back of the card is the perfect spot for the sentiment and another opportunity to use a brad to accent.

I don't know if you caught my post last week using the Pig brad from this pack.  If not, here it is.

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

Dog Days of Summer

 Hello everyone!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards!

I always refer to the hottest days of the year as "the dog days of summer."  

A little research, however, reveals that phrase is not about dogs at all.  Rather, it actually refers to the star "Sirius", also known as the dog star.  It's name is derived from the Greek word "seirios" which means scorching.  Sirius is found in the Canis Major (big dog) constellation and is most visible in our hemisphere during the summer months as the brightest star in the heavens.  So now you know!


But for the purpose of this post, let's just pretend it's all about dogs; as is my card...well, cards, as I have two to share with you today.

My first card features Eyelet Outlet's Dog Bone Quicklets and Pearl Bling Sheets.

When my l'il dog, Katy, dreams, she smiles.  I'm thinking this is what her dream looks like...she's a real food hound.

I cut the "dream" bubble in the front of the card for a peek-a-boo look at the Dog Bone Quicklets inside.  The pup is from Eureka Stamps and the chair is an Eat Cake Graphics image. Leading from the sleeping pup to the dream are three pearls....the Pearl Bling Sheets gave me the flexibility of using graduated sizes.  The dream BIG title ties everything together.

Inside, a continuation of the thought...and important words to live by.  And here are all the bones...I got as many as I could into that dream bubble. Because as the title says, if you're gonna dream, you might as well, "dream BIG".

My second card uses the Puppy Brads, Chalk Board Washi Tape,  and Swirl Bling-Clear and another Dog Bone Quicklet.

This little puppy in a huge dog bowl makes me smile and brings home the point that "attitude is everything".

I created a circle and filled it with digital patterned paper and matted on Basic Black where I also created my greeting using the text to path option on my Silhouette.  I offset that to create another made from Tangerine Tango.  The rectangle was filled with another patterned paper and matted on the same two colors.

I made the dog bowl by tracing around a clip art image I found on-line.  I wanted to make it w-a-y too big for the little puppy, just like his name...he'll grow into both.  I've had Great Danes in the past, so I know how fast that can happen!

I ran  a piece of the Chalk Board Washi Tape across the bottom.  For accent, I added a Dog Bone Quicklet to the center and paws from the Paw Washi Tape.  I attached the Paw washi to the same blue as the card base and punched out the paws with a small circle punch.

One final touch was to add jewels to the top of the circle and the center of the bone after coloring them black with a Copic marker.  I hand lettered the name on the dog bowl...that was the most difficult part of making this card.



Inside, a another simple but important message.  I color matched it to the patterned paper and printed it on Whisper White card stock.
 

 

I'm a real dog lover, so I had a lot of fun making dog themed cards to share with you today.  I hope you like them, too!  See you next week with something new!

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!