Believe

Hi Everyone!

I've been a busy bee with my new ETSY Shop and My Creative Therapy FB Page.  Today I'm here with my DT project for Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge. Our theme for the next 2 weeks is Christmas.

inside of card

The image is Bear_1 from the Kitty Bee Etsy Shop.  Colored with Copics and fussy cut then popped up with some black foam dots.  I used WOS on the present bow.  Papers and enamel dots by My Mind's Eye and the solid CS is from MFT.  Dies used are from MFT Blueprints line of dies, the heart is from Lawn Fawn and the believe is from Little Yellow Bicycle.  We hope you can join us at the Aloha Friday Challenge!  Come check out what the other DT Ladies have created for your inspiration!

Hugs,

Kathi

Owl love

Hi again!  This is my second post today  :)  My brother-in-law asked me to make a card for his girlfriend, who loves owls, and this is what I came up with.

The owl SVG is called Winter Owl from Miss Kate's Cuttables.  I used my MTC software and Cricut.  I used scraps of CS, Stickles on the hat, a love charm and seed beads.

Hugs,

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Pick A Fave - (ATG)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ATG 
Inspiration Destination #13 ATG
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #291 ATG
Divas by Design: Anything goes 
TTCRD - ATG
Whoopsi Daisy ATG

Christmas Owls

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday, whichever one you celebrate  :)    I am playing catch up...as usual!  I only made 2 whole Christmas cards this year and I'll be posting them separately today.  I feel terrible because I can't remember who made this adorable image!  If anyone knows please let me know!  Thank you to Marilyn of  One Stamping Fool
for letting me know that the stamped imaged is from Art Impressions called Five Whoots.  I had received the image in a swap and couldn't remember who made it.

I LOVE these colors!!

inside sentiment:

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Pick A Fave - (ATG)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge ATG

Inspiration Destination #13 ATG
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #291 ATG
Divas by Design: Anything goes 
TTCRD - ATG
Whoopsi Daisy ATG

Beautiful daughter ornament

Hi Everyone!  Whew before you know it the holidays will be over!  I really haven't made anything this year!  Just my DT projects and a few birthday cards.  Speaking of DT's this is my last project for the Through The Craftroom Door Design Team.  They really are a wonderful group of artists and I would like to thank Colleen Holmes for the opportunity to design with them over the last 6 months.  So here it is...drum roll please...LOL!  

 

 It's been many many years since I've made an ornament for my daughter Shianne.  This little girl from Sassy Cheryl's always reminds me of her.  I hadn't planned on making an ornament it just happened.  I'm sure you know what I mean, you start a project with one thing in mind then it ends up being something completely different  LOL!  I really like how the lights shine through the cut outs of the heart die by QuicKutz.   I used Frantage embossing powder on the edge of the heart, it's a nice white & gold color.   And I surprised myself with the shadow from the halo!  

Well until next time!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's - You're favorite 2013 made by you 
 

Just A Little Something

Hi all of my crafty friends! 
       The holidays are fast approaching and this week we have a challenge at 613 Avenue Create that everyone can benefit from!  Our Anything Goes Challenge has the twist this week to create some kind of gift packaging.  Whether it's a gift bag, card holder, gift can, etc.  we want to see it!  You never know you may win some digi stamps from Rick St. Dennis who is our sponsor this week.  Or you could be featured on our new Facebook page!  So come check it out!

CLICK HERE TO GO TO FACEBOOK

This week I've used the Star Pixie image

This cute little bag is a free SVG at Cre8ive Cutz!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!  See you soon with my TTCRD DT project.

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges:

2 Creative Chicks - Christmas/Winter   12/31

Paulaholifieldcrafts - Christmas Cheer   12/28

Creatalicious Challenges - Christmas Time   12/14

Digi Galore Challenges - Stitching real or fake   12/14  Winner

Feeling Crafty Challenge - Christmas  12/31

Santa ornament

Hi again it's time for my TTCRD DT project.  Anne Fenton is our sponsor this week and I've chosen her Santa image to work with.  I made an ornament using a Memory Box snowflake die. 

Hope you can join us this week at TTCRD's Anything Goes Challenge!  
Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Kathi

TTCRD Nice Crane Challenge

Hi all,
     Sorry my posts have been limited to my DT projects but I'll tell ya reality really bites sometimes!  Ugh that dreaded routine called work has been draining me of every ounce of energy I have!  It's pretty sad when you fall asleep with your 4 year old at 8:00 pm  LOL!  And my little guy is getting sick...sniffling, sneezing and whining...ahh motherhood  :)

Anyway, here's my Christmas tag for the challenge this week at Through The Craftroom Door and our sponsor is Nice Crane.  I chose a pre-colored vintage image. 

Hope you can join us this week for our Anything Goes challenge at TTCRD!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Kathi

JDE's final CAS Challenge

Hi Everyone,

For those who do not know Jackson's Digital Expressions Challenge Blog will be ending on 12/31/12.  Robert has decided to end his partnership with the JDE blog.  However, Chana and myself are starting our own challenge blog and most of the JDE design team will be joining us!  Here is the link and I will be doing a more formal post about it tomorrow  613 Avenue Create

So here is my final CAS entry for JDE.  Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digi Stamps who I just love!  I used the Stocking Santa Ornament.  Isn't he cute?  She has a cute window Santa freebie until Thursday night you should go grab it!

Details:
Papers - My Mind's Eye 6x6 pad, Authentique, green and the plaid from stash
Embossing folder - Sizzix snowflake
Dies - Spellbinders oval/scalloped oval, MFT fishtail flags
colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, Copics on the skin, stippled background in the oval

Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays and the season!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge Blog - #82 Traditional Colors
Celebrate the Occasion - #93 Christmas Anything Goes
Die Cuttin' Divas - #95 More Holiday Spirit
Ladybug Crafts Ink - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Santa Rocks!

Hi again!  I've been busy!  Here's a little hanger for my door at work.  I used the Santa Head 12 digi by Dustin Pike of Doodle Dragon Studios.  Here is my entry for his challenge this week.

Supplies:  papers - Making Memories + Authentique, banner SVG by Designs on Cloud 9, red Decorative Accents by Sizzix, Spellbinders border die, tshirt die by MFT, $1 letter stamps, Icicle Stickles on hat, Prismacolor pencils + Gamsol, Copics for skin, CANDI dots, twine

Hope you're getting into the spirit of the season...I'm trying!!  LOL!
Kathi  :)

Challenges:
Dustin Pike - Ho Ho Ho Challenge
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes

Mr. & Mrs. Claus - CAS Challenge

This week at Jackson's Digital Expressions it's CAS time again!  The challenge is make a CAS (Clean And Simple) card and use patterned paper.  I used the new release Mr. & Mrs. Claus.

I used the sketch this week at the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #172

Supplies:  My Mind's Eye Vintage Christmas 6x6 pad, Spellbinders square die, Jotted Heart die by Verve, Fishtail Flag die by MFT, sentiment by MFT from The Merry KISSmas Pure Innocence set, colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.

Come join us this week at JDE for our newest challenge!  

Kathi  :)

Challenges:

The Sweetest Thing - Sweet Sunday Sketch #172
Paper Playtime - #89 Anything Goes
The Kraft Journal - Holiday Cards Challenge
House of Gilli - Die cuts
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door #45

Anything Goes Challenge at JDE!

Hi all!

Hope everyone here in the US is safe from Hurricane Sandy!  It's been pretty rough here in Rhode Island!  Thankfully I still have power!!  Whew!  You know crafting by candlelight isn't easy!  LOL!

So this week at Jackson's Digital Expressions it's the Inks and Such team that's hosting the challenge.  The theme is Anything Goes and our sponsor this week is DigiStamps4Joy.  My gift bag uses the Front Door Christmas Tree image from DigiStamps4Joy.  I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils/Gamsol then I stippled over the entire image with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  I cut the image and the scalloped circle with Spellbinders dies and matted on My Mind's Eye papers.  I stippled all of the papers, the twine and even the corner dots which are called CANDI.  Propped the image and CANDI dots on dimensionals.

This picture really doesn't do this project justice!  The colors are much richer in person.

Here is the image before I cut it out.

So come join us this week at JDE for our Anything Goes Challenge!  Thanks for stopping by!

Kathi   :)

Challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge - #79 Anything Goes
Die Cuttin' Divas - #89 Anything Goes
Paper Playtime - #87 Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - #194 Christmas is Coming
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes
The Paper Makeup Stamps Blog - Layers
Love To Create Challenge Blog - Lots of Layers
Make It Monday - #113
Ooh La La Creations Challenge Blog - Christmas
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog - Distress Your Cards
The Paper Girls Challenge - Altered Projects & Blog Hop
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Scrap-Creations by Kristen - Pop It Up!
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - O Christmas Tree
Paperminutes - Wrap Something
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Twisted Tuesday Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Just Keep On Creating - Christmas
Sugar Creek Hollow - #36 Cream Plus Two