Music is Life...

Just popping in with my card for our challenge at 613 Avenue Create. We're Anything Goes but our optional twist is to show us your interpretation of "Love Me Do".   On September 11, 1962 the Beatles recorded their 1st single "Love Me Do".  Our sponsors this week are STAMPlorations, Bugaboo Stamps and Eureka Stamps.  

I used the Heart Note image by Eureka Stamps.

I colored the heart with Copics and used clear WOS on top of it.  I also colored all of the embossed dots with the WOS.  A Papertrey Ink die was used to cut the sentiment.

Come see what the 613 Avenue Create DT have made for your inspiration this week!  They are so amazingly talented  :)

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Kathi

Hey baby...what's your sign?

LOL...what a cheezy line huh?  Well, my husband got a kick out of it.  Which is good because it was his birthday card...my little crab!  LOL!  I love this set from Mama Elephant.  It has all of the zodiac signs called Cosmic Stars.  I also used the coordinating set Starry Night which has the sentiments.  I used Versamark ink to stamp the crab background.  The t-shirt and tag dies are by My Favorite Things.  The tag was embossed with a folder from The Paper Studio.  And the little crab was colored with Copics.

Come join us this week at 613 Avenue Create, we're Anything Goes but this weeks twist is Shabby Chic.  We have 3 sponsors this week which means 3 chances to win!  Even if you just stop by to check out our amazing Design Team samples.  Hope to see you there!
Hugs,
Kathi

Hope Everything's Ducky!

It's time for my DT project for 613 Avenue Create.

On July 20th 1969 astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon.  Click the link to learn more about this historic event.

At 613 Avenue Create we're always Anything Goes 
but this weeks optional twist is to 
use a moon and/or stars in your creation.

One of our sponsors this week is 

Drawn with Character

I've used the Dancing in the Rain Duck

I had this perfect sentiment by Verve Stamps.  My stars for the optional twist are embossed on the yellow cardstock and inked slightly with black ink.  Dies are from MFT and Impression Obsession.  Colored with Copics and chalks, paper pieced umbrella and boots.  Glossy accents were added to the raindrops and puddle.

We have 3 great sponsors this week so come join us at 613 Avenue Create and you can also check out the gorgeous DT samples!

Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges:

Crafting-With-Friends - AG #2    7/31

Digitally Sweet Challenges - AG 7/30

Sister Act Card Challenge - #115 AG 7/23

Simply Papercraft Challenges - #9 AG 7/30

Friends by MWLW

Ok this is my last post today...I promise!  LOL!  Here is my final DT card for 613 Avenue Create today using our new sponsor My Whimsical Little World.  This is set has 3 images and here is the second one I've used.

Stop by 613 Avenue Create to see what the talented DT ladies have created to inspire you!  And link up for a chance to win 3 images from MWLW!

Hugs,

Kathi

CHALLENGES:

MarkerPOP - ATG

Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog – ATG

Hiding In My Craft Room - Use your scraps

K for Kimono

Hi everyone,

Playing with the watercolors again  :)  Boy do I need to practice!  LOL!!  Here is a card I made for the Outlawz CAS challenge which is to use and embellishment or image that begins with the first letter of your first or last name.  That was a tough one and of course I couldn't do something simple like key or kite!  I new I had an old unmounted Kimono stamp which I dug out and used, also the HB stamp is an old UM.  I don't know who made either because I didn't label them...my bad I know!   I've been missing my stamps.  I love digi's but my first love was good 'ol rubber!  Hope you like  :)

Hugs,
Kathi

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!  Especially to those single Moms out there!  In many cases you are playing both roles, I've been there and it's not easy!  I have to admit I don't miss it!    :)   
I met my husband 10 years ago and he was so worth waiting for!  He is the most wonderful, hard working and loving husband and Dad ever! 
  Our challenge this week at 613 Avenue Create is Anything Goes but the optional twist is to incorporate Subway Art into your design.  I had fun with this one!  And we have 3 great sponsors this week too! 
                                            Lacy Sunshine Stamps   

 

     Meljen's Designs    

 

  Inky Impressions

 

 I've used an image from Meljen's Designs called Pappa Bear.  There's actually another bear in the image but I cut it out.

 

 I found the subway art on Pinterest, here's a link to my Subway Art Board. Papers, ink and dies are from MFT, heart die from Lawn Fawn, DAD stamp by Verve, star embossing folder by Paper Studio and colored with chalks and Copics.

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges:
Meljen's Designs - Dad

Got Coffee?

Hi everyone!
     It's time for another 613 Avenue Create challenge!  As usual it's Anything Goes but the twist is for a Male Someone Special.  This week  our sponsor is Limited Runs Digital Stamps.  I've used the Coffee2 image and paper pieced the cup.  The sentiment was a freebie which I forgot to label with the company name...I know my bad!  I searched who I thought it might have been but couldn't find it.

gift card die by MFT

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads and single Moms who play both roles!  I always wish my mother a Happy Father's Day!   :)

Hugs,

Kathi

Supplies:
papers - My Mind's Eye, craft CS
dies - Spellbinders circles, gift card by MFT
ink - Distress Ink tumbled glass
coloring medium - Copics
misc - Sizzix embossing folder, button, twine, paper punch, sandpaper

Challenges:
Craft Lovin' - Anything Goes
Little Claire's Designs - Male Theme
The Hobby House - Anything Goes
Digi Haven - Anything Goes
Jelly Park - Masculine 

Sailor Girl

Hi Everyone!
This is my 1st post as a Through The Craftroom Door (TTCRD)  DT member!  The challenges at TTCRD are weekly and always Anything Goes.   Today I have a card using the Rick St. Dennis image "Gigi" although I call her Sailor Girl  :)  Anyone who knows my work knows that I love to crop the images I work with.  This is no exception! 

 Nothing like a close up to accentuate your little boo-boo's!  Still learning and getting used to the Copics  :)  I used a Vintage Button stick pin from Maya Road instead of the balloon.  I used a pop dot under the heart but it's hard to see because I colored the edges of the dot red.  Then I used Glossy Accents to attach a vintage anchor button.

I used a new Cuttlebug folder called Cross My Heart then lightly sanded it, also distressed the heart and Hopmeadow Circle die by Memory Box.

I hope you'll stop by to see the rest of the DT's projects.  I really am honored to design with a group of very talented and sweet ladies!  Through The Craftroom Door Anything Goes Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Kathi

Supplies

papers:  DCWV - The Shimmer Stack (blue + silver), basic white CS, Core'dinations (red), MFT (black)

dies: Spellbinders circle, Memory Box Hopmeadow Circle and Cosmo Border, Lawn Fawn hearts

misc: Cuttlebug folder Cross My Heart, Glossy Accents, Maya Road stick pin, pop dots

Copics:  E00,E11,E34,E35,E57,Y32,B34,B37,R11,R21,C1,C3

Challenges: 

Craft Your Passion - Haberdashery Items

Fitztown Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Summer

The Emerald Fairies - Dies/Punches

Country View Challenges - Dies

Robyns Fetish - Use a digi

KEEP CALM and......

EAT PEEPS!  Ok, so I think this is a little clever on my part  :) 

This is part of a stamp set from Technique Tuesday.  I inked all of the words except chocolate then added the peep die from the MFT Woven Basket set. The t-shirt and the scalloped edge border are both dies from MFT.  The dot embossing folder by Darice.  I inked the t-shirt and stippled the scalloped border with VersaMark Purple Hydrangea.  Patterned paper by Bo Bunny and the date on the paper is 2006!!  OMGoodness!  LOL!!  I used a tiny hole punch to make notches for the twine. 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges:

Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Dilly Beans Challenge - Easter
Pattie's Creations - Easter
Stamping With The Dragon - Easter
SweetPea Stampers - Spring Colors
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Easter Eggstravagansa!
My Sheri Crafts - Easter
Eclectic Ellapu - Whimsy or Funny
Hobby Cutz Challenges - Easter
The Squirrel and the Fox - Easter or Passover

All my peeps in a basket

Hi...just a quick post today with a card I made simultaneously with yesterdays Pure Innocence Peep card.  And I still have scraps left  :)  So I have a new die set from MFT called Woven Basket.  It is just too cute! 

I cut the basket from kraft CS then rubbed my VersaMark pad over it to bring out the basket weave design.  I also used the Pennant Trim die by MFT which I embossed with the Spellbinders M-Bossabilities folder and used the VersaMark on that.  I used a swirl stamp/VersaMark on the eggs.   I made the grass in the basket with the MFT Pinking Edge Border die and layered it with the eggs and peeps.  Finally the basket was raised up with pop dots.  

Til next time!
Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges I'll be entering:
Crafty Creations - Easter
Creative Belli Blog - Easter
The Sisterhood of Crafter - Easter/Spring
Cuttlebug Mania - Easter
Scrap-Creations - Easter
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

I Miss You Peep!

Hi Everyone...it's been a busy week here!  Nothing unusual I guess!  LOL!  Here's a card I made for my daughter away at school.  She used to just love peeps at Easter time and this Pure Innocence girl always reminds me of her  :) 

I'm using the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club sketch MFTWSC116.   The MFT set is called One of My Favorite Peeps.  I colored her with Copics, I still have a lot of practicing to do!!  I paper pieced her dress and I don't know who makes the papers I used...sorry.  I used Glossy Accents on her shoes, flowers centers on the dress and the peep.  She has a little pearl in her hair too.  I embossed the peach CS with Spellbinders M-Bossabilities EL-005 folder.  Then I rubbed my VersaMark pad on the raised design.  I love how it makes the flowers pop off of the paper.  The flower was the Michael's $1.50 bin.  And yes I'm still upset that they raised the prices of those bins from $1.00 like 2 years ago!  LOL! 

close ups

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!  

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges I'll be entering:

Lady Anne's Challenges - Must Use A Stamp
Crafty Creations - Embossing
Lil Red Wagon - Easter
Simon Says Stamp - Easter/Spring
Stampotique Designers Challenge - SDC92: Spring Theme  
Alota Rubber Stamps - #103 Springtime 
Creatalicious Challenges - Lovely Easter 
Forever Friends & Co. - Flowers 
Heck of a Challenge - Spring/Butterflies and Pearls 
Lia Stampz - Easter or Spring 
Oozak - Anything Goes with Spring 
The Stamping Shack - Easter 
Sassy Studio - Paper Piecing 
Under the Table and Dreaming - Linking Party

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

Inks and Such Challenge at JDE!

Happy Tuesday and it's time for our weekly challenge at Jackson's Digital Expressions.  It's time for Inks and Such (AKA strut your stuff) and this week I'm using the Chef Eli digi.

close up

Details:  card base is a blank card from Michael's $1.00 bin last year, sentiment from Papertrey Ink sets Birthdays by the Numbers + Big Birthday Wishes, MFT Die-namics die, washi tape from Target, Darice embossing folder on brown paper, papers from stash, skin colored with Copics bow with Prismacolor pencil/Gamsol.

Challenges:

Here Come the Boys Challenge Blog - #41 Birthdays Only
Mema's Crafts - 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

Angry Bird Birthday Card

Wow 3 posts in 3 days!  LOL!  This is a quick one though, I made this is for my cousin's son who turned 7.  I couldn't find an SVG to use so I used a jpg from Shery K Designs FREE printable Angry Bird Birthday Kit.  It's a great set!  The yellow digi paper is included in the set too.  I embossed the black circle with a Darice diamond folder.

I made a pocket inside for a gift card, money, etc.  The stamp is by Papertrey Ink.  Thanks for stopping by!

Kathi  :)

Challenges:

Artistic Inspirations #15
Make It Monday #115
Lady Anne's Challenges - Anything Goes

Scorpio Birthday Card

Hi All!

Quick post tonight with a card I made for a friend.  This awesome astrological birthday digi is free at Blue Bird Flats she's also selling a lot of her old Cricut carts cheap!  So you might want to check that out, there are a few with best offer of only $2.00! 

Scorpio colored with Prismacolor pencil, old paper from  EK Success

FYI this week's challenge at Jackson's Digital Expressions is a sketch challenge if you would like to join in.  Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Stamps and you could win 7 digi's from them!

(sketch by Rebecca Fleck)

Challenges I would like to enter:
Clear It Out Challenge - Anything Goes -RED stash item (I used paper)
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge - Old items used: papers are over a year old!
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes

JDE and Bugaboo together again!

Hi all!

It's Clean And Simple Anything Goes #23 this week!  We are sponsored again by the awesome Bugaboo Stamps so I have two cards for you this week!  First is a new release image by Robert called Sunday Suit.

The floral paper is by Glitz Design called French Kiss Floral,  Spellbinders die Picot Edge Circles, I used Copics & Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. 

Now for the Bugaboo card.  I used the Stella Says Sketch #119 for this weeks challenge at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog it's called Bugaboo Brats - Best Friends. 

Plaid paper by Doodlebug called Sew Plaid, pink polka dot is washi tape for $1 at AC Moore, scalloped border is an SVG and I used one of the new Darice embossing folders then touched the dots with Stickles.

Colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.  Stickle accents.

Sentiment by Ginger's House she has daily freebies and a great sense of humor!

Well that's it for this week!  Come join us at Jackson's Digital Expressions for another challenge and prizes!

Kathi  :)

Challenges:
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Try It On Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Clear It Out Challenge Blog - Children