sunshine

Hello Friends, How are you? Are you starting to feel a squeeze on summer as we round the corner to August? I know I am! 

Today I thought I would share a few cards with one of my favorite dies from Simon Says Stamp called, "Sunshine". I guarantee that it will continue to bring you sunshine for every season. 

These bright strips of castaway scraps came in handy to create my card. I trimmed them so they were the same width and taped them together on the back. Do this twice, then die cut one of them. For the background FLIP the colored strips to give you a fun geometric graphic twist on your card. I used this for the banner and this for my sentiment from SRM stickers. 

(I used pop dots so the sunshine die cut would stand out therefore, my lines don't look like they line up in the top photo but, they do)

These graduation cards were fun and fast to pull together using the same dies and banners. The sentiments and grad hats are from SRM stickers. 

More of the same on this card except I cut up the sunshine banner to resemble rays of light coming from some fireworks. Just a fun look :)

If you want to see more cards using the Sunshine die cut check out this and this. 

Here's to hoping that you have some snap, pop & bang in your day. Hugs, Kathy

P.S. Did you see my giveaway here (form the Hero Arts blog hop) or the card kit giveaway here from Simon Says Stamp?

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SRM stickers

Hello Friends, How are you today? Sorry I have been away so long. I have been taking full advantage of having my son in town for 2.5 weeks. I am thrilled to pop in today because SRM stickers is featuring some of my cards. If you are a regular at my blog you know that I have been using SRM stickers for years and have always touted how they save me so much time! Not only are they a time saver for me but, I love the product. In this latest release SRM has a clear purse box, glassine craft bags & sticker stitches to name a few of the latest and greatest.

Did you know that SRM stickers was nominated at the New York Stationery Show for Best Product in Show!! Congrats SRM!! 

Today I am just sharing a peek of my projects I created. You can see them all at the SRM blog AND if you leave a comment on their blog you will be entered to win these Studio Calico Wood Veneer hexagons. I will pick a random winner next week. 

This is one of SRM 's clear pillow boxes and the quality is awesome! The boxes are crystal clear and very sturdy.

For the Graduation cards I used Simon Says Stamps newest die called "Sunshine".I am in love with it and I love how the die really made the stickers shine! The graduation hat and the sentiment is from SRM.

I have winners to randomly select for this and this. Sooo sorry for my delay :( I KNOW I AM SOOO BAD. I promise to get to it this weekend and thanks for your patience.

Last night I had a "Hello & Goodbye cookout" for my lovely son. He's leaving for an 8week internship in Spain. We did a quick "selfie" photo. My...my how time flies. See you tomorrow for a Simon Says Blog Hop. Thanks so very much for your visit. Hugs, Kathy

Copic Coloring & Card Kit Winner

Hello Friends, I have a quick share today... a card I created for the Penny Black blog.  You may have noticed that I love this flower stamp from PB called "Petal Party" The shapes of the petals are so pretty and have a geometric look to them that I like. Here is another card that I recently made with the stame transparent set of stamps. 

My images were colored with Copic markers. ( I used YG21, YG41, BG96, YE21, B06)
Stayed tuned because soon I will be sharing some unusual color combos when coloring with Copics or alcohol markers.
The paper are scraps from my August card kit from Simon Says Stamp. I will be giving away a new card kit EACH month so you may want to
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The sentiment is from this sticker sheet....gasp a sticker... yes!  I love them ! ...and I love how they are available in white too.

Have you seen my UTube video's demonstrating how I color? I used the same technique on the flower as I did in this video. Once I move I  plan on doing more videos on a regular basis & if you would like to subscribe click here and click on "Subscribe" on top of the video). After you adhere your flower to your card don't forget to put a heavy coat of glossy accents in the center. I love using these small bottles.

Congrats to Raven  for winning this August Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp (see my post here). Thanks Simon Says for treating my blog readers to this yummy giveaway. 

Enjoy the rest of your week and thank YOU for taking the time to stop by. Hugs, Kathy         

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what to do with those smudges

Hello Friends, How was your week? It's amazing to think Friday is here already but, don't get me wrong I am happy the weekend is here. Today on the Lily Pad blog Virginia has posted an inspirational photo to get your mojo going & the DT has created beautiful cards to help with that mojo  too. Letraset is sponsoring Lily Pad for this challenge. The DT was lucky to get to test Letraset's alcohol markers with a brush tip. I love the vibrant colors and I love flowers so this card is what I ended up with using the photo as a jump start. This transparent set of flowers is from Penny Black, the critters are from Purple Onion and this sentiment sticker is from SRM stickers. (all supplies listed below this post.)

By the way have you "re-inked" your stamp pad lately, I just got this and it made such a difference so I thought I would share in case you haven't re-inked recently. The hand stitching was easy with this foam pad becasuse its so easy to pierce the card stock before I sew. After I masked my flowers with this, stamped, masked and stamped again I colored my new stamped background. I decided to use an oval Spellbinder to give me some dimension and more interest. After cutting an oval in the center...I cut the some of the flowers out of the center to use on top of the white background. White dots were added to the flowers centers. Let me know if you have any questions & if you like you can refer to this video. I like to call this technique "palette blending" that I used to color the flowers. 
Now are you wondering about the title of this post? "What to do with those smudges?"

It's been awhile since I have gotten a smudge this bad but, I was determined to use "Poppy". 
When  in doubt...cut it out. Literally!! I sliced her down the middle and added her to my card peeping out to cheer someone up. Here is another card with a shared smudge (tips are all the way at the bottom.) Any plans for the weekend?? I hope it's a good one. Thanks for poppin in :) Hugs, Kathy

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