JustRite Challenge JR094 - Sketch

Hi there!

I'm back with another card today!  This time I have a card I made for the latest challenge at JustRite Stamps which is a sketch.



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I love this rose image from the With Sympathy Set!  I decided to make the flowers in a teal color to make them vibrant and added a pretty golden yellow to go with it.  The image in colored with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits.

Card recipe:

Stamp: With Sympathy (JustRite)
Paper: Whisper White, Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (SU), teal (Recollections)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Buttercup Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Silk Ribbon (May Arts), Labels 8, Decorative Labels 8 Dies (Spellbinders), adhesive pearls, Paper Lace II Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Bow-Easy, flower (Prima), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Muted Turquoise, Cobalt Turquoise, Kelp Green

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

JustRite #94 - Sketch
All Sorts Challange #202 - Letter of Your Name - roses for Roney
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - April Showers and/or Spring Flowers
Addicted to Stamps and More - #41 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy

 

ODBDSLC150 - Scripture or Hymn

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It's time for a new Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!

This week's challenge is: Use Scripture or Hymns on your creation

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, April 21 at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, April 21 at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC150. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my card for the challenge this week:

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I made a slider style card using scripture from the On Eagles' Wings Set.

For the sentiment inside, I used the Flourished Verses Set. 

Here's another photo of the card laying flat.

 

I had a little trouble with inspiration this week, so I made a trip to my local scrapbook store and found these pretty Authentique Papers called Cherish.  I love these papers with the roses and pinks!  I get a lot of my inspiration from designer papers and even though I have TONS already, LOL, I had to get more!  I did all the stamping directly on the solid designer papers.  Also, if you look closely, there is a faint eagle image with the verse on front.

Card recipe:

Stamps: On Eagles' Wings, Flourished Verses (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Natural White (Neenah), Cherish (Authentique), burgandy (DCWV), Always Artichoke
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Victoria Velvet Distress Ink
Accessories: Alway Artichoke Seam Binding (RAK from Jill :-), Elegant Scrollwork Die (Memory Box), Timeless Rectangles Dies (Spellbinders), button, Bow-Easy, jute, charm, brad

For more inspiration, please visit my design teammates and our Guest Designer, Gloria Stengel, to see their gorgeous creations this week.  You can also see all the creations together on the ODBD Blog.

Gloria Stengel

 

Diana Nguyen

Audrey Hiltke

Cathy McCauley

Jan Marie Ennenga

Chris Olsen, CT Coordinator

 

 

 

I'm also submitting this to the following challenges:

Paper Playtime #8 - More Than One Fold
Whimsey Stamps Inspiration #58 - Pretty In Pink

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy


CottageCutz Butterfly Trio

Happy Friday everyone!

Today I have a card to show you using CottageCutz's Butterfly Mini and Garden Bird Branch Dies

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I  originally planned to post another project, but it's taking a little longer than I thought lol!  While I was working on it, I thought of this idea with the butterflies and quickly put this card together! 

Here are the dies I used:

I love this Butterfly Mini!  The last time I used it I colored the pieces with chalk inks.  This time I used double-sided designer papers (Secret Garden) and slightly inked the edges.  I used the patterned side for the wings, and flipped the piece over to the solid side for the body.  I cut the Garden Bird Branch in Certainly Celery Cardstock and trimmed a little of the bottom off to fit on the card.

For the white base, I embossed a small portion of the bottom and stamped the sentiment on the top.  Then I just added some ribbons, lace, pearls, liquid pearls, and a button with a floss bow using two colors together.  I added a lavender mat (Secret Garden) and white to a So Saffron card base.  The finished card measures 4 1/2" x 4 1/2".

Card recipe:

CottageCutz Dies: Butterfly Mini, Garden Bird Branch
Stamp: With Graditude (Flourishes)
Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron (SU), Secret Garden (Graphic 45)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Pumpkin Spice (VersaMagic), Green With Envy, Purple Passion, Banana Bliss (Powder Puffs)
Accessories: Button, floss, ribbon, lace, adhesive pearls (Kaiser), White Opal & Buttercup Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Bow-Easy, Square Lattice Embossing Folder (SU), Molding Mat & Tool Kit (McGill)

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge #201 - Spring Has Sprung
Really Reasonable Ribbon #69 - Buttons and Bows
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - April Showers and/or Spring Flowers

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy

Thank You Lilies - Flourishes Summer Lovin Challenge

Happy Thursday everyone!

I made this for the Flourishes' Summer Lovin Challenge #FLLCAPR13 they are having for their new release.  The challenge is to use their photo for inspiration, which is a pretty green and salmon pink color combination, or a summer inspired creation.


 

I used an older set, A Year of Flowers 2, for the lily image and the With Graditude Set for the sentiment.  The image is colored with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits.  Here's a close up of the lilies.

I love to color, especially flowers, and this is a pretty image for coloring.

Card recipe:

Stamps: A Year of Flowers 2, With Graditude (Flourishes)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Certainly Celery (SU), Eva Designer Paper (Basic Grey)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Decorative Labels One (Spellbinders), Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Certainly Celery Ribbon (SU), White Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Flower (Prima), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Blush Pink, Crimson Lake, Pale Sage, Olive Green, Black

I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Flourishes Summer Lovin - #FLLCAPR13
Allsorts Challenge #201 - Spring Has Sprung
Simon Says Stamp - April Showers and/or Spring
Whimsy Inspiration #58 - Pretty in Pink

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy
 

Heartfelt Creations - Balmy Breeze Collection

Happy Wednesday everyone!

This is my second post for today.  If you are looking for my Word Art Wednesday Post, please scroll down to the next post!

Today we're absolutely delighted to bring you the Balmy Breeze Collection. Old world vintage has been combined with tranquil seaside scenes (including a rustic compass, beach chair, fantastic surf, beaming lighthouses) and the Balmy Breeze paper pack, composed of a neutral color palette of peach and mint hues. This set is perfect for the crafter that loves creating vintage projects or for the stamper looking to create a project for her favorite man.

Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by April 16th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $180.91

For my first creation with this collection, I have this beautiful lighthouse scene.

I love the soft beachy colors on the designer papers for this collection.  I did this lighthouse image is sepia tones to go with the papers for that beachy feel.  It is colored with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits and die cut with Labels One and Decorative Labels One.  The sentiments are die cut with the tag dies from the new Decorative Flower Pot Dies, attached with linen thread and attached to a bow made from Crumb Cake Seam Binding.  You can find complete instructions at the end of this post.

Make sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations' Blog and leave a comment for a chance to win the collection.  Also, be sure to check out all the beautiful creations from the designers this week, they are GORGEOUS!

Blessings!

Kathy

Lighthouse

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3527 – High Seas PreCut Set
HCPC 3532 – Beautiful You PreCut Set
HCD 732 – Decorative Flower Pot Die
HCDP1 – 232 – Balmy Breeze Paper Collection

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Neutrals Cardstock Stack (DCWV), Chocolate Malt Smooth (Coredinations)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Labels One, Decorative Labels One (Spellbinders), Linen Thread, repurposed button, Bow-Easy, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Peach Beige, Light Umber, Dark Brown, Espresso, Black

Instructions:

Base: Make 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base out of tan cardstock.  Cut mat with Chocolate Malt paper 5 3/8” x 4 1/8”.  Cut the “shell” designer paper 5 5/16” x 4 1/16”.  Cut bottom 1 ½” of shell paper across and flip over so that green in on top and shells are on the bottom.  Tape pieces together, wrap ribbon around it and adhere to back, then glue together on to mat.  Add mat to base with pop dots.
Image:  Stamp lighthouse image on Solar White with Onyx Black Ink.  Color with pencils or as desired.  Die cut with Labels One Die.  Cut Decorative Labels One out of tan cardstock for a mat for image.  Glue together and add to mat as shown with pop dots.
Embellishments: Fussy Cut 2 shells from designer paper and add as shown with pop dots.  Make bow and add button with twine bow.  Stamp sentiments on the designer papers and die cut with tag dies.  Add tags and bow as shown using a pop dot to keep the tags as shown.

Word Art Wednesday - Your Word

Happy Wednesday everyone!

This is my second week as a guest designer for Word Art Wednesday!  Today, for Challenge # 75, we are using this beautiful verse from Jeremiah 15:16 about the joy and rejoicing that God's Word brings! 

To me, "eating" God's Word means to know it, learn it, study it, ponder it...have it 'written on my heart' so that it is part of me.  This fills my heart with joy and I rejoice in the promises that God's Word gives me.  I pray that you have "found" God's Word and it brings you joy!

This is my card for this week using this beautiful Verse.

I started by cutting the Verse with Labels Four Die, the matting it with Gold Labels Four from Spellbinders.  I created a mat with some beautiful Springtime Vintage Designer Papers from Stampin' Up and Baja Breeze, added a strip of ribbon and Very Vanilla embossed with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  I popped this on a Very Vanilla card base that was embossed with the Framed Tulips Folder.  I added a Baja Breeze bow, resin flower, pearls, and an Elegant Scrollwork Diecut.

Card recipe:

Paper: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Springtime Vintage Designer Paper (SU)
Accessories: Baja Breeze Seam Binding (SU), Labels Four, Gold Labels Four (Spellbinders), Bow-Easy, resin flower (Recollections), adhesive pearls (K&Co), Elegant Scrollwork Die (Memory Box), Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder (SU)

I hope you can join in the challenge this week at Word Art Wednesday for a chance to win some wonderful prizes!  You may use this word art verse for your card or anything uplifting or encouraging. 

Blessings!

Kathy
 

ODBDSLC149 - Other Than A Clasic Square or Rectangle

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It's time for a new Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!

This week's challenge is:

Other than a Classic Square or rectangle (Can have fancy edges
or have a different shape)


To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, April 14 at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, April 14 at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC149. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my card for the challenge this week...

My card base is made with the Labels One Grand Die placing the top edge of the card base slightly above the die edge.  This beautiful frame image is from the new Romantic Floral Designs Stamp Set.  I stamped the sentiment from the Sentiments Collection first on designer paper, then stamped the frame image over it.  The frame image is a clear stamp so it was PERFECT for me lining it up over the sentiment!  I just love that!  The frame image is cut with the Labels 26 Die that matches the frame.  I cut a piece of black cardstock with Decorative Labels One to mat behind the image.  I then added some pearls, a flower and branches.  Very, very simple card to make!

Here are the stamp sets on used on this:

Here is the matching Labels 26 Dies for the frame image:

Card recipe:

Stamps: Romantic Floral Designs, Sentiments Collection (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: The Mariposa Stack (Recollections), green cardstock (DCWV), black
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Labels One Grand, Decorative Labels One, Labels 26 (Spellbinders), branch punch, adhesive pearls, flower

For more inspiration on the challenge this week, please visit my design teammates to see their beautiful creations.  We also have the super talented Gloria Stengel as a Guest Designer for April and May!  Make sure to stop by and leave them some love!  You can also see all the creations in one place on the ODBD Blog!
 

Diana Nguyen

Audrey Hiltke

Cathy McCauley

Jan Marie Ennenga

Chris Olsen, CT Coordinator

Blessings!

Kathy
 

Flourishes - Thank You Tag

Happy Saturday everyone!

Today I have a thank you tag I made for the latest Flourishes' Timeless Tuesday Challenge #FTTC214 - Wrap It With Ribbon - 2 layers ribbon or combine twine together. 

Here is a picture of the tag flat.

 

 

Here is a picture of it standing up.

 

This is my first attempt to make a tag, it's about time I tried one of these!  I colored this flower image with pencils and mineral spirits and cut it with the Timeless Rectangles Die.  I added a little bit of a brown mat behind it.  The tag is made from the same brown paper and a parchment type paper I had in my stash.  I punched the bottom corners and added the sentiment between them.  I added lots of twine, jute, and ribbon for the "tassell" and a couple of bows and a button.

I'm also submitting this to the latest Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #RRR69 - Buttons & Bowns Theme.

Tag recipe:

Stamps: With Graditude (Flourishes)
Paper: Natural White (Neenah), Mocha Devine (Bazzills), parchment paper (stash)
Ink: Vintage Sepia (VersaFine)
Accessories: Timeless Rectangles (Spellbinders), Budding Flower Corner Punch (Fiskers), Bow-Easy, twine, ribbon, jute, hole punch, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Jasmine, Sand, Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod, Espresso, Chocolate, Kelp Green, Black

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy
 

Heartfelt Creations Inspiration

Happy Wednesday!

***It's time to vote for the new Heartfelt Creations' Design Team! 

Here's a little blurb from their website:

Vote for your favorite Semifinalists: We would love to have you particpate and vote your 5 favorite semi-finalists. Review each one of their blogs and then CLICK HERE to submit your vote. When you vote, you will also be entered into a drawing to be eligible to win a $50 HC Gift Certificate. You can only vote one time and you have to select 5 or more to be eligible to participate. Voting ends on April 13th, 2013
Vote for your favorite Designers: When we announce a new design team call that also means that we have a tough time deciding which of the current designers continue on the HC design team. We are giving you the opportunity to get involved and vote for 5 or more of your current favorite design team members. You can CLICK HERE and submit your vote. When you vote, you will also be entered into a drawing to be eligible to win a $50 HC Gift Certificate. You can only vote one time and you have to select 5 or more to be eligible to participate. Voting ends on April 13th, 2013.If you like my creations for them, would you please visit their blog and vote for me? I love working with their products and would LOVE to continue with them as a designer! You will also have a chance to win their drawing for the $50 gift certificate if you vote.  Thank you so much!

 

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Now on to my creations for this week!  Today I have 2 cards to show you, one of a mountain scene and the other of a covered bridge.  First, here is the mountain scene...

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The mountain image was stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Tombow Markers.  Please be kind, my feeble attempt to color with markers...I think I'll stick with my pencils! 

The second, is a covered bridge scene...

 

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This time I did my normal Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits.  This scene reminds me of a beautiful covered bridge in the White Mountains of New Hampshire that I remember from my younger days!

For both cards I used the Vintage Floret Frame to frame the image.  Note, I didn't fussy cut this, it has a matching die to cut it!  It comes out beautiful whether you color it or not!

For more inspiration, please visit the Heartfelt Creations' Blog to see what all the talented designers have come up with this week for you! 

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Mountain Scene

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:
HCPC 3526 – Natural Beauty PreCut Set
HCPC 3522 – Vintage Floret Frame PreCut Set
HCD 731 – Decorative Leafy Frame Die
Product ID: 159723 – Art InstituteGlue – Dries Clear

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), watercolor, blue cardstock
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Black (Momento), Aegean Blue, Spanish Olive, Jumbo Java (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Adhesive pearls (Recollections), make up applicators, sponge, Tombow Markers: 451, 491, 526, 126, 969, waterbrush

Instructions:

Card base: With blue cardstock, cut 8 1/2" x 6 1/8”, score at 4 1/4", and crease.
Image: Stamp Vintage Floret Frame image on Solar White with Onyx Black Ink and color with VersaMagic Inks and make up applicators.  Stamp mountain scene image on watercolor paper with Black Momento Ink.  Color with markers or as desired.  Trim mountain scene image to fit behind frame opening and glue to back.  Add pearls and add frame to card base with pop dots.

 

Covered Bridge

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:
HCPC 3526 – Natural Beauty PreCut Set
HCPC 3522 – Vintage Floret Frame PreCut Set
HCPC 3500 – Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCPC 3502 – Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCD 731 – Decorative Leafy Frame Die
HCD 727 – Vintage Floret Die
HCPD1 231 – Posy Patch Paper Collection
Product ID: 159223 - Paper BlossomsMolding Mat
Product ID: 459222 - Paper BlossomsTool Kit
Product ID: 159723 – Art InstituteGlue – Dries Clear

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), black
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Powder Blue, Light Umber, Black, Marine Green, Henna, Tuscan Red, Kelp Green, Chocolate

Instructions:

Card base: With black cardstock, cut 8 1/2" x 6 1/8”, score at 4 1/4", and crease.
Image: Stamp covered bridge image on Solar White with Onyx Black Ink and color as desired.  Stamp flowers, 2 small from Open Vintage Floret Set and 1 largest open from Mini Vintage Floret Set, and color.  Shape with tool kit and mat.  On light green designer paper, stamp frame image and ink edges if desired.  Trim covered bridge image to fit behind frame opening and glue to back.  Add pearls and add frame to card base with pop dots.



 

Word Art Wednesday Guest Designer

Hi there!

As I announced on Wednesday,  I am a Guest Designer this month for Word Art Wednesday!  I almost always play in their challenges, and I'm very honored to be asked by Karen to join them! 

For this week's challenge, the sponsors are Lisa's Altered Art and Eureka Stamps.  The Scripture/Word Art for this week is Psalm 91:11.

You may use this for your creation this week, but are not required to.  Anything goes as long as it is framily-friendly and uses an encouraging, uplifting sentiment.

Here is my card for the challenge this week:




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I printed the Scripture on white cardstock and cut it using Labels 20 Dies.  The card base is Baja Breeze.  I cut a white mat using Romantic Rectangles and added a piece of Parisian Breeze Designer Paper (one of my favorite dp that I save for special occasions).  I added the Scripture die cut with pop dots and embellished it with flowers, butterflies, pearls and a bow.  The largest flower was made with Heartfelt Creations' Vintage Floret Dies.

Card Recipe:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Parisian Breeze (Stampin' Up)
Ink: Printer ink, Aegean Blue (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Flower punch (EKSuccess), Embosslits Beautiful Wings (SU), Vintage Floret Die (Heartfelt Creations), Labels 20, Romantic Rectangles (Spellbinders), Bow-Easy, White Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), adhesive pearls, White Opal Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Elegant Scrollwork Die (Memory Box), McGill Tool Kit & Mat

Thank you for stopping by today!  Hope to see you join in the WAW challenge this week!

Blessings!

Kathy