Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge #18 - Layer It!

Happy Monday!

This is my second creation as a guest designer for the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog this month!  This time the challenge is to Layer It!

Challenge #18 Layer It!

One good way to use your hoard is to use lots of it all at once! So, let's see those layers! We need to see at least THREE layers on your project! (Ink, paint, embossing, and mixed media products do count as layers!) Drag out all of that hoarded paper or those embossing folders that are in the back of the drawer. Use those stamps, dies, and punches! Show us the layers!

Here is my take on the challenge this week which includes lots of layers!

For the image, I used an old Stampin' Up set called Because I Care. This was stamped on Solar White card stock with Onyx Black Ink, then colored with pencils and mineral spirits.  I stamped the image a second time to color a few extra flowers that I then fussy cut to add add an extra layer to some of the flowers.  Before added the extra flowers, I cut it with Labels 18 Spellbinders Die.  I added this to a Night of Navy mat cut with Labels 18 die next size up.  The image was added to the mat with pop dots.

I made an a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base with Night of Navy.  I cut a white mat measuring 4 1/16" x 5 5/8" and embossed it with Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.  A piece of Olive Wrinkled Ribbon was wrapped around the mat, secured in the back and then the mat was glued to the base.

I added to image to the base with pop dots, then added Nestabling for Labels 18 by Want-2-Scrap to both the image and mat.  The flower centers were dotted with White Opal Liquid Pearls.  For the remaining embellishments, I added a 3 loop bow, a blue pre-made flower from Recollections and a little angel charm.  That's a lot of layers for sure!

Hope you can join in the challenge this week at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

I'm also submitting this to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #155 - Anything Goes.

Card recipe:

Stamp: Because I Care (SU)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Night of Navy (SU)

Accessories: Spellbinders Labels 18, Olive Wrinkled Ribbon, Bow-Easy Tool (Really Reasonable Ribbon), flower (Recollections), Nestabling Labels 18 (Want2Scrap), White Opal Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Framed Tulips Embossing Folder (SU), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Blue Violet Lake, Imperial Violet, Violet Blue, Olive Green, Sage Green.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Guest Designer Craft Hoarders Anonymous

Happy Monday!

I'm so excited to be a guest designer this month for the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog! I love Gloria Stengel's work and she's put together a really fun challenge blog for all of us! Here is the challenge going on right now:


Challenge #17 Happy Fall, Y'all!
Many of us like to purchase NEW seasonal products EVERY season. What happens to last year's fall, Halloween, and Thanksgiving products? We HOARD them! Drag out those hoarded fall-themed items and make a project to share with us! You can make something for fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, or any other fall or harvest celebration!

**You have until October 19th, 11:50 pm PT to enter the challenge here.


Here's my rather clean and simple card for the challenge this week!

In following the challenge theme, I used an old stamped image from my stash. I keep uncolored stamped images together in a recipe card box and found this one in there from a LONG time ago. (If you are interested in craft room organization tips, you can read more about my using recipe card boxes on my post here.) I used watercolor paper to stamp the image on which tells me it was from a few years ago!  I don't even remember the last time I used watercolor paper! I colored the image with pencils and mineral spirits and then fussy cut it. You know, it's not easy to fussy cut watercolor paper!

The card base is made using Mocha Devine card stock and measures 4 1/4" square. I added a So Saffron mat measuring 4 1/16" square and stamped it with a sentiment using Rich Cocoa. I then partially embossed the mat with Square Lattice Embossing Folder and added a piece of Brown Twill across to cover the embossed edge. This was added with pop dots to the card base.

I added the image to the mat using pop dots and finished the card with a couple of rhinestones on the top right and microbeads sparsely added to the flower centers of the image.

Card recipe:

Stamps: Sunflower II (Rubber Stampede), Season of Thanks (SU)
Paper: Watercolor, Mocha Devine (Bazzills), So Saffron (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Accessories: Brown Twill (Really Reasonable Ribbon), rhinestones (Want 2 Scrap), Antique Copper Microbeads (Recollections), Square Lattice Embossing Folder (SU), pop dots, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod, Burnt Ochre, Chocolate, Black, Kelp Green, Marine Green.

Thanks for stopping by to visit today!

Blessings!

Kathy

Flourishes FTTC239 - "Build It With Dots"

Happy Tuesday everyone!

This is my last week as a guest designer for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenges!  I've loved being a part of this talented group of ladies and appreciate the warm welcome they've given me!  Thank you so much ladies!

Now, on to the challenge this week which is hosted by Ally!

FTTC239 "Build it with Dots" - Create a card using dots to color your back ground &/or image.   EXAMPLE: here  Notice how the the ground is made of dots?    EXAMPLE: here  See how the leafy tree is coloured?

For my card I used the Cherry Blossoms Set.  This set has so many beautiful images that I had trouble deciding which one I wanted to use!  I finally picked this beauty which I stamped on Solar White Cardstock with Onyx Black Ink and colored with pencils.

For the challenge, I added shadows outside the image using dots!  Here's a close up so you can see it better.

The dot method doesn't work too well with pencils and I only have a handful of Copics, so why not Tombow Markers!  It worked pretty good I think.

After all my coloring was done, I trimed the image down to fit in a teal Timeless Rectangles die cut.  I then layered it with a peach (Tattered Rose) Decorative Labels 8 die cut backed with teal.  I finished this off with peach seam binding wraped around the mat, a bow with a button and floss and placed in all on a white embossed card base.  I really love the color combination of teal and peach, so pretty!

Be sure to visit all the talented designers to see their beautiful creations for the challenge this week!  Hope to see you join in the FTTC239 "Build It With Dots" Challenge this week!
 

• Allison Cope
• Broni Holcombe
• Cheryl Lea
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Judy Rozema
• Katie Sims

 

Card recipe:

 

Stamp: Cherry Blossoms (Flourishes)

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), white, teal (Recollections), Tattered Rose Distress (Coredinations)

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)

Accessories: Timeless Rectangles, Decorative Labels 8 Dies (Spellbinders), Bow-Easy, Dark Peach Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), button, floss, Rosa Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Tombow Markers: Flesh #850, Coral #873, Pale Cherry #912, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Kelp Green, Muted Turquoise, Cobalt Turquoise, Black

 

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #98 - Anything Goes

 

Thanks for stopping by to visit!

 

Blessings!

 

Kathy

Flourishes Guest Designer

Happy Tuesday everyone!

I'm so excited to be chosen as a Guest Designer this month for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenges!  I love to color Flourishes' beautiful images with pencils and mineral spirits, so I jumped as the chance to join them this month!  Thank you Allison for having me!

The Timeless Tuesday Challenge #236 for this week is "Double Wrap" - use at least 2 kinds of ribbon.  For the challenge, I used blue seam binding and golden brown silk ribbon for the bows.

 

The image I used is from the Dahlias Set.  I love this flower image with the little vases, so much fun to color!  I decided on this pretty blue and golden brown color combo for coloring the image and then added all the remaining papers and ribbons to match.  Prismacolor Pencils used are Muted Turquoise, Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod, Chocolate, Black and Kelp Green. 


Here's a little close up of the image.

For my card, I die cut the Dahlias image with Labels 8, cut a blue mat in the next die size up and embossed it.  The image is popped on the blue mat then the blue mat is framed with tan cardstock die cut with Decorative Labels 8.  This is then popped on a blue card base with a white mat. 

The "Hello" sentiment, also from the Dahlias Set, is stamped on white cardstock with black ink, punched with an oval punch and inked.  This was matted with a blue scalloped oval using a punch and pierced around the edges.  The bows and adhesive pearl were added to finish this!

Be sure to visit all the talented designers to see their beautiful creations for the challenge this week!

 

• Allison Cope
• Broni Holcombe
• Cheryl Lea
• Deborah Anton
• Jenny Gropp
• Judy Rozema
• Katie Sims

I'm also submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #95 - Anything Goes
TLC445 - Revisit TLC133 - Gamsol Magic with a twist!

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy



 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #77 - Psalm 103:2

Happy Wednesday everyone!

This is my last post as a Guest Designer for Word Art Wednesday!  It's been a fun month of creating with the beautiful word art they provide to us!  I really love the font on this Psalm 103:2 verse for this week!

Click on picture for a better look

I made this card with a rich brown monotone.  The ribbon looks a little red in the picture, but it's actually a gorgeous brown color.  The flowers are from an older JustRite Stamp called Plant a Little Love that I colored with pencils and mineral spirits.  The image was then fussy cut, shaped and "popped" on the die cut with the verse.  The background is a piece of tan cardstock that I embossed with the Paper Lace II Embossing Folder and inked with Mocha Mama Ink.

Card recipe:

Stamps: Plant a Little Love (JustRite)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso (SU), tan (stash)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Brown Sheer Organza with Satin Center (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Paper Lace II Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), charm, brad, adhesive pearls (Recollections), Bow-Easy, Brown Gala Glitz (Art Glitter), Decorative Labels 8 (Spellbinders), mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Peachy Beige, Light Umber, Dark Brown, Espresso, Black

If you would like to join in the challenge this week you can use the word art they provide on their Blog or anything uplifting/encouraging.  You can read more about it here on their Blog and also see all the beautiful creations from the talented design team!

I'm joining in on the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge #203 - A Passion for Flowers
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #144 - Make Your Own Background

Blessings!

Kathy

Word Art Wednesday - Philemon 1:4

Happy Wednesday everyone!

This is my third week as a Guest Designer for Word Art Wednesday!  This week's word art is from Philemon 1:4.

This is Paul writing to Philemon of his thankfulness for him.  This verse reminds me of those special people in my life that I am so thankful for.  My family, my Bible Study ladies, my friends here and in blogland.  I have so many sweet people in my life that encourage me, pray for me and I for them.  I am so blessed!

For my card, I used a MOJO Sketch from last year, #248.  Except for the bow and flower, it would make a nice guy card.  These Portobello Road Papers are perfect for masculine ones.

Card recipe:

Paper: Very Vanilla (SU), Portobello Road (Recollections)
Ink: Amaretto (Powder Puffs)
Accessories: Golden Maple Silk Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Labels 20 (Spellbinders), Rose Leaf Punch (Martha Stewart), Vintage Floret Die (Heartfelt Creations), brad (Bo Bunny), Antique Copper Microbeads (Recollections), McGill Mat & Tool Kit, Bow-Easy, Scallop Border Punch, Square Lattice Embossing Folder (SU), piercer

Please visit the Word Art Wednesday Blog to see everyones beautiful creations this week using this word art. Hope you can join in the challenge! 

Blessings!

Kathy
 

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:




(Click on the photo for a better view)

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

 

Word Art Wednesday Guest Designer

Happy Monday everyone!

Just a quick post to let you know I will be a Guest Designer for Word Art Wednesday this month!  I'm very excited to be asked to design for them and their challenges!  I love to participate in them and frequently play along!  You can read more about it on their Blog today!  Check back on Wednesday to see my first challenge with them!

Blessings!

Kathy