100 FOLLOWER GIVEAWAY ***WINNER ANNOUNCED***

Hello!

Sorry for my tardiness in announcing the winner of my  

100 follower giveaway....

 this week has gotten away from me!  

But I wanted to announce my winner.....

Stephanie Grant!!!!

Please contact me with your address to claim your prize!  

Even though I didn't make it to 100 followers....I am now up to 43 and I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU!!  

Sometimes I am convinced no one reads my blog.....(don't we all feel that way from time to time?), but I do thank you for your interest in my blog and allowing me to share my love of card making and paper crafting.  :)  I will make it to 100, I know it!  :)

Thanks and have a great weekend!!  Stay warm!!  :)

 

Party Time Tuesdays Challenge #195

Hello!

Today I am posting this month's project for 

Party Time Tuesdays 

where I am proud to be a 'Party Planner'!  :)

My card this month is a get well card, using the Lawn Fawn  'Our Friendship Grows' stamp set.  

 I used watercolor on the sunflower, then cut it out and adhered with foam dots.  The background is clear embossed using a Hero Arts background stamp.  

Please join us over at Party Time Tuesdays for your chance to win a great prize from this month's sponsor, 

As always, thanks for visiting and be sure to follow me for future updates!  :)

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #8: Fancy Folds

Hello!


This week over at 

Crafty Gals Corner, 

the challenge is Fancy Folds!  Is there a new fold you've been wanting to try on a card?  I had a lot of fun with this challenge!  :)

Our sponsors this week are:

Sami Stamps

Prize: $12 Gift Certificate

AND

The Stamping Boutique

I used this adorable basket image from The Stamping Boutique, and I made a version of a tri-fold card using one of my Sizzix card dies.  

And this is the inside of the card.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

As always, thanks for visiting and be sure to visit over at Crafty Gals Corner!  

Open Minded Crafting Challenge #30-Up In the Air

Hello!

This weeks challenge over at 

Open  Minded Crafting Fun

 is 'up in the air', and I have these adorable super hero girls to work with from one of our great sponsors, 

JW Illustrations

Here is what I did with the super hero girls:

The image came to me in color, so I tried to match the rest of the card with the color scheme of the girls.  

I stamped the background with a Hero Arts stars background stamp, then die cut some stars, too.

For the sentiment, I got out my letter stamps and stamped 'reach for the stars'.  

I hope you will join us over at Open Minded Crafting fun  and show us your 'Up in the Air' project!  :)

***Don't forget about  my GIVEAWAY in this post... , help me get to 100 followers by February 23!  :)***

Simon Says Stamp Challenges

Hello!

Today's cards are for the Simon Says Stamp Monday and Wednesday challenges.  I really like doing these challenges because it gets me to play with my stuff!  :)  I hadn't played in a few days so it felt good to create!

This card is for the

 Monday challenge, 

where we are to be inspired by a happy place.  I am inspired by MY happy place, my craft room. I also decided to play around and make a tag instead of a card.  I played with some ink sprays, stamps, ribbons,  and some shimmer.  Love.

This next card is for the 

Wednesday Challenge,

where we are to showcase Simon Says Stamp products and to use texture.  I thought this cute invitation made from 2 die cuts and using a Simon stamp set was cute, and the bakers twine adds some texture.  I also added some shimmer to the balloons.  The inside is clear embossed to add more texture.

As always, thanks for visiting!  Be sure to follow for future cards!! :)

Handmade Centerpieces for Cub Scouts

Hello!  :)

First off, before I share today's post.....

don't forget about my GIVEAWAY that I am having, you can see that post 

HERE.

I am trying to get to 100 followers, so please spread the word and tell your crafty friends about my blog!  :)

Ok, now on to today's project.  :)  

If you are familiar with the Cub Scouts, you know that once a year is the Blue and Gold banquet, where awards are given that the boys have earned.  I am on the planning committee for the scouts, and I volunteered to make centerpieces for the banquet.  After looking on Pinterest for inspiration, I came up with this mason jar idea.  Luckily, Michael's had mason jars on sale for .99!  I made 8 centerpieces and I love how they turned out.  :)

They were pretty easy to complete, the most time consuming part was doing the rosettes.  I have the Tim Holtz rosette die and they really didn't take that long.  Maybe an  hour to make 24?  I watched TV while I did it.  :)

The large fleur de lis on the jar was from another Tim Holtz die.  I shredded kraft cardstock for the inside of the jar and bought some cheap silk flowers to put inside the jar.  

Here's a close up of one of the rosettes:

I think they will look great on our tables for the banquet!  :)

Thanks for visiting!  

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #7 - Bingo Challenge

Hello!

This week over at Crafty Gals Corner, we're playing BINGO!!  :)


 Refer to the chart below, and just use Three in a Row. 

Please be sure to tell us which ones you used. :)

I used Pearls, Vintage, and Ribbon for this card using an image from Beccy's Place:

Here's a close up of the image.  I colored it with my Copics and then distressed with distress inks:

Our sponsors this week are:

DeeDee's Digis

Prize: $10 Gift Certificate

AND

Beccy's Place

Prize: 3 Digital Images or 1 digital set

Stop by Crafty Gals Corner and play along!  :)


 ***Don't forget about  my GIVEAWAY in this post... , help me get to 100 followers by February 23!  :)***

Challenge for Red Carpet Studio!

Hello!

I hope you will join us over at 

Red Carpet Studio Challenge Blog 

for this week's challenge, we are to be inspired by this movie poster for 'My Fair Lady ':

Our challenge: Create a 'girly' projects with lots of layers.

Here's my take on the challenge:

I used 2 new stamp sets from Stampin Up.  The flowers on the background piece are from a set called Painted Petals, and the large flowers are from Petal Potpurri.  I used pigment inks from Avery Elle.  I just love how pink and girly this is, and I created some 'layers', by using different thicknesses of foam dots on the flowers.

I hope you like it and will visit Red Carpet Studio to participate in this challenge!  ;)  

Thanks for visiting!  :)

***Don't forget about  my GIVEAWAY in this post... , help me get to 100 followers by February 23!  :)***

***Get me to 100 followers GIVEAWAY!!***

Hello!

Hope everyone is having a great day.  It's CCOOOOLLLLDDD here....I need spring!!  

I decided to do something fun here on my blog....I really want to get to 100 followers by my birthday, which is February 23 (I'd like crafty stuff, please!  :) LOL).  I went through my craft room and picked out over $20 worth of UNUSED AND NEVER OPENED items to give away!  

Here's how to win!

1.  Follow my blog (if you're already a follower, THANK YOU!  Tell a friend to follow!)

2.  Leave me a comment telling me what you're favorite crafty item is right now.

3.  Spread the word and tell a friend about my giveaway!  :)

Here's some pictures of the prize:

I will randomly pick a winner by Noon Eastern time on Monday, February 23 , so be sure to check back to see if you won!  

Good luck and thanks for the support!  :)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge cards

Hello!

Today's cards are for the Simon Says Stamp Monday and Wednesday challenges.  I really like doing these challenges because it gets me to play with my stuff!  :)  I hadn't played in a few days so it felt good to create!

This card is for the

 Monday challenge, 

where we are to use red and pink as the main focus of the card.  Done!  Since Valentine's Day is Saturday, this was easy. :)  I used a new background stamp from Unity and the hearts were scraps left over from another project.  I also used my distress inks.  Love this card!

This next card is for the 

Wednesday Challenge,

where we are to showcase Paper Smooches stamps!  I only have 2 sets, so I thought I'd use this cute fish stamp and the adorable sentiment, birthday fishes!  :)

 

I spent a good deal of time watercoloring the background....and the 'bubbles' are glossy accents.  :)

As always, thanks for visiting!  Be sure to follow for future cards!! :)

2nd grade Valentine's!

Hello!  

Hope everyone is having a great day, today I wanted to do a quick share on the Valentine's we're making for my little boy's class.  He's in 2nd grade, and I wanted him to be involved in the process, so when I got my January Paper Pumpkin kit from Stampin Up (you can see my video on it here:)

Here's the supplies we had out:

This is perfect for 2nd graders, I had my son write the names of his classmates on the hearts.

He also placed the starburst candies in the cellophane bags.   

then we just clipped the heart to the bag.  no messy glue needed!  We did use some adhesive for the 'flags', but that's about it.  There were 24 in his class, and he did about half of them before he got bored.  Mom did the rest.  :)   His party is on Friday so I hope his classmates like them!  :)  

Thanks for visiting and be sure to follow for all my cards and crafts!  :)

Faery Ink Inspiration Post

Hello!

Today I have with my Inspiration post for February over at Faery Ink, using this adorable

 Owl Always Love you digi stamp:

I colored the owls, stars, and moon using my Copic markers, then applied distress ink (Weathered Wood) to the whole background using an foam ink applicator.  

For around the edges, I swiped all edges with Versamark ink, then applied black granite embossing powder and heat set it.  I really like the edges the embossing gives.  

I had a lot of fun with this card and I hope you like it! :)

Have a great day and thanks for visiting!

Hugs,

Kathryn

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #6 - Anything Goes

Hello!

This week over at Crafty Gals Corner the challenge is Anything Goes.

Our sponsors this week are:

Digi Stamps 4 Joy

Prize: $10 Gift Certificate

AND

Karleigh Sue Digi's

Prize: 4 Digital Images

AND

Lemon Shortbread

Prize: 3 Digital Images

I chose this adorable Balloon Girl from Lemon Shortbread, and it was screaming birthday to me!  :)

So I colored her and the balloons with my Copics and chose some birthday patterned paper to go with it:

 

Here's a close up of my girl:

The sentiment is actually cut from patterned paper, so there's really no stamping on this card at all!  I mounted the girl and the sentiment with foam dots, and added a few sequins too.  :)

Be sure to check out all the entries over at Crafty Gals Corner for more inspiration!  :)

Have a great day!  :)

Valentine Gift Card Holders

Hello!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!  I did some much needed house cleaning today and even a bit of yard work, since the temps were around 50 degrees. When is spring coming???  This teaser day was wonderful!!

But tonight I am in the craft room where I am working on gift card holders for my kids.  I always get them a little something on Valentine's Day, always have, and now that 2 of them are teenagers, they want gift cards.  

 My youngest child, who is 8, isn't getting a gift card, he's getting a DVD of Mr. Peabody and Sherman. :)

I used my gift card die from A*Muse (I used it at Christmas, too, in this post ).  

I have also been using a lot of the Valentine stuff I got in the Target Dollar bin (as seen in this post).

And my hubby is getting the card I made for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge a few weeks ago.  You can see that card here.  :)

Here is the first card:

 And the inside:

And the other card:

And the inside:

 

Thanks as always for visiting and be sure to follow me for future updates!  :) 

Have a great rest of the weekend!!  :)

Open Minded Crafting-Challenge #29-NO Pink or Red

Hi again!  :)

The Challenge over at Open Minded Crafting this week is 'NO Pink or Red'.  What???  No pink or red....now THAT is challenging!  But I'm up for it.  :) 

I chose a cute birthday image from Bugaboo Stamps.   They are one of 4 great sponsors for this challenge.  Here is my card:

Here are our wonderful sponsors this week:

The Art of Ronne Barton
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ronnebarton 
 

Oak Pond Creations

 http://www.etsy.com/shop/OakPondCreations

 

Faery Ink

 http://www.faeryink.com

 Bugaboo Stamps
https://bugaboostamps.3dcartstores.com/

Thanks for visiting and visit Open Minded Crafting for this and future challenges!  :)

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #5 - Pinkalicious

This week the challenge over at

Crafty Gals Corner

 
is Pinkalicious! We are to use mostly pink in our projects this week.  What a fun challenge!  

I received this beautiful image from Elisabeth Bells Digi's, and I had fun coloring with my Copics.  :)

 

 Our fabulous sponsors this week are:

 Elisabeth Bells Digi's

Prize: The 2 digital images used by the DT.

AND

Graciellie Design

Prize: Full Key & Roses Digital Paper Pack

I hope you'll join us over at Crafty Gals Corner this week!  :)

Challenge for Red Carpet Studio!

Hello!

I hope you will join us over at 

Red Carpet Studio Challenge Blog 

for this week's challenge, we are to be inspired by this movie poster for 'Winter's Tale ':

 We are supposed to use a winter theme and snowflakes, paint or modeling paste.  

Here's my take on the challenge:

I used a snowflake stencil and some texture paste. Boy that stuff is fun to work with!!  After is was completely dried, I inked all around the card with some Weathered Wood distress ink. 

The snowflake and sentiment are cut from my Cricut!  I used the Just Because Cards cartridge.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!  :)