A Little Christmas Card to Inspire You for Next Year

I know that Christmas is over, but I have a card or two still to post, just in case you needed an idea for next years cards. So...enjoy...and be inspired!

All supplies from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise specified:

Stamps: Birds of a Feather (Item #150571)

Making Christmas Bright (Item #148046)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black (Item #132708)

Versamark (Item #102283)

Cardstock: Whisper White Thick (Item #140272)

Real Red (Item #102482)

Accessories: Blends Alcohol Markers - Real Red (light and dark combo) (Item #147935)

Blends Alcohol Markers - Daffodil Delight (light and dark combo) (Item #144603)

Blends Alcohol Markers - Balmy Blue (light and dark combo) (Item #148544)

Layering Circles Dies (Item #141705)

Banner Triple Punch (Item #138292)

Gold Stampin' Embossing Powder (Item #109129)

Heat Tool (Item #129053)

Paper Snips (Item #103579)

Wink of Stella (Clear) (Item #141897)

Gold Foil Sheets (Item #132622)

Stampin' Dimensionals (Item #104430)

Lucky Stars Embossing Folder (retired)

Fussy-cut (cut out with your paper snips) your little birdie after you have colored it with your alcohol markers. Mount it on some Stampin' Dimensionals and attach it to your gold-embossed circle. Add a touch of your sparkly Wink of Stella to all the stars, and you have a fun, sparkly, shiny, cute Christmas card!

Or maybe you could use the design and create a card for any other time of year!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and I will see you again soon!

Kathryn

P,S. The "Birds of a Feather" stamp set is in the 2019 Holiday Catalog and is only available until January 2nd, 2020, so don't wait too long or you might miss out, and that would be sad. :(

It's a Beautiful Rosy Day (#HSSIC322)

Hi everyone! I'm so happy you stopped by today to see my card submission for the Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge #322! (#HSSIC322)

The challenge this week is an image that is meant to inspire your creativity. Here is the image:

When I look at this image, I see, firstly, the beautiful muted colors, then I see branches and flowers. I looked at my stamp sets, accessories, and colors and got to work.

The Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog went live earlier this week and so I thought that I would use some of the new things that I got from it. (Anyway, it's always fun to play with new things!)

Here is my card for the challenge:

All supplies used are from Stampin' Up!:

Stamp set: Love What You Do

Inks: Sahara Sand, Memento Ink Tuxedo Black

Card stock: Rococo Rose, Merry Merlot, Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride,Whisper White

Accessories: Die Cutting Machine, Frosted Frames Stampin' Cut and Emboss Dies, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Wink of Stella, 2019-2021 In-Color 6"x6" Designer Series Paper, Dimensionals, Paper Snips

If you want to see the beautiful samples that Hand Stamped Sentiments' design team made, stop by their blog and check them out, and also the other projects made by everyone else who is participating in the challenge: http://handstampedsentiments.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I really appreciate your support. If you see anything you are interested in purchasing, just let me know, and I can help you place your order with Stampin' Up!

Thanks again,

Kathryn

Hello Birthday Blooms - #tgifc158

What a beautiful morning! So happy to be here with all of you today!

I had some time to craft on Saturday, and so I decided to see if there was a blog challenge that I might want to participate in...and there was! Over on TGIF Challenges blog, they are celebrating their 3rd "blog"-iversary (blog anniversary, if your not familiar with that term), and it is a wonderful color challenge. I have participated in several of their challenges over the past three years, so I thought I would have a go at it this time.

Here is my card for challenge #tgifc158 :

All supplies are from Stampin' Up!:

Stamp sets: Birthday Blooms, Hello Friend

Inks: Archival Basic Black, Berry Burst, Lemon-Lime Twist, Versamark

Card stocks: Whisper White Thick, Basic Black

Accessories: Aqua Painter, Stampin' Emboss Powder (White), Heat Tool, Linen Thread, 

Wink of Stella (Clear), Dimensionals

Did you notice the flower image and the greeting is cut out? That is not from a die. I had to fussy cut them with my paper snips. I usually use my Big Shot to cut out images, but not everything has a die to go with it. That's okay though. I don't mind fussy cutting sometimes, if I've got the time.

I used my Aqua Painter to watercolor the floral image. I love to watercolor! I also heat embossed the "hello" greeting, and used clear Wink of Stella on the little center pistils of the flower for a touch of bling!

Here is the challenge graphic from the TGIF Challenges blog:

I hope you enjoy my blog challenge card, and please go check out their website: tgifchallenges.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by to visit, and I hope to see you again soon,

Kathryn

A Magical Day is One of a Kind

I have been wanting to make a card using the unicorn from the "Magical Day" set ever since I bought it. I happen to know some young people who love unicorns, and pegasus (or is it "pegasi"?), and I wanted to make something with them in mind. Plus, I got to do a little coloring on it. (I love to color!)

This is one of my favorite kinds of folds to use. It is called a Z-fold card. You fold it in half, just like you would a regular card, and then the front half you fold in half again, back on itself. If you look at it from the bottom cut end, it looks like a Z, but with a long foot on the bottom. Take a look:

All supplies are from Stampin' Up!:

Stamp set: Magical Day

Card stock: Pink Pirouette, Daffodil Delight, Lemon-Lime Twist, Whisper White

Inks: Archival Basic Black, Versamark

Accessories: Myths and Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper,

Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Magical Mates Framelits, Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folder,

Stampin' Write Markers: Berry Burst, Pink Pirouette, Daffodil Delight, Lemon-Lime Twist, 

Pool Party,

Iridescent Sequin Assortment, Fine-Tip Glue Pen, Stampin' Emboss Powder (White), Heat Gun, Wink of Stella (Clear), Dimensionals

I hope you all remember that YOU are one of a kind, and that I wouldn't be doing this little blog without all of you. I appreciate all of you so much, and hope you continue to visit me here. Have a wonderful day!

Thanks for stopping by,

Kathryn

Garden Girl Emboss Resist Challenge (#tgifc118)

Boy this was a tough challenge for me. My collection of stamps did not lend itself well to what I wanted to do for this TGIF Challenge. Nothing like taking it almost right down to the wire either! LOL!

I am really glad that Stampin' Up! decided to bring back their Glossy Card Stock too. You can do some really cool ink blending with this stuff! My card is a Z-Fold card, with a background made using the emboss resist technique, which is what the challenge was. So many cute samples over on the TGIF Challenge blog! Take a look at my card:

All supplies from Stampin' Up!:

Stamp sets: Garden Girl, Better Together

Cardstock: Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, Glossy Cardstock

Inks: Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sugarplum, Archival Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Lots of Labels Framelits Dies, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge Daubers, Stampin' Write Markers (Sweet Sugarplum and Flirty Flamingo) Clear Wink of Stella Brush, Delicate White Doilies, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Dimensionals

It is hard to tell in the big picture, but in the close-up you can see that I painted over the little butterfly with the Clear Wink of Stella Brush to give it a little touch of sparkle.

And here is the challenge graphic from the TGIF blog:

I hope you enjoyed my card! Thanks for stopping by,

Kathryn

I Died and Fell off the Earth...But Now I'm Back!

Don't you just hate it when life gets in the way of your fun?!

I had to get a full-time job, and it has seriously put a crimp in my crafting time, what with having to take care of my family, cooking, shopping, cleaning, laundry, etc... I am really having a difficult time getting up to my desk to create! But recently, my sweet husband helped me out with dinner duty so I was able to sneak up to do some card making.

Stampin' Up!'s 2016 Occasions catalog is my source of inspiration for this card. Take a look:

All supplies from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated:

Stamp sets: Carousel Birthday, Thoughtful Banners

Card stock: Peekaboo Peach, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral

Inks: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Peekaboo Peach, Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay

Accessories: Cupcakes and Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack, Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write Marker, Blender Pens, Paper Snips, 3/8" Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack (from Sale-a-Bration), Clear Wink of Stella Brush, Paper Snips, Large Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals

In the close-up you can see the sparkle and shine from the Wink of Stella brush. And the gold shine on the ribbon is so pretty in person, but it just doesn't show up in the photograph.

Anyway....I hope you like my card. And I appreciate you all who have kept coming back to visit even though there hasn't been anything new to see. I hope to correct that in the near future!

Thanks again,

Kathryn