Charmings

It's time for another challenge over at the Bunny Zoe's Crafts Blog.
This month we are challenging you to use a heart somewhere on your card.
That's pretty easy right?  We hope you'll play along with us :)

I decided to make a card using a beautiful Saturated Canary stamp called Charmings.
I loved colouring her :)

I created the little tag by stamping Magnolia - Sparkle Hearts in the background and then over-stamping the Whimsy - Girl Talk sentiment and using a copic marker to colour the words and heart in a little.

The paper is gorgeous and is from the Glitz - Love You Madly pad.  I also used Kaisercraft - natural lace, an Ornate Heart Lock Charm and Pearls.

Ingredients :

Stamps : Saturated Canary - Charmings, Whimsy - Girl Talk, Magnolia - Sparkle Hearts
Card : x-press it, crumb cake, naturals ivory, sky blue, Glitz - Love You Madly
Ink : memento black, crumb cake
Other : tag die (MFT), Opulent Ovals (SB),  Kaisercraft - natural lace, Ornate Heart Lock Charm, Pearls, copics

Copics used : 

R 000, 00, 20, 30, 81, 83

E 000, 00, 21, 50, 53, 55

W 00, 1, 3, 5

BG 0000, 000, 01, 10, 11, 72

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Shelby

I have another card for CC Designs to share today using a very cute Pollycraft image called Shelby.
I think she is really adorable (and so is the turtle :) !

The sentiment is from a new CC Designs set called Rumor Has It.
I have loved making these summery cards for CC Designs this month.  They're so cheery and cute!

Ingredients :
Stamps : Shelby, Rumor Has It
Card : x-press it, crumb cake, Uncharted Waters (Glitz)
Ink : memento black, antique linen distress ink
Other : pearls, pierced oval stax (MFT), opulent ovals (SB), Tilda lace die (Magnolia), copics

Copics used :

BG 000, 72

YR 14, 16

YG 0000, 01

Y 15, 21, 23, 25

R 30, 83, 85

RV 63

E 000, 00, 21, 50, 53, 55

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges :
Cute Card Thursday - Beside the Seaside
ABC Challenge - N is for Nautical
Southern Girls Challenge - Dies or punches

Thanks for dropping by for a look today :)
Kathy

Birthday Cake Lucy

Hi,

I have some exciting news to share.  I am now a member of the CC Designs team :)  Yay!!!
I have loved CC Designs for a long time now and it's so wonderful to be a part of their team.
I've had lots of fun colouring and making cards with the new CC Designs April release.  All the stamps are so cute! They will be available to purchase from the CC Designs store on the 3rd of April.

For my first card I used a new  CC Designs stamp called Birthday Cake Lucy.  Isn't she gorgeous! The sentiment is also from a new set called Great Birthday Greetings.  It's full of wonderful Birthday sentiments and most of them are big enough to be a real focal point of the card.  I love them all, but I think this saying will definitely be used a lot :)

Ingredients :
Stamps : Birthday Cake Lucy, Great Birthday Greetings (CC Designs)
Card : x-press it, black, crumb cake, Vintage Summer (Little yellow bicycle)
Ink : memento black, antique linen distress ink
Other : big shot, opulent ovals (SB), pierced oval stax (MFT), subtles dots (SU), rhinestones, star dust stickles, copics

Copics used :

C 1, 5, 7, 9

Y 13, 15

YR 14

E 000, 00, 50, 53

R 000. 00. 20, 30

B 0000, 00

I actually cut the cake out to and attached it with foam to give it more dimension. And if you haven't seen one before, the card is called a Tent Topper card. It's my first one - Super easy, but just a bit different :) There is a Splitcoast Stampers tutorial here if you'd like to try one too.

If you'd like to see what the rest of the design team created with one of their new CC Designs stamps please visit the Blog.
And please drop by again tomorrow to see another card I've made using a new CC Designs release.

Kathy

Princess Of Hearts

Hi  :)

I have a card for Whimsy Stamps to show you today.  It is a design by Elisabeth Bell and it's called Princess Of  Hearts.  I think she is SO beautiful!

A week or so ago on my blog, I mentioned that I bought some cool grey copics.  Well this is what I really needed (that's really "wanted") them for.  I really wanted to colour her clothes black, red and gold (I did have to buy one gold copic too).  So it's my first attempt at using them and I'm happy with how it turned out.

I also used the Fairy Tale Dreams sentiment set, which is just perfect to use with this image.  I decided not to use the crown die this time as I wanted it to look as though it was the Princess' portrait hanging on the castle wall :)

Ingredients :
Stamps :  Princess Of Hearts., Fairy Tale Dreams
Card : black, x-press it, SU dsp
Ink : memento black, versamark
Other : big shot, opulent ovals (SB), oval pierced stax (MFT), pearls, black embossing powder, copics

Copics used :

C 5, 7, 9

R 00, 20, 27, 29, 30, 59

E 000, 00, 50, 53, 55

B 0000

Y 23, 26, 28

I'd also like to let you know that there is a Design Team Call on now at Whimsy Stamps.  They are a wonderful company and it's a fantastic team to be a part of.  If you'd like more information please visit the Whimsy Stamps Blog.

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Matryoshka Tilda

It's time for a new challenge at Bunny Zoe's Crafts and our challenge this month is Stitching :)

I often use my sewing machine on cards now, I think it adds a little "something".  So I decided to challenge myself a bit more and add a little hand embroidery to it too.
I embroidered little roses onto the web ribbon simply by doing a french knot and a straight stitch for the stem and I was pretty happy with how it turned out :)

Isn't this stamp cute?  It's a new Magnolia stamp called Matryoshka Tilda.  I think I might just have to buy, a special little someone, one of these dolls to go with the card now :)

Ingredients :

Stamps : Matryoshka Tilda (Magnolia)
Card : x-press it, crumb cake, Sweet pea (Kaisercraft)
Ink : memento black, antique linen and walnut stain distress ink
Other : big shot, Tilda Lace (Magnolia), opulent ovals (SB), Pierced oval stax (MFT), lt pink web ribbon, flat backed pearls, Tea Thyme button (Prima), linen thread, embroidery floss, copics

copics used :

YG 91, 93, 95

R 20, 30, 81, 83, 85

E 000, 00, 50, 53, 55

W 1, 3

BG 0000, 000, 09, 10, 72, 75

Hopefully you can add some stitching to a card, in some form or other, and join in with the Bunny Zoe Challenge this month.

Thanks for dropping by for a look today :)

Kathy

Sledging

I have made a card for Bunny Zoe's Crafts using a very cute Whimsy stamp called Sledging.  It's a Time 4 Tea design and I just love it!
This is not actually what I think of when I hear the word sledging.  I immediately think of cricket,  as I've never even seen a sledge in real life before or ever gone skiing either.  But this does look like she's having lots of fun.
It is such a cute image and it is great for a Christmas card but you could actually use it for lots of other occasions too.  Bonus!

I used the La La Land Ornate Snowflakes Die and some black and cream flat backed pearls.  The sentiment is from Marianne D Collectables - Corner and Winter Sent. and the paper is from the Mistletoe Magic pad by MME.


Ingredients :

Stamps :  Sledging (Whimsy),  Marianne D Collectables - Corner and Winter Sent.
Card : x-press it, black, Mistletoe Magic (MME)
Ink : memento black
Other : shabby white and shaved ice fran-tage, big shot, opulent ovals (SB),  La La Land Ornate Snowflakes Die, black and cream flat backed pearls, copics

Copics used :

E 000, 00, 31, 33, 35, 37, 50, 53, 55

W 1, 3, 5

C 1

R 20, 24, 27, 30, 39

BG 0000, 000, 01, 09, 10, 49, 72, 75

BV 0000

YG 0000, 01, 03

Thanks for dropping by to take a look :)

Kathy

Lighting a Candle

Today's card is one I made for Bunny Zoe's Crafts and I used a really sweet image from their store called Daisy Lighting a Candle by Marianne Design.

It was one of those times when the card didn't turn out like I originally thought it would.  I was going to colour her all cute and use bright colours but then I started looking at the papers from  Mistletoe Magic and decided to paper-piece her dress and then she ended up being a bit shabby-chic looking, so I went with that. She's still very cute though!
The little "Christmas" sentiment is also by Marianne Design and is called Corner and winter sent.  It comes with a corner die but I decided to use it this way instead

Ingredients :

Stamps : Corner and winter sent (Marianne Design Collectable), Daisy Lighting a candle (Marianne Design)
Card : x-press it, black, vanilla, naturals ivory, Mistletoe Magic (My minds eye)
Ink : memento black, crumb cake
Other : big shot, opulent ovals (SB), ovals (SB), black flat backed pearls 4mm, fran-tage, star dust stickles, flowers (SU)

Copics used :

E 000, 00, 35, 50, 53

W 00, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

C 1

Y 11, 15

YR 14, 18

R 30

BG 0000, 10, 13

Thanks for dropping by to take a look today :)

Kathy