Snowflake Window Card

This will be a quick post.  I am getting ready to leave to go shopping!!  I made this really quick card to enter in a couple of challenges.

 I made this card with CTMH Art Philosphy, and CTMH Winter Wonderland paper pack.  I used a piece of glitter cardstock which I pop dotted on the back to give it dimension.  I also pop dotted the front frame.  I added some crinkle ribbon in Vintage Vanilla from My Craft Spot, and the blue is from Praire Bird Boutique.  I added some stickles and gems from Recollections.

The sentiment which is hard to see is from My Craft Spots "Merry Christmas" stamp set, which I won!!
I stamped it with Versamark Dazzle ink, and I went over it in Glitter Gel Pen.  I also doodled little silver snowflakes all over the brown cardstock.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

FCCB - Challenge Me Monday #88 Holiday Cards
My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #35 - Christmas through the Window

Halloween Popcorn Treats

Hello All My Crafty Friends!!

Warning!!  This is a long post :)

It seems like such a long time since I spent any time in my craft room!!  We were in the process of redecorating our bedroom, so the house has been in total chaos for the last few weeks.  Painting, crown molding, new furniture, a new sleep number bed!!  Whew, lots of stuff!!  The bedroom is all done now, and looks fabulous.  We still have a little accessorizing to do, but all the big stuff is done.

Anyway, with Halloween a few days away, I needed to get into my craft room to make some treat bags for mine and my DH coworkers.  Since I had a short amount of time and needed to make 30 of them, I decided to make something simple.  I found this great recipe for Salted Caramel Popcorn at Hungry-Girl.com, so I wanted to make some and give this instead of candy.  It is yummy and low in calories.  You can click on the link for the recipe.  I had some cute Halloween Ziploc bags I found at Micahels for $1 last year and decided to fill these with the popcorn and I added a cute little tag.

Here is a picuture of the first 15, and a close up of the cute bag.

 

I used Tags, Bags, Boxes and More to cut the tag at 4 " and Mini Monsters for the cute little ghost at 1.75".  The cardstock is Coordinations, for the tag I used the Black Magic and embossed with a Hello Kitty folder from Sizzix.  I added a strip of glittery green paper at the bottom cut with Martha Stewarts Drippy Goo Punch.  I used the PK - Monster Mash assortment for the face on the ghost and added some glossy accents to the eyes and mouth.  The sentiment is from Crafysprouts, "Totally Witchin" set.  I punched a hole in the treat bag and tied the tag on with My Craft Spot Crinkle Ribbon in Marmalade.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

More than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #57 - Anything Goes
My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #31 - See Through Projects
Paper Craft Weekend Challenge  - October Something New (the embossing folder is something new I have never used before)
Paper Craft Weekend Challenge - Theme Challenge - Halloween
And finally FCCB Challenge Me Monday - - #83 – Spooky Time (Create a project with a ghost on it)

Happy Crafting and thanks for visiting my blog :)
Kathy

Happy Fall

Hello My Crafty Friends,

Tonight I will be posting a few cards.  I have not posted anything all week.  This first card is a fall card I made for the My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #26 - Fall Leaves .  All paper used on this card is from the DCWV Harvest Stack and all cuts are from Art Philosophy.  The ribbon is Crinkle Ribbon from My Craft Spot in Acorn.  The sentiment if from Simply Everything set from Pink By Design.  I used a cuttlebug folder too, not sure what the name is.

I am also entering this card in the following challenges
Cooking with Cricut - Challenge #52: The Colors of AutumnMore Than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #52 - Fall Theme
Whimsical Wednesdays - "Fall Colors"
FCCB - Challenge Me Monday #79 Falling Leaves


Happy Crafting,

Kathy

Happy Birthday/Guitar

Here is a birthday card I made for my grandaughter.  She loves to sing and play her little purple Hannah Montana guitar!!  This little paper doll looks just like her too...LOL.

The paperdoll was cut from Everyday Paperdolls and the sentiment is from Celebrate with Flourish.  The pattern cardstock is DCWV.  The rest is various scraps.  I used a little bit of embroidery floss for the guitar strap.  I used PK Basic Paper Dolls for her face and did a little bit of pen work.  I also used a Martha Stewart border punch.  I am entering this in the FCCB - #77 – Make Some Music

Back to School Apple

I made this card today for a couple of challenges.  This cute little apple is from Doodlecharms and so is the apple border.  I welded a few of the border together with my gypsy to get it to go across the page.  I cut the top layer twice, once green and again in red.  Then I alternated the colors.  I cut the bottom layer in white and colored the leaf and stem with markers.  I used Peachy Keens Wide Eyed Kids face stamp for the big apple.  I live this set!!  I added some glossy accents to the eyes and mouth.  The big apple is on an Action Wobble.

The scalloped oval is from CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge and the stamp is one of the additional coordinating stamp sets that you an purchase called Harvest Happiness.   I covered it with glossy accents, added some foam tape and twine from My Craft Spot.  I think I attached it too soon and it cracked a little :(

For the base of the card I used Kraft cardstock and embossed with with the Cuttlebug Numbers folder, and inked it with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

FCCB - #76 – Back to School
Peachy Keen - Let's Face it Friday - Back to School

Circle Anniversary Card

Hello all my crafty friends.  I have 2 post today as I got to spend a few hours in my craft room. 
the first on is an anniversary card I made for my cousin who is celebrating her 30th wedding anniversary!
Since the challenge at Celebrate the Occasion is to make a circle card, that is what I decided to make!!

The card base and top layer are from Art Philosophy, as is the frame on the inside of the card.  Don't you just love this shape!!  The numbers for the 30 were also cut from Art Philosophy.  The sweet birdie couple and the sentiment on the inside is from Sweethearts.  I used the swiss dots & distressed stripes Cuttlebug folders. The background paper is from the DCWV Lemon Frost Stack.  I added some ribbon and some bling.  Here is the inside.

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

FCCB - Challenge #75 – A Splash of Colour

Getting Cricky Simply-Sunday-Winged-Things

Scrappymoms Stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge

More than Favors - #29 Sweethearts



Hugs and Kisses,
Kathy

Pink Roses

So for my second post today, I made a card for my mother-in-laws upcoming 80th birthday.  The challenge this week at Birthday Sundaes was a color challenge, to make a birthday card using pink, green and white.  Well my scrap room is these 3 colors!!  Since I just got my Art Philosophy cartridge this week, I decided to try making some 3D flowers.   Here is a close up of the flowers.

 I have had such fun playing!!  The vase is a cut from Celebrate with Flourish, I just cut off some pieces!!  If you missed it the birthday wording is in the lower left corner, the stamo is from Papertry Ink "Mega Mixed Messages".  I added a little bling, some stickles and glimmer misted the flowers.  Oh Yeah, the pink flower in the middle was cut from white paper.  I inked the edges with SU Pretty in Pink and the applied glimmer mist.  The pink, green and white background paper is from Making Memories.   I also used a little bit of twine from My Craft Spot!!   I am also entering this in FCCB Challenge #74 – Birthday Bash . 

Piece of Cake

I am entering this card in FCCB Challenge #73 - Piece of Cake!   All cuts are from Just Because Cards.

1st Halloween Card

I made this card to enter in the Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge #58.  Here is the sketch:

This is my first sketch challenge!!  Here are the supplies I used:

DCWV Ghost & Goblins Paper Stack
Cricut Happy Hauntings - Spider & EEK
Cricut Simply Charmed - Pumpkins
Martha Stewart Spider Punch Around the Page
Martha Stewart Creepy Fence Punch
My Craft Spot Twine
Peachy Keen Stamps:  Funshine Face Parts, Monsters N More, Basic Paper Dolls

Almost forgot, I am entering this in the FCCB Challenge #72 - Let's Get Buggy!!
A spider is a bug, right??  LOL

Hope you like it!!

Hugs and Kisses,
Kathy

You Are Berry Special

Well, I have been a busy bee today.  I made 3 cards today for challenges.  For this card I used the strawberry shortcake from Smiley Cards cut at 4.5".  The background paper is from Imanginisce, the Berrylicious collection.  I added some green and black diamond stickles and some black crinkle ribbon from My Craft Spot.  The cake is on an action wobble.  I used PK stamp for the face on the strawberry and the sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Fruit & Veggie Puns. I am entering this card in My Craft Spot-Challenge-19-You-Make-Me-Smile. and the FCCB Challenge #71 - Let's Be Friends

FCCB Challenge #70 - Melon Time

Ok, so I am on a roll.  This is the 3rd card this week!  I am so glad I finally started a blog.  It is inspiring me to enter challenges, and build up my stash of cards.

Here is my entry for the FCCB Challenge #70 - Melon Time

The melon is from Preserves cut at 4 inches.  The little tag is from George and Basic Shapes cut at 2.5".

I used the leftover piece from the center of the melon for the flower on the tag.  The ribbon is from my stash.  All the paper except the green is from the DCWV Mango Frost stack.  As you all know, the shimmer and glitter cardstock does not phtopgraph very well.  Here is a close up of the melon, I used a little Orange Peel Stickles for the seeds.  Hope you like it and thanks for looking :)