KathysKreations

Halloween Gnome's

2009-11-08T17:39:00.000-08:00

For any one who doesn't know, my hubby is very creative and crafty too. This past summer he and Hayley were joking about being Gnomes for Halloween.

Two weeks before Halloween and he started designing and making these costumes. Yup, that's right, no pattern, nothin'. He went to the material store by himself, picked all the fabrics, by himself.

And sewed these by himself. I'm so proud of him. Hayley was over the moon and played the role of gnome very well.

They were a smash hit at very house they visited.

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #88

2009-10-27T18:20:00.000-07:00

I haven't done one of these challenges in awhile. Geez, you'd think I was workin' or something!?!? Another night of using new stuffs. I found this great DCWV paper pack. 70%RECYCLED PAPER!!! The Green Stack (at Chapters). It just turns out it goes great with TPC Studio "Woodland Whimsy" clear stamps!! I had to check twice, to make sure they were two different company's.

I used some scrap's from the draw and SU's Riding hood red, LOVE IT ink! I outlined some of the stamped image with a "atyouSpica" Red pen. Some bling and voila!! A birthday Card!!

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #18

2009-10-26T17:55:00.000-07:00

Howdy, I've been really busy and itchin' to get into my craft room. I decided I want to use ALL of my stamps which have not been used yet. (Yah, we'll see how that goes) I did need a sympathy card and have been wanting to use this SU set for awhile "Thoughts & Prayers" I also used for the first time CTMH's Adhesive backed Twill.

I used SU's Kraft and chocolate chip card stock. The ink's were anything I could find that would match the colors in the challenge, which showed me, "I don't have alot of markers!" at least not in the colors I need, hmmmmmmmmmmmm, what will I do??

CPS 137

2009-10-12T08:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving (Canada)! Hubby's whole crew from Kitchener came in this weekend and it was Melinda's Birthday. I made this card using this weeks CPS. The only thing is that I forgot to give it to her. There was just so much going on. So it'll make it's way to the mail. Sorry Melinda. Happy Birthday!

I used Papertrey Ink's "Everyday Button Bits" and things I had right in front of me on my desk!!!

More Birthdays

2009-09-29T19:06:00.000-07:00

Three posts in one night! I've been running at night more and it's keeping me out the craft room.

I made these cards for my niece and nephews birthday this past weekend. "A Child's Year" from Cricut is my new favorite cartridge!! Sooooo many silhouettes!

I flipped the boy image so mom could pose them like book ends.

AND this is the desert I brought. If you are looking for an amazing! easy! desert this is it. It's from Bakerella's blog. It was a smash hit.

Bye to Mary

2009-09-29T18:51:00.000-07:00

I made this card for Mary. I used Lauren Meaders color challenge. I had no idea what kind of card to make for someone who quit their job. She gave her two week notice and now she's gone and the place is not the same since she left. You'll be missed Mary.

I used SU's Pendant park stamp set with masking technique. I love this stamp set.

My sister turned 40!!

2009-09-29T18:30:00.000-07:00

After Ceecee turned 50 my sister turned 40. Check out this pic I took of her at her party. I think she's smokin' hot!!!

Ceecee's 50!!!

2009-09-01T18:25:00.000-07:00

This post has been sitting in my edit file for about two weeks. It's been crazy here with back to school back to work, soccer finishing, hockey starting.... yada, yada, yada!!

Below is my first attempt at a craft video, I was strapped for time and by myself, this is me attempt.

Talk about pressure. I've learned alot of what I know about card making from Ceecee. Her husband asked me to make the card. NO PRESSURE. I had no idea what I was going to make, just that he was taking her to Hawaii for a surprise!!!

I can't take credit for the design. I was surfin' some of my fav blogs and came across Andrea Walfard's blog. She was showing her Christmas Jingle Tri-Shutter album. I thought what a great idea for a card. Unfortunately she did not offer just the bass as an option (or I would have bought it and saved tons of time) she offered the whole kit.

Here are some views. I had some Heidi Swap rub'on s left over from a previous project and they came in great for this card.

The whole card. It was hugh.

Closed. I used Circut's "Life is a Beach" cartridge.

Opened. Funny story. I had finished the card and was so proud of myself that when I glued the ribbon on the back of the card, I almost had a heart attack when it didn't open. I took a breath, took it apart and then started over. All this an hour before the party!!!

Ceecee loved it!!

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #79

2009-08-23T08:10:00.000-07:00

Last night hubby asked me for two birthday cards. I visited Taylor's blog cause everybody loves cupcakes!!!

So I made the same card with two subtle differences, the cupcakes tops and the color accents.

And it's a cloudy day today, I was hoping for sun, but if clouds are all hurricane Bill brings I'm okay with that!

Some of the supplies I used are Tattered Angel's Glimmer Mist Blue Skies and English Ivy. atyou Spica Sky Blue and Garnet. DCWV Sweet paper stack. Maya Road Fresh Chipboard Cupcakes and I used Red Stickles and the cherries. The sentiment is a Stampendous set, but, unfortunately I have missed placed the package with it's title.

CPS 129

2009-08-21T11:58:00.000-07:00

I made this weeks CPS 129 for some neighbors who had their Annual family and friends (looks like 12 from the trophy) Horse shoe tournament!!! What a blast we had!! I wanted to say Thanks for all the fun we had.

This piece of chip board is from Maya Road's Cupcakes. The cool part, I sprayed it with Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist, Blue Skies. This is way cool. It dries very fast and is all sparkly!!

The pattern paper is from Dream Street Papers, Everyday Celebrations - Make a Wish. The large letters are stamped with CTMH's Building Block Alphabet and the small letters are stamped with Studio G Alphabet Stamp set Series 1.

CPS 128

2009-08-15T19:35:00.000-07:00

Man it's late, I'm late, this is late. Well we sat outside my daughter and I putting things together until the light was gone and then we brought out a lamp. Finally it was time for bed and I've bin putzing around. I love this CTMH paper packet "Animal Cookies" added some buttons a CTMH ribbon and it was done. No stampin' !?!?!?

I'm still working on my baby album so I thought I would just continue with the same sketch and paper pack!!!!

SAV Challenge #09

2009-08-09T06:38:00.000-07:00

I've been away on vacation and HAD A BLAST!!! Just before I left it was my mother's birthday and I used this month's SAV challenge to hold her gift. As well I made a matching little card to fit inside. The box is from Lauren Meader. I had fun putting in together with my daughter and niece, they thought this was the coolest thing.

I made this box and card with one thing (person) in mind. I cased Ceecee's basket, cause I loved it so much. I didn't have any strawberry buttons or brads so I used some matchy red buttons. The two SU stamp sets I used are "Tart & Tangy" and "Define Your Life". Matching $ store ribbon and Voila. Mom loved it!

And here's a shot from Maine, we spent the whole time in the water. The local weather guy said that this past week was Maine's best week all summer!!! Man we were lucky!

CPS 126

2009-07-30T17:41:00.000-07:00

I decided with this weeks CPS not only would I make a card but I would also make a scrapbook page. (It's at the bottom of this post).

This entire card (and page) was made with October Afternoon's "Duck's in Row" and coordinating bassil papers. The ribbon is SU's Certainly Celery.

The bling and buttons are craft room stash.

This page is for the scrapbook I will be giving to my daughter's teacher. Yup. I'm still working on that. At least it's getting done. I love this October Afternoon line so much I just want to keep using it.

Stampavie Design Team Member Call

2009-07-23T08:25:00.000-07:00

I added this card from my resent post for a Mojo Monday post.

I have participated in two Stampavie Challeges this month, everytime I visit their blog the top post is about how they are looking for a new design team member. So with this being said I will use my two past entries to the challenges and the contents of my blog to apply for a DT position.

Wish me luck!!

Mojo Monday Week 97

2009-07-28T06:56:00.000-07:00

It's sunny, it's hot and the locusts are chirping, But I still love snowmen. Instead of Christmas in July it's winter in July (actually rainy). I found this Stampavie "Rachelle Anne Miller" (Snowman) stamp last week and couldn't wait to use it.

So I added it to this weeks Mojo Monday.

I added a little pompom for fun to his hat. I hit the stash draw and pulled out a Chatter Box piece, Blizzard Swirls and Reminisce, Let it Snow. I used SU's Stampin' Write Brilliant Blue marker for the sentiment which is from SU's Cold Play and stamp set. I placed the sentiment into one of SU's Tags for All stamps. I used a Sky Blue AtyouSpica pen for high lights.

And my favorite pieces are the snowflake brads I stuck into buttons. All which were lying around the craft room.

These are the Copics I used. The numbers you cannot see on these copics are R20, B29, RV21.

Elodie in her Garden - CPS125

2009-07-23T08:03:00.001-07:00

I loved making this card. It's started with Stampavie's SAV Challenge #08 – In the Garden. Then I combined it with this weeks CPS. I am new to Stampavie stamps and I love them. I don't know if you can tell but as I was outside taking some pics of the card and enjoying how Elodie's bonnet was casting a Shadow on her face, the card then blew away onto the (wet) grass. It now also sports water spots. Which actually blended into the card.

The Stamp is called Elodie in Her Garden. The paper I used is from CTMH, creative basics "Animal Cookies" White grosgrain ribbon and Clover Meadow ink both also from CTMH. The bling is from the $ store. I wanted to try something different with the coloring so I used my Prisma colors.

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge 12

2009-07-21T06:05:00.000-07:00

I love how busy this card is like the plant in the photo. I used Papertrey ink's stamp set "My Punny Valentine". The ink's I used are from CTMH Sweet Leaf, Watermelon and Vineyard Berry. SU's Very Vanilla ribbon.

It's suppose to be nice and sunny today and then five days of rain. So I'm playin' outside all day today, hope you are too.

Color Inspiraiton #56

2009-07-18T17:47:00.000-07:00

I just spent two days helping my sister dig and plant a garden. I thought lets continue with flowers for Kristina's Color Inspiration.

I used SU's Fifth Avenue Floral set and the leaves are Su's Beaute da la Creation. The sentiment is from Paper Trey's Everyday Classics. I thought my ribbon was Saffron from SU but it turned out to be Very Vanilla. I used some AtyouSpica pens for detail.

Fifth Avenue Floral

2009-07-14T16:49:00.000-07:00

It was my sister-in-laws birthday this past weekend and she loves home made cards. I got the this stamp set from SU "Fifth Avenue Floral" and I love it. I used kraft card stock for the card and ran a piece of velum through the Cuttlebug with SU's textures impressions Manhatten Flower. I did a test with an extra piece of velum and different adhesives so that it would not show through the velum, as you can see, it didn't work. Any advice on setting velum?

I cut the flower layers out while my daughter was a hockey practice and when I got home the whole card took FIVE MINUTES!! That never happens.

I got the picture just before the rain came.............. this is the STREET in front of our house. I did recede on the same day. Kids had a blast!

Win $1,000 at TheCuttlebugSpot.com

2009-07-11T19:56:00.000-07:00

I have just discovered that The Cuttlebug Spot is having a contest - "The Journey to 1,000"! They are trying to reach 1,000 followers by the end of July and need your help. To enter all you have to do is go to their site, sign up as follower and complete a few easy steps and you could win a $1,000 gift certificate to Custom Crops (www.CustomCrops.com)! GO NOW and check it out at www.TheCuttlebugSpot.com

I've Discovered New Stamps

2009-07-09T07:11:00.000-07:00

I was strolling through the local SBS and came across these beautiful stamps which I have heard about but had never scene. Well, I turned the stamp over and saw the website (www.stapavie.com) and went straight to the blog. They have this challenge, use a stampavie design, emboss, 3 flowers, one ribbon and two buttons. I wasn't sure how to lay the card out, so I this weeks chose Mojo Monday sketch.

I used a blender pen and CTMH ink's to color the stamped image. I also decorated the hat and ribbons with AtYouSpica pens in coordinating colors and tried really hard to get a great picture. The picture doesn't show that off to well.

So I hit the scrap drawer and this is how it turned out. I used Circut templates and SU's Urban West Rub On for the sentiment. The buttons and flowers were hanging out out in the scrap room and I thought I would just add some bling to the flowers.

It's suppose to be a sunny day today so I'm going out to enjoy it with the kids, cause more rain is comin' Saturday.

Going Fishing with an Elephant?

2009-07-05T08:49:00.000-07:00

This card was inspired by Kristina Werner's Finally Friday card. I liked the way she just stamped directly onto the lined paper. The paper is by Luxe Designs "Simple Lined Lime"

I was in the local SBS yesterday and found this little guy by Rachelle Anne Miller from www.stampavie.com and had these colors in mind for Dawn's Raspberry Suite Color Challenge #11. I've been running around all week and didn't think I would have time to do any challenges this week, but I got to combine two. This great sketch is CPS #123.

I colored this guy with Copic markers #C2, C4, T0, YG05, RV04 and RV21 and because I wanted a little more control I used SU's Stampin' Write Real Red. I then finshed it up with a Atyou Spica Clear pen. I love these babies!!!

CPS 121

2009-06-27T11:07:00.000-07:00

It's raining....... makes it really difficult to take pictures in "the Cave" as hubby likes to call it. Since it took me a week to make this card, I just wanted to get it done. It's actually for my daughters first grade teacher. The most wonderful teacher I have ever met. I am making her a baby album for her son as a thank you gift, so we will be seeing her in a couple of weeks!!! The last day of school was heart breaking, she will not be coming back...... (sniff) and she was bawling, as were her students. It was very sad.

I love this sketch. The paper is from Imaginisce, "Teacher's Pet" My New Pencil Box and (No) Passing Notes. I just love it! I used SU's Rose Red and the star was left over for a Christmas Project. Inside it will say STAR, because she really was.

CPS 120

2009-06-20T10:40:00.001-07:00

What another great sketch from CPS!! I just love this October Afternoon Splish Splash sheet. I made another card with the same materials yesterday. There's another baby coming in a few months so I thought I would be ahead of myself. That never happens.

The stamp I used is not a 2Red Banana's but it is a bird and I thought I would keep with the theme. He comes from SU's "Wagon Full of Fun" I also used SU's Certainly Celery ribbon. The rub on and pattern paper is also from October afternoon. I think they are on the top of my favorite list!!!!!

Mojo Monday Week 91

2009-06-19T19:42:00.000-07:00

How lucky for me that this weeks Mojo Monday sketch was just perfect for a baby card I needed to make!

As soon as I came across this October Afternoon paper (ducks in a row)I knew exactly what I was going to do. This card practically made itself. I used SU's Certainly celery ribbon and card stock. The large duck is from SU's "Wagon full of Fun". I also picked up the rub's which went with the October afternoon sheet of paper and used a little rub on, on the oval punch. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink's "Everyday's Classics".

And the stars, which I'm still learning to use.