A Sketch - with Cream & Gold

 Hello!

Well, I'll get right to it because I already missed Freshly Made Sketches ~

Yep, you may recognize the sketch even though I scooted mine over to the left to line up with the left side.  A bit of heat embossing, two "frames" cut and then a foiled sentiment brought this one all together.  Next time Freshly Made Sketches!  However, you can see that I used the Color Hues colors, as well.

Sorry my cardstock looks white, it is in fact cream (the exact same as above)!  I blame the photographer - ha!  I loved the colors at Color Hues, so I had to make another card.  This card was heat embossed on cream, frame cut out of Ivory glitter, then the sentiment gold foiled and layered.  This will also go to MFT #11 Sketch Challenge.

For a little something extra, the gold bow and gold pearls were added.  Again, my card looks white but it is not...

Had enough of this color mix?  Not me... I'll have another one soon.  This challenge allowed me to get several cards out that I was going to be needing, all next month!  Check - done - whew.

 

Supplies:

   Card #1 - MFT Roses All Over bg stamp, Elegant Rectangle Stax and Splb Essential Glimmer Sentiments hfp

   Card #2 - MFT Roses All Over bg stamp, PFS Dotted Fancy Frame die and Splb You Are Everything pp/die

That's everything for today!  See you soon.

Hugs,

TK

Aging Is Weird!

Welcome!

Today I have a card for our friend/neighbor's Birthday!  It's one of those milestone Birthdays, yet they are weird, aren't they?  I mean, don't get me started but all the energy is diminished while all the chores have multiplied over the years.  Am I right?

While I took a design help from Gaylynn Martling, I CASEd it and made it my own -- I just thought she created a wonderful, masculine card.

I offset my bird panel and made banners of varying widths/lengths but left the image uncolored.  I can say that I don't believe I've ever left an image uncolored.  I do like letting the masculine papers do the talking.  And now as an after-thought, it might also be fun to do minimal coloring, just to give it depth, maybe I'll try that another day.

This'll be heading to NBUS #88

Supplies:

   UN - Lil Weirdo, Thinkin Out Loud (both NBUS)

   MB - Woodsy Plaid pp

Well thank you for the visit!  I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!

Hugs,

TK

 

Fishing You a Happy Birthday

 Hello, hello!

Well, I love that title, I do wish I had a stamp to go along with it!  Maybe next time I'll think of it and print it to use...  Anywhoooo, a masculine Birthday card was needed, and since he's a fisherman, I figured this would work perfectly.  I used the sketch at FMS #742 but that one came and went before I could post the card.

This card is pretty simple, it only took me two tries - ha!  I cut a strip of brushed silver cs and embossed it before gluing it to the base to ground the rest of the card elements.  I also cut the hex frame, fishing lure and bobber, then assembled them.  I did a bit of blending to add some depth, then arranged everything to my liking.  This will go to my SIL this Friday.

Supplies:

   HB - Diamond Plate e/f, Fishing Lures dies

   EH - Hex frames die

   Alt - Birthday Greetings sentiment

I seem to be on a roll.  Some cards I had made but not posted, but a few got made during my chaos.  I'm glad to be finally getting everything posted but hope I can continue creating too!

Have a great Fourth of July but stay safe!  I know the fires have started here already, and we're aware of a HUGE fire on the UT/CO border, that is somewhat near and visible for family members' homes.  Our prayers are with everyone for safety!

Hugs,

TK

No Ordinary Day

Welcome, Friends!

My family has been going through a lot lately, but today is no ordinary day, so let's celebrate it like we mean it!

Today's card is for the illustrious Darnell, and we all know that means it's no ordinary day.  What's better than celebrating someone else, so we can push all the ordinary (life) to the background, and have some fun?!

Ok, first of all, I used the beautiful Color Hues challenge colors (gray is a shade of black), but not in time to get it into the gallery -- I'm perfectly ok with that!  The NBUS sentiment & images were stamped, colored with Copics, detailed with a fine liner, plus black and gold shimmer added to the center of each flower.  Everything was cut and then the design decisions...  I found that Penny Black's challenge is to optionally use patterned paper - check; then I decided I wanted more yellow so I used a scrap of yellow (perfect size I might add), and rounded the lower corners to mimic the bottom swag.  A couple silver pearls were added for pizzazz.

I love this card!  (are those polka dots magic?)

So there it is, Happy Birthday, Darnell, and many more unordinary/extraordinary Birthdays ahead!  And I hope it brought you that smile...

 

Supplies:

   PB - Floral Smile stamps/dies

   MFT - Dots & Stripes pp

Hugs, Everyone, and have an Unordinary/Extraordinary Day!

TK

Ruff Day

Hello!

I saw the new MFT challenge, a patriotic color scheme but what I really needed was a kids' card.  Did I make it work?

I used the colors, but rifled through my MFT things to find the perfect images and sentiment.  While our nephew has boxer dogs, their colors just didn't work, so I colored him with the gray that was also allowed.  I found another MFT stamp set to give it a more patriotic feel, even though this is prayers for a quick recovery.  You see, poor nephew took a baseball to the face over the weekend and broke a few things; and today he had surgery to make repairs.

I do hope this sweet guy cheers him up and helps him heal!  A doghouse and bowl were also used inside to tie it all together.

Supplies:

   MFT - You Make My Tail Wag, Stars Above and BP #27 die

 

Hope you enjoyed the card!  I'll be jetting this to the PO to get it mailed to Colorado pronto!

Hugs,

TK