A Coupl'a Tags

Hello, Friends! 
So glad that we've all made it through a joyous Christmas, now New Year's and then we can get back into routines and... diets ('er at least eating "normal")!  I hope everyone had a wonderful day spent with loved ones and enjoying the splendor.

I made a couple of tags over the last week or so but have been unable to squeak in the time to post, so I'll put them here together and spare you too much detail.  The first was  actually one of several versions that I made for co-workers with a bit of candy to get them through 'til pie time.

Supplies:

   MFT Fold Up Tags

   SSS Abstract Triangles (heat embossed in gold ep)

   Sorry but I forgot where I got the sentiment... (heat embossed in white)

And the next tag was a Thank You for an invitation to a brunch, attached to a fresh loaf of english muffin toasting bread.  You'll notice the "sweat" inside the bag, but I did open it back up after the photo... I was just wanting to get a picture and get to bed!  It was after 11 when the bread came out, I used the time to make a tag while it cooled and then put it together for the photo.

Supplies:

   PTI Tag Sale #5

   PTI Thanks All Ways (sentiment)

   Inkadinkadoo Thought for the Day (flowers)

Well that's it for me today, I'll see you around soon!  Take care, and be safe!

Hugs,
TK

Cardless Merry Christmas

Well  not really!..but  I'm not posting a card today, just wanting to pop in and wish all my friends a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and just blessings all around!  You guys mean so much to me... always inspiring me, prodding me onward, and encouraging me "to reach for the stars" with my card making.  I just want to wish all of YOU a wonderful day filled with family, friends, and blessing abounding in love.

See you soon!

Hugs,
TK

Masculine

Howdy, Friends!  Glad to see any of you who still have the time and gumption to visit as we close in on Christmas!  I'll keep this quick, as I have other chores to complete before bed.  I actually used CTS #351, which is showcasing a throwback drawing, to complete a couple cards.  These really are QACAS cards (thanks, Darnell)  that still fit the challenge, I hope.

 

See what I mean?  I used the overall layout, but switched out the doo-dads for the sentiment placement on the first card.  And here's the second card ~

I actually had meant to pop up the sentiment and slide Mr Birds tailfeathers underneath, but accidently but the scor-tape on the back of the sentiment!  Well, that required me rearranging the bird a bit farther out on his "branch" - lol

Here's the challenge inspiration ~

Supplies:

   Card #1 ~ SB - Label 18 (appropriately edited)

                    SSS - Happy Birthday die

                    Honey Bee - designer paper

   Card #2 ~ SB - Label 18 (again lopped off)

                    W+9 - Happy Birds

                     SSS - Abstract Triangles background stamp

                     

Thanks for stopping by, but please take time to take a few breaths and enjoy the day  :o)

Hugs,

TK

Red Berries & Green Ribbon

Another day, another card!  I'll take every victory, large or small  :o)    I really like the way this one turned out, and I'm happy to be entering it over at TO #150 Merry & Cheerful .  I stamped this with a new set, colored it with Copics and added glossy accents to the berries and ribbon.  I thought maybe I'd overdone it with the glossy ribbon but I still like the shine!

I really wanted to add an entire gray surrounding panel because I felt the color added so much.  However it just didn't look right (maybe due to the square-ish size?), so I trimmed off the sides and went with the top and bottom bit of gray.  Just in case you didn't see enough of that gloss...

It's kind of odd how in the pictures it appears to have bubbles in the gloss but I assure you there isn't.  Maybe it's an optical illusion of the gloss!  Not sure, but I'm gonna go with that one.

Supplies:

   AE - Festive Wreath (NBUS)

   TE - Inside & Out Christmas

I'm sure everyone is having as hectic a schedule as me, but I'm so thankful you spent a few minutes with me!  Enjoy the season and take a break to relax.

Hugs,

TK

O Christmas Trees!

A quick post so I can get this into a challenge over at CTS #350, I'm kinda skidding in by the seat of my pants!  I made this with the colors from another challenge mid green, mid blue and gold; however you can't really tell the green!  So...

I hand drew the box and asterisks first, planted my first tree then masked and planted the two other trees.  I hand added the stars and colored in the largest, added the sentiment then put the snowflakes on last.  This is really different, and I'm not sure I like the snowflakes but then again... it's different.  Here's a close-up to show off a little gold sparkle from the Signo gold pen ~

Well, another card down and ..... more to go...  I'll see you soon and hope you all are enjoying the prelude to the wonderful holiday season!  

Supplies:

   Janes Doodles - Warm Wishes (trees)

   AE - Festive Wreath (NBUS)

Hugs,

TK

Merry Christmas Gnome

The Christmas season is in crunch time, a time for panicking (or rejoicing if you're organized) at how many cards you have left to make.  I actually (miraculously) am doing ok.  I'm not sure how that happened, but I'll be happy with myself anyway  :o)   This card has some pre-foiled candy cane stripe, and a little puff on top!  He's being sent to CTS #349 since they were the sole inspiration, which actually veered drastically from my original thought (maybe I'll get back to that...)!

As usual, it's hard to capture the shine AND get a correctly colored photo, well especially if it's overcast, which is typically the case through the winter where I'm at, so here's hoping you have some sunshine to brighten the mood, even if it's cold outside...  I added the pp, cut the window, stamped and colored the sentiment and outside holly leaves.  Then stamped my gnome on the inside, which I "artistically" added the pom-pom to!  Unfortunately I didn't have any puff paint, so I used Flower Soft for the pom-pom.  Now if my name was Michele, I'd have a stockpile of those ADORABLE little pom poms but alas I couldn't find a one!  And the inside of my card...

My sentiment had to be adjusted way left so it wouldn't detract from the gnome through the window (although I just realized I cut it off in the picture so it looks like it's off the page!), so holly leaves were added to the inside to balance it out.  I also added glassy accents to the belt and boots of Mr Gnome.

Supplies:

   TCP - What's Up, Gnomie

   MFT - Peek A Boo window

   Random pp from my stash

I hope your week is going fantastically, that you've recovered from the last holiday and are in anticipation of the next.  I also pray that all of you are staying healthy; my grandson brought home what was originally thought of as a cold, but when my middle daughter ended up having to be taken to Urgent Care post Thanksgiving, we were advised that it was indeed the flu!  I'm praying to stay healthy, and praying for all of you as well.  See you soon!

Hugs,

TK

Birthday Blessings

Here's a non-Christmas card for ya!  This one was made for my mother-in-law, whose Birthday is just around the corner.  I'm blessed to have a mother-in-law who is an amazing person, would give you anything and literally EVERYTHING she has if you asked.  She's an awesome support and a true angel on earth, definitely a blessing!

I saw Rosemary make a card with this stamp set and knew I wanted it!  Now let me explain, Rosemary is a true artist especially with anything floral, so I'm just wingin' it here!...I do like the card, and yes I still like the set.

Colored with my Zigs, I only stamped and embossed the roses and sentiment, colored and added the silver tape border.  Love this card!  QACAS (per Darnell) but I still love it.  This will be entered at ATCAS #173 Blessed/Blessings.

Supplies:

   Altenew - Rennie Roses

   MFT - Anything But Basic Birthday

   ME - Blessed

Have a great day, Friends!

Hugs,

TK

Gnome For The Holidays

Howdy, Friends!   I guess if you're here, you made it through the initial holiday rush, you've recovered from "turkey-itis", and survived Black Friday... so let's get onto the card.  I found the colors over at CTD #571 to be gorgeous, conducive to Christmas, and colors I can actually come up with an idea for -- yay me!  Colors can be a stretch for me, especially when it's someone else's idea... I'm also entering this over at TO #149 Celebrations and Inspired By - Pink Christmas.

As you can see, I started with my pretty little girl, colored her and then decided that I wanted to show off more of the silver (sorry the bottom of the sentiment doesn't show well), so I cut her out and made a label with silver ep and silvery paper behind.  As for the challenge at Time Out, I didn't use the twist of "one-layer" but she is celebrating, isn't she?   And, well, I'm sure you all get where the IB challenge showed up! A close-up so you can see the silver a bit better...

I used a silver Signo pen to color her pom-pom and brim of her cap, the stitching on her dress, the stars, stocking trim and silver ep for the sentiment.  I hope you like her  :o)

         

Thank you all for popping in and sharing your kindness, it is appreciated!  Hope your holidays are everything you could hope for!  God bless you all.

Hugs,

TK