Poinsettia & Lace

 Merry Christmas!

Oh, I'm a bit early but not really if you're counting all the prep, decorations and planning!  Since we're all knee deep in it, I'll get right to the card.

Today's card is quite CAS in my perception but I do love the way that it turned out.  I'll be sending this to Peace On Earth #28, my inspiration was definitely red!

Oddly the gray skies outside left me to "wing it" on my photos (I'm sure you've noticed lately), so my red is lighter than it is IRL.  I used a beloved poinsettia die to cut out a smooshed panel using Candied Apple DI, and the sentiment was foiled.  I'm not sure why, but after mounting the poinsettia, my mind wandered to a lacy edge die, which accents the poinsettia details.  I added a secondary layer of white edging to the base.  A layer of Wink of Stella to the poinsettia, and wa-la!

Supplies:

   WF - Layered Poinsettia

   AE - Dotted Border

One down, but still working on those Christmas cards!  Have a great day! And week!

Hugs,

TK

Rejoice!

Hello!

We are now running to Christmas full swing, and all the preparations and decorations that come with it.  For me, it is with great effort that I am trying to slow down and enjoy the splendor of the season.  I wish this for all of you, as well!

Today's card is from a new die that I just received and HAD to put to use immediately!  I have a similar die but this one was calling my name.

This die makes a many-layered scene, which can also be made into an ornament.  Gold was cut first for the twinkly stars showing through, the pierced night sky cut from dark blue and then the white frame.  I  really wanted the "manger" scene to be in kraft, so I cut a second layer of the main die in kraft, and then carefully snipped the manger off the white layer.  Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus were cut twice, the front layer in white, and a second layer in kraft for their shadow.  Everything was then layered onto the dark blue base.

A close-up to show the layers ~

I LOVE the details on this layered die!

Supplies:

   SB - Rejoice Nativity dies

I hope that things are well with you and enjoy the splendor of the season!

Hugs,

TK

Shimmering Poinsettia Spray

 Brrrr!  Has anybody noticed that someone is messin' with the thermostat?!  Wow, it got cold here in a hurry -- we had such great weather that we were still picking a few garden veggies, then all of a sudden it's below freezing just days later.  Today is a bit warmer but we definitely hit Fall with a bang and almost shot right into Winter!

Welcome!  Today I have a card that was intended for The Flower Challenge but I apparently missed it by hours - rats!  It would've also worked for JUgs, but alas I missed that one too.  So this one goes to Color Hues #53 - Scarlet & Green plus NBUS #44 for a new foiling plate on its first outing.  Put your blinders on, this one's got a lotta shine! ~

I foiled a few of the main images from September Spellbinders Glimmer of the Month (this one in gold), colored it with Copics and cut it out with the matching die, foiled the sentiment onto the cardstock base, then attached the colored image, added Wink of Stella to the flowers and a few dew drops.

 

Supplies:

   SB - GOM 10/22 Poinsettia Spray (NBUS), gold foil and SB Holiday Floral background (sentiment)

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend, or at least those celebrating it, but otherwise I hope that EVERYONE has a wonderful long weekend to enjoy!  Stay warm!

Hugs,

TK

Thankful, Grateful, Blessed

 Hello, and Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating today!  I hope your holiday is filled with fun, love and laughter, and lots of great food!

I also wanted to tell you all how Thankful I am for you, how Grateful I am for you, and how Blessed I am (daily) by you! 

 

Here's today's cards ~

A stamped strip, using markers to my rubber stamp and lightly spritzed, cut to size and attached to the base.  I then hot foiled an NBUS plate in copper.  A little ribbon and it's QACAS to the max!  A close-up of that copper foil shine ~

And a slightly different card, let me explain ~

In an attempt to add a bit more detail, I decided to add an embossed stitched line to the off-white panel.  Welp!  Totally forgot my embossing pad and cut that baby right in half!!!  Ugh, so I recovered after a bit of kicking myself, and glued the lower panel straight down on a new base and now my card opens the top half only... does it work?  A little ingenuity, and I've got a "different" style of card.  That's my story, and I'm sticking to it 

😂

On another note, today happens to be my Blogiversary -- yep, 7 years, and I still have those fans who encouraged me to start my own blog!  I've grown a bit, gathered more friends/fans, and I'm still here.  While life doesn't allow as many cards as I wish, I'm still in love with this craft and all of you!

Anyway, back to my Thankful, Grateful and Blessed heart -- thank you ALL!

Supplies:

   SB - Stylish Script Thankful, copper foil

   PW - Autumn Trio (an oldy but a fave)

   MFT -- my offending stitched line die!

No matter where you are, or who you're with, have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving!

Hugs,

TK

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Handsome New Smile!

 Welcome, Dear Friends!

I've come today with a card made for my sweet grandson.  Just last week, he had one tooth pulled (a baby that just wouldn't let go of its spot) to make room for the adult that had come in behind it.  As if that wasn't enough, they decided to help the move along by giving him braces -- all in ONE day!  Ugh!  I remember braces quite well unfortunately.  Anyway, he's got a handsome new smile and so I got to make him a card!

Stamped, masked, ink blended, colored the image, cut down the panel and die cut his name.  Then I used a silver Signo and added in those braces!

See that handsome smile?  Almost as cute as my Grandson's!  I used the colors from the recent Color Hues but didn't make it in time -- que sera, maybe another time.   Here's the true handsome smile (used with permission) ~

Wow, pure pride and joy, right here!

Supplies:

   Jane's Doodles - Troublesome Duo stamps

   PF - Diagonal Stitched Rectangle dies

   PTI - In the Meadow (grassy knoll/sky mask), Smooth Alpha

That's it for today, thanks for the visit and have a great weekend!

Hugs,

TK

On Your Special Day

 Hello!

Popping in with a quick post -- this card has already been posted and received, though a bit late -- SORRY!

I used an NBUS product (or two), so I'll be sharing this card over there ~

You might have to enlarge this to see the details, but I used a cover plate to texture an oval panel, heat embossed the glimmer plate with matte silver and Copic colored the flowers using pinks and grays.  Here's your close-up ~

I actually started with this card below, but there was A LOT of shine going on!  While I like the card, the shine can be a bit overwhelming, there are just SO many colors reflected in this foil, that a little goes a long way.

Well that's it for me, and I hope you're off to a great week!

Supplies:

   SB - Illustrated Floral & solid (NBUS & GOM 8/'22); Yana's Special Sentiments (NBUS)

   LI - Circle & Diamond coverplate

   WF - Nesting Postage

Happy Crafting!

TK

Holiday Reindeer Cheer

Howdy, Friends!

A quick post since I was able to spend a bit of time in the craft room this past week.  I was gifted this adorable stamp set from a friend (thanks, Ida), and it needed to be used!  I think it's totally adorable, and I hope you do too!

I think this cute image from Unity fits perfectly onto my tag.  I cut the tag twice, once with the image and then did a partial die-cutting in green to extend the length.  I then used the stitched edge to add a little interest.  My image was copic colored (imagine that!), some glossy accents on his nose and the ornaments, string of lights, then the sentiment hot foiled and popped up.  A close-up ~

Oh yes, I added silver pen to the ornament caps and Wink of Stella to the silver bow on the package!

Supplies:

   UNITY - Home for the Holidays (NBUS)

   RC - Topped Off Tag

   MFT - Stitched Edge

   SB - sentiment

That's it for me, Folks!  Have a great week, and I hope to see you all soon again.

Hugs,

TK

   

 

Holiday Cheer Elf

 I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...  

Definitely how I need to keep my thought process in trying to get caught up on my Christmas cards!   Wow, I'm really late but I'm trying....

Anywhoo - welcome to my blog!  Today I have a card that'll be sent to MFT Slimline Challenge.  I really like these smaller slimline cards, so fun to make and just cute.  At first I had to wrap my head around the fact that there would be less space to "decorate" but then again, that really makes the focus take front and center!  Here's my entry ~

I can never get enough of these cuties -- so fun!  I stamped, Copic colored and cut the elements and decided to make my slimline backdrop a little small by allowing some pp to off-set and compliment the tree.  What I actually added after I took my original photo was a silver pen to the black lines on the tree - thus hopefully giving the effect of tinsel garland.  Hope it worked!

Supplies:

   MFT - Santa's Elves

   

Another card for my stash - yay!

Have a great rest of your week, and craft happy.

Hugs,

TK