Yikes!

 Hello!

It's been an entire month since my last post!  I'm not sure where the time has gone but I have an extreme amount of "life" that has pulled me away from the blog -- and yes, stress has been a constant companion.  I do not say that to solicit empathy, but hopefully some understanding and patience.

While I have made some cards and photographed them, I have not been able to post them, with limited time and all, BUT I am here to remedy that today!

A few sweet purchases, after seeing a card from Michele, and this one purchase came about.  While I love this image, my card pales in comparison to Michele's but I have to say, it was strictly due (not!) to the adorable jammies her little sweetie wore!

This little guy also came to live at my house!  My images were Copic-colored, this one fussy-cut and mounted with the sweet message below.  I must NOT be remiss to thank Bonnie for her sweet card recently, which had these backgrounds tucked in between!  These backgrounds allowed me to make a few cards, very quickly, which I desperately needed since I'd gotten so behind this year.

And my last card for today, need I say more?!  I will add that these panels were all colored during a camping trip in late summer, with the intention of getting them into cards upon my return.  So much for well-laid plans!  And since all of these images are on their first outing, one of them will go to our beloved NBUS #69 Challenge.

Supplies:

  Card #1 - PB Beary Merry

  Card #2 - PB Love & Magic

  Card #3 - PB Arctic Friends

    Gifted embossed panels are from Martha Stewart & CuttleBug (If I remember correctly), both retired

Thank you for the visit - may all your shopping be done, your house decorated and willpower still in be in-check!

Hugs,

TK

 

CASEing

 Hello and welcome!

I'm here today with a couple of CASEd cards.  Last week I actually made it to a PFS Craft Along, I usually miss them because they're early on Fridays but it happened to be my Friday off and no other urgent matters going on. Anywhooooo... 

the first 3 cards were designed by Heather Hoffman or Lea Lawson, and I put my spin on them.

Card #1 ~

Card #2 ~

The first two card were made from a large 6x6 panel from a heat embossed rubber stamp, light ink blending in select areas, the flowers ink blended with a stencil, then split diagonally and placed according to your liking on opposing corners.

Card #3 ~

Lightly stamped 6x6 rubber stamp, then partially ink blended with the stencil and placed under the pretty frame.

Card #4 ~

This card is a similar design but I definitely wanted to use up the leftover panel from card #3.  I couldn't see a great strip going to waste!

PFS:  Magnolia Pattern stamp & stencil; Outline Foral Frame; Notched Corner Frame; Fancy Label Frames dies; Sentiments - 2 ephemera, 2 Extra Special Sentiments & dies

And since the Magnolia stam and, Floral frame die are both NBUS #68, I think I'll send one of these over there -- it's been awhile since I've actually joined in on challenge fun!

Well, another round of cards and no closer to getting those Christmas cards done!  Oy! 

Wish me luck!

Hugs,

TK

Ida 2.0 and Christmas stash for the win!

 Good day, Fine Feathered Friends!

I come bearing more cards, this time from my most recent visit with Ida.  While we ended up going for lunch, I thought it wouldn't be appropriate to bring crafts so I went empty-handed and Ida came bearing more adorable images.  Sorry, Ida...  Bonus!  Most are Christmas, so here's to adding to my stash -- thanks, Ida!

Card #1 (not so Christmas-y) ~

Unity - Reel Great Guy; Darice - Argyle

Card #2 ~

Unity - KOM August '24; Splb - A Little Message sentiment

Card #3 ~

Unity - KOM Sept '24; Splb - Ski Lodge ef; Alt - Nested Slim dies; PFS - Magical Holiday sentiment pp

Card #4 ~

Unity - KOM Sept '24; PFS - Intricate Tiles & Frames

Card #5 ~

Unity - Simply Holiday Deer Oct '24

And a close-up... if you look really close, tilt your head to and fro, crank your screen around, you may be able to tell that I "lightly" inked a sky background, masking off a drift.  The drift was then outlined with Wink of Stella... well, at least I tried to capture it, but it's pretty IRL!

ETA - there also a couple of trees that I didn't dare fussy-cut, so those were added inside, to frame the inside sentiment.

That's it for me today, thanks for popping in and sharing a bit of your day.  Off to make more cards!

Hugs,

TK

Always Smiling

 Hello!

Today, er tonight..., I have a really quick post for a class I participated in this evening.  We made a couple of cards, hosted by a somewhat local craft store to me, Cobblestone Creek Studios in Damascus, OR, in participation with Pinkfresh Studios.  Nope, I haven't been to the store yet but you can bet I will next time I head towards Portland!  It was SO fun.

Card #1 ~

Class taught by Heather Hoffman, featuring Pinkfresh Studio products.  I swapped up my design a bit with my florals over the blank cardstock instead of covering up the beautiful coverplate, plus I believe this was a different sentiment from the set?  Maybe not?  lol

Card #2 ~

Class taught by Lea Lawson, I kept pretty close to her design and colors, though I think I went a bit softer in color.

PFS - Always Smiling pp, foiled in champagne, stencils and die; Charming Stitched Florals cp; Fancy Rectangle Frame die

Hope to see you all soon, enjoy the holiday weekend, and be sure to thank all those amazing servicemen/women this Veteran's Day!

Hugs,

TK

QACAS Birthday

 Hello, Friends!

Today's card comes as a CAS card done pretty quickly, well... as quickly as I can go!

It was given to a co-worker, so it's already given out.  Care to see?

Recently I purchased a whole stash of PB items, and here are just a few.  I started with the image, Copic-colored and fussy cut and attached to the die cut.  It was then popped up on the embossed background, and everything attached to the card base.  Oh yes, a sentiment was stamped (hmmmm not sure where this one came from), but it was hand-cut into a tag and added below the sweet image.

A close-up ~

Well that's it for today but I have MANY more PB items to come!  First, back to my last meet-up with Ida, then onto Christmas -- oh BOY am I behind!

This will be sent to NBUS #68, since all of the items are having their first outing.

Hope you're having a WONDERFUL weekend!  Enjoy!

Hugs,

TK

Gratitude

Hello! 

Here's the card that I promised 8 days ago... Remember, I mentioned 3 was a crowd and the 4th would have to wait?  Well, today's the day!

While we don't celebrate Halloween, I can still enjoy a cute image and a challenge to use it; plus I know someone who does!  Another stamped image from Ida, during our September crafty session, colored with Copics, mounted on dp and sentiment label attached ~

Unity:  unknown

HB:  dp

MCS (oob):  sentiment

While she looks a little worn and frazzled from her day of cleaning, she and Kitty are quite happy to see you!  The sentiment was used because... well, gratitude for a good friend!

To any of you who celebrate this day, have a GREAT and SAFE one!

Hugs,

TK

Ida 1.0

 Welcome!

I'm sure you weren't expecting another post from me BUT...

I had a meet-up with Ida on September 4th.  She graciously gifted me with a few images she'd stamped and so I'm here to share them with you ~

First up is a fall bouquet, sweet as can be, but I tried to follow Ida's lead and use pencils and gamsol... with limited success.  While I did okay with the larger images, I found it difficult (even with a smaller stub) to blend in small areas thus I went outside the lines quite a bit - oy!  I was able to clean it up a bit with a white pen, but I'm only mildly happy with my end result...

Oops!  Somewhere I lost this image's information!

Next up, we have a very sweet image with a handsome pumpkin and a sweet bird singing with all his might!  I colored the front image with Copics, and attempted to place it on my fall, pencil-colored background but knew I'd have to put a little solid color between.  So I cut a small label and popped up the pumpkin image overtop, keeping the label to minimum so I didn't cover up too much.  A sentiment was stamped and cut into an angled label and mounted with foam tape.  Hmmm, the more I look at this photo, the more I see how washed out it looks!  The bg is much more colorful and a wider variety of tones than you see here.  I might have to fire the PS artist!

Unity:  Kit of Month (Sept); BG of Month (Aug)

MFT - Elegant Stax label

MCS (oob) - sentiment

Last but not least, I colored the sweet girl image, cut her wonky, and mounted it over a piece of paper I received as a sweet gift (in a very large box) from Carol Hintermeier -- thanks again!  The sentiment, a pre-printed label was added.

Unity:  Kit of Month (Aug)

HB:  Sweet On You dp

SSS:  Sentiment Strip

Three's a crowd, right?  I had one more image, but you'll have to wait on that one!

Thanks for the visit; and thanks, Ida, for the afternoon of fun with you and your granddaughter!

Hugs,

TK

Snow, Anyone?

Warm Greetings!

Goodness, I love snow!   I love the beauty, the frosty shimmer, the pristine white... ahhh, I cannot get enough of it!  Well, until somebody drives through it and ruins the beauty!  Yes, I'm the mom that would haul the girls and "friends" up to the mountain for skiing, snowboarding, sledding.  I love the warmth (not HOT) of summer, the glorious colors of Spring and Fall, but Winter is beautiful too.  A favorite?  I don't have one... I just love all the beauty that we've been so graciously gifted!

So in honor of those winter thoughts ~

Trimmed apart from its mate (below), Copic colored and mounted on a debossed background.

CCC - Snowmen & Bunnies

LF - Joyful Wishes

Splb - freebie cardstock

HB - Fancy Pierced Snowflakes ip (NBUS), entering at NBUS Challenge #67

Second image on the same stamp as above, Copic colored and mounted.

CCC - Snowman & Bunnies

Sorry, forgot where I got the sentiment!

Again, Copic Colored, die cut and popped up on a masked/inked background with shimmer drops added for snow.

CCC - Teamwork

Splb - Holiday Sentiments 2

Isn't he precious?

Copic colored, fussy cut around the border and attached to the base.  Secondary sentiment added for a little extra fun.

CCC - Snow Good Sledding

Splb - more cardstock freebie

SSS - pre-stamped sentiment cut into banner

That's it for me today.  Thank you for walking down the snowy, memory lane with me -- I had fun!

Hugs,

TK

Christmas @ Michele's

WHAT?!?!

OK, just kidding in the literal sense but I do have a few cards to share from my Spring trip...

Yes, Michele, you may pick up your chin and resume your regularly scheduled programming...

These cards all came from Michele's stash of adorable things while I was there last Spring.  I actually have so many, that I'll split this into two groups, today's group - Floral/Fauna, which perfectly fit into several challenges -- Win/Win!

This card topper was my first attempt at better press ~

Pressed, cut with a new frame, and watercolored, this one will go to Triple B - October.

My second card comes from an adorable little stencil, that just happened to find a way to jump into my basket once I returned home ~

Ink blended with the colors below (thanks, Michele, for showing me this trick of  snapping a photo of the colors), cut and mounted on a leftover piece of press plated cotton left from a recent PFS Event.  The sentiment is actually foiled in black, though hindsight I wish I would've popped it up...  This card will go to The Flower Challenge #96 - Add a Stencil.

Today's final card is another adorable image, this one from Anita Jeraim, which I now see has already been used in the inspiration gallery!  Oh well, I hope they forgive me and let me add it in ~

Copic-colored, die cut and mounted on freebie shimmery red panel from Spellbinders.  The sentiment was fussy-cut and added, after adding a bit of shimmer gel to the snow and snowball.  This one will go to Peace On Earth #73.  I'm pretty sure you can see the inspiration...

 

Card #1:  Splb Christmas Greetings; PB - Elegant Stitching frame

Card #2:  WF - Layered Poinsettia stencil; PB - Elegant Stitching frame

Card #3:  CCC - Snow Happy/Happy Days?; Splb - shimmer cardstock

Well now that I've chatted your ears off and made your eyes weary, I will bid you adieu so I can do yardwork!  No rest for the weary, right?!  I hope you truly have a magnificent, blessed day!

Hugs,

TK

PFS C&C August 4.0

 Hello again!

Another post from the recent PFS Create & Connect, my first two cards were by Lea Lawson, using the Framed Art Set ~

Aren't they great?  I adore those dainty flowers and fruit on the first but the second has a total "out-of-the-box" feel to it.  Those little frames on the first card?  Wait until you see what's next!

Sweet, right?!  These were a Make & Take designed by Kim Kesti -- awesome!!!

Well that's it for this post!  Sorry about all the PFS overload, but when you get blessed to attend an event!  Make Cards!  I am however, trying to get some Christmas cards made... between camping, company, camping, life, etc... I'm only doing marginally well but I do hope to have a group post soon.

PFS Framed Art suite; Modern Design Blocks coverplate

#pfscreateandconnect

Well, off to clean a bit more of the house since I work overtime tomorrow, and we're not really sure when our company is coming!

Take care and thanks for the visit!

Hugs,

TK

PFS C&C August 3.0

Hello again!

Today my post features Majestic Mountains and Trees - oh my!  This class was taught by Heather Hoffman, and mainly featured stencils and dies with only a sentiment stamped.  Here are my renditions of the cards ~

Card #1 featured the stencils mainly, with the die cut trees in addition, and card #2 featured the dies and a press plate impression in around the framed scene.

This card was a Make N Take by Dawn Woleslagle, with a frame cut-out.  I do like the split in the scene that adds more interest.  I left the sentiment off this one, as it may become a masculine card, I'm not quite decided yet...

Another class down, thanks for the visit and I'll be back again with more as time allows.  We have two end-of-season campouts coming up, so I'll try to work around those!

Hope you have an amazing week!

#pfscreateandconnect

 

PFS C&C August

Hello again, Dear Friends!

I just noticed that I name my last C&C post incorrectly, these cards (and those) were from the August C&C not June.  Oops!

Today's cards will feature the Cozy Blooms set, led by Dawn Woleslagle.  I took a photo with both of Dawn's cards in one photo ~

Both of these cards stayed pretty close to Dawn's lead, using the wide washi tape.

These are are interesting!  These cards were designed by Kristina Werner, and the "woodgrain portion is 2.5"x4.5" but the flowers are wider, so fit nicely in a standard A2 envelope.  They make wonderful little notecards!

This card was designed by Heather Hoffman, and I'm not sure why, but I chose to flip it 90 degrees and a horizontal card instead vertical.  I also used gold glitter cardstock instead of heat embossing the frame.

#pfscreateandconnect

Well that's for it me today -- thank you for the visit!

Hugs,

TK

 

Springtime with Michele and Marcia

 Welcome, Friends!

Do you all remember that I was able to go meet one of my "internet besties" last March, AND I met a new friend too?  Well, while I was at Michele's house, I also perused her stash, stamped a few "likes" and brought them home.  Today's post features those items made into cards, that are not of the Christmas variety.  Buckle up, we're going for a ride!

Card #1 was a panel that was ink-blended using Altenew's Pristine Peonies, then mounted on a PTI Lavendar Moon panel debossed with a PFS Notched Corner detail die.  This card will go to Triple B - September.  While the mood board had beautiful yellow butterflies, blooms and a bird, I opted to stick with what I had.

Card #2 was actually made from some pretty leftovers from another card, and I'm sorry I don't remember the stamp used.  It was paired with an Altenew Organic Linen embossed panel and a PFS foiled ephemera for a QACAS card.

And the piece de resistance?

Card #3 is my favorite!  I'm not sure whether it was Michele or Marcia that came up with this color scheme but it just speaks joy into my heart!  The Stamp Market's layered Peony Dreams stamp, embossed SU Time Worn Type, over a layer of PTI Melon Berry c/s and one more PFS ephemera sentiment.  This card will go to The Flower Challenge #95 - Stamped Flower.

Love it!

Thank you for a few minutes of your time, and I hope you are gearing up for a fun and fabulous week ahead!  Take care!

Hugs,

TK

PFS August Create & Connect

 Hello!

I know I've been absent quite a bit, but I have had a chance to make a few cards.  I'll be trying to catch up with a few posts, so I hope I don't chase everyone away.

I had signed up for another PFS Event but was unable to make it due to family circumstances.  Here are my cards from Class 1, taught by Kim Kesti of Spellbinders, so we used a suite of their products called Gorgeous You - Perfume Bottle die, Flowers dies and sentiment stamps ~

 

 

Designs by Kim -- bold and definitely beautiful!

 

This first design was Heather Hoffman's Make & Take, using the products and I absolutely fell in LOVE with it!  Sorry about the weird angle, but I wanted you to see the silver foiled sentiment.  The second is my take on her card, adding a little bit of color and sequins, but keeping it light.

My take on Lea Lawson's Make & Take -- softer colors and changing out the sentiment.

Thank you SO much for the visit, and I hope you enjoyed the cards!  Have a great Friday!

Hugs,

TK

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