Sending You Sunshine

 Hello!

While I have a few card inspos swirling about in my brain, we are also hosting a weekend campout, and the work starts today!  Hmmm, I'm not sure how many things I'll get done but you can bet your boots I'm going to attempt to make some of them while my brain is inspired!

Today's card came as kismet.  I was inspired by CAS Christmas - Watercolor/Sunflower, however, that proved to be too much.  I tried (sorry, Loll)!  But my coloring ran and seeped, even though I thought it was dry.  It wasn't apparent right away, so I was quite dismayed when I came back to finish it into a card!  That said, I reverted to the original intent of the product and came up with this, prior to seeing the inspiration at another challenge ~

I ink blended onto the die, then the florals were then popped onto a die background and finished with a few Nuvo drops.

The base is kraft, the background die is a remnant of that lucious paper received from Stampin!withJaydee -- it's gorgeous IRL!  And my drops?  Well, I'm not great at them, Stickles yes, but clearly Nuvo drop challenged here.  The sentiment was added on kraft with the espresso brown ink from the dark blending.

Well, that's it for me today, and this'll be heading to JUGs #841 - Stencil Week and 

NBUS #90.

 

Supplies:

   WF - Sunflower Cluster die & stencil (NBUS)

   SSS - Sparkler Scallop Frame (NBUS)

   PTI - Simply Said (a gift from Darnell)

Have a great day!

Hugs,

TK

Thinking of You Today

 Hello!

Today's card was mailed and received; it is an encouragement for healing.  The products used today are both "newbies", so this'll be entered at NBUS #90.

This card was made with the somewhat recent color challenge of orange and yellow.  However, I got a bit carried away and colored the leaves too -- oops!  Well, shucks, I'm not about to toss the card so I placed it over a beautiful coverplate that I was enabled to buy via the very person who received the card!  I added the sentiment, stamping it in orange to match the small flowers and away it went.

Supplies:

  SSS - Daisy Frame and die (NBUS)

   Ps - Diamond Oval Pinpoint background cp (NBUS)

Thank you for the visit and sweet words -- you guys always lift me up!

Hugs,

TK

Home Is Where...

 Welcome, Friends!

Today's card marks a "new chapter" for one of our daughter's.  They recently purchased a home of their own and moved in.  While moving can be overwhelming, I'm pretty sure they're loving their new home, also their first home to own.  Lots of firsts still to come, landscaping, decorating, making it just right for them.

While I used the previous colors at Color Hues, and a close layout to Freshly Made Sketches, this will actually not be entered anywhere.  I fell in love with Marcia's colors last week but I just couldn't make the card in time.  As for FMS, you were supposed to only decorate the bottom half, however I just didn't want to cut that much away from the house, I preferred the scene as I saw it.

Stamped, colored with Copics, masked and then ink blending, I added a sweet little sentiment with the congratulations inside.  That's it for me

Supplies:

   JD - Home Sweet Home stamp

   PTI - Reflections:  Hebrew 11 die (NBUS, you'll be seeing the stamp soon)

   WF - Nesting Postage die (freebie, believe it or not)

   Alt - Masonry Wall 3D ef

Welp, I guess I sent this to NBUS #90, since this is the die's first outing and it's die week over at IDEAS Calendar.

 

Have an outstanding weekend!

Hugs,

TK

Back To School

 Welcome, welcome!

Okay, I was a bit late with this card but at least I got it made and it'll be delivered today!  It's a card for my eldest daughter, the teacher -- and, boy, was it fun!

It's a flip card!  Now don't laugh, but it's my first one, and I loved making it!  Now, I did fashion it after a short video on YouTube from Unity, Jessie Scott.

I might be out on a limb, but does this work for FMS #753?  My vertical line might be a stretch but I'm going to try.  If it isn't accepted, I'm okay with that.

Can I just say how much I love that the designer made a front and a back?

First, both images (NBUS) were stamped and colored with Copics (IDEAS Calendar) and cut down with Nesting Square dies (NBUS), thank goodness for that 30% Craft Warehouse coupon!  Yep, it was one item per day for 5 days, and you can bet your bottom dollar I used one a day to get all the shapes they had.  Good choice and timing.  The base was cut and scored, NBUS coordinating papers applied.

On the inside -- I thought this sentiment would work well for a Teacher.  It was applied to another square, then the side was cut to make it look like a tear out notebook sheet.  So fun!  Now I just have to get the coffee giftcard to accompany it, for those not so good days...

  

ETA:  IDEAs Calendar wouldn't allow me to link, saying it had ended...

Supplies:

   UN - Off We Grow stamps, Apple Seeds & ABCs dsp (both NBUS)

   HA - Infinity Nesting dies (NBUS)

   MFT - Notebook edge die

Off to do yardwork for at least a couple of hours -- end of season tasks starting, but also sprucing up for our Annual Campout in two weeks.  I'll have a busy few weeks now - car show cruise this weekend, campout in two weeks, Celebration of Life the following week, then eldest daughter's 40th Birthday the following Saturday, and the next day we're off to Colorado to visit Hubbs' mom for a week!

Hope you have a great day!

Hugs,

TK

A Whimsabella Glimmerglade Win!

 Hello, Friends!

I hope your day is going swimmingly -- literally if your heat has not cooled yet.  We are starting the downward slide, if you call upper 80's "cooler" - ha!

Today's card was made with my recent win, a big thanks for the lucky draw, Darnell, and Stamping Bella for the sponsorship!

My choice of cuties was this gal called Glimmerglade ~

She's a little cutie, isn't she?!  She looks like summer, so she was my pick for today's Birthday gal.  I spotted this pp and decided I would pick the colors and run with all the party feelings it was giving me.  Stamped, colored and cut down with other papers, she's my fun for the day!

P.S.  Yes, I had to buy more while I was shopping so you'll see those soon... 😉

Sorry for the really bad photo, which goes horribly blurry to the bottom left!  I wanted to show that I used Wink of Stella on her wings and the flower centers.  This'll go to a daughter this weekend when we celebrate together.

Supplies:

   StBe - Whimsabella Glimmerglade (NBUS)

   PB - Elegant Stitched frame

   LF - Perfectly Plaid pp

   Splb - A Little Message bpp

That's it for me this fine day!  I hope you usher in a great weekend filled with much fun, great food and lotsa love.

Hugs,

TK

Thanks, Friends of Unity!

Hello!

Today's post is all about the goodies I received recently from Unity Show 'n Tell Color challenge from July.  I've made 3 cards, so this will be photo heavy, plus they'll be going to different challenges - here they are!

Copic-colored, fussy cut and mounted on an ink-blended panel.  This also fits into their current sketch.

This one was already mailed to the sender of my winnings.  It will go to ~

 

Card #2 ~

Colored, cut and layered, placed over some new pp, then the sentiment added with a handmade layered label.  These next two will go in my stash!

This one will be sent to ~

And finally, Card #3...

Stamped and colored, then cut out with a die I've been itching to use.  The base card was embossed with the largest die of a set, then the red panel was cut with a smaller die of the same set.  Oh, winking of the snow, hat bands and pom-poms, plus adding the twine too!  

Notice those colors?  Also heading to ~

 

Supplies:

   Card #1 - UN Layers of Life: Tiny Moments (NBUS); Splb Gorgeous You sentiment

   Card #2 - UN Cuddlebug Puppy (NBUS), and Cozy Cafe (NBUS) pp; Splb Grand Large Labels

   Card #3 - UN Stay Cozy (NBUS), and Grunge Cuts dies (NBUS); MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangles

If you made it all the way through the photos, congratulations and THANKS!  Your friendship, inspiration and motivation are not unnoticed!

Hugs,

TK

Snowdrops with Sympathy

 Hello!

I'm popping in with another card, trying to get it posted and make the Freshly Made Sketches #748 by Verena.  I'll admit that while I love this sketch, it had me stumped.  That was until I actually decided to use a die that has been languishing on my desk, and now was the time.  Using this die allows me to also play at Just Us Girls #835 - Die week and NBUS #89.

This will be going my Great Uncle, as my Great Aunt (100!) just passed.  She had a great long-lasting marriage, a loving family, plus she loved the Lord - there's nothing better than that!

A new-to-me embossing folder that I inked before pressing; a new-to-me Snowdrops die that I've been wanting to use forever, inked for dimension,; a new "showcase" die (conveniently snipped into another shape) and a foiled sentiment, using opaque black so it wouldn't be too stark.

It was popped up with a little foam, allowing dimension (like the gals at Group of Seven Cardmakers - not a challenge).  It would also fit into Darnell's IDEAs Calendar (non-challenge, though technically I'm a few hours early, due to making it into the FMS gallery), but you will be reading this on Monday!

 

 

Supplies:

   Alt - Masonry Wall 3D e/f (NBUS)

   PB - Creative Curves (NBUS)

   PTI - In the Bloom:  Snowdrop (NBUS)

   Splb - You Are Everything pp

And now I'll call it a night.  Thank you so much for the visit, plus all the love and support you constantly give me!

Hugs,

TK

Another Year Worth the Ride!

 Hello!

A quick post today, I have a few chores to wrap up and then the day to spend with Hubbs for our Anniversary - 39th!

A new stamp, colored and cut down, a random strip of pp added underneath and sentiment added.

This'll go to Color Hues #138 - Navy & Teal (as my second card), NBUS #89 and IDEAs Calendar - Ink, for coloring, stamping.

  

Supplies:

   UN - One of the Good Ones (NBUS)

   LI - Stitched Rectangles

   HB - 

That's it for me!  Have a great weekend and thank you for the visit!

Hugs,

TK

Masculine For You

Welcome!

Today's post comes from the heart, as all our cards do, but without any challenges.  Well, at least I'm unaware of any due to this being written nearly 2 weeks prior to post!  If I find any when the time comes, I'll be sure to update it... well hopefully.

A card for my dad, turning 89 this year!

Strictly masculine, straight cuts with a bit of embossing and hot foiling.  Hindsight, I wish I would've left the top blue horizontal stripe plain and embossed the top diamond.  As it is, I did such a great job (haha!) of lining up the two layers, that it almost looks like one.  The colors -- kraft, darker blue than it appears, and a lucious flecked cream (from Jaydee, left over packaging that I absolutely could NOT waste).  Due to the muted but masculine color palette, I didn't want gold foiling to look yellow, so I opted to use a satin gold for the embossing.

Simple but effective, eh?

(Yep, I can go there, Dad's from Canada)

I found a similar card on Pinterest, but I could not track down the original, except that it's for sale on Etsy for nearly $8!  Unfortunately, no credit will be given.

Supplies:

   Darice - Argyle e/f (so old, look at this card!)

   Splb - More Sentiments gp

   MFT - BP 27 (my tried and true sentiment cutter!)

Hugs,

TK

Merry Christmas x 2

I'm officially on a roll!  Yay me, getting those Christmas stash cards and keeping on top of the usuals... well, almost!  I have to carve away some time for an Anniversary zooming in!

Today's cards will be visiting a few challenges, but I wanted to say that I've been incredibly fortunate lately.  First, a Runner-Up at Color Hues #136, then I was drawn at the NBUS Mutual Appreciation post to win a GC from Stampin Bella, plus I won a prize at Unity Show n Tell -- so there's at least two more cards to come - lol!  But since I won at Color Hues, and I fell in love with the new challenge colors of Navy & Teal, here's my first card today ~

Stamped in triplicate, colored with Copics (sorry this is the darkest blue I have), inked blending in a sky, framed up, WoS added and glossy to the eyes and buttons.  Then, a close-up to show all that shine & shimmer ~

I kinda love this NBUS sweet guy!  Thanks, Karen, for the great colors and welcome, Rachel!

 

And since I had this sweet guy was already on my desk,  I decided to make another card and join in on Darnell's IDEAs Calendar, where it's Ink week (as if that first one didn't work also - lol) ~

Stamped, colored and winked, he was then fussy-cut.  I then made a forest behind him, matching the dark green cs base, inked in another sky and WoS added for grounding him.  I'm not sure where the sentiment tag cut came from, I found it randomly in my scraps and thought it would be a nice contrast.  Another close-up of the winked shimmer ~

CAS but oh so fun!

Supplies:

   Card #1 - UN Frost Kissed Gratitude (NBUS); PFS Essential Mini SL Frames; Splb Merry Messages bpp

   Card #2 - UN Frost Kissed Gratitude, Simple Holiday sentiments

That's it for me!  Off to pick the garden, then off to visit Mom!

Have a great, fire-free, safe week!  And thanks for the visit.

Hugs,

TK

Farewell to MFT WSC

 Though MFT Card Challenges are going away again, I wanted to make one last card!  With nowhere to post the card (MFT WSC #13), it would obviously be posted here.  I fell it love with the card made by Deborah and I decided to straight out CASE it!  That being said, I still love hers WAY more!

 Since I had no MFT Christmas papers, this green stripey paper was from their Sweet Celebrations pack, and the closest I could come up with.  A borrowed background pp was used from a "freebie" pack, but all other things are MFT.  Here's her card ~

The colors, the sweet images, the pretty papers -- oh my!

Supplies:

   MFT - Winter Songbird & dies, Elegant Rectangle Stax, Blueprints 27, Tasty Greetings sentiment

   Other - HB Christmas freebie papers

That's it for this sweet card, and one more for the stash!  Yay!

Hugs,

TK