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

So Proud of You

 Hello, Fine Feathered Friends!

Oh, that's the card (teehee).  While my last post was kind of a downer, I decided that this one HAS to be better!  What better time to give kudos to one of my daughters...

My eldest (I have 3 girls) was recently awarded an honor from her school district.  She receive the Northpoint Award, for excellence/care/compassion/emotional support in teaching "her littles".  The best part?  She was nominated and chosen by her peers!  It makes a momma's heart proud, yet melt.  We need more teachers, and people, like this!

Here's her card ~

I had ordered this stamp prior to Teacher Appreciation week, but I did not receive it until afterwards.  I was heartbroken until this week when I knew exactly what it was meant for.  Another great thing about this stamp?  Owls are her school's mascot!

A closer look that shows the foiled sentiment a bit better.

Since this stamp is new, I will enter this card at NBUS #86, and I'm hoping it works for the sketch over  at FMS #737, even if the proportions are different.

 

Supplies:

   Unity - Teachers Like You

   PFS - Fancy Rectangle Frame

   SU - Textured Frames

   Splb - You Are Everything sentiment pp & die

Thank you for the visit and the support you give me every post!

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

A Trio of PFS

 Hello and welcome!

Today I'm bringing a trio of cards from the recent PFS Create & Connect - Hot Foil/Press Plate event.  We made two cards for each class, plus two Make & Takes to do on your own.  Today's cards actually come from Class 3 -- why class 3 first?  Well, because I already got to use one, so why wreck the suspense on the other classes - lol.  This class was taught by Emily Midgett, so the first two cards are her designs ~

Card #1 uses a beautiful floral press plate, then inked through stencils.  The center "label" portion is actually made with one of the dies that came with our kits, and the sentiments are all pre-foiled ephemera packs.  A bit of soft blending under the label and this card is good to go -- love the soft inking and delicate colors on this one.  This is a full slimline, which isn't my go-to but I didn't want to cut off too much of the beautiful flowers to make it mini.

Card #2 is very interesting and beautiful!  A press plate was pressed into the base and then blended around the edges.  And that beautiful oval?  Remind anyone of the old cameos?  It is a negative press plate, so you ink the orange portion, and the remaining white is the negative portion -- so cool!  I really love this card 😊

This one is one of the Make & Takes for this class, a design by Heather Hoffman -- be still my heart!  Another one of the great cards from the classes... #pfcreateandconnect

Well, it took me awhile to start getting these posted.  While I made the class cards (all but one) during the session, it took a while to get the M&T's done, around "life".  I hope you've enjoyed these, and I'll be back for more.

Supplies:

   Card #1 PFS - Honeysuckle pp/stencil/die; Blanket Stitch Bracket dies; foiled ephemera sentiment; gold dust dots

   Card #2 PFS - Splendid Florals Detail pp; Oval Blossom pp/dies; foiled ephemera sentiment; gold dots

   Card #3 PFS - Honeysuckle pp/stencil/die; Framed Floral Arch die; foiled ephemera sentiment; gold dots

Thank you, All, for the visit!  Stay cool and see you soon!

Hugs,

TK

Congrats

Greetings, Friends!

A quick post today, as I'm heading out the door to the west side of the state.  Today's a celebration at Daughter #3's home.  Here's the card ~

I was inspired by the colors at CTD791 - Magenta, Gray and Aqua.  Great colors to work with, and I used a new stamp and die set, so this'll visit NBUS #62 as well.  While I have the stencils to this set, I didn't use them today.  The flowers were Copic colored, then cut; the banner cut from aqua and the next smaller size cut from vellum.  I chose to add some pierced detail to the largest banner.  The sentiment is a pre-foiled sentiment.

And a close-up, in case you can't see the shine ~

 

Supplies:

   PFS - Blooming Branch & dies (NBUS)

   Alt - Nesting Slim dies

   SSS - Detail Ringlet cp

   Rngr - LetterIt foiled sentiments

That's it for me!  I'm 🎵"on the road again" 🎵 -- have a great weekend!

 Hugs,
TK

Congrats!

 Hello!

A quick post for today.  This card was made simply, a money holder for my grandson's 5th Grade Graduation!

The stripes were foiled with rainbow foil, then cut down and placed on the mini slim base, a stamped and cut sentiment, a bit of ink blending and then popped it up.  EZPZ!

By the way, my sweetheart grandson informed me that he keeps ALL of my cards.  Pretty special boy, I'd say -- he makes my heart happy!

Supplies:

   Splb - Diagonal Stripe background

   Splb - Hmmm forgot the name of this die!

   PTI - Sentiments

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the weekend.

Hugs,

TK

Congrats (on your new job)

 Hello again!

Today I come with a card for a sweet co-worker -- she's moving "upstairs", and her job will be different, so I wanted to wish her the best.  Here's my card ~

I stamped this with an NBUS stamp, colored with Copics and popped it up over gray.  I wrestled whether to put this on kraft but the gray just made it seem brighter - so gray won!  I stamped the sentiment from a "freebie" stamp and used a label die to cut it to size.  I hope this brightens her day and makes the transition a bit easier.

I'll be sending this to NBUS ~

Supplies:

  MFT - Fairy Tale Friendships

   C&9 - Petite Posie *freebie (sentiment)

Thank you for stopping in, and I hope you have a TERRIFIC day!

Hugs,

TK

So Happy for You!

Hello, hello!  

I have another card for another co-worker, so this will be used soon.  I'll be sharing this card at Fusion - Relaxed Living, using both the sketch and the photo and NBUS #16.  From the photo, I drew inspiration from the colors and patterns, but while my pattern isn't the same, I think it'll do  :o)

Aren't these colors dreamy?  How could I pass this up?  First I placed my stencil to get the correct placement, then I heat embossed the flowers in Silver Pearl (thanks, Bonnie!).  Next I masked the flowers, did a bit of ink blending over the stencil and finally water colored with my Ziggs.  I'm not sure you can see the unique shine from the ep, but here's a close-up...

The sentiment was stamped in the matching blue ink on a die that I ended up cutting down even further to get a good size proportion.  

Well that's it for me today!  Thank you for the visit and sweet words!  I'm still not receiving my comment e-mails, so unfortunately I'm stuck being unable to respond but just know I would if I could!  If you happen to have another way I can make this work, please let me know  :o)

   

Supplies:

   AGW - Multiplying Rectangle stencil (my NBUS)

   Alt - Rennie Roses

   MCS - Ornate Labels (NLIB)

   GKW - Scripty Sayings

Hugs and thanks!

TK

Best Wish Blossoms

Hello again!  I hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July.  I'm popping in with a card to share at a couple challenges.

I used the MFT Wednesday sketch #496, the colors from CTD 600 and it's a flower, so why not The Flower Challenge #46 too?

And a close-up...

I have to say, this color challenge was easier than most for me, but then again who doesn't love a good watermelon?  While the cs looks a little different in the photo, it is actually pretty close to the lightest color on the flower.   Hubbs' remark on this card?  "This is not your typical card."  But then again, aren't we supposed to be learning, growing and stretching our wings?  And really, only the layout is a bit different IMHO...

     

Supplies:

   Alt - Basic Blooms (not sure who enabled me on this one, but thanks!)

   AE - Loads of Wishes

Here's looking forward to a fabulous week, choose happy and make cards!

Hugs,

TK

Congrats - Wheelie!

 Good day, Sweet Friends!  Glad you came by and I'll try to be brief!  Hubbs and I went camping a few weekends ago and I colored a few images as we relaxed, this being one of them.  Little did I know that within weeks, Dtr #1 would get her motorcycle endorsement, so it was easy to make into a card!  While the placement of the sentiment wasn't by choice (I had to cover a couple ink blops), I do like it more than I thought I would.

And a look-see at the inside?

I have to admit that I'm not positive what the little bump is off the back end, above the fender... so I colored it like a taillight on the outside, and used it as a muffler on the inside! I guess that's what you call "flexibility" - lol.  The image was Copic colored, die cut into a frame and popped up on foam tape.  Hope you enjoyed it, and hope your weekend is awesome!

Supplies -

   EbyE: Good Times stamp by Julie for scooter and inside sentiment

   LF:  Scripty Words for outside sentiment

   Jane's Doodles:  Seamus the Sheep for the little heart

Hugs,

TK

Bride & Groom

One of the amazing events I was privileged to participate in this summer was the marriage of our middle daughter!  It all started in August when we went to Rockaway Beach. OR to stay in another son-in-law's family's beach house.  We were fortunate that Daughter #2 was able to fly in from Denver, to be with the rest of us there plus bring her fiance to meet the family!  What an amazing time, beautiful weather, fun times to include beachcombing, relaxation, shopping, great food and even a night at a local karaoke bar!  Yah, yah, you'd never expect me there but we had a wonderful time and it was amazing to meet a man who would shortly join our family.  BTW I have some pretty talented son-in-laws (and one "to be") with mad karaoke skills!

After the quick "meet", we flew to Denver early in September to be present at our daughter and new son-in-law's wedding.  A family dinner the night before, then...  The wedding was beautiful at an AirBnB up in the hills overlooking the great outdoors with family and some friends.  We only had a few short hours to actually be with them, but we were blessed to be there and enjoyed every second!

Ok, Ok, onto the card that I made for them, I actually LOVE the simplicity....

The stamp is so delicate that it challenged me to try to get it to show a bit more.  I stamped and embossed several times, but it's still pretty light.  It's in a silver tone to match the silver cs below.  I purposely shortened the front panel because I really liked that the white showed and gave it even more contrast.  Here's a close-up -

Before I leave, I'll share a photo of the family in Oregon, then a special one from the wedding  :o)

Mary, Shirley & Jo (hahaha, hope you got the play on words) -- along with their Loves, and E too!

Bride & Groom...

Man, I'm blessed!

Well, that's about it for tonight.  I've enjoyed popping in and visiting a few blogs and truly hope to see more and more!  Hope to see you all around, thanks so much for stopping in!  

Hugs,

TK

Casology #212: FUN!

Hello!  Today I have a FuN card for you, actually a Congratulations but isn't celebrating a victory fun?!

I colored this elephant with Copics, add a little fun from another stamp set from Simon Says, lopped off the corners and mounted with foam tape on pp to match the balloon and hat.

I'm entering this in CASology #212: Fun.

Products:

   Paper -  Neenah 80#, coloring on 110#, Colorbok Rhapsody

   Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts Rapsberry Jam, Pool

   Stamps - Mama Elephant Ella & Friends, SSS Lila's Heart

   Copics - N0 2, 4; R20, B000, 24, 28, BG49

Thanks for taking the time...  Come back soon, I have a few more up my sleeve!  

TK

Congratulations - New News, New Life

Well, life happened again... It's been a whirlwind around here, and things are still a-changin'!  Between our latest news and the Broncos WINNING SuperBowl 50, we've been a busy house.

So, my youngest just got engaged (Yes, Andrew being a complete gentleman asked Trish's dad for her hand in marriage!), and I wanted to drop a personal note to both of them.  So yes we knew it was coming but...  Here's the card, but it won't be posting until after they get it in the mail -- Andrew is preparing a "home" for the future!  (ETA:  Trish is our daughter, Andrew is the new fiance - cuz apparently I didn't make that clear enough earlier - sorry)

These silly young folks both LOVE plaid, so I thought that was in order.  I used blues and greens, and popped up the sentiment.  The inside was totally handwritten, from me to them.  The only unfortunate thing about this whole card is that I can't make it fit into ANY challenge! 

Cardstock:  Neenah, PTI Blueberry Sky

Inks:  PTI 

Stamps/die:  PTI Super Stripes and Congrats/matching die

Thanks so much for being patient in my absence, hopefully I'll get more time in the next week!  See you soon...

TK