There Is Always A Reason To Smile

 Hello and welcome!

I'm back again and refocused!  I'll be doing a few posts, well maybe a little more, of the items that I got to play with recently in Michele's fantastic studio.  Need I say more?  How can you go wrong in her studio?!

These two cards are from Alex Syberia and they were both hot foiled.

Card #1 ~

Foiled in black and colored with the matching stencils, using some glorious colors!  The tulips were placed on a banner, popped up with foam tape and then I added a sentiment provided by was gifted by Michele.  I'm sorry to say that I don't know where the sentiments are from, but they are wonderful!  Thanks again, Michele!  This card will go to Color Hues #84 - Peach & Green, Four Seasons - April/Anything Goes and The Flower Challenge #90 - Layers.

Card #2 ~

Foiled in gold, colored with stencils in more amazing colors, popped up on foam over the foiled frame and sentiment.

 

Supplies:

   Card #1 - Alex Syberia Tulip Treasures fp & die, PFS Slim Ornate Banner

   Card #2 - Alex Syberia Tulip Treasures fp & die, SB Glimmer Frame (L Willison) and Anytime Sentiment

Thank you for the visit!  I'll be posting more, as I played with a lot of fun products during my recent visit!

Hugs,

TK

Masculine Fall Birthday

Hello!

I have returned from afar and can now catch up on a few posts.  Are you ready? 

A quick card, but definitely a fall Birthday card ~

A foil plate, foiled in copper, die cut and placed over a color panel and sentiment added.  EZ PZ, lemon Squeezee!  This card went to a co-worker while I was away on vacation.  The other gals had a bit of a party, and I'm so happy they carried on without me -- my card's presence was enough for me...

I think I'll send this over to The Four Seasons - Anything Goes Fall, although I didn't use the inspiration photo board.

Supplies:

   Splb - Autumn Leaf border glimmer plate & copper foil

   PFS - Folk Edge Rectangle dies

Thanks for the visit -- see you soon!

Hugs,

TK

Autumn Sunflowers

 Hello, Dear Friends!

I know I haven't made many cards but I'm back today to help with that situation.  It seems that I have MANY cards to catch up on plus I'm really behind on my Christmas cards!  Yikes!

Today's card is for a use of my favorite sunflower stamp, but I decided that I really needed to order the dies -- it's quite fussy and sometimes you just don't have time!  I did get that order in already -- teehee.

So other than the fussy-cutting, this was really fun to put together and will be given away soon.  The flowers were Copic colored, and placed over the dp, and a foiled sentiment popped up.  This foil (Aura) is a gold-ish color but it really shines a little bit of everything when you get it in the right light!

I'll enter this card into Four Seasons Challenge:  Fall and Triple B:  September.

 

Supplies:

   HB - Sweet Sunflowers, Autumn Afternoon dp

   SB - Essential Glimmer Sentiments, Aura foil

Thank you for the visit, and may you have a wonderful rest of the week!

Hugs,

TK

Feel Better Soon

 Hello!

First, I need to apologize, life has kept me very sporadic lately but unfortunately it will be getting worse.  I'll spare you all the details but just know that I will be watching your posts and checking in, as possible!

Today's card is for a couple of different challenges - NBUS #53, Four Seasons:  August  - Anything Summer Goes and Triple B:  August - Birds, Butterflies & Blossoms.  So here it is ~

I started with the sketch from FMS, but I just couldn't get it posted it time!  Enter the bird for Triple B and Four Seasons, and then an NBUS die!  Wow -- how'd I do all that?!  I used my new win, theWF Media Mat (thanks, RosiGrl and Waffle Flower) to ink blend my bird using a few DIs.  I had originally chosen to place the "banner" farther to the right and stamp the sentiment below but things changed as I went.  I actually really like the sentiment up above and the open space below for some reason!

Now, he might be adorned in masculine colors but trust me, he's enjoying his summer!

Supplies:

   MB - Backyard Wren (NBUS), and Woodsy Plaid dp

   WF - Arched Dome dies

   Splb - Be Bold Blooms (made into a branch - trust me, that bird's all fluff and no weight - ha)

   PTI - Inside & Out Well Wishes

Well that's it for me -- I hope to see you all soon, and thanks SO MUCH for your visit!

Hugs,

TK

Mom

 Welcome!

It's a partially clear day outside, the birds are chirping and Spring is unleashing its colors -- a great day to post a card from Mom.  I don't know about you, but my mom is a flower enthusiast, perpetual green thumb and lover of all things garden.  In time things have changed, but her enthusiasm remains!  While this card is for Hubbs' mom, she too is thankful and appreciative of all that the Lord blesses us with.  With that, this card was born ~

A new pack of flower dies, a VERY old tag die and a whole lot of snippets allowed me to pull this cared together rather easily.  The flowers and the woodgrain were all snippets of past projects, kept for another day, another project and today's the day!

I was inspired by:  CTD741, Snippets #453 and Four Seasons: Spring.

Supplies:

   Spl:  Be Bold Blooms

   PTI:  My Mother, My Friend + die

   

I hope your world has sprung to life in living color!

Hugs,

TK

Sharing In Your Sorrow

 Hello

Today's card has already been given to the recipient, it's one of our dreaded cards that we all wish we didn't have to make but is a part of life.

I'm not sure why I ended up with the colors that were chosen, I guess the mood just struck and I do love it on the soft pink c/s base.  I will be sending this to NBUS #49, 

Four Seasons - Spring, and Triple B - Birds, Blossoms & Blooms ~

I started with an NBUS die and cut it twice - the first layer was white and kept together with tape on the back, then a second in brushed nickel c/s.  I colored the flowers and then added the outline/leaf layer, before placing that on a shadow layer of vellum.  The flower was popped up on foam, the sentiment heat embossed and added with foam on the right, twhere it didn't sit on the flower.

Supplies:

   SB - Magnolia dies (NBUS)

   AJVD - Slimline Essentials (sentiment label die)

   MFT - Deepest Sympathy sentiment

I hope your week is going smoothly.  I know our weather is warming quickly and we're going to hit high 80's to low 90's by Sunday!  While I'm loving the warmer weather and sunshine, I'm not sure I'm ready for 90's yet!  Take care and craft on...

Hugs,

TK

Easter Tulips

 Hello again!

Today's card features another Easter card, using a few NBUS products - extremely old I'm sorry say!  When I first transitioned from scrapbooking to cardmaking, I snatched up all these items I "just knew" I was going to need.  Needless to say, I spent some time acquiring and not actually using because every time I saw something that amazed me, I HAD TO have it!  Well not much has changed - lol - except the fact that there's this certain challenge called NBUS, and now I'm determined to go back through supplies and actually use them.  Wish me well!

😊

Sorry for the late-in-the-day photo... Tulips stamped on watercolor paper, colored with Peerless watercolors, this is one of the first times that I've felt success with watercolors, yet not where I'd like to be.  Practice, practice, practice - right?!

My inspiration today ~

 

See those pink tulips?  I just stole the color from those sweet chicks!  This is also my first outing to The Four Seasons challenge - yay!

Supplies:

   Print Works:  Tulip Trio (NBUS)

   SB - A2 Bracket Border dies (also NBUS)

   PS - Easter Blessings  (Is it too much to say that I have 3 stamp sets, from different companies, that are all named Easter Blessings?)

Well that's it for me today, three more Easter cards to go and it's almost here!  Yikes!

Hugs,

TK