Two Cards for A Few Challenges

Hello and Welcome!

It's been a hot minute since I've posted, I apologize, but life has gotten busier around here.  Sometimes I wonder if it's gotten busier or I've just gotten older and slower!  Either way, I'm glad you stopped by!

Today's card all started from the Color Hues #131 - Coral and Green.  I wanted to use another product that  been has neglected, so today it has. The first step was hot foiling, then Copic coloring, a selective "haircut", and an embossed panel.  Finally, I cut a few NBUS tiny butterflies, secured them from their mid-section and lifted their wings, so it'll be entered over at NBUS #85.  It took me so long to get this completed, that a new sketch challenge worked perfectly.  So this particular card will go to FMS #733.

After finishing this card, I realized a had a previous panel colored with the same colors from Color Hues #131, so I challenged myself to get it done before that challenge goes away!  Again, I used an embossed panel behind, strategically cut the flowers with a die and popped up the center with two additional layers.  I had the foiled sentiment already in my stash, so this one was also QACAS, after adding the gems.

Supplies:

   Card #1 - Splb Leafy 3d e/f, More Sentiments hfp; LDRS Breezy Blossoms pp; Ps Bunches of Butterflies (NBUS)

   Card #2 - Splb Leafy 3d e/f, Altenew Sisters of the Heart stamp/stencils; You Are Everything sentiment pp; PFS clear Gold                         Dust gems

Well I must get with the post so I can get these added to the challenges.  Thanks so much for your visits and wonderful sentiments!

Hugs,

TK

To Let You Know...

Howdy!

I'm coming at you today with a quick post, I'm just so excited I got to my craft room!

The card will be visiting The Flower Challenge #105 - Add Embellishments ~

An NBUS press plate was used for foiling with champagne foil, then colored with Copics.  While I have the matching die, I decided to play with the octagon shape and cut it down with my trimmer so I could pop it up over the pierced background.  See those octagons back there?  I thought they played well with the wreath shape.  I added a small twine bow and a few sparkly, glitter drops and the pressed sentiment from another NBUS set.  Here's a close-up for the shine ~

Supplies:

   PFS - Stitched Octagon cp, Floral Octagon pp (NBUS)

   LDRS - Breezy Blossom pp (NBUS sentiment)

ETA:  NBUS #77

That's it for me today!  I hope you're having a fabulous weekend -- see you soon!

~ TK ~

Just a Hedgie for Fun!

Hello and Welcome!

Today's card is on its way to the recipient, a favorite of mine, if I do say so myself!  Recently we had a family Birthday party and my grandson was unable to make it, due a waning cold and lasting cough.  It's such a bummer when we can't all get together, but we have to keep everyone safe for sure.

Here's the card I sent to him ~

This little cutie came to me recently, as did the postage stamp and die.  I couldn't resist and needed to send him to my grandson, with well-wishes and hugs!  He was stamped inside the postage stamp and Copic colored.  I used a stencil to ink blend the base, to show off the hedgie's colors a bit more.  Here's a weird angle, in case you need a different view ~

Since my postage stamp/die and hedgie stamp is NBUS, we'll be entering over at NBUS #71.

Supplies:

   PB - Postage Stamp & die, Hedge Adventures (both NBUS), Background Basic stencils

   MFT - Blueprints 27

Thanks you for the visit!

Hugs,

TK

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

Last but not Least

Welcome back for another episode of #pfcreateandconnect!

Class #2 was all about arches and boy did we use them, the first two designs are Carissa Wiley's ~

This arch was pressed, colored with stencils and then cut apart.  Separately, we used white ink to stamp on vellum, then heat set it before cutting it to place behind the arch.  Prior to attaching it to the base, we ink blended ombre on the base, so it would all show through the vellum.  While I didn't capture the white inking well, you get the idea!

This card is a tri-fold, using a white arch piece sandwiched between two panels as the third fold.  Here, arch stencils were used as a backdrop to the foiled/colored/die cut floral arch.  I lovc unique folds!

This card is designed as a Make & Take by Lea Lawson -- love the ombre rainbow inking!  The inking was done after foiling with the outline layer of the plate.

This card also used the arch outline press plate, and basic inking to creating a pretty arch.  The scalloped oval die was backed with vellum, which made a beautiful place for the sentiment!  This card was designed by Emily Midgett.

I HAD A BLAST!

Supplies:

   PFS - Floral Arch frame plate/stencil/die; Oval Blossom die; ephemera foiled sentiments; gems & drops

That's it for me!  Thanks for sticking with me and mustering enough will power to stick it out!  I hope you are all staying cool, I know we've actually dropped below 100 in the last couple of days with promise of the temps going back up again - oy!

I think my next focus will be Christmas, one so I can try to decrease my deficit, but also to trick my brain into thinking I'm staying cool...

Hugs,

TK

Treat Yourself!

 Hello again!

That sentiment is one that I did not treat lightly while recently in Michele's studio!  A gracious hostess and she never tired of me wanting to see and play with all the things.  Another fun product that she had was layering stencils for backgrounds -- wonderful idea, but I would've never considered them UNTIL ~

Thanks, Michele, for also showing me to take a photo of my colors!

Lucious, quick and easy -- this stencil is a treat!  Two colors!  Afterwards, I cut it down with two layers of dies and added a gold panel underneath for interest.  However, after popping up the center on foam and setting it on top, I couldn't see enough of that gold paper so I off-set the center layer so it could peek out!  This card will be my second entry to Color Hues #84 - Peach & Green.

Here's a better photo of the shine ~

This is an odd angle, but now you can see the shine a tad better.  A pre-foiled sentiment was attached.  What did I do with that outer portion, you ask?  Why, put it inside the card to allow for plenty of space for personal writing -- no waste here!

This is definitely a QACAS card, but also really pretty with the sweet stencil.

Supplies:

   WF - Layered Orchid stencil

   CP - Scallops & Dots dies

   PFS - Ephemera #6 pre-foiled sentiment

Loving these sweet tools from Michele, and loving the colors at Color Hues!

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

Hugs,

TK

Just a Hummer of a Note

 Hello, Everyone!

I hope your week is going swimmingly, and you've had plenty of craft time!  I'm here today to celebrate a Birthday this week!  It was a fun card to make, and I knew right off what I would make once I saw a few challenges!

Here's my card ~

I started with the sketch at FMS, tipped, but I missed that one, added a bird for JUGS #718 and a Time Out #259 challenge collab, then added the colors at Color Hues #83 - Blue & Cream and then added in a sweet magnolia bloom.  While my cream isn't exactly cream, it's the lightest that I had so I hope it works!  And, I didn't think magnolias were early bloomers, but I guess they can be in some places, April and May!

I used a new hummingbird die, a piece of champagne glitter cardstock, a leftover coverplate piece from a recent class and a new press-ed sentiment (actually I just got the whole tool - yay, me!).  I guess I'll enter this over at NBUS #60, too!

 

 

Supplies:

   SSS - Layered Hummingbird die (NBUS)

   MB - Magnolia Bloom die

   SB - Sunflower Border (sentiment only bpp) (NBUS)

   PFS - Stitched Octagons coverplate

That's it for me today!  Like hitting three challenges wasn't enough...  I do hope this card brings the recipient great joy, and wonderful Birthday wishes.

Hugs,

TK

Today is a Perfect Day

 Hello, Fine Feathered Friends!

No?

Okay - hello, FRIENDS!!!

I have returned from Michele's and am "live" again - lol.  I had a couple of pre-dated posts so that it didn't appear that I feel off the face of the earth -- like THAT never happens to me! Lol

Tonight, I'm going to make this rather fast as I have a few "chores" still to complete before it's back to work tomorrow, so I'll get right to it.

I saw a few posts where people were joining over at Color Throwdown #783 - Peach, Sage and Cream.  I knew immediately that I had to play along, since I made the perfect panel while away.

Here is my card ~

While in the rush to put this card together, I totally forgot the cream, had everything proudly mounted on white, then UH OH!  While taking the photo, I remembered that it was supposed to be cream, so off I went back to the craft room.  Fortunately, this layout made it easy to recut the elements out of the first card and remount on cream!  It saved the day!

I ink blended the panel using CP Bellini, Orange Peel, Garden Party and Lime Rickey.  The panel was cut down, placed on the embossed base card and the sentiment foam-mounted.  Using the remaining portion of the panel (since I cut using the top edge), I added the horseshoe-portion to the inside, to bring the colors inside, leaving just the right amount of room for a hand-written sentiment ~

Supplies:

   WF - Rose background stencil, Nested Dome dies

   Alt. - Organic Linen e/f

   Alex Syberia - Spring Garden (sentiment)

That's it for me so I can zip this over to the challenge before I run out of time!

Thanks for the visit!!

Hugs,

TK

A Total CASE

 Good morning!

Or at least to those who are visiting in the morning but well wishes for a fine day, no matter when you're visiting.

I took a half a day off and enjoyed myself immensely!  I enjoyed an Unboxing Event for the upcoming PFS Craft & Create next weekend, and then a PFS Craft Along by Heather and Lea.  Yay!

Today's card is a direct CASE of Heather Hoffman's, so I give her all the credit!  We ink blended through stencils, without using the matching stamp, added a few layers, wrapped a little thread and then added the sentiment.  Here's my card ~

Oh!  And what you can't see, is the rest of the inked panel that the banner was cut from... it's actually on the inside, framing the area for your own handwritten message.  Definitely not my usual style, but I LOVE the colors, layers and that banner!  It's good to step out of your routine, right?  The sentiment is pre-foiled and a few added gems.  Why a total CASE?  Well, my internet was going in and out, so I found myself way behind... no time for originality!

Hmmm, these jewels are actually iridscent but appear silver in this photo -- I guess I'll have to leave it to your imagination.  But since all of these products are NBUS and new-to-me, I'll be sending this over to NBUS #59.

Supplies:

   PFS - Poppy Mix stencils, Slim Ornate Banner, Foiled Sentiments 6 ephemera pack, twine

Thank you for the visit, I appreciate you more than you'll know!  Have a blessed day.

Hugs,

TK

Cards with Ida

Hello there!
Long time no see -- I've made a couple cards, but I'm really lacking in motivation lately.  I'm not sure what the issue is but we've had a LOT of gray weather here lately, so maybe that's some of it.

The cards I have today are in conjunction with a challenge from Ida, please do go visit her blog too!  Ida lives about an hour from me, and she's literally the only cardmaking friend that I've been blessed to meet!  We decided to gather some images, possibly some papers or other items and then pass them to each other.  We both have made two cards using the supplies given to us by the other, and one card using the supplies that we gathered.  Confusing?  I'll show you...

Ida's kit - Card #1 ~

Ida stamped the above hot-air balloon once, not cut out, and supplied several pp, ribbon tapes and stamped sentiments for me to choose from.  As this all came from Ida, so I don't have any idea about the details of any of the parts...

I merely colored the balloon, cut the papers and attached the sentiment (although, I do believe this was one of my sentiments due to needing a Birthday card)!

Ida's kit - Card #2 ~

My second card utilizes the same image, only die cut out, some of her pp and the yellow ribbon tape.  Don't you just love this sentiment?   While the image, the papers, tape etc were all perfect, I don't believe I did Ida's kit justice, which makes me incredibly sad -- but again it is a challenge!

My kit - Card #3 ~

All of the parts of my kit were gifted to me (thanks, Carol), and I knew they'd be perfect for Ida because she loves flamingoes.  The set is Inner Flamingo (OoB - E Hutson), some unknown dp, and another image of the "jungle plants".  I gifted Ida both sets, dies and papers for her continued use after stamping a few images for myself to make a card.  Here it is ~

While I really struggled to begin with, I'm happy with the end result and the challenge was great!  We look forward to doing it all again, maybe changing up the challenge a bit.  Won't you go see what Ida created?

Thank you for the visit, and hopefully I'll be around soon!  By the way, I do hope to rectify that "meet a cardmaking friend" thing sometime this year!

Hugs,

TK

A Little Message to Say

Welcome!

Today's card comes from the fact that I still had this stamp out on my desk from this card, so I thought I'd change up the design and make another card from my stash ~

I Copic-colored in slightly mellower colors, placed a piece of dp horizontally and then mimicked the mailbox square with a foiled square sentiment label.  I also added a bit of glossy accents on the berries, as well.

Supplies:

   SSS - Cozy Wishes

   Splb - ?? glimmer sentiment plate

Well hopefully I'll be hiding in my craft room this weekend for A TON of Christmas card making!  I'm WAY behind and need to make a bunch, so hopefully I'll be back with a few cards soon.  I was able to do some random coloring while on vacation, maybe that'll kickstart my deficit!

Take care and enjoy your weekend.

Hugs,

TK

 

JUGS #700 - Happy 700th to you!

Hello and welcome!

Today's card is for the party going on at JUGS #700, I really had to participate!  Won't you join in the party?    Just look at these colors -- gorgeous!

Here's my contribution -

I hot foiled the pretty wreath in copper; while it's hard to see on this photo, the next photo will show it a bit better.  After foiling, I used a few Copics to color in the wreath.  It was then die cut and popped up off the woodgrain cs.  After searching for a long, straight sentiment, I was able to find this one and again foiled it in copper, cut it down and glued it over the wreath.

See that copper?  Yum!  Sorry about the shadow at the bottom, but I needed to tilt the card to capture the copper shine in light that was quickly fading.  I didn't stamp inside as I'll save this card for an unknown occasion, as it works for Sympathy, Prayer, Missing You, etc.

Supplies:

   SSS - Sketched Rose Wreath foil plate & dies

   Splb - More Glimmer Sentiments & dies

Thank you for the visit, and I hope you have an amazing week!

Hugs,

TK

CASEing a DT Member

 Happy Tuesday!

While I haven't been able to play for awhile, I made time for this challenge over at Just Us Girls #669.  While there are so many possibilities (and I'll probably still do that), I really chose to challenge myself to step outside of my usual box.  I chose to CASE Vicki, due to her play with ephemera layering.  Her colors are gorgeous and bold, and her card is amazing -- go ahead and take a peek!  Now why is that "outside the box" for me?  Well, I've not had much success in multiple layers, even when they come from the same paper pack.

Here is my card ~

Oh!  I just noticed that lower left corner lifted!  Doh!  Oh, I'll fix it before it's used...  I left the sentiment off because I'm not sure of the occasion I'll use it for yet.

I CASEd Vicki's card pretty closely (using a new-to-me die, so I'll enter over at NBUS #55 plus the colors over at Color Hues #73 - Blue & Coral) but with fewer layers.  I'm pretty happy with this because it actually worked but I still am in awe over the card I CASEd!  Lots of visual texture here.

Supplies:

   HB - Log Cabin dp

   PFS - Essential Folk Edge Rectangle die

   SSS - Eucalyptus Leaves dies

   PTI - Tag Sale #5 die

   CB - Dragonfly Collage die

 

ETA:  Sorry but I was only able to "crop" horizontally in all of the challenges, so something is up with my "puter" -- please excuse the odd thumbnail!

Thank you for the visit, I appreciate each and every one of you!

Hugs,

TK