Celebrate!

 Hello, Friend!  So glad you stopped by and I apologize for being MIA, nothing that I wish to "talk about" but it threw me for a loop.  I'm also still having problems getting the comment e-mails too, so sorry if it seems I haven't been responding to your sweet comments.  I always appreciate them, and you, of course!

I have a card today, a succulent Birthday card for a co-worker.  To date, this is my favorite one colored with Zigs, maybe I'm finally figuring them out a bit - lol.

I used several more colors than are shown above but I think I used a tan, a red, a brown, and 3-4 greens.  I did have success blending a red and brown to obtain my terra cotta pot, so hat made me all kinds of happy  :o)

And a close-up ~

This'll go to Time Out #169 Season -

Supplies:

   E by E - Mondo Succulent Pot

   MFT - Stitched Scalloped Edge

   CTMH - Birthday (Art Philosophy)

Well that's it for me, Folks!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

TK

A New Beginning

Hello, Everyone!  Sorry I haven't been around much so I'm really glad you stopped by, I've gone and done something to my back so I haven't been in my craft room or doing much else lately except trying to make it to work daily.  I'm fairing better, but still dealing with whatever happened as I'm totally clueless as to what "it" was.  So onto a card, shall we?

This was made for a friend who decided to stay at home with her son, and left me behind at work!  No, I'm really happy for her and I also understand her concern as to where to trust putting her son amidst all this craziness.  This one's for Lynsey ~

I made this card rather large, as it was from the whole office (I was asked to make one), so plenty of space to sign.  The card is literally 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (with handmade large envelope), so I went with a large image and fussy cut around it so I could pop it up over the pp that I've had for ages!

I stamped, then colored with my Zigs, and my fear was realized!  I wanted a dark center and blending out to the lighter color for the main portion of the petals, however I could NOT get that deep red to blend.  With that in mind, I took to using brush strokes and left it basically unblended (I guess another fabulous technique would've been to use Michele's fabulous stippling effect).  I had used the colors from CTD601, but I'm way late to that party so...  Here's a close-up ~

Supplies:

   EbyE - Mondo Sakura (NBUS - so I guess I'll send this over to NBUS #16); Be the Change

Well that's it for me folks!  I'll try to keep visiting all of you and possibly do a bit more crafting of my own.  Thanks for your precious visit!

Hugs,
TK

A New Beginning

Squeaking in to post a card for a co-worker heading to a new job so I wanted to wish her well.  Not much time left in the challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches #420, so I'll get on with it.  Here's their sketch, love it!

And my card...

Ok so you all heard my woeful water coloring attempts, but I'm happy with this one.  I'm definitely not a pro but when you're happy with it...  go for it!  I had this die cut already on my desk in a pile to use so thought it would work perfectly with the sketch.  I colored it with Zigs, waited for it to dry and glued it onto the circle.  A pale gray was inked for a minimalistic background, then heat embossed the sentiment and cut it out.

A close-up of the background and shine, which is hard to see ~

SuperBowl is about to begin, so better wrap this up.  Hope everyone had a terrific weekend, and I'll see you all soon!

Supplies:

   MFT Blushing Flower Branch

   MFT Linen Background

   E by E Be The Change (sentiment) 

   MCS Ornate Label die

Hugs,

TK

Birthday Blessings

Here's a non-Christmas card for ya!  This one was made for my mother-in-law, whose Birthday is just around the corner.  I'm blessed to have a mother-in-law who is an amazing person, would give you anything and literally EVERYTHING she has if you asked.  She's an awesome support and a true angel on earth, definitely a blessing!

I saw Rosemary make a card with this stamp set and knew I wanted it!  Now let me explain, Rosemary is a true artist especially with anything floral, so I'm just wingin' it here!...I do like the card, and yes I still like the set.

Colored with my Zigs, I only stamped and embossed the roses and sentiment, colored and added the silver tape border.  Love this card!  QACAS (per Darnell) but I still love it.  This will be entered at ATCAS #173 Blessed/Blessings.

Supplies:

   Altenew - Rennie Roses

   MFT - Anything But Basic Birthday

   ME - Blessed

Have a great day, Friends!

Hugs,

TK

Thanksgiving Blessings

Hope you don't think I'm rude, but just jumping in for another quick post.  It's almost Thanksgiving, and time is precious for everyone, so I'll jump right to it!  I made this card for CTS #349 and plus it's a card for Thanksgiving, I'd just as soon post it now so as not to bore everyone AFTER Thanksgiving!

A bit of white heat embossing, some Zig coloring, pp and a quick sentiment stamp!  Pretty easy, but here's a close-up because...

Supplies:

   RC - With A Thankful Heart (pumpkin)

   TE - Thanksgiving Blessings (yep, the sentiment!)

   pp by "The Slab III" - remember that?  Yep, still got a TON...

Here's my inspiration:

Thanks from the bottom of my heart for stopping in, and being my inspiration and supporters.  If I don't get around before Thursday, please enjoy a lovely day and Happy Thanksgiving, for those in the US!

Hugs,

TK

Courageous

Hello once again!  I'll be straight forward and get right to why I'm here.  Women fighting Breast Cancer, they are who's courageous!  I really wanted to play along for the fact that this is such a terrific reason to make a card -- to support those going through it and to declare them courageous in the face of something major!  Here's my entry ~

I can't tell you how many boo-boos I made along the way (crafting too late maybe, or possibly too early) but the picture I had in my head actually came to fruition finally!  I'm going to enter this at  Time Out #145 and use the twist.

  

ETA:

(I shoulda checked all my challenges prior to posting!  Doh!)

Supplies:

   CAS-ual Friday - Pretty Posies

   AJVD Quilt Stitched BG coverplate

   C&9th - Being Classy (NBUS)

It's been fun, and I'm glad you stopped by, I'm honored!

Hugs,

TK

Chin Up!

A quick post, for a quick card.  I Zigged this during a camping trip this summer (I know, last one I promise), die cut it with a new die, then added my sentiment.  To make the hemstitch dots show up a bit more, I used a backing of green cs behind the water colored panel to match the base cs, and actually cut down my inside sentiment liner paper so the green cs shows through from the back fold on the lower portion of the card.  Here she is ~

The other issue I had was, that no matter how I tried, I kept getting smudges formed on the finishing sentiment that says "Buttercup".  They kept appearing every attempt of stamping inside the loopy letters and I could not make it work; it was almost as if the "Buttercup" portion was not etched or poured deep enough and the ink kept getting in the big loops.  Anybody else?  OK it's just me...  A thought just now... maybe it was the ink pad (too soft) so any little extra tapping put ink where I didn't want it?!?!   So another sentiment was used to finish the card.

And a close-up ~

Supplies:

   Honey Bee - Chin Up, Buttercup (NBUS)

   MFT -Beautiful Blessings (sentiment inside)

   SB - Hemstitch Squares (NBUS)

I'll be scarce for a couple of days, we host an Annual Year End Campout in our pasture, well it's actually just acreage of grass that we mow so now "obstacles" to be found! Meals are divided so each family/group unit provides/cooks one meal for everyone, that way we ladies can relax for the rest of the weekend.  Hope to see you around soon, and have an awesome weekend!

Hugs,

TK

Twofer_Time Out

Whew, I actually made my cards and will get them posted BEFORE the last minute -- woot woot!  So happy considering I haven't been in my Craftroom much!  These two cards will be sent over to Twofer Card Challenge #18 - Garden, plus the second card to Time Out #139 - Inspired by Words.  I took my inspiration for the latter from the Oscar Wilde quote on the challenge.

For both cards, I used Concord & 9th:  Wildflower; but the first is a thank you and the second an inspirational/uplifting card.

Other supplies for A Simple:

   PTI Thanks All Ways and Floral Wrap UPs for the sentiments

   Lil Inker Stitched Rectangle die

   Copics

Other supplies for Amazing Grace:

   PTI Beautiful Blessing sentiment

   Spellbinders A2 Curved Border 1 die

   Zigs

And a close-up, plus a peek at the inside - 

    

Thanks for stopping in and sharing a moment of your day with me.  Hope your week is wonderful!  

    

Hugs,

TK

Happy Birthday to Mom

Zipping in to post the card I finally made for mom, and guess what?!  It isn't purple!  I started out thinking it would have plenty of purple, but I strayed...  Needless to say, my Zigs surprised me and threw a slight hint of purple, but only for those that see it IRL.  So here's to Mom...

I fell in love with this Mondo Hydrangea stamp from Essentials by Ellen and then promptly FROZE at the thought of coloring it and really messing it up!  It's taken me awhile but I've had a bit of practice with my Zigs, so I dared to tackle it last night.  I stamped and embossed with a Ranger prismatic ep, to set off the lines, then colored it.  It was placed on a textured background stamp, "tacked" with a little foil tape, and sentiment added below.   Here's a close-up of the sparkle that pretty much hides in the photo above.

I'll be entering this over at Time Out #136, and here's their inspiration:

In other news, I wanted to thank every person who has fearlessly and boldly served our country; and for family and loved ones of the service men and women who stood by proudly while they served.  We personally have family and friends who have served, and it makes me honored just to know them.  Hope each of you enjoyed your weekend festivities!

Hugs,

TK

Happiest Birthday, Anita!

This one's for Anita -- she's a beautiful person with an uplifting heart, and inspires me all the time; a great card maker, who spurs us on to have fun and make beautiful things!  Who could want more from a bloggy friend!?!  My wish is for a perfect day filled with loved ones and special memories to be made.  Here's her card that's hopefully there (or she just gets a peek!)...

And a close-up!

An old rubber stamp called Bear with Flowers by Anita's (ironically), a different sentiment stamp, and the panel cut using MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangle, then of course Zig-ified, although I had trouble coloring him brown and it being too dark!  Speaking of.... that "old" stamp should allow me to enter over at TO #129 - Retro!

Again, best wishes to Anita, and thanks for being such a sweet, inspiring soul!

Hugs,

TK

Birthday, Sis/Neighbor

I'm dropping in for a quick post.... (what's new, huh?), my middle daughter and new son-in-law are in town for a SHORT trip from Denver, so this post needs to be as well.

This card is for my neighbor, whom feels like a sister I never had and some people think we really are!  I made it ahead of her Birthday, well partly, then put it together and delivered it a day late!  Pretty bad considering she only lives across the street  :o\   Anyway, the stamp is NBUS, as is the die cut frame and pieces and sentiments few stamp sets (I'm still trying, Darnell!)!  Here she is ~

This stamp set comes with its own sentiments (and hilarious too) but I just couldn't figure out how to make them work for a Birthday, so alas I had improvise -- that's what we do, right?!

Supplies:  SSS card, ep, Ziggs, AI Laughing Set, PB Heartfelt Thanks, Altenew Birthday Greetings, MFT Blueprints 27 (frame)

Thanks for stopping by,  I'm looking forward to reciprocating soon!

Hugs,

TK

Happy Birthday Floral

Hello, Friends!  (or at least I hope I still have a few hanging around, holding out hope for me)  I haven't been around, this is even my FIRST post for this year -- pathetic!  I miss seeing everyone and I miss my crafting time but I'm still praying that this too will get better!  I have made a couple things but haven't really had time for posting, so will hope to do so in the next week.  Soooo.....

This one's for Anita -- and I know I TOTALLY blew it and missed her Birthday, but her card was in the mail and hopefully she's gotten it by now.  Bestest wishes from Washington, and here's hoping that you had a beautiful day, and your card is in hand.  You're a beautiful person, so sweet and uplifting and always supportive!  Thank you!!

I did a little embossing to hold in my Ziggs where they belong, then did some coloring, corner punching and popping it up on dimensional tape.  Though I think I still need A LOT of practice, this is possibly my best Zig creation yet.  I had fun mixing colors, which I haven't been brave enough to do before.

Well, onto my next project hopefully and I can come visiting soon!  Blessings to you all, and I hope we meet again soon!

Hugs,
TK

You're In My Prayers

This card was actually made for my eldest daughter to give to her special co-worker, a person who has blessed my daughter greatly.  She's going through some health challenges, and my daughter wants to lift her up, and pray alongside her and her family.  So, here's the card (I donated others to the cause as well)...

A water colored panel added to a tri-colored background (kinda reminds me of ice cream & spumoni!), using the lightest pink border as a place to land my sentiment.  A messy nest of silver thread added under the panel, and the sentiment stamped in silver too.  And a close-up you ask?  Yep, here it is...

I apologize but I lost my stickie that had the name of the scribble flowers (and they conveniently went rogue) but here's the remainder of the list of goodies I used -

   Stamps:  PTI Beautiful Blessings, and those elusive flowers that I can't seem to find now

   Other:  Zigs, HA Silver ink, white embossing powder and a little shimmer mist thrown in

Thanks for stopping by again, even though I'm not included in any challenges.  Hope your weekend is just marvelous!

Hugs,

TK

Flowers & a Heart

Long time no hear, but I'm back for a bit -- lots happening around here...  Also, I apologize for the "carpet shots" but since it's dark out, it's the best I could get!  Here is a card that I was aiming for Valentine's Day, but too girly for my Hubbs, so it'll go un-stamped into my stash until I find a use for it.  I started by watercolor "smooshing" a piece of regular cardstock, then cutting into it for the heart, layered up 3 times and inlaid into white cardstock.

I then cut the flowers, watercolored them with ZIGS, layered them up, and attached them above the heart.  The whole panel was then placed on colored card.

I really like the watercolor on the heart, a pretty good success...  

Anyway, then I added Crystal Stickles (a green tint to accent the leaves) to the flower centers and in a few dots around the heart.  I'm pretty happy with this card, one of my better successes, IMHO!  As a bonus, I used my new, but still NBUS die (new but unused, I hope that counts) and got to play with watercolors.

Paper: Neenah 80#, PTI Blueberry Sky

Die:  Concord & 9th - Layers of Love

Misc:  Concord Distress Ink, ZIGS, Stickles

Playing at:

  Happy Little Stampers - Paint (Melissa)

  CASology #184 - Valentine

  Time Out #49 - "Inspired by Words"

Thanks for stopping by, I hope to be back soon!

TK

He Is Risen - TIME OUT #48 Challenge

OK, so I know I am really early with Easter, but my brain just went there! Please don't throw stones because I'm not sure how my brain goes "squirrel!" all by itself.

When I saw Marika's card at Time Out -

...my brain automatically when to "cross".  So, here's mine:

And a close-up to show the shine and dimension:

I had done the background paper quite some time ago, purple cs with VersaMark and heat embossed with holographic ep.  So, today I decided to use it added gold ribbon (royal colors!), cut the flourish from watercolor paper, colored with ZIG clean colors, then popped them up with some glue dots and some mini foam dots, and added pearls to the centers.  I stamped the sentiment and added it with a row of foam tape as well.  Oh, yes, I also painted on some gold Shimmer Mist onto the stems and small buds.

Hope you like it! Have a great weekend, and please stop by again!

CS: Neenan 80#, and watercolor paper

Ink:  VersaMark,  PTI Plum Pudding

Dies:  SSS Caliope Flourish, My Craft Spot (closed) Ornate Labels

ZIG clean colors, misc. pearls, Ranger Holographic EP, gold ribbon

MUSE #148 and belated Birthday

First, I have to apologize for the photos, it's been really gray here and obviously I need another
method of photographing my cards!  My first card is  inspired by Anita's inspiration card:

And here's my submission:

This second photo is a better representation of the colors and shine... colored with Zigs.

This card is going to MUSE #148.  

Paper:  Neenah, DCWV silver Glitsy Glitter

Ink:  Versamark

Stamp: oldie Bold Patterns from Hot Off The Press

Silver Signo pen, HA silver ep

 My next card was a belated Birthday for my best friend -- unfortunately, it was really late due to holidays and travel...

I just love all these little elephants that are so popular right now, but I must practice on the coloring!  I also added Glossy Accents to the balloons, but unfortunately you can't see it as I ran out of time before work and getting it posted on the way out the door...

Paper:  Neenah

Stamp:  W+9 Unforgettable

Color:  Copics

Ink: ME Smoke (P), Versafine

Misc: Glossy accents, ZIG pen for doodling

Thanks for joining me today, may God bless you this week!

TK