Celebrate - It's Your Day!

 Hello again!
I hope I'm not annoying you with my rapid-fire cards!  I usually don't participate in weekly challenges, just because I just don't have enough time to make them on a weekend and then get them posted before the challenge is done.  However, today I'm pushing the limits and stretching my abilities - haha!

 

For today's card, I used a cutie from MFT, a couple of NBUS products but decided to leave the sentiment off the front of the card!  I'm not sure why, but I just felt it had enough going on with the texture.  The inside sentiment reveals it's a Birthday card.

I dry embossed the card front using a new folder, cut a tag using a new die set and then cut it down again to use the layout inspiration.  The little girl was stamped, colored and placed onto a large accentuating circle.  I used the sketch at MFT Sketch #632 challenge, and Just Us Girls #666 - Sparkle.

So where's the sparkle, you ask?

I used a Gelly Roll to add a bit of sparkle to her swimsuit trim, her headband and the flower center.  

My Copic colors ~

  

Supplies:

   MFT - Sweet Celebrations pp, Drink Up the Sunshine stamp

   Alt. - Organic Linen folder (NBUS), Nesting Slim dies (NBUS)

Thank you for the visit and your incredible kindness!  You guys keep me inspired, and push me to learn and grow.

Hugs,

TK

I Heart Poinsettias

 Hello, Friends!  I hope this finds you all well and rested.

Although I had a ton of chores (plus Super Bowl) this weekend, I was able to steal away for bits of time and make a few cards.  This first one has amazingly NO stamping - die cutting, foiling and dry embossing were in order for this card.

I took inspiration from a couple of challenges, and hopefully pulled it off -- plus I got another Christmas card in the bin! Yay!  Smooshed inks, die cuts, a hot foiled sentiment and my embossed panel all came together to make my card.

I took my inspiration from Peace On Earth #33 challenge and Inspired by:  Hearts, but I also used an NBUS cover plate, so this'll go to all three challenges.

 

Supplies:

   PF - Sparkling Diamond (NBUS)

   LF - Inside/Out Stitched Hearts die

   WF - Layered Poinsettia

   SB - Holiday Florals (inside sentiment), Holiday Sentiments 2 (outside sentiment)

Off to get ready for another week!  Thank you for the visit, and I hope that your week is a wonderful one, full of love, laughter, family and friends.

Hugs,

TK

Flowers for the Birthday Girl

 Hello again!

I seem to be a bit on a roll (as opposed to round as a roll), and it's fun.  Today's card is due to the challenge over at The Color Hues #57 - Coral & Sage, The Flower Challenge #77 - Latest Stamps & Dies, and so of course that last one means NBUS Challenge #47 too!

Once I saw this beautiful palette of colors, I knew I had to give it a go since it actually aligned with my weekend!  It seems my work hours are limiting the challenges I can currently enter, but this too will change someday.  I stamped the new-to-me image, Copic colored it, cut it down and mounted it on a matching base.  A foiled sentiment was cut framed with a matching base tag, then mounted.  Here's  the colors I used ~

Supplies:

   PF - Life Is Good (new-to-me, NBUS)

   PB - Simple Stacks die

   SB - We Dance sentiment

Onward & upward!

Hope your week is panning out to be perfectly crafty, and all is well in your neck of the woods!

Hugs,

TK

Happy Valentine's Day

 Hello!

I was able to steal away to the craft room this past weekend, and I made a couple of cards.  This card was sparked by the MFT Sketch and their MFT Color challenge which worked together well for me this time around.  Here's my inspiration ~

 

And the card...

I saw Michele use this image here, and I knew I had to have it!  How cute are these guys?!?!  New to me, these guys are having their first outing so this'll also head over to NBUS #47 too.

Copic colors ~

Supplies:

   LF - Perfect Plaid dp

   SB - Wonky Stitched Rectangle die

   MFT - Old Friends (NBUS)

   MCS - Be Mine (nlib)

That's it for me today, Folks!  Hope your weekend was a crafty one, with lots of relaxation!

Have a great week!

Hugs,

TK

Christmas Wreaths

 Hello again.

I was able to make a couple cards, with a new NBUS product.  The layouts of both are actually pretty different for me, as well.  I started by ink blending onto several Hammermill panels, using my SSS wreath stencil.  Though I only used one color of green and one of red, I did do a little heavier or lighter inking that produced a bit of depth.  Layer two was the berries and I had to do a bit of masking to not get red everywhere.  I fussy cut the wreath , layered it onto the card stock, glossied the berries, and then added a foiled sentiment.

Card #1 ~

For the next couple of cards, I left the panel in a rectangle, only slightly cutting it down in size, and added gold or silver foil tape to the left edge, extending to the inside.  This time I cut a layer of vellum, and hot foiled the sentiments to the vellum.  While I love the first version, the foil color (Prism, I believe), was a bit lighter than I'd hoped.  While easy to see in person for me, it's hard to photograph and the elderly (ie:  my parents) would definitely have difficulty making it out, so I swapped it out for matte gold.

Card #2 & 3 ~

 

Prism or Satin Gold?  Which do you think looks better?

One of these cards will go to the NBUS gallery, for the use of my stencil.

Supplies:

   SSS - Berries & Leaves

   SB - Elegant Holiday Glimmer sentiments

Hope you have a terrific weekend, followed by an amazing week!

Hugs,

TK