Cheers!

Hi everyone,
     I'm here today with my DT card for the Through The Craftroom Door  Anything Goes Challenge.  The roses were white so I colored the edges with a Copic then used the colorless blender to soften the lines.  Then I added Stickles to the edges.  I also colored the dotted CS with a matching Copic before cutting all of the leaves/swirl.  I used the Stickles on the dress and as earrings and champagne bubbles.

Thank for stopping by!

Hugs!

Kathi

Supplies:

stamp - MFT  a la mode - Cheers!

papers - MME - In Bloom 6x6 pad

dies - Sizzix (leaves), Memory Box, Spellbinders (ovals) 

coloring medium - Copics -  E01,34,35,57  -  R11,20,21,30 - RV11  -  C1 -  BG0000

misc - flowers, pearls, Star Dust Stickles, foam dot, Cuttlebug

Challenges: 

Creative Stamp Friends - Birthday 

Melonheadz Friends - Die Cuts 

Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes w/twist 

There She Goes - Anything Goes 

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes 

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Something New/New Style (new style, new flowers,new stamp) 

Craft Lovin' - Anything Goes 

Hiding in my Craftroom - Die Cuts 

The Hobby House - Anything Goes 

Emerald Fairies - Dies/Punches 

Crafting Musketeers - Use a stamped image 

Country Vie Crafts - Dies 

The Cupboard Trilogy - Birthday 

The Creative Corner - Girly Girl 

Crafty Catz - Let's Go Pink 

Digi Haven - Anything Goes 

Sister Act - Anything Goes 

World's Greatest Dad!

I'm back again with the Father's Day card I made for my awesome husband and best friend  :)  I used an image by Pollycraft Digi's called Barclay's Tie. They have the cutest images!  I cut the image out and attached an Action Wobble.  The kid in me just loves those things!  

 

Ok this is my first video so bare with me!  

Have a wonderful day!
Hugs,
Kathi

Supplies:
stamps - MFT Masculine Graphic T stamp set
paper - MME, craft card
dies - Lawn Fawn "Say Cheese", MFT Fishtail Flags, Sizzix star
coloring medium - Copics used E11,21,25,33,35,43,55,57   BG72,93     R30
misc - Action Wobble Springs, Cuttlebug

Challenges: 
Craft Lovin' - Anything Goes
Little Claire's Designs - Male Theme
The Hobby House - Anything Goes
Jelly Park - Masculine Theme
Digi Haven - Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs - Father's Day/Masculine
Stamping with the Dragon - One for Dad
Catered Crop - For The Boys 
2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Just For Dad 
A Gem of a Challenge - Father's Day/Male

Got Coffee?

Hi everyone!
     It's time for another 613 Avenue Create challenge!  As usual it's Anything Goes but the twist is for a Male Someone Special.  This week  our sponsor is Limited Runs Digital Stamps.  I've used the Coffee2 image and paper pieced the cup.  The sentiment was a freebie which I forgot to label with the company name...I know my bad!  I searched who I thought it might have been but couldn't find it.

gift card die by MFT

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads and single Moms who play both roles!  I always wish my mother a Happy Father's Day!   :)

Hugs,

Kathi

Supplies:
papers - My Mind's Eye, craft CS
dies - Spellbinders circles, gift card by MFT
ink - Distress Ink tumbled glass
coloring medium - Copics
misc - Sizzix embossing folder, button, twine, paper punch, sandpaper

Challenges:
Craft Lovin' - Anything Goes
Little Claire's Designs - Male Theme
The Hobby House - Anything Goes
Digi Haven - Anything Goes
Jelly Park - Masculine 

Graduation 2013

Hi all  :)
     Just a quick post today, I've had a few graduations this year and I made this card for a co-worker who finished her Master's Degree.       Hugs!  Kathi

Supplies

dies:  MFT Fishtail flags, QuicKutz ovals, Sizzix scalloped circle, Lawn Fawn hearts,   
           Sizzix Sizzlits Script alphabet
CS:  MFT black licorice, Recollections burgundy
coloring medium:  Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Copics
misc:  brads

Challenges I would like to enter: 
Pumpkin Spice - Graduation 
Hobby House - Anything Goes 
Digi Haven - Anything Goes 
Sister Act - Anything Goes 
Stampin for the Weekend - Cute 
Totally Papercrafts - Punches/Dies 

Sailor Girl

Hi Everyone!
This is my 1st post as a Through The Craftroom Door (TTCRD)  DT member!  The challenges at TTCRD are weekly and always Anything Goes.   Today I have a card using the Rick St. Dennis image "Gigi" although I call her Sailor Girl  :)  Anyone who knows my work knows that I love to crop the images I work with.  This is no exception! 

 Nothing like a close up to accentuate your little boo-boo's!  Still learning and getting used to the Copics  :)  I used a Vintage Button stick pin from Maya Road instead of the balloon.  I used a pop dot under the heart but it's hard to see because I colored the edges of the dot red.  Then I used Glossy Accents to attach a vintage anchor button.

I used a new Cuttlebug folder called Cross My Heart then lightly sanded it, also distressed the heart and Hopmeadow Circle die by Memory Box.

I hope you'll stop by to see the rest of the DT's projects.  I really am honored to design with a group of very talented and sweet ladies!  Through The Craftroom Door Anything Goes Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Kathi

Supplies

papers:  DCWV - The Shimmer Stack (blue + silver), basic white CS, Core'dinations (red), MFT (black)

dies: Spellbinders circle, Memory Box Hopmeadow Circle and Cosmo Border, Lawn Fawn hearts

misc: Cuttlebug folder Cross My Heart, Glossy Accents, Maya Road stick pin, pop dots

Copics:  E00,E11,E34,E35,E57,Y32,B34,B37,R11,R21,C1,C3

Challenges: 

Craft Your Passion - Haberdashery Items

Fitztown Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Summer

The Emerald Fairies - Dies/Punches

Country View Challenges - Dies

Robyns Fetish - Use a digi

Ladybugs & Daisies

Hi all,
This week at 613 Avenue Create I have a new kind of challenge for you.  Our challenges are always Anything Goes but the twist this time is called Create Your Own Challenge.
 

 

Here is my take on the challenge and I used:

Image, Patterned Paper, Solid Color Paper, Die Cut, Glossy Accents, Button, Twine, Ribbon

Our sponsor this week is Fred She Said and the image is from a set called Ladybugs and Daisies.  I colored it with watercolors which I haven't used before.  I think it came out ok.  I used Glossy Accents on the ladybug dots and I made some dots in the center of the flower. I heat set the image and sealed it with with Krylon workable fixative but it still ran.  So that is how I colored the petals...with the printer ink!   

Hopefully you can join us this week!

Hugs,

Kathi

Challenges I would like to enter:

Emma's Cards UK - Button & Bows 

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes 

Creative Belli Blog - Flowers 

Divas by Design - Tie a Ribbon 

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes 

Sister Act - Anything Goes 

Totally Papercrafts - Anything Goes 

Exciting news!!

Hi again!
I have exciting news!  I have 8...count them...8 cards/projects published in the Summer issue of Through The Craftroom Door Magazine!   I wish I could show you the projects but I can't publish them to the blog only the magazine.  But if you're interested in subscribing to the magazine you can do that HERE.  It is well worth the price because you get free digital stamps in every issue, great tutorials, interviews with artists and companies as well as a lot of beautiful inspiration by some very talented artists!  If you are interested in submitting your work for publication you should check out this page Submission Guidelines.  Here's a quick view of some of the pages in the magazine (I have the graduation card and the easel calendar card on the cover)

 

So if that wasn't exciting enough, Colleen the owner of the blog/magazine, asked me to join the Design Team!!  I said yes, of course, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to work with such talented artists!!  So be on the lookout at Through The Craftroom Door Challenges

for my DT projects which I will post here too!  So enough babbling from me...now I really have to get to work!!  LOL!!

Hugs,
Kathi

Memorial Day 2013

Happy Memorial Day to everyone in the US!  Today we went to the RI Veteran's Cemetery, they always have all of the flags out this weekend.  Last year we took Niko and he just ran up and down the rows and this year was no different.  I don't know what it is about that place but he loves to run there.  We also brought my Godson Denzel.  He was so interested in World War II  and looking at the different wars that people had been in.    

so serious...

Thank you to all who serve and to those who have sacrificed for our freedom.  We appreciate all that you do.  Miss you Papa...

Kathi

Anything Goes @ 613 Avenue Create!

Hi all,

Just a quick note to let you know that this week's challenge is Anything Goes at
 613 Avenue Create.  We have one of my favorite sponsors this week Meljen's Designs.

I hope you can join us this week and maybe win some free digi's!  And Melissa has some cute freebies in her store found here: FREEBIES.

Hugs,
Kathi

Pretty Cow and a sketch

Hi Everyone! This week at 613 Avenue Create I have a sketch for you to try!  Bugaboo Stamps is our sponsor this week and you could win 7 images.  I've used the Pretty Cow image with this stamp sentiment that I've had forever!  I love it though so could never part with it   :)

Materials used:
paper - Coredinations Whitwash, My Minds Eye Bramble Rose 6x6 pad, yellow from stash
embellishments - Recollections flowers, Michael's $1.50 pearls colored with E34 Copic
coloring media - ink Tim Holtz Tea Dye, chalks. Copics 
dies - Spellbinders Labels 10 & circles, MFT Fishtail Flags
misc - Tim Holtz Distress Tool, pop dots

Thanks for stopping by...hope you can join us at 613 Avenue Create!

Hugs,
Kathi

Challenges I would like to enter: 
Dream Valley Challenges - Animals 
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes 
Lacy Sunshine - Anything But A Square 
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi 
Robyn's Fetish - Four Legged Friends 
Corrosive Challenges - Sentiment on the Front 
One Stop Craft Challenge - Anything Goes 
Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes 
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes 
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes 
Wags 'n Whiskers - Anything Goes

I'll see your sarcasm....

...and raise you some sass!  I just love this wordart from  Create with TLC   and it was a freebie!  When I saw it I immediately thought of my daughter, Shianne.  Sarcasm is that girls middle name!  Don't know where she gets it from!  LOL!  Anyway, when I saw this image at Sassy Cheryl's Stamps I just knew they were meant to be together  :)  

                                    I distressed the edges of the card and paper pieced the dress
 

Product list:
papers: Recollections - The Sweetest Thing pad, purple - Bazzill, black - MFT

 Challenges I'll be entering:
 Sassy Cheryl's - Girl's Rule
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Five Simple Things -Inspire Me Fridays Linky Party
Left of Center Creative Challenges - Use LOC theme or a digi
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes #6
Stampin for the Weekend - Buttons
Little Miss Muffet - Pieced Off (LOL...love the name of the challenge!)
Southern Girls Challenge - You Can Say That Again 
Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes 

Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create

Hope everyone is having some nice Spring weather!  Finally we are having some sunshine and warm weather here in the Northeast of the US!  So this week at 613 Avenue Create we have our usual Anything Goes challenge but you have the option to create some gift packaging (gift card holders, bags, boxes,etc).  I hope you can join us we have two sponsors Bugaboo and Eureka.  Here is a gift box I came up with using a cropped Eureka image.

supplies

I used my Make the Cut software and Cricut along with the SVG from My Scrap Chick to create the box.  I used box #7 without the center divider. 

Well that's it for now have a great weekend!
Kathi

Challenges I would like to enter:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes 
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
As You Like It - Favorite die/punch (MFT 3 circle die - so versatile -use vert/horiz plus you have extra circle die cuts)  
Annabelle Stamps - Anything Goes 

Guest Designer at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner!

Hi Everyone!

Today I am excited because I've been chosen to be the Guest Designer at Tammy's Scrapin' Corner!   The theme this week is Lots of Layers and she has two great sponsors, Bugaboo Stamps and SK Digis.  I chose the Flower Bud image by SK Digis.

I fussy cut the digi after coloring it with my Copics.  I also colored the back quickly in case it showed on the foam dots.  There are two layers of the large flower and I put a button and a pearl in the center of the top flower.  The sentiment is by Papertrey Ink and I used the VersaMagic Aegean Blue ink.  The patterned paper is by Pebbles called Family Ties "Sister".  The solid CS are from my stash.

The scalloped die is by Sizzix and there are two layers, yellow and teal.

I colored the foam dots using my Copics and the same colors as the flower and leaf so you couldn't see the white.  I explain that in this post HERE.  I attached the button and pearl with Glossy Accents.

 

Thank you Tammy for having me this week and thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,

Kathi 

Challenges I will be entering this week:

Stampin' For The Weekend - Dies or punches 

Stampin With The Dragon - Spring Has Sprung 

Wags N Whiskers - May Flowers 

Art Impressions - Layer It Up! 

Delightful Challenges - I Appreciate You 

Paper Crafting Journey - Use a Sentiment 

Sassy Studio Designs - Mother's Day or For a Special Lady 

Shelly's Images - April Showers Bring May Flowers 

The Outlawz - Monday Greeting Card Challenge 

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Anything Goes/Photo Inspiration at the Avenue

Just popping in to let everyone know about our challenge this week at 613 Avenue Create.
Our challenges are always Anything Goes but you have the option to use the photo inspiration below.  We hope you join us our sponsor this week is Shelly's Images.

I just love the movement and the colors of these dresses!  I don't know...I think a margarita might inspire me a little more right now!!  LOL!!  Actually, I'm sure it would inspire me to sleep!  :)  Have a great week!

Hugs,

Kathi

Lady of the Roses

It's time for another 613 Avenue Create challenge!  As usual it's Anything Goes but this week there is a color twist.

This week I used the image Lady of the Roses and I made a wall hanger.  I cut out some of the roses from the main image which I printed rather large.  Here are pictures before.

I added one of the roses to the lower right corner.  I also made a card with another one of the roses that I cut from the main image.  I will post that one another time.

Details:

Coloring medium: Copics, chalk on cheeks

Dies:  Memory Box, Sizzix

Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress Ink on the edges

Misc:  Glossy Accents, glitter, mat board,  ribbon (recycled from a Christmas gift bag)

Challenges:
Catered Crop - Glitter
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Crafty-emblies - Anything Goes
Kenny K's Krafty Krew - Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine - Spring Fever
One Stitch at a Time - Use a digi
Scrappy Frogs - Think Spring
All Sorts - A Passion for Flowers 
One Stop Craft Challenge - Not Square 
Broken Box Stock - Florals 
Crafts 4 Eternity - #120 Spring Flowers 
Wags 'n Whiskers - May Flowers 
MilkCoffee Challenges - Welcome Spring 
Shelly's Images - April Showers Bring May Flowers 
Crafty Creations - No Patterned Paper 
Creative Moments - Spring 
The Paper Shelter - Make it Bloom