Candy Winner - Yay!

Hello, everyone.  Just a quick post as I'm heading out for awhile, but I didn't want to keep you in suspense any longer.  The winner is:

#21 - Erin S.

 

Result: 21

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Congratulations, Erin S.  Please email me at fitkitty1@gmail.com with your mailing address and I'll get it right out to you.  YAY for Erin S.!!!  CONGRATULATIONS - I am very excited for you!

 

Thank you to everyone for being my followers - I will plan to award another candy at 100 followers, so stay tuned. 

 

Have a wonderful day!

Playful Kitty - You're Purr-fect

Hello, everyone.  I started making this card for the monochrome challenge over at A Day for Daisies, but I soon realized I was a day late - and a dollar short LOL.  As a happy coincidence, my monochrome card also fit the current challenge of buttons and bows (used one of each).  I really wanted to play along at A Day for Daisies because I recently won some of Tammy's images and I couldn't wait to make a card.  She was such a pleasure to deal with - and I love the images I won - thank you, Tammy.  This one is called Playful Kitty and you can find it here.  I coloured the kitty with pencils and mounted on purple cardstock.  If you want to play along in the challenge and don't have an image from A Day for Daisies, Tammy offers some wonderful freebies here, and there's even a freebie kitty!

 

 

I started my card by covering a white base with purple cardstock, onto which I layered this beautiful digi paper from Trimgym's Digistamps, Paper and Images.  It's part of a paper pack called Scottish Castle which you can find here.  Jo's papers aren't for sale, but what's wonderful about Trimgym's monthly challenge is that you can request a freebie to play along. What could be better than that?  This was the paper I requested, and I love it - thank you, Jo.  So back to my card... Next I affixed the image with foam tape and added a die-cut flourish and a punched flower accented with a purple button and twine bow.  Lastly I stamped the sentiment in purple on the patterned paper .  Here are the supplies used:

• Digi stamp and digi papers:  Described above
• Stamp:  Sentiment (Studio G)
• Coloured pencils:  Prismacolor
• Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Purple
• Cardstock:  Recollections
• Die:  Spellbinders Fantastic Flourish Three
• Flower punches:  EK Success
• Button, twine:  Dollar store

I would like to enter the following challenges:

A Day for Daisies #79 Buttons and Bows 1E

Delightful Challenges Buttons and Bows 1E

Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#18 Anything Goes UE

Just B Creative Crazy Sept. Linky Party Just Because/Anything Goes UE 1 per day

Just Inspirational Challenges Die Cuts or Punches Shapes (used both) 3E #1

Kaboodle Doodles Anything But Square 3E #2

MFP Speedy TV Decorate Your Corners (I decorated one corner with die cut and other corner with sentiment) 5E #3

My Craft Creations 9/9-21/9 Use a stamped or digi image UE

Oldie but a Goodie Dies and Punches (my sentiment stamp, flower punches, and twine are all more than 6 months old) 3E #1

Sister Act (Cards Only) Anything Goes UE

Simon Says Stamp Monday Stamp on Anything but Plain Paper (I stamped the sentiment on patterned paper) 5E #1

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Celebrate STAMPtember - Use product from Simon Says Stamp Store (used Spellbinders Fantastic Flourish Three available here) 5E #2
Southern Girls Monochrome 1E
Through the Craftroom Door Anything Goes 2E #1

Trimgym September Anything Goes with Trimgym product UE

Word Art Wednesday #98 Anything Goes with Uplifting Sentiment 5E #2

 

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy your comments - have a wonderful day!

New Blog: "Challenges for Days"

Hi, everyone.  Just a quick post to let you know about a new blog I discovered called Challenges for Days.  It lists all the daily/fortnightly/monthly challenges that are going on - it's great to have another source for this information.  I so enjoy participating in  challenges!  Challenges for Days is also offering candy (shown below).  It will be awarded when they have 100 links in their candy linky. 

An 8" x 8" paper pad
2 bunches of paper roses
3 reels of ribbon
2 Cling Stamps
1 Memento Black ink pad

Go check it out! 

Have a wonderful day, everyone!

Trio of Anniversary Cards

Hello, everyone.  Here is a set of three Happy Anniversary cards I made this week.

 

I used the emboss-resist technique for these cards.   I began each card with a white base and layered with an embossed white panel.  I embossed various flowers in clear and sprayed with a variety of Smooch Spritz colours.  I stamped the Hero Arts "Happy Anniversary" sentiment (see set below), trimmed and affixed to each card.  Lastly I embellished the cards with butterflies, ribbon, die cuts, and either pearls or dew drops.  Here is a complete supplies list: 

• Stamp:  Stem Silhouettes (Stampin' Up!), Flowers (The Artful Stamper), Flower (Kathy Davis for Inkadinkado), Sentiment (Hero Arts Everyday Sayings) 
• Ink:  Versamark Watermark, Smooch Spritz (Frosted Grape, Gold Glow, Gingersnap, Emerald Sprinkle), Craftsmart Violet, Brilliance Pearlescent Ivy and Pearlescent Rust 
• Embossing powder:  Clear (The Artful Stamper)
• Cardstock:  Domtar
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Textile, Victoria, and Baby's Breath
• Dies:  Nellie's Multiframes - Circles, Ovals, and Decorative Ovals, Spellbinders - Lacey Circles and Fanciful Flight, Memory Box - Geneva Vine and Nottingham Border
• Punch:  Butterfly (EK Success )
• Accents:  Dew drops, pearls  (Dollarama), ribbon (Offray, plus some unmarked/bought at thrift shop), lace (So-Facile)

I would like to enter the following challenges:

1. A Blog Named Hero Game, Set, Match - Make a Set (Must use HA product) UE C5
2. Craft-Dee Bowz CDB05 Anything Goes with Handmade Bow (all 3 cards have handmade bows) UE
3. My Craft Spot #111 Favourite Technique (I love using embossing folders and die cuts) 1E
4. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Celebrate STAMPtember - Use product from Simon Says Stamp Store (used Hero Arts Everyday Sayings available here) 5E #1
5. Word Art Wednesday #98 Anything Goes with Uplifting Sentiment 5E #1

Thank you for looking at my set of cards - I enjoy reading your comments.  Have a great day!



Emboss Resist #3

Hello, everyone.  Here is the third and final emboss-resist card in my set:

I started with a white card base and layered with an embossed white panel.  I embossed the flower in clear and sprayed with orange and gold Smooch Spritz, die cut into a oval, and layered onto a decorative oval.  I embellished with a die-cut border layered with white ribbon, a layered butterfly, a white hand-tied bow, and four pearls.  Here are the supplies used:

• Stamp:  Flower (Kathy Davis for Inkadinkado)
• Ink:  Versamark Watermark, Smooch Spritz (Gold Glow and Gingersnap)
• Embossing powder:  The Artful Stamper
• Cardstock:  Domtar
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Baby's Breath
• Dies:  Nellie's Multiframes Ovals and Decorative Ovals, Memory Box Nottingham Border, Spellbinders Fanciful Flight
• Punch:  Butterfly (EK Success)
• Accents:  Pearls (Dollarama), ribbon (Offray)

I would like to enter the following challenges:

1. Card and Scrap #61 Vintage/Shabby Chic UE
2. Crafty Ribbons #61 Pure Whiteness 5E #3
3. Created with Love Challenges #58 Anything Goes 3E #3 C10
4. Fashionable Stamping Can You Resist 3E #3
5. MFP Speedy TV Decorate Your Corners (I added pearls to two corners) 5E #3
6. Scrapbook Stamp Society Anything Goes with Ribbon and Flowers UE
7. Scribble and Scrap #1 Always Anything Goes 3E #3 C15
8. Sparkles Monthly #48 Fairies and/or Butterflies 3E #1 
9. The Ribbon Girl Colour Challenge - Orange/Peach
10. Tuesday Throwdown #165 Things with Wings 3E #1

The Ribbon Girl - Inspiration Photo
for Colour Challenge - Orange/Peach

 Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments.  Have a wonderful day!

Emboss Resist #2

Hello, everyone.  I have made another emboss-resist card.  I was really enjoying playing with my Smooth Spritzes today.

I started with a white card base and layered with an embossed white panel.  I embossed stem silhouettes in clear and sprayed with green, orange, and gold Smooch Spritz, die cut into a circle, and layered onto a white lacey circle.  I embellished with white ribbon, white lace, white die-cut vine, white butterfly, and pearls.  Here are the supplies used:

• Stamp:  Stem Silhouettes (Stampin' Up!)
• Ink:  Versamark Watermark, Smooch Spritz (Emerald Sprinkle, Gold Glow, and Gingersnap)
• Embossing powder:  The Artful Stamper
• Cardstock:  Domtar
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Victoria
• Dies:  Nellie's Multiframes Circles, Spellbinders Lacey Circles, Memory Box Geneva Vine
• Punch:  Butterfly (EK Success)
• Accents:  Pearls (Dollarama), ribbon (Offray), lace (So-Facile)

I would like to enter the following challenges:

1. Crafty Ribbons #61 Pure Whiteness 5E #2
2. Created with Love Challenges #58 Anything Goes 3E #2 C10
3. Fashionable Stamping Can You Resist 3E #2
4. DL.ART September Linky Anything Goes UE
5. Kaboodle Doodles Anything But Square 3E #1
6. MFP Speedy TV Decorate Your Corners (I added pearls to two corners) 5E #2
7. Scrapbook Stamp Society Anything Goes with Ribbon and Flowers UE
8. Scribble and Scrap #1 Always Anything Goes 3E #2 C15
9. Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Anything Goes 2E #1
10. Vintage Stamping Challenge #12 Anything from Your Garden 3E #3

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments.  Have a wonderful day!

Emboss-Resist Flowers

Hello, everyone.  Today I played around with a technique I haven't used in ages:  emboss resist.

I started with a white card base and layered with an embossed white panel.  I embossed flowers in clear and sprayed with purple and green Smooch Spritz, die cut into a circle, and layered onto a white lacey circle.  I embellished with clear dew drops, white ribbon, and a white butterfly.  Here are the supplies used:

• Stamp:  Flowers (The Artful Stamper)
• Ink:  Versamark Watermark, Smooch Spritz (Frosted Grape, Emerald Sprinkle)
• Embossing powder:  The Artful Stamper
• Cardstock:  Domtar
• Embossing folder:  Cuttlebug Textile
• Dies:  Nellie's Multiframes Circles, Spellbinders Lacey Circles
• Butterfly punch:  EK Success
• Accents:  Dew drops (Dollarama), ribbon (bought at thrift shop, unmarked)

I would like to enter the following challenges:

1. Allways Something Creative Anything but Colourful 1E
2. Crafty Ribbons #61 Pure Whiteness
3. Created with Love Challenges #58 Anything Goes 3E #1 C10
4. Fashionable Stamping Can You Resist 3E #1
5. DL.ART September Linky Anything Goes UE
6. MFP Speedy TV Decorate Your Corners (I added dew drops to two corners) 5E #1
7. Paper Crafting Journey Flowers 3E #3
8. Scrapbook Stamp Society Anything Goes with Ribbon and Flowers UE
9. Scribble and Scrap #1 Always Anything Goes 3E #1 C15
10. Vintage Stamping Challenge #12 Anything from Your Garden 3E #2

Thank you for looking at my card - I enjoy reading your comments.  Have a wonderful day!