HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT MICKEY!

Last year, my sisters and I flew to southern Florida and visited with our cousins Linda and Dean, and their delightful mom, our Aunt Mickey, who we hadn't seen in about 50 years! We were all looking forward to getting reacquainted with them after such a long time. We had a wonderful visit and vow not to loose contact again. I made this card for my Aunt Mickey who is turning 85 in a few days. Purple is the favorite color of the birthday girl, so I wanted to make sure her card was too.

This beautiful floral image is from a set by Gina K Designs called Another Name For Love. Along with the stamp set, the following products were also used to make this birthday card.

MFT - Pierced Rectangle STAX Die-namics

Gina K Designs - Wild Lilac & Black Onyx card stock

Technique Tuesday - Find Beauty Stamp Set

Prismacolor Pencils 

Gamsol

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT MICKEY 

ENJOY YOUR SPECIAL DAY!

Until next time...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2017

I just love Halloween and Halloween cards are no exception. I really like getting them, as well as, making them! I made 2 different but similar cards this year. I didn't have enough designer paper of either, to make as many cards as I needed to have, so I made some of them both.


Here are the products I used to make these Halloween cards...
SU - Haunts & Howls stamp set
MFT - In & Out Stitched Rounded Square STAX Die-namics
Recollections - Haunted Manor DP
SU - Basic Black card stock
SU - Creamy Caramel ink (applied with a dauber)
Martha Stewart Bat Punch
Black Fibers
Black Magic Mesh

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Until next time...

THINKING OF YOU

I love the colors of Autumn so this card was a fun one for me to make!  The cute image is by Fred She Said who was one of the sponsors for the Aloha Challenge #105 over at Kitty Bee Designs in October. I picked this image thinking it was perfect for making an Autumn card.  I made it for the Happy Mail swap over at Card Camp. It's for Nancy, I hope she likes it.

There are a few variations of this digital image but I wanted it to stay on the simpler side which Nancy likes. Here's what it took to make her card.
Fred She Said Digital Image - Girl Raking
MFT - Pierced Rectangle STAX Die-namics
MFT - Blueprints 27 Die-namics
Bo Bunny - DP Harvest Plaid
SU - Craft, Old Olive, Ruby Red, More Mustard card stock
Copics - Various colors
Emagination - Maple Leaf Punch
SU - dimensionals
Judikins - Color Duster

Until next time...

YOU MAKE MY TAIL WAG

The first Sunday of each month is when I  post my spotlight card for Kitty Bee Designs. I chose a cute little dog image of Kitty Bee Designs called iHeart You that is available in the Etsy store.

I know I had a piece of designer paper with paw prints on it but wasn't able to find it when I went searching for it, so I decided to make my own using MFT's Staggered Paw Prints stencil, a sponge dauber and some Tea Dye distress ink from Tim Holtz. Here are the other products that were used to make the card.

MFT - Pet Accents Die-namics

SU - Chocolate Chip & Ruby Red card stock

Copics - various colors

Making Memories Sticky Squares to raise the center circle up on the card

MFT - You Make My Tail Wag sentiment

Until next time...

KBD NEW DIGI RELEASE BLOG HOP!

Kitty Bee Designs is having a blog hop to introduce some NEW, adorable, images, just released in time for Halloween! The design team has worked really hard to bring you some great samples, so make sure you visit each of their blogs listed below to check out all of the new digis. There will be one winner on each blog. The lucky winner will get the new digi that the design team member used for their project! You must leave a comment on the blog to win. To see how you can win even more digis, visit the KBD blog at http://kittybeedesigns.blogspot.com

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Be sure to use the code CODE1017 to get 15% off your order for the entire month of October at https://www.etsy.com/shop/KittyBeeDesign

For my blog hop project I decided to make both a card and pencil topper with this super adorable new image called Pumpkin Panda. The little pencil topper would make a great little gift item to give to classmates or any special little trick-or-treater.
HERE ARE THE LINKS TO THE DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS BLOGS. HAVE FUN VISITING THEIR BLOGS, AND DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT ON EACH BLOG FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN! 

Larelyn of Handmade From My Heart
Karla of Creative Love Affair
Tracey of Mowbray Designs
Connie of Connie Can Crop
Grace of Sugar Cards
Jessica of Fresh by Jess
EK of ekgorman designs
Lisa of Snowy Moose Creations
Clara of Just Buzzinʻ By  ----You are here!
Naz of Sasayaki Glitter
Julie of Crazy Crafting Squirrel
Anne of Constantly Carding
Jennifer of Glitter in My Hair
Saba of Paper Boutique
Peggie Sue of Max and Boo
Annie of Little Wings Creates
Kitty Bee Designs Blog

Happy blog hopping!

Until next time....

HAVE A LOVELY DAY

This card was made as my swap card for Loz, over in Card Camp this month. It was also made for the Aloha Challenge for September over at Kitty Bee Designs.

This sweet image is the Little Flower Fairy from All Dressed Up, one of the sponsors of the Aloha Challenge this month. Here are the other products I used to make my 5" x 5" card.

SU- Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink card stock
Making Memories - DP from the Brooke collection
MFT - In & Out Stitched Rounded Square STAX die-namics
MFT - Stitched Oval Windows die-namics
MFT - Blueprints 3 die-namics
MFT - Fresh Squeezed Stamp Set (sentiment)
Prismacolor Pencils
Copics
SU - Stampin dimensionals to lift the flower up on the card

Until next time...

LOOK WHO'S TURNING 4

It just doesn't seem possible that my youngest granddaughter, Claudia, will be soon turning 4 years old! Her birthday card this year is made with a delightful little image from Kitty Bee Designs called "Smelling the Flower Kal-Bee Cow". The image can be purchased through the Etsy shop for Kitty Bee Designs.

These are the products used to make Claudia's card...
MFT-Stitched Dome STAX Die-namics
MFT- By the Numbers Die-namics
MFT-Blueprints 20 Die-namics
Spellbinders Circle Dies
MFT-By the Numbers stamp set
MFT- Lucky Prints Collection DP
Green & Black cardstock from the famous "scrap paper bin"  :)
Copics - various colors

I also used some SU Dimensionals to lift the number circle up on the card and finished it off with some matching green sequins.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET CLAUDIA!

Until next time...

LIFE IS BETTER IN FLIP FLOPS

I just love wearing flip flops and just couldn't resist this sentiment! My card was made for a stamping friend, Lorraine. I wanted it to be a bright, cheerful, fun card.

The following products were used to make my card...

Impression Obsession - Hello Summer stamp set

Gina K Design - Sweet Corn card stock

SU - So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Luck Limeade, Ballet Blue, card stock

DCWV - The Glitter Stack DP

MFT - Stitched Square Scallop Edge Frames die-namics

Taylored Expressions - Flip Flops die

Spellbinders - Classic Circles & Classic Scallops dies

MFT - Chevron Stripes die-namics

Enamel Dots

This is what the inside of the card looks like. I always design the inside of my cards too. It makes the card sturdier and gives them a more finished look.  :)

Until next time...

CELEBRATE YOUR SPECIAL DAY

Hello everyone!  This is my card that was made for the challenge over at Kitty Bee Designs and made as a birthday card for my daughter-in-law, Kattaleeya.

The digital image is called Strawberry Hat Kid, by Lemon Shortbread, who hosted the challenge. Here are the other items used to make my 5"x5" card.

MFT - In & Out Stitched Rounded Square STAX
MFT - Gerbera Daisy Die-namics
SU - Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Ruby Red, Cool Caribbean card stock
Colorbok - Light Bright Connection DP
SU - Itty Bitty Backgrounds stamp set
Technique Tuesday - Find Beauty stamp set
SU - dimensionals
Prismacolor Pencils
Gamsol
Various Copics
Wink of Stella Clear

I hope Kat liked her birthday card.

Until next time...

BASKET OF LOVE

This is the first card I've made as a new design team member for Kitty Bee Designs.  The adorable little image by Kitty Bee Designs is called Basket of Love and you can get it here.

This image reminds me of harvesting all of the veggies from the garden. 

The other products used to make this card were...

MFT - Pierced Circle STAX Die-namics

MFT - Blueprints 3 Die-namics

Impression Obsession - Hello Die

Gina K Designs - Honey Mustard Card stock

Gina K Designs - Grass Green Card stock

DP - Crate Paper and My Minds Eye (Reunion collection)

Copics - various used for coloring

Wink of Stella for a beautiful shimmer on the bunny's hat

White enamel dot - made using Nuvo Crystal Drops (white gloss)

Until next time...