Under the Sea


Just hanging around


Most of our family members are be big fans of the Disney cartoons...and my daughter-in-law is no exception.  So, since her birthday was coming up I decided to try my hand at making my first wreath. 

Robin's favorite Disney movie is now and has always been The Little Mermaid and with this in mind I got to work on her birthday gift...all the time with fingers crossed and hoping that she'll like it.  I must admit it was really enjoyable making this and I'm already working on plans for a couple of more wreath projects!  Oh, and I forgot to mention that I'm still singing all of the Little Mermaid songs in my head...even though I completed this days ago...Ugh!

Now for my wreath.  I hope you like it.

 

                                                                         WELCOME

 

 

 

Ariel

 

 

 

 

Sebastian

 

 

 

 

Flounder

 

 

For this project, I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Dreams Come True-Ariel #5 (pg33), cut at 9 1/2", Sebastian (pg37), cut at 2 1/2", Flounder (pg38), cut at 2 1/2",  ArlBrd (pg41), cut at 6 1/2" and Plantin Schoolbook-letter, cut at 1 1/4".

 

For the little extras...Well, the only thing I did was add Glossy Accents to the eyes of each character, Sebastian's outer body and Ariel's lips.  Plus, a Matte finish spray to protect the images from fading and collecting dust.

 

Thanks for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie

 

*Update-Robin LOVED the wreath!

 

 

Valentine #2

Valentine for Molly

This Valentine card is for my little "Cricket", Molly Marie. 

I made this card for our "middle" grandbaby...She loves to watch things move about, so I used a wobble on her card to make the little bee dance!

 

  Bee Mine

 

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Teddy Bear Parade-Bee, cut at 3 3/4" and Plantin School Book-letters, cut at 3/4".

 

This card is 5"x 7"...the first layer (blue) is cut at 4 3/4"x 6 3/4", layer two (green) is cut at 4"x 5 1/2" and is embossed with the Honeycomb embossing folder.

 

For the little extras...I simply used 1/4" ribbon for a trim and made the little pink bow using 1/8" ribbon.

 

Thanks for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie

 

 

Something Sweet...

Natures candy...simply sweet

What's sweeter then a fresh piece of fruit that's been left to ripen to perfection...

When I came across the challenge over at Stuck on u Sketches and saw that it was for "Something" sweet, I automatically thought of fruit.  To me, nothing comes close to the sweetness of a perfectly ripe piece of fruit...of any kind...especially when homegrown!

So, with this in mind I set out to create a card that showed what I consider "something" sweet.  I hope you like it.

 

Simply sweet!

 

 

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Preserves-pear #3 (pg26), cut at 2 3/4", melon #2 (pg41), cut at 3 3/4", melon #3 (pg42), cut at 1 1/4", blueberry #1 (pg50), cut at 2", and raspberry (pg56), cut at 1 1/4".  Plantin School Book-sweet, cut at 3/4" and Graphically Speaking-phrase/simply (pg49), cut at 3/4".

 

This card is 5"x 7"...the first layer (green) is cut at 4 1/4"x 6 1/4", the second layer (orange) is cut at 4"x 6" and the third layer (brown) is cut at 3 1/2"x 5 1/2".

 

The little extras...I couldn't really find the right colors of paper for some of the fruit and resorted to using my Copics to get the colors I wanted...For the raspberries I used G-85, V-93 and RV-34...then for the cantaloupe vine and blueberries I used V-15, 17 and E-15.  I also used 1/8" and 1/4" pop dots to give the card some depth and dimension.

 

Thanks for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Think PINK!

Thinking pink...

Well it's happened again...We've been blessed with another grandbaby and yes, it's another GIRL! That's three for three.  Bryanna Leigh arrived yesterday and came in at 9.59 lbs..  Are we excited and proud...YOU BET!  So off I went to make a card for our newest addition to the family.

I made this card with our newest grandbaby in mind and wanted it to be something special for her mommy and daddy also...a "keepsake" so to speak.  I also decided at this time to get involved in some challenges again to get my creative juices flowing and get my blog back into an active state.

The first challenge is over at Mojo Monday and is a sketch challenge and the second one is over at The Pink Elephant and their challenge is to use the color pink/red, your choice.  So, if you find you have some  time to create, go on over and see what's going on at their blogs and join in on the challenges. 

For my card I chose Bambi...I think it's such a cute image and is perfect for a brand new little baby  Besides, I also think the Disney characters are timeless.  I hope you like it.

                                                                              Bambi

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Disney Classics-Bambi #2 (pg62), cut at 5" and Plantin Schoolbook-letters, cut at 3/4".

I really wanted this card to speak for its self, so I did not ink the edges like I normally do, but I did feel that embossing behind the image would make Bambi standout.  The embossing folder that I used was Birds and Swirls, from Cuttlebug.  I also used the Martha Stewart scoreboard to create the panels on the lower section of the card behind my grandbaby's name and placed a piece of 1/4" pink satin ribbon and handmade bow to finish it off.

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look...I hope you like it.  Kathie

Pooh and his friends

Autumn leaves are starting to fall

I so love this time of the year and decided to use early Autumn as a setting for this clock I made for my daughters mother-in-law. 

My daughters mother-in-law lives in Florida and is possibly the biggest Disney fan we know...she has a year round pass to the park and makes good use of it...hahaha!

Her favorite character is Tigger and her husband loves Eeyor, so what was I to do?  I know, MAKE A CLOCK WITH POOH AND HIS FRIENDS ENJOYING THE FALLING LEAVES AND CRISP AUTUMN AIR BESIDE A LAZY STREAM!

    
                                                   Pooh and Friends 20" clock

 

Tigger atop bridge

 

 

 

Pooh and Piglet

 

 

 

Only me, Eeeyor

 

 

For this project I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Pooh and Friends-bridge (pg59), cut at 6", Pooh (pg23), cut at 4 3/4", Piglet (pg42), cut at 2 3/4", Eeyor (pg51), cut at 3", clouds/icon (pg76), cut at 1", 1 1/2" and 2", leaf/icon (pg42), cut at 1".  Plantin Schoolbook-numbers, cut at 1".

 

The little added touches were made by using Glossy Accents on Tigger and Eeyor and also using brownstone, forget-me-not, sapphire silk and pink geranium ink to give some depth to the characters.  I also used copic marker E37 to shade the wooden bridge

Oh, I almost forgot...the entire background was colored by using the sapphire silk to give the feeling of an early Autumn sky.

 

Hope you like it and thanks so much for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie

 

 

 

Presenting...Pinocchio

I must say that I totally love all of the Disney cartoons, but the classics have my heart.  There just seems to be something magical about the art work and animation that made them so special and now I'm lucky enough to be able to share my favorites with my new grandbabies...and pass the love on to them.

Like I said in my last post, I was off to make another clock and this time it was for my daughter-in-law...well I've finished and here it is.  Please excuse the fuzzy glare in some of the shots, no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get a clear shot.  Sorry.

Pinocchio 20" wall clock

 

 

Geppetto and Figaro

Pinocchio

 

 

For this project I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Disney Classics-Pinocchio (pg53), cut at 5", windmill icon/icon layer (pg56), cut at 9", Figaro (pg58), cut at 2" and Geppetto (pg59), cut at 9"...Plantin Schoolbook-numbers 1-12, cut at 1 1/4".

 

Now for all of the little extras.  For Geppetto I used vellum for his glasses along with Glossy Accents and white flock for his hair and mustache.  I also used the Glossy Accents on his finger nails, eyes, mouth and the accordion.  I then sprinkled Martha Stewart-Crystal fine glitter to the accordion to give it a little sparkle.  Oh, and my favorite add on...MS brown ink to give his outfit a little depth, plus some Pebbles Chalk (med. pink) for his cheeks.

 

Figaro.  Very easy...Glossy Accents just to make him pop a little.

 

Pinocchio.  A little Glossy Accents for his hatband, feather, mouth and eyes, along with mini brads for the nails in his knees and Liquid Pearls-Butter cup for his buttons.  I also used Pebbles Chalk (dark pink) to give his cheeks some color and inked his outfit with brown and ocre.

 

Background.  For the circle I simply inked it with olive green and added brown card stock cut at 1/4" to create the look of a slatted wood floor and the windmill to complete the feel of the scene.

 

Once everything was put together and glued down, I sprayed it with Krylon Crystal Clear Coat

and replaced the glass.

 

There you have it.  Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie

 

 

 

 

 

FANTABULOUS CRICUT's "BACK TO SCHOOL"
CRICUT CRAWL!

Welcome to Lets Get Scrappy Together and the 8th Fantabulous Cricut Crawl...Fantabulous Cricut's version of a Blog Hop!

Summer is coming to an end and we are all getting ready for BACK TO SCHOOL...each Design Team member will be featuring an original BACK TO SCHOOL project that includes a school related item, such as crayons, rulers, pencils, book, school bus, ect.  with at least one Cricut cut.

If youve come from visiting Kate at Small Bits of Paper , youre in the right place!  If youve just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, start HERE. 

Be sure to check out each Design Team members blog for some great inspiration!  There will be PRIZES along the way at our Design Team members blogs, and there will  be a GRAND PRIZE up for grabs at FANTABULOUS CRICUT for one participant that submits a "BACK TO SCHOOL" project!

How fun is that?

Now, on to my BACK TO SCHOOL projects...

 

 

Bookbag and notepads!

 

For these projects I used the following cartridge and measurements.  Campin' Critters-

backpack (pg 69), cut at 11 1/2 inches...and book (pg 70), cut at 4 inches.

 

Embellishments used were buttons along with leaf bud green and ocean blue ink.  I also left the bed roll off of the top of the backpack to give it more of a bookbag look.

 

The books can actually be used for little notepads...they have lined paper inserted inside

for writing on.

 

 

 

Front of "pop up" card (5x7)

 

Inside...arent those lil' worms cute?

 

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Car Decals-girl #5/family

(pg 63), cut at 1 1/2 inches and boy #5/family (pg 65), cut at 1 1/2 inches...Create a Critter-apple/shadow(pg 25), cut at 3 inches and caterpillar/shadow (pg 54), cut at 2 3/4 inches and 3 inches...Kate's ABCs-welcome back/school days, cut at 1 inch...Plantin SchoolBook-mixed letters and numbers, cut at 1 inch...

 

This was really an easy card to make and a lot of fun too...The only extras added, were chalkboard paper and  the googly eyes!  I had planned on using chalk on the inside, but found that it smeared quite a bit...and didnt have a clean look, so I decided to go with a paper that was close to chalk in color. 

 

 

Okay, are you ready for a chance to win a PRIZE for visiting my blog during our Cricut Crawl?  All you have to do is be a follower and leave a comment!   I will select a winner using random org...and announce the winner on September 3, 2012...at the start of the new challenge over at FANTABULOUS CRICUT.

 

 

THE PRIZE

A

$15.00 gift certificate for Mo's Digital Pencil

 

 

 

This has fast become my favorite site for digital stamps...

Stop by and see all of the cute stamps they have to offer...

you wont be disappointed!

 

 

Okay, now its your turn...Lets see your BACK TO SCHOOL projects!  Make sure to include a Cricut cut somewhere on your project in order for your project to qualify.

 

Next stop on the Cricut Crawl...Megans blog, Saxey Designs  Stop by and see what she has in store for you today...and when youve finished visiting the Design Team members, make sure you link up your project to Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post to be entered into the contest!

 

Happy Crawling and enjoy !

 

FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE #124
THE OLYMPICS!

HI ALL!  ITS MONDAY AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS...ITS TIME FOR ANOTHER SUPER "CHALLANGE ME MONDAY"  OVER AT FANTABULOUS CRICUT !  THIS WEEKS THEME IS INSPIRED BY THE OLYMPIC GAMES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND ITS UP TO YOU TO CREATE AN AWESOME PROJECT THAT IS SPORT(S)  RELATED.   SO GET READY,  RUN TO  YOUR CRAFT AREAS AND GET CRAFTY!  DONT FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE OTHER DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS PROJECTS TO GET SOME INSPIRATION OR SIMPLY ENJOY.

My kids and I have watched the Olympics pretty much from the start and weve really enjoyed seeing the athletes represent their countries so well in all events, but I must say, swimming, high dive and track/field are our most favorite events of all.  So, for my project I decided to make a card with the swim teams in mind.  Hope you like it.

Go for the gold!

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  George and Basic Shapes-circles

(pg 108), cut at 1 3/4 inches and 1 1/2 inches, Plantin SchoolBook-letters and numbers, cut at

3/4 inch and Sports Mania-swimmer (pg 68), cut at 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, 1 inch and 1 1/2 inches.

To make this card I created a mat using red, black and white card stock to place on the black card base.  I then cut the Olympic rings using my Gypsy...this was done by placing the smaller circles into the larger ones and cutting.  After the rings were made, I simply made a small cut in the yellow and green rings and wove them around the top three rings.

The rest of the card is simply assembling the images and lining up the letters/numbers where youd like them placed. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie





 

Welcome to the Back to School Blog Hop, brought to you by the fabulous design teams of Made Especially For You and the GoFish Challenge Blog!

These two design teams have joined together to bring you some fun and crafty inspiration to help you get started on those back to school projects! If you've just come across the hop and would like to start at the beginning, please visit Made Especially For You.

 

Hello everyone!  I hope you all are having a great time

visiting all of the blogs on todays hop and enjoying the wonderful projects the ladies have made.  We have some

really talented crafters and you dont want to miss out on any of the inspiration they have to offer...and please dont forget to show your love by leaving a kind word.

Since this is my first ever blog hop that Ive been a part of, I want to celebrate by giving away a

$10.00 gift certificate for Mo's Digital Pencil! 

One lucky winner will be selected and announced on August 14th...and all you have to do for a chance to win,  is be or become a follower of my blog and leave a comment.   Good luck!

Now on to my project...While I was making this card, I couldnt help but think back to when each of my children were just starting school for the first time...watching them wait for the "BIG" yellow bus with their bookbags at the ready and seeing the smiles on their faces as they

wondered what the day held for them.  Oh, and lets not forget the joy they had to share once they got home.

Ready, set, go!

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Potpourri Basket-school bus/shadow (pg 63), cut at 5 inches and Plantin SchoolBook-mixed letters and numbers, cut at 3/4 inch.

I also used three of the Mos digital pencil images that are just perfect for a school project. 

The first image (Yale) far left was colored using the following Copic markers...Flesh-E000, E00, E01 and R20...Hair-YR20, YR23 and YR31...Outfit-YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, E35, E37, E44 and E47...Shoes-E53, E55 and E57...Bookbag/books-B21, B23, BV11, BV15, YR04 and YR07.

For the second image (Dundee) center...Flesh-E00, E01, E11 and R20...Hair-E44, E47 and E49...Outfit-B32, B34, B37, R24, R27, G24, G28, Y35 and Y38...Bookbag/books-B93, B97, YR04, YR07, E13, E15, BG11 and BG15.

The third image (Berkley) far right...Flesh-E11, E13, E15 and R22...Hair-E35, E37 and E39...Outfit-B91, B93, B97, RV32, RV34, BV11, BV13, V12 and V15...Bookbag-BG11, BG15 and BG18...Apple-R24 and R27.  I also used a little Glossy Accents on the apple.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!  Kathie

We have some wonderful sponsors giving away prizes to those who comment on EVERY stop of the hop! Let's see what they have to offer...

Paper Piecings by Nikki

$15 Gift Certificate

Scraptastical Kreations

$20 Gift Certificate

The Stamping Boutique

3 images of the winner's choice

You must comment on every stop of the hop to be eligible to win a prize. Hoppers have through Sunday August 12th to comment. Winners will be randomly chosen and announced on Made Especially For You on Tuesday August 14th. 

Your next stop is PAMs blog.

Here's the entire lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com

C - http://www.tradefishdesigns.com

Laura - http://scrappinaroundtheclock.blogspot.ca/

Kate - http://scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Jessica - http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/

Amy - http://amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com/

Kathy - http://letsgetscrappytogether.blogspot.com/

Pam - http://scrappinfabpam.blogspot.com/

Nancy - http://thetrinketcollector.blogspot.com/

Cyndy - http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com/

Sarah - http://www.mypaperpie.blogspot.com/

Robin - http://www.thecricutscrapper.blogspot.com/

Eileen - http://www.scrappingactuary.blogspot.com/

Karen - http://simplyfrenzied-karen.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for hopping along with us!

FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE #122
S'MORE ANYONE?

Its that time again...Time for another super Monday challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut and this week your inspiration is "Smore anyone".  So, whatever it is that comes to mind, campouts, barbaques or  campfires, let it out and create something fabulous!   Dont forget to stop by and check out all of the wonderful projects the Design Team has come up with this week...theyre really super!

For my project, I decided to make a 12"x 12" layout from a picture that I took of  my children while they were camping out on our property and the fact that they were making S'mores (goodies between my daughters) made it the perfect choice!

Country nights

For this layout I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Campin' Critters-porcupine (pg 34),

cut at 1 1/4, 1 3/4 and 2 1/4 inches, Plantin SchoolBook-letters, cut at 1 inch and Pooh and Friends-

grass/icon (pg 29), cut at 1/2 and 3/4 inches, fence/icon (pg 30), cut at 1 inch.

I used the Martha Stewart punch "Stars" for the night sky, Liquid Pearls and Copic marker E55 for the marshmellows (it gave the marshmellows a puffy golden look...yum), mini brads for the eyes on the porcupine, pop dots on the large/small critter and Copic marker R20 for their bellies/feet and noses.

Lastly, for the campfire, I cut the image from a piece of patterned paper and used Glossy Accents to give it a shiny glow.

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie 

SHADES OF GRAY

When I think of shades of gray, I think of the old silent movies or the classics that starred  people like Bette Davis, Myrna Loy, Cary Grant, William Powell...You see where Im going. 

And for this reason I chose a digital stamp that I have from MosDigitalPencil.com  that is called "The Tramp" for the following challenges.  The first is over at crafting when we can and its a "monochrome" challenge...the other is over at paper play time and the challenge they have going is a "Miss you" challenge. 

The Tramp

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Art Deco-Pantages Theater

Marquee (pg 41), cut at 1 3/4 inches, Plantin SchoolBook-sentiment, cut at 1/2 inch and Mickey

and Friends-icon/border (pg 114), cut at 1 inch.

I colored the digital stamp using the following Copic markers...C0, C3, C5, C7, B32 and B34.  This is the first time Ive done this type of coloring, so I hope it looks alright!

I then centered my sentiment and put pop dots on the underside of the marquee and placed

all of the images on the mat...which is 4 3/4"x 6 3/4" (blue),  4 1/2"x 6 1/2" (black) and 3"x 5" (gray).

Thanks for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie

158 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS!

Christmas is fast approaching and there are still plenty of "Christmas in July" challenges out there for you to take part in to build up your supply of cards...Its also a good way to get one motivated.

So that is just what Ive done...I went ahead and decided to get motivated and create another Christmas card.  I will be entering my card into the challenges over at A Muse Studio and Send a Smile 4 Kids.

5"x7"

For this card I used the following cartridge.  Plantin SchoolBook-letters/shadows(muliple pages), cut

at 1 inch.

I also used a Magnolia stamp and colored it using the following Copic markers...Flesh-E000, E00, E01

and R20...Outfit/stockings/hair bow-R24 and R27...Gift box-B000, B21, B23, E35 and E37...Hair-E15, E17 and E19.

I made a bow with red satin ribbon and used the same to add across the top.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Kathie

PARTY TIME

I dont know why I havent used the  "Toy Story" cartridge more often...it really does have some neat images on it.  So now Ive made a promise to self...try and use each cartridge that I own before I buy a new one

I made this card for the "I feel the love" project challenge over at Cooking with Cricut .  For their challenge you have to create a birthday card for a child.   Just hope its not to late.

Howdy!

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Toy Story-Woody #5 (pg33), cut at

6 1/2 inches and Plantin SchoolBook-letters, cut at 1 inch.

When making Woody, I used the following inks to shadow him...coffee bean, navy blue, brown and burnt orange.  I also used mini brads and white Liquid Pearls for his shirt buttons.  I then finished him off by using yellow Stickles and Glossy Accents.

For the word "party" I simply cut the letters at 1 inch and placed them onto their shadow.

Thanks for looking...I hope you like it.  Kathie

"SUNNY DAYS" CHALLANGE

Are you ready for some fun in the sun?  If so, then get ready and take part in this weeks challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge!  All you have to do is create something using the sun.  It can be a card, layout, tag or what ever else you feel  inspires you.  So pull out all of your crafty things and start creating!   The Design Team has come up with some really great projects, so be sure to stop by and have a look at their work!

For my card I went with a Disney classic.  *This card will be donated to the SendASmile4Kids.  If  you dont know what they are about... you might like to visit their blog and help out.

Summer days!

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Mickey and Friends-Daisy/Donald (pg 105), cut at 5 1/2 inches, sun, grass, clouds (pg 127), cut at sun-1 1/2 inches,  grass-1 1/2 inches, clouds-1/2 inch, 1 inch, 1 1/2 inches and Plantin SchoolBook-flower (pg 76), cut at 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch.

There really isnt a lot of embellishment on this card at all, but I did use carnation pink, light pink, navy blue, sky blue and mandarine orange inks for the edges of the images and to give them a little depth and shadow.

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie

*Dont forget to check out the other Design Team members creations and see what a great job they did!

"CHRISTMAS IN JULY"

HELLO EVERYONE.  ITS TIME AGAIN FOR ANOTHER SUPER CHALLENGE OVER AT GO FISH CHALLENGE ..AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CREATE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS PROJECT.  SO GET OUT ALL OF YOUR HOLIDAY COLORED PAPERS, EMBELLISHMENTS ECT... AND GET BUSY!   IF YOU NEED A LITTLE EXTRA INSPIRATION,  BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS PROJECTS...THEY MADE SOME AWESOME THINGS.

For my "Christmas in July" project, I decided to go with a childrens classic and used Winnie the Pooh...along with a few of his friends.  I hope you all like it.

Let it snow

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Pooh and Friends-Pooh #2 (pg 18), cut at 2 inches, Piglet #4 (pg40), cut at 1 3/4 inches, Eeyor #2 (pg48), cut at 2 inches, Santa hat/icon (pg 60), cut at 1 inch...Winter Woodland-Snowflake (pg 48), cut at various sizes and Plantin SchoolBook-NOEL, cut at 2 1/4 inches.

I used Diamond stickles to give Poohs hat and the snowflakes a frosty winter fell along with dark purlple, caranation pink and a warm brown ink to give a little depth to the images.  Oh, and lets not forget Poohs soft black eyes...for those, I used mini black brads.

Thanks for stopping by...I hope you like it.  Kathie

*And dont forget to check out the other Design Team members projects too.

RUBBER DUCKIE...

EVEN THOUGH MOST OF MY CHILDREN ARE GROWN, I STILL LOVE SEEING THE SESAME STREET CHARATERS (THEYRE SO CUTE)...AND NOW I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING ALL OF THEM WITH MY SOON TO BE 1st GRANDBABY!

I made this card for two challenges that are going on right now...The first is for the challenge over at sendasmile4kids.blogspot.com, their challenge is "Birthday Fun For Kids" and the other is over at  diecuttindivas.blogspot.com, their challenge is "Summer colors" and you have to make use of the following colors...red, orange and yellow.

Ernie and friend!

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Sesame Street Friends-

Ernie #1 (pg 52), cut at 5 1/2 inches, 1-2-3-4 and 5/icon (pgs 68, 69, 70, 71 and 72), cut at 1 inch and Plantin SchoolBook-sentiment (mixed letters), cut at 3/4 inch.

I really enjoyed making this easel card and it is pretty straight forward to put it all together.  I made a mat for the sentiment that measure, 5 1/2" x 5 3/4" (green) and 5"x 5" (white) added two buttons to keep the card positioned and centered the words.

I cut a 6" x 6" square (white) and mounted a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" square (green) onto it...and from there, I placed Ernie in his proper spot and adhered the numbers around him.   Oh, and the little duck was given google eyes!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and having a look.  Kathie

FIRST POST AS A...

DESIGN TEAM MEMBER FOR GO FISH CHALLENGES!

The talented Design Team over at gofishchallenges.blogspot.com have created some really great projects for this weeks challenge, which is "CREATE SOMETHING PATRIOTIC".  With a theme like this, how could you not get inspired...right?   So, this would be a perfect time to pull out all of your July 4th colors or even your home country colors and create something wonderful!

Dont forget to check out the other design team members projects at Go Fish,  the ladies have made some really wonderful and inspirational things.  You can find them by clicking on their names on the side bar or hitting on  the link above.  Now for my "something patriotic".

Old Glory

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Plantin SchoolBook-mixed letters, cut at 3/4 inches and George and Basic Shapes-square (pg 109), cut at 2 inches.

I started with a 5 1/2"x 8" card that I made using off white cardstock and then cut the red and tan base to mount the image to.  The two pieces for the mount were cut at (red) 5 1/4" x 7 3/4" and (tan) 5" x 7 1/4".  I then cut 8, 2" squares from the paper I had choosen and folded them into a kite shape...I also cut a 1" x 10" strip of matching paper for the rosette in the center,  scored it every 1/4" and finished it off with a red button and a bit of twine.

For the sentiment...I made a mount using blue cardstock, cut at 1 3/4" x 4 3/4" and tan cardstock, cut at 1 1/2"x 4 1/2". 

Thanks for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie

 THE DRAGONFLY...

IVE ALWAYS LOVED DRAGONFLIES...AND I CAN SIT ON THE FRONT PORCH FOREVER, JUST WATCHING THEM DART AROUND MY POND AND THEN LANDING ON THE LOTUS FLOWERS...

And for this reason, I chose the dragonfly as my "bug" in the "Dont bug me" challenge over at fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com. 

Little dragonfly

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Art Nouveau-water lily (pg 27), cut at 3 1/2 inches and dragonfly (pg 54), cut at 1 1/2 inches.  Plantin SchoolBook-mixed letters, cut at 3/4 inches.

I decided to cut all of my images in white cardstock and color them using my Copic markers...I really wanted to give it the feel of being painted with water colors...Flower and sentiment-RV32 and RV34...greenery and dragonfly wings-G24 and G28...dragonfly body-E35, E37, YG20 and YG23.

I also altered the dragonfly (slightly), used vellum for his wings,  Liquid Pearls (buttercup) for his eyes and put him on a pop dot to place him above the flower.  Oh, and I put pop dots between the flower layers to have the flower open.

Thanks you for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie 

ITS A BIRD, ITS A PLANE, ITS, ITS...
CAPTAIN STARFISH?

I THINK AS A MOM, SPONGEBOB HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE CARTOONS TO SIT AND WATCH WITH MY DAUGHTER... WE BOTH GET SUCH A KICK OUT OF IT AND TOTALLY LOVE WHEN THEY MAKE "HAPPY EYES".   IT SURE IS A FAR CRY FROM THE FLINTSTONES AND OTHER CARTOONS I GREW UP ON.

I did make this card with the "Bright Colors" challenge in mind, over at sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com (to be donated)...I dont usually make cards using bright colors, so this was indeed a challenge in two ways, but I think Ill give myself at least a B for effort.

Captain Starfish!

I made this card using the following cartridges and measurements.  SpongeBob SquarePants-Patrick #8 (pg 56), cut at 5 inches and Plantin SchoolBook-mixed letters/shadows, cut at 1 inch.

This is a 5"x7" card and has a 4 1/2"x6 1/2" base cut from glitter paper and is trimmed in black cardstock.  I used lemon yellow glitter paper  and lime green cardstock (inked edges for depth) for Patricks outfit and placed Glossy Accents on his belt and goggles.  Patrick is also raised off of the card with pop dots...to make him look like he's flying off of the card...he is a super hero, after all!

The word "super" is simply placed on a shadow cut, but it somehow looks like it's floating on the card.

*Just a side note.  The glitter is not loose...its actually in the paper.  This way it's safe for little ones.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and have a look.  Kathie

HONOR

MY HUSBAND AND I ARE NAVY VETERANS AND COME FROM MILITARY FAMILIES...I HAVE TWO SON THAT ARE ACTIVE DUTY AND ONE THAT IS A MARINE CORPS VET..  I SUPPOSE YOU COULD SAY MILITARY PRIDE RUNS DEEP IN OUR FAMILIES.

So in HONOR of all that have served and continue to serve in the armed forces and protect our freedom...We thank you...and for my sons...I made this for you.

I made this card for the challenge over at fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com for their "Memorial Day" theme and for littlescrappieces.blogspot.com for their "Red" theme.

Pride and Honor

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  George and Basic Shapes-star (pg115), cut at 1 3/4 inches and Plantin SchoolBook-letters, cut at 1 inch.

The red rectangle was cut at 4 3/4" x 6 1/2" and the white rectangle was cut at

2 1/4" x 4 3/4".

I wanted to keep this card clean and let it speak for itself...I didnt feel that it needed any inking, other then the edges to conceal the white from the cuts.  The only other thing I did, was to make the fringe along the bottom with gold metallic paper.

I hope you like it and I thank you for looking.  Kathie