Cheerful "Happy Birthday" mixed media card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Don't you just love it when you start playing with crafty supplies and the next thing you know you are finishing up a project you never planned on making?  That happened when I was playing in my craft room with Wendy Vecchi's Stamp it- Stencil it Bouquet set.  The crafty time started with a stamp/stencil set and ended up with a cheerful birthday card.

The image was stamped on watercolor paper in Jet Black Archival Ink and colored using Tim Holtz' Distress Markers.  Clear gloss gel was dyed using Festive Berries Distress Reinker and applied to the stencil.  After drying, Elizabeth Craft Designs' Prills were glued to the flower centers.

Quietfire Designs' Happy Birthday was stamped onto more watercolor paper, cut to size and mounted on red corrugated board.

Authentique's Cheerful papers were die cut using Memory Box's Stitched Rectangles dies to create a happy frame and background.  

The card is so cheerful with the bright, summery colors and different textures.  Fun to make, easy to reproduce and to mail!  Yay!

Thanks for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the cheerful birthday card.
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Hot Air Balloon card

 

Hello Crafty Friends!

Sometimes I like to make cards to have on hand for a last minute occasion or as an anytime note card.  Today's anytime note card used the happy Spellbinders Balloon die set and Dylusions sprays in Cut Grass, Lemon Zest and Vibrant Turquoise.

After the sprayed paper was die cut, I applied Distress Crackle in Clear Rock Candy.  When dried, a gold Sakura marker was run along the edges.  Blue card stock was die cut using Spellbinders' Modern Stationary card creator.  White card stock was stamped using Wendy Vecchi's Vintage Text background stamp and Distress Ink in Weathered Wood Distress Ink.  It was die cut using dies from the Modern Stationary set.

A yellow twine bow and some wee bling and the card was complete.  Easy Peasey!  :)

Thank you for stopping by!  I do hope you enjoyed the wee anytime hot air balloon card.

Big Crafty Hugs,
Kathy Jo

"Love" Valentine's Day gift card holder- Scrapy Land Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today starts another fun challenge at Scrapy Land: Love.  The project must use a die from a brand that Scrapy Land sells...which is easy since they have over 40 brands of dies!  

For my project I decided to make a Love gift card holder.  The above photo shows the front of the holder.  A black and red glittery heart were cut from Spellbinders Lacey Hearts dies.  A gold sheer double bow was added for a sweetly romantic touch.  

The back of the holder was made using two dies.  After applying Distress Inks (Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, Bard Door, Vintage Photo), I die cut a heart (Spellbinders Classic Hearts) in a scrap sheet of paper and used it as a stencil.  Next I applied Archival Ink in Jet black to Wendy Vecchi's Vintage Text stamp and stamped through the cut out.  

Elizabeth Craft Designs' newly released Love die was used with more red glitter paper.

The inside of the card holder was has a pocket to hold the gift card and enough blank space to write a loving message to a Valentine.

I do hope you enjoyed the gift card holder!  And I do hope that I get to see your Love project at Scrapy Land!

Have a happy crafty day!

Big Hugs,

Kathy Jo

Scrapy Land Challenge- Use an image and dies

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today starts a new challenge at Scrapy Land: any die cut from a brand Scrapy Land sells and an image (either stamped or digi).

 
Scrapy Lands list of dies is extensive!

For my project I used both Spellbinders and Sizzix dies.  The card base is white tent fold 4.25” x 5.5”.  Spellbinders’ Floral Ribbon Threader was used with My Mind’s Eye paper, Be Happy.  White embroidery thread was added to the die cut.  Next a scrap piece of paper was die cut using Sizzix’ Framelits Tickets.  Gold was applied to the edges.

Wendy Vecchi’s Coneflower was stamped on two different pieces of scrap paper.  The images were fussy cut and applied as shown.  Stickles was applied to the petals and the flower center.

Quietfire’s “You are Amazing” was stamped and die cut using Spellbinders’ Framed Tags 1.  Distress ink was added.  Gold thread was the finishing touch.

 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you liked my little card.  :)  I look forward to seeing your project at Scrapy Land!

Have a happy crafty day!

Hugs,

Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday, AG
TTCRD, AG

Autumn "Wish you were here"

Hello Crafty Friends.

SToday in Nova Scotia it is starting to feel a little like fall.  The leaves have not started to change but the temperature has dropped ever so slightly.  I don't mind as fall is a lovely time of year and I believe it may be our Saint Bernard's favorite season.  Summer takes a toll on Ella and she is constantly stretched out in front of a fan, is laying on the cool concrete floor in the basement or is in the lake taking extra long soaks.  But fall breathes life into Ella and the mild temperatures allow her to take long doggy walks in the cool air with her two BFFs.  We take a lot of photos of Ella in the fall as the forest provides a beautiful background against her white and brown coat.  It really is a wonderful season.

I tried to capture the changing leaves in my "Wish you were here" card. Wendy Vecchi's stencil Layered Tree was used with Distress Inks (Peeled Paint, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade and Tumbled Glass)  The gold leaves were made using Imagine Crafts' Creative Metallics in gold.

Quietfire Design's "Wish you were here" from the In a perfect world stamp set with Ranger Ink's Coffee archival ink provided the card sentiment:

Seam binding was dyed using Peeled Paint Distress Stain.  The sentiment was fussy cut and Wink of Stella in gold was applied along the edges.

The tent fold card base was made from Kraft paper.  It matched the Coffee ink perfectly.

Thank you so much for stopping by for the visit.  Have a happy crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Kraft Journal, Autumn
Word Art Wednesday, AG
613 Avenue Create, AG
Sister Act, AG
TTCRD, AG