Manly Birthday Card

Hello again!

This is my second post today!  It is my first day to post as a design team member for Quietfire Designs.  I shared a link earlier to my Mother's Day card.  This post is to share a quick photo and a link to the birthday card I made for my dad.  The card uses the Quietfire stamps sets How old would you be and Happy Family Days stamp set.

For more details on the card, please visit the Quietfire Design post.  It will show the outside and inside details of the card. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

Crafting Musketeers April challenge: Monochrome

Hello Crafteteers!

It is time for a new challenge at Crafting Musketeers: Monochromatic.  For my DT card I decided to go with black.  This choice was totally determined by my cute cat, Pepper, who is a tuxedo kitty.  I think she approved of the color choice!

My Monochromatic Kitty, Pepper

The stamp is by Inkadinkado and was die cut using Spellbinders Classic Squares.  Polka dot paper was cut with Marvelous Squares and then black was cut using Captivating Squares. 

I applied black ink to one side of my Cuttlebug embossing folder and embossed.  I really like how the background turned out!

The bow is seam binding dyed using Tim Holtz' Black Soot.  I applied wee bling on the image and on the die cuts as shown.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Looking forward to seeing your monochromatic creation this month at Crafting Musketeers!

Don't forget, today is the last day to leave a comment on my post to enter the draw for the Quietfire Stamp!

Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Craftin Desert Divas, AG
Allsorts, Use those dies!
Sweet Stamps, Dies
613 Avenue Create, AG
Hiding in my Craft Room, AG
Sister Act, AG
Paper Crafting Journey, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG
One Crazy Stamper, AG
Imagination Crafts, AG

Thinking of You

Hello Crafteteers!

FINALLY...the weekend has arrived!  Not sure of your plans but I hope whatever you do will be filled with friends, family and fun.  :)

I finished a card last night that was supposed to be CAS.  It is not complicated but I am not sure if I would call it the "poster card" of CAS cards.  Crafting evolution can be wonderful!

The chickadee digital image I won recently at Stamp n Doodle.  Isn't that chickadee just the cutest?  The image was colored with distress inks, the blue sky with chalk and Stickles glitter was applied to the tree's needles.  Die cuts in white (Spellbinders' Marvelous Squares), baby blue (Captivating Squares) and white (Cheery Lynn French Pastry doily) were stacked as shown.

The card base is Recollections' corrugated base with TH white distress paint applied.  I really like the look of the base and will definitely use this technique on future cards.

The double bow (my first using this technique from Inspired by Stamping!) has Recollections' bling adhered to the top. The sentiment is from JustRite set Enjoy The Day stamp set and die cut using JR die set Vintage Labels and Banners.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Inspired by Stamping, WHW122
Stamp n Doodle, Remembrance
Craftin Desert Divas, AG
Totally Paper Crafts, Use Glitter
Word Art Wednesday, AG
TTCRD, AG
Sister Act Challenges, AG
613 Avenue Create, AG