Watercolor Poppy "Love you" card

Hello Crafty Friends!

Last week a friend of mine asked me to create a Mother's Day card for her mom.  I had just finished watercoloring Penny Black's poppy stamp and asked my friend what she thought of it.  She loved it so it became the focus of the card front.  In lieu of adding "Happy Mother's Day" to the card front, I decided to use Quietfire Design's happy "love you" stamp from the Just for You stamp set:

The poppy was stamped using Jet Black Archival ink onto watercolor paper.  It was colored using Tim Holtz' Distress markers.  After drying, the image was die cut with Elizabeth Craft Designs' Stitched Rectangles.

Love you was also stamped with Archival Ink and die cut using Memory Box' Stitched Squares die.  Three light pink pearls were added.

American Craft card stock was die cut using more stitched dies and adhered to a tent fold white card.

My friend's mom received the card, she said she loved it and will keep it on display for a long time.  How nice!  That made me very happy knowing that she will enjoy it.  :)

Hope you all are having a happy, crafty day!
Big Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create, AG with framed sentiment
Word Art Wednesday, AG
ScrapyLand, AG with brand of die they sell
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, Flowers

Believe in Yourself, Kraft and Butterfly card

Happy Sunday!

How is your weekend going?  Mine has been great so far.  Yesterday morning I went to Carsand Mosher (an awesome local crafty store) with two of my besties, Janice and Rebecca.  Then, it was a dog park trip with our Saint Bernard, Ella.  Afterwards my hubby started up the smoker (yay!) and our friend came over for dinner.  The guys hung out and I played in the craft room until 3am!  I woke up at 7 and continued with crafting.  I made three cards and a wall hanging!  A very product and fun weekend.  :)

One of the cards I made was for the Kraft Journal challenge this week.  The card was made using kraft card stock and the patterned paper is from Prima's Fairy Belle mini pad.  

I cut a small piece of kraft paper and dry embossed it using Cuttlebug folder "Poppy".  Picket Fence stain was applied.  Quietfire's "Believe in Yourself" is the beautiful sentiment.

Martha Stewart's butterfly punch was used on scrap paper.  Ivory paper was die cut using the corner die from Spellbinders' Floral Doily Motifs.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and week!
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Kraft Journal, Sketch
613 Avenue Create, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG
Crafty Hazelnuts, Patterned Paper

Easy to mail (yay!) Merry Christmas card

Merry Christmas!

Yes, this is my second holiday card post this month.  My tulips are in the yard working their way up out of the recently frozen earth and I am making Christmas cards.  Goodness.  But, I am sticking with that New Years resolution and getting Christmas cards done throughout the year.  Two this month...I am ahead of schedule!

I am sending a box of cards home to my mom and in doing so have realized that a lot of my cards are not mail friendly- cards with big bows or big flowers or big bows with big flowers in the middle.  (Standard envelopes need not apply for my cards.)  So, I challenged myself to make an easy to mail card and I am happy with the results...although I really do think it could use a big bow on it.  

The card base is Recollections navy blue speckled card stock from Michaels.  Ivory card stock was dry embossed using Anna Griffin's embossing folder Poppy (I just love that folder!!).  Cheery Lynn's doily die, Lilith, die cut the blue card stock.  Spellbinders Splendid Circles die cut ivory paper and JustRite's Christmas Vintage Labels One stamp was applied as shown.  Two small sheer ribbons were the final touch.

The card came together quite quickly and will be a mass produced card!  Hope you like it, Mom.  You will be getting a stack before November!  :)

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful Easter Weekend.
Hugs,
Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut Christmas card challenge extra, April
613 Avenue Create, AG
Word Art Wednesday, AG
Sister Act, AG
TTCRD, AG