Oh Happy Day!

It's Friday and I have a couple of exciting things to share with you today!

First, I'd like to announce the winner of the 'Fly' note card set......AUDREY PETTIT! I need to get one of those fancy blog gadgets that picks a random number for you, but since I don't have one currently, I just closed my eyes and scrolled up and down the comments and then stopped. Very scientific approach! LOL!

My second order of business is so exciting! If you follow my blog you know that I have been knee deep in a new project to create digital rubber stamps called 'Digital Doodles by Kathy Martin' for Two Peas in a Bucket. The first three stamps will debut on Two Peas on Tuesday, March 16th! And I promised that I would show you some sneak peeks today. So without further ado....

Here's a glimpse of the first set of Digital Doodles! I could just squeal like a little girl over here because I'm so excited about these stamps! And I think I mentioned on Wednesday that I'd like to give one lucky winner a set of these for free! So, if you would like to win my first three stamps, leave me a message between now and Sunday night, midnight eastern time, telling me what you think of the stamps so far and I will draw a random winner. That's it!

Monday I will have my regular crafty post for you and on Tuesday, in honor of my stamp debut, I will have a post to show off the stamps and show the above cards in their entirety.

Lastly, I would like to close this post with an Easter card share.

Buy this Card

This is a really simple and fun card to make using a vintage image and the lovely Chloe's Closet line from Making Memories. Hope you have time to do something crafty this weekend! Make it a good one and hope to see you Monday! :)

Supplies

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper:  Making Memories

Vintage Image:  Downloaded from Internet

Heart Pin:  Fancy Pants

Tag:  Sizzix

Ribbon:  Making Memories

Decorative Scissors:  Fiskars

Give-A-Way!

I'm so glad you stopped by today because I have such a fun little project to share with you! And it's so easy our husbands could do it! No offense guys! My husband is a lot of things, but crafter is not one of them!

This is an adorable set of note cards I made from a brand new digital kit at Two Peas in a Bucket . Wilna Furstenberg is the designer and her kit is called 'HeArt Mini Album Kit - Fly' . This kit was designed to create a mini album in a snap, which I plan to do, but the minute I saw the kit I thought it would also make an adorable note card set!

These photos show each of the notes up close. To read the quotes, click on the photo for an enlarged copy. Wilna is so incredibly talented; these whimsical birds are her own drawings! Amazing!

Supplies

Card Stock:  Neenah Paper
Digital Kit:  HeArt Mini Album Kit - Fly
Corner Rounder Punch:  Ek Success
Adhesive:  Scrappy Glue
A2 Envelopes

All you need to make this set of cards is four sheets of white 8 1/2" by 11" card stock. Cut each piece in half and then fold them in half. Print Wilna's kit. There's no need to resize anything; these birds are in a PDF format. I cut my birds out in 3 1/2" squares. I rounded the corners of each design before I glued them to my card stock base. Then I matched some colorful A2 size envelopes to each and wrapped a white satin ribbon bow around the set for a lovely presentation.

Would you like this set....already made? Leave a comment by Thursday, March 11th 10:00 p.m. eastern time and I will choose a random winner. That's it! Oh, and if you want to make sure you don't miss out on future projects and give-a-ways, sign up to follow my blog! I think I just might have another fun give-a-way over the weekend! How about one of my new digital stamps that will debut on Two Peas in a Bucket on Tuesday, March 16th? Come see me Friday for the details. Have a super day!

A Brand New Week!

Last week was a bit of a crazy week for me ending with a dear friend calling to tell me she was in the hospital due to an allergic reaction! And can you believe this; her allergic reaction was from an allergy shot! Kind of ironic, don't you think?!? Well, I'm happy to report she's doing much better and it's a new week! A clean slate that I intend to fill and enjoy to the fullest! :)

Along with a new week comes a new sketch from Laura Davis at 2 Sketches 4 You!

This is a great sketch, don't you think?!? It's full of possibility and a perfect design to showcase a rubber stamp design from our sponsor of the week, The Cutting Cafe. Here's the card I made using the 'Fun with Numbers, Days and Months' set.

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This is such a great stamp to use for a birthday card! Before this gets mailed to someone for their big day, a highlighter can be used to mark their birth date! Cool idea!

This next project I have for you is a hybrid card.

To make this card I used a digital kit called 'Write it Down - Cute Circles'  by Shimelle Laine of Two Peas in a Bucket. Not only are these circles perfect journaling spots for scrapbook pages, but they made cute embellishments for my card!

I have a second hybrid card to show you.

This birthday card is made with a kit from a brand new digital designer at Two Peas in a Bucket who is designing digital cuts you can use with your Cricut or Silhouette! The banner shaped card is from 'Banner Die Cuts' by Laina Lamb. Obviously you can make some adorable banners with this kit, but I also wanted to show that you can do other things like cards and invitations.

I hope you enjoyed my projects today and feel inspired to do some crafting this week. I'll be back on Wednesday with some more crafty shares.

Supplies

Happy Birthday
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Patterned Paper:  American Crafts
Digital Rubber Stamp:  The Cutting Cafe
Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette
Border Punch:  Fiskars
Charm:  Frost Creek Charms - Buy
Ribbon:  May Arts - Buy
Sewing Thead:  Coats

Smile Wish Enjoy
Card Stock:  Neenah Paper
Patterned Paper:  American Crafts
Digital Kit:  Write it Down - Cute Circles
Dimensional Stickers:  American Crafts
Border Punch:  Fiskars
Buttons:  Oriental Trading Company

Happy Birthday - Banner Card
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Digital Die Cut:  Banner Die Cuts
Circle Punches:  Ek Success, Fiskars, Marvy Uchida
Flower Punch:  Ek Success
Rub-On:  ScrapWorks
Ribbon:  May Arts - Buy
Rhinestones:  Mark Richards

Snag = Delay

Hey everyone! TGIF! Hope you all have some wonderful plans for the weekend! Maybe you will do something special or just hang out and relax at home; either way I hope you enjoy every little moment!

Well, I ran into a little bit of a snag with regards to my new digital stamps. Seems I didn't read some of the fine print clearly and I missed the deadline to have my stamps released on March 9th. No worries, they will be released the following Tuesday, March 16th. So the sneak peeks will be coming next Friday, something to look forward to.

Today I'd like to share an Easter project. I don't really know what you would call this little creation. It's just cute and something you can hang somewhere in the house during springtime and Easter.

Buy this Bunny Cone

Isn't the little bunny rabbit too cute?!?! I saw him at the craft store last Easter and thought I could do something creative with him! The fun little cone style container was cut with my Silhouette. I added a white satin ribbon for a handle and attached it to the cone with some adorable brads from Doodlebug Designs. The bunny is attached with a pretty double ribbon bow. I used the same white satin ribbon along with some thin pink gingham. Then I topped my bow with a felt flower from Jolee's. Done. Cute! Fun!

Well that's a wrap. It's a short and sweet post today. Again, hope you have a super weekend! Thanks for stopping by! I hope you know it's greatly appreciated to have visitors and really exciting to see I have comments when I check in! :)

Supplies:

Bunny Cone
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette
White Ribbon:  Ampelco
Pink Gingham Ribbon:  Paper Mart
Brads:  Doodlebug Designs
Bunny:  Craft Store
Felt Flower:  Jolee's