Hi!

Today I have a card to share for you that I created with the My Girl collection from My Mind's eye and a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

I love the texture you get with dry embossing and the mix of Kraft stock with brightly colored patterned papers.

Well, I have some crafty assignments to get to for Bella Blvd. and Doodlebug Design and I received my latest Papertrey Ink order in the mail so I have a lot of goodies to play with. I look forward to sharing my projects with you soon!

Have a wonderful Wednesday! And thanks for visiting!

What Do You Think?

Hi!

What do you think of your work when you step back and take a look? I really like when I create a project that I love immediately. Most times I think it's a good project, but nothing that stands out above and beyond my norm. Then there are times when I create something that just plain stinks! ;) And every once in a while I make something that I just can't decide if I like it. This card is one of those.

This card was made with the 'My Girl' collection from My Mind's Eye and the colors are certainly eye catching. What I'm not sure about is the amount of stuff on the tag. Did I go a little overboard? This morning as I took the photos and cropped them in PhotoShop, I started liking it. What do you think?

Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday! Thanks for visiting! :)

Let's Ride

Hello!

How was your St. Patrick's Day weekend? Did you do anything special? My dad was in town and took us out for sushi last night. Not exactly a St. Patrick's kind of tradition, but it was delicious and we had a lot of fun!

Today we have a dreary, rainy and cold day on tap so I thought a colorful and happy card share would help perk things up a bit.

This My Girl collection from My Mind's Eye is perfect for cheerful cards, don't you think? Love the adorable little red bike!

Before I close, I'd like to tell you about a project I have posted on the Love My Tapes blog today.

Here's a little peek for you. :)

Thanks for paying me a visit! I hope you have a great start to your week.

Hello Friend

Hello!

Did you have a nice weekend? Hubs and I got to spend time together since Christopher had a mini-camp weekend. We went on a hike, watched movies, dined out and went to the flea market. It was lovely.

Today I have another card to share that I created with The Sweetest Thing line by My Mind's Eye.

Love all the accents...the crochet doily, brads, wood button, chipboard button and enamel dots.

I tossed in this Hello Friend 'Soup Label' from Jillibean Soup.

When I was just about done, I thought the card needed a little something more so I removed the doily/brad and splattered a little Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist on it. Do you that addition?

I hope you have a great start to your week. Thanks for your visit!

B Happy

Hello!

Last week I made a pit stop at Archiver's for a couple things and saw a new line by My Mind's Eye, The Sweetest Thing.

I had to bring some home and play! :)

I love this neutral color palette! Do you?

It was a lot of fun playing with their decorative brads and chip board accents!

This card could be used for a number of occasions, birthday or wedding. What else?

Thanks for taking time to spend some of your day with me!!!! :)

Hi!

Good day!

I have another Scrap-Mart project for you today. I bit of a bonus since I didn't realize I only needed to do three posts.

My focal point, this gorgeous flower die, is one of my favorites of the Lifestyle Crafts Bloom and Grow die series.

I love the beautiful detailing of this die!

I stitched the hexagon background of this My Mind's Eye paper from the 'Follow Your Heart' collection.

The dark wood grain background paper is from October Afternoon's '9 to 5' line. Accents include die cut cloud from My Favorite Things, Prima wood button, Jute from May Arts, Teensy Type alphabet stickers from Doodlebug Design and a Memo Pin from Tim Holtz.

Do you have any exciting plans for the weekend? Christopher wants to spend some time at the pool today. Sounds like a great way to spend a lazy summer afternoon, don't you think? Hope you have a great weekend!

Love is in the Air

Hello!

Oh boy, remember the cold I talked about last week...the one that I was expecting and the one that just didn't seem to be doing much? Well, it reared its ugly head Saturday afternoon and wiped me out all day yesterday! So I didn't post a Valentine card yesterday as I planned to. No worries, right? I'll just post two today!

In honor of Valentine's week, I made some lovey, mushy cards with hearts to share with you.

This card was so fun...I had a roll of old Valentine tickets from Making Memories and thought it would be fun if I attached a bunch to my card base. I like the way it looks!

These tickets have all kinds of great Valentine phrases! Just like conversation hearts.

I embellished the card with some buttons and Love Me paper from My Mind's Eye. The red plaid paper is from My Family by Fancy Pants.

The rosette was created with a Tim Holtz die and the hearts were made with a die from My Favorite Things.

How about another card? ;)

Last December, while at Arichivers, I saw the Love Me collection from My Mind's Eye and had too have some. I bought just four patterned papers and a die cut sheet. I'm glad I remembered that I had it and got it out in time for some Valentine crafting.

I really like the vintage, worn look of this line! And I love the banner!

More die cut hearts...this large scalloped one is from Spellbinders. And more lovey dovey phrases.

Lots of stitchy goodness included too!

So tomorrow's the day of love. Do you have something special planned with your sweetheart? My hubs and I enjoy celebrating Valentine's Day, but not always on the 14th. Going out to dinner is no fun with crowds. We kind of do our own thing when we feel like it. Hubs always gives me flowers and treats. I always make him a card. That's my specialty, you know! ;)

Well, I hope you enjoy your day and Valentine's Day tomorrow. I'll be back to share some more cards with hearts and mushy sentiments!

Kathy :)

December Daily 2011

Hello!

Did you have a nice weekend? Did you get your tree put up? Did you do any baking? Shopping? Did you craft some Christmas cards? Tis the season for these activities. I started working on our December Daily and finished the cover and first day of December! Yippee! And I was able to put the finishing touches on last year's! Feels so good to get these things done!

I'm keeping the 2011 December Daily pretty simple since there are plenty of other things to do this month! ;) I'm using a mini album from Doodlebug Designs. The pages are 8 1/2" x 4". I would have loved to use the Santa's Workshop Collection with it, but I hardly have any left with all the projects I've been creating. I have this pretty 2010 'I Believe' line from My Mind's Eye and it works beautifully with the white chipboard album!

Anyone for a Game of Truck Huck?

Hi!

What's truck huck you ask? Just one of the creative games our son dreams up! Playing truck huck requires no special skills, but to let loose and have a great time. And you mustn't care if your neighbors think you've lost your ever lovin' mind! ;) With that said, the next time there's a fresh fallen snow get out there with your child's Tonka truck and huck it into the air! Laugh like you've never seen anything funnier as it sails overhead! Be sure to not to hit anyone and watch where it lands as it could be buried without a trace until the snow melts away!

Here's a scrapbook page I created of our son playing truck huck. I love that my husband's photo captured the truck in mid air!

I used a trio of favorite patterned papers, Little Yellow Bicycle, Studio Calicoand
My Mind's Eye. I think these papers worked perfectly with the photo.

I pulled out my stack of American Crafts Thickers and found two fonts/colors for the title. I also used a bunch of asterisks for the center of my die cut snowflakes.

The snowflakes were cut with the Silhouettedigital cutter and the circles were made with the Wizard die cutter and Spellbinders dies.

Hand stitching, border punches and a die cut circle for the journaling finish off this page.

Well, it's not snowing here in North Carolina today. The sun can't decide if its going to shine or not. It's threatening, but the clouds are trying their best to be the star of the day!  I'm routing for the sun to shine and give me energy! What's happening where you are? I've read many blog posts that talk about snow. Well, stay warm and enjoy this fine Friday! :) Kathy

Missing In Action!

Wow, even though I posted last Friday, it seems like it's been longer! I had a very full and fun whirlwind of a weekend so it's feeling a little foreign getting back into things this morning! And because of all my gallivanting around, I don't have a new crafty share so I'll show you a couple favorites from last Halloween...I think they will be new to most of you! ;)

Do you remember this Halloween line from My Mind's Eye? Oh was that a fantastic set of papers?!?! I actually have this grouping of cards on my Halloween dining table this year. I love to use cards for decorating. It's an inexpensive way to decorate and enjoy the things we make!

Another favorite from last Halloween was the set of papers from Martha Stewart! This witch scene made for a creepy fun door hanger, don't you think? Love the green and orange combo!

I will be back tomorrow with some new projects from the Digital Doodles design team. I hope to see you back then! Thanks for popping by and I wish you a great start to the week! :) Kathy