Happy Birthday project board...

This card is for a younger friend of mine, I'm sending it for her birthday.   She is excellent seamstress and has an online business as well as doing upholstery for local clients.   The first word that came to my mind when I saw this sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches was Stonehenge...my adults kids and I visited there last September.  Such a wonderful time.   Anyway the sketch was a challenge for sure...but I think my friend will appreciate it, everyone loves when others take note of their interests!   Have a great week,  Kathy

Below is a picture of the items I used,  the paper is Mulberry Meadow downloaded digital paper from ETSY.   I already had it for another project that didn't pan out.

Wedding Wishes...

Hi from sunny South Carolina...or at least it is normally sunny.  However, we've been having heavy rains since the first of the year, breaking the last record in 1982.   The garden is well watered, and in need of sunshine so I can enjoy my summer time favorite, a good old timey tomato sandwich with dukes mayonaise (also a South Carolina must have--it is made a few miles from where I live).  I started "mulling" over what to make with this sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches since it was posted a few days ago.  Finally, I got it made yesterday evening.  Sticking pretty much to a sketch is how I work,  but on this one the three little embellishments I planned for the bottom of the card didn't quite happen.  In the process of assembling the card,  I tore a cuticle on my fourth finger left hand, which I didn't notice until I was attaching the bouquest in the middle.  That's when I noticed faint little red places...I looked down at my hands thinking I would see smeared ink, but not so.   After washing my hands and putting on a bandaid- I returned to figure out what my options were. I went with sequins, big sequins I couldn't put my hand on the thin liquid glue I normally use and my glue dots aren't small.  There wasn't time to make another one and get it posted by today's deadline, so what you see is what I got!   I really do think the card is quite pretty...I took two photos trying to show the glistening roses of the bouquet.  Thanks for stopping by, may you have safe and good week!   Kathy

PS, even if there wasn't a pandemic, I would not send this card to anyone--it will just sit on my work station for awhile...however I do plan to make another one when my cuticle heals!

Supplies:

Bouquet:   Spruced Up Cardmaking Workshop (CTMH Jan-Feb book)

sequins:   Julep (CTMH color of this year)

Base: SU Sahara Sand (beautiful neutral)

Panel embossed:  waves retired SU

Glitter:   Company out of Business

Sentiment:  Company out of Business

Silver cord:  not sure?

Water Color Pencils:   SU current
Black Inks:  Sentiment Versafine Onyx,  Image: StazOn Black

Umbrella Birthday Girl...

Color challenges are always difficult for me, but I was determined to do this one over at Just Add Ink.  I was drawn to he royal colors and the layering and the individual items that still stick out, rather than being so homogenous.   This card was definitely made by the trial and error method.   The idea of layering "rick-rack."  actually came from another challenge, but the sketch, I kind of put together.  I am sure it is one I've seen on here before!    After I decided to do the panel as you see it, a flower stamp just didn't work for me.   So I thought of this set, a friend owns it, and it's one I never really saw myself ever using.  It is from SU and retired now!     I am pleased with this final card.   The color of the dress and card base remind me of lightweight summer dresses, my mom used to make for me.   She was an awesome self-trained seamstress and if she was still living, she would love to join me in making cards.   As for challenges, she would have beat me hands down.   She had a special knack for color choices as well as picking the proper items to embellish her creations!      Thanks for stopping by,   Kathy

Daisy Comfort...

Hi stamp friends and welcome to my blog today!  Gardening has become a serious hobby for me this year.  Like many of you I am minimizing my  going and coming, practicing safe distancing and wearing a mask. Let's all stay well so we can continue meeting like this!   Speaking of gardening, at this point I have one brightly colored gerbera daisy out in front of my house and my tomatoes are growing by leaps and bounds.   In SC we have had rain since this past Monday practically non-stop!   I so so looking forward to some sunshine, for sure.   Perhaps that is why I was drawn to the yellow/gray combo over at Color  Throwdown.    Of course I have always loved gray and yellow and also daisies--I'm posting a couple of cards I made years ago, that I found in my saved pictures.   The sketch I am using is from Freshly Made Sketches this week..it really lends itself to a simple main image with a DSP background.    Comfort is something that is always precious at one time or another in our lives.   I need it more times than I can count and especially during these days.  I am comforted by these verses found in 2 Corinthians 1: 3-5  "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort  those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.  For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ."    As I was typing this verse, I was thinking who could I send the card to, and my cousin's name came to mind.  Getting a card can mean so much to someone you know!  So, wherever you are today, I pray that you will experience the Lord as your comforter.  I am so glad you stopped by.  In the next few posts I will share some pictures of my yard and garden--how they are growing!

Thanks,  Kathy

Weddings and such

It was years ago when I made these cards....I found them in a folder on my computer.  I plan to keep looking!

Cards from Christmas Past...

It's been fun finding old cards I had forgotten about from days before blogging

expressions cards....

Sympathy Cards...

Scripture Cards....

Thinking of You...

Birthdays from the past...

I used to save my cards on Photobucket, but it appears I have lost some of them, anyway I went hunnting and found these...I used to be a consultant for CTMH...so some of you may recognize these papers and stamps!  I seemed to enjoy color alot more back then!

Thinking of You Roses...

I've been playing around with my blog, trying to come up with a background and fonts and sizes and such.  Graphics wasn't offered back when I was in school, probably NASA were the only ones who had computers way back then...Anyway, grays and rose put together, can't go wrong,  I love grays with almost every color. (card at bottom of post-I made years ago with a gray combo)  I missed the link date for this color combo at Just Add Ink last week,. but no worries,  I added the sentiment and it works for this week.   The rose was already on the card and I just couldn't see covering it up any more than I had too, so I stamped on the rose on the card using light pressure to get a crisp image.  The sketch is from CAS(E) this Sketch, lot's of possibilities with it.  Finally,  the code word over at Addicated to CAS is flower so I am linking my card there as well.  There are layers, but I do feel overall it is a clean and simple look.   Leaning toward more of a paper art look I also made this  "hybrid" card using a lovely bouquet digi download  that I got from Etsy  (Patishopart).  This artist does such beautiful work!   Two different looks using a flower and bouquet with the sketch and color scheme.  The swag across the top of my blog is also the artwork of (Patishopart)!   Today has been the perfect day to work in the craft room, it is raining cats and dogs here! Thanks for stopping by.   Stay safe during this difficult season!    Kathy

Supplies

SU sequins from years ago

Healing Hugs (SU currect catalog) 

sentiment is from TLC by Close To My Heart from years ago, but I just love that font

Ink SU Rococo  Rose

CS   SU smokey slate and basic gray