Kiddos Valentine Tags/Cards

It's that time of year, and my time honored tradition of making the kids valentine cards.  Sadly I didn't take a photo of last years cards, but this year I have.  I will have to start doing this each year I make them to show the progress of my growth as a paper crafter... This years is definitely a step up from last year by far... A shame I can't show you the difference.  Well here's what the kids are passing out this year:

Here are the supplies I used:

PAPER: PTI Vintage Cream, PTI Pure Poppy

INK: Memento Tuxedo Black

ACCESSORIES: Red/Gold Ribbon, PTI Vintage Button Holiday Mix, Aleen's Tacky Glue, PTI Tag Sale #1 die, Exacto Corner Punch

STAMPS: PTI Holiday Button Bits, PTI Everyday Button Bits

A little trick:  I took the bulb string stamp from Holiday Button Bits and turned it upside down to make the lollipop sticks... Isn't that awesome!!!!  Then the sentiment from Everyday Button Bits fit perfectly with the image I was trying to create, and of course the buttons as the lollipops themselves!  They can't wait to pass these out!!

Thanks for looking!!! 

Kathie

Sparkling Love

Well time to post a few Valentine type creations.  This one can work for any "love" themed occasion, weddings, engagement, anniversary or for the upcoming Valentine's day holiday.  It can be done in any color really just switch the color out to your fave!

I used the following supplies:

Paper: PTI SS White, PTI Ocean Tides

Ink: PTI Ocean Tides

Accessories: Two Way Glue Pen, Cuttlebug Swirls Embossing Folder, PTI ribbon in Ocean Tides, PTI Die Limitless Layers 1 3/4", Joann's Crystal Diamonds Glitter, Foam Dimensionals

STAMPS: PTI Tags for Spring, PTI Mega Mixed Messages

The longest part in making this card was the gluing and glittering.  I ran my two way glue pen over every embossed swirl and then coated it all with the glitter.    I love the white on white look.

Thanks for looking!

Kathie

My New Year's Resolution: A few new cards...

My New Year's Resolution is to revamp my website: www.designsbykathie.com with all new samples since I changed from using exclusively Stampin' Up stamps and supplies to exclusively using Papertrey Ink stamps and supplies.  My short term goal is to make 5 cards from each category on my website with my new vendor.  I sat down the weekend after we moved into the new house with my sketch binder and paged through the whole thing till I found a few sketches I liked.  I then went through my PTI Color combo collection to find what colors I'd like to work with and then went card crazy.. Here's what I made:

This can be a Birth Announcement, a Baby Shower Invite or a card to the Mom-To-Be

I used PTI Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Vintage Cream, and Stamper's Select White for cardstock. I stamped the images in PTI Spring Rain and Enchanted Evening. Ribbon is SU''s Very Vanilla (trying to use that up and not be wasteful of great grosgrain ribbon), Button is from PTI's Vintage Button Mix.  I also used the Limitless Labels 1 3/4" die collection.  The glitter is Martha Stewart fine glitter in Sugar Cube. The stamps come from Hero Arts It's a Boy Clear Stamp set.

This is a girl version of the above card and can be a Birth Announcement, a Baby Shower Invite or a card to the Mom-To-Be

I used PTI Sweet Blush, Autumn Rose, Vintage Cream, and Stamper's Select White for cardstock. I stamped the images in PTI Sweet Blush and Amuse Studio's Currant. Ribbon is SU''s Very Vanilla (trying to use that up and not be wasteful of great grosgrain ribbon), Button is from PTI's Vintage Button Mix.  I also used the Limitless Labels 1 3/4" die collection.  The gillter is Martha Stewart fine glitter in Sugar Cube. The stamps come from Hero Arts It's a Girl Clear Stamp set.

This is an everyday Thank You card that I chose a different sketch for.  I started off with the color combo of PTI Scarlet Jewel, Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado and Stamper's Select White for the base.  I used Bitty Dot Basics Patterned paper in Ripe Avocado and Simple Chartreuse.  I stamped the images in PTI Ripe Avocado, Simply Chartreuse, Scarlet Jewel and Raspberry Fizz.  I inked the edges of the Nestibility Circles in PTI's Tea Stain Duo and used foam dimensionals to make them pop above the paper.

More to come hopefully this weekend.  I hope you enjoyed looking.  Thanks for stopping by!

Kathie :)

Well we moved and I'm back!!!

My family and I moved after the holidays, the weekend of New Years Eve and New Years Day.  Got my studio set back up and gained a little more wall space, but lost my metal door so had to improvise with the magnets..  Our new refrigerator gained all my magnets that I had on the door at the previous house and I've had to use push pins instead.. I'm sure it will get changed around sometime in the future.  I'm already planning for tax time to get more shelves to hold more stuff!  LOL! Like 2 more sets of what I have already continuing on the wall so that it looks like an L Shape. I think more of the plastic 3 drawer organizers.  Here's some pics of the studio back together.

 See what I mean about continuing the shelves around to the other wall so that it looks L Shaped?

Another view to see the computer desk next to my studio (convenient when I'm search for something craft related)

Another view to show that the space was big enough to accomodate the dining area, the computer desk and my studio!

It's still in my dining area, but with this house this area is sooooooooooooo big, that we were able to fit the dining area, our computer desk and my studio!  Yes that is a wide open back door leading to our patio and back yard at the beginning of January... Gotta love the Southwest!! :)

Thanks for looking!

Kathie