December Spotlight at Kitty Bee Designs

Hello! Today is my Spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is my project-

This is going to be sent to one of my best friends who raises cattle. I always try and send her cow cards!

Here are the materials I used to make this card-

1. Image: Santa Kal-Bee (Kitty Bee Designs), colored with Copics.
2. Die: stitched label (Little B).
3. Paper: gold shimmer cs (Michael's).
4. Embossing Folder: Noel (Anna Griffith).
5. Other: ribbon (American Crafts).

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Challenge #133-Santa's Helpers at Aloha Fridays

The new Challenge at Aloha Fridays is #133 - Santa's Helpers. Make a project about Christmas.

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Here is my project-

 Reindeer are Santa's Helpers! This one is taking a break from pulling the sleigh, and singing to everyone. Here are the materials I used to make this card-

1. Image: Singing Reindeer (Mmedel Illustrations), colored with Prismacolored pencils.
2. Paper: patterned cardstock (Kaisercraft Glisten Collection-Crystal) dark grey patterned (Bo Bunny-Vintage Shadow)
3. Die: Stitched Rectangles (Tim Holtz Alterations).
4. Other: grey sheer ribbon (American Crafts).

Make sure to enter for a chance at some great digi's!

Kitty Bee Spotlight

Hello! Today is my Spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is my project-

This card is going to a special friend who loves penguins. It is so fast and easy to make, I'm definitely going to make more for all my family.

Here are the materials I used to make this card-

1. Image: Santa Penguin (Kitty Bee Designs), colored with Copics.
2. Die: Antique Frame (Penny Black), snowflakes (Impression Obsession).
3. Stamps:sentiment, (Lawn Fawn Scripty Winter Words + matching die), Candied Apple Distress Oxide.
4. Paper: white, light teal cardstock.

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Challenge at Aloha Fridays is #131 - Thanks

The new Challenge at Aloha Fridays is #131 - Thanks. Make a project about thanking someone, or being thankful.

Our sponsors for this challenge are-

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Here is my project-

This is actually a second attempt at a card-I just hated the first one. So I disassembled the card, and reworked the design. I love this Acanthus embossing folder, which is so botanical to go with the butterfly. Here is the material list for this card-

1. Image: butterfly (Limited Runs), colored with Prismacolor pencils.
2. Stamp: sentiment (Technique Tuesdays Thanks a Million).
3. Paper: white, teal cardstock.
4. Die: Antique Frame (Penny Black).
5. Embossing folder: Acanthus (Anna Griffith Cuttlebug).

Make sure to enter your Thanks cards for a chance at some great looking digi's!

Starting on Christmas cards!

Hello! Today is my Spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is my project-

I love sending my brother cat cards to use! This will be sent in a batch of cards for his birthday!

Here are the materials I used to make this card-

1. Image: Ty the Tiger (Kitty Bee Designs), colored with Copics.
2. Die: stitched oval (Tim Holtz Alterations Stitched Ovals).
3. Stamps:sentiment, Santa hat (Lawn Fawn Happy Howlidays), Memento black ink, Copics.
4. Paper: holly pattern (Michael's).
5. Other: ribbon (American Crafts).

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Challenge #129 - In the Sky (planes, birds, balloons, clouds, etc)

The Challenge at Aloha Fridays #129 is- In the Sky (planes, birds, balloons, clouds, etc).
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Here is my project-

Ever notice after the picture has been taken stuff you would have changed? I would have straightened 
my rhinestone rain drops! Oh well, they aren't too bad-I'll still use this card for someone who is a little 
down! Here is the material list for this card-

1. Image: Cute Rainbow (Oddball Art), colored with Copics.
2. Stamps: sentiment (Kids Quotes, Inkadinkado).
3. Other: rhinestones (stash).

Make sure you enter at Aloha Friday challenges for a chance to win some cute digis from our sponsors!

September DT Spotlight

Hello! Today is my Spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is my project-

I adore this image! And I have picked up several cat stamps that have wonderful sentiments to use for the Kitty Bee Designs! Here is the materials list for this card-

1. Image: Valentines Day Kit (Kitty Bee Designs, ask for it in store), colored with Copics.
2. Stamps: sentiment (Smitten Kitten by Sugar Pea Designs), black ink.
3. Paper: all cardstock We R Memory Keepers, Simply Spring 6 x 6 pad.
4. Die: My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangles.
5. Other: sheer light teal ribbon (American Crafts).

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SoSS challenge-leaves

Here is a card I'm entering at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers L is for Leaves challenge-

When I would rake leaves for my mom, it would be at the break of dawn. Here in Southern Oregon, September and October could feel like August! The leaves look like easter eggs to me, but they are leaves! One year we bagged over 200 bags of leaves off of 2 good sized silver maples. Hence the sentiment! Here is a material list-

1. Stamp: fox with rake, sentiment (Taylored Expressions, Calendar Grumpling), colored with Copics.
2. Stencil: sun rays (Tim Holtz).
3. Dies: leaves, grass (Impression Obsession).

Have a good day looking forward to trees dropping leaves!

Kiddy Cards at Aloha Fridays!

Welcome! Aloha Friday Challenge #127 is Kiddy Cards at Kitty Bee Designs! We would like to thank our sponsors-

The prize is 3 digi's!

Here is my project-

This image just cracks me up-I think this giraffe is too cute! I think this is perfect for a kid, because he's not scary at all! Here is the material list for this card-

1.  Image: Mummy Giraffe (Giraffes on Holiday, Paper Shelter), precolored.
2. Paper: spiders (Best Creations), black, orange cardstock.
3. Dies: trick or treat (Poppy Stamps), curved line (On the Line North Pole Cutting Plate, Taylored Expressions).

Make sure to enter the challenge for a chance at some wonderful Paper Shelter images!

Challenge #125-Birthdays at Kitty Bee Designs

Welcome! Aloha Friday Challenge #125 is Birthdays at Kitty Bee Designs! We would like to thank our sponsors-

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Here is my project-

I don't know what possessed me, but I decided to paper piece this image. After printing the image on five different papers, I fussy cut the pieces and glued them to the main image on the cloud paper. The banner from Taylored Expressions looks so nice on the balloon, and I pop dotted it for dimension. Here are the materials I used to make this card-

1. Image: SND Bear Balloon (Scrap N' Dipity-not in store, but contact them if interested).
2. Paper: scraps from stash for paper pieced image, cloud paper (Unknown).
3. Stamp & Die set: sentiment, banner (Taylored Expressions-Fancy Banner 1), colored with Copics.

Enter our challenge for your chance to win wonderful images from our sponsors!

August DT Spotlight

Hello! Today is my Spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is my project-

I like cards I can use for lots of different occasions. This could be used for a birthday, thank you, hello, get well, etc. Lots of different uses!

Here is a list of materials I used-

1. Image: Love Bug (Kitty Bee Designs), colored with Copics.
2. Dies: banner (MFT), label (Spellbinders 9).
3. Paper: patterned paper (Provo Craft).
4. Stamp: sentiment (Stampin' Up, A Bugs Life)
5. Other: button (stash).

 Have a wonderful day!

Black & White

The challenge at Dies R Us is Black & White-no color! This is my project-

The dies I used are Memory Box Stitched Rectangles for the gatefold piece, and Anna Griffin Flower Bramble for the card overlay. The paper is Neenah Solar white and Michaels black cardstock, and the flower is from my stash. I have not put a sentiment on it yet because this can be used for a lot of occasions-sympathy, birthday, thank you, etc.

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J is for Junk!

This time, the challenge is J for Junk at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! Here is my project-

See that earring in front of the card? I took all the danglies and put them on my card!  I glued the rhinestone portion of the danglies to the cardstock, but hooked up the jump rings through the die cuts for some interest. The die plates are from Birch Press, and the sentiment is from Unity Stamp Co. Great way to recycle this lonely earring!

Mental Hospital

Love the challenges at Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! This time it's C for coloring, and I colored this image with my Prismacolor pencils!

I have so many friends I could send this too! We do have some weird conversations, and I've thought this exact same sentiment many times. The woman image is from She used to Care (Unity Stamp Co.) and the sentiment is from I'm Here I Love You (also Unity Stamp Co.). The card stock is all out of my stash-I'm still working on getting it down to a manageable level-hah!

Birch Press card

I'm trying to get a bunch of cards made to take to my brother when we visit him in August-he works in the cardiac wing in a hospital, and he says that my cards really brighten up a patients mood. Here is a unisex birthday card-

Materials I used for this card:

1. Dies: background plates (Birch Press), sentiment (Spellbinders-but any brand will work!).
2. Paper: vellum, colored card stock (stash).

Challenge #123 - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Friendly Faces

At Kitty Bee Designs, our Challenge is- Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Friendly Faces (must have image of a person/people). Our wonderful sponsors are-

and

 

Here is my project-

 Here is a list of the materials I used:

1. Image:Flower Elf (Fabrika Fantasy), colored with Copics.
2. Dies: scalloped frame-airbrushed with Copics (Taylored Expressions, Frame in  Frame 2), clouds (Impression Obsession).
3. Stamps: sentiment & sentiment frame die (Taylored Expressions,Fancy Banner One), Versafine Onyx ink, Copics.
4. Papers: patterned cardstock (Old World Cabbage, Caraway Seeds, Jillibean Soup), white cardstock.
5. Other: pop dots for sentiment.   

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July DT Spotlight at Kitty Bee Designs

Hello! Today is my Spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is my project-

I love making cow cards for my friend who raises cattle, because the Kitty Bee cows are just too cute!

Here is a list of materials I used-

1.  Image: Cow with Daisy (Kitty Bee Designs), colored with Copics.
2.  Dies: Scalloped frame (Taylored Expressions).
3. Stamp: sentiment (Taylored Expressions, If Cows could Talk), Versamark ink, white embossing powder.
4. Paper: brown cardstock (scrap), wood (Kaisercraft).
5. Other: white brad, gold twine (stash).

Have a wonderful day!

Stinks to get Old!

At the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, the theme is O is for Over the Hill! So I chose a cute stamp for my birthday project-

This cute little skunk is from Unity Stamp Co. (That Stinks set), and I chose to color him with colored pencils so I wouldn't lose his features with my Copics! The background was made with a TCW stencil (Mini Prismascope) and Abandoned Coral and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxide Inks lightly brushed over the stencil.
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Q is for Quote

At the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, the theme is Q is for Quote! So I chose a quote by Elizabeth Taylor for my project-

The great quote is a Unity Stamp Co. stamp, the women are Helen & Alice by Funny Bones, stamped with Versafine Onyx ink. I used My Favorite Things stitched rectangles for the image, and Spellbinders labels 9 for the pink paper. The paper is from the Avery Elles Sorbet Collection, and the rhinestone hearts are from my stash.

I'm going to use this as a birthday card for my aging friend-she doesn't like growing old at all!

Challenge #121-Under the Sea at Aloha Fridays

Hello! At Kitty Bee Designs, our Challenge #121- Under the Sea is underway, and is sponsored by-

and

Just use a sea creature (Mermaid, crab, fish, etc) for your project.


Here is my project-

This simple card is done with the Etsy Sea Buddies at Kitty Bee Designs  (if something is not in the store, make a request). I cut masks for the Jellyfish and used my Copic markers & compressor to make the background. I used Y000 and Y00 to color the jelly fish, and added Nuvo drops of white glitter to resemble bubbles. The sentiment is from Pip Squeak by Paper Smooches, stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

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June Spotlight at Kitty Bee Designs

Hello! Today is my Spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is my project-

That image is I Heart You Pup, here at the Kitty Bee Designs Etsy Store, colored with Copics. I used My Favorite Things stitched rectangle dies for the image and mat, along with a bone from an old Jolee's sticker sheet. The sentiment is from the Stampendous set Dog's Sayings, stamped with Versafine Onyx ink. The background cardstock is from the Pet Stack by DCWV.

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Aloha Fridays Anything Goes Challenge!

Hello! At Kitty Bee Designs, our Challenge #119 - Anything Goes/optional Twist Congratulations is underway, and is sponsored by-

 and

And here is my project-

This card was fun, because I got to use up scraps in my stash! And I have numerous cat lovers in my family, so this is good to go for my card collection. Here are the materials I used for this card-

1. Image: Kitty Gift Wishes (Lemon Shortbread), colored with Copics.
2. Dies: balloon border (Cricut).
3. Stamp: sentiment (Smitten Kitten, Sugar Pea Designs), Versafine Onyx Ink.
4. Paper: all paper from my scrap stash.
5. Other: Apple Green gloss Nuvo Drops.

Have a wonderful day!

May DT Spotlight at Kitty Bee Designs

Hello! Today is my Spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is my project-

This cute little cow is Flower Kal-Bee Cow at the Kitty Bee Etsy store. I just thought a cow on a field of flowers would be happy! The sentiment is from the Sassy Bessie stamp set at Unity Stamp Co. Paper and sequina are from my stash, and the ribbon is from Simplicity. I colored the image with Copics, and the bell is Gold Wink of Stella.

Thanks for visiting, and have a wonderful day!

Challenge #117-Forest Friends

Hello! At Kitty Bee Designs, our Challenge #117 - Forest Friends (deer, fox, bears, etc) is underway, and is sponsored by-

 and

And here is my project-

 Here are the materials I used to make this card-

1. Image: Fantastic Mr. Fox (Just Me Digital Stamps), colored with Copics.
2. Paper: patterned paper, brown paper (DCWV-Wild Ginger stack).
3. Dies: bow (L'il Inkers), stitched rectangle (My Favorite Things).
4. Other:  Cinnamon Stickles, American Crafts brown fuzzy ribbon.

I'm giving this to my husband on his birthday, because I do think he's fantastic!

April Spotlight

Hello! Today is my Spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is my project-

 This card is out of place in April, because it sure isn't warm enough for water sports here in Oregon! Here are the materials I used for this card-

1.  Image: Penguin in a floaty (Kitty Bee Designs), colored with Copics.
2.  Dies: stitched circle (My Favorite Things), fish (Fintastic, Lawn Fawn).
3.  Stamps: fish (Fintastic, Lawn Fawn), sentiment (Summer Grumplings, Taylored Expressions)
4.  Paper: wave cardstock (Sunkissed 6x6 pad, GCD Studio).

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U is for Umbrella

 Woo Hoo! Today I'm a guest designer at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge this time is "U is for Umbrellas". Since I love making funny cards, I came up with this idea-

When given the challenge, my first thought was of umbrella drinks-hmmm, maybe I shouldn't admit that? I cut this Pina Colada with my Cricut (Mixed Drinks) with scraps of cardstock from my stash, and added the sentiment from Artistic Impressions Wine Diva's set. The background paper was from my stash, and have no idea who it is from.

This will make a great birthday card for one of my girlfriends.

Have a great day!

Challenge #115-Spring Aloha Fridays

Welcome to a new challenge at Kitty Bee Designs-

Aloha Friday's Challenge #115 - Spring

And our sponsors for this challenge are-

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Here is my project-

I colored this sweet image with Copics to resemble my niece Anna. She has the best heart, and the prettiest copper red hair. 

 Here are the materials I used to make this card-

1. Image: Little Chick Emma by Paper Nest Dolls, colored with Copics.
2. Stamp: sentiment ( SpringFling, by Paper Smooches), Versafine Onyx Ink.
3. Paper: unknown from stash.
4. Other: border (Studio G).

 Have a wonderful day!

DT Spotlight at Kitty Bee Designs-March

Hello! Today is my Spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is my project-

I wanted to find a different use for this cute little cow instead of a baby card. I had made this galaxy background with Brusho's a while back, and thought it would be perfect for a cow jumping the moon. Here are the materials I used for this card-

1. Image: Cow Barely Over The Moon (Kitty Bee Designs), colored with Copics.
2. Stamp: sentiment (Viva Las Vegas Stamps), Versafine Black Onyx ink.
3. Dies: stars (Spellbinders Star Five, Spellbinders Star Circles).
4. Paper: silver mirror cs, Strathmore watercolor paper.
5. Other: Friskit.

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Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Zig Zag Challenge

At the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, its a Zig Zag Challenge!

Here is my project I'm entering-

 So, I dug through mountains (OK, mole hills) of papers and found this cool cardstock out of the White Ginger DCWV paper pad. The lady is from Artistic Impression Wine Diva set, colored with Copics (I even made her dress Zig Zag!). The sentiment is from Artistic Impression also, but a stand alone stamp. I used MFT stitched rectangles and fishtail banners for the image and sentiment. I even found some ric-rac in one of my sewing stashes!

This will go to a friend who is having a hard time aging, from her friend who is having a hard time losing weight! LOL.

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