Kitty Bee Designs spotlight today!

Hello! Today is my spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is a card I made for a cattle ranching friend of mine-

Isn't that image adorable? Here is a list of materials I used-

1. Image: Chinese Zodiac Bull (you can request this image here), colored with Copic markers.
2. Die: Spellbinders Label 22.
3. Twine: American Crafts grey and white bakers twine.
4. Paper: Wausau Pewter shimmer paper, white cardstock, background white shimmer and grey trellis David Tuttera (It reminded me of fencing!).
5. Stamp: Unity Stamp Co., Sassy Bessie

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SoSS L is for Legendary Creatures

At Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, the sisters have decided we need a challenge all about Legendary Creatures. I looked through all my stamps, rubber or digital, and didn't see anything I could use!

So I looked on the internet for a Legendary Creature.

I searched and I searched.

And finally, thanks to photo editing software, I got my image.

Here is the Legendary Birthday Fairy-

Do you ever write stuff down hoping to use it one day? That's what I did! I found it looking for other things and the whole card came together from there. The "spotty memory" has been quite frequent lately, and it's like Christmas every time I search for something I've lost-I find treasures I've forgotten about. *sigh*.

And I am entering this at SoSS Legendary Creatures Challenge.

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Easter Challenge at Aloha Fridays!

At the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge, it's an Easter Challenge! You can win some great images from our sponsor-

 

I used the Marilyn Bunny from Alica Bel to make this card- 

The image is colored with Prismacolor pencils, and I used a decorative corner punch from McGill to dress up the plain square. Another McGill punch was used to make the grass. My Favorite Things Fishtail banners were made with the scraps of dark yellow (computer generated sentiment) and green scraps. I've had the egg paper for so long I have no idea where it came from! I'm on a real mission to use up as many scraps and papers I can because I have too much of both!

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Brown Challenge at MFP

The challenge at Mark's Finest Papers is to have brown as the main color.

Here is my card:

The image is an MFP stamp from the Spring Flowers set, colored with Prismacolor pencils. The sentiment is from Unity Stamps "May Hope sustain you" set. The papers are from my paper and scrap stash, and I used Spellbinders Edgeabilities for the yellow strip at the bottom.

A friend of mine just experienced a real tragedy. This past Saturday was her birthday, and her husband passed away that same morning unexpectedly. This card is for her.

Kitty Bee February Spotlight post

Hello! Today is my spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and I've made a card with the cute Ram image from the Chinese Zodiac collection from the Kitty Bee Etsy store-

I did make this an Aries card for a friend of mine who's really into astrology. I thought it would be cool to make an actual copy of the constellation (drew it freehand) using the leftover stars from the Spellbinders Star Circles die. The image was colored with Copics, and the sentiment square was made using Micosoft Word, and making a dark blue fill of the text box with white letters. The background was so fun to make, using masking fluid and black and blue Brusho's.

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SoSS K is for Kiss Challenge!

I knew what I was going to make for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers K is for Kiss challenge-it was just finding time to make it and get it posted. So TA-DA, here it is:

I printed the sentiments out on the computer, and put them where they need to go. The front ones I doodled around the edges with a black scrapbooking marker. The lips are cut with my Cricut Indie Art cartridge. I noticed when I inserted the pictures I didn't get the lips glued very well, so I will fix that when I give this to my husband sometime in his lunchbox, just for the heck of it. He has a great sense of humor so he'll get a kick out of this!

I'm entering this at:
Naughty or Nice Challenges See Red

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Kitty Bee Designs Valentine Challenge

Hello! The challenge at Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge is Valentines/love!

Here is my DT project-

The background paper was made by inking a plain white cardstock with Rangers Distress ink (Worn Lipstick). I then put a heart stencil over the paper and sprayed plain water over it. After blotting the stencil, I removed it and it left the hearts you see. The reverse side of the paper is the top 2/3 rd's of the card. I wanted to add more black so I randomly outlined hearts on the papers. The heart die was cut out of the same paper I made. I wish I had used some pearl in the water to give some glimmer to the paper! Next time.

Here is a list of materials I used:

1. Image: Julia Spiri-The Teddy and the gift, colored with Copics.
2. Dies: My Favorite Things Rounded Rectangles, Spellbinders Swirly Heart, Fiskars Tag punch.
3. Ribbon: 360 Celebrate (Michaels).
4. Stencil: Bo-Bunny hearts (part of 4 pack)
5. Ink: Versafine Onyx Ink, Rangers Worn Lipstick. Creative Memories black pen. 
6. Stamp: Happy Days set by Cardz TV.

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New Technique!

This card reflects two new techniques for me-using Brusho's, and using Friskit. I really like how the sky turned out!

Dracula is the book I based this card on. I used Taylored Expression Valentine Grumplings stamps and dies for the bat and sentiment. The bat was colored with Copics. The other dies I used are Spellbinders branch, and Spellbinders Circle dies. The sky and the moon were colored with Brusho's-and boy, are they fun to work with! I used black and blue Brusho's over Friskit on watercolor paper, and orange & yellow Brusho's on watercolor paper for the moon.

That bat just cracks me up!

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Kitty Bee Spotlight Post

Hello! Today is my spotlight day at Kitty Bee Designs, and here is the card I made-

Here is a list of materials:

1. Front: Studio Calico Wanderlust heart paper, Colorbok LOVE stickers.
2. Inside: Paper-same heart paper as front, white Neenah cardstock, DCWV red cardstock.
3. Image: Love Bug at Kitty Bee Designs (fussy cut). Colored with Copics.
4. Dies: Elizabeth Craft Designs Lucy Label Pop Up Die, Spellbinders Labels Nine.
5. Brads: Colorbok pink heart brads.
6. Sentiments: Computer generated "You're my love bug", Cricut Artfully Sent collection "Happy Valentines Day".

This was actually pretty easy to put together, and all centered around the "Love" and "Love Bug" themes. The ECD die is pretty awesome! I added the Spellbinders dies so that I could have a place to leave a message.


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SoSS O is for Old Challenge

At the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, the challenge is O is for Old. And I have wanted to make cards with this Unity Stamp Co. set for a long time, and here are two cards I made with it-

I have a big table that I craft on, and I use one of those big cardboard craft mats to cover it so I don't totally ruin the table. Well, that mat has seen better days and is "doming" from watercolors, ironing, water, etc. The blue card is on the downward side! I stamped the bags out of real paper bags, fussy cut, and adered them to the preprinted cards. I used both sentiments in the kit for the cards, die cut with My Favorite Things Banners, and used twine for the bows.

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Kitty Bee Designs Winter Fun Challenge

Today at Kitty Bee Designs, the challenge is Winter Fun, sponsored by Bugaboo Stamps.

Here is my project-

Here is a list of materials-

1. Image: Winter trio by Bugaboo stamps. Colored with Prismacolor pencils.
2. Sentiment: Pretty Cute Stamps Snowmies set, EK Sucess tag punch, Versafine onyx ink.
3. Ribbon: 1/8" white Offray ribbon.
4. Paper: Kraft Notes Christmas paper Stack, by Docrafts. White cardstock for card.
5. Dies: My Favorite Things Pierced Rectangles.

Very simple to put together, and great to send to friends.

I'm also enter this at:


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Here's a New Years Card!

The challenge for Just A Scrappin' this week is a New Years card, and here is mine!

Here is a list of materials:

1. Image: JJ Christmas Box, by Bugaboo stamps. Colored with Copics.
2. Paper: yellow, purple cardstock (Scrap stash), patterned paper (unknown).
3. Embellishments: lime green sequins attached with Glossy Accents.
4. Dies: My Favorite Things stitched rectangle, Cricut sentiment (Simply Charmed,Plantin Schoolbook for exclamation point). 

I thought this image would work well for New Years-I'll have to think up something funny for the inside.

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JAS Christmas

The challenge this week at JAS is to make a Christmas card, and boy do I need them!

Here is a list of ingredients:

1. Paper: kraft, red cardstock (Michaels Recollections), printed kraft (Brown Paper Packages Christmas Stack).
2. Die: Happy Holidays (Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die D-Lites).
3. Stamp: Fiskars Magical Christmas, embossed with white embossing powder, Versamark ink.
4. Ribbon: stash.

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SoSS N is for Naughty challenge!

I just adore the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. So does my brother and anyone else who gets my challenge entries! This one will definitely go to my "Bah, Humbug!" brother.

Here is a list of ingredients-

1. Paper-chalkboard Christmas (patterned & red) (Michael's Recollection),  black, white cardstock (scrap stash).
2. Sentiment-computer generated, Black Soot Distress Ink.
3. Die Cuts-Santa (Cricut Jolly Holidays cartridge).

But where is the naughty, you ask? Well, it's on the inside. So if you don't like profanity, don't scroll down!







Ready????




Ta-da!

My brother does a great HO HO HO on my answering machine when he can't get me live-and it's
f*****g awesome!

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JAS Winter

At Just A Scrappin', the challenge theme is Winter, and you need a warm hat and scarf for winter!

Here is a list of materials:

1. Paper: DCWV Shimmer Stack (pink shimmer), AC Cardstock (Ivory Damask, colored with pink Copic marker), Michael's (deep red cardstock), unknown dotted paper.
2. Dies/Punches: Cricut (Winter Woodland, Artiste), Fiskars Snowflake border punch.
3. Embossing Folder: Darice Snowflakes Falling.
4. Stamp: Unity Stamp Co.

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Taylored Expressions Christmas Grumpling

Hello! Today I'm sharing a Christmas card I made using Taylored Expression's Grouchy Christmas Grumplings!

I just adore the TE critters! This Holiday Grumpling was colored with Copics, along with the jingle bell in the sentiment. The matching TE dies made it a breeze to cut the fox out.  I added gold Wink of Stella to the jingle bells for some shine! The patterned Christmas paper is two-sided, so I put the Jingle Bells sheet music (found on internet and printed at home) on the striped side, and cut with My Favorite Things round stitched circles the background for the fox and the sentiment.

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I am entering this in the following challenges-
Simon Says Work It Wednesday
SoSS Y is for Yodel Challenge

Addicted to CAS challenge

The challenge at Addicted to CAS is to make card with dimension, and here is my project-

Here is a list of ingredients-

1. White card stock, (Neenah).
2. Embossing Folder-Cuttlebug Damaskene. Clear Wink of Stella on embossing.
3. Sentiment-Stampendous Happy Messages set, Rangers Distress Inks Tumbled Glass.
4. Scoring Board.

I tried for simple, yet elegant. I wish you could see the shimmer on the raised embossing!

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Kitty Bee Designs Spotlight

Thanks for joining me today at  Kitty Bee Designs. Today I'm sharing a Christmas card for my spotlight day-

I just adore the Kitty Bee Cows! You can find them at the Etsy store.

Here is a list of materials I used:

1. Image: I colored this with Copics (I have to start writing them down!).
2. Dies: My Favorite Things (Fishtail Banner, Pierced Stax Ovals), Spellbinders (Classic Petal).
3. Paper: Cardmaking & Papercrafting (freebie), Neenah (white cardstock) unknown (red cardstock).
4. Glitter Tape: Seal-It.

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Kitty Bee Designs & All Dressed Up

The challenge at Kitty Bee Designs today it Giving Thanks, and our Sponsor is All Dressed Up. I've also am combining the DT duties with Just A Scrappin' today!

 

Here is a card I made using one of All Dressed Up's free designs-

I used my Prismacolor pencils to color the image. The background paper is by Adorn It, the ribbon by American Crafts, and the rhinestones by Michaels. The "Thanks" stamp is from Technique Tuesday.

Thanks for visiting, and enter the Giving Thanks challenge at Kitty Bee Designs!

Just A Scrappin' Veterans Day

The challenge at JAS is to make a Veterans Day card, and here is my project-

I absolutely love making patriotic cards. I got this image from the Graphics Fairy. I did a search of patriotic images and it was hard to pick just one! The background paper is by Pebbles, Inc., and the stamp set is from Mark's Finest Paper. Michael's Recollection white and dark red really made the image pop, don't you think? The white sequins were colored red by a R89 Copic.

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I'm also entering this at the Addicted to CAS Hero Challenge.