Confetti or Funfetti?

Hello!  Happy Friday friends!  What do you think is more appropriate for a Friday birthday, confetti or funfetti?!  Not to worry, they are the same and there is no wrong answer, I just think one is more FUN... I bet you can't guess which one it is.  WINK!

I have a co-worker who has a birthday today.  She loves elephants, so I made her this card and I hope she likes it!  The inspiration for this (besides the elephant) was last week's Mojo Monday sketch- check it out.  

Such a fun design and I was happy to play with it!  I love the angles!  Of course I enjoyed every moment of coloring this Inky Antics Elephant with my Copics and topped it off (literally!) with this hat from Lawn Fawn!  The papers and the embossing folder are all from SU!, the gold enamel dots are BasicGrey and the sentiment is from Impress and stamped in Delecata Gold.  The dies used for  Lawn Fawn circles and Spellbinder scallop circles.

I really am loving this color combo of Gold, Navy, Cantaloupe and Bermuda Bay!  It is 

Funfetti-riffic!

Super fun, and happy birthday to you M!  May your day be filled with confetti or funfetti, whichever you prefer! :)

Entering into:

Simon Say Monday Challenge- Anything Goes

Curtain Call Challenge- July

Lawnscaping Challenge- Sparkle & Shine

Sunday Stamps 105

Hidey-ho!  Welcome to another addition of Sunday Stamps!  This week we have some elegant inspiration for you:

Isn't this just a spectacular photo?!  The cake looks oh so yummy and elegant too!

It just so happens that I went to a co-workers wedding yesterday and I thought, too easy, I'll use the inspiration just as it is and make a card just like it.  Well, that didn't work out, but I was able to come up with another card that was just right for the occassion.  BTW- the wedding was beautiful as was the bride.  The best part was that they took two pieces of individual rope, symbols of their individual lives, and tied them into one Celtic knot, symboling their forward movement together as one unit.  Pretty cool. 

So here is the card I made for the beautiful bride and groom.  It features SU! paper and embossing folders.  The stamps are from Altnew, stamped in versamark and embossed black.  I fussy cut the flowers out and added a little bit of sparkly stickles for fun.  I wrapped a ribbon around it and used a butterfly pin from LYB to hold it on as if it were a real wedding boquet.  I had fun changing the design to make it angular and modern.  I added some silver twine and Simon Say Stamp pearls.

I hope you will head over to teh Sunday Stamps blog now.  The ladies have done an amazing job with this week's inspiration.

Thanks for stopping!

Katie  



Making LIfe Fun Every Day

A week ago on my birthday, I got together with a group of fun and fabulous stampers from the PNW. Ms. Amy Tsuruta gave me this stamp set from Sweet Stamp Shop for my birthday and my daughter said, "that's me!"  Yep, sure enough, that stamp set looks so much like her and they are both super cute!  So, I was determined to make a card with that stamp set just for her. 

That is what I did a few days ago, made this sweet card just for her.  This card features that sweet girl from Sweet Shop and the swing set is from Lawn Fawn's You Make Life Fun set (my hubby gave me this one for my birthday).  I stamped these onto a Simple Stories journal card and used another one to stamp and paper piece the little dress and bow on her hair.  I mounted that on some paper from the Fancy Pants True Friend collection and then finally mounted it on black cs from Stampin' Up!  The final touch was adding the purple to the glasses because my girl wears purple glasses.  

Now, this wasn't planned, but check this pic out from yesterday, we were on a ferry ride.  She looks so much like that little stamp doesn't she?!  She picked out her own clothes and her headband, super cute!  She really does make life fun, every day!

That's all, just wanted to share how lucky I am to have such an amazing girl in my life. :)   Thanks for stopping!

Oh- PS- here is the list of all the ladies I shared crafty time with last week:

Amy 

Kimberly

Lisa 

Laura

Lenae

Toni

and other friends who I didn't get to see that day, but whom celebrated in the blog hop. :)

Kate

Tonya

Vicki (honorary PNW stamper!)

I'll come back to share more creations made with stamps given to me by Kimberly and cards from many of these fab ladies! HUGS gals and thanks again!

Entering this into:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, Going Dotty

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, #276 pick a sketch (going back to #265)

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge, Sprinkles

CMCC #77- Going Tribal

Hello.  Today is a little bitter sweet for me as it is my last challenge with the fabulous Colour Me team!  I have enjoyed the ladies, challenges and creations immensely!  I hope to have another round with this DT some day in the future.    With that, onto my last challenge.

This is the poppin' and playful color combo we are using this week:

So I had a ton of fun with this color combo.  Again, my BasicGrey Grand Bazaar paper pack came in handy by having the exact colors I needed, including the Melon Mambo, Plum, and Tangerine.  Wahoo!  

Here is where the fun came in.  I used my MFT feather dies and Avery Elle chevron die to take these feathers to the next level.  I cut the bits of DP with the chevrons and diamonds and fit then right into the feathers for a fun and fancy pattern.  It feels very tribal to me, but with a modern flair.  I added extra bits from the Grand Bazaar collection as accents including the saying, "Life is what you make of it."  I added some melon colored twine from the Twinery and some bling from Freckled Fawn.  Honestly, it is a little out of my comfort zone, but is fun none the less.  Just another opportunity to stretch myself a bit and have fun.  So, I lived up to the sentiment I guess. :)

So with that, I implore you to live your life to the fullest, which will include visiting the Colour Me blog, all the DT members and then joining us for this challenge.  

Thanks for stopping and thank you again to the Colour Me team for such a great six months!

 Entering this into: 

{PIN}spirational

My Favorite Things Sketch

Sunday Stamps 104- For the dads

Hi friends!  Happy Sunday and Happy Father's Day to all those great dads out there!  

This week over at Sunday Stamps we have a fun sketch for you, lookie see!

I decided to dedicate this one to my daddy. :)  He loves photography and loves the outdoors, so this little combo is just perfect for him.  The perfect little Simple Stories journal card with the cameras and hearts on the Crumb Cake paper from SU!  I used several Lawn Fawn sets and dies (Gnome Sweet Gnome, Say Cheese and the matching polaroid die, and the flower from Happy Easter).  I colored it with my Copics and used some blue twine from the Twinery and blue enamel dots from MME to pull out th blue in the journal card.

Lucky me my Dad is in town this weekend.  Much of my family comes every year for Father's Day weekend because we have fun art festival.  My brother and I got him a couple things from the fair that we know he will love.  I think this is the perfect little card for my dad to compliment those gifts nd a great way to say I love you.  I hope he likes it!

Now, I hope you will come play this week's challenge with us.  Please head on over to the Sunday Stamps blog to check out the inspiration from the DT and join us for the challenge.  This challenge runs for three weeks due to the July 4th holiday.  

Cheers to you!

Entering this into: 

Lawnscaping Challenge- Stars or Stripes (Striped Twine)

Fusion- Bright Butterfly

Happy Fusion Day!  I hope you'll join us this week for our challenge. 

What a lovely picture eh?!

Here is my card for the week.  I had a ton of fun with this one and really enjoyed using the bright colors.  I finally broke out my boquet die from SU! and had a ton of fun using tissue paper for the flowers.  I have done quite a few projects with tissue paper, it is one of my fave things to work with. I have done a few different tutorials with it that you can see on my tutorials page.  In this instance, I just love how the tissue looks soft and natural like real flower petals.  The butterfly is a Pebbles die, the gem in the flowers are SU!  and the pearls are from Simon Says Stamps.  My favorite bit here is this brand new sentiment I picked up from my local store made by Hero Arts.  It really says it all.  :)

Thanks for stopping today.  Please head on over to the main blog to check out all the DT fabulousness and join us for the challenge. 

Entering this into:

The Card Concept- The Butterfly Effect using Clean and Layered

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday- Fave Technique or Product using Tissue Paper

Colour Me #76- When I see an Elephant Fly

Howdy!  Here we are with another Colour Me Challenge. 

This week we are working with a subtle color combination. 

Isn't that a gorgeous image?!  Wow!

Here is what I made this week, a versatile card for a sweet celebration.  Either for a baby shower or a birthday, or something else, you decide.  :)

The elephant together with the bubbles on this card remind me a bit of the movie Dumbo. :)  I had to google the song, "when I see and elephant fly" just for fun.  You can see it here if you want. Enjoy!

For this card I used my newest Avery Elle set designed by Heather Cambell.  It is so darn cute!  I loved stamping it in the Lawn Fawn circle and coloring with my copics.  The SU! designer papers had the perfect colors and I used Blackberry Bliss as my backdrop.  I used some sparkly ribbon for a bit of shimmer and flair.  

Please head on over to the main blog and leave some love for the other DT members.  Then you can visit them each in turn. 

Angel Johns

Hayley Kew

Jenny Engelke 

Julia Wilson 

Katie Brooks  (that's me!)

Sandy Mathis 

Tanja Kabel

Tara Bourgoin

                                                                Have a wonderful day!