Shades of Red

It's time for another Theme Week!
This time its all about using 3 shades of a color!
*Yes you MAY use more than three shades, but there is a min of three for this theme week!*

We would love for you to participate with us in our THEME WEEK, and its quite easy to do so!
Simply create a project using ANY Stamp Anniething product (as your main focal point) in the set "theme" for that month.

Post your project to the corresponding album over at our Face Book Group page (Stamp Anniething Stampers)!

You may enter as many projects as you wish, but you will only be counted as ONE entry person.

A minimum of 5 people (not including DT Members) is needed in order for a prize to be given.

So here we go for February's Theme Week!

Make ANY project using the 3 shades of ONE Color!

All projects must be uploaded by midnight PST March 4th to qualify

Again, a min of FIVE entries for a prize win!

Hello Everyone!
In honor of Black History Month and National Heart Month
I chose to make Savannah - Howdy Partner an African American Cowgirl
and my theme color to be red. I chose the dies and papers patterns to
show she can be a cowgirl and feminine too.

Here is what I created for today!
Savannah - Howdy Partner 
I used the Desert Sand ink for a "no-lines coloring" on her hair, skin and lasso with Copic markers:
W5, W7, W9, E13, E15, E17, E33, E35 E18, R21 and R22...
for the clothing I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink
 I shaded the red hat and boots with R46 and R35
since the paper is already red
then I fussy cut and paper pieced the clothing.
the edge dies are from Spellbinders
called Borderabilities Card Creator Dies Curved Borders 2
The flower I created with the Spellbinders Mega Dies: Carnation Creations,
Spellbinders Lacy Oval and Spellbinders Classic Oval dies.


Here is a Work-In-Process photo before I colored the hair

When you fussy cut and paper piece

patterned paper it makes you feel like 

playing paper dolls like when you were a kid 

or play pretend you're a seamstress... 

LOL or is that just me? Teehee yea it's probably just me.

Here she is all dressed up for the Rodeo 

I really love the little details on this stamp such as the

tiny stitching on her hat, skirt and boots- some real fine tailorin'. ;)

If you don't like to fussy cut like me then you can

chose to have the free SVG outline for Savannah HERE...

Thank you so much for looking. 

Katya Bess

Wintertime is Golden

Hi Everyone!

Today I'm just showing you a card I made to give out for Christmas. She is an image drawn by Elaine Cox I had found at Sweet Pea Stamps... that company is no longer and I may have to look for Elaine Cox's page to see if I can but more of her images. This one is called Moon of Wintertime.

I colored her with Copic markers.

A gold Sakura Gelly Roll for some shimmer, Copic Atyou clear for the snowflakes.

The 6x6 paper is from Craft Smith and it's called Holiday Foil...

I found that at Michael's and I almost put it back- it's fabulous with dies as you can see.

The Poinsettia I made a long time ago with my Cricut.

The layering die is from My Creative Time

The "Merry Christmas" dies are from Paper Smooches

called Christmas Words.

Here here it is from the side so you can see it's a gold foil cardstock

Hope you liked my card.

Thanks for stopping by,

Katya Bess 

will enter card at:

http://blog.markerpop.com/2015/12/14/markerpop-challenge-84-anything-goes/
Must use Copic markers or markers carried in the store

http://hjcchallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/12/merry-christmas-to-one-and-all-from.html
Anything goes Christmas

SBS DT: Flying with Fairies

Hey Everyone!

Happy Weekend and Welcome to a new SBS Release day!

There are 5 images to this release but I was given 2 lovely images to work with.
Check them all here for a special limited price
http://simplybstamps.net/item_3109/Flower-Fairies-Digis.htm

I don't have the links yet but their names are Frou Frou and Wendy you will be able to find them under the "New" category on the site, here is the link: http://simplybstamps.net/category/new.htm

http://simplybstamps.net/item_3112/Sunflower-Madame-Frou-Frou-Fairy-Digi.htm

Sunflower Madame Frou Frou Fairy

I colored Frou Frou with Copic markers

The dies are from Spellbinder and from Hearfelt Creations

I tried to give her a funky little hair color. 

http://simplybstamps.net/item_3111/Wendy-Tulip-Fairy-Digi.htm
Wendy Tulip Fairy

I colored Wendy with Copic Markers

I just made the tulips by hand... 

didn't even feel like turning on any electronic cutting machine... 

I tried to use complementary colors. 

Check out the blog

http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/

and you'll find more inspiration from the other awesome DT ladies. 

Thank you for visiting.

Katya Bess

TTPH DT: Sweet Summer with SSD Smurfette

Hello Everyone!

Hope everything is great.

Today I'm worked on a card from Sassy Studio Designs the digi name is Smurfette.

Thank you Sassy Studio Designs 

for sponsoring us this week at TTPH :) 

 I colored her up with Copic markers only and the background was drawn freehand 

with my Copic multiliner. I made the flowers myself using a spellbinder's die.

Hope you like it. 

Make sure to enter your cards at

TTPH: Challenge # 53 Sweet Summer

Thanks for stopping by,

Katya Bess

Entering my card at:

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/challenge-30.html
Anything Goes

http://imagination-craftschallenges.blogspot.com/2014/08/august-challenge-summer-holidays-or.html
Summer Holidays or Create a Scene.

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2014/08/challenge-127-anything-goes.html
Anything Goes

http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2014/08/challenge-147-bright-summer-colors.html
Bright Summer Colors

http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/august-challenge-anything-goes.html
Anything Goes

http://www.withoutwordschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/08/august-use-previous-challenge.htmlBring
Use a previous challenge Monday May 6th 2013 [Bring Forth May Flowers (floral)]

http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com/2014/08/another-wonderful-wednesday.html
Anything Goes

Christmas in July: TGF

Hello there Crafty Peeps,

Just stopping by to show off a quick (well not so quick initially) card I made. I colored this image a while back but just not made it into a card. I hope you like it. It's a Rubber Stamp that I actually have two of. LOL How did that happen I'm thinking I need to sell one or give one away... I'm 50%/50% on both ideas.

I used Holiday Anya just click on the link (but currently it's out of stock)

I used Spectrum Noir to color her and the background.

I cut that poinsettia with my Cricut a long time ago I just added Studio G glitter glue for the center 

to finish it off. The Merry Christmas greeting is from a clear stamp that I don't have the packaging.

I hope you liked my little card. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Katya Bess

I'm entering my card at: 

http://thegreetingfarm.com/blog/?p=1805

Christmas in July

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2014/07/dlart-thankful-thursday-christmas-in_31.html
Christmas in July

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/challenge-180-christmas-greenery.html
Christmas Greenery

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.no/2014/07/chnc-challenge-187-cute.html
"Cute" Christmas

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-6/
Anything Goes

JIC DT: Handmade Flowers

Hi Everyone,


Here with another JIC DT card.  We have a few sponsors this week and I'm using one image called Summer Flower you can find her at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ZuriVicePresidentJr.

I loved working with this cute little image and I had a play with her hair and made it blue. :) This go around the challenge was to make a handmade flower and I used my spellbinders dies to and Viva Decor Pens to make some daisies.

I used Copic Markers and loved using different dies. 

 To make the flowers I used Spellbinders and a McGill stylus to shape my flowers and leaf.

I added Viva Decor Pearl Pen for the flower centers. 

Materials used:

Copic Markers

Kate & Co/My Minds Eye: Oxford Lane 6x6 pad

Spellbinders dies

My Creative Time Doily Die

Cottage Cutz Die

Thank you for visiting. Don't forget to join in on the fun

and the theme is: HANDMADE FLOWERS.

http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/team-with-all-dressed-up-dis-digi.html

Thanks for looking,

Katya Bess

Challenges I will enter:
http://cardsundmore-challengeblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/challenge-107-blumenmeer-lots-of-flowers.html
Use lots of flowers. I have handmade flowers, flowers in the image and flowers in the flourish die and flowers on the paper.

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2014/06/challenge-106-anything-goes.html
Anything Goes

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2014/06/anything-goes.html
Anything Goes

http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/2tc77-summer-sun-playin-all-day.html
Sunshine or Yellow. twist: Childlike Playful image

Happy Birthday Corinne and Irene 2013

Hello there everyone!

Hopefully everyone had a nice Christmas! Been quite busy and not enough crafting time.....

Just wanted to pop in and say HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORINNE & IRENE.

Betty from SBS drew some super cute digis for them and they just fit them so well.
But wait there is a hop so if you are coming to visit me by chance... (thank you) but you'll want to start from the top. SBS birthday-celebrations blog hop

Here are my two cards.

Today's awesome birthday girl my friend, Corinne "Mrs. Jones"

The picture of the Wiener dog is actually from one of Corinne's fb photos... LOL her dog Stewie.

The sofa is a rubber stamp I have from The Greeting Farm and I just fussy cut Corinne and sat her on it. Here's the link to the sofa rubber stamp set: TGF Sitting Cute  

Here's a better picture outside in the natural light.

 Yep, twins born on different days... Here is the very sweet Irene-Bday-Girl :)

It's been nice getting to know you gals my two favorite red heads... heehee. 

Hoping and Wishing you the best of everything in life ladies. 

(((Hugs)))

oh on to the hop line up:

Betty Roberts http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/
Tanja Charles,BreAnn McFarland, Samantha Valantean http://craft-teeinthecity.blogspot.com/
Tanya Johnson http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com/
Jackie Rakoski-Diediker http://stampingsister.blogspot.com/
Sian Hillman http://serendipity-cards.blogspot.co.uk/
Lucy Gregg http://loopylass2010.blogspot.co.uk/
Karen Pimblett http://www.kraftykarensblogspot.co.uk/wordpress
Maggie Cox Schoener www.maggiescathouse.blogspot.com
Wendy Billings www.jazzydoodledesigns.com
Darcy Schroeder http://craftingwithdarcy.blogspot.com/
Sheri Scraps www.mammasscrappin.blogspot.com
Bettina Leikvoll www.bettandshobbykrok.blogspot.com
Lori Gauerke www.thehappystamperinwisconsin.blogspot.com
Christin Myhre www.christinmyhre.no
Vicky Fortier http://crafting-vicky.blogspot.ca/
Katya Bess Www.kattyxotica.blogspot.com
Danni Bindel http://dannisdreamscrafts.blogspot.com/
Stacey Schofield www.lasatas.blogspot.com
Jackie Randolph http://papermoments.blogspot.com/
Emily Shroom http://emilyshroom.blogspot.com.au/
Samantha Valantean www.timelesscrafter.blogspot.com
Kay Mowat http://kaym74.blogspot.com/
Ruza Stevanovic Rebel http://ruzascraftcorner.blogspot.com/
Cindye Wile http://nscropper.blogspot.ca/
Lisa Howell www.mindovermattercreations.com
Veronica Chasteen Rosenshein www.artbyveronica.blogspot.com
Robin Bogle http://www.rcz28.blogspot.com/
Melissa Whaley Varga www.cheesestampersinparadise.blogspot.com
Sharon Gerber Brown http://mrslumpys.blogspot.com/
Kezzia Kerri Brown www.cardsbykerrie.blogspot.co.uk
Roz Gold Wolfe http://wolfepak5.blogspot.com/
Trish TheDish Sakulich http://scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.com/
Sharman DeLuca http://sharman33.blogspot.com/
Kathy Johnson Gillon http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/
Lisa Lucas Nelson http://distinctivelmnts.blogspot.com/
Heath Whitlock www.slightlymadbut.blogspot.com
Stacy Stratis www.AnastasiasArts.blogspot.com
Louise Mann http://louisescraftycards.blogspot.co.uk/
Rio Judy Ford http://mommylittlecrafterincrime.blogspot.com/
Lori Gauerke http://thehappystamperinwisconsin.blogspot.com/
Sharette Smith http://scrappernthemaking.blogspot.com/
Elisabete Olivera Balcavage Www.thebalcavages.blogspot.com
Celina ScrapVamp Matthews www.ScrapVamp.blogspot.com

Summer Hill-Painter http://1craftypainter.blogspot.com/

Whooo that's a lot of hopping.

Until next time.

Thanks for stopping by.

Katya Bess

J I C: Bingo Theme with Penny Blossom

Hello Everyone!

Before I get started I want to let you know that I have joined a Design Team. I have joined a UK challenge blog called Just Inspiration Challenges. I'm delighted to know that they have accepted me and I will be on "Team B."

Here is my project:

I used Penny Blossom's digi: "Coffee Lover"

For the BINGO challenge I used: Squares, 3 papers and Flowers.

I colored my image with Spectrum Noir Markers. 

The flowers I created myself with Spellbinder dies and Viva Decor Peal Pen. 

Here is the reference BINGO game/challenge card

Here is the direct link:

http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/bingo-with-team-b.html

The theme this week is BINGO and choose any 3 items in a straight line to use on your project.

I hope you like my card and I hope to see your work for the challenge. Don't forget to link your card at

AND that it's U.K. time ;) 

http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/

Thank you for stopping by,

Katya Bess

Valentines Bucket Swap Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all are having fun seeing what our swap buddies gave each other. If you're coming from Wendy's blog www.jazzydoodledesigns.com then you're in the right place. If you're just coming over to visit (awww thank you very much) please head on over to Simply Betty's Blog. The hop line-up is at the bottom of this post. 

My swap buddy was Roz from Florida, very nice lady. Can't belive how many things we have in common from tv shows, to food, plants and crafting ;) Roz got me all of these goodies many which I have not used before and wanted to get but hadn't yet. 

Love my goodies Thank you so much Roz.
This is her blog
http://www.wolfepak5.blogspot.com/
show her some crafty love :)
___________________________________________________________

I got a bucket online and the things I got a little to happy buying didn't fit

on her bucket so I decided to make her an Valentine's Day heart box

with the colors I think she'd like from what she posted on SBS fan site on FB.
The box is like 10"x11"
and I used one of Simply Betty's Digital stamps
My Funky Valentine Betty digi

I painted the heart and roses I made with pearlescent acrylic paint

but it's hard to tell from the pictures. Everything is very shimmery.

 Note* I forgot to add the colorbox that's in the heartbox :(

but I added a bag of Tootsie Rolls before I took it to the post office.

Roz stated she loves dogs so I bought these peachy keen face stamps

I hope she loves them 'cause I don't have those myself. LOL

Those are some of the flowers I made and hand painted as well.

At Simply Betty I'm noticing that there are many many Steampunk

challenges and digis so I decided to go that route when buying the goodies. 

I bought some of those things for myself and I haven't done steampunk besides

this heart box but hopefully I'll be able to start learning this Steampunk style.

I wasn't a Halloween person but Betty's images are so cute... I think I'm a bit

of a Halloween convert lol.

Anyway enough chatter from me... can you tell I'm at home with kids all day?

Heehee... next up is Stacey http://anastasiasarts.blogspot.com/ . Enjoy the hop everyone!

& thanks for visiting.

Katya Bess

SBS http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/

Betty http://scrappybetty.blogspot.com/

Trish http://www.scrappintillthecowscomehome.blogspot.ca/

Trudie http://trudiescakesandcards.blogspot.co.uk/

Melissa http://cheesestampersinparadise.blogspot.com/

Emily Candy http://toomanystamps.blogspot.co.uk/

Vanessa

Sheri http://www.mammasscrappin.blogspot.com/

Carrie http://carriescreativecards.blogspot.co.uk/

Erin http://elfiessparkleanddust.blogspot.co.uk/

Rachel http://rachelspaperwishes.blogspot.com/

Emily Shroom http://emilyshroom.blogspot.com.au/

Jennifer

Lisa http://distinctivelmnts.blogspot.com/

Patricia http://preybueno.blogspot.com

Wendy www.jazzydoodledesigns.com

Katya http://www.kattyxotica.blogspot.com/

Stacey http://anastasiasarts.blogspot.com/

Maria http://pinxinx.blogspot.com

Roz

Michelle http://inkandsew.blogspot.com

Jackie M. http://www.apaperjem.blogspot.com.au/

Jackie R http://stampingsister.blogspot.com

Jo http://joscardsandstuff.blogspot.co.uk/

13 Days of Halloween, Day 12

Hello Everyone!

Just stopping by to show off another little card I've made using digi stamps from Simply Betty Stamps it's from the Alicia Bel line and I think she's so cute.

The sentiment is from Dilo en Espanol Set# 2: Queremos Pastel

I made these roses a while while back with my Spellbinder's die

Rose Creations. 

Here's a slight close-up with a little bit of better lighting. 

I colored with almost all Copic markers this time exception of the cat's eyes

and the gray stone and gray shingles and window frames- 

those were with Spectrum Noir markers.

I made a little card using Witchy Boo Betty and House of Usher from Simply Betty Stamps; She gave this house scene as a freeby for a day or two a while back on the Facebook fan page and am embarrassed to say that I didn't use it right away.


Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by,

Katya Bess


I'm entering this card at:
http://simplychallengedchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/10/13-days-of-halloween-day-12.html
use a hunted house

http://www.retosabby.com/2012/10/reto-julieta-julietas-challenge.html
Julieta's Challenge: Scary Birthday

http://designedtocolor.blogspot.com/2012/10/october-theme-week-day-4-horribly.html
Day 4: Horribly Haunting
http://cardsundmore-challengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/challenge-68-herbsthalloween.html
Challenge #68 Herbs/Halloween

http://cachallenge.blogspot.com/2012/10/halloween.html
Halloween

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2012/10/shopping-our-stash-challenge-75-flowers.html
Challenge 75: Flowers in 3D

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2012/10/blog-hop-winners-challenge-42.html
Anything Goes

http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.com/2012/10/challenge-38-dark-gothic-spooky.html
Dark Gothic or Spooky

http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/2012/10/tammy-scrappin-corner-challenge-34.html
Anything Goes with any Artist

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/10/anything-halloween.html
Anything Halloween

Christmas Season Birthday Card

Hello Everyone!

For the Sentiment I used a stamp from My Creative Time

http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

The stamp set is called: Gift Card Sentiments

As you can see I'm too chicken to cut my stamp so I just inked

part of the stamp and wrapped the other part around the block 

and it's okay 'cause it somewhat sticks to the block. (If I had a second set of these stamps I would be

bold enough to cut one set to interchange words)

Here is my finished front of the card.

I used the Spellbinders: Layered Poinsettia dies

the inside I used Viva Decor Pearl Pen (still working on making the "pearls")

I also used a die from the Spellbinders: Foliage set

The cardstock paper is from Recollections: Precious Metals

the background and so are the poinsettias 

For sentiment layer I used Spellbinders: Lattice Rectangles

 Thank you so much for visiting my page.

Hugs,

Katya Bess

Thank You Card - Tiger Lily

Good Morning Everyone!

Before I pick up my baby girl from pre-school I will post a card that I finished last week. I don't know if you're tired of these flower cards but I fell in love with making 3D flowers. I got this idea from 

http://www.youtube.com/user/mcgillcrafts?feature=watch#p/u/1/SdK69UZKtlA

So I can't take credit for the idea or how the flower is assembled- the only thing is that instead of the punches she is using I used my cricut and and Gypsy to make my pedals and stamens. 

I shaped the petals and stamens with the McGill styluses she uses in the video- much better then using the end-caps of my pens or markers. 

I did come up with an idea for Lily buds because I've gotten lilies and I've sent lilies for a cousin and all of the lilies weren't blossomed. To make the buds I cut two green pieces of paper sort of in an elongated oval shapes and shaped each one individually. Then paste them together on one edge only and shape it in a cup again in case it flatten out a little.  After that I used some pearlescents paint (orange) since buds usually show the color of the lily. I also used pearlescent orange paint to paint only the centers of each peatal before I added the little specks with my marker (let it dry of course so I made lots of petals to use another time) This doesn't have to be pearlescent paint but that's the only type of paint I had a the time... but it did turn out okay it gave it a light and pretty shimmer.

Please excuse my dingy lighting it was night time and my lamp is not that bright for picture taking.

Most of the time I add water to my card stock when I shape the petals or leaves to make flowers but normally I make them much smaller so this time the first Lily I made looks a bit wrinkled and the second one I didn't use water at all and it has the smoother look. I guess it just depends on the size of the flower. 

Hope you liked them. Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have a fun, crafty and blessed day!

Thank You Cards

Good evening everyone,

Just wanted to share a card I did a little while ago and haven't had a chance to post it. Hope you like it.

My brother Francisco wanted a thank you card for a counselor/mentor. I used Spellbinders Rose Creations to make the rose. I used a quote and poem by Leo F. Buscaglia.

Front of the card

you can see some of the dimension here from my Spellbinders Roses 

and foliage. The butterfly is from one of my Martha Stewart Cricut Cartridges. so is the lattice fence which I used two to weld together and then had to cut a few little pieces with an x-acto knife.

The front again slightly different lighting

That's a stamp I had which is what you can see through the lattice fence 

from the front.

Added more paper to the back to add more weight 

since the front of the card is so heavy from the roses I made. 

Thanks for visiting. Hope you enjoyed looking around. 

-Katya 

Happy World Card Making Day

Hello Everyone and Happy World Card Making Day!!!

All day I've been on The Greeting Farm Release Chatter Day which is at Splitcoasters now and I'm a newbie there too. I've been on bloghops, dealing with my kids and making cards --- wheew no housework. Oh yea, I take that back... I did wash clothes at 7:00AM-ish but that was it because I was determined to get some cards done today.

This one I'm entering on http://www.mypinkstamper.com/2011/10/christmas-card-challenge.html

Here you can see the items I used to color and cut my digi stampCheeky Kitty from The Greeting Farm

http://thegreetingfarm.com/new-products/chibi-farm-helper-digi.html

Here's a close up of the colored image - a little bid of bad lighting though.

 For the Christmas background specialty paper I used K&Company: Yuletide

I typed my own sentiment. All I want for Christmas is Santa's bad boy list

I also typed the "scroll" for Santa's Naughty list with bad boy character names 

from" Being Human, True Blood and Twilight lol Can't you tell I'm a Vampire

and Warewolf tv show fan?

Okay, for the fireplace and for the Poinsettia I used Cricut Cartridge Joys of the Season.

I really hope you gals and guys liked my card. It's a little more for the nice but sometimes naughty ;)

Thanks for stopping by and hopefully everyone is have a fun time!

*hugs* 

Katya Bess