LMMS: Happy Birthday Cupcake!

Hello Everyone! Happy New Year!

This image is a rubber stamp from Little Miss Muffet Stamps, she's called Polka Dot Pals Yang and I used a clear face from the Polka Dot Pals Add-on Faces. I wanted to color her in an African skin tone since it's for one of my Hubby's relatives that has a January birthday. I chose the color red because it's her favorite color and her birth stone is the Garnet.

It took a while for me to finish my card... besides being the holidays, everyone in our household was sick with flu symptoms and all of us had this bad cough. I had no time for crafting which puts me in a really grouchy mood. I wanted to make sure to add lots of little details to the card and I am happy that it's finished.

Some of the colors I used on this image are:

E31, E33, E74, E27, E23, E04, E07, E79, E00, C1 N2

W9, W7, W5

E97, E27, E99, E77, Sepia Copic Multiliner

N2, N0, 0

R24, R29, R46, R56

B21, B95, B97 and B45
I drew in the stool myself.
(Must find a chair or stool or some stamp of that nature for her to sit on...  I saw some of the inspiration photos from the LMMS store. LMMS store here I come... heehee jk. I need a nap actually.)
The scalloped die is from CC Design,
The oval dies are from My Creative Time,
The Happy Birthday dies are from Elizabeth Craft Design called 947 - Happy Birthday Pop-Up
The Recollections paper pad is called Valentine
The blue paper it's also a recollections paper but I stamped it
with a grid mesh using Distress Inks to give it a worn jean look and to
break up a lot of that beige in the background.
I found the January birthday poem online.

Here is a close-up.

Thank you for stopping by.

I hope you got a little bit of inspiration from this card.

Katya Bess

Entering card at:

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.ca/2018/01/happy-new-year-and-some-news.html

Has to be a birthday project

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/62-flowers.html
Flowers

http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.co.id/2018/01/challenge-58-anything-goes.html
Anything Goes

http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.com.br/2018/01/141-ag-kinda-cute-by-patricia.html

Anything Goes

May Theme Week: Florals

It's time for another Theme Week!
Let's get crazy with Florals!

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 Facebook 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 May'sTheme Week!

Make ANY project using florals!!!

All projects must be uploaded by midnight PST June 3rd to qualify

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

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Hello!  I'm back with Day 6 of

May Them Week: Florals

I used Jessica - For You stamp set and colored her up with Copic markers.

Jessica - For You

Some colors I used

B93, B91, R30, Y23 and Y21

Y13, Y15, E33, C9, C7 and C5

BV31, E0000, E000, E01, E21, R20 and R30

This is a 6x6 card

I tried to embellish with as many roses I could

without going too crazy with it.

I also colored the white roses with Copic markers

E13 and Y15

to match her clothing, bow and roses in hand.

The design paper is from 

Penny Black: Coco Style 6x6 pad

I used the colors from the papers as a contrast 

to the colors I colored her with. 

Here is a close-up of the coloring.
I've been experimenting (as usual) with certain colors
and intensity of which ones I want to stand out more.
I made this card for a technology teacher
at my kids' school that is leaving to pursue
a medical career. She is always very nice and always
happy to help... We will miss her. 

I hope you liked the card.

Thank you for visiting. 
Have a great day.

Katya Bess

TSC DT: Sometimes life just stinks

Hey Everyone!

Hope you all are doing well. Just popping in with another card and image from The Stamping Chef storeToday I decided to not use a Smexy lady but a sort of angry baby. LOL    Well she’s a toddler named Tess and this digi Now we wait Isn’t she just too funny?

Well, sometimes life just stinks like poo in the loo. LOL  (plug in some foreign accent while saying it.) This card is aimed to cheer up someone who has been in the dumps or has been  having a bad time. I’m sure this image can be used in many different way though.

Okay here is my card. 

The monochromatic theme was not intended that way…. it just got that way all on it’s own. LOL  jk I'm just trying these to match papers then I got too matchy-matchy but it worked out fine. The roses (from Wild Orchid Crafts) were white and I colored them with my Copic refills just by applying a few drops here and there. The toilet paper rolls I actually used real toilet paper. The empty toilet roll to make tiny paper toilet rolls wasn’t too hard but you just need a fast drying glue…. I just moved my things around with my hubby last week and my desk space is a hot mess. I don’t know where my hot glue gun which would of sped up the process greatly. 

Well that is it for now. 

I hope you liked my card. 

Thank you for stopping by. 

Makes sure you give the 

The Stamping Check Challenges

a try.  You'll love it!

Thanks for looking.

Katya Bess

I'm entering mycard at:

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/u-is-for-unique.html
Anything goes with twist: U is for unique

http://sunshinemail.org/challengeblog/october-1st-anything-goes/
Anything Goes

http://imagination-craftschallenges.blogspot.com/2014/10/october-imagination-crafts-challenge.html
Anything Goes

JIC DT: It's Easy to Spot a Lady

Good morning Everyone!!!

Here with another Just Inspirational Design Team project.

This week's theme is "Ladies" and the sponsor is Emma Canning.

The image I used is The Happy Couple. (click on the name/link and you'll be directed to her etsy shop.)

Here is a link to Just Inspirational Challenge: Team A theme - Ladies
Okay on to showing off my little creation.

 I used my Copic markers to color this cute couple. 

This is my first time using Wild Orchid Crafts flowers- I love them so cute!

The roses were all white and I colored them with my Copic markers... 

one my kids used up my entire Copic Air Can... Noooo!!! 

Maybe the hubby will just get me the Copic Air Compressor... LOL yea right! A girl can dream right?

I decided to go on the simple side since I'm so challenged with Card Sketches...

It came out a little better than I pictured in my head. 

I also hand wrote the sentiment....

"It's easy to spot a Lady"

for those that can't read my chicken scratch.

Colors used.

Dress, Suit and Roses: R24, R27, R46 & R39

Suit: B95, B97 & B99

Her Skin: E50, E51, E53 & R20 for blush

His Skin: E51, E53 & E55

Her Hair: E33, Y23, Y21 & Y13

His Hair: E79, E77 & E71

Hope you liked my card. 

As always thank you for stopping by.

Katya Bess

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

I will restore you to health...

Hello Everyone,

I was on a roll with sitting on my craft desk but hadn't been feeling well with too much cramping and back pain... (pregnancy things) So I had to stop :( I tried to color laying in my bed and it's not fast and practical as I'd like it to be plus with kids jumping or rolling around on the bed you can see how much of a challenge it can be LOL... well enough whining.

I created this card with a digi image from Robert Jackson you can check it out here- http://fineartsbyrobertjackson.com/just-hats.html
The digi is called:  Sunday Hat.

You can sort of see the shine/sparkle on her

hat, earrings, necklace, blouse and on her rose, which was

done with my Sakura gelly roll pen.

The Bible verse stamp is from Our Daily Bread Stamps.

I stamped/wet embossed the sentiment in silver 

For the background I chose to dry emboss with an embossing folder

that looks like roses its from Provocraft/Cuttlebug 

(sorry I don't have the name of the embossing folder)

My mom found me this super pretty ribbon at a thrift store (awesome find)

it's from K.D. Richards Inc- The Boutique Ribbon Collection

The rose on the lapel is also a Robert Jackson digi stamp

you can find it here:

http://fineartsbyrobertjackson.com/misc.html

and it's called: Rose

The card looks much more sparkly in person I'm just not as good as 

capturing that with my camera. 

Thank you for visiting.

Katya Bess

I'm entering this card at: 

http://memascrafts.blogspot.com/p/current-challenge.html

Challenge #2: Those Bloomin Flowers

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-sisterhood-get-well-challenge.html

"Get Well" Challenge

Monster Mash Party Hop

Hello Crafty friends,

***I'm late :( yes, I know I suck... which is why I chose a vampire (j/k) lol that was a coincidence*** AND please be nice this is my first "Halloween card."

If you're coming from: Irene Sherman  http://irenescardcreations.blogspot.com/ then you're in the right place otherwise start at http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/2012/09/monster-mash-party-hop.html

I used Simply Betty (digi) Stamp Verity Vamp and Boris the Bat I chose to color her in in warm grey tones following one of Ms. Betty's YouTube tutorials... this is also my first time using this technique. I only have a very small supply of Copic markers so I substituted the colors with my Spectrum Noir markers. I make my own paper roses and for some reason they always seem to come out different.... For these rose petals I used my Cricut but the leaves I used a Spellbinders die.

The card- Ta-dah! (I got that from Betty's video lol)

Close-up* small elements colored in with Sakura "Red Star" for that shimmery look.

My own paper roses.

Enlarged and cut out an element from Verity Vamp's top hat 

to tie-off the rose bouquet. 

Next up is: Gina Lindsay http://ginasmakingsandmusings.blogspot.com/

Happy hopping and thanks for visiting ;)

Crafty Hugs,

Katya Bess

I'm entering this card at:

http://designedtocolor.blogspot.com/2012/10/october-theme-week-last-day-halloween.html

Freaky and Frightful (Halloween Free 4 All)

For you/ Anytime card

Hello Everybody!

Hope all is going great for you! This week a Jackson's Digital Expressions we're having a another challenge using a sponsor's digital image with a twist: optional challenge using brads or eyelets. Of course if you wish it could just be "Anything Goes"

For my Anything Goes Challenge# 17: Optional brads/eyelets, I used: My Heart Pieces digi stamp- Beautiful Nature
You can check out her images at: http://myheartpiecesdigitalstamp.blogspot.in/

• To color my image I used Caran D'Ache Supracolor II Watersoluble Pencils
• Designer paper from Heart Warming Vintage's Collection: Classic
• Spellbinders: Fancy Tags
• Spool O' Ribbon 
• White eyelets sized at 1/8"
• Double bow technique was with my fingers (lol no special tools needed) video example:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHYE3EZj3NQ

Please make sure to visit: http://jacksonsdigitalexpressions.blogspot.com/ 

Thank you for stopping by.

 close up of My Heart Pieces Digi Image: Beautiful Nature

Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed it.

Hugs,

Katya Bess

I entered my card at: 
http://myheartpiecesdigitalstampchallenge.blogspot.in/2012/08/use-designer-paper.html
Use Designer Paper

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 

Thank you & Breast Cancer Cards

Good afternoon,

I completed this card along with the 50th birthday card and a breast cancer card but hadn't had a chance to post all of them on the same day. I used the exact Rose stamp.

I was trying to mix two different reds... I won't next time...

 I pre-dated the card... shhhh don't tell.

And that's the back

For the breast cancer card I used the lacey squares instead. Also, I "messed up" on the cutting with the spellbinders die... but I wasn't going to throw it away- heccccck no! took me a while to color all three sets of roses lol I just cut around the entire flower and separated the bud and budding rose from the big one then popped dot the big rose. 

I bought these cute little heart charms that say "Hand Made with Love" but didn't have the baker's twine everyone is using these days... so I just used that skinny ribbon I got on sale from Michael's (a long time ago)

Here's where I popped dotted that rose

Well my friends, I hope you like my cards. 

Until later... (last minute working on my hubby's Father's Day card)

Have a good one.

Katya Bess

50th Birthday Card

Good morning everyone,

Been missing from my own blogspot but I have been creating :)

I've also been busy buying stamps from eBay - Some where good deals and I have to admit some not so much (at least not for my liking but I loved the stamps) I need to stop before I use up all of my spare change. 

This card is made with a Rubber Stampede: Rose A1670G 

The Sentiment is from Netty's Cards: 50th Birthday

http://nettyscards.blogspot.com/2011/04/patsy-beachtime-and-lots-of-freebies.html

Materials used

 Then

 I learned this from watching YouTube videos I saw about 3 of them... lol

 Here's what you get 

 Closed the blinds and turned on artificial lights so you can see the shimmer from my 

Sakura gelly roll Stardust Clear pen

Lights off and back to natural light...

Thanks for stopping by.

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