My Pink Stamper's NSD Challenge # 1

 National Scrapbook Day Challenge #1

http://www.mypinkstamper.com/2011/05/national-scrapbook-day-challenge-1.html

Hi Everyone,

Well I started this as soon as the challenge began but had technical problems and dealing with my kids all of us who have kids know how it's like. lol.

well here is my cupcake card. 

I used:

The cupcake from Once Upon a Princess cartridge.

Cuttlebug embossing folder from the Once Upon a Princess set I used the cupcakes one.

For face I used one from the PK-641 Princess Faces 1 1/8th from Peachy Keen Stamps

The sentiment is the Clear Design Birthday Message from Hero Arts

inside I wasn't trying to be fancy just used a piece of scrap I had that was big enough to emboss an extra cupcake then i dabbed a little bit of color on it to pop a little more

The back.

It's a combination of me not having a good stamping technique and not inking my stamp correctly...

Thank you for visiting.

Crafty hugs,

Katya Bess

Thank You Cards

Hi Everyone,

These are some thank you cards I worked on this week. Hope you like them.

 The inside

I used a butterfly from Once Upon a Princess

the rounded rectangle from Once Upon a Princess

Cuttlebug folder

Thanks for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs,

Katya Bess

My Husband's Birthday Card - Hot Tub Love

Hello Everyone,

Just wanted to show the card I made for my husband's birthday ( yesterday 4/18). This is my original design I call it "Hot Tub Love." I used 2 stamps from Peachy Keen Stamps PK-660 Laughy Taffy Face Assortment but for "my hubby doll" I added the beard and goatee and made the eyebrows a little bushier like his :) The dolls are are from Paper Doll Dress Up Cart but the faces were too round for our facial shapes... just snipped a little off the cheeks. The Card actually opens and I have a birthday poem for him inside. Hope you liked the card. My hubbt thought it was funny. It was fun making it because he loves getting into his hot tub and it's usually our alone time when the kids are sleeping... (shhh.... don't tell nobody  )

Thanks for stopping by,

Katya Bess

Akeelah's Birthday Card from Jade

Hi Everyone,

Just here getting ready for a birthday party. I procrastinated for a couple of weeks to make this card. Finally I made it just had it all planned out a few days ago on my Gypsy. My daughter Jade has a little friend named Akeelah who is turning 4 years today. (Happy Birthday Akeelah! So is one of my brother's birthday, his name is Carlos turning 26 today- Happy birthday bro!) I made all of the cuts with Once Upon a Princess cartridge - no mixing up carts today lol wanted to keep it sweet and simple but still cute for a little girl. My daughter picked all of the colors and we both know that her and her friend are into Princess and the Frog's, Tiana, so we chose her princess dress to be "green." The inside (not pictured) there is a personal message from Jade.  Hope you like it! 

Thank you for visiting.

Thank You Cards

Hello Everyone,

I decided to make Thank you cards... and will be working on more... you could never have enough "Thank you" cards.

Working on Magnolia 3D Flower embellishments

Hello Everyone,

Pretty day today but didn't go outside.... blah... had to exercise then do house work and when I took a break from housework I decided to make embellishments for some future cards. I decided to make some Magnolia flowers, looked in my gypsy loaded carts and didn't see anything like a magnolia.... so I googled magnolia flower and magnolia leaves and there are a few different varieties but most look similar. 

Leaves are from Gypsy Wandering and so its the main flower I welded leaves on to the flower petals for the pointed look. The smallest petals are just leave that I hid part of their inner design and distorted the shape then welded them into a flower petals-like shape. The stamen is just cut into slits the glue rolled them with Zip Dry.

Thank you for visiting.

Cardz TV Bunny Week Challenge

Hello everyone,

My take on the bunny card. I used the Hello Kitty Greetings cart. I didn't have any carts with eggs so I had to improvise and use ovals as eggs and used glitter cardstock. Grass is from Paper Doll Dress Up. The basket is from Create a Critter Cart. I drew on some faux stitching to give it a more complete look. The Spanish sentiment "Feliz Domingo de Pascua" means "Happy Easter Sunday." The font I used is Giddyup std and size 23.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks Mary for the opportunity.

Let's Face it Friday - Flower Power {Challenge 12}

Hello everyone!

When I first read and saw the challenge... I was thinking I have nothing "different" to post. Then the next day it hit me... when I was a little kid growing up in the 90's I remember I had at least two "Musical Flowers" (I think that's what they're called) they danced and they had a guitar and they wiggled kind of funny playing whatever music it was I don't remember the music though. I remember having a happy faced one and the other one had sunglasses on. I guess I'll do another one with sunglasses another day. The flower petals are from the Forever Young Cricut Cart, the face from PK-641 Princess Faces, the musical notes from Elmo's Party Cricut Cart, the pot from Walk in My Garden Cricut Cart., the guitar from Paper Doll for Every day, the leaves from Wild Card Cricut Cart... just that I customized them, the flower stem is actually a water hose that I welded with the leaves to make it look wiggly to show movement.

That's a close up of how the petals look.

I actually completed the card on Wednesday but just now posting it. Sorry.

This card will be for my mom- the one who got me those musical flowers. LOL. I hope she likes it and I hope you gals and guys like it too.

Best Wishes.

Breast Cancer "Hi" Card

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for not posting anything in a long time. I have been "stalking" blogs or viewing vids instead of creating... I have done some cards (very few) but I hadn't posted them. I'll start with this one. On March 1st of this year my Grandma-in-law had her second breast cancer surgery and I decided to make her a card. I used my daughter Jade's hand again as a stamp. I used pink for the Breast Awareness. Simple card using "Walk in My Garden" flowers and I don't have many fonts besides the one on "Gypsy Font" part of the preloaded Gypsy carts.

It was just a Hi card and to hoping she got well soon from the breast cancer surgery. 

Hope you liked it. Thanks for visiting.

My entry for Peachy Keen Stamps

Hello Everyone, Hope all is well regardless the weather elsewhere in the country. Hope that just means more time for art & crafts ;) and more time spent with family :)
from the site:
*** Peachy Keen Stamps :: Sketch Challenge 44 w/a Twist

THE CHALLENGE

Create a card or layout based on the SKETCH provided
TWIST
Use a monochromatic color scheme 

What exactly is monochromatic? Using tints and shades of the same color. (i.e. if you choose "red", you must use red, pink, light pink, medium pink, etc.) Black and white will also be allowed! C'mon, it will be fun and SUCH a challenge! ****

So here's my take on it.

 A baby card, 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'

The finished card

babies in blankets like in the nursery ready to go home

two blankets hand drawn stitching and the other two I used the Cuttlebug and lightly penciled in some color for added monochromatic effect. I also added rolled up pieces of cardstock I was planning to throw away anyway for cushion. I added some glue for the illusion of the babies bodies under their blankets.

The star decorated with Stickles and the black background for a night sky with small drawn stars and a Stickle drop in the in middle.

Thank you for visiting my page. 

Your comments and tips are welcome.