Emily's Very Merry Birthday Blog Hop

Hello Everyone,

Back at it again with these cards.... gotta get them out while the mojo is still there right? LOL
Well I had loads of fun coloring this image that Betty graciously let us have as long as we had it ready for Emily Shroom's birthday! She's from the Land of Down Under and is visiting the USA and as far I know she's been having a blast...  A bunch of us have a wonderful birthday surprise for her and we hope that she enjoys it as much as we enjoyed creating these for her.

If you are coming from the awesome crafty mama, Mrs. Summer Painter, then you're in the right place. If not check down below for the full list of the blog hop. Next is SBS' very own Tuesday Solo Colorist Erin.

Well here is my card. 

Will post the link to this digi as soon as it's put on to the shop.
but you can check out the store here and you might find other cool stuff while we wait :)
http://simplybstamps.net/category/new.htm

 Colored with Copic markers.

I used paper all designer papers from Crafty Secrets.

The plain paper are all Recollections.

The doily die is from My Creative Time.

the little tea cup is my own hand drawing trying make a match for Betty's Teapot. LOL

 I originally had just cut the image into a square. I've been trying to not fussy cut some images to see

if it helps me speed along since I'm a slow colorer but it was just too too too much white.... it 

would have worked out if I wanted it to be a CAS card but it just wasn't the look I was going for and

it was making feel a little weird about it... 

so I went mad on coloring then doodling the entire background. So there to me 

it finally felt more like something out of Alice in Wonderland since I'm lacking the 

papers for that theme. 

 That is the back of the card. LOL I would never do that but it was

just too funny to pass up that stamp set. 

Here is the blog hop list:

Simply Betty Stamps Blog
Corinne Irene
Tanja
Lisa N
Lisa H
Louise
Summer
You are here Katya
Erin
Wendy
Sheri

Thank you for stopping by.

Katya Bess

I will enter these challenges:

http://treasuredtimesrubberstampschallenges.blogspot.com/2014/10/challenge-26.html

Anything Goes

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/2014/10/whimsy-stamps-new-digital-release-and.html
Anything Goes

TTHP DT: Stitchy Bear wood eld snow globe

Hello Everyone!

Hope you're having a happy Monday. Today I'm showcasing a shaped card for TTPH's 62nd Blog Challenge. WOW!

I been pretty busy but still trying to cut in some time for crafting... literally... I'll explain. Ha!

So since I've been a little under the weather and not enough hours to complete certain tasks I've been trying to find ways to cut in some time. So I didn't have time to set up my Cricut... cause it's boxed for the moment and I put away my Silhouette wires. My hubby and I have been moving things around the house and getting rid of stuff.... don't worry my crafty stuff isn't going anywhere. LOL So besides that I was low on time and that I'm a little bit lazy at times.... I decided to hand cut my snow globe card. Yup, I centered my largest circle Spellbinder on an A2 card and traced lightly with a pencil on the outer part. For my image I lightly as well traced but on the inner part of the circle without tracing over the feet. For the blue layer I actually used my Cuttlebug because I already had it next to my desk and I still needed an in between layer. For the Snowflakes I used two Martha Stewart punches that came as set and I rarely use them as corner punch or a border punch. I always use them solely for the snowflakes what a shame right? LOL So that was it and it didn't take long. What took longer was trying to make a nice bow... which I still feel that I failed miserably. I'm not used to working with that type of ribbon- it's a little harder to manipulate and it's a little thicker than I'm used to.

Okay so enough chatter... Here is my card.

I colored the image with Copic markers. 

I lightly used some drying Colorbox inks to shade around the edges

then I added dots light dots to the background and drew in some snow mounds.

I colored in some white snow with my Sharpie extra fine point paint pen for white snow

and with my Sakura gellyroll for the shimmer

Wasn't too bad and it didn't take me too long. 

The longest part was the coloring and then trying to fix the box.

Well, I hope you can join us this week at

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/

Make a shaped card and make sure that you're only entering to 10 challenges for your card to be considered for a prize. 

Thank you to Stitchy Bear Stamps 

for sponsoring our DT this week. :)

Thank you for visiting.

Katya Bess

I'll be entering my card at:

Happy Birthday Wendy!

Good morning Everyone!

Hope you all are having a beautiful day. These days have been feeling a lot like a HOT HOT summer and nothing at all like Autumn.... only the first few days then it went back to full blast summer. Which is nice and all but out state needs some rain. Ha! California I tell ya.

So It's my crafty friend's birthday. Happy birthday Wendy B. (It was yesterday but showing you all the card today.) When I think about Wendy I always think super creative, fun and adventurous or when she laughs even if it's only typing online like Facebook... she giggles or laughs with a snort. LOL

Heehee...

You can find Siren Rio digi here http://simplybstamps.net/item_1945/Siren-Rio-Digi.htm
I can't believe that I had it like maybe over a year and I hadn't even colored her up. #CrafterProblems

Well here is my card.

I colored her with Copic Markers and pencils

 I added Glossy Accents to some of the tips of her hair so it appears to be wet especially since 

I saw a water drop as part of the digi. 

I made the pearls stand out a bit by using Viva Decor Pearl Pen

Well That is all folks. I hope that you like it and I really hope that Wendy likes it too.

Thank you for visiting,

Katya Bess

I will be adding this card to these challenges:

http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/challenge-6-and-new-design-team.html
Anything Goes

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/challenge-28-sad-farewell-to-crafty.html

Anything Goes

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

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/2014/10/whimsy-stamps-new-digital-release-and.html
Anything Goes

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

Happy Blessings w TGF

Hello Everyone!

As many of you know Autumn just begun and it's the time of the year when I'm trying to think of Thank you cards, Christmas cards or anything of the sort. LOL Yes I'm a big time procrastinator.... sort of.

Well there is a color combo challenge going on at TGF and I've been wanting to work on more TGF cards but I've been working on DT stuff or family stuff. Finally I got chance to make on even when though I had stuff to do- just had to get this idea out of my head first.

For my card I used a rubber stamp called Wil Sprouts Gracie I don't remember if I got her from eBay or from TGF's Farmer's Market since I'm missing the little card that comes with the rubber stamp.

 I colored her up with Copic Markers.... my fave! 

slight side view so you can see it popped up. 

This is the Photo Inspiration from the TGF Blog

Sorry the blog is sort of short but I gotta go. 

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Katya Bess

I will be entering my card at:

http://thegreetingfarm.com/blog/?p=2163

Can use inspiration photo but not require. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/103832353026882/?ref=br_tf

Scrappin Stampers Monthly Challenge (Fall or Back to School)

http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/odbscl214-fall-inspired-week-1.html
Fall Inspired. I used the first photo colors/leaves. 

I Love You For Your Braaaains

Hey Everyone,

Hope everyone is having a good old time this weekend. Today I plan on catching up on a few projects. I finally finished a card that I had colored the image for like a week ago but the card base was just taking me forever. It was a fun project just the figuring out papers takes me a while. #cardmakerproblems

http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/ Released some new digis last week and Zombie Bday Betty; I just had to get her even though I'm not THAT into zombies. This was was rather pretty. LOL

So here's my card and I had to think Zombie Tattoo- or at least for the challenge.

 Here is my completed card. I was thinking tattoo lettering that I am able to write or really

that would take me too long. I really liked how my blood came out. 

I used both Copic and Sakura pens to create the blood.

The paper is mostly from DCWV: The Street Lace Stack. 

 This one shows the colors a lot closer to how it shows on the card. 

I took this picture outside while it was sunny. 

More of my own handwriting with random words that fit the image.

 And finally here is a shot of the side so you can sort of see the layers. 

I used the doubled sided adhesive foam to pop it up.

I had so much coloring this image like I just had nothing to do. LOL 

Very relaxing to color although my kids were going nuts 

and having their way in my living room and dining room.

I used this sketch from Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps challenge on Kit & Clowder FB group

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Katya Bess

I will be entering this card at:

http://simplybettystamps.blogspot.com/2014/09/we-are-family.html

Inspired by a New School Tattoo

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.556004887861118&type=1

See Sketch above

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.556000417861565&type=1

Recipe: include designer papers, flowers, and ribbon/lace somewhere in your project.

TSC DT: Sirena Wall Decor

Hello Everyone,


Stopping by with a project that I have been working on for a while and finally I was able to finish it and I have it all done to show off now. I've been working on it bits and pieces here and there to give it the attention it deserves. I think my coloring has even improved since I colored the mermaid a Whiiiiiile back lol.

Anyway, this was a mixed media project and I used Sirena as the main focus/image.
(click on link and it'll take you right to the shop.

I mostly have some old paintings, calendars random pictures of my family 

but nothing really scrapbook/crafty style on my walls so I created this wall hanging

for may crafting spot.
Have I ever said how much I love mermaids?
I sure hope Tamara can draw up some more for me to color.... yea!!!
So the colored area measures 9"x6"
not too big but not tiny that it will be swallowed by everything else on the wall. LOL 

 I used all sorts of mediums to create this scene.

mermaid digi stamp: The Stamping Chef's Sirena

Chocolate Baroque rubber stamps: Something Fishy

Sentiment Rubber Stamp: Live In The Sun

I used a Color Catcher  my online crafty buddy Tanja sent me in swap

Stampendous! Frantage embossing enamel

Caran D'Ache Supracolor II watersoluable pencils

Copic Markers

Like 3 different Glimmer Mist Sprays from The Stamp Room

Copic Multi-Liner

Watercolor paper

Eyelets

 The photos do not show very well but it's actually very shimmery.

Thanks for stopping by.

Check out the TSC Recipes on FB
The FB group is loads of fun and every now and then Tamara throws in a freebie, 
random digi naming, random drawings, contests or giveaways and much more. :P

I hope you can join in some fun and enter your linky at

The Stamping Chef Challenges

Everyone is welcome and 

Every week is always Anything Goes! 

Again thanks for visiting,

Katya Bess

I'll be entering my project at:

http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.com/2014/09/fan-tastic-tuesday-challenge-53.html

It's rectangle and it has at least two shades of blue

http://inkychicks.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/challenge-38-anything-goes-and.html

Anything Goes

http://kleurenmetpotloden.blogspot.nl/p/challenge_16.html
Use color pencils. I used prismacolor pencils and Caran D'ache watersoluble pencils

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/challenge-36.html
Anything Goes

http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/challenge-5-and-dt-call.html
Anything Goes

TTPH DT: Kenny K Teacher Card

Hello Crafty Peeps!


Trying to unwind from a crazy week.... still have loads to do but still grateful for everything.

This week at Through The Purple Haze Challenges blog is ANYTHING GOES with an option to use Wood or Chipboard and our Sponsor this week is Kenny K Woohoo!

So I was assigned this image called Sexy Teacher. The image is super cute but I don't know any sexy teachers LOL and if I did I would feel weird giving them a sexy card. LOL So I hope I don't offend Kenny him in anyway but I had to add a paper skirt on top of the image so I am able to USE this card for my son's Kindergarten teacher. She wears big colorful skirts all of the time. I showed my son my card and he told me, "I told you my teacher loves purple!" LOL I said, "Well you can make her a card using lots of purple." LOL I was asking if he liked it and what he thought but I guess he TOLD ME.... Ha! Anyway on to my card.

Okay, I do NOT have chipboard and the wood veneer that I do have are bikes. LOL It was 

an optional twist. I used paper with pencils.... but I hope you like it anyway.

 I colored my Teacher with Copic Markers. 

The papers are from Me & My Big Ideas and it's called Off To School.

The dies and sentiment stamps are from My Creative Time.

That's all folks!

Make sure you join Team B this week at 

TTPH by linking some cards. 

Make sure that if you want to be counted for the drawing for the prize that you only have 10 entries ladies and gents. 

Through The Purple Haze Challenges

Thank you for visiting,

Katya Bess

I will be entering this card at.
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
Anything Goes

http://treasuredtimesrubberstampschallenges.blogspot.com/2014/09/challenge-24.html

Anything Goes


http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/challenge-5-and-dt-call.html
Anything Goes

https://www.facebook.com/groups/103832353026882/
Scrappin' Stampers Facebook page Monthly challenge Fall/Autumn or Back to School

TSC DT: Dear Credit Card

Hello Everyone!


Today, I start showcasing as Design Team member at http://thestampingchef.com/Challenges/ I feel very grateful that they even considered me to be in the team.

Tamara's  digis (the owner) at http://thestampingchef.com/Shop/ are usually funny, always quirky and smexy :P Her images have always been a real treat to color.

Today I am showcasing, Stacey Spectacular (click and the link and it'll take you right to her at the shop)

I used Copic markers to color this image. I used 3D  very thick stickers from the Paper House to embellish and give my card dimension.  The cardstock is from recollections and the design

paper is from  Me and My Big ideas. 

I hope you can read the writing... I should of typed it.... but I'll do that the next time. It says:

Dear Credit Card

I love you!

'Til debt

do us part.

Sincerely,

Miss Shopaholic

I thought it was pretty funny and fit well with the image.


I used Glossy Accents for her glass area and on her eye glass frame.

Here you can see the dimension of the 3D stickers.

By the way Tamara also offers custom watermarks and you can find them here:
http://thestampingchef.com/Shop/downloads/custom-watermark/

I hope you liked what I had to show. 

Make sure to enter The Stamping Chef's Challenge #45

As always it's Anything Goes!

Thanks for visiting,

Katya Bess

I'll be entering my card at.

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2014/09/anything-goes.html
Anything Goes

http://craftingattheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/challenge-5-and-dt-call.html
Anything Goes

TTPH DT: Fairy in the Wilderness

Hello Everyone!

Hope you ALL are having a great weekend. For everyone here in the USA, Happy Labor Day

My husband and I are on a mini getaway in Mammoth Lakes, CA just past Yosemite National Forest. We are here for a our friends Matt and Farm's wedding. It's so beautiful here.  Hubby forgot his laptop  so I can't upload any of those pictures yet. LOL

So this week we are showcasing images from Whoopsi Daisy. Mine is a little fairy girl with cupcakes.

I used all Copic markers to color my image.
Sometimes CAS is a little challenging for me but I gave it a go anyway with a card sketch I found online. I hope you like it.

Make sure to follow TTPH's Challenge  #57 this week. The theme is ANYTHING GOES. Again our sponsor is Whoopsidaisy Digis. Have fun :) 

Thanks for visiting,

Katya Bess