7 Kids Crafts: Hello Spring

Hello Everyone!

Hoping that you are home safe, healthy and getting crafty.

Here are the two cards that I worked on this weekend with the same stamp, dies, and paper line.
These new The Greeting Farm stamps are available at 7 Kids Craft Store as well as other The Greeting Farm stamps and dies. The paper is by Doodlebug Designs called Hello. As you can see, I designed both cards the same way but depending on the color value and hue the card can look different.

I hope you like both cards

and enjoy a little social distancing. 

Don't forget there are weekly live videos 

and ATC swaps going on.

Also, catch special sales or promotions at:

7 Kids Create! Facebook group

Thank you so much for visiting.

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Puppy Love Instagram Hop

Hello Everyone!

Today, 7 Kids Crafts kicks off it's very first Instagram Hop!!! Our wonderful and talented Design Team at 7 Kids have each created a special card for the event featuring the Sweet November "Puppy Love" release.

To participate,  visit each team members Instagram account, leave a comment on their post. When you're finished head to @7KidsCraftStore and leave a comment on their post that you completed the Hop!

You have until 2pm MTN on Wednesday Feb 19th to comment. One random winner will win a $20 gift card to the store!

Without further ado, our design team members are:

Amy Young @Amyyoungforever

Beata June @Craftybee34

Bonnie Kohane @grandmabonnie2 

Danni Bindel @dannisdreams 

Janice Wilson @jwilson809 

Jenn DuBell @jenngarydubell 

Katya Bess @SnappyKatty

Kerys Sharrock @craftybritmama 

Marcia Caradinta @thefrolickingfairy 

Monica Edwards @monicascrapstreasure 

7 Kids Craft Store @7KidsCraftStore

Let's get Hoppin!

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For my card, I used several Sweet November Digital Stamps. I colored the entire image

with Copic markers. The sentiment is from The Greeting Farm and inked it with the Versafine Clair. I had so much fun creating this scene of the little friends taking their pups out for a walk at the city park. I think it's so cute! 

Coco and Pebble

Ben and Jerry

City Park - Background Builder

Don't forget that there is also a sale going on 23% off today only, there are some exceptions - 

Use the code: LOVE

Thank you for stopping by,

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Annie and Sandy

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are having a lovely day. Here I'm sharing a card with the latest Sweet November Stamps release, this digital stamp is called: Coco and Pebble. The sentiment is from Penny Black Stamps.

When I first saw this image I was inspired by the hair and I had a few ideas in mind for her. One of the scenes I wanted to re-create was one from the 1982 movie called Annie. In the scene Annie beats up on some boys messing with a street dog, later they end up being great pals and she names him Sandy. I love that after rescuing him she says that she only did what any decent human being would have done. I resonate with that scene because I dislike when injustices are happening and nothing gets done. Another reason I like this scene was that all of the pets I've ever owned have been rescued from the street... oh yeah and the part that she sucker punches that one boy- that was too funny. hehe

Sweet November Stamps -Cocoa and Pebble

Don't look too closely at the alleyway... 

I just wanted to fill the scene with color and show where

the event took place. I also drew the garbage can, the wood pallet,

the food cans (that the boys had tied to Sandy's tail.)

Colored up the entire image with 

Copic markers. 

Another this I wanted to mention is that there are

new clear stamps and dies released at 

7 Kids Crafts

Don't forget to participate all month long with this new Sweet November release.

Everyone who participates this month will get an exclusive Tot 
next month or you could possibly win all of next month's release as well.

Also, catch special sales or promotions going on at:

7 Kids Create! Facebook group

Thank you so much for visiting.

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Journaling Mochi Girl

Hello Everyone!

Hoping you've had a lovely day. Just sharing the card I created using this lovely Journaling Mochi Girl by StampingBella. I love how serene she looks journaling in her lovely and feminine space. The sentiment set is also from StampingBella and it's called Mochi Girl Sentiment Set eb938 that I stamped with VersaFine Clair Tulip Red. I loved framing her space by fussy cutting papers by Mintay Papers called Love Letters. It's a new brand that Kelly is carrying in the store so there are lots to chose from. For a slightly more vintage effect I distressed some of the edges of the Mintay Papers that I fussy cut.

Here's the card. :D

Journaling Mochi Girl + Mochi Girl Sentiment Set eb938 

byStampingBella. 

Mintay Papers  Love Letters

Copic markers used:

E000, E21, E11, BV01, R11, R20

R14, E24, R02, E04

E79, E57, E77

E40, BG10, BG72

I hope you get a chance to grab some of the items in the shop,

there are plenty different styles to choose from. 

Don't forget to participate all month long with this new Sweet November release.

Everyone who participates this month will get an exclusive Tot 
next month or you could possibly win all of next month's release as well.

Also, catch special sales or promotions going on at:

7 Kids Create! Facebook group

Thank you so much for visiting.

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Anything Goes ATC Jan 2020

Hello Everyone,


Hoping all is well and that you are getting artsy and crafty. These are the Artist Trading Cards I started a while ago and just had them unfinished. I was delighted to read that 7 Kids Crafts was going to have an "Anything Goes" theme so I happily finished them up. Oh what a happy feeling to finish up old projects. The little Lavinia door stamp is called Fairy Door Large. I also use other small stamps from The Greeting Farm, C.C. Designs and from Studio Light to add to the scene or background. The little fairy inside is a vault image from Sweet November that I shrank to fit inside of the little fairy door.

Lavinia - Fairy Door Large

Lavinia - Fairy Orbs

Lavinia - Lavender

All of the little doors open and close to reveal a little Sweet November fairy. 

I am sure you can try it out with one of the tiny Lavinia stamps but I don't have any 

that are really small.

I hope you like these Artist Trading Cards.

I am so excited to see which ones I get back. :D 

Don't forget to participate all month long with this new release.

Everyone who participates this month will get an exclusive Tot 
next month or you could possibly win all of next month's release as well.

Also, catch special sales or promotions going on at:

7 Kids Create! Facebook group

Thank you so much for visiting.

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: Love Letters

Hello Everyone!

I've been having so much fun with The Greeting Farm stamps and Doodlebug Designs papers and Odds & Ends. This The Greeting Farm stamp is called: Miss Anya Samoyed and the Doodlebug Designs are from the Love Notes collection. The Mama Elephant die is called FT- Artist Mat 


I'm loving that I can use these papers plus the odd & ends for Valentine's, thinking of you, but also Spring or any time type of card that is cheerful and fun. I colored her up with Copic markers and I wanted her outfit and hair to match the little envelopes on the paper.

The Greeting Farm: Miss Anya Samoyed

Doodlebug Designs: Love Notes

Mama Elephant: FT- Artist Mat die

I hope you liked my card.

Don't forget to participate all month long with this new release.

Everyone who participates this month will get an exclusive Tot 
next month or you could possibly win all of next month's release as well.

Also, catch special sales or promotions going on at:

7 Kids Create! Facebook group

Thank you so much for visiting.

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: stylin' Miss Anya Buckles

Hello Everyone!

I hope all is well. Just wanted to share the card I created with one of the images I colored on this past Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day over at 7 Kids Customer's Create! Facebook page. This stamp set is by The Greeting Farm and it's called Miss Anya Buckles. Because of MLK Day and Black History month approaching I wanted to color someone of African Decent and create these braids. I like to see more variations in coloring skin and hair. 

The cutting dies are from Avery Elle and the background inks are Distress Oxides.

Miss Anya Buckles

YouTube process video

Don't forget to participate all month long with this new release.

Everyone who participates this month will get an exclusive Tot 
next month or you could possibly win all of next month's release as well.

Also, catch special sales or promotions going on at:

7 Kids Create! Facebook group

Thank you so much for visiting.

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: I Heart U Anya

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all doing well. With this card I was thinking of all of the flowers that are given at this time, especially roses. I got this Doodlebug Designs paper at 7 Kids Crafts store from the Love Notes collections. This collection works well with Valentine's theme, Spring, Birthday or other occasions- they are some really pretty papers to work with. The stamp is from The Greeting Farm called I Heart U Anya that I've had since last year and I don't think I colored her up until now. You know when you get stamps that you have to have?! LOL Well it was definitely time to color her. Then I ordered some dies, one is called Love You also from The Greeting Farm and a new company in the store called Poppystamps by Memory Box, the die I got is called Whittle Birds. These cute birds are the perfect size to pair with I Heart U Anya and they didn't even need to be colored...

Copic markers used:

W9, W7, W5

N0, N4,

R27, R17, R05, R30

RV55, RV52

E0000, E000, E01, E11, R21, R20

G05, G16

I hope you liked the card
and I hope that you can grab some 

Doodlebug Designs papers + embellishments,  The Greeting Farm stamps + dies,
and some Poppystamps dies

Don't forget to participate all month long with this new release.

Everyone who participates this month will get an exclusive Tot 
next month or you could possibly win all of next month's release as well.

Also, catch special sales or promotions going on at:

7 Kids Create! Facebook group

Thank you so much for visiting.

Katya Bess

Wish You A Beautiful Day

Hello Everyone!

I had so much fun trying Kathy Racoosin's Coloring Challenge Road Trip (online edition.) Some techniques I've already done just by the number of years playing with these mediums and some were new. I tried to follow her instruction as much as possible and I love what I came up with in the end. The stamp I used is from Waffle Flower Crafts called Peony Bouquet, which I've been hoarding for a while but I had courage to stamp it out because of Kathy's suggestions in being fearless.

Day: One

Waffle Flower Crafts: Peony Bouquet.

Copic markers used:

YR00, Y35, R14, Y21

BG34, BG72

G07, G09

Copic Multiner: Black 0.1

to line the areas that didn't get inked as much. 

Polychromos used:

 Dark Chrome Yellow, Rose Carmine,

Middle Cadmium Red, Deep Cobalt Green,

Walnut Brown

Distress Oxide:
Chipped Sapphire,  Cracked Pistachio

Thank you for stopping by,

Katya Bess

7 Kids Crafts: I love you in so many ways

Hello Crafty Friends!


Today I'm sharing a card made with two sets from the latest Penny Black Inc release, make sure to grab some of these cute stamps sets at 7 Kids Crafts Store while supplies last. For this somewhat simple card I used: Penny Black Inc: Take Me Away and Penny Black Inc: Love Language.

To color these cute bears that are floating away via balloons I first used a Spectrum Noirs as a base and then added shading details with color pencils. I wanted the teddy bears to sort of represent my hubby and I so I made one dark brown and one lighter brown.

Penny Black Inc: 

Take Me Away and Love Language

I used both Polychromos and Prismacolor pencils.

Polychromos: 

Burnt Umber, Caput Mortuum, Black, Burnt Ochre, Dark Red,

Fhuchsia, Rose Carmine, Cold Grey VI 

the sky was done lightly with Light Ultramarine

Prismacolor: 

Sienna Brown

Uni-ball Signo White Angelic

Although I stamped my sentiment with my Misti I did not realize that my ink was kind of dry and attempted to go over it several times but my image shifted and had to go over the font with a gel pen.

I hope you like the card even though I messed it up with how my sentiment came out. 

Don't forget to participate all month long with this new release.
Everyone who participates this month will get an exclusive Tot 
next month or you could possibly win all of next month's release as well.

Also, catch special sales or promotions going on at:

7 Kids Create! Facebook group

Thank you so much for visiting.

Katya Bess