Fresh Sunday

Happy Sunday everyone. Hope your weekend is going well. I've been sick for the last five days and I finally feel better. Was down with a cold/sinus infection and it was not fun.

Anyhow, today we're celebrating my Mother-in-Law's birthday and it was the perfect chance to create one for her. The sketch from Freshly Made Sketches inspired to create.  Lots of beautiful inspiration from the Design Team.

For my card, I combined some new and retired items. Back in the day, Stampin' Up! used to offer stamp sets in Spanish.  While they are no longer offered, I kept most of the stamp sets. The Picture Perfect Party 6x6 DSP is perfect (LOL) for birthdays. Great variety and the colors are bright and cheerful. The balloon honeycomb embellishments are retired but there are currently in the annual catalog in new colors. The baker's twine is from the December 2017 Paper Pumpkin Kit. I realized after the fact that this card will not be easy to stuff into an envelope, but I'll make it work.  My MIL loves handmade greeting cards and displays several cards I've made for her in the past. Makes you feel good when people hold on to your creations. 

Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great Sunday and stay healthy. All the best. 

Fortunate Fresh Friday

Happy Friday Friends! Hope the new year is off to a great start for you.  Happy to be sharing more creations with you, I definitely want to create more this year and ultimately send out my cards. I decided to play along with the sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches and I still have lots of new stamps sets from the 2018 Occasions Catalog that I have not inked up yet-GASP!  I know right! Gotta ink up those stamp sets as quickly as possible, in my case, when inspiration hits.

When I saw the stamp set Fortunate to Know You, I knew I wanted it right away.  Not only because I love Asian food but the sentiments are cute and I have lots of ideas on what to create with it!  Plus, did you know 2018 is the Year of the Dog! Yes, it is. Lots of good things in store for us. 

So, both of my cards may look similar, but the only difference is I watercolored the second card a little more. Card base is Real Red, cardstock is Early Espresso and Crumb Cake. I embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder. The Real Red Cotton Ribbon is retired but I have so  much of it, great way to use it! 

Not much difference but I like the sketch layout and it can work for so many cards. Make sure you check out the creations at Freshly Made Sketches and hope you play along with them as well.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a Fortunate Friday! 

Until next time.

Happy 2018!

Hello Stampers! Happy New Year!  Can't believe it's already 2018. I definitely have some crafty goals for the new year, definitely creating more and sharing more.  If you're new to my blog, welcome!  I've been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator since 2010. This was the second time I had signed up to be demo and I still love it! I've been a part of Di's Country INKers since 2010 and she is an amazing leader.  Every month, we have a different blog hop theme and this month, the theme is new items from the 2018 Occasions Catalog or the 2018 Sale-a-Bration catalog.

For my creations today, I'm featuring the Picture Perfect 6x6 Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Catalog.  Before you continue scrolling down to see the images, let me just share that my creations for the blog hop this month are simple.  I share that because sometimes, as a demo, I think that all my creations should be perfect and so detailed and sometimes that stresses me out. Which really, that doesn't matter, as long as you took the time to create something and share with it others, that's all that matters.  So, since I'm always needing birthday cards, I decided to make simple cards, and showcase the paper, which this DSP is perfect for.

The sentiment for this card above is from the Stamp Set Beautiful Day. I'll showcase another card with that set later.

The coordinating colors of the DSP are Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Peekaboo Peach, Pool Party and Whisper White.

Isn't this card yummy!  Gotta love those sugar cookies and zero calories!  This sentiment is from the Lemon Zest stamp set. Love the photo and made it my focal point.

I instead decorated the inside of my card. I used the thick Whisper White cardstock as my base which works perfect for making several greeting cards.

Up next is my amazing friend Ellie! Can't wait to see what she creates!

If you get lost, don't worry, below are all the links to our blogs!  Stop by and share the love.

Di         http://www.stampingwithdi.com

Barb    http://www.beelinestamping.com

Kathya http://www.stampwithkathya.com (You are here)

Ellie     http://www.elstamper.blogspot.com

Mary   http://www.doggandponyshow.blogspot.com

Melissa http://www.stampinupwithmelissa.blogspot.com

Connie http://www.texasschoolmarm.com

Trisha  http://www.creativelystamping.blog/

Wishing you all the best for 2018!  May have a very crafty year. Thanks for stopping by. 

December Blog Hop

Hello Stampers and Friends!  Wow, it has been a long time since I've shared with you any new creations, so sorry about that. At least we are ending with a bang!  So glad to be participating in this blog hop with my fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators, which we are all part of Diana Gibbs's Country INKers team.  The theme this month is Christmas and New Years!  If you are just getting here, you just arrived from Mary's blog, wasn't her creation beautiful!

I used the stamp set called Christmas Sweaters from the 2017 Holiday Mini Catalog. Did you know that there is a National Ugly Christmas Sweater day? Yup, it's coming up, it'll be on Friday, December 15, 2017. But this stamp set is far from ugly, I think. The images are so cute! What about you, do you have an ugly sweater that you use during the holiday season? 

The stamp set with the cactus and the snowman made from sand and the sun burst, reminds of home-Arizona! Although I have't tried making a snowman out of sand yet...nor put lights on a cactus, although it does look pretty. 

This set is perfect for coloring. I used the watercolor pencils and the watercolor brushes. 

Up next is Nita! Can't wait to see what amazing creations she has in store for us!  

If you get lost, don't worry, below are the links to everyone's blog.

Di         http://www.stampingwithdi.com

Barb    http://www.beelinestamping.com

Ellie     http://www.elstamper.blogspot.com

Mary   http://www.doggandponyshow.blogspot.com

Kathya http://www.stampwithkathya.com (You are here) 

Nita     http://www.reddoorpapercrafters.blogspot.com

Trisha  http://www.creativelystamping.blog

Thanks for stopping by today!  Happy Holidays and all the best for a great holiday season. Until next time. 

New Holiday Catalog Bundle

Hello Stampers! Hope your weekend is going well. I spent some time creating using a new bundle from the upcoming 2017 Holiday Catalog. The bundle is called Seasonal Chums and it comes with coordinating framelits.  So cute.

I was inspired by the sketch over at the Paper Craft Crew, haven't had a chance to play with them in a long time so I was happy I still had time to play along. Check them out if you can.

This was my second creation with this set, the cute little snowman. I was inspired by the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.  Another fun blog challenge to play along with, check them out too! 

Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great week. 

Happy Birthday Friday

Hello Friends. Today is Frida Kahlo's birthday! She was born on July 6, 1907. She is an amazing artist and was well ahead of her time.  In her honor I created a birthday card, using the technique for a pop-up with alphabet dies. Took me a while to get this technique down and I love the way it turned out.  Can't wait to do it again.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have an awesome day.

Lemon Zest

Happy Tuesday Stampers!  Hope your week is going well. Playing along with another fun blog challenge this week, this time, the Match the Sketch challenge. Another fun bundle from the new Stampin' Up! catalog is the Lemon Zest bundle, which comes with a coordinating punch. It comes in wood-mount or clear mount. The sentiments are so cute!  Plus, I love lemons and limes, I put both in just about everything! Any how, make sure you check the creations from the Designers over at Match the Sketch, lots of inspiration.

My color combinations are Lemon Lime Twist, Island Indigo, and Melon Mambo. Nice bold colors, hence why I decided to keep my card simple and let the colors pop out. Cool tip, the second largest circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits perfectly cuts out the round shape and gives it a nice detail. I stamped the limes onto Shimmery White card stock. The white banner is from the June Paper Pumpkin 2017 kit. The Melom Mambo DSP is from the retire Pop of Pink DSP collection.  Somehow I've used up all my Melom Mambo card stock, it is one of my favorite colors. Anyhow, can't wait to keep inking up this stamp set, got lots of ideas for it. 

Thanks for stopping by, hope the rest of your week goes well! Until next time!