Birthday Coffee!!

This card is one I made for my aunt for her birthday back in May. It is inspired by the 365 Challenge #58 - Subliminal Messaging

Materials: The paper is by jillibean called "pinch salt garlic" and the stickers are by Lifes Little Occasions. I also used a blank card by Reflections as a base.

Have a great day, and keep crafting!!!

Butterfly Friends

Good morning all! I hope you guys are having a happy Wednesday! This card is 365 Cards Challenge number 96.

This challenge starts with an ad from which you take your inspiration. This was the ad. Now I want a coke too. :-) I loved the butterflies. Here is my result!

(This picture was taken at Lithia Park while on vacation in Ashland, Oregon this summer. It makes for amazing shots!!)

Have a great day, and keep crafting!

Baby Cards

Hi all!! Sorry for the break, but I have been having technical difficulties. :-) Even now I'm posting from my phone, and I probably will be for a while, so if you all can bear with me while I muddle through this I would greatly appreciate it. Yesterday and today I finally got back to my cards, and had a marathon card making session. It felt so nice. I seriously sat down with 6 hours of Star Trek and went nuts. Dishes weren't touched, and neither was the laundry, dusting, filing or any other chore I had planned, but boy am I happy. And I had time to paint my nails with my daughter! It'll be a while before photos and everything are ready though, so today I thought I would give you all a sneak peak at what will soon be listed on etsy. These two were inspired by the RIDICULOUS amount of friends who announced pregnancies these last two months. I think I'm up to 6 pregos, two of whom are having twins. Its going to be baby shower paradise. Always good times. :-)

Have a great day, and keep crafting!

Quick Post

Here is the card I made today for my father-in-laws birthday. I've been making a lot of cards lately. Hoefully I'll have them all up for you soon! Until then, have a great day and keep crafting!

Baby Elephants

Still fixing up the craft area, it's getting close to finished, but since we're working on the rest of the house too, it's slow moving. School is coming to an end, and summer is quickly approaching, which for me means lots of free time, and lots of crafts with the little one. I can't wait to start posting those too!! Today's 365 challenge was to make a card that is asymmetrical. Inspired by a ADORABLE baby I saw at Virginia's gymnastics practice. With babies on the brain, I came up with this. The paper is by Renae's House, the sticker by DCWV and the blank card it's all on is by Recollections. I had a blast, as always, these challenges are so much fun. I haven't had many kitty pictures lately. We got a cat door for the balcony, and they have been spending most of their time laying in the sun watching the birds. hopefully I'll have more pictures soon! Have a great day, and keep crafting!

Super Sketch Week!! Yay!

Today on the challenge they announced a Seven Sketches Week!! I'm so excited. Sketches are my favorite kind of challenge. Here was todays sketch.

I actually took the sketch and flipped it around. It worked better for this paper. Here it is!

The paper is by BoBunny. The Love is spelt out in scrabble tiles that I picked up at a second hand store. The ribbon was a gift from another etsy artist. The newsprint flower is by Recollections and the strips are cut out from the same dictionary that I used in the last card. Had a lot of fun doing this one.

Have a great day, and keep crafting!

Unicorns

I've been getting a little swamped trying to catch up with all the cards I missed. I decided instead to take the route I did when I started this challenge, and post each days challenge as they come, and do the catch-up cards when I have extra time. So, on that note: here is todays challenge! Ok, well its actually yesterdays challenge, but todays wasn't posted yet when I sat to this. This challenge was to somehow use a mythical creature. I bought a dictionary recently that had been published in the 40's. I finally got to use it! I found several pages that had creatures that I thought would be cool, but when I found the unicorn one I got really excited. The picture was too perfect! The printed ribbon on the side is made by Jim Holtz and the believe quote is a sticker made by dcwv. I was very happy with this card!

(Foot note- 5/9/11) This was also Mothers Day card for my mom, who loved unicorns while we were growing up, and who fueled my belief in faieries, trollls, goblins, Santa Claus, unicorns, princesses, and happily ever after. Thanks Mom!

Happy 23!!!!

This is card 23 of the 365 card challenge! Here is the link!

http://bit.ly/gmxipX

The challenge was g, h, and i of the alphabet:

G- grossgrain

H-heart

I-ink

Here is what I came up with!

I think I went a little crazy with the ink.. but other than that, I like this card. The paper is from a 4.5x6.5 pad called Latte Matstack by DCWV. There are some really neat patterns in there. I'll be using it a lot. The stamps are called All You Need is Love by Inkadinkado. The stickers (yet another part of my V-day gift from Tony) are by Me and My Big Ideas. I'm heading out to the craft stores now. Have a great day all, and keep crafting!

Day 21-Laugh

Today's Card challenge was an abc challenge. The instructions were to use the three elements starting with the first three letters of the alphabet: A-Alphabet stickers or stamps B-Blue C-Circles Here is the link http://365cards.blogspot.com/2011/03/day-21-abcs-of-crafting-abc.html I had never seen a challenge like this. It was so goofy. I managed to get all three elements into the card. I may try to make a live and a love card as well. They would be a great combo set! Have a great day and keep crafting!

Baby Boys!

Todays challenge involved making 3 - 3x3 cards. I used paper and stickers left over from Sundays project. I ended up making 4 cards. I got a little excited. :) Here they are!

I'm looking for props to take better pictures for baby cards. When I have them done I'll post those too.

That's it for today! Have a great day and keep crafting!

Day 16 - Felix Warhol

Todays challenge took a little more thought then normal. The challenge was to take a piece of abstract art, and use it to make your card. The challenger (Kim from 365) made a beautiful butterfly card based on a Warhol painting. I decided to use another Warhol painting, taking my inspiration from this famous piece.

I took what is currently one of my favorite pictures of Felix:

and cropped it down to this.

The I edited on my handy dandy phone, changing the color and turning it into a comic drawing. Then I cut out the pictures and put them on a card I also made myself. This is the first card I have made using the computer, and I have to say it was a lot of fun. I may be doing more like these in the future. :)

Have a great day, and keep crafting!

Tweet Tweet!!

Spring is a wonderful time of year. Sun is shining, bees are buzzzing, and the birds are singing. Felix particularly likes the birds. He sits in the window and stares at them while making that clicking sound that uses during the hunt. :) In honor of spring I made some fantastic bird cards, and it was a perfect opportunity to make some birthday cards for friends whose birthdays fall in February and March. I started with these papers from the Birdwatching series by Recollections.

Wings Leaves

Flock

Birds of a Feather I cut apart the paper and merged them into these cards! These first two are presents for friends. This "Dance" card is for my dear friend Karene who is a fantastic dancer in her own right. We celebrated her birthday with a day in Santa Cruz, and a couple days later with a turtle cake!!

This card was for my friend Joanna's birthday back in February. We had a fantastic lunch all together to celebrate.

The rest of these are for sale on kitkatcards.etsy.com.

Laughing Blue Bird

Singing Green Bird

Dark Blue Bird Birthday Card

Kissing Birds Love Card

Free Bird Any Occasion Card

Chirping Bird Birthday Card

Talking Bird Birthday Card

Birthday Blue Bird

Orange Bird Birthday Card

Leafy Hello Card

Leafy Blue Bird Birthday Card

Blue Birds Laugh

Dancing Love Birds

Birthday Birds

I had a blast making these cards. This was the first time I had in a long time to sit and make a bunch of cards. It was really nice, and taking the pictures was so much fun.

Cat Corner

"Bird! Bird!" -Oscar and Felix "Is that another cat?"-Stilts

Have a great day and keep crafting!

Babies!!

Hello all! I found out this weekend that two of my friends had babies! One, (who lives in France,) had a beautiful baby boy, her first child. The other, a healthy baby girl, whose big brother was thrilled to see him. Since I have babies on the brain, I thought I would feature two of my baby cards that are already in my shop. Check them out!

No Greater Joy Than a Child's Happiness

Great for new parents! Black and white card has quote "There is no measure greater than this: the joy that came from a child's happiness." Card is blank inside. Every Star Baby Card

Beautiful hand crafted card for that special baby! Has the quote: "On the night you were born, every star, in every sky, Shone down in jealousy, at the twinkle in your eye." -Craig Castle Card is blank inside, so you can add your personal touch!

Cat Corner

Oscar is visiting!! Emmy was fixed and had to be isolated for 5 days, so Oscar came to stay with us. They all had a great time.

"Ok guys, Sit Stand Lean. Best game in the world. Let's go. Guys? Guys? Come on, it's a stupid bird. Play with me!"

- Stilts