Good Times!!

Another throw back to cards from the beginning. The card and all the flowers were designed on my favorite tool, my handy dandy cricut!! Very fun.

Have a great day and keep crafting!!

365 Challenge - Sketches!

365 Challenge: #55 Super Sketchy Sunday Here is the sketch I based this card on! And here is the result!! For: This was a Father's Day card for my Grandfather. It went over rather well. :)

Materials: Paper is green stripe by recollections, green sticker and one blank card by Recollections.

Have a great day, and keep crafting!!

Yummy Cupcakes

365 Challenge: #53, Ad Inspired

Here is the picture used to inspire this card.

For: My Cousins birthday!! It went with a fun present of things to help her out in her new dorm room.

Materials: Paper by Recollections -"Light Pink Dots"; Stickers -"Sweet" by DCVW

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 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!

Fierce Kitty

Day 7's challenge is a crack up. It is inspired by the word "fierce". I had a great time making the card, and then I ended up with the perfect picture.

Such a blast!! Felix curled up, and posed so perfectly!!!

Have a great day 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!

Day 19- Crush Crush Crush

This weekend was jam packed! And really nice. Unfortunetly though, I fell behind on my card challenges. So I'll be posting the weekends challenges today. I'm still splitting them into seperate posts, just because it's easier to post to the 365 site that way. Here is the link for the challenge:

http://365cards.blogspot.com/2011/03/day-19-imagine-this-crush.html

The idea was to create something that wasn't a love card, but a card about a crush. I went for a spring-feeling card that simply said you and me, instead of suggesting love. I was really happy with the result. I have had this paper by sei cut out for a while, and was unsure what to do with it. The sticker by me and my big ideas (another gift from hubby) was the perfect finishing touch.

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!

365 Cards

Today I discovered a challenge called 365 cards. It is a daily card challenge that seems like a lot of fun. It's only 13 days in, so I'm not too far behind. I will jump in where they are, and try to catch up with the other ones as I go. I'm really looking forward to this, I think a challenge is just what I need. Many of these cards will be up fo sale on Kitkat Cards, so keep an eye out!! I can't wait! Later today I will post the first challenge!

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