Graphic 45 Magic of Oz Altered Spool Wreath

I have made yet another altered spool wreath using Graphic 45 Magic of Oz! This one is very special and I am SO excited to give it as a gift to my mom for Christmas.  There is going to be a SPECIAL treat hanging from a small altered house that I will stick in the center of the wreath when I present it to her! I will come back after tomorrow evening to tell you what that treat was! :)  Here are the photos:

I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did making it! :)

XoXo,

Katie

Engagement Card

As you can see from my blog I have been on a leave of abscence from crafting.  I have been so busy with work, travel and moving that I have not had the time to sit down and play. Well, my best friend just got engaged and I bought her this awesome book about local venues and services and I just HAD to make her a card to go with it all.  So here it is! I used the MFT sketch of the week sketch # MFTWSC139 to make this card!

It truly felt soo nice to be back at my desk creating! Be looking out for more of my creations very soon!! :)

XoXo~

Katie

SNSC 1 Year Anniversary Celebration

Hello Hoppers!
Welcome to Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.’s  1 Year Anniversary Celebration Blog Hop! We’re so excited you’re here!
This year quickly flew by and we can’t believe we already have a year’s experience under our belt! Boy, does time fly when you’re having fun! We hope our next years are as fun and this past year has been.

So, without further adieu, here is the project I've created:

I was totally inspired by Wendy at Bond Girl Bliss!! I saw her card on the MFT favorite finds post and LOVED it! So, here is my card:

To celebrate, we’ve got some fun in store for all of you... Be sure to hop along to ALL of our DT and GDT member’s blogs and be sure to leave a comment on every blog in order to qualify for a prize. All prizes were graciously donated by our fabulous sponsors. Be sure to show them some love as well and stop by their shops :)
** Please remember to leave your email address in your comments. This way, we can contact you if you win :)

MB's Treasurista- A $35 gift certificate from MB’s Treasurista to use in their shop http://mbtreasurista.com/

Karlas001- x2 Prize packages of laces and trims from Karlas001. Each prize pack’s value is $25.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/karlas001 

Diana McRae- A mixed piece (50) prize pack of wood veneers
PLUS a $10 gift certificate to use in her shop. Total prize pack value is $35.00.www.Photobucket.com/WoodVeneers

   

Lavish Laces- A mixed prize pack of laces, trims and flowers. Prize pack value is $40.

www.etsy.com/shop/lavishlaces

The Piece by Piece- A mixed prize pack of laces and trims. Prize pack value is $40.
www.etsy.com/shop/thepiecebypiece 

Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.- 3x Prizes of 3 digital images. Winners will be able to choose which images they’d like to receive.
www.sweetnothingsstampco.com

Here is the line up...
Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. 
Lina 
Katie <--- You are here!
Aliscia <--- Up Next :)
DeNetra 
Yvette 
Steph 
Archana 
Beverly 
Danni 
Ria 
Pattie
Jo 
Sharon  

Thank you so much to all of you who have supported us through our first year! We owe our success to all of you! We hope you’ll continue to support us and grow along with us! 

Thanks for hopping along with us!

xo The Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. Team <3

Sassy Sophie Card

Good evening!!! I wanted to share with you my latest creation using the Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. digi image Sassy Sophie! I just LOVE this image. It is a go to image for super adorable cards like the one I am sharing with you tonight. :) If you haven't picked up Sassy Sophie you can find her HERE!!! I do hope you love my card as much as I loved making it! :)

Thanks Loves!!!

~Katie

February SNSC DT Project

Hello there loves! I am super excited to say that I am BACK and designing for Sweet Nothings Stamp Co!!!  I wanted to show you my project for this month SNSC. Check out this super adorable new image!!! :) I love this Sophie and Lucky image!!!!! I made this super cute altered notebook. I used the new Bo Bunny Love Letters paper with I Am Roses embellishments and a Tim Holtz word key that says Journey! I hope you love what I made!

XoXo,

Katie

Autumn with Sophie

Hello there! I wanted to share a fall themed tag with you today made with the super adorable new Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. digi image Pumpkin Sophie! This is what Pumpkin Sophie looks like as an image:

SO CUTE! Here is the fall tag I made with Pumpkin Sophie:

Here is a close up of the colored image:

Close up of the fall leave cluster:

I hope you loved my project for Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. featuring Pumpkin Sophie! :)

XoXo,

Katie

Not Your Typical Wedding Card

Hey there! So, my cousin is having a St. Louis Cardinals themed wedding and I wanted to make her a super adorable card that had a baseball theme.  This was somewhat difficult because I wanted to fully embrace the baseball theme but still make it a "pretty" wedding card. So, tell me what you think. Did I accomplish my goal?!? I hope the newlyweds LOVE this card and can treasure it forever as not a typical wedding card! :)

Here it is:

The only patterend paper I used was the paper with the baseballs on it and I unfortunately do not know the brand for it. I colored the skin, hair and come clothing using my Copic markers. From MB's Treasurista I used the Maraschino and Charcoal Twinery Bakers Twine as well as the silver mesh bling around the "Baseball Field." 

Let me know what you think about this different style of wedding card! 

XoXo,

Katie

MBT Back to School Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the MB's Treasurista's Back to School Blog Hop.

This hop is a one day only hop so be sure to check out everyone's blogs for a chance to win. More details about that below! :) I can't wait to show you the adorable (at lease I think it's adorable) card I made.

Here it is:

The MB's Treasurista Products Used:

Sage Green Ruffled Satin Trim

Ivory Pearl Trim

Acrylic Wheat Spary-Orange

Twinery Bakers Twine- Carribean

Green Mesh Bling

Paper Collection:

We R Memory Keepers Hall Pass

Stamped Image:

The Greeting Farm- Simply Anya

There is a lot of hidden blog candy to be won and then grand prize is also hidden on one of the designers blogs so be sure to follow and comment on all the blogs! Here is what is up for grabs for the Grand Prize:

$20 gift certificate to the MB's Treasurista store!!!

*Must "like" the MBT Facebook page-FACEBOOK

*Must be a MBT blog follower and comment on the hop post -BLOG

*Must* Follow and Comment on all the designers blogs

I hope you LOVED my project! 

Please leave me a comment to tell me what you think! Next up is the ever so talented Deb! Please go show her some love.

Here is the entire line-up in case you get lost! :) 

Misty- http://mbtreasurista.blogspot.com 

Leslie- http://ScrapOfArtDesigns.blogspot.com 

Katie (ME)- http://memories2keepsakes.blogspot.com
Deb- http://www.craftytexaswoman.blogspot.com/

Kelly- http://walkelmol.blogspot.com/
Molly- http://iloveminialbums.blogspot.com/

Support the Girls....

October (which crazy enough is right around the corner) is National Breast Cancer Awareness month!  I love being able to support the cure for breast cancer any way I can as well as supporting and encouraging those whom have been affected by breast cancer. I wanted to make a card to show my support! So, here it is:

The paper collection I used was the Me & My Big Ideas breast cancer support paper stack! As soon as I saw this stack I just knew I had to buy it! I purchased both the 8X8 and the 12X12!! The stamp set is of course a MFT a la mode stamp set titled Fight Like a Girl. I colored her using my Copic markers and added some I am Roses as a corner embellishment. The round doily as well as the flags are also MFT die-namics. Can you tell I LOVE My Favorite Things?!?!?

Anyways, that is my share for the day! I hope this post inspires you to make a breast cancer support card for someone you love or maybe even a stranger. You have no idea how cards like these during tough times can really brighten an individuals day! :)

XoXo,

Katie

September Creative Challenge SNSC

Good Morning Fellow Crafters! I am so excited for you to be joining Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. and it’s very talented Design Team for our September Creative Challenge.

From now on, the 2nd Tuesday of every other month we will run a Creative Challenge. Some months the challenge may be a color palette to work with, other months it may be a theme or a layout. Every other month will be something new and creative for you to challenge yourself with. There will be a sweet little prize to be won as well. 

For the month of September, we will be challenging you to create a project with this beautiful Autumn colour palette. This super cute color palette is great for any type of card and you can use any sentiment you'd like. Here is the inspiration for this month:

Here is what I have created to inspire you to challenge your creative side and play along with us in this contest:

Contest Rules:

*Contest runs from Tuesday September 11th-Tuesday September 25th (12 pm EST)

*Challenge: To use the color palette provided above. You may tweek it as you wish and add any other elements you'd like. Be as creative as you wish :D(Colors- dark peachy tan, candy apple red, bright coraly orange, light peachy tan, light sky blue)

*Project must include any Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. digi image.

*Only one project submission per creative mind please :)

*One winner will be chosen by voting by the SNSC DT and announced on SNSC Blog as well as on the Facebook Fan Page

*Must be a subscriber to the SNSC Blog/Facebook Fan Page

*Must submit project by Linky Tool by clicking the “Click Here to Enter” below 

Prize to be won this month:

Prize this month is a $25 gift certificate to Scrapbuck.com. With all the supplies available over there, you'll be able to treat yourself to a little something on us! 

I do hope you love my project. Be sure to check out the other amazing Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. Design Team member's blogs for other great ideas.

Lina

Sharon

Katie (you are here)

Patricia (link to YT channel)

Yvonne

Leslie

DeNetra

Mary

Aliscia

Kate

Elizabeth

Septembers MB's Treasurista DT Project

Hello crafty friends! I am here with my MB's Treasursita project for this month! Speaking of MB's Treasurista... have you check out the new website yet?!? Oh, you haven't! Well click HERE and see what's new! :) 

For this months project I wanted to create a card for a co-worker that is moving to a different company. I wanted her to know that no matter where she goes that she will do great and that in order to grow in life things must change. Here is the card I made:

MB's Treasurista Products Used:

Large daisy pearl trim-Peach

Large flat back pearls- Peach

Tiny carnation flowers- Yellow and Peach

Small paper roses

Paper Collection:

My Minds Eye- In Bloom

Stamps:

My Favorite Things- Pure Innocence Butterfly Kisses

Embellishments:

MFT- Royal Rose

I am Roses- Rose- Pink and Yellow

I am Roses- Skeleton Leaf-Natural

MFT- Scalloped Die-namic

MFT- Sweet Stack Die-namic

Life and Other Things....

Good afternoon everyone! What a glorious day it is today! The weather is GORGEOUS and life is great! My husband and I have recently moved into a new townhouse (last week) so crafting has been at a hault. Until this morning that is... :D I opened up the windows, poured myself a big cup of coffee and began crafting. Oh how great it felt to be back at my desk. 

My new craft room is only 8 X 10 so I feel pretty crowded but I will make do because we love the rest of our new townhouse tremendously! :) Well, I will be back later to share a new card I made. Please come back to check it out. 

XoXo,

Katie

Back to School Sophie- SNSC

August... back to school time. I work in retail so this time of the year is a wee bit stressful for me. But, when I was in school I LOVED this time of the year.  The new clothes, new school supplies, new teacher and classmates! Some called me a nerd but I thought school was super cool. That is why when I saw the new release "Back to School Sophie" I instantly fell in love with her. I made an encouraging card that would be GREAT for any kid that is going back to school and a bit hesitant about what the year holds. 

For the front of my card of course I used Back to School Sophie from Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. as my main image. The paper collection I used is We R Memory Keepers Hall Pass collection because it just went perfectly with cute little Sophie. I added some matching buttons for some embellishment and that's it! The sketch I used is the MFT Week 84 sketch. I kept the inside as simple as can be.

I simple sentiment from MFT Essential Sentiments stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Check out Sweet Nothings Stamp Co for all the latest Sophie and Lucky images! There are so many adorable ones to choose from! 

XoXo,

Katie

My Very First Layout!!

I wanted to share with you today my first layout I have ever made! :) I wanted to start a new tradition for my amazing husband and I. Every year we take a picture on our anniversary and so I decided to scrap that picture onto a layout and then on the back of the layout write about the year we had. Things we dealt with, places we traveled to, our favorite restaurants that year, things we did for the first time, where we lived etc. I didn't get to take a super great picture of it but here it is:

I wasn't sure about that big empty space on the right so I may fill that in with something. If you have any suggestions, let me know!!! :)

XoXo,

Katie

This & That....

Hello my fellow craftbloggers! I haven't written a more personal inspired blog for some time so I thought I would do so. I do have a card to share with you at the end of this post, so scroll down if you want to just see the pictures. 

My husband and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary yesterday! I feel so lucky to have such an amazing husband. I know a lot of wives feel this way about their husbands but I do as well.  Clearly he knows that I have a love of paper crafts and anything that has to do with paper crafts.  I also LOVE receiving cards.  So what did my amazing husband do for me... HE MADE ME A CARD!!! :) At first I was very hesitant when he asked me to kindly clean my desk because he couldn't find where anything was with my mess in the way (how dare him) ;)! Then he kindly asked me where to find a couple supplies for he was not familiar with all my drawers and baskets and their contents. I helped him find the few things he asked about and away he crafted. It was such a sight to see him over there working with my paper cutter and bakers twine. Picturesque really....  Well, anyway he did a great job so I thought I should share his creation for you to see. I apologize in advance for the quality of the picture it was taken on my phone. Here it is:

Isn't it super adorable!!! :) I love him so much. 

So of course I made him a card but I really challenged myself with this one. I typically make cards with a Copic colored image and lots of flowers. This card has neither. I used Copics very minimally and I love how it turned out. It's a very clean looking card to me at least. :) My husband is an avid road bicyclist and so I wanted to incorporate that into my theme for the card and so I did.  Here is what mine looks like:

I also did another first yesterday... I created my VERY first layout! :) It was somewhat challenging even though the one I made is pretty simple. I will take pictures this evening to post. I so hope you will come back and check it out. Until later tonight....

XoXo,

Katie

MBT- Teach Me Tuesday

Hello again and welcome to another Teach Me Tuesday tutorial featuring products from MB's Treasurista! I wasn't able to create a video for this tutorial so I took a million pictures! :p I literally took a picture of each step for this tutorial. 

Here we go!!!! MB's Treasurista is now carrying light weight chipboard. I recently purchased the Tim Holtz Word Play die and wanted to try my hand at making glittered letters. So I did!!! 

List of supplies:

light weight chipboard

acrylic paint

tacky glue

glossy accents

Tim Holtz Word Play die

fine glitter

paint brush

First you will trim down a piece of the lightweight chipboard to diecut with the Word Play die. Then cut out with your diecutting machine.

Here is the letter after it has been cut:

Then you will take whatever acrylic paint you are wanting to use. I chose a color that was very close to the glitter color I used to be sure if some glitter didn't stick it would be less noticeable. 

After you have chosen the color you want to use you will then paint your chipboard piece. It doesn't have to be painted perfectly just a thin layer of paint. 

I then use my heat tool to be sure the paint is completely dry before moving onto the next step.

After the paint is thoroughly dry I used a tacky glue to add glue to the entire painted chipboard piece.

After the letter is covered then you will dump your glitter over the wet glue. This is my favorite part! :)

Be sure you have covered the entire letter and do not have bare spots. After you are sure you love the way the glitter looks you will the cover the glittered letter with glossy accents. You really want to place a thick layer of glossy accents over the letter.

You will then let it dry for quite some time. The best thing I have found for me is to do this last step before I go to bed for the night that way the glossy accents can dry the entire night before I touch it. I can't tell you how many I have messed up because of impatience. 

Here is what the letter looks like completely dry:

I love the look of the finished product and can't wait to show you what I have made with these letters!!! :) Be on the lookout for it soon! If you have any questions please leave me a comment!!!

XoXo,

Katie