Thinking Of You

Welcome to Monday, friends! Hopefully, yours is off to a good start. Ky here, sharing a little manly thinking of you card.

Isn't this lighthouse just adorable against that radiating paper? I colored the images with my Copics, popped the seagull up on foam, and added two brads in the corners for balance.

Hopefully this card will bring you some cheer today. Sometimes, just knowing someone is thinking of you is enough to make it through the day. Have a happy one!

Ta for now,
~ky

Recipe:
Cardstock, Gina K Designs Pure Luxury, Bazzill
Patterned paper, Stampin' Up
Stamps, Theresa Momber's By The Sea, Gina K Designs
Dies, Spellbinders' Nestabilities
Coloring, Copic markers
Ribbon, Making Memories
Brads, from my stash

Wishes for you

Blogging routines get disrupted from time to time, and today is no different. Hello, it's Ky, stopping by with a post for Maria. Maria has had sporadic power availability from TS Sandy. She's safe, just in case you were worrying about them. So here's a little wish for you all left picking up from Sandy's tantrum.

I used Theresa Momber's set, Whimsical Wishes, from Gina K Designs for this card. I love the bold images and the large sentiment that really grabs your eye. It's a clean and simple design, which you all know is still a challenge for me. I hope you are safe where you are, and that you might play along and share a link to your project. We'd love to be inspired!

Ta for now,
~ky

Recipe:
Cardstock - Gina K Designs Pure Luxury
Stamps - Whimsical Wishes by Theresa Momber, Gina K Designs
Ink - Memento Teal Zeal and Peanut Brittle
Rhinestones - Basic Grey

Eternal Summer

Kim let us have an 'anything goes' week. I think she must have known Hurricane Sandy would be bearing down on us, and we'd need relaxing time to work on easy projects. We are all hoping everyone out there is safe and secure.

Winter is rapidly approaching with some areas seeing snow already. I guess that's why this quote caught my eye and I just knew it needed to be with this wisteria 'tree'. The quote is "There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart." By Celia Thaxter. This photo makes it look a little washed out, but really it's a subtle, vintage aging process that I did with Distress markers and inks.

I have hoarded this paper - it's old Basic Grey (seriously, do I have anything else?), Cappella. This paper just speaks old Chantilly, southern charm and hot French Quarter summers. Hopefully it will take your mind off your current worries, and let you enjoy a steamy cup of rich coffee. Have a great day!

Ta for now,
~ky

Recipe:
Cardstock - Gina K Designs Pure Luxury
Patterned Paper - Basic Grey, Cappella
Stamps - Happy Camper, Sending Sunshine by Theresa Momber/GKD
Inks - Memento, Distress pads and markers
Dies - Spellbinders, Tim Holtz, McGill
Misc - Brads - Bazzill, Rhinestones - Basic Grey, Flowers - Prima

One Layer Scares Me

I loved Kim's project from yesterday - she used her stamps to make her background. I'm doing something similar, but of course, it is one of my most uncomfortable techniques - the ONE LAYER card!

The key to making a great one-layer card is choosing the perfect stamp set and layout. I used Theresa Momber's set Whimsical Wishes from Gina K Designs, released in June of 2011.

I placed my Spellbinder's die on the card blank, and embossed it using the tan rubber mat. I used the die as a mask and blended on Spun Sugar distress ink leaving just the middle with very little ink. This gives a glowing effect to your image.

Next, I stamped the flower in Picked Raspberry distress ink. I put my distress pens to the rubber for the leaves and stems using the thumping technique. I huffed on the image a few times to remoisten the ink, and stamped it. The sentiment (I just adore the size of this stamp - it's perfect for single layer projects!) was inked in Picked Raspberry distress ink and stamped. I added some Bling It from Basic Grey, and there you go!

Thanks again for stopping by - I hope we have inspired you to give a little lovin' to your older products, and share your projects with us. We'd love to see what you make!

Ta for now,
~ky

Time flies...

Are you one who stops to smell the roses or do you prefer to dance like no one's watching? September is half over, and the kids are back in school. We're not to the panicky part of finding Halloween costumes or tying off the last bow for Christmas packages. Right now... might be the last time you have to really look around before we get run over with deadlines, commitments and the hustle and bustle of holidays.

I love autumn because the colors of nature seem to go wild. Spring is pastel, summer is a lotta green, but fall brings in all the colors. I love crisp apples and nights, football with thick sweaters, and fantastic hot beverages.

So, stop for a minute. Look around you, take it all in, savor it. Then grab some inspiration and join us! I hope this cheery image with the bright colors will put some pep in your step. Don't forget to stop back by tomorrow for Kim's project.

Ta for now,

~ky

Recipe:
Cardstock - Gina K Designs
Stamps - Gina K Designs, Vintage Chic Stamp TV kit, By the Sea
Patterned paper - Basic Grey Lime Rickey
Embellishments - Michael's pearls, misc fabric flowers, Michael's brads, Gina K Designs button, Spellbinders Nestabilities dies, Copic markers.