Checking in with a new card!

Hello everyone!

I'm checking in here mid-summer to see how everyone's doing!  I miss you all here in blog-land.....but life was getting way too hectic with some family issues and I needed to take a break.  My kids needed me.  We are doing MUCH better now and life is good.  :)

Today was the first day in MONTHS that I have been in my craft room, but that hasn't stopped me from SHOPPING for craft supplies!  I have bought lots of great stuff, and in a few weeks in my town is an annual rubber stamp convention called Stampaway.  I am going and am super excited to buy some new goodies.  

But today I have a simple card made using the new Zig Clean Color Brushes (well, they're new to me!  LOL).  They are super easy to use and makes for some great watercolor effects.  I used watercolor paper for the bird (which is a stamp from Hobby Lobby), then simply mounted with some foam tape on the blue.  

Here is a close up of the bird:

This is  a thank you card, and THANK YOU to everyone who pays me a visit on my blog.  

I hope to be posting more, especially when the kids go back to school, but keep in mind I am working full time now (a big change for us, too), so I may only post every other week, or every week, I'm hoping!  

Take care and hope everyone is having a great summer!  :)

TAKING A BLOG BREAK

Hello everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know that due to family issues, I am taking a blog break for the summer. 

I appreciate everyone's visits and kind comments on my work since I launched my blog last fall. 

I have 2 teenagers and an ADD 8 year old, so needless to say they keep me very busy and they need my attention more than my blog at this time.  

I hope to be back in the fall!  I. The meantime, say a prayer for us, ok?  It's much appreciated!  :)

Hugs to all of you!  :)

Kathryn

Craft Gals Corner Challenge # 19: May Flowers

This week over at 

Crafty Gals Corner,

This week the challenge is

May Flowers!

Quite simply, we are to use flowers on our project.

I am using this ADORABLE flower bouquet dig stamp and some leftover papers from a previous kit I had from Stamps of Life.  I'm finding I get a lot of use out of these kits!

Anyway, of course, I colored the flowers with my Copics (don't I always??  LOL), and cut out the image using one of my Sizzix dies.  I also cut a mat out of the next larger die.  I added some Wink of Stella to the petals and some glossy accents to the middle of the flowers.

The rest was using scraps from the kit.  Easy!

I also did this card using the Gracielle designs digi papers and a stamp set from Stampin up.  It didn't photograph real well, the colors match better in real life.  :)

Please visit us over at Crafty Gals Corner for this and future challenges!  :)

Thanks for visiting!  :)

Our sponsors this week are:

My Besties

Etsy /  Scrapbook Stamp Society

Prize: 3 of the Digital Images the DT used

QKR Stampede

Prize: 3 Digital Images

Graciellie Designs

Prize: Floral Frame Digital Paper Pack