Hello! and a project

Well, I tell you what, this is the loooongest I have ever gone without blogging. Whew buddy! But I am back and hope to keep myself moving forward. Patrick was off last week so we did a lot of work around the house and then we went camping and you know there is just something wrong about blogging while you are camping,(not to mention the lack of internet service) so I thought I would just enjoy time with my family and see you all this week. SO I do have some other projects that I have been dying to do lately. One of which I am sharing with you tonight. I have seen this idea around the blog-o-sphere and finally got to do some myself. It took me a while to find the GoodWill but once I did, I perused the glassware section and found these beauties:

I picked up some heavy duty glue that bonds most surfaces and applied it to the bases. Add a little pressure and dry over night:
Then you get this!:
Two cake pedestals ready for serving. It's honestly one of the easiest projects I have ever done and finally I have something to hold my favorite chocolate cake.

So, what have you been doing while I have been gone? Hope you are still around and all is well. I have some projects for Pink Persimmon coming up and another Cardability reveal this week too so come on back.

Thanks for stopping by!

loves and good night kisses~

k

Cardabilities Sketch #8

Welcome to the 30th! As always, today is the Cardabilities reveal! Here is the sketch for today:

I love this sketch. Really. I just want to look at it all day. The possibilities are endless and it is very inspiring. Here is my take:
I used a funky color combo on this one. Hot Pink, Orange, Mustard and Green. Glorious!
Actually there is a little scarlet thrown in there as well. Lots of die cutting too. I have been LOVING the die cuts lately. How much fun are they?? Ok, so here is the dealy-o. Get yourself a bit of crafting time and whip up somethin' fun and go link it up at the Cardabilities blog. I am pretty sure you will be happy you did! While you are there, check out what the rest of the team made up. Can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping in today. Have a glorious friday!

Boy Cards

Just a quickie tonight. I pulled together some baby boy cards this week. I LOVE this paper line by My Mind Eye. I have had it forever and have always enjoyed looking at it and wading through the pages and embellies I picked up. I originally got it to do some scrap pages for my boy (I only had one at the time!) and of course never got to it. Luckily it still works great for some cards.

I added some stamps and a few more rhinestones. And those big letters are actually adhesive fabric ones that are at least 5 years old. I colored them up with a Copic and they look good as new!

Ok. going to hit the hay. Got to have rest so I can be a happy momma tomorrow. It's been a week full of a NOT-happy momma. Just ask the kids ; )

thanks for checking in!

k

Baby Bee

Hey there! Long time no blog! Whelp, my parents have gone and now not only am I lonely but I have three kids that are DYING to be talked to, held and played with. So it's back to the grind of life but I have you dear friends to keep me company! SO today I have a baby card to share. I feel like I am so behind in things that need to be done. Making new cards is one of them. It seems every card I make goes to something else and then I always remember too late to take a picture of it! But here is one:

Simple. To the point. This bee is a lot of fun and of course I love buttons!

Welcome little one. Where ever you may bee. (bwhaaaa!)

Have a great night!

k

This n' That

I have a few random things that I wanted to share tonight. First off its suuuuper late so I must get to bed. But I wanted to share that I have a friend who just opened her own Etsy Shop! Natasha is a rock star knitter and has started making mohawk caps. (A few you can see below...made to order adult or kid sizes). I LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!!! If you are in the market for something fun, fresh and hand made, head on over to her shop HERE. And Enjoy!

Also, another friend is having an "I {heart} New York" week over at her blog. I did a little post for her that you can read HERE. I love living in New York and I must say its even better now that I have some space and a dishwasher. Can't complain here!

Ok. I will be back with a card for my first Cardabilities Reveal, so stay tuned!!!

Thanks for stopping in.

loves

k

Cardabilities Sketch #7

Hey there people! I am very excited to share with you today my first card creation over at Cardabilities. I am so excited to be apart of the new design team! Go check out the blog and meet all the ladies and take a gander at the great cards. Hopefully they will inspire you!

Today we have sketch #7 reveal:

And here is my take on the sketch:
I used some ink on my woodgrain impression plate to create the background and then added some simple elements. You know me, I like to go a bit on the simple side. Colors are pink, chartreuse and grey. LOVE them together! And have I told you yet how much I like this hand dyed scrunchy silk ribbon? sooooo nice.
Here is a bit of a close-up. I added some pearls in my stamped flower (in the sentiment) and did a quick swipe of my gell pen to add faux stitches. I love those things.

That's it for my first reveal! Remember, there are two reveals a month on the 15th and the 30th, so I hope you can join in the fun at some point!

thanks for stopping in!

k

Pink Persimmon Congratulations Baby!!

Hey everyone! Today I have another baby card for you... are you surprised?! Yup, I know...

But I think you might like it:

oh my oh my, this pattern paper is PERFECT for these little clothes. I used the sailor pattern paper from Men for Life (PTI) for the sailor suit! I arranged to stamp right over the anchor image so it looked like it is on the shirt. I also colored the cuffs and toes with Copic markers.
I used a Nestability #4 label to cut out the frame both in blue and white. Its a bit hard to see but I ran the white label through an impression plate to give it a nice crosshatch imprint and then popped up the blue frame to give it some dimension. I colored the clothespins and glued it all to my jute twine clothesline.

Ok, going to go now. My little 3 year old wants to play 'Diego' and of course that means someone has to be the iguana lost in the forest... lucky me!

loves

k