Papertrey July Blog Hop Challenge

When I looked for paper and card stock to make this card for the July Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink, I realized I do not have any light blue paper!  If you could see my paper collection, you would be surprised, too.  Blue paper is now on my shopping list.

So...I found a set of pretty note cards that someone gave me years ago and used the Papertrey Cutaway die to cut the circle from the front of a note card.  And then I cut the blue envelope for the background.  I added lovely white filmy flower petals, raffia, bling and strip of the same note card on the bottom.  You can't see it, but the circle is on several dimensions to give it a little boost.  A simple, but pretty card. 

Love this die and stamp set.  I've used it for a couple birthdays, Mother's Day, and for a get well card.    

Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop

    

Have a great day!
Kathy

Best Wishes

Best Wishes and a coffee cup (Tim Holtz) - what could be better?!

for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Sip and Share

Take care,
Kathy

Blue Crab For You

If you live in the Mid-Atlantic, you know the Maryland Blue Crab.  Excellent.  Delicious. Perfect.  We picked a few crabs just last weekend.  Sunday night the weather was absolutely beautiful -- perfect weather to sit on the deck and pound some crab legs!  Love summer.

So with those crabs in mind, here is a card in neutral colors for Memory Box Challenge #26 Noteworthy Neutrals. I used the Crusty Crab die from Memory Box.

And I'll be linking up to Cardz 4 Guys: Challenge # 173 Beside The Sea 
and Let's Craft and Create #127 Just Beachy

Have a great weekend,
Kathy

Celebrate

Well, our 4th of July is over, but birthdays can be celebrated any time.   Actually, we have a nephew whose birthday is on the 4th, so I'll keep this card for next year!  And I'll be posting this card to three challenges.

Love these squiggles.  I sewed a zig zag stitch and added a chevron/zig zag paper background to match. I really thought some bling would be better than the little stars, but I'm not sure how our nephew feels about bling so I went with the stars.

Tuesday Morning Sketches - Use a Die Cut


Simon Says:  Red, White and Blue 
and
Cards in Envy:  Patriotic Please (Red White and Blue)


Take care,
Kathy

Butterfly Happy Birthday

Well, the outside temperature is above 90 degrees so I am staying in!  Staying in my cave, too!  After making coffee related cards for the 2017 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, I am definitely in the mood to make more cards. 

CAS-ual Fridays had an interesting challenge:  TIC TAC TOE



I decided on the diagonal - butterflies, add a tag and add texture.  What a great challenge!

Here is my card.  I love blue and green together. 

Happy 4th of July!!
Kathy