Delicate Doilies in MDS

Oh my! I can't believe I did it!!! If you remember, awhile back I took a class on how to use Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio but haven't had much time to practice since. Well, the Challenge for this week on VC Rocks is to use at least four of these colors (I used them ALL):

• Not Quite Navy
• Garden Green
• Elegant Eggplant
• Cajun Craze 
• More Mustard

Not wanting to dig around in my stash to see what I had for this project, I decided to try My Digital Studio! Oh.how.fun!!!

This card was made using:

• Delicate Doilies
• Punch Shapes: Circle, Square, Scalloped Oval, Oval
• Other: Basic Rhinestones and Dahlia

I have a little more work to do on this card before it's perfect but wanted to show it off anyway:)

Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!

Kat

Paper Pumpkin for May

I get so excited each month when my Paper Pumpkin package arrives from Stampin' Up! I don't know what it is until I open the package...

I am a sucker for tissue paper! Oooo, what did they send this month?!!!

The first two months it was cards to make; this month it is a photo album to put together and decorate! 

The kit includes everything to put the photo album together except adhesive. But when you sign up for Paper Pumpkin, I send you a Tombow Mono Adhesive as my thank you!

Do you want Paper Pumpkin to make a visit to your mailbox? Just go to My Paper Pumpkin to sign up for your subscription. Then the Paper Pumpkin box will come to your mailbox every month! The cost is just $19.95 which includes shipping. 

I am already looking forward to next month's Paper Pumpkin package!

Kat

Strawberry Slush Spinner Card

Before I show off my card for today, I want to say that this month my blog hit 20,000 blog visits and 500 posts! I really wowed myself with those stats! Thank you to all of you who regularly visit and to my 83 Followers! I am so thankful for each and every one of you!

You might remember the Spinner Card I showed on April 9! I enjoyed it so much I had my Happy Stampers make one last week! The inspiration for this card came from Dawn Olchefske at DO Stamping with Dawn. 

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Card stock: Strawberry Slush (new InColor), Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White and Lucky Limeade (retiring)
• Sentiment from retired Birthday stamp set
• Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series Paper
• Punches: Large Tag, Small Tag, Word Window
• Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
• Other: Two pennies; Dimensionals (lots); brad (retired)

I am thinking this will be my granddaughter's birthday card next month! 

See you soon!

Kat

Happy Stampers Swap Card for May

I love the way this Swap Card turned out! I totally CASed it from Dawn Griffith at Dawn's Stamping Thoughts! I love the way the embossed background is sponged. It really sets the whole card off. 

Closeup of grouping on the card

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Very Vanilla card stock
• Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
• Artisan Embellishments Kit (Spring Catalog--you can order thru May 31)
• Other: Glue Dots, Basic Pearls

Have a great day!

Kat

Happy Mail Times Two

When I picked up the mail last weekend I was pleasantly surprised to have not one, but two pieces of Happy Mail! I signed up with VC Rocks which is active from May 1 through August. So far I have received 3 RAK cards and have enjoyed the challenges. I am also taking part in a Fancy Fold Card Swap. I am looking forward to a fun summer with the VC Rockers:) 

The card above was made by Samantha Ovitt from Vermont. Her blog is Samie's Sentiments. I love the way she used flags of designer series paper to make her card front! The Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon really sets it off! Wow! Super easy and fun!

This second card was made by Gloria Washek from Oregon. She used the Mixed Bunch stamp set with the Blossom Punch. For the sentiment she used the Loving Thoughts stamp set. Gloria embossed the flowers and card front with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.

Thank you Samantha and Gloria for these great cards!

Kat

Happy Homemaker Monday

Happy Homemaker Monday to you! Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom hosts this little bit of fun each week! Be sure to check out her blog to see what she's up to this week!

Weather...Our weather today was glorious! It was 78 degrees, sunny, light breeze--perfect! I hear it is going to get cold again a little later in the week:( but enjoying the great weather while it's here.

Right now I am...admiring my new vacuum cleaner. Hubby just got it put together and vacuumed the living room! Wonderful!

On my reading pile...Charmed & Enchanted by Nora Roberts and The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood. Read alouds: Sackett by Louis L'Amour and Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson

On the TV...Call the Midwife--love that show!

What I found while surfing the net...My friend, Joan, started a blog to share her faith. She is 82 years young and this is her first blog! How amazing is that?!!! Check her out at Vital Concerns! 

On the menu for this week...

I haven't been very organized with meals lately. Today we had roasted asparagus with onions, mushrooms and garlic--yummy! We had it yesterday too but it was good enough for a return performance!

On my "to do" list...

• Make cards for my Fancy Fold Swap (due June 4)
• Make Thank You cards for my Stampin' Up! customers
• Vacuum with my new vacuum
• Finish laundry

In the craft basket...

• Still working on the baby boy afghan
• Making lots of cards
• Want to get started making hexagons

Looking forward to this week...Just looking forward to having a nice, quiet week.

Looking around the house...Dogs and dog toys everywhere! They have had a busy day:)

From the camera...Nothing this week!

On my prayer list...

• My brother...the one year anniversary of his wife's death is coming up.
• My sister...needs hip surgery.
• My friend, Joan as she share with people through her blog.
• The people in Moore, OK

Bible verse; Devotional...

"I have shown thee, O Man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God."

Micah 6:8

Sunday Night Chit-Chat

Welcome to the Sunday Night Chit-Chat! We are hosted each week by the talented Carla at My 1/2 Dozen Daily who is now the proud owner of a new Janome sewing machine!!! She does sooo much sewing and this new machine is going to make her "job" sew much easier and more fun!!

I found the quote at the top on Pinterest, of course! I had to laugh when I saw it because I am always telling people NOT to rain on my parade! Now I will just poke them in the eye with my umbrella! LOL Does anyone ever rain on your parade? I sure hope not!

So for the Sunday Night Chit-Chat...

I am...

Reading...I am between books at the moment but am planning to start a new book I just received from my daughter--Charmed & Enchanted by Nora Roberts. This will be my first book by Nora Roberts.

Listening to...My husband and my son working outside! 

Watching...Nothing at the moment but Call the Midwife is on tonight:)

Cooking/Baking...Tonight for the first time I roasted asparagus, mushrooms and onions in the oven--yummy! We will be doing this again!

Happy I accomplished this week...Stamping Club over for another month; several cards made (including my swap card for the month); family fed and house cleaned:)

Looking forward to next week...I am hoping to get the asparagus patch weeded; some cards made and sent; work on a card swap (I need 11 fancy fold cards all the same)

Thankful for today...I am so thankful for our new Zen water purifier that makes our water taste sweet and good! We thought water from the tap tasted good but this is sooo much better and supposedly better for us:)

*Bonus Question* Do I like my name? Would I change it if I could?
For many years I didn't really like my name and it was sooo common when I was growing up--Kathy! In one of my classes in high school we were seated alphabetically and there were 4 of us named Kathy B. Can you believe that?!!! However, as I have "matured" I feel I have grown into my name and now wouldn't dream of changing it! It's still very common in women my age but not with younger people. When was the last time you heard a baby named Kathy or Kathryn?!!!

Well, that's it for my Chit-Chat tonight! I hope you enjoy the weekly Chit-Chat as much as I do! Tomorrow I am hoping to get in on Sandra's Happy Homemaker Monday plus have some cards to share! See you then!!!

Kat