It's Friday

and that means it's Just for Fun color challenge time!

This weeks colors:

It's odd but I do like burgundy even thought I shy away from red - go figure! I thought these were beautiful colors to make a Christmas Card:




Here's another shot so that you can see the snowflake glitter:

I stamped the large and small Snow Pine with Sepia Archival ink and water colored using my distress inks. The yellow was blended on using distressed inks.

Wanna play along? You could win a $50 shopping spree - see the Just for Fun blog for more details!

Take a little time to see what the other designers created this week:

Sherry Cheever
Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker (that's me)
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore

Happy Creating!

KAT

The Stuff:
Stamps - Just for Fun - Large and Small Snow Pine, Sentiments 1

The Wings Challenge

Simon Says Stamps has a new challenge blog that is vintage inspired and that to me means , of course, my favorite products from Tim Holtz! This week was the first one and the theme is "Things with Wings" - any which way you want! And they have a fabulous prize here's a link for more info.

So I dug around in my Tim goodness and made an ATC Chunky (an old 2x4 cut 2.5 x 3.5 - finished on all sides).

Side One - Hears Soar:



Close Up of Heart:

I molded the heart using Mold N Pour and Black UTEE and then put on just a little Copper Dabber and added the Soar definition from an old dictionary (hint - I color copy these so that I can keep the original to reuse again since I only have one old dictionary). The birdcage background is emboss/resist.

Side Two - Time Flies:

The Sides:

Used Sizzix die and sparingly painted with Copper Dabber and then blended over the top with Black Soot Distressed ink - this gives it a old metal finish.

The Top:

Candle cup, copper bead, memo pin and grunge board.

The feet and knob on top:

This is a wooden candle cup - same copper paint treatment as above and then I added some copper wire.

I hope you enjoyed my interpretation of "Things with Wings" and take some time to visit the Simon Says Stamp and Show blog to see everyone's creations!

Happy Creating!

KAT

The Stuff:
Everything is Tim Holtz except for the wooden candle cups, wire and copper bead!

Just For Fun - Friday Color Challenge

Well I am finally back but more on that in another post!

Today is Just For Fun's Color Challenge - the colors are:
All I can say is EAKKKK red - not a color that I use much - but a red marker, ribbons, pin heads and buttons and I am all set!


The background for this card is a piece from an old sewing pattern - I really liked the words "Custom Fit" with the Ornamental Dress Form.

So get out your red, kraft and white and play along - you could be the winner of a $50 Just for Fun Gift Certificate ! More info on the Just for Fun blog.

Grab something cool to drink and visit the rest of the design team to see what they've created:

Sherry Cheever
Broni Holcombe
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra
Kat Tucker (that's me)

Hope you are staying cool wherever you are!

Happy Creating!

KAT

The Stuff:
Stamps - Just for Fun - Fancy Form, Sewing Notions
Inks- Versa Mark, White Pigment, Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger)
Other - old sewing pattern, red marker (tombow), Black and White embossing Powder (Ranger)

Forget Me Not

Good Friday to everyone! Time for another Just for Fun color challenge:All I can say is UGH purple - all my friends know that purple is my least favorite color! But color challenges are good for you ( I said this to myself when I seen the purple) - they get you to work with colors or color combination's that are not something that you would normally use!

Here's my card:

I incorporated the blue by blending some distress ink on the main panel and the definition. The rose is made out of gold wire mesh using Tim's flower sizzix die and alcohol inks.

Here's a close up of the rose:

Spend a little time to see what the other designers created:

Sherry Cheever - DT Coordinator
Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra

So play along this week - you could win $50 shopping spree!!! See the Just for Fun blog for more details!

Thanks for visiting!

KAT

The Stuff:
Stamps - All Just for Fun - Forget Me Not Swirl, Celebrate Definition

Friday Again...

Yeap my Creative Mojo is really coming back - here's my second upload of the day!!!

Another beautiful butterfly card using Innovative Stamp Creations new Take Flight stamp sheet. Love the butterflies on the tree!


The tree and the butterflies are both stamped on patterned paper and cut out. I think that brown text paper is perfect for the tree!

Hope you are having a wonderful Friday!

KAT

The Stuff:
Stamp - All Innovative Stamp Creations - Take Flight
Ink- VersaMark; Archival, Distress Ranger
Other - Brown EP, Pattern Paper (unknown)

Happy Friday!

My Mojo seems to be back and today is Just for Fun Friday's color challenge:Now these are yummy colors - Green, Pink and Cream! Very girlie!

Here is my sample - Pink Corn Flower:
For the background I used Just for Fun's Faux Postage Templates - I just blended some distress inks on the template to create the large leaf background. The corn flower was stamped three times on patterned paper, cut and scrunched to create the dimensional flower:
Take some time to check out what the rest of the design team made with these wonderful colors!

Sherry Cheever - DT Coordinator
Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker (that's me)
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra

Or better yet be inspired by the colors and create your own inspiration piece and link it to the Just for Fun blog!

Thanks for visiting today!

KAT

The Stuff:
Stamps - Just for Fun - Corn Flower Large, Plato's Friends, Leaf Sprig with Berries, Asian Yarrow
Ink - Archival, Distress Ranger

Mojo Missing...

My Mojo has been missing I think I may have found her hiding under some daisy's in my garden! I've had some beautiful new stamp releases from Innovative Stamp creations and I kept looking at them and loving them but I had a "block".... Now I think my Mojo is slowly creeping back:

Flutter Birthday:
A close up of the small butterfly:

Look at those beautiful new butterflies - Butterflies II. I did something different with these that I've never tried - I used Alcohol Ink on Vellum card stock and then embossed the butterflies! In person the color really pops!

Another angle to see the dimension:

So take a minute to check out all the new stamp releases at Innovative Stamp Creations Blog. Also visit the other Creative Architect to see what they created!

Kathy Tucker (that's me)
Joanne Grzelak
Julie Warner
Karen Dunbrook
Judi Rose

Thanks for visiting!

KAT

The Stuff: All stamps - Innovative Stamp Creations - Butterflies II, Favorite Flowers, Nature Silhouette
Ink - VersaMark; Ranger Archival, Distress
Other - Cardstock Vellum, Black EP (Ranger); Lettuce, Sunshine Yellow, Terra Cotta Alcohol Inks (Ranger)

Just Imagine

Happy Friday!!! It's time for another Just for Fun color challenge! This weeks colors are:Yellow - hmmm not a color I use often but I do like the color! Here is what I created:
When I was taking the pics of this card I thought - I should have made the flower blue and it would have popped more - but I still like it! The leaves and flower are stamped on Basic Grey paper and cut out (cutting therapy). The butterfly was clear embossed on Basic Grey paper and they blended with the blue ink.

Here is a side photo so that you can see the dimension:

Spend some time this morning seeing what the other Just For Fun designer's created:

Sherry Cheever - DT Coordinator
Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker (that's me)
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra

Visit the Just for Fun blog and upload your sample!

Have a fabulous weekend!

KAT

The stuff:

Stamps - all Just for Fun - Brushed Floral, Background Block, Color Block Butterfly large
Inks - Ranger - Archival and Distressed
Other - Clear EP (Ranger)

Friendly Fern

Just a quick post as I am getting ready to go away for the weekend...

It's Friday and it's time for another Just for Fun color challenge:

I really love this color combination because (a) green is my fav and (b) I don't use my kraft card stock enough!

Friendly Fern:

I pulled out some of my dye inks that really never see the light of day anymore - because, well, the distress and archival inks from Ranger are my fav! But for this card it seemed like it was time to dust off these inks pads.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! I'll be spending mine with Tim Holtz getting inky in Amherst NY!

Take a little time to click around to see what the rest of the design team created:

Sherry Cheever - DT Coordinator
Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks

Beth Moore

Margarita Ybarra

So why not play along! Make your card and link it on the Just For Fun blog.

KAT

The Stuff:
Stamps - all Just for Fun - Framed Fern, Friend Definition, Color Block Butterfly

Together

Sorry I've been a bad blogger - it took me a few days to recover from the family BBQ that was at my house over the weekend (really I was recovering from all the cleaning) and then my little Yorkie was having a back leg issue! The good news it my hottie vet (did I mention that he's a hottie) gave her an anti-inflammatory/pain killer today and she's trying to be her old adorable self!

So - Happy Friday everyone! Time for another Just for Fun color challenge - this week's color challenge is one of my favorites:



Monochromatic and it seems like when I make a monochromatic card I go for browns (all the colors in the crayon box and I go for browns):



The main panel and the oval is glossy card stock with caramel and latte alcohol inks. As you can see on the oval - I discovered that I can't sew "around" something - so I went around three times to make it look like I did it on purpose!

Take a little time to click around to see what the rest of the team created:

Sherry Cheever - DT Coordinator
Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks

Beth Moore

Margarita Ybarra

So why not play along! Make your monochromatic card and link it on the Just For Fun blog.
Have a great weekend!

KAT

The Stuff:
Stamps - Just for Fun - Queen Ann's Lace, Helen Keller
Ink - Coffee Archival (Ranger)
Other - Caramel and Latte Alcohol Inks (Ranger); Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Scrollwork Alterations (Sizzix)