Cathy's Crafting Journey

Welcome to my blog, where I hope you will be inspired and want to share comments and your inspirations and tips too!! I love to create cards, mini albums, gift bags,tags, and boxes and I hope to take you on the papercrafting Journey with me!! Follow along!!

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Celebrations Challenge



Celebrations
with
Jen's Digi Stamps

Happy New Year everyone!  Today I am posting as a Design Team member for Jen's Digi Stamps.  We are doing a challenge using the Celebrations Digis.  I chose the Martini Bug digi, the lil Bugger is a cutie:)






This is a 5x5 card.  I used assorted papers from my scrap pile, I have a huge pile I need to whittle down.lol. I used a tag cut from Art Philosophy cartridge and Inked it up with Tim Holtz  Spiced marmalade.  then stamped with it  using a stamp from Michaels' and My Crafty Spot Tiny Tags2.

I used a ribbon from Michaels and a felt flower.


this is how I stamped the inside



here is a close up of the lil bug..I used Stickles on his wings, after all  a Bug's gotta dress up for new years!!  I used my Promarkers and some of the yellow shade markers from Spectrum Noir. I am new at the shading thing.  I still need a LOT of practice, but having fun doing it.

You really should go over to Jen's Digi Stamps store and browse around, her digis are fun and cute I love them....Go On..what are you waiting for?????? Oh yeah a link..Duh :)  here it is.  Also had over to the blog and get in on the challenge!!



I hope you liked it, I had fun making it.  be sure to come back.
Cathy

Monday, December 31, 2012

coming soon....


First of all I want to say


Happy New Year !!!!

I hope everyone has a great 2013. Lots of Love happiness and peace, and of course time to craft,lol.

I also want to let you know that I am going to have a giveaway.  I would love to reach 300 followers and that is my new years resolution for my blog.  So I am gathering up some goodies, and will post when all together!!!

Toodles:)))
Cathy

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Thanks


Good evening everyone. I have been busy the last few days and have not been able to craft like I would like, but I did get to squeeze in a few cards, a couple are for design teams I am on, so they will post later in the week, and thn thisi card tonight. I also have been practicing coloring with markers,  I do not have many but what I have is plenty to practice on.  I will post a picture on the bottom.  but first, my project for this evening:




This is a thank you card made with  Cricut Artiste.


this is the inside of the card
I believe it is a SU image


the tag is made with the stamp set from
My Craft Spot's Tiny Tags 2
I love it!!

SUPPLIES USED
Artiste cartridge
Art Philosophy cartridge
Bo Bunny gems
Black gel Pen
Martha Stewart branch punch
Bazzil paper
CTMH paper
Tim Holtz walnut distress ink
atg gun
 Liquid glass

The flowers were cut at 2 and 3/4 inches and the card at 8 and 1/4 inches.
The tag I cut out manually and the trees were at 3. I hope you like it:)


Below is the images I colored ...one is Magnolia I found on pinterest and the other is a Sherri Baldy stamp which I named!!! Lil Miss Chloe and Escargot.   you can get her here


I enjoy coloring these digis, just wish I had more colors...oh well, with time.

Have a great night:)    Cathy

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Giveaways!!

I just want to give you a heads up on some great giveaways going on a Tina's blog A Dogs Life.

Here is just ONE of the 4 packages she is giving away...please go check her out!!  Have a great night!!

Happy Crafting....cathy

Christmas Girl


Happy Thursday everyone.  Did you all make it through the Holidays ok?  I know my Christmas was Wonderful!!  I love having my children all together at home.  Having the grandchildren there too is a fabulous bonus!!   Love them to pieces.   
Well today is my day to post for Jen's Digi stamps. I just love her stamps, so so cute :)  Today, even though it is not Christmas and it has passed us by, I still wanted to do a Holiday image, so I chose "Christmas Girl".  You can purchase her here.  I hate to see the Holidays end.



I used pink Core'dinations card stock for the base, for this Center Step card.  I started with a 5 and 1/2 by 11 card base.   Measured one inch in on both sides of the card and then cut from the one inch mark to the 6 and 1/2 inch mark..... Scored at 5 and 1/2 inches in between the cut lines and then scored at 1" and 2" and then 6 and 1/2".  Mountain valley fold and there is your center step card.
You can see the tutorial at SplitCoast Stampers here.

I used the red Stickles for her ear rings.


(love these flowers)

( I used the stickles here on the hearts and berries)


Supplies used:
Core'dinations card stock
Christmas patterned paper from stash
Letraset Promarkers
Stampin Up red. marker
Stampin up Holly Stamp
CTMH  Honey marker
red Stickles
1/2 pearls
Prima flowers
red ribbon
star dust Stickles
red 1/2 pearls
Stampin up large oval punch
ctmh stamp
Dcwv metallic paper

I hope you like todays' card, I am happy with how it came out.  I still need a lot of practice with the markers, but I am having fun trying.

Happy Crafting........Cathy

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Holiday Cheer Blog Hop


Welcome to the


KinderStampO Guest Design Team

"Holiday Cheer" Blog Hop

I am so excited to share my creativity with you...we have a lot of fun projects, challenges, features and surprises in store for you, and i can not wait for you to be a part of it.

My name is Cathy Derouche, and I have been a crafter for years, I love to try everything, knitting, crocheting, painting,wood crafts, working with felt...but my favorite is paper crafting. I occasionally do scrapbook pages, altered projects, mini albums, gift bags and boxes, but my true love is cards. I love starting with an 8 1/2 by 11 paper and turning it into something to bring a smile to someone else. I also enjoy, shaped cards and card that have a trick or an added feature.

Being a Guest Design team member, I hope to share some of thes different ideas with you and hope to inspire you to try something different using products from KinderSrampO.

for today's project I made for you a card using the 4 colors...RED, BLACK, WHITE, AND GOLD.







List of Products from KinderRtampO store used:

Antique Brass Cameo harm
5" paper doily
Shabby Chic flowers-Love Red

Other supplies used DCWV Mariposa mat stack
CTMH papers
My Minds Eye
TH Distress inks
Ctmh stamp/ink
Christmas bells from stash
Fabritac
Fiskar corner punch
1/2 pearls
liquid glass

I hope you enjoyed my card today:)

Holiday Gift for You....
  10% off all items from the store.
                                                 
 Use Coupon Code: holidaycheer
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A GIVEAWAY

a stocking valued at over $100.00 worth of KinderStampO products!!!




How to enter:


  • Follow the KinderStampO blog



Your next stop on the hop is  Angela Gaa











                                         

 

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Please please read!!


Good evening friends, I am sure by now you have all heard about the tragedy in Newtown Connecticut. Such a horrible thing to happen to anyone.  I can not imagine losing one of my children let alone having them die so tragically.  So in response, I know there is not anything I can physically do from here in my home in Maine, except put together a hug in the form of a card and gather others to do the same, so I started  group on Facebook which is below....Please consider joining and participating.  We are making sympathy cards/ thinking of you for the adults,teachers families as well as the poor children that are from the school.   I will be mailing out the package of cards next friday, ,  If you have any questions message me on Facebook  here  or
Join the group below
https://www.facebook.com/groups/307787319322255/

I am looking to put together a package with Lots of cards from lots of talented card makers. would love to send cards to the children of the school to let them know there
are a lot of people out there thinking of them, as well as the teachers and parents. We should all work together to spread the love. If you would like to send your own that is wonderful I will share the address, if you would like to add to the package I am going to send, send them to me here.....Cathy Derouche..
11 Kimball Avenue, 
Mexico, Maine 04257


the address for the School is"
Sandy Hook Elementary School
12 Dickenson Drive
Newtown Connecticut 06482

Together we can all make a difference


Thanks Cathy