Yummy, Sweet Autumn!

I love fall. Love the colors, the temperatures, the beauty of the earth going to rest. I enjoy Halloween mostly for it's candy, stories, and the fun side of costumes. I'm just a big kid!

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I also have a black kitty. She thinks she's tough but she just a big soft heart with legs and a tail. So this card reminds me of her - her name is Scrap. She was just a scrap left over from the making of her litter mates, barely the size of a 3 week old kitty when her siblings were 6 weeks old. Later, she loved chasing wadded up pieces of paper from presents or scrapbooking...she's always been my scrap!

This image was created by Ildi Company as part of the halloweenie series. You can see them all at Ildi's shop. Keep checking back - we're going to have a joint hop with Sunshine's Stamps in November that you'll want to see! Hope you have a terrific day!

Ta for now, ~ky

Recipe: image base, Pebbles; gold cardstock, Gina K; patterned paper, rub-on and ribbon, Cosmo Cricket; brad, Making Memories.

Happy Haunting!

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Are you in the Halloween spirit? I am! We don't get many kids visiting our house where we live, though, so I'm fairly safe on the snack/treat/chocolate score.

This is part of the Halloweenies that Ildiko has created for Ildi Co images. I love the variety with this group! Seriously - you can represent just about anything from now to Christmas with this group. Go visit the store and see what all we have for you! And check out all the other Ildi Babes projects - links on the left!

Ta for now, ~ky

Recipe: CS by Gina K, PP by Cosmo Cricket; Sentiment by My Favorite Things; Images by Ildi Co., rhinestones by Michael's, coloring with Copic markers.

Is it too late?

Is it? Has Santa already made his list?? Uh oh.....just in case, I'd better start watchin' myself!

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I paired Cuddles Kuma, from Ildi Company, with Sprinkles from Cat's Pajamas. Sprinkles shares the same attitude as my kitty, Scrap. Isn't Cuddles CUTE?? He really looks like he's hoping to get in on the good graces, but trust me....Sprinkles is NOT the one you should worry about impressing!

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Just another view from a slight angle to better see the dimension. I used a cuttlebug folder on the red cardstock (Pebbles) and stitched around it in green on my Janome, layered over Gina K's London Fog luxury cardstock card base. Patterned paper is Basic Grey. I stamped Sprinkles in the tree from the Deck the Halls set in StazOn on a paint chip from WalMart. I colored all of the tree decorations with Smooch! (love this stuff), and glittered up the tree in frosty winter diamonds using Stickles. I added a few rhinestones and the sentiment from Cat's Pajamas, cut with my Nestabilities Fancy Tags.

Hope you enjoyed this project. Don't forget to see more from Ildi Company's design team by clicking my team members' links on the upper left of my blog. See you again soon!

Ta for now, ~ky

Halloweenies are here!!

It's almost October! I love fall - I love halloween, too! I'm excited by all the cool, neat things that are coming out for papercrafting for fall and halloween. Can't wait to get my hands on some of that stuff! So, in honor of the upcoming season, I made a card celebrating halloween and one of my favorite things about that event: all the personalities you see!

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This image is Halloweenie Scarecrow by Ildi Company. She has released several new images for halloween and Thanksgiving. I hope you'll stop by the store and check out the new stuff. There's a sale of 10 images for $20! We also have an new challenge blog where you can play to win free images! Check it out - Ildi Co Challenge blog. Now, the other team members are sharing their projects with the new images. Stop by all the blogs and get some inspiration!

Ta for now! ~ky

Recipe: Chocolate chip cardstock (Gina K), green textured paper (SEI), ribbon (Offray, Gina K), cuttlebug folder with cateye gold ink, sentiment (Unity), ink (Unity, Memento dew drops), sewing (Janome), border punch (Fiskar's), bling (Basic Grey), coloring (Prismacolor pencils with OMS), background technique (reverse highlight by masking and sponging).

Things with Wings

Happy second Friends with Flair Friday!! I hope you're having a beautiful day. I love this card, because of the colors, and the elevation.

This is a close up of the center. I popped the sentiment up on dimensional adhesive, and sprung the birdie on a wire. I hope you love it! Now, onward with your FFF blog hop!!

This sneak peek is from Ildi Company. We have a whole slate of new images!! Curious? Stay tuned and check back!

Please take a moment to remember 9-11-01. This is the eighth anniversary. Thanks!

Ta for now, ~ky

Recipe: cardstock, Bazzill; patterned paper, SU!; Prima flowers with a MM flower center and a Boxer flat brad; Offray ribbon, silver embossing powder, prismacolor pencils (birdie), and Robin's Nest dew drops. Unity stamps Birdie Inspiration.

Princess Dreams

I hope some of you participated in the Ildi Co. blog hop on Saturday. No?? Well...for shame! I just love working with these images. They are versatile, yet fun; spunky and sassy! This is one of the newer images, Clownkins Princess. I really enjoyed dressing her up to bring a cheerful thank you to a friend. {you can always have a closer look by clicking the picture}




So....what do you think of this lass? I used the Limelight challenge (use dots and a sketch), the Gina K Stamp TV challenge to sew on your project, and the Digital Tuesday challenge to use lace and pearls. See - she's FAB flexible!

Here's a little closer view of the dimension. I used flower soft in lilac, baby pink and lemon, colored her up with my prismacolor pencils, punched the "lace" with my EK Success border punch, and put a demure pearl at her dress collar.

I hope my princess brings you a smile today. I'll be back later with a new project from Sunshine's Stamps - drop back by!

Ta for now, ~ky

Recipe: CS Bazzill, PP SU!, Stitching Janome, Ink Memento lilac posies, rub-ons Basic Grey, Coloring Prismacolor pencils and OMS, rhinestones Michael's, Sentiment Unity, Smooch (crown), pearl Hero Arts, gold cording Gina K.

Welcome to the Ildi Co. Blog Hop (I)

Top o' the morning to you!

Or afternoon!

Welcome to the first ever Ildi Company Blog Hop! You should have come here from Erin's blog. If you didn't, go back to Jenny's and start your hopping! I am Letter "I".

The first project (above) is Ildi's Clownkins Leap. I love this image because you could go in so many directions with it. I colored him with copics. Bright and cheery!

The next project is Clownkins Sprinter. Perfect for all the runners in your life, or can you imagine a belated birthday? I love how versatile and adorable Ildi Co's images are.

Ok - I'm keeping this short because you have another blog to hop to. Laurie's blog is next! I hope you're enjoying all the awesome projects!

Ta for now! ~ky

Blooming Hangover and a Sneek Peak!

Hey girls!! And any guys who stop by - I'm an equal opportunity blogger! Thanks for stopping by on the Unity customers' hip hop. I'm sure you're seeing some great projects today! Unity ROCKS! Today's hangover came with a theme - use a UNITY TREE. Unity has a lot of tree images, and I could not pick one over another as a favorite.

This tree, which I adore, is from the August kit of the month. I stamped it in Ranger Distress Ink then stamped the flowers from the tree in different colors to pop them up off the tree. They have crystal lacquer and diamond dust on them to make them shiney and bright!

If you're wanting more chances to hip hop around the internet, Ildi Co. will be hosting their first hop TOMORROW! Isn't that exciting? It will start at Jenny's blog, and hop along from there. We'll post our projects in the morning, and you should have all day to check out the beautiful work of the DT. So, here's my next sneak peek for you. Again - you can buy 10 images for $20, and get busy immediately!




Thanks for stopping by!
Ta for now, ~ky

Cuddles Comfort with a Sneak Peek!

Welcome to all my wonderful readers. It means so much to me that you come to visit!


Today I have a Cuddles project to share with you. Cuddles images are a line of varied poses based on this adorable bear. You can purchase Cuddles (and more!) from Ildi Co. stamps.


Ildi is still running that great special of buy 10 for $20 - isn't that a great price?? Hurry - it's a limited offer!! Ildiko is also sponsoring this week's Etsy Inspired Challenge, so this project was created for that challenge! It's simple to participate. Just visit the inspiration store for the week (this week is Mrs. Kwitty's Cottage), pick out your inspiration piece (mine is this one), create your project, upload to a gallery or your blog, and link it here.

I picked the rabbit for my inspiration piece, because it is vintage inspired with button hinged arms. Those features really reminded me of vintage stuffed teddy bears, and the comfort they bring. Just made me all warm and fuzzy inside!

For this project, I used my nestabilities to create a frame on my Gina K cardstock base. I printed Cuddles on white, then colored him with my prismacolor pencils and OMS. On the top of this panel, I used my border punch as a mask, and colored it with Pebbles chalk. I created the background with Pebbles chalks, too. Then I applied SU! irridescent ice glitter over the entire panel (for a Gina K challenge).


Now for the commercial! Ildi Co. is hosting a blog hop on Saturday (Aug 29th), with all new images. Here's a sneaky peek for you! I think you will ADORE the new images - so be sure to stop by and check it out! It will be starting from Jenny's blog and you'll just hop from one blog to the next using the links provided in each post. FUN!!!

Ta for now, ~ky

Sneaky Peeky!

***Hip Hop Hangover Post Below***

Ildi Co. will be hosting their first ever blog hop on August 29th. We have some *adorable* images that will be released that day...


What? You want a sneak peek?? Hmmm...I hope I don't get in trouble, but yeah - I can give you a sneak peek...



So, what do you think? I'll give you a hint - this set of images can be used in every season of the year. Ok...gotta go work on something gorgeous for you all for tomorrow. Come back and see me, 'kay??

Ta for now, ~ky

Cuddles Has Fun

Cuddles is such a versatile critter. Here, she's all dressed up for the parade! Or a girl's birthday party, or even just high tea! Ildiko, the owner/artist, is still having her 10 images for $20 special. Why don't you go grab Cuddles to keep you company?

What - you haven't made the switch to digital? Think it's too scary to live in a technical world? Let me tell you a few things I've learned. Because, yeah, I resisted in the beginning too.

1. Digital images are available to you immediately. No worries about your postman thinking you're creepy by stalking him.

2. Earth friendly - no rubber, no waste, no wood, just good old electrons.

3. Space savers - no need to get hubs to build you 'just one more' shelf. They live on your computer. They can be burned to CD/DVDs or stored on an external memory.

4. Perfect images and total control. You want to make a really cool one of a kind backpack clip for your kid? Just stretch that image to three times larger than you want. Print it on shrink plastic (yes, they make shrink plastic for your printer), color it up and melt it down. Perfect!

Digital images are so smart and affordable. Give them a try! There are several places you can visit on the internet to walk you through, if you're a little uncertain. So, what are you waiting for??

Ta for now, ~ky

Recipe: SU! patterned paper, Bazzill cardstock, Ranger Ink distressing ink and stickles, prismacolor pencils with OMS, Making Memories metal letters, flower and brads, Limelight wide ric-rac. Layout from Card Positioning System challenge #129.

Wanna Trade?

This is a typical evening at our house. I have my black kitty monster that pesters me all day, then her Dad comes home for work, and I try to pawn her off on him. She's adorable, but a whole day of being followed around and her trying to lay on my projects just...well...Mom needs a break!

These guys are from Ildi Company. Ildi's having a special - you can buy all 10 images for $20!

Aren't they adorable? Sassy attitudes that can fit almost any occasion! And coloring them is such a breeze. I used my prismacolors with odorless mineral spirits here, and sponged up the background. I used the Digital Tuesday Challenge sketch but my image didn't quite fit the way the sketch lay.

I used Gina K Designs pure luxury base weight cardstock - I love how well this cardstock takes Nestabilities impressions. PP is K & Co., buttons are from Basic Grey, and ink is Colorbox copper, and Ranger fired brick distressing ink.

I hope you enjoyed checking this out - it was such fun to put together!

Ta for now, ~ky

Ildi Co. - Ca-UTE!

Jenny's sister-in-law is starting up her own digital image company. I'm so THRILLED to be part of it! She doesn't have a blog yet, but will soon. So for now, Jenny and I are hosting her images. This is Cuddles-Kuma and he's available for free. Just send a quick email to Jenny (jlaszlo4 at gmail.com) and she'll get him right out to you! I used the sketch on Card Positioning System for the layout.

Enjoy your day!!

Ta for now, ~ky

Supplies: Basic Grey PP, Bazzill CS, Basic Grey and Cat's Pajamas buttons, distressed cardstock dry brushed with MM paint, Janome sewing with Coats and Clark embroidery thread, Prismacolor pencils, Nestabilities, Unity sentiment, Ildi Co image, Ranger distressing ink in walnut stain.