Happy Birthday Balloons

Front Of Card

Inside Card

I had so much fun making this birthday card for my friend, Katie, who just turned 9..Her mother said she loves monkeys and the color red so this is what I came up with..

I drew and painted the balloons using watercolor pencils..I added some ladybug stickers and used a black pen to draw the strings..The monkey sticker on the inside is just too cute..The card itself is very long and narrow, measuring 4x9 inches..I love the shape and thought it was perfect for a bouquet of balloons..

It is so hot in here in the Boston area and I am NOT enjoying it..Can't wait for autumn..I hope you like my card..It's a bit of a different look for me..Thank you for stopping by..Keep cool everyone...Kathy

Floral Thinkning Of You Card

Polka Dots and Flowers

Well, here I am again at long last..I can't believe I have neglected my poor blog for so long..I had a lot of things going on and the time just seems to have flown by..

I used my watercolor pencils to draw and paint the flowers on this card..Then I mounted it on purple polka dot paper with paper lace doilies peeking out from behind..I added a strip of vintage lace at the bottom, the butterflies and lots of tiny, white pearls to finish it off..

I now realize how much I have missed doing something creative..Thank you for your patience and I hope to see you here often..I think I'm back again, finally..........Kathy

Re: Summer Dreams Card

Lazy Hazy Days Of Summer

I love this picture..How serene and beautiful this lovely lady is..This is a birthday card that I made for my dear, friend Nance..We have been friends since we were little girls..We lived next door to each other and, oh, what wonderful memories we have of summer days playing paperdolls and going to the beach..

I used several different papers in the background and added lots of blue, yellow and ivory flowers..I draped the gauze behind the photo to give a beachy feel and added a few gems for a little sparkle..I  so enjoyed making this card......I hope you like it......Thank you once again for your lovely comments and for visiting my blog.....Kath

Timeless Birthday Card

Welcome to January in June..I, actually, made this birthday card last January for a dear friend but I forgot to put it on my blog, so here it is now..Better late than never, I guess..

I just love the photo of this lovely lady and the word "Timeless" just seemed perfect for her and for my friend..My friend is an artist and a seamstress so I thought the sewing needle and thread would be apropos..

I hope you like this "Timeless" card..Thank you for stopping by my blog today...Kathy

Day At The Beach Tag

Summer Fun

Here is a vintage look, summer tag I made awhile back..I love the vintage beach look...I used bluish colored papers for a watery feel and added a bit of lace, white gauze, a few summery flowers and pearls...The lovely ladies in the water are the perfect focal point, I think..

Thank you for visiting my blog...I'll be making some birthday cards soon...Kathy

Vintage Floral Postcard

Front of Postcard

We had a postcard swap in my art group..The theme was spring..I was in a drawing mood so I got out my colored pencils and had fun drawing all of these big and tiny, little flowers..I edged both sides of the postcard with walnut stain to give a vintage look..I used my stamps for the words and postal date..

I have lots more to share with you soon..Thank you for visitin my blog today..Happy Spring to all!!

Kathy

Valentine Tags

Happy Valentine's Day

I made these Valentine tags for a swap in my OCT art group..It was a 3 for 3 swap..I used the hearts and striped pattern papers...The little girl in pink is a picture from my stash..I painted some wooden hearts in a bright red then lettered them with my white gel pen..A pretty ruffled lace at the bottom of each tag just made it seem more frilly for Valentine's day...

We are buried in snow here in Boston..Wow!! I've never seen so much..More on the way, too..I hope you have a very Happy Valentine's Day and thank you for visiting my blog......Kathy

Baby Girl Card

Sweet Little Paige

 I made this baby card for my friend's first grandchild..I love the Graphic 45 image..It was so much fun adding the pretty little buttons and bow..Paige is spelled out in chipboard letters that I painted pink..I dotted the i with a cute little pink heart shaped pearl..

On the inside I hand lettered the poem, which I am not very good at..I love the poem and have for many years...I stamped the hearts in a very soft pink...Thanks for visiting my blog...Time to make Christmas cards now...............Kathy

Halloween Bats and Witch Ladies Cards

Eeeeeek!!!

 Happy Halloween!!!!   I Love this time of year..I made a couple of Halloween cards and really had fun with them..I took the fashion ladies and turned them into bat lovers...Added some fall leaves and a bat pumpkin..

The witch is tangled in a spider web and her pet bat, Boris, is ready to land on her shoulder..The spiders are creeping around on their web...I stretched out a gauze pad for the web...Hope you enjoy my creepy cards...Enjoy your Halloween and thanks for visiting my blog.....Kathy

Trick or Treat!!!

50th Anniversary Card-Old Hollywood

The Happy Couple

 

Inside

I made this 50th anniversary card for my brother and sister in law..I was going for an Old Hollywood look and I think I got it...I just love this photo and it is so typical of Old Hollywood from the 1930's...I kept it simple beause I think the couple and the gold 50 tells the whole story..I just added a bit of paper lace and framed the photo with gold Dresden..On the inside I stamped the hearts in a very pale pink to add to the romance of the card..Hope you like it..

Time to start Halloween cards..Thank you for visiting my blog today...Happy Anniversary Don and Marsha....Kathy

Cheryl's Awesome Watercolor Painting

Time For Lunch by Cheryl M.

I am sharing with you today this beautiful watercolor painted by my daughter, Cheryl, when she was a senior in art school...Sadly, she passed away shortly after...The detail is amazing and the colors so perfect...I finally framed it and have it hanging in my kitchen where it has become the focal point of the room...

Cheryl was a gifted artist with an amazing talent in all areas of art...She was, also, the most beautiful person I have ever known...I think she would love having her art displayed on my blog...I hope you enjoy seeing a piece of her work and thanks so much for stopping by...Kathy

Love you and miss you so, my sweet girl...XOXO     Mom

Ice Cream Card

Yummy!!!

Front Of Ice Cream Lifted Up

Inside Card

I made this card for a little friend of mine who just turned 7..First I drew the ice cream on a stick on folded paper so it would open up...I cut it out and then used colored pencils to color it...I added ice cream cone stickers, red jewels for cherries on top, some paper lace and itsy bitsy buttons...I stamped the saying inside in blue ink...When the card is opened it says Happy birthday and I added a cute popsicle sticker in orange..

It was quite fun to make this card..Now I have to make a Christmas in July card...Thanks for stopping by my blog and I so appreciate your lovely comments...Kathy

By The Beautiful Sea

Come On In..The Water's Fine

Well, I had tons of fun making this birthday card for my friend Nancy...The lovely bathing beauty is from Pion Designs...I am in love with their beautiful papers...I used two different bluish-green polka dot papers in the background and behind the picture I added gauze to give the look of a fishing net...A few summery flowers, a sandcastle and starfish, some pearls and a few tiny, turquoise, gem stars finished off the card...I was going for a summery look of a day at the beach...Oh and I stamped the words and cut them out...

I have a summery tag to share soon, also, but I'll wait until my swap partner, Diann, in my OCT art group receives it before I post it...Other goodies coming soon, too...I'm in a very creative mood and lovin' it...Thanks so much for popping in today...It's always so good to see you.......Hope everyone is having a nice summer...I'm loving our cool temps but I'm sure we will be sweltering soon...I'm not a fan of the heat..............Kathy

The Old Ballgame

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Inside

This is a card I made for my brother...I used papers from Graphic 45's "Good Ol' Sport" and I absolutely love them..I added photo corners and jeweled stars and a dark red, dotted background paper...A little different for me but I had fun creating this card...

Thanks for stopping by my blog today...Hope you all are enjoying the glorious weather like we are having............Kathy

Potted Plant Drawing

Spring Has Sprung

Back

I have had the urge to get out my colored pencils and sketchbook to do some drawing..My African violets are blooming like crazy and, so, I decided drawing one of them would be a good start..When it was finished I then decided to make the drawing into a birthday card for my friend, who loves purple...I cut the drawing out of the sketchbook and glued it onto a pretty purple and white polka dot paper, with a white, paper doily peaking out from behind..I added white lace at the bottom and scattered some crocheted flowers with tiny white pearls that I glued in the center...

This is not a card that you open..It's more like a postcard with the greeting on the back...I went crazy drawing little violets all over and had a hard time knowing when to stop..This is something a little different, for me, and I had such fun making this card...I hope it puts you all in a springy mood....Thanks for looking...Please come again soon.........Kathy

Vintage Wedding Card

Love Is In The Air

Sharing a wedding card today that I made for my friend's daughter...The bride loves vintage and her gown was very Downton Abbey, so I thought this photo was perfect...I used pretty papers, lace, flowers and pearls to create a soft romantic look and using colored pencils, I highlighted the bride's face and veil in soft pinks...I hope you like it...

I am working on some more cards and hope to have them done soon...As always, I thank you for visiting my blog...Please check back often...Kathy

Black Magic Tag

Black Magic Tag

Back

Hello Everyone...I'm back and sharing a tag I just made for a swap in my art group...I really had fun with this...You stamp an image on black paper with white ink, then color it in with colored pencils or markers..I used colored pencils..Little white dots were added with a white gel pen, for detail and I think they really make the image pretty and so feminine...

I'm back in a creative mood again and hope to post more art very soon...I hope you are all well...Thanks so much for keeping up with my poor neglected blog and for stopping by today......Kathy

Witch's Shoe Cards

Have A Haunting Halloween!!!

BOO!!!

Here are a couple of witch's shoe cards I made for Halloween...I drew two slightly different styles of shoes/boots on black folded card stock..I then cut them out and drew each flower, on the front of the card and on the back, with colored pencils..Took awhile too..I added the little ghosts and orange ribbon laces and used silver and gold mettalllic pens to outline and highlight...Unfortunately, the camera didn't pick up the sparkle that gave each shoe...

I love Halloween and this was a fun, new design to play with...I used black envelopes and stamped spooky images in white and wrote the addresses in white, as well...Happy Halloween to all and thanks for visiting my blog...Kathy...

Floral High Heel Shoe Card

"Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world."   Marilyn Monroe

I'm really hooked on these shoe cards...The possibilities are endless...I made this one for my sister's birthday...I hope to come up with a witch's shoe for Halloween...We shall see...Thank you for your wonderful comments and for visiting my blog...Kathy

High Heel Shoe Cards...

For awhile now I have been wanting to make a cut out card of a high heel shoe...So, I folded a piece of paper, drew the shoe in pencil and then cut the shape out...I added the pretty papers, embellished with flowers and jewels for a bit of bling...These are birthday cards but maybe a witch's shoe would be fun to do for Halloween...

It feels like autumn here tonight and I love it!  Thank you for visiting my blog today..Please come again soon......Kathy