Spring Cleaning Giveaway Winners

Morning, gals!  I hope you have a beautiful week ahead of you.

I'm stopping in to announce the winners (yes, you read that right)

of my Spring Cleaning Giveaway.

 

So, first for the main giveaway:

That's

Lilian YF of The Leaf Studio

 

 

Next for a batch of craft books:

That's

Olenkaja!

What a lovely shabby chic blog you have Olenka.

It's been nice to look at your many projects :)

 

For a £5 pound voucher to spend at Dragons Lair Designs:

This is Lena.

Congratulations, Lena!

 

 

 

And, lastly, a little something for everyone:

A free digi sketch!

This is a hand-drawn sketch of meadowsweet.  Enjoy!

Congratulations Lena, Olenkaja and Lilian!

Please email or message me with your response before the end of the week

so that I can get your packages / voucher codes to you ASAP.

I'm going to be busy in the hospital having baby H next week!

Wish me luck :)

 

Take care,

be well,

and enjoy the sunshine,

 

--Kathryn

 

 



Undersea Spotlight, With Thanks

 

I've been saying for awhile that coloring has been difficult for me of late,

due to carpal tunnel syndrome.

Even typing this post is now difficult because my

hand control is fading and whenever I touch things with my fingertips it

feels as though my fingernail is being peeled backward.

Not particularly fun.

 

As I approach my due date, I may still

post a card here and there but for the most part, I will probably be a no-show

even on my favorite challenges for awhile.

I had forgotten how much I missed card-making and blogging, but

I think a break through July and a little of August is something you'll understand.

Baby H will make his appearance soon and I mostly need to rest

leading up to and after that.

My Robin and Jay still love making cards together and this has been a

fun thing we can do while I've tried to stay off my feet when possible.

However, with my finger dexterity now shot

(and try that on for size when you're a trained classical pianist)

even tying the bow for this card was a chore.

 

 

JUGS #347: Spotlight Technique

I decided to try to make my spotlight look like a bubble as well.

I took some inspiration from Chris's adorable "Just Keep Swimming" card ;)

 

Simon Says Wednesday: Animal Magic

 

Deep Ocean #131: Metal or Wood

(Thanks for the shoutout last week, girls!  You can tell I really liked the

feathered friends theme ;)

 

 

 

Materials Used on this Card:

Cardstock {Rustic white - Papertrey Ink}

Patterned papers {My Mind's Eye, K & Company}

Image {free coloring page online}

Sentiment Stamp {Papertrey Ink}

Ink {Archival Black - Ranger}

Glossy Accents {Ranger}

Dimensional stickers {K & Company}

Wooden banner {Studio Calico}

Rustic woven trim, floral foliage {stash}

Copic sketch markers

 

 

I'll be back at the end of the week with the winner(s) of my Spring Giveaway,

so stay tuned and don't be surprised if I post another one soon.

Craft room cleanout always happens in stages. ;)

 

As always, thank you for visiting,

take care,

be well!

 

--Kathryn

 

 

Vintage Nightingale CAE - GWS

This is one of my in-between cards.

It's vintage-inspired (like many of my creations)

but not shabby.  It's naturalist but lacks foliage and other

embellishments.  It's clean-edged but a little too layered for CAS.

I might call it freestyle but it doesn't really strike me as a collage

because it lacks the mixed media elements.

I call it Clean-and-Eclectic,

but whatever it is, it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the challenges:

 

 

{PIN}spirational #167: - 2nd entry

 

 

This time I took some inspiration from Jeanette (DT):

 

I love her kraft tones and the green polkas together.  I don't have Robyn's Fetish

images as she does (and really my style is not often cute),

but thinking about robins (and their type) led me to this

vintage nightingale graphic from The Graphics Fairy:

 

 

 

Crafty Catz #328: Animal Magic

 

Deep Ocean #130: Furry / Feathered Friends - 4th entry

 

Word Art Wednesday #234: ATG / Family Friendly - 3rd entry

 

JUGS Word Week: BIRDS - 3rd entry

 

Global Design Project #39: Get Well Soon

 

 

 

Materials Used on this Card:

Cardstock {Rustic white, Dark chocolate - Papertrey Ink}

Patterned papers {Papertrey Ink, scrap pieces from American Crafts}

Vintage nightingale graphic {The Graphics Fairy}

Sentiment Stamp {Papertrey Ink}

Brown pigment Ink {Stampabilities}

Brads {The Paper Studio}

Wooden banner {Studio Calico}

Pompom trim, Wooden button, cotton twine {stash}

 

 

Thank you so much for visiting!

 I hope you have enjoyed yourself,

and I wish you a wonderful day.

 

If you get a chance before you go, there is still time to

enter for my Spring Giveaway before next week!

Actually it's more of a destash.  Everything is all packed up and ready to ship ASAP.

Inlinkz is now closed but you can still enter via comment/follow etc.

Picture and link are on my right-hand sidebar. :)

 

Take care,

Be well,

and enjoy the sunshine,

 

--Kathryn 

 

 

 

 

Black and White Wedding Tag - TRUST In Bloom

This wedding tag is to underscore to a future young couple

that the foundation of their relationship must be maintained with

complete and total trust.

When you lose trust, you lose respect, security, and certainly fulfillment.

You lose so much.  Opening yourself to love also means

you open yourself to be hurt more deeply by that someone.

So let's all remember to handle relationships carefully,

to respect and maintain trust, and when there is a breach,

to strive even harder to restore that precious element.

It may take time.  It may take a lot of time.

But it is worth being careful and conscientious about.

Our relationships will be so much richer if we will not take one another for

granted, but will consistently choose to root our lives in respect and trust.

 

 

I've colored in the In Bloom blossoms with an opaque white Sakura pen.
The white mesh is recycled bits of drywall mesh leftover from our laundry room
remodel a number of months ago.

I made the butterflies not identical but each others' opposites.
This is also a subtle reference to the differences between our temperaments and
mental or emotional tendencies as men and women,.
While it's sometimes frustrating, this is not a bad thing but a way to achieve
balance and harmony together.
We have that potential, if we choose to listen to each other
and keep trying daily.

OK, sometimes by the minute.
But the point is we keep trying!

 

Here are the challenges:

 

Little Red Wagon #345: Tag, You're It!

 

Addicted to Stamps #197: Make Your Mark - 2nd entry

Coloring with opaque white pen and hand-drawn splatters

 

Fussy and Fancy Friday #165: Anniversary or Wedding

 

613 Avenue Create #179: ATG / Wedding Stationery - 3rd and final entry

Dragonfly Dreams June: Say it with Flowers - 2nd entry

 

Twofers #21: In Black and White  - 2nd entry

Crafty Cardmakers #165: Monochrome - 3rd and final entry

 

Create and Inspire #47: ATG - 2nd entry

 

Ruby's Rainbow #131: Anything but a Card

 

Challenge total: 9

  

Materials Used on this Tag:

Cardstock {Kraft, Rustic white - Papertrey Ink}

Vellum (for leaves) {The Paper Company}

Stamps {In bloom - Papertrey Ink; French script - Stampabilities; Leaves - Altenew}

Ink {Archival Black - Ranger}

Pewter metallic spray {Ranger}

White opaque pen {Sakura}
Chalkboard tag, small burlap bow {The Paper Studio}

Burlap ribbon, small pompom trim {stash}
Recycled drywall mesh

Heavyweight hand-quilting cotton thread

 

Thank you so much for visiting!

 I hope you have enjoyed yourself,

and I wish you a wonderful day.

 

If you get a chance before you go, there is still time to

enter for my Spring Giveaway before next week!

Actually it's more of a destash.  Everything is all packed up and ready to ship ASAP.

Inlinkz has expired now but you can still enter via comments etc.

Picture and link are on my right-hand sidebar. :)

 

Take care,

Be well,

and enjoy the sunshine,

 

--Kathryn