Silhouette, Water Colors, Stickers, and ICE CREAM! ;)

Good morning!  I am sharing a card that I created for the SRM Blog.  I hadn't used my Silhouette in awhile and decided to dust that baby off and put it to work!  I found this adorable ice cream image. I cut it out of water color paper and gave it some color using my Zig Markers.  I added glossy accents and a bit of glitter.  I used SRM's We've Got Your Border-Bright for the sentiment.  

The background was done in various shades of yellow, pink, and orange using my Peerless water colors.  Once it was dry, I splattered it with white and black paint.  I added a few sequins and a few dots here and there using my gel pen.

I am off to take Cort for a much needed haircut and lunch with my mom.

The days of summer are flying by and I really need it to slow down a bit! ;)

Thank you for popping by today!

Joy...

Good morning!  I have a quiet house at the moment.  My son had prom and then overnight to an Aname convention. My husband is golfing, and Cort is sleeping.  So I am savoring my cup of coffee while listening to my dog snore in the background.  Once Cort gets up, my day will be crazy once again. 

She has been battling an infection in her knee.  If today it isn't any better, I will be taking her to the ER. :( 

Thank you for leaving me comments my last post. I was starting to feel a bit lonely here. ;) 

I have a card I made a couple of weeks ago before the crap hit the fan here in the Kovack household.

I love flowers almost as much as I love glitter.....and water colors. I love water colors too. 

So I used the Spellbinder's Rose die and created a cluster of roses.  I cut them with water color paper and used Peerless watercolors to add color. 

I used various Spellbinder's circle and scallop dies , Simon Says Stamp Circle die, as well as Lawn Fawn's Joy die to create the base of the card. And as expected, I added a healthy dose of glitter. 

In the midst of craziness, my son had his senior prom.  It was a couple of hours all about him.  My emotions have been all over the place this week.  I am so proud of my son. He is such a caring gentle young man. He has a heart of gold and I am going to miss him terribly in the fall when he goes away to school. 

His childhood has been spent in the shadow of his sister's medical issues, therapies, doctor appointments, and constant care. He has never complained. He goes out of his way to help me.

He has comforted me on bad days and let me cry.

To see my son happy, is the best gift a mother can receive.  I love him dearly and I adore the man he is becoming.

There is a good chance I will be heading to the hospital with Cort.  Unless she had some miraculous recovery last night.  Please pray that this infection starts to heal and she can get back to being her happy smiling self.

And thank you for not letting me feel like a lonely loser over here.  ;) 

Your comments certainly brightened my day!

Glossy White and Water Colors!

Good morning!  I know I sound like a broken record, but life has certainly been busy around here!  I haven't stepped into my craft room in over a week!  My time has been spent taking care of Cortney, attending school functions in the evenings, and speaking to legislatures in Springfield, IL.

I need life to slow down just a bit.  I've caught a cold now and it certainly isn't much of a surprise when you burn the candle at all ends!

But any who, on to my card!

I used a digital file from 17 Turtles called,Floral Bouquet.  I cut it in white and added glossy accents to it.  I added clear sequins to the center.  The background was a watercolor wash using my Peerless Watercolors.  

I added a sentiment from SRM Stickers, coordinating string, and a few more sequins scattered about. 

My hubby and I have to attend a parent meeting at my son's high school tonight.  He has his prom and graduation coming up very shortly. 

Lots of changes coming soon.....hope this mama can handle it all! 

Have a great day my crafty friends!

Watercolors and Acetate

Good morning!  I hope you all had a great weekend! 

I have a card today that was kind of my "goofing" around card.  

I have this Spellbinder's die called Basic Lattice that I love! I used it on watercolor paper and painted it with Peerless Water Colors in shades of pink, yellow, and orange. I adhered it to a piece of acetate.  

The flowers and leaves were cut using my Silhouette. I applied glossy accents to the leaves and sprinkled them with Martha Stewart's coarse glitter.  I added a bit of ribbon and string to finish it off. 

It's a short and sweet post again......sorry!

Have a great day!

Chevrons and Flowers!

Good morning! As promised, I have my chevron card that I mentioned yesterday.  I seem to be a day late and dollar short often these days.

 I used the new chevron background stamp by JustRite.  I stamped it in a turquoise blue and cut it out.  I popped it up with Scrapbook Adhesives white foam tape.  

I stamped the flowers from the Applique Flowers set by JustRite, with Versamark, and heat embossed it in white. I used my Peerless watercolors to add color. I cut out each flower and leaf and used foam tape to stack them. I stamped the chevrons one more time on a back panel in a sunny orange color. I added coordinating pearls as a final touch.  

Here are the two sets I used. 

**** Update*** on Cortney.  Last week she had her Botox injections to the adductors and hamstrings.  The purpose was to relax those muscles and make it easier  for her to walk. (Not independently, but short distances with assistance)  For this to happen she also has to wear knee immobilizers for six weeks.  Unfortunately, this has caused her skin to break down, blisters to form, and her knees to become swollen and inflammed.  I took her back to the doctor yesterday and they took blood work to make sure she doesn't have an infection.

This has been so hard on her and as her mom it breaks my heart.

I miss my happy, smiley girl......

Please pray that she begins to heal and that her spirits improve...

Thank you so much for stopping today!

Purple and Bronze....

Good morning!

I am up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog today with a tutorial on how I created this bright cheery card!

Be sure to stop by to see what kind of madness ensues in this brain of mine!

As always, these projects of mine seem to take on a life of their own!

A short and sweet post!

Have a great day!

JustRite's New Release-Coffee House!

Good morning to you my fellow crafty ladies! Today is day two of the March release from JustRite.  Do you like coffee? Do you LOVE coffee?  

I can't function without it in the morning....and it is my favorite part of the day.

Just me and my coffee, my computer, a quiet house, and the moments before the craziness of the day begins. ;)

Today's set is called, Coffee House!  

I embossed the image in white, used my Peerless watercolors to color the image, and then cut it out. 

I cut a pierced circle using a Spellbinder's die.  The sentiment was stamped in pink and I went over the steam with white liquid applique.  While I was heating it, I sprinkled a bit of glitter on it for sparkle.  Because we all know that sparkly coffee is the best! I used Spellbinder's pierced rectangular dies to matte the image.  I stamped the teeny cup in white and water colored it.  I used it for the center of my bow. 

Here is the entire set!  I just love it all!  The coffee stain is calling my name and NEEDS to be used on my next project!

Be sure to hop on over to the other designers' blogs for loads of inspiration using this cute set!

JustRite Inspiration

Michele Kovack

Eva Dobilas

Heidi Blankenship

Marisa Job

Kathy Jones

Kristi Schurr

Darsie Bruno

Sometimes Simple Cards are the Best.....

Most of my cards are ridiculously detailed. I love adding unexpected touches.  But sometimes, just sometimes less is more. I love my Peerless Watercolors and have had a blast creating pretty backgrounds and such.  And I definitely have a thing for orange/yellow, and pink.

I created a watercolor wash for the background.  I added a strip of glitter tape and a sentiment from Spellbinders.      It was generously coated with glossy accents and glitter. A bit of twine and a few sequins finished off the card. 

As minimal as this chick gets! HA! 

It is another frosty, frigid morning here.

Hoping my van starts so I can get this booty to school.

Wish me luck!

Have a great day!

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

Good morning! It is a chilly -9 degrees here in Chicago! Brrrrr!

The upside is that the kids and I have the day off!

That gives me a bit of time to spend with them, get caught up on laundry and cleaning, and maybe, if I am lucky, do a bit of crafting. 

Of course the reality is that I will be going to school until the middle of June. 

Guess I will worry about that in......June. ;)

I have a sweet little Crafty Secrets card to share today using a new digital set called, Bedtime Kids. 

I colored the image using my Peerless watercolors. Once dry I added a bit more depth with my Copic markers. I cut out the image using an oval Spellbinder's die and backing it with a scalloped oval. The paper behind were scraps that I adhered to card stock on an angle.  I didn't have the heart to throw them away, so they made their way onto my card.  ;)

I added some ribbon and a few clusters of flowers.....or bally thingys....or whatever you call them!

Stay warm my friends!

(Unless you live somewhere warm.....in which case I am totally jealous!) ;)

JustRite's February Release-Hello Buttercup!

Good morning and happy Saturday to you!

I have yet another new stamp set by JustRite to share with you this frosty cold morning!

This set is called, Hello Buttercup!

I love flowers and can't seem to get enough of them....oh...and did I mention that I am water coloring everything these days? ;)

So yet another set was embossed in white and colored with my Peerless water colors. 

I cut the image out with my Spellbinders pierced circles and Lacey circles. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark, embossed it in white, and gave it a bright orange water color wash.

I added seam binding, string, button, and a pearl. 

Check out what the other girlies did with this pretty set!

JustRite InspirationKathy Jones
Sheri Holt

Angela Barkhouse

Michele Kovack

Kristi Schurr

Chicago was hit with about 14 inches of snow last week, and like a crazy woman I was out there in the midst of the blizzard trying to take pictures.  (without getting my camera wet!)  So here are a few that I captured.

My Bischon/poodle mix, Skippers.  He wasn't all that crazy about the snow and stood by the back door to be let into the warm, cozy house. ;) 

This little gal, Myla, LOVES the snow and couldn't get enough of it! 

We have a warm up this weekend which is causing lots of icky wet mud.  And when you have two dogs, that can be a disasterous combination!

Nothing like having to leave a beach towel by the back door to wipe 8 muddy/wet paws!

I am off to catch up on some laundry and cleaning.

Have a great weekend my friends!

JustRite's February Release-Thank You Daffodil

Are you sick of me yet? I think I broke a few records with the amount of posts I've had this week! ;) I have another new set to show you from JustRite.  It is a lovely set called, Thank You Daffodil.  I am totally addicted right now to my Peerless watercolors....and seem to be water coloring everything I can get my grubby little hands on!  I embossed the flower in white first on water color paper.  If you are interested in seeing how I created the background, you can find the tutorial HERE.  

I used a Dear Lizzy die cut and added black glossy enamel to it.  

I am going to keep today's post short and sweet...... :) 

JustRite Inspiration

Kathy Jones

Michele Kovack

Marisa Job