Hi Friends, Today is a BIG day and a very exciting day for me. I ‘m praying this post is scheduled properly cause we are away on Spring Break and my last post for SRM stickers I messed up. Totally forgot to finish my last post. I wanted to tell you that SRM and Cosmo Cricket teamed up and what a lucky girl I was!! A few weeks a go there was a ring at the door and it was the post man with a pizza box. Come to find out it was a Cosmo Cricket box full of yummy papers, chip board and embellies… resembling a pizza box..how cool is that. I really enjoyed working with their papers etc. I know everyone loves Cosmo Cricket and I do too. So if you missed the post please scroll down to check out the cards.
NOW BACK TO MY BIG DAY….WOO HOO
I can’t tell you how excited I am and how long I have been waiting for this day once I heard I was chosen and to be chosen by my stamping IDOL Jennifer is a huge thrill and honor plus a DREAM COME TRUE. Thanks Jennifer for picking me to be featured on Hero Arts blog with you I can’t express how unbelievable this is…please pinch me….I admire Jennifer in so many ways…card making and card drives are just two of the many… what a ROCK STAR YOU ARE! Here is HERO ARTS Blog so you can see how my cards inspired Jennifer (I hope) and what she created. I know it will be AMAZING cause what Jennifer touches turns to magic. While you are at it here is Jennifer’s blog . Also as most of you know Hero Arts has been featuring amazing ladies all week that I really admire so I hope if you haven’t seen their amazing and unbelievable cards please check them out on the Hero Arts Blog. It’s pretty difficult to follow all of their cards this week. I comfort myself by saying that we all have different styles and I can’t wait to get home and comment on all of there absolutely creative and beautiful cards and the Hero Arts ARTISTS too!!!!! Just jaw dropping !! Below is the list as featured on the HA blog this week.
Monday: Vanessa Menhorn (vanessa.1978) and Nancy
Tuesday: Tracey Kuzniak (trace44) and Sally
Wednesday: Maria “Fika” Evelina (juicyflavor) and Lisa
Thursday: Jenn Biederman (scrapperjjb) and Shari
Friday: Alice Wertz (Aliceh83) and Tami
and it’s Saturday: Kathy Racoosin (crzy4stamps-Kathy) and Jennifer!!!!!!!
Now for the cards 🙂
I used my Cuttlebug to cut the circle in my white and pink card stock. I stamped the flowers many times. To make the smaller flowers I cut them from INSIDE the large flower and then all there is to do is enjoy and color. Add white dots with a gel pen to add some more detail and arrange around the circle you cut out. Adding pop dots to some of the flowers gives it some nice pop.
Supplies for “Flower Power”CL375 Big Flower Pattern
White Gel Pen
I love this big mug and wanted to created some “fine china” cups that I like to collect. To create these I stamped the image two times. Cut the images into sections as seen below.
The body of the mug I retraced on white card stock and then stamped my pattern on the new plain mug. To give my mug a realistic look and lots of dimension (see photo#2)
I placed the image I traced on top of the other mug to create a pocket by slightly bending the paper mugs. You can put a tea bag here for a gift!! Now is a good time to color the tea or coffee and apply your Glossy Accents so you have plenty of dry time. If you are making two mugs when you are cutting the image cut off the handle and glue to the other side so the handles bump each other. To create the background I stamped random images on strips of paper and pieced them all together using Hero Hues paper and coordinating inks and sewed them with a machine. The lace doily is cut from the Nestabilities ovals and then I pierced them with a needle. I find a needle is really sharp so it goes quickly.
Supplies for “Live Richly”
CG164 The Big Cup
CL400 Exotic Decor
CL371 Essential Messages
All paper are Hero Hues and Inks
Nestabilities Big Scalloped Oval-Lg
Copic Markers
I couldn’t decide which photo so I’m showing them both 🙂
I loved this tiny house so I wanted to enlarge it with my scanner and that wasn’t working. Fortunately I have a projector so I stamped the image on a transparency, placed it on my projector and enlarged it to desired size. (the overall size is 4″x5″)
See photo 1…
I loosely drew the enlarged image, cut the image into different pieces (photo #2)
then traced the cut pieces with a ruler to get some nice straight lines (photo #3)
Now I was set to have some fun. I have some Tim Holtz grunge paper so I retraced my new straight images onto the grunge board and cut them out and painted everything except the dormer white. I added texture by stamping the door with wood grain and the body of the house I put though my Cuttlebug. Color was added with distress inks as seen in the list of supplies. A little sanding in random places gave the house some more character and I glued it all down with Glossy Accents. For behind the windows I traced the outline of the house and drew where the windows would go. Added some scraps of stamped paper to serve as wall papers in the window squares that I just drew. Added lace to the back windows on the house. I I added pop dots to the back of the house and placed on the outline of the house with the wallpaper. This gave the windows a realistic appearance and lots of depth so the “drapes” have space.
Supplies for “Home Sweet Home”
CL389 MI Casa
CL288 Scallop Boarder
K5103 Woodgrain Circle
S5213 Dots and Flowers
Ranger Distress Inks: Chopped Sapphire, Vintage Photo and Rusty Hindge
Grunge Paper and lace
Thank you in advance for taking the time to leave me a comment on my big day. I can’t tell you how much all this means and it’s truly a thrill. Only you all know what a great day this is and such an honor. My family and friends don’t quite understand…and I think you may know what I mean right? Like Jennifer McGuire…she’s a ROCK STAR! Have a great weekend and a Happy Easter!
Thanks to you again Jennifer for making this day so special and choosing me…..and thanks to all my flickr and blogger friends for your constant support and inspiration. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for you all ! Thanks …thanks…thanks and many hugs!!
Kathy
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Hi Kathy!!! My word, you are a magician!!! Truly awesome cardmaking–you are just AMAZING!!! Thanks so much for your inspiring ideas and sharing your talent with us….You totally ROCK!! Hugs!!!
kathy!!
is it any wonder to anyone that jennifer chose you for “win a day”??!!
you are always amazing and your projects are “jaw-dropping”. i wonder how many crafters will be making tiny houses with lace curtains in the windows today. 🙂
you are sweet & kind & truly inspiring & just so easy to love. hugs & smooches & HUGE congrats.
Congratulations on your BIG DAY, Kathy!! and WOW!!! your cards are AMAZING, sista! your details always awes me, but this is out of this world!!! i so enjoyed looking through all the bits of details and thanks so much for the awesome “in progress” photos! you are so inspiring! thank you so much for all the inspirations!! love, ya!
Congrats Kathy – what a wonderful day on the blog!!! Your cards are fabulous and well worth all the effort that went into making each and every one of them. Big hugs to you! Jo x
Congrats on your day! Totally rocked it! Fantastic cards and glad you were selected and highlighted on the blog!
Congratulations, Kathy! Your cards are simply amazing and so creative. Such great inspiration!
Congratulations, Kathy! Your cards are simply amazing and so creative. Such great inspiration!
Oh my!!! Look at the awesome creations! I love your house!!! Such a great fun project:)
And the coffee cups??? Spectacular!
Kathy you are so darn talented and such a perfect match with Jennifer… Two hearts of Gold…
Happy Spring Break!
Congratulations!!!!!
Unbelievable, totally unbelievable cards!!! You’re a rock star, too!!!! These are absolutely amazing creations (I can’t call them cards anymore!) YOu do miracles with those stamps and love your passion that shines trough them! Thanks for all the inspiration your bring to us! Happy Easter to you, too!
Wow Kathy, I am speechless. Your cards are such creative and lovely beauties. Just want to keep on looking at them. Real inspiration. TFS your creation and Congrats for your success.
Hi Sista! Beautiful projects for your day! Soak it all in and enjoy! Sending hugs!
Kathy.. your ARTWORKS are FANTASTIC!!! Look at your house, only you can think out of the box like that, plus lots of details inside of it.. the lacey curtain, wall texture, roof.. ooohh.. i can stop lurking at them.. my second fave is your cup of coffee.. you did AWESOME in altering the cup pattern.. looks like the antique mugs.. and the coffee looks so real.. Kathy i’m speechless seeing your spectacular talent.. Enjoy your day and CONGRATS again!!
Kathy.. your ARTWORKS are FANTASTIC!!! Look at your house, only you can think out of the box like that, plus lots of details inside of it.. the lacey curtain, wall texture, roof.. ooohh.. i can stop lurking at them.. my second fave is your cup of coffee.. you did AWESOME in altering the cup pattern.. looks like the antique mugs.. and the coffee looks so real.. Kathy i’m speechless seeing your spectacular talent.. Enjoy your day and CONGRATS again!!
Amazing!! Awesome!! Genius! Those are just a few of the words to describe your Win a Day projects! Congratulations on being honored for your incredible work, Kathy!! Hugs.
Kathy…woohoooooo… ADORE all your cards. They are stunning – they are gifts in themselves truly little masterpieces. So fantastic. Enjoy every moment of your day. Hugs to you.
Dear Kathy…your Home is looks soo real love that one and the card with cup is sooo adorable…the card with flowers also I love it…you are really artist and I am so happy to know you through HA Flickr..hugs and kisses, Monika
Fabulous work Kathy! Big hugs to you and your amazing work really shined thru! Love them tea cups, so pretty! Hope you enjoy it all – reap in the moment and hope you are enjoying your Spring Break too!
What a marvelous blog, your cards are beyond description. I can see why you and Jennifer “bond”, talent queens indeed. Thank you. Hope you are having a lovely holiday. So pleased you were a winner for the Blog Day.
Kathy this so wonderful. I just love them all. Great great great work. hugs, Lisa G
Wow is right, you are amazing my girl.
I can’t believe I haven’t fond you before.
I am now a follower, and look forward to all you do.
Have a wonderful vacation.
Eeks, Kathy! I don’t know if you realize, but everything you create/touch also turnes to magic! You and Jennifer make a great team! Overwhelmed with inspiration, thanks for sharing your AMAZING talent with the rest of us wanna-be’s… heeheehee. Congrats on your well-deserved big day! We crafters understand how big this is! 😉 Huge hugs!
Wow Kathy – I knew it would be a good day but boy have you worked your magic on those bits of paper. So thrilled to see your name in lights up there on the blog – lots of love to you on this, your special day.xxxxx
Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards with us 🙂 And I totally know what you mean about people (family & non-crafting friends) not getting the enormity of how awesome this opportunity is!
WOWZER Kathy!!!! I knew you would be amazing but…..WOW!! Enjoy your Special Day and Thanks for Sharing all your Wonderful Art with us…Big Hugs!!!
Wow Kathy, you never cease to amaze me, you always manage to come up with something so unique. I wish I could think out of the box like you! Congratulations on your Day on the Blog, it was truely something special!!!
congratulations, kathy! you deserve it, you’re always making amazing projects! thanks for sharing your talent!!
Big congrats on this special day Kathy! You are so very talented and I’m so glad that you’ve received this awesome recognition!
Congratulations on your big day, Kathy! Your cards are so creative and you are such an inspiration to me!! You rocked your HA blog day!! 🙂 Also thanks for all your sweet comments on my blog.
Kathy – these are just all so amazing… Boy are you talented – no wonder HA wanted you to join them for a day… I am just completely blown away by them all. Love how you showed us how they were made… awesome!!!
Kathy not only are you so talented but this post just shows what a wonderful person you are! And your right family and friends don’t seem to get it! What amazing cards you created for the blog! As always! So happy for you and your day! Hope your having the most wonderful vacation!
You did an amazing job. Your projects were just…WOW! So happy for you. Have a fantastic Easter!!
Congrats and fabulous projects!
Kathy, I am so happy for you. You are so deserving of this honor. Your art is just spectacular. So happy we met! Happy Easter!
Wow, Kathy! Congrats on your Blog Day! You are truly the cardmaking bomb!! Love the cards you created for your special day and as always I sit by with excited anticipation to see what you’ll create next ;D
Big Hugz! Cheryl
Congrats Kathy!
Where have I been?! I am in love with your work – dotty over your dots!! – and am ever so grateful for Hero Arts for introducing me to you. I look forward to our morning visits with my coffee.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas – I may need a few 😉
CONGRATS!!! You deserve it!
Your cards are always so inspiring and eye catching!!!
Big congrats Kathy – love all your projects for your blogday but think my fave is your house! You rock girl – wow!
Huge Congrats Kathy!!! Was a great interview on the HA blog and absolutely loved all of your cards!! Thanks for sharing your amazing ideas!
CONGRATS Kathy!! I have always been a fan of your cards and it’s funny, because I think of YOU as one of my HA idols!! Your talent is brilliant – especially on your house card! How cute is that! Enjoy your day – you deserve it!
You make the cards look so simple to make and yet it turns out beautiful. I enjoy working with vellum and I have never given any thought to coloring my twine with copics. Thank you for all the ideas.