Hello Friends, Welcome to Day 2! Thanks for all of your wonderful feedback and sweet comments. Sounds and looks like a lot of you have found a new artistic side! Woo hoo! LOVE seeing all of the art come rolling in and I have to say you all are such a CREATIVE & inspiring bunch!!! It’s so fun to see the POP Corn in lots of the photos but, don’t feel like you have to!!
REMINDER the challenge… it’s all about lines. Any line of any kind. Today I will show you two other ways to think about adding lines to your cards or art.
ADD LINES WITH A DIE CUT : I used Paper Smooches “Stitched Dies” and die “cut” it multiple times. Love how it added so much texture to my card. The “Single Rose” die cut is used on both cards but in an entirely differently way. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches too called, “Spreading Sunshine“.
I had to add some more tiny lines to top it off. It’s hard to tell but, different parts of the rose are raised more than others for added highlights. Copic markers were used to color it. These Flourishes would make a beautiful background and these would work great to create a frame or as a background.
ADD LINES WITH SOME SEWING: Simple but effective and I love to sew. I actually used twine on this.
Not sure if you need a close up on this but, oh well lol.
TODAY’S GIVEAWAY! How about a quick hello today and I will pick a random winner to be announced by next Friday or sooner.
Have a happy day and see you tomorrow. Hugs, Kathy
P.S. If you are wondering what the Pop Up Challenge is all about go here. To upload your art on my blog click here and scroll to the bottom of the post.
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These cards are so wonderful! I especially love that stitched dies you used! … For me, a challenge about shaing would be very helpful ;).
Wow Kathy these cards are so beautiful.. I love the stitched dies you used and the flower is so gorgeous. I am really enjoying this challenge. Hugs
Beautiful cards! I am watching 4 crazy little girls tonight so no crafty time for me!
Love these cards they look so clean and simple and along with blue white is my favourite colour its just so clean and fresh like fresh cotton sheets . I don’t have any line dies but have recently found emossing folders and love how they magically change a piece of card .Thanks for sharing and offering inspiration.
Great idea. Many embossing folders are based on lines. You could add stitching with a fine marker or outline parts of your embossing folder. Just thinking out the box. Have fun. 🙂
I am absolutely loving this challenge. I never knew I had an artistic side! Once we’re home from holidays, I’m getting my sewing machine out! Xx
Hi loving the inspiration you give!!! I really enjoy coming to your blog to see your creations. Thanks for having a blog to share with people and all the time and effort you put into it!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!
Gorgeous cards, Kathy. Love how the stitched lines are adding so much texture and interest, and I love the white on white of your second card.
Marianne x
Beautiful cards. I love the first with all the stitched die lines and the wonderful little doodled lines on the gorgeous blue roses especially.
Oh Iove the stitched lines with the flower! And the flower, oh my gosh, who would have thought of that, it is really striking!
Love this card, Kathy! I love die cutting.
Absolutely love the stitched wave background!
Beautiful cards!
HELLO Kathy 🙂
DELIGHTFUL cards!!!
I look forward to making lines happen today, just got to finish a Peppa Pig birthday card then I can concentrate my crafty efforts here with you!!!
Great tips today! Loving this challenge! Thanks for putting it together! Hope you are planning more in the future, Kathy!
Totally inspiring! Jo x
Great cards I love it so beautiful background
Wonderful job with dies! Wow! Such a soft, elegant look. Thank you for this inspiring Pop up-event. I just added my card for the challenge. Have a great weekend!
I love to sew as well. Now to incorporate lines into today’s project
Cut. I’m in a holloween mode, then butterflies for pocket letters. But even tiny projects are fun to add lines to.
Hello! great cards. I’ve never done any sewing on cards for two reasons…1st …don’t have machine…2nd…never taught to sew by hand. ..but it sure does add texture to your card.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
You can always fake stitching with a fine black marker or a white pen. . There are border stamps that have faux stitching. Staples can look like stitching. Just thinking out of the box. Have fun. 🙂
I never met a die I didn’t love….always fun to see new uses. Great cards…love your talent.
Oooh some more fun ideas to try – thank you! Although I don’t own a sewing machine. But still plenty to think about…. Have a great day Kathy !
Hi Kathy! This is really fun. Thanks for all you time & work to do this for us.
You can always fake stitching with a fine black marker or a white pen. . There are border stamps that have faux stitching. Staples can look like stitching. Just thinking out of the box. Have fun. 🙂
I have those stitched dies and never thought of using them that way.
The flowers look gorgeous on both cards.
I really need to get my hands I a sewing machine! 🙂
You can always fake stitching with a fine black marker or a white pen. . There are border stamps that have faux stitching. Staples can look like stitching. Just thinking out of the box. Have fun. 🙂
Beautiful! I can have a go at the stitching but may have to improvise the diecut line dimension
Hi Kathy. Loving this challenge immensely! Thank you.
Beautiful shading on the rose Kathy! Love the all over rose pattern. Stunningly elegant. I’ve read that you can use raised images like these as an embossing plate. Not as deep an image as a folder would be, but it would be a custom emboss.
What lovely cards! Can’t wait to have some crafty me time!
such pretty cards 🙂 i think i’ve got something for today – i just need to color it!
These techniques are some that I’m comfortable with doing.
Love seeing the different ideas for embossing;
thanks
I have the PS stitched dies set you used and will be copying this idea for sure. Love the look, thanks for sharing it.
A line loving, quick hello to you.
Hello! Never considered sewing, but of course they are lines!
Kathy, Kathy, Kathy, Where do you find the time to make such BEAUTIFUL cards. Love them. Another idea for challenge is to use your favorite ” die “. Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone.
As usual love your cards. Again you’ve given me another idea I have never thought of – using the flower dies as a background. I really like the look of white on white. I imagine it would look good with any tone on tone colour.
Love the stitched lines die. I would not have thought to use it this way!
Hi Kathy! This is so fun! I hope I get to play today. I was at the tattoo parlor yesterday getting my own lines colored in…9 hours later, she’s finished and beautiful! Something I found interesting from this tattoo artist is he does black and gray shading first, allows for healing time and lays color on top. Have you tried this with Copics before? I’ve always just used the 3 (or more) colors to get depth.
My POP Up challenge of using lines was pain free. LOL WOW 9 hours of lines!!! What did the lines create? Copic grays can create different effects putting them down first or over the finished areas of color. You can can also use grays on specific area to create depth or shadows. Copic grays will change your colors. I can’t comment on what grays do for tattoos. You’re braver than I. 🙂
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STUNNING cards..so gorgeous!
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous cards! Happy weekend!
love that rose die multiple on white. just so elegant
I love your cards…and the rose background is simply gorgeous!
Your cards are always so fantastic!
Hello, Kathy! These are so pretty, thanks for all the tips and hope you have an awesome weekend!
Hi Kathy. I love both cards but especially love the simple elegance of the second card.
Love the stitching, it really does add so much texture to a design.
Hello! I have to say, both of these cards are wonderful! I love the die “cut” lines on the first card, and the rose embossing on the second. I am in awe of your talent at creating such beauty. TFS.
Just beautiful!
Loving this challenge. I don’t always get to participate but it’s so much fun watching your videos and seeing your projects. Thanks Kathy!
Thanks Kathy! Great idea!!!!
Beautiful card…loving this line theme.
I love how you used the dies! Really neat!
I can do a quick hello! Love. Love. Love. these cards!
Hello! I love getting your emails! It’s always, “why didn’t I think of that?” You continue to give new ideas or remind me of old ideas. Just use a stitched die to make a pattern. So simple, but so very effective. And using twine to stitch a line…also so simple, but it makes an impact. Thanks so much.
Kathy, so beautiful!!! Love it!!!
I love your cards! Is the stitching hand sewn or done in a machine? If you did it with a machine, how did you thread twine and wrap it on a bobbin?
Thanks for sharing your work.
The stitching was hand sewn. It was quick and easy. 🙂
OMGosh! So many possibilities today! Thank you for this inspiration. Time to make my latte and get creating. It’s going to be triple digits today so a good day for crafting.
I’ve been teetering on the edge of buying those stitched flourishes from Paper Smooches for a while now, but didn’t quite know what I’d do with them. They make such a pretty background! I think they may just fall into my cart next time I’m shopping! Beautiful cards!
Love these cards! The clean look, tone on tone, and stitched lines come together perfectly!
I love both cards but that stitched line with the nice bow is gorgeous!!
Hello Kathy! Love your blue rose and the stitched lines and the sentiment is awesome.
How fabulous are today’s line-inspired cards! Two beauties! Wish I knew how to sew…and had a sewing machine! I’m crushing over your second card immensely!
~carol
Hi, Kathy –
I’m loving the white on white card and am anxious to try it in a pastel color – maybe pink on pink?
oooh Kathy, I love that single rose die! Love your cards…I love cards with lots of white!
Love how you added the stitched lines to the flower and semtiment. Little changes that I never thought of that look So nice.
Happy Saturday! I’m excited to see these stitched lines, I bought them awhile ago,thinking they would cut for making landscapes and when they didn’t I set them aside wondering how to use them! I had been planning to try them out, and now I have a good reason! The rose embossed card is simply wonderful!
Love your cards!
You sure do creatively beautiful art! Have a great week!
Beautiful and inspirational card. 🙂 btw, how do we know the winner? I waited for an earlier post that says you will announce a winner on August 14 but couldn’t find your announcement. Sorry if I am being slow and couldn’t find your announcement.
Hi Kathy, your cards are gorgeous! Thank you for reminding about sewing lines.! I haven’t done that in quite some time!
Have always been careful in creating asymmetrical designs myself but I love the random and “messy” look of your stitched dies! You’re so artistic!
Awesome cards with the stitching, so now I HAVE to try it! Love how you used the stitching dies, it’s so pretty and gives texture and movement, brilliant!
Oh no–now I “need” those beautiful flourish dies–at least they’re reasonably priced! Love your card, Kathy!
Such gorgeous cards! Love the white one with the roses die cut on top of it. So simple, but so much texture. Enjoying this challenge.
Hello!
Loving the pop up challenge
Great cards once again. So love the small line details you added in the flower. That stitching texture is so pretty too
Loving your challenges. Thanks for the giveaway t
Wow! Gorgeous cards! Such a creative way to add the lines! Love the dies you used!
Love the white-on-white roses.
Gorgeous cards, Kathy! I’m currently in the car, heading back to my very missed craft room and can’t participate in the challenge . Have fun!
Kathy, your cards are really beautiful! I am traveling so no stamps & dies to play with but your creations have really inspired me. Thanks so much.Love your blog!
Those 2 cards are both stunningly beautiful! I really hope I can get round to playing in this challenge!
Beautiful cards! Love them, very inspiring!
Another fun challenge! Thanks Kathy!
Your stitch die card is exactly what I was envisioning to do myself. Thanks! Now to find my stitched border dies. 🙂
Neat, beautiful, wonderful cards!
I’m working on todays submision now!
I’m always looking for new ideas to try and your first card gets my creative juices flowing and I love white on white. Just great! A lovely weekend to everyone!!
Popping in to say “hello”.
Cute cards.
I am loving this pop up challenge! I have even got my kids playing along. Thank you so much.
HELLO! LOVE both of these awesome cards!!! I adore the first one with the use of the dies for the lines! I am actually awaiting a set of stitched border dies because I wanted to do a card similar to this!! LOL Great minds think alike!
I am hoping to get back into my craft oasis today and will be posting at least one or two more cards for the challenge if all goes well! Can’t add popcorn till hubby goes to the store or me because I just had to eat it all! Creating is a hungry endeavor!
Have a great weekend!
Hello! I so enjoyed looking at the cards on the Instagram page. I hope to get mine finished today — the lines and coloring are finished, now to emboss and assemble.
Hello! Love both cards especially the die lines.
Day 1 was very relaxing, new technique and a lot of fun! Can’t wait to start Day 2
I love, love, love the white on white card. My coloring skills are greatly lacking .
Love this card and the embossed lines! I hope to get another project done for this, thinking about using pastels!
You have created amazing texture on these beautiful cards. I definitely want to try these techniques.
Hi Kathy! I love your white on white card. So classic.
Great cards. I especially LOVE the hand stitching! Thanks for sharing.
I love the stitched lines in the first card. Great idea.
Wow. Love These stitched Lines. Have to try it
Loving the pop up challenge so far, you’ve really got me scratching my noggin on today’s challenge. I’m sure I’ll figure out something sooner or later 🙂
You really made white beautiful. Lovely cards. Your photography is stunning….
I hope I get some time to make a card for this challenge!! Beautiful cards Kathy!!
Ohhh ahhhh,,, I especially love that last card with all the dimension that looks like deep embossing.
I don’t have any dies that don’t cut. I love the look of that wavy die. Nice cards and a quick hello!
Gorgeous cards! Love all that texture from the die cuts!
What a nifty idea… too bad this challenge popped up at a time when I can’t take time out to play. Enjoying your non-linear approach to lines!
Two more awesome cards 🙂
That last white card is just striking in it’s simplicity. I couldn’t quite figure out how you made the stitched lines in the first card without cutting through the cs and having a jumbled up mess.
Hellooooooooooo!
Love both cards!
Ah, Kathy I love those roses. I’m thinking my next one will have some string lines!
Adorable cards! Love the stitch look and the roses as a raised background.
Terrific cards and I’m
sending you a HUGE
good afternoon HELLO!
Carla from Utah
Kathy, the white embossed card with the stitching is perfection!
Beautiful cards, and great ways to showcase how to bring in lines to a project!
I am really enjoying this challenge, thank you for doing it!
I love the stitching on both of these!
You are challenging me to think outside the box & I THANK YOU!!!
Love the look of the roses! I’m not sure I would be good at adding lines but I sure can give it a shot. Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂
Beautiful cards 🙂
I love the lines so I must try it, very effective.
Rene from OZ xx
Hello, Kathy. Beautiful cards today. I love how you did your little eyelash lines around the rose. Really makes it pop.
hi from steamy-Michigan! went to a northern scrapbooking store today so maybe some stamping and card-making tomorrow!
Lovely cards Kathy, my favorite the second one.
Hi Kathy, both cards are lovely but I really love the look of stitching on projects! just beautiful!
I love the simplicity of these; and yet, they are so beautiful!
I love the stitched lines.
Hi! (Waving hi from southeastern PA). Pretty cards. I love the awesome texture you made. Thanks very much for a chance to win. Michelle t
Wow! Just adore the simplicity – and have to say the stitching was such a lovely finishing touch – striking! Xx
Hello!! Oh I just love your cards!! They are always so beautiful!!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the white floral background card!!! Beautiful!!
Hello Kathy!! Loving all the line inspiration! The twine sewing detail made such a huge impact on your card- absolutely LOVE IT!
Cards are beautiful love the colors in the flower.
Both cards are lovely!
S0000000 loving this challenge and your card! Thanks Kathy!
I love the way you used the stitched lines the way you did. It’s fantastic.
Hi, Kathy! (was that quick enough? )
Gorgeous cards! I absolutely love the white on white.
Hello. Great card. Love those stitched lines. Off to check it out. Hugz
Love the hand stitching!
Sending a quick hello to Kathy from another Kathy! I am just starting to make my own cards and have found lots of inspiration here with you! Thanks so much! This craft is tons of fun and a great way to stretch my creativity.
You are such an inspiration ! I have not thought of your strategies in these 2 great cards. Thank you for encouraging us to reach higher and try new ideas.
Oh, Kathy! What a wonderful way to add texture! I just love the tiny lines along the sentiment and edge of the flower. Such a simple touch that really adds to your card! ♡
Hello. Love the cards today. The stitching and the die cuts are great. Nice designs. Thanks for sharing .
hello!
Kathy, I was wondering if you could show us how you would use the zigzag die from that set. Did you run the stitched die along the side of your second card befor stitching it with the twine?
As usual, out of the box, clever design work.
Delightful cards, Kathy! I’m going to have to check out Day 1 of the Challenge. Sounds like fun!
Great cards. I love seeing the single die cut several times being used as a background. I also love sewing too. It is nice when you can join your loves together.
I love the eyelashes on the rose. I will have to try it.
I love your cards! Again, I don’t have a die cutting machine so I can’t do this technique. I also embroidery besides card making and coloring but I never knew you could do it on paper. Great technique. To bad I can’t do it.
Gorgeous cards!
Creating something from hardly “nothing”. Thank you!
Love love love the clean look of white on white embossing! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
More inspiration! Thanks for responding to my comment yesterday. I have used salt with my watercolors and it’s tons of fun. Depending on the size salt crystal and the amount of water you get so many different kinds of looks. Never the same twice, that’s what makes it fun!
Love the simple stitching! Beautiful cards!
So gorgeous! I am in love with the Rose one 🙂
Hi Kathy! Hope you’re having an AWESOME day!! !!!! Stunning cards, as always.
I love your hand stitching! Your coloring of the embossed rose is lovely. I’m loving the challenge! Thanks, Kathy! You make me smile!
Hi Kathy , in love with this little stamp set.I also love the different size lines.I’m going to start doing little pink bellies too.Very fun
Hello! These are fabulous cards!
I do like the look of stitched lines on a card it really adds a lot. Love your cards and that hand stitching with twine.
What great cards–and I LOVE the sewing on the last one! So pretty!
Love the cute little owls. So pretty. Shannon
Hello! Beautiful cards!
Hello! Great projects – I love them
Love both of these cards! The stitching is such a wonderful accent to your card!
Love this challenge and Thanks for the fun giveaway 😉
Gorgeous idea with the white on white die-cuts, looks so effective and stylish. I’ve put one card on Instagram and I’m working on another doing water colouring this time, so will get that on in the morning. So much fun!!!
Very beautiful cards !!
Love your lines!!! Kathy, you are truly inspiring and I am so impressed that you take the time to teach the rest of us. Great work and I always use your techniques as inspiration. It’s made me a better colorist.
A quick hello to you!
Beautiful cards, love the stitching.
Thank you so much for sharing your talents. My head is spinning with ideas. Cant’t wait to put them to paper!
Beautiful rose card, love all those stitched lines.
I am really loving these (mini) challenges!
Thank you again for hosting the challange! I’m having so much fun trying new things and being creative for this challenge!
I love your cards and your brilliant ideas! 🙂
Hello, These are beautiful ideas! Love them!
Thank you, Carole Lovill
Thanks for the endless inspiration you provide!
Beautiful cards, love the style, hopefully will play tonite
I love the randomly stitched lines idea!
Hello! And what beautiful cards. I always love seeing stitching on cards.
I totally love the mama elephant stamp. I don’t own any of that brand or SS. But if I could do what you do, then I would invest. You are amazing.
Kathy, those cards are just lovely. I’m so excited that you made those bc I just bought the Paper Smooches Roses dies, so you’ve given me some more inspiration! You’re so talented. Looking forward to participating in the 30-Day Color Challenge this time. 🙂
Really GORGEOUS card, Kathy! I love your details and of course your coloring is amazing!!!
Lovely cards. Here is my quick Hello!
It’s amazing what simple stitching can do for a card.
Your creativity is awesome.
Oh these are both beautiful. Thanks for sharing. My fav here has to be your first one. I love the stitched lines and your pretty flower.
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot
Loving this challenge…it’s great to see all the talent …!!
Love the look of the stitched lines
Love the stitched lines in the background. Thanks for sharing everyday. I look forward to seeing what you have each day!
OMG Kathy, these cards are BEAUTIFUL! The stitched lines add a gorgeous detail to your card design! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Both cards are gorgeous! I love simple designs!
I’m going to try the stitching across a card…..great idea.
Beautiful cards and fun new ways to incorporate stitching! Thanks for taking the time to challenge us!
Sending a “quick hello”
Beautiful cards today! Thanks for the tips and trick and inspiration!!
I love your white on white die cut roses card. So elegant.
So pretty – stitching add such a nice element – should use it more often….
Beautiful cards, I really love the white on white!
These are beautiful Kathy! I love the idea of sewing with twine. I’ve not done that before but the effect is stunning!
I love those tiny little accent lines!
Gorgeous cards~ love that flower die from paper smooches, and love how you used them~
Beautiful! I love how perfect your stitching is! I can never get stitching to look so nice and neat. Even if I use a sewing machine it ends up crooked! Doesn’t matter if it’s paper or fabric. That
Beautiful! I love how perfect your stitching is! I can never get stitching to look so nice and neat. Even if I use a sewing machine it ends up crooked! Doesn’t matter if it’s paper or fabric. That’s why I love stitched dies so much. 🙂 Perfection without all the work! LOL
Wonderful wonderful wonderful! So simple but the effects are dazzling!
I’m drooling over these today, Kathy! It’s all about roses lately and I just love it. Thank you for sharing. Take care, Kim 🙂
These cards are wonderful! clean and elegant
I love the lines with twine, looks so sweet!
I especially fond of all things roses so am quite interested in all your projects today!! You always inspire me to buy and try new things! Love being subscribed. Unfortunately have been so swamped to even be able to read my emails so a little late telling you!! Am off to try this now!
Hello. Beautiful card with awesome texture. Iam really liking this challenge.
I really love how you took random lines and created a background! And also having us take a look at lines from a different perspective.