Hello Friends!! Woo Hoo Stamptember is here and I am super exited to be a part of the Simon Says STAMPtember blog hop. I always get giddy this time of year because Simon has made it where it’s impossible to say September… I just think STAMPtember instead of September lol.
If you are coming from Lorraine’s blog you are in the right place. To start at the beginning of the hop go to the Simon blog here.
Today I have three cards and a video for you.
Simon Says Stamp does it again with lots of exciting stamps to create fun holiday cards with. This stamp is called, “An Arctic Christmas” … I couldn’t wait to ink it up and color! It’s such a delightful scene and would make anyone smile. (In a week or so I will be sharing this stamp again except with the mountains all green with snowy caps)
WATCH how I masked off my card and a few other key elements in this 2 minute video.
A strip of heavy weight vellum across the top worked for a last minute sentiment addition. The sentiment was embossed with white embossing powder and I added a thin strip of paper on top to hide any glue on the vellum.
Yes you can pop a tree for added dimension and still make a shaker card. Just add another layer of foam. I keep talking about Lawn Fawn’s dies that make shaker cards EASY. Today I used the rectangles.
I mixed some Pretty Pink Posh sequins with some glitter. I wanted that powdery snowy effect with some sequins. I added some enamel accents to the eyeballs and some tiny details and patterns with this fine tip copic marker.
To watch my second video for today click here.
For my second card I was going for that magical forest look with a little gnome house hidden deep into the forest … between the blades of tall glittery grass. Can you tell I like fairy tales. 🙂 It was love at first sight with this stamp set called, ‘”Secret Garden” .
The door is slightly ajar to invite you in to sit by the fire. Smoke was created with two layers of vellum. I glued the vellum with some matte medium.
This card took patience because I added FIVE coats of glossy accents on the windows and doors. I explain it all in the video.
I used this to glitter-ify the blades of grass. Some blending solution was added to different elements on my card. A quick bow with some twine and a water droplet for the center of my bow was the final touch.
For my last card I wanted to go simple with a quick shaker card since my other two cards are a little more involved. This stamp set is a collaboration with Lawn Fawn and Simon and it’s exclusive… in my post yesterday I share 3 MOCK shaker cards created with “Happy Howlidays” . Beware … last year it sold out super fast.
DID YOU SEE THE MEGA GIVEAWAY! It’s so easy to register to win and I tell ya it’s so worth entering. Be sure to watch the video … it’s a dream come true giveaway. Click here for the details.
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There’s much more amazing inspiration….the next stop on the hop is urber talented Kelly Latevola’s blog HERE. As always thanks for your visit today. Hugs, Kathy
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You hve been inspiration to me to colour, always… Love these cards with so much depth and dimension… love them totally…
Your coloring so so beautiful. Love the puppy dog present the most.
Beautiful colouring Kathy. Lovely Cards Thank you for the inspiration…
Great cards and coloring! 🙂
…lovin’ the hop! Where else can you read a headline like “How to color a gnome house”. I love our hobby! I love shakers too!
Fantastic cards Kathy. Love the sweet images… especially love the secret garden set. The shaker card is so cute! Amazing coloring.
I especially love the secret garden card!! TFS.
your gnome house was fantastic, worth all the coats of glossy accents!!
Love the dachshund card… I own 2 and just bought the stamp/die set! Super adorbs!
Your shaker cards are amazing!! I especially love the first one!!! WOW!! The Gnome House card is so adorable!! I lovelovelove it!!!! TFS!
I want to live in the secret garden! So cute! Love all your beautiful cards. Awesome scene with the penguins.
I love your use of vibrant colors. Very pretty cards.
SQUEAL!! The New Release is AMAZING and I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of the Inspiration!! Your Cards and Coloring are BEAUTIFUL!! The Video was SO FUN too as usual!! =)THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
Oh my goodness it’s a bonanza of inspiration and beautiful coloring. Wow!
I love scene cards and yours stopped me in my tracks. I hadn’t really looked at the Penguin stamp but you’ve really brought it to life and made me look again. Love the magical toadstool house! You have a way with creating scenes! x
Darling, vibrant cards. Great release for SSS, Thanks for your inspiration, Kathy.
Your cards are all beautiful. I really enjoyed your video. Thank you, for sharing.
Gorgeous as always Kathy!! TFS
Very cute, colorful and creative cards. I like all the details.
Fabulous! Love the 3D effect on the penguin card, the creative use of vellum for smoke, plus the shaker bits hidden behind the dog on the outside of the frame!
HAPPY STAMPTEMBER!!!! Kathy, your cards are so awesome!
All three cars are so cute! I hope I can get my hands on that penguin stamp for my Christmas cards this year.
Wonderful cards love all the coloring and details especially the open door so very cute!
Love the gnome house.
I like stamps that are a little “quirky”.
this one is darling.
thanks for sharing.
Awesome cards really like the shaker one
Very cute and creative card! Thanks for sharing!
You do such outstanding work Kathy!! All three of your cards are amazing & so super cute!!
Adorable cards!
very cool effects with the glossy accents and the vellum
Hi Kathy, your cards are wonderful! Love all that you do!
Your card a just wonderful! I love all the dimension and of course, your beautiful coloring!
Absolutely gorgeous and so stunning!!!!
Love your beautiful cards, especially the gnome house! Thanks for the video!
All 3 of your cards are awesome and colored beautifully! Loved your tips on the videos!
These cards are gorgeous. LOVE the coloring and the designs:)
Great cards Kathy! Love your coloring techniques and the use of the velum for the smoke was genius! What fun sets in this release. Can’t wait to get some of them. Thanks for sharing!
Such amazing details on all of your card creations. My grandkiddos would adore those shaker cards. Thanks for sharing with us!
Out of the park again! I especially love the way the vellum “smoke” looks. It’s totally wonderful. (And I adore how the glossy accents in small doses adds so much!) Thanks so much for everything!!!
Oh what a fun gnome house card and I love how you colored it and the vellum smoke.
Your cards are truly amazing!
Your cards are so cute and I love the shaker cards! Well done…
Love the fun scenes you created. Just fabulous.
Fabulous cards!! Amazing coloring!!!
you have the greatest little touches like the vellum smoke. love them!
Your shaker cards are so cute. My Howliday set is coming soon and I can’t wait. I am in awe that you drew a few lines and it became stunning grass. That card is just amazing.
Snow much fun of a shaker style card. Your coloring is wonderful.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
I love shaker cards! These are all so neat and fun! Thanks
Your cards are beautiful…over the top!
Your coloring and cards are amazing!! Love how much I’ve learned from you!
Awesome cards!!! Your little forest house is absolutely adorable ! ! The little extra special touches like the door , the smoke , the lighted windows really make this card a standout! !! Thank you for sharing your techniques!! !
I love your creativity, all cards are so beautiful!
I love the shaker card. Gorgeous..
All the cards are absolutely gorgeous. Love the vellum smoke. And the puppy is just adorable!
Beautiful as always!
Awesomest, Kathy!
Your shaker cards are absolutely precious, Kathy. It’s always so nice to see all the different styles of cards on these blog hops. You’re all so uniquely talented, and I’m really enjoying your cards.
Blessings to you,
Karen Letchworth
http://www.karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com
I didn’t think I needed the Lawn Fawn exclusive but all these fun cards are telling me otherwise 😉
Also, I read Jennifer’s post of how you stopped by during her move. So sweet of you, what a wonderful friend!
Beautiful card and as always love the video’s.
Such cute cards! Love them all!
Reposting here…I put this comment on yesterdays post by mistake so here it is again…Wonderful cards. Shaker cards are such fun. I love your gnome card with all the incredible details that you added-love that vellum chimney smoke.
Your. Colors Are exquisite!
Your coloring is beyond belief. So gorgeous.
Your first card is absolutely adorable! So much details and lovely colors. Thank you for sharing these all!
WOW!! Your coloring is STUNNING!!
Wow! Fantastic coloring. I liked the Secret Garden set before, but now I’m even more excited about it. Thanks for sharing.
Love these cards! Beautiful coloring! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Gorgeous cards. Love the vellum smoke. Very cool detail. Hugz
Great coloring! Loving the shaker cards!
I just cannot get over how much I love your cards!
Every one of these is wonderful! As always, your coloring is amazing. I adore that little gnome home!
Sweet! Great design, super coloring and colors and all those layers. Another fantastic creation by you.
Beautiful cards. I love the shaker cards, they are really cute. And the idea of the vellum for the smoke of the secret garden house is really great.
Cannot pick a favorite – all three are so well done. What an inspiration you are.
Love shaker cards!! Your doxie is adorable! Thanks for sharing!
Amazing shaker cards! Great coloring – so much detail! Thank you for sharing.
Loved the dog with the gift best.
Yay!!! More amazing cards and video. You’re an inspiration.
Such super cute and detailed card designs!
Wow! Your cards are amazing. Love the detail of the glossy accents on the gnome house windows.
Really like your cards
Such cute cards~~ Love that little puppy!
Love all of the dimension in the shaker. TFS
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent with all of us! I love your cards and your beautiful coloring! Thanks for all the inspiration!
I love the vellum ‘smoke’. What a great idea!
Beautiful cards. The penguins decorating the tree just make me smile!
Great cards, Kathy! Love the Christmaas Tree scene and love the mushroom house layout that shows it’s hidden in the Secret Garden. Thanks for the extra tips video too. You’re cards are so fun to watch come together. Unique! 🙂
Great cards! Now I gotta go color something. 😉
Beautiful coloring on all these cards!!!
Wow! Those card are Amazing! Great work!
Kathy, Love these cards the stamp sets tickle me. Great job! The colors are right on bright eye catching…
Your cards are awesome! Everything is just so pretty! Tfs Kathy
Your gnome card is super adorable. LOVE the use of vellum for the smoke. Your cards are chock full of fabulous details, Kathy!!
It’s always a delight to visit your blog! These are 3 precious scenes. The vellum smoke is brilliant!!!
Great cards. Thanks for the wonderful video, love that technique with the alcohol solution and the cloth. Love the effect. Thanks!
Your cards are wonderful! I really like the vellum smoke and your coloring is always fabulous! Thank you for sharing!
Love the shaker card!! I can see so many possibilities with it.
Wow! Your cards are amazing. Love the shaker scene you created with the penguins.
Love all the shakers. The cards are sweet. Thanks for your inspiration.
Happy STAMPtember! Kathy your coloring is superb and I love how you created three little scene/stories with these cards.
I just love that darling mushroom house – thanks so much for your wonderful video!!!
Such pretty cards! Amazing coloring, as always.
Wow! Your cards are amazing. I didn’t think I needed any Lawn Fawn exclusives but all these wonderful cards are telling me otherwise:-) )
Your cards and colouring are amazing. Thanks for sharing and the inspiration.
Kathy your coloring is superb!
Beautiful bright colors.
Lovely card coloring! Awesome cards in all Kathy! Thanks a lot for sharing!
Cute cards!
Fabulous mushroom house! I love the smoke on the chimney!
I love these! The coloring was wonderful and your shaker is so cute! Hugs, Robin
Absolutely adorable Christmas Card! Love everything about it. So sweet.
i like how you used the vellum as smoke. so clever.
Three beautiful cards! I especially love the penguins!
Love the stamps you chose to work with! They are all so cute. I especially love the Secret Garden and the Happy Howladays! Fun to see what you do with them.
Adorable cards! Loving the gnome.
Oh wow, fantastic cards!!!
I always love your coloring! Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Super cute cards!!! All three of them 🙂
Secret Garden is on my list…at the top. It is so stinkin cute… and now I see your card and…swooooon. 🙂 Thanks for sharing..
you are such an inspriation. . ..color. . . . .color. . . . .color. . .
Lovely cards !
My favorites are the shakers, but the secret garden is so sweet!!
I love shaker cards, as well as vellum, so you hooked me right off the bat (the smoke from the chimney is genius). The depth of color on the first card is both rich and delish. My young niece and I made a fairy garden last Thanksgiving that her mommy & daddy didn’t find until spring. She kept the secret, but would go out often to check on it and spiff things up a bit. It all started with a gnome I found, some rocks, some moss, a few ceramic animals. I love your videos, so it was a treat to get 2 of them. So interesting how you put the first card together.
Just awesome cards!
I love watching you color the gnome house and the card! SO pretty!
Sweet cards! Awesome coloring and details!
Fantastic cards and those shaker cards are adorable. I really like the Artic Christmas card. Thank you for making the video, sharing your ideas and being part of this awesome stamptember blog hop giveaway.
Great cards, as always. Lovin’ the puppy in the box!
Really enjoy your creative style and imagination plus coloring and your eye for details!! Outstanding artwork!!
Hi
This is the first time at your blog and you make beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
The penguins look like they’re having a fun time!
Both of your cards are beautiful Kathy! I love your tutorials and watching you go through your creative process. I love all the awesome details you added to your Secret Garden card, it is fabulous! I also loved your the Arctic Christmas shaker card, I ordered that stamp so it was great and very inspirational for me to see what you did with it, I love the idea of popping up the tree.
Love your arctic Christmas card–and the cute little fairy house and pup–all are awesome! Great coloring and how wonderful you helped Jennifer move–what an angel you are!
I love your cards, esp the mushroom house. I’ve added those Spectrum Noir pens to my wish list.
Hi Kathy, Thanks for sharing more STAMPTEMBER goodness…
Your cards are so detailed. I could look at them for hours!
Thank you for sharing your videos with us I really enjoy them all. They are very helpful.
Such fantastic cards! I don’t know if I’d have the patience to wait for 5 layers of Glossy Accents to dry!
Great shaker card! It’s awesome!
Fab cards, I especially love the little penguins 🙂
OMG – love, love, love the gnome house! You are such a sweet, talented artist!
Love these cute scene cards especially the shaker.
Yours cards are gorgeous! I absolutely love the arctic penguins; they are just adorable!
Your cards are beautiful
Kathleen
Once again, a fabulous selection! TFS, Jo x
So much inspiration!Thank you for sharing!Your cards are lovely!
Wow! Your cards are absolutely stunning!!!
OMG Kathy, you do AMAZING work! These are all so beautifully done! I swear, I could watch you colouring all day and never tire of it! Your cards are so sweet! Great work!
Gorgeous cards with incredible depth of color. Love the embossed vellum sentiment strip.
what beautiful cards, such patience, 5 coats of glossy accents, I am lucky not to ruin the one layer I get on a card
Thanks for sharing
LOVE your shakers and the magical forest card…soooo awesome!
Your coloring always adorable Kathy
I love them both
the shaker one is sweeett
and the other one is cutee
love love love
you are talented woman
I am proud so much to know you since Hero Arts Flickr
I still have bunch of cards for Kevin as he got operation/surgery last past years
hugs
Monika
I adore the puppy stamp and am going to use it for my howloween cards! (Giggle!)
All the details on your cards is just amazing.
I love shaker cards!
And the colors and dimension of the cards are just stunning!
Thank you for sharing your talents!
what a fabulous collection of shaker card, beautifully colored and so very happy cards, anyone receiving htme will be overjoyed..i;m sure, if not just let me know and i’ll swing round lol
Wow! Your shaker cards are absolutely incredible. My favorite was the gnome mushroom house and what a wonderful job. Hopefully I will be able to make a card like that someday.
Your coloring , as always, is spectacular. Thanks.
You do the most amazing work! That coloring…WOW!!!!
What cool shaker cards!!! Who wouldn’t LOVE the get one of those in the mail 🙂
Wonderful cards, Kathy. Love the secret garden card and the vellum chimney smoke. You’re such an inspiration 🙂
Cute, Cute cards and love the shaker card. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Oh my goodness but you do take colouring to a different level! Simply marvellous.
Amazing cards dear Kathy!! I love your designs and your coloring.. I love An Arctic Christmas stamps from new release!Thanks for sharing!
We all know you are the Queen of Coloring, but with this post you knocked it out of the park with all the details. Your use of vellum for smoke was so unique.
These are all absolutely gorgeous, Kathy! You never cease to amaze me with your beautiful colouring! Those critters could not be any cuter! Happy STAMPtember!
Love the shaker cards!!! Adorable!
beautiful card!
Awesome as always!
Fantastic coloring. Thanks for the inspiration.
Your colouring skills never fail to impress, Kathy! Gorgeous cards!
great coloring on cards, I need to learn how 🙂
All 3 are so cute, Kathy! I love the darling toadstool house especially! The use of vellum for the sentiment on the Artic card is a great touch. Thanks for sharing all your creativity!
Very cute cards! I especially love the garden secret one. What a beautiful coloring! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
Simply amazing
OMGosh your masking and coloring are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
After seeing these cards I want to try out a shaker card!
Love your shaker cards.
Your cards are amazing!!! Thank you for the videos!!
What great cards! Thanks for the video and for sharing these!
You little penguins are darling!
Fabulous as usual!
Awesome coloring and dimension. I love that the little door on the mushroom house opens. so fun!
Adorable cards! And bless you for helping Jennifer move 🙂
Great cards! I love that little gnome house.
We can always count on you for amazing colouring! Love the little details you added on the mushroom house like 5 coats of glossy accents and the vellum smoke.
Thanks for inspiring us with your wonderful coloring techniques! The cards are adorable –I love the vellum smoke and the glossy accents were so worth it for the mushroom house.
Oh WoW!!! Kathy, your cards are breathtaking. Love how doors on second card open. Brilliant! :o) Have a lovely day. Hugs xx
Oh, my, I was mesmerized by your gnome video. Stunning.
Your coloring is always amazing. Love it.
Love those stamp sets. Great cards. Thank you.
Awesome cards!
Super fun cards Kathy. I adore this stamp set and the way you made the shaker card with it. Thanks for sharing with us.
Oh wow!! Such beautiful trio of cards!!
Your shaker cards are just lovely and love how you color the gnome house!
So very cute!! Love the shakers!!!
Just love the shaker cards. Happy Howlidays is adorable! Thanks for inspiring!
Cool cards!
All super cute, super sweet!!
Great smoke coming out of your gnome home chimney!
Great cards, Kathy! I love shaker cards! Thanks so much for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
Lovely cards, specially the one you used the lawn fawn stamp set.
Your cards are so terrific – my favorite is the puppy peeking out of the gift!
these are great! I wish I could color like that!!!
Love your cards, the shaker one is really cute, I think kids would really like it. Your other cards were very colorful.
Such cute cards! I love the little gnome home in the blades of grass! 🙂
I absolutely love your gnome card! You are so talented!! Thank you for sharing all your wonderful techniques!
Love your cards happy September hoppin along hugs!
All three of your projects are just too cute. Thank you for all of the coloring inspiration you give me.
Love the scene stamp with the penguins-awesome that you made it into a shaker! Also, the smoke coming out of the chimney of the fairy house!!! WHAT!! So cool! And the little puppy shaker card would be a super cute tag! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, you pipit so much time into coloring your card. Beautiful.
Love the shaker cards.
Your secret garden card is my favorite. i love the shakers as well… the new LF set is adorable.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS cards Kathy!!!
LOVE your SWEET scenes and, as always, your colouring DELIGHTS and INSPIRES!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing 🙂
Your colouring definitely brings these images – and scenery – to life! Gorgeous cards.
Love love both shaker cards and the magical forest card is too cute for words!!
Incredibly adorable, love all of them!
I love the vellum smoke detail!!!
WOW!!! as always your coloring is AMAZING!!
As a;ways your cards are so inspirational! thanks!
Your cards are all super cute, even though I do not want to even think about Winter or Christmas yet!!!
Great cards, thanks for sharing!
Always love seeing what you do with stamps…great cards.
Your cards are adorable, Kathy! Love the bright, bold colors. And FIVE coats of Glossy Accents??? You have way more patience than I do, but I love the effect. Tfs! 🙂 ~ Andrea
Adorable and inspirational!
brilliant as always!
These are all so fun and festive!
Wonderful cards as usual!
The cards are great. I love the colors you used.
Oh, Kathy, I love your gnome home card. I love mushroom cards and this one is GREAT! TFS
These cards are fantastic. Perfect stamp sets for coloring.
Holy cow, I just love your mad coloring skills! Awesome cards!
Wow-your coloring is totally amazing! Love how you can bring any image to life! Beautifully done! These new stamps are so adorable! Your tutorial on coloring is much appreciated! 🙂
Great cards! Love them all!
Love seeing your shaker cards.
This is such a cool shaker card; can’t wait to see the green hills w/ snowcaps. The gnome home is darling.
Your attention to detail is fabulous! The shaker card is oh-so-cute, and the raindrops on the leaflets in your Secret Garden card is a perfect touch!
Cutest little shaker!
You are so clever and talented! I love the added touches, particularly to the gnome house- the emboldened lines, the popped door and my favorite: the vellum smoke! As always, thx for sharing your talent and continuing to inspire !
Loved all the cards – so colorful and fun!
Nice cards! Your first card is such a lovely scene with great coloring. The gnome house and the dog are super cute!