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4/13/14

christmas fairy altered -- new blog update

Hello Friends, How are you today? I hope you have a spring in your step with the warmer temps or cooler ones depending on where you live. Today I have a card to share and an a update on The Daily Marker blog makeover. First lets start with the card.

This adorable girl from Penny Black is a holiday stamp that can easily be altered into a sweet fairy card or a pretty girl by cutting off the wings and wand after stamping.

If you are new to Copic markers I suggest using a blending set because the colors coordinate so beautifully the work is done for you.... they all work together in harmony! If you have a few of the colors in a blending set make note of other colors from the sets to add to your collection.

The background was super fun & super easy to create using one of the stencils from Simon Says. I like to use a dauber to add the ink to the cardstock. After using the stencil with sea glass ink just rotate your paper and repeat with a different ink like mint.

I think you will enjoy rotating your stencils to create a new & interesting patterns. I added some faux stitching lines to this background to mimic a plaid pattern. The cardstock that matches mint and sea glass finish your card off easily.

Blog update:
Monday April 14th my blog migration will begin! Woo Hoo!!! The content from this blog will moved to the new blog that will still be called The Daily Marker. The new blog will have a new look that I hope you will love.

If you are a subscriber you should continue to receive my posts in your “inbox” if everything transfers as expected. It might take two weeks or so for the blog migration to thedailymarker.com. You can continue to see some cards on Instagram. (I am "Kathy Rac" on IG)

When thedailymarker.com launches I will have a big giveaway for my subscribers. Thanks for all of the support and love that you have given me here on my blogspot blog and I hope to continue to give you content that you enjoy, leave you feeling inspired and feel like "yes, I can do that". If you are looking for something specific please let me know and I will try by best to work that into my schedule. Thanks for your visit today it is always appreciated. Hugs, Kathy

See you soon at the launch of the NEW The Daily Marker. :)

P.S. If you are a foodie you might like to know that you can find my favorite recipes on Kathy Dishes.

CARD SUPPLIES and links. Click on any thumbnail below:

2/4/14

with sympathy

Hello Friends, Just a super quick post today with a sympathy card for a very dear friend.

The heart stamp is from Penny Black called, "Love Flourish" & the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp called, "Thinking of You".

When you have a heavy heart it's therapeutic to color. The tried and true white pen. (I always warm the tip on my finger before I start my dots)

Some extra details were added to the heart as you can see from this photo.

Thanks for your visit today and squeeze those you love even tighter. Hugs, Kathy

SUPPLIES USED TO MAKE MY CARD: click on any thumbnail:

1/20/14

hero arts blog hop

Hello Friends, Welcome to the Hero Arts Catalog Blog Hop with the Hero Hostess, featuring fabulous stamps from the new 2014 release!!

It's always such fun to hop along with many stamping buddies from Hero Arts Hostess group. Today is DAY #1 of the hop. (Each day will feature different Hero Hostesses.) f you have been following along, you've just arrived from my friend & Copic extraordinaire, Kelly Booth's BLOG.

Hero Arts will be awarding prizes from randomly drawn comments. For a chance to win, simply comment on ANY of the stops along the hop on ANY day, including each day’s starting post at the Hero Club Blog.
The more comments you leave, the better your chance of winning!
If you find a broken link, you'll find a master list of the hop links at the Hero Arts Club Blog
(please report broken links to: blog@heroarts.com)

Today I have three bird cards to share with you & a GIVEAWAY at the end of my post. This first card I combined two stamps & a few die cuts to create my nature scene. The flower stamp you can find here, the bird stamp here. Copic markers, white dots and distress ink were a few of the details added to my card. I cut a slit in the beak & glued a portion of this die cut.

One of my favorite things to do is stamp or stencil a background. In this card I did both using Hero Arts "Soft Sky" ink. The branch and sentiment are from this 4x6 clear set.

Two different color combos for the birds were fun to create. Using a white gel pen on the birds feathers & the beak can transform any bird.

The pictorial demonstrates a few of the details I used on the cards. Click on the photo for a larger view. If you have any questions please email me :)

My GIVEAWAY is everything you see in the photo above. (Hero Arts bird, Lawn Fawn acrylic grid block, white gel pen, Wink of Stella clear glitter pen & my card)

TO QUALIFY for my GIVEAWAY LEAVE ME A COMMENT with your email if you don't have a blog. I would be honored if you "follow" me or subscribe to my blog here. I will announce a random winner on Feb 7th.

Your next stop on the Hero Arts Hostess Blog Hop is the talented & so sweet Kryssi Ng's BLOG. THANKS for your visit today. Hugs, Kathy