"River Walk"

 Create your own background following this tutorial using ink pads and water color brushes along with Max and Oakley from Lavinia Stamps.

If you try this at home, please connect on Facebook and share your own design! 

Frosty Morning

 Good morning Stampers and Crafty Friends! 

A little ice storm last night caused a delay to my work day so I had a little play time and made this beauty using Lavinia products.

Paper: Multifarious Smooth and Supreme Cardstock - if you've never tried this cardstock you really should add it to your next cardstock order! 

Stamps used were Logan and Gyp. Don't forget your Mini Hill Masks.

Elements Ink: Bermuda, Mermaid, Della Blue

Versafine Clair: Nocturne, Bali Blue, Warm Breeze

Don't forget your favorite blending brushes #7 & #3, Holographic Glitter, Embossing Powder, and add a white Posca Pen for snowy splatter. 

Thanks for checking in and have a great day on purpose! 

"Oh, No!"

 Hi Stampers! 

Here's my first video tutorial for 2026. I've become obsessed with Card-io Stamps over the past month. Tell me what you think of them!

Watercolor Christmas

 We're spending the weekend in Stockbridge, MA - home of the world famous Alice's Restaurant.Thinking I would likely be able to find a few moments or hours to myself, I packed my new Kuretaki Gansai Tambi water colors. 

It's the beginning of January and everything is still decorated for Christmas, so I decided to give my new paint a try, inspired by the beautiful tree outside our room. I thought I would share a picture tutorial as I'm intending to leave the small painting behind on this shelf we found in our room: 

Here's my process:

I started with the lights... Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Veridian and Cobalt Blue. 

Next, I sketched in the trunk and branches...wash in Ultramarine Pale along the bottom. 

Fill in the branches with Turquoise Deep Green. Darker at the bottom on the branch and diluted above to fill between the branches. 

Add a little splatter diluted Indigo and White Gold

 

Use the White Gold to add snow to the top of the branches and leftover Indigo to add a shadow in the snow beneath the tree. Happy Birthday to my husband Rick:

Color Variations With Distress Oxides

Hi Stampers, Crafters and Lavinians!

Today I'm just popping on to share a couple of recent cards I made using Distress Oxides and Lavinia Stamps.

I was able to get a very different look on both of these cards by adjusting the amount of pressure and ink applied to the open space in my stencil. 

As always, Versafine Clair inks are a must for getting a crisp image using silhouette stamps like Lavinia.  Here's a couple close ups of each card:

Thanks for popping by. 

See you soon! 

Purple Mist

 

Here's a fun Halloween card tutorial I made for Del Bello's Designs featuring Lavinia Stamps products. 

Here's the link to Purple Mist. Enjoy! 

Tiny Magic

 Here's my latest tutorial Tiny Magic 

Please visit the link and hit "like"!

Thinking of You

 

Hi Stampers and Crafty friends! 

Today I'm sharing this design using Lavinia 's Vine Branch stamp masked off and turned into a tree. I stamped the image and the sentiment using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink, and water colored using Lavinia Elements ink in Lime Punch, Sundance and Blue Atoll, as well as the Lisa Horton Cloud 9 Matt Blending Ink in Sugar Candy. I finished this design with a gold Gelly Roll pen and Posca Pens in Light Blue Glitter, Pink Glitter, Yellow and Light Green. All supplies listed can be found at Del Bello's Designs.  I hope my design inspires you to be creative with your stamps and turn them into something unexpected! Thanks for stopping by! 

Love, Light and Hugs,

Katherine 

May Flowers

 Hi Stampers and Crafty Friends!

I have been spending time getting ready for spring, and before this happy little birthday card makes it's way into the mail for a special birthday, I thought I would share it with you! It was so much fun to color with alcohol markers and I loved how the different colors blended together to create the shading on the peonies in the background.  The sentiment is heat embossed with white on black and fussy cut. All stamps are from Stampin'Up.

Are you ready for spring? I can't wait to spend time outside once again. 

Sending love and happiness,

Katherine 

Fairy Dust Magic

 Hi Stampers! I recently received a gorgeous card from a Lavinia fan as part of a swap. It was so beautiful I wanted to create one myself to give away.

To create this card I used:

Lavinia Dinkles in Lime Divine and Blueberry 

Field Grass LAV197

Snailcap Mushrooms LAV852

Fairy Toadstool LAV671

Forest Moss LAV857

Scout Small LAV859

This is the original. Credit to Janice ❤️

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you like it and if so leave a little love!

With Love and Light,

Katherine 

Tilly and Tango Have a Big Announcement!

I am excited to share the news that I have joined Del Bello's Designs as the newest member of the Design Team! 

Del Bello's is the biggest seller of Lavinia stamps in the U.S. If you're not familiar with Lavinia Stamps then I recommend you get yourself right over to Del Bello's Designs look at these fun and magical stamps. I can't wait to share more technique videos (watch for something new coming soon!) and many whimsical, magical cards! 

Click on the photo to follow the link! 

 

Finn by Moonlight

 Hi Stampers and crafty friends! 

You might know I love all things magical, but I have always been drawn to fairies. Who is more fun and sassy than sweet Tinkerbell - my favorite bad girl? Long story short - I am absolutely in love with the Lavinia stamp line. If you're not familiar, you should absolutely visit their YouTube channel and see the amazing things their Design Team Creates!

I have been working on a few projects lately, but recently I ordered a whole slew of their product  from Del Bello's Designs. "Finn by Moonlight" was my first creation. 

Products used:

Dinkles: Lime, Pink, Deep Yellow, Blueberry 

Stamps: Finn, Field Grass, Fairy Path

Ink: Lisa Horton Interference Ink, VersaFine Clair 

Other: Pink Posca Pen, White Gel Pen

I'm also going to give a huge shout out to Patty Del Bello for her excellent customer service - free shipping on orders over $75 and the Del Bello's Designs team who keep it real with their fabulous tutorials and commitment to social media accounts! 

Winter Magic

Snow days in New England are one of my favorite things in life. They usually include a crockpot of hot homemade soup and getting a few new cards made. In celebration of the first snow storm of the season I'm sharing a couple of snow themed cards I made during our Christmas break, using items from My Monthly Hero Premium Kit (October 2023)

These kits are so much fun to work with and always include multiple coordinating stamp sets, matching dies, fun embellishments like these vellum snowflakes, inks, sprays, cardstock and much more. 

What's your favorite way to spend a snow day? 

The Happiest Little Birthday Card!

 Hi Stampers,

I'm not even sure who to give credit to for this super cute birthday card, it came with a set I picked up second hand but I think this card is too cute to not share. 

Color combination is Mango Melody, Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral from SU and my favorite black in from Hero Arts. 

Thanks for popping by!

Kendra's Card Challenge #10

 Hi Stampers!

I recently found Kendra's Card Challenge and decided to play along. The challenge is to make 15 cards using 6 sheets of 6x6 paper. Kendra's sponsors are giving away lots of fabulous prizes if you play along. It was a fun way to use up lots of great things from my stash. Would you believe I have had an entire jar of gold leaf just sitting in my craft room waiting to be used since I was teaching remotely from home!? Let's not even talk about the silver and bronze that are still sitting there! Anyway,  here's what I came up for the challenge:

Here's all of them together 

There's still time to play along by clicking the link at the top!

My Monthly Hero May '23

 Hi Stampers! Here are a few cards I made this weekend using the dies from MMH Premium Kit. So cute for summer birthdays!! 

Thanks for stopping by!