We Have a KOALA-ty Friendship -- for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

I'm posting today for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  Patricia has some of the cutest stamps -- both acrylic and digital!  They are more than just Kinda Cute!

Today, I have a bit of inspiration for you using one of her Koala digital stamps.  It is one set that comes with 3 different bear in it.  I happened to love the little koala butt in this digi! 

See?  Doesn't he have a cute butt?  Well, he's cute all over, don't you think?

I colored the Koala with Copic markers, then fussy cut him.  I heated up my foiling machine, and foiled a background for him.  It's hard to see too much shine, but it's very shiny on that Moroccan pattern in real life.  The sentiment is computer generated.

Papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are from the Trees Paper Collection, except for the paper that the sentiment is printed on.  That's from the Dreamy Creamy paper pack. 

There's a wonderful Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook Group with inspiration, a monthly contest, and great camaraderie.  Also, make sure you visit the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Shop to see all she has to offer!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Festive Friday -- ATG
Cutie Pie Challenge -- Anything Cute Goes
Incy Wincy Designs -- use something metallic (foiled background)
Crafty Creations Challenge -- ATG

Well, Doggone! for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

I'm posting today for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  She has more than just kinda cute digis. They are darling.  You'll see what I mean in a second!

For today's card, I used both a digital image and digital papers created by Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. 

This is Girl Running with Dog:

I colored Girl Running with Dog with Copic markers.  The designer papers are called "Red & Blue Basic" digital paper.  There are 12 different papers in the set, and they are all fantastic! I've used 3 of them here. 

I used the current sketch at The Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge.  Here's the sketch: 

I added a couple of die cuts that I cut out from a Cheery Lynn set.  The sentiment is computer generated.  The border is a die from Diamond Press. The image is cut out with a Spellbinders die.

Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez has a great Facebook Group.  You'll find it here.  You'll also find great inspiration on her blog here.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Wednesday Sketch Challenge -- ends Sept. 17
Animal Friends Challenge -- ATG
Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG
D.L. Art -- September Linky Party

Don't Let Life Ruffle Your Feathers -- for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

I'm posting today for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  I have a darling new release digi to show you today.  It was SO much fun to color up!

This is rooster: 

I colored Rooster with Copic markers.  I Googled photos of roosters, and there's lots of options for how to color up roosters.  They are very colorful birds!  

The sentiment on this card is from Technique Tuesday and is an acrylic stamp.  The papers were found at Pixel Scrapper.  They are part of the Petting Zoo collection.

The Outlawz Crash Your Stash Challenge is having a photo corners challenge this month.  I don't own any photo corners, so I added my "homemade" one in the corner of this picture.   I will enter this in that challenge.

The Kinda Cute By Patricia Alvarez Shop has many wonderful images for you to check out!  Stop by and do some shopping!  If you sign up for the newsletter, there is a discount coupon for you. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Outlawz Crash Your Stash -- photo corners

Pink Gem Challenge -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Sweet Stampin' -- Things With Wings

AUD Sentiments -- Animal + a Sentiment

You're O-fish-ally Awesome! for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

It's O-fish-all!  Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez has some really cute stamps!  You need to check them out here in her store! She has some clear stamps, digital stamps, a Zazzle store, she sells some of her cards, she has sine digital papers, and a few other treasures you can discover. 

I really love her animal stamps.  This Happy Fish just makes me smile! 

I colored the Happy Fish digital stamp with Copic markers, then fussy cut it.  I made the background with distress oxide inks.  The sentiment is from a set I got at Technique Tuesday.  The background paper with the fins is a mermaid paper from the Silhouette Design Store. 

I can think of many people to send this card to, and you, my blog reader, should get it send to YOU!  Thanks for visiting today.

Please check out the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook Group for more inspiration and a monthly  Anything Goes challenge. 

I'd also like to give you a chance to win some blog candy I have.  I turned 60 on July 6th, and I have over $60 of crafty supplies I'm giving away to a lucky winner.  See this post for details on how you can win it. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- July Linky Party 
Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG with an animal
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Digichoosday -- ATG

What a Catch! for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

June -- the month of Father's Day, graduations, and here in WI, free fishing day!  I have a card today that celebrates the love of fishing.  I live in a very small city that is surrounded by 6 lakes.  We fish.  We fish year round, and we celebrate all things fishing.  That's why I fell in love with this wonderful Seagull Fishing digital image from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.

I colored up Seagull Fishing with Copic markers.   I cut out the fish border at the bottom of the card with my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store.  I added eyes to the fish with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Anthracite. 

The fish paper on the left of the card was found at Pixel Scrapper.  It is digital.  I computer generated the sentiment, and cut it out with a Diamond Press die. 

You can find many wonderful digital and acrylic stamps in the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Store. She also has a Zazzle store, some personal items for sale, and her beautiful cards.  If you haven't already, join the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook Group for a monthly challenge, friendship, and inspiration. 

I've found the following challenges to enter this card in:
D.L. Art -- June Linky Party
Crafty Animals -- Anything animal goes
Daring Cardmakers -- come fly with me
QKR Stampede -- ATG
Outlawz Saturday Paper ala Mode -- Fish or Owls

When We're Old... for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

Greetings, fellow stamp lovers!  I'm posting today for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  She has some of the cutest stamps in both acrylic and digital images! 

I created today with this darling image called, "Old Lady with a Cane."  She reminds me very much of some of the ladies in the nursing home where I volunteer!

I colored Old Lady with a Cane with Copic markers, then fussy cut her.   The sentiment is part of a set I got at Sparkle N Sprinkle and it seemed very appropriate for Old Lady with a Cane.  I have a very good friend I plan to send this card to.  I know she'll get a giggle out of it!

The funky orange background paper is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.   It's one of the Orange Retro papers. 

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  If you did, please check out the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Shop and the Facebook Group.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- May Linky Party
Lemon Shortbread -- ATG
DigiChoosday -- ATG

Hey Bird Friend! for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

I'm posting today for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  Patricia draws the cutest, most whimsical art, and I love to color it up and create cards with it.  She has animals, fairies, dragons, monsters, snowmen, all kinds of adorable characters.  It's definitely worth a trip to the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Store to see it all. 

Today, I'm showcasing a digi image called Magpie Thief.  Magpies are black and white -- a very striking bird -- but since I'm in spring mode, and I'm waiting anxiously to see the first bluebird where I live, I colored my Magpie Thief to look more like a bluebird:

He looks like a thief, with his mask on and his bag to hold all his treasures, doesn't he?

I colored Magpie Thief with Copic markers, then used a frame die from Craftin' Desert Divas to frame him with.  I found a challenge at The Outlawz for using damask, so I used this fleur de lis, or damask paper from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles as a background paper.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp, and is an acrylic stamp.

You can find my Kinda Cute inspiration in the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook Group and on Instagram.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Thursday Twist -- Fleur de Lis (damask)
Dare 2 Be Artsy -- Animals
Not Just Cards -- ATG
Dragonfly Dreams -- add an animal

Just Scurrying By.... for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

Hello, fellow stamp lovers!  I have an adorable little mouse to share with you today.  I'm often afraid of white space on my cards, so I made myself leave a bunch of it on this one!

This adorable mouse is from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez:

This mouse is part of a set of 3.  It is called simply, Mice Set.  I used the digital version, but there is also an acrylic version with some sentiments that are available in either Spanish or English. 

I colored one of the mice in the Mice Set with Copic markers, then computer generated the sentiment.  

Papers on this card are from Close To My Heart.

Have you checked out all the wonderful stamps, digital papers, cards, and other things in the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Store?  It is certainly worth spending some time in! There's a newsletter to sign up for, with a discount code in it, too!  Then, check out the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook Group for a monthly challenge, more inspiration, friendship, and fun! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Digichoosday -- ATG
QKR Stampede -- ATG
D.L. Art -- April Linky Party
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- favorite product or technique (love this diagonal look)

A Mouse For You -- and Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

I love a good cup of tea!  I love a cute mouse, so why not put the 2 together?  That's what you have with this cute digi from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez: 

This Mouse in Cup is a March New Release.  Adorable, isn't it?  I wouldn't really want to find that mouse in my tea, but it does make me smile!

I colored up Mouse in Cup with Copic markers, then fussy cut the image.  The papers on this card are digital, and were found at Pixel scrapper.  I thought the tea pots and tea cups, along with the sugar bowls and tea cozies, were a good match.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Technique Tuesday that I found that was part of a Christmas set still on my desk.  Maybe it's time to clean?

Have you visited the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Store? There, you will find acrylic stamps, digital stamps, digital papers, a Zazzle shop, and more.  It is worth a trip!  There's also a Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook Group, with a monthly challenge, and for even more inspiration, visit the Kinda Cute blog. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Coloring in Scrapland -- Critters
A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG
D.L. Art -- March Linky Party
Crafty Animals Challenge -- must have an animal

Outlawz Monday Greeting Challenge -- Fantasy

I'm Yours -- for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

Valentine's Day has come and gone, but it's never too late to tell someone special that you love them.

My husband has been working very long hours lately, then coming home and shoveling storm after storm of snow that has moved through.  I made him this card to let him know he's appreciated and loved.  It uses a digital stamp from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez called Hamster.

I placed the Hamster digi in my photo editing software so I could duplicate, then flip one of them. Then, I made a JPG of the 2 hamsters, placed it in a Word document to size, and printed it.  I colored the 2 Hamsters with Copic markers.

I used several different heart shaped dies from Spellbinders to create this shaped card, and used a heart paper left over from a Valentine's Day project that was on my desk.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Hot Off the Press. 

Have you visited the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Store? There, you will find acrylic stamps, digital stamps, digital papers, a Zazzle shop, and more.  It is worth a trip!  There's also a Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook Group, with a monthly challenge, and for even more inspiration, visit the Kinda Cute blog.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Lemon Shortbread -- ATG 
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Crafting from the Heart - ATG
D.L. Art -- March linky party
Scrapyland Challenge -- dies they sell (Spellbinders)

Friends Furever -- for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

I love dogs, as you know if you visit here very often.  Dogs are my passion!  Golden Retrievers are my breed of choice, but I love dogs of any breed.  Today, I'm sharing a dog themed card, and I couldn't be more excited!  This image is from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  It's entitled, Happy Dog!

I colored Happy Dog with Copic markers.  He does look happy, doesn't he?  The sentiment is from an acrylic set I've had for a long time from a company no longer in business.  I cut the heart border out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store. The pink checkered paper is from AMB Illustrations.  The ribbon, also in my stash for a long, long time, is, I believe, from Paper Wishes. 

Speaking of happy dogs, here's my dog, Winter.  Isn't he beautiful?

He loves the snow!  He's almost 9 months old now and a bundle of energy.

Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez has a wonderful store with acrylic stamps, digital stamps, digital papers, handmade cards for purchase, a Zazzle shop, and more.  It is well worth a cyber trip there to check it out!  There's also a Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook Group, with a monthly challenge to check out, and the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Blog where you can get up close and personal with this wonderful artwork!

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope we'll be friends furever!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Crazy 4 Challenges -- Pets
Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes -- How Much is That Doggy in the Window?

You're Clawsome! -- for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

You're Clawsome!  I mean awesome!  I'm so glad you stopped by today.  I am posting today for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  She has the cutest, whimsical clear stamps and digis that I love to color!

Today, I have a bit of a Valentine theme to share with you.  This is Valentine's Lizard:

I colored Valentine's Lizard with Copic markers.  I cut the heart spray card base out on my Silhouette Cameo 3, with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store. The paper behind the Valentine's Lizard is from AMB Illustrations.  The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon's monthly ribbon club. The pink shimmer trim is from Close To My Heart. 

Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez has a wonderful store with acrylic stamps, digital stamps, digital papers, handmade cards for purchase, a Zazzle shop, and more.  It is well worth a cyber trip there to check it out!  There's also a Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook Group, with a monthly challenge to check out, and the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Blog where you can get up close and personal with this wonderful artwork!

Thanks for stopping by today.  You really are Clawsome!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- February Linky Party
Crafty Sentiments -- ATG
Digichoosday -- ATG

Snow Days are the Best Days! for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

I love snow days!  Unfortunately, we've had more days of freezing rain here in NW Wisconsin this year than we've had snow,  but there's still plenty of winter ahead, so I'm not giving up hope. 

Today, I'm posting for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  Patricia has some of the cutest snowman images, and today's is not exception. This is Snowman Taking Photos:

I colored Snowman Taking Photos with Copic markers.  The sentiment is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It's from the Snow Days Sentiment Set. 

The snowy background was cut out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store.  The snowflake banner is from La La Land Crafts. 


Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez -- visit the Facebook Group here! Visit the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez store here, and the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Blog here. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art - January Linky Party
Digichoosday -- ATG
Card Mania Challenges -- Baby Its Cold Outside
Creative Craft Cottage -- Winter

Sweet Stampers -- Winter/Snow
Addicted to Stamps -- Snowman

Snow Days are the Best Days -- for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

Snow Days!  They are one of my favorite things of winter.  I also love snowmen! I combined 2 of my favorite things on this card featuring snowmen and papers from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. 

This darling image is Snowmen Looking at the Stars digital stamp. 

I colored Snowmen Looking at the Stars with Copic markers.  Papers on this card are also from Kinda Cute By Patricia Alvarez. I used papers from 4 different collections -- the Blue Christmas papers (light blue snowflakes) , the Bright Christmas (red with papers (red with white dots), Red & Black Love Collection (red hearts) and the Red and Blue Basics papers (blue paper with white stars).

The sentiment is a New Release this month from We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is part of the Snow Days Sentiment Set. 

I used this week's sketch from Sketch Saturday on this card.  I'm glad they are back at it after their Christmas break! Here's the sketch I used:

Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez -- visit the Facebook Group here! Visit the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez store here, and the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Blog here. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday --week #545
D.L. Art -- January Linky Party
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Lemon Shortbread -- ATG

Warm Hugs -- for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

It's felt like winter in NW Wisconsin since early October, but it is officially winter now.  This cute Winter Duck, from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez, is sending Warm Winter Hugs your way!

I colored up Winter Duck with Copic markers, using a die found at Dies R Us -- it's a Yvonne Creations Christmas Die.  Papers on this card are also from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  The blue snowflakes are from the Blue Christmas paper pack.  The gold dots are from the Science Digital papers.

Check out the  Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez blog to see great inspiration using her images.  Then, there's the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook Group for even more inspiration, games, challenges, and prizes. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- December Linky Challenge
Not Just Cards -- ATG 
Polkadoodle -- ATG

Sharing at Christmas -- a New Release at All Dressed Up Stamps

Today, this month's New Releases are being showcased at All Dressed Up Stamps.  There are several new releases, but I had the awesome, fun experience of being able to color up Sharing At Christmas.

Isn't this the sweetest?

I colored up Sharing at Christmas with Copic markers.  The sentiment was computer generated.  I used a variety of heart shaped dies to cut out the Sharing at Christmas image and to make the heart shaped card.

Papers on this card are by Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  The silver snowflakes are a variety of cutting dies.  I believe they are from Lawn Fawn and Crafter's Companion.

You can see all of this month's new releases by visiting the All Dressed Up blog and the All Dressed Up Facebook Group.  Snap up your favorites, then join in on the challenges!  I'd love to see your creations!

Celebrate The Season -- at DigiStamps4Joy

December 15 -- woah!  This is getting close to Christmas!  Dec 15 -- it's also time for some mid-challenge inspiration on the DigiStamps4Joy Challenge Blog.  Challenges are always Anything Goes with an optional theme.  This month it's Christmas/December.

I was able to color up my all-time favorite snowman for today's challenge.  I'm so excited!

This is Mr Snowman, colored with Copic markers. 

Papers on this card are from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. They are part of the Blue Christmas Digital Papers.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Technique Tuesday.  The big silver snowflake is a stitched cutting die from Lawn Fawn. 

I hope you find time during this busy holiday season to join in the challenge at DigiStamps4Joy Challenge blog, where the optional theme is Christmas/December. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Alphabet Challenge -- 'S' is for Seasons Greetings
Color Crazy Challenge -- ATG
Polkadoodles -- ATG
Daring Cardmakers -- Snowflakes Falling
Pattie's Creations -- Winter/Christmas
Winter Wonderland -- Anything Christmas Goes

Winter Joy -- for Bugaboo Stamps

It's Thursday, and on the Catch the Bug Blog, that's Oldie but Goodie day.  Hey, I qualify!  

I colored up one of my favorite winter/Christmas images for today's Oldie but Goodie entry at Bugaboo Stamps.

This is Winter Kidz with Puppy:

I colored Winter Kidz with Puppy with Copic markers, mounted it on Kraft paper, then added some Christmas papers from my very messy work desk.  These papers are from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  They are part of the Blue Christmas papers. That glittery red snowflake was cut out with a die from Cheery Lynn designs.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Close To My Heart. 

There you have it, one of my favorite oldie but definitely a goodie! Winter Kidz with Puppy.  Go grab it for yourself, then enter it in a challenge at Catch the Bug challenges, and you could win more Bugaboo Stamps images to play with! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
CRAFT Challenge -- ATG
Outlawz Monday Greeting -- ATG
Crafting with an Attitude -- ATG
Moving Along with the Times -- Anything Christmas

Season's Feetings -- for Bugaboo Stamps

Season's Feetings, I mean greetings, everyone!  Today is new release day at Bugaboo Stamps.  Every Tuesday, it's time for a new release!  Today's new release is Seasons Greetings Feet.  This is actually a re-release, so if you don't have it yet, you can pick it up for 1/2 price!

Here's Seasons Greetings Feet:

I colored Seasons Greeting Feet with Copic markers, then went to work finding the perfect background for all those Christmas feet!

I cut out this card on my Silhouette Cameo 3.  It is large enough to fit in a business size envelope.  The Santa hat paper is from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez.  It is one of the Bright Christmas papers.  I found that corrugated silver foil paper in my stash.  I have no idea where I got it from or who makes it.  The red snowflake is a cutting die by Cheery Lynn. 

Check out the Catch the Bug Blog to see what other Bugaboo designers did with this delightful Seasons Greetings Feet image. Check back each day to see the wonderful inspiration.  There's always lots happening at Catch the Bug!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Saturday paper ala mode -- animal with Wintry paper
D.L. Art -- December Linky Party
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- Christmas
Crafty Cardmakers -- Christmas

Be a Unicorn -- for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez

Can it be?!?  I've got something beside a Christmas card on my blog today!  Hurray!  Perhaps there's a light at the end of the tunnel!

I have an adorable image from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez today.  I've been wanting to color this one up for quite some time now -- ever since I first saw it, actually!

This image is one of 3 unicorns in the Unicorn Stamp Set found in the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Store.   I wanted my unicorn to stand out in that field of horses, so I colored him with lots of bright colors using Copic markers, then fussy cut him out.

The sentiment is computer generated.

The paper, foil tape, card stock,  and gems are all from Close To My Heart. 

After you've checked out the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Shop, there's her blog with great inspiration, and fantastic examples of her colored images, and the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Facebook group, too, including a monthly challenge! Come join the fun!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- December Linky Party
Not Just Cards -- ATG
Crafty Sentiments -- ATG