Mar
30 Days of Glitter: Mix your own glitter varnish!
Peace, love, and glitter!
Kathy 
P.S. Check out my new novel and Crafty Chica product line!
Mar
Glitter comes to ELLA Book Club!
Author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is one of my writing heroes. I remember hearing an interview with her on CNN talking about the sale of The Dirty Girls Social Club, her debut novel. I immediately went out and bought and soaked up every word. Down the road, she came to Phoenix for a book signing, and then later on as a speaker at the Hispanic Women’s Conference.
I remember telling her “I’m writing a novel!” and then thinking to myself, “Kathy, you are a dork, everyone probably tells her that!” Alisa has never made me feel like a dork. She’s always encouraged me to keep going and to never give up. Alisa paved the way for so many of contemporary Latina authors!
Anyway, now you know why I’m so thrilled that she chose my book as this month’s selection of her new ELLA (English Language Latina Authors) Book Club! I encourage all of you to sign up to be a member!
Here is an ultra sweet video she made for GLITTER!
P.S. About me being in the characters, I must admit, yes, there is a bit of me in each one of them, just exaggerated to make the storylines juicier!
Peace, love, and glitter!
Kathy
P.S. Check out my new novel and Crafty Chica product line!
Mar
Whiff of Joy Challenge #70
I have to admit that things did not go according to plan with my card…..I made a bit of a mess with the arch shape in the sketch and so I decided to hide it with some stamped flowers to match in with the BG ‘Wisteria’ papers and the photograph is pretty dire too…the cardstock looks almost black….I promise that it is purple IRL!
The Whiff of Joy stamps I have used are ‘Melinda with Bouquet’ from the Guardian Angels Collection and the stamped Lilacs/Wisteria and the sentiment are from the February Stamp Kit ‘Birdie Love’. I have coloured all of the stamped images with Copics and I added some Shimmerz- Blingz ‘Pixie Dust’ to Melinda’s Wings and the Wisteria flowers. I really love these Shimmerz paint they give lots of shimmer & sparkle to projects and as you apply them with a brush you can be more precise…the times I have squeezed blocked stickles tube too hard only to end up with a big gloopy mess! LOL
The Border punch is ‘Floral Vine’ by Martha Stewart and the pearls are from Bunny Zoe’s Crafts.
Card Recipe
Stamps: ‘Melinda with Bouquet’ Sentiment & Wisteria/Lilac stamps are from the ‘Birdie Love’ stamp kit… all from Whiff of Joy Stamps.
Colouring Medium: ‘Tuxedo Black’ ink by Memento, Copic Sketch Markers and Shimmerz Blingz in ‘Pixie Dust’ from Quixotic Paperie.
Card: ColorCore cardstock from Create4Fun.
Papers: All from the Basic Grey ‘Wisteria’ pad from Bunny Zoe’s Crafts.
Spellbinders: Nestabilities ‘Oval’ & ‘Scalloped Oval’ from Create4Fun.
Punch: Martha Stewart ‘Floral Vine’ border punch from Create4Fun.
Misc: Pearls from Bunny Zoe’s Crafts and the ribbon is from my stash.
I am hopefully having an evening to myself…after a lot of nagging they are going to give Jack another chance in respite…so fingers crossed and lets hope he behaves himself!
Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!
Hugs
Mar
Whiff of Joy Challenge – Jane’s sketch
We had some fabulous Coffee and Cream entries last week, pop across to the Whiff of Joy Challenge blog to see which cards made it to the top 3.
This week Jane has done a sketch for us, I’m not sure that I have interpreted it properly but this is as good as it gets.
I have used Willow and a sentiment from the Birdie Love Stamp kit from Whiff of Joy. The papers are MME Wild Asparagus. I have coloured the image with Copics.
The large flower is Prima, the little roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts natch!
I will be back later today with another Lili of the Valley sneak peek – don’t forget the new release goes on sale today!!
Thanks for stopping by, 
Mar
Comforter at the Curiosity Shoppe!
We’re very excited to invite you to the Shoppe this Friday, April 12th to celebrate the opening of Comforter, our new gallery show featuring drawings, sculptures, and a gianormous quilt by the multi-talented Emily Sevier. Emily is an amazing artist and curator whose colorful (and often cuddly) works play with notions of personal comfort zones and emotional attachment to objects. She has created a beautiful collection of pieces for our space and we’re thrilled to share her show with you. Please join us Friday to check out the work, meet Emily, and have a drink and a snack. See you then!!
WHAT: Comforter, works by Emily Sevier
WHEN: Friday, March 12th, 6-8pm
WHERE: The Curiosity Shoppe (855 Valencia St. btwn. 19th & 20th)
*There’s so much great art happening this Friday, why not make an evening of it? Come check out Comforter here at the Shoppe, and also make sure to hit up “It’s A Sign” at Adobe Books Backroom Gallery featuring work by the amazing artists from New Bohemia Signs (the folks who made The Curiosity Shoppe sign and sandwich board thankyouverymuch!). And then of course there is an epic show at Southern Exposure called Alchemy curated by our pal Sarah Smith.
Mar
CCT – Lucky Green!
The images ‘Tilda with Clover’ and ‘Horseshoe & Clover’ are both from last years fortune collection by Magnolia. I stamped Tilda first and then masked her so I could stamp the horseshoe background. I have coloured the image with Copics and distressed the edges with inks. The gorgeous sparkly paper is by Best Creations. The ‘Cherry Blossom’ flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts…I have airbrushed them to match with Copics…and the clover punch is by Martha Stewart.
Mar
30 Days of Glitter: Artisan Perfume Oils!
This is an unexpected Glitter post!
Elli, a reader, wrote me after she finished the novel and asked for my address so she could send a little sumthang-sumthang. I love surprises! Her package arrived yesterday and the biggest smile spread across my face when I opened it.
She created all-natural perfume oils inspired by Estrella, Chloe and Ofie (the characters in my book)! She came up with her own interpretation of the scents, based on the ladies’ lives and personalities. I love these one-of-a-kind treasures so much and plan to wear them whenever I feel the spirit of one of the craftistas.
Here are Elli’s inspirations for the scents she created (so creative!):
ESTRELLA (Star): Sparkling pink sugar crystals, dusky violet and sweet pea sprays and a Day of the Dead ofrenda covered in rose pedals.
OFELIA: Grainy vanilla lattes and a garden fresh bunch of mixed flowers, topped with a bit of the fastest hook in the land looping warm wool.
CHLOE: No-nonsense, ambitious woods and spices, sparkled up with a citrusy, glittery, mandarin kick. Smells even better when warmed by hot television lights.
VISIT ELLI’S SITE AT http://oakrivertownship.com
Peace, love, and glitter!
Kathy
P.S. Check out my new novel and Crafty Chica product line!
Mar
A quick Magnolia candy give-away
With being away last weekend I did not have time to get some cards made in advance so instead today I am giving away a duplicate stamp that I have – she is Ladybug Tilda. 
Entry is by Mr Linky only. All you need to do to enter the draw is leave a link to your blog in Mr Linky so I can find you and if you fancy, mention it on your blog (that would be great, but not necessary to be in the draw). The winner will be announced on tomorrow night (Wednesday 10th March).
And if you don’t have a blog you can still enter – enter your full name in the name box and in the URL box underneath just link back to my blog http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com and keep a note of your Linky number in case you’re the winner.
Thanks for stopping by, 
Mar
Blog tour this week!
My book is on tour this week! Check out all these wonderful blogs. Hopefully you’ll discover new books and writers at the same time!
March 8
http://naughtysecretaryclub.blogspot.com/
http://nilkibenitez.blogspot.com
http://thecajunbooklady.blogspot.com/
http://foreigncircuslibrary.blogspot.com
http://booksnyc.blogspot.com
http://brokenteepee.blogspot.com
http://katiesnestingspot.blogspot.com/
http://therempels4.blogspot.com
March 9
http://frugalplus.com/
http://readingatthebeach.com
http://martasmeanderings.blogspot.com
http://books-movies-chinesefood.blogspot.com
http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/
March 10
http://www.rundpinne.com
http://stacievaughansblog.blogspot.com
http://startingfresh-gaby317.blogspot.com
http://myfoolishwisdom.blogspot.com
http://bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com
http://www.booksrusonline.com
March 11
http://a-long-the-way.blogspot.com
http://aseaofbooks.blogspot.com/
http://thedmlibrary.blogspot.com
http://reviewfromhere.com
http://www.libslibrary.blogspot.com
http://www.frommipov.blogspot.com
http://imbookingit.wordpress.com
http://reesspace.blogspot.com
March 12
http://www.renees-reads.blogspot.com/
http://cindysloveofbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.bookwormygirl.blogspot.com
http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com
http://booksiesblog.blogspot.com
http://www.thedivinemissmommy.com
http://www.masoncanyon.blogspot.com
Peace, love, and glitter!
Kathy
P.S. Check out my new novel and Crafty Chica product line!
Mar
Magnolia card
Here’s a card that never made the last Magnolia ink magazine. The theme I had to follow was princess with a fairy castle to be featured. It was a bit difficult seeing as I had no Magnolia princess stamps so used the little bridesmaid from the yet to be released Wedding Collection.
I used a Sizzix castle die (kindly loaned to me by my fab mate Jacqui xxx) and built up a few layers and added some glitter card for the roof. The paper is Kaiser, the cherry blossoms from Wild Orchid crafts. You can see the layers of the castle better in the picture below
Thanks for stopping by, 
