Little by Little!

 

Hi All,
Well little by little I am getting into a good routine, or at least that's what I hope! Probably all new parents hope for as well!! Now that I have a (somewhat) consistent sleep pattern I am trying to fit in my regular things along with my new responsibilities. So I decided that I needed to really send off a bunch of over due "thank you's" but, of course I needed to replenish my supplies. I sat down and went on over to Colours and Sketches blog and they had this great sketch:

 

 

I loved the clean lines and it gave a range of things to work with. Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a mix of old and new. I did a base of Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and some retired DP I had from last Christmas and the Something For Baby stamp set with the sentiment from Short and Sweet. Very simple but loved the "pop" of colors! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 



Another Halloween Challenge!

Hi All,
I wanted to share another card that I made for my Great Aunt. I was motivated by the sketch over at the Colour and Sketch Blog:

 

I loved the sketch and knew it would work with the designer paper that I wanted to use. Check out my design:

 



You will have to excuse the slightly offset circle, my step daughter was having some fun helping! Makes it priceless! Anyhow I used the Howlstooth and Scaringbone DP that I had, ran the tangerine tango through my Lacy Brocade EF with some black satin ribbon down the center. The sentiment was from the now retired "Wicked Cool" stamp set. Hope she likes this set!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Christmas in July!

Hi All,
I wanted to share a few cards over the next few days that I made for my Christmas in July class that I am offering next week. I wanted a clean layout but tend to "over do" when I am stumped so I went on over to Colors and Sketches BlogSpot and they had a great sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I have some retired Festival of Prints DP that worked perfectly for the ornament with the coordinating ribbon. I used the Christmas Messages stamp set that is being carried over from the last holiday catalog (Christmas Messages Wood 131790 $28.95 Clear 131793 $20.95 9 stamps). I love the sentiments in this set! Should make for a great card to have at my stamp a stack! Have a great day!

Karin

 



A little time for mom

Evening All,
I decided I better get a move on with making my Mother's Day card, especially since she helps out a lot with my step kids! Pretty great huh?? Anyhow I saw this wonderful sketch over at CAS Colour and Sketches Blog. Check it out:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used some of the beautiful Sweet Sorbet DP from Saleabration, the Scallop EF, and my favorite white ribbon. A few punches and a stamp I happened to have in my collection and I was good. I hope my mom really likes it!

Have a great night!

Karin



Being Productive!!

 

Hi All,
Well another snow day here in New England! Very very tired of it! What can you do though except make the most of it?? So I am trying to get a lot of projects done and finally got my card done for my fiancee. I, of course, was blanking on a layout so I went on over to CAS colour and sketches blog and they did not disappoint. Here is the sketch:

 

I decided to rotate it for my purposes. Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used some of my retired Sending Love DP, I chose a sentiment from Short and Sweet and heat embossed it in gold and then popped it out with a heart punch. Hope he likes it! Stay warm today!

Karin 



Finally a little progress!

Evening All,
Well I think this is a first, doing two posts on one day! I needed to finish up some of my Christmas gifts which included some Valentines for my Grandmother. Of course I have had a bit of a "block" so I went on over to CAS Colors and Sketch Blog and wasn't disappointed. They had a great sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used some of my last bits of Pretty in Pink and my Sending Love DP (perfect for Valentines day!). I decided to run the square of Very Vanilla through my Big Shot with my Polka Dot embossing folder and heat embossed my image in white powder. Very sparkly! Hope she likes it! Have a great night!

Karin



 

CAS'ing Christmas

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card that I will be offering at my next stamp a stack. First I needed a sketch so I went on over to Cas Colors and Sketches Blogspot and they had a great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

 

I embossed the sleigh from "Open Sleigh" in pewter and used a piece of the Winter Frost DP. Love it, simple but eye catching! Have a great night!
Kairn

CAS 46

Morning All,
Quick post before I head to work. Had a chance to make a congrats card for a co-worker who is retiring.....to Hawaii!! However, it got a little exciting here last night and I never got a chance to post it! I had gone on over to CAS colour and sketches blogspot and they had this awesome sketch:

 

 

And without further adieu here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of Daffodil Delight, a layer of Rich Razzleberry and a piece of Floral District paper that I saved as I loved the patter. I popped out the window with my Apothecary Accents thinlits. Love that effect! Simple but elegant! Have a great day!

Karin 



CAS for club

Morning All,
I had a chance to make a post about a card I made for my upcoming club night. I had gone on over to CAS colour and sketch challenge and they had this great sketch:

 

I thought the diagonal lines would work perfectly for what I had in mind:

 

I used a base of Summer Startfruit (one of the newest in colors), a layer of Early Espresso and Old Olive topped by a layer of Afternoon Picnic. Then I did a strip of the Victorian ribbon and the Thankful sentiment from the expressions thinlits and I was done. Hope the club enjoys the layout!

Have a great day!

Karin 



Yup I am still here

Hi All,
Sorry for the hiatus, been crazy busy at work and home. Finally had a chance to make a card, which was good as I needed a card for my grandmothers 101st b-day! First I needed some inspiration, which I found at CAS Colour and Sketches sketch challenge. Here is their great sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I mixed some retired and new products. I used a base of Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment and Well Scripted for the sentiment. I used the new Silver Stamping Glitter for the sentiment. I love that I am getting a little more confident using the heat and stick powder, as the end result is very sharp. Hope she enjoys the card. Thanks for stopping by.

Karin



CAS 39

Morning All,
Well its my last day of "freedom" before I go back to school tomorrow and I wanted to get a few things off my "to do" list. I still had to make my Grandmother's Halloween cards. So I went on over to CAS Colours and Sketches blogspot and they had a great sketch:

 

I decided to change the size and not make it a perfect square. Here is my slightly modified card:

 

I water marked the background with the bats from "Wicked Cool" and then heat embossed the bats on the center DP and the sentiment. Hope she likes it!

Have a great day!

Karin



New Challenge!

 

Hi All,
I really spent some quality time (in between park visits!) yesterday in my stamp room. I have been trying to get gifts done as well as some stamp a stack cards I need for upcoming classes. I decided to offer another vintage themed class and needed a jumping off point to design some of the cards. Luckily I happened across a new (to me) challenge site; "Cas Colours and Sketches" blogspot. This was there sketch for the week:

 

Loved the sketch! Here is what I came up with:

 

 

Sorry about the tint, just noticed that. The card base is actually Bashful Blue with some of my all time favorite DP Everyday Enchantment. I used the Apothecary Accents Framelits to pop out a window and then used the Birthday Wishes sentiment from Petite Pairs. A few Rhinestones for "bling" and I was happy! Have a good one!

Karin