Pals Paper Arts

Morning All,
I wanted to share a card I was finally able to make after being delayed with the stomach bug hitting the house! Absolutely NO fun!! I had needed a card for a Get Well/Sympathy card all occasion stamp a stack that I was running and knew the colors I wanted to use but had no idea as to layout. Well last night I had a chance to go on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had this great sketch:

 

I loved the layout and decided to rotate it for my needs. Here is what I came up with:

 

I used  base of Crisp Cantaloupe, layers of Hello Honey, Baked Brown Sugar and Lullaby DP. I ran the Brown Sugar through my scallop EF and tied from thick Bakers Twine in Crisp Cantaloupe around the Hello Honey strip. The sentiment is from Petite Pairs. Very simple design that was very easy to work with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

 

 

The Polar Express!

Hi All,
Well on this rainy day in New England I spent the day catching up on some crafting! I am going to spend some time at my friends this coming weekend completing some Christmas cards. Since I was in the spirit I decided to plan another card for a potential class after I saw the sketch over at Pals Paper Arts.

Loved the clean lines! Here is what I came up with:

 

I finally got a chance to play with my Traveler stamp set. I heat embossed the train in homage to the Polar Express story and used the gorgeous new All is Calm DP. I am a huge fan of using shades of blue with Christmas cards and combining them with silver. I also used the new Lost Lagoon ribbon available in the new Holiday Catalog! LOVE this color! I used the sentiment from Petite Pairs. I will definitely have to use this card at an upcoming class!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 

Late night or ealy morning post

Hi All,
As I sit here in the wee hours of the morning I realized that I never posted the card I made for a friends upcoming stamp a stack! I had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had this great sketch:
Here is what I came up with:

 

I absolutely love combining silver with Pool Party! I used a base of Whisper White with some Winter Frost DP, some of the beautiful silver ribbon and foil paper and stamped the sentiment in Silver Encore ink. Love the colors!! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Karin

Pals Paper Arts

Evening All,
Sorry about the hiatus been a bit busy with wrapping (or trying to wrap) up school! Anyhow I really needed some "Thank You" cards for all the  baby gifts from my wonderful co-workers! I, of course, had no motivation for layouts so I went on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had a great sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a mix of old and new. I used some of my favorite Cottage Wall DP, and then added in the new Something for Baby stamp set with the matching Baby's Firsts framelits. I used the Bitty Banners Framelits with the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set. I love the mix of Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. Hope they like the cards! Have a great night!

Karin



Better late than never!

Evening All,
Well later post than I had planned but at least I finished three cards!! Course I started days ago!! Needless to say I missed the awesome challenge deadline over at Pals Paper Arts but I still used their great sketch:



Here is what I came up with:

 

I needed more Thank You's  and a "Welcome Baby" card for a co-worker. I used some of my soon to retire Gumball Green, with Afternoon Picnic DP and some pieces of Very Vanilla that I ran through the Big Shot with my Vintage EF. I used the image that I borrowed from a friend and frankly cant wait until my order from the new catty gets here as there is an adorable baby set that coordinates with framelits! Perfect for all my thank you's and scrapbooking that I have to do!! Though I am a bit sad to see some of my favorites go. If your like me then run on over to Stampin Up and check out their retirement blow out!! Its up to 50% off!!!

Have a great night!

Karin 

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

Morning All,
Sorry for the quiet week, I have been very busy trying to organize all the baby clothes we received! We are extremely lucky to have such great friends and family! I seriously don't think I have to buy my new addition anything but socks for the next four years!! Trouble is storing it all!! Lol!! Anyway I needed to send some "Thank You's" to the people who sent us all these clothes and I needed a sketch so I went on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had another great sketch



And here is what I came up with:

I had one lonely piece of So Saffron hiding in the back of my scraps pile and I thought it looked great with the Sweet Sorbet DP from Saleabration. I ran the piece of Crisp Cantaloupe through the Big Shot with the soon to retire Lattice EF and punched out the baby carriage stamp I borrowed from a friend after embossing it in Pool Party. There is a thank you sentiment inside from the Wonderful Favorites set that is also soon to retire (Love all the sentiments it has!).

I also wanted to let you all know that many items are soon to retire and, in fact, many have sold out!! Stampin Up recently was able to get more of the soon to retire in-color cardstock in case your still looking. They are as follows:

Limited Quantities of In Color Cardstock Now Available May 13, 2014 When we announced the retired list, the 2012-2014 In Color 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock sold out very quickly. We're happy to announce that we've been able to obtain additional product, and there are limited quantities available again. Once we run out of this new stock, we will be out for good. The following items are available, only while supplies last: Item Description 126840 Gumball Green 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock 126843 Midnight Muse 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock 126841 Primrose Petals 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock 126842 Raspberry Ripple 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock 126839 Summer Starfruit 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock

Feel free to contact me for further information!
Karin

Two days in a row!!

Evening All,
I am rather proud of myself as I was able to get a few more of my Easter cards done this evening!! I had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had a great sketch:



I decided to rotate the sketch for my purposes and here is what I came up with:

 

I used some of the last of my Certainly Celery cardstock and retired Floral District DP. I combined some of the "old" goodies with my new stamp set "Eggstra Spectacular". I stamped the cute lamb in Staz On and colored in the eggs and basket with coordinating colors. Love how easy this sketch was to use! I can see myself using this layout again!! Well off to crash for the night!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 

PPA 188

Hi All,
Sorry for my delay with posting, been super busy and have been neglecting my poor craft room! I realized that I needed to get some Valentine's done for myself as I have to mail them out soon. I have been dealing with a little bit of a "block" for designs so I went on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had a great sketch:




Here is what I came up with:

I always say use your supplies so that is exactly what I did. I used a base of Pretty in Pink, some Early Espresso as a layer and some Early Espresso toile that I had. I used one of my favorite sentiments sets "Well Scripted" and Sending Love DP. I really love the combo of pink and brown. Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

Hi All,
I made it through my first day of the school year and dragged myself home. I decided that I needed a little stamping time and decided to focus on my grandmothers Thanksgiving card so I went on over to Pals Paper Arts for some inspiration and they had it! Check out the sketch:

I loved the look and here is what I came up with:

I used a base of More Mustard, some of the beautiful Spice Cake DP and the Full of Blessings stamp set that I heat embossed in Early Espresso and colored with my blender pens. A few pearls and I was done. Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

Evening all,
Had a minute to make a card for an upcoming Holiday Stamp a Stack so I went on over to Pals Paper Arts and this was their sketch:






I decided to use it for my Thanksgiving card. Here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of More Mustard, some Spice Cake DP and heat embossed the leaves from French Foliage in gold. Love gold on any of the browns! I fussy cut the leaves and popped one on adimensional and I was done. Love how it turned out!



Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Pals Paper Arts

Hi All,
I wanted to share another Christmas card I was able to make this morning before running off to the gym. I had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts and was inspired by their sketch (as usual):

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

This sketch was perfect for my strips of my Holly Berry DP. A quick punch out with the square punch to make my pennant's and a sentiment from Christmas Lodge and I was done! Fun! Have a great day!

Karin 



Two for one!

Hi All,
I finally got a chance to make a card I needed for a friend of mine who recently lost a relative. As usual I was stumped with where to start so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another awesome sketch:

Now that I had my sketch I needed my colors so I went on over to the Pals Paper Arts and they had a great palette. 

                                                       

Here is what I came up with:

I used the Naturals White as my base, used the Mustard hounds tooth DP from the Howling

and Scaringbone DP (love the versatility!) on a later of Early Espresso. I decided to use the flower and jar from the Perfectly Preserved stamp set and colored each flower with More Mustard and edged it slightly with Cajun Craze. A few pearls on the flowers and I was done. The sentiment came from the Thoughts and Prayers set. Great one to have on hand. Hope you have a great day!

Karin 

PPA 141

Hi All,
I wanted to share a card I made today for the Pals Paper Arts Sketch challenge. Here is their great sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

I used another of the wonderful wreaths that I colored on the plane ride to be my center panel. I just love using the Howlstooth and Scaringbone paper for my Thanksgiving cards! I decided that I wanted to pair the H & S DP with some scraps I had saved from the Frostwood Lodge DP. The tree print works perfectly! The base of my card is Very Vanilla with a piece of Chocolate Chip layered on top that was run through the Big Shot with my Lattice Folder. Love all the warmth this card has! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Happy Hour!!

Hi All,
Today I needed a thank you card for a friend of mine and had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts where they had another great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

I really love the "Happy Hour" set and when you combine it with Floral District DP the card just screams "fun" to me!! I decided to run the bottom panel through the Big Shot and the Polka Dot Embossing Folder, which just added to the "cheerful" element, at least that's what I thought! Hope she likes it! Have a great day!

Karin

Sneak Peek!!

Hi All,
I received my sneak peek products this week and I spent a few minutes tonight playing with them. I wanted to use my few minutes "wisely" so I figured I would plan for June's stamp club. As I sat down I was wondering about my layout, but my "stampers block" was quickly put aside as I had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had a fantastic sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

The bird and flowers are part of a soon to be released set called "Betsy's Blooms" and the DP is "Floral District", which I am a huge fan of already! I combined the new DP with a set from the Occasion's Mini catty that is being carried over, Loving Thoughts! Such a beautiful set. I stamped off the bird twice after coloring with Baja Breeze and Rich Razzleberry markers. Can't wait to share more from the upcoming catty!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Another "two for one"!

Happy Easter Everyone!
Decided to relax a bit this morning instead of running to the gym and complete at least one card. My sister's birthday is mid April and I am meeting up with her at my fathers place in Florida and thought I would replenish her "card box". I need to add some birthday cards to the mix and I had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had a beautiful color challenge:

Perfect colors for Spring! Now that I had my color palette I needed a sketch so I went on over to Stamping 411 and this was their Saturday Sketch Challenge for the week:

So I combined the two and here is what I came up with:

Here is what I used:

Stamps: Well Scripted (sadly retired) and Elements of Style (hope it never retires!)

Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft ink, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink

Punches: Decorative Label and 2 1/2 Circle punch

Embellishments Clear Embossing Powder, Beautiful Wings Emosslits, Vintage Wall paper folder, Pretty In Pink Satin Ribbon and Pearls

Tools: Blender Pen, Big Shot and Heat Tool

I had actually heat embossed the flowers with the chocolate chip craft ink so I could color the flowers with the blender pen and give it different tones.

Have a great Easter!

Karin

PPA131 and a new venture!

Hi All,

I am very excited to share this card with you. I had gone over to my neighbors yesterday (she ran out of coffee pods for her Keurig gasp!) and as we were talking I ran this idea by her about doing a "Workshop in Basket". You see I am scheduled for my "first" surgery on the 23rd for my knee and may, potentially be having a few more, which will limit my ability to do some of my more "physical" hobbies (i.e. horseback riding, going to the gym...a lot!) so I want to really focus on my crafting. The catch is I'm not sure how well I will be getting around, so instead of teaching at workshops I could send a kit out with instructions on how to complete a card that I have included the parts for. So long story short my WONDERFU:L neighbor is going to bring a basket into work and we will see what happens. SO! Now I need a card that is elegant yet easy to put together. Hence I went on over to the Pals Paper Arts Blog and they had, as usual, a wonderful sketch:

And their designers and challenge participants had wonderful cards to be inspired by. Here is what I came up with:

I REALLY like how it came out and am so appreciative of all the Bloggers who take the time to create and/or participate in challenges! Here is what I used:
Paper: Every Enchantment DP, Pool Party, Peach Parfait and Naturals White
Ink: Peach Parfait
Stamp Set: Kindness Matters
Punches: 1 1/4" Square
Other: Big Shot and Vintage Wall paper Embossing Folder
Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy your Sunday!
Karin

PPA129

Morning All,

Been a little lax with my posting lately as I am pulling a few extra shifts at one of my jobs. I had gone on over to the Pals Paper Arts blog and this was their sketch challenge:

I was in need of a sympathy card for one of my cousins, as her mother (my great aunt) recently passed away. Its always sad to lose a family member, but its very positive to reflect on how long her life was and that she always surrounded by family she loved. :) So I used this sketch for a jump off point. Here is what I came up with:

My base colors were Chocolate Chip and Naturals white. I love the Sunflower background stamp and really love using the spotlighting technique on it. I used the watercolor pencils to add the color on the petals.
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Pals Paper Arts 128

Evening Again!
I was on such a "high" from my two picks this week that I thought I would post a challenge card tonight before I "crashed" for the evening. I actually made this card for my upcoming stamp club next week and it works perfectly for the Pals Paper Arts challenge this week. Their challenge was to use red:

A perfect challenge for this time of the year! Here is what I came up with:

Here is what I used:

Stamps:           Sweet Shoppe Alphabet

Cardstock:        Poppy Parade – half sheet

                        Poppy Parade DP 5 x 3 ¾” 

                        Whisper White 4 ¼ x 3 ¼ ”

                        Poppy Parade 3 x 4”

Ink:                 Poppy Parade

Embellishments: Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Big Shot and Polka Dot Embossing folder

.

Punches:  ¾” circle punch, ½” circle punch, 3/4” x 15/16” and small heart punch

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

FMS17 & PPA126

 

Evening All,

Well dinner is cooking I thought I would run into my craft room to complete a challenge card. I had gone over to the Pals Paper Arts color challenge earlier in the week and loved the colors:

  

I knew these were the colors that I definitely wanted to use! Next I needed a sketch, so I of course went on over to Freshly Made Sketches  and they did not disappoint! Here is their great sketch:

I combined the two great challenges and here is what I came up with:

I really loved how it came out. I almost added a sentiment but after playing around with it, I thought it looked better as it was. I did a really cool technique on it called "ghosting". It gives the image an almost 3D look. You stamp in a light color (i.e. Baja Breeze), then use your Stamp-a-ma-jig to align the image slightly to the left and stamp again in a darker color (i.e. Not Quite Navy. Not sure if you can tell from the picture but I watermarked the panel in the center with the leaf image. My recipe is as follows:
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Versamark
Stamp Set: Just Believe (I really need to use that more!!)
Ribbon: Baja Breeze Seam Binding.

Hope you are having a great week!
Karin