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

Back to the land of the living!!

Evening All,
Well after one of the sickest weeks I can remember on record I am actually starting to be able to do more then move from the couch to the bed and back! Yeah me! Wow this has been one nasty bout! Anyhow I had tons of time to surf this week, as that was the most strenuous activity I could tolerate, and I saw this great sketch at The Paper Players. Check it out:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I am in need of some Thank You cards and decided that my pieces of Sweet Sorbet DP would be perfect! I had a base of Pool Party and ran the Whisper White through the stripes embossing folder (sadly soon to retire) and used some candy dots for some interest. I borrowed this sweet carriage stamp from a friend and heat embossed it in Pool Party. Fun sketch! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin



On a roll!

Morning All,
Well I decided that as I was on a "sort of" vacation this week that I would make sure I had a little crafting time! As Stampin Up has just released its retirement list I knew that I wanted to use some of my favorites in the next few weeks for my projects. I, of course, needed a great sketch. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and this is their great sketch:

 

 

And here is what I created:

 

 

I used one of my all time favorite background stamps, Sunflower and heat embossed it in my favorite color; pewter. I love both and am stocking up this week with SU's free shipping on the Pewter embossing powder as its my "go to" color! I ran the Coastal Cabana through my lattice folder (another retiring item that adds a great feel to projects!) and then stamped the sunflower again in Crumb Cake and placed it on a panel of Afternoon Picnic DP (also leaving us in June!). I added an antique brad and popped it up on dimensionals after heat embossing the sentiment from Loving Thoughts (another great retiring set). Loved this sketch and plan on using it again! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 



Freshly Made Thank You

Hi All,
I wanted to share a "Thank You" card that I made for a friend who forwarded me a TON of baby clothes! I was at a loss for a sketch so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and of course they did not disappoint. Here is their sketch:

I really loved this layout and know that I will use it again! Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used some of my Sweet Sorbet DP and a carriage stamp my friend loaned me. I heat embossed the carriage and stamped the sentiment using my retired Short and Sweet set. I popped it up on a dimensional and really love the way it came out! Thanks for stopping by!

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



 

Lovely as a tree

Evening All,
I finally had a chance to share a card that I will be presenting at a workshop for a new crafting friend. As this is a new group to me I wanted to use one of my all time favorite sets; Lovely as a Tree! I decided a simple layout with a little "sparkle" would be a good start:

 

I changed the angle of the camera below so you can see the images without the sparkle over taking the picture! I stamped the trees in Staz On ink and sponged some Pool Party ink over the trees. Then I used my Versa Mark stamp pad and heat embossed Iridescent Ice for that awesome sparkle look. I used the Winter Frost DP as a background on a layer of Basic Grey and Smokey Slate, a little satin ribbon and I was done. Love this color combo for Christmas!

 

Hope they like it!

Thanks Karin

Halloween Happiness

Morning All.
Well am home another day sick! Gotta love it!! Anyway I am going to be doing a workshop at a friend of mines home this month and she LOVES Halloween! So here is the card that I am going to demonstrate:

 

I colored the Halloween Happiness Stamp then added some rhinestone's. I used a base of Tangerine Tango and ran it through the Big Shot with the Stripes EF versa marked so that I could use my Heat and Stick Powder and add the Black Glitter. I roughed up the edges of the White and Basic Black and I was done. Very easy card but with a lot of appeal!!! Have a great day!

Karin 



Joyful Christmas

Hi All,
I wanted to share the Christmas card that I am going to present at my next Stamping Club. I wanted to use some of my favorite new products from the Holiday Mini. Check it out:

I used the Joyful Christmas stamp set and my heat and stick power and added the Gold Glitter to it and then "fussy cut" the poinsettia out. I ran the Cherry Cobbler in the Big Shot with my Petals a Plenty EF and used the new Gold foil as the background. I used a piece of Stitched Gumball ribbon to match my base of Gumball Green cardstock. I added the sentiment from Joyful Christmas and cut it out with the Apothecary Accents. Here is a close up:

 

 

I love the shine from using the Gold Encore ink on the sentiment. Hope they like it as much as I do!

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



Stamp a Stack

Hi All,
Thought I would share another card that I have ready for my upcoming Stamp a Stack class. I needed another sketch (ever have one of those weeks??) and, even though this isnt a Christmas Stamp a Stack I checked out Always Playing with Paper and really loved the sketch:

 

I thought that it was perfect for the design I wanted. Here is what I did with it:

 







I used a base of Baja Breeze and, of course, used my Everyday Enchantment for the DP. I heat embossed the flower from Fresh Vintage and added the sentiment from Petite Pairs. Check out always playing with paper, as its a great site for inspriation!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Happy Summer

Hi All,
Quick post before I head into work. I had a chance to make a card yesterday and wanted something "summer" and "fun". I had recently borrowed the retired "Summer Splash" set from a friend and thought it would be perfect combined with some bright cardstock I had:

I used Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Bashful Blue and some Everyday Enchantment DP. I heat embossed the fish with their bubbles and added a sentiment in Craft Ink at the bottom and I was done! Fun and easy! Hope you had a great fourth!!
Karin

Summer time!

Hi All,
I wanted to post a picture of a card I was able to finish today using one of my "new to me" sets By the Shore. Love this set and was thrilled to see that it carried over!!

In addition to the By the Shore set I used Petite Pairs as the sale price was to good to pass up!! I ran the new "in color" Coastal Cabana through the Wood Grain EF for the look of water and then used my Simply Scored for ripples in the sand, then sponged the sand with Crumb Cake ink, heat embossed all the cool shells and starfish and cut them out, popping a few out for depth with dimensionals. Added some left over twine and the sentiment with the Vintage Trinket with the 7/16 scallop punch. Love the rustic look. I may modify this and hang them around my office for Summer decor! Love making some of my own decorations!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Friday err Saturday Mash up!

Evening All,
I had a few minutes tonight to try my hand at one of my favorite card challenges. I went on over to the Friday Mashup and they had a cool new challenge:

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using "A Monochromatic Color Scheme".
2. Create a project "using Baker's Twine".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Monochromatic project using some Baker's Twine".

I actually intended to"mash" it up and use Bakers Twine but ended up with liking another accessory and stayed with the monochromatic theme. Check it out:

I used my water color crayons on water color paper on the Swallow tail stamp all in shades of blue (Baja Breeze, Marina Mist and Night of Navy). After coloring and stamping I put a little iridescent ice embossing power for extra sparkle! Though I am not sure you can see that in the picture. A little Baja Breeze pleated ribbon and one of the sentiments from Just Believe.

Hope you enjoy it!

Karin

freshly made comfort cafe

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card I made for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week. Here is their challenge sketch:

 

And here is my take on it:

 

I used the soon to retire Comfort Cafe DP on a Soft Suede and Midnight Muse base, added a greeting from the Curly Cute set and heat embossed it in Pool Party (So LOVE that that color is staying!!). A little seam binding and I was done! Love how the blues "pop" on the suede. Hope you all like it!
Have a great night!
Karin

Mother of Pearl

Morning All,
I wanted to share a quick card I made last night before I run off to work. I have wanted to try the mother of pearl technique for a while and finally sat down last night and did so. I chose to use the soon to retire "Elements of Style" stamp set, perfect for this and paired it with a few retiring colors. Here is the end result:

I haven't quite mastered the new pc so I wasn't able to get a close up but I hope you can see the shine on the card! Love it!! After running the Butterflies Dies through the Big Shot, you stamp in Staz On black ink and color the image. Then, using Saran wrap you dab some frost white shimmer paint, heat set and then sponge with your desired color, wiping off the excess. Super Easy!!! You also have to love River Rock paired with Early Espresso with Pretty in Pink. Hope you have a great Friday!
Karin