Still plugging along!

Evening All,
Well I haven't gotten much done this weekend except playing with my little one and watching over my step son as he recovers but I did sneak a few craft items in between the naps and handing out meds! I was surfing a little on line while my son napped (love holding him when he does nap as it never lasts long) and came across some "ripped" cards and thought that I should revisit that technique. Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Very Vanilla, some Early Espresso and some Newsprint DP. My stamp is from lovely as a tree and of course I added some sponging and a little Victorian Lace. Love the warmth of the card! Hope you do to!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 

Lovely as a tree clasic

Hi All,
I wanted to share a card we will be making at my friends upcoming stamp a stack. I decided that I wanted to do a classic card using Lovely as a Tree. I've seen it many places and have done it a few times myself and it one of those cards that never gets old. See for yourself:

 I used a base of Whisper White, a layer of Marina Mist and Basic Black, which really gives the image a nice "pop". The image is stamped in Staz on Ink on glossy paper and I used my daubers to add the sky in coordinating shades of blue, The "snow" was done with silver and clear Dazzling Details. The sentiment was stamped in Silver Encore Ink. Love the overall clean but classic look.

I also wanted to share this weeks deals:

Ovals Collection Framelits Die

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Hamburger Box Bigz Xl Die

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Gold Glitz Dazzling Details

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Eclectic Paper-Piercing Pack

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Faces I Love Swatchbook Template - Digital Download

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 Great deals as usual! Email me if you need to place an order!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Mojo ...Wednesday!

Hi All,
I wanted to post a card that I was able to finish a little more efficiently than the card on my last post!!I had realized that I was quickly running out of time to finish my grandmother's birthday presents, as her 102nd b-day is in less than 2 weeks! So I went on over to Mojo Monday and was inspired by their sketch:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

I hope you can see the shine from the Silver Encore ink on the trees from Lovely as a Tree!! Love that set and its absolutely quick and easy with this ink plus its great to use the Silver Foil paper as a background! I ran the Island Indigo paper through my Northern Flurry EF and used the Christmas Messages set for the sentiment. A little of the silver ribbon and I was done. Love these colors together! Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Happy Labor Day

Morning All,
Happy Labor Day! I wanted to share a card that I finally finished this morning but started almost a week ago!! I had gone over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and they had this great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of Naturals White, with some left over pieces of Howlstooth and Scaringbone retired DP. I stamped the tree from Lovely as a Tree in craft ink and heat embossed it. I used some vanilla ribbon for the bow and pearls for the top right column. At least I have started some of my Fall crafting!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 

Try Stamping on Tuesday 160

Evening All,
Sorry for the little hiatus! Been a bit busy, as usual! Anyway I thought I should take a few minutes in my craft room and play along with Try Stamping on Tuesday's  challenge of the day. Check out their great sketch:

 

They added a cool twist of making it "masculine". Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Naturals White, a layer of Soft Suede and added a layer of some Comfort Café DP. I used my favorite stand by set of Lovely as a Tree and the sentiment came from the hostess set Simply Sketched. I love the clean look! Hope you have a great night!

 

Karin



Try Stamping!

Evening All,
I was able to sneak a little time to myself tonight and make another card for my upcoming class. I had gone on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday and they had a great sketch:

 

I changed up the stripes a little bit and here is what I came up with:

 





I used a base of Pool Party (love that blue!!) and added a layer of Smokey Slate and Basic Grey. I used the Winter Frost DP for the main panel and heat embossed the tree from Lovely as a Tree in Silver Glitter. I added the silver ribbon from the Christmas mini and Rhinestones for some added bling. Love the sparkle! Hope you 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

M.I.A.!!

Hi All,
Bet you thought I was totally missing!! Well kind of was!! I took my nephew to Disney for a few days and wasn't able to access the blog posts that I had made and then, when I came home I turned on my pc and the hard drive is fried! Ick so its at "Geek Squad" so that they can hopefully retrieve my data. Ugh now using my 10 year old pc so not as up to date anymore. Well on to tonight's post! I wanted to share a Christmas tag that I made for my stamp club:

I used the Apothecary Accents Framelits, Lovely as a Tree and Christmas Lodge as my stamp sets. To make the tag I just folded my Naturals White cardstock and placed it slightly under the top portion of the framelit so that it opens like a card. A little piece of the Gumball Green ribbon and I was good to go! Now off to try and work on my computer stuff! Ick!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Father's Day

Evening All,
I had to try and make a card for my father for Father's Day with this silly brace. Thankfully its not to painful at all. So I went on over to A la card monkey blogspot and they had a great sketch and challenge:

I liked the clean layout. Here is what I came up with:

I used Lovely as a Tree and Well Scripted (sadly retired) and heat embossed them in pewter. Love the look! Then I layered it on my favorite DP, First Edition. Using the mat pack I easily lined up my brads and voila I was done! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Note Cards 3 & 4

Hi All,
I wanted to share the second and third note cards that I made for my Note Card Tin class.

Again, I went to the Pewter Embossing. Love the stuff! Contact me to reserve your spot in the class!
Have a great day!
Karin

Freshly Made Sketches

Morning All,
Had a few minutes yesterday to start a card and a few minutes this morning to finish it! Crazy when that happens! Anyway I am trying to put the finishing touches on the box of cards for my sisters birthday. The last card I wanted to add was something for Fathers Day. I knew I wanted to use Lovely as a Tree to celebrate the fact that it made it to the 2012-2013 catalog, but I needed a layout. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another awesome sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

Its a bit hard to tell but I used the Pewter Embossing powder on both the tree and the sentiment. Great stuff! I just love the First Edition Paper as it is so versatile!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Freshly Made Sketches #15

Hi All,
Well needed a few minutes of crafting time after a long day! So headed on over to Freshly Made Sketches to check out this weeks sketch. Here it is:

Love love LOVED this sketch! Here is what I came up with:

I have been on a gold embossing "kick" lately! Love it on Cherry Cobbler! So festive! Here is my recipe:

Paper: Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla

Ink: Cherry Cobbler and Versa Mark

Stamp Sets: En Francais, Lovely as a tree and Tiny Tags

Embellishments: Linen Thread, Heat Tool and Gold embossing powder

Punches: Jewelry punch

I totally love using a "non" traditional stamp like En Francais for Christmas! Really shows the versatility! Also couldn't resist gold embossing a piece of the cherry cobbler to add a little more "punch"!

Have a great night!

Karin

Friday Mash Up #36

Hi all,
I actually had a few minutes this morning between all the chores for some stamping time. So headed over to the Friday Mash Up and their Friday challenge was:

1. Make a project featuring "Snowmen".
2. Or Make a project using the colors "Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze & Basic Grey".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Snowman project with the colors Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze & Basic Grey".

I chose to "Mash it Up" and have some fun with punch art. Here is what I came up with:

My Recipe is as follows:
Paper: Silver Glimmer paper, Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride DP and card stock and Whisper White
Ink : Basic Grey
Stamp sets: Lovely as a tree
Embellishments: Big Shot and Polka Dot embossing folder, a variety of circle punches and sticky back rhinestones

I really love using non-traditional Christmas colors! Its makes the card a little more whimsical. Have a great day!

Karin

CCMC177 - Color Challenge

Morning All!
Well I am very excited to share this card challenge with your this morning! I really enjoy the challenges at create with Connie and Mary and this week was no exception! The challenge was to use the colors Night of Navy, Lucky Limeade and River Rock. I had the TOUGHEST time when I first sat down to try this! I came up with a few cards, but ended up incorporating a different third color so I put it down and went to work on something else. As I was working it dawned on me one of my favorite memories of Christmas as a kiddo was waking up to the beautiful tree with all the gifts wrapped in different papers. It was an "Ah Ha!" moment so I punched a few pieces of Night of Navy DP with square punch, did the same with River Rock but ran them through the Big Shot on three of my favorite embossing folders (Petals a Plenty, Snowflakes and Vintage Wallpaper. I then "wrapped" the Navy presents with white Bakers Twine and made bows for the River Rock presents! I used the fir tree from Lovely as a Tree multiple times to get the look of a partial Christmas tree and "hung" a Christmas decoration on the wall using more Navy DP and the Very Merry sentiment from Short and Sweet. Finally everything was layered on a piece of Lucky Limeade. I am very happy with the results! Hope you are enjoying your Christmas crafting!
Karin

PPA119 Fashion Inspired Challenge

Hi All,
I wanted to upload a card I made for the Pal Paper Arts Challenge. They have this great holiday pic:



and the challenge was to be inspired by the pictures textures, colors,and theme. So I really loved the texture of the trees and the glamor you can see during the season. However, my take was on the glamor you can see from your window during the holiday season, where the trees themselves are decked out. I just love the Lovely as a Tree set with the Dazzling Details used for the snow! Putting the image on glossy paper kept it very crisp and allowed me to shade the sky with Baja Breeze.

Thanks for such a great challenge!
Karin

Owl Punch Card

Doesn't this owl punch just make you smile??!! I love all the little critters you can make with it! My favorite have been the Halloween cards. This was the last card we made at our stamp club last week. So stinkin cute. Here is the recipe:

Stamps:           Lovely as a tree

Cardstock:        Crumb Cake – half sheet

                        Basic Black 5 ½” x 4 ”

                        Crumb Cake 5 x 3 ½”

                        Pretty in pink

Ink:                  Early Expresso

                        Crumb Cake

                        Black marker

                        Gel pen

Punches:  Owl, Bird, small scallop, small tag and 1 3/8 circle

Techniques:     Stamp the background image in expresso a few

times. Punch out the cat, ghost and owl using the owl punch, bird punch

and scallop punch.

Enjoy!!