A little birthday fun!

Evening All,
I wanted to share some cards I made for my friends' mothers' birthday celebration. She needed some extra and figured I could help and after these past few days filled with surgery and the stomach bug I was ready for a little distraction! I went on over to Try Stamping on Tuesday blog and they had a great sketch:

 

They had a great twist "Something that makes you happy". Well when doesn't a birthday card make you happy?? So here is my take:

 

I love the now retired "Sunflower" stamp (they are a happy flower) and I paired it with the sentiment from the newly retired Simple Sketched hostess set. I used a base of Naturals white, some More Mustard that I ran through my Lattice EF and some pieces of Howlstooth and Scaringbone DP that I hung onto. I cut out the image using my Labels Framelits and I was done!

Hope she likes them!

 

Karin

 



Still Playing with Paper!!

Morning All,
I wanted to share a card that I actually started a few days ago. Its great I can walk away and come back to it when I have a minute, not sure how long I'll be able to do that when the new member of the family arrives!! Anyway I had gone on over to Always Playing with Paper and they had a great sketch:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used Raspberry Ripple as a base, with Basic Black and a layer of Primrose Petals Coordinations Cardstock that I had run through the stripped embossing folder. I decided to use the Betsy's Blooms as my stamp set and then the sentiment from the Simply Sketched hostess set. A little white Bakers Twine and I was done. Love the contrast! Have a great day!

Karin 



Try Stampin Challenge

Morning All,
Have some paperwork to do but wanted to update my blog with a card I made for Try Stamping on Tuesday's weekly challenge. Here is their sketch this week:

 

Their twist was to add a photo if you wished. I decided that I wanted to use the layout for a sympathy card I wanted to offer in a future class so I omitted the photo. Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Soft Suede and layers of Early Espresso and Comfort Café to coordinate with the Very Vanilla. I used the hostess stamp set Simply Sketched and water colored the flower with my regals crayons and blended the colors with my blender pens (one of my favorite tools!). A little Early Espresso ribbon and I was done! 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



Another quick CASe

Hi All,
I wanted to share another rendition of the card I made last week but I used some different stamps and embossing folder. Kind of nice to see the different looks you can make! Anyway here it is:

 

I used the Decorative Dots Folder from Saleabration and used Betsy's Bloom's for the tag that I topped with the Tag Scallop Punch. A little gold bakers twine and I was done. Hope you enjoyed the day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Cased myself!

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card I made that is actually a CASe of a card I made on my March 2nd post. I am hoping to do a workshop for a friend and she was interested in having a card to make that was a bit brighter then that one. Here is what I came up with:

 

  I used a base of Daffodil Delight, a panel of Basic Black and then a panel of Raspberry Ripple that I had run through the scallop embossing folder. I again used the Gorgeous Grunge set (as its awesome) on my tag which I punched out the with scallop tag topped punch and the Simply Sketched hostess set for the sentiment. A little Gold Bakers Twine and I was done! Hope she likes it!

Have a good night!

Karin  

Just for fun!

Hi All,
In an effort to procrastinate doing some paperwork this morning I decided to make a card that I would like to do at a friends workshop. I wanted to play around with some of the "In Colors" for this year and the Saleabration DP. Here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of Whisper White and added a layer of Basic Black and Pistachio Pudding (love that green!) that I ran through the scallop embossing folder. I used the new scallop tag topper and tied some of the Gold Bakers Twine. I used the Modern Label punch and stamped the Gorgeous Grunge background and used the sentiment from Simply Sketched (an awesome hostess set). A simple yet fun card!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 

New Toys!

Hi All,
I made this card the other day out of some of my new toys from Saleabration and the new mini catalog and thought I would share, Here is the card:

 

And here it is with the tag out:

 

I used this years new in colors Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding with the new Sweet Sorbet DP that you can chose free from Saleabration. I ran the Pistachio panel through the Scallops embossing folder (really love it!!) and added the new gold bakers twine to the tag and DP panel. I used the Tag Topper Punch on the 2x4" tag and stamped it with the in colors using the Gorgeous Grunge set and heat embossed the saying I chose From The Heart set in gold. Love the effect! Hope you have a great day!

Karin

On a roll!!

Evening All,
Well I am rather proud of myself as I have been able to spend a little time each day for the past three days in my craft room! Always well worth it! I needed to come up with a clean and simple "Thank You" card for an upcoming Stamp a Stack that I am teaching. I decided I needed some "white space" so here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of Whisper White, a layer of Tangerine Tango and a piece of Floral District DP that I felt added the "pop" of color I was looking for. I added some white Bakers Twine and used the Simply Sketched Hostess set for my sentiment. I like the way it came out! Have a great night!

Karin

A little motivation!

Evening All,
I had such a crazy day at work that I decided I needed to carve a little crafting time for myself tonight. I needed to make some Thank You cards for some of my wonderful students and found myself a little short. I was also a little short on inspiration so I went on over to the Friday Mashup and they had a great sketch and challenge:

 

 

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project with the "Sketch."
2. Create a project using "the theme of Time. "
3. Or Mash it Up and create a project "a theme of Time & the Sketch."

 

I decided that I wanted to stick to this great sketch and here is what I came up with:

I used a base of Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party and some Comfort Café DP that I had squirreled away. I used the flower from Simply Sketched and colored it with my Blender Pens. I punched out my sentiment and I was done. It was nice to pull out some of my flowers for a change! Have a great night!

Karin



Occasions!!

Evening All,
I wanted to share the link for the all new Occasion's Catalog!!!




Click here to view the catalog online!
Click here to see what carried over from the Holiday Catalog!

I also had a chance to make my Thank You's for my January club.

 

I used my Snowflake EF and my awesome Silver Foil ink. I used the sentiment from the Simple Sketched Hostess set. A little bling and I was done. I love the look of dry embossed white, very classic! Have a great night!

Karin

A little more caught up!

Hi All,
Well with the snow I was canceled from school and was able to make my second card for my club. I wanted some cheerful color and, after all the Christmas cards, wanted to see some flowers. Here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of Wisteria Wonder, Basic Black and the Afternoon Picnic DP. On the Very Vanilla panel I stamped the background with my Gorgeous Grunge and then stamped the flower image from the Simply Sketched Hostess set. Some Wisteria Wonder Twine and dots and I was done, Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

October Thank you's

Hi All,
I wanted to quickly share my Thank You cards that I made for my stamp club members. I wasn't "feeling" pumpkins or leaves. I really just wanted a thank you card that had some Fall colors but you could use when ever. Here is what I came up with:

 

I used a base of Daffodil Delight and the stamp set Simply Sketched, which I colored with my watercolor crayons and blender pens.I love this stamp set, great images and sentiments!  Hope they love them!

 

Also, don't forget that today is the last day of saving 25% on 25 different stamp sets!!

Click here to see this awesome list!

Have a great day!

Karin 

Freshly Made Thank You

Hi All,
I had some extra time to do a little crafting yesterday so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another amazing sketch:

 

I needed a thank you card and thought this was the perfect layout. Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Soft Suede and stamped my Sunflower image in the amazing Gold Encore ink! I did the layers in Comfort Cafe, Gold Foil and Very Vanilla. I stamped my sentiment from Simply Sketched and of course I used Gold! Love the rich colors of the Fall!

Have a great day!

Karin

 



Freshly Made Mixture

Hi All,
I wanted to share another card I made this week. I had been in need of a sympathy card for a friend and needed a place to start. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and it was their 100th sketch and it is pretty inspiring. Check it out:

 

I used a mixture of retired and new products AND I even tried some water coloring. Anyone who knows me knows that of all the techniques out there that's one that is a little tough for me!! Here is my attempt:

 

 

 

I used some retired Certainly Celery and Everyday Enchantment DP and retired ribbon I had. I then used the Simple Sketched Hostess set from the the new catty. I also ran a piece of Crumb Cake through the Lattice folder. Finally I added some soft subtles dots to the top after water coloring with Aqua painters. Not bad if I do say so myself! Hope it brings a smile to her face!

Have a great day!

\Karin