Christmas Stamp a Stack

Hi All,
I wanted to share another Christmas card that I am presenting at my next Christmas Stamp a Stack! Stamp a stacks are great as you come, all the paper is precut and ready and you make fifteen cards, five each of three styles! Without further adieu:

I did may favorite thing (at least lately!)!! I mix some retired and well loved Frost Wood Lodge DP, Dasher (also retired but still awesome) with the new Wood Grain textured embossing folder. Very cool "woodsy" feel!! Have a great day!
Karin

Christmas Madness!

Hi All,
Even with Summer still upon us I am still updating my Christmas cards for my upcoming stamp a stacks. Click here for my list upcoming stamp a stack events. Here is one of the cards we will be making:

I just love the patterns on this card! I  carefully cut out the Christmas banner in the center after layering three stripes of Holly Berry DP (retired) on some cardstock and then ran it through my Big Shot on the Top Note Die for this cool effect!! Very easy but has a lot of "Wow" in my humble opinion. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Framelits Galore!!

Hi all,
I wanted to share a birthday card that I made for my father in law's 75th birthday! I was really excited to make it as I had the perfect new stamp set and TONS of framelits for the occasion!

I used the new set "Perfectly Preserved" and the coordinating Framelits; "Cannery Set". This set is so perfect as my father in law spends a fair amount of time canning vegetables every year. He never canned apples but I loved the look (he is more of a "green bean" guy). I also tried my hand on embossing with the "Sugar and Spice" embossing powder. It is such an amazing accent and not to over powering if your one who doesn't like too strong of a scent. To top it off I added the Itty Bitty Banner stamp set and the coordinating Bitty Banner Framelits. I just can't get enough of these coordinating framelits sets! They make crafting so easy! Finally I want to point out that the designer paper that I used (cutting it out with the Apothecary Art Framelists!) was one of the designs from the Howlstooth & Scaringbone DP. A great choice for Fall crafting!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Friday Mash Up!

Hi All,
I was in the mood for a challenge last night so I went on over to Friday Mash Up to see their challenge of the week. I was definitely not disappointed!

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project using " Black N' White Only ."
2. Or Make a project with " Some Bling ".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a " Black N' White Project with some Bling! "

I thought their challenge would be perfect for a Halloween themed card that I wanted to present to some new stampers next month! Here is what I came up with:

I decided to "mash it up" and use Black and White and definitely add some bling!! I used some Rhinestones and Iridescent "Ice" heat embossing powder for my bling. I ran the Basic Black panel through the Stripes Embossing Folder and used my favorite ribbon; White Organza around the panel before using my new Apocthery Accents Framelits to create a neat little white space for my "Frightening Feline". Here is a close up of the "blinged" out cat!

Gotta love the Rhinestone eyes! Hope they like it! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

With Sympathy

Hi All,
I wanted to share a card I made for a dear co-worker who unfortunately just recently lost her mother this Summer. As I have stated before Sympathy cards are the most difficult for me to come up with. I was fortunate that the Stampin Queen's came up with another great sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

I used my Thoughts and Prayers set for the sentiment and En Francais for my background. I pulled out the last sheet of my Mellow Moss and layered it with some Close to Cocoa DP. I like the soft look of the card and hope it conveys the right message.

Thanks for stopping by.

Karin

Designer Offer!

Wow! Stampin Up has a great fabric offer that I am very excited to share with you! While Stampin’ Up! does not typically allow Clearance Rack products to be sold on a workshop order, for a limited time and only while supplies last, the following discontinued Designer Fabrics from the2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog (see p. 196 or here) will be available at the low, low price of just 99 cents on all order types—demonstrator, customer, workshop, and online!

Item	Description	Price
121716	Deck the Halls Designer Fabric	$0.99
121715	Candy Cane Christmas Designer Fabric	$0.99
121817	Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric	$0.99
121818	Sweet Stitches Designer Fabric	$0.99

These fabrics are just gorgeous and I have loved using them as accents on cards, as well as decor!

                    

The fine "print": There is no limit to the quantity of these Designer Fabrics that you  can purchase; however, this offer is only good while supplies last. 

Don't forget the great offer to download and trial MDS2 for 30 days!!Click here for the link!!

Have a great day!

Karin

Freshly Made ...Scraps!

Hi All,
I have had a very busy few days getting ready for a little "break". Funny how a vacation can be work getting ready for! Anyway I had needed to get a move on making my grandmother's Thanksgiving cards. Even though she is about to turn 100 (yup I have a grandmother who is almost 100 and a great aunt almost 101!! I am very fortunate!) she is very particular and is sharp as a tack! So I was given my instructions, "five cards" "in some nice Fall colors, like greens, yellows, etc". So I had my assignment for colors now I needed a sketch. I had gone on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they did not disappoint!

This is what I came up with:

I was really excited as I was able to use all the gorgeous little scraps I had kept from my retired Spice Cake DP. Love all the rich colors! I got to mix the old with the new and used my new Perfectly Preserved stamp set and the coordinating Cannery Framelits from the Holiday Mini. I added some texture to the More Mustard with the Wood Grain embossing folder. I was so happy with the look I sat right down and finished all the cards! Hope she likes them 'cause I sure do!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin