A little time for mom

Evening All,
I decided I better get a move on with making my Mother's Day card, especially since she helps out a lot with my step kids! Pretty great huh?? Anyhow I saw this wonderful sketch over at CAS Colour and Sketches Blog. Check it out:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used some of the beautiful Sweet Sorbet DP from Saleabration, the Scallop EF, and my favorite white ribbon. A few punches and a stamp I happened to have in my collection and I was good. I hope my mom really likes it!

Have a great night!

Karin



Thank You Notes

Hi All,
Had a chance to make some thank you notes for my club members today and wanted to share them. I needed, and therefore went, with a  Spring theme. Here they are:

Its been so gloomy that I went with my fancy flower punch using the Saleabration Sweet Sorbet DP. Remember Saleabration ends March 31st so be sure to click the "Shop Now" button to get your free goodies! I also used the Bird Punch to make the stem and leaf, love when a tool has many uses! Finally I used the retired Short and Sweet sentiment set for the center.
Have a great night!
KarinS

Just Sharing

Hi All,
Am home today a bit under the weather and as I have little to no motivation to get up I thought I would post some of the scrapbooking pages I have been working on. I know I haven't been as consistent with some of my posts and part of the reason is that I am trying to put together a scrapbook for my better half as part of his Christmas present. This past weekend we all went to the corn maze in Ipswich and I was extremely motivated to complete these particular pages even though I haven't touched the Disney trip! Without further adieu:

 I used the Howlstooth & Scaringbone DP, the Perfectly Preserved stamp set and Cannery Framelits and the Oval Framelits set. I punched out some pumpkins with the circle and bird punch and I was done. Love the Fall colors! Hope he likes it!!
Karin

Pumpkin's galore!

Hi All,
Thought I would try my hand at Create with Connie and Mary's sketch this week:

And as I am still working on my Aunt's cards I knew it would have a Fall theme:

As you see my need for pumpkins has continued!! As I have mentioned before I love using all of my scraps and especially love the Spice Cake DP! I ran my Very Vanilla cardbase through the Big Shot in the Vintage Wall Paper embossing folder and then "distressed" it with some Early Espresso ink. I think used my Bitty Banners Framelits to cut out the "Thankful" banner! I just love the Framelits!! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Freshly Made Pumpkin!

Hi All,
I am motivated to finish my Great Aunt's Thanksgiving cards and think I have hit on the "one"!! I had gone on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another fantastic sketch:

And I instantly came up with this clean design (or at least that's what I thought!!)

I knew that I would be using up the scraps of my beloved (and retired) "Spice Cake" DP, as well as some Early Espresso Satin ribbon. I am on a bit of a "pumpkin" kick I guess as that's what I initially saw as the "Any Shape" portion. I also know that its a large enough element for her to see, which is always nice as, sometimes, embellishments are to small for someone who is almost blind. Hope she likes them!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Paper Players Challenge

Hi All,
I decided to take a little break from Halloween cards and work on my Great Aunt's Thanksgiving cards. I was inspired by the great sketch at the Paper Players Blog:

Loved the "clean" sketch. Here is what I came up with:

I used a base of Very Vanilla, a layer of Chocolate Chip that I ran through the Lattice Folder on the Big Shot and some left over (and very coveted) retired Spice Cake DP. I made the pumpkin using my large oval and Build a Bird punch. I added a little depth by sponging Cajun Craze ink on the sides of the pumpkin. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

2 Posts in 1 day!!

Morning All (again!),
As much as I prefer the sunny days this rain gives me a reason to spend some "guilt free" time in my craft room. I had gone on over to Stampin Queens Blog and was really motivated by their sketch challenge:

I needed a third card for my stamp club next week and had a "block" for a design until I saw this sketch. This is what I came up with:

I am super happy with the result! I used the new set "Betsy's Blooms" for the bird, the Floral District DP and the new Daffodil Delight stitched ribbon (it is SO easy to work with!). Finally I used the two step Bird Punch for the leaves under the bird. 

Off to work on more household chores!

Karin

Happy Easter!!! Well Almost!

Evening All!
Had a great but busy day today and just got a chance to complete my last Easter card for Glen. Again, I had a rough idea of what I wanted to have on the card but needed a little "spark" for the layout. So! Hopped on over to Create with Connie and Mary and they had a wonderful sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

Now, some explaining may be in order! I used his tail and leg to signify the "bow" in the sketch and the leaves as a stand in for the filigree. I used the sticky back pearls and colored them with my chocolate chip marker. I did shift the placement of the bakers twine and rotated the sketch and I am really happy with the result! I have been seeing the "bunny butt" all over the place and wanted to make it my own and this sketch helped me do that!
Hope he likes it! Have a fantastic Easter!
Karin



The Paper Players #75

Evening All,
Well wrapping up a busy weekend and took a few minutes to complete another challenge. I went on over to the Paper Players Blog and their challenge was to create something "Christmas" or Holiday with non-holiday stamps or colors. So I went and pulled out my favorite non-traditional Christmas colors Pool Party and Early Espresso! Love! Anyway, in my thoughts I was checking out my friend Linda's blog and was reminded of a cool trick with the Silver Glimmer paper and loved the combination of using it with the Bird Punch to make a wreath. I wanted to make it my own and thought I could try my hand at making a Christmas door card for the challenge. So here is what I came up with:

My recipe is as follows:
Paper: Pool Party, Early Espresso, Spice Cake DP and Silver Glimmer paper
Ink: Pool Party (on the Silver Glimmer Paper hope you can see in the picture!!)
Punches: Bird Punch, Modern label, Large and Small tags and Corner Rounder
Embellishments: Antique Brad and Early Espresso Satin Ribbon.
Hope you like my attempt!
Karin