Online Extravaganza!!

Hi All,
Exciting news to share, as in years past Stampin Up is running its annual Online Extravaganza!! The sale starts this Monday but you can preview sale items HERE and get your wish list ready!  Up to 50% off on many items plus door buster specials.
Sale runs from Monday, Nov. 24 - Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Please email me directly to get your order in asap!
Have a great day!
Karin

Mojo Tuesday

Hi All,
I wanted to share another card that I made in preparation for a friends upcoming Stamp a Stack. I had gone on over to Mojo Monday and they had this great sketch:

I decided to rotate the sketch for my purposes. Here is what I came up with:

I used a base of Smokey Slate, layers of Whisper White and Basic Grey with a panel of Winter Frost DP. I used Homemade Holidays Photopolymer stamp set for my main image and the sentiment. Some White Organza ribbon and I was done! Love this set!! Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Veterans Day to All!! Thank You to those who have served!!
Karin

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 

Freshly Exhausted!!

Evening All,
Well after dragging myself back to work this week and dealing with leaving my little one for extended periods of time I was trying to decompress and complete a few cards for a future stamp a stack a friend is having. With having less time to craft I try to be more efficient so I knew, sitting down that I had no idea for a layout so I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they did not disappoint, Check out this weeks sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Whisper White, a layer of Pistachio Pudding, another layer of Whisper White and a panel of the All is Calm DP. This paper is very elegant and makes card making a snap with the patterns. I used the sentiment from Homemade Holiday Photopolymer stamp set and punched it out with the Modern Label punch. A little of my favorite ribbon and I was done. Love it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 



Dasher

Morning All,
At this very early hour I finally had a chance to finish a card that I have been prepping for an upcoming stamp a stack. Going back to work with a little one has been quite challenging and I have to admit that I started this card five days ago!! Hopefully I will be able to get into the swing of things soon! Without further adieu here is my latest creation:

 

I used a base of Very Vanilla with some layers of Early Espresso. I pulled out some old favorites for this, including Dasher and Short and Sweet. Not to mention some of the Victorian ribbon that I have squired away. I thought stamping on the newsprint gave it a bit of a nostalgic feel.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Homemade Holiday

Hi All,
I wanted to share a card I made with the awesome new Homemade Holiday Photopolymer stamp set. This set is just so much fun to work with and leaves a host of possibilities! Check out my latest creation:

 

I used a base of Naturals White and a layer of Cherry Cobbler. I hope you can see the sparkle on the snowflakes and on the sentiment! I decided to use the gorgeous Silver Encore ink. With all the detail I bet you think this took "forever", Wrong! Maybe 10 minutes! This set makes crafting a snap! A little silver ribbon and I was done.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

The Polar Express!

Hi All,
Well on this rainy day in New England I spent the day catching up on some crafting! I am going to spend some time at my friends this coming weekend completing some Christmas cards. Since I was in the spirit I decided to plan another card for a potential class after I saw the sketch over at Pals Paper Arts.

Loved the clean lines! Here is what I came up with:

 

I finally got a chance to play with my Traveler stamp set. I heat embossed the train in homage to the Polar Express story and used the gorgeous new All is Calm DP. I am a huge fan of using shades of blue with Christmas cards and combining them with silver. I also used the new Lost Lagoon ribbon available in the new Holiday Catalog! LOVE this color! I used the sentiment from Petite Pairs. I will definitely have to use this card at an upcoming class!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 

Northern Flurry

Hi All.
Well here again for another early, or if you prefer late night post! I finished making the final card for my friends stamp a stack and wanted to share it.

 

I kept with the use of "blues" and did a base of Pool Party and embossed a layer of vellum with the Northern Flurry EF. I love the classic look you get from using vellum. It packs a lot of punch with minimal effort! I finished it off with some Pool Party Bakers twine and a greeting from Christmas Messages and punched it out with my ornament punch with a little added "bling" from a rhinestone. Just realized you can see my truck in the background! Lol! Sorry about that I was a bit tired when I took the picture last night and wasn't paying close attention!

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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Festive Paper-Piercing Pack

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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

Another Freshly Made Saturday

Morning All,
I wanted to share the last Christmas card that I made as part of my Great Aunt's birthday gift. I have been pushing all my activities to the wire lately as my little guy comes first but I did want to make sure I kept up with the tradition of making all of my Aunts greeting cards. For my inspiration I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another great sketch:

 

Without further adieu here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Always Artichoke, a layer of Crumb Cake and the last pieces of my Deck the Halls DP that I had squirrel away. I just love the vintage look! I ran the Crumb Cake through the Script EF, punched out an ornament and added a few pearls after "ageing" the edges of the ornament. I hope she likes it! Have a great day!

Karin



Late night or ealy morning post

Hi All,
As I sit here in the wee hours of the morning I realized that I never posted the card I made for a friends upcoming stamp a stack! I had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had this great sketch:
Here is what I came up with:

 

I absolutely love combining silver with Pool Party! I used a base of Whisper White with some Winter Frost DP, some of the beautiful silver ribbon and foil paper and stamped the sentiment in Silver Encore ink. Love the colors!! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Karin

Freshly Made Christmas

Hi All,
I was able to carve out a little time for myself today and made some Christmas cards for my Great Aunt's upcoming 103rd birthday. I was rather proud as I was able to make about half of what she needs today, no small feet with a 6 week old! Anyhow I had gone on over to Freshly Made Sketches and thy had this great sketch:

This is what I created:

 

 

 

 

I used a base of Cherry Cobbler, some Early Espresso and Artichoke along with some Deck the Halls DP I had saved, which worked perfectly for the look I wanted. I punched out the ornament with a sentiment from Short and Sweet and I was done. Hope she likes it!

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

Another Freshly Made Christmas

Evening All,
I wanted to share another card that I made for my upcoming Christmas Stamp a stack. I had gone on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they had another great sketch:

I loved the layout and it fit the type of card I wanted to make.

 

I used an old favorite "dasher" as my focal point, some retired DP I had squirreled away and my Short and Sweet set for the sentiment, which, by the way, fits perfectly in the Bitty Banners Framelits! Love them!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Freshly Made Christmas

Hi All,
As promised here is card number two of my Christmas in July class. I had gone on over to Freshly Made Sketches and they, of course, had a great sketch:

 

I loved the clean lay out! Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used a base of Pool Party, some Smokey Slate, Whisper White and some Winter Frost DP I had picked up. I love the Silver Encore ink and how it goes with the metallic paper! Of course I used the Christmas Messages for my sentiment! A little button with some Bakers Twine and I was done! Love the layout! Have a great day!

Karin



Christmas in July!

Hi All,
I wanted to share a few cards over the next few days that I made for my Christmas in July class that I am offering next week. I wanted a clean layout but tend to "over do" when I am stumped so I went on over to Colors and Sketches BlogSpot and they had a great sketch:

 

And here is what I came up with:

 

 

I have some retired Festival of Prints DP that worked perfectly for the ornament with the coordinating ribbon. I used the Christmas Messages stamp set that is being carried over from the last holiday catalog (Christmas Messages Wood 131790 $28.95 Clear 131793 $20.95 9 stamps). I love the sentiments in this set! Should make for a great card to have at my stamp a stack! Have a great day!

Karin

 



Still Here

Morning All,
Sorry for my slow posts! Been busy like everyone else I suppose, even though its "school vaca" I cover vacation days at my other job, which is pretty busy this week! Anyway I wanted to share a Christmas card I made for some friends right before Christmas:

 

Its very simple but I thought, cute nonetheless. I did a card base of Old Olive, used my awesome Silver Stamp pad for the snowflakes, added the buttons as my ornaments and then used my Silver Ribbon to "hang" the ornaments.

 

I also wanted to share that Stampin Up added more items to the Clearance Rack!! Check it out here!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Another Freshly Made Sunday

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card I made recently after seeing the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches. Check it out here:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I went a bit rustic and I rotated the sketch. I used a base of Cherry Cobbler with a panel of Crumb Cake on Early Espresso. I punched out the ornament from the Deck the Halls DP I had hoarded. A little Bakers Twine and a sentiment from Short and Sweet and I was done! Simple and fun! Have a great night

Karin



Small Buisiness Saturday!

Evening All,
I wanted to share a great sale that Stampin up is having from now until December 2nd! What a great way to stock up or buy for that special someone while participating in small business Saturday!!
Click here to check out all the goodies! You can also go to my website to order in the comfort of your own home! Call or email with any questions! Have a great night!
Karin

Deck the Halls Stamp A Stack

Evening All,
I wanted to share another Christmas card that I am offering at my stamp a stack this week. I decided that the final card would be vintage. Check it out:

 

I used some of my retired Deck the Halls paper with canvas ribbon. I used the poinsettia from the Joyful Christmas. I used pewter embossing power and "fussy" cut it out and mounted it on dimensional. I really liked how the poinsettia went with this designer paper. Have a great night!

Karin