Father's Day

Morning All,
Up much earlier then I needed to be thanks to my crazy tabby!! So I thought I would post the card I made for my father for Father's Day. I wanted to do something a little different so I pulled out my Simply Scored and the Diagonal plate and went to town:

I decided to use my Medallion stamp after I had scored the card in two different directions added some Comfort Cafe to the background, sponged everything with Soft Suede and used my Modern Label punch with the saying from Well Scripted, canvas ribbon and I was done! I hope he likes it!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Dad's Birthday!

Hi All,
I needed to make my father a birthday card this weekend. His birthday is Monday but he has a busy week coming up so I wanted to make sure I got this to him this weekend. I had gone on over to Stamping 411 and they had a fabulous sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

I used the Medallion and Teeny Tiny Wishes for stamp sets. You may also notice I have a "sneak peek" hidden on the card in the form of a new Bitty Banner Framelit. Super fun! Its so funny I have a pile of stamped images that never ended up on the final card but I couldn't bear to throw them out. The Medallion (stamped in Marina Mist) was in that pile and I thought it suited the card perfectly. Hope he likes it! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Another way to use First Edition

This card was another favorite of mine and my stamp club's this Summer. It show cases the Medallion and the First Edition DP. I just love the neutral tones and the "aged" look you get when you sponge the edges of the paper. A good tip to remember when inking a larger background stamp like the Medallion is to have the stamp face up and to "tap" the stamp firmly with the ink pad. Don't "rub" the ink pad as you will have pieces fray off your ink pad.
Have a great night!!
Karin
ps Don't forgot to check out the new Holiday Mini!! It is fantastic!!!

My First Post!!!

Hi All!!
Well I started developing this blog back in June and have finally decided to "give it a go!" I am NOT the most technical person but I love the idea of sharing some of my creations, as I have been so inspired by the creations other people have come up with! Well this card was fun to do and uses my current, favorite designer paper called First Edition and a fantastic background stamp called "Medallion". The "recipe" is as follows:

Medallion Card

Card stock:        Naturals White – half sheet

                         DP First Edition  4.5”x3 ¾”

                        3 pieces Chocolate Chip 4x1 ¾”

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Embellishments:  Antique Brad, Sticky Strip, Log Cabin Smooch and paper trimmer.

Techniques:     Stamp the medallion on the DP, spray with the smooch spray and

than cut into three 1 ½” pieces. Adhere to the three pieces of chocolate chip with the

middle piece having the brad at its center. Use sticky strip to adhere the center

piece.

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out my blog!!