On a roll!

Morning All,
Well I decided that as I was on a "sort of" vacation this week that I would make sure I had a little crafting time! As Stampin Up has just released its retirement list I knew that I wanted to use some of my favorites in the next few weeks for my projects. I, of course, needed a great sketch. So I went on over to Freshly Made Sketches and this is their great sketch:

 

 

And here is what I created:

 

 

I used one of my all time favorite background stamps, Sunflower and heat embossed it in my favorite color; pewter. I love both and am stocking up this week with SU's free shipping on the Pewter embossing powder as its my "go to" color! I ran the Coastal Cabana through my lattice folder (another retiring item that adds a great feel to projects!) and then stamped the sunflower again in Crumb Cake and placed it on a panel of Afternoon Picnic DP (also leaving us in June!). I added an antique brad and popped it up on dimensionals after heat embossing the sentiment from Loving Thoughts (another great retiring set). Loved this sketch and plan on using it again! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 



A little "Wow"!

Morning All,
I needed to finish my cards for my back to Basic class this coming Friday and was a little stumped. I knew that I wanted to use a punch for the last card but wanted a little bit of a non-traditional use of one. So I went on over to Mary Fish's Stampin Pretty website and she has a wonderful list of "Wow" videos that she made for quick, cards that pack a punch! So I used her Blossom Punch video and here is my version:

I used the Comfort Cafe DP for my base and added some Cajun Craze and Soft Suede for my center piece topping it off with Victorian Crochet ribbon. Using Mary's Video I took the Blossom punch and trimmed the top and bottom  petals and added the gorgeous antique brads for the center piece and popped it up on dimensionals. I chose not to add a sentiment as I feel like I could use this card for many occasions.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Halloween Mojo!

Hi All,
Well I decided I better get moving on making my Halloween and Thanksgiving cards, as the Fall is quite crazy! So I had seen the "Soot" technique on Dawn Olchefske website and knew that it would be perfect for my cards.I just wasn't sure about the layout. So I went on over to Mojo Monday and they did not disappoint with their sketch:

  So without further adieu here is my first attempt.

As I have a retirement special going this week with some of my goodies I thought I should use one of my old favorites, "House of Haunts" for this card. I love the variation you get on the glossy cardstock with the flame and how some of the edges are a bit more "dog eared" then others. I decided that I liked the front without the sentiment and added inside instead. You should really try out this technique! Thanks for stopping by!
Karin

Triple Stamping

Hi All,
Took a few minutes from my cleaning time and attempted a cool technique that I had seen on Dawn Olchefske's blog that I have fallen in love with. It is called "Triple Stamping". You basically layer three pieces of cardstock, stamp them and then mat them individually lining them up at the end to look like this:

I am thrilled with my first "try"! Its so much easier with the new ink pads!! They are super easy to get good coverage with! I used Elements of Style, Pursuit of Happiness and am giving you a "sneak peek" of a Reason to Smile!!! Love love LOVE the daisy from that set! Can't wait to tell you all about it on July 1st!! I am now planning on making this card for my stamp club in July. Hope they love the technique as much as I do!!
Later Karin

My debut as a guest designer!

Hi All!
I wanted to share the card I made for my debut as a guest designer at A la Card Monkey blogspot! Here is the awesome sketch and challenge:

The choice was to use the sketch or use the sketch and make it a graduation theme. So here is what I came up with:

I decided to use the themes provided but thought I could be flexible if I used this greeting. Perfect for graduation or any of "Life's Moments"! 

Check out the Sunflower! WOW I used the new style of ink pad available at Stampin Up and am blown away at the coverage! No "pounding" away to get the detail I want, just a few lite taps and its perfect!! Not sure if you can see by the picture but I ran the Very Vanilla base through the Lattice Embossing Folder on my Big Shot. 

So I hope your inspired! Make sure you check out all the great entries!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin