Love a good sketch!

Morning All,
Well in keeping with most of my Friday night's I did a bit of laundry and clean up but I also crafted a little. I am trying to pad my "stash" of "Thank You" cards, as I still have quite a few to send out. So I had gone on over to the Friday Mash Up and I really loved their sketch and challenge:

 

 

Sketch by: Lisa 

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using the above "Sketch".
2. Create a " Get Well" Project.
3. or Mash it Up and create a "Get Well project using the Sketch". 

I decided to "mash it up" as I also need to build up my "get well" stash so here is what I came up with:

 

I used some of the pieces I had left of my Floral District DP, my Thoughts and Prayers stamp set (yeah not retiring!) and the soon to retire "Betsy's Blooms" set. I love the "pop" you get when you combine Razzleberry with Old Olive1 A little of my favorite ribbon (yeah also NOT retiring!!) and I was done!! However, I really liked the sketch so I did a few "Thank You" cards as well. Here is what I came up with:

I used a base of Pool Party, some of my Sweet Sorbet DP, ran a panel of Pool Party through the decorative dots DF, stamped the sentiment with one of my all time favorites "Short and Sweet" and lightly stamped a background with "Packed for Baby" stamp set. Great sketch, especially if your like me and hoard all your favorite DP scraps!! Remember you only have until June 2nd to get your favorites while they last!! Have a great day!
Karin

Still Playing with Paper!!

Morning All,
I wanted to share a card that I actually started a few days ago. Its great I can walk away and come back to it when I have a minute, not sure how long I'll be able to do that when the new member of the family arrives!! Anyway I had gone on over to Always Playing with Paper and they had a great sketch:

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I used Raspberry Ripple as a base, with Basic Black and a layer of Primrose Petals Coordinations Cardstock that I had run through the stripped embossing folder. I decided to use the Betsy's Blooms as my stamp set and then the sentiment from the Simply Sketched hostess set. A little white Bakers Twine and I was done. Love the contrast! Have a great day!

Karin 



Another quick CASe

Hi All,
I wanted to share another rendition of the card I made last week but I used some different stamps and embossing folder. Kind of nice to see the different looks you can make! Anyway here it is:

 

I used the Decorative Dots Folder from Saleabration and used Betsy's Bloom's for the tag that I topped with the Tag Scallop Punch. A little gold bakers twine and I was done. Hope you enjoyed the day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Plaid Stamping

Evening All,
Well after a long day of coughing and sniffing on the couch watching stamping videos I dragged myself to my office and played around with some of the cool techniques I saw. One of the techniques that caught my eye was plaid stamping. Here is the link to one of the great videos. And here is my interpretation:

 

I wanted some fun bright colors so I used Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo for my inks. I used the flower from Betsy's Blossom and Loving thoughts. A little grosgrain ribbon and candy dot in the center and I was done, Cheered me up! Hope everyone is having a great day!

Thanks Karin

Betsy's Blooms

Evening All,
I wanted to quickly post a card I made for my club. I used my Betsy's Blooms stamp set and the Floral District DP as I needed some bright, cheerful color! I also wanted to try something I saw on someones blog (my apologies as I cant find it again to give credit!) with a little deviation with the Labels Framelits. Here is what I came up with:

I love the bright colors of the Floral District DP!! Perfect after a dreary winter! I used Certainly Celery as my base and used Basic Black to help "pop" the Daffodil Delight DP. I then used the Labels Framelits and made a frame out of the Daffodil Delight that then framed the punch out on the Whisper White. Clear as mud right!!? I stamped the bird from Betsy's Blooms in Elegant Eggplant and cut him out so that he was peeking between the frames. Topped it off with a saying the Curly Cute set and its ready to go! Email with any questions!

Have a great night!

Karin

3.2.1.

Hi All,
Well I finally felt good enough to drag myself down to my crafting room to grab a few birthday cards I needed to mail and to try my hand at the challenge at Less is More.

it's a
RECIPE

3 - 2 - 1

This week we have a simple idea for you to use as the focus of your cards.

All that you need to do is to incorporate 3 of something, 2 of something and 1 of something else!

I was really intrigued at trying it out. Here is what I came up with:

I stamped three flowers from Betsy's blooms (three layers too!) and used two of the new colors Razz berry Ripple and Midnight Meuse (two words as well in the sentiment) and one Vintage Button with one piece of White Bakers Twine. Clean, simple and just plain fun! 

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

Demonstrator Contest Entry

Evening All,
I wanted to share a card that I had entered into a contest that is in the Stampin Up! demonstrator magazine "Stampin Success". Every month Stampin Up chooses a card for a "demo it" category and I entered the following card:

As you can tell I used A LOT of new product! :) I used the stamp set Betsy's Blossom for the top and bottom of the party hat. I used Floral District for the paper and the new Bitty Banner Framelits for the sentiment. I punched out two (one in Whisper White and one in Rich Razzleberry) and snipped the edges of the White off to let the Razzleberry peek through. Finally I used the new ribbon in Daffodil Delight on two of the edges. Anyway, I really thought it was pretty cute but who knows what the judges will think!!
Fingers crossed!
Have a great night and fantastic Memorial Day!
Karin

More Monkeying Around!

Evening All,
With this horrible rain I had some time tonight to complete another card for my June Stamp Club. I had gone on over to A La Monkey Blogspot and they had another great sketch:

How cute is that??!! And of course I would recognize the elephant from the Disney Jungle Cruise!! After checking out all of the inspiration cards here is what I came up with:

I have been having a lot of fun with the new Betsy's Bloom stamp set! I love the versatility! I was "hoping" that this looked like fireworks!!?? I used the new "in-color" for 2012-2014 "Midnight Muse" for the panels, layered it on a piece of Melon Mambo and Heat Embossed the Bloom in White and Melon Mambo. Did you notice the banner? I really LOVE the new Bitty Banner Framelits! Especially since I can fit many of my favorite sentiments in it from the Loving Thoughts set. I am SUPER excited that it carried over to the new catalog!! Anyway thanks for stopping by!

Karin

Sneak Peek!!

Hi All,
I received my sneak peek products this week and I spent a few minutes tonight playing with them. I wanted to use my few minutes "wisely" so I figured I would plan for June's stamp club. As I sat down I was wondering about my layout, but my "stampers block" was quickly put aside as I had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts and they had a fantastic sketch:

Here is what I came up with:

The bird and flowers are part of a soon to be released set called "Betsy's Blooms" and the DP is "Floral District", which I am a huge fan of already! I combined the new DP with a set from the Occasion's Mini catty that is being carried over, Loving Thoughts! Such a beautiful set. I stamped off the bird twice after coloring with Baja Breeze and Rich Razzleberry markers. Can't wait to share more from the upcoming catty!
Thanks for stopping by!
Karin